Sims Harold Lois 1949 Japan

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Here is a pic ture of the Tengenj i Church of Chris t located in Miiiato Ward Tokyo, Japan.This church was started by Mrs. Still shortly before Christmas 1947. At tha t time the onlyChristian member of the church was Mrs. Tsujio in whose house the services ar e being held.There are now 23 baptized members in all. A new building is being constructed for thischurch. Since Mrs. Still left for the states last June 1948, Stephen lijima student preacherha s be en ministering to t hi s c hu rc h.

N e w M i s s i o n Worke rMrs. Sumida a Nisei, h as b ee n getting a goodsalary working for the Occupation Force in thesame building with General McArthur. She_ isa faithful C h ri st ia n a n d w as no t satisfied to giveh er time fo r secular work an d after w o r k inthe evenings, after her long wearj hours at workshe ca me an d helped me with my work. Sh e

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THE TOKYO CHRISTIANPu bl is h ed b i -mo n th l y f or th e informat ion and inspiration of every Christian whose heart 's desireshould be to obey th e Great Commission by proc la iming th e u n se ar c ha b le r ic he s of Chr is t JesusIn al l th e world, to every c re a tu re , o f every nation.Ente red a s s ec on d c la ss m atte r in th e Wilmerd ing ,Pa., Postomce under th e Act o f M arc h 3, 1879.

T W O -Y E A R S U BS C R IP TI ON 50 CENT SF L AM IN G T OR CH 50 CENTSM RS . W . D . CUNNINGHAM Di r e c t o rALFRED E. S IMS Ed i t o rEVA D. GREEN Fo rwa rd i ng Agen t

Office o f Pub l i c a t i o n ;Wi lmerd ing Pa .

Please send al l correspondence and offerings fo rth e miss ion to : Miss Eva D . Green . 127 E. MercerAvenue, College Pa r t G eo rgi a. M ak e al l checks payab le to our forwarding agent .M IS SIO N S T AF F

Mrs. W. D. Cunn i ngham Direc to rAndrew Pa t ton . Mr. and Mrs. S. K. Saunders Mr.an d Mrs. Ha ro ld S im s Mr. and Mrs. Owen St i l l .

Send le t ters and p e rs on a l p a ck ag e s as follows:NameTokyo Fore ign Missionar ies , A.P.O. 500, c /oP.M. . S an Franc i sco Cal i fo rn ia .

Send rel ief packages to Japanese a dd re ss es a sf o l l ow s :Mrs. W. D. Cunn i ngham 607 Kami Uma, Setagaya

Ku Tokyo . J a p an .Andrew Pat ton. 1003-3 Chome, Kami Uma, Setagaya

Ku Tokyo Japan .Mr. and Mrs . S amu el S a un d er s 15S-1 Chome Sh inMachi Setagaya Ku Tokyo Japan .Mr. a n d Mrs . Haro ld S ims 2801-1 Chome Mlka -washima Machi, Arakawa Ku , ,Tokyo.Mr. and Mrs. Owen S ti ll a re o n f ur lo ug h with te mpo ra ry a ddr es s: 8911 N. Cent ra l Avenue. Phoenix ,

Ar i z o n a .I N C OR POR ATOR SMrs. W. D. Cunningham Mr . L awr en ce Bain

M r. Mor r i s Bu t l e r Book Mrs . E. G. Nabe l lM r. T . O. Ha t hc oc k M is s E va G r e e nMr . George W. Bondu r an t J . E. Llpscombe

ADVISORYGeorge J . Ba r tho ldJ P . B ax te rW . W . ondurantMo r r i s utlerB o o kIra M . Bo swe l lMark Col l l sJ . H . De emJ udge T. O. Hathcock

COMMITTEEE. E . Hou s eW . E . J o h n s o nJ . E. LlpscombeMrs . H . M . McCa l lT . K . SmithW. P. S tob aughW . R . Wa l ke rGuy L. Dril l

Building For ChristHave you r ead e ls ewhe re in this issue th efinancial report of general expenses in Japan?Note tliat th e mission is spending a considerableamount on th e rebuilding program. This is as

it should be. .All bu t one of th e miss ion churchbuildings were destroyed during t he war . Thereis still much more building to be done, and ifth e mission is to c onti nu e to e xp an d a nd grow,we must support that kind of program. Thereis more inflation in Japan than in this country,ye t th e more favorable rate of exchange makesthis build ing cost less in dollars than it otherwise would cost .We notice that only 675.00 is listed for salaries. We might explain that t he s al ar ie s o f t heeight missionaries ar e fo r the most part givenby l iv ing l ink churches. (Included in ou r rope-holder list). For example, three differentchurches make up t he suppo rt fo r Harold Sims,tw o churclies support Lois Sims, while on echurch support s Samuel Saunders. This livinglink relat ionship brings joy and blessing to theci iurchcs a s w el l a s to th e missionar ies . I f t he reare o ther churches that wan t to take on new lifeby undertaking some special project, why no tconsider some of th e building needs, or th e BibleCollege e tc. ?We rejoice with th e good stewards who havemade this progress ive building program possible.The increased rope-holder list in t hi s issu e isjust another evidence that th e Lord provides forHis own according to His promise. Phil. 4:19.My God shall supply al l your need. We tr us tthat a prayer goes up for ea ch of t licse gifts.They need our p ray ers as well as our gifts.Whi le God is no t limited in Hi s methods, it isusual ly by the agency of his consecrated , goodand faithful stewards that he fulfi lls tl ie promisein Phil. 4:19. And wha t a thril l ing, happy, joyfu l fel lowship comes to us when we thus cooper at e w ith God

A. E . S.

T OKYO CHR I S T I AN

'J'liis is a picture ol the small Korean Church at Mikawashima. This group is contributinghalf of the cost of their building wliich will be finished soon if no t by time tiiis is printed.Most of the pre-war members of this church have gone back to Korea, and in these days ofpolitical and economic uncertainty for them, it seems hard to get interested in the church. Thefew who do attend are very faithful Christians. The picture is taken in front of the buil dingwhere t he church now meets. Mr. Lee's factory is in back of this room, and the Simses liveup stairs.1948 Financial ReportFrom Tokyo Treasurer

TOTAL YEARLY RE P ORT 1948Balance from last year . . . . ; 312.59Received from Ev a Green 21,871.78R eceiv ed fro m sale of Mikawashima

lo t 159.50Received from pre-war bank accounts 308.92Received from Mrs. Cunningham . . . . 335.00Received f rom r ef un d s 149.52Rece ived f rom sale of s toves , fuel, etc. 654.79Received f rom Chur cb cs and Individ

uals who .sent directly t o J ap an . . . . 2,738.54Re ce iv ed f rom Soldiers and Civiliansin Japan 525.74Total Receipts 27,056.39Spent for Taxes 198.23Spent fo r Insurance 790.59*GIass and cement 352.73Various repair s 174.25For supplies 718.50For postage 45.67J apanese Language S tudy 272.85Bank Charges 152.51Allowances (former minister'schildren) 450.38.Sent to Eva Green 67.44Refund 14.00Uncollectcd Money Orders 38.50OnKomazawa house repairs 117.75Out-stations 574.73Salaries 675.00Travel and freiglit 1,044.49Rents 746.16Purchase of lo t fo r Tengengi church . 318.58Bible college suppl ies an d students . . . 1,070.28Oo Mikawashima churcli building . . . 1,111.11On Yotsiiya church and parsonage . . 4,051.90One-half o f Yocho-machi chu rch,Tengengi church, Mrs. Cunningham'sand Saunder s' h ou se s 7,005.50Sent to David Cho 217.50Total Expenditures 20,208.65Balance 6,847.74We started the yea r with a yen exchange ofY50 to 1.00. Now it is Y270 to 1.00. One ofth e books was kept enti rei j ' in Yen, so we converted it i nt o dol la rs at present rates. Reallvwe received mor e mon ey from Ev a Green, because early in th e year it took m ore Dollars tobu y t he y en .*Japancse Contractors could not buy gla.ss andcement for the bui ld ings so we bought it throughChu r c h -Wo r l d Service .Lois Sims, Treasurer

Luke 19:10 For th e So n of man i.s come toseek and to sav e that which was lost.

STILLS LOOKING FORWARDTO JAPAN AGAIN

When we were getting ready to bring Mrs.Still ou t of Japan, I had a sick spell an d no on eIcnew wiiat was the matter . The missionariesasked me to see a good doc to r a nd do whateverwa s necessary in order to ge t well. When wereached Hawaii, we were much tempted to staythere and tr y for health in that land of springtime; we felt we could accomplish much there.Bu t when we took ou r physical tests there inorder to find out how we s to od , t he doctor saidthat my hear t was affected an d that I must becarefu l of my activity, and he a lso said that Mrs.S ti ll n eeded a muc h d ri er c lim ate th an th at ofIHawaii and recommended Arizona,j After we had been in .Arizona about threeImonths I took sick again. Since tlie attack wasexactly or nearly exactly like the one in Japan^Iand since the specialist in Hawaii had said itwas my lieart, 1 went to a heart specialist, andhe assured me on my first visit that I had a verysad heart condition. Indeed, from the time Ii began to take his medicine, I rapid ly becamejworse until after prayer I decided that wejshould to Mayo s. The Lord opened the wayIand we were able to go to Mayo s where afterjvery thorough examination the doctors could. find nothing whatever wrong with my heart. All my pain had been caused by a s tomach ulceran d by th e wrong medicine I had had. Mrs.IStill's lung fungus was pronounced all r ight, bu ttlic_doctor felt he must have another examinat ion becau se of what seemed to be a stonein the lung, which he thought was causing he rpain, and which he wishes to watch to see thatit will not do her any damage. She may haveto have an operation, or it may disintegrate.However, the doctors at Mayo's feel tliat weshall be able to return to Japan, whe th er wehave to wait for an ope ra ti on o r not. But wefeel encouraged. Mrs. Still is feeling muchbetter and we hope to leave Arizona in late Mayor early June, speak here an d there unt iMateJuly or early August and get back to Japan intime for the opening of the Bible Seminary'sSeptember term,The work at Phoenix is going along very well.We have been able to lead tliis young congregation in the purchase of a lot in a very desirable location, and we are hoping to help themin getting a building before we have to leave,since now they are meeting in our rented homewhere it will be impossible for tlicm to meetaf te r wc leave.I am also enjoying my teaching in-SouthwestChristian Seminarybut Japan is calling us,ca ll ing every day. Every day we talk aboutwhat we shall take to Japan a nd wha t we shalldo when we get there and we dream of the dayof meeting again those from whom we havebeen separated.


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We plan to go north and do a bit of speakingamong the Canadian congregations and visit ourson, Owen Still, Jr . We hope that he and hiswife an d child can join us in th e drive acrossto Georg ia to see o ur h ome folk and then wcexpect to ta ke t hem ba ck to Canada by anotherroute an d drive to th e coast, where we shallprobably sell the car I have bought with anotherloan on my insurance. If you would like us tocontact YOU or your congregation on one ofthese rapid treks, please let us know. In th emeantime, p lease pray for th e work here an din Japan. Owen Still,

8911 N. Central Avenue,Phoenix, Arizona

TOKYO C l imST IA IVMy NeighborhoodSunday School

By Loi s S ims

Wouldn t it be fine to have a picture of that Isea of faces, Harold remarked as lie viewed the192 Japanese chi ldren who had gathered in ouryard to take part in and l is ten to the Christmasp rog ram. These were the children of the Sunday afternoon Bible School.Several months ago I sent an invitation to |about 20 neighbor children tell ing of a Sunday.school 1 wou ld h av e in our hom e the next day.The news spread quickly, a nd th e next afternoonthe 20, with 30 others, c rowded into our Ja panese-styled room.

S ome of th e child ren w er e shy , others curious,bu t t hey came and we made room for them all.It was the first t ime they had beard of th eHeavenly Father. Th e little girl with her babyb ro th er s tr ap ped t o her back was all eyes assh e saw tb e Bible pictures, and tbe little boysw it b s ha ve n h ea ds an d poorly made clothes didtheir best to sing the children s hymns. And |they did well, for their f ir st t ime.

Now we have out-grown th e tatami room, andif you would visit us now during Sunday Schoolhours you would find children in almost everyroom as well as in th e yard. Our largest att en d an ce w a s 311 and I still wo nd er w he re wepu t th em allwe managed, though.

At first on e Japanese teacher wa s enough, bu tnow three teach regular classes an d at times wecall Mrs. L ee to t ak e c ar e of a f ou rt h g roup .Most of t he chil dre n a re v ery p oo rl y dre ss ed ,and so on e afternoon wc gave each one a pieceof c lo th ing . The next wee k the attendance wa sdoubled, and they have kept on c om ing. Theybegin to gather in front of t he house an hour orso before starting time. At times t hey a re verynoisy an d funny. Hop e Jo yc e seem s to attra ct

them, an d sh e likes to watch them from th eups tai rs window as they peep through and underth e gate at her, I was amazed at t he amoun tof d i r t t he c h il dr en se em ed to col lec t o n th e i rfaces an d hatids during play-time. An d Avhenthey came in they didn t mind smearing ou rwhite plaster walls as high up as they couldreach.

To remedy this wc made up a song withmotions about washi ng ou r hands. Many timesth e children remember this after they comehere. Then they scamper home an d s oo n c omebound ing back d ispl ay ing the ir shiny hands andfaces .

You should h ea r th em s in g F is he rs of Menin English and the older class harmonize on it.It is a good way to spend the Lor d s Day afternoon and o ur p ra ye r is that f rom thi s neighbo rhood will come followers of the Great Teacherwho said L et th e little chi ld ren come unto mc.

Women s Work in JapanWork among women today in Japan is a bigneedy field. All too l i tt le is being done for them.

I t is work t ha t can be done in th e home and ispos.sible for missionary mothers, who have l it tlechildren in th e home, to look after. Women ar erapidly coming to the front here and Christianwomen ca n do much to influence the ir ownpeople.The above photograph is a group of womenin my neighborhood who came an d a sked me toteach them about Christianity.These a re 17 of a group of 23. They are abovethe average Japanese women , b ri gh t, educatedand intel ligen t an d Ave have some v ery interesting times together. We meet on the second andfourth Mondays of each month for two hourse ac h a ft er no o n,On e of th e ladies is th e daughter of an Earland was educa ted a t t he P e er es s s School .But best of al l thirteen of this group havebecome Chr is t ians and ar e working in FourthChurch. This pho tograph was taken when th ecla.ss wa s ju st o ne y ea r old.1 have ano th er g roup who meet on first an dthird Monday afternoons at First Church. Wca rc j us t a new organization t he re b ut ar e growing and when I move to Yot su ya n ex t Spr in gI am l ooking for good r es ul ts f rom the se women .Three of them will be baptized very shortly.I am also teaching a young ladies group fo rtw o hours every Saturday afternoon. Three ofthis group have become Christians a nd mor e ofth em a re encouraging. The se a re Fligb Schoolgirls an d meet in my home.Emily B. Cunningham

Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Pol in g and Mrs. RomaCavender, Columbus, Ohio We are v ery g la dto know that Mrs. Cunningham and her co -workers have been able to go back to Japanas we k now t ha t is wha t t he y w an te d so muchto do.We wish them al l the success possible inthe i r work fo r th e Maste r ,

Yearly Report

Here is a little poem Ha ro ld w ro te abo ut ou rproject:Rememb er t he old w om an w ho l ived in a shoe?Thi s r hyme is similar, bu t this on e is true.

certain lady moved t o a new neighborhoodWhere they knew nothing of Christ or how to begood.

There was no chu rch nea rby, so she offered he rh om eAnd invited th e neighborhood children to come.

The children loved th e s to ries , p ic tu res an ds o n g s

A.nd invited other.s un ti l ch ild ren came in throngs.Now a 5-rooni apartment is r ea lly qui te small ,Bu t even when 30 0 c om e, i t ho ld s them all.The children, being Japanese, leave their shoes

a t th e doo r\nd as is customary h ere , t he y al l si t on the

floor.The little woman in charge knows just what todo;She packs them close together, an d teaches them

t o o ,[There is one more thingI should have toldyo u before.

Sh e doesn t live in a shoe, b ut t he y make themnex t door .

A n umbe r o f n ew su bs cri pti on ha ve be en received. We appreciate th e g rowing i nt er es t i nth e cause of Missions. Readers can help bysending in new subscriptions. Fill ou t on e ofth e f orms below an d send it w ith y ou r offeringto Miss Eva Green, 127 E. Mercer Avenue, Co llege Park, Ga .

There is t ra n sm it te d he rew it h asa cont ribut ion to th e Yotsuya Mission fromth e m em be rs o f th eChurch, of which is fo rsubscriptions to the Tokyo Christian fo rtw o y ea rs .NameAdd r e s s

19I he rew ith r emi t as my contribution to th e Yotsuya Mission, ofwhich is fo r tw o years subscription to theTokyo Christian .NameAddre ss

T he A da cb i C hu rc h of Chr i s t he ld it s firs tservice on Sunday af ternoon , April 4, 1948, Itwa s in th e home o f M rs . K it ag awa, a Contractorwh o wa.s . soon to b eg in b uild in g th e Yotsuyachurch . Mrs, K it a h el d a Sunday School, Mr.Sim.s taught a Bible Clas.s, and Mr. Haniupreached. They have done the same continuallyeve ry Sunday since. The attendance h as b eengradually increasing, and t he re were s ix teen bapt i sms in 1948.

1 John 3:17 But whoso hath the world sgoods, and beho lde th hi s brother in need, an dshutteth up his compassion from him, how doththe love of God abide in him?

A DA CH I C HUR CH O F C HR ISTThi s g ro up mee ts every Sunday afternoon in t he bui ld ing shown here. The location is onthe opposite side of Tokyo from Setagaj a, Ye t Mr. Haniu comes all that distance every Sunday to preach. Mr. Sims teache.s a Bible Class . They a re s ea te d near th e center. The threewomen .seated to their left are Mrs . K it a who directs the Sunday School; Mrs. Kitagawa whoowns th e building, and her ass is tant . S ix teen people have been baptized f rom tbi s group.


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Rope Holder List(December and January)

ARIZONA'^'Winslow Church of Clirist, $15.00.CALIFORNIA*Compton Church of Christ,$60.00; Mrs. Clara iM. Miller, $25.00; Mr. aitci^Irs . J. H. Yates , $50.00; Mr. Clinton Douglass and Mrs. Zelma Douglas.s, $100.00.DISTRICT O F COLUMBIAColumbiaHeights Church, $10.00; Mr. an d Mrs. W. W.BonDurant, $10.00.FLORIDAMr. and Mrs. E. E. House, 25.00;Eustis Church of Christ, $45.00.GEORGIAEast PointWoman's Counci l ofJefferson Park Church of Christ, $5.00; Mrs.Ida Jackson, 50^; ^AtlantaCentral ChristianChurch, $5.00.IDAHOBoiseFirst Christian Church, 25.00.ILLINOISSciota Christian Church, 50.00;Walshville Christian Church, $20.00; Mrs, A.W. Crippin. $5.00; Mrs. A. .Y Elliott $5.00;Mi.ss Fern McClelland, $15.00; EldoradoChurch of Christ Missionary Society, 5.00;TuscolaYoung Matrons Society, $25.00; Milton Christian Church, $50.00; *Camp PointChristian Church, $200.00.INDIANAMr. Thomas Blackwell, 25.00;Georgetown Christian Church, 69.30; hlam-niondFirst Christian Church, $20.00; Columbus Christian Church, $50.00; MonticelloOak Grove Missionary Society, $50.00; WashingtonFirst Christian Church, 25.00; TheChurch at l -isher, 111., $35.00; Rural IndianaChurches, by Mr. S. S. Lappin , $9.98; HarlanChurch of Chri st . $10.00; Center ChristianChurch, 78.43;- *BrownstownTampicoChurch of Christ, $20.45; *Free and Chri.stianChurch, 15.00; *Mr. Herbert Miller, 10.00;St. JoeCoburn's Corner Church of Christ,$50.00; St. JoeSt. Joe and Coburn's CornerMissionary Society, $15.00; *Columbus Christ ian Church, $50.00.

IOWAMiss Bertha K. Sargent, $20.00; Council BluffsFirst Christian Church, 50.00;DrakesvilleMissionary Society, Ash GroveChristian Church, $25.00; Mr. and Mrs. Francis Dicks, 5.00; *Hampton Church of Christ,$17.50.KANSASMiss Ellen Lawrence, $40.00; Mrs.Virginia G. Templeton, $4.00; Norton Christ ian Chu rch, $39.98.KENTUCKYCynthianaIndian Creek Christian Church, $72.23; Sadievil le Women'sChristian Missionary Society, $13.00; Eliza-ville Christian Church, 85.00; GraysonTheVolunteer Mission Band of Kentucky Christian College, 10.00; Mr. Thomas Onier,$10.00; *Mrs. R. Clark, $150.00; Lystra Churchof Christ, $140.00.MAINEMr. William F. Brawn, 5.00.MARYLANDMrs. B. F. Smith, 51


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C H R I S T I A NWilmerding, Pciina.? May-Jii i io, 1949 um er 3

New Missionaries To Sail In September Inspiring ConventionI lorrTi^cl /-itv ill

J W T / 'N

Mr . a nd M rs . S ta nl ey Buttray an d Paul

We feel that th e C lm rc h of Christ Cunning-,,ham Mission is fortunate in having Mr . an dMrs. Stanley Buttray come to the field as re -enforcements. They both graduated from Atl an ta Christ ian Col lege t hi s year. They bothare experienced in Christian work. StanleyButtray ha d been a member of th e Meadville,Pa., Christ ian Church fo r about 20 years, hadbeen a Bible School teacher, a deacon an d aworker with young people. He has heenpreaching fo r about th ree yea rs of th e time hewas in college in c hu rc hes n ea r A tl an ta , Ga.Mrs. Buttray h as been a member of the Meadville, Pa., Chr is tian Church for 11 years. Shealso was active in the church, h av ing serveda s t ea ch er a nd as superintendent of th e PrimaryDepartment for some years.

Mr. Buttray was born a nd rai sed in Meadville, P a. , wh ile Mrs. Buttray was born an draised in Daw son, Pa. The ir s umme r vacations during their college cours e were s pe nt inevangelistic work, Mr. Buttray being a goodsinger as well as preacher. Mrs. Buttray ha salso conducted vacation Bible Schools. Theyare willing and capable servants of God.We q uo te the following from a r ec en t l et te rfrom Mr . Buttray: If it be th e Lord s will,we will e nd ea vo r t o le av e f or Japan by September 1. If not, w e w ill leave when He pr ovides. We ar e trusting God to meet ou r every

need, according to His riches in Christ Jesus,and to guide us in all of our ways. A scriptureverse that God gave to me when mak ing mydecision to enter college in preparation fo r fulltime serv ice wherever He should lead (for before coming to college we had talked about th eforeign mission field) is John 15:16, Ye haveno t chosen me, bu t 1 have chosen you, an dordained you, that ye should go a nd b ri ng fo rt hfruit, and that your fruit should remain: thatwhatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name,He may give it you.The Buttrays will need a complete outfit ofhousehold furniture, since they sold their furniture when they entered college, to help paytheir college expenses. They hope to visit asmany chu rche s an d make as. many contacts aspossible before sailing for Japan. They willappreciate invitations so that they may makeup their summer scliedule. If you are interestedle t them hear from you.Their permanent address for t he summer willbe : P. O. Box 35, Meadville, Pa .

Meadville, Pa., April 8, 1949To Whom this may concern:I have known Brother an d Sister S tan leyButtray for the past fifteen years, and knowthem to be deeply interested in the work oft he K ingdom . They have volun te er ed to beu.sed of th e Lord where th e Lord has work fo rthem. Their decision to go to Japan cameafter much p ra ye r a nd meditation.

T he L or d needs cons e cr a te d wo rker s a t homean d abroad. I believe they ar e fully consecrated to Christ an d H is w or k. The prayersand b e s t wishes of th e M eadville Church willfol low t h e m wh er ev er t he L o r d sees fit to us et h e m Sincerely,

D. P. Shafer,Minister, Chri st ia n ChurchAtlanta, Ga., April 30, 1949

To Brethren in Christ Everywhere:We enthusiastically commend to you theStanley Buttrays, Missionary recruits to Japan.Mr . an d Mrs. Buttray h av e p ro ve d themselves to be matu re a nd steadfast Christians,completely consecrated and unusually able.They have earned the deep r espe ct a nd loveo f all w ho k n o w th e mAtlanta Christian College cannot commend

them too highly as deserving the support andprayers of Christ ians everywhere .The B uttrays m ay be absolutely trusted touse all support given them honest ly, careful lyand unselfishly to t he g lo ry of God an d the accomplishment of Hi.s work.Orve l Crowder, President ,Atlanta Christian College

Carrollton, Ga., April 9. 19-f9To Whom it may conce rn :It becomes my h igh p ri vi lege to commen dunto my brethren in Chr ist, Mr. and Mrs.Stanley Buttray who have prepared themselvesf or m is si on work in Japan.I have been par ti cu la rl y int er es te d to eva lua te t he se splendid young people. I am h app yto be impelled to commend them unto ou rb re th re n w ho k now a n d love the Book . I a mpersuaded of their loyal ty , devotion and determination to follow Chr is t a nd e ve ry t ea ch in gof His Word. They impres.s me as those whoare humble, quiet, kind and long-suffering.Such wou ld in dic at e e xc ell en t qual if icat ions forsacrificial service in that portion of th e L or d sKingdom.Doubtless, in your desire to further the go spel, you will want to have part in the goingof this fine couple.Hugh D. Morgan, Minister,

C a rr ol lt on C hr is ti an C hu rc h

Mr . an d Mrs. Stanley Buttray and Paul,D e a r F r i e n d s :Your g ood letter of February 25, which wasreceived yesterday brought much joy to all ou rhearts. We ar e so thankful an d happy thatyou are going to join us. I am su re the Lordhas plenty for you to do here. .And of coursebring Paul. He can attend the schools provided by the Occupat ion People.Please ask freely about anything you wantt o know , an d I ll tr y to s end the answe rs . Weall welcome you Lovingly,Emily B. Cunningham

Osaka is the second largest city in Japan,and is about 300 miles from Tokyo. There isa good loyal mission there which was startedby M. B. Madden many years ago and is beingconduc ted success fully by the Coles and theNeilsons and their associates. There ar e sixchurches. They invited the Tokyo Mission tosend representat ives to the Convention and theinvitation was accepted with pleasure.Mr. Hanyu, minister of the Setagaya churchand Harold Sims were the representatives fromthe Cunningham Mission in Tokyo. It was anall-day trip by train. They passed throughNagoya, anothe r large city and Kyoto, the ancient capitol of Japan. They were impressedwith the need of more missionaries, to reachout into t he se o th er cities. Also t he y p as se dthrough some very heautiful farming distr icts ,and there are literally hundreds of thousandsof people in these rural d is tr ic ts who have nevereven hea rd about Chr is ti an it y. We recall anoft-repeated statement by W. D. Cunningham,Every man has a better right to hear theGospel once than any man has to hear it twice.

The first speaker at the convention was ayoung Seminary student who recently hadstarted a church in hi s own home and had already baptized 30 people. The second speakerwas a Mr. Amai, who had been educated fora denominational preacher, bu t was never satisfied with his denomination an d when he learnedabout th e New Testament Church an d undenominational Christianity, he was completelysold on the ideal, and is now one of th e mos tpromi.sing preachers they have. He is welleducated an d intelligent.

There were a number of other speakers,among whom was Chaplain Griffin, who spokeWednesday afternoon, After each speech therewas a discussion period. These discussionsmade the meetings very interesting and gaveeveryone an opportunity to speak or ask questions. It was very encouraging and helpful tohear of th e work and progress of other churches.There were even rep resentatives from tw ochurches in Kyushu, the southern island ofJapan. One of these churches was started bya Chaplain, and some time after the Chaplainhad gone, Paul Neilson visited them and foundthem still meeting. He baptized a goodly numbe r of them a nd b ro ught back a young man tostudy for the ministry at the Osaka BibleSeminary. The other church had been s tar tedby a young Japanese who had been educatedIat Eugene ible University Eugene OregonIand after returning to Japan started tlic churchin his own home, and non e of the missionariesknew about it until very recently. Such things1as that ar e very encouraging.Pl ans are on the way to hold another convent ion in Tokyo next fall. It is felt that sucha convention will be very helpful to th e youngmen who are s tudying for the ministry in theTokyo Bible Seminary, and also to the ninechurches in Tokyo.

T H E M I S S I O N A R I E S P L E AWill you not p ra y for us? Alone we stand

T o stem th e awf ul tide of sin and shame,To cast out demons in the m ighty nam eWhich is alone the ho pe of every land.Pray, pray for us We are but vessels frai l;The world s appalling need would crush us

d o w nSave that in vision w e behold the c ro wnUpon the brow who sha ll at length prevail

C h r i s t Life

John 8:12 Then spake Jesus again unto them,saying, I am the light of the world: he thati followth me sha ll not walk in darkness, but shall, have th e light of life.


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TOKY4 I C I IK I ST lA iYTHE TOKYO CHRISTIANPub li shed b i -mon th ly fo r th e in format ion and Inspiration of every Christian whose heart's desireshould be to obey the Great Commiss ion by procla iming th e unsearchable r iches of Chris t Jesusin ai l th e world, to every creature, of every nation.Entered as s ec ond c la ss ma tt er i n th e Wilmerding,Pa. , P os to fBce under th e Ac t of March 3, 1879.

TWO YE R SUBSCRIPTION 5 CENTS jFLAMING TORCH 50 CENTS 1MRS. W. D. CUNNINGHAM Direc to rALFRED E. SIMS Ed i t o rEVA D. GREEN Forwa rd ing Agen t

Office of Pub l i c a t i o n :Wilmerding, Pa.

Please send a ll c o rr es p on d en c e and offer ings fo rth e mission to : Miss Ev a D. Green , 127 E. MercerAvenue, College Park, Geo rg ia . M ak e a ll checks payable to ou r fo rward ing agent .

New Bible College

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M IS SIO N S TA F FMrs- W. D. Cunn ingham Direc to rAndrew Pa t ton , Mr . and Mrs. S. K. Saunders . Mr.an d Mrs. Ha ro ld S im s , Mr. an d Mrs. Owen Stil l .S en d l et te rs and personal packages as follows:NameTokyo Fore ign Missionar ies , A.P.O. 500. c /oP.M. , San F r anc i s co , C a l if o r ni a .Send r el ie f p ac ka ge s to Japanese addresses as

f o l l ows :Mrs. W. D. Cunn ingham, 607 Kami Uma , Setagaya

Ku , T ok yo , Japan .Andrew Pa t ton , 1003-3 Chome, Kami Uma, Setagaya

Ku , T ok yo , Japan .Mr. and Mrs. Samue l Saunders , 155-1 Chome, Sh inMachi , Se ta ga y a Ku , Tokyo, Japan .Mr. and Mrs. Ha ro ld S im s, 2801-1 Chome , Mlka-wash ima Machi, A ra kawa K u, Tokyo.

INCORPORATOBSM rs. W . D. Cunn ingham Mrs. E. O. NabellMr. T . O. Ha t h cock Mis s E va G re enMr. L awr en c e B a in J . E. Lipscombe

Here is a picture of th e new Mission BibleCollege building. I t is located near on e of th estations of the Government Electric Railways.It is a modest building, costing $10,000.00, bu tcon ta in ing 18 rooms, includ ing a d in ing room,kitchen, three class r ooms , a nd rooms fo r st udents. Six teen of the boys live in this bui ld ing,also Mr. Patton and the man an d wife whocooks the meals. Already the boys have planteda garden in th e back y ard to help ou t with th efood problem. The building was mostly paidf or w it h money that had been accumulated before an d d urin g th e wa r.The Higash i -Nakano Chu rch u se s th e classrooms opened togethe r for its church services,t hus saving th e cos t of a church building.ADV I SORY

George J . Bar tho ldJ P . axterW . W . ondurantMo r r i s utlerB o o kIra M . Bo swe l lMa rk Co l l i sJ . H . DeemJudge T . O. Hathcock

COMM ITTEEE . E . H o u s eW . E . JohnsonJ . E. LipscombeM rs . H . M . McCa l lT . K . SmithW. P. StobaugbW . R . W a lk e rGuy L. DrUl

Mrs. Cunningham's NotesIt is with deep regret that we must announce

that Mr. and Mr.s. Owen Still have had to giveup their c onnect ion w it h th e Mis sion b ecau seof their ill health, From the beginning theyh av e be en tireless workers an d we miss themve ry much. Th e Japanese people love themand regret very much t he ir in ab il ity to return.Our hearts go ou t in sympatliy to Mrs.

Emii y Saunder s, one of ou r faithful missionariesin Tokyo. Her father, Thomas B. . Mien, wa sca lled f rom this life on April 27, 1949. He wasa lifelong resident of McKcesport, Pa . Thoughsh e was so far away from him at th e time, ye twe know t ha t God is eve r near to His own .And may He be ever near to her as sh e co ntinues in His glorious service.

The con t i nued il l heal th of Mrs. Still is agreat disappointment to th e other missionaries.Let us pray earnestly that h er h ea lt h ma y berestored if it be God's will. Also le t us prayt ha t o th er s may he ar th e call an d be const rainedto go ou t an d help in this great cliallengingwork. It seems that such lives should sur elybe an inspiration an d challenge to young peoplewho ar e ambitious to serve th e Lord. Justk nowin g the Stills is a r eal bened ic t ion.PLEASE, if you chang e your address , senda postal to A. E. Sims, 31 0 Brown avenue, Turtle Creek, Pa., giving both your old addressan d the new, s o that it may be corrected on ou rmailing list. If you are not a subscriljcr,wou ldn' t you like to be? We a rc always gla dto wclconie new ones. Help to evangelize tlic

wor ld

What wou ld you think of a Picture Magazineof Missions, covering al l the di rec t- support missionaries of our h ro th erl io od ? Such a magazineis being seriously considered. Harol d McFa r-land, who pub lis he s PR1L- \CH Magazine, hasbeen leading in formulating plans to publishGO beginn ing wi th a January, 1950. issue.Elsewhere in this issue is a le t te r from OwenStill, stating why it became necessary to giveup connection with this mission. Wc all keenlyregret that this n ec ess it y c ame a bout, an d weonly have good will an d e arn est pra ye rs forth e Stills. A. E. S.:

Mr. and Mrs. Butt ray and Paul will jo in theMis s i on th is Au t umn .Mr . an d Mrs. Buttray came from the Mead-vilie, Pa. , Church and have recen tly graduatedfrom the .Atlanta Christian Seminary. Anything you can do to help tlicni on their waywill be appreciated.Kindly send old picture rolls, prima ry Sunday School papers and any old greeting cards

to Mrs. Cunningham for the ch ild ren wlio pr izethem very highly . Send them to the fol lowingaddress: Tokyo Forei gn Missionary, Mrs. W.D. Cunningham, A. P. O., 500 c/ o P. M., SanFrancisco, Calif. The new M ission Home fo r Mrs. W. D.Cunningham is about completed an d she isplanning to move in June 6-7.How wou ld y ou like to s up po rt o ne of ou ryoung Seminary s tudent s at $15 per month?We still need scholarships for six young ministers. If you cannot go yourself, why not havea subst itute. This is truly a big day of opportunity in Japan. The C ommu nists an dCatholics both have a big program. We wish

to enlarge our work fo r the L ord h ere a nd weca n if yo u will help.L it tl e Becky Saunders had measles in May.But it was a mild case and she came throughsplendidly.Mrs. Lois Sims spoke to a fine group fromthe Young Lad ie s' Chr is ti an A ss oc ia ti on ofFourth Church last month . Mrs. Sims alsoconducts a large Bib le c la ss for girls in he rhome on Sunday afternoon.

I ll Heal th ForcesSti l ls T o R eti re

June 4, 1949D ea r B ro th er Sims :Thank you for your card. We should writeinore often; but Mr.s. S ti ll 's b ea lt li h as made itimposs ible for us to s |)eak def in itely as to future

plans.A month ago, Mrs. Still's pain in her sidean d c he st b ec ame so .severe that th e doctorordered her taken to tlie hospital thinking anopera tion migli t be necessa ry . Ten days l at er-slic wa s removed to a sanitarium liere in Sun-nyslope where she must remain fo r severalweeks. The doctors seem to be agreed tliat hertrouble is Angina-Pectoris. A week ago stiesuffered an almost fatal attack, and we fearedthere might be o ther hea rt complications; butfor several days now she has been gaining

ground.Two weeks bef or e sh e had to be taken totlie hospital we wrote Mrs. Cunningham andJudge Hathcock that we would not be able toreturn to Japan as wc liad planned. The doc

tors insist tliat the disappointment resu ltingfrom such a decision was the cause of Mrs.I.Still's condit ion becoming so serious. We loveIMrs. Cunningham and the otiicr missionaries[with whom we were privileged to work; and, we love the Japanese people. It is hard forpersons who have not been in Japan to rea lizehow much we wanted to go back. Mrs. Cunningham and th e other worke rs under st andtliat we wanted to return. We pray that ourJapanese f ri ends may know tha t we wanted tocome back to them and that we had planned todo so .For the present we must remain in Phoenix.Tlie Siinnyslope congregation, with the liclp ofTile Christian Restoration Association, has beenable to purchase a small churcli house with asmall apartment house in th e rear. We had

ou r first meeting in this new place on lastWednesday night ; and on the 12tii Owen Still.Jr., and his wife will begin a series of evangel is tic mee tings. Daily Vacat ion Bible Schoolwill be conducted at the same time. We haveno thought of remaining in Ari zo na whe rethere are others who can do the same thing weare doing after Mrs. Still is able to workelsewhere. We may never be able to returnto Japan; but there are o th er fields where theharvest is plentiful an d th e laborers ar e few.The reports of the progress being made inTokyo are most encouraging. It amazes usto tliink of bow rapidly new buildings for thechurches an d homes for th e missionarie.s ar ebeing erected. How we would love to be ontlie scene and to have part in all the wonderfulthings which are being done. Yet we arc happyhere in the Lo rd 's work. Th e doc to r' s mos tserious cri ticism of Mrs. Still's behavior as apatient who needs a complete rest is that sheinsists on carrying on what he cal ls her evangelistic program while flat on her back . ITayfor us that if it is the Lord's will she may beable to be actively engaged in tlic work oncemore

Yours in Christ,Owen Still

Mrs. Still is very seriously ill, and they willnot be able to return to Japan. We were allvery .sorry to hear that. The Japanese peoplear e ver y much d is appo in ted, because most ofthem were won to Christ by the Stills andnaturally love thcni mor e th an us . A lso M rs.Still understood the language and they could; s pe ak wi th lier very freely. And, more thani th at, th e Stills had a lo t of experience in thework and understood and loved the people.Tliere was something about the Sti ll s' enormous,l iberality, clieerfulness a nd ha rd wo rk that madetlic work move fast, and we have noticed th edifference si nce t hey left. But the Lord canstill bless the efforts we make, and is doing soevery day. We have lost two good laborers,but we are trying to hold the fort, and prayingIfor reinforcements.I From a personal letter of Harold Sims


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T O K Y O C H R I S T I A N

400 Years of Chi'istianity Faculty And Students Of Mission Bible CollegeIn Japan Celebrated #s ^ In 1549 th e f am ou s C at ho li c missionary.Francis Xavicr, landed in southern Japan an dbegan lieroically an d successfully to preachthe gospel as he saw it. Most Japanese hi storians sa y this was no t the first time Christi ani ty wa s p re ached in Japan. On e of themeven pu t a small i tem in the newspapers to that

effect. But th e C ath olics with their well-planned pro in iganda have been taking full advantage of the (luadri-centennial date to makean al l out effort for a Catholic Japan. Wefirst heard of th e plan about on e year ago.Since t ha t t im e C a th o li c missionarie.s have beenarriving in Japan at a t r emendous ra tesomeof them fleeing from China .s Communi st s andothers coming on regular appointment here.The Catholic Digest is increasing in circulation e very mon th a nd e ve ry da y now the papercar ri es some news item about th e Spring Pi lgrimage.The record of Christianity in Japan in th elast 400 years is very var ied, bu t a brief accountof it might be interesting. Fo r a short timeChristianity was popularized. Especially in th esouthern island of Kyushu many thousands ofpeople becam e Christians and formed all-Christian cities, bui l t c l iu rches a nd o th er institutions. At this time Japan w as ru led by agroup of feudal lords who dwelt in greatoriental castles that ar e still standing. E ac hlo rd ruled the common people around him an dthen comb in ed w ith other l and-owne rs t o ge tmore power. The most power fu l dai inyowa s really th e ruler of th e l andthe empe ro rwas never more than a figurehead at this time.During Xav ie r' s s ho rt m in is tr y t he re h appe ne dto be a very liberal prince in that section of thecou nt ry who was f ri endl y to Christ ian ity an dsome of whose underl ings accepted it. He wasalso th e r uli ng Lord of t he nat ion.After about a generation of this Christianitywas o st ra ci zed. I t came about this way; Another lord from up near Tokyo d ec id ed h e wasready to assume the rule of th e land, so hedrew a group of powerfu l men to his side andthey went aga in st t he southerners in th e greatest and most terrible of the long series ofJapanese civil wars. Finally the northernerwon, and so completely that he remained inpower for about 250 y ears d ur in g wh ich tlieTokugawa family continued to rule Japan. Th efirst Tokugawa was v ery anx io us to firmlyestablisli his rule, so his fir st ac t was to outlaw all fore ign infl uence including foreign religion. This was done by a very s tr ange andcol d b looded method. Six early Christ ian pictures were exper tl y r ep roduced on sma ll ir onplaques. The suspected Chr is tians were thenbrought forward and commanded to step on thepicture and renounce Christ. Those who refused to do it were killed. Twenty-six of th ele ad ers w ere crucified on a hill in Kyushu.Then the new ruler decided to build a magnificent temple in Nikko which would be a combination Buddhist and Shintoist Shrine andused only for t he l eade rs of tlie government.Finances for it would be raised by exacting ayearly tribute from every rich man in Japan,thus impoverishing the nation and prevent ingthe rise of anotlier power. The temple thatwas b ui lt at that time is still standing in almostper fect p reservat ion and is t ru ly one of the greatexpenditures in history.Next comes tlie period when Chris tiani tj - wa sinstitutionalized. This began to occur w he n t henine )-ear old boy heir to t he t hr on e heard ofhi s father's death in th e o ld p al ac e in Kyoto.He decided that the em perors had been impote nt long enough a nd he intended to restorethe emperor 's superiority. Emperor Meiji wassuccessful in tliis an d th us ended th e Tokugawaer a of ignorance and isolation.Th e first t hin g t ha t Meiji did was to invitethe western people to come in a nd b rin g theireducation , inventions, finance, etc. O f co ur sealong with that we brought our religion. Thiswas about 75 yea rs ago, a nd soon missionarieswere s ca tt er ed al l over the country and buildi ng g re at institutions. There came into beingth e M is si on .school where a child could be

Here is a picture of th e faculty and students of the Bible College. It was taken justafter the opening servi ce of th e second year of the college. There were 21 new students,and seven second year s tudents making a total s tudent body of 28 ( twen ty -e ight ). Unfortunately, there were three whose physical examination showed active TB and t he doc torordered them no t to take college work t hi s y ea r, a lthough they were anxious to attend. Wesurely reg re t this, as trained Christian worke rs are greatly needed. But doubtless this precaution was necessary as it seems TB is rather prevalent in Japan.trained from the first grade th rough college ina Chri st ian a tmosphere . These schools ar estill operating in most places an d arc as goodas the public schools and bet te r than many ofthem. Many hospi ta ls an d orphanages werebuilt a s well as m any famous churches. During thi s t ime Christianity became firmly plantedin th e landat least in t e rms of real estate.Chri.stian o rg an iz atio ns own ed some of thef ines t . sf lioo ls an d mission compounds to befound in th e w orld .

During the days of t he second Emperor afterMeiji (the present Hirohito) th er e ros e up another group tha t t ook the government out oft he h an ds of the emperor. This was the military cli que. .'Mong with the changes in theyears just before the war. Christ ianity also wentinto another phase of it s history here. Thi.swas the period of nationalization. In Octoberof 1940 al l of the Chris tians were ca ll ed togetherinto a mas s mee ti ng at which they were ineffect ordered to form a nat ional organizat ionso the government could c on tro l th em. Thi.


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Rope Holder List(April and MayCALIFORNIAMrs. Myrtle S. Ulrey, $6.00;Mr. Harvey Beard, $3.00.DISTRICT OF COLUMBIAMiss VioletStrahl, $10.00.FLORIDAEustis Church of Christ, 172.25;Mrs. Grace Cummings, $40.00.GEORGIAAtlanta*Grove Park BusinessWomen's Council, 5.00.ILLINOISMrs. Nellie L. Elliott, 5.00; AltonFirst Christian Church, $25.00; PotomacChristian Church, $15.00.INDIANAKewanna Church of Christ, 50.00;Little York Christian Church, $25.00; Mr. andMrs. N. A. Atz, $12.00; Morris town Churchof Christ, 20.00; BrookvilleThe LoyalWomen's Class, $15.00; Harlan Church ofChrist, 20.00; Miss Ethel Howard, 10.00.IOWAMiss Bertha K. Sargent, 15.00; Mrs.Mildred Deahl, $10.00; Council Bluffs FirstChristian Church, $50.00.KANSASClearwater Church, 17.00; Mr. andMrs. John R. Williams, $20.00; Miss BeulahWeyler, 5.00; Norton Christian Church,14.73; Mrs. J. C. Templeton, 4.00.KENTUCKYMrs. R. M. Clark, 150.00;Mr. William E. Best, 10.00.MASSACHUSETTSMrs. E. S. Donnell.$4.00.MICHIGANMrs. William Mueller, 5.00;Miss Mary E. Oliphant, 5.00; OwossoPrimary and Junior Boys and Girls, WestOwosso Church of Christ, 8.50.MINNESOTAMarion Church of Christ,Bible School, $25.00.MISSOURIIsadora Church of Christ, 50.00;King CityLoyal Women's Class, IslandCity Christian Church, 15.50.NEBRASKAMrs. J. W. Marples, 5.00;Wakefield Chri.stian Sunday School, 37.03.NORTH CAROLINAUnion Grove Church$11.00.OHIOMr. Paul Burch, 100.00; Big PrairieRipley Church of Christ, 20.00; Mrs. F.B. Neal, 10.50; Mrs. J. B. Thom, .50;Bethesda Christian Church, 26.82; TorontoWilling Workers Class, New SomersetChristian Church, 15.00; Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Schlyer, 10.00; Mrs. Blanche Maenpa,40.00; Mineral Ridge Church of Christ, 50.-00; ColumbusSouthwood Church of Christ,20.00; JamestownChurch of Christ, 100.-00; Mrs. Margaret C. Phillips, .50.OKLAHOMAMrs. Dave Ferguson, 2 MuskogeeMrs. Elizabeth Rowland, Treas.,50.00; Mrs. Lulu M. Wilson, 5.00; Mr. andMrs. H. P. Barrett, 25.00; MedfordWomen's Council, $5.00; Mrs. W. M. Stark. $50.PENNSYLVANIALake LynnOak GroveSunday School, 20.00; Mr. and Mrs. Roy ESmith, 10.00; Mr. Robert Welsh, 5.00; Du-quesneFirst Christian Church, $300.00; Mrs.Jean Swartzwelder, 20.00; Scottdale Churchof Christ, 5.00; Mrs. Edna Wood, .50; Mrs.Isabe l Stoner, $.50; Mrs. C. A. Goldstrohm(In memory of Mrs. Ruth Hoffman , 10.00;New GalileeBoys' Class, Chewton ChristianChurch, $60.00; Turtle CreekFirst ChristianChurch, 125.00; McKeesportWomen's Missionary Society, Bryn Mawr Church of Christ,$66.00; PittsburghHazelwood Chr i s t i anChurch Missionary Society, $15.00; ErwinFirst Christian Church, $71.66; Miss RhebaPratt, 15.00; Selmer Christian Church, 100.TEXASMrs. Harriet Herschberger, 10.00;Mr. Fred W. O'Malley, $10.00; Mrs. CoraBivins Halsell, $300.00; Mrs. Rose B.Everett, $33.00.V^^GINIAMiss T. T. Goss, 5.50; Mrs.Catherine Downs, .50; Mrs. E. C. Drash,$.50; Mrs. Hampton Harlow, $.50; Mrs. Wilbur H. Thomasson, $.50; Mrs. Tom Ellis,$.50; Mrs. H. H. Walker, $.50; Dr. and Mrs.E. C. Drash, 225.00; Miss Esta L. Will,1.00; Newport NewsLadies' Bible Class,Twenty-Fourth Street Church of Christ,$10.00; CharlottesvilleJ. O. Y. Class, FirstChristian Church, $30.00.

TOKYO CHR I S T I A NWEST VIRGINIAMrs. Margie Bellville6.00; CharlestonWest Side C hristianChurch, $20.00; Follansbee^Women's Missionary Society, Follansbee Christian Church$10.00.JAPAN*Mrs. W. D. Cunningham, $40.00

r s Sturgeon, by Mrs . Cunningham, $8.00John Chase, $10.00.Total of Gifts $2,970.49Disbu r semen t sFo r salaries, printing of paper, annuityinterest 2,327.09Disbursements in Tokyo fo r March an d April1949.TravelGas, oil an d repairsfo r Jeep $ 299.23Bible Col lege expenses an dscholarships 399.37Proper ty taxes 91.34H ou se re nt s 44.44Buildingsrepairs, supplies,furnishings 9,526.35Out-station: rent an d help 28.15Allowance fo r Kadamura children 10.00Help 20.00Postage 6.30Bible Women 3.70

Total $10,428.88Lois Sims, t reasurer of Mission fundsin Tokyo.

We notice th at the expenditures reported inthis issue are m ore than thre e tim es as m uch asthe receipts. This would be alarming were itno t that th e big item of expenditure was fort he bui ld ing which wa s p ai d fo r out of reservefunds, accumulated for just such purpose. Andjust think of a good 18 room building for only$10,000,001 Ca n you beat that fo r an investment? The b est in ve stm en t o ne can make isan investment with th e Lord.There is still th e opportunity fo r some churchor churches to invest in the l iv ing l ink supportof the Buttrays who ar e investing their lives forthe salvation of souls in Japan. They will alsoneed home furnishings and transportation expenses. Who will grasp this oppor tuni ty? Getin touch with them. Box 35, Meadville, Pa .

This morning at Yocho-Machi we electedelders, deacons, t reasurer , o rgan is t, secre taryand a couple of young people to serve as ushersJust before the meeting closed Andrew Pattonand his interpreter came with a young boy whodesired to be baptized. We always keep thebaptistry hlled. Last Sunday morning, the wifeof the man who had been acting as Treasurerwas baotized. Thi s morning he was elected tothat office. S ince he can speak Engli sh , he hasbeen valuable to us as an interpreter too.W e hope and pray that your work willcontinue to succeed.Emily Saunders

Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Schlyer , Mil ton Center, Ohio May the Lord bless al l membersof the mission. We enjoy the Tokyo Christianv er y much Mrs. El izabe th O'Br ien, Haze lwood Chr is tianChurch. Pit tsburgh , Pa. We ar e all remember ing the missionaries in our prayers and wishthem al l success in their work for the Master.May God bless them in all their undertakingsa nd may t he y w in many souls fo r the Lord.Malachi 3:8 Will a man rob God? Yet yehave robbed me. But ye say. Wherein have werobbed thee? In tithes and offerings.

TravelogueMr. Hanyu, Mr. Kobayashi and I had a veryenjoyable trip to th e Convention in Osaka . Mr.Hanyu is a typical Japanese, short and darkwith dark-rimmed glasses. Mr. Kobayashi istypical of t he olde r preachers. He is nearlybald headed an d ha s a l ong bea rd like th e old-time preachers in America. He was very quietwhile Mr. Hanyu is a lways talka tive . Wetravelled in th e se con d class coach. All th eother coaches vvere third class. Second classhere is about like the old s ty led coaches inAmerica. The seats are the kind that can beturned backward o r forward and are slanteda lit tle back. It is the best train in Japan andruns on thei best line. We left Tokyo at 7:30a. m., and arrived in Osaka (second largestcity) at 7:22 p. m. There is an electric locomotive for about half the way, so we startedoff very smoothly. Soon we were going outthrough the count ry whe re eve ry field was fullof nice green wheat, except the places filledwith water. There they were plow ing andpreparing to plant rice. The country peopledon't live in i so la te d h o us es o n t he ir own smal lfarms, but they group t he ir hou se s in small

villages, and t hen walk out to their respectivefields, so it leaves a n ic e v iew of th e fields.After dinner we turned inland to Nagoyawhich is one of t he l ar ge r cities. While thetrain was s topped ther e, Mr. Hanyu and I gotou t and walked around. When the t ra in s tarted ,we jumpe d on one of the front coaches an dwalked through th e tr ain back to ours, then onto the back platform an d watc he d t he trackgo by. In this great city of Nagoya, t he re wasno church of Chris t. In fac t all along the tripwe did no t see any church of a ny kind fromthe train window. We went up into themountains after leaving Nagoya and went bythe large Lake Biwa, and then down to Kyoto,which is the oldest capitol of the country anda city^of shrines. It is the headquarters ofBuddhism in Japan, and by having those temples in t he Imperia l cit y they firmly plantedtheir religion in Japan. There is one verylarge pagoda and one gold-plated temple. Thelarge cities look in many ways like America.They have railroad yards, large gas tanks,street cars, etc. Fifty minutes after leavingKyoto we arrived in Osaka. The Neilsonswere at t he s ta ti on to m eet us and too k us outto thei r home

Har ol d S im s

A Chris t ian Fune ra lOn Tues da y this week I went to th e firstChristian funeral I have seen in Japan. Thiswas for one of the little Sunday School girls(11 years old) ou t at Adachi who died of TB.

No one knew she had it until a couple ofmonths ago and she was very quickly takento the hospital , bu t it was to o late. Her motherwas t he s econ d member o f t he c hu rc h out there.Her father died during the war in Manchuriaan d she was the only child.They did no t embalm he r of cour se becausethey cremate eve ryone here, by nat iona l law.So they had incense burning in the room, anda plain wooden box. I suppose the incense wasto keep down the smell instead of to copy theBuddhists. Then in front of th e white silkcovered box they had two large vases of flowers.The congregation sang a hymn, and t hen several passages of Scripture were read, after whichthere was a prayer and a short talk by Mr.Hanyu. Then the box was opened up andeveryone s tood and lined up and was given a

flower, which they t ook up and placed in thebox nea r the little girl's head. Then the undertaker came in an d nailed th e lid down in thep res en ce o f ev eryo ne. There was anotherprayer and all was over. The Japanese thinkit is very impolite to portray any emotion, sot he re wer e no scenes like we sometimes seeat American funerals. I hope some of thepeople were impressed by the simplicity of theservice and by what was said, because mostof the people were non-Christians, and probably h ad neve r seen a Christian funeral before.^Harold Sims

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