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Dec. [[underline]]1867[[/underline]]
instance overgrown the walls and a third of the population are sheltered without them.  In speaking of the cities of the Dead he said one grave yard extended ten miles, a mile in width, and had been abandoned as too full to use.  He spoke in the afternoon to the Sunday School children and in the evening we had a sermon from Dr. Brown from Japan.  He spoke of the early history of Japan of the early attempt of the Romanists to Christianize the Islands and the jealousy of the natives in what they supposed was ^[[a political intrigue]] [[strikethrough]]an[[/strikethrough]]effort to bring them into subjection to the Pope.  A political intrigue they supposed wh. caused them to issue an edict banishing them from the country.  He said the Tycoon was not the emperor but one, the greatest of a member of Lords who had their retainers as in the ancient feudal system.  He spoke of a military class to wh. belonged most of the
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young men of good birth who in time of peace had nothing to do, it being considered derogatory to them to engage in any useful employment.  They are retainers of the Feudal lords before mentioned, One of these he told us became very much interested in the Christian religion from some references made to it in the books brought into the country by the Dutch traders.  His desire at last to know more of the God of the Christians became so great that that he sold his property and embarked secretly & at the risk of his life for America.  On arriving at Boston he went to the owner of the vessel and told him his purpose in coming.  The merchant told him what he wished to know  He was sent to a seminary at Andover where is now making rapid progress in his studies.
Miss Sulivan was here just before dinner  Father went with her to see the Chief Justice
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