A CONTENTED PEOPLE.
It is intellectual and not religious adrancement that the .Japanese desire. In a newspaper article lately 1 published in Japan, and headed " Of wHat good is Christianity in Japan?" positive grounds of this 'sort are taken, T^e only, good which Christianity accomplishes is set down-to be in morals ; butwhile Japan is morally not without defects, if it be com-; pared to some western countries, it is "not inferior to :but " ratherj superior than otherwise." In intellect this is not the case. "We are far below them." " Indeed, 1' says the article, "we fear even if our; most competent men exerted themselves, to the utmost day and night, we should; still be behind tjiem." The writer is confident that the Japanese "can enjoyi happiness without any religion whatever."| Receiving no favour from the Christian! religion, they have no enmity against it. "Indeed, we are of those who, not: knowing of the existence of religions in the universe, are enjoying perfect happK ness. In fact, religion is nothing to us."
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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3300, 19 July 1879, Page 2
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171A CONTENTED PEOPLE. Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3300, 19 July 1879, Page 2
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