Sims Harold Lois 1951 Japan

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T O K Y O C H R I S T I NGo ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.'^ {^Mark 16:15)V o l Wilmerdi i ig, Peni ia . , Ja i iuary-Febr i ia ry , 1951 Number 1

Tokyo ChristmasCelebra t ionI t started on December 24, Sunday morning,with a large audience. The cho ir v er y beautifully sang t he Hal lel uj ah Cho ru s and at theclose of tlie s er vi ce s s ev en were buried withHim in baptism.At 2 P. i\l., th e J un io r H ig h Schoo l C la sshad a short p rogram and a treat made possibleby the friends in the U. S., who sent us candy.At 6:30 till 9 P. M., th e Young Peoples Organ iz at ion put on a splendid program.They had a drama which was well done.Th e Japane se a re born actors. During thedrama s of t mus ic wa s sung behind th e scene.Mrs . S at o, one of ou r faithful members verybeautifully sang O Holy N ight . The choirsang several Christmas numbers and the c losingac t wa s a candle lighting service. The ministerheld a large candle and the congregationmarched past him with small candles whichthey lighted f rom his. After all were seatedChristmas Carol s wer e sung in th e candle l ightan d this ended th e first day of ou r Christmas

p r o g r a mOn Christmas morn in g a t 9 o'clock I hada party for my maid's (Mrs. Tokura) family.There were 12 of them present, including child re n a nd grand children.Fi ve of these ch ildren had n ever seen aChristmas ce leb ra t ion before an d as we gathered around th e tree it was a joy to see theireye s spa rk le .There wa s a small package of candy andgifts for each of them. After the gifts weredistributed, we served them a ll i ce -c re am conesan d cocoa with a marshmallow on top. Howsurprised they were when they found theycould eat the cup that held the ice cream. Itwas their first ic e cream an d cones.They played around awhile with their newtoys then stood in front of me and made a lowbow and said thank you in Japanese.They went happily home holding on to theirtoys an d candy.I went to Eloise's Billet and ha d a goodturkey dinner. Then she retu rned home withme and we opened our gift parcels.A number of friends in America sent memoney gifts to use personally as I pleased.Brother Nielson in Ord, Nebr., sent a 20 bill.Mrs. Ankron, of Indianola, Ind., sent 10. Aman and his wife in Iowa (do not want theirnames men tioned) sen t 75. Mrs. Yoshihashi,Indianola, Ind., 5. A man and his wife inPhoenix, Ariz., 50. Mrs. Nabell, of Atlanta,Ga., 5. B. M. Swartzwelder, Connellsville, 10.Thi s t ot al ed a nice sum of 175 an d gave mean opportunity to help a number of needy people among our Church members.First a young man who lives in Hokkaidoan d went home from Tokyo tw o years agoand has been in bed ever s in ce w ith TB received an offering. Then there is Anna, abrave girl who has TB, but cannot go to bedan d rest as the Doctor ordered fo r sh e is th eonly one to support a very old mother andherselfshe received a sum. .4nd now Mrs.Kamata, our pastor's wife has that same diseasean d must rest fo r months. Sh e received a

portion. young business man (who is adeacon a t First Church) with a wife an d 'twochildren also has his old mother and father tocare for. The mother has been in bed 10' years. Just before Christmas his youngerbrother became ins an e an d ha d to be taken toa brain hospital. It's all the responsibility ofthe young business man and lest he be toodiscouraged he received an offering and somegroceries. And there is the family of the Uttlelame hoy whose father lost his position just(Cont inued on page two )

M i n i s te r s a n d M i s s io n a i r e s

Here is a picture of some of t he J ap an es epreachers and two of the missionaries. Frontrow, le ft t o right: Phi li p Oba , M r. Haniu, Ma tthew Ikeda, James Nagai, Titus Kikuchi,S tephen lijima. Back r ow , lef t to right: Andrew F at te n, L uk e Inoye, Harold Sim s, M r.K a m a t a

Annual ReportsShow ProgressOn J an ua ry 5tli, while mos t J apanes e werestill reeling through hangovers of theircustomaryNew Ye ar spree, about 120 of th e members ofChurches of Christ in th e Tokyo a re a gat he redtogetiver to sing pra ise, d iscuss p ro bl ems andplan.? fo r 1951, hear preaching, and encourageon e another w it h f ac tu al reports of the pastyear's work.The meeting was opened with a stirring andwell-aimed sermon on Wha t Is Christianity?by Chaplain F. W. Griffin of the Fa r East AirForce, who is stationed in Tokyo.Following this, a representative from eachchurch re po rt ed the a ve rag e attendance at allservices, th e number of baptisms, an d th e totalofferings fo r th e year.The churches, arranged a ccordi ng t o averageattendance are as follows: (1) (3gu 10, (2)Sakiirayama 12, ( 3) Nishi -Hachioj i 14, (4 ).Adachi 15, (5) .Abiko 17, (6) Shibuya 25, (7)Minato 30, (8) Mikawashima 32, (9) Yocho-Machi 40, (10) Nishi-Ogikubo 77, (11) Scta-

gaya 85, (12) Wakabacho 98. This is, of course,th e adul t a tt endance. The Sunday School ineach place is much larger, so that we cansafely s ay t liat a total of about 1,800 childrenattend, each Lord's Day.The t ota l n umbe r of baptisms fo r th e yearwas 253, with the Wakabacho (or Yotsuya)church leading the list with 64 and the Nishi-Ogikubo churcli following closely with 59.All t oget li er , t he tot al offerings for regularexpenses amounted to 2,200.00 in -Americanmoney, and the Setagaya church, which built anew building, contributed 1,500.00 besides , inspecial Building Fund offerings. Four of thechurches ar e sel f- suppor ting , except that th emini st er s h av e t o s uppl emen t t he ir incomes byteaching English. The other mini st er s are allreceiving scholarship support from the BibleCollege, and are thus able to live. Several.American churches or Classes furnish suppor tfo r one of these student-preachers.Careful readers will notice that on e of th echurches reported last year is missing. We aresorry to report that the Takasaki church is atpresent inactive, largely on account of the immoral ity of the young minis ter. Because of thedistance from here and th e lack of a meetingplace and the lack of workers we have beenunable to regroup and revive that congregation,but still hope it can be done some time.

Mrs. Cunningham'sGolden AnniversaryOn October 1, 1901, Brother and S is te r Cunningham arrived in Japan and at once began awork for Christ in Tokyo which nei ther earthquake, typhoon, fire, nor sword has been ableto destroy. The history of this humble servantof the King reads like some fairy story fromthe fertile imagination of some story teller;but truth , s tranger than fiction, is verified inth e life of th e heroine of th e cross.The Japanese Christians are preparing a greatFiftieth Anniversary Celebration for her thisFall. She says the needs are so great, the opportunities so challenging, and she is having

such a happy t ime in th e mission, siie wants tospend her sunset days in Japan where the peo-])le have become so dear to her heart. However she wants to make one more final trip tothis country to visit her children and the manyfriends of th e mission. So th e Lord willing,.she is thinking to come to America this Springand return to Japan in time for the big celeb ratio n th is F all.In honoring Mrs. Cunningham's fiftieth anniversary as a missionary to the Japanese, theChurch of Christ Cunningham Mission andfriends of Mrs. Cunningham in the States thinkit a fine idea to give he r an Airplane voyagefrom Tokyo to New York in the Spring of 1951.Mrs. Cunningham would be unwilling to accept this if it reduced the regular gifts forrunning expenses of the Mission. But the Mission and many of her personal friends in theStates believe that, wh en it becomes knownthis special offering is to be taken, funds inaddit ion to the usual offer ings will be sent sufficient to meet the airplane fare of 900.00.Friends who desire to join us in this_ specialoffering will please send gifts to Miss EvaGreen, 127 E. Mercer Ave., College Park, Ga.,marked Cunningham Anniversary Trip.While on their honeymoon, preparing to goas missionar ies , the Cunninghams selec ted asthei r life verse, Romans 8:28, For we knowthat all things work together for good to themthat love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose. This verse was theirguiding star, and with her faith made moresure and steadfast by fifty years of service,she, with the assistance of other missionariesinspired and enlisted by her. rebuilds thechurches that were totally destroyed by thewar and with marvelous success is winninglarge numbers of the Japanese people to Christ.Tru ly her life is an inspiration and encouragement to al l who love t he Lor d.T. O. Hathcock, Vice PresidentChurch of Christ Cunningham Mission

Also during the year, Samuel Saiinders and.fol lowing his departure, Harold Taylor, wentfor several months to a little coastal fishingvillage called Sakawa. But although the Sunday School continues, there have been no baptisms, and the adu lt attendance is negligible,so we can no t call that a church as yet. Itmay develop into a church some time.Beginning in January, 1950, Mr. Hanyu andHarold Sims continued to go out to a placecalled Wado until the summer , t hus keepinga live a remnant of the faithful , in spite of strongRoman Catholic effor ts to take over this, thesecond oldest Protestant church in Japan. Asof now, the Catholics have stopped their services, and almost given up it seems. But because we are so far away an d have a limitednumber of work ers , t he leader of the groupthere (while admitting that our posit ion isright) has invited a Methodist preacher from(Con ti nu ed on p ag e t wo )


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THE TOKYO CHRISTIANPub l is he d b i -mon th l y fo r t h e i n fo rmat io n and ins pira tio n o f every Chris t ian whose hea r t s des ireshould be to obey th e Great Commission by pr oc la iming t h e unsea rchab le r i ches of Chr i s t Jesus

In al l th e world, to every c rea tu re , of every na t ion.Ente red as second class m atte r in th e Wilmerd ing ,Pa. , FostofQce unde r the Act of March 3, 1879.

TWO -Y EAR SUBSCR IP T ION 50 CENTS FLAMING TORCH .5 0 CENTSMRS . W . D . CUNNINGHAM Di r e c t o rA LF RE D E . S IM S Ed i t o rEVA D. GREEN F o rwa rd in g Ag en t

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

Please se nd all correspondence and offer ings fo rt h e mis s i on t o : M iss Eva D . Gre e n . 12 7 E . M ercerAvenue, College Park, G eo rg ia . M ak e al l c he ck s p a yab le to o u r f o rward ing agen t .

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tiie neighboring village to have charge of services. Of c ou rs e w e c ou ld w ish that these t il ingshad turned out better, but we ar e no t disappointed e.xcept in our own inability to do any-th.ng in ou r ow n strength. Phil. 1:19, 20During t he y ea r, four new works have beenstarted a s fo ll ow s: 1. Kak io , b etween Tokyoan d Yokohama, was t ol d abou t in a recent issueof th e Tokyo Christian. The re , a bo ut 30 or40 ar e gathering every Saturday evening in aschool for services. 2. At Midorigaoba, aTokyo suburb, o ne o f th e Bible College studentshas started a work in th e Community House.,to which about 10 a du lt s a nd 10 0 children arecoming regu lar^ ' . 3. At Nakano, where th eSim s fam ily moved recen tly, Services weres tar ted in th eir h om e on November 26th. Theattendance is about 25 for preaching an d about75 fo r Sunday School. 4. Mr. Buttray goesevery Sunday a ft er no on t o th e l arge AmericanNaval Base of Yohosuka, about 40 miles fromTokyo , t o hold services , which were started byMr. Robins, a Navy man. There have been10 baptisms there already. We feel encouraged to know that some progress is being made.But there a r e t rem end o us needs sti l l unmet .

A fter th e repo rts we ate lunch, and in th ea fte rnoon w e w ere div ided in to fo ur D isc ussion Groups as follows: 1. Church Officers,2. Sunday School Teachers, 3. Women Workers,4. Young People. These discussions were verypractical and helpful.The closing feature of the Assembly was asermon on the subject: The Harve st Tru lyIs Great Bu t The Laborers A re F ew . Tha tis as true as the day is long, especially ou there in Japan.

Haro l d SimsMrs. Roy Rodger, Windber , Pa . May God'sblessing rest upon al l t he workers .

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at Chris tmas t im e b ec au se th e factory closeddown for f inancial reasons. They we re trul yt roubled fo r there are f o ur c hi ld re n beside thelame Peter. Of course they had to be helpedan d h ow h ap py I was that I c ou ld d o it. Nextday th e father sent me a l et te r s ay in g howsorry lie was tliat he ha d so l it tl e to give mebu t would I accept a female goat. His wifewould feed it and care for it unti l I wishedit delivered. That was no t funny to me bu ttouched my heart v ery deeply and broughttears to my eyes fo r I understood h is h ea rt . Ofcourse I didn't want hi s goat and explainedto him that it was no t I who had g iven h im tlicgift b ut go od friends in Ameri ca had ent ru st edme with f unds to give to any I pleased and fo rhim to thank th e Lord fo r it an d the best wayto pa y tile Lord was by giving Him faithfulse rvice .

And last of all an old lady who feels th ecold and dampne ss very keenly in winter wasgiven a half ton of coal so sh e could havefire in he r fire-place an d plenty of ChristmasC he er fo r al l who vi s i t ed hedays a nd th at ol d lady w as Ial l who contr ibu ted fo r th e that kept me warm an d hap{

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Japanese call Buddhism The Funeral 1gion is becau se they own almo st all ofcemeteries in Japan. In olden days the Bhist Temples were granted th e ricli landsrounding them; and then as cities l)egaigrow, the temples thrived by .selling t lie ir 1But the land immediately around the teiwas used as a cemetery, and as the spacecame more scarce th e price.s rose untilmany pries ts live by th e income f rom c emelots alone. It is almost impossible now toa reasonably priced cemetery lot in Tokyo,even more impossible to ge t a non-BudconeAfter hear ing of several cases in which a:of the d ead h ave been kept in Christian hofor many yea rs for want of a proper burplace, and knowing of the increasing demanca Christian cemetery, we began to look intop robl em some months ago.The Tokyo Sanitation Bureau flatly refip ermis si on f or anything inside of th elimits an d said the price of land was too 1anyway. They suggested something a sidistance in th e count ry , b u t said it would 1 lt rdisappoi:

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T O K Y O nniSTI NNew Sunday School In Nakano

Notice this fine group of children in t he newlyorgan ized Bib le Schoo l that meets in the SimsHome in Nakano, Tokyo. The Japanese havethe idea that Bible School is only for childrenand th e C hu rc h service for adults .

New W o rk S ta r tedI n Nakano -Ku

It seems I manage to write only about oncea year to you friends in th e Tokyo Christian,b ut H aro ld keeps you very well informed oft he int er es ti ng happenings in ou r work.During th e summer months w e de cided tomove from our rented apartment in Mika-wash ima to the Miss ion house in Nakano -Ku .The young couple who had rented the hou sewere returning to America, leaving it vacant.On October 8, we finished our final packinga nd , w it h several J ap an es e a nd Kor ea n friendsh el pi ng , w e moved to Nakano. I t wa s hardto leave ou r friends in Mik awashima , an d atfirst we all felt we would be many miles apart,instead of just across th e city. But in fact theties are not b ro ke n, fo r H aro ld spe nds m anyhours each week in th e Lo rd s w ork therewhere we began ou r work in Japan, an d beganhousekeeping.Our house in Nakano is l ar ge , w it h a niceyard for th e children to enjoy, an d room for achurch building beside the house. A newneighborhood seems very cold at first, becauseth e average Japanese does no t bother to makef riends wi th th e neighbors as we do in America;although it is a custom to give a gift to yourneighbors upon moving into a new place. Wedid not have Osoba (Japanese noodles) togive, so I baked cookies, and during our firstweek here, Harold took a package of cookiesand a book of th e N ew T es ta me nt to th e th reehouses in f ront and back and the tw o on ei thers ide o f ou r house . .There a re gene rally m an y thin gs to do uponmoving, and during some of this cleaning uptime the Lord gave us several opportunitiesto in tr od uc e an d inv ite people to Christ. Themen wh o are known as C om iy asan are familiar persons in Tokyo , but I wonder how manyf ol ks h av e s po ke n to them as ind iv idua ls aboutChristianity. Our garbage man was verykind, an d carried away b roken glass an d othertrash that made our yard a dangerous playground fo r th e children. He was clothed inrags, bu t I knew that to God hi s soul isprecious an d I gave him a Ne w Testament an dsome shoes for his help. Also our dry-cleanerto ld me I was th e first one ever to tel l h imo f Chris t .

On November 26 we started a Sunday afternoon Bible School and a church service in ou rhome. Th e average at tendance at th e SundaySchool is abou t 80 and a t c hu rc h b etw e en 25an d 30. I t is quite an exper ience for us. Aboutone and a half hours before starting time th echildren begin to gather in ou r yard, to play

an d satisfy their curiosity. They play withou r puppy, climb on th e car-trailer, throw pebbles from ou r driveway, and many other gamesof their own invention, as children will do .Often while we ar e eatin g our lunch th ere aremany eyes peering in thro ug h th e windows.Hope says they ar e funny children, but shelooks fo rw ar d t o Sunny Skoo every week.Of th e five meetings in ou r home du rin g th eweek, I have a n English Bible Class on Saturday afternoons at two o 'c lock for High Schoolan d Col lege gir ls an d a Women's meeting onTuesday. The latter has be en a f ai lu re so far,an d I h ave be en tempted to give it up . Butit is fo r th e Mothers of th e ne ighborhood andI feel that it should be one of th e most impor tan t meet ings, for a mother 's influence is strongin t he home, an d if sh e can be reached a greatvictory is won in th e cause of Christ. Mrs.K it a, o ne of the o ld es t a nd m os t fai th ful Chr istian workers ha s been s pe nd in g a bout fourhours each Tuesday v is it ing and int er pr et ingfor me, bu t it will take more than what we havedone to make this meeting a success. I as kthat you join with us in r emembe ri ng t he sewomen, their spiritual needs, an d ou r efforts toreach them, in your p raye rs .The Wedne sday eveni ng Bible Class is attended by s tuden ts and adults. Harold teachesthi s c la ss in Japanese, an d he also preaches inJapanese each Lord's Day. Recently he ha sbeen preaching at Korean an d Japanese servicesa t Mikawash ima t oo .We t ha nk God fo r Hi s blessings, both spiritual an d physical, an d we th ank you al l fo ryour interes t in us an d in th e lost so uls herein Japan. Please continue to pra y for us an dth e w or k.

L ois S im s

The Quest ion Of OverheadSome people may wonder how t hi s M is si ong ets along so well without a reasonable out lay

fo r overhead such as other organizations have.The explanation is that al l th e workers in th eChurch of Chri st Cunningham Mission here inth e Un it ed S ta te s do the ir work without co mpen sa ti on and the re is no expense for overhead,except part time salary of 35.00 per mon th fo rMiss Eva Green for Cle ri ca l w ork a s Forwarding Secretary, an d postage and stat ionery. MissGreen sends acknowledgments for all donationsan d handles al l cor re spondence h e re and sendsother f unds d ir ec t to th e missionaries in Japan.It would cos t much more fo r th e missionar iesto handle al l this cor re spondence f rom Japan .Also i t wou ld cost much more to mail th eTok yo Christian from Jap an.

T . O. Hathcock, Vice Pres identChurch of Christ Cunningham Mission

3The Divine Imperative

1. Ou r Lo rd must have felt the urgency ofth e task when He became a Missionary fromHeaven to ear th. Think of all His glory inHeaven which He was willing to give up inorder to come to us on His great Mission tobring us salvation and the hope o f e te rn al life.Would He have left such glory and such joyif He had no t felt t he u rg en cy of ou r greatneed of redemption?Think to o of al l th e sliam e and humiliat ionHe was willing to take upon Himself, in orderthat He might reach us by becoming one ofus, that He might redeem us from th e powerof sin. The re mus t have been just a little ofthat same spirit of Christ in tha t missionarywho was willing to become a leper in order toreach th e many lepe rs with the gospel of Christ.But J es us kn ew that sin was wo rse than anyleprosy known to man.Think again of al l the suf fe ring He was willin g to endure. How we stand in horror of theterrible agony of th e crucifixion But beforeth e cross there was Gethsemanc, and th e tiientalagony there probably surpassed the physicalagony of th e cross. Then there wa s th e shadowof th e cross that stole a cro ss H is p at hway evenwhile the mult itudes were giving Him the popular appla use. Y et, though He knew al l theset h ings be forehand . He never faltered from doin g all th e Father's will. Such was the urgencyof Hi s Mission, that Div in e Love might bemade known to s in ful man by th e great priceHe was willing to pay for man's redemption,2. Surely God, the Father, felt the u rgencywhen He gave His beloved only-begotten Son,t o s uf fe r and di e as a sacrifice fo r sin W hoc an fa th om the depth of that little word soin John 3:16 God SO lo ve d t he world, etc.Per ha ps the a cco un t of Abraham offering uphis son Isaac gives us a little glimpse of it.Perhaps Chr is t' s own match less parable'of theFather's love for th e p ro diga l so n helps us tounderstand it a little bet t e r . Y e t for m e toclaim full comprehension of th e heart of Godas e xp re ss ed in John 3:16 would b e foo lishpresumption. Oh what URGENCY in th ehear t of God3. Chr is t seeks to lay that Urgency uponth e heart of Hi s followers. John 20:21 .Asth e Father h at h s en t me, even so send I you.Could anything be more urgent th at that?Just before giving th e Great Commission, ou rLord declared: Al l a ut ho ri ty h at h been givenunto me in heaven and on earth . With thisoverwhelming declaration as a prefac e, He gavet he s up reme command : Go ye t he re fo re andmake disciples of all th e nations, baptizingth em into th e name of th e Fa the r and of th eSon an d of th e Holy Spirit, teaching them toobserve al l t hi ng s wha tsoeve r I have commanded you, an d lo, I am with j'ou always,even unto the end of th e world . And howcouhl anything be more urgent than th e command of Him who ha s al l authority in heavenan d on earth? We c an no t s ep ara te t he causeo f M i ss io n s fro m th e Great Commiss ion of ourLord. Remember those words from the lipsan d th e heart an d th e authority of ou r LordJesus Christ. Hi s urgency should surely makeit urgent upon us .4. All other Urgencies are insignificant ascompared with th e U rg en cy of our Lord an dMaster. It used to be somewhat of a mysteryto me why the mission field wa s eve r p laguedwith modernistic open-membership missionaries.Why would anyone who doubts the Bible ast he D ivi ne ly i ns pi re d Word of God, or ques-tion.s th e authority of Christ and the GreatCommission, ever want to leave home andfriends and the comforts of civilization to goas a missionary to lands w her e m an y of t he secom fo rt s a re inaccessible? But we may aswel l f ac e realities. Satan is s hr ewd a nd subtle,and does h is utm ost to c ou nte ra ct the consecrated e ff or ts o f faithful t rue f ol lo we rs o f th eLor d. I nf il tr at io n is usually a master strokefo r th e enemy, and satan is doubtless wellversed in th e art. There ar c plausible urgenci es bes ides th e Divine Urgency of th eGreat Commission. These o th er urgencies maybe good a s s up pl em en ts b ut not a s sub s ti tu t esfo r t he D iv in e U rg en cy .

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Rope Holder List(December and January)

CALIFORNIA Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Yates, 31.00; Culver City Boys an d Girls of theGleaners and Topnotchers Bible Classes,Church, of Christ, 5.00; Ukiah ChristianChurch, 5.00.D I S T R I C T O F C O L U M B I A ColumbiaHeights Christian Church, 15.00.FLORIDA Mr. E. E. House, 10.00; De-Land Woman's Council, First ChristianChurch, 50.00; Eus ti s Chu rch of Christ,325.00; Mrs. Eva Jensen, 5.00.

G E O R G I A Cornelia B al dw in C hri st ia nChurch, 50.00; Carrollton First ChristianChurch, 20.00; Mrs. C. A. GoldstrohmInmemory of Mrs. Ruth Hoffman, 25.00; AFriend, .47; Mrs. Carrabelle Raum, 10.00;Mrs. Sarah Dodson, 5.00.I L L I N O I S Alton First Chr is ti an Chu rc li25.00; Camp Point Loyal Senior Class, FirstChr is tian Church, 25.00; Mrs. Julius Rein-hart, 15.00; Milton, Th e Christian Church,57.50; Sheldon Church of Christ, 2.00; Mr.

E ld on E . L awless, 160.00.INDIANA Mr. F. D. Durham, 5.00; Mor-r is town Church of Christ, 45.15; MonticelloOak Grove Christian Church Missionary Soc ie ty , 50.00; Co lumbus Chri sti an Chur ch ,50.00.I O W A Council Bluffs First ChristianChurch, 50.00; Liscomb Missionary Society,Liscomb Chr is tian Church, 10.00; Miss Be rth a K. Sargent, 20.00; Edris Stonebeaker,

$1.00.KANSAS Hugotown Christian Church,20.00; Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Schreiber,50.00; Norton Christian Church, 43.25; MissEllen Lawrence, 5.00; Clearwater Church,97.20.KENTUCKY Mr. Edw. C. Webber, 5.00;Sadieville Women's Christian Missionary Society, 12.00.MAINE Mr. Wil li am F. Brawn, 5.00.MARYLAND Mt. Ranier Christian Church,97.50.MASSACHUSETTS Mrs. E. S. Donnell,4.00.MICHIGAN Mrs. Elsie Swets, 1.00.M I S S I S S I P P I Columbus Women's Christ ia n F ell ow sh ip of the Christian Church25.50.MISSOURI Isadora Church of Christ, 10MONTANA Mr. L. E. Geringer, 50.00.NEBRASKA Mr. Orvil le J. Nicholas , 5.80;Miss Nellie Cornelius, 50.00; OrchardChurch of Christ, 25.00.NORTH CAROLINA Mrs. T. H. Davis,35.00; Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Payne, 20 00OHIO Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Deem, 10.00;Mrs. Lucy Cox, 25.00; Glouster Loyal

Daughters Clas s, 30.00; Cinc innat i, TheSunshine Class, Columbia Church of Christ,10.00; Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Pelfrey, 10.00;Miss Mildred Covington, 5.00; PhalanxStation, Braceville Christian Church, 16.50;Marietta Central Chris ti an Church, 16.50;Mr. Char le s Venard, 3.00; Messrs. J. Ir aand A. B. Brisben, 16.00; Branch Hill YoungPeople's Group and Missionary Soc ie ty ,Branch Hill Church of Christ, 33.00; MoscowLadies' Aid, Church of Christ, 10.00; WestMilford Church of Christ and Bible School,$20.00; Hubbard Corner H ouse ChristianChurch Missionary Society, 25.00; SalemPhillips Church, 60.25; Columbus South-wood Church of Christ, 20.00; WillingWorkers Class, N ew Somerset ChristianChurch, 20.00; New Somerset ChristianB ib le S choo l. $20.00; Columbus I nd iano laChurch of Christ, 200.00.OKLAHOMA Mrs. Viola E. Groom, InMemory of Mrs. S idney J. Davis, 10.00;Medford Christ ian Women's Fellowship, 5.PENNSYLVANIA Lemoyne, E. FreezeMissionary Society, Church of Christ, 20.00;California Ladies' Bible Class, First ChristianChurch, 5.00; Homestead Christian Church,20.00; Meadville Loyal Gleaners, ChristianChurch, 45.00; Mrs. Roy Rodger, 3.00; Mr.and Mrs. Roy E. Smith, 10.00; Scottdale

T O K Y O C H U I S T I A NChurch of Christ, $35.18; Mr. B. M. Swartz-weioer, 300.00; Mrs. W. M. Evans, 10.00;Vanderbil t Churcn of Christ, 50.00; Coch-r an to n Young People 's Class, MuiedgevilleChurch of Christ, 14.00; New baieni Women's Missionary Society, New Sal em Christ ia n Chu rch, $15.00; Miss L. Rober ta St it in-ger, 25.00; Mrs. R. A. Stitzmger, 30.00;Confluence Christ ian Church, Bible School,an d Ladi es', Bible Class, 25.00; RidgwayChurch of Christ, 10.00; Sandy Lake Women 's Missionary Society, Christ ian Church,$10.00; Stoneboro, The Carpen te rs Corne rMissionary Society, 20.00.TENNESSEE Erwin First Christian Church,45.00; Mr. an d Mrs. R. L. Hodges, 5.00.TEXAS Mrs. W. S. Blodgett, 4.00; Mrs.Cora B. Halsell, 300.00; Bartow FirstChristian Church, 10.00; Mrs. Rush Wi lliams, 20.00.VIRGINIA Richmond, Fairmont AvenueChurch of Christ, 100.00; Waynesboro Christian C hurc h, 13.91; Laurel, Bonnie BraeChurc h of Christ, $25.00; Ellerson, Gethse-man e Sen ior Girls' Class, 6.00; RadfordChurch of Christ, 45.00; Lee Hall Women 'sMissionary Socie ty , Lebanon C h r i s t i a nChurch, 50.00; Ellerson Young MarriedPeople's Class, Gethsemahe Church of Christ,40.00; Charlottesville First Christian Church,300.00; Charlottesville J. O. Y. Class, FirstChristian Church, 15.00.WEST VIRGINIA Hedgesville, TomahawkChrislian . Sunday ..School, 60.00; CharlestonWest Side Church of Christ, 10.00.CANADA Ontario, Ridge town Church ofChrist Bible School, 22.25.MISCELLANEOUS Subscriptions forpaper, 3.50.Total of Gifts 3,940.46

D i s b u r s e m e n t s :Salaries of missionaries 1,350.00Transferred to Tokyo 1,000.00B o o k s 30.00Annuity Interest 40.00Printing o f p ap er 225.00Exchange of gift checks 1.80Stamps 6.00Salary of forwarding agent 70.00

Total Disbursements ...$2,722.80Mrs. Minerva Million, Oa k Grove MissionarySociety, Monticel lo, I nd . We a re happy tosend this offering to help you in you r t as k ofreaching souls for th e Master, an d teachingthem to grow in t he g race an d knowledge ofour Lord. May He ever sustain an d bless youin y ou r w ork of faith an d labor of love.Mrs. M. L. Stewart, Phil lips Church , Salem,Ohio We a re receiving copies of th e TokyoChr is tian , which we enjoy reading. We ar edeeply interested in th e welfare of Mrs. Cunningham and-her associates,^also t he Japanesepeople w ith whom they are working. We ar ep ra yi ng t ha t al l of us worki ng t oget he r maydo our part to help bring about peace a nd goodwill among men. We feel that the work inJapan is very importan t at this time.We ar e glad to see th e increase in th e offerings as reported in this issue. That will help tocounterbalance some of th e smaller offeringsin previous months . The Lord knows how toprovide for H is own faithful workers , and fromp rev io us e xp er ie nc e w e know that He mostgenerally does it through the ins t rumental ity ofHis good stewards.

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A C h r i s t i a n A n d H is W i l lWe r ec en tly hea rd a l awye r g iv e a lecture

to m i n i s t e r s o n C hr is ti an s a nd T h e i r Wil ls .There was much food f or thought. H ave youmade your will? Did you include Christ init ? If you want to help evangelize th e worlda ft er y ou ar e gone, why no t provide fo r suchin your will. Of course it is bet te r t o give itn ow while you ar e living if you can. But ifyou can't give it now and want t o r emembe rthis Mission in your will you may use th efollowing form:I t e m N oI hereby bequeath, an d devise to the Churchof Chris t Cunningham Mission, a corporationengaged in Missionary Work in Japan, the

s u m of D o l l a r s a n d a s k t h a tmy execu to r communica te w it h Mis s Eva Green,127 E. Mercer Ave., College Park, Ga., concerning this bequest .

The Divine Imperative(Continued from page three)

5. Th e Church, being the body- ofwhich~Christ is the head, is subject to Hi s controland direction. Therefore the Lord's urgencyof Missions is upon th e church. Christ continues His work through Hi s body, the church.Luke 19:10 we read, For t he S on of Man cameto seek and to save t h a t w hi ch w as l os t. T h a tpurpose holds just as strongly today as it didin the beginning, only He is NOW dependingupon His chu rch to do t he going and seeking.

6. Since th e Lord is so U R G E N T fo r th eevangelization of th e world, how must H e feelabout our slackness, our unconcern, ou rindifference? How can anyone be indifferentin the light of our Lords urgency? Ye t itseems that the church, or at least a large partof it, has not taken seriously the urgent command of our Lord. We need to get on ourknees and confess our short-comings and p rayfo r strength, and then ge t on ou r feet and dosomth ing about it. Certainly SOME missionary work has been done and is being done.There are some hundreds of million churchmembers in the world, and th er e a re many people Christ ianized in almost every country of-th e world. But the sad fact remains that inal l probability there are more lost souls inth e world today than there were when theGreat Commission was given, more th an 1900years ago. The church has inc reas ed but itha s no t increased as rapidly as the populationhas increased. I f th e chu rch h ad continu ed toincrease in th e s ame r at io as it di d in th e firstcentury th e whole world would have beenevangelized l on g ago . As it is there a re st il lcountless millions who have not had the op-portunity--tohear theGospelofsalvation.Japan is more advanced educationally thanmany nat ions , and one might suppose thatwith the num ber of churches and missionariesin Tokyo everyone there would know something at least of Christ and Christianity. Yetwhen we think of the vast population of thisgreat city is not so surpr is ing that ou r missionaries find great sections of t he c it y where Christis unknown, and that there are still many millions in Japan who have never ha d a chanceto a cc ep t t he salvation that Christ offers. W.D. Cunningham so often pleaded: Every manha s a better right to hear the Gospel once thanan y man has to hear it twice. What does ourLord think of our failure to take the (Jospelto al l t he se f or whom H e also suffered and died?

7. Back of the Lord's urgency is His in-finie love. No other motive could be so urgentas that o f L ov e. W e are too m uch inclined tothink of the los t people of t he wor ld as beingunlovely. But ou r Lord loves them, and soshould we. While we w ere y et sinners Christloved us and died for us. If we truly loveHim we will also love those whom H e loves.Wha t we need' to do is to w alk w ith Him an ddwell in Hi s presence an d open our he arts toHi s Spirit, that we may be more like Him, sothat we may show more of His love to th eW o r l d .

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Published bi -monthly fo r the information and ins pi ra ti on o f every Christian whose heart 's desireshould be to obey th e Great Commis si on b y pr oclaiming th e unsearchable riches of Chr is t J es usin al l th e world, to every creature, of every nation.E nt er ed a s s ec o nd c la ss m at te r in th e Wilmerd ing .Pa., Postofflce u nd er th e Act of March 3, 1879.

TWO-YEAR SUBSCRIPTION. . . . 50 CENTSFLAMING TORCH 50 CENTSM RS. W. D . CU NN IN GH AM Direc to rA LF RE D E . S IM S Edi to rEVA D. GREEN Fo rw a rd i ng Ag en t

Office o f P u b li c at io n :W i lm e rd in g , P a.

Please send all correspondence and offer ings fo rth e miss ion to : M iss E va D. Green , 127 E. MercerAvenue, College Park, G eo rg ia . M ak e all che cks p ayable to o u r fo rward ing agen t .

MISS ION STAFFMrs. W. D. Cunningham Director16 Wakala Clio, Shiujuku, Tokyo

Andrew Pa t ton , 27 Sakurayama Cho, N ak an o K u,Tokyo .Mr . and Mrs. S ta nl ey B u tt ra y, 575 2-Chome,Kamioch ia i , Shin juku Ku . T ok yo .Mr. and Mrs. Haro ld B. Sims, 450 Aral Machi.Na kn n o -Ku , Tokyo . J ap an .

Packages to r Japan should be sen t direct byp ar ce l p os t to one of th e missionaries whose addresses a re sh ow n a bov e. P ac ka ge s of c lo th in g c a nbe sent up to 22 pounds, nut over 42 i nc he s l on gor 82 inches i n g ir th . P ac ka ge s o f printed matterup to 6 pounds ounces, not over 24 inches longan d 36 i nche s g ir th c an be s en t .Consult your local pos t office a b o ut p r ep a ra ti onof packages fo r mailing.

TRUSTEESM rs. W. D. Cunn ingham Mrs. E. G. NabellM r. T . O . Ha t hc oc k Mis s E v a Gre e nMr. Lawrence Bam J. E. Llpscombe

ADV I SORY COMMITTEEGeorge J . Barthold E. E. HouseJ . P. Bax t e r W. E , J ohn s onW. W. Bondu r an t J . E. LlpscombeMorr i s Bu t l e r Book M rs. H . M. McCa l lMark Collls T. K . Sm i t hJ . H. Deem W. P. S tobaughJudge T. O. Hathcock W. B . Wal ke r

Note s f r om F i r s tTokyo Christian, 1901The postal ajul t el eg raph sy st ems a re such asto make some civil ized l auds to be back

number s .It is no uncommon s ight to se e a priest ont he s tr ee t begging f rom doo r to door. He usesa little drum to a t t r ac t a tt en ti on a n d chants ablessing upon those who make an offering.Many t hous ands of priests are supported inTokyo.Our house has paper-windows, sliding latticedoors, and ^ inch thick st raw mats on al l th ef loors . Ou r c oo k s to ve burns cha rcoa l a iu l hasno stove pipe.This is a city o f s choo ls . Here a re l oc at edtwelve large government schools an d a largenumbe r of o the r e d u ca t io n a l i n st it u ti on s . I tis among th e s tu dent g ro up t ha t t he most promising mission work i.s done.One who does nothing fo r missions is no t ingood .standing an d full f el lowship with God.Cremation is th e usual method of disposingof dead bodies in th e city. When a body isburied it is interred in a kneeling position anda square bo x is used for a coffin.The Lord's Day is not o bs erv ed exc ep t byth e Christians. House building and shop keepin g go on that da y th e same as a ny o th er, a ndtoday too.When a sk ed J apan 's g re at es t peril, BishopNicolai repl ied The irreligious character of hergovernment schools. E.B.C.O u r F ir s t G ra du ate

(Con t inued f ro m p ag e o ne )this church is f lank ed by numerous denominational churches, but amid all these hardshipsMr . lijima has been preaching the ancient gospel of th e So n of Cod an d th e victories havenot been lacking.We congratulate ou r new graduat e and rejoice th at a no th er w ork er ha s been trained toproclaim and d ef en d t he s ac re d deposit.

Andrew Pa t t o n

TOKYO C l l U l ST IANTHE TOKYO CHRISTIAN Letter From The Kiddies The Price Of A Soul

Here ar e th e youngest of th e missionaries:Hop e Jo yc e Sims, t hr ee y ea rs old, an d SylviaJean Sim s w ho will be on e year old May 4th.My name is Hope Joyce Sims an d I live inTokyo with my Mommy. Daddy an d b abysister Sova (Sylvia). I will be t hre e y ea rsold on the 28th o f March .L as t y ea r we moved from our high house inMikawashima to thi.s bi g house at Nakano. Atfirst I used to go through th e n ew ro om s andit wa s like an adventure finding new doors an dcupboards to open and explore. Now I ca nshow you every room and tell you what is inthose cupboards. In January the Japanese ladywh o lives ne.xt door brought a little puppy ove rto live in th e little do g house my Daddy ha dl>uilt. 'idle puppy 's n ame is Poo ch ie a nd he isvery sma rt. S om etim es when the sun is shining I go out into the yard and we run racesfor he likes to play. iE very Sunday afternoon Mommy an d Ihur ry t o clean th e floor an d make room for th e 'children to come in. Then we have Sunday

School. When we open th e door al l of th echi ld ren rush to t ake t he ir geta (wooden shoes)off and come into our bi g room, We have.no chairs for so many s o they si t on the floor.Sometimes when their clothes ar c dusty th eroom smells funny when they sit down. Mr .Haruyama th e Japanese man who teaches th echildren is young and very jolly. He tells manyBible stories and shows pretty pictures to thechi ldren . I don t th ink I can understand wha the say.s, bu t I know some of th e Japanesesongs and try to sing them when I am playing.I like to sing and often after Mommy andDaddy r ead t he Bible in t he morning we ge tthe song books an d sing. Mommy ha.s taughtme many songs, bu t Running Over. Jesus LovesMe and Fi sh er s of Men are the ones I singmos t of all.The Japanese chi ldren a re funny, for theya lw ay s c ome to look into th e windows to .seewhat we ar e doing. I have a nice t ime p layinglike they do, and like to pu t my doll on myback ai ul wea r geta. S om etim es while Mommyand the mothe rs s tudy the Bible I play in ou rJapanese room with the little children. Oneof my l)cst friend.s who t ea ches t he ciiildren inMikawashima comes to help us play a nd teachus Japanese songs. Last time we liad a littlete a party and we used th e l it tl e d is he s thatBecky Samiders gave to me last year. Oftenwhen it rains my doll Beckj- and Sylvia andhe r dolls and I have a little party an d ea tcracker.s an d drink milk or juice.My other p layma te s a re Stevie F Ic enor a ndClenny Taylor but I don't see them very often .A little nisei girl named Ar len e Yamaguchicomes to play with me sometimc.s. Her Japanese name is Midorikosanmine is Nozomi-kosan .My mother cooks American f oo d fo r us mostof th e time, bu t in b etween we c at s uk iyakiwith onions , sp inach , mea t, to fu an d shiratakiin it . We eat it on rice. I like to cat it andlately I tr y to eat with chopsticks, but myspoon is better fo r me .Sova (Sy lv ia ) is t ry in g to walk but she ist oo l it tl e yet, I think. She ha s s ix t ee th thatshow when she laughs. Sometimes sh e t alk s

It may seem sacrilegious to some to even talka bo ut w h at it cos t s in cold cash to save a soul .When we think of what Cod was willing topay in th e gift of tiis Only- bcgo tt en Son orwhen we think of th e agony of the cross ofChrist a nd the shedding of His blood, then werealize that an y amount we might spend tosave a soul that is lost is not t oo m uc h. Yet,we would like to se e th e money that we givefor that purpose lesult in th e saving of as manya s pos si bl e. It may be worth while to thinkabout th e following paragraph, quoted f rom th eMissionary Dollar 1949-1950, by th e UnitedChristian Missionarj* Society .

The average cost p er b ap ti sm fo r convertsto Chri st was less l as t y ea r in th e mission fieldsserved through The United Chri st ian Missionary Society than it wa s in ou r cluirclics in Canad a and th e Uni te d S ta te s. If th e to ta l $.3,013,-094.98 expenditures of The United ChristianMi.s.sionary Society wore c ha rg ed a ga in st th e6296 baptisms in ou r mission fields the co.stwould have been $478.57 per bap ti sm. If onlyth e offerings r ec eived f rom th e churchesincluding C ru sa de ' supp lem entwe re c ha rge dag ain st t h es e b ap ti sms th e cost would liave beenonly 292.04 per baptism, Tlie average costp er b ap ti sm in Canada and the Uni te d S ta te sas reported in th e 1949 Year Book wa s $585.51or s li gh tl y mor e t han twice as much pe r baptism as the investment of th e churches in re gular missionary giving.

What about th e efficiency of IndependentMissions as compared with th e efficiency oft he Uni ted Chr is ti an Mis si onar y Soc ie ty ? Thetotal expenditures of tlie Church of CliristCunningiiam Mission for the year 1950 was al it tl e l es s than 29,000.00 an d the number ofbapt isms was 253, making the cost pe r baptism 114.63 a s c ompa re d to 478.57 or more thanf ou r t im es as eff icient as t he U ni te d C hr is ti anMissionary Society. Or if we s houl d d educ tthe $7,300.00 spent in building due to the destruction of property by th e American bombers,then th e average cost pe r i )a pt ism wou ld beonly $85.77. Is your chief concern the salva tionof th e lost? Then give where it will accomplishmost. .-Vccoriiing to these figures, 1,000.00 invested in th e Church of Christ (ZuiminghamMission results in four times as many p re ci ou ssouls be ing baptized into C hrist as $1,000.00invested in th e Uni ted Chr is ti an MissionarySociety. While we do no t have th e figures tospeak definitely about the man}' other independent missions, it is probable that they wouldaverage about th e same as this Mission.

However , the dollars and cents efficiency ofth e Chu rc h of Christ Cunningham Mission isno t the CHIEF REASON for investing in it.Th e fact that these missionaries ar e absolutelyloyal to th e Lord Jesus Christ and to th e Bibleas th e divinely inspired Word of Cod; th efact that t he y n ev er h av e or never will practiceor advocate Opcn-mcmhersliip ; th e fact thatth ey n ev er ha ve or never will compromise withdenominationalism or with the world; the factthat the y neve r have or never will substitutethe social gospel for the gospel of (jhrist;these a nd o th er s imi lar facts unite to m ak e th isMission worthy of the investments of loyalChr is tians who are concerned about obeying th eGreat Comm is si on o f C hr is t. This Mis si on d oe sno t desire any gifts from those who have rejectedth e authority of Christ an d of th e B ib le a s th edivinely inspired Word o f Cod. The Lord doesnot need such, to su pp ort H is work. Thosewho are doing the Lord's work in th e Lord'sway will he sustained and supported by th eLord, and He usually docs it through Hisfaithful stewards, with tithes and offerings.

A.E .S .to me . I help mother when sh e feeds he rand dresses her, b ut m othe r doesn't think Ihelp very much.

Eve ry n ight when I go to bed we pray forthe Sunday School children and we hope thatal l of them may lea rn to love Jesus an d th eHeavenly Father .Hope and Sylvia Sims


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T O K Y O C I I K I S T I ANEncouraging Results At Yokosnka Patton On FurloughA little over four years ago I left home for

Hawaii. Quite som e time before that I haddecided to devot e my life to evangelis tic workin Japan, if my decision met God s approval.Immediately following the war it was impossible for me, because of restrictions, to enterJapan, so I flew to Hawaii intending to workthere unt il permis.sion was granted to enterJapan. I had been in Hawaii eleven monthswhen I received passport and permit to enterJapan. On January 7, 1948 I first viewed thefield in which I desired to labor.In these three years of missionarj work inJapan I, with the help of one of our Bible college students, have estahlishe


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Rope Holder List(February and March)

CALIFORNIA Mrs. M. A. Robb, 5.00;Mrs. E. R. Denham, 1.50.D I S T R I C T O F C O L U M B I A Mr. W . W .BonDurant, 10.00.FLORIDA Mr. E. E. House, 10.00; Mr.A. K. Henderson, .50; *Mr. V. H. Grantham,85.00; *Wauchaula Church, 4.00.GEORGIA Mrs. Ida Jackson, .50; Mr.Charles R. Wingo, 8.00; College ParkYoung People s Group, Col lege Park Christian Church, by Mrs. Sarah Dodson, 4.35;**Mrs. E. G. Nabell, 5.00; **Mrs. H. G.Thomason, 1.00; Mrs. H. G. Thomason, .50.IDAHO Boise First Christ ian Church 25.ILLINOIS Camp PointHomebuilder sClass, First Christian Church, 60.00; Potomacby Miss Peggy Lanham, Treasurer, C.C. Mission, 10.00; Dr. Lei la G. Scott, 10.00;St . Joseph Church of Christ, 15.00; *VilIaGrove Church of Christ, 25.00.INDIANA *WabashLoyal Women, 70;*Wabash - Mrs. J. Fred Tompson, 50.00;

*Camp PointMr. Eldoh E. Lawless, 180;BrookvilleLoyal Women s Class, Brook-ville Church of Christ, 25.00; Mr. RalphSims, 1.00; Eistate of Mr. John Smith byAttorney Waldo C. Ging, 473.40; TreatyTreaty Christian Church Sunday School,52.66; *Mrs. Ed Ogan, 1 /00; Mrs. RossHaupert, 1.00; Burnett sv il le Ladies AidBurnettsvilie Christian Church, 10.00.IOWA Mt. Auburn Church of Christ, 15;Miss Bertha K. Sargent, 15.00; Mrs. EmmaL. Gaddis, 2.00; HamptonChristian BoysClass, Church of Christ, 4.14; CouncilBluflfsFirst Christian Church, 100.00;*Mrs.Esther Hoopingarner, 15.00; *Mr. ArthurHoopingarner, 5.00.KANSASHugoton Christian Sunday School,50.00; Mrs. Edith. S. Caughron 5.00;Dodge CityWomen s Council, First Christian Church, 50.00; Hugoton ChristianChurch, 25.00; Norton Christian Church,55.81.KENTUCKYMiltonFellowship Class, Mt.Byrd Chris tian Church, 5.00; **Mrs . KarlZ. Wilking, 10.00; *Mrs. Karl Wilking, 45.MARYLAND Miss Leone T. Rider, 30.00;Mrs. Leono O. Rider , 25.00; Mr. William S.Egbert, 10.00.MASSACHUSETTS Mrs. E. S. Donnell,6.00.MICHIGAN Mrs. Mabel B. Gould, 1.00;NilesRiver Park Church of Christ, 47.05;Mrs. Els ie Swets , 1.00.MINNESOTA **Mr. and Mrs. John Kendall, 10.00; Mr. and Mrs. John Kendall, 21MISSISSIPPI AberdeenFirst ChristianChurch Circle, 25.00; NewtonAntioch

Chris ti an Church, 55.91; ColumbusWomen s Christian Fellowsihip, 25.00.MISSOURI StanberryThe Loyal Women s Class, Island City Christian Church,17.50; **St. Louis^Women s Auxiliary,Fourth Christ ian Church, 5.00.NORTH CAROLINADraperLadies Aid,Draper Christian Church, 6.25; **Washing-tonIndependent Missionary Society. 17.50NEW YORK **Mrs. Lillian Clark, 2.00;Mrs. Lil lian Cla rk , 1,00.OHIO HopedaleChristian Church SundaySchool, 32.40; Hamersville Church of Christ,20.00; Mr. Ear l W . Sims, 10.00; Mrs. NellieKouts, 10.00; SteubenvilleLaBelle ViewChurch of Christ, 10.00; GeorgetownBethlehem Christian Church, 20.00; East CantonIndian Run Church of Chris t, 10.00; MissM i l d r e d Covington, 5.00; CentersburgChurch of Chris t, 20.00; Farmer Church ofChris t, 10.00; **Mrs. L. E. Ankrom, 10.00;

C i n c i n n a t i G l e a n e r s Class, Westwood-Cheviot Church of Chris t, 5; Mrs. MargaretC. Phi llips , 5.00; M r s Hubert Snyder,1.00; M r and Mrs. J. H. Deem, 10.00;Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Deem, 10.00; M r sLucy Cox, 1.00; Mr. F. B. Neal, 10.00; M i s s Irene R. Mantle, 1.00; Miss Irene R.Mantle, 5.50; Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Schlyer,

T O K Y O C H R I S T I A N10.00 Phalanx Station, Bracevil le Chris tianChurch, 16.00; Mr. Char le s Venard , 2.50;Mr. W. H. Boyce, 100.00; Mrs. Everett Sut-liflf, 1.00; WilmingtonWomen s Missionar y Society, New Ant io ch Chu rch of Christ12.50; ColumbusSouthwood Church ofChrist, 20.00; Rushsylvania Church of ChristMissionary Society, 25.00; DaytonEastDayton Church of Christ, 15.00; New Somerset Willing Workers Missionary Society,20.00; M r J. J. Bruchlman, 10.00; M rC. E. Crouch, 12.00; A k r o n N o b l e AvenueChurch of Christ, 25.00; F i n d l e y Church ofChrist, 19.00.

O R E G O N Mrs . L o u H u t t o n a n d Mrs. ZuaHooten, 2.00; Turner Christian Church. 28.82.P E N N S Y L V A N I A T u r t l e Creek F i r s tChrist ian Church, 125.00; Confluence Christ ia n Church Bible School, 10.00; CdnfluenceChristian Church, Ladies Bible Class, 10.00;R idgway Chu rc h of Christ, 10.00; Pittsbur ghMt. Lebanon Chr is ti an Church, 50;

M r and Mrs. W. T . Smith, 5.00; NewSalemFirst Christian Church, 10.00; M r sJessie Brooks, 5.00; M r s Martha B. Shaw,5.00; Mr. an d Mrs. Roy E. Smith, 5.00;Fayette CityLadies Aid Society, Church ofChrist, 15.00; i t u s v i l l e Church of Christ,50.00; H o w a r d B i b l e School, 10.00.T E N N E S S E E E r w i n F i r s t ChristianChurch, 40.00; Harrison Church of Christ,25.00; M r an d Mrs. R. L . Hodge s, 5.00;Mr. an d Mrs. R. L. Hodges, 5.00; M r sKate F. Cook, 5.00.TEXAS Mrs. W. S. Blodgett, 4.00; Mr.Edgar B. Siddall, 20.00.

V I R G I N I A R i c h m o n d F a i r m o n t AvenueChurch of Christ, 100.00; EllersonYoungMarr ied Peopl e s Class, Gethsemane Churchof Christ, 60.00; Mr. L. M. Sims , 25.00; EllersonGethsemane Church of Christ, 100; M r Gordon H. Swain, 1.00; Mr. GordonH. Swain, .50; Charlottesville.First Chris-t ia n Cl urch , 90.00; Charlottesville^J.O.Y.Class, First Christian Church, 60.00; Newport NewsTwenty-Fourth Street Chu rch o iChrist, 5.00; S o u t h NorfolkBible School,25.00; C h i l h o w i e Y o u n g People, 3.00.

W E S T V IR G IN IA Cha rl e st onWes t S i deChurch of Christ, 20.00; WheelingMissionary Society, Warwood Christian Church, 25;WellsburgFaithful Followers Class, Hoo-ver son Heigh ts Church of Christ, 10.00.WISCONSIN Young People of Churchesof Christ in Southwestern Wisconsin, by Mr.Joseph P. Randall , Soldiers Grove, Wise. 10.MISCELLANEOUS Sale of book, 1.50;Interest on bonds, 244.38; i f t s designatedfor Mrs. Cunningham s Anniver sa ry Trip,(total 105.50.); Total of Gifts, 2,942.67;Total of Gif ts received in J ap an during N ovember, December, Jan uary and February(This amount no t included in above total)633.00.Disbursements: February an d March, 1951:Salaries of missionaries 1,150.00Transferred to T ok yo 1,000.00Annuity Interest 75.00Printing and mailing of Tokyo

C h r i s t i a n 225.00Stamps 10.00Stationery 22.25Exchange on g ift c he cks .10Display table at SouthernCh ri st ia n Conven ti o n 10.00Salary of forwarding agent 70.002,562.35

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Report Of Funds In TokyoF o r T h e Y e a r 1950

Yea rl y r ep or t of funds received and di sbursed by the Church of Chris t CunninghamMission in Tokyo.Balance brought forward Dec. 31, 1949 4,710.15R E C E I P T S

Georg ia Account 10,280.00Churches and Individuals 1,968.12R e f u n d s 34.58Payment of Loan an d Sale of Land . . 1,081.42R e n t fo r N a k a n o house 50.00Outstation Work (Including N. T.Her al d Funds from Osaka) 70.84

13,484.96D I S B U R S E M E N T S

Bible College Tuit ion, e tc 3,237.33Bible College Maintenance 454.00Language School tuition, books 280.34O u ts ta ti on w o rk 524.87House rent and repairs 181.30Postage an d supplies 35.85Bible W o m e n 33.33Freight charges 144.88Travel 2,656.10Buildings 7,323.69Bank service charges 3.50A l l o w a n c e - m e d i c a l - r e l i e f 312.28E d u c a t i o n 500.00T a x e s 228.11Miscel laneous 445.95

16,516.91Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1950 4,710.15Receipts, 1950 13,484.9618,195.11Expenditures, 1950 16,516.91Balance, Dec . 31, 1950 1,678.2018,195.11

In ou r last issue a suggestion was mad e thatfriends might provide a special fund for ana irplane tr ip fo r Mrs. Cunningham to come toAmerica fo r w hat may be he r last furlough.A number did respond to that suggestion withspecial offerings, bu t less than on e fourth th et o ta l amoun t needed w as so designated. Thereis still time fo r o th er s who may desire to sendspecial gifts designated f or t hi s fund. AU giftsfo r this 50th Anniversary T rip for Mrs. Cunningham should be so designated and sent toMiss Eva Green, 127 E. Mercer Ave., Col legePark, Ga. B ut a ct promptly or it may be toolate, as s he m ay want t o s ta rt home before ournext issue reaches you.S T U D EN T F IN A N C I A L S U P P O R T

From time to time we have through theTokyo Christian or persona l let te rs appea led tothe churches in America for financial supportfor th e young men who ar e studying in ou rseminary. We have received promises of support fo r th e g re at er p ar t of t ho se who ar e nowa tt ending the seminary, bu t from April tenth,the beginning of our new schoo l year, anothergroup of c on sec rat ed young men sha ll b eg int he ir s tu di es i n th e school. A s with t he o th er sit will be imposs ib le for them to attend schoolunless they are given the bare necessities oflife. They have faith, consecration an d a desireto preach th e gospel, bu t they have physicalbodies which must be sustained while theystudy.Japan is a poor, mountainous, very denselypopulated country which is str ugg lin g to recover from th e terrible effects of war. Jobsar e unbelievably scarce even fo r full-time workers, and par t- time work fo r students is no t tobe found. I t is either that som e one s up po rt

t h e s e s t u d e n t s o r w e a r e unable t o tr ain n ativ eevangelists, for their p aren ts c an no t su pp ortthem a nd m an y op pose th eir e nt ra nc e in to ou rseminary and as k t he ir s on s wha t s or t of a future can be expected as a preacher of Christianity.A student can be supported with twenty dollars a month. This includes food, personal expenses, l ights, hea t, water, al l of his expenses.


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T O K Y O C H R I S T I Na ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creatureJ^ {Mark 16:15V o l 5 Wiliiierlin|9 Peii i ia . , Ufay-Jiiiie^ 1051 N^i i i i ibe r 3

Paying The PriceOf Serving Christ1 know tliat American Chr is ti an s who su pport the work in Japan often wonder if tliework b eing done liere is really worth-while , anddo these persons recently won from idolatryrea lly remain faithful to C hrist when te sted byt ime and trials. To th s we answer that th eJ ap an ese a re ju st people like we or any othernat ion; t he ir good cha ract er s a re legion and

thei r evil not a few. Like other n atio ns th egreater number under proper leadership remainsfaithful to ou r Lord , b ut a smal l mino ri ty, loving this present world, fall into the snare oft he devil and are lost to the cause. But thisI say, the J apa ne se a re humans ful ly e tiua l toany other nationality, susceptible to th e gospelof Christ, an d after being won to Christ areJust as zealous an d faithful and often times moreso than o ther s. The following example is proofenough.O ne Wed ne sd ay night over a year ago ayoung lady, Miss Yamaguchi by name, attendedou r B ib le c la ss and p raye r mee ti ng at Nishio-gikubo church. She was a student of Kyoritsuwoman's college in Tokyo , and had been studyin g Eng lis h under s ome Chr is ti an teacher athe r school. Sh e was greatly influenced towardChristianity by t hi s t eacher an d under this influence s he b ec ame cha irman of some religioussociety organized among the students of theschool. Sh e a tte nd ed o ur p ra ye r m ee tin g onthis part icular n ight because it was near herhome an d she was now interested in Christianity. By listening to ou r Bible class sh e came tou n de rs ta n d t ha t we are different f rom th e denominations, so s he s ta ye tl after the meetingand asked questions. She then had he r eyesopened an d she began to think even more se riously concern ing her sin, salvation, the go.spelan d t he true c hu rc h whi ch t he Lord pitched andnot man. A few days later she was immersedinto Christ and received i nt o N is hi og ik ub ochurch. Sh e now beg an he r life as a Christianin earnest. She then began to wield greatinfluence on the o the r member s of th is relig iousgroup in her school. She conduct ed p raye rmeetings with her s choo lmat es early in th emornings before school t ime, an d in these meeti ngs she guided them in taking a Book of theBible an d studying it. It was a ls o t hr ough herinfluence that Mr. Ikeda , evangel is t of theNishiogikubo ch urc h a nd student of ou r seminary, was invited to teach a Bit)le class in herschool. Through t hi s c la ss tw o persons havebeen converted and many others favorablyinfluenced.Miss Yamaguchi noticed a slum district nearhe r school where th e diseased, d ir ty , r ag ged,poor people of Tokj-o lived, and she began towork among the chi ld ren there . She wouldteach these illiterate ch ildren school lessons,help them clean up. doc to r t he ir di seas es asmuch as possible an d teach them the Biblethrough pictures, stories and by example.

Her paren ts , when they heard that she hadbecome a Christian opposed her ver y s tr ongly,l)ut f inal ly agr eed t o le t he r attend th e churchmeetings. But when t he y h ea rd that sh e wasworking in th e slums th ey s et t hems el ve s likesteel to oppose her . .'^nd how much more whenthey learned she had decided to devote her wholelife to help ing these poor s lum people whom sheloved. They thought of he r health, that shew ould catch som e terrible disease f rom thosediseasctl people; they desired t he ir d au gh te rno t to be d if fe rent f rom o the r J apane se girlsto marry an d lead an ordinary life withoutb ot he ri ng w it h t he se d ir ty peopl e; the y we rea fr ai d o f what t he ir n eig hb or s w ou ld sa y, thatthe i r daugh ter was work ing out in those abom-

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Looking Backward

This is my faithful maid who ha s been withme fo r 24 years and takes splendid care of meal l th e t ime. In al l t he se y ea rs I have neverseen Mrs. Takura angryand sh e has to bearwith m e too E.B.C,* * * *

Tlie Missionaries on th e field t r ied hard todiscourage Mr. Cunningham, tel ling him workwa.s so scarce and wages so poor that he couldno t earn a living here. Bu t Mr . Cunninghamwas not the type to be discouraged. He wasstanding on the Rock and his strong faithcarried h im through all t li ei r discouraging remarks and many other hardships we had inthose days.In spite of it all, we set out to rent a houseand finally found a small Japanese house withone foreign room which we could rent for $14.The next thing was some furniture.Riding in the little jinrikisha we went fromon e second hand store t o a no th er . W e wereable to get a table, chairs, a bed, a Japanesedresser an d Z coal stoves. We ha d broughtour cooking u tens il s, a baby bed, two rocker?and my desk from United States. In all itcost us 7.S to set up house-keeping and it wasa good thing we could do it on so little for wecame to Japan w ith ou t a ny p romis ed s up po rtan d Mr. Cunningham had, as yet, no work.I w as t ol d I must have a maid, bu t I didn'twant one. 1 watUed to do my own house workbut was told I must never leave my housealone (it's against the law) so we bargainedfo r a country girl for $3.50 per month androom

Poor Tame Sa n I think I must ha ve t ri edhe r soul maiiy times for she spent time tryingto learn foreign cooking and I spent mucli ofmy time trying to keep her away from mycooking. I d idn' t know any Ja pane se a nd shed idn' t know an y English, so ou r l anguage wassign language. Slie did learn though how totidy up the house and make the bed.?, but when.she retu rn ed to her cou ntry ho me a y ea r la te rI doubt if she could cook an y foreign dishes atall. I often t hi nk a bout how mean it was ofme not to t ea ch h er . I know better now. Whenth e cook I have now cam e to me 24 y ea rs a gosh e didn't know beans when th e bag wasopen. She knew nothing abou t a foreign housean d I t ook pa ins to teach her and now shecan do any th ing and does all my cooking andw o r k

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MeaningfulMessagesDear M r. S im s,I am enc lo sing a copy of t he l ett er w ri tt enby Yamada San giving his reason for desiringto e nt er t he Bib le Col lege . He is the y ou ngK or ea n w ho became a Christian at Yokosukaand all of us were very h ap py wh en he expressed his desire to enter the Bible College.But, as we learn from the wri te r of the bookof Ecclesiastes, For every thing there is aseason, and a time for every purpose underheaven and the opening of the school yea r wasa day of rejoicing, happiness and victory be-cau>e of the fine group of frcaimiai i studentawho had enrol led. Bu t in the past week thebrightness of this picture has been darkenedan d o ur h ea rts are saddened; for two of the ninevoiing men who had entered have had to leavebecause of having active tuberculosis. KugimiyaSan has returned to Kyushu to his home aiulfamily where he will be cared for until he isable to return to us . But Yamada San has nohome or family here in Japan and his condition is no t serious enough (accord ing to Jap-ane.sc standards) to necessitate ho.spitalization.He has no money and if he works it will meantliat he cannot be cured. Before coming tothe Bible College lie worked at the Naval Baseand we arc hoping that he will be able to entera sanatorium at th e recommendation of a Navaldoctor. Pray with us fo r t he se y oung men,that if it he th e will of God that they shallregain their health very soon. Wo are veryanxious fo r Yamada San for he is a fine, earnestyoung Christian and he does need our helpand our prayers .In view of the knowledge gained during thefirst three years of the College, I believe itwould be to th e advantage of all th e studentsto take vi tamin pills, at l eas t during the schoolterm. I am wondering how many churchesan d individuals will realize t he impor tance ofthis need an d will make it possible fo r thesestudents to have stronger bodies and minds forthe preaching of the precious Gospel of JesusChrist in all of Japan. To understand thisneed one must live here in J ap an an d se e howand wh at these people ea t to rea lize why th eyha ve s uc h little resistance to t hi s d is ea se .The future of a Christian Japan dependsmuch upon these young men and women. Youhave helped provide for their spiritual need,what will you do for their physical need???Y ou r s er va nt in Christ,Stanley Buttray

Why I Desire ToEnter Bible CollegeM'liat a short time is human life which b eg in swith crying and ends in silence. I think always what I ought to do with my life, andwhat a stupid idea that I have been expectingto become a great man or a millionaire , that isa short parad ise only on this earth.

I realized that Jesus died for ou r sins onCalvary's tree so that we can ge t eternal lifethrough the atonement of Christ. All mankind may be saved by obedience to the lawof the Gospel. Jesus said unto them, Comeye after me and I will make you to becomefishers of men. How wonderful an d joyfulto follow ou r Savior, Jesus Christ and takeHis Holy orders It was great fortune thatI was taken t o church by my mother fromchildhood, bu t I couldn't be baptized becauseI was always separated from he r to attend

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THE TOKYO CHRISTIANPublished bi-month ly for th e information and inspiration of every Christian whose heart 's desireshould be to obey the Great Commiss ion by procla iming th e unsearchable riches of Chris t Jesusin al l th e world, to every creature, of every nation.Ent er ed a s s ec ond class matter in th e Wtlmerding.Pa., Posto ff lce under th e Ac t of March 3, 1879.

TWO-YEAR SUBSCRIPTION 50 CENTS FLAMING TORCH 50 CENTSMRS. W. D. CUNNINGHAM Di rec t o rALFRED E, SIMS Edi to rEVA D. GREEN Forwa rd ing Agen t

OOlco o f P u b li ca ti o n:Wilmerding, Pa .Please send a l l c o r re spondenc e and o ff er in gs f orth e mission to : Miss Eva D. Green , 127 E. MercerAvenue, College Park, Georgia. Make al l checks pa yable to our forwarding agent.

MI S S I ON STAFFMrs. W. D. Cunn ingham Director

711 Blackstone Avenue, Connellsvil le , Pa .Andrew Pa t ton , R, D . No . 1. Hayesvi l le, N. C.Mr. and Mrs. S ta nl ey B ut tr ay , 57S 2-Chome,Kamiochlal , Shln juku Ku, Tokyo.Mr. and Mrs. H aro ld B . S im s, 450 Aral Machl ,

Nakano -Ku , Tokyo, J ap an .Packages lo r Japan shou ld be sen t direct by

pa rce l po s t to o n e o f th e m i ss io n ar ie s w h os e a ddresses a re s ho wn ab ov e. Pa ck ag es o f c lo th ing ca nbe sent up to 22 pounds, no t over 42 inches longor 82 inches in girth. Packages of printed matterup to 6 pounds 9 ounces, not over 24 inches longand 36 i nches g i r th c an b e s en t.Con su lt y ou r local post office a b ou t p re pa ra ti onof p ac ka ge s f or mailing.

TRUSTEESMrs. W . D . Cunn ingham Mrs. E. G. Nabel lM r. T . O . Ha t b cock Miss Eva Gr e e nMr . Lawrence Bain J. E. Llpscombe

ADVI SO R Y C OM M IT T EEGeorge J . Bar tho ld E. . House F . Bax t e r W. E . J o h n s o nW. W. Bondurant J. E. LlpscombeMor r i s Bu t l e r B ook M rs . H . M. McCu i lMa rk Coll ls T . K . Sm i t hJ . H. Deem W. P. StobaugbJudge T . O. Ha t h cock W. R . Walker

EDITORIAL BRIEFSWe are later than u.siial in mai li ng out this

issue. Tlie edi tor w as called to be one of th eS pe ak er s at th e Christian W orkers W eek attlie Roa ii oke C li ri st ia n Servi ce Camp, Washington, N. C. It was a most enjoyable andenriching experience. We liave asked tliat someof t he mes sages be re-written for th e TokyoCl ir ist ia n. S o al l of you may benefit at a latertime. Also we secured some new subsc ript ionsan d sold a few co-pies of the Flaming Torchwhich is the life story of W. D. Cunningham.This is t li e 5 0th Anniversary year of the beginning of tlie Cii nn inghum Mis si on , t he firstdirect support mission amon g o ur people, Itwould be fine if all Independent Missionarj 'Societies, and oilier groups as to that, wouldgive .some special recognition to th is P io ne erin this type of Missionary Work. {Our independent missionaries now numbe r c los e to 200)'I 'h is b ook, The i'-laming Tcrcli, would beof great liclp in iirepariiig a Special Program.It is a very inspi ra tional book. Fo r $1.00we will send the book and a two year's subscription to tile Tokyo Christian. There ar eIcs.s than 100 books left and we would like fo rthem to be distriliuted as widely as possible.* Our forwarding secretary reports having received several packages recently, one of printedmatter and o th er s of clothing, to he forwardedto Japan. These a rc greatly appreciated. However, it wou ld s av e a lot of time an d be betterill every way if all such packages were sentdirectly to one of tlie missionaries, whose addresses are given in each issue of the TokyoChristian. Fo r th e next few months send tocitiier Harold Sims or St an ley Buttray, as Andrew Patton and' Mrs. Cunningham are now on

furlougli. * * * *We arc constantly in need to pray. Aboveeverything else we need to pray for the salvation of the lost multitudes. We need to prayfor the health and safety of the missionariesan d that God may be able to use them effective ly in b ring the lost to Christ. Then weneed to pray for the support of t he work. We

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school. Bu t 1 repented of this an d of tlie re ason why I h ad been a fra id to be baptized. Itwas my spiritual birthday as a Christian, 10th,December, 1930. I accepted God at th e Wak-alia church in Tokyo, by Mr. Buttray and Mr.Robbins' help, 1 was a lways full of discontentand great agonies, bu t since Jesus came intoniy heart these sorrows clianged to peace andI am full of joy.Day by day after baptism my object to liveon thi s world :iiid my view of life is greatlychanged. Reading in the Bible I could appealto my foolisli reason and repented of my pastlife. Taul said, For me to live is Christ an dto die is gain. 1 believe so an d I am determined to save many souls like me. Returnto thine own house an d sliow liow great thingsGod has done.'' I wa s taught by this HolyWord .It is a very sad condi t ion in Japan, tliat therea rc many people who do not k now J es us Christ,our Sav io r, and worship idols. Tliese iicopica re ignoran t , they a re g oi ng to fail into eternalliell. It is t he Chr is ti ans' duty to save themby ou r Redeemer, Jesus Christ, an d we can'thelp seeing this dangerous condition.It is a very wicked city where I live. Wecan see always many wicked Japanese girlsand .Ameri can G. I. s. I heard from an .'Vnieri-can G.I., who lias been in th e Korean wartliat t he Commun is t Army gathered Christiansto the cluirch and killed them by putting fireon the church. It wa s s ome pl ac e n ea r Seoul.But howeve r, th ey persecute, we Christiansdo not fear because I believe tlie Holy Word,Fear no t them which kill t he body, but are notable to kill th e soul, bu t rather fe ar him whichis able to destroy both soul and body in hell.When I see wicked action an d hear of theb ru ta l communi st action I feel that to savethem from sin, there is not hi ng hut the bloodof Jesus. It is nat ur al t ha t they ac t in sucha ba d w ay b ec au se there is no (Ihrist in theirmind. I want to preach the gospel to thesepeople, hu t I am very so rr y th at I have no tenough knowledge to p reach because I am ababy of Christianity so 1 need more milk an dnourishing food which is in th e Bible.Jesus is saying to us clearly, Go into allthe world and preach the Gospel to everycreature. I find that I have to study theBible with all my heart in order to sacrificethe whole of myself in preaching the Gospel.Not only to Japanese Korean, bu t all mankind.This is my reason for applying at the school.Eternal Heavenly Father, I thank you thatttiou ar t always at hand to help and comfo rtme. I pray that all mankind might realizeJesus Christ, our Savior, And give me anopportunity to study and preach the HolyVVord so that I maj' he able to give myselfcompletely in preaching the way to savethrough th e atonement of C hrist . I as k inth e name of Jesus Christ. . \men.

Eiiichi Yamadanotice from the reports in this issue that thereceipts were much less than the expenditures.So this too shoiib l)e a ma tter for prayer. Wearc sure that God will not fail. His promisePhil, 4:19still holds good. Rut God expectsus to do our part, and our part is to pray andtlien do accor ding to His will.Then too let us pray for more laborers forthat portion of God's vineyard wliere tlic opportunity is so great. The doo rs ha ve dosedon missionary work in some lands. Bu t inJapan the door s still wide open. Why notsend enough missionaries to turn th e tide fo rChrist in the far East. One t housaiul newmissionaries in five years No that is not toomuch to ask of (jod. The trout)]c is we askt oo l itt le an d never too much God' s hand isnot s la ck Pray in faith.

Mr. and Mrs. Alber t Schlyer, Mi lton Center ,Ohio May the Lord bless Mrs. Cunninghaman d her helpers.Mrs. M. A. Robb, Redlands, Calif. MayGod bless the work and much good can be

done . .

Continued f ro m p ag e o ne )inabie slums. So they gave licr a choice; shemust eitlier stop he r work in th e slums or leavehome and never come back. It grieved her thather parents loved the vain glory of life and afalse re put at io n, a nd woul d choose them inpreference to her. Bu t being convinced thatit was God's will for her to work among theseunfortunate people, she informed her parentsthat sh e could not stop th at w or k no matterwliat th e consequences.

Wlij' should it be thought such a crime underthe sun to do r ight eousne ss and love mercy andwalk humbly with God? Why shou ld t he separents no t rejoice an d be proud of such anillustrious daughter? Aye, th e g od of thi s worldhas blinded their eyes so that t hey canno t seeth e true values. The se pa ren ts love theirdaug ht er, b ut they c an no t s ta nd thus to behumiliated an d liave t nc ir p la ns for tlie futureof their daughte r thwar ted .Think n ot t ha t I came to send peace on th eearth; I came no t to send peace, bu t a sword.For I came to set a man at variance againsthis father, and the daughter agains t her mother ,and th e daughter in law against lier mother inlaw: and a man's foes shall be they of his own

household. He that l ov ct h f at li er o r mothermore than me is no t worthy of me. (Matt. 10:34-37). The fulfillment of this prophecy ofJesus is often enacted before our eyes lie re inJapan and here is another example of it.After Miss Yamaguchi was fo rced to leavehome, slie stayed with members of th e churchand with whom she could, bu t due to lack ofroom, no one was able to offer he r permanentlodging. She wanted to attend ou r Bible college, but slie knew that she had no money forfood and personal expenses and no lodging.So she knew no t what to do. When Haroldand Lois Sims learned of her pl ight they agreedto allow h er to stay in their home whi le sh eattends ou r seminary to prepare herself fo rthis work to which sh e believes God ha s calledher. I have no t found so great fai th , no, no t

in Israel. Yea, an d God has not fai led her ,Andrew Pat ton.

EDITORIAL BRIEFSWe liad a good l et te r from Andrew I'attonrecently. He is back home with liis parents,and his address is Route 1, Hayesville, N. C.He is getting a happy and recuperating r es t byworking on hi s leather's farm. He desires tor ebui ld Ips physical str en gth , a nd ex pects totake more g ra du at e wor k at Cinc inna t i B ib leSeminary, beginning in Septenil)er. .Mso ayoung man, n at iv e o f Tokyo, expects to be withhim at t he S em in ar y. Mea nwhil e Brother Pa tton can accept only a limited number of speaking engagements. After September 15 his address will be 2700 Glenway .Avenue, Cincinnati4. Ohio.

* * * *We had a good le tte r from Mrs. Cunningham,mailed May 17th saying she was expect ing toleave by plane, June 7, and arrive in New York,June 8. But there would be two June 7 asthey gain a day in crossing the date line comingthis way. She came according to scheduleand is no w witli he r so n in New York.He r permanent addres s while in this coun trywill be: Blackstone .Avenue, Connellsville,.Pa. Plea.sc do not ask her for speaking engagements r ight away as she wants a quiet restw it h r el at iv es an d close friends. Remembershe is not as young as she was when sh e lefthe r home in this country about 50 years ago.Mrs. Ardis Landes, Bumettsville, Ind. Enclosed is check for the Cunningham Missionfrom th e ladies of t he C hu rc h o f C hr is t. Wealso remember that great work in our prayers .John 15:6 If a man abide not in me, lie iscast fortli as a b ra nch and is witliercd; and.men gather them, and cast them into the fire,an d they a re b ur ne d.


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Faculty and student body of the Tokyo Bible Seminary.The Tokyo Bible Seminary is three years The above picture of the faculty and studentold. As with most other schools, especially body of Tokyo Bible Seminary was made justBible colleges, it had to begin as a new-born after the convocation service on April 10. Thebabe, first weak and striving to gain strength, sermon for this occasion marking the openingthen with experience gaining a little more con- of the fourth year of the school was broughtfidence and finally bchig able to stand alone, Ijy Mark G. Maxey, of Kanoya, Kyushu (inWe teachers all realize that we are mostly the far south of Japan) who also sent twooung, lacking experience and sufficient train- students. Also a short message was broughtng for this sort of work. But our God has by Andrew Fat ton who left the same weekby us and caused our weakness to praise for a furlough in America.Him. We have not gained perfection in these Fourteen new students were introduced,hree years, nor do we expect so to gain; we which is the biggest class to enter the schoolre not satisfied with our work, nor do we ex- thus far. Additional beds were gladly builtect to ever be satisfied as long as the school into one of the rooms of the Bible Collegexists. But we believe that we have started building to care for the extra dormitory boys,work which God can greatly use in helping The line-up of students now is 4 seniors, 8tab lish and edify his church in Japan. Juniors, 9 Sophomores and 14 FreshmenOne of our g reat es t drawbacks in the sem- making 35 altogether,nary has been a lack of students. Naturally Besides the new students we also acquiredschool is not a school except it have students. 2 new teachers. Stephen lijima. who graduatedt has been only about four years since we in March will teach Acts and Greek; and Juliusgan f rom rock bottom to rebuild th e churches Fleenor of th e Mabashi Chr is tian Mission isTokyo._ As a result the number of Christians teaching a full schedule of courses which werom which we could draw our recruits for appreciate very much. Other teachers are Sliinhe seminary was few, causing the number of Hanyu, dean of the college, Masao Kamata,ecruits to be few. Also our school has not minister of Yotsuya church, Ai Date, also musicen well enough known to draw many recruits professor at Japan s best conservatory, Stanleyrom the denominational churches. But these Buttray, Harold Taylor, Mrs. Harold Taylor,rawbacks are being overcome. We do not and Harold Sims. The school is also privi-ropose to recruit and train members of de- leged to use Andrew Patton s per.sonal libraryominational churches to broaden the territory during his absence, which triples our library,f sects, but aspire to train them in the sound From this year we are not giving the stu-octrine and commend them to the work of dents their scholarship.s outright, but arc in-lanting and training churches of Christ after stituting a work program to make them moreNew Tes tament pattern. Therefore we responsible. You l l hear more from these fineve advertised our .school in a government young people in the months and year.s to

onsored catalog of schools c irculated among come. During tiic spring vacation from schooligh shool students who aspire to enter col- they lield evangelistic meetings in 6 differentege, in the Christ ian Newspaper, an int er - places.nominational publication circulated among H.R.S.of t he chur ch es in Japan, in ou r own New Testament Herald and in our school the seminary in basing all of its teaching onulletin which we have printed and sent to the Word of God as over against the infidclistic,ach of our churches as well as to all others faith-destroying methods of many seminaries inho ask for more information concerning the Japan and the blind leading into sectarian er rorchool. by the majority of the remainder. After MrMoreover, in order to impress on the minds of fijima, the only senior of the seminary, hadhe young people of our churches the necessity exhorted the audience to act on what they hadf having trained evangelists and workers in heard, four young men and one young ladychurch and to lay this work on their indi- walked forward to make it known tha t they cic-idual hearts, we planned and conducted a rally sired to enter the school. So we rejoiced andn the evening of March third at the seminary thanked God. But this is not all for others. Mjout one hundred persons attended ^^ho were not able to attend the meeting havehe meeting with much interest being shown by ade it known that they desire to enter tlieose who a tt ended. Mr. Haniu, the dean of sc hool. Besides from far and near in Japanhe school, delivered a short message putting about twenty persons have written asking forhe work before their minds and exhorting them information concerning the school,think on it. Then tak ing different questions I sa y again as I have so often said beforef important connection to the seminary some that the training of young men in the seminaryf the present students were asked to inform fo r evangelists is th e greatest work which wee audience on these subjects. When t hey had are doing in Japan. We hope that you willthose of us who heard the messages unite with us in prayer to God that this workthat they had done well in giving inf orma - which is so needed in Japan may grow andconcerning the seminary, showing the prosper in God 's s ight .an d righteousness of th e stand of Andrew Patton

The Church AsRelated To The World

Jhe work of Jesu.s Christ in the world continues through the church, which is His body,carrying out His program. It is quite sig-nihcant that Luke in Acts 1:1, referring to hisgospel which gives an account of the life ofCinst, says; The former treatise I made OIheophilus, concerning all that Jesus BEGANto do and to teach. Did Jesus only begin?\Vlien on the cross just before His death hecried out. It is finished. He was referringto his suffering and sacrificial work of redemption, and not to His work of evangelization ofme world, which he coiitinue.s to do throughRi-VA church. In other words, HeBBGAN FIis work in His personal ministryand he COMINUES His work in His spiritualb od y whi ch i.s th e church.So then, the relation of the church to theworld IS to carry on the work of Christ in theworld. In John 20:21 we read: As the Fatherhath sent me, even .so send I you. .And in Vets 1:8 we read: But ye shall receive powerwhen the Holy Spirit is come upon you: andye shall be my witnesses, both in Jerusalem,and in ail Judea and Samaria, and unto theuttermost part of the earth. Surely thesescriptures make clear the relation of Christ tothe world. While the church is IN the world itIS not OF the world. Jesus answered to PilateMy Kingdom is not OF this world. Anychurch that is OF the world (and there aretoo many worldly churches) can not be thetrue church of Christ. Paul writes, II Cor. 6:17, Come ye out from among them, and be yes ep ar at e, s a it h th e L or d.But the church, while not OF the world isnevertheless IN the world, and to go oil andlive in a cave or on a mountain top, entirelyapart from the worldwould bea wrong attitude.Such would destroy the all-important relationship of the church to the world, which is asaving relationship. Christ used two figuresin Ins famous Sermon on the Mount to expressthis relationship. Almost in the same breathHe said Ye are the salt of the earth and Yeare the light of the world. Thus He makes itclear that the church is meant to save tlieworld from corruption and from darkness.When Christ came to the world He found itfull of sin and corruption and also in the darkness of Ignorance. But wc read in Luke 19:10For the Son of Man came to seek and to savethat which was lost. .-\nd since the churchIS the body of Christ, then this must be alsothe purpose of the church. Indeed the Marching Order of the church. The Great Commission. whicli He gave just before leaving Hisdisciples, makes the relation of the church tothe world unmistakable. Matt. 28:18-20 Allauthority hath been given unto me in heavenand on earth, Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into thename of the Father and of the Son and of theHoly Spirit: teaching them to observe all thingswhatsoever I have commanded you and Mark16:15, 16 And He said unto them, Go ye intoall tlie world, and preach the gospel to thewhole creation. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but lie tha t disbclievethshall be condemned. It would seem that theselast words of Jesus, the Great Commission,would impress upon His followers, for all timethe supreme importance of the work He gavethem to do, the evangelization of the world.And that is still the work of the church in thewor l dBut how is the cliurch progressing with thewoHc committed to it? It has been more than1900 years since the Great Commission wasgiven. There is still much ignorance in theworld, although the light of the gospel hasbrightened many areas. There is still great sinand corruption in the world, although theredeemed and saved people may benumbered bythe millions. But by far the greater part ofthe world i s still unevangelized. or only partially evangelized.Someone may ask, Why has the church notmade more progress in all these ninet een cen-turie.s? Why is the church still a minority withContinued on Page Pour)


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