Letters from the Far East . people were veryuneasy on account of a recent typhoon, just before ourarrival, which had proved quite destructive. All shut-ters were securely fastened and windows closed. Somepersons even did not undress all night, but were inreadiness in case of trouble. In our little book of Daily Strength for DailyNeeds this night we read: The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil; He shall preserve thy soul. Under thy wings, my God, I rest; Under thy shadow safely lie. By thy own strength in peace possessed, While dreaded evils pass me by. We wakened in the morning to find tha


Letters from the Far East . people were veryuneasy on account of a recent typhoon, just before ourarrival, which had proved quite destructive. All shut-ters were securely fastened and windows closed. Somepersons even did not undress all night, but were inreadiness in case of trouble. In our little book of Daily Strength for DailyNeeds this night we read: The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil; He shall preserve thy soul. Under thy wings, my God, I rest; Under thy shadow safely lie. By thy own strength in peace possessed, While dreaded evils pass me by. We wakened in the morning to find that the dreadedevil had passed us by ; we had no typhoon. Friday, October 12, we visited a Shinto shrine,about two miles away. It was situated on quite a highhill, and we had a good number of steps to climb toreach it. There were many stone tablets, covered with Japa-nese inscriptions, and we obtained a fine view from thehill. We also visited a park or garden, which remindedus of a childrens playground at home; and there were. Torii at Shinto Shrine, Yokohama


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