Mission Photograph Album - Japan - O.P. #01 Page 0109

Mission Photograph Album - Japan - O.P. #01 Page 0109

1900-1930

Board of Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church

Missions

Japan

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69658 Baron Kanda Naibu, Tokyo. Emeritus Prof. of Tokyo Higher Commercial
School, member of House of Peers. Born in 1857. Proceeded to U.S.A.
Studied in America until 1884. After graduation at Amherst Mass. was
appointed Professor in Tokyo Imperial University. Holder of 3rd rank and
2nd order of Order of Rising Sun Decoration. He cherishes the memory of
American life having spent his youth among the best of educated New England
people. Further, "The necessity of belief of some sort is being felt more
and more by all educationalists in Japan. Aoyama Gakuin should develop
into a Christian University of the liberal type, and not an old fashioned
mission school. This kind of Christian education should be encouraged and
expanded."

69659 Hon. Nemoto Sho, Tokyo. "The Neal Dow" of the Japanese Temperance
Movement; Prominent Christian. Wearer of Imperial Decoration; for many
years a fighter on behalf of righteousness in the Imperial Diet. A
Methodist.

69660 Baron Sakatani Yoshiro, Tokyo. New Financial Adviser to the Chinese
Government. He writes:"Although I am not a Christian, I believe that
Christianity is the best religion in the world at present and I very much
approve of its doctrines."

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