| Show JAPAN TO BE A lit l it t in favor of accepting hr iltis growing there london the japan meekly bail in a re cent issue summarizes a discussion now being carl aed on in japan by several eminent publicists respect ing tile adai of the people 0 f ehst cu auntry embracing the chris tian m 4 movement sup bv very prominent men I 1 a on foot to give an ini lictus to the spread of christianity by lay ing on the secondary benefits ben fits its insures those con necked with the movement say that christ an domas are a bitter pill to swallow but advise that it be swallowed promptly for the sake of the after effects mr furuzawa FuLu a well known writer urges tah course although he siye be takes no personal interest whatever hat ever in re ligion and kiowa nothing of the t of but lees X t it is the creed of the most highly civilized nations to him religion is only a to he put on or taken air at pleasure but lie it prudent abas japan should wear the same dress its her neigh bors with whom she desires to stand well prof toyama of the imperial university lim published a work to support this view ile holds abat chinese ethics must be replaced by christian ethics and that the benefits to be derived from the introduction of christianity ae first the improvement of music union of sentiment and feel ing leading to harmonious co operation and third the of medium of intercourse between men and women mr bato the laa president of the imperial university who says that religion is not needed for the educated and cortesses cont esses his dislike for all religions equally 11 urges the introduction of religious teaching into the government schools on tile ground that the un learned in japan have bad their faith in old moral standards shaken and that there is now a serious lack of moral sentiment among the masses among the replies to this is ono by a mr who is described as a diligent student of western philosophy for many years lie speaks of the specially marked lack of religious feeling and senti ment in his countrymen the jap ancee he says have no taste for r ligion whatever and it is impo i ble that they should ever become a religious people the youth of japan he argues being free f rom the thralldom of creeds and free to act according to reason are far in advance of europeans and in stead of talking about adopting a foreign religion japanese should go abroad and preach their religion of reason to foreign countries 0 b writers urge the same views the writer in the yokohama newspaper says that those who urge the teaching of christianity Chriatian ity represent an in fluent ial section of educated jap anese opinion they are a of tb C times to japan in an emphatically agnostic mood came western science with all its marve i flue revelations and attractions A the abrine of that science she worshiping now |
