Sims Harold Lois 1950 Japan

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T O KYO CHR I S T I ANGo ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. [Mark 16:15)V o l Wii ineri li ii^ , Po ii iia. , Marcli-Apri l , 1050 Number 2

Saunders I l lness^orces FurloughTokyo , J ap an

Dea r B ro tii er s a nd S is te rs in Chris t :Emily. Becky, an d I ar e planning to returnto th e states as soon as possible. We ar e tryingto book passage on a boat that leaves fromYokohama on May 10 for San Francisco. Wci iave been working with the Cunningham Mission now for ove r f ou r y ear s. Two an d a halfyears of this time has been spent in Christianwork in Japan. Before coming to Japan 1visited a number of churches s tr ess ing the needfo r Christ in this country.

Wc a rc n at ur al ly v er y s or ry that we cannotcomplete our five year term, bu t as you probably know, 1 have been under cons tan t observation by an American doctor fo r more than ayear. On March 25 it was definitely establishedthat I h ad c on ta cte d a form o f t ub er cu lo si scalled Gaffkey I. Although we are disappointedin having to return to the states so soon, wcstill have faith that the good Lord is All-wise.We feel th at o ur time ha s been put to t he bes tuse possible and that any suppor t given for ou rwor k h er e ha.s been wisely inves ted. We wishto thank all of you who in any way contributedto o ur w ork fo r th e Lord here in Japan.

There is no way to estimate the good workwe have done during these two and a half years.However, one ciiurch has been well established117 Christ ians. Of this number 11 6 werebaptized s ince wc began the chu rch two years

ago this montl i. One young man was a formermember of this church. Of course bui ld ing andall was destroyed during the war . We are liappyto report that this averages a little bet te r thanone new Chr is tian per Lord s day. I have alsobeen given the privi lege of vis it ing Ibaraki, about75 miles nor tl ie a st of Tok yo , an d K an ey am a,about 250 or 300 miles north of Tokyo, an dhelped to establish some work there. This workis, however, separate f rom the missionary workhere in Tokyo. It is being car ri ed on independently . Recently I have gone to Sakawa. 56miles southwest of. Tokyo, an d began a churchthere. I am very sorry to leave this work.We have h ad o nly two meeting s so far. but itpromises to be one of the host churches. Inthis town an d in nearby towns there are nochurches of any kind. I am s ur e some of themiss iona ri es o f th e mission will co nt in ue th ework. Besides this, I have enjoyed so muchteaching in our Bible College and helping to prepare young men for the ministry and youngwomen fo r other Christian w or k. R ea li zi ng fo rthe past year t li at my return to the .states mightl)CCome necessary, I tried to devote a good hitof my time on writing a hook on The Churchof Christ of th e New Testament. The hookh as b een translated into J apanese and in a dayor so shouhl be ready for th e printers. I hopeto se e th e finished book before we sail. I ha dhoped to revisit Ibarak i and Kaneyama againbefore long, but this is now impossible. 1 havemore hope for the work at Kaneyama than atthe other p lace , s ince a young Christian f rom theYochomach i chu rch lives the re and ha s beenleading in t he w ork.

Our future activities, of course, ar e indefinite.We have faith in God to make al l things, inc luding thi s per iod of sickness, work t oget he rfor good. We plan to return to McKeesport.Penna. an d c on su lt w it h ou r local d oc to r fo r hisadvice about what we should do and wherewe should go. Possibly I shall have to rest atleast f or s ix o r e ight mon th s and per haps longer.I have b ee n t ol d that it i.s not w ise to plan toreturn to Japan because of the c limate and because 20 p er ce nt of the Japanese have tuberculosis. However , may th e Lord s will be done.

Saunder s^ Home

Th e Saunders family have been l iv ing in thisnew home less than a year. Th e Buttrays willprobably live here since the Saunders familyar e re tu rn in g t o th e states.

Biittrays Leave ForTokyo On April 11Sclieduled to sail from San Francisco April

11th on tlie President Wilson, they left Mead-villc. Pa. (Tl ie ir Home Town) March 18 andwent to Atlanta. Ga.. where the y g ra du atedfrom .Atlanta Christian College last June. Theywere to make some other stops on t he ir way toCalifornia. They will probably be about themiddle of the Pacific by the time you read this.They were very busy the last few weeks makingpreparations, and didn't get to make all thevisit-s they intended to make. The Fairniount.Avenue Church of Christ in Richmond, Va. tookthe last $600.00 of th eir Living Link support.Mr. St an ley Buttray is a native of Mead-ville, Pa. and Mrs. Mabel Buttray is fromDawson, Pa., and their son, Paul i s U year.sold. Since graduat ion they have visited and.spoken in ahout 100 churches in the Southeastan d th e Cen tr al S ta te s. They are very consecrated and l ikeable folks and liave made agreat many friends. Let us all be prajdngfor them, that they may have a safe and pleasantvoyage, and that they may find great joy intheir work a s missionaries in Tokyo Japan.We sliall expect to have an account of theirjournev and of their first impressions of Japanfor t he next i ssue of the Tokyo Christian. Letus follow t hem with ou r prayers an d ou r interestin t he ir w or k

Meanwhile let us pray also that still otherconsecrated young people may hear the call ofGod to go out and help to evangelize this landwhere the door is open wide and where theopportunity is so great at this time. Tliere arestill t eeming million.s of people in Japan whodo no t know about Christ, bu t they seem wil lingto learn . Will we accept the challenge now. orwait? Look wliat happened in China. Take awarning and Christianize Japan before it is toolate .A.E..S.

Interesting HistoryOf Wado ChurchWado is small typical Japanese count ryvillage in the middle of the rice fields of Kantohasin about 30 miles outside of Tokyo. It s wayof life and wliole general appearance indicatetliat it is a true grass roots Japanese village.'I'he iiistory of the church there is most interesting to us and especially the recent happenings.In 1873 th e eldest son of t he l eading familyat Wado took a trip to Yokohama to sell aspecial kind of paper for breeding silk worms.While there he met th e first Presbyterianmi.ssionary to Japan (Mr. Hepburn) and alsohad many other interesting experiences. He andanother young man wanted to go again to makesome money, so after a year at home they setout on the long trip again. While there Mr.Kojima fell sick and was treated by Dr. Flep-hurn. During the extended contact with the(Jhristian Doctor the young heir came to knowledge and acceptance of Christ and later hiscompanion also. They joined the first Protestan t church in Japanthe famous seasidechurch in Yokohama. As soon as he was well,voung Kojima returned to his home, but Mr.Kosuge, the carpenter and companion remainedand was a deacon in the Yokohama church for

a ye a r .When th e a dv en tu ro us y oung s on ot th e village boss returned to his home there was nosmall stir among the villagers, for the new.sspread that he who went to make money hascome- .-ack with Christianity.' At that tinietliis new religion was unknown and considereddangerous. In fact over the door-post of Koji-ma s house there was written in hold lettersChristianity is evil. This was the s ta tementof the Tokugawa war-lords that kept missionaries and all foreigners out of the country untilthe Meiji Restoration in 1868.Of course all means were tried to get himto give up his notion, but to no result for hisfaith remained firm. His father called all therelatives in and they tried arguments and thenthreats and many tears, but the answer was 1am willing to sacrifice anything for the sakeof Christ. Finally they burned him in a numberof places with hot irons a_nd_ his father beat himwith a hamboo pole until it almost broke hisback. He was partially ostracized, but continued to live in the village and by ami by hadseveral interested people meeting with him atregular times to talk about Christianity..After ahout one year his friend, Mr. Kosugeeturned from Yokohama bringing several copiesof the newly translated New 1 estameiit. Mr.Kojima was greatly encouraged and soon publicservices were begun. In the course of 2 or 3year.s there were 7 members and in due timethere were 30. At this time it was decided tobuild. The carpenter from Wado and also onewho came from Yokohama plajined and constructed a small building which is still standingand is the oldest church building in Japan . Itis about the size of a large American hving-room with a heavy roof, small sliding door.sopening right into the village street and sinallclosely planked benches. This year the buildingis 70 years old.For 10 years the little church suffered muchpersecution. The townspeople would not buyfrom shops owned by Christians, nor wouldthey sell to them. The land-lords told allChristians to move their houses off of theirproperty. Then came the time for the ShintoShrine nearby to have a festival. When theChristians would no t hang out l an te rn s o r contribute to the Shrine the p ri est s were verysurprised. They came and asked that only avery small offering be given in the name of the(Continued on page 2)

Mrs. William Conrad, Laurel, Va. Ourpraycr.s are for every success as Airs. Cnnning-bain and her faithful co-workers labor for theLord in t ha t par t of Hi s vineyard.Until further notice, we may be reached bymail c/o Victor Bell, R. D. No. 1, Box 70-.A.Elizabeth. Penna.Once again many thanks for your prayers andmaterial offerings. Please con ti nue to p ray for

us _ .Very sincerely yours m Christ.S amue l S a un d er s


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THE TOKYO CHRIST IANPubl ished b i -mon th ly fo r th e i nf or ma ti on a nd i n-i^piration of every Chr is t ian whose heart s des ireshould be to obey th e Great Commission by proc la iming th e unsea rchab le r iches of Chr i s t Jesusin ai l th e world, to every creature , o f e ve ry nation.Entered as s ec o nd c la ss mat te r in th e Wilmerding,Pa. , PostofS.ce u nd er t he A ct of M arch 3, 1879.

TWO -YEAR SUBSCR IP T ION 50 CENTSF LAM ING TORCH 50 CENTSMRS . W . D . C UN N IN G HA M Di r e c t o rALFRED E. SIMS Edi to rEVA p . GREEN Forwa rd i ng Agent

Off ice o f P u b li c at io n :Wilmerding, Pa.

Please send a ll correspondence and o ff er in gs f orth e mission to : Miss Ev a D. Green . 127 E. MercerAvenue , Col lege Park . G eo rg ia . M ak e a ll checks payable to our forwarding agen t .

M IS SI ON S TA F FMrs. W . D . Cunn ingham Direc to rAndrew Pa t ton , Mr. and Mrs. S. K. Saunders , Mr .and Mrs. Harold S im s. M r. and Mrs. Stan ley Buttray.

S en d l et te rs and p erso nal p ack ag es a s follows:NameTokyo Fore ign Missionaries . A.P.O. 500. c /oP.M., S an F r anc is co . C a l if o r ni a .

Send r el ie f p ac ka ge s to Japanese addresses asf o l l ows :

Mrs. W. D. Cunn ingham. 16 Wakaba Cho, Shln juku .Tokyo .Andrew Pa t ton , 27 Sakurayama Cho, N ak an o K u,

Tokyo .Mr. and Mrs. Samue l Saunders , 575 2-Chome,Kamlochial , Shin juku Ku, Tokyo.Mr. and Mrs. Haro ld Sims, 2801-1 Chome, Mika-wash ima Machi , A ra kawa Ku , Tokyo.

INCORPORATORSMrs. W. D. Ctmningham iviia. . G. NabellM r. T . O . Ha t hc oc k M iss E va G r e e nMr. Lawrence Bain J . E. Lipscombe

ADV ISORY COMAUTTE EGeorge J . Bar tbo ld HouseJ . F . B a xt er W. E. J ohn s onW. W. Bondurant J . E. LipscombeMor r i s Bu t l e r Book Mrs . H. M. McCaUMa rk Coll ls T . K . Sm i t hJ. H. Deem W. P. StobaughJudge T. O. Hathcock W. R . W a lk er

Elsewliere in tliis issue s tlie disconcertingnews that the S au nd ers family must returnfrom Japan on account of hi s healtli. Tliis isquite a loss to th e Mission, for they were doinga wonderful work. This was a great disappointmen t fo r we know he w an te d to co ntin ue o n inth e work which was so fruitful . But as he ha sexpressed that desire to be subject to th e Lord swill, so we know that all t hings work togetherfo r good to those that love th e Lord.Although th e Buttrays reach J apan about th etime t he S aund er s leave, tiiere will still be ashortage of workers. .Althougli th e ThomasLipscoinbes a re planning to go ou t into thiswork, he still has one more year before graduat ing f rom the Cincinnati Bible Seminary. Isth ere s om e consecrated young couple, havingalready completed your education, who will vo lunteer to go as soon as necessary preparationcan be made? Don t yo u bear th e voice of th eLord saying, Whom shall I send, and who willgo fo r us? And will you answer, Here amI, send me? Isaiah 6:8. Th e present conditions in Japan call fo r heroic action . There wa snever such an opportunity for winning Japan forChrist as now. .-^nd there may never he suchan opportunity again if we fail to enter tliepresent open door.Wlicn there are casualties in Uncle Sam s.-\rmy, there are others to send in to close upthe ranks. Th e Army of th e Lord has a fa rgreater work to do . I t also suffers casualtic.sfrom tim e to time as in this instance, and th eneed is for more volunteers to go ou t and takethe place of those w ho m ust return fo r rehabili t a t ion .The need and th e opportunity is great. Willyon give it prayerful consideration? Are youinterested? Then write to Mrs. Cunninghamabout it, or write to t he edi to r of this paper ifwe can he of any assistance. Will all of youChristian people pray that God will put it intoth e heart of th e right ones to volunteer inanswer to His call? Also pray that t he nec essary finances may be p rovided, and le t Godwork thr ough you whenever possible. Morethings a re w ro ught by p raye r t han the w orlddreams of. So let us be praying for Brother

T O K Y O C l IU I ST IA IVWado Chu rch

(Con t inued f ro m p ag e 1)churcli and everything would be al l rigiit; i)utthey re fu sed to compromise a bit, so oppositionbecame worse . The i r liehls were fenced off sot hey cou ld no t ge t to them. Friends woul d n otspeak to them when they me t on the street.Road blocks were put up fo rbi dd in g t hem topass. Some of tiie member s s ol d al l of theirpossessions an d left th e village, bu t others stayed.These s tories are in no way exaggerations. Oneof th e men who went througli al l of it is stillliving and at tending services at 92 years of age.The last persecution was caused by the unfortuna te act ions of a n i mm or al m in is te r.

But the little group s ur vived the first roughyears an d from that ime unt il th e war it continued as a respcctal)[e an d average rural Presb yt er ia n c ln irc h. B ei ng rather famous and old,they ha ve ha d many p re ac he rs a nd a lm os t al lfamous J ap ane s e p re ach e rs of al l kinds havepreached t li er e upon occasion.During th e war they entered t he n atio nalChurcli of Clirisl of Japan, but soon after tlicwa r t li cy w it lK ir cw d ec la ri ng t he ir i nt en ti onto he free. Howeve r t he re wa s (]uite a divisionamong th e member s. On e g ro up wan te d toCont inue a long th e p:ith of indei icmlenee o f allmissions and slick slrictly to th e Scriptures.and th e o tlier group wanted to Get somemission to fix up our property, b eg in Fng li sl iclasses, kindergarten, bazaars, etc. thus gettinga big c rowd and g radual ly b ri ng tliem a ro und t oChrist. These tw o groups kept arguing an dtlie chur cli w as making no progress. Theyfound out ab ou t us ihrough one of tiie BibleCollege slndenls who form erly lived in th etown. One man fr om e ac h group came to visitus an d expressed llieir total disagreement ontheology although they were kindred an d friends.They asked for advice an d the first man seemedplease


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course, wa s a ls o p r es en t. Mr . Masano w as c onspicuously absent. He had gone to Shinjo toge t bread for us. While Kancn ia ts u was speaking, Mr. Masano came to t he s ch oo l bringingbread and applebutter. Andrew an d I slippedout to ta lk w ith him and in vite h im in to themeeting. He said that he was busy but wouldstay fo r a short time. He stayed during thewhole mee ting . I was particularly impressedby th e interest that showed on hi s face as belistened to t he wor d of God. Truly these peop lewere spiritually hungry and t hi rs ty . Fol lowingt he mee ti ng Mr . Masano ins is ted that we si tdown in th e office an d ea t o ur b re ad an d apple-- utter. The school princ ipal again offered usapples and tea as he had done upon ou r firstarr ival .

When wc arr ived home, we fo und the fam ilybusy making honorable rice cakes called o -mochi . Th i s was another token of hono rextended us , be cau. se o-mochi is made onlyduring Japan 's greatest holiday, New Years, andon very special occasions. I. was e xt reme lyinterested in watching how they pounded therice. It r eminded me so much of my boyhooddays when we wouh l wat ch mother makingbread at home. However, mother did not us esuch a large wooden mixing bowl no r did sheswing a l ong handl ed wooden hammer to kneedhe r dough. On e young man would swing thislarge wooden hammer and plop it into themiddl e o f th e rice dough. Between every longsweeping blow Mrs. Masano would dip he rh an ds in to water and pat the rice dough wherethe hammer had left a s ticky pocket. This, ofcourse, wa s to keep the rice from sticking.O cc as io na lly s he wou ld ta ke h old of th e who lelump and flip it over. I was ama ze d at theaccuracy of their timing atul f inally deci


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Rope Holder List(February and March)

CALIFORNIA''Mrs. McCarty and Friends,?10.U0; ' 'But ty and Alpha Lane, 2.00; UkialiChurch of Christ. 5.00; Mr. and Mrs. HerbertB. Smith, 35.00; Miss Elizabeth Hoffman. 5.00.

FLORIDA*\\ auchula. Christian Endeavor,4.00; 'Mr. V. E. Grantliam, 52.00; DcLand,yVomen s^ Council, First Christian Church.22.00; Eii-stis, Golden Triangle Bible Class, 5.00.GEORGIAMrs. E. G. Nabell, 10.00; Mrs.Carrabelle Raum, 10,00; East I'oint, JeffersonJ'ark Chris tian Church, 57.49; Carroll ton,Fir.st Christian Church, 20.00.ILLINOIS=*Mr. C. G. Weaver, 25.00; StJoseph Church of Chris t, 20.00; Mrs. EstherMcGlaughlin, 20.00; Mrs. S. B. Vance, 10.00;Dr. Leila G. Scott, 10.00; Mrs. Nellie L.Elliott, 5.00.INDIANAHebron, Christian Mi.ssionary Society, 15.00; Bedford, Leatherwood LudeanSociety, 10.00; Sullivan, Zelma HarbaugbMissionary Society, 100.00; Monticello, Missionary Society, The Oak Grove Chr is ti anChurch, 50.00; Columbus, East ColumbusChurch of Christ, 50,00; Mishawaka. Missionary Society, Milburn Church of Christ, 5.00;Mishawaka, Milburn Church of Christ. 16.00;Fort Wayne, East Creighton Church of Chri.st.25,00.IOWAFriend , Cedar Rapids. 50.00; Council Bluffs. First Christian Church, .50.00; MissBertha K. Sargent, 20.00.KANSASThe Clearwater Church. 22.00;Hugoton Christian Sunday School. 53.40;Hortoii, Women's Council. Horton ChristianChurch. 5.00; Hugoton Christian Church.20.00; Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Bellinger, 20.00;Mrs. Virginia G. Templeton. 3.00; NortonChristian Churcii, 45.54.

ivi r v. la i K ,piou.uu;'''Mr. K. Z. Wilking, 15.00; Mrs. MaggieGrubbs, 10.00; Milton, Mt. Byrd MissionarySociety, 10.00; Volunteer Mission Band ofthe Kentucky Christian College. 5.00.MICHIGANWaldron, Missionary Societv.Christian Church, 9.00; Yale Church ofChrist, 12.50; Lansing Church of Chri.st.15.00; Niles, Missionary Society, h'irstCliri.stian Church, 5.00.MINNESOTAForest Lake Church of Chris t.20.00.MISSISSIPPINcwton-Autioch C h r i s t i a nChurch, 75.20; Columbus, Women's ChristianFellowship. 25.00.MISSOURIMt. Vornon, Direct Su])port Missionary Group. 25.00; King City. Loyal Women's Class, Island Citv Chr is tian Church. 14.00.NEW MEXICOTucumcari, Ladies' Council,First Christian Church, 35.00.NORTH CAROLINAMrs. R. H. Shavender25.00.OHIO-Akron, Lakeview Church of Christ,50.00; Steubenviiie, Missionary Societv. NewSomerset Christian Church. 30.00; 'Salem,Phillips Christian Church. 50.00; Columbus,Southwood Church of Clirist, 20.00; Hope-dale, Loyal Workers Class, 35.00; Mr. PaulBurcli, 100.00; New Vienna Church of Christ,25.00; Ceiiterburg Church of Christ. 15.00;Shelby, Missionarv Society. Shelby Churchof Christ, 15.00: Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Deem,10.00; Bracevil lc Christian Church. 12.00;Mrs. F. B. Neal, 10.50; East Canton. IndianRun Christian Church. 17.12; Wilmington.Women's Missionary Society, New .XntiocliChurch of Christ. 15.00; Huhba rd . Corne rHouse Christian Church Missionary Society.35.00; East Liberty Church of Christ, 12.10;*Ripley, Christian Fellowship Group. 50.00;West Mansfield. Mill Creek Church of ChristMissionary Society, 10,00; East LibertyChurch of Chri.st Sunday School. 28.00.PENNSYLVANIAMr. and Mrs. Roy E.Smith. 10.00; Mrs. Jean Charnesky, 5.00;Mrs. Ro y Rodger, 2.00; Turtle Creek FirstChris tian Church, 125,00; Duquesne, FirstChristian Church, 300.00; Titusville Church of

T O K Y O C H R I S T I A NChrist, 50.00; C o c h r a i i t o n , MilledgevilleChurch of Christ, 35.00; Miss Jean Swartz-welder, 16.23; McKeesport, Women'.s Mi.ssionary Society, Bryn Mawr Church of Christ,66.00; Subscriptions to Tokyo Christian fromStanley But tray , 10.00; McKeespor t, BrynMawr Church of Christ, 20.00; Clyiner, FirstChr is tian Church, 49.05; Meadvi ll e, F'ir stChristian Church, Loyal Live Wires Class,75.00; *Lemovne. Missionary Fund by Mr.K. A. Danner. 25.00; *Mr. B. M. Swartz-wclder. 300.00; New Salem, First ChristianChurcli. 48.10; Ridgway Church of Chri.st, 15.00; Stoneshoro , Carpente rs Corne rs Christia n Church 10.00.

TENNESSEEErwin, First Christian Church,86.66; Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Hodges, 10.00;Johnson City, Har ri so n Chu rc h of Christ.25.00; Bristol , Independent Missionary Society. Central Christian Church. 45.00.TEXASMrs. W. S. Blodgett, 5.00; Brenham,1 Yr . Beginner Class, Chris tian B ib le School,10.00.VIRGINIAPortsmouth, Ladies' Aid Society,Geneva Park Church of Cii ri st . 15.00; Cliar -lottesville, J.O.Y. Class, First ChristianChurch, 60.00; Laure l, Bonnie Brae Churchof Christ , 50.00; Hampton , Young People's

Class. Hampton Christian Church, 5.00.WEST VIRGINIAFollanshee, Women's Missionary Society, Fo llanshee Chris tian Church .15.00; Follanshee, First Christian Church, 47.88; Charleston, Wes t Side Church ofChrist, 20.00; H e d g e s v i 11 e. TomahawkChristian Sunday School , 60.00; Wheeling,M i s si o n a r y Society, Warwood ChristianChurch, 15.00.Total of Gifts 2,820.77' indicates gifts received in Tokyo directTotal. 688.00.D i s b u r s e m e n t s :Fo r .salaries, printing of paper, exchange onchecks 1,069.37Transferred to Tokyo 500,00.Arlvauce_ to..Mr,_Stanh:y ..B'lttrqjL fo,r ,travel t o San Franc is co , s te amsh ipt ickets, luggage, etc., for M r. an dMrs. Stanley Buttray and Paul fEx-ce.ss. if any, to he deposited in Tokyoaccount) 4,510.75

Report Of Funds In TokyoReport of Mission Funds handled by Lois

Sims, Treasurer of Funds in Tokyo, for themonth of February, 1950:

ReceiptsFrom Churches and Individuals 586.00From Refunds 11.98Total receipts for February 597.98( 1,000.00 Received in January from theGeorgia .Account)

D i s b u r s e m e n t sBible College 266,82Outstations an d Christian Paper 33.50Build ings, repairs , rents 372.96Bible Women, Bibles, Tracts 27.78Allowance 7.50T a x e s 16.36Postage 4.00Bank Ser vi ce Charge .50Mi.


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TOKYO CttRlSTlAN4

Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.^ [Mark 16:15Vo l . Wiii i ierdl i ig, Pei ina.9 May-Ji i i io 1950 dumber 3A Let t e r F romMabel Buttray

Tokyo, japanMay 16, 1950Dea r Friends;I have been thinking for days about my firstimpression of J ap an a nd still have not come toany conclusion. So I decided to just write youa let ter a nd may be y ou ca n find my impressiontherein. W e l ike it here and it is bard toimagine that we ar e so far from home. Paulan d 1 have decided that th e oc ea n is entirelyloo large and vvc would like to find a shorterway back to th e States. The trip over wa.sfine, th e wate r was calm and beautiful , bu tstill we were not verj good sailors an d missedmany of those delicious meals. Every time wetr ied to read or wri te le t ters it made us il land we ha d to take one of those pills. Theywere a great help to us and I believe that wewould h av e spent th e e nt ir e journey in bed ifwe had not b ee n a ble to take them.I rom wh at we have seen. Tokyo has madea wonderfu l come iiack from the war and ha sdone much rebuilding. Some of the homesar e not so nice, bu t there is a law now that al lhomes (n ew ) must be stucco. Many familiesthat had plenty be fo re th e war have nothingnow. and natural ly built the best kind of homethey could. (Some ar e j us t s ha ck s) .You can see almost anything here as fa r asdress is concerned. Some wear k imonos, somedress like .Americans, some of th e men wearparts of uniforms, suits, kimonos and to sit andwatch them go by is like a parade. The customof carrying the ba bie s on the mother s backs oi ne times d i st re ss es me fo r som e of th em j us thang and when they sleep their little heads goback so fa r it is a wonder that they don t breaki he ir n ec ks . Then when I see them carrythem th e way we do, I decide their own customi.s bet te r a ft er all. You can see al l ways oftravel. Carts pulled by men, bicycles, oxen,automobiles run by coal and wood. Just a mi.x-ture of th e ol d and new. Looks to me asthough Japan is awakening from a slee p a ndstill has no t le t go of tlie old things, to replacethe n ew .

We h av e a ls o had a few rides on t he E le ct ri ctrain wh.ile going to language class and tochurch. Concerning that 1 have tio words, onlythat one has never l iv ed un ti l he has had a rideon on e o f t he se Japanese cars.All of t he mis si on ar ie s are very busy, an dcar ry heavy schedules. There is much work to

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Beginning Of A New Church At Takasaki

Here is a picture of the group at k s ki where a new work was started by one of theBible College students.Last evening Mr. Kinoshita, one of ourseminary students dropped in to talk with meabout the work that he ha s started in Takasaki a large city about 90 miles f rom Tokyo .There arc some other Churches bu t no otherC hur ch of C hrist in that place.Mr. Kinoshita lives in Takasaki. Last .Autumnhe had s ome ne rv ou s t ro ub le and wa.s obligedto leave school for the win te r t erm. But hewas no t idle for he began immediately to doChristian wo rk among his fr ie nds and family

t he r e .At Chri stma s time be came to Tokyo withfour people for baptism. They start ed a Bibleschool for th e children and Mr. Kinosiii taopened a Bible Class for the young people.Then they started a regular Sunday Serviceand they have mee ting s every Sunday morning, evening and Prayer meeting. Since beginning his work the re t hi rt ee n pe opl e have beenbaptized, a mo ng them his own fat he r and sister.He is earnestly working with the youngmembers of his Bible Class to bring them to

Christ. Thanks to Mr. Grantham of Floridawe have been able t o f ur ni sh Bibles and .somehymn books for t he Church there.First C hurch pas tor, Mr. Kamata, has beengoing twice a month to help get the works ta rt ed but from now on will go only once amonth .Mr. Kinoshita is again able to take up hiswork in tlie Bible School and has returned toTokyo but will r et urn each week-end to carryon Takasak i Church .

Mr. Kinoshita is supported by the Women sClass of th e Wahash Ind. Church of Christ.They have good reas on to be proud of the workthey are doing through this promising youngpreacher.(Mrs. W. D.) Emily B. CunninghamActs 17:31 Because be ha th appointed a day.in the which lie w il l judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained;whereof he hath given assurance unto all men.in that he hath ra is ed h im f rom th e dead.


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T O K Y O C H R I S T I A NTHE TOKYO CHRISTIAN Nishi-Osikiibo Churcl iublished bi-monthly for t he In fo rma tion and in - ub l i shed bi-monthly fo r th e information and In -ipirati i in of evc-y Chr is t ian whose heart s des ireshould be to obey th e Great Commission by proc la iming th e unsea rchab le r i ches o f Chr i s t JesusIn al l th e world, to every creature, of every nation.

Ente red us s econd class mat te r in th e Wilmerd ing ,Pa., Postoflice u nd er t he Act of Mar ch 3, 1879.WO -YEAR SUBSCR IP T ION 50 CENTS

FLAMING TORCH 50 CENTSMRS. W. D . CUNNINGHAM Di rec t o rLFRED E . S IMS Ed i t o rA D. GREEN F o rw a rd in g A g en t

Off ice o f P u b li ca ti on :Wi lm e rd in g, P a.

Please send a l l c o r re spondenc e and offer ings fo rhe mi s s i on t o : Miss Eva D. Gre e n , 12 7 E . Merce rue , Co llege Park, Geo rg ia . M ak e a ll checks pa yto o u r fo rward ing agen t .

M IS SIO N S TA FFW. D. Cunn ingham Direc to r

ndrew Fa t t e n . Mr. and Mrs. S. K . Saunders . Mr.nd Mrs. Harold Sims, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Buttray.Send le tters and personal packages as follows:Foreign Missionar ies , AP.O. 500, c/oSan F r anc i sco . C a l if o rn i a .Send r el ie f p ac ka ge s- to Japaneseaddresses a s

o l l ows :Mrs. W. D. Cunningham, 16 Wakaba Cho, Shinjuku.Andrew Fat ten, 27 Sakurayama Cho, N ak an o K u,Mr. and Mrs. S ta nl ey B ut tr ay . 575 2-Chome,Shin juku Ku. Tokyo.Mr. and Mrs. H a ro ld S im s, 2801-1 Chome, Mlka-a sh ima Mac hl , A ra kawa Ku, Tokyo.

I NCOKPORATOKSMrs. W. D. Cunn ingham Mrs. E. G. NabellMr . T. O. Ha t h cock Miss E va G r ee nLawrence Ba in J. E. LlpscumbeADVI SORY COMM IT T EEGeorge J . Bar tho ld E. E. HouseJ . P. Baxte r W. E. John sonW. W. Bondurant J. E. Llpscombe

Morr i s Bu t l e r Book Mrs. H. M. McCal lMark Collls T. K. Smi th. H. Deem W. P. Stobaughudge T . O. Hathcock W. R . Walke r

Urgent Callor Prayer

Sometimes we ar e t oo muc li inc lined to thin kprayer in general t erms rat he r tha n som ehing definite and specific. Wc would call yourttention to three definite things for which to1. Pray for t he h eal th of the missionaries.n two year s, or the reabout , two families haveeen compelled to return from the Tokyo Mis

field on account of their health. Thankthat the outlook is encouraging concerng Mr. Saunder s and also th at th e Stills wereble to again take up missionary work ineven tho ugh the d octo r forbade theireturn to Japan. But continue to pray forhealth an d fo r tlie health of the otherssionaries still at work on the field, that theyay he able to stand the strain. May Godthem to take right precautions.

2. Pray God to send forth more laborer s intoe field that is ripe unto harvest. It seems s general agreement among those who arcposition to know, that tlu-re is an almostopportunity in Japan at theresent jimc. The reports of new work andew sta tions lieing opened up from time to timeows the unmistakable oppor tuni ties . Prayd to guide the right ones to hear and answercall whi le the door is still open.3. Pray that God will continue to supplyfficient financial support. Pray that He will

t it into the hearts of those who have theto give largely of their means, as othersv e gi ve n their lives to th e work. The Mison lias been at great expense with the buildingThen comes the emergency c.xpenscsending tlie Saunders family back for theirand con tinu ing the ir suppor t for a timethey are incapacitated. The money is notThe souls won by the Saunder s in theime they wcr^^ on the field more than justifiesll the expenditure which was also true in re-jard to the Stills. But such emergencies re- (

This is t he bu il din g of t he N is hi -Ogi ku boChur ch whi ch was compl et ed l as t y ea r. I t isin a western suburb of Tokyo.

Stil ls In Hawa i iDoing Mission WorkIt ha s been almost tw o y ea rs since M r. an dMrs. Owen Still had to give up their very f ru itful work in Tokyo on account of their health.Until recently they were located in Phoenix,. Vrizona. Fo r a time he taught Mission.s in th eSouthwest Christian Seminary. Bu t t hey a ls o

established a n ew M is si on Church in Phoenixwhich is now going ahead. Thus we see thateven w he n their l ic alt h was down they werestill up an d doing great things for the Lord.It is a real inspiration to know such consecratedpeople.

We rejoice that there has been sucii improvement in their health th.at they were able to goto Hawaii to continue in missionary work there.While we have not heard from them since theyreached Hawa ii it is our prayer that they maybe enabled to do a great work for the Lord inthat needy field.Le t us continue to pray for the Stills, thatGod may grant them the health and strengthneedful to continue their good work.

A.E .S .

quire extra money. So pray about it, and letGod guide if you are able to do somethingabout it. If you would i nc lude t hi s Mis si on inyour will use the form below:I tem NoI her eby bequea th an d devise to th e Church

of Chris t Cunningham Missmn, a corporat ionengaged in Missionary Work in Japan, the sumof Dol la rs, and a sk thatmy executor communica te with Miss Eva D.Green, 127E. Mercer Avenue, College Park, Ga.,concern ing th is bequest .Yes, pray for these three things. But remember these are bu t means to an end. Th eimportant thing is that the Gospel may be

effective to the salvation of souls that are'lost.Pray that tlic missionaries may be used mightilvof God in carry ing ou t Hi s will for the salvationof the multitucles tha t are lost.

A.E . S .

We are glad to welcome some new subscribers. A good way to help the cause alongis to send in new subsc ript ions. Those whomake contributions to the Mission may be enrol led as subbscriliers by f il ling out one of thf orms bel ow and sending it to Miss G e?n.

Mrs. Minerva Million, Monticello, IndianaWe are happy to send this offering to help youin your task of reaching so ul s fo r t he Mas te r,aiui teaching them to grow in the grace andknowledge of our Lord. May He ever sustainand bless you in your work of faith and la bo rof love .

Letter From Buttrays(Continued f ro m p ag e 1)

be done an d really more workers are needed.Mrs. Cunningham does very much and itamazes me how she can do it at her age. Asshe .says it is the help of t he Lord . She hasno t said much, bu t I don't lielieve sh e is wellan d she seems quite nervous. Perhaps whensh e ca n ge t a little rest in the s umme r it willhel p her, for sh e always ha s a full week.Beginning May 24th we liope to e nter Language Class an d will go every morning forthree hours, so we know we are g oin g to bebusy also. As soon as we can find an interpreter we hope to have classes in our bornefo r women and children. Stan has classes Friday n igh t a nd Saturday morning at th e Biblecollege. Thursday nig li t lie begins teaching aclass in Matthew at th e cluirch near here. . Xndpreaching on Sunday, so you can see he is quitebusy already.Paul is g oi ng to th e O ri en ta l Miss ion Schoolan d lie says it is all right. It is mucli nearerthan the American school and he wanted to gothere to finish this term and perhaps start inat t he Ame ri can school next fall. The O.M.S.has just begun and it was organized by theIFundamental Missionaries here in the city.They liave about 20 s tud ents a nd P aul is th eoldest, so lie has no companions his own age.Most of these children ar e small.So far the weather has been good but everyone keeps telling us abou t the rains that willcome next month, so we a re t ry ing to be prepared fo r tiicm. - -

Sincerely,Mabel ButtrayCONGRATULATIONS TOTHE HAROLD SIMS FAMILYThe Simse.s are rejoicing over the birth ofanother daughter , Sylvia Jean, on May 4, 1950.Their first daughter was two years old onMarch 28. God can use these children asmissionaries too. We recall the words of Isaiah,and a little child shall lead them. May God .sblessing he upon these little ones, as well asupon all the missionaries of the Gospel.

Need For More WorkersWcarc gladto report that the Buttray family

getting^ happily established in the MissionWork ill Tokyo. But since two families havehad to return in two years and only one familyhas gone out in that time there still is need ofanother Missionary couple to go out and helpto meet the challenge of the great opportunitythat Japan offers at this time. The doors arewide open now, and now is the time to givetliem the Go.spcl. Who will answer the call?Pray ye the Lord of the harvest to send fortlil ab or er s i nt o H i s h ar ve st .A.E.S .


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TOKYO CHRIST IA I SIn oneyMountain Saunders Family Returns

By S. K. Saunders(Cont inued f rom las t i ssue )

The third day b eg an w hen we w er e aw ak en edat eiglit o clock with the information thatNicodemus was waiting to see us. Nicodemuswas the village radio r ep ai r man who had cometo t he Mas ano home the night before to fix th eradio and managed to get a night s lodging outof th e deal. Kanen ia ts u S an kni cknamed himNicodemus because he wondered if it were po ss ib le for him to become a Christian without anyone else fi nd ing it o ut . He was afraid it mightiuirt hi s business if others knew he had becomea Christian. We of course told him t ha t t he rewas no such person as a secret Christian . Atrue Christian would never wish to keep hisident ity with Jesus Christ a secret. He, ofcourse, l acked instruction in righteousness, sowe taught him some ourselves and advised himto meet with . \ndrew in h is B ib le study classes.This he promised to do. He liad accidentallycome to the meet ing at the school the day before and the night program at Masano San siiome and was inspired by the gospel and felta need of Chris t in hi s own life. Wehope that he will become a f ai th fu l p ubl ic se rv an t o f th e Mas t e r .

We spent the morning with Andrew s tudying the Bible, s inging hymns , an d try in g tostrengthen his faith and encourage him all wecould . Then we wen t fo r a walk toward th efoothills of the mountains. Returning to th eliouse we found Mr . Masano dre ss ed solely inhis shorts an d up to his knees in th e fish pondgetting t he meat for ou r dinner. The fish wasprepared in a rather unusual way, espec ia lly forme. Nothing wa s wastedabsolutely nothing.My favorite food, sukiyaki, was s er ve d again.This t ime w ith ra w egg. This too was someth in g n ew for me. By one o clock the youngpeople who liad sponsored the program thenight before, gathered at the Masano home fo rthe rest of th e day. We learned tliat th e pr ogram th e night before ha d lasted unti l twelve-thirty, making it a five hour program. It wasthe largest assembly they had ever had in th evalley. They assured us that even t he J apane sepoliticians coul dn t d r aw such a crowd. At th ea f t e rnoon sess ion K an em atsu S an and I bo thtried to encourage th e young people to continuetheir worthy undertakings an d taught themmor e a bout t he gospe l.

The taxi was due to arr iv e at s ix -t hi rt y t otake us to Shinjo to catch th e eight- thirty trainfo r Tokyo. We spent th e last hour or so withMr. and Mrs. Masano who thanked us over andover fo r coming. Mr. Masano h ad personallyprepared a sizeable bag of rice an d a bo x ofo -mochi fo r each of us . .\gain we had warmmilk an d fruit dur in g our conversation. At si xo clock the e le ctric ity went off flo od ing t hehouse with d ark nes s. W li en t he li gh ts wen t off,I thought to myself, Well, th e long meal isendedit cer ta in ly was delicious, bu t I couldnot eat another bite if it was se t before m e.Butyes, t h rough t he darknes s from th e kitchenc ame a no th er p ro ce ss ion o f food bearers. Oi ll amps were lit a nd o nc e more a feast of assortedpickles an d pounded rice cakes were se t beforeus. They lo ok ed v er y appetizing in spite ofmy constant e ating. .M th ough I was sure Icould eat no more, I ate. When t ime c ame toleave, I was somewhat saddened by the necessity of par ti ng , but my stomach, heavy withfood, l ea pe d for joy. During the ent ire eveningwhil e w e t alk ed w ith M r. an d Mrs . Masano . th ej oung people took it easy in the next roomwaiting for our taxi. Vt six-thirty sharp it camein the driveway. Our young friends lined th epathway from th e house to th e ta.xi door. Before we departed, we sang together the choruswhich we had taught them that afternoon,Praise Ye The Lord . Then we sang GodBe With You in Japanese. Asking God sblessings upon this new work and our manjnew friends in Money Mount ai n, wc took ourleave.

And rew w en t with us to t h e s ta ti on . As weweaved our way througli the beautiful rice fields |flooded with moon l ig ht , I thought of th e blessings that God had showered upon me. How I

Encouraging WordFrom Sani tor i i im

Brother Samue l Saunders and family arrivedin Pittsburgii by air on Thursday night, April20. On April 24 he was admitted at theTuberculosi s Sani tor ium at Cresson, Pa . Todate the report on his condition is most encouraging. In Japan he was told that he hadtuberculosis and a cavity in his left lung. Sputum and gastric analysis at th e Cresson hospital thus far fail to verify the Tokyo reports..\lso special X-ray pictures of the suspiciouscavity area in the chest reveals that the spot isdefinitely not a cavity. In January of this yearBrother Saunders had an operation in Tokyofo r hemo rr ho id s and an infected crypt. Uponexamination of this o pe ra tio n at the C re sso nSanatorium it wa s learned that it is necessaryfor th e ent ir e ope ra tion to be repeated. Godwilling Brother Saunders will be operated on atwould love to be able to sh are t hi s exper iencewith my Christian friends back home in theStates. How thankful I felt fo r t he goodnes s,mercy, and love of God. We went into thevillage once more to bid farewell to ChonanSan an d hi s w if e an d some of th e good friendswe had made. The r ide f rom t he re into Shinjowas mixed with a variety o f emo tio ns . Wetliree, Andrew , Kanemat su San, an d 1 felt soclosely united in the Lord. We sang hymnsand choruses in English and Japanese. Somet imes it wa s a trio, sometimes a duet, an d somet imes it fell into a solo. Oth e r t imes there wasper fec t s il ence as th e ca r slowly wended its w ayover th e mountains. As we neared the citylimits, I noticed that Andrew had grown very juiet. Glancing in his direction I saw that hiseyes were shut. I asked if he were asleep.N o , he replied, I am thinking of my friendsin Tokyo . Your friends often think of youtoo, .Andrew , I assured him. S omed ay p erhaps your father will become a Christian, an dyour mothe r, too, a nd t he n you may be able tocome back to Tokyo and enter Bible college.We were me t at the station by one of the schoolteachers, an d he a nd A nd rew helped us to th etrain platform. The t ra in a r rived on time, an dsoon .Andrew wa s left behindwithout us. butcertainly no t without th e L ord . Masano Sanwill be very lonely, said Kanematsu San. Yes.I answered, Lonely bu t very happy I am sure .Some day I hope t o r etur n to Money Mountainand experience thi s rich spiritual uplift again. Itt ru ly was wonderful . I felt no worse for mygoing. As a matter of fact I felt much betterin every way.

Ble ss the Lord, O my soul, and all that iswithin me. Bless His holy name.

Cresson. Also if it is God s will he hopes to beable to leav e the Sanatorium by August if further tests fail to reveal any active tuberculo.sisgerms. Brother Saunders also hopes to be ableto return to active ministry by sometime inS ep temb er d ep en di ng upon f ur th er developments. He e xp ec ts to resume his work as apreacher in th e States.Those interested in con ta ct ing h im may wri teto him at : State Branch. Cresson , Pa. , at leastuntil the end of July or the first of August.F rom Augus t he may be reached: c/o Mr. andMrs. Victor Bell. R. D. 1, Box 70-A, Elizabeth,Pa., where his wife, Emily, and daughter , Becky,ar e res id ing unt il his release f rom th e hospital.P le as e r emembe r t he Saunder s family in yourp r a j e r s . The Saunders Family

Prayer CircleMrs. M. A. Robb, Arlington, Calif . So gladMrs. Cunningham an d h el pe rs a re h av in g suc

cess in th e work. May God ble ss them eachone.

Mr . an d Mrs. Edgar BonDurant, Mt. Rainier ,Md. We are praying that great things fo rChrist ma y be th e fruitage of all th e plans ande ff or ts o f t he m i ss io n .

Mr . an d Mrs. J. H. Deem, Columbus, OhioWith th is o ffe rin g g oe s a fervent prayer fo rcontinued victory ove r pa gan count er fei ts ofsa lva tion. G od ble ss H is w ord and th ose w hobear it everywhere.

TvV Y j

The Minato Church. This bui ld ing was alsocompleted last year.


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Rope Holder List(April and May)

ARIZONAMrs, Anna L. Meek. 1.00.ARKANSASSiloam Spring.s, Women Council. Christian Cliurcli, 50.00; Mr. R. C.Tucker. 10.00.CALIFORNIAMiss Helen Rice, 1.00; MissElizabetl) Hoffman, 5.00.FLORIDAEustis Church of Clirist, 325.00;Mr . E. E. House, $10.00; M iss G ra ce Cum-mings. $40.00; *Waucluila. Christian Endeavor, $4.00.GEORGIACarrolltcn, First Christian Church,15.00; Mr. an d Mrs. O. O. Lynch. 25.00.ILLINOIS*Ur l ) ana . Wcbl>cr Stree t Cluirchof Christ, 25.00; Camp Point . Homcbui ld cr sClass. First Christian Cluirch. 60.00; Mrs.lulius Reinhart, $10.00; Miss F lo renc e Ward.10.00; Mrs. E. E. Wise, 1.00.INDIANAMr. and Mrs. N. A. Atz. 12.00;Wabash. Kum Join Us Class, Treaty Christian Church, 39.00.lOWAMrs. Clara Miller, 25.00T CdUncilRlutfs, First Christian Church, 50.00; KalonaChr is tian Church, 30.00; Mr. G. H. Bicr-baum. $25.00.KANSASMrs. Virginia G. Templeton andNadine, 3.00; Miss Malinda Pegram, 4.00;Mr. and Mr.s. John R. Williams, 20.00; MissBeulah Weyler, 5.00.KENTUCKY'i-Mrs. Karl Wilkins, 20.00;Mrs. H. J. Floyd. 1.00; Mrs. Cecil Railev.

$1.00.MASSACHUSETTSMrs. E. S. Donnell.

$6.00.MICHIGANLansing, Missionary Society.First Church of Christ, 22.00; South Bend.River Park Church of Christ. 59.33; Lans ing Church of Chris t, 11.54; Miss Mary E.Oliphant. $5.00; West Owofso Church of

Christ. 20.00; Primary, Junior and Intermedia te Dcpts . of West Owosso Church ofChrist. 10.00.MINNESOTAMr. and Mrs. John W. Kendall. 25 .00; Fai rmc>n t Church of Christ,19.57.MISSISSIPPI.\be rdeen . First ChristianChurch Circle, 25.10; Baldwyn, Woman'sCouncil Christian Church, 50.00.NEBRASKAMrs. Kittie Myers. 5.00.NORTH CAROLINALeaksvillc, Ladies' Aid.Society. Christian Church. 25.00; Mr. A. L.Payne. 1.00.OHIO Braceville Chri st ian Church , 29.25;Miss Mildred Covington, 5.00; Rushsylvania.Missionary Society, Church of Christ, 75.00;-Coliiuiuus, Soutluvood- Church of Clirist,

20.00; Jamestown Cluirch of Christ, 100.00;Steubenvillo, LaBelle View Church of Christ.30.00;Fra/'cysl)urg. Loyal Women's Society.Perryton Church of Christ, 15.00; Mrs.Blanche Maenpa , 40.00: Mrs. Tura T. Theobald, 20.00; Akron. Women's Missionary Society, Boulevard Cluirch of Chri.st, 10.25;West Milford Churcli of Christ SundaySchool. 11.00; Columlnis. Missionary Society.Indianola Church of Christ, 10.00; Mrs. CecilCalendine and Mrs. Edna Bond in Memory ofMr. and Mrs. Lcander Roudebush, 15.00.OKLAHOMAMuskogee . First ChristianChurch. 100.00; Mrs . Lulu M. Wil.son. 5.00.OREGONMrs. Glen Mutton. 2.00.PENNSYLVAN IATu r t l e Creek. FirstChristian Church. 125.00; Pittsburgh, Christian Women's Missionary Guild, BrentwoodCiiristian Church. 20.00; Ridgway Church ofChrist. 10.00; Clymer Christian SundaySchool, 108.00; Women's Missionary Society.Clymer Chr is tian Church. 12.00; McKees-port, Women'.s Missionary Society, BrynMawr Chris tian Cliurcli. 66.00; Mr. and Mrs.Roy E. Smith. $10.00; Dawson, \ '' andcrb il tChurch of Christ. $50.00; Confluence Christian Chu rch Sunday School. 10.00; Missionar y Conference at Lock Haven, 21.25; Fay-ette City, Ladies' .Aid, Cluirch of Christ.

T O K Y O CHR I S T I AN15.00; Lancaster Church of Christ, 25.00;I'itts hurgh , Hazehvo od Christian ChurchMissionary Society, $15.00; Woman's Missionary Society, Sandy Lake hristi nChurch. $10.00.

TENNESSEEErwin, First Christian Church,43.33; Mr. an d Mrs. R. L. Hodges. 10.00.T EX ASMr. E dg ar Sage, $25.00; Mr . FredW. O'Malley, $10.00; Mrs. Cora R. Halsell,$400.00.VIRGINIAMiss Adelaide B. Sims. $50.00;Laurel. Bonnie Brae Cliurcli of Christ. $25.00;Portsmouth , Geneva Park Churcli of Christ,25.00; .Mrs. H. P. Williams, 25.00; Lee Hal l,Women's Missionary Society. Lebanon Ciiristian Churcli, $45.00; Riclimoiul. Fairmont .Avenu e Cluirdi o f Chr is t, $105.00; Charlottesville,First Christian Cluirch, $690.00; Charlottesville. J.O.Y. Class, First Chri st ia n Chu rch,

$15.00.WASHINGTONA Friend, $5.00.WEST VIRGINIAFollansbce, WomciVsM is si on ar y S oc ie ty , Fol la ns be e Chr is ti anCluirch, $5.00; Charleston, West S id e Chu rchof Christ, 20.00; Wheeling, Missionary Society. Warwood Ciiristian Church, 25 00INDIAWill iam and Jean Roland, 15.00.A gift of 25.00 worth of Scriptures was-received from I nt ermedi at e, Juni or , a nd PrimaryDepartments of Christian Sunday School atHugoton, K an sas , th ro ug h .American BibleSociety.Siiiiscription to paper, 2.50.Total of Gifts $3,578.12Total o f G ift s re ce ive d in Tokyo(Indicated by '^) 59.00D i sbu r s emen t s :I 'or salaries, printing o f p ap er , exchange on checks 2,240.03.Annuity Interest 513.07Transferred to Tokyo 1,000.00In ou r l as t i ssue two i tems were inadverten tlyomitted from tlie disbursements by Mi ss Green.They arc 901.67 f or s al ar ie s in February and$500.00 transferred to Tokyo.

Report Of Funds In TokyoReport of Treasurer of Funds in TokyoMarch and AprilReceiptsFrom the Georgia .Account 1,500.00

From Churches and Individual s 100.67From Re f und s 11.83Travelers ' Checks 3,280.00Payments on Loan 50.00F or S tam ps 6.00

$4,948.50Disbu r s emen t sBible College Maintenance,Tui tions, e tc 615.00

Bible Women 5.56.Allowance . : r . 15:00Postage and Supplies 4.54House Ren t 27.78Outstations and Pape r 55.05Yen Tax 5.82Buildings 2,362.18Travel . Gasoline an d Oil 100.00l' urnishings. Summer Home 30.00Bank Service Charge ,50Plane Tickets to Pi tt sburgi i, Pa .(Saunders) 1.961.25

$5,182.68Lois Sims, Treasurer

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Bes t Wishes To Sti l lsMr. and Mrs . Owen S ti ll s ai le d fo r Hawa i ion May 3, 1950, to take up the work of Bill an dEleanor Still Sprankies. Brother Still plans toopen a number of new preaching points towhich he hopes some of th e young ministers

of th e U S.A w ill decide to conic.Mr . and Mrs. Sprankies a re r et ur ning to th eSta tes th is m o nth . .After he receives liis military d ischarge they will be visiting and speaking

in th e clinrches (a t you r i nv it at ion) . Mr .Sprankies plans 1o enter a Bible Col lege thi sfall.The doctors did no t give Mrs . S ti l l pe rmiss ionto rclnrn to Japan, bu t they feel that if sh e willrest s uf fi ci en tl y she can live as long in Hawaiias anywhere else. It is a great grief to themno t to be atile to retu rn to J apan according totlieir plan.

The Miss ion ex t ends to M r. and Mrs. Stil levery good wish and p ra ys t ha t they may heiisetl ot th e Lord mightily in tlic work of Hi:>kingdom in Hawaii. Their address is: Waialiia.Star i^oute, Waialua , Oalui . T. H.

Eva Green

Personal EvangelisnMotives To bo a successful evangelist onemust under st and something of the motiveswhich bring men to Christ for in the courseof your interview with a prospect it will benecessary, if you ar e to secure a decision, toappeal to one or more of these motives, yourselection bei ng det ermined by the prospect'stemperament and interests. Long experiencehas shown that men ar e moved to accept Chri st

and u ni te w it h his Church fo r t he r ea so n s whichfollow. _The Appeal to Christ. The persona li ty ^Christ has been the most appealing factor inhistory. Nothing else has commanded theloyalty of such a host of men and womenthroughout the ages as this. Andrew, when

he found th e M aster, ran to hi s brother Simon,crying, We have found the Christ TheC ree ks w ho cam e from afar, demanded, Wewould see Jesus. Thomas fell at the feet ofthe risen Clirist. exclaiming. My Lord and myCod Phil ip joined hmsclf to the cunuch an dpreaclicd unto him Christ. Paul, in outlininghis ministry to the Cor in th ians , said, For Iwas determined no t to know any th ing amongyou, save Jesus Christ, an d him crucified.Romans 6:23 For t he w ag es of sin is death;bu t th e gift of God is eternal life tiirougli Jesus

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rOKYO m CHRIST IAN ye into all the tvorld and preach the gospel t every creature, ^ Mark 16:15)

V o l . Wiliiieriiiig, Peiiiia., Jiily-Aiignsit, 1950 Number 4

Christianity AndCommun i smOn May 21, at th e urgent invitation of aneighboring churcli. three of tlic young people

from th e Min at o C h ur ch of Ch ri st a t te nd ed anafternoon peace rally. Soon after tlic meetingstarted they discovered that it \va.s under tliedirection of som e Communist students. Immedia te ly they went up the str ee t a nd calledtheir preacher, S tephen l ij ima, and t he four ofthem cam e back before the end of th e meeting..\t the time for discussion M r. l i j ima objectedto the subterfuge of u si ng t he chu rch for theirp ropaganda and said that he an d his peoplewould have no part no r lo t in th e matter. TheCommunists then read a peace resolution an dasked if he agreed with tha t. He did. Further,he said t he C ommun is ts would not be able tobring peace, but only God could give it; andwith that they left.The next Wednesday evening after th e prayermeeting 13 members of th e local Communistcell came to visit Mr . l ij im a a nd continued invarious discussions unti l 3:30 th e next morning .They coul d no t see why the church could no tcooperate wit h t hem. fThe c ommi es h av e lo stvery much power and popul ar itj h ere in thelast few months, and no douht wish to workth rough the good name of t he churches. ) ,-\lsothey had great difficulty under.standing whys ome chu rche s wer e coope ra ti ve an d s ome wer enot. So Mr. l i j ima announced at that time thathe would hold 2 special services to explainvar ious dififerences between C ommu nism an dChristianity.

Thc.se servic es were hel d on M ay 27, 28 witha large attendance of Christians, Communists,an d people of neither camp. The first surprisewas that th e pul pi t was no t opened to a Communist representative. When thi s w as requestedit was refused on th e grounds that the buildingwas d ed ic at ed to th e worship an d service ofGod an d it would be wrong to le t it be th emedium of propaganda. The second surprisewas that Mr. lijima th en g av e a statement oft he Communist ic pos it ion fully an d fairly. Tlieuneducated cel l -members al l admit ted that heknew mor e a bout it than they did. (H e studiedit thoroughly in a Univers i ty here before entering tlie Bible College). The t hi rd surpr ise wasthat th e Communist p os it io n w as c ompl et el yexposed in t he li ght of Christian teaching.When there was opportunity for questions,two wer e asked. fl> Q, God is just imaginationan d superstition, so what benef it docs it havefor society? A. God is no t just an idea. Ofcourse we agree with you as far as idols areconcerned, but you do n ot k now a bo ut th e trueGod. He is revealed to us by tlie historicalperson Jesus Christ. On the other hand Marxism is only an idcalogy, so, as you said, it isof no benefit to society. (2) Q. You Chri st iansa rc a lw ay s t al ki ng about sin an d evil and ye twhy do you do nothing about th e political

cr imes of t he Y o sh id a c ab in et ? -V. You do no tunderstand about sin. Sin is no t iiolitical wrong.I t is th e root cause of t ha t a nd al l other t roublean d suffering. Wc a re t ry ing to ge t at the rooti nste ad of scratching th e surface . S up pos e adrunken m an were in hi s house b ea ti ng up hiswife and children. Could you go stand in thc-strcet giving a red-flag demonstration an d remove th e sin in hi s heart? No, only the red empt io n o f Christ can do that.The Communists be ing unable to answer anymor e, t he meeting ended. In a few days theiranswer came through th e Communist daily paperAKAHATA. On th e front page they reportedthat Mr. lijima an d th e Minato Church of Christwere coope ra ti ng w it h t he Communi st s in thatcommunity in a great movement for peace.This falsification of n ew s was quickly countered

Happy BirthdayFirst I will tell you who Peter is. Almost ayear ago Peter's friend brought him to churchcarrying him on his back for Peter is a cripple.Both legs are par alyzed and he cannot evenstand. From t he f ir st Peter enjoyed attendingBible School an d Church an d s oon p er su ad edhis father to carry him to t he mee ti ng s. Ithas opened up a new life for lonely little Peterwho wa s a stay at home before.I t ol d the Ladi es Bibl e Class in t he Phoen ixChurch ab out P et er an d they send 7,00 orusually more each month for Peter. I hired aneighbor, a cripj iled soldier, to teach Peter andevery day he goes and teaches him and massages his legs in th e hope that Peter may someday walk again,T li e A sh ta bu la . O hi o. Church Bible Schoolsent 38, to help buy a wheel-chair for him.

Fusame Family, an d Mrs. CunninghamThe But tr ay s agreed to br ing th e chair from.America w it h t he ir baggage but t hr ough somemistake t he ir f re ight did no t ge t on the boatwith them and will not get h er e u nti l later.P et er mu st wait for the chair, which we hopedto have for his b ir thday , but we hope he won thave to wait long.We had a birthday party for al l of Peter sfamily without the chair. With some of themoney sen t liy the ladies of Phoenix we boughta birthday cake and made some sandwiches andic e cream.Then th e very da y before Peter s birthdaya bo-x arrived from the Phoenix f rie nd s w it hCmt l nu ed on page t h r eeNot ice

W e al l r ec ei ve d n o ti ce s las t week that th eA.P.O. privileges will be discontinued effectiveSeptember 1, All A.P.O. mail after that datewill be s en t back.Send mail to th e Japanese address given onpage 2.in th e national ly circulated CHRISTO SHIM-BUN (a weekly rel ig ious newspaper) with atrue report of t he mee ting . Mr . lijima reportsthat many n ew peopl e ar e coming to th e meetings and he has hope of converting at leastsome of t he C ommun is ts .

Haro l d Sims

Impoi'tance Of TrainingNative PreachersJapan is a country with a population of abouteighty millions ol which only about two percent claim to be Christian. Compare thi s twoper cent with the New Testament norm andthe result is enough to alarm and excite_ toaction all who have any realization of the fateof s in -laden mankind . The question as towhether Japan needs to he evangelized is answered easily, for such a need exists in everynation of the worldsome more, some less.The question as to the method to be used mayperhaps also be easily answered, but the actualaccomplishment of the finished work requires

the toil and devotion, sweat and tears of notjust one but a host of evangelists for an unlimited time. The effects of such a programmight well reach to the end of time, for thesefaithful men who would be taught s 'hould beable to teach others also.However, 1 am convinced that we should notadopt the plan of continual ly sending out numbers of missionaries from America _wilb theIsole purpose of winning Japan to Christ single-handedly. This is both costly and inipractical.We should have numbers of well-trained, faithful evangelists from .America in Japan, but pri-marilv for the purpose of gathering about themin strategic locations and of training youngmen who have determination and talen t to become proclainiers of the Word of Truth. Meanwhi le each missionary should take on e o r moreof tiiese vouiig men, while they are studyingin Bible 'college, and establish a church ofChr ist, all the time guiding, advi sing and training the student preacher how to preach thegospel. In that way the missionary would notonly be able to train the native evangelist, hutalso to train ciders and deacons in the localcongregation as well as edify the whole congregation of the Lord in the most holy faith.

Therefore. I believe that th e most Importantwork whi ch th e Church of Christ CunninghamMission is doing in Japan is the training beingdone in Tokyo Bible Seminary. If wc had torely solely upon educational standards^ andattainments or p re st ige we could but admit ourendeavor to be a miserable failure, bu t realizingthat th e weakness of God is stronger thanmen. we teach th em the gospel of God, andeven before any one of the students graduateswe feel well repaid for ou r labor.We have iieen in ou r new school building alittle over a year . It is a s ix teen -room Iniildingincluding three class-rooms and a study. Alsoa two-room cook s quarters is attached to th ebuilding. Th e school has no library save myown personal librar\' , the iiulividually-owncdb oo ks o f th e s tu de nt s a nd a bout a dozen bookswhich have been donated toward a schoollibrary.The re a re four American an d t h ree Japaneseteachers in ou r school. Each one of th e.American teachers requires an interpreter in

hi s c lasses wh ich adds to th e difficulties underwhich wc labor. However, we ar e forUinattlliat some of our s tuden ts ar c proficient in th eEnglish language and,being trained in the Bible,they make excellent interpreters. But after afew years wc hope to he able to speak theJapanese language our.selves.Te n f re shmen, t en s ophomore s, four juniorsand one senior are s tudying in th e day classesof th e school. Classes designed to train BibleSchoo l t ea cher s, l eade rs in the local churchesand any other person who desi res such t ra in ingin the Bible ar c ta ug ht two nights per week..All of th e eigh t girl stu de nts who stu dy inthe day classes arc teaching Sund ay Schoolclasses or performing some o ther impor tant

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T O K Y O rUISI^Tl YTHE TOKYO HRISTI IN Missionaries^ Vacation Importance Of Trainingublished bi-monthly for th e information an d in - Oubl i shed b i -month ly fo r th e In fo rmat ion and inspiration of eye*-/ Chr is t ian whose heart s desireshould be to obey th e Great Commission by proclaiming th e unsearchab le r iches of C hris t JesusIn al l th e world, to every creature, of every na l lon .

Enter ed as second c lass ma t t e r in th e Wilmerd ing .P a. , P o st of l ic e under th e Act of March 3. 1879.TWO -YEAR SUBSCR IPT ION 50 CENTSF LAM ING TORCH 50 CENTSMRS. W. D. CUNNINGHAM Di rec t o rALFRED E. SIMS EditorEVA D. GREEN F o rwa rd i ng Ag e nt

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Please send al l correspondence and ufTerlngs fo rth e miss ion to : Miss Eva D. Green , 127 E, MercerAvenue, College Park, Georgia. Make al l checks pa yable to ou r f orw a rd i ng a g e nt .

MISS ION STAFFMrs. W. D. Cunn ingham Director.Andrew Patton. Mr . and Mrs. S. K. Saunders , Mr .and Mrs. Harc ld S ims . Mr. an d Mrs. S t an l ey B u t tr a y .

Send r el ie f p ac k ag e s to Japanese addresses asfo l lows:

Mrs. W. D. Cunningham. 16 Wakaba Cho, Shlnjuku.Tokyo .Andrew Pa t ton . 27 Sakurayama Cho, Nakano Ku.Tokyo .Mr. and Mrs. S ta nl ey B ut tr ay , 575 2-Chome,Kamiochiai , Sh ln juku Ku, Tokyo .Mr. and Mrs. H ar ol d S im s, 2801-1 C ho me , M i ka -wash lma Machl , Arakawa Ku , Tokyo .

I NCOR PORATORSMrs. W. D. Cunningham Mrs. E. G. NabellMr . T- O. Ha t hc oc k Miss Eva Gre e nMr . L aw re nc e B am J . E. LipscombeA D VI SO RY C O MM I TT E EGeorge J . Bar tho ld

J , F . BaxterW . W. B o n d u r a n tMorr i s Bu t l e r BookMa rk Coll lsJ . H . D eemJudge T. O. Hathcock

E . . Hou s eW . E . J o h n s o nJ. E. LipscombeM rs . H . M. McCal lT . K . Sm i t hW. P . S t obaughW. R . V/a lk e r

Hear t aches O f W arWar always produces i ts heartaciies . Douhl-less many have been conce rned about our MLs-sionarics in Japan as well as those in Korea.

'i hc la te st in fo rm atio n w e h av e in dicate s tha ttiiere is no immedia te danger in sight for themissionaries in Japan. As Harold Sims exp;'esscd it recently, If th e wa r s confined toKorea tliere would lie very little danger tothose in J apan , and if it shoul d come to an all-ou t yvar with Russia, then .America would probably be in more dange r of bombing than wou ldJapan. So just be praying and trust in theLord.

A great many miss ionar ies f rom Korea wereevacuated to Japan. Mr. an d Mrs. J. J. Hillan d family were th e onl y m iss io na ri es of th eundenom in a ti o na l c hu rc h e s of Chr is t in Korea .They were located in Seoul, an d went througlisome very trying exp er iences hut a re r es ti ngsafely in Tokyo according to ou r l at es t i nf ormation. We quote from a personal letter fromHaro ld Sims ;

I w en t to t l ie r a il ro a d s t at io n to m ee t th eHills. I think 1 n ev er s aw mor e t ir ed lo ok in gpeople. They ha d been riding fo r 26 h ours ontlic train from th e southern en d of Japan. Notonly t ha tbut w it h a 6-day old baby. Theyh ad tu rn ed M rs. H ill ou t of th e c ro wd ed h ospital as soon as possible. The baby was bornju st a fte r t he j' a rr iv ed in Japan from K ore a.Sh e was having pains on the boat on the wayover, and they were just sleeping in the holdof a freighter, so it was really a blessing tliatth e ])aby was late.

Of course they l os t pract ical ly everything .They ha d on e hour in which to pack an d couldonly bring clothes. Tlieir car, typewriter, radio,mimeograph and p robably everything else wastaken over by the army before they left th eport. He hopes the sou thern army took it, bu tthe y wer e so mixed up they probably didn't.

They haven't decided what to do yet. Theydon 't want to go h ome, b ec au se t li at w ou ld cost

This is a picture of Lois Sims and her twobabies. Hope Joyce wa s born March 28, 1948,and Sylvia Jean was born May 4, 1950.Th e Sims family, tlie Buttrays. t i e 'J 'ayiorsan d Mr.s. Cunningham are staying a t Kar iuzawain the mountains during tlie liottest part of t i esummer. All tl ie new missionaries arc a t tendingth e Japanese Language Scliool at Kariuzawa.while it is a vacation in a way it is alsoprolitable fo r learning th e Japanese Language .

.-Msg the . s t r enuous life of th e miss ionar iesmakes it incumbent upon them to guard theirhealth fo r greater efficiency.

Saunders Feeling FineWc ar c very happy to report tliat Samuel-Saunders is over hi s operation and has beenreleased from t he h ospit al , a nd th e doctors givehim every encouragement that in a month or

Iwo he will he able to take a pastorate in thiscountry. H ere is a good oppo rt un it y fo r an yc hu rc h n ee din g a good wide-awake ministe r..Any church in te res ted m ay a dd res s him. c/oVictor Rcll, R. D. 1, Box 7 .A. Eli za lj ct h, P a.a lo t an d they have onl y been ou t about 18months . I t is ra ther hard to i nd a h ou se h er ein which they could live an d lielp with the workhere. Anyway th e mos t impor ta nt t il in g w asto res t fo r a while, so we d ec id ed that tlie besttiling to do would be to le t them live in ou rh ou se h er e fo r th e s ix w eeks w hile w e will hein the mountains. We wil l he leaving tomorrow,July 11. During this w ee k-e nd wc liave beencrowded and busy, as you can imagine, huf weh av e h ad a good time. If they haven't decidedwhat to do y et w he n we r et ur n from the mountains, they may t ran sf er witli us an d live in ou rMiss ion home in t he m o un ta in s fo r a while.

P le ase p ray fo r God' s b les s ing an d guidancefo r th e Hills. He speaks th e Korean languageand there ar e mu lt it ud es o f Koreans living inJapan, so it may he that God can us e themeffectively for missionary work in Japan untilcondit ions in Korea become more favorable .But may His will be done.

We may wonde r some time s why God permits th e r ig hteo us w ho are sincerely trying todo His will to suffer and at the sam ^ tim e permits the wicked an d evil ones to p ro sp er a ndeven to triumph over th e righteous. It isc er ta in ly hard to understand. But rememberthat this life is no t all. There is ye t to be areckoning. Tliere is to be a great judgmen tfrom which there is no escape for the wicked,unless thc}- re pen t a nd tu rn from their wickedness befo re it is to o late. Study Luke 16:19-31.I t will be to o late wh en this life is overtoolate when one finds himse lf in torments inhell, Luke 16:23. On th c other h an d t he re isgreat honor and glory stored up for th c faithfulwho endure to t h e e nd . I n de e d God s Wo rdis full of warnings to t hc w icked and encouragements to rlie righteous. Man 's wor d will soonvan is h away, hut th e Word of the Lord failethnot

IContinued from page 1and liclpful work in t li ei r respective congregations, Of the men students four are alreadyleading a congregat ion each without any helpfrom missionary or older preacher; another hastwo small chu rches under liis care; two areworking in conegregations in cooperation witlia missionary, thc student do ing the p reachingand in terp re t ing for Bible classes, an d th c missionary teaching thc Bib le c lasses , e tc .; two a reassistants to older preacher.s and are thus receiving their training as well as rendering invaluable help in the congregations in which theya rc work in g; a nd the re st a re liclping in different churches, presiding at worship or prayerservices, teacliing Sunday schools an d Bibleclasses and helping in any way in which theycan render services to their congregations.Eve n t hough tuition a nd lo dg ing are free inou r scliool. th e greatest problem which tlicseBible students have to face in Japan is howt hey may be alilc to exist physically while tliey; study. Many American Christians have openedtheir hearts and sent used clothing which ha.shelped out s tudents no t a little. They still needclothes, e spe cially t he me n. But above tiiisthey must buy their own food an d personalnecessities. J obs ca nn ot be liad in Tokyo,especially part-time jobs, whicli a s tuden t musthave if he works at all. Something must bedone or else these s tu d en t s c a nno t attend Biiilecollege. Our mis sion has no means of employing tiie s tudent s. T li er e remains liut one alternative, to ask you Christians in .America tos up po rt t he se s tu de nt s while in school. Theexpenses for one student per mon th is twentydollars. This includes electricity, water, foodan d all j iersonal expenses. Per haps some individual Bible classes would like to support oneof these young men each. O nly e igh t of ou ryoung men now remain without such support.

One of our student's hoyhood hom e w as inNagano Prefecture fa r f rom Tokyo. Hi s f at he rwas a well-educated man and was so diligentin study that he i ia rt ia lly los t his mind. Hisparents were d ivo rced an d hi s mother later d cd .l eaving h im willi hi s grandparents who educa te dan d cared f or h im . Hi s grandmother died leavin g him only with ills grandfather. The warcame on and . even though he was bu t a hoy,he, af ter volun teer ing and tak ing an intelligencetest, was chosen from am ong many to attenda school of cadets . Be fo re h e finished th e schooltlie war e nd ed and he went b ack to h igh scho olOnly a sliort while before he finished highschool lie. desiring to learn English, came toone of ou r churches, later acceiited th e gosn-dinvitation and finally decided to enter ou r Biblecollege. He is now a junior in the school andis preaching full-time iu a c ln ir ch o f Qirist aswell as serving as an interpreter. This youngman could n ot h av e c on tin ue d in school had itno t been for th e hel p w li ic h a Bible class inAmerica lias given him. All of l i e other students a re a tt en di ng our school under like diff-culties. Who will hel p one of these young menprepare liimself to be a preacher of righteousness

And r ew Pat ton

Please Not i ceIf you chang e y ou r a dd re ss please notify .\ .

E. Sims , 31 0 Brown .Avenue, Turtle Creek, P a .g iv ing bot h tlie old a dd re ss a nd th e new. Wcare always glad to welcome new sub sc ri be rs .Sample copies will he sent upon r eque st . Allwho make a n o ff er in g to t he M iss ion ar e entitled to r ec eive the Tokyo Christian if you sorequest, o r an y g ro up s en di ng $5.00 or moremay receive a bun


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Mrs. Cunningham StartsNew Bib l e Classes

Never before has there been a time in Japanwhen people were so eager to h ear t he Gospel.Recently I Iiave a dd ed t hr ee n ew classes to analready full program bu t it's so hard to sa yNo wlien people a sk me to teach a Bibleclass fo r them.The f ir st of these cla .sses is a crippled soldiers'g ro up wh o come on Monday morning at 9-10o'clock to study. This group said they wish aspecial class bccau.se of tlieir crippled conditionan d ditl n ot w is h to go in puiilic places, but th eChri st ians now attend church. These poor lad.shave so li t t le to lo ok fo rward to in th is lifeand now th ey arc taking the longer look intot he fu tu re life. Three of this group were recent lybaptized. E ach ha s just one hand. This weekanother who lias bu t one leg will be buried inbaptism. Tbey f ind l if e hard an d o ft en b ecomedesponden t t hey say, and tb ey n ee d Jesus tobring new hope to them.T he Second C las sMr. Iwasaki. a member of Firs t Church, aformer d ip lomat in England, and who is nowworking fo r th e Foreign Office in the dietbuilding, ha s many friends who work underhim a t bis office. He is anxious fo r them tok no w ab ou t C hr is t a nd inv i t ed me to his homean d a sk ed m e to t each them. Our first meetingw as ve ry successful both in numbers an d interes t an d I shall c on ti nu e w it h th is g ro up .T h e Th i r d Clas sSergeant an d Mr.s. Mitchell members of FirstChurch w ere m uch co ncerned about th e Japanese in their neighborhood who ha d no Christianteacliing an d invited a group to their home anda s k ed m e to teac h t hem . The i r home is 1.3 milesfrom mine bu t Sergean t Mitchell calls with hi srnr at my home on his r et ur n f rom hi.s officeand picks np r s Smnida and me Wc iiavc jsupper with them and after the meeting Ser-geaiU drives us home again. It is indeed rc -h-eshing to know occupation peojile of tliis kindf or t li er e a re a ll to o few of t hem .They ar e a fine example to tlie community.

Emily B. Cunningham

Happy Birthday(Cont inued fr om p ag e 1)

gifts fo r all tlie children. .-Vnd o f c ou rs e therewa s much candy whi ch is a great treat to tlicJapanese in these d ays of scarcity of sugar.There were also puzzles, penci ls , p la st ic ine ,clothing and many other things to g ladd en t hehea r t s o f al l o f t hem .I think Peter thinks that 13 is a very luckynumber fo r thi.s was hi s l.itli b ir thday and thefirst time he ever ha d a bi r thday celebrat ion.Rut the happy climax came afterwards when we a ll w en t o ve r to th e churc l i and hi s mo th e rwa s buried in baptism. His father had licenbapt ized somet ime before. Bot h p ar en ts werebrought to Christ througii this l it tl e boy 's influence. A little ch i ld shal l l ead t hem .

Mr, F us am c w ro te hi s sent iments as belowan d g av e t hem to me .To Mrs. Cunningham:

How thankful I s it no t a dr eam t o r ec ei vesuch hospitality in th e present world? I canonly bow before God in thanksgiving.They al l w ent hom e very happy and I amvery grateful to all who had a part in bringingjo y to this little crippled child who is alsoGod's precious child. Emily B. Cunningham .'\II scripture is given l)y inspiration of God,

an d is profitable fo r doc tr in e, f or r ep roof , fo rcorrection, fo r instruction in rlglUeousncss. 2T im . 3:16.

Mrs. E. P. Geasland, Firs t Chri st ia n Chur ch ,Council Bluffs, Iowa We do hope and p raythis war with Korea will not nifect o ur w ork inJai)an l oo much . . .

Mrs. Cora B . Ha ls el l, Bonham, Texas . . .May God hlcs.s th e work Mrs. Cunningham isdoing . .

T O K Y O I I R 1 . S T 1A I \Red Threa t ForcesTaylors To Flee ChinaDea r C h ri st ia n F r ie n d s:The Reds were coming Some were a lreadytherethe irresponsible students of tlic highschools, col leges and in the universi ty . W e hadha d Bible classes in sev er al of these schools,but as each e xam tim e came and our classeswere dismissed fo r a week we would be advisedin one o r tw o o f th e schoo l s t ha t it wou ld bebetter not to try to continue.Ciiina did no t go Communistic, fo r th eadult population feared t he f ut ur e and t he poo r,as well as th e rich, fe are d th e changeoverwhich was c om in g. .-Mready they ha


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Rope Holder List(June and July)

CALIFORNIAMrs. Myrtle E. Ulrey, 6.00.CONNECTICUTMr. and Mrs. Clayton R.Grinistad, 50.00.FLORIDAOrlando, The Tabernacle Chris

tian Church, 28.84.GEORGIACarrollton, First Christian Church,20.00; Mrs. Carrabelle Raum, 25.00.IDAHOPayette Church of Christ, 43.42.ILLINOISMarshall, First Christian Church,55.00; Mrs. Oakie Tutwiler, 10.00; Greenville, Christian Church Missionary, Society,25.00; Polo Christian Church, 25.00; Misshern McClelland, 10.00; VVallshville Christian Church, 11.65; Bthel (near Louisville)Church of Christ, 57.25; Herrin, First Christian Church, 23.35; Dahlgren Church ofChrist, 25.00.INDIANAStaunton Christian Church, S25.00;Greentovvn, Meridian Street Christian Church,70.95; Mrs. Roy Hobbs, 5.00; LibertyChurch of Christ, 5.00; Ashley, Cedar LakeSunday School, 29.94; Geneva, DomesticSunday School, 67.45; Wabash, TreatyChristian Church, 30.00; Indianapolis, Engle-wood Christian Church, 100.00; Brookville,Loyal Women's Class, 25.00; Markle Churchof Christ Missionary Society, 300.00; MissEthel Howard, 15.00; Columbus Chr is tianChurch, 50.00.IOWAMoorehead, Christian Sunday School,103.84; Des Moines, Rising Sun SundaySchool, 65.00; Miss Bertha K. Sargent.,15.00; Council Bluffs, First Christian Church,50.00.KANSASNorton Christian Church, 37.80;Hugoton Christian Church, 30.00; Cherry-vale Christian Church, 58.76; Muncie, StonyPoint Christian Church, 25.00.KENTUCKYMrs . H. J. Floyd, 1.00.MAINEMr. William F. Brawn, 5.00.MARYLANDMt. Rainer Chr is tian Church,$67.50.MICHIGANMrs. Elsie Swets, 1.00; Lansing

Church of Christ, 9.40.MISSISSIPPIAberdeen, First Ch r i s t i a nChurch, 25.00.NEBRASKAMrs. Lillie Corman, 5.00; Mrs.Ellen Overtoil, 2.00; xMrs. Hazel Statz, 2.00;Mrs. W. C. Myers, 1.00.NORTH CAROLINAGreenville, Mt. Pleasant Christain Church, 120.00; Columbia, Al-bemarle Christian Church, 4.00.OHIOMiss Mildred Covington, 5.00; CustarChurch of Christ, 2.50; Mr. and Mrs. J. H.Deems, 10.00; Rushsy lvan i a Church ofChrist, 25.00; Cincinnati, Branch Hill Churchof Christ, 10.00; C o 1u m b ia n a ChristianChurch, 150.00; Phalanx Station, BracevilleChristian Church, 29.00; Mr. and Mrs. . \lbertJ. Schlyer, 10.00; Mrs. Vera Corwin, 50.00;South Akron Church of Christ, 16.00; EatonChurch of Christ, 25.00; Nashville ChristianChurch, 25.00; Beallsville, Belmont RidgeChristian Church, 24.69; Canton, The Friendly Christian Endeavor Society, First ChristianChurch, 50.00; Canton, Women s MissionarySociety, First Christian Church, 60.00; Canton, Junior D e pa r tm e n t First ChristianChurch, 200.00; North Industry, First Christian Church, 25.00; James town Church ofChrist, 100.00; Shelby Church of Christ,50.00; Columbus, Sout hwood Chu rc h ofChrist, 20.00; Hammerville, Church of ChristMissionary Society, 10.00; Mr. Earl W. Sims,

10.00; Belmont, The Women's Bible Class,Chestnut Level Church, 10.00; Subscriptionsto paper, 1.50; Willing Workers MissionarySociety, New Somerset Christian Church,$20.00.OREGONMrs. Glen Hutton, 1.00.PENNSYLVANIADuquesne, First ChristianChurch, 300.00; Mr. and Mrs. Roy E. Smtih ,15.00; Carpen te rs Corners Miss ionary Society, 20.00; Ridgway Church of Christ,10.00; Woman's Missionary Society, Sandy

T O K Y O C H R I S T I A NLake Christian Church, 10.00; Sweet Valley,The Church of Christ, 20.83; VanderbiltChurch of Christ, 50.00; Carlton, Milledge-ville Christian Church, 7.80, Meadville, FirstChr is tian Church, 700.00; Pittsburgh, Women's Missionary Guild, Brentwood ChristianChurch, $25.00; McKeesport, First ChristianChurch, 66.66; McKeesport, Woman's Missionary Society, Bryn Mawr Christian Church,$66.00.

TENNEESSEEErwin , First C hr i s t i a nChurch, 45.00; Newport, Ladies Class, 10.00.TEXASMrs . W. S. Blodgett, 6.00; Mr. Edga r B. Siddall, 20.00; Mrs. Cora B. Halseil,3oo;oo.VIRGINIAR i c h m o n d, Fairmont AvenueChurch of Christ, 100.00; Nor fo lk , NewtonPark Church of Christ, 25.00; Charlottes-ville, J.O.Y. Class, First Chr is tian Church,15.00; Lee Hall, Woman's Missionary Society, Lebanon Christian Church, 45.00;Portsmouth, Geneva Park Church of Christ,7.59; Ellerson, Gethsemane Church of Christ,50.00.W A S H I N G T O N G re e n res ChristianChurch, 25.00.WEST VIRGINIACharleston, West SideChurch of Christ, 45.00.TOTAL OF GIFTS 4,691.72Disbu r s emen t s ;Fo r salaries, printing of paper,s tamps , exchange on checks 2,145.14Annu it y i nt er es t 46.00Transferred to Tokyo 1,500.00

What They SayMiss Gertrude E. Hart ley, Payette, IdahoMay God bless these missionaries in J apan andsupply the ir needs, that they may con ti nue todo a great service fo r Him there. -Mr. W. JD. Brady, Des Moines, la. Mayth e Lord bless th e mission and i ts w o rk .Mrs. D. D. Renjingfon, Bigi Pr^e OhioMay the Lord bless you in your work of.spreading th e Gospel in Japan.Mr . Ivan Wehrley , Eaton , Ohio As weview the threats of wa r in the Korean sector,we shall remember to pray for the safety andwelfare of ou r missionar ies who may be there.May God continue to bless the CunninghamMission as it is fai thful to Him.Mrs. Blanche Biekel, Ridgeway, Pa. MayGod bless and keep them safely in these

t ro u b le d t im e s .Mrs. Lillie Corman, N els on , N eb r. I amsure praying for you (Mrs. Cunningham) andyour Christ ian workers in Japan, and prayingthat many souls may be saved by your wonderfu l C h ri st ia n w o rk s Mr. Harry A. Leach, Xenia, 111. We ar eglad to have a part in the g re at work whichis beiiig done by this mission and hope and praythat th e Lord will con tin ue to bless theirefforts .

Mrs. Bes s Hen shaw , Glouster, Ohio Weall pray that the work will still keep growingas it ha s in th e past.Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Schyler, Milton Center ,Ohio We feel this is a g re at wor k and arethankful that we can give to it f rom time totime. May th e Lord bless th e work that isbeing done.Mrs. Hazel Brown, Mt. Morris, 111. MayGod bless all the workers and their efforts, andmake t hi s c oming s eason a glory to Him.Mrs. Sylvia Dool i tt le, Norton, Kansas Weare all very much concerned about the happen-v j ' i iaajo aUJUX 'aiiuaAV uAtOJa QIC 'suiis 3 Vi tj ) ou a svaid 'aiqvjaAiiapnn si s iq j j i :ja}svui)sod

Buttrays HappilyAt Work In JapanUpon arriving in J ap an the suspense c rea tedby th e l ong mon th s of desire, imagination an dexpectation had come to an end. Our plan,purpose and goal ha d been fulfilled an d t he l an dof Japan ha d become a reality.The long months of visiting the manychurches in the S tat es , t he add it io n of manynew fr iend s, making known Japan's need ofth e Gospel, th e endeavor to revolutionize th ethinking of many Christians by enlarging th escope of their vision from the im mediate horizon to on e which inc ludes e ve ry la nd and nationhas come to an end. And having reachedou r destination t he re a re hundre ds of personswho are now sharing the joy an d satisfactionthat is ours in Chri st J esus .My thoughts turn to the Apostle Paul as Ir emembe r h ow chu rc h a ft er c hu rc h rejoiced int he l abors an d fruits of the A pos tle to th e Gentileseven so may your hearts be made gladt hro ug h t he labors of the se y our s erv ants in

Chris t .After a ve ry ple asant trip by train to th ebu.sy city of Sa n Francisco we boarded thePresident Wilson a nd s ta rt ed on th e last partof our j ou rney a cr os s t he Pacific. In the twilight dusk of an April evening sky the silhouetteof S an F ra nc is co and th e s ho re li ne o f U.S.A.faded from view. Some two weeks late r w earrived at th e port of Yokohama in the earlymorning hours. There we were me t by Mrs.Cunningham, Andrew Patton and Harold Sims.It was good to see their smiling faces and togreet them for the first time in a foreign land.The feeling of being alone in a strange countryand in t he m id st of a strange people had goneand in it s place came the' r ea ssur ance andwarmth of Christian fellowship.Having thought to se e th e remains of muchdestruction on ou r arrival in Tokyo, I was su r

prised to find comparatively little. Fo r th eJapanese had accomplished much in five years reco verin g from d es tru ctive w arfare. AlsoI thought to find a general feeling of animosity toward t he American people, hu t again Iwas surprised for I found them very kind,friendly an d hospitable. However t he re seemsto be at present a minor e lement o f dislike fo rAmerica and Democracy. This in general isto be found among the student bodies of th evarious colleges an d universities and is knownby the name of Communism, which is one ofChristianity's greatest enemies.Therefore, th e question that confronts ushere in Tokyo is how to combat th e forces ofCommunism and o th er Is ms a nd th eir effects.There is only weapon which can accomplish thetask a nd t ha t is th e Gospel preached in al l of it s

Fullness and Power, for the Gospel (WORD) issharper than any two edged sword. Are the forcesof Christ today in Japan sufficient to mee t a ndovercome t he enemy? The answer would be Yesif every missionary of th e Cross were of on e mindand one Spirit. Therefore, if Christianity is towin over th e aggressive forces of evil here inJapan, YOU A RE N EE DE D who are of thes ame m in d an d Spi ri t t o fill the broken ra nksof Christ's Soldiers. The challenge is to allwho read this let te r, to come, send someone, topray, an d to give.Stanley Buttray

ings in Korea and ou r prayers are for the safefyo f a ll l.

But evil men and s ed uc ers sha ll w ax w orseand worse, deceiving, and being deceived. 2 Tim . 3:13.

M s. Vdda Clotfel ter, Marshal l, I . MayGod them in the ir work for Him and maymany souls be won for Him is our prayer.Today if ye will hear his voice , harden no tyour hearts, as in the provocation. Heb. 3:15.

Miss Ruby F. Hoffman, Staunton, Ind. Wesend our best wishes .and prayers for your goodwork .


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T O K Y O C H R I S T I A N66 ye into all the tvorld and preach the gospel to every creature.'' Mark 16:15V o l Wil i iie rd ing , Pe i ii ia . , Septe i i iher-October , 1050 umber 5

Interesting VisitTo The Miss ion

During the pas t spring months I made a tripto th e Far East. The la st seven w ee ks of itwere spent in Japan, where I visited my nephew,Capta in Gomcr J ames , of the Civil Affairs Section of SCAP in Tokyo.We visited t he Phi li pp ine Mis si on Chu rche sof Christ in Manila and Cebu City, an d th eCunningham Mission in Tokyo. It is the lastnamed tha t I wish to speak about, through theToyko Christian.

To actually visit those places and people Ihad so long read about and whose work I hadfollowed was a wonderful exper ience to me.Capt ain Jamca rea ch ed Mrs. Cunningham byp ho ne an d a rra ng ed that we call on her onemorning. At that time we planned for a longervis i t . At that second v is it M r. Sim.s a nd M rsCunningham drove us in the s ta tion wagon tose e some of th e w ork . W e first met Mr. andMrs. Ruttray in their home, then w ent to theBible S em in ar y whe re we found Mr. Taylorexpounding the Acts of th e Apostles to a groupof student.s. Of the thirteen congregationsoperating since the last war nine have r ebui ltthei r chu rches . We saw the new l)uilding thathouses Mr. Fa t ten and hi s work. I t is a finenew structure with heating plant. M ost Japanese build ings a re n ot heated. We a sk ed Mrs .Cunningham how sh e st oo d it when it go t cold.S he said .she used a blanket, or , if she w erespeaking, .she stood by a .small electric heater.I wonder how many congregations in Americawould be displaying a sfgnT ' l o services to

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