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Word: missiona (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1940
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...titles, the Army changed its name to the "Salvation Body" so that it might "henceforth conform to genuine Japanese principles." Still hanging in the balance is the fate of other foreign missions in Japan (biggest are Catholic, Presbyterian, Episcopal, Methodist, Baptist, Lutheran, Congrega-tionalist), with some 700 U. S. missiona ries. But Japanese Protestants met twice last week to organize the Genuine Japan Christian Church, favored the severance of every foreign tie, fusion of all sects, Japanese supervision for all Christian ac tivity in occupied parts of China. Slated for head of the new united church was Bishop Yoshimune...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: God and the Emperor | 9/9/1940 | See Source »

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