Show MODERN christianity IN JAPAN SANGUINE christian missionaries in japan have endeavored to create an impression abroad that the inhabitants of that country are almost ready to embrace christianity eni en maue the he fact is however that of a population of forty million souls soule only forty and are professed christians or of the various denominations and for each christian en cli u roll there are at least five heathen pagodas now a missions MISSi missionary ry reports that the heathen population in japan are organizing societies to defend the people from further encroachment by the foreign religion A mr carey says say that when he a short time ago pawed passed through he noticed on almost ev every ery door to in the oily city a board bearing an inscription stating that the acou panto had solemnly promised never to have anything to do with christianity this seems to pro prove ve that the japanese after years yeara of studying the new religion as presented by the various missionaries have finally come to the conclusion that their own theology to is superior and worth maintaining |