| Show 1 l IS Alma 0 O Taylor In writing to his father tilt her train from Tokyo Japan October 31 gives sires n a 1 tow few Illustration O of ot the pe Ps 11 peculiarities of or the Japanese two tWI of ot which are arc here Th Tue teacher was asked to translate n a n verne front from the fifth chapter of oC Hebrews which lie Ito Old dill thus writing It In letters no itch lehl yon on no saishi no lisa wn hi lute to no nit tamo nl sit koto wo ro 0 nl ni to Vo vo m koto wo we sure luru mono narl non The literal translation of oC this Into English h is Inns among from tram chosen on or High Priest mans for fer God Goj to follow toll ow thing commanded sins offering and sacrifice offer thing to this Is 19 The puzzle Is 18 to find tho the verso verse In tho the chapter of ot Hebrews which corres corresponds ponds with this Hero Is laR a literal trans translation lation of ot C 6 C G You pray when secret room to tJ go Indoors In Indoors doors shut up hidden Into be thy Father l to ploy piny then Ihen hidden Into seeth thy luther Father openly reward will Elder Taylor exclaims Oh this lan Inn language guage Is III most It U abrain a n abrain brain more acute than that of n ft Phila Philo Philadelphia delphia lawyer to make any nn sense out of at It even when It Is translated Into Yet Vet our teacher tells us Ul that our arrangement of or words worda Into sen son sentences Is Just ns IlS strange to n a Japanese student ns as an nn arrangement like Ilka tho the I above lo 11 1 to us usHy I Hy way of ot n CI little nese he relates that n 1 night or two ago ngo Brother and Ensign and ho were taking a n walk aIk through n a neighboring district It was getting dusk they the felt In III Inclined dined to slug sins a Ii little ns as they sauntered along They sang sanS n CI couple of ot our hymns very vor softly Tho Tue people whom they thoy passed would stop and aM look nt at them very cry strangely until they had hadn n a n half halt block or more Inane tho the chil children dren running after aCter them following for tor fora a 1 con considerable rr ble distance It Is extremely odd It seems for or a n foreigner to bo ho seen seea walking through h a II Japanese district let lot alone singing He lIe remarks If we 0 wore only masters ma lers of ot the language what crowds a n ron rong would bring at nt least until the tho novelty wore off art which would take somo some time nt lit least They are slightly lI Improving In quartette tetto work Alma Imn Is practising tenor lenor Brother Drother alto nHo Brother Horace bass s Brother Grant leads londs BUt Horace generally sings every ever part to keep us rem tron falling tailing down In ours Brother Horace Hornce has entirely captured tho the guests at ut the hotel where wo WI are lire stopping by his hl excellent solos tolas The minister who Is h stay In lug ni at the tito same hotel tel as ns the Elders bowed Very sery low to Horace Hornce compliment complimentIng lag Ing ng him upon the delightful music which ho had furnished for tor or the tho th enter entertainment entertainment of at tho the entire company com pliny one evening lately It Is very er hard to tn overcome the tho lie ex cx extreme OJ caution which the people exercise In n regard to associating with foreigners foreigner In n fact their actions almost bespeak a 1 superstitious dread but the Elders 1 lave have strong Biron hopes hopeB of overcoming this suspicion or distrust nUll and reaching their hearts with tho the Gospel It eonis eem Impossible Impossible sible sIbie even etI to master meeter the tM language with without without without out mingling among the people and get sot getting ting Ing thorn thom to tee feel free freo to converse To lenin tho language from a n II teacher Is la laIke like Ike trying to dig down a n mountain of at stone monc with a pick and hod The Tho El m Ellers mIlers lers say aa they tile ore are not discouraged how however ever but bitt keep trying In one ono way and am soother another to accomplish tho the mission upon whIch they the are sent and they the firmly be he love that lint success wilt will follow toll 01 their ef d rots tc They Thoy are all nil with cei lent lent health for which h they the are thank thankful ful rul Indeed They feel teel the great need of he the faith and prayers of oC the tho brethren and md sisters Bisters In ZIon Elder Taylor feels very ery hopeful anti his Iuis entire letter breathes an excellent spirit |
