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that edusated Japanese generally

care as

little

for

Buddhism as

educated Hindoos care

for

Brahminism, and that it has

Some

bren seriously proposed by advanced native politicians in Japan to proclaim Christianity an the religion of the State; not because they have a religious_ belief in it themselves, but _

because.

they

think that a so-

called "heathen" country will

with regard

find difficulties with

it's full admission into the

to

comity of Christian nations; such — admission being the ardent desire of every patriotic Japanese. If I may refer to a historical paralliv, - it will be remembered that the Emperor

Constantine

proclaimed Christianity

as the Religion of the Roman Empire from policy rather than from faith; and that, awaiting the course of events, he postponed his baptism till he was on his deathbed. There are many

Little

Constantines among

the

publie

Men

of Japan at the present day.

comity

One