. t ,. •• . r.'·_•• .. ..... ~ -. ," .. ~ ' ..... .. - . ; Japan-past, present, and future. The Past. Limited space limits history to a brief statement. Seed has ,been sown for ar least fifty years. Some has fa llen on good ground, and has broughr a harvest. Japanese conve rts with, outstanding Christian characters, stand today as strong evidence of that-,good work. The Present. What I know is what I have seen. Last August, eight days of hurried cravel covered pract ically all of our mission points. Sincere, active Japanese Christians greeted us at every stop. Many of our old home congregations do not do so well. Fifty years and a few unselfish missionaries have brought tangible results in Japan. Most congregations average about fif ty membe rs. Some more. Some less . Get out your map and follow the line of march, starting from the south . Shi"Zuoka. Miss Ewing. Four congregations. Two Sunday Schools of perhaps fifty children each, meeting in other sections of the city in the afternoon . Adequate native ma le leadership, Yokohama; Brother and Sister Rhodes: One small congregation, Kindergarten, Sunday School, Bible classes, a young work. T okyo; Brother McCaleb. At least two good congregations with adequate native leadership: Kindergarten, Bible classes, Native Christian paper. Brother Hiratsuka, wellknown convert, active at one congregation, Kichijoji; Miss Cypert: Suburb of Tokyo, one congregation. large kindergarten, Bible classes, male native leadership, [barag; County; Brother Bixler and Brother and Siste r Herman Fox : Ac least four good congregations, with other scattered work, a rural community, health foods industry that supports at least three nat ive workers, a good dairy, excellent native cooperation. Sawara; Brocher Fujimori: At least one congregation, an alI·native work . The Future. Only God knows the future . The doors are still open. The people sti ll need the Word. The living of today cannot hear the Gospel when they are dead. Churches are still operating, and Japanese are coming to the Lord. The few missionaries on the f ield are doing a heroic work. More men and women of great courage are sorely needed. -J. H. McCALEB. This book of ORGANIZATIONS is dedicated to the four Harding students who labored in this field. <. . , ...•. ~., .... , .
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