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The h igh l i ^ t of the spring was the t r ip to Kyushu to theConvention of Churches of Christ Because of the distance only myse l f and two families of missionaries from Tokyo attended Howeversince IS^^hu i s nearer to Okinawa and Miyako tv/o missionaries fromthose i s l ands were present Carl Fish and Donald Rickerson

This was my f i r s t t r ip to Kyushu or to any place south o f OsakaI traveled vdth the Sims family. left Tokyo one evening at 6:30and arr ived a t our destination a t a hot springs resort near the footof the active Volcano, Mt, Sakurajima in the southern part of Kyushua t 9:30 the following evening I t was a t ir ing t r ip as the thirdclass sleeper had narrow hard bunks too close together for one tos i t vp in bed. The Japaîese pillow is a hard rol l Since being inJapan I can understand ndxy in the Biblical story of Jacob i t wasthat he took a rock for a pillow He was probably used tjp the same~înd ofârd pillovr as the Japanese are In the day, w had a pleasant time visi t ing and enjeying the sceneiy The two Mrs. Walkers, the

/wife and mother of Wesley Walker of Hokkaido, were also with us aswell as their small son The five child ren were quiet usually looking out the window, so i t was a pleasure to be vdth them. enjoyeda ful l day of cherry blossom viewing saw few orchards but a fewtrees here and there beside a thatched roof or a pretty stream or amountain road made beautiful scenery. The fields of grain and vegetables are a l l careful ly tended

The first three days were a Japanese convention. Some Tokyopastors attended as well as those from other parts of Japan Mostof the group of Christians were from Kyushu. I spoke to the women sgroup Mrs Maxey also brought a message to the women and Mr. -SiicBfor the morning assembly. Earnest messages were delivered by Japanese pastors enjoyed this fellowship with our Japanese brethren

After the close of the Japanese convention the missionarieswent by bus to Kanoya, v ere the Maxies live for a two day convention of missionaries had inspiring messages and discussions ofproblems and enjoyed jus t v is it ing with those diom we seldom see


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The meetings were held in the Kanoya church so we could s i t on benchesii^ich i s eas ie r fo r u s Americans tlian s i t t i ng on o u r fee t on th e h a r dmat t ing Tfe s t ay ed a t a h o t e l \ d i e r e th e b e d s vrere hard h u t the re st a u r a n t meals w re good. a te t o g e t h e r tv/ice in the axfey home -once, h am bu rg er s c oo ke d outside ove r a charjs^al f i re That vias theonly good day \m h a d fo r it r a i n e d continuously.

e are happy to announce the opening o f new meetings. The women sm e e t i ng in M r s. Matsuza]d. s home h a s increased in at tendance Therewere f ou rte en e ag er l i s teners a t the A p r i l meeting. One woman askedto have a c h i l d r e n s meeting in h e r home. liave been having i t oncea month b u t hope t o have it more of ten Mrs. S a t o , whose home a e a rthe church burned, is now living a t a distance but a tt en ds r eg ul ar lywith her daughter who i s a Bible School t e a c h e r . How, Mrs. Sato hasarranged fo r us to us e a ha l l n e a r her home fo r a Sunday a f t e r n o o nBible School. Mrs. Hongo and I take t ur ns in going, to ass i s t MissChieko Sato each Sunday. About twenty c h il dr en a tt e nd . s h a l l paya s m a l l r e n t f o r th e h ll

One young woman accepted Christ as h e r S av io ur a nd vxas b ap tizedon E a s t e r Sunday. Because of family o p p o s i t i o n , she d id n o t t e l l them.However, they do n ot f o r b i d h e r coming to church. These days p a r e n t sg i v e t he i r c h i l d r e n more freedom. Some young p e o p l e , t hou^ have to om u c h f reedom a n d th e m o r a l s t a n d a r d s a re l owered

O ur church a t t e n d a n c e i s be t t e r no w t h a n b e f o r e th e f or m e r pas to rl e f t e of ten h av e t h i r t y present T h i s seems s m a l l compared xiithmany c h u r c h e s in America an d the re are a fev7 l a r i ^ c h u r c h e s in Tokyob u t most of them are s m a l l . Jul ius iEleenor i s pr eaching a g a i n oncea month s ince Andrew Pat ton went o n fu r lough

Mrs. L ois V/alker comes fo r me ever y Thursday morning an d we goto the army chapel in the c e n tra l p a r t o f Tokyo fo r a 6 a . m. pr a ye rse rv i ce Prom t h i r ty to f i f ty missionar ies ga the r fo r a n insp i r ingserv ice Af te r an h o u r o f p r a y e r and scripture r eading, we have ab r e a k f a s t o f c o f f e e an d ro l l s an d h e a r an encouraging message. E ve ryone b ri n :s t he i r s p e c i a l problems f p r which they want prayer,, bu t wealso praise God for the victories; however; the purpose o f the gatherin g i s p ray er fo r rev iv al in Japan. ask fo r your prayers fo r a l lVozk in J a p a n .

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B e c e i - p t aOregon

Salem,

m a z nNAI7ClAL RSPGIO:January 1 - March 31E x p e n s e sLiving Link Salary (3 ino.) 300.00

Court S t r e e t , SalemJ a p a n e s e Worl^rs :Mrs. Fusako Hongo 50.00Mrs. G-reen, Georgia

o t h e r sMr. Mrs. P e t e r I tagaki 5C00Rent f o r Kashiwa work 33.00Hospital V i s i t a t i o n 6.00Rent f o r Bible School (Mar.) 5.00Total Expenses

C o u r t S t .n n JrDepartment

M r s . IThelma I / i c k sRow R i v e r O h u r c hOoquille C.V/.I'.C e n t r a l P o i n t M.C,Mrs. L. S . AlluiobaughPennsylvaniaEryn Mawr, M. F .

K a n s a sS u l i l e t t e C h r i s t i a n Chnrch ^ ^ , 0 0Total 597.51

395.5130.00lO^OO3 0 . 0 0; ^ . o o2 7 . 0 02 0 . 0 0

15.00 5^.00Cash received 597-51Cash on h a n d J a n . 1 s t 3119.71GSAilD TOTAL CASH 3717-22Expenses ^*^^.00EALAHCil i toch 31,1958 3263.22

Dr. and Mrs. Aoki and family must move from the amy hase where theya r e l i v i n g , I have o f f e r e d to l o a n them some towards l a n d f o r a newhome. They are very valuable missionaries so we must a s s i s t them i nwhat e v e r way t h a t we can .I am grateful for your continued support and prayers.

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G r a c e Famhamc/o Mrs. 0. P. Wegner1895 Zi*th Street H. B.Salem, Oregon v.m 2 S B

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G R A C E FARMH A MDea r Fr i e nd s

t has been ho t he re fo r s o m e t i m e . In June we h a d th eh eat o f Ju ly . Because o f th e humidity 90 degrees i s oppressive. Although June i s usually the rainy season inJapan th is year ther e has been very l i t t l e rain and one o ft h e th re e la rg e r e s e r voi r s has gone dry. There was also le sssncwfa l l i n th e m o u n t ai n s in th e win te r B e c a u s e o f l a ck o fw a t e r f o r th e r ice crop t h e r e wa s a f i g h t among th e farmerso f one s e c t i o n . Those in the h ig he r la nd had c u t o ff thesupply for the lower f i e l d s . In one town they gathered fo rprayer to t h e i r gods. They chanted sprayed water b u i l t abonfire and staged a special f e s t i v a l dance. In Tokyo bathhouses and laundries were approached by self-styled rainmakers who promised to b rin g r a in f o r a p ric e .

The F le en or f am il y went t o our cottage in th e mountainsth e f i r s t o f Ju ly to g e t ready fo r th e summer camps whichwil l be held t h e r e . The f i r s t camp fo r College age was heldJuly 11 to 13. Dr. Aoki was the speaker and brought splendidmessages. There was a small group as some w er e w or ki ng ando th ers could n o t affo rd to go. Of course t he r e a re t h o s ewho d o n o t care fo r the C h r i s t i a n messages b u t j u s t wa nt togo somewhere fo r a good t i m e .

The women o ^ th e Mab ashi an d Nakano churches w i l l havea camp fo r two days fron July 22. The wcsnen put asid e al i t t l e money each month during the year. Last ye ar th ey hada trip to a hot Springs but this year I want them to have s MeChristian messages They will have s ^ e time at a near by hotsprings. Japanese always especially kijoy the hot springswhich are so p l e n t i f u l in th is land of volcanoes an d frequente a r t h q u a k e s .


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I have been glad to have a class for some partially blind youngmen. One who had come from Kyushu was introduced to us by a pastor ofthe Church of Christ there. There i s a school for th e b lin d about af if teen ndnute walk from our church. This young man brought several ofhis friends. This group have a l l become blind during the past threeyears due to di se ase or injury. Some are high school graduates. Theywanted some English so I ta lk to them in simple English explaining inJapanese what they did not understand. One could read a l i t t le so heread the v/ords of a hymn in Japanese a verse a t a time and then we sang.I gave them some Bible verses also. I was able to get some gospels inJapanese Braille and they went home each carrying a gospel as delightedas a school child with his f i r s t book. n brai l le a gospel i s a largeth ick book. Some who were absent came asking for a copy but not enoughcopies could be obtained at this time. iospels are sold for less thanten cents to the blind. They have a l l returned to the i r homes in otherparts of Japan but in September we hope to have a real Bible class.

In Japan where marriages are s t i l l planned by parents or friendsChristian workers are beginning to feel a responsibil i ty in Assistingin getting Christian young people together. jSpme pastors and otherearnest Chri st ians have formed a marriage consultation group with headquarters in one of the centrally located chiirches. Recently theyacked to hold a meeting in the Mabashi church. t was an interestingdiscussion. Mothers told of the problem of the working daughters whoarc? in no hurr^ to get married so wil l not accept the offers they havehaO . One wo van s nephew wanted to marry but he had no work. wasa collogc graduate and would like to go in to some business. The consulcing group thought they had just the gir l for him. A family had abusiness and wknted a young man to marry the i r daughter and carry cmthe business. But will the young people agree to these plans? ^these days young people are given more freedom of choice.

I have been asked recently by the mother of one of our Christian:young women to help out in the marriage plans. There is a young manin the church \^om the g i r l l ikes very much. They have asked me t afind out i f the young man l ikes her. t i s not so simple as soundsfo r I must not l e t him know tha t I have been asked to inquire . I havenot had an opportunity to talk to the young man alcaie. I do hope works out for they are both splendid Christian youzig people^ I haveknown fo r ten years

I had another request for assistance that surprised mev A man


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working on a road crew came asking my advice about his maririage ehad several pictures of the girl and her life history. Vlhat he toldme about himself was not so good, I said maybe the gir l will refuse.He did not think so for he said She is an old Miss . Th^ use thatterm in English. I invited him to come to church and he came a fewt imes. I have not heard how his marriage plans came out .

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Rec e i p t sOregon

Salem, Court S ttl H 11

FINANCIAL REPORTAp r i l 1 - J^^ne 30

ExpensesLiving Link Salary 3 mo.) 300,00^325.33 C ourt S t r e e t , S a l e mJ r 3 8 . 7 4 J a p a n e s e VJorkers:25.00 Mrs. Fusako Hongo 60.00

2 5 .0 0 Mrs. G ree n, G eo rg ia 2 o t h e r s

Mr. Mrs. P e t e r I t a g a k i 27.80S a l a r y ren t fo r 1 mo.

Coquille C.W.F.Crab t r ee C . W . F .Row R iv e r ChurchLoyal Friends, Salem

C o u r t S t r e e t 3Mrs- L. E, Allumbaugh 1 0 . 0 0

Ca l i f o r n i aMr . Mrs, Wm. Barney 40.00

G e or giaM r s . Chas G r e e n e(Mrs. Kongo 30.00Total 48i7i2

AUG 5 1968

Hospital vis i ta t ion 10.00Bibles f o r use in meetings 10.00in my home)Re nt fo r Bib le S chool Bldg. 1 0 .0 0(Sunday afternoon)Total Expenses 417.80

, ^ 1000.00f .Cash: received 481,12C ^ ^ o n hand Apr. 1 s t 3263.22: ^Am TOTAL CASH ^ 3744-34

Eb^i^rises 417.80Outstanding loan 1000,00Balance cash June 30,1958 5^2326.54^H le paid Mr. Itagaki only one month s sal ar y and rent as he sayst h a t he can manage now. Mr. Aoki and family had to leave the army basewhere thsy had been l iving, but he bought a house from the army and bysupervising and moving i t to land he had purcWsed he has a very good

h o m e w i t h m u c h ss c o s tVJe want to express our appreciation fo r the prayer, f i n an ci al help,and birthday box received from ray l iving l ink church, packages fromhome always bring cheer an d many t hi ngs hard to get h e r e .

S i ncer el y, Your missionary, Grace.Grace Farnhamc/o Mrs. 0, P. Wegner1895 2 4 th St r ee t N, E.Salem, Oregon


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This wi l l make a place fo r the Plcenors and mysel f to l i ve whilehaving camps in the l a rge r house. Of course, the rebui ld ing cos tmore than the or ig ina l cos t Tsut it wi l l mean everything to have acorner fo r the family . Sometimes we were almost crowded out y thecampers . s t h i s i s a warmer.houso, we can make some t r i p s the rei n the f ll and sp r i ng .

3 r. Aoki wi l l conduct a th ree day evange l i s t i c meet ing a t theend o f October . He always br ings a good gospe l message and in av/ay which people can unders t and . Some Japanese preachers g ive amessage f u l l o f philosophy and d i f f i cu l t i deas . Aoki san says,They may not think I have the qual i f ica t ions to hold a doctor*sdegree , because my messages are so s imple but I bel i eve t h a t thegospel must be understandable to a l l . He uses many i l l u s t r a t i on sand presen t s th e message i n a way to make them t h i nk and is sof r i end ly t ha t everyone l i ke s him. He speaks r egu la r ly once a montha t the Mabashi church bu t we a re hoping to have him come a t le a s ttwice a month. Recent ly he has been a ss i s t i ng a t the Shimoochia ichurch where th e P leen ors are as they have no Japanese pas to r . ?.ir.Yamada has left He has been a t t end ing th e Union Theo log ica l Serain-ary which has affec ted h is f a i t h . Mr. Aoki has many re qu ests fo revange l i s t i c meetings and Sunday se rv ice s a t denomina ti ona l chur chesbut he i s a Church o f Chr i s t missionary and prefers to give h is timeto them. He has been a ss is tin g in a Chris t ian s tudent cen te r in thea r e a v/here t h e r e a re a numbe r o f un i v e r s i t i e s and has be en a sk ed tot ake charge o f t h i s cen t e r .

Mr. and I t e . Muto ca l led to see me recen t ly because they hadheard that I was i l l . They have not been very fr iendly since theyv;ont o ff with the No Church Group , although they say they are nota par t o f t ha t movement. Mr. I t agak i i s continuing h is church inthe new kindergarten. Since they l ive in a room bu i l t fo r them onthe gTOiinds, they have no ren t . I.irs. I tagaki i s head to ache r andhe does some tutoring af ter school. Far Siguira, another flabashiSeminary student completed only three years of work in the Seminarybecause of the i l lness of h is mother. The Cunningham mission hada church a t Yokosuka, a port south of Tokyo but th is church hadbeen closed. Suguira san i s now working there to revive tha t church.He has ab i l i t y and i s alv/ays wel l l iked so I bel ieve t ha t he canbe successful in that dif f icul t place. Another Mabashi Christ ian,Mr. I to graduated from the Seninary and i s taking a regu la r College


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course in a Mission school He plans to work with del inquent boysa f t e r gradua t ion

Note: are pleased to r epor t t ha t we had a very success fu levange l i s t i c meet ing There were between fo r ty and s ix ty in a ttendance even though the weather was very tad - pour ing r a in twoo f th e th ree days There were f ive who made t h e i r dec is ions fo rCh r i s t inc luding the young couple who l ive i n the ch urch Theyhave been very f a i t h fu l in at tendance s ince they f i r s t came.

Things o f I n t e r e s tTiae home where we hold a v/oman s meeting once a month i s a pre t tynew house with a garden f u l l o f f lowers but it i s t yp ica l ly Japanese When we en t e r v/e drop to the mat t ing immediate ly fo r thegree t ing in t rue Japanese s ty l e - knee l down and place your handson the f loo r palms down close toge ther and bow to with in a fewinches o f the f loor severa l tim es each t ime say ing a few words . Iv/ould be excused if I d id not do t h i s but it pleases them when Ido. I can sit on my f e e t as wel l as any o f them bu t I prefe r thecha i r on the littl veranda . s i t Japanese s ty l e before the lowtab le vfhen we ea t or if it i s cold , we can put our fee t in the b igsquare hole under the t ab le where some charcoa l coa l s keep youwarm. To show the m ixture o f o ld and modern ways in Japan, whilewe are ea t ing we see a l esson i n J ap an es e c oo kin g on the T.V. Notmany homes have T.V. ye t so if you see a crowd before a littl r e st auran t or shop you are quite sure to f ind tha t they are watchingT,V. through the open door.h n you are on a bus in Tokyo you do not press a buzzer to l e tthe dr iver know t ha t you want to get o f f You t e l l the g i r l conduc tor She ye l l s a t the dr iver and he presses a buzzer to l e tth e girl know t h a t he has heard he rI saw a group of people each carrying the same kind of a packagewrapped in white c lo th I knew t ha t they were re tu rn ing e i t h e rfrom a funera l or a wedding as in both cases they would be carryingg i f t s t i s in apprec ia t ion o f your presence and a r e tu rn fo ryour g i f t s At a f une r a l you always give money. The men wores t r i p e d t r ou se r s and swal low t a i l e d co a t s The women wore p re t t ykimonas o r fo re ign dre s s There w ere no black arm bands so t h i smust have been a wedding.


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FINAiTCIAL REPORTJuly 1 - September 30, 1958E x p e n s e sLiving Link Salary(3 mo.)

C o u r t Street S a l e mMrs. Fasako HongoMrs. Green, Georgia, &othersRent fo r Bible School Bldg(Sunday afternoon)

Bible School Teachers campexpenses

Repa i r on Pleenor~Farnhamhouse & payment o n nev/c o t t a ge i n th e mounta ins

RecoiutsOregon

Salem, Court St r e e tn nR o w River C h u r c hCoqui l le C.W.F.13r s ^ l lumhaughC r a b t r e e C W F

CaliforniaMarysvi l l e C h r i s t i a n

C h u r c hK a n s a s

Suhlettel i i chiganH i s s M a h e l G o u l d

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20.554 0 0 0 0

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S535-0032.061 0 0 025.8922 0 0 0

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5^718.95*Received from I'ilr. Itaeaki 50^00*As I had advanced depos i t money. Tcr H r I t a g a k i when he r en ted

th e house fo r h i s church he

C a s h receivedL o a n receivedCash on hand Ju ly 1GRANS TOTAL CASHExpenses

re tu rned the money when he moved.Balance o f Cash Sept 1I want to than k eac h o f you personal ly fo r your f i

help and your p r a y e r sYour Missionary ,G r a c e F a r n h a m

G ra ce F arn hamc/o Mrs. 0. P. gn r1895 24th Stree t N. E.Salem, Ore gon

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I t ie winter in Tokyo. Some people may think ve do not have winter sinc^ weare further south t h ^ San Francisco, but we get cold winds from over Manchuriathat hring freezing weathe^. The temperature was helow freezing in the l iv ingroom one morning in January before the fire was buil t . We use coal stoves but donot keisp the wholei house heated. We have many sunny days when we need no l leat inthe middle of the day.

The Christmas services were especially enjoyable. Thore were the usual meetings a t the church, Mr. Patton brou^ t the phristmas message on Sunday, Afterwards a ôup of women served a lunch - a rice and vegetable mixture decoratedwfth red ginger/ISra^^ weei/ d e^ i / Decorations are idso deliôus.We had an exch^ge of small gif ts . Attached to each was an appropriate Scirptureverse. A tiny tree had verses Ps. 1:1-5* children s program was held thatevening making i t a busy day. At the women s group meeting,I served an Americanmea l which pleased thenu IChey paid .for the materia l and ass i s ted in the preparat ions. As i s 0 ^ yearly custom, a groub. of poung people went with me to singc^p l s for th e old people iand the sick on Ohristmas eve. Each caroler had a l ighted candle while singing. Many have good voices and they sang Joyfully, bringingjoy to many v o had been waiting e ager ly f or us to come.

Our t r ip to the T. B. hospital was made much easier and pleasanter th is yearas,Mrs. Lois Walker took us in her ceur.. A woman from Mabashi went with us and thefow of us gave out ca rds, t racts , and Scripture portions to about one hundredpatients besides the nurses. At these special seasons,we see every patient and argable to find those to whom we feel we can give help, so go again. One young womanwas so despondent that she had considered suicide. Ko one had come to call on her.There is another young woman of thirty-five has been there for fourteen years.In the meantime, both her paren ts have died. NoV she is well enough to leave butshe has no place to go. We are trying fiiid work for he r. She has worked somein a home near here and spent the h i ^ t s in my home.

I rec^-roOoxes containing lovely sEJ useful gif ts froa members of my familyand from fr iends as well as some gi f t s of money. Tlê women *8 group of the CourtStreet Church in Salem, Oregon, and the Women Is Missionary Group of the FirstChristian Church;, of Canton, Ohio, sent box s of food and warm clothing. The Canton,Ohio, Group renewed my subscription to the Christian Standard. They had subscribedfor me los t year. Mr. and Mrs. Wm 35unting of McKeesport, Pa. , renewed my subscr iption for two years to the Reader s Digest. They have provided me with thisinteresting magazine for several years. One gif t from Mrs. Eongo, was a footwarmer - a small aluminum foots tool container fo r a bed o f ashes on which i s placeda few pieces of hot charcoal. There is a grate cover on which you put your feet,I gave Mrs. Hongo a large copper hot water bottle. I t looks like we both have coldf e e t .

We have some sad news th is t ime. Mr. and Mrs. Pet er I ta ga ki l os t thei r s ixmonths old baby. Althou^, crushed with grief, their faith has not wavered. Theytrust thatGod does all things well. I t was an unusually strong and heathy babyand was sick only a day or two. The doctor was not sure of the cause. They hadrecently given i t the regular shots which all babies are given these days.. I t mayhave been caused by them. Even thou^ there are^ excellent doctors in Japan, theyare not so careful about infect ion. I have b een taking some treiatoents for noseand throat recently. The instruments which the doctor uses are cêfu l ly s ter i l iged but the nurse took the âss which th e former patient had used and Jus t r in sed i]^ cold water and gave i t to me. In Jsânese homes, not so much care i s takenin >fa8hing baby bottles, Pew homes use hot water for washing dishes. I was in anapeortment house recently waiting at a door when a boy came out to wash the familydiiês a t the cosmon sink. He turned on th e fa uce t And held each piece under thewater and the job was done.

3)r. Hideo Aoki, the JapaneserAmerican missionary, speaks once a month a t theMabashi churck in place of Julius Fleenor. The church âppreciates his earnestspi r i tua l messages. He usually brings his wife and children. Mrs. Aoki alsospeaks Japanese as she was in H i^ School in Japan for two years, but the childrendo not understand anything but Enîsh, Th ^y attend an American school. Thefamily usually meets with other Church of Gi^rist missionaries for th e bi-monthlyprayer and fel lowship meetings.

One of our Christ ian women, Mrs. Matsuzaki, moved to the outskir ts of th e ci ty .I t tak es her an hour to come as i s n ec es sa ry t o walk par t o f the way. We havebeen having our regular women s meetings in her home twice a year. She furnishes


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a good lunch and we have Bible et rjid fellowship afterwards. Kow she haseisked that we s ta r t a meeting in her home a t l eas t once a month for the women ofthe neighborhood. Some of her friends have been asking for th is and she i s alwayseager to tes t i fy of her fai th. We went l a s t week in a bad snow s to rm . .M rs. Kongohad promised to go even if it ra j nod but we not counted on snow and s lee tThere were five-women, some knew notlUng, U a Chris t ian fa i th but one woman wasa Chris t ian kept a t home by an invaljld fa ther and was so thankful to have a meet- .ing next door..

We are indeed d is appo in ted to hear of the closing of the Tokyo Bible Seminary,Mr Sims and Mr. Patton are sincere in lêir belief that for the evangelism inJapan the t ra ining of lay preachers i s most important. In th is way, the church canbe self-s\:porting. However, most missionaries :^ not, agree, with them. feelthat we must s ta r t a new Bible t r^n ing program. I t i s good to have lay preachersbut evangelism is a full time job. In Japan, vêre the working hours are long,there i s l i t t l e time fo r evangelism^^ We have an earnest lay preacher in our churchbut he says that the only time he has for. Bible study is when riding on the t rain.The Japanese teachers in the Seminary, Mr. Muto and Mr. IJima, have been influencedby the No-Church gr01 teaching.

I t ems o f In te re stWe are always happy when missionaries to other countr ies v i s i t us. Evenstrangers seem l ike old. friends because of the common interest . We enjoyed ia vis i tfrom the Garland Bare family recently when t he y s topped ove r between planes. Mr.and Mrs. Willis Hale vis i ted us in the fa l l Willis was a classmate in EugeneBible University.

We are also pleased to have the servicemen vis i t us. Some have difficulty in ^finding us , I f you ,will give your, servicemen our address,-they can drop us a cardand we sha l l give them di rec t ions

According to a Tokyo newspaper U. S. servicemen in the far east a re tak ingcare of 22,000 orphans with money out of their own pockets. A socia l v/orker inKorea said Don t l e t anyone t e l l you.t t iat GIb have given the Uncle Sam a blackeye in Asia. I t i s phenomenal the number of r|8 who have given oiâns their f i r s tf r i end s i n life

I t is estimated, that three million Japanese are taking t ranquil izer pi l l sThe pi l ls are, however, half the. size .o f th e Merican. A spokesman for a d3rug, company said After a l l we Japanese are so much smal le r t hen the Americans. Besides, by nature we are much easier to tranquilize.

The Prosti tution Control Law will come into force on April 1. All over thecountry l6S,000 prostitutes, ii,c.luding 59t018 vomen fn redli^t districts, 63,035in the green li ^t d i st ri ct (inns and restaurants which are actually prostitutionhouses) and ^5,978 geisha girls who are engaged in prost itut ion, wil l go out ofpractice. Let us prey for these thousands of pi t i fu l women the majority of whomhave been sold into this l i fe as a child. They will not a ll be freed even thou^that is the law. Some Christian organizations are doing all they can fo r them.IKiere has. been a big improvement in the sanitation of Tokyo suburbs recently.Previously the refuse was carried out in big wooden buckets swung from a poleacross a man s shoulders. Then, until the big trucks came to carry them off to beused as fert i l izer these had to be stacked. Where they have a il consid.ered aaaavenient place for .ptacking, was just beyond the cement wall from our kitchett door.When these buckets were emptied into the tanks on the trucks, we closed a ll the

windows; then realized that we had only shut the smell inside. Suddenly, tanks^malX nou^ to go down the narrow alleys-have appeared doing ^X^the cleaning witha long suction hose in a more sanit;î\Y and less smelling way. I t is s aid th at thereis. a time for everything.. In Jap^^, there is a time to lôld your breath. They usedto use slow moving ox .carts for this purpose. When jû inet these on the streets,you had to hold your breath for a long timeyour Missionai^,Grace Paniham


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GBACE FAEOÊi^ FINMCIiO. REPORTOctober 1 s t - December 31st

Re c e ip t sOregonfhelma Wicks 20.00Row River Church 30-00Salem, Court Street 539.77Salem, Court Street Jr 35.15Coquille C. F. 65.2UMrs. L. S. idlumhau^ 10.00Stayton Church 51.00Affie McCauTi^ TOÔO^Helen Boyd Lee 10.00

Mr. Mrs, H. Benton(gif t ) 5.00Oiotal 776.16

EbciênsesLiving Link Salary (3 Months)

Court Stree t Salem, OregonJapanese workers: r s Fusako Hongo

Mrs. Greene, Greorgia othersMr. Mrs. Pete r I t agakiR e n t f o r K a sh iw a w o rkHospital vis i ta t ionD ristmas t r a c t s andScr ip ture port ions ^Christmas t rea t s fo r hosp i ta l

en d B i b l e S c h o o lTOTAL EXPMSES

C o l o r a d oMrs. Rob't Gore (gif t ) 5.00T o t a lOh io

Canton 1 s t Churd i WM.S. 25 00T o t a lGeorgia

Mrs. Chas. J Greene 30.00(Mrs. HongoT o t a l

K a n s a sSublette lf5.00Mrs. Relia BroclêByCgift) 1.00T o t a l

Cash r e c e i v e d5*00 Cash on hand, October I s tGRAtlT TOTAL CASH

3q)enses25.00 Bialance December 3l8t , 1957

30.00

46.00om CASE ms mm cies.i6

300.0060.0050.0033.006.0015.00S.OO

U69.OO 682.162206^

)88.7X>69.003119.71

* Z have i nc re as ed t he amount fo r MTs. Hongo. She I s a valuable ass is tan tShe spends some time t eaching Engl ish or I v;ould give her more.I want to aga in exp re ss my thanks to a l l o f you who ass i s t us in thdwork here by your offerings and prayers .

Your missionary,G r a c e Famh am

farnham grace 1958 japan

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