My Faith: A Poem
Improvement Era, vol. 20, no. 6, April 1917, p. 504
Coleman, Guy C.
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Japanese New Year By C. Ralph Amott
On the 25th of December last, Santa Claus came to a large number of our little Oriental companions residing near the Church in Osaka. To many of them this was his first appearance, and the happy hearts and bright smiles he left behind him will surely be enough to gladden and warm the heart of the old gentleman throughout the coming year. We entertained the parents and friends of our Sunday school students at a party, in which the parts were taken almost extjg W »•.
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clusively by the students themselves. They all had worked splendidly in preparation, and carried off their parts with an earnestness and vim that well repaid their every effort expended in teaching them. Our only trouble was that the house was too small to accommodate all that came. One hundred and forty were admitted, but we were forced to deny admittance to a large number who came later. Santa Claus, as a yearly visitor, is as yet not generally known among our little friends here, but with the