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Excerpt from A Quaker Diary in the Orient
Before leaving America, numerous church leaders of different de nominations on the Pacific Coast became interested in the prospective trip, and took occasion to utilize it on behalf of the International Peace movement with which I had for a number of years been associated with them. The many letters of introduction granted me by these brethren, and other men well known in America and the Orient, assisted in many ways. I am glad to here acknowledge their sympathy and help.
Up to the time of our departure I could not see or tell the nature of the anticipated work. Much of it developed into efforts to neutralize the unhappy attempts made on the part of some to sow discord between America and Japan. This work seemed to be fruitful and has enlarged the way for further action by Christian organizations in the same di rection.
A large part of our labor proved to be on gospel lines according to the Simple usage of conservative Friends. Hence, when speaking of worship, the repeated references to times of silent prayer or waiting upon God. I have kept to the old Quaker way of speaking of dates in numerical fashion. Thus Ninth month is September, First month is January, and so on. First day is Sunday, etc.
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