Ozark Bible College

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Tokyo
Vol. 5Jf,

Christian
Mark 16:15
Number 1

"Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature."
Kimberlin Heights, Tennessee, Spring, 1955

Buttray's Furlough Plans

This will probably be my last time to write to you before coming home in May. Time is rapidly passing and our first five

TRUSTEES MEET IN INDIANA

The trustees of the Church of Christ

year term in Japan will soon come to a close.

Since our arrival in April, 1950, many and varied have our experiences been in helping to establish the Lord's church in Japan.

looking forward to the possibility of unani

mous agreement among Harold Sims, Andrew

Cunningham Mission, Inc., met at Indian

Primarily, my work has been teaching in the Bible Seminary and o course the

apolis, Indiana, Wednesday and Thursday, April 27 and 28. At the conclusion of the meeting a motion was made and passed that
the acting secretary formulate a statement
concerning the meeting, and that the state ment be included in this, the final issue of the

Patton, Stanley Buttray and "whatever mis

sionaries work with the First Church (Wa

kaba Cho) except that taxes on the property

held by the Zaidan, expenses of the Mission,

and settlements with annuitants as directed

language study also was a requisite from the beginning. But due to our time spent in teaching in the seminary, preaching, and
various problems, it was impossible to con tinue language study without many breaks.

above shall be paid from the funds of the

Church of Christ Cunningham Mission, Inc. In the event of failure among the mission
aries mentioned above to reach agreement

Tokyo Christian, as published under the di

rection of the Church of Christ Cunningham Mission, Inc.

Consequently, our abaility to speak the lan

guage has suffered, but this has not hindered
our work to any great extent.

as to disposition of funds satisfactory to the

Church of Christ Cunningham Mission, Inc.,
the funds will be disposed of as the trustees of the Church of Christ Cunningham Mission,

On December 20, 1954, our family was

increased by the birth of our second son,

Settlement' Of Annuities
The trustees of the Mission unanimously
-votod that a committee composed of-T. O.

David Stanley. Although a little small at birth, he has more than doubled his weight
In less than Three montHs." We wish to ex

Inc. may determine.

press our thanks and appreciation to the

churches and friends for supplying his every
need.

Hathcock, Mrs. E. G. Nabell and O. C. Crow-

der be empowered to settle with all living annuitants holding contracts with the Mis
sion. This action was taken after letters from

Mission Property
Many letters from friends, donors, mis
sionaries and from the Japanese concerning

Traveling by airplane, we are planning to arrive in Meadville, Pennsylvania on May

14. After a few weeks with our families and

the annuitants approving such a .settlement

had been read.

the future of the Cunningham Mission were read and carefully considered. These included
a petition from the Wakaba Cho Church In

home church our plans include visiting, especially those churches which have sup

ported us through the years. "We praise God

for churches and individuals like you who

The Tokyo Christian

The trustees decided unanimously that,

Tokyo.

have made it possible for us to manifest Christ Jesus as the Only Saviour, even for the Japanese people. We hope that you will continue to support us even during our furlough as we will have many expenses and must plan and prepare for our return to Japan. As I wrote last time in the Tokyo Christian of the definite
need for Christian books, so my plans are,

After carefully and prayerfully consider ing these letters, a motion was unanimously
passed that all questions relating to the

following this issue of the Tokyo Christian, the paper will be no longer published by
the Church of Christ Cunningham Mission

title and disposition of the residence of mis

itself. The mailing list of the Tokyo Christian will be furnished to A. Patton, Stanley Buttray E. Sims, the presi and Mr. William

sionaries and mission buildings occupied by

churches be deferred for later consideration.

dent of the Mission, Harold Sims, Andrew Walker, who has been called to work in

the Lord willing, to do something about it. I trust that by this time the Lord has also

Appreciation To Hathcock
The entire committee then presented to Judge T. O. Hathcock a vote of appreciation
for his faithful and unselfish services as

opened your heart to this urgent need and has given you the desire to cooperate in
accomplishing this great task.
I am convinced that the means of print

connection with the Wakaba Cho Church. So far as the Mission is concerned these missionaries will have the privilege of con

tinuing to publish the Tokyo Christian them

ing valuable books is a necessity and can be the balancing power in awakening the Japan
ese Christians to walking in the Spirit and
obedience to one Lord and Master.

selves

by

unanimous

agreement,

assuming

president of the Mission through many years.

His wise guidance and consecrated leader-

all financial responsibility for its publication.

sliip has been invaluable to the great mis

sionary enterprise in Tokyo. The meeting was

After May 1, please address all future correspondence in care of our forwarding agent: Mrs. Homer Anderson, R. D. 1,
Meadville, Pennsylvania. Stanley Buttray

Mission

Funds

adjourned with prayer.

A motion was adopted that all funds now

Respectfully submitted,
Orvel C. Crowder

held by the Church of Christ Cunningham

Mission, Inc., be held intact by the Mission

Acting Secretary

Tokyo Christian
ham Mission, Tokyo, Japan, for the information and in spiration of every Christian whose heart is open to the
Matthew 28:19,20.
task of carrying out the Great Commission of Christ: Entered as second class matter in the Kimberlin

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used in accordance with His will and bring the light of the gospel of Christ to many
thousands.
Harold R. Sims

THE TOKYO CHRISTIAN Published quarterly by the Qiurch of Christ Cunning

call of Christ, and who is willing to help in the supreme

and we should add our prayers to theirs. There is strength and blessing in a great fellowship of prayer. May there be a constant
stream of fervent prayer for God to be near to bless and guide the Missionaries at all
times.

Hej^hts, Tenn., Postofflce under the act of March 3,

Subscription and "Flaming Torch"
Alfred E. Sims
MISSION STAFF

Two-Year Subscription

50 cents

$1.00

Editor

Sara V. Myers, New YorkWe received the

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Patton, 27 Sokurayamo, Nakono-Ku, Tokyo, Japan. Forwarding agent: Mr. or Mrs. Ray Armstrong, Rt, 3, Box 310, Piguo, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sims, 450 Arai Machl, NakanoKu, Tokyo, Japan. Fordwarding agent: A. E. Sims, 310
Brown Ave., Turtle Creek, Pa.
TOKYO BIBLE SEMINARY

Mrs, Homer Anderson, R. D. 1, Meadville^ Pa.

iochiai, Shinjuku-Ku, Tokw, Japan.

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Buttray, 575 2-Chome, Kam-

Forwarding agent:

Buttrays Now At Home On Furlough

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Buttray and their

book, "Flaming Torch" and do thank you! It is a WONDERFUL book and intensely
interesting. If you have any more in stock please send me another copy. May the "Flam

ing Torch" continue to light the way for

millions until He comes. And from a later

five month son David arrived by plane at

the Greater Pittsburgh Airport about 9:00 A.M., May 14. There to greet them were

27 Sakurayama, Nakano-Ku, Tokyo, Japan

TRUSTEES

letter, "Please send me two more "Copies of that wonderful book if you still have any
remaining. I wanted to mail them to friends."

Mr. T. O. Hathcock, Chairman, Lawrence Bain, Miss Eva Green, Orvel C. Crowder, J. E. Lipscombe, Mrs. E. G.
Nobell, Alfred E. Sims.

Packages for Japan should be sent direct by parcel

post to one of the missionaries whose oddresses ore

their son, Paul, Mrs. Buttray's mother and other relatives. It was a most joyful reunion. They returned to their home at Meadville, Pa. After a few weeks of rest and visiting
mth relatives, they are now available for

(We still have a few copies left.)

shown above. Consult your local postoffice concerning mailing rules and limitations of size and weight.

Shintoism Still Holds Many

On January 5, 1955, the present Prime Minister of JapanIchiro Hatoyamajoined
thousands of his fellow-countrymen in wor shipping at the Shinto Shrine. About three million souls bowed their heads before the Mieji Shrine in Tokyo during the New Year Holidays, but he went to the Grand Shrine of Ise (ee-seh) which is the grandmother

speaking engagements. Address them: c/o

your old and your new address.
If you change your address please notify H. L. Hamilton, Kimberlin Heights, Tennessee, giving both

Mrs. Homer Anderson, R. D. No. 1, Meadville,

Pa.

If you make on offer

paper if you so request.

copies for distribution.

ing of $1.00 or more you are entitled to receive this

Churches or groups making on

offering of SI 0.00 or more may request a bundle of 10

"Life of Christ Visualized"

EDITORIALS

Now on Sole in Japanese

After months of all kinds of redtape and lengthy explanations to officials
in

An Apology
We beg your pardon for the delay

of allthe home of the sun-goddess, origin

of the Japanese race, etc. Before the war

in the Customs Office, Finance Ministry and

the publication of this issue of the Tokyo

Christian. The chairman of the board of

Ministry of International Trade and Industry,

the Life of Christ Visualized, Part III in Japanese language( 33,000 copies) was fin ally cleared on Jan. 20 for import without

all State Ministers reported their assumption

of office here, for the Shinto cult centering here is the force that was used by the mili
tarists to build up nationalism, but he is

trustees of the Church ^of Christ Cunning

ham Mission, Inc., requested the holding up
of the publication until after the trustees

meeting, so as to have a report of that meet

duty. Of course we had to pay about $80 in storage charges while they were trying to
find out how we paid for it, how it would

the first to do such a thing since the war.

When I saw the picture of this in the paper I expected a big reaction in the news

ing in this issue. We hope to publish future issues regularly. The Missionaries themselves
will be responsible for its future publication.

As you may gather from the report of the

trustees meeting, steps were taken looking
toward the ultimate dissolution of the in

be distributed and 1000 other things. It wasn't that we were doing anything illegal, but just not according to the regular pattern
or procedure, and that gets bureaucrats all

papers about reviving militarism, religious freedom, democracy, etc., but it was not to be so. I asked several people about it and

corporation.

This

does not mean that the

mixed up. I had to use all the Japanese language and psychology I knew, and it is
pitifully insufficient at such times.
The 7 one thousand pound boxes were

Mission itself will cease to exist. The real

Mission is composed of the Missionaries, and

these missionaries are continuing the work

they said it was simply a popularity seeking device to get votes. (The very popularity of such a thing is what should be feared, though Hatoyama himself might be a hypocrite)
and not really believe in the sun-goddess or the pre-war system). The foreign office issued a statement attempting to put all at
ease by the explanation that the Prime Mini
ster is a Christian.

to which God has called them. They are working together in unity and harmony and
God is blessing their work, in spite of the
fact that the work is more difficult since

left in our back yard, and with the help of Andrew Patton and one of the Japanese
preachers we finally got them all opened
_an.d_ distributed among^hG-misBionaries in

Japan has been given back its independence

with, the signing of the treaty, as mentioned
in one of the notes from Japan.

Tokyo and all over Japan. Now they are

on sale in all of our churches and in several

of the Christian Book Stores in Tokyo. We don't know how many have been sold so far,
but we think that they will move a little faster after we get more advertising out.

What does all this mean for us as Chris tians? (1) There is no longer the much talked about "spiritual vacuum," which was

Pray for the Missionaries

Since our missionaries are facing diffi
culties as mentioned above, there is all the

The first question most people ask is, "How about Vols I and II?" So we hope the project will go along until all are completed.
We do thank and praise God for His

here in the disillusionment of the immediate post-war period. The old national religion with its thousands of years of deep roots is coming up again. (2) The "return to normalcy" shows in the political field how shallow democracy has been received and in

more reason why we should redouble our

prayer effort on their behalf. They are earn

estly praying for God's help and guidance

blessing and guidance upon this project thus

the religious field it has shown up many

shallow Christians. The faithful still remain so, and those who come now really come

far, and we pray that these books may be

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seeking the truth and willing to stand for
it. But the attendance at all services is

Tokyo Christian
Church at Erwin, Tenn. continues to sup
port him during his sickness.
The faculty and students of the Semi

And wish you hadn't uttered that last, loud hasty word?
Would you hide your worldly music and put some hymn books out?
Could you let Jesus walk right in, or would you rush about?
And I wonderif the Saviour spent a or two with you. day

smaller and the general interest in the com

munity is noticeably down. (3) The explan

ation about Mr. Hatoyama's Christian faith

nary

sponsored of

Seminary fifteenth

rally to

on

the

evening

January

increase

is a

good example of the extent of many

interest in the Seminary. More than forty

people's Christian conviction. Of course we

cannot fully feel and understand all of the pressures and temptations that our Japanese
brethren have, but if God's word Is true we do not believe He is pleased with this

persons were present. Special programs have also been presented in several churches in Tokyo to challenge young people to study in the Seminary in
work.

Would you go right on doing the you always do?

things

preparation for

Christian

Would you Keep right on saying the things you always say?
Would life for you continue as it does from day to day?

idolatry, and we trust that God will raise up

many Christians in this country with real
convictions concerning the one true God.
So we labor on. Please remember this

All

of our students, Japanese

teachers

and the ministers of all our churches were

Would your family conservation keep up its

usual pace. And would you find it hard each meal tc say a table grace?

recipients of CARE packages at Christmas

time. All of these packages were donations

event as an indication of the present national mood in this country and pray for us and

by the American people through CARE. The Seminary library has been given a

the faithful Japanese Christians.

big boost
Harold R. Sims

Would you sing the songs you always sing and read the books you read, And let Him know the things on which youi mind and spirit feed? Would you take Jesus with you everywhert you'd planned to go.

recently by gifts of books

sent

by Lt. Col. Jesse T. Nicholas of Fort George

Meade, Md. Most of the volumes of the

Seminary News
Shin Haniu, Seminary dean, has had all
his teeth extracted recently. He will receive
his new teeth
he

Interpreters Bible, the Works of Josephus,

many of the back numbers of the Standard

Or would you, maybe, change your plans

for just a day or so?

Bible Teacher and Leader are a part of the

contribution which he has made. These books

Would you be glad to have Him meet youi

very closest friends,

in
must

about
be

month.
from

In

the

which he has sent are a great help in our

work.

Or would you hope they'd stay away unti:

His visit ends?

meantime
for

absent

school

three weeks.

The
pleased

Seminary
with a

students

were

highly
they

Stanley Buttray and Julius Fleenor, Semi

Christmas gift which

Would you be glad to have Him stay for ever on and on,
Or would you sigh with great relief whei Jleat last wasgone?-

nary

teachers,

and their

families

plan to

received from Mrs. Cora B. Halsell of Bon-

refu?n tVXm^Tca^on furrough in the sum

mer.

ham, Texas. Mrs. Halsell sent each of the

men students a shirt and a blouse to each

girl student. Lots of hard candy was received

Because of critical circumstances which

It might be interesting to know the thing! that you would do, If Jesus came in person to spend some tim<
with you.

have developed in his family, Chozo Ishimine

must return to his home in Okinawa for

in the package. It Is certainly a tragedy that

all of the smiles, polite bows and the thank

Heard on WIBC "The Gospel Story'

LET ME DIE THE DEATH OP THE BIGHT.

consultations with his father. It will require about three weeks for this journey and his
return. Mr. Ishimine also plans to return to

you's from these students cannot be heard and seen by those who so graciously re
member them in the name of the Lord.

EOUS. NUMBERS 23:10.

THE RIGHTEOUS

Okinawa to work in summer camps and to

preach during the summer vacation which

begins in July.
Mr. and Mrs. Namio Kamata will also

If Jesus Came To Your House

If Jesus came to your house to spend a day
or two

HATH HOPE IN DEATH. PROV. 14:32.

To lay life's burden down for aye, an'd gentlj fall asleep; to rest from every sorrow, everj
care, forever on the Saviour's breast
This Is not death.

return to Okinawa for camps and evangel istic work during the summer. The mother of Shojiro Ito became 111 a

If

He came you'd do.

unexpectedly,

wonder what

Oh, I know you'd give your nicest room to

such an honored Guest, And all the food you'd serve to Him would

few days ago and will have to be hospitalized

for about a month.

To leave a little while before the rest, ant wait with Him above, away from sin, and toil and strife, and only feast upon His love.
This is not death.

Yujiro Ito withdrew from the Seminary

at the end of January and will try to enter

the Tokyo Theological University in April. Mr. Mikami, who entered the Seminary
in November, is using his musical talent to

be the very best, And you would keep assuring Him you're glad to have Him there That serving Him in your, home is joy be
yond compare.

To wait the resurrection morn, beyond th(

waiting wilderness, where faith and hop<

forever cease and only love remains to bless
This Is not death.

But when you saw Him coming, would you meet Him at the door

help in the presentation of Seminary pro

grams in the churches to encourage young

With arms outstretched in welcome to your heav'nly Visitor?

Or would you have to change your clothes before you let Him in.

Then cease we hence to mourn for thos<

chirstians to study in the Seminary.

Hideo Fukuda who has had tuberculosis

whose spirits are forever freed, whose live! of labor now are crowned with gloriou!
immortality
Through Jesus' death.
H.McD

Or hide some magazines and put the Bible

for one year is rapidly regaining his strength
since he entered another hospital. The

where they'd been? Would you turn off the radio and hope He hadn't heard.

Tokyo Christian

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of our faculty members, John Muto, mini
sters and she will continue her work with that church.

Japanese Churches Coming

living near her. We are thankful for this

To Maturity
In accordance with our purpose of estab
lishing self-supporting and self-governing
churches we have told several of the larger

answer to 3 years of prayer that this young

woman would begin to come, and for the

influence
Since I

of

this
need

quiet,

humble Japanese

Christian family. an interpreter the other

women suggested that she do it. I mentioned

churches to go ahead and set up articles

of incorporation for the local church. The

Yasoji Nakamura is 30 years old and a native of Yokohama. He graduated from" an industrial high school of Tokyo. During

the

war

he

entered

the navy and was

rules, name, trustees, etc., must be approved

by the Religious Section of the Education
Ministry, which has issued a form to be

that she was not a Christian, but they had

an answer ready for that and said she would

stationed at the naval base at Yokosuka. Four years later the war ended and for two years he received veterans benefits from the

study the Bible and learn more quickly if

she had to interpret for me. So I asked her
and she consented. We didn't realize how

Japanese government.
government

During three years

used by the religious bodies as an example.

Two of the churches^Wakaba and Nishi-

after the war he worked for the Prefectural

of Kanagawa Prefecture after

ogikube have

completed

their

original

difficult it would be. I must meet with her

which his decision to serve the Lord caused

earlier in the week and explain the teachings in simple terms with her making notes. But
still words used in the Bible are different

him to enter the Missionary Alliance Bible

drafts. We missionaries studied the law con

cerning religious bodies and also what ma

terial we could find on church constitutions

Institute in Tokyo. He transferred to Tokyo Bible Seminary in November, 1953, at the

beginning of the second semester and is

from ordinary conversation, so she has to

seeking the Bachelor of Theology degree

from the Seminary, He and Miss Yaeko Kam-

from other sources, and also met with the

leaders of the government. Now within a

learn a
about

lot of new words. We pray that

spiritual life and the kingdom

while doing this she may learn many things

the
of God.
^Lois Sims

ata, another Seminary student, plan to be

married on March 20, 1955. He is now ser

few weeks these two congregations will be free and independent in Christowning their
own property and governing their own affairs.

Only in this way can we build truly strong,

indigenous churches. This move does not

Seminary Graduates
The fourth graduation ceremony of the
Tokyo Bible Seminary will be held on March

ving the church at Kamiuma, but after his graduation he and his future wife plan to move to a rural district in southern Japan
to preach the word.

mean that we love them less or forsake any

responsibility or care for them, but is simply

a means of helping them grow spiritually.
H. R. S.

Shigeo Shinos Is 26 years old and he

25, 1955. Five men are expected to complete requirements for the Bachelor of Theology
degree and one girl will receive a certificate

Women's Bible Study Class

At Nakano
Shortly after our return to Tokyo the
women of the Nakano congregation asked me

showing the completion of our two-year course. We rejoice to see these young people added to those already trained by the Sem
inary for the Master's use. Some information

hails from Nagano Prefecture. After his graduation from the Hosei University In dustrial School, he also entered the Mission ary Alliance Bible Institute. Mr. Shinone de

cided to transfer to Tokyo Bible Seminary in

November, 1953, and hopes to receive the Bachelor of Theology degree. On March 13 th he plans to marry a girl who is a member of the church at Setagaya, Mr. Shinone has

about each of those who expect to graduate

follows.

to have a Bible Study Class for them. We

were unsettled, but after repeated requests I planned a meeting for the first Tuesday
of November. Bi-weekly meetings have con
tinued since that time.

Sumitaka Daikusono, age 23, of Kagoshima Prefecture Kyushu attended high school in his native place. After his gradu ation he entered into Tokyo Bible Seminary.
He is expected to receive the Bachelor of

been called to minister to the Asahi Church of Osaka and he will begin his work there soon after his graduation from Tokyo Bible
Seminary.

We met in 2 adjoining Sunday School

rooms at the church, and there were 15

present for the first meeting. It surely was

a happy hour for me remembering old ac
quaintances
mothers.

Theology Degree. He is single and is now ministering to the Sakurayama Church which meets in the Seminary building, Mr. Daik usono was recruited and sent to school by
Mark Maxey, Kyushu Christian Mission.

Hideyoshi Takahashi hails from Ibaragi

Prefecture and he is 26 years old. After
graduating from an Industrial school in Yo

and

meeting

new

Christian

Yasuharu Hosio is a native of Tokyo and

is 22 years of age. Since the circumstances

The meetings seem to mean much to the

the women, and the attendance has not fallen

below 10. The Bible Study and prayer period strengthens each of us; for they do not hesitate to make prayer requests, and as
we each remember the problems of the other we are drawn closer to Christ and to each

of his family required him to work during the day, he attended high school at night until his graduation. He is aiming at the
Bachelor of Theology degree. He was re cruited by Stephen lijima who ministers to

kohama, he entered the Missionary Alliance Bible Institute. He also transferred to Tokyo
Bible Seminary in November, 1953, and is seeking the Bachelor of Theology degree. He is single and is now serving a church in
Kawasaki.

other. Your hearts would be touched by the

courageous lives some of these women are
living.

his home church and teaches at the Seminary, Since the preacher training- school recently established on Okinawa needs teachers badly,
Mr. Hosoi has accepted the invitation of the Okinawa Christian Mission to teach in their

One of those who has just begun to attend regularly is one of our neighbors and my close personal friend, but not a Christian. She is a Nisei (American-born Japanese) and speaks English very well, but though she had been invited often and promised to attend she never came until

school for at least two years, beginning

April.

Due to the year students for graduation, ate this year.

Prefecture.

fact that two of our fourtir lack a few credits required they will be unable to gradu They are Akiro Nagano of

Tokyo and Miss Yaeko Kamata of Okayama

Fusako Kurahara is 22 years old and is a native of Tokyo, She graduated from high school, however, in Yamaguchi Prefectui'e on the southern tip of Honshu. After

We praise the Lord that these fine young

people have been prepared for His work.

working as a typist for a bank in Tokyo

for one year, she decided to resign from this position and enter the Seminary. She will receive a certificate showing that she has completed our two-year course. She is a member of the Mabashi Church where one

Our thanks are also extended to you who

have made it possible for these servants of

recently. During the week before she began

attending she was visiting me and told how deeply she had been impressed with the fine example of one of the Christian families

the King to be trained to be bearers of good

news.

Andrew Patton

Christian
"Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature." Mark 16:15
Kimberlin Heights, Tennessee, Summer, 1955 M g I S e m i n a r y News
We believe that the Tokyo Bible Seminary
is in a better condition to train faithful lead

ers than it has ever been. This is true in

spite of the fact that we have fewer students

and teachers than we have had recently.

The resignation of one Japanese teacher, the departure of Mr. Buttray on furlough and the departure of Mr. Fleenor on furlough in July accounts for the shortage of teachers. A large graduating class in April and the addition of only three new students accounts for the shortage of students. The students are manifesting a more earnest desire to study and know God's Word and to maintain unity among themselves and the faculty. The upperclassmen are trying to guide and
strengthen the other students by way

of

personal example and exhortation. We believe

Missionaries who attend'ed the Seventh All-Japan Convention in Tanabe, Wa-

that if this spirit continues, the students will be better trained to carry on a fruitful

kayauia Prefecture on March 29-31 and the missionary rally which followed on
April Ist aiul-2ad. Next Year's convention will be held in Tokyo.
than the average Sunday A.M. attendance, reaching a high of 53, and many new people from the community came and expressed an
interest.

ministry than any of the former graduatep of- the Seminary.

Evangelism at Nakano
It has been customary at the Nakano Church to have a spring and fall evangelistic

Very encouraging reports have been re ceived recently from those who graduated from the Seminary in April. Mr. Hosoi It working zealously on Okinawa. Already he is respected and loved by the Bible College
and the churches there. He teaches in

meeting each year, but this year as spring

approached there just wasn't much enthus iasm. Offerings were a little off and attend
ance was down some, so the members were

the

One or two old members came back. This is indeed a rare thing in Japan. One night I was over visiting the preacher while he was

wondering how much good it would really do and whether expenses could be met. Fin ally it was decided to go ahead, but we would try a new method. Up until this time
the custom has been to have a different

loolcing through the list of old members. He

asked if I knew some of them. Of course I did and I suggested that it might be a good idea to visit these people and urge them to come back. After he had recovered from the shock (pastoral visitation is very un common) he thought it might be possible but was afraid he wouldn't know what to

speaker each night of the meeting, becatise all of It was of the week. the preachers have busy schedules. decided to ask Mr. Hanyu, minister Setagaya Church, to come for the full Finally he was able to arrange his

Bible College and every moment he can spare from that work he spends in evangelistic meetings in the churches. He has a tremen dous amount of responsibility for a young man who has just graduated from a seminary. He needs your prayers. Mr. Takahashi re turned to his native place where his friends, who have desired for a long time thai churches be established in their district, have waited for him to graduate from the Semin ary. He preaches to .'several groups of people
who gather in homes in their various com

say.So that night I went with him to one

of the houses down the street from the church. We found at home the first girl who had been baptized here when the church was
started in our house in 1950. She hadn't been

munities.

He

expresses

in

his

letters

th<

schedule for the week following Pentecost. Next publicity hud to be arranged. The

great joy which he has in the service of the Lord. Missionaries from Osaka who visited Uf

police restrictions here in the city have be

come more strict in recent months and we

recently have brought reports of the work

to church in more than 3 years, after a mis

understanding between some of the folks.
Of course she was surprised and embarrassed

of Mr. Shinone in Asahj Church. Osaka. Thai

were refused permission to paste posters on fences and poles, put up standing signs any where that might obstruct someone's view, or use the loud-speaker. A good number of hand-bills
were

to see us, and said she was ashamed to come

<-hnrc^h is making much progress under his leadership. Mr. and Mrs. Nakamura are mak ing remarkable progress in their efforts tr
establish new churches in Mrs.

back; in fact, she had not even walked along

the street in front of the church for months.
We told her she was to welcome back to to use the street and also come church.

Nakamura's

were

printed
to take

and
them

the
and

members
distribute

exhorted

home district about 400 miles south of Tokyo We are iiappy that these young people arc
so faithful and zealous for the salvation ol

them personally to friends. By the middle of

the week the idea had taken hold and some more had to be hastily printed. God answered prayers and work with

After a couple of weeks we were thankful to

see her there. Now the young preacher here has the idea and has been doing a good

the lost and that the Lord is blessing then So soon with abundant fruits. They neec
your prayers.

His blessings and everyone was surprised and

encouraged at the good results. There was

job of visiting some of the wayward ones

on his own initiative.
Harold Sims

1 baptism. Attendance every night was higher

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THE TOKYO CHRISTIAN Published quarterly by the Missionaries of the Church of Christ Cunningham Mission, Tokyo, Japan,
for the information and inspiration of every Christian whose heart is open to the call of Christ, and who is willing to help in the supreme task of carrying out the
Great Commission of Christ: Matthew 28:19, 20.
Entered as second class matter in the Kimberlin

THE

TOKYO

CHRISTIAN

The last issue of the Tokyo Christian carried a report of the trustees meeting. It

WHICH THE FUNDS ARE REQUESTED? As an example we cite the special evangelistic

said "many letters from friends, donors, mis

sionaries and from the Japanese concerning
the future of the Cunningham Mission were

Heights, Tenn.,
1879.

Postoffice under the act of March 3,

Two-Year Subscription Subscription and "Flaming Torch"

MISSION STAFF

50 cents $1.00

read and carefully considered." Among those there was the following surprising and dis turbing one. We don't know how many
people received It, but the indication is that

services for the month of May, which are announced in a special printed hand-bill as celebrating the establishing of the independ ence of Wakaba-Cho (Cunningham Memorial Church.) The ladies meeting, one of Mrs. Cunningham's favorite activities, is being led by the Chief of Women's Work of the United

iochiai, Shinjuku-Ku, Tokyo, Japan. (Now on furlough) Forwarding agent: Mrs. Homer Anderson, R. D. 1, Meadville, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Patton, 27 Sakurayoma, Nakano-Ku, Tokyo, Japan. Forwarding ogent: Mr. or Mrs. Roy Armstrong, Rt. 3, Box 310, Piqua, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Horold Sims, 450 Arai Machi, Nakano-

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Buttray, 575 2-Chome, Kam-

it was widely distributed. The urgent appeal made to brethren all over America, futher
more, paper gates swers minds the fact that the mailing list of this is available to various persons, obli us to use this means of providing an to some questions that may be in your after reading it.
CUNNINGHAM MEMORIAL CHURCH THE CHURCH OF CHRIST
CUNNINGHAM MISSION

Church of Japan, and the preaching is being done by 'different leaders of the Disciples, United Church, etc. Is this the "plan for evangelistic work used successfully by Mr. Cunningham?" By contributing to this will
the "Donors be assured that their contri butions are being used for their intended purpose?" WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF MISS CUNNINGHAM'S LETTER? The trustees con

Ku, Tokyo, Japan.

Fordwordlng agent: A. E. Sims, 310

Brown Ave., Turtle Creek. Pa.

TOKYO BIBLE SEMINARY

27 Sakurayama, Nakano-Ku, Tokyo, Japan

TRUSTEES

Mr. T. O. Hathcock, Chairman, Lawrence Bain, Miss Eva Green, Orvel C. Crowder, J. E. Lipscombe, Mrs. E. G. Nobell, Alfred E, Sims.

16 Wakaba-cho Shinjuku-ku Tokyo, Japan

Established 1301
Dear Friend:

Packages for Japan should be sent direct by parcel

post to one of the missionaries whose addresses are shown above. Consult your local postoffice concerning mailing rules end limitations of size and weight.

May -we have your help in a matter of grave

importance? The Board

of

Trustees

of

the

Church of

Christ

Cunningham Mission is meeting during the North Ameri

your old and your new address.

paper if you so request.
copies for distribution.

If you change your address please notify H. L. Hamilton, Kimberlin Heights, Tennessee, giving both

can Christian Convention being held in Indianapolis,

originally raised by my parents for mission work in
Japan.

ing of $1.00 or more you are entitled to receive this

If you make an offer

disposition of funds now held by them which were

from April 27th to May 1st. It will at that time make

trolling the funds In America are being asked to cut off support of the Zaidan, (which means the missionaries operating the present Mission property In Japan), and turn all funds over to another committee. We note that the trustees provided that money for taxes, etc., should continue and did not yield
to pressure such as this letter.

offering of $10.00 or more may request a bundle or 10

Churches or groups making an

The Japanese Christians request that these funds

be established as the CUNNINGHAM MEMORIAL FUND

WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS BE

and the interest from it be invested in evangelism

composed of friends of my parents, with Judge T. O. Handbook as chairman. Judge Hathcock has for many
In the Spring issue of the Tokyo Christian
it was announced that the trustees decided years been a loyal friend of my father and mother and

in Japan, following the plan for evangelistic work used successfully by Mr. W. D. Cuningham. I would like to suggest that the fund be adminstered by a committee

that the paper be no longer published by

the Mission itself. "So far as the Mission is
concerned these missionaries will have the

By establishing such a fund the original donors would be assured that their contributions were being used for their intended purpose and that the work of my quest comes from the members of the following Churches of Christ in Japan: Cunningham Memorial Church, Setagaya Church, Nakano Church, Arakawa
Church and Nishi-Ogikubo Church.
parents would be continued far into the future. This re

can be fully trusted to carry out their wishes.

HIND THIS LETTER? (1) The first impli cation is that the work of "Cunningham Memorial Church" Is the only true con tinuance of the Cunningham work. However, there are 13 churches in the Tokyo area which were established by the Cunninghams
and those associated with them. We believe

privilege of continuing to publish the Tokyo

Christian themselves by unanimous agree ment, assuming all financial responsibility for its publication." This is the first issue published under the above-mentioned plan. Our intention is not to change the nature of the contents or the fundamental policy of the paper, but to continue to inform and encourage those who
are interested in the cause of Christ on this field.

Won't you join us in this appeal and telegraph or

c/o Atlanta Christian College Booth, Cadle Tabernacle,

Indianapolis, Indiana. Please ask others to do the same.
it is too late

write before April 27th if possible to: T. O. Hathcock

This is an urgent matter vitally affecting the entire future of the work in Japan. Telegraph or write now
before

the best memorial for the Cunninghams is the whole work of these churches. (2) The second implication Is that Eloise Cunningham is-the only responsible person connected with the Mission. The readers know there are now 3 families carrying on the work. (3) The third implication is that the present

Very Sincerely, Eloise Cunningham

Executrix of tne will of

missionaries are not carrying out the policies of evangelism followed by the Cunninghams.
This is not true. Our loyalty is to Christ and His Word. The Cunninghams stood on
this

Mrs. W. D. Cunningham

We

concur

with

the

writer

that

is a "matter of grave importance . . . vitally

affecting the entire future of the work in
Japan."

the same ground. Therefore our purposes

are one in Christ. (4) The fourth implication

It so happens that this issue contains some startling information that may be thought to be controversial. Controversy is not our purpose and the things mentioned here did not originate with us. Futhermore, the matter's coming to a head at this time is merely coincidental. But we feel a strong responsibility to keep our supporters fully informed concerning such important issues
those now before us.

is that five congregations In Tokyo agree

with Miss Cunningham's proposal. This also

WHO IS ELOISE CUNNINGHAM, the writer of this urgent plea? She is the oldest

is not true. The preachers^ for personal

reasons, may have committed themselves, but the people as a whole have not. There
are 8 churches not mentioned.

daughter of Mrs. Cunningham, employed as

a civilian in connection with the U. S. Se

curity Forces in Japan. Many years ago she

turned away from the faith of her mother and father and became an Episcopalian, and since

We have confidence that the Board of Trustees will be good stewards of the funds

that time has never to our knowledge at

tended a service of worship In a church of Christ. Of coui'se she is not a member of the Cunningham Mission or the Zaidan (cor

in their care, but this letter presents to you

brethren at home several matters that call for earnest prayer. First pray for the Wa

We send you this information with the humble request that you will pray for us and for the work here in Tokyo, that all those who wear Christ's name may be faith
ful to Him and united in Him.

poration holding the property in Japan).

WHO ARE THE JAPANESE CHRISTIANS

kaba-Cho Church which is being led astray into separatism and denomlnationalism by a few false teachers. Also pray for the unity
of the Spirit among the Christians and churches. From several recent developments
we fear that a division among the few small

MAKING THIS REQUEST? The great major

We wish to express our deepest appreciation to Bro. A. E. Sims Avho has served long and well as the editor of this paper. He has done
this service at great sacrifice of time and

ity of the members of the 5 churches named

know nothing of it. Some of the easily per

suaded Japanese preachers are being used to sanction something of which they know only a small part. Others have not yet proved
their loyalty to the principles of New Testa

churches here is very possible. Pray for the Japanese brethren that their love may
abound more and more in knowledge and

energy without any remuneration and, we are afraid, very little cooperation from the

discernment, that they may be strong in

faith. Pray for us that we might be faith

missionaries. We are sure the readers join with us in thanking him for the great service
he has done to the work of this Mission.

ment Christianity. This group is principally

interested In the funds.

ful and that God might fill us and use us.

May His Word run and be glorified. II Thes
3:1-5.

WHAT

IS

THE

EVANGELISM

FOR

THE

TOKYO

CHRISTIAN

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with the International Convention of tht

The Christian Missionary

During the past several months we have communicated with William Walker, a mis

with that church. Miss Cunningham is not a

member of Wakaba-Cho Church or of any

Christ of Christ, is not and has not been a

member of the Church of Christ Cunningham Mission and is not a missionary. The Church at Wakaba-Cho is completely
free to call Bro. Walker. But it seems very

sionary recruit to Japan, concerning his work

ing with the Wakaba-Cho Church after his

arrival in Japan. He was first contacted by

the trustees of the Church of Christ Cun ningham Mission with reference to this work.

strange to us that he should insist on working

with this church when he knows that his

apostate Disciples denomination ratlier than repudiating the whole thing and joining hands with those who stand against modern ism and for the gospel of Christ. As further proof of their p4icy of com promise we quote from the same issue of Missionary Fellowship: "As the CMF pre
pares to establish missions in new fields, we

doing so will divide them from other churches

connected with this mission, simply because of his affiliations with a questionable agency. If he will only give up his affiliation with the CMF, we will be happy to welcome and co operate with him. Otherwise, we cannot ap prove of his coming because It would be equivalent to our approval of the CMF and to our compromising the work here. If Bro.
Walker will meet us where we can conscient

After investigating the circumstances closely

and thinking about it, he informed the trus tees that he would be willing to work with

will be most wise to arrive at a policy concerning the territories missionary groups are working. and maturity will be requisite

well-thought where other Time, study, to establish

the Wakaba-Cho Church only if the mission

ing a territorial ethic that will neither com promise the claims of the Great Commission

aries on the field, namely, Stanley Buttray,

Harold Sims, and Andrew Patton, were in agreement with his doing so. A few days later we received letters from Bro. Walker
asking our opinion on this matter. We were pleased with this considerate

nor make us a by-word among other sincere

believers to whom we wish to extend the

attitude of Brother Walker, not bccause we wished to control him or the Wakaba-Cho Church, but because he thus showed that he

iously meet him, we shall be enthusiastic indeed over his coming to Wakaba-Cho.
The matter would be a little less serious were It not for the fact that Miss Cunningham

was interested in maintaining the unity of

the churches in Tokyo. Both he and we felt

is now trying to swing at least four more

churches to her side against us. She has written letters to brethren in America using the names of these churches as taking their stand against us for her cause. If this policy
continues what can avert a rent in the

that

if

the

peace

and

harmony

of

the

churches connected with the Church of Christ Cunningham Mission were disturbed it would be tragic and out of harmony with the Chris
tian religion.

positive challange of apostolic Christianity." The "territorial ethic" which they here advo cate Is comity agreements with those whom they call "other sincere believers." We must not encroach on the territory of the Disciples or of any other sectarian group though we must "extend the positive challenge of apost olic Christianity" to them! Instead of this being a "territorial ethic" it ki downright unethical to thus compromise the gospel of

Christ. Futhermore, how can they harmonize

Bro. Walker's coming to Wakaba-Cho under their direction and against our advice with
their avowed "territorial ethic?"

churches?

And

mark

well,

brethren,

who

There was one condition connected with

Brother Walker's coming to Japan which forced us to disapprove of his assuming

is causing this dissension. Only if Miss Cun ningham ceases her efforts to divide the
churches and if Bro. Walker withdraws from

leadership of this church. He had frankly discussed this problem with Harold Sims just
before the Sims left for Japan, as well as in
his -letters^to us mentioned above. He had affiliated himself with an organization known

the CMF or gives up his idea of working with

the churches connected with the Church of

2. We are opposed to the desire for au thority which we believe the CMF has. Though they are not in agreement with the

Christ Cunningham Mission, can there be any unity among the brethren here.
We shall now state some of the reasons

as the Christian Missionary Fellowship. Since

we were firmly convinced that the tendencies

why we are opposed to the Christian Mission ary Fellowship with which Bro. Walker is
affiliated.

ultra-modernism of the Disciples denomi nation, It Is evident that they aim at an authoritative and powerful position compar-^ able to that of the Disciples. They aspire to build a "conservative" group whose au
thority shall adhere In the founders and

of this organization were extremely question

able and therefore dangerous, we felt that approval of Bro. Walker as missionary to
Wakaba-Cho Church would involve the bret hren at that church and the rest of the Church of Christ Cunningham Mission in this danger. Therefore, we told Brother Wal ker that if he would sever his connection

1. We are opposed to the attitude compromise manifested by the leaders

of of

the CMF. We have no doubt that they be lieve the basic truths of the gospel. But

brethren, it is traitorous to pledge allegiance to the Captain of the Christian army and
at the same time stand with sheathed sword

leaders of the CMF. They assume in their publications that the major objection which others have against them is that they are organized. Though our experience with "or ganized" missionary work has taught us that it is not practical and expedient, we have more basic grounds for opposition to the CMF. We oppose it on the basis of iho
authoritative status which it tries to assume and for which it was founded and exists. They mistrust the missionaries and tie them down to the decisions of the CMP: "Mission

with the CMP. we would be more than happy

to approve of his leadership of the work at Wakaba-Cho. He stated in the above-men

tioned letter to me that in his entering the CMF "there is a calculated risk involved,
but it seems to me that the course is worth

and talk peace at any sacrifice while the enemy makes an aggressive war against the Captain of our salvation and the saints of God. He who is thus guilty negates his own
belief of the basic facts of the gospel. Now have the leaders of the CMF distinguished themselves by their defense of the truth against the attacks of those who intend to

stations can be opened or closed only with

the approval of both the missionaries of the

the risk, and that problems, in any course,

must be dealt with as they arise." He further

told me that if we would not agree to his working with the Wakaba-Cho brethren, he
would close the matter and make other ar rangements ooncerning his work in Japan. Since we have not heard from him since that

destroy it? We quote from Missionary Pellowshi'p, monthly publication of the CMF.
November, 19 50: "At annual meeting it was

field involved and the Board," (Missionary Fclliowship, April, 1951). They have agreed on the policy that ". . . no missionary may seek to raise funds for a 'special proje^it'uTiless the field conference and the home board approve the project" (April, 1951. Jlission-

voted that the CMP should apply for affili

ation with the International Convention of

ai*y Fellowship.) "Those desiring to become

affiliated recruits of the CMP are oxamlue-a

time we concluded that he had given up the

whole idea.

Disciples

of

Christ.

Such

application

was

made to the International Convention meet

Imagine our surprise, then, when we re ceived information through others a few weeks ago that Bro. Walker was seriously
considering the acceptance of a call from vhe church at Wakaba-Cho to become their mis sionary. Since none of the members of that church had met him, this was tantamount to his acceptance of a call from Miss Eloise Cunningham, who had met him and had strongly insisted that he be allowed to work

ing in Oklahoma City, October 8-15th. The CMF application was voted down by the Committee on Recommendations, and the Convention Assembly." Since abundant proof that the Disciples denomination has departed
from the faith of the gospel and has become an enemy of the truth is within easy reach of anyone who is willing to Investigate, we shall take it for granted here. It is certainly

according to carefully set general, spiritual, physical and educational standards" (May

1951, Missionary Fellowship.) No missionary organization should delegate such authority

to Itself. But we are convinced that their desire for authority is not limited to ihat group of missionaries who are directly affili ated with them. Their aspirations will not be

fulfilled until their authority and dignity

.significant that

the

CMP seeks

fellowship

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CHRISTIAN

[The CMF CoDtinued from 3]

reaches even greater proportions. 3. We are opposed to the CMF because its very nature and existence 'divides the brethren. Only such individuals whose weak convictions or lack of information will allow them to compromise the gospel of Christ can affiliate themselves with this organi
zation. Those who are set for The result is that this the defense is a

His subject Is the conversion of Paul. This should prove to be interesting as well as helpful to him and the Seminary. July ninth will mark the end of this twelve-week spring and summer school term and the beginning of the summer vacation. The students can use this time to do evange
listic work.

building. But the Cunningham Mission was in existence for more than 35 years before there was any Corporation, and we expect it to continue for many years after the Cor poration is dissolved. To our way of thinking,
the Missionaries constitute the Mission.
A. E. Sims

of the gospel can have no fellowship with it.

organization

Our Lord has greatly blessed and used Tokyo Bible Seminary until now. We pray for grace to make us worthy of further bless
ings and service In the future.
Andrew Patton

la Every Way Christ Is Proclaimed Therein I Rejoice. Phil. 1:18.

and

means of dividing the brethren. The proof of this proposition is found right here at Wakaba-Cho Church. The character of the CMF being what it is, tliey force the brethren to take sides for or against it and the result is that churches are divided over the organi
zation.

Since we returned from our furlough 1 have been visiting the Mikawashima Church at least twice a month. We used to live in

that neighborhood and have always had a great interest in this Christian group of Kor
eans. For the past 2 years the church there

has had no minister, so I have been preaching

one-half time in Japanese and the elder of

the church has been preaching the rest of

Now, just why has the CMF approved of Bro. Walker's coming to Wakaba-Cho? Do they believe in honor and justice? Do fhey wish to divide the churches in Tokyo

and participate in establishing a seminary in

this city in rivalry with the one which is established and functioning? Do they lack
initiative in evangelism so they must build on another man's foundation and resources?

the time. He hesitates to take very agressive leadership because he feels unqualified, but it is exceedingly difficult to find a good Korean preacher here in Japan. Because of this situation the church has not been mak

ing any advancement and is just barely hold

ing its own.

Do they wish to have their missionaries called by a person who is self constituted in author ity and not a member of the Church of
Christ? Their answer to these questions will

They have been content with only morn ing services for a long time, so recently I
told them that I hated to see the church closed on Sunday evenings and proposed that services for the Japanese be held Sunday nights. Formerly we used that system suc
cessfully for about 3 years but because of

Buttrays left Tokyo International Airport

at 6 P.M. on May S for their furlough. There was a large crowd down to see them off. During the year while the Buttrays are away the house where they have been living will be occupied by the Cloyd Christman

be found in whether they allow Bro. Walker

to come to Wakaba-Cho while he is affiliated

with (heir organization.

Andrew Patton

various problems the Japanese meeting fin

ally gave up about 2 years ago. One or two of the members consented and the rest said nothing, so I found a Seminary student will

family from Okinaw who have come up to

[SEMINARY Continued from 1]

The present students of the Seminary have decided to publish a mimeographed paper in Japanese concerning the work of the Seminary and her graduates and send it to the churches, the Seminary's friends and the graduates. This should help to create In terest among Japanese Christians in the work which Tokyo Bible Seminary is doing. The Seminary students have also decided to plan and present a literary program once n month to develop their respective talents and give them experience in that kind of
work. The audience will consist of teachers

Tokyo to study the Japanese language for a

year.

ing to try to get the group together again and we arranged to start services for Japan ese again on Pentecost Sunday evening.
I was very surprised to be informed on the previous Sunday that the Koreans had decided to begin evening services and all were going to work harder for the church.

Mr. Norman Downs, sending a cheek from the Pandora Church for $15.88 writes: "I
am very sorry to report that we have fallen

.short of the goal of $20.00. We hope that

we can do better than this next month."

That statement is worthy of some comment.

Two of the ladies were having a daily early

morning prayer meeting on behalf of the effort. They had decided that the above-

That is a very small church with a very small attendance. If all churches gave as
much to missions In proportion to member

mentioned elder would I)e officially called

ship, as this church at Pandora, the cause of Missions would really prosper. May God
bless this little church with a conscience on
Missions.

the temporary minister and do the preaching.

Also cottage prayer meetings were to be ar
ranged.

and friends of the Seminary. In order to help our brethren in Kyushu to train leaders for their churches the Tokyo Bible Seminary is offering a correspondence
course and offers their students half as much

Well, I thought, if it takes racial pride

or jealousy to stir them up to more Christian

We have received a letter with several

activity, very good. Last Sunday morning we

had the best attendance at the Korean ser vices we have had in a long time. By the way. we began the Japanese ser vices in a rented hall on a main street in

inquiries among which were the following:

"We understand that the Cunningham Mis sion was going to be dissolved as soon as possible. Is this correct and is it in the process of being dissolved?" It all depends on

credit for the same subject studied In the

classroom. The maximum credit which is al

lowed in these courses is the equivalent of one year's work in the classroom. We are hoping that this will help to supply the deficiency In the number of workers In the Kyushu district and raise up many leaders which would not otherwise be enlisted in any specialized service for Christ. Each student of the Seminary is required to present to the faculty before his gradu ation an essay on some Biblical subject. We

what you think of as "The Cunningham Mis sion." If you are thinking only of the Cor
poration which was formed in America to

that section of town. There were 7 present

for the first service.
Harold Sims

hold the Reserve Funds of the Mission, then

that might be dissolved some time in the future, after the remaining funds shall be

MR. AND MRS. HAROLD R. SIMS

Announce

disposed of. The reserve funds are now only

a fraction of what they were right after the war. The larger part of these funds wero used to rebuild the Mission Churches and

The Birth of a Son

ROBERT JOEL

axpect to have only one graduate next year

and he has already presented an outline of

his essay to the teachers for their approval.

other buildings that were destroyed during the war, and also the Tokyo Bible Seminary

On

June

20,

1955

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"Go ye info all the world and preach the gospel to every creature."
Kimberlin Heights, Tennessee, Fall, 1^'^5

Seminary News
Fall term began at Tokyo Bible Seminary oil otipLember thiiteeuth. Everybody liad re lumed to school excopt two students from

Okinawa who were

for sailing.

delayed

one week

be

cause of foul weather which made it unsafe

All of our Seminary personnel enjoyed a fruitful and happy vacation. John Muto and Stephen Timima, Seminary teachers and Peter Itasaki, a senior in the Seminary, spent about one month in Hokkaido. There they visited with Mr. limima's parents and
conducted various services in homes in the

surrounding district. While tliere they looked

around for a placc for Mr. Itagaki to start a new church after his graduation next spring. '
Chozo Ishimine and Mr. and Mrs. Namio

Kamada spent the summer in Okinawa. There

they taught in Christian service camp and about forty decisions for Christ. After camp they spent the remainder of the
witnessed
in' chtrrches t?n lhe~i5tandS7~ Mamoru Saito was welcomed to the Semi

Harold Sims preaching on a mountain-top about 25 miles from Tokyo at the annual outdoo
worship service of Nakano Church on August 21, 1955.

Report From Butt-rays

Arriving in Los Angeles, former Chaplain
Uussell Barber of Japan met us and was our

w^ill be impossible for our Lord to wage i successful battle against the opposing force
of Satan.

nary as a
this term.

new student at the beginning of

He is of Korean descent and his

Brethren, we the soldiers of Jesus Chris

here in the States have access to the greates

relatives, who are farmers in Kyushu. Japan,

are Japanese citizens. He has had almost

gracious host for the next two days. He made it possible to visit and speak to the
students at the Pacific Bible Seminary, and

two years of training in Seoul Biblo Semi

power, greater power than even the dreadfu atom or hydrogen bombs which have th

nary and has already gained some experience in preaching while in Korea. He speaks Korean, Japanese and English and we are now using him as an interpreter in the Semi nary. He now attends the only Korean church winch we have established in Tokyo. Wc have reported several times on the condiiion of Hideo Fukuda, who was taken ill with tuberculosis while attending the Seminary almost two years ago. Ho has nov.' been allowed to leave the hospital and has returned to hl.s homo in the country for further rest. For some time doctors thought an operation might be necessary before he could reco\er. Ilut they finally decided that would not be neces.sary. Since the danger of a recurrance of this disease is still groat, it will not be possible for him to lead a normally active life for several years. Mr. Fulciida and we are very grateful to the

to meet the new president and the faculty.

They have a fine school and are doing a

wonderful work for the Lord. It was a wonderful feeling and a privilege

power to destroy even whole cities. What i his power??? The answer is PRAYER!! Simple, childlike prayer of faith unlocks th-

to put foot once again on American soil, which brought again to our minds its history,
how our forefathers bought and fought for the religious freedom that was so dear to them, with the result that each one of us can road the Word of God freely and worship Him as we understand His Word. No longer is it necessary to bow down and worship the Pope and obey the customs and traditions of men that have been handed down through the generations. What a privilege it is to be free, in Christ Jesus!!!! This has been the
burden of our hearts as we worked in Japan.

Power of Almighty God who created hcavei and earth. Lest we forget, remember ho\ Elijah prayedGod heard and answered, ant it didn't rain for three years; Gideon praye<
God

hoard, answered, and the sun st00(

still for a whole day; while Peter was ii prison the Christians were praying in th'

house of John Mark's motherGod heard answered and Peter was miracously set free

Paul and Barnabas were singing and prayini in prison, God heard and answered, and th' prison doors were opened and Paul am Barnabas were free; during the Second Worl< War on the occasion known as Dunkirk
thousand out to be of a lives were at stake and wha

To set the Japanese people free from the Satanic power of their false religions and the
custonis and traditions of their forefathers.

might have been a terrible slaughter turno<

successful evacuation, becaus

church at Erwin, Tennessee for their help

in nursing him back to health. His faith in the Lord is strong and he looks forward to full recovery and a fruitful life as a mini ster of the gospel.

God is di'pvndiiig on each of you to help His

missionaries of the Cross in Japan to fight this great battle. Every war requires indi vidual and personal sacrifice to wage a suc cessful fight. Thus it is with every soldier
of the Cross. He must depend on Jesus

thousands of Christians in Great Britan wer^

mysteriously led to the churches that fatofu night to prayGod lieard, answered an^ tlie usually treacherous waters of the Englls Channel besame suddenly calm, permittln;
death.

Mrs. Namio Kamada of the sophomore class lias not been well recently. Her doctor

thousands of lives to be saved from certai;

Christ to lead forth the battle, for He is our

Great Commander-in-Chief. But, without the

cooperation of those on the front line, the

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reserves,

and

those

on the

home

front

it

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Tokyo Christian
THE TOKYO CHRISTIAN Published quarterly by the Missionaries of the
Church of Christ Cunningham Mission, Tokyo, Japan, for the information and inspiration of every Christian whose heart is open to the call of Christ, and who is willing to help in the supreme task of carrying out the

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faith of numbers. Various discouragements
and problems in the Christian life take a

perhaps 5 houses within % mile. Now the whole district is built up solidly. At one time the owner of the empty lot next to the
school offered to sell it to us at a reasonable

great toll, especially when the seed has been

sown In ground not sufficiently plowed up.
We are thankful that we are still free

Great Commission of Christ: Matthew 28:19, 20.

price. We thought it was too high, but others

soon paid more for it and there are now about 10 houses and stores crowded into

Heights, Tenn., Postoffice under the act of March 3,

Subscription ond "Ftaming Torch"
MISSION STAFF

Entered as second class matter in the Kimberlin

Two-Vear Subscription

50 cents

to preach In Japan,' but the low level of

$1.CX)

iochiai, Shinjuku-Ku, Tokyo, Jopan.

Forwarding agent: Mrs.
Meodville, Pa.

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Buttray, 575 2-Chome, Kam-

Homer Anderson,

(Now on furlough)
R. D.

1,

Mr. end Mrs. Andrew Patton, 27 Sakurayamo, Nakano-Ku, Tokyo, Japan. Forwarding ogent: Mr. or Mrs. Ray Armstrong, Rt. ^ Box 310, Piqua. Ohio.

that lot. Thus the whole city has in this decade rebuilt and added many fine build ings. The national budget balances, employ ment Is high, television sets and luxury items are going like hot-cakes, while this year's

interest In the things of God and the soul is discouragingly apparent to anyone. We

believe that God's Spirit can bring a real

revival to the small Christian force
^Harold
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here

rice crop is expected to be the largest in

history. A Rip Van Winkle would never know
there had been a war.

and we ask you to pray to that end.

Sims.

Ku, Tokyo, Japan.

Mr. and-Mrs. Harold Sims, 450 Arai Machi, Nakano-

Fordwarding agent: A. E. Sims, 310

Brown Ave., Turtle Creek, Pa.

TOKYO BIBLE SEMINARY

In terms of things that can be measured

27 Sakurayamo, Nakono-Ku, Tokyo, Japan

TRUSTEES
Nabell, Alfred E. Sims.

...

the rebuilding of the Cunningham Mission work has approximately paralleled that of

Eyangelistic Meeting
At Mikawashima
On the spur of the moment we decided

Evo Green, Orvel C, Crowder, J. E. Lipscombe, Mrs. E. G. Packages for Japan should be sent direct by parcel post to one of the missionaries whose addresses ore shown above. Consult your local postoffice concerning mailing rules and limitations of size and weight.

Mr. T. O. Hothcock, Chairman, Lawrence Bain, Miss

the Japanese nation. Eleven church buildings,

four missionary residences and a Bible Semi nary building have been completed. Most of the church buildings include parsonage apart ments. The total area in buildings is more

than 5000 feet square of floor space. So we

can say we have bounced back, and thank God and tak;e courage.

:oples for aistribution.

If you change your address please notify H. L. Hamilton, Kimberlin Heights, Tennessee, giving lth /our old and your new address. If you make an offer ing of $1.00 or more you are entitled to receive this saper If you so request. Churches or groups making an jffering of SI0.00 or more may request a bundle or 10

on July 30 to have a "home-force" meeting at Mikawashima Church during August. I was to speak 20 minutes each evening in Japanese and one of the elders (there is no "pastor") would preach on the same subject
for 20 minutes in Korean. At the same time 2 of the young people- said they would co operate in a D.V.B.S. So, with some mis

For more than half of this past decade Japan was occupied by American troops, and
some are still here as security forces. Our

givings among the older folk the 2 meetings

were aonounc^d.

work has been assisted in many ways by

rhe Bounce Back

There have now passed 10 years of con-

inual change in Japan since the end of

he war. One of the strong national charLcter traits of the energetic people on these )vercrowded islands is a natural and neces-

the kindness of various Chaplains and men of all ranks. This peaceful occupation and the idealism of the no-army constitution in Japan was shattered by the outbreak of the Korean war. Now at the end of these 10

We began on August 14 with 14 present, and this was more than double the regular
Sunday evening attendance. The next A.M. more than 20 children came and were thrilled with the materials which had been traced from used American books and mimeo graphed. The children naturally told others

lary ability to bounce back. Perhaps the

ice dealer across the street from our house

short years we hear the thunder of reviving nationalism and sense an increasing approval of the developing Japanese army. There is

and the week ended very successfully with an

average attendance of 24.

s a typical illustration. When we moved

lere his home was built of salvaged pieces f burned sheet metal and was hardly wide

still much opposition (very strong among

young Christians) to anything smelling of

snough to lie down in or high enough to

tand in. After much personal sacrifice and

militarism, but in large measure we can say that the once disillusioned national spirit
has returned.

leavy borrowing from all their relatives they

7ere finally able to build a modest 2 room louse with a sort of front porch for the tore. The night after they moved into the lew place and tore down the old one a fire a the next door house spread to theirs and urned it to the ground before they had finshed one full night's sleep in the new house. )f course they had no fire insurance. But his discouraging loss was borne with stoneaced Buddhist fatalism, and somehow he orrowed and built again and now runs a uecesBfulbusinessa-sign -Of. which la the act that he recently had a motor attached 3 his bicycle.

In the spiritual realm also, we are sorry

to say, there has been a return to normal. Just after the war there was much talk of the "spiritual vacuum." We are thankful

Before each evening service we went out into the neighborhood and held street meet ings for which I played the accordian. It was eye-opening to me to see the conditions of poverty a stones throw from the church.

It was encouraging to watch them gather and listen. The attendance each evening exceeded
our expectations, and we ended with an aver

for the privilege of having been here during

those heart-warming days of evangelist's
paradise when every meeting was well at

age of 18 for the whole week. The spirits

of all of us were given a lift, because God does bless our efforts if we give Him the
opportunity.
Harold Sims.
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tended, and opportunities for opening new

meetings were constantly before us. But

resurgent Buddhism and Shintoism and many

new religions have filled that vacuum until sometimes it seems there is no more room
for the one meek and lowlv in heart. Tn

late summer and early fall the streets fill

with

chanting: mobs

carrying

their

god

Ten years ago the city of Tokyo and all

f Japan was in ruins. Even when we arrived 1 1947, many of the main streets were 2

around for his yearly walk. The people don't think of the occasion as religious, but as festive; and rice wine is the essential ele

Two new missionary families arrived in July. They are not affiliated with the Cunnin^am MissibnT^but we are ha^py to wel come them to Tokyo where they will study the Japanese language for a year or more before moving elsewhere. Mr. and Mrs.

ment. But the social pressure is so great

that even a great many nominal Christians

Claude LIkins and family arrived on July 6.

The Lord led them In finding a suitable residence very soon and within a week Bro. Likins had enrolled in the summer course

ingle lanes separated by piles of rubble in le middle. Fortunately these have all long
ince been cleared, for now their full width

compromise with idolatry and participate to

I overtaxed
ixis

with

hundreds

of

clanging

avoid ostracism. Not only this, but many

other temptations in a pagan society have led many who once professed faith to fall

treet-cars, roaring buses and rootin-tootin'

at Language School. The Don Burney family

arrived in Yokohama on July 25. Their ulti

(not to mention several million jay-

alking pedestrians).

away. The burden of making a living ab sorbs the complete thoughts and energies
of many. The materialistic, atheistic Ideas taught in all the universities undermine the

When I first looked at the property where

ur Bible Seminary now stands there were

mate destination is the island of Shikolu, but they will live In Fleenor's house while they are on furlough and study Japanese.

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A few weeks ago it occurred to me that something about Bro. Sudo, who has charge of the dormitory at Tokyo Bible Seminary and preaches at one of the small churches, would be interesting to readers of the Tokyo Christian. I asked him to prepare a short history of his life which I might use as ref
erence material. When he handed it to me

Tokyo Christian
me very kindly and persuaded me to be a
Christian. These sweet homes gave me some

alternately Sunday mornings and evenings. Once a month we held Pastor's meetings in
Mr. John Chase's house, who resided at Nakano where the Tokyo Bible Seminary now stands. I attended the Pastor's meetings as a

unspeakably good feeling while I was in a dry and motherless family. After the summer vacation I began to
attend church to be a Christian. That church

was the First Church of Christ of Yotsuya

I was surprised to find that it was written in very good English and that it covered the subject very thoroughly and interestingly.

Mission. On the 4th of February in 1912 when I was 20 years old I was baptized by William Dayton Cunningham and have con
tinued the Christian life.

representative of the church, and sometimes I thought I should rather be a pastor and offer my whole life entirely to God. But I
could not decide. I hesitated because I was a rich man like the young man in Matt.
19:22.

So I immediately decided to give it to you as he wrote it except for a few minor changes in spelling and grammar. Here it is:
Harold Sims.

In 1915 the Panama California Exposition was held in San Francisco and San Diego to commemorate and congratulate the open ing of the Panama Canal. My uncle kept an art store In Tokyo and he was appointed the president of the Japan Exhibit Association
at that fair. He sailed to San Francisco many
times on behalf of the exhibition business.

In December, 1933 I recommended my

friends Mr. M. Yoneda as the Pastor of the church and all of the church members agreed

One day I asked him to take me with him

to San Francisco. In November, 1914, I sailed
from Yokohama with him on board the

S. S. Tenyo Maru, the biggest boat at that time in Japan, and hired as a salesman of the Exposition Association. After the exposition was over I worked in my uncle's branch
store in San Francisco. Every Sunday I at

with my recommendation. After I quit as substitute pastor I remained as a deacon. During the Pacific War I lost my whole pos.sessions and my only property (land) was occupied by many suffering people while 1 was evacuated in Sendai in northeast Japan. One day In 1949, I met Mrs. Cunningham at the church. She said to me that I should be a Pastor and get into Tokyo Bible Semi nary. But I was afraid that now that I was 55 years old I could not study among young boys. But a few months later I decided and
entered the Tokyo Bible Seminary. After the completion of 1 year of the

tended the Presbyterian church in that city where Dr. E. A. Sturge, the author of "The Spirit of Japan" directed. He taught a Bible
Class after the service and I attended his

course I began to evangelize at the Soka

Church of Christ which is 17 miles from

Tokyo. We now have 22 Christians and 30

active attendants. The church meets in part

Aklhani

Siido

Personal History
Ky Akilmru Sudo02 Years Old
rastor of Soka Church of Christ

When I was eight years old my mother

tiled. My step-mother was the sister of a

'amous Christian, Dr. Kingo Miyabe, and of jourse she was a Christian too. As soon as she came to our home I was led to go to

Sunday School. That place was supervised

)y Miss Alice Miller, an independent misionary for the conservative non-instrument irethren, wlio appealed to the Cunninghams o buy a part of the lot on which she was onducting a "charity school" in 1902. This ras the place of which the workers of the 'otsuya Mission a few years later could ay "The Yotsuya Mission is the nearest uilding of any kind to the Crown Prince's
alace."

Four years later my step-mother was dlDrced. I

jhool.

don't know the reason. According I her leaving I gave up attending the Sunday

When I was 18 years old. after graduation

om Middle School, one summer-time I went the sea-side and spent the whole summer .cationing with the Christian family of )saburo Takekoshi (later a member of the

class every Sunday. He was called "the father of the Japanese" by the Pacific Coast Japan ese and he died in 1934 at the age of 79 to the great sorrow of the whole Japane.'?e people. After his death many books such as "A Life of E. A. Sturge" and his sermons "Arrows from My Quiver" were published by Japanese in both Japanese and English languages. In October, 1921, I came back to Japan and hired at the Japan Trading Co. as a clerk of the export department. From Feb. 1922 to July, 1924, I was dispatched to the branch office in Calcutta and Bombay. In December, 1924 a conscription came over me. I was drafted into military service and stayed 2 years in Hokkaido as an infan tryman. After 2 years of military service I came back to the same company branch office In Osaka where I became engaged in the dyna mite business and travelled all over Japan to such places as hydro-electric dams, rail way tunnel excavations, coal mines, etc. In September, 1927 when I. was traveling in Gumma Prefecture I suffered an emergency rheumatism In ray right foot and thigh which was caused by tonsils and was known a few months later when the operation was completed in Keio hospital. I was in the hospital almost 1 year and nearly 2 years re cuperating in my home with a nurse. One Sunday morning in 1930 I attended
the Naka-cho Church walking on a cane.

of a sewing school. The only trouble is that

there Is no place for baptism. In autumn of 1930 I was tnarrled. We have "sons ^nd l~daugKtef. Nbw~my two sons are working and my daughter is going
to Middle School.
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The following post-card was received re cently. It was from a young man who used
to be active in Nakano Church and entered

the Bible Seminary in 1952, only to discover that he had T.B. He has been in a hospital
near the school since that time and after removal of a lung and much rest he is now well enough to return to his home for a year of rest and recuperation. The card was from his home in a rural section of southern
Japan.

"Dear Mr.

and

Mrs.

Sims, I

left the

hospital on the 5th and came here on the

lOih. I thank you for what you had given me during staying there, especially for that

you had nie known Christ. I am afraid I

can't do anything for Christ, but I am in tending to do my best as a Christian. Hero is no church, and I have not yet found any Christian here. But I am here. I pray for

you, and pray for me please. Your brother

in Christ. Yasxiya Fujiwara.

ivy council of the royal family) and with e Christian family of Hantaro Mizuno who IS a professor of the Joji University (Sopi) which is affiliated with Saint Ignatius
urch. Members of both families treated

My right foot had become a little shorter and I still felt a little pain at my right foot joint. After that I attended church every Sunday and Prayer Meeting. In January, 1932 I wa.'? elected a deacon
of the church. At that time there was no

The Eugene Morse family stopped in Tokyo for a week on their return trip to Burma, and they were able to visit all of the Tokyo missionaries and see some of the work. We were thankful for the Inspirational messages Eugene brought to the Nakano Church, the Minister's Meeting, and the Bible v^eminary students and faculty. Morses and Buftrays left the same day going In opposite
directions. It is a small world.

pastor and another deacon and I

preached

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BUTTRAY - Continued from 1
Friends everjTvhere, PRAY, pray as never
before to our Father in heaven that He will

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in California and was assigned to Head quarters FEAF in Tokyo. Soon after reach ing his destination Bill sought out the mis sionaries for fellowship. We first met him at one of the prayer meetings which are held
by the Tokyo missionaries twice a month.

lead victoriously His missionaries in Japan to triumph over the forces of Satan. Beloved!
Fellow-soldiers of the Cross! The Devil is at

for we were exhausted upon our arrival. This was due partly to the preparation for returning and also the duties of caring for David, our little boy, who was only four and a half months old at the time. We enjoyed seeing Carl Clark (a classmate) who is
preaching for the Kaimuki Church in Hono

lulu.

He

took

us

around

the

Island

and

this very moment using every method that

is known and unknown to deal a death blow

showed us the missionary work that is being done and giving us the opportunity to meet
most of the missionaries. We showed slides to the Kaimuki Church and a number of

Bill's sincerity in his Christian vocation is mostly due to the good teaching which he received from Chaplain Hal Martin, who
first turned his heart to the Lord. While Chaplain Martin was stationed in California

to the Lord's Church in Tokyo and to the

missionaries. We must rise up in arms NOW and FIGHT. . . Or wage a losing battle.
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the missionaries were invited for the occas ion. We thought that the U. S. custom offi

part of his efforts were spent in laying the foundation of a new congregation near his base and Bill was one of those who identi

Return To The Field

The Lord willing, we are planning to re
turn to Japan in August of 105G. There are

cials in Hawaii had given us a diffult time,

but I know that it was nothing compared to the custom insi>ection required of us at the
Judgment Day.
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fied

themselves with this young growing

church. After arriving in Japan he continued

to be stedfast in his Christian confession.

yet many churches which we should visit and plan to do so in the remaining months of our furlough. However, we have a strong desire
to take some more school work in one of our

SEMINARY - Continued from 1

has diagnosed her ailment as appendicitis and she expects to undergo an operation for
this soon.

Bill was introduced to the Wakaba Cho Church in Tokyo soon after he becanie ac quainted with the missionaries here and has worshipped and served in that church until

loyal Bible Colleges. And if we should, time

and the number of churches that could be visited would be limited. I solution just now. don't know the that God will but know

he returned home. He began attending Bible classes taught by Mrs. Buttray on Sunday mornings and Tuesday and Friday nights and
later began to substitute as teacher when she could not be present. A few months later

guide in all things.

We will need on returning to Japan at least ?2,500.00. This will take care of the bare necessities, such as boat or plane fare, excess baggage and a few items for the home.
Then for one project that I have in mind on

Yukiya Mikami who entered the Semi nary in November, lf)54, has been given an

invitation by the Union Theological Seminary

of New York to study there and he will de part for America next fall. He is a musician

Bill accepted responsibility for teaching these Bible classes and continued in that capacity
until recently. That involved mucli sacrifico for one who had had no such previous ex perience or responsibility in the church. Most

and entered the Seminary for two years of

returning to Japan is an offset press to print

Biblical training. He desires to become a song

evangelist.

of his free time would have to be spent in

study. But Bill unselfishly devoted himself to this work because he loved the Lord and the members of these classes. His reward for this will be meted out by his Lord. Bill has visions for a more fruitful work for God. On October 25lh his term of enlist ment with the Air Force will terminate ant]

various books, such as those written by the Restoration 'preachers. Text books and study books in the Japane.se language is a glaring
weakness in our Bible Seminaries. Our stu

We praise the good Lord for His mani

fold blessings on Tokyo Bible Seminary. You

have had a part in the realization of these
blessings. Thank you.
Andrew Patton.
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dents are definitely handicapped because of

this weakness and we must do something

about it soon. Also thousands of New Testa ment Tracts should continually come from the

he will take leave of Tokyo to be discharged.

In January he intends to enter San Jose Bible College for preparation for the worl< of evangelist. Wo shall miss Bill here bui we rejoice that he has dedicated his life t(
the preaching of the Word.
Andrew Patton
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press in order to do effective evangelism.

The amount needed for this project is about

Sayonara (good-bye)
We have said farewell to a true-hearted,
sincere Christian and brother, Airman FirstClass Bill Claycomb. While he was stationed in Tokyo he became a close friend of the missionaries and rendered invaluable assist
ance to the missionary cause.

$4,000.00. As the Lord has blessed and pros

pered you, I know that you will want to have a part in this project in order that

better trained native Japanese will be going forth from our (The Lord's) Bible Colleges
to fully reap the harvest that God desires.

Bill first put in his appearance in Tokyo in May, 1954. He had joined the Air Force

Mr. Takeo Yamaguchi, CO years old. wa

recently baptized in the Nakano Church o

Christ. A former Lt. General in tlio Japanes

Army, Br. Yamaguchi served in China an Southeast Asia before and during tho receti war. Over two years ago because of man

We sincerely regret that we were unable to have an article for the last edition of the

Tokyo

Christian. We were traveling and

teaching in Christian Service Camps and at the same time were visiting twentj'-one
churches in a period oS one month.

discouragements and problems climaxing i

the death of his wife he suffered a nervor breakdown. A doctor advised hini to sec religion, and hr de'cld?Tl to-"tT5'""T:hR chtrrc hore. From the first he said he received muc peace of mind from the worship service

Mabel and I wish to take this opportunity

to express our appreciation to each one of you that had a part in supporting us while we were in Japan. May God abundantly re

and began to study the Bible. After plem

of time for thought ho gave his life l.o Chri

ward you for your part in preaching the Gospel in Japan and may He lead you to an
even greater life of service in the vineyard of our Lord, which is the whole world. The Lord %vas gracious to us in our re turn to the United States and gave us a safe

a major victory wrouglit by tlie power

the gospel.
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journey and a wonderful fellowship with the missionaries in Hawaii before coming

Hope Joyce Sims began her second ye of school at the Christian Academy in Jap:
on September 12. This school, localed the quiet farming area on the edge of t city, is operated by evangelical mlssionar; for tlieir children. There are about 135 si
dents this year.

down in the home-land at the Los Angeles

airport. We were certainly glad that we hart

made plans to stop in Honolulu for two davs.