Show m IN JS JAPAN J JIn In view of or the tho fact tact that tho the Latter Iatter day a Saints mission has Just been heen opened up til In Japan religious conditions In that Country ore are a n subject of o special Interest to the majority ot of tho the readers of or the tho News It Is known that for years the Jap Jup Japanese anese onese have havo manifested a n strange ap op apathy othy athy nth for religious movements possibly because beemus of at tho time chaotic state of the lie world of ot creeds sects sectA which once was YAS the tho popular popular lar br faith In Japan was saved from tram ob oh oblivion o livion only on by I 1 Imperial decree declarIng declarIng Ing It to be ho the tho vehicle of or traditions by which tho time story of the origin mind nn nu au of Qt f the tIme Imperial family Is pro served Confucianism lost Us lis hold hohl up upon upon upon on the tho people as did while the Christianity that was sas Introduced there arid and at nt first created much Interest suddenly was discarded as Impractical Indifference to temples churches preachers and teachers was natal natalo o everywhere Now H It Is claimed n a change has hils tak taken en Place In this his respect The Time people are again turning with Interest to 10 re religious reo religious topics ophes A correspondent of or the time Boston DOlton Transcript says sas tho the Buddhists are arc non nOI astir and nt at work worle as ns they the have hn not been for tor many centuries Some of at their orthodox sects have united In an nn ambitious scheme for at home and In foreign lands They Tile are arl having large larce gatherings of or the people at al many temples temple and services cervices ot or preaching by learned and zealous priests ts contributions have ben bean secured from th Ih time people for the I of or publication and ane distribution of or doctrinal literature In popularized forms form II Missionary societies for tor revival of if the faith among omon the Chinese and Koreans have hao Ien heNl organized anti and be beyond e yond 0 nIl th measures are being com coin for tOr the propagation of or the gee gos gospel OS pel of or the tho Buddha In America and Eu Europe Europe Europe rope The Th Japanese e professors of or Chris Christianity n ro also said to be astir MOM ost of oC the thi missionary 10 I MOl organizations which hove hoe b bien en to the Japanese train from Christendom decided last year ear to celebrate the Incoming of the twentieth century by hy h Inaugurating n a unman union tle movement which should show the meal leal union un 1011 that Chris Christiana lens tiana have havo back bak of ot their denominational separations end and thus commend the e es of oZ their faith to their hearers The movement his has ar iud n a Rood good d al alof 1 of or attention find his baa gained far Christi Christianity salty anity a I Hurt IM of ot i favor tavor It has baa not lIot had for t r many man 1011 years yearn I w t k II the names name of or a anew I new which meint seem tem to 10 b be w attracting attention to ht the tile general vertex of oC relic rell lout lOll current In Japan Jain Th Tb nature of ot the teaching of ti tim U Is I d at In A III nt to th the that an noe b betWeen th them m anti th the Unitarians no Is la III On of ot this awaken awakening lag ing Iemon the Jar att lIMP regard It as U a err vry lf and ADd they ant nC raj h to see Me what direction thIs thin n nt w religious will take ink The rIm s It IL It ti pointed out are a ration Md uti utilitarian A faith that hal bal hafl AI tto to their un judgment and trus itself of ot practical prill valise tot for this ilfe at as well 11 as al h hI r al r will at attract tract t whether auth Ih a 1 faith be 00 to then them old o 1 or pew Pw pewIt I It Is d claim ar If It the feta faeta are arc M as hire here r reo re reiterated iterated lien tim th the of t f the Ih Church hue him Vein tn Opened up In It that just nt mit the tilt tight right The Time stand tard I ird IN nl L of oC the UI n t c com me at a atil alice til lice u ion the of t f ig t i tre ir n nn n re r nig tit tin KOJIC I lp The Lord hut bus lc s been preparing th thi way ar for tor or Ills 1111 UI ser per er I now n a as formerly when tho the mes wore were Impressed to tD go 0 to places and nd on mm arriving tl he found that th they y were re HO so to speak expected Such Buch was verb vor generally the ease case III In tho time n w mission field that wore were opened uP In Inthe Intile the tile early enily lorl hays of ot the time Church It II Pears to ho bo RO so to sonic extent In Japan JallOn The result will II be Ie that tho lie honest In Iii heart will In tho time general stir and com coni commotion commotion motion como come out from their and embrace the truth They will wilt turn away train from those quibbles ami amid controversies loli and tho the faith that gives them n a testimony nail and wi Cill assurance of or lt Its divine orl ln and lne divine power The religious conditions of Japan seem seem to Indicate that tho the Lurch Lord hoe has people In that country to bo be saved through the tho Gospel |