Show Church Quits Japan Field d Salt Lake After twenty three years of missionary work in Jap Japan n tile life First presidency of the tho I. I L. L D. D S. S church hag lias an announced the temp temporary closing of this branch and anti the withdrawal with with- of or all 1111 missionaries now laborIng laboring labor labor- ing in that field field This action was vas forecast by bT President Heber lieber J. J Grunt Grant nt lit tile the last general church conference In April when In ln speaking of mf mis work ho announced that the tIme question of losing the Japanese mission mission mis sion slon was under consideration At that time h lie taid rd that In the tho lie more titan than twenty Years years ears work In that country the tire church h could hardly to ha have fully ron converted one member of If that rac race |