Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 February 1895 — The Religion of Japan. [ARTICLE]

The Religion of Japan.

Bngineering'Alagazine. It would be hard to say just what the present religion of the Japanese is. There are all kinds of sects, Buddhism probably predominating. Since the Mikado renounced his infallible and sacred character considerable looseness in religious thought or superstition prevails—’caving, of course, all the more room for the advance of-"’Christianity. The temples are very simple structures, the chief internal feature in many of Them being? a lobking-glasst supposed to be emblematic of the soul’s purity. Near it is a font containing water. In this the worshipper washes, then proceeds to the looking glass and prays for what he wants, and after leaving a few coppers in a box near by rings a bell at the door thrice” as he goes out.

She was a new telephone girl: “What number, please?” “One hundred and fifteen.” ' “I didn’t latch that.” “One hundred —” “Yes?” “And fifteen.” “All right. Here is one hundred. Fifteen is busy just now/’