Show ANCIENT ANCIENT CHRISTIAN CHRISTIAN DOCUMENTS FOUND Jan 13 H 13 fly By By The ASIO As- As dated Press It la is 1 reported the that Marquis ha has hils dim dim- dis discovered covered among hi heirlooms is II large c stock statIc of old books and other articles article relating to Christianity in Japan du du- duIng Ing du In Ing Its forbidden period In the Toku- Toku Toku-gawa Toku gowa gawa era These wiil m ba bo donated to t t- t the Museum Museum of and that or of Mito the nath vo 0 city o ot the tho The books will be bo placed at tho the dis- dis of ot students of ot Christian history In Japan Since the time ot of the tho Third Shogun there had Iad been In the wl TokugI treasures a series or of large boxes known clOsed Ier as er cabinets The present Marquis upon deciding deciding- to open them was naS surprised to find rind ft 1 of ot books and personal effects that Included copies copie of oC the Bible writ writ- written wilt wilt- written ten in Japan so kana and represent represent- representing ing leg the tho original sounds of ot foreign language while the dresses wr w re those worn orn orn by Japanese Christians at atthe atthe atthe the time tinte of the tIle Christian rebellion Up Ll Ui to now non of the Ira era in Japan consisted of pa tones stones nitrated e 1 with a II cross upon Christians were vere forced to walk rosaries and statues of tho the and ond Child under tho form of Goddess of ot Merc holding a II child t n 11 old detection These are arc found flY In Southern Japan where Christian also wr-re wr ro discos discos- discovered ered In La remote mountains dating from th fbi time of the tho I I Pret from tl Ut v ulu v to t u the Lord of oC Sendal who I leeched ell then them the occasion of the tho first se em- em embassy embassy em embassy bassy to Rome nome are ara preserved ed n Japan |