4 Tko Nowg-KeWow, Roseburg, Oro. Thur., Mar. 30, 1950
Protestants, Catholics Vie In
Efforts To Convert Japan's
82 Million To Christian Faith
By 0. H. P. KINO
TOKYO. IV) Several hundred mliiioturiei ire trying to convert
the 12,000,000 Japanese to Christianity. Fewer then 400,000 have openly
accepted Christianity so fir, church figrei indicate, but missionaries
regard Japan as a promising field.
There is rivalry to win converts, since. an outstanding Japanese
brought into one fold or another brightens the prospect for getting
others. '
Both Catholics and Protestants I ;
have regained weir prewar 0e ehurch w mm ta 1M0
able figures The various Protestant churches
Membership in the Roman Cath-1 claimed an aggregate membership
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Arraigned For Mishap
EUGENE. March 29. LP) -
The two teen-age boys accused by
a coroner's jury of negligent homi
cide list week in an accident on
river road were arraigned Monday
and Tuesday in district court. They
are involved in the deaths of two
young sisters, Marlcne Joyce and
Bonnie niycrs in an auto accident
i March 19.
Robert Lee Richardson. 16. was
arraigned Monday on the streneth
of the coroner's jury verdict, and
Anarew tiouana, age is, driver of
the second car said by the jury
to be involved, was in court Tues
day. Both boys were remaned to
circuit court.
Their case will be considered hv
the special grand jury which has
been called to meet April J. If the
grand jury indicts them on any
charge, their case will go through
the courts like any other.
DUAL ROLE CLASH
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of the Endicott Boys' club, and the
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I he's asking the village zoning board
to reverse the ruling he made as
building inspector.
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200,000.
Membership and open adherence
to Christianity dropped seriously
during the war because, accord,
ing to Japanese, "Christianity was
ss unpopular as pacifism" under
the wsr lords.
But by virtue of stepped up mis
sionary activity after the war.
Christianity gained back its losses
and in some cases exceeded its old
membership. In 1949 the Catholics'
claimed membership of more
than 138,388 and the Protestants
claimed 201,321,
'Although the main religion in
Japan is a combination of the na
tive primitive Shinto religion with
Buddhism, Christianity is not
new to iu people. St. Francis Xav
icr introduced Christianity to the
Japanese in 1549 and during the
regime of one early emperor it
was forced on the people as a
slate religion as a means of de
feating the Buddhists.
Buddhism Still Dominant
The Buddhists, nevertheless,
have held the greatest sway over
the people of this island empire
Most of the population belongs to
one of the 12 organized Buddhist
sects, all of which contain some of
the old Shinto beliefs, the most
outstanding Shinto belief to sur
vive the centuries is that the em
peror is descended from the sun
Goddess. Each of Japan's 124 em
perors is believed to have des
cended directly from the first sov
erign, who was the sun woddess'
grandson.
The modern Christian movement
followed Commodore Perry's visit
to Japan in 1853.
Greatest importance Is attached
by the missionaries to converting
important personages to Christia
nity. In Japan this gives sdcled
prestige to the church and helps
to influence others to join.
Catholic churches in Japan today-
total 405. There 3.104 priests,
brothers and nuns, 1,974 of whom
are Japanese.
Protestant churches total 2,231
with a total clergy of 2,976.
Resistance To Russia
Wins Tito Huge Vott
BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, March
30. P) The independent Com
munist regime of Premier Marshul
Tito was supported in its fight
against the Russian-led Cominform
by 93.2 per cent of the Yugoslav
voters in Sunday's general elec
tion, it was officially announced
today.
The official Yugoslav news
agency Tanjub reported that 9,
059.113 of the 9,746.000 who voted
supported the unopposed people'
front ticket.
The biggest show of opposition
apparently was in Catholic Croatia,
where some districts recorded
more than 20 per cent against the
regime.
Nevertheless, the election showed
stronger popular support of Tito's
regime than did the last general
election in 1945. In that first post
war election Tito's government re
ceived only 88.7 per cent of the
total vote.
I Chicago's Gorilla To
Havt Birthday Party ,
CHICAGO, March 30. (JP) A
birtndiy party will l e held at the
Lincoln park zoo today for Bush
man, the Riant gorilla and Chica
go's biggest single draying card.
I he a loot, 2-inch, 5j0 pound
Bushman was born 22 years a;;o
and has been at the zoo fur 20
years. He cost the zoo $3,500 and
now is regarded by zoo officials
as "priceless." he has been de
scribed as the most outstanding
single -animal of any zoo in the
world and the most valuable. Some
3,000,000 persons visited the zoo
last year primarily to see Bush
man. Zoo Director R. Marl.n Perkins
has sent out invitations to a select
group for Bushman's birthday
party.
UNWANTED BOOTY
DIXON, III., March 30. (JP)
Burglars reaped a grim harvest
when they looted Harvey L. Bass
hardt's parked automobile.
They abandoned the stolen arti
cles, appropriately, near a Prairie
ville cemetery. Police identified the
loot as 19 burial gowns, suits and
blankets, owned by Basshardt. a
salesman for a Ft. Wayne, Ind.,
funeral supplies firm.
For the 12th consecutive year.
Delaware Park has increased the
added money offered in stake
races at the track.
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