The Ohio Independent Baptist, October 1953

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Tl1e ~torv i. m11ch • the a111e except for· cliffe1~e11res of eircl1111. ta11ce a11c1 cletail. 011 thP Olle }1a11cl are the ""\"\""01~}cl ( 1 0lll1- 'l,IIE 01110 INDEPENDEN'l, BAP"flS1" OetolJer 195:i JAPAN CALLING J{,11)tist l\ l id-~ Ji ,· io11~ in .Japan I•. <). I~ox 4f> l•,t1l"1 1sl1i111,1 ( 1 ity, F. 11l(t1sl1i111a IZ-en , ,Ja1>a11 THE FACE AT THE WINDOW ·il org~a11izat io11: a11 l thllrcl1 e. ,,·i tl1 t l1cir flag·ra11 t Oll t1·ig·l1 t cle- 11ial of ·ol111d 13i l)lical f aitl1. ..t\. t the othe1~ ext1·e111e i. the I i C 1 (' t)'"I e of te. ti111011}r ,,·l1ich \\"e r epr e- 8e11 t. I 11 the 111i(lclle i: ,1 la1·ge e,Ta11g·elical g·1·011 p ,,T l1icl1 e lai111. 01·thoclox,· bt1t ,,·ill not ct1t clea11 ., ,,Yi t 11 a IJO: tate ec ·le:ia. tical or– g·a11izatio11 te111po1·ize. · witl1 tl1e1n i11 111a11J.. ,,,aJ.. a11cl ofte11 coo1)er– a t e · ,,Tith the111 ,,..ith tl1e 1~e.-t1lta11t )0111pron1i~e of th t1~11e lo. ·pe 1 111e..:ag·e. F1·0111 the ·e \'a1·io11.. iatic n1i.·- ~io11 field: co111e i11c1·ea i110· e, 7 i- le11ce of the e,rer tighte11i11g o·ri1 of the ""\"\""or~Icl Ol111 1 il of 1 11111~ ·he.' o,·er loca l a1·ea. throug·J1 their affiliate org·a11izatio11 . 111 .·0111e ca. ·e., it i. ·o . t1btl that i. l1tte1·- 1~y' a111azi11g·. Bt1t for it. . t1a,,e. all111·i11g approacl1 it i. 110 le. cle ·tr·t1cti , 1 e. "\V]1ile 111a113.. ,>:a11- i.relical i11 f1·ee .America a1~e l1e– la bo1·i11g· tl1e I 1 " 1 f 01· l ei11g· o,·e 1·– exe1· ·i. eel abotl t t lie 11e cl of e1)a- 1·atio11 abOllt \\ 7 rQ11g· 111et]1ocl . , ' ' a11cl ,,·1~011g· empha i tl1 e ,,r 01,11 1 ol111cil of 1 ht11·ch . ,,,ith it ele,re1· ta ti 1. i.' Clllietl}· paralyz– i11g the Go. p 1 111e.. ag·e 011 the 111i.1- . io11 fielcl. . I11 the mid. t of tl1i.· e11 ·ir ·li11g· gloon1 tl1e. e 11atio11al ;b11rche. ,v·ith a11 I tJ"l)e of t e ·tin1011y a1·e : hi11i11 u• l11·i o·h tl \''' f 01' • ~ r-, .. ( 1 l1ri. t. E11i11eror 1l' or liip X o clo111)t YOll ,,rill 1· ;all tl1at rarl}'" i11 tl1 e O etlJ)atio11 of ..Ja11a11 the E1111)e1~or cli,·e. ·tecl hi111 elf of J1i.· .·o-callecl di, 1 i11it,,. b,.. a111101111 1 - .. . i11g to the rJ apa11e.·e p11blic tl1at lie i.· 11ot divi11e. Tl1er e i a t1·e11cl i11 ..Japa11 toc1ay that te11cl · to 11l1l– lify thi.· a111101111ce111e11t. 1\ bo11t .. the ti111 of the i11, 1 • titlll'e of .J a1)a11 ., 1 1·0,,--11 P1·i11ce tl1ere ,, .. a: .·t1·011g· ag·itatio11 to i t1e a po. tag·e . ta111p ,vitl1 hi.. i111p1·i11t a. l1acl l>ee11 do11P i11 E11gla11cl "''~J1e11 Eliza– beth lJeca111e Cf 11ee11. The J)o,,·e1·– fl1l a11cl i11fll1e11 ·ial IIot1 eholcl -:\Iini.·t1'J' wl1ich r p1--e. e11t. tl1e it1- te1·e u of the E111pero1· a11d hi. fan1il}'" fir~mlJ'" 1~ejectecl thi iclea 011 the g1·01111d. that it ,,·ol1ld be .-arriligiolis to 11. e a c·a11 eli11g stan11) o,~ 1~ the pi t11re of th P1·i11ce. Rec: 11tlJ,. tl1e 70 J"C11 air- 111ail tan1p ,,.,a.- i -. ·ued ,,·itl1 tl1e IJict11re of a Bl1clcll1a 011 it. 13t1ddha i. r·eg·arclecl a.. cleit}r bJ· the 1111tltitl1cle · of 13l1clclhi. ·t : i11 ~J apa11 a11cl hi.· po:itio11 i. 1111c111e - tio11ecl e, re11 lJJ" tl1ose ,,·110 a1·e 11ot Bt1clclhi:t ·. 111 thi. ca.. e the cro,,..11 pri11 ·e, wl10 1101·mallJ.. ca11 be PX– p e t ecl to beco1ne e111pero1·, i11 cl11e pr·oce of tin1e, l1a. bee11 g·ive11 a hig·l1er tatll, i11 r eg·a1--d to re,>:e1'– e11ce tha11 Bl1dclha a 1·ecog11izecl a11cl accepted ,J apa11e e cleit)'". , It een1.· to 111e that thi i.. ig·- 11ifice11t. It cot1lcl l)O iblJ.. i11- clicate a 1·e11e,,"al of the age olcl battle bet,,--ee11 the ~ hi11toi. t~ a11cl ]311cldhi. t. i11 .Japan bl1t mo1~e i1n– porta11t it pi11 poi11t. the . tat11. of t l1e en1peror. · Tlie llr c1l l s Go ["1J , ' ,, ...e 1·eacl ea ·11 111011th " ·ith i11- te1·e. t ancl 1)1·ofit the article, ·Yot1r F ield a11cl ~ Iine b~y· Ral1)h T. _J.., 01·cllu11d. 111· TB 1·ea ·l1e 11.. al)ot1t a 111011th 01· . ix ,,-eel{ lat .'O the .. J 11ly i . 11e contai11ing :\Ii·. ... T 01·cllu11d . a1·ticle ubtitlecl ' The '\"\Tall. o l Tp ' a1·rivecl i11 A11g11. t ,\~ 11ile l'{e ''"e1·e . t1·t1fr~:li11g· to g·et t l1 e " ·all.- of 0111· h eaclc111a1~te1·: b11ildi110' r e ·ted. 1 0111i11g: at ·ti 11 a ti1ne ,v·e " ~e1·e in1p1·e.. ed ,,·ith the ·ontr·a t l)et,,·ee11 the icleal for 'ht1rc11 b11ilcli11g i11 n1e1--i a ancl tl1e p1·a tical applicatio11 a it ,,>:01·1< 011 t 011 the n1i. io11 field. 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