Samurai missionary : the Reverend Shiro Sokabe
Type
Book
Authors
Category
Biography
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Publication Year
1984
Publisher
Hawaii Conference of the United Church of Christ, United States
Pages
162
Description
Contents:
Ancestors (before 1865) -- Childhood (1865-1882) -- Youthful life in Imabari (1883-1885) -- Oye Gijuku in Kumamoto -- Doshisha Theological School -- Missionary work in Japan (1891-1894) -- Arrival in Hawaii (1894) -- Early missionary work in Honomu (1894-1896) -- Marriage -- New school in Honomu (1897-1900) -- Teachers at the new school (1897-1905) -- Development of the Honomu Gijuku (1898-1908) -- Transient decline of Honomu Gijuku and second (last) visit to Japan (1908-1909) -- Life at the Honomu Gijuku (1908-1917) -- The Reverend and Mrs. Sokabe and children -- His talent ans showmanship -- Ecumenical ideas and ordination (1915-1918) -- Labor strike -- Gamblers -- Tradition, justice, and mercy -- Illness and death of Shika (1918-1920) -- Japanese language schools in Honomu (1921-1922) -- Three thousand dollars more (1925) -- Sermons—"Boys, be ambitious!" (1928) -- Death of Mrs. Susumago (1934) -- Life at the Honomu Gijuku (1934-1941) -- Life in Honomu (1935-1941) -- World War II and retirement (1941-1945) -- Final years, illness, and death (1945-1949) -- Postmortem episodes -- Epilogue : ruin of the Honomu Gijuku.
Includes illustrations.
Ancestors (before 1865) -- Childhood (1865-1882) -- Youthful life in Imabari (1883-1885) -- Oye Gijuku in Kumamoto -- Doshisha Theological School -- Missionary work in Japan (1891-1894) -- Arrival in Hawaii (1894) -- Early missionary work in Honomu (1894-1896) -- Marriage -- New school in Honomu (1897-1900) -- Teachers at the new school (1897-1905) -- Development of the Honomu Gijuku (1898-1908) -- Transient decline of Honomu Gijuku and second (last) visit to Japan (1908-1909) -- Life at the Honomu Gijuku (1908-1917) -- The Reverend and Mrs. Sokabe and children -- His talent ans showmanship -- Ecumenical ideas and ordination (1915-1918) -- Labor strike -- Gamblers -- Tradition, justice, and mercy -- Illness and death of Shika (1918-1920) -- Japanese language schools in Honomu (1921-1922) -- Three thousand dollars more (1925) -- Sermons—"Boys, be ambitious!" (1928) -- Death of Mrs. Susumago (1934) -- Life at the Honomu Gijuku (1934-1941) -- Life in Honomu (1935-1941) -- World War II and retirement (1941-1945) -- Final years, illness, and death (1945-1949) -- Postmortem episodes -- Epilogue : ruin of the Honomu Gijuku.
Includes illustrations.
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