reted. The social intercourse that followed was delightful, for it
enabled us to greet our former pupils in considerable numbers. We then
took lunch at the house of Doctor Axling, the pastor of the Tokyo
church, while Doctor Tenny is President of the Theological Seminary. The
little Japanese missionary home, with its tiny secluded garden, its
paper partitions, and its mingled reminders of an American household,
were things long to be remembered. Not less to be noted was the
gratitude for our visit which was shown by our hosts. We had regarded
ourselves as the persons honored and entertained. We learned that
missionaries in a heathen land wonderfully appreciate the sight and the
companionship of friends from their distant home.

Even more unexpected was our reception at the Women's College of Japan.
Since I had been more than thirty years a trustee of Vassar College,
and for some years chairman of its board of trustees, Mrs. Strong and I
were the guests of honor, and I was the first speaker called upon.
Before me were five hundred young women in more somber dress than
prevails at Vassar. All rose to welcome me at the beginning of my
address, and all rose again to thank me at its conclusion. Most of these
students understood only Japanese and needed an interpreter. Doctor
Zumoto, the accomplished editor of the Japanese "Herald of Asia,"
translated my address into his own language after I had finished, having
taken notes while I spoke. Until the very end I had the impression that
this was a Christian college, and I innocently made the Lord Jesus the
center and substance of my remarks, declaring that the renaissance of
learning in Japan needed to be supplemented by a reformation of
religion. Only when the evening was over did I learn that the
institution was not only undenominational, but also non-religious,
having Buddhist as well as Christian professors. Doctors Anderson and
Franklin were also guests, and when they followed me, they made the same
mistake and made Christian addresses. But the Japanese management is
very polite and very liberal, and even in the dinner that followed our
_faux pas_ did not provoke a word of criticism. The guests at that
dinner served by the students were from the most prominent educational
institutions of Japan. We highly appreciated the honor done us, and did
not regret that in our ignorance of the situation we had given to that
distinguished audience the true gospel of Christ.

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