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TOKYO CttRlSTlANHOLY

Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature, (Mark 16:15)V oL J I feKeesport , Pe i ii ia . , Janua ry 1047 umber 1Mrs. Cunningham and Owen Still Get PassportsRelief Fund For Japan

The Christian Japanese a re pover ty stricken.They a re in need of food, clothing, an d shelter.( )iir iravcliiiir liiiid is now al)out c.oinplctcd,Some of o ur m embe rs will very shortly be ontheir way t o Japan . They will want t o min is t er ,no t only to the spir i tual, bu t also to the physicalneeds of ou r s t ri cken or i en ta l brethren in Christ .Our salaries a re not adequate to provide for ou rfamilies an d for o ur n ei gh bo rs too. We shallno t take money given for preaching the gospe lto furnisii t he se t empo ra l bl ess in gs . Howeve r,we do feel that friends in t he s ta te s would gladlycontribute to a spe ci al r el ie f fund for theChristians in Japan, especially those Christiansconnec ted with ou r mission. I t would certa inlybe hard to eat, knowing that our Christianbrethren about us ar e starving.

Then shall the righteous answer him. saying,Lord, when saw we thee an hungered, and fedthee? or thirsty, and gave th ee d ri nk ? Whensaw we thee a stranger, an d took thee in? ornaked, an d clo thed thee? And th e King shallanswer and say unto them, Inasmuch as ye havedone it unto one of the least of these mybrethren, ye have done it unto me. (Matt. 25:37,38,40).

Living Link SupportTh e following is a brief resume of l iv ing linksupport for our missionaries. Those having allof their support a re : Mrs. W. D. Cunningham,Samuel K. Saunders, Harold Sims, an d MissMary Louise Zace.T ho se w ho need full or partial support are:Mrs. Owen Still, 1,200; Lois Lutton (Mrs.Harold Sims to be), 1,200; And rew Pat ton,1,200; Emily Saunder s. 340; and Owen Still,600. These figures ar e based on a year's salary.

Each missionary receives 100 pe r month.This report is given for th e information ofth e churches an d bre thre n w ho wish to knowhow we sta nd so far as l iv ing l ink support isconcerned and those w ho m ay be interested infinding s om e m is si on ar y to s up po rt.

Where there is no vision, th e people pe r ish :bu t he that keepeth th e law, happy is he. Proverbs 29:18.

Lois J un e L ut to n

Introducing New RecruitIt is a pleasure to introduce to our Christianfriends a new addit ion to ou r Mission staff an dnew member-to-be of the Sims family. It allcame about this way.Lois June Lut ton was born in Turtle Creek,Pa., on March 4, 1923. They tell us it was awindy daymaybe an omen that some day shewould marry a preacher. Her grandfather, R.C. Lutton, was a Chr istian minister who gradu ate d from Bethany and preached for yearsin Western Pennsylvania. Her father, W. C.

Lutton, is an elder in the First Christian Churchat Turtle Creek where A lf re d E . S im s, Harold'sfather, is minister.Lois had most of he r schooling in Trafford,Pa. Because of an extended illness she wasunable to finish high school, so when she recovered, she went to work in a 5 10 cent storean d took a short business course. During th esummer of 1938 Lois attended Camp Harmony,a Christian service c amp, a nd d ed ic ate d h er life

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Pat ton Flies To Hawai iGod has been answering prayers relative toour ret urn to Japan. We have been anx ious lyvvuitiug-for Hiiu. to.open the door to Ihc land ofou r future labors. We knew that in His owngood time the opportunity would come for Mrs.Cunningham to . return to tiic people she haslearned to love and to the land where he rbeloved and she spent the better part of theirlives together in the Master's service. Mrs.Cunningham has the promise of her passportany time she wishes to have it. After a fewnecessary arrangements are made, she plans tosail for the Orient in Apri l. May God granther cont inued heal th.Owen Still, who with his family, spent fouror five years with Mrs. Cunningham in Tokyobefore the war began, has already received hispassport and military permit to enter Japan.He is scheduled to leave Hawaii for Japan thelast of January.At the present time no new missionaries ormissionary children a re permi tt ed to enter.These r es tr ic ti ons, however, may be removedover night. As soon as the remainder of themis si on s ta ff can obtain th e n ece ss ar y p ermission, they expect to follow Mrs. Cunninghamand Brother Still. Meanwhile. BrqjJier Still hasrequested some of the recruits to come toHawaii an d lend a hand in t ha t wor k until theycan get into Japan. Therefore, Andrew Pattonplans to fly to Hawaii on February 6. Untilhe leaves, he can be reached by mail at Hays-ville, N. C.Harold Sims and Lois Lu tton, who are engaged to be married in March, are also planning to go to Hawaii early in April if, at thattime, there is no promise of receiving passportsto Japan in the near future. Brother Saunders,Emily, and Becky are planning to remain in theUnited States fo r a while ye t to do what neces

sary work must be done here until sailing time.Please continue your earnest prayers for usand our missionary brethren all over the world.We rejoice that other missionaries to the Orienthave been receiving their passports too. MayGod bless t hem and give us all a bount iful harvest of souls as we labor together with Him.And He is the propitiation for our sins: andnot for our's only, but also for the sins of thewhole world . I John 2:2.


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THE TOKYO CHRISTIANPublished monthly fo r th e informat ion and inspirat ion of every Chris t ian whose heart s desireshould be to obey th e Great C ommission b y proc la iming th e unsea rchab le r i ches of Chr ist Je su sin al l th e world, to every c re at ur e, o f every nat ion .E nt er ed a s second class matte r in th e McKeesportPostoilice u nd er t he Act of March 3, 1879.

ANNUAL SUBSCRIPT ION 50 CENTSSA MU EL K . SA UN UE IIS Ed i t o r

Ofl ice o f P u b li c at io n :R.F.D, No . 1, Bo x 190, McKeesport , Pa .M RS . W . D . CU NNIN GH AM Di r e c t o r711 Blackstonc Avenue, Connellsville, Pa.Send contr ibut ions f or M i ss io n to Mrs. Cunn ingham.

MISS ION STAFFMrs. W. D. Cunn lugham Direc to rM r. a n d Mrs . S am u e l K . S a u n d e r s

M r. and Mrs . Owe n St i l l M r. And r ew P a t t o nMiss Mar y L ou is e Z ac e Mr. Ha ro l d S imsI NCOR PORATORSMrs. W. D. Cunn ingham Mr. Lawrence Ba in

Mr. Mo r n s B u t le r Book M rs. E . G . Nabe l lM r. T . O . Ha t h c o c k Mi s s Ev a Gre e nMr. George W. Bondu r an t

ADV I SORY COMMITTEEGeo rge J . B a rt ho ld E. . Hous eJ . P . Bax t e r W. E . J o h n s o nW. W. Bonduran t J . E. LipscombeMorr i s Bu t l e r Book M rs . H . M . McCa l lI r a M . Boswe l l T . K . Sm i t hMa rk C ol lls W. P . S tobaughJ . H . Deem Qeo . P . T a u bm a nGuy L. Drill W. R. WalkerJudge T . O. Ha th cock

E ITORI LThis is New Year's Eve, December 31. Inless than two hours 1946 will be ended and1947 wil l beg in . Now is a good time for us tos ay with the apost le Paul, thi s one thing Ido, forgetting those things which ar e behind,and reaching forth unto tho se things which ar ebefore, I press t owar d t he mark fo r th e pri zeof tbc h igh cal li ng of God in Christ Jesus.(Phil.3:I3,14). Whether our past year wa sfruitful fo r th e Lord or barren, this is a good

policy. In Chr is t w e have fo rgi vene ss fo r p as tsins, so f or t he se we mus t r ep en t a nd then, forgetting t he se s in sexcept as warnings andguide posts in the future-let us press on. Thenagain, it is a dangerous t hi ng t o spe nd the NewYea r r es ting upon th e laurels of th e old year.Praise God for victories already won, and thenforgetting theseexcept as reminders of Hisgrace an d powerlet us march on to otherconquests. The fa il ures of th e past ca n best ep pin g s to ne s to success in th e future. ByGod's help mistakes an d defeats may be turnedi nt o v ic to ry .I like to think of a n ew y ea r as a la nd to beinvaded, a nd the stre ng th of our invasion willd ep end upon th e devotion and consecration ofeach Christ ian soldier . Yea rs before th e hi s

t or ic al e xo du s of th e H ebrew chi ldren fromEgypt, God h ad p romi se d to Abraham and hisseed a land flowing with milk an d honey. Bu ttheir faith was small an d often they weretempted to give up their m arc h toward thepromised land and r eturn to Egyptian bondage.But we hagfe this word of exhorta t ion from th epen of Paul, l et us not be weary in well doing,for in due season we shall r eap if we faint not.

Like them, we too sometim es grow wearyou r h ear ts become c lo ud ed w ith doubts andfears. Yet, we must press on, for the promised land lies ahead of usnot behind. If wewere to return now, our gal lant s tr uggl est hr ou gh t he deep, dark v al le ys o f d es pa ir a ndover th e r ug ge d mountains of tr ials and tribulations would be in vain, fo r Jesus said, h etha t endure th to the end shal l b e sa ved . Ias k yousha ll wc retu rn th e way we came,knowing that if we were to reach ou r place ofb eg in ni ng we wou ld die as slaves of S atan orcome a gain the wa y we hav e a lr ea dy tr av ele d?No, we m us t no t fail now. We dare not turnback, for an y man, hav ing pu t his hand to theplow, and looking back, is no t fit fo r th e kind-dom of God.

Yes, there are da rk valleys to travel, treacherous mounta ins to climb, oceans to span, andsouls to be won to Christ, and during it allthere will be trials, tribulations, suffering, heartaches, and disappointments to endure, b ut

TOKYO CKRIS I TA IVWhat They Say:

Mildred M. Nedds, Sandpoint , I dahoWe areso thankful that 3'our health will permit you tore turnm ay the d ay be soon.Mrs. Floyd Brink , Columbus, OhioEversince I was a girl of 10 or 12 years old I've beensending you money f rom c la ss es a nd d ep artments for work in Japan. I used to send youmoney from my home t own, Rus hs ylv an ia ,Oliio, as a girl, an d I was so thrilled to ge t yourthank yo u note a nd th at pretty Ja pa ne se postcardNow I'm married an d my Mubby an d Ih av e b een in charge of th e Higli Scliool Depa rtmen t a t Indianola fo r 16 years, and so I stillsend miss ionary money. We send 10.00 abouteverj' tw o weeks to different missionaries. Ihave heard j 'ou speak and also Mr. S aunde rs .He is going to be a wonderful help to you inyour good work. Our praye rs go to you.Mrs. W. N . Yat es , Barstow, TexasIt makesus very happy that we have supported yourwork t hr oughou t t he yea rs to realize that youar e really an d t ru ly p reaching the o ld messagethat i s th e power of God unto salvation .Fern McClelland, Chicago, 111.I am enclosing my c he ck for 10.00 to help in t he r es to ra

tion of the Tokyo work to be used at yourdiscretion. 1 hope it will be one of many dropsin the bucket for that purpose.Mrs. Tura Theobold, Dayton, OhioRemem

ber m e to Bro the r S a un d er s a n d tel l h im I th inkth e Tokyo Christian is wonderful.Cor a B iv en s H al se ll , Bonham, TexasWishin g you al l th e go od for you a nd yo ur futurewor k a nd p ray ing the people who need you willaccep t you kindly an d th e good you are giving

t hem .A. J. Osborne, Clevis, New MexicoWisliingfor e ac h of j 'o u muc h h appi ne ss an d success inth e future.

Mrs. Howard Ruka, Webster City, IowaOur new minister,-Dcwcy-Kooy, ^wJiile a chapl ain in th e Navy, spent some time in th e liberation army in t he P hi lip pi ne s a nd t ol d us that anumber of th e men from the Japanese prisoncamp asked him to tell them of Christianity,They said their ow n religion ha d failed themand they could see so many qualities iu th eAme ri ca n b oy s w hi ch they admired and whichthey knew were a result of Christian religionthat they would like to learn more about it.Our group is glad to be able to share in tliewo rk you ar e doing with the Japanese.

Miss Bertha Sargeant, Grundy Center , IowaI am ple ased to see th e faces of your newwor ke rs a nd hope they will soon be on theirway. If you cannot go too I beli eve that youca n feel that your w ork t he re will be carriedon efficiently.F. D. Durham, Summitville. Ind.Best wishesfor your success an d the w ork your husbandan d yoursel f labored so long to establish.Mrs. A. V. McConnell , Milton, Ky.I fee)even though we have had a war w it h J ap an wedid not lose all the missionaries put in there.May the Lord bless you in your great work.Mrs. Ethel Hitch, .Ridgetown, Ontario, Can.Our s chool was so thrilled at s ending ourWhite Gift Offering to help in your Missionwork in Japan last year that t hey vot ed to doso again this year.Mrs. Cunningham had a very pleasant su rp ris e r ec en tly whe n th e Ladies of South BendChu rc h s en t he r a quilt comfort to take backto Japan. This gift is especially welcome since.Mrs. Cunningham was obliged to leave all herbedding, pillows and sheet s in Japan when slieleft an d tliey were a ll b urn ed .Mrs. Hattie Lowell recently sent a very complete package of small and l arge needles andsome darners to be sent to some Japanese. Weknow they will appreciate this gift.

thanks be to God which giveth us the victorythrough our Lord Jesus Christ. (I Cor.l5:57).None of these things are wor thy to he comparedto tlie glory that shall be revealed to th e faithful Christian in our promised land, heaven itself.So let us make this year, 1947, the greatestyear thus far in the history of the kingdomof God.

Our Prayer CircleTh e f ol lowing was sent to me from Mrs.McCall in Califo rn ia about a year ago andgreat ly comforted me, an d I pass it on to you.It is fine to know that o ur prayers for othersare heard and answered, and that those whoar e praying for us bring us comfort and peace.Your prayers have comforted me, my fri end .Thr ough many a day.When strength ha s failed me ,Then I know that you will pray,When an y hurt b ecomes t oo great for meto bear,I feel, at ease remembering your power in

p r a y e r .I shall pray for you each day, y ou saidMy voice shall lift in your behalf, Oh friendof mineThere is no gift t ho ug h you search t li e w id eworld throughThat can compare with th e shining, precious,whiteWeight of your prayer ;Pray on e fo r another we ar e told. I to oshall pray fo r you.And each troubled heart in need today.

Mrs. W. W. Cline, Radford, Va.I pray thaiy ou a nd your workers may soon have t he chanceto take up you r wor k on th e Mission Field.Lucy Thompson, Sadieville, Ky.Our societyhere in Sadieville is growing. We are quiteinterested in your work and pra y for you and itMrs. Alpha Schmid, Big Prairie, OhioWear c praying fo r yo u a nd y ou r workers. As thegrain is ripe an d th e har vest er s a re few. Wewish you success in coming years of work.Mrs. Ella Higby, Danville, OhioThis represents an offering given in over a t hr ee months 'period an d is sent to you with our prayers forthe spreading of th e Gospel in Japan.High School Depar tment, Indianola ChurcSrColumbus, Mrs. Floyd Br inkOur young people

have forgo tt en abou t th e wa r a nd are anxious tohelp in some smal l way to make more Chris t iansin Japan. We're all praying for your success.Mr. a nd Mrs. S. E. D. Henry, Brookfield, 111.I first heard of your husband a number ofyears ago, from a John R. Reabcy, S ec t, ofY.M.C.A. He told us of Mr . Cunningham'strouble in going to Japan an d asked us to prayfor him, an d I have had Mr. C. on my Prayer

list ever since, but h av e n ot heard of him for anumber of years, until I heard Mr . Saunders inAltoona, and I to ld him then I would send anoffering for your work, so enc lo sed you will finda check that should he lp to pu t feet on mine andmany o ther prayers to c on ti nu e t he good work.(Check for 100.00 enclosed)T. O. Hathcock, At lanta , Ga.We pray for

th e w ork a nd the missionaries. G iv e -o ur b es tregards to al l as you h av e opportunity. I thinkyou ar e getting ou t a great paper. BrotherSaunders is proving himself in a fine way.Olive L. Owen, Grand Forks , North DakotaI hope and pray you may again accompl ishmuch fo r th e p eo pl e o f Japan an d tlie Lord.Mrs. Lucy rhompson, Sadieville, Ky.I sincerely pray that j 'o ur wor k will g o fo rw arddur ing t he com in g y ea r and that many souls

w ill be w on fo r Chr i s t .Mrs. Harley Haun, S co tt sbur g, I nd .Th ismoney is a Miss iona ry of fe r ing f rom th e LittleYork Christian Church and with it go ou rpraj 'ers fo r yo u and you r co-workers.Mrs. L. W. Bain, Rural Hall, N. C.Thechurch that we are serving ha s decided to tithetheir income for mission use. The offering forthis mon th was designated for J ap an a nd I amvery happy t o be able to send you this offeringwith a sincere prayer that it may aid in the greatwork yo u ar e doing.Miss Frances Franklin, Everet t, Wash . Iwa s very glad to se e th e p ic tu re s of al l th eMission family in your last issue of 'TokyoChristian.' I t he lps me to pray for you all individually, fo r I am interested in al l true missionaries. And I do pray that the doors maysoon be opened f or you to enter Japan. E.B.C.


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Japanese Language SimplifiedIt is encouraging news to new missionariesto Japan to learn that the Japanese languageha s been simpli fied . Legal documents , newspapers, and magazines will use only 1800 characters instead of th e 6,000 used previously. Th enew list was pr epar ed by the Ministry of Education which plans to reduce the number by

700-800 m o r e c h a r a c t e r sAtom City Offers AidTh e Junior Chamber of Commerce of OakRidge, also known as Atom City, attemptedto exercise the Chris tian spi rit by taking aChristmas offering for the survivors of theHiroshima and Naga saki bombings. P la ns forth e fun d r aising campaign were completed, bu tthe War Department stepped in and broke it up.In Ephesians 6 Paul describes tlie Christian asa soldier to conquer bu t also as one who isready to proclaim the gospel and good will

a m o n g men .Japanese Destroying StatuesMany of the Japanese people, weary of militarism, ar e destroying. many of th e bronzestatues of their mili tary heroes and converting

this metal into useful utensils, such as wa.shbasins.Mrs. Cunningham Plans TripMrs. W. D. Cunningham plans to l eave Con-nellsville fo r t he wes t c oa st on January 26. Sheplans to visit Amarilla, Texas, and Phoenix,Arizona, on the way to California. Her trip willprobably take a few weeks at least.

Japanese College ConsideredIt is reported that on January 17 the fifty-third annual meeting of the Foreign MissionsConference of North America discussed th epossibili ty of raising at least 5,000,000 withwliicli to establish a co-educatiunal iiiiivcrsil.yin Japan. 123 Protestant mission boards in the

Unite d S ta te s a nd C an ad a belong to this Missionary Society. A commit tee recommendedthat a public appeal be made for not less than5,000,000 and not more than 15,000,000 tosupport the program in its early stages . If theconference as a who le ap pro ve s t he p ro gr am ,it then will go before the Federal Council of theChurches of Christ of America fo r finalapproval. Four cit ies in Japan have been namedas the possible site, bu t none has been definitelychosen. Among the possibilities, however, isHiroshima, victim of th e a tom bomb dur in g theG O D S P R O M I S E

God s promise is no t freedomF r o m tr ia ls in t h e race;But power t o transcend themThrough H is sufficing grace.Not res t instead o f lab or.But in l ab or r es t;Not calm instead of tempest,B u t calm w he n so re dis t ressed .No t l ight instead of darkness,Not jo y instead of grief;Bu t brightness in the midnight.A n d in the woe relief.No t grain instead of losses.Not ease instead of pain;But b alm upon t he a nguis h.And losses bringing gain.No t strength instead of weakness;Not smiles instead of tears;No t peace instead of conflic t;Not song ins te ad of fears.Bu t weaknes s filled with power,And t ea rs w it h r ad iance spr ead,And peace amid the battle.An d song e re f ea rs are fled.

U n k n o w n

Awoman in India stood by a heathen templein process of const ruct ion. Someone asked herth e cost of the temple. She looked in surpriseat the questioner, a missionary, and said, Why,we don t know. It is for^our^ Go - We don tc ou nt t he cost.*

T O K Y O C H R I S T I A NChoosing a Living Link

By Richard C. Burton, MinisterThe Chu rc h o f Chri st , Markl e , Ind.

I t is no t at all easy to put into words th ereasons why a church decided to furnish definitesupport for a missionary. I believe that in thecase of t he c hu rc h at Markle, it was a combination of a number of things, th e most importanto f w hic h I hav e tr ie d to list below.

R i c h a r d C. B u r t o n

l ' i rs t, we h av e b ee n made to realize th e tr emendous importance of missions. Anythingthat o ur L or d has commanded is import an t, bu tsomehow, many of us have neglected this matterof evangelizing the world. The events of th epast few years have made us realize more thanever how miserab ly we have failed to do whatour Lord asked us to do. We have gone i nt oa part of th e world, bu t the command wa s togo into all the world. This realization offailure, and th e knowledge that s al va ti on forourselves as well as others depends on ou r doingwhat th e Lord e xpec ts , c on tr ibut ed to ourdecision to gfve definite support to Harold.

Ttien, too, Haro ld a nd his fine personalityhad much to do with this decision. H e came inthe strength of youth, and coupled with thatstrength we cou ld s ee h is determination to ser vethe Lord well, wherever th e Lord willed, an dthrough every word and act was that sense ofdedication to the task of saving the lost. Hecame tal king ab ou t t he needs of men s souls,th e lost of Japan, and th e will of God that allmen should come t o t he knowl edge of t he t ru th ,and b e sav ed . W e knew that if this was hispurpose, we both could and should support him.

Last, I suppose w e made this decision for ou rown sakes. The writer o f t his article feels, an dha s tried to instill in to t he t hi nk in g of this congregation, that if we fail to take advantage ofthe opportunities which God presen ts to us, wew ill find o u r abi li ti es l es s en ed fo r th e o t h e rtasks we would do for Him. In o th e r wor ds ,neg lected oppor tuni ti es not only fail to return,but we lose strength which actually lessen ou reffectiveness in th e Lord s work in every respect,s imply because we have failed to do what wecould. We must live one day a t a time, takingadvantage of eve ry doo r whi ch the Lord opensfor us .

If I were to tr y an d pu t into a few words,the reasons why we suppo rt Harold, I thinkthese words wou ld e xp re ss it.1. For Christ s sake, in His desire to save th e

wor ld .2. For Harold s sake, In his desire t o p re ac h

th e unsearchable riches of Christ .3. For ou r own sake, in our desire to saveo th er s a nd ourselves.

3Oriental Religious Mind

The religious attitude of th e orient is characterized by mystical moods. In ChristianityGo d is revealed in Christ, bu t in Eastern faithsmen seek their God by p la cing themselve s inmedi tat ive moods. The l oca ti on of their templesar e designed to help c re at e thi s mys te ri ou s atmosphere. Hence these temples are erected ingroves, in th e hills away from the c row ds, an dm half-lighted places. The deadening silence,a n d th e a r o m a o f i nc en se a re ins trumenta l intaking th e worshipper from his ordinary environment an d in creating a sense of withdrawalfrom the world about him to spir i tual t rances,meditation, an d imagination.The orient is extremely religious in it s makeup . I t ha s been called th e c rad le o f th e world sgreat religions. The r el ig ions o f Chi na , Japan,an d Korea a re a bout th e b est religions man canm a k e fo r h i m s e l f w i t h o u t divine revelat ion. I nth e bes t t hey have t he y s how nob il it y o f humanspi ri t a nd heights to w hic h man can c limb , butat the same time it shows plainly how weakman is in s eeki ng a ft er t ru th . They prove thatGod canno t be r ea ched nor under stood merelyby th e process of med ita tio n. G od must berevealed in some other way.Today there is great unrest in t he E as t, especially among th e y ou th . The faiths of theiroriental par en ts a re being shaken by new conditions in th e country du e t o advanced civilization and education. But rather than bringingt hem immed ia te ly t o Christianity, modern education in undermining their o ld f ai th s has increased atheism, agnosticism, and materialism.Many times they lose all of their faith. Still,they arc no t without rel ig ion, for whe th er o rno t they have lost confidence in pagan religions,they often, through force of habit and loyaltyto their family, keep step with th e belief o f t he irfathers, an d s o th ey c ou nt th em selv es as o ne ofts followers. To reject thi s ancient religionand oppose it wou ld mean disloyalty to theirances tors and also be commiting the unpardonable -sinagainsttheirfamilies. Still, there is perhaps no place on earthwhere young people are so sincere in theirsearch for truth. Th e serious minds of youngmen and women of the East, offer a strongcontrast to the careless, indi f ferent minds ofth e Amer ican youth . They of the East ar edesperately seeking fo r peace, an d to t ho se whosa y I have no peacehow wonde rf ul t o leadt h e m to H i m w h o is able to still th e s t o r mtossed sea, an d Who said to man, Come unt ome all ye that labor an d ar e heavy laden, and Iwill give you rest. Take my yoke upon youan d learn of me; for I am meek an d lowly inh ea rt : a nd ye shall find rest unto your souls.Fo r my yoke is easy , and my burden is light.(Matt. ll:28-30).I F Y O U A R E B I G E N O U G HTo stand a compliment, you need not fear th e

c r i t i cTo face defeat bravely , y ou c an be trusted withvictory.To see a rival succeed without jealousy, youhave achieved rea l greatness .To keep your head when you are be ing attacked,yo u are on th e way to success.To admit that you a re w rong , you have madeth e first step toward getting right.To admit your need of God s help, you haveopened the gate to salvation. Sel

A N E W Y E A RHe came t o my desk w ith quive ring lip.

T h e le ss on w as done.Have you a new leaf fo r me , dea r T ea ch er ? I have spoiled this one.I took his l ea f, all soiled an d blotted.And gave him a new one , a ll unspotted.T h e n i n t o his t ire d h e a r t I s m i l e d :Do better now, my child.I went to the throne with trembling heart.The y ea r was done.Have yo u a New Year fo r me , dea r Mas te r?I have spoiled this one.He took my year, al l soiled an d blotted.And gave me a new one, al l unspotted.The n, i nt o m y tired heart he smiled:Do better now, my child.

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T O K Y O C I I U 8 T IA X L Writes Mrs Cunningham From Tokyo

Visits Mission C h u r c h31 O c t o b e r 1946Headquar ters Troop, 7thCavalry RegimentA.P.O. #201, c/o P.M.San Francisco , Calif.

Dear Mrs. Cunningham:I was in attendance at a service at your well-known Setagoya Churcli t on ight and receivedyour address from the Pas to r, B ro th er ShinHaniu. In fact I have attended week n igh tEnglish classes there fo r some time an d havecome to know Brother Han iu and t he h is to ryof the church. He graciously loaned me yourbook, The Life Story of W. D. Cunninghamwhich I read and appreciated very much. I tellyou these things as an introduction to thisletter to le t you know I'm no t a total strangerto you and your noble work here in Tokyo. Jam one of the occupation army here in Japanwho is saved by th e grace of God, and I'min teres ted in t he C hr is ta in w ork t h a t has beendone in this great city. My residence is at aformer M-erchant Marine School, Fukagawa-ku,Etchujima-machi. Of course I 'm p re tty ignoran t of the names and places here, but I'll try totell you something of your church at Setagoya(Songenjijaya).

The church at tendance on Sunday morning isabout 25; Sunday evening, about 15. LastSunday was a special meeting day an d 40 werepresent. There ar e 70 in kindergarten an d morethan 70 in Sunday School.On next Sunday (Nov. 3) four persons willreceive baptism, and t he re is promise of moreconverts through the interest gained by th eweek-night English classes. (On Tuesday,Thu rsda y, an d Frida y nights). You may trustRev FTnnni tn pupils more obouChrist than t he Eng li sh language. He is suredevoted to the work and the pupils all respect

him greatlythat goes for me too.As for Brother Haniu and his family, theyar e all quite well. He asked me to send hisdeepest reg ard s to you when I write. Mrs.Fujita is ver y well, too, and sends her regardsto you .Brother Haniu has told me of the plans foryo u to return to Japan an d of th e difficultiesyou had encountered. They have a westernstyle home prepared for you and can assure youof sufficient food a nd othe r necessities. I amtold by many of my Japanese friends that foodis much easier to get now and the worry is offt he ir m inds now. Last win te r was sure a hardtim e for Tokyoites. The faces were th in an dsad last winter but are much healthier now.(Only a well-fed soldier's opinion, I might add).Brother Haniiu is much concerned over th e

many properties of the Yotsuya Mission here inTokyo, and also the homes in Karuizawa. (I'mno t sure, bu t I suspect the homes in Karuizawaa re be ing u sed by American soldiers). I knowvery l it tl e of these things, bu t Bro the r Haniuis very anxious that these things be takenc a r e of .

Brother Haniu is concerned over your health,should you return to t his nat ion , b ecaus e ofyour age. However he explained to me thatyour doctor pronounced you well enough tomake the journey. This is a serious questionan d only you can determine th e true answerto it. May God's blessing be with you in thedecision, whatever it is .I must close for now. I have taken greatl iber ty in writing to you, my elder and betterthrough Christ, and I hope you will pardon mefor these things. The message I have givenyou is too short and blunt and t her e a re toomany places where I do not know the wholetruth. However, please rest assured that Igive it to yo u in th e best of Faith. And Godwill help-u&.understand. Yours in Christ,Elton Watl ingtonNote: We are indebted to Elton Watlington forthis word from Japan. I am sure you will agreewith us that this is a fine letter.Editor.

G e n er al M a c A r lh u r sNew Year's ChallengeOn D ec em b er 31 General M a c A r t h u r caut ioned th e Japanese people against failing to takefull advantage of democracy an d freedom. If

they do fail, he warned, there can be bu t superficial and t empo ra ry change from that whichbrought only tragedy in Japan's past..\.mong other comments made by th e famousgeneral of th e occupational troops in Japan werethese: On the peopl e a lon e rests the solutionto many of th e pressing p rob lems wh ich har as sJ ap an 's p re se nt a nd will shape Japan's future.Much ha s been a ccomp li sh ed . Muc h r emai nsto be done. There have been many successes,some failures; many strong poi nt s, s ome wea k;much g oo d, some bad. The great majority ofJapan's l ea de rs h av e di sp la yed an exemplaryapproach to t he r ea li sm of Japan's problemsan even greater majority of Japan's people resolutely have sought to remove th e cause ofJapan's ill-fated past and faithfull}' to build forJapan's happier future. I have confined my

major effort to charting the course envisagedpower of sel f-de terminat ion, l imited only l)yr at io na l conv en ti on an d i ndiv idual consc ience ,he may be counted upon f irmly to preserve thatpower an d to apply it fearlessly an d intelligently,both fo r o u r own benef i t and th e benefit of all .In conclusion, he said, i t is my prayer,indeed, my firm anticipation, that th e Japanesepeople will understand a nd g ra sp their opportunity an d rise resolutely to meet its challenge.Therein lies Japan 's salvationtherein lies th eopportunity for f utu re p eace and happiness fo rthe Japanese peopleand therein lies t he h op eof al l th e people s of the East for a bettercivilization.News from East London, Soutli .-Xfrica statesthat a fish of a species believed by scientists tohave been extinct for 50,000,000 years '' w ascaught f or ty f at homs b en ea th th e se a off thatport a few months a go . S ci en ti sts call th e findextraordinary , Ttie fish is five feet long,weighs 127 pounds, and is brilliant s te el b lu ecolor; it ha s no bones, bu t a cartilage, an d issaid to belong to a species called Crossoptcrgii.

W O R D SForgive me. Lord, f or car el es s wordsWhen hungr y souls a rc n ea r:Words that ar e not of faith an d love.Heavy w ith c ar e and fear;F org iv e m e fo r t he word s withheld.Fo r words th at m ig ht have wonA soul from d ark en ed p ath s a nd si nTo follow Thy d ea r S on :Words ar c such mighty things, dear Lord,May I so yielded beThat Christ, Who spake as never man.May ever .speak through me. Spir itua l L if e

N ot that I speak in respect of want: fo r 1have learned, in whatsoever s tate 1 am, t he rewith to be content. I know both how to beal)ascd, an d I know how to a bound: everywhereand in al l things I am instructed both to befull an d to be hungry, both to ab ou nd an d tosuffer need. I can do all things through Chris twhich st rengthencth mc. - Phil. 4:11-13.

Rope Holder ListCALIFORNIA:Mrs. Clara M. Miller, $25.00;Sadie M. Peckham, $5.00.COLORADO;'Elbert Christian Church, 19.50.FLORIDA:Nellie Charlton, $1.00; EustisChurch o f C hri st , 219,15.INDIANA:Ethel ' Howard, $8.00; EmmettHerr, 21.13; Leisure Christian Church,$50.00; East Cre ighton Chu rch of Christ,$26.00; Wilkinson Christian Church, $12.00.ILLINOIS:Camp Point Chri st ia n Chu rc h$15.00; Eric Chr is tian Church, $25.00; PoloFirst Christian Church, $61.00; Urbana, Webbe r Street Church of Christ, 21.00; AltonFirst Christian Church, $5.00; Helen E. Priest,$5.00.KANSAS:Eva B. Whittaker, $5.00; HugotonChurch of Christ, $35.00.K E N T U C K Y : K a l h r y n M c C o r d Guild,Springfield, $50.00.MICHIGAN:ilrs. Margaret Morrison, $35.00.NEBRASKA:.Andrew Nielson, $10.00; MissesJensen, 2.00.N O R T H C ROLIN Macedonia B i b l eSchool, $50.00; Old Ford Missionary Society,

10.00; Mrs. C. B. Bowden, $1.00.M I S S I S S I P P I C o r i n t h, Wald ro n S tre etChurch o f Chr is t, 8.00.MISSOURI:Mrs. Esther Hoppingarner, 5..00.OHIO:Hillsboro Church of Christ, $135.00;Washington Court House Church of Christ,$68.64; Southwood Church of Christ (2 offerings), $20.00; Mrs. J. F. Smith, $1.00; Mrs.Harriet Miller, $108.00; Mr. and Mrs. J, H.Deem, $5.00; Ev a M. Rife, $5.00; BethesdaChristian Church, 14.00; Mrs. Mattie B. Hub-bard. $20.00; Indianola Church of Christ,$200.00; Webster Hills Church of Christ,$28.71,PENNSYLVANIA:Mrs . M. C. Shaffer,$1,00; Mrs . I rv in V. Holmes, $1.00; ChewtonChurch of Christ, $50.00; Class Number 3Chewton S. S., $5. 00; Mr. and Mrs. Shur lo ck, 5^0; C. B.~Guy,~ 2(;;007~Mt^:-7\nna iceneyr-3,00; Newport Methodis t Church , 5.50; Mrs.Louise Lautenslager, 20.00; C. F. Wood,$10.00; Berton Swartzwelder, Jr., $1.00; BrynMawr Church of Christ, $125.00; BrentwoodChurch o f C hri st , 11.04; Haze lwood Chu rchof Christ, 5.00; Howard, Loyal WorkersS, S. Class, $10.00; Homestead Loyal Daughters, $10,00; Thelma Thompson, $10.00; Fay-ette C it y L ad ie s' A id Society, $15.00; FayetteCity Young Women's Class, $5.00; Scot'tdaleChurch of Christ, 25.95; Duquesne Churchof Christ, $300.00.VIRGINIA:Pole Green C hurch of Christ,20.00; Mrs. C. E, Forest, 2.00; Mount Le banon Chr is ti an Church Women 's MissionarySociety, $11.04,

W E S T V I R G I N I A : B u c k R u n Church ofChrist, $10.00.WASHINGTON, D. C .:W. W. BonDurant,$10.00; Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth H. Hunter,5.00.INDIA:Edgar Sage, $25,00.ONTARIO. CANADA:Ridgetown Church ofChrist, 8,00; Mrs. Carr ie McNichol, $1,00.SASK., CANADA:Nat. Erhi t raw, $25.00.TOTAL: 2,105.51.Introducing New Recruit

fC on tin ue d fro m p ag e 1)to full-time Christian service. Fo r several yearsno door s eemed to open, so sh e kept on a t workin th e local church, leading the s inging for BibleSchool and t each ing a class of girls. She alsoplays the piano. She ha d saved enough moneyso that s he p la nn ed to enter Cincinnati BibleSeminary in th e fall of 1946.

Just at that time th e Sims family moved toTurtle Creek, an d Lois was the first personH a r o l d met. W h e n sh e learned t h a t he was astudent of th e s eminar y, t hey immed ia te ly became friendly and both went to the seminaryin the fall. The result of their friendship is thenatural outcome for any two young people witht he same high ideals and singleness of purpose.When H ar old a nd Lois came home for theirChristmas holiday, they made t he membe rs oftheir families and the ir mission friends happy byannounc ing thei r engagement.


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ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. {Mark 16:15Vo l McKeesport , Penna . , March-April , 1047 Number 2Christian Japanese are Poverty StrickenMission AcquiresForwarding Agent

Mrs. W. D. Cunningham, th e director of ourmission, an d to whom you have been sendingyou r g il ts a nd b tl er ings is making final arrangemen ts to s ai l f or Tokyo on May 30. Since th email is too h eav y for her to give your kindletters t he a tt en ti on t hey need and from now onher hands will be f il led with p repa ra ti on to sail,t he mi ss ion has acqui red the ass is tance of MissEv a Green of At lanta, Georgia, to take care ofth e mission c orre sp on de nc e. M iss G re en is afine Christian young la dy w ith a very definiteChristian c ha ra cte r a nd is completely t rustworthy.

Please begin immediately to send all correspondence and cont ribu tions for the mission toMiss Eva D, Green_, 127 E. Mercer avenue..College Park, Georgia. Make all checks payable t o o ur f orw ar din g agent.Samuel K. S aunder s a nd his family ar e remaining in the Unite d States until they canobtain passports to Japan. T herefo re, any co rrespondence intended fo r them should be sentdirectly to the ir home address at R. D. 1, Box190, McKccsport, Peiina.We tru st th at t hi s n ec es sa ry arrangementmeets your Chri st ian approva l an d we shallcontinue to be favored with your love, prayers,

a nd s up po rt .

Ai lmen t H i nd e r s Rec r u i tWe ar e terribly sorry to report that MaryLouise Zace, one of our zealous an d capablerecru it s , wi ll no t be able t o a cc ompany us toJapan. The following is a copy of a medicalreport sent to Mrs . Cunningham by Dr. JohnE. Porter, M.D., in Savannah, Georgia.Miss Zace has asked that I write you re

garding her physical condition. She is a Chronic.Asthmatic whose h ea lt h h as not bee n too goodthe last year. My advice is that she do es no tleave t he c ount ry as long as she is afflictedw ith th is m al ad y.Those who ar e acquainted with Mary Louiseknow what a loss this news brings to th e mi ssion. However, with he r devoted and energet ic spi ri t, she is bound to make good in God ss ervi ce s omewhe re . We shall be looking toh ea r g ood r epor ts of he r at home.

Rear left to right: Mrs . Fuj it a, Mr. and Mrs.Hanyu. Front: Hanyu children, Motto, Emi,and Mitsue

This picture, taken by Thomas Lipsconibewhile with the United States Army in Japan,introduces Brother Shin Hanyu, his Christianfamily, and his Christian mother-in-law who arenative workers fo r th e Church of Christ, Cunningham Mission in Tokyo. The last issue of theTokyo Christian contained a letter from EltonWathington, a veteran with the armed forcesin Japan, who visited the mission church forwhich Bro th er Hanyu preaches. He wrote,Y ou can trust (Brot he r) Hanyu to teach th epupils more about Christ than the Englishlanguage. He is sur e devoted to the work andthe pupil s all respect him greatlythat goes forme too. The pupils referred to in his statement ar c th os e who attend their English, Bible,and m usic classes held by the church threenight each week. Mrs. Cunningham considersMr. Hanyu to be the most loyal native preachert he y h ad .

Haro ld and Lois Marr iedHarold Sims a nd L ois L utt on , b oth m ember sof ou r mission staff, were married on Fridayevening, March 21. .Alfred E. Sims. Harold sfather and preacher of the Turtle Creek, Pa.,Church of Christ performed the ceremonyHaro ld and Lois made a brief t ri p to Maryl and,and then re tu rn ed home t o p rep are t o l eave f orHawaii to join Andrew Patton. They will leaveLos Angeles, Calif., on Apr il 7, at 11:00 p. m.

Need Food and ClothingIn our last issue of the Tokyo Christian wewrote an art ic le asking for physical aid for theChristians connected with the Church of Christ,Cunningham Mission, in Japan. The responsehas been so meager that Mrs. Cunninghani sug

gested we run another ar ticle and put it in thehead lines, because the need is so great.As you may know, Brother Owen Still s inTokyo. In a recent edition of the ChristianStandard he gave the following report on conditions among our faithful brethren laboringover there: Brother Hanyu. the minister ofthe Fourth Church, after a forced absence of fiveyears in China, was permitted to return toTokyo soon after the war ended. Mrs. Hanyuand Mrs. Fugita, Mrs. Hanyu s mother, continued the work at the Fourth Church until theywere forced to go to the country to escape thebombing. The family is with the church again.Many ministers, because of their knowledge ofEnglish, are working with the occupationalforces. Bro ther Hanyu knows English quitewell, and could have a good job as an interpreter, I believe; but he stayed by the church.I was touched by the signs of pover ty aboutthe Hanyu home, and asked Brother Hanyuhow he managed. He told me that they hadsold their pianonow they rent one for thekindergartenand much of the few pieces offurniture they had, and had traded their clothingfor absolutely necessary food. Mrs. Hanyu liasaged rapidly. The Hanyus have three finechildren. Brother Hanyu is the logical man t olead in the rebui ld ing of the churches here.(See letter from Owen Still on page 3 fornames an d addresses of needy Japanese.)

MONEYIt is not what we earn that makes us richAs r ic he s ar e r eal ly known .Bu t how hones t wc ar c as we lay our handOn what we call our own.It is no t what we keep that gives us peaceIn an age when peace is rare,Bu t how truthful we are as we lay asideOur own an d t he Mas te r s share. Church Chimes

And hereby we do know that we knowHim, if we keep His commandments. I John :3


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I NCORPORATORSMrs. W. D . Cunn ingh am Mr. Lawrence BainM r. Mo r r i s Bu t l e r Boo k M rs . E . G . Nab e l lM r. T . O . Ha th c o c k Mis s E va Gre e nM r. George W. Bondur a n t

ADV I SORY COMM ITTEEGeorge J . Bar tho ld B. E. HouseJ F . axter W . E . JohnsonW. W. Bondur a n t J . E. LipscombeMorr i s Bu t l e r Book M rs. H . M . McCa l lIra M . Bo swe l l T . K . SmithMark Collis W. P . S tob aughJ . H . De em W . R . W al k e rGuy L. Dri l lJ udg e T. O. Ha t h co ck

Not ice to S u bs cr ib er sSom e very unpleasant changes have beenmade necessary in regards to our paper in recentmonths. Fo r 46 years t he mis sion has t ri ed t o

s en d t he ir friends a wor thwh il e a c coun t of theirwork an d an interest ing paper in general. Therefore, we know tiiat whatever changes have tobe made, ou r friends will cooperate in a splendidway. This has been man if es ted by the r esponseto our l as t a rt ic le which expla ined that we mustbegin charging the subscript ion price for , thepaper (50 cents per yea r) or we must mail ou rpapers 4th class instead of 2n d class an d beforced to pay about 75 more e ve ry time th eyare sent out. This is t he rul es of the government Post Office, and we do want to abide byth e l aw .

On January 4 th e m ission st aff met at th ehome of Mrs. Cunningham in ConncllsviUe,Pa., to talk a bo ut fu tu re p lan s fo r t he w ork .Som e of the mem bers thought that due to thehigh cost of printing, th e paper ought to bep r in ted eve ry other month, i ns te ad of monthlyas it has been. This, o f cou rs e, will no t limitanyone so far as the number of p ap er s t heywill get, f or t he one year subscript ion will automatically be ex tended to cover a two year period.This will give all subscribers 12 copies, asbefore, but t he p ap er will no t be sent o ut so fr equently. Th e subscription price will be 50 centsfor two y ea rs i ns te ad of one year.

We hope the time will come when we shallbe able to print the paper a ga in eve ry mon th .Glad to Be a Leper

Peking missionaries wer e a st on is hed when anol d man once arose an d said, I am glad I ama leper Fo r if I had not been a leper, I neverwould have come to this mission hospi tal; ifI had not come to this hospital, I never wouldhave learned to know Jesus. An d I had ratherbe a l ep er w ith Christ than to be free froml ep rosy wi thout Him.Watch therefore, for ye know neither theday nor th e hour wherein th e Son of manCometh. Matthew 25:13.

T O KY O C IIU IS T IA NAndrew Pa t ton Wri t e sFrom Hawa i iDea r Harold :

February 10, 1947I have al ready fallen in love w it h t his place.Th e climate is ideal. One only has to have al ig ht w rap at night. I sleep in a hou se w it hscreen al l th e way around th e wall from theroof three feet down and with only screen doors.The mosquitoes a re p re tt y bad.I could write al l da y about this place and nevertell you al l I want you to know about it. Ofcourse I didn't have time to do much Fridayafternoon and Saturday. I w en t to th e Waialuaplantation store to buy some things which I

needed. I could no t find them all. Then Ibuilt two s ermons fo r th e Lord's day. Then Ip repa red t o teach a Bib le schoo l les son. Don'tle t anyone persuade you that I am not busy. Iwish the days we re 48 h ours long an d I didn'thave to sl eep any . Yesterday I p reached twosermons, taught t he class, and drove to th eother place.Now the homes: here in Waialau we havepoor quar te rs , bu t I don't mind. If I couldaccomplish anything for my Lord, I' d live in th e

worst house in th e world. They ar e ol d armybarracks. Our kitchen used to be an armypharmacy an d t he l iv ing room was the pha rmacist's quarters. Then at the end of th e livingroom is a sma l l room w he re R uth and E le ano rstay. Mrs. S ti ll s le ep s in th e living room. Thenonly a few ya rds awa y is th e small barrackswhere I stay. I have no electric lights yet.Rejoice with us an d p ra y earnestly for a revival here. Seven souls bravely confessed theirLord last night and are to be baptized tomorrow. Condi t ions were such tha t it was impossible fo r us to baptize them last night. Ohth e people are so eager, so sincere. I wishyou could be here right now so you couldhelp with th e harvest which I am convincedis at hand. Anothe r young fellow c ame a ft erth e service and said, I want to be a Christian.Did you ever hea r any th ing like that in th es ta tes? W e warned h im t h a t he mus t make abreak with th e w orld an d live holily fo r Jesus.He said he w as willing to do that. His sister.Rachel, a lso wants to be a Christian. I spoke totwo m ore girls a bout t he ir d ec is io n f or Chr is t.They w er e u nd er deep conv ict ion : tears rolleddown their faces. They said that t hey wan tedto talk it over with their parents an d wouldcome ou t next Lord 's day. Two other peopleadul tspromised to come las t night but theydidn't, but t hey said again t ha t th ey ar e comingto take a stand for Christ. They will do so, Iam sure. I suppose al l in al l there ar e about10 persons or more to be baptized tomorrow.I never s aw any people that I love so dearlyas I do t he se n ati ve people. They ar e extremely lovable. Yesterday we ate supper withthe Wilkins at Hauula. How gracious they arc.I never saw an yon e quite like it. Talk aboutyour southern hospitality. We southe rne rs a refa r beh ind t he se natives. You can see friendship an d hosp ita li ty b eami ng from t he ir face.Their face may be dark bu t the ir heart is warm,kind and sincere. I love them very much.Above all praypraypray for us that wemight do Christ 's will. I ca n no w see what th eLord felt when He looked on th e multitudes assheep without a shepherd.In sincere love I am,Yours in our Lord,Andy P.

WHAT IS CHR ISTIANITY?In t he home, it is kindness;In business, it is-honesty;In society, it is courtesy;In work, it is fairness;Toward the unfortunate, it is pity;Toward th e weak, it is help;Toward the wicked, it is res is tance;Toward th e strong, it is trust;Toward the penitent, it is foregiveness;Toward the for tuna te, it is congratula tion;Toward God, it is reverence an d love.

MY BIBLE AND IWe've traveled together, my Bible and I,Through all kinds of weather , with smileor with sigh.In sorrow or sunshine, in tempest or calm.Th y f riendship unchanging, my Lamp an dmy Psalm.We've traveled together, my Bible and I,When life had grown weary, and dea th e 'enwas nigh;Bu t al l through the d ark ne ss o f mist and of

wrong ,I found thee a Solace, a Prayer and a Song.So now, who shall part us, my Bible and I?Shall ism or schism, or new lights who try?Shall shadow for substance, or s tone for good

bread,Supplant its sound wisdom, give folly ins t e ad?

Ah, no, my dear Bible, Revealer of light,Thou Sword of th e Spirit, put error toflight;And still, th rough life's journey, until my lastsigh.We'll travel t ogethe r, my Bible and 1.Author unknown

Treasures o f the BibleAn old man in New Jersey discovered about5,000 in bank notes in a family Bible. Itseems his aunt died when he was jus t a youngman, and one clause of her will read, To mybeloved nephew, I will and bequeath my familyBible and all it contains, with the residue ofmy estate, after funeral expenses and jus t debtsare paid. The estate amounted to only a fewhundred dollars which he soon spent, and heneglected to read the Bible for 35 years andlived in poverty. But while packing his trunkto move to his son's home, where he expectedto spend the remainder of his years, he discovered money hidden in th e Bible.Those who neglect to read the Bible lose evengreater treasures than that, while those who do,get sometliiiig money canno t buy.R VerseHanyuConverts Japanese apt

Dear Mrs. Cunningham:To refresh your memory, I might say that Iwrote to you from Japan last fall telling youof the work goi ng on at your Fourth Churchat Songenjyaya. I have not received any wordfrom Brother Honiu since parting with him, butI hppe to hear from him through the post cardmai l soon.There is a story that Bro. Honiu asked meto write to you when I arrived home, so I'lltry to tell it briefly here.Bro. Honiu was taken into the Army andafter about 6 months of tra ining went to Chinaas a soldier. While there he held true to thefaith and tried to win conve rt s for Chr ist . Attimes he could hold Bible Classes for a fewinterested comrades.By his l iv ing the way of Christ he gained therespect of most of the soldiers, both officersan d enlisted men , w ith whom he was associated.His unit commander especially favored him (aswell as I could ascertain it was the Captain ofhis company). This Captain was no t a Christianand was not inclined to be one. However,af te r the war ended and Bro. Honiu came home,the Cap tain came to Tokyo to find Bro. Honiuto get him to tell him about Jesus. He spentseveral days at the church reading the Bible,asking questions and praying wi th Bro. Honiu.He retu rned to his home without making a decision f or Chr is t, bu t within a few weeks Bro.Honiu received a letter tel ling of his conversionand determination to live t he Ch ri st ia n life.

I \vouId that you could have seen the happiness in Bro. Honiu's face as he told me of thisinc identa soul saved for e te rnity. He askedme kindly to tell you o f it an d I 'm ashamed thatI have been so tardy in writing to you sincearriving at home. If you have time I would greatly appreciatea let ter from you with any news you have f romou r mu tua l friends. Sincerely yours,Elton Wathington


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and Addresses o fdyChristianJapaneseOur Japanese Christians liave many needs;t the need for fo od is t he mos t u rgen t. Foody be sent from America directly to thein eleven pound packages. Your pos twill explain how this can be done. Yetsending of these small packages of food isot the best way to help. The Japanese needpanese food; and ther e is considerable foodthe count ry just n ow ; but since the Japaneseoney is becoming more and more worthless,t is getting hard to buy food with it. Therme rs a re saying, We do not want money.you have clothing or shoes that you canus fo r ou r food? Everybody needstoo. Bu t to the person who is hungryomethin g to eat seems to be more necessary.So why not send e leven pound packages ofThe clothing need no t be new. Sendof a ll k inds . I b ro ught a s muc h freightd baggage as I could; and last Lord's Day,he two little Hanyu girls were d re ss ed inthat once belonged to Rebecca and Ruth.w happy these children were The girl whospecial so ng a t church had on a pairol d whi te c ot to n s to ck in gs whi ch had comeom Ame ri ca . Any c lo th ing you may sendbe used by these folk. If they should remore th an th ey need they ca n exchangee surplus fo r fo od or pass it on t o o th ers inS o se nd c lo th in g a t once.

Here are the names and addresses of someworthy people:Minister S. Hanyu, 455 Taishido, Setagaya-ku,Brother Hanyu has two gi rl s, 11 andand a boy 9, Mrs. Hanyu and. Mrs. Fugita,s mother-in-law. He ca n distribute al l th eyou will send.Mrs. Tsura Kita, 291 Yamato cho, Nakano-Tokyo. Mrs. Kita has two children at homea young man an d a young woman .Misses Mary and Sara Hotta, 119 Sekinonden, Koganei-machi , Kitatama Gun, Tokyo.hese are young ladies. They have theira sister an d a brother.Roland Honda, Shigo Sanagemura, Nishi-Gun, Aichi Ken, J apan . Roland ha s tuberHe is mar rie d a nd has a small baby.Peter Tokura, 455 Taish ido, Setagaya-ku ,Peter is a young man. The otheright a robber carried of? his best clothing.Won't somebody send Peter a suit, size 36?

Pe te r has his mother .Paul Ito, 133 Ihimizu-cho, Takaoka, TayamaPrefecture, Japan. Paul is married. He livesn a very cold part of Japan.Stephen Iljima, No. 10, 8 chome , N is bi 4-jo,Obihiro City, Hokkaida, Japan. Stephen isolding Bible Classes in Hokkaida. He wantsooks and Biblesin Eng li shand he needs

an d food.Philip Oba, 3995 cho, Shibushi, So-gun, Kago-Japan. Philip a ls o h as a wife.Miss Maria Mukawa, 230 Sangenjaya, Seta-gaya-ku, Toyko.Mr . S. Kiokawa, 455 Taishido, Setagaya-ku,okyo. Brother Kiokawa has a wife an d five

ch i ld ren .Mrs. Rei ko Kadomur a, 455 Taishido, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo. Mrs. Kadomura has three

sma l l ch i ld r en .Un ti l f ur th er notice I ca n r ec ei ve seventypound packages if sent to this address, OwenStill, GHQ-SCAP-CI&E, APO 500, c/o Postmas te r, S an Francisco. Mrs. Still and Mrs.Cunningham can r ecei ve t he 70 pound packagesif sent in my name. They can receive th e 11pound packages of cou rs e in their own name ifaddressed to 455 Taishido, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo.Anyth ing tha t you or your class or yourcongregat ion may be able to send will verygladly be received; and not only will you behelping people who are really in need but alsohaving a part in helping to open t he hea rt s ofpeople whose greatest need of all is Jesus

Chr i s t .Owen Sti l l

Tokyo, Japan

T OKYO CHR I S T I ANThe New Japan

Miss Laura Mauk, Missionary to Japan(Persona l Friend to Mrs. Cunningham)A few weeks ago, I was r id ing wit h Dr .Mayer through downtown Tokyo in an ArmyJeep. As we sped through streets filled withAmerican Army vehicles, s aw Ameri can sold ie rs on guard everywhere, saw th e Americanflag f lying f rom a lmos t eve ry unbombed build

in g now hou sin g the occupation forc es, I saidto Dr . Mayer, A s yo u look at t hi s s cene canyou really believe it is Tokyo you see? Whoever would have thought we would see the daywhen American soldiers would replace th e ever-present Japanese soldiers, even guarding thepalace gates?Bu t there is ano ther g reat er and more unbelievable change that took place over night. Achange that our soldiers can not quite believeis real, and tha t is the change in attitude of themass of people in Japan towa rd Amer ic a an dtoward Christianity. This changed atti tude iswhat promises to have the greates t and mostfar -reaching effect upon the new Japan now inth e building.

Mr. and Mrs. Owen Sti l l

I know my impressions an d observations havea ll been derived f rom that small group of loyal,faithful Christ ians that survived th e a wf ul warand persecu tions they suffered at the hands oftheir own c ount rymen an d even their ownhouseholds. I know that t hey number less thanone-half of one per cen t of tha t grea t populationof heathen Japan, bu t I know too that alreadythat remnant ha s more power an d influence inJapan today t han a ny o th er similar group. Because God is w ith th em , right is o n th eir side.Upon their sufferings, tears' and persecutionsth e Church has a f ou nd at io n s o solid and impregnable she can perform miracles and changea nation, if she does no t fail he r head, JesusChrist, at t hi s cri ti ca l moment.W ords and space fail to permit me to tellof those loyal Christians in Japan and their desire to see Christ reign in th e p la ce l ef t vacantby MacArthur's edict, followed by the emperor s statement on New Yea r' s morning ,saying, I am not a God, just a man like all therest of you. That afternoon a Christian professor p rayed t hu s as we held a little prayermeeting in my room at Dr. I shidate' s house,An d now O Lord, Thou knowest what the empero r has said to his people this morning, soplease now reveal to him that if he is a man likeall th e rest of us, he is also a sinner like al l th eres t of us and in th e n ee d of a Savi ou r t oo Idoubt if any p rayer h ad ever been made likethat before fo r the emperor, certainly not audibly. The Christians all know if the emperoraccepts Christianity, the count ry is won. Theyknow, too, that he is reading his Bible.

T he Educa ted ClassOne of th e unusual features of mission workin Japan is the fact that it began with th e in

telligentsia, no t the poorer or lower classes.Educated peopl e n ev er c ou ld r ea ll y swallow allthe myths and fabricated tales of divine descentof the emperor from th e sun go dd ess, etc.Neither could they worship images of wood andstone at moss-covered Buddh i st shrines.Fear of the military an d police forc es foryears made many Nicodemuses in Japan.The ignoran t masses obeyed their leaders andgovernment blindly and faithfully, followingeve ry word u tt er ed about th e w ar and ultimate

victory up to that momentous day, August 5,1945, when the emperor 's voice t rembling withemotion, proclaimed to his people t ha t J apanhad sur rendered.

Over a noon hour their faith in al l theirleaders and government was shattered. Theirreligious world came crashing down upon theirheads as they sat amid the ruins and debris ofhomes and country. Their gods and shrinesand leaders had al l failed them. Th ei r p ra ye rsan d tears and supplications had all gone unanswered.

Willing to Try ChristianityNow they a re e ager and willing to tr y a newsource of power, to try Christianity, and Godgrant it may not fail them bu t win and savethem. Here aga in t he great promising hope isth e zeal o f th e Christ ians and th e desire to winJapan f or Chr is t.Space does not permit me to tell al l I haveseen and heard as I work ed these p as t eightmonths of post-war days with our EvangelicalChristians in Tokyo. Some of ou r pastorsliterally worked day an d night to gather theirs ca tt er ed membe rship togethe r again, to helpfamilies find a new home, comfort th e bereaved,min is te r t o t he sick, an d preach Chri st whereverthey could.Fa i th fu l Pas to r sWhen I first saw Rev. G. Okada, h e lookedas though he were in the advanced stages oftuberculosis. Hi s wife an d children were al lemaciated an d sick. Bu t he never thought ofgoing to bed or resting. He never missed aservice in his church al l during the war and atonce began his p lans to reopen our Bible Schoolsaying to me, We need church workers, Sunday School teachers, trained laymen; ou r youngpeople arc all dead, we must tra in mor e at

onceOur Ko is hi kawa Chu rc h n ev er missed a service. When ai l th e buildings burned on a Fridaynight. May 25, in that ai r raid, the pastor, hisfamily and a group of Christians, who had beenburned out before and were living in th e church,f ound r ef ug e in th e n earb y botanical garden..Sunday morning twelve of them walked back to

th e c hu rc h s it e a t 10:00 a. m. a nd g et ti ng asnear as the still, red-hot embers allowed, heldth e mornin g wo rsh ip service. Later Dr . M.Ishidate, an officer of the church an d a professorin the Imperial Universi ty took them all intohis home and th e congregation h as be en meeting t he re eve r since. In spite of th e fact thatth e war was still on and al l Chr is ti an s w e reconsidered potential spies of th e enemy, hepu t up s ign boa rd s at both gates proclaimingthe Koishikawa Church met there eve ry Sunday.At Mej iro, Rev. Shinohara also never misseda service, holding them in his house , now in th echapel of the Biblical Seminary. One nightwhen I was there to t ea c h B ib le to the class ofG.I. s tu de nt s, h e as ke d me t o see if one of themcould no t go i nto th e country and b ri ng backhi s church organ which he had s to red in a farm

home when th e raids began. At once a soldiersaid, Sur e, I 'l l come here in a truck on Saturday afternoon an d if som e on e will go along toshow me the wa y an d do t he t alking I'll bringit back, an d he did.G.I . Chris t iansThis b ri ng s me to the last po int; ou r Armypossesses a small g roup of spirit-filled, earnestChristians who ar e letting their l ights shine inth e darkness of Japan. I 'l l n ev er fo rg et t heSunday afternoon I sa t in an auditorium of theImperial Unive rs i ty and listened to a G.I. say tothe Japanese students assembled there,, ForgetI am an American Forget this uniform I

have on P le as e t hi nk of me as fellow University student , a brother in Chr is t, one wholoves you an d w ants to help y ou an d fellowsh ip with you This too is a Power Satan cannot stem or hinder. Pray fo r Japan. Prayerchanges thingsThe future of mission work glows with apromise of great thing s to come. The wayahead is rough an d steep. Lack of materialthings is ' almost insurmountable, bu t the wayis open an d challenging. The Chris t ian forcesar e saying what they and perhaps no heathennat io n h as ever really said before, unless it beth e Macedonians in Paul's day, C om e over

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Rope Holder List(January-February)ARIZONAÊ1 Centre Church of Christ, $52.50;Stevesen P ar k C hu rc h of Christ , $28.00; PhoenixWomen's Miss. Society, $21.00; Char l ie Skete lurg,$10.00; Nellie Bagan, $5.00; Mrs. Helen J . Kaser,$50.00; Nellie E. Dutton, $5.00; Phoenix Church ofChris t , $82.75; 36th S t r e e t C h u r c h o f C h r i s t(Phoenix) , $3.75.CALIFORNIA^Mrs. Emma Kcchendorfer, $10.00; Mr.an d Mrs. Washington Klickenger, $5.00; J. N.Grasty, $159.85; Mr . and Mrs. J. H. Yates, $50.00;Ukiah C hu rch o f Christ , $2.00; Mrs. P. M. Mc-Call, $1,000.00; El Centre Church of Christ, $52.00.FLORIDA^Mrs. E. W. Armstrong, $5.00; TabernacleChu rc h o f Christ, $8.76; Miss Irene Mantel, $3.00;

GEORGIAMr. and Mrs. L. A. Nix, $10.00; Mr. an dMrs. O. O. Lynch, $20.00; Carrollton C hurch ofChris t , $50.00.IDAHOBoise Firs t Chris tian Church, $25.00; Sand-point Fir st Chr is ti an Church, $10.00.ILLINOISDr. Leila Scott, $10.00; Mrs. Maud M.Trovillo, $5.00; Weber S tr ee t Chu rch of Christ,Urbana, 20.00; Camp Point Christian Church,$30.00; West Frankfort F ir st Christ ian Church,$15.00; Springfield Church of Christ S. S., $35.00;Landsdowne Church of Christ, East St. Louis.$25.00.uraiANAGreenwood First Christian Chm-ch, $50.00;]rampico First Chr is ti an Church 13.00; HarborChrtetian Church, 25.00; Mrs. Chas. Hardy, 5.00;Jac^nburg Christian Church, 33.87; EnglewoodChristian Church Miss. Band, 15.00; Whiting First^v I i 15.00;- -Hessville -Church -of

iA ' 20.50; Domestic Church of Christ S. S., 50.00; Staunton Church of Chr is t, 30.00; LittleYork Christian Church, 26.56; F. D. Durham, 5.00.lOW^^Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Stoutner, 25.00; BerthaMBnn e ster City Church of Christ,^5.00, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Stoutner, 25.00; W. J.Hastie, 5.00; Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Speer, 6.00;Florence Brown, $2.00.KANSAS^Mrs. M. A. Robb, $2.50; El len Lawrence,$5.00; Allison Chu rc h o f Christ, $40.00; HugutonChurch of Christ Miss. Soc., $50.00; J. C. Templetonan d Family, $3.00;Norton Chriîan Church, 35.00;South Hutchinson Church of Christ, $20.00; Hutchi son Young People, $5.00; Hutchison Intermediates,$5.00.KENTUCKYGrayson Chmch o f Christ, $15.00; OliveHUl Women's Miss. Soc., $5.00; Sadieville Churchof Christ, $37.60; Thomas Onier, 10.00; Mt. ByrdSoc., $10.00; Miss Shirley Gumm,?5'99' Creek Christian Church, Lexington,Broadway Chr is ti an Church, Lexington, 47.00; Williamstown Christian Church, 50.00;Germantown Christian Chxurch, $46.46; LeesbmsChristian Church, ^6.18.MAINEMr. Wm. P. B m \ ^ $5.00,MARYLANDEdgar H. SonDurant, $1.00.MICHIGANÂlgonac Church of Christ, $15.00; Al-gonac S. S. Intermediates, $6.17.MINNESOTAFairmont Church of Christ, $37.29;Mrs. Elder J. Smith, $5.00.AUSSISSIPPIÂberdeen Christian Church, 42.80;

Happy Helpers Class, $10.00.Myers, $25.00; Harvey J .Smith, $1.00; Mrs. M. E. Myer, $1.00; Mrs. T. J.Stagg, $1.00.NEBRASKAPalmer Church of Chr is t, 11.55; An-ew Nielson, 20.00; Cornelius Sisters, 50.00; Mrs.Hy Qoble, $7.00.m rF ? W. F. Pittman, 5.00; Mrs.T. H. Davis, 25.00; Lucy B. Duke, $5.50; Rxu-alHall

p. - $17.00; Union Grove Chu rc h o fChrist, $11:40; Lawrence Bain, $1.00; Mrs. A. L.P a y n e , $1.00.NEW YORKMrs. Ida B. Butler, $5.00.525?. DAKOTAMiss Olive Owen, 20.00.Mart in , $10.00; Miss Ma-New Vienna Church of Christ,- - Jêstown Church of Christ, 100.00; Ken-eic'nn Hldge Church ofhrlOT, $16.00; Keiunore Chr ist ian Chmch, $37.71;Southwood Church of Christ, 20.00; Belle Center$20.00; West MUford Chu rc h o fChrist, 20.M; Bethlehem Christian Church, 15.00;Christ , $50.00; Akron(Sf. -rS (South), 46.00; Lloyd Weaver,fsn nn Martin, 10.00; Paul Burch,T Beander Roudebush, $10.00;^ Smith, 2.00; Z. Z. Lowery, 25.00; The^2-00; Monroe St. Church, Toledo,20.00, Mineral Ridge Church of Christ, 91.51;Pauline Nix and Wilda Cooper, 1.00; Mr. J. HDeem, 10.00; Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Deem, 50.00;Ipdlanola Christian Church, Coltun-b^, ^0.00; ^ s . Delia M. Borden, 5.00; Ripley

Bridge town C hu rc h o fou S Cincinnati, 38.60; Bridgetown Church ofCtoist Young People, 15.00; Centerville ChristianChiirch, $9.77. Bulu M. Wilson, $5.00; ViolaE. Groom, $10.00.OREGONPhoenix Church of Christ, 20.00.P^NSYLVANIAA Christian Friend, 10.00; BrynMcKeesport, $99.00; Miss GraceG. Stitzinger, $50.00; Mrs. James L. Bailie, $25.00;MiM Jessie Brooks and Martha Shaw, 6.00; Mrs.Y,S^ ^ Brentwood Christian Church, 17:47; Sandy Lake Church of Chr is t, 20.08; MUlsElla Ro^le, 5.00; Mrs. Hayes Irvine, 1.00; NewSalem Women's Miss. Soc., $25.00; Haze lwoodChrist ian Chiirch Miss, Soc., $15.00; HomesteadFirst Chris tian Church, $25.00; Mrs. R. C. Defi-baugh. $100; Miss Ruth Buch, $2.00; CarnegieCtoistlan Church, 13.71; Central City ChristianCh^ch, 45.50; Mrs. John G. MUler, $1.00; Lee$10.00; Bethany Bible Class, Carnegie.$5.00; Mrs. R. A. Stitzinger, $20.00.T^NESSEE^Newport Chr is ti an Church Lad ies'Class, $25.00.

T O K Y O C H R I S T I A NTEXASWest A m a r i l l o C hu r c h o f C h r is t , $352.40;Amari l lo Church o f Chr i s t (Mrs. Le e Bivens).$300.00; Mrs. W. S . B lo dg et t, $3.00; Mrs. W. N.

Y a t e s , $10.00.VIRGINIACharlottsville C h r i s t i a n C h u r c h , $39.80;Pole- Green Church o f Chris t , $20.00; Warren W.Cline, $25.00; G e t h s e m a n e C h u r c h o f Chris t , $95.00;Waynesboro C hu rc h o f Chris t , $15.19; ColonialP lace C h ur ch o f Chr i st , N ewpo rt News, $15.00; MissMabel F a r me r , $10.00; 24th S t r e e t C h ur ch o f Chris t ,N e w p o r t News, $50.00.WASHINGTONMrs. Lida Conover, $2.00; WoodlandC h r i st i an C h u r c h S . S. , $25.54; Mrs . F r a n c i s F r a n kl i n , $2.00.

WEST VIRGINIAEdith Moore , $23.00; E. J . H u mphrey , $25.00.WISCONSINLa Crosse C hris tia n C hu rc h (Iren eM a i r i c h , $5.00.ONTARIO, CANADARidge town C h u r c h of Chris t ,$31.00.TOTAL$5,347.82

Special ContributionsRelief Fund for JapanMrs. Wni. Mueller $10.00Mrs. F. M . M cC all 20.00Mrs. Ella Wyse 5.00

E lb er t H ol la nd 3.00Miss Bertha K. Sargent 5.00Mrs. W . W . Cline 5.00A Friend .. 10.00TotaLT.77^.; :.vy. ; . 77 5sr00Memor ia l ChurchMrs. F. M. McCall.. $1,000.00J ean Swar tzweldc r 800.00Total $1,800.00

C a r f o r Miss ionWhen Mrs. Cunningham sai ls for Tokyo onMay 30, sh e is hop ing t o be able to take a caralong to use in Japan. . Transportation facilitiesa re t err ib le in Tokyo, an d sh e is advised tot ake one a long if possible. We ar e quite certainthat we can purchase a ca r in time . Any g if tstoward this c ar fund would be appreciated.

Hollywood Haircuts-for JapanWe hope th at the Hollywood influence doesnot effect Japan beyond the haircut stage. G.I.haircu ts have been the fad for years among theyoung men in Japanese schools. Recently, however, the close-cropped, dark-haired youths ofthe ori en tal middle school staged a rebell ionfor more up-to-date fashions. Hence the KyodoNews Agency forecasted that the l ong hairvoguea la Hollywoodmight sweep then a t i o n .Th e Hakodate students, possibly inspired bythe presence of long-haired Americans an d wearin g th e popular short hair, petitioned schoolauthorities for permission to let the ir hair growlong. They received a prompt reply of approval.

Tlie New Japan(Continued f rom P ag e 3)and help us. At my farewell meeting, Rev. K.Shinohara made the farewell speech, saying,Please tell all our missionaries to come back,please bring a lo t of new miss iona ri es w it hyou. Bring us Christian books, help us rebuild A bi g order for one small womanmissionary but not for th e Evaneglical Church,filled with the spirit of Him who said, Loveyour enemies, do good to them that hate youand pray for them that despitefully use you.

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Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature,^ (Mark 16:15)Vo l . M4*Keesporf, Peii i ia . , May-June 1047 Number 3

Mrs. W. D. Cunningham Returns to JapanNew Missionary Policy

The old missionary policy prohibited childrenfrom ente r ing Japan. Thi.s naturally eliminatedmy family, because we have a two-year-olddaughter. Much to ou r happiness , however, wereceived th e f ol lowing news f rom Brother Stillin Tokyo , J ap an on May 31:De a r F r i e nd s :I th in k the rev ised Mission ary Policy willgladden your hearts. You can bring Beckynow. Under p ar ag ra ph 3 Assurances thatmedical facilities ar e readily available, meansthat yo u will need to bring such medicines asyo u think a baby might need, an d t he se med icines would have to be prescribed by a Japanesedoctor here. I believe this ca n be easilyarranged. Japan has lots of competent doctors,but they do not have t he medicines they needoften times. If they have th e medicines, theyca n do good wor k. I can get your militaryperm it any t ime now. The only problem isth e housing. I do n ot k now what we shall bea ble t o do abou t this. I wan t to wai t unti l Mrs.Cunningham gets here an d le t her see thesituation as regards housing. When you folkand Mrs. Cunningham give the word, I shallbe very happy to file fo r your clearance.The Lord bless th e work, I do hope all th emis si on ar ie s c an b e here by th e beg inni ng o ffall . Yours in Christ,

Owen St i l lAs our hopes a sc end and anxiet ies increase,we are aware of th e fact that there are yets e ve r al moun t ai n s to be cl imbed before we ca ngo . May you r p ra ye rs j oi n our s that God s willmay be done now and always in us . S.K.S

SYMPATHY a n d APPRECIATIONThe Chu rc h o f Christ, Cunningham Mission, extends this w ord of symp ath y to therelatives an d friends of th e late George P.Taubman who fell aslee p in th e Lord onWednesday morning, March 12. Mrs. Cunningham especially wa s g rie ve d w ith th epassing of this dear friend of the Mission.George T au bm an was an advisor and friendof th e Cunninghams fo r many years. Weacknowledge th e p assi ng o f a great man.

Whe re fo re comfor t one ano the r with thesewords, I Thessalonians 4:13-17.

Harold and Lois Sims(Marr ied on March 21)

UPWake up , sing up preach up , pray up payup stay up and never give up. or let up orback up or shut up unt il t he Cause of Christin th e World is built up.

Farewell MessageMay 27 1947

De ar F r ie n ds :This is my farewell message to you from thehomeland. I am at S an F ra nc is co f rom whereI sail on May 30 for Japan..\mong the many things I am taking backwith me are the many pleasant memories of thelovely times I had in your homes your finehospitality wherever I went and the gracious-ness of the mini st ers who so k indl y i nv it ed meto the ir churches and gave me the privilege ofspeaking to their people. All of these memories will linger with me while life shall last.Of course you know I am very happy to goback to my spiritual children but there is areal h ea rt th ro b when I think of my ownchildren over here. However, they were allsplendid about niy going and that makes iteasier .I know my Lord wants me over there or elseHe wou ld h av e shut the door so conclusivelythat I could n ot ha ve gone.Once I heard there was an old age limit forthose who went, and I was p ret ty downcastat t he time I heard t ha t, b ut t he re is not. TheLord is no respecter of age. He wants usworking in His vineyard no matter how oldor how young if we know Him and His will.Dear friends I know I am going to find manydisappointing things out there and I ask foryour prayers. I shall need them more thanever before. But sometimes ou r disappointments are His appointments, and so I go forward trusting and knowing that A ll thingswork together for good to them that love God.I know you will hold th e r opes even as youhave done in the p ast an d n ot le t us down.And so again I say good-bye until we meetagain if not hereover there in the Homelandwhere there will be no more parting.Emily B. Cunningham

P.S.I hope to meet Andrew Patton, Haroldand Lois S ims and the Still girls when I passthrough Hawaii . We a rr iv e t he re on June 4and stay one full day. We are scheduled toarrive in Yokohama, June 14 so my trip willno t be so long as the la st one I took.Sayonara (Good-bye)

A nd the g osp el of t he k ingdom shall bepreached in all the world for a witness untoall nations; and then shal l t he end come.Mat t . 24:14


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ADVISORY COMMITTEEGeorge J . Bar tho ld E. E. HouseJ . F . Bax t e r W . E . J o h n s o nW. W. Bondu r an t J . E. LipscombeMor r i s Bu t l e r Book M rs . H . M . M cC al lI r a M . B o sw e l l T . K . Sm i t hMark Collis W. P . StobaughJ . H . D eem W . R . W a lk erJudge T. O. Etathcock Guy L. Drill

What They Say:Missionary Soc ie ty , Clinton Church of Christ,C lin to n, I ow a, M rs . Harry Speer We arcs o h ap py tliat M rs . Cunningham is able to go

back to Japan to tlie wor k s he l ov es so much.F. W. O'Mall ey , Temple , Texas Enclosed ischeck to help. I liave ha d fellowship with th eCunninghams' work f or we ll over thirty years,an d expect to continue it while on earth. 1never sa w them bu t once, bu t always contributed to the r ea l gospe l work they we redoing.Laura Mauk, Eugene, Oregon (Missionary toJapan) I consider Mrs. Cunningham one ofmy dearest friends and I know sh e is on e ofGod's own saints an d anything I can do tohelp her or y ou r w or k will be a pleasure an dprivilege.Mrs. E. S. Donnell, Watertown, Mass. MayGod richly b les s all their efforts and opendoors throughout th e land.Mrs. J. B. Wray, Nor ton, Kansas May God

bless the w ork of the Cunningham Missionand each and al l of th e workers .

Champious Cause ofAmerican Japanese

Dillon S. Myer, former director of the Japanese-American War Relocation Camps, championed the cause of the American Japanese whenhe declared their ill tre atm ent during the warwas unjustified. He referred specifically to theremoval of 110,000 Japanese from th e Westcoast. He declares that th e government shouldmake retribution. The se Japanese suffered 7,000,000 worth of property in total loss ordamage. Mr. Myer stated that th e War Relocation authori t ies believe a selective evacuation of people of Japanese descent from theWest Coast mil it ary area wa s justified bu t headded, i t does no t believe that a mass evacua ti on was ever justified. Myers continues , in1944 and 1945 the American people of Japanesedescentachieved a higher level of popularacceptance than th ey have known since th eearly 1880's. This, he said, was due to therecord of t he American-Japanese soldier and toth e quiet an d peaceful return of th e wa r reloc at io n c amp i nmat es to civilian life.

T O K Y O C I I R I S T IAXLet t e r s F rom Hawa i i

Hauul a, O ahu, T. H.May 12, 1947D e ar F ri en ds in the U . S. A.:We want you to know a little about theHawai ian Is lands . The climate here is alwayslike on e of those spring days in t he S ta te s thatmakes one want to breathe deeply and reallylive. The scenery in an y direction is an eyefulof majestic beauty.Bu t since yo u want to know about the workwe ar e doing, we will tell about that. We livein a small community called Hauula on th eE a st er n s h or e of th e i s l and of Oahu . Mr. a ndMrs. Harold Sims, Mrs. Owen Still, Eleanorand R uth Sti l l liv e in th e house which we alsouse for a meeting place. Andrew Patton stayswit h one of t he Hawa ii an families nearby. Ourhouse ha s a large living room full of benchesto accommodate our congregation.The work here is prospering. It is a pleasureto work with th e people. The crowds usuallyn um b er a bo ut 50 o r 60 a t the Bible S ch oo l o nSunday afternoons an d at th e preaching serviceSunday nights. We also have a midweekservice on Wednesday evenings which we tr yto make interesting an d instructive to old an dyoung. On T hursday evenings we have ameeting just fo r th e Christians. In the se m eetings we study a passage of Scripture that specially applies to th e Christian life, and theneve ryone goes to their knees an d each oneprays. There have been 17 baptized so far an dit would give eve ry Christian a lift to hear theseyoung Chr is ti an s p ray.W^e have a no th er w ork a t Hal i cwaabou t 22miles f rom here . W e dr ive t he re fo r B ibleSchool and p reaching ser vi ce o n S un da y morning. The services there ar c not so we ll -a tt cndcdbecause we are renting a building in an oldarmy camp, and the people ar e moving awayfrom it. We are now looking fo r a morefavorable location. Eight have been baptizedthere since th e work began.Since t he re a rc tw o p re ache rs her e now, wefeel t ha t w e sh ou ld b ran ch o ut a l it tl e m o re .\V c h av e obt ai ned p erm is si on to us e t he P ub li cSchool building at Kaaawaa little t own a bout10 miles from here. The community is growingand a ls o h as a lot of week-end visi tors. Thereis no church there at all, and we feel thereshou ld be a New Te s t amen t church in tha tplace.On May 21 Mrs. S ti ll will leave for Japan.This makes us think seriously of two things.First, all of us t ha t are h ere n ow ar e planningto go to Japan eventually. We d on 't k now h owsoon wc will be granted permission to go.However, we must begin to t hi nk and act nowabout get ting someone to make this field a permanen t life-work.T he n, w he n M rs . S ti ll leaves, th e work willfall into ou r inexperienced hands. Will youpray the Lord's b le ss ing upon us? WithoutHim we can do nothing, but with Him we cando all things through Chris t that s trengthenetl ius Yours in His Service,

Mr. and Mrs . Haro ld SimsMiss Eleano r Stil lMiss Ru th Sti l lM r. Andrew Pa t t o n

D e ar F ri en d s in th e L or d s W o rk :Just before my husband left for Japan, hewrote the last letter that we sent out. Now,after several delays, I hope to be .sailing nextMonday, April 28th, an d I want to s en d ou t thisl et te r be fore I go. Understand, I am no t sureof going next Monday. If* the re d tape is allunwound, and if there are no more delays, Ishall go .Before I go, I wish to commend to yourprayers a nd you r gifts this work in Hawai i, andto tell y ou a bo ut it. F ir st , y ou will rememberthat in th e last letter my husband s ta te d t ha tth e seed had been sown in two, communities,an d that a lt hough only one person ha d beenbaptized, th e harvest was about to begin. Thatp ro ph ec y h as been fulfilled. In Hauula thereare now seven te en new Chr is ti ans only fifteenof whom have come by baptism and two bys tateme nt. I n H alc iw a e ig ht p er so ns h av e been

Our Prayer Circle:Mrs. Nellie Hoover, Frazeybur g, Ohio Ourprayers g o with Mrs. Cun ni ng ham o n herreturn trip to the Orient.Mrs. F. B. Neal, Warren , Oh io I'm sendingyou my a nn ua l check fo r 10.00. I have contributed to the Cunningham Mission fo rtw en ty y ea rs a nd they h av e s eemed like ol d

friends. N ow tha t he is gone it seems wonder ful Mrs . C. has and is expecting to carryon as long as health permits. It is wonderfulw ha t C od does fo r those w ho w ork and t r u s tin Him, an d I pray she may have a pleasantj ou rn ey and a h appy mee ti ng of frie nds inTokyo with whom she worked so faithfullyin th e past, yet th e r et ur n will be filled withsorrow for th e great change the war caused.

Mr . an d Mrs . S amue l Henry, BrookHeld, 111.W e unite ou r p raye rs w it h you that th e workin Tokyo an d th e wor ld ove r will hasten thedaj^ of th e coming of ou r b les sed L ord .Blessings to al l th e workers in th e field.Mr . J. W. Darby, Minister, West AmarilloCh ri st ian Chur ch , Amar il lo , Texas We ar epraying for th e success of your work andt ru st t ha t you are safe in the keeping of our

Lo r d .Mrs. I rene Mairich, LaC ro ss e, W i s. . . .I sha ll a ls o continue in my prayers fo r th ewor k a nd safety of Mrs. Cunningham and allth e o th er w or ke rs w it h h er .

Mrs. E. S. Donnell, Watertown, Mass. Thisis my mothe r' s gift towards a ca r fo r Mrs.Cunningham in Japan. This work has beendear to m y m other's heart fo r 40 years, andshe upholds it daily in prayer. (Mother isMrs. Emma E. Skillin)Mrs . Sige l Kiff, Canton, Pa. I p ray for thework, and that th e other missionaries willsoon be able to go.Mrs. L il li an Clark , Apul ia Stat ion, N. Y. Iam so glad that our dea r S is te r Cunninghamhas been g ran te d h er p ass po rt to go back toth e people an d th e work that is s o d ea r to he r

heart. May Cod bless he r with h ealth a ndstrength fo r he r t as k a nd also those who gowith he r is my prayer. So glad to have th eTokyo Christian and not e t he f ai th fu lnes s ofth e native Christians. M ay Cod bless them.Mr . Thomas S. Blackwell, Bargersvil le, Ind.. . and my prayer is that Cod wil l b le ss th eCunningham Mission, an d may she be sparedman y y ea rs to come.Mrs. E. P. Greasland, Counc il Bluff s, IowaW e ar e watching all reports from overt he re and praying Cod will b less a ll efforts forextending Hi s kingdom.Francese Franklin , Everett, Washington Amliappy over al l th e good news in th e lastissue of the T ok yo Christian. May Codbless you as you edi t thi s little paper, and giveyou th e needed g race an d wisdom. And Ip ra y th at He may guard an d guid e y ou all.and send you forth to Japan in His own goodtime clad with the love of Christ, an d thepower of th e Holy Spirit.baptizedone of whom my husband reported.Though these new Christians have their problems an d difficulties, as a who le they stand forthe Lord in a wonderful way an d changed th ecommunity life, especially in Haloiwa. Thereare several other people who are thinking seriously about accep ti ng Chr is t.

A nd re w P at to n ar r ived on the field a weeka fte r my husband left. He h as w ork ed w ith al lhi s heart. He is t ireless an d e ar ne st a nd hehas felt that no task was too small and undignified and no task to o difficult and complicatedfor him to try for the Lord. He has surel ybeen a wonderful help to me, too, in gettingmy b ag gage read y to g o to Japan. He is muchloved by th e people of th e community.Lois an d Harold Sims, newly-weds, , arrivedtwo weeks ago. They ar e splendid, talentedyoung people an d the people here like themvery much. They ar e planning to open a neww ork a t K aa awa (th ree a' s is c or re ct ) t he firstLord's Day in May. Of course we shall al lhelp all we can. Please pray f or t hi s new effort.

Mrs . Owen Sti l l


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w Mailing Regulations to Japan Roland H onda toMother CunninghamD ea r M o th er :My joy was beyond exp res sion when Pete rinformed me about your arrival in May. I hopet hi s l et te r r eaches you be fo re you leave States.My wife wrote to me that Mr. Still and Petervisited my home in Tokyo and brought thepresent you gave me. 1 don't know how toexpress my thanks for your kindness. Presentitself is priceless to me at t his time bu t morethan this 1 appreciate your kind thought behindit. I wept ev ery time I think of your kin

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