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Show Christianity In Japan. Tho Christians have already given to Japan ono cabinet minister, two Judges of the Court of Cassation, two speakers of the houso of commons (ono elected twlco), two or thrco assistant as-sistant cabinet ministers, besides a number of chairmen of legislative committees, Judges of tho appellato court, etc. In the present parliament tho speaker and thirteen members aro Christians; ono of them was elected by a majority of flvo to ono to represent repre-sent a strongly Duddhlst district. In tho navy tho captains of tho two largest larg-est men-of-war aro Christians. Threo of tho great dally papors In Toklo aro In tho hands of Christians, nnd In several sev-eral othors Christians aro at tho head of the various editorial departments. Tho boat charitable Institutions aro under Christian directors. Tho majority ma-jority of religious persons among tho middle classes of Japan aro admittedly admitted-ly Christians. Tho lower classes still cling to Uu4dhlsm, moro through superstitious su-perstitious Ignoranco than from actual belief In It. Tho upper classes remain committed to tho religious vlows of tho emperor and court. |