Vol.

47
Japan . . . Not Far !
From The Kingdom
After two years of waiting and working to
ward tliis goal, all of our mission stafT is now
in Japana country not far from the kingdom
of God. Believe it or not! How happy we are
to he serving God in this country. I believe they
arc just as happy, too, that we are here. The
few hardships and the many changes of environ
ment that we have liad to undergo seem as noth
ing when compared with the blessings and o])-
portunities that are ours. Did you ever feel the
sati.-ifaction that you have done something worth
well? If so, you know in a small measure the
feeling that is ever present with us in Japan. We
are building, not on another man's foundation,
but among people who have never once heard
the gospel. What a thrill to know that like the
prophets of old and the great apostle Paul, we
preach and teach a people who can be led to put
away their idols and accept the one true and
living God and Jesus Christ Mis Son who died
to save them. They are eager listeners. Our
need in Japan is not for an audience but for
more servants of God who will answer the many
calls that come to us every day. Wherever we
go we are asked to start a Bible class. Our hands
are full, but it is the hardest thing in the world
to say "No," so we say '"Yes." I can understand
now why missionaries schedules arc so heavy.
They, and they alone, hear the "Macedonian
Calls" that are intended for the church. They
and they alone are here to answer in the affirm
ative. This week we have started several new
classes. I taught two classes with a total of 195
members. The first class had 70 high school
students, while the second class had 125 college
students. Today, January 24, I began another
class of 30 pharmceutical students. It is expected
to grow in number to at least 50, Andrew Pat-
ton is scheduled to open two new classes next
week. One at an electrical office where tliere
are about 21 employes. The other class is at a
first class musical instrument factory where there
arc at least 116 employees. When we are intro
duced to the presidents and managers of these
places of business, the first thing they say is the
same, "We would like very much if you could
begin a Bible class here for us." Right now I
could use about 150 New Testaments in my
classes alone. I mean English New Testaments,
as most of the Japanese have some knowledge
of the English language. I have very little
use of an interpreter in my one class of 125 stu
dents. They are to be English teachers in the
next year or two. Today as we plodded through
the mud to our teaching point the mud seemed
^Continued from page 3)
Wiiiiieriliiig, Peiina., January-Voliriiary, 194U
Number 1
J. E. Lipscoml>c, Ellerson, Va.
Brother Lipsconibe, whose likeness appears
here, is one of the Trustees or incorporators of
the Church of Christ Cunningham Mission, and
also tile father of Thomas Lipscombc. a mis
sionary recruit, now in Cincinnati Bible Semi
nary, preparing for service in Japan. The fol
lowing excerpts are from recent letters from
Brother Lipscombe:
"I have been preaching forty years this coming
December, and if any man has ever accused me
of preaching a doubtful or questionable gospel,
I haven't heard of it. We have been in our
present location for twenty six years and have
enjoyed the fine fellowship and harmonious co
operation. We are thankful for our boy,
Thomas, and for his decision to go to Japan."
"We have been supporting the Cunningham
Mission for more than thirty years, and rejoice
now in the possibilities of a more intimate per
sonal relationship through our son, Thomas.
The congregation here at Getheseniane is work-
Mailing Addresses
The missionaries really like to get packages
from home. When a box of old clothing comes,
even that is interesting, for wc all have friends
in need, and sometimes we find things we need
ourselves. When food comes, wc are all interested
i)ccause we have food problems ourselves and
all our friends have very serious food problems.
Then when personal gifts come, of course, the
occasion is a happy one. But we had one prob
lem: All the packages had to come addressed
Ito Owen Still, GHQ-SCAP, CI and E, APO
j5'"^. c/o P.M.. .'4an Franris.c!;-_Calif...How cuald
jwe manage so that letters and parcels would not
all be opened by the Stills? After all, every fel
low wants his privacy. After a good deal of
puzzling, we have adopted the following solu
tion: If you arc sending a package to the mission
as a whole and you want the missionaries to get
together and decide what to do with the con
tents. just address it to Owen Still as above.
But if the package is for Mrs. Cunningham's
personal use or for her to distribute as she alone
sees fit, address it just the same, but put an X
beside my name. If it is for Mr. or Mrs. Sims
or both, then put a check (V) beside the name
of Owen Still. If you want it to be especially
for the Saunders family, please put a star or
asterisk beside my name. If the package or
letter is for the Still family personally or for
their distribution, please put a (%) sign beside
the name. If it is for Ruth Still partciularly,
i)lace a circle (O) beside the name. If it is for
.Andrew Patton, put a (#) by the name. In this
way we can tell the mail when it comes and sec
that it gets to the very one you meant it for. This
instruction applies to letters as well as parcels,
since it is a convenient means of maintaining
the privacy of the individual. Thank you Owen
Still, for Church of Christ Cunningham Mission.
ing patiently and confidently to establish and
Ijromote the New Testament Church at home
and abroad, and we are happy in this fellow
ship, which has no earthly overlord. The sim
plicity and practicality of the New Testament
plan, of preaching the gospel at home and send
ing it abroad, commends itself to us so fully that
we are rejoicing in this liberty, and wishing that
all other congregations and ministers could
know the joy of this intimate relationship be
tween the workers on the field and those who
support them."
"I am thankful that Sister Cunningham had
a safe journey and that she is now back in the
field where her years of experience can be used
to the greatest advantage."
THE TOKYO CHRISTIAN
Published bi-monthly for the information and in
spiration of every Christian whose heart's desire
should be to obey the Great Commission by pro
claiming the unsearchable riches of Christ Jesus
in all the world, to every creature, of every nation.
Entered as second class matter in the Wilmerding,
Pa., Postofflce under the Act of March 3, 1879.
TWO-YEAR SUBSCRIPTION SO CENTS
"FLAIVIING TORCH" 50 CENTS
MRS. W. D. CUNNINGHA.M Director
SAMUEL K. SAUNDERS Editor
ALFRED E. SIMS Assistant Editor
EVA D. GREEN Forwarding Agent
Office of Publication:
Wilmerding, Pa.
Please send all correspondence and offerings for
the mission to: Miss Eva D. Green, 127 E. Mercer
Avenue, College Park, Georgia. Make all checks pay
able to our forwarding agent.
MISSION STAFF
Mrs. W. D. Cunningham Director
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sims Mr. (and Mrs.) Owen StlU
Mr. AndrewPatton . G.H.Q.SCAP CI&E
Mr. and Mrs. S. K. Saunders APO 500, c/o Postmaster
San Francisco, Calif.
(Address correspondence for Mrs. Cunningham, the
Saunders family, the Sims family and Andrew Patton
to Owen Still.)
mCORPORATORS
Mrs. W. D. Cunningham Mr. Lawrence Bain
Mr. Morris Butler Book Mrs. E. G. Nabell
Mr. T. O. Hathcock Miss Eva Green
Mr. George W. Bondurant J. E. Lipscombe
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
George J. Barthold E. E. House
J. F. Baxter W. E. Johnson
W. W. Bondurant J. E. Lipscombe
Morris Butler Book Mrs. H. M. McCall
Ira M. Boswell T. K. Smith
Mark CoUis W. P. Stobaugh
J. H. Deem W. B. Walker
Judge T. O. HAthcock Guy L. Drill
Transportation In Japan
What is that big crowd gathered out in the
middle of the street? No, it isn't a wreck, let's
wait here and see. Now they- are. beginning -to
move. Oh, they're waiting for that street car
coming down the street, but I don't think any
of them will get on because people are already
packed in and hanging out the doors.
Suddenly the car screeches to a stop and there
is a mad push at the doors. A few seconds
later the whistles blow and the car begins to
move. Several people cling to the doors at the
last minute and in all about ten have gotten
in somewhere. This happens at every stop.
I have had to ride the street cars several
times and each time is a new and great ad
venture. First I stood in a line nearly a block
long in the Shibuya station, where we transfer
from the electric train to the street car. After
a half hour of moving inch by inch, I found
myself within sight of the car. It was nearly
full so I planned to be one of the first in the
next one. However the bell rang and the line
behind me gave a great lunge. I concentrated
on keeping upright for a minute; when I looked
around I saw that I was pushed well into the
car and many of the people that were behind
me were in there too. I could not move arms,
legs or anything. When we stopped or started
I would sway with the crowd.
Then when you want to get off through the
crowd, it is worse because they are not with
you. I happen to have feet big enough to stay
on the floor, but when a person is squeezed so
tight his feet leave the floor it is quite hard
to make a path to the door.
These crowded conditions indicate how
Tokyo, is over populated now. The housing
conditions are as crowded as transportation.
There are throngs of people everywhere; most
of them without hope in this world or the
world to come. To know that the Christians
will ride for an hour or more on such trans
portation to come to the church services is
heartening indeed.
Harold Sims
"And why call ye me. Lord, Lord, and do
not the things which I say?"Luke 6:46.
TOKYO CHRISTIAN
Assistant Editor
Appointed
Alfred E. Sims, father of Harold Sims and
minister of the First Christian Church in Turtle
Creek, Pa., has been appointed assistant editor
of the "Tokyo Christian." We appreciate his
offer to serve the mission in this capacity. For
the time being, at least, the bulk of the respon
sibility of the paper will rest upon Brother Sims.
May he have an interest in your prayers as you
pray for the Mission and its workers. S. K. S.
The above introduction of your assistant editor
was intended for the November-December issue
of the Tokyo Christian. But other matters of
more importance took up all the space. Yes, it
is true that the job involves some responsibility,
and a considerable amount of timemore than
at first anticipatedbut we are very happy in
the thought of being of some service to the mis
sionary cause. As a young man your assistant
editor thought very seriously of going with the
Cunninghams as a missionary, and has had some
regrets that he did not. However he felt some
compensation when his oldest son went with the
same mission and is now serving in Tokyo, and
now he feels a little more satisfaction in being
able to give his service as assistant editor. It
is his prayer that he may be able to serve effec
tively according to God's will, and he solicits
your prayers for help and guidance in the work.
May God bless all the workers who have gone
out to the field and all the supporters in the
homeland. "Except the Lord build the house
they labor in vain that build it." May we all
find great joy in working together with God.
Our Prayer Circle
Miss Ellen Lawrence, Horton, Kansas"I am
praying for the work and workers there."
Mr. French T. Wolf, Allison Church of Christ,
Jennings, Kansa^r="Our church is much inter-
estediff this"work, our prayer is that this mission
may accomplish much for The Master the com
ing year."
Mrs. Nellie Kouts, Van Wert, Ohio^"My
prayer is God will bless their efforts and grant
unto them health and strength. May there be
many souls born into the Kingdom."
Mrs. Lenna B. Sahs, Forest Hill, Mich"May
God bless her (Mrs. Cunningham) abundantly as
she continues in her beloved work, is my prayer."
Mrs. William Conrad, "Bonnie Brae" Church
of Christ, Laurel, Va."We pray that many
souls may be won for Christ through the efforts
of Mrs. Cunningham and her loyal helpers. We
always look forward to receiving the Tokyo
Christian and each time we receive renewed de
termination to carry on for the Master, after
having read it."
Mrs. James W. Shader, Missionary Society,
First Christian Church, Baker, Oregon^"'We
send this with our prayers for the advancement
of this mission work in Japan."
Mr. C. V. Gasaway, I^gfisher, Okla"With
best wishes and prayers for the work."
Mrs. E. W. Fields, Hugoton Christian Church,
Hugoton, Kansas"Our prayers for the work
follow this gift."
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Myers, Manhattan, Kan
sas"May our Heavenly Father bless Mrs.
Cunningham and the other workers in preaching
Mrs. George Dykstra, Lancaster, N. Y."I
am very much interested in the work in Japan
and pray for them every day. . . "
There was a great demand for space in our
last issue and we left out the "Prayer Circle",
but it certainly was not because we do not
appreciate the prayers of our many friends.
We are sure that prayer has been the largest
factor in the growth and the accomplishments
of this mission. If it were a matter of choice
between the two, we would much rather have
your earnest prayers without your offerings
than your offerings without your prayers. Our
dependence is upon God. "If God be for us
who can be against us?" So whether your
name is published in the Prayer Circle, or
The Japanese People
In this country we see so many things that
should put Christianity in America to shame.
In our native land we hear so many complaints
about under heated buildings and about services
being too long if it should last ten or 15 min
utes over the hour. Here in Japan it is quite dif
ferent. From these hungering and thirsting souls
let us learn a lesson of long suffering and what
it means to seek the Lord.
There are many, many striking things here in
Tokyo, and among them is the number of Jap
anese people who sit, without stockings or shoes,
in houses of worship that have absolutely no
heat during these winter months. The mission
aries and a few of the fortunate Japanese keep
on their overcoats and shoes, but still we shiver
from the penetrating dampness of the cold air.
Yet I have never heard a single word of com
plaint from any of these people. Some of their
services, such as on Sunday night, last from
three to three and a half hours. Their prayer
meetings are not a "hurry-up-and-get-it-over-
with" affairs. Many of the Japanese Christians
pray and not just "sentence prayers." When
"amen" is said, the congregation says, "amen"
with one accord. It is an inspiration to be with
them and work with them. They are not blank-
faced creatures such as we had thought. They
love to have fun and appreciate a joke. They
also love to sing, and contrary to what we had
also been led to believe, they can sing very beau
tifully. It is true that occasionally out of no
where comes the strains of the oriental music
box and a chanting voice singing what we could
hardly judge as good music, but give them an
American hymn or "Old Black Joe," and they
can do it justice.
One fine young Japanese Christian boy, as
humble a lad as you will find anywhere but a
graduate from the Imperial University, never
took a single lesson on the piano, but he plays
like^a master of the music box. During the
Christmas season he played his own composition
of seven arrangements of "My Jesus I Love
Thee." These he dedicated and presented to the
director of our mission, Mrs. W. D. Cunningham.
S. K. S.
History Of An Overcoat
HISTORY OF AN OVERCOAT
In 1936, when Mr. Still was holding a meet
ing in Montpelier, (Dhio, a Mr. Butler gave him
an overcoat that he had outgrown. It was a
heavy brown one and Mr. Still wore it a lot.
In 1940 it was getting shiny in places, so he
had a tailor turn it inside out and wore it until
1947. This year Mr. Still gave the coat to Mr.
Hanyu. It was shiny again, so Mr. Hanyu had
it turned with the right side out again and the
shiny places were cut out because he is the
smallest man that has worn it yet.
As Mr. Still was telling me this history, Mr.
Hanyu was proudly putting on his coat. Then
he added with a grin, "I'll wear it at least 10
years. Moral: (1) when you buy a coat, buy
a good one, (2) If you don't have any use for
it, give it to some one who needs.
\^hat Others Say
Mrs. J. G. Bailie, Turtle Creek, Pa.^"The
Flaming Torch" is one of the most thrilling
books I ever read. What inspiration in Brother
Cunningham's life!!! It is one of the best invest
ments I ever made."
Mrs. C. F. Shafer, Hugoton, Kansas"May
God bless the work and the workers. . . "
Mrs. Mary A. Pence, Spokane, Wash."I am
so thankful that Mrs. Cunningham and the Stills
could return to the field where they can do so
much good, and that others can go also. I am
always glad to receive and read the Tokyo Chris
tian."
crowded out as many have been, do please con
tinue to pray for the Mission and the mission
aries. How true that "More things are wrought
by prayer than the world dreams of!"
TOKYO CHRISTIAN
Mission's New Converts
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Part of the missions converts during 1947. There were nearly 100 in all. This year, 1948,
looks very promising. On January 25 of this year there were eleven baptisms. Since tlie bap
tistery at the Fourth Church is the only one in condition to be usedl, all baptisms take place
there with Brother Hanyu, minister of Fourth Church, doing the baptizing. Mr. Saunders at
extreme left. Mrs. Cunningham and Mr. Still in center, front.
Progress Of The Mission
Work lu Japan
On this first day of December it has been nine
months and a half exactly since I reached Japan.
In the nine months I believe that real progress
base been made. When I reached Tokyo, only
Fourth Church with Bro. Haniu was still open.
The windows and doors were out of the build
ing, there was no fire, and the congregation was
between twenty-five and thirty in attendance.
Yesterday there were 175 children in the Bible
School, 185 at morning worship, about 200 at
evening worship, and four baptisms, making 68
baptisms for the year. This number includes all
Japanese mentioned in this report, but not the
Korean baptisms. Though the offerings do not
support Bro. Haniu, he conducts a Christian
kindergarten and an English night school in the
church which makes it possible for him to live
fairly well. Last Thursday there were 54 per
sons out for the mid-week services. There are
doors and windows in the building now, though
some window panes are out, and there is no fire.
The second place we havethe first place
which I helped to openwas the Highashi-Na-
kano work which was opened in March. Mrs.
Hoshi, who worked faithfully with us before the
war, is still faitlifully doing her best. The ser
vices are held in her house. There are only the
Bible Schoolwhich numbered 67 yesterday, the
Bible Class, which numbered 26, and the church
service, which had 28 attendants.
Soon after Mrs. Still came to Tokyo we were
asked to open a work for the Koreans in the
home of one of the former Korean members.
We conducted this service in English with a
Korean interpreter for two months and at that
time we found a Korean minister who had been
baptized by Bro. Cunningham himself and who
had served the congregation before. I believe
he is one of the two Korean ministers in Japan.
He has accepted the call of the congregation to
tlie work there. Since the services are held in
the home of Mr. Lee, and since that home is not
large, there is not yet a Bible School, but there
is the regular church service and there is a class
conducted weekly by Major Nicholas in Training
for Service.
The fourth place started is at Yotsuka
where Mrs. Cunningham and I, with the help
of loyal former members and enthusiastic new
ones have reopened the old First Church. The
Bible School had 25 in attendance last Sunday,
the preaching service had 45, and Mrs. Cunning
ham's Bible Class had 45. Already there have
been six baptisms from that congregation.
Brother Saunders will preach at this place.
The fifth place to open is Shinagawa, where
a former member of the church at Yochomachi
lives and opens her home to a Bible
School and church service. Mrs. Still conducts
the Bible School, which had 120 children last
Lord's Day and 25 at the preacliing service.
To date there has been one baptismbut the
services have been going on for about two
months.
The si.xth place is a Bible School in Mrs.
Kita's home. There were 53 in attendance yes
terday.
The seventh place is at Nishi-Ogikubo, in the
home of Samuel Takata, the son of a former
minister. There were 60 in Bible School there
yesterday, 15 in the English Bible Class and 13
in the Japanese Bible Study.
The eighth place is at Shin-Machi, where
Stephen lijima has been conducting an out-
station in Brother Saunders' home. Now Brother
Saunders will be there to help. The Bible School
was having about 30 children, the English Bible
Class (which will henceforth be taught by Broth
er Saunders had 12, and there were 20 at the
preaching service.
The next place to be opened was at Ohashi,
where a deacon wanted something done in his
community, There were 30 at Bible School there
on Sunday and 10 at the preaching service, where
Brother Haniu preaches on Wednesday nights.
The tenth place is at Mrs. Cunningham's
house. Mrs. Cunningham has a Bible School of
about 90 which meets in two relays because the
children cannot all get in at once, two Bible
classes and a women's meeting.
The eleventh place has just been opened in
Mrs. Higashiki's liome. It is a new Bible School
only.
Yesterday a new work was begun in Yoko
hama for the Koreans. It is as yet wholly un
organized, but it is beginning in a very promis
ing way.
Besides these places we are conducting Bible
Classes at Oyu, Sakura-Sliin-Machi, another
school, and at Y.M.C.A., where they let us teach
the gospel as straight as we please and out of
which- we have been able to baptize ten fine
young people, one of whom has become a vol
unteer for the ministry.
We believe that this is real progress for the
first nine and one-half months, and now that we
have Mr. and Mrs. Sims and Mr. and Mrs.
Saunders to help us and Brother Patten on the
way, we hope to do great things for Christ here.
Church of Christ Cunningham Mission
By Owen Still
Japan . . . Not Far From
The Kingdom
(Continued from page 1)
as nothing, for we knew the joy ahead of us.
The president of the establishment asked us for
a Bible. This is the spirit we find everywhere in
Japan. Hence I feel led to believe that Japan
is not far from the kingdom of God. God, and
God alone, can help Japan as she needs to be
helped, and so many of the Japanese people have
acknowledged that fact. Some of them have been
Christiansothers soon will be.
S. K. S.
You Can Help!
The purpose of the Tokyo Christian is to
inform the friends of the Church of Christ
Cunningham Mission, concerning the work and
progress of the Mission. Another purpose is
to gain new friends for the mission and to
keep the friends we have. We would like for
more people to read the Tokyo Christian. We
would be glad to send it to every home in our
brotherhood, but the Post Office Department
re(|uires that we have a bonafide subscription
list in order to use the second class mailing
permit. It would cost more than ten times as
mucli to mail it by third class. So you may
help to build up our Subscription list. It is
only 50d for two years. It has long been the
policy to send the Tokyo Christian to all who
make contributions to the mission, but now
wc need your signature on a recjucst for it.
I Below you will find these three forms. If you
have not already done so please sign one of
these forms and send it in. If you want a
I number of copies for a church or a class it is
better to order 10 copies, or a multiple of 10
if you want more. The subscription list has
been growing and we greatly appreciate your
co-operation in this matter. All subscriptions,
as well as contributions to the mission should
be sent to Miss Eva Green, 127 E. Mercer Ave.,
College Park, Ga.
There is transmitted herewith $ as
a contribution to the Yotsuya Mission from
the members of the
Church, $ of which is for
subscriptions to the "Tokyo Christian" for
two years.
Name
Address
- -19
I herewith remit as my contribu
tion to the Yotsuya Mission, $ of
which is for two years' subscription to the
"Tokyo Christian".
Name
Address
I herewith remit $ in payment for
copies of each issue of the "Tokyo
Christian" for years.
Name
Address .
It certainly must be a sliock to find that a
species which has been relegated by science to
the earliest ages of evolution is swimming about
in the sea in the twentieth century A.D. It
throws such a strong light on the marvelous
guesses of the scientific mind! Moreover, it
makes their "50,000,000 years extinct" look ridic
ulous, and destroys yet another link in their
wonderful chain of what they call "organic
evolution".
"And whatsoever ye do in word, or deed, do
all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks
to God and the Father by him."Col. 2:17
"As it is written. There is none righteous,
no. not one."Romans 3:10.
Rope Holder List
ALABAMAMrs. Lester Lovvorn, $.50.
ARKANSASChurch per R. C. Tucker, $55.00
CALIFORNIAMrs. M. A. Robb, $5.00; Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Yates, $100.00; Mrs. Clara M.
Miller, $25.00 *Church per Elbert Holland,
$10.00; *Church per Mrs. Porter Roberts,
$25.00.
FLORIDAEustis Church of Christ, $196.27.
K. Langford, $5.00;
Council and church per Mrs. Edgar M. Loy-
less, $100.00; per H. R. Sorinner,
$50.00.
IDAHOSandpoint Christian Church^$10.00.
BoiseFirst Christian Church, $35.00.
ILLINOISMilton Christian Church, $50.00;
Potomac Christian Church, $10.00; Camp Point
Christian Church, $200.00; MaroaMissionary
Society of Church of Christ, $26.00; Louisville
Red Brush Church, $30.00; West Frankfort
First Christian Church, $25.00; Springfield
South Side Church of Christ, $55.50; Assump
tionWestervelt Christian Church, $22.21;
E. Isenhart, $20.00; per C. E. Isen-
hart, $25.00.
INDIANAF. D. Durham, $5.00; East Chicago
Harbor Christian Church, $25.00; Sullivan
The Zelma Harbaugh Missionary Society,
$100.00; Columbus Christian Church, $50.00;
MaysCenter Christian Church, $25.00; Green
fieldIndependent Miss. Society, $10.00;
per Mrs. Edna G. Brandt, $25.00;
per Mrs. Fred Brinkman, $$10.00;
BurlingtonMissinoary Society of the Church
of Christ, $6.00; Thomas Blackwell, $25.00;
Maple Grove Church of Christ, $21.28.
IOWAModale Church of Christ, $50.00; Mr.
and Mrs. Harry R. Speer, $8.00; A Friend,
$10.00; Cherokee Church of Christ, $5.00;
Council BlufiFsWomen's Council First Chris
tian Church, $50.00; G. H. Bierbaum, $10.50;
Webster City Church of Christ, $15.00; Coun
cil Bluffs First Christian Church, $50.00.
KANSASMiss Ellen Lawrence, $5.00; So.
Ilutchinson Church of Christ,
ings Allison Church of Christ, $18.42; Hugoton
Christian Church, $40.70; J. C. Templeton and
Family, $4.00; Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Myers,
$5.00.
KENTUCKYSpringfieldThe Missionary
Guild of the Springfield Christian Church,
$50.00; TurkeyfootYoung People's Group of
Turkeyfoot Church of Christ, $15.00; Hartford
Go Ye Council, $5.00; SadievilleWomen's
Christian Missionary Society, $12.00; Grayson
Volunteer Mission Band of Kentucky Chris
tian College, $10.00; by Mrs. Earl
Wilking, $$15.00; M. Z. Wilking, $5.00.
MASSACHUSETTSMrs. E. S. Donnell,
$4.00.
MICHIGANMrs. William Mueller, $10.00;
Algonac Church of Christ, $25.00; Mrs. Lenna
B. Sahs, $10.00.
MINNESOTAMr. and Mrs. C. H. Leach,
$10.00; Fairmont Church of Christ, $26.32;
Mrs. Eldred J. Smith, $3.50.
MISSOURIRollo Christian Church, $15.00;
CarthageFirst Christian Church, $20.00; East
St. Louis^J.O.Y. Class for Young Married
Women, $10.00; Halltown Christian Church,
$10.00.
NEBRASKAMr. and Mrs. Charles Hackel,
$3.00; Andrew Nielson, $10.00; Niel-
son, $20.00.
NEW MEXICOLordsburg Church of Christ,
$25.00; Marvin Hecht, $10.00; Every-,
man's Class, $12.80; Fellowship Class,
$14.88; John Garrett, Jr., $25.00; Mrs.
Les Hubby, $5.00; Jim Dennis, $5.00;
Olin Walling, $5.00.
NORTH CAROLINAMrs. T. H. Davis,
$35.00; PungoUnion Grove Church, $11.25;
PonzerMt. Olive Missionary Circle, $25.00;
WashingtonIndependent Missionary Society,
$20.00 Bath Church of Christ, $25.00.
NEW YORKMrs. Emma M. Dykstra, $100.00.
OHIO^JamestownGrape Grove Bible School,
$66.75; SalemPhillips Church of Christ,
$25.00; West Milford Church of Christ and
Bible School, $20.00; Mrs. Mattie Hubbard,
$1.00; AkronKenmore Christian Church,
TOKYO CHRISTIAN
$27.96; Frank Martin, $10.00; Van Wert
Primary Class; $15.00; ColumbusSouthwood
Church of Christ, $20.00; Mrs. J. F. Smith,
$1.00; GeorgetownBethlehem Christian
Church, $15.00; Mr. and Mrs. Addie H.
Pelfrey, $50.00: Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Calen-
dine, $10.00; North IndustryFirst Christian
Bible School, $25.00; East CantonIndian
Run Christian Church, $16.45; Nashville
Willing Workers Class, $16.00; Millersburg
Church of Christ, $50.00; Bethesda Christian
Church, $11.25; Sabina Church of Christ,
$25.00; SabinaLoyal Girl's Class of Sabina
Church of Christ, $10.00; ColumbusJunior
Dept. of the Indianola Church of Christ,
$10.00; Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Deem, $10.00; Col
umbusThe Open Bible Class of Indianola
Church of Christ, $50.00; AkronLakeview
Church of Christ, $6.00; Belle Center Church
of Christ, $20.00; Shelby Church of Christ,
$20.00; Mt. GileadPleasant Grove Missionary
Fund, $30.00; per Frank S. Friskney,
$20.00; per C. V. Leedy, $30.00;
Christian Church per Mary L. Correll, $10.00;
Church Missionary Group per Sam
uel Saunders, $21.19; Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Deem per Samuel Saunders, $10.00.
OKLAHOMAC. V. Gasaway, $30.00; Mrs.
M. J. Groom (In memory of Mrs. Sidney J.
Davis), $10.00; and Mrs. Loren Davis,
$20.00.
OREGONMr. and Mrs. Glen Hutton, $1.00;
Beaverton Church of Christ$9.90; Baker
Women's Christian Missionary Society of the
First Christian Church, $25.00; per
Zelma Stuckrath, $14.70; per Mrs.
George R. Guking, $60.00.
PENNSYLVANIAPittsburghCr. Women's
Federation, Brentwood Christian Church,
$32.85; PittsburghCr. Primary Dept., Brent
wood Christian Church, $1.65; Wind Ridge
Junior Class of Boys and Girls of Wind Ridge
Christian Church, $6.00; Raymond Dunham,
$5.00; Mr. and Mrs. Roy E. Smith, $10.00; C.
F. Wood, $10.00; McKeesport^Women's
Miss. Society^Bfyn Mawr Church oj Christ,
^$99.00;^Gnoi1galiHaLoyal Friends Class,
First Church of Christ, $5.00; LemoyneEm
ma Freese Missionary Society, $40.()0; Pitts
burghMissionary Society, Hazelwood Chris
tian Church, $15.00; ScottdaleScottdale
Church of Christ, $41.16; HowardLoyal
Workers Class, Howard Church of Christ,
$10.00; Mrs. Louis Lautenslager, $20.00; Du-
quesneFirst Christian Church, $300.00.
TENNESSEEJames A. Tate, $1.00.
TEXASAinsworth Chapman, $10.00; Edgar
Sage, $25.00; Mrs. Rush Williams, $20.00;
West Amarillo Christian Church, $50.00; Bars-
tow Christian Church, $10.00; Cora B.
Halsell, $45.00.
VIRGINIANewport NewsColonial Place
Church of Christ, $30.00; Laurel"Bonnie
Brae" Church of Christ, $30.00; Gethsemane
Christian Church, $75.00; Waynesboro Chris
tian Church, $20.86; Pole Green Church of
Christ, $20.00; Jonathan D. Hunt, III, $2.00;
Newport NewsTwenty-fourth street Church
of Christ, $25.00; Young People of Pole Green
and Gethsemane Churches of Christ, $21.00;
A Friend, $45.00.
WASHINGTONMrs. Lida F. Conover, $5.00;
C. C. Markrill, $1.00; John Coff-
man, $10.00.
WEST VIRGINIAE. J. Humphrey, $25.00;
FairmountCentral Christian Church, Chris
tian Missionary Workers, $25.00; Follansbee
First Church of Christ, $10.08; Charleston
The Missionary Group at West Side Christian
Church, $25.00; Tomahawk Christian Sunday
School, $20.00.
WISCONSINChippewa Falls Church of
Christ, $25.00.
CANADA, ONTARIORidgetownChurch of
Christ Bible School, $6.00; Miss Mary Mc-
Diarmid, $1.18; Mrs. George Graham, $.50;
Miss Elizabeth M. Kellar, $.50; Coun
cil per Mrs. J. M. Eaton, $10.00. -
These Mission funds were received and admin
istered In Japan.
Last issue erroneously stated offering from
Jamestown, Ohio, Church of Christ $10.00. This
should have been $100.00.
A Great Fellowship
Of Faith
Our hearts rejoice and we give praise and
glory to God as we note the growing number
of Rope-holders. A host of good and faithful
stewards backing up those who have gone out
to the mission field in faith makes a combina
tion that is hard to beat. The need is great,
the opportunity is great, and a great response
to the challenge is fitting. All of these con
tributions, large or small, are greatly apprec
iated. The Mission has had tremendous ex
pense of transporting ten people (8 missionaries
and 2 junior Missionaries) to Japan within one
year. Also the purchase and transportation of
necessary equipment was quite a large item.
All of this has dug deeply into the reserve fund.
All of the Mission churches except one were
destroyed during the war, and there will be
the added expense of new building as soon as
conditions warrant it. The buildings are greatly
needed right now. Just recently when about
100 people were crowded into one small room
and a hall for a meeting, the floor gave away.
So we hope the time.will soon ' ;e when they
will have churches instead of being crowded into
someone's home for their meetings. God is
supplying the need through you who share in
this fellowship. It is indeed a great fellowship.
Let us thank God and let us pray that He will
put it in the hearts of more good stewards to
match the consecration of the lives of these
missionaries by the consecration of their mater
ial resources to undergird the work. Will you
really pray over this matter? It is a fellow
ship with God in His work.
An Inventor's Testimony
Did you know that Samuel F. B. Morse, in
ventor of the electric telegraph, was a most
devout Christian, and that, when the success of
his revolutionary invention seemed hopeless, he
relied on prayer and afterward wrote to his
brother giving God all the credit? The inventor
said, in the letter: "To Him, indeed, belongs
all the glory. I have evidence enough that with
out Christ I could do nothing. All my strength
is there, and I fervently desire to ascribe to Him
all the praise. If I am to have influence, in
creased influence, I desire to have it for Christ,
to use it for His cause; if wealth, for Christ;
if more knowledge, for Christ. I speak sin
cerely when I say I fear prosperity lest I should
be proud and forget whence it comes."
TITHING CORNER
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A Personal Testimony
When W. D. Cunningham was editing the
Tokyo Christian, he usually found space for a
brief article on Tithing in each issue. I think
his "Tithing Corner" in the Tokyo Christian
had a good deal to do with my becoming a
tither more than 25 years ago. Far from ever
regretting it, I feel that I have been greatly
blessed -by making that decision. Are you a
tither? "Come on in, the water is fine. Try it."
A. E. S.