Christian missions and social progress; a sociological study of foreign missions . of them haveopenly accepted Christianity, while others have rendered their homageto it in secret. All have felt, consciously or unconsciously, its perva-sive and weighty influence over the better nature, and its incitement tonobler ways of living. Whatever measure of reserve it may be properto maintain in publicly claiming for Christian missions the credit ofdeveloping Japanese humanitarianism, there is good reason for thefriends of that enterprise to cherish a sober and happy assurance thatGod has used the intr
Christian missions and social progress; a sociological study of foreign missions . of them haveopenly accepted Christianity, while others have rendered their homageto it in secret. All have felt, consciously or unconsciously, its perva-sive and weighty influence over the better nature, and its incitement tonobler ways of living. Whatever measure of reserve it may be properto maintain in publicly claiming for Christian missions the credit ofdeveloping Japanese humanitarianism, there is good reason for thefriends of that enterprise to cherish a sober and happy assurance thatGod has used the introduction of Christianity to mould pubhc opinionand give to the Japanese a new vision of those things which trulyexalt a nation.^ 1 The following order, issued September 22, 1894, by Count Oyama, Minister ofState for War, is worthy of a place of high honor in the modern history of Easternnations. It contains instructions to the Japanese army upon the conduct of the warwith China, and is as follows : Belligerent operations being properly confined to the military and naval forces. THE SOCIAL RESULTS OF MISSIONS 471 The Rev. David S. Spencer, of Nagoya, a missionary of the Metho-dist Episcopal Church, writes to the author: Brutahty in war is athing of the past with the Japanese. No onepoint in the recent sad conflict with China gave ^^* ** Japanese ,..,._ themselves decide the more pleasure to the real friends of Japan than question, did the spirit she exhibited towards the con-quered. In the hospitals the Chinese sick and wounded lay side byside with the Japanese, receiving treatment from the same physicians andnurses, who all wore the Red Cross uniform, showing the organizationthey represented. The treatment of prisoners was kind and men had the same food as the Japanese soldiers in the barracks,and a real interest in their personal and moral welfare was manifested bythe Japanese officers in charge. When the time came for them to besent home, many begged to be allowe
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