Our journey around the world; an illustrated record of a year's travel of forty thousand . after it first comes into view beforewe get the last glimpse of this glorious mountain. As we approached Kioto the beautiful gardens of azalias,.japonicas, and chrysanthemums for which it is noted, be-came numerous, and though at the time of our visit theywere not in their glory, we could get some conception ofwhat they must be when every spray is a nodding plume offlowers. Kioto is noted for its temples, its ancient palace, and to 15 242 KIOTOS MAGNIFICENT UNIVERSITY. all Christian hearts, for i
Our journey around the world; an illustrated record of a year's travel of forty thousand . after it first comes into view beforewe get the last glimpse of this glorious mountain. As we approached Kioto the beautiful gardens of azalias,.japonicas, and chrysanthemums for which it is noted, be-came numerous, and though at the time of our visit theywere not in their glory, we could get some conception ofwhat they must be when every spray is a nodding plume offlowers. Kioto is noted for its temples, its ancient palace, and to 15 242 KIOTOS MAGNIFICENT UNIVERSITY. all Christian hearts, for its splendid Christian university, theDoshisha, If this were the only monument of Christianmissions in all the world, it would be a satisfactory proofthat they are not a failure. Here on the soil of Japan,reared within a quarter of a century, we find a university ofwhich any state in the Union might be justly proud. Hererare taught not only the classics and sciences, but philosophyof the most pronounced Christian type, theology, and medi-cine in connection with a splendidly appointed IN THE LAND OF THE JAPONICA. The hundreds of young men who assemble at morningprayers would do credit to Dartmouth or Oberlin, and in allrespects this university not only accomplishes the prime?object of its establishment, the formation of Christian char-acter, but is fully abreast of the times, and is second in popu-larity and influence among the Japanese themselves only tothe Imperial University of Tokio itself. The founding of this school is due very largely to thetalents and influence of Joseph Neesima, whose name is ahousehold word among Christian people on both sides of thePacific ocean. His lamented death did not weaken the THE INFLUENCE OF THE CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY. 243 prestige or power of the university, but he finds a worthysuccessor in President Kozaki, the former pastor of a lead-ing Congregational church in Tokio. Most of the professorsin the university are Japanese, though e
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