The Ohio Independent Baptist, May 1953

THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST ~- -~- ~ - ---- -~- ---~ 'l'l1e cl bo, ·<.' ca 1)t io11 is of cl stor)" l),. l~i,·oal~i ::.\l t1rata i11 t l1e ~ippo11 1'i111es: l)eee111be1· 2.J: . 19-2. It i. i11dl'\ed a stra11ge "tOr)· of hri tiar1 tr,1<.ii tio11 t l1a t l1a" l)ee11 co1·1·tlI)t e l a11<.l d i t o1·tecl be~·o11d belief. l\I)r 1)11r1)0 "e i " 11ot 111erel.. · to pa s alo11g fl11· ,·0111· e11t e1·tai11me11 t ,,·l1at i. • b,·iot1 "l~· a J)1·odt1ct of tl1e i111- agi11atio11, b11t t o l1elp )·ot1 . ee ancl 1111der ta11cl ometl1i110' of t he con – ft1 io11 i11j t ed i11to t he n1i11cl of n1a11J'" of the peo1)le i11 J apa11 " rho 1--eacl it ,,·itl1011t k110,,·i11g the fact e, ~e11 1--emotel,... a11 l t o . ee the • 1-- 111ed1· fo1· it. .. training, No soldiers have ever welcomed the Gospel message more eagerly than the soldiers of the Republic of Korea. Few need it more urgently. fighting, In their desperate fight for freedom, these men face deoth and eternity. Thousands of them will lay down their lives in the next few months. dying.•. Pocket Testament League evangelists in Korea - holding Gospel rallier and distributing Scripture portions - report that K-Oreon soldiers are turning to the Lord Jesus Christ as Saviour. troops want the gospel Help us to speed the message of salvation to the people of Korea. This great ministry needs your prayerful support. KOREAN GOSPEL Write: ALFRED A. KUNZ, Exec. Dir. • J. EWJ; D P~, FF Te1·ima Post Office Rox ro. 10 Tokyo Japan • Strange Story of Christ in J apan • t1ch a leg·e11d a. that fro111 .... ,,·l1ich I a111 going t o quot e, \vill hf a,Tidl)" r eacl by the hig·hly liter– ate J apa11e e public a11d ,vhile 11ot all of it ,vill be accepted a trt1e it mo t rtainly will t e11cl to 1·e<lt1ce hri tianitv to the tatu • of j11 t a11otl1e1· legendary r eligio11 i11 the 1nind of n1any of the non– h1--i tian public. The write1-- of the article r eview the bool{,' Light on1e from the Ea t ' by Mi Ya1na11e who attempt to e tabli h that 1 hri t per onal ly , ,i ·ited J apa11 ,,,he1·e He li,/ed mo t of I-Ii life a11cl finally diecl of old ag·e. Rhe a e1·t that by ag·r eement Uh1 ..i. t' brother t ook Hi"' plac and cliecl 011 the cr o after ,vhich h1·i t fl ecl to Japan. :\f1·. :\I l1rata . tate .. i11 par--t On a lo11el}.,. hillock i11 a r e1not e , 1 illag·e i11 no1·tl1er11 11011 h11 are t,vo 111y t erio11 1no1111cl that 0111e J apa.11e ·e ay a1: the g1·a,Te of fJ e 11 1 h1·i. t ancl a t1ppo ed l)1 .. oth– e1· 11amecl I ·11kiri . A gro11 p of -J apane. e expert ,vho clai111 to have le ·ipher ecl a11 a11cie11t cl ocumen t a)r tl1at J e 11 lid not clie 011 t.he 1 alvary Cro b11t i. l)111·iecl i11 thi a11 ·ie11t J apa11- e:e villao·e with it thatched roof– t op a11cl ho11. e. ,vith n1ang·er on the fir. t floor. 'Both J)illar · a1·e toppecl l) ) r . ix- 1oi11 t J e,vi.-h . tar ·. ' ' Ilerai i.· i11 A 0111ori I)refectt1re a11cl i abot1t 400 111ile 11ortl1 of Tokyo. The expert. ' a~,. the 11ame of the , ,illag·e i.· a cor1·11pt io11 of tl1e .J apa11e e ,,·ord fo1· Ilebre,v, pro- 1 01111ced H ebl11 ..ai ' i11 J apane e. ·~:\fi.-. Ya1ua11e · t orv a,,. tl1at .., ... Hebrew Christian Society (Incorporated) 2524 Euclid Heights Blvd. CLEVELAND 6. OHIO REV. HOWARD A. KRAMER, Founder REV. ALLAN C. METCALF, Director • 'Ye that make mention of the Lord, keep not ailence. a nd give him no rest, till he establiRh, and till he make Je– rusalem a praise in the earth.' ' a 't ·tament ,,·rit t e1 by J e. 11. h1 .. i. t ,va. fou11d amo11g· a set of tloc11n1ent. ow11ecl b}r a11 ol cl ,Japan– e ·e fan1ily ,vho. e a11ce tr:y· i. tracecl ~ .. baclt t o tl1e Fir t 1 e11tt1ry . ' · xe11erall,Tcalled ' I. ol1ara Doell- .. me1t the writi11g. are ·11ppo ed to be in the no e ion of O-mart1 .... Talte11011chi of I ohara Ibaralri Prefect11re. Take11ouchi claim to be the 66th de cenclant of Taken- 011chi 110 1 ul{une a hi. toric fi gure of ancien t J apa11 who . erved the emperor becrin11i11g i11 abot1t O . D. :\Ii Yamane i11 her boolr aid the !T apa11e e findi11g at H erai r e– ' Fealed 11e" '" facts abo11t the life of hri t . Accordi11g to her tol"'}~ Chr·i t a1·ri,·ecl i11 J apa11 at tl1e age of 21 c1uri11g the r eign of Empe1--or ._ 1 l1i11in, the 11th J apane.. e 1--l1ler . ' The t ory ay that l11·i t be– carne a pt1pil of the empe1--or . 011 P1 .. ince Talreogokoro, a11d . t11died Ka1111ag·ara-1101nichi the archaic 11ame f 01· the . et of belief. 110,, 1 k110,v11 a hinto. At t hP age of 33. the J apa11e e sa·v·· c~h1.. i. t r ett1r11ed t o J er11 alen1 ·oi11n1i.. io11ed b)r the e1111)er o1-- t o be the I(i11g of tl1e J e,v anGl t o 11·each the J apa11e e ~:o pel. t thi poi11t I can i111ag·i11e the r ea tle1.. begi11ni11g t o cr ean1, t ear ha ir a11cl ho11 t en o11gh t op de- ist ! B11t it i. 11ot that ea , .. t o • cli. pe11 e ,vith tl1i dri,,.el. I thi11l{ it i appa1--e11t that t1ch a legP11d a1 ..o. e fron1 011e embla11ce of l1ri tia11 t eachi11g· l11 ..011ght t o .J apa11 n1a11~" ce11tl11--ie a~:o. "\Vheth– er 01r1e co11,re rt of 011e of the r\ po.. tle i11 tl1e fir t ce11tt1rJ.r 1na}~ have b1·011o·ht the (}o pel t o ,Japan \Vf ca1111ot , ..erify . Bt1t it i e11- tir·el)r }) O•• ible that . on1e }1e1--ald of thf xo pel clicl ar·ri,..e 01 the e bore a11cl })r eachecl the glo1 .. iot1 1ne . ag·e i11 the ear--1)'" hi. torJ.r of Cl11.. i. t.ia11i t,... ._ 11c 11 a 111i io11a 1--,.. .. ~ 1 011lcl ha,te livecl . o p erfectl)· the life of the ( 1 h1 .. i. t he preacl1 ecl a to ha,,.e fi11all\.. been icle11tifiecl a ~ (il1ri t a11cl tl1 t1 tl1e lege11cl g·r e,,T. The r i 110 e\"icle11ce of a ·h111·cl1 having· bee11 e tabli. hed i11 the e earl,.. ce11tt11,ie . • 1\11othe1· po. sil)ilit)r i that 'Orne