Praise Him above, ye heavenly host,
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost."
--Sung on U.S.S.S. Mississippi, in Yedo Bay, July 10, 1853.

"I refuse to see anyone on Sunday, I am resolved to set an
example of a proper observance of the Sabbath ... I will try to
make it what I believe it was intended to be--a day of
rest."--Townsend Harris's Diary, Sunday, August 31, 1856.

"I have called thee by thy name. I have surnamed thee, though
thou hast not known me. I am the LORD, and there is none else;
besides me there is no God."--Isaiah.

"I saw underneath the altar the souls of them that had been
slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they
held."--John.

"That they should seek God, If haply they might feel after him,
though he is not far from each one of us."--Paul.

"Other sheep have I which are not of this fold: them also I must
bring, and they shall hear my voice; and they shall become one
flock, one shepherd"--Jesus.

CHAPTER XII - TWO CENTURIES OF SILENCE

The Japanese Shut In.


Sincerely regretting that we cannot pass more favorable judgments upon