p. 18 | Japan by H. KUNIYA

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D.C. · Jul 2, 1908

Japan

By H. KUNIYA

THE latter part of March I left for the South to visit the Nagasaki church and the scattered believers in those parts. I spent two weeks at Nagasaki, and gave Bible readings, and helped Brother Kobayashi to encourage the interested ones. One brother and one sister desired to be baptized; but the sister did not seem to be thoroughly prepared for such a step, so only one was baptized. But we are glad that even one more soul in this strong Buddhist and Catholic city has stepped out to obey present truth. There are intelligent men in Nagasaki who are interested to know the truth, and such often come to our church to ask questions. The night before I left, an old man came who argued that Buddhism and Christianity (by which he meant Roman Catholicism) are practically the same religion. I presented to him the truth concerning the state of the dead, and he was much surprised and interested, and said he would tell these things to the Catholic priest.

I left Nagasaki, April 14, and came to Saga, where Dr. Kawasaki's family are living. His health is now quite fully restored, and he has a large practise in his native village. He expressed his desire to connect with our medical missionary work whenever his services are required.

At Hiroshima I baptized three young men who have been staying with Brother Tatsuguchi and learning dentistry. I gave them a study from the third chapter of Daniel, and they were much encouraged. On Sabbath afternoon we went out to the sea, and they were baptized. There went with us to the baptism a man who has been a local elder in another church, and who has been interested in the truth for some time. I had a good talk with him about baptism and the Sabbath. He asked me to stay a while and work in that city. We hope to have a regular worker stationed at Hiroshima before long.

At Kobe I visited the sanitarium and saw Dr. Dunscombe and the other workers. They are well and of good courage in the Lord. There are four candidates for baptism at the native sanitarium. But I remained in Kobe only one day, so these will be baptized at another time. On the way from Kobe we narrowly escaped being wrecked. Recent floods had washed out the track, and our train came very near to this place before it was discovered. I was thankful for the unseen hands that protect us day by day.

H. KUNIYA.