A BAUD TASK.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 144199, 16 September 1913, Page 3

A BAUD TASK.

THE CHRISTIANISING OF JAPAN. BUT WORTH EVERY EFFORT. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. —COPYRIGHT. (Received Sept. 16, 8.30 a.m.) BRIShrIE, Sept. ]6. At the Anglican On* *•, tho Bishop of Tokio said the missionaries faced the liardcst possible task in Japan, but it was not due to tho languages as in other lands, or tho exclusive nationalism of the people. Japan presented the highest .form of civilisation among the unchristianised countries. As citizens tiie Japanese were worthy of tho highest respect of the white man. If tho Christian Church could win them it would bo a great victory, as tho whole Orient was waiting to see the issue.