192 Japan and the Japanese, 
jinrihska-men. Many of our scholars have become regular 
attendants at school." 
Another lady, supported by the Women's Union Mission- 
' ary Society of America, reports as follows, from Yokohama. 
" We have a large and commodious house for the young 
ladies, and a smaller one, recently built, for the younger 
children ; a large, most pleasant, and convenient school- 
house, the first free school for girls ever built in this 
country. We have in our family, thirty-five young ladies 
and children, and nearly as many more attending day- 
school. Eleven of our dear girls give every evidence of 
being what they profess, the disciples of Jesus. Four of 
our servants have also become Christians. One of the 
young men of our household, formerly employed by us, is 
a member of the theological class, and is advanced in his 
preparation to preach the Gospel, for he is already accom- 
plishing much in various ways for the salvation of his 
people. In our dwelling-house, there are four prayer- 
meetings weekly for foreigners, the outgrowth of which has 
been the organization of a Union Church, and the estab- 
lishment of a Temperance Hall for sailors, and now the 
organization of a Young Men's Christian Association, and 
the opening of a daily prayer-meeting is in course of accom- 
plishment. I must not forget to mention our Sunday- 
school, which has a most encouraging attendance of about 
fifty, and is a source of great profit and pleasure to both 
teachers and scholars. But more precious still to us, are the 
prayer-meetings held by our own dear girls every Friday 
afternoon, and the earnest spirit exhibited by them, in 
trying to bring others into these meetings. Three of our 
ladies are now visiting regularly among the Japanese 
women, and holding little meetings in their houses, for 
reading the Bible and giving religious instruction. In these 
