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to Consul Green of Harbin if I go there. At 7:35 reached
Kyoto and a half hour's riksha ride brought me to my hotel,
the Mikayo.

October 2nd.
Kyoto, engirt with mountains, is beautifully situated -- much
like Salt Lake City. Fine view this morning: it is pleasant
to see the light of the sun again. Leaving hotel at 10:30
went to Buddhist Temple service, near Imperial Palace -- strik-
ingly like Catholic. Gorgeously arrayed priest sat on eminence
with staff and half-drawled, half-chanted something, tapers
burning below and other priests in vestment. Well-dressed
crowds sitting. Later retired to hall in rear to drink sake,
I understood. Then attended services at Union Church (Con-
gregational) Doshisha. Very impressive in this foreign land.
Delighted to meet Dr. Sidney L. Gulick and arranged to take
tea with him this evening. A very charming man with an equally
charming family. About 7:30 left with him for Japanese church,
services in native tongue. I did not remain long, of course.
The congregation seemed very intelligent and earnest.

October 3rd.
Arose early and went to the 7:30 chapel service at the Congre-
gational School (Doshisha). Hundreds of fine-looking Japanese
boys singing "How Firm a Foundation", with prayer and Script-
ure reading in Japanese. Dr. Gulick showed me the first verse
of Genesis: "In the origin of things heaven and earth make
God honorably did."

From Doshisha I went to the Temple (Shinto) Ketano
Tenjin. Saw the bull which people rub to ease their own pains.
After this went to the Kinkaku-ji Buddhist temple where the