The Ohio Independent Baptist, March 1960

'l ).1)l, ()t)ll~. 1.' }) 1ll)()ll" ,, 1 t 11 ,l 11 ·- t cl,t<)ll«ll t\nrtll<tllcl1,t 1 clllcl cl litt}('> , ·t )l<·it llt.) ,111l l~t'. \\... <> stc1rtclcl Ollr ~ee– ,,11, l ter111 <lt' "c)1·,·i<· c· i11 ,J,11)a11 l).'. (11·ri,·111p: (l\1 ri11~· tl1r> cl1111ual t ., 1 () h <1<) l l "t.' il , () 11 . ' )' l 1 C' c Cll t (ll· 0 f ·r.'· J)1ll)() ll , .. (\l'cl 111issecl 11, and l1it t l1c~ \' clU'() \ "a it,r a1,ea. 1{illi11g ovr1· -).l1()0 ,111cl floodi11g -1-00.0()() 11(>111 s. like, l)11ilt cl, ·r1· cl pe1·iod of ce11- t ll l'il)~ U'cl \ "<.' ,,·a~· to t }1e ]111g·e ,va,,e8. ( t'lla11 li11r 1 .. ~ ,,·ere lifted 11p 011 cl1·, · lc111cl. "\\Th er ,,..ill it . tri1{e • 11t."> X1 , .. ear . '- ~ 1 > i 1·it 11,1 l t~·J)l1<J()11~ ca11 be j,1 t <l~ cle. t r11cti,,.e a. the pll).. i al ki11d. (, l · ~ T :\I i: a trong ,,i11d in .J a1)a11. ( 11e of the ,,·01·d fo1· u ·– to111' • i " 111ac.le 111) of t,,·o c~hine~ e <·l1a1·aete1·s £01-- • ,,. i 11 cl a11d · · 1ear11. '· It co11ld be tra11. latecl · 'lea1·ui11g t lie ,,·i11d. · Tl1e ·11 tom i11 0111· 11eig·hl)orl1ooc1 i11 tl1i. ,,,ell– to- lo .·eet io11 of Ko 110 i. the ,vor– ~11i J) of .· to11 e idol.· . Ea ·h day tl1e ~11ri11 <1s are fed, r lothed and pro– , ·i(l r 1 ,,·itl1 i11ee11. e. ()lll" la11 llo1·cl i~ a l)a11l{e1~. It .ee111 almo. t i1n– l)C)~:il)le tc) l>elie, ·e that ecl11rat 1 a11 l e11ltt11--ecl p op1e coulcl ·011ti11ue "l1el1 a ,~ror:l1i1). Tl1e a11s\re1-- i ..· fc)1111d i11 tl T T ::.\1. 11ce. tor for the })a:t :..,0()0 J'"'ear ha, 1 e c1011e it. ~o tl1e,~ 11111.·t <lo it too. l)111·i11µ: • tl1<-> ,,·a1· tl1i.· r eligio11 l1a cl thr }:1111)e1·01· a.· it. ee11ter, and yo11 ,\·c.)11 l(uo,,· tl1e c·o11 . ec11e11re: of thi. l)a g- of ,,·i 11 d ! \\TI~I) ()}., ~ Tl1: () _ )RTII DO .._Ty \\.,.}1il~ 011 fl1rlo11gl1 last year f 1·r acl a11 artjele 1 , .. D1· . f)at1l 'ril- ... li<· h. I)1·c>f r .. 01· of Tl1eology at lla1'- ,·a1·cl. I11 tl1i ." a1--ticle he . tatecl tl1at tl1e g 1~ Pat P .· t hi11dra11re 1 (I ( 1 l11·i:t ia11 i ty is t}1e t~rpe YOll <l11cl I l)elo11g to. Ile i: a lefti. t in J)l1ilo C> J)l1~", ,,·bic·l1 ha. taken ,Japa11 l),.. 'ito1·111. ' 111 ...\ l1g11~t of thi. ~ .. ar. after ot11· rrt111·11 f ro1r1 ...\ 1nerica I ,risited the <,111~· 11,1 tor· i11 the 11orthe1--11 part C)f otir -.,tate of Kag·o.·hin1a. Il e i~ a ,J aJ)a11e~e of 011e of the olde. t l)rotr. tH11 t cle110111i11ation. in Ja– J)a11 . Tl1e1 111ajorit~· of l1i book.. ,,~er~ of tl1P '(·}10()l () f thOllD"ht i11 ,,.. I1ic·l1 TiJlic·h i~ fot111cl. I cloubt t_i~HF"' l tl lNI)El>ENDENT BAP'J'U 1, BIG WIND 1 I if lllclll~'" t)f ) 1 0\l cll'(l P'"(lJl ell' JUHillt – l\Cl ,,·itl1 ~P<>-<)1,thocloxy, but the J)1·epo11cle1·a11 1 e of 11e,,· t1·a11slation. <.>f ( }11·i. tia11 l)ool{. i11 ,Japan i. fro111 tl1is se J1 ool. D1·. Roger Tieole, ,111 f.1,·a11g·elieal lrader ,,,ho ca111e to ,J a1)a11 fo1· t l1 r enten11ial ele– l)1·atio11 of the intro l t1ctio11 of ( 1 h1·i. ·tia11it3-·, . aid to a larO'e audi– r11cr of pa. tor. and laymen in (). al<a 1 itJT ' Dr. Tillich hardl}r l)elie, 'e. j11 xotl a11d in a per onal inte1",rie,,· told me that he found t 11 e {loetri11e of the tonement <1uite rep11l ive . ' ' Litt.le wonder fe\,. of t}1e pa. tor hold to the t1·t1st,vorthi11e.... of the Bible ! ~ ear– ])'" all, if 11ot all of Emil Brun- 11 er '. ,,~01·1{. are in .J a pane e. It i: th ('11, tom of .r a pan to take the be. t of e, ·er1r natio11. I . not ~ Bart11 B1--11nne1\ Tillich a11d Bult- 111a1111 the be. t of Chri tian the– olog:J'" toda~.. ! 'rl1e big· " 'ind of ......eo-Orthoc1ox}'r i. a . pirit11al ty– p}10011 in thi. land ,vher duca– tio11 i: 0110 <>f the 1·11li11g O'ocl. . The ,,,all.· of hi. tori~ rhri. tianitv have ... 11 e,rer bee11 ver~? thick i11 ,Japan. a11d ,,,e .1\1neri ·an: mu. t take the l)la111e £01· thi. . alo11g ''i'"ith German a11(l Engli. h mi ionaries. Th r e arr ot 11 e1· ,,·ind. . ' 1,H ~~ ,,Tr :\"D OF DI ... TENT i 11ot the lea. t of them. i\Ir. Tok11. higi ,,.. ru 1ny helpe1· in Hayatc> to,,,11 of Kag·o. hin1a tate before 011r f11rlo1 igh. ~ ix n1011th: ago he g·ot a jol1 ,\~itl1 a foreign trading eompany i11 Kol)e ity. He toolc a . pecial hu. ine._. ·ou1-- e for a ~"ear to p1·epare for thi. type of ,,,.01--l{. Ile get. a little over $20 a montl1. In ix month. thi left l1i111 *4 i11 the hole. IT e work :ix £1111 clay a week. He is 1111alJle to l)11v a11v clothe after ~ ._ J)ayi11g· for th 11e e. itie. of life. F oocl a11d loclging are about a· PXJ)e11.·ive here a. i11 merica– l1igher if yo11 try to li,,e in Ameri– ta11 fa. hio11. Hi ca e i. average for a hig-11 . c hoo1 and eve11 for n1any a college g1--aduate. He is 110,v ._ 22 years old and ca11 't begin to tl1i11k of 1na1,1--iage. T f ~rou don't think thi. ,vo11ld bre,,· a fir t cla s t}·phoo11 in merica j11 t , .. i 11al- iz t h r o,,·11rr of l\I 1·. '1 okushigi '. <'(>111 f)a11}" . ,,·it 11 hi: l>ig ho11:r a 11cl stl J)Pr-a 1)1111 <-lc111 c·r. I-'ittle \,to11der th0 tra h i11g·: of clialertical ma– tr1·iali . ·111 fi11cls ready ea1-.. in thi8 c·c)11c1 i ti 011. Rec·p11tl1", ~lr. Iclehara a medi- .. c·al .·t11cle11t at the large. t 11niver- :it).. 011 Ky11:ht1, and the last one I baptizerl in the 11orthern pa1,t of 0111· state vi ited u . He told 111e that there i.- , ·ery little in– t r . t among the student in re– lig·io11. The theory of Communi m is verJ~ J)Opt1la1, amo11g the tu– c1e11t. . It i well known that sev– eral of the teachers are fond of thi · ' ' " ,. i11d \Vhich now controls one-l1alf of the world. piritual t:)"pl10011. . pawn :u1 t1ch condi– tio11.·. .J. Edgar Hoover in his 11 e,v book on ommuni m, quotes a 1 l1ine e leade1" who aid that 00 000 hi11e e were killed in th early fiftie in hina. In the lig·ht of thi the 5,000 who died i11 Xagoya or the 1 500 who died i11 the ,,,ind a11d rain torm in ::.\Iexi 1 0 recently, seem very small. 'rhrre a1·e three n1i.. io11ar3Tfam– ilie.· i11 Kago. hima • tate now. ~ ext year ,,Te expect to have five, J)l11." 011e new couple in language :chool. \Ve vlo11ld not leave out the t,,,.o ingle ladies. \\.,..e a1'e J10,,.. living in Kobe_ 1 itv i11 the center of Japan's 2,000 111il. : of i ·la11d ehai11 . Kobe i t lie third laI·ge t eaport and has a foreig11 populatio11 of 30 000 f 1·01n 11 early e, 1 e1'y la11d on the fa e of tl1e earth. .L\ . 0011 cL the se 11001 year i o, 1 e1 .. , ,ve ,,,.ill go 600 • 111ile~· :ot1th to 011r former work. \\re a1·e all going to chool . Th e el1ildre11 are attendi11g the ana- lia11 A ademJT and :\Iarian and 1 ar g·oi11g to a J apane e lang11- • ftg·e hool every morning. \\ 1 e ha,,.e 11 v r f eared the an- 11t1al fall typhoon , f 01· ,ve can avoid then1 by livin<Y higher· up <)11 thr 1no1111tain. a,,ray from the .·ea . Th e a11. ,,er to tho. e other sto1 ..111: n111. t be the ame. It i lli: ,,·orl<, a11cl ,, 7 e 1n11. t co11tin11 to t1·11. ·t in Ilin1 ,, 7 ho i Ollr ' mo11n– tai11 of tr11. t. ' '