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V o l . Japan . . . Not Far From The Kingdom

After two years of waiting and working toward tliis g oal, al l of our mission stafT is nowin Japana country no t far fro m th e kin gdo mof God. Believe it or not How h app y w e ar eto he serving God in this country. I believe theyarc just as happy, too, that we are here. Th efew h ar ds hi ps a nd th e many changes of environmen t t ha t we have liad t o undergo se em as no thing w he n compared w it h t he b lessings an d o])-portunities that ar e ours. Did you ever feel thesati.-ifaction that you ha ve done something worthwell? If so , you know in a small mea su re t hefeeling that is ever present with us in Japan. Weare bui ld ing, not on ano ther man 's foundation,bu t among people who have never once he ardthe gospel. What a thrill to know that like theprophets of old and t he g re at apostle Paul, wepreach an d teach a peopl e who can be led to putaway their idols and accept the on e true andliving God and J esus Chr is t Mis Son who diedto sa ve th em . They ar e eager listeners. Ourneed in Japan is no t fo r an audience but formore servants of God who will answer th e manycalls that come to us every day. Wherever wego we ar e asked to start a Bible class. Our handsare full, bu t it is th e hardest thing in the worldto say No, so we say ' Yes. I can understandnow why missionaries schedules arc so heavy.They, and they alone, hear the MacedonianCalls that ar e intended for t he c hu rc h. Theyand they a lone are here t o answe r in th e affirmative. This week we have sta r ted several newclasses. I taught two classes with a total of 195members. The first class had 70 high schoolstudents, whi le t he s ec on d class ha d 125 collegestudents. Today, January 24, I began anotherclass of 30 pharmceutical students. It is expectedto grow in number to at least 50, Andrew Pat-to n is scheduled to open two new classes nextweek. O ne at an elec t r ica l office where t l ierear e about 21 employes. The other class is at afirst class musical instrument factory where therearc at least 116 employees. When we are in troduced to th e p re si dent s and manager s o f theseplaces of business, the first thing th ey say is thesame, We would like ver y much if you couldbegin a Bible c la ss her e for us. Right now Ic ould use about 150 New Testaments in myclasses alone. I mean Eng li sh New Test ament s,as m ost of the Japanese h av e s ome k nowle dg eof th e E nglish language. I have very littleuse of an interpreter in my one class of 125 students. They are to be English teachers in thenext year or two. Today as we plodded throughthe mud to ou r teaching p oi nt th e mud seemed

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Wiiiiieriliiig, Peiina. , January Vol i r i ia ry 194U Number 1

J. E. Lipscoml>c, Ellerson, Va.Brother Lipsconibe, whose l ikeness appearshere, is one of the Trustees or incorporators ofthe Church of Christ Cunningham Mission, andalso tile father of Thomas Lipscombc. a missionary r ec ru it , now in Cincinnati Bible Seminary, preparing for service in Japan. Th e following e xc er pt s a re from r ec en t l et te rs fromBrother Lipscombe:I have been preaching forty years this coming

December, an d if any man has ever accused meof preaching a doubtful or questionable gospel,I h av en 't h ea rd of it . W e have been in ourpresent location fo r twenty si x y ear s a nd haveenjoyed th e fine fellowship and harmon ious cooperation. We are thankful for ou r boy,Thomas , a nd for his decision to go to Japan.We hav e b ee n supporting the CunninghamMission for mor e t ha n thirty years, an d rejoicenow in the possibilities of a more intimate pe rs ona l r e la ti on sh ip through our son, Thomas.The congregation here at Getheseniane is work-

Mailing AddressesTh e missionaries real ly like to ge t packagesfrom home. When a bo x of o ld clothing comes,even that is interest ing, for wc all have f ri endsin need, and sometimes we find things we need

ourselves. When food comes, wc ar e al l interestedi)ccause we have food problems ourselves andall our f riends have very serious food problems.Then when persona l g if ts come, of course, th eoccasion is a happy one. Bu t we had one problem: All the packages had to come addressedIto Owen Still GHQ-SCAP CI and E, APOj5 ^. c/o P.M.. . 4an Franris.c ;-_Calif...How cualdjwe manage so that letters and parcels would notall be opened by the Stills? After all, every fellow wants his privacy. After a good deal ofpuzzling, we have adopted the following solution: If you arc sending a package to the missionas a whole and you want the missionaries to ge ttogether and decide what to do with the contents. just address it to Owen Still as above.But if the package is for Mrs. Cunningham'spersonal use or for her to di stri but e as she alonesees fit, address it just the same, bu t put an Xbeside my name. If it is for Mr. or Mrs. Simsor both, then pu t a check (V ) beside the nameof Owen Still. If you wa nt it to be especiallyfo r th e Saunders family, please pu t a star orasterisk beside my name. If the package orletter is for the Sti ll f amily personally or fortheir distribution, please put a (% ) sign besidethe name. If it is for Ruth Still partciularly,i)lace a circle (O ) beside the name. If it is for.Andrew Pat ton, put a (#) by the name. In thisway we can tell the mail when it comes and secthat it gets to the very one you meant it for. Thisinstruction applies to letters as well as parcels,since it is a c onve nien t m ea ns of maintainingthe privacy of the individual. Thank you OwenStill, for Church of Christ Cunningham Mission.in g patiently a nd confidently to establish andIjromote the New Testament Church at homeand abroad, and we are happy in this fellowship, which has no earthly overlord. The simplicity and practicality of the New Testamentplan, of preaching the gospel at home and sending it abroad, commends itself to us so fully thatwe are rejoicing in this l iber ty, and wishing thatall other congregat ions and min is te rs couldknow the joy of this intimate relationship between th e worke rs on th e field an d those w h os uppor t t hem.

I am thankful that S is te r C un nin gh am h ada safe journey and that she is now back in thefield where he r years of experience can be usedto the greatest advantage.

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THE TOKYO CHRISTIANPubli shed bi -monthly fo r th e information and inspiration of every Christian whose heart's desireshould be to obey th e Great Commission by proclaiming th e unsearchab le r ic he s of Christ Jesusin al l th e world, to every crea ture, of every nation.Entered as s econd c la ss mat ter in the Wilmerding,Pa. , Postofflce under th e Ac t of March 3, 1879.

TWO-YEAR SUBSCRIPTION CENTSFLAIVIING TORCH 50 CENTSMRS. W. D. CUNNINGHA.M Direc to rSAMUEL K. SAUNDERS Edi to rA LFR ED E. S IM S As s is t an t E d i to rEV A D. GREEN Fo rwa rd in g Agen t

Office o f P u bl ic a ti o n:Wilmerding, Pa.

Please send al l correspondence and offerings fo rth e miss ion to : Miss Eva D. Green, 127 E. MercerAvenue, College Park , Geo rg ia. M ak e al l checks pa yable to ou r forwarding agent.MISS ION STAFF

M rs. W . D. Cunn ingham DirectorMr . and Mrs. Ha ro l dS ims Mr . a nd Mrs.) OwenSt lUMr. And r ew Pa t t o n . G.H.Q.SCAP CI&EMr. and Mrs. S. K. Saunders APO 500, c /o Pos tmas te rS an Francisco, Calif .

(Address co r re spondence fo r Mrs. Cunn ingham, th eSaunders family, th e Sims family and Andrew Pat tonto Owen St il l. )mCORPORATORSM rs. W . D. Cunningham Mr. Lawrence Bain

Mr. Morr i s Bu t l e r Book M rs. E . G . N a be llMr. T . O. Ha t h cock Miss Eva GreenMr. George W. Bonduran t J . E. Lipscombe

ADVISORY COMMITTEEGeorge J . Bar thold E. E. HouseJ . F . B ax te r W. E. John sonW. W. Bonduran t J . E. LipscombeMorr i s But le r Book Mrs. H. M . M c Ca llI r a M . Boswe l l T . K . Sm i t hMark CoUis W. P . S to b au g hJ . H . D eem W. B . W al ke rJ ud ge T. O. HAthcock Guy L. Drill

Transportation In JapanWhat is that b ig c rowd gathered out in the

middle of the street? No, it isn't a wreck, let ' swait here and see. No w they- are. beginning -tomove. Oh, th ey 'r e w ai ti ng fo r that s tr ee t c arcoming down the street, bu t I don 't t hin k a nyof them will ge t on because people are alreadypacked in an d hanging ou t the doors.Suddenly t he c ar screeches to a s top and thereis a m ad push at th e doors. A few secondslater th e whi st le s b low and the car begins tomove. Several people cling to the doors at th elast m in ute a nd in al l a bout te n have gottenin somewhere. This happens at every stop.I have had to ride th e s treet c ar s s ev er altimes an d ea ch tim e is a new and great adventure. First I stood in a line nearly a blocklong in the Shibuya station, where we transfer

f rom the electric tr ain to th e s treet car. Af te ra half hour of moving inch by inch, I foundmyself within s ight of the car. I t was nea rl yfull so I planned to be one of th e first in th enext one. However t he bell rang and the linebehind me gave a great lunge. I concentratedon keeping upright for a minu te ; when I lookedaround I saw t ha t I was pushed well into th eca r an d m an y of th e people that were behindm e we re in there too. I could not move arms,legs or anything. When we stopped or startedI would sway with th e crowd.

Then when y ou want to get off through th ecrowd, it is worse because they are not withyou. I happen to have feet bi g enough to stayon the floor, b ut w he n a person is squeezed sotight his feet leave th e floor it is quite hardto make a path to th e door.These crowded c on di tio ns in di ca te howTokyo, is over populated now. The housing

conditions ar e as crowded as transportation.There a re throngs of people everywhere; mostof th em w ith ou t hope in this world or th eworld to come. To know that t he C hr is ti an swill ride for an hour or more on such t ransp or ta tio n t o come to the church services isheartening indeed.

Haro ld Sims

A nd why call ye me. Lord, Lord, a nd dono t t he things which I say? Luke 6:46.

TOKYO CHR IST IANAssis tant Edi to rAppointed

Alfred E. Sims, father of Harold Sims an dminister of th e First Chri st ia n Church i n TurtleCreek, Pa., ha s been appoin ted assi stant edi to rof the Tokyo Christian. We appreciate hisof fer to s erve the mission in thi s capacity. Fo rthe t ime being , at least, the bulk of the responsibility of the paper will rest upon Brother Sims.May he have an interest in your prayers as youpray for th e Mission an d it s workers. S. K. S.

Th e above introduction of your assis tant editorwas intended fo r t h e November -Decembe r issueof the Tokyo Christian. But other matters ofmore impor tance t ook up all the space. Yes, itis true that the job involves some responsibility,an d a considerable amount of t imemore thanat first anticipatedbut we are v ery happy inthe thought of being of some service to th e missionary cause. As a young man your assistanteditor thought very seriously of going with theCunninghams as a missionary, and has had someregrets that he did not. However he felt somecompensation when hi s oldest so n went w ith t hesame mission and is now serving in Tokyo, andnow he feels a little more satisfaction in beingable to give his service as assistant editor. Itis his p ray er th at h e m ay b e abl e to serve effectively according to God's will, an d he solicitsyour p rayers f or help and guidance in th e work.May God b le ss a ll the wo rk ers w ho h av e g on eout to the field and all the supporters in thehomeland. Except th e Lord build th e houset hey l abor in vain that build it. May we al lfind gre at j oy in working together with God.

Our Prayer CircleMiss Ellen Lawrence, Horton, Kansas I ampraying for the work and work er s there.Mr . French T. Wolf, Allison Church of Christ,Jennings, Kansa^r= Our church is much inter-estediff this work, ou r prayer is that this missionma y accomplish much for The Mas te r t he c oming year.Mrs. Nellie Kouts, Van Wert, Ohio^ Myprayer is God will bless their efforts an d grantunto them health and strength. May there bemany souls born into the Kingdom.Mrs. Lenna B. Sahs, Forest Hill, Mich MayGod bless he r (Mrs. Cunningham) abundantly asshe continues in her beloved work, is my prayer.Mrs. William Conrad, Bonnie Brae Churchof Chri st , Lau re l, Va. We pray that manysouls may be won fo r Chris t through the effortso f Mrs . Cunningham an d he r loyal helpers . Wea lways l oo k forward to receiving th e TokyoChristia n a nd each tim e w e receive renewed de

termination to carry on fo r th e Maste r, a fterhaving read it.Mrs. James W. Shader, Miss ionary Socie ty ,First Christian Church, Baker , Oregon^ 'Wesend th is w it h ou r prayers f or t he a dv an cementof t hi s mis sion work in Japan.Mr. C. V. Gasaway, I^gfisher, Okla Withbes t wishes and prayers fo r t he work.Mrs. E. W. Fields, Hugoton Christ ian Church,Hugoton, Kansas Our prayers for the workfollow thi s g if t.Mr. an d Mrs. L. W. Myers, Manhattan, Kansas May our Heavenly Father bless Mrs.Cunningham and the other workers in preachingMrs. George D ykstra , L anca ster, N. Y. Iam v er y much in te re ste d in th e work in Japanan d pray for them every day. . .There was a great d em an d fo r spac e in ourl as t i ssue and we left o ut th e Prayer Circle ,bu t it certainly wa s no t because we do notapp re ci at e t he prayers of ou r many friends.We ar e sur e th at p rayer has been the largestfactor in the growth and the accomplishmentsof t hi s m is si on . I f i t w ere a mat te r of choicebetween th e two, we would m uch ra ther haveyour earnest prayers without your offeringsth an y ou r offerings without your prayers. Ourdependence is upon God. If God be for uswho can be against us? So whether you rname is published in th e Prayer Circle, or

The Japanese PeopleIn this country we see so many things thatshould put Christianity in America to shame.In our native land we hear so many complaintsabout under heated buildings and about servicesbe ing to o long if it should last ten or 15 minutes over the hour. Here in Japan it is quite different. From these hungering and thirsting souls

let us learn a lesson of long suffering and whatit means to seek the Lord.There are many, many striking things here inTokyo, and among them is the number of Japanese people who sit, without stockings or shoes,in houses of worship that have absolutely nohea t during these winter months. The missionaries and a few of the fortunate Japanese keepon thei r overcoats and shoes, bu t sti ll we shiverfr om the penetrating dampness of the cold air.Yet I have never heard a single word of complaint from any of these people. Some of theirservices, such as on Sunday night, last fromthree to three and a half hours. Their prayermeetings are not a hurry-up-and-get-it-over-with affairs. Many of the Japanese Christianspray and not just sentence prayers. Whenamen is said, the congregation says, amenwith one accord. It is an inspiration to be withth em and work with them. They are not blank-faced creatures such as we had thought. Theylove to have fun and appreciate a joke. Theyalso love to s ing, and contrary to what we hadalso been led to believe, they can sing very beautifully. It is true that occasionally ou t of nowhe re c omes th e str ain s o f the o rie nta l musicbox and a chanting voice singing what we couldhardly judge as good music, bu t give them anAmerican hymn or Old Black Joe, and theycan do it justice.One fine young J apanese Chri st ian boy, ashumble a lad as you will find anywhere but agraduate from the Imperia l Univers ity, nevertook a single lesson on the piano, but he playslike^a master of the music box. During theChristmas season he played his own compositionof seven arrangements of My Jesus I LoveThee. These he dedicated and presented to thedirector of our mission, Mrs. W. D. Cunningham.

S. K. S.

History Of An OvercoatHISTORY OF AN OVERCOATIn 1936, when Mr. Still was holding a meeting in Montpelier, Dhio a Mr. Butler gave himan overcoat that he had outgrown. I t was aheavy brown one and Mr. Still wore it a lot.In 1940 it was getting shiny in places, so hehad a tailor turn it inside out and wore it until1947. Thi s yea r Mr. Sti ll gave the coat to Mr.Hanyu. It was shiny again, so Mr. Hanyu hadit turned with the right side out again and thes hi ny p lace s were cut out because he is thesmallest man that has worn it yet.As Mr. Still was telling me this hi sto ry, Mr.Hanyu was proudly putting on his coat. Thenhe added with a grin, I'll wear it at least 10years. Moral: (1) when you buy a coat, buya good one, (2) If you don 't have any use forit, give it to some one wh o needs.

\^hat Others SayMrs. J. G. Bail ie , Turtle Creek, Pa.^ TheFlaming Torch is one of the most thrillingbooks I ever read. What inspiration in BrotherCunningham's life I t is on e of the best invest

men t s I e v er m a d e.Mrs. C. F. Shafer, Hugoton, Kansas MayGod bless th e work an d th e workers. . .Mrs. Mary A. Pence, Spokane, Wash. I amso thankful that Mrs. Cunningham and th e Stillscould return to the field where they can do somuch good, an d that others can go also. I amalways glad to receive and read the Tokyo Chris

t ian.

crowded ou t as many have been, do please continue to pray for the Mission and the missionaries. How true that More things are wroughtby p raye r t han t he wor ld d re am s o f

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T OKYO CHR I S T I ANMi ss io n's N ew Conve r t s

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Part of the missions conver ts during 1947. There were nearly 100 in all. This year, 1948,looks very promising. On Janua ry 25 of th is year there were eleven baptisms. Since tlie baptistery at th e Fourth Church is th e only one in condition to be usedl, al l bapt i sms take placethere with Bro ther Hanyu , minister of Fourth Church, doing th e b ap ti zi ng . Mr. Saunders atextreme left. Mrs. Cunningham and Mr. Still in center, f ront .

Progress Of The MissionWork lu JapanOn this first da y of December it ha s been ninemonths and a half exactly since I reached Japan.In the nine months I believe that real progressbase been made. When I r eached Tokyo, onlyFourth Church with Bro. Haniu was still open.

The windows and d oo rs w ere out of the building, there was no fire, and the congr egat ion wasbetween twenty-five an d thirty in attendance.Yesterday there were 175 children in th e BibleSchool, 185 at morning worship, about 200 atevening worship, an d f ou r bap ti sms, mak ing 68baptisms for t he yea r. This number includes al lJapanese mentioned in this report, but not theKorean baptisms. Though the offerings do notsupport Bro. H an iu , he conducts a Christiankindergar ten and an Eng li sh n igh t school in thechurch which makes it possibl e for him to livefairly well. Last Thursday t he re wer e 54 pe rsons ou t fo r t he m id -w ee k services. T he re a redoors and windows in the building now, thoughsome window panes a re out, and the re is no fire.

Th e second place we havethe first placewhich I helped to openwas the Highashi-Na-kano work which was opened in March. Mrs.Hos hi , who wor ke d faithfully with us before th ewar, is st il l fait l ifully doing he r best. Th e se rvices are held in he r house. There a re onl y theBible Schoolwhich numbered 67 yesterday, theBib le C la ss , whi ch numbered 26, and the churchserv ice , wh ich ha d 28 attendants.S oo n af ter M rs . Still came to Tokyo we wereasked to open a work for t he Kor ea ns in th ehome of one of th e fo rm er Korean members .We conducted this service in English with aKorean in te rpre ter for two months and at thattim e w e found a Korean minister who h ad beenb aptiz ed by Bro. Cunningham himself an d wh ohad served the congregation before. I believehe is one of t he two Kore an m in is te rs in Japan.He ha s accepted th e cal l of the congregation totlie work there. S ince th e s er vi ce s a re held inth e h ome of Mr. L ee , an d since that home is notlarge, there is no t yet a Bible School, but thereis th e r egul ar chu rch service a nd t he re is a classconducted weekly by Major Nicholas in Trainingfo r Service.The fourth place started is at Yotsukawhere Mrs. Cunningham and I, with the helpo f loyal f orme r membe rs a nd ent hu sia st ic ne wo ne s h av e r eo pened the old First Church. TheBible School had 25 in attendance last Sunday,the preaching service had 45, and Mrs . Cunningham's Bible Class had 45. Already the re havebeen six baptisms from that congregation.Brother Saunders will preach at this place.Th e fifth place to open is Shinagawa, wherea f orm er m embe r of t he c hu rc h a t Yochomachilives an d opens her home to a BibleSchool a nd c hu rc h service. Mrs. Still conductsth e Bib le Schoo l, which ha d 120 children lastLord's Da y and 25 at t he p re ac li ing se rv ic e.To da te the re ha s been one bap ti smbut t he

s er vi ce s h av e been going on for about tw omonths .The si.xth place is a Bible School in Mrs.Kita's home. There were 53 in attendance ye sterday.The seventh place is at Nishi-Ogikubo, in thehome of S am uel Takata, the son of a formerminister . There were 60 in Bible School thereyesterday, 15 in t he Eng li sh Bib le Class and 13in t he J apanese Bible Study.Th e eighth place is at Shin-Machi, whereS te ph en l ij ima has been conducting an out-station in Bro ther Saunders ' home. Now BrotherSaunders will be there to help. The Bible Schoolwas having about 30 children, the English BibleClass (which will henceforth be taught by Brother Saunders had 12, and there were 20 at thepreaching service.Th e next place to be opened was at Ohashi,where a deacon wanted something done in hiscommunity, There were 30 at Bible School thereon Sunday and 10 at the preaching service, whereBrother Haniu preaches on Wednesday nights.The tenth place is at Mrs. Cunningham'shouse. Mrs. Cunningham ha s a Bible School ofabout 90 which mee ts in two relays because th echildren cannot all ge t in at once, two Bibleclasses and a women's meeting.Th e eleventh place ha s just been opened inMrs. Higashiki's liome. It is a new B ib le Schoo lonly.Yesterday a new work was begun in Yokohama for t he Koreans . It is as ye t wholly unorganized, but it is beginning in a very promisi ng way .Besides these places we are conducting BibleClasses at Oyu, Sakura-Sliin-Machi, anotherschool, and at Y.M.C.A., where t hey l et us t eachthe gospel as straight as we please an d out ofwhich- we have been able to b ap ti ze te n fineyoung people, on e of w hom has become a vo lunteer fo r t he mini st ry .We believe that this is real progress for thefirst nine and one-half months, an d now that wehave Mr. and Mrs. S ims and Mr. and Mrs.Saunders to help us an d Brothe r Pat te n on theway, we hope to do great things fo r Christ here.Church of Christ Cunningham MissionBy Owen StillJapan . . . Not Far FromThe Kingdom

C o n ti nu e d f rom page 1)as nothing, for we knew the joy ahead of us.The president of t he es tab li shment asked us fo ra Bible. This is the spirit we find everywhere inJ apan. Henc e I feel led to believe t hat Jap anis not far from t he k ingdom of God. God, andGod alone, can help Japan as sh e needs to behelped, an d so man y of the Japanese people haveacknowledged that fact. Some of them have beenChris t iansothers soon will be.

S. K . S.

You Can HelpThe purpose of th e Tokyo Christian is to

inform the fr iends o f the Church of Chr i s tCunningham Mission, concern ing the work andprogress of th e Mission. Another purpose isto gain new friends for th e mission an d tokeep th e frie nd s w e have. We would like fo rmore people to read the Tokyo Christian. Wew ou ld be glad to send it to every home in ou rbrotherhood, but the Post Office Departmentre(|uires that we have a bonafide subscriptionlist in order to use the second class mailingpermit. I t wou ld c os t more than te n times asmucli to mail it by third class. So you mayhelp to build up ou r Subscription list. It isonly 50d for two years. It has long been thepolicy to send th e T ok yo Christian to al l whomake contr ibut ions to the mission, bu t nowwc need you r s igna tu re on a recjucst fo r it.IBelow you will find these three forms. If youhave no t a lr eady done so please sign one oft he se forms and send it in. If you want aI number of copies for a church or a class it isbetter to order 10 copies, or a multiple of 10if you want more. The subscript ion list hasbeen growing and we great ly appreciate yourco-operat ion in this matter. All subscriptions,as well a s c on tri bu ti on s t o the mis sion shouldbe sent to Miss Eva Green, 127 E. Mercer Ave.,College Park, Ga.

There is transmitted herewith asa contribution to th e Yotsuya Mission fromth e members of th eChurch, of which is fo rsubscriptions to th e Tokyo Christian fort wo y ea rs .NameAddres s

- - 1 9I herewith remit as my con tr ibution to th e Yotsuya Mission, ofwhich is fo r two years' subscription to th e Tokyo Christian .NameAddress

I herewith remi t in payment forcopies of each issue of the Tokyo

Christian for years.NameAddress .

It certainly must be a sliock to find that aspecies which has been relegated by science tot he ear li es t ages of evolution is swimming aboutin the sea in the twentieth century A.D. Itt hr ow s s uc h a strong light on t he marve lousguesses of th e scientific mind Moreover, itmakes thei r 50,000,000 years extinct look ridiculous, an d destroys yet another link in theirwonderful chain of what they call organicevo lu t i on .

And whatsoeve r ye do in word, or deed, doall in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanksto God an d th e Father by him. Col. 2 :17As it is written. There is none righteous,

no . n o t o n e. Roman s 3:10.

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Rope Holder ListALABAMAMrs. Lester Lovvorn, .50.ARKANSASChurch per R. C.Tucker, 55.00CALIFORNIAMrs. M. A. Robb, 5.00; Mr.and Mrs. J. H. Yates, 100.00; Mrs. Clara M.Miller, 25.00 *Church per Elbert Holland,10.00; *Church per Mrs. Porter Roberts,25.00.FLORIDAEustis Church of Christ, 196.27.G E O R G I J K. Langford, 5.00; W o m e n sCouncil and church per Mrs. Edgar M. Loy-less, 100.00; C h u r c h per H. R. Sorinner,50.00.IDAHOSandpoint Christian Church^ 10.00.BoiseFirst Christian Church, 35.00.ILLINOISMilton Christian Church, 50.00;Potomac Christian Church, 10.00; Camp PointChristian Church, 200.00; MaroaMissionarySociety of Church of Christ, 26.00; LouisvilleRed Brush Church, 30.00; West FrankfortFirst Christian Church, 25.00; SpringfieldSouth Side Church of Christ, 55.50; AssumptionWestervelt Christian Church 22.21;E. Isenhart, 20.00; C h u r c h per C. E. Isen-hart, 25.00.INDIANAF. D. Durham, 5.00; East ChicagoHarbor Christian Church, 25.00; SullivanThe Zelma Harbaugh Missionary Society,100.00; Columbus Christian Church, 50.00;MaysCenter Christian Church, 25.00; GreenfieldIndependent Miss. Society, 10.00;

C h u r c h per Mrs. Edna G. Brandt, 25.00; C h u r c h per Mrs. Fred Brinkman, 10.00;BurlingtonMissinoary Society of the Churchof Christ, 6.00; Thomas Blackwell, 25.00;Maple Grove Church of Chr is t, 21.28.IOWAModale Church of Chris t, 50.00; Mr.and Mrs. Harry R. Speer, 8.00; A Friend,10.00; Cherokee Church of Christ, 5.00;Council BlufiFsWomen's Council First Christian Church, 50.00; G. H. Bierbaum, 10.50;Webster City Church of Christ, 15.00; Council Bluf fs First Christ ian Church, 50.00.

KANSASMiss Ellen Lawrence, 5.00; So.Ilutchinson Church of Christ,ings Allison Church of Christ , 18.42; HugotonChristian Church, 40.70; J. C. Templeton andFamily, 4.00; Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Myers,5.00.KENTUCKYSpringfieldThe MissionaryGuild of the Springfield Christian Church,50.00; TurkeyfootYoung People s Group ofTurkeyfoot Church of Christ, 15.00; HartfordGo Ye Council , 5.00; SadievilleWomen'sChristian Missionary Society, 12.00; GraysonVolunteer Mission Band of Kentucky Christian College, 10.00; F r i e n d s by Mrs. EarlWilking, 15.00; M r s M. Z. Wilking, 5.00.MASSACHUSETTSMrs. E. S. Donnell,4.00.MICHIGANMrs. William Mueller , 10.00;Algonac Church of Christ, 25.00; Mrs. LennaB. Sahs, 10.00.MINNESOTAMr. and Mrs. C. H. Leach,10.00; Fairmont Church of Christ, 26.32;Mrs. Eldred J. Smith, 3.50.MISSOURIRollo Christian Church, 15.00;CarthageFirst Christian Church, 20.00; EastSt. Louis J.O.Y. Class for Young MarriedWomen, 10.00; Halltown Christ ian Church,10.00.NEBRASKAMr. and Mrs. Char les Hackel ,3.00; Andrew Nielson, 10.00; n d r e w Niel-son, 20.00.NEW MEXICOLordsburg Church of Chris t,25.00; M r s Marvin Hecht , 10.00; Every-,man's Class, 12.80; G o o d Fellowship Class,14.88; M r s John Garrett , J r ., 25.00; Mrs.Les Hubby, 5.00; M r s Jim Dennis, 5.00;

M r s Olin Wall ing, 5.00.NORTH CAROLINAMrs. T. H. Davis,35.00; PungoUnion Grove Church, 11.25;PonzerMt. Olive Missionary Circle, 25.00;WashingtonIndependent Missionary Society,20.00 Bath Church of Christ, 25.00.NEW YORKMrs. Emma M. Dykstra, 100.00.OHIO^JamestownGrape Grove Bible School,66.75; SalemPhillips Church of Christ,25.00; West Milford Church of Christ an dBible School, 20.00; Mrs . Matt ie Hubba rd ,1.00; AkronKenmore Christian Church,

T O K Y O C H R I S T I N27.96; Frank Martin, 10.00; Van WertPrimary Class; 15.00; ColumbusSouthwoodChurch of Christ, 20.00; Mrs. J. F. Smith,1.00; GeorgetownBethlehem Chr is t ianChurch, 15.00; Mr. and Mrs. Addie H.Pelfrey, 50.00: Mr . and Mrs. Cecil Calen-dine, 10.00; North Indus tryFirs t ChristianBible School, 25.00; East CantonIndianRun Chris ti an Church, 16.45; Nashvil leWilling Workers Class, 16.00; MillersburgChurch of Christ, 50.00; Bethesda ChristianChurch, 11.25; Sab ina Chu rch of Christ,25.00; SabinaLoyal G ir l' s C la ss of SabinaChurch of Chr is t, 10.00; ColumbusJuniorDept. of the Ind iano la Church of Christ,10.00; Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Deem, 10.00; ColumbusThe Open B ib le C la ss o f I nd ia no laChurch of Christ, 50.00; AkronLakeviewChurch of Christ, 6.00; Belle Center Churchof Christ, 20.00; She lby Church of Christ,20.00; Mt. GileadPleasant Grove MissionaryFund, 30.00; C h u r c h per Frank S. Friskney,20.00; C h u r c h per C. V. Leedy, 30.00; i r s tChristian Church per Mary L. Correll, 10.00;

C h r i s t i a n Church Missionary Group per S amuel Saunders, 21.19; Mr. and Mrs. J. H.Deem pe r Samuel Saunder s, 10.00.OKLAHOMAC. V. Gasaway, 30.00; Mrs.M. J. Groom (I n memory of Mrs. Sidney J.Davis), 10.00; M r and Mrs. Loren Davis,20.00.OREGONMr. and Mrs. Glen Hutton, 1.00;Beaverton Church of Christ 9.90; BakerWomen's Christian Missionary Society of th eFirst Christian Church, 25.00; C h u r c h pe rZelma Stuckrath, 14.70; C h u r c h pe r Mrs.George R. Guking, 60.00.PENNSYLVANIAPittsburghCr. Women'sFeder at ion, B rentwood Chr is t ian Church,32.85; PittsburghCr. Primary Dept., Brentwood Chr is ti an Church, 1.65; Wind RidgeJunior Class of Boys an d Girls of Wind RidgeChr is tian Church, 6.00; Raymond Dunham,5.00; Mr. and Mrs. Roy E. Smith, 10.00; C.F. Wood, 10.00; McKeesport^Women'sMiss. Society^Bfyn Mawr Church oj Christ,^ 99.00;^Gnoi1galiHaLoyal Friends Class,First Church of Christ, 5.00; LemoyneEmma Freese Missionary Society, 40.()0; PittsburghMissionary Society, Hazelwood Christ ian Chu rch, 15.00; Sco t tda leScot tda leChurch of Christ, 41.16; HowardLoyalWorkers Class, Howard Church of Christ,10.00; Mrs . L ou is Lautenslager, 20.00; Du-quesneFirst Chr is tian Church, 300.00.TENNESSEEJames A. Tate, 1.00.TEXASAinsworth Chapman, 10.00; EdgarSage, 25.00; Mrs. Rush Williams, 20.00;West Amarillo Christian Church, 50.00; Bars-t ow Chr is ti an Chu rch, 10.00; M r s Cora B.Halsell, 45.00.VIRGINIANewport NewsColon ia l Place

Church of Christ, 30.00; Laurel BonnieBrae Church of Christ, 30.00; GethsemaneChristian Church, 75.00; Waynesboro Christi an Chu rc h, 20.86; Pole Gre en Chu rc h ofChrist, 20.00; Jonathan D. Hunt, III, 2.00;Newport NewsTwenty-fourth street Churchof Christ, 25.00; Young People of Pole Greenand Gethsemane Churche s of Christ, 21.00;A Friend, 45.00.WASHINGTONMrs. Lida F. Conover, 5.00;

M r s C. C. Markrill, 1.00; M r s John Coff-man, 10.00.WEST VIRGINIAE. J. Humphrey, 25.00;FairmountCentral Christ ian Church , Christian Missionary Workers, 25.00; Follansbee

First Church of Christ, 10.08; CharlestonThe Missionary Group a t We st Side ChristianChurch, 25.00; Tomahawk Christian SundaySchool, 20.00.WISCONSINChippewa Fal ls Church ofChrist, 25.00.CANADA, ONTARIORidgetownChurch ofChri st Bible School, 6.00; Miss Mary Mc-Diarmid, 1.18; Mrs. Georg e Graham, .50;Miss Elizabeth M. Kellar, .50; L a d i e s Council per Mrs . J. M. Eaton, 10.00. -

T he se M i ss io n f u n d s w e re r ec e iv e d a n d a d mi nis tered In Japan

Last issue erroneously stated offering fromJamestown, Ohio, Church of Christ 10.00. Thisshould have been 100.00.

A Great FellowshipO f F ai th

Our hearts rejoice an d we give praise an dglory to God as we note th e growing numbe rof Rope-holders . A host of good an d faithfulstewards backing up those who have gone outto the mission field in fa i th ma ke s a combination that is hard to beat. The need is great,th e opportunity is great, and a great responseto th e cha lle nge is fitting. All of the se contributions, large or small, a re g re at ly apprecia ted . T h e Miss ion has had trem endous expense of transporting te n people (8 missionariesan d 2 junior Missionaries) t o J ap an within on eyear. Also the purchase and transpor ta t ion ofnecessary equipment wa s quite a large item.Al l of this ha s dug deeply into the r es er ve fund.Al l of th e Mission churches except one weredestroyed d ur in g th e war, and there will bethe added expense of new building as soon asconditions warrant it. The buildings are greatlyneeded right now. Just recently when a bou t100 people were c rowd ed into o ne sm all rooman d a hall f or a meeting, the floor gave away.So we ho pe th e tim e.w il l soon ;e when theywill have chu rches i ns tead o f being c rowded intosomeone's home fo r their meetings. God iss up pl yi ng t he n eed through you who share inthis fellowship. I t is indeed a great fellowship.Let us thank God and let us pray that H e willpu t it in th e hearts of more good stewards toma tc h th e c on se cr at io n o f the lives of thesemissionaries b y t he con se cr at io n o f t he ir material resources to undergird th e work. Will youreally p ra y o ve r this matter? It is a fellowship with God in His work .

An Inventor's TestimonyDid you know that Samuel F. B. Morse, inventor of th e electric t el eg raph , was a mostdevout Chris t ian, an d t ha t, w he n t he su cc ess ofhis revolutionary invention seemed hopeless, herelied on prayer an d afterward wrote to hi sbrother g iv ing God all th e credit? The inventorsaid, in t he l et te r: To Him, indeed, belongsal l th e glory. I have evidence enough that withou t Christ I could do nothing. Al l my st rengthis there, an d I fervently desire to ascribe to H imal l th e praise. If I am to have influence, increased influence, I desire to have it for Chri st ,to us e it fo r His cause; if wea lt h, f or Chr is t;if more knowledge , f or Chr is t. I speak sincerely when I sa y I fear prosperity lest I shouldbe proud and f or ge t whence it comes.

T I T H I N G C O R N E R fA Personal TestimonyWhen W. D. Cunnin gh am was ed it in g th eTokyo Christia n, he usua lly found s pac e fo r abrief article on Tithing in each issue. I thinkhis Tithing Corner in the Tokyo Christianha d a good deal to do with my bec om ing atither more than 25 years ago. Far from everregretting it, I feel that I have been greatlyblessed -by making that decision. Are you atithe r? Come on in, t he wa te r is fine. Try it.

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