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Malsas i i i M i s s i o n

E ememter t ha t Mabashi i s a par t of the grea t c i ty of Tokyo with i t s team

ing millions - the third c ity in size in the world. The work and influence of

the Mabashi Mission however extends fa r beyond the l i t t l e sect ion four blocks

squarejbut with a population of 8000, called the fourth ward-of Ma bashi.Missionaries are Miss Grace Farnham Mr. and Mrs» Jul ius Fleenor and Mr an d

Mrs. Eobert West. Virginia and Julius Fleenor^who came to Japan three and a

hal f years ago have made excellent progress in th e study of th e language. They

are now ahle to teach some in Japanese. Jul ius has taught in the Tokyo Bible

S eminary from the f i r s t A church established in thei r home at Shim Ochiai

now has f i f t y f ive members. Paul Tamada.^ Seminary student from the Mabashi

church^ i s the p a s t o r.



Msitoashi C o n t i n u e d

Mrs. Masuko kuninakat af te r four years as a special student in th e Seminary^

went to th e i s l a n d o f Miyako i s l a n d t o a s s i s t t h e nev/ m i s s i o n a r i e s Mr . and Mrs .

Rickerson in the work established y Mrs Kaninaka^and her late husband,in 19^*

Theee Mahashi Seminary students have s t a r t ed a Sunday afternoon Bihle Schod

i n a new a r e a o f Tokyo. This we hope w i l l develope i n to a cha rch i n t ime .

I n t h e p a s t yea r t h e r e has been a d e c l i n e i n a t t endance i n a l l chu rches

i n Japan* This i s no doubt du e t o a r i s e i n na t iona l i sm. There i s a s t rong

connect ion between p at ir ot is m a nd th e J ap a ne se S h in to r e l i g i o n Although

they say t h a t government Shinto i s s e p a r a t e from r e l i g i o u s Shin to , they a r e

much th e same. As m a t e r i a l cond i t ions i n Japan h av e i mp ro ve d the re i s less i n

t e r e s t i n t h e C h r i s t i a n f a i t ht

i s th e same i n any l a n d , when peop le have

t h e i r p hy si ca l, n ee d prov ided f o r and they axe n o t s i c k o r i n t r o u b l e they f o r

g e t t h e i r s p i r t u a l needs .

We a re happy though t h a t more peop le a re b ein g r ea ch ed f o r C h r i s t i n



8 August 9 h

Miss Gracef anmam completed her furlough and returned to the work of Mabasi

Chr is t i an MissLcn Tokyo Jpan f o r h e r f i f t h term o f Service She s a i l e d August

abord th e S S CContest a c i f i c Sh e w o r t e t h a t th e Robei t Wests a re now i n Korea

h ad in g o cc up ie d her house a nd w or ke d i n Mabashi w hi le s he was on fu r lough He r

Japanese address i s U ^OO Mabashi Suginaml. ku Tokyo Japan

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