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The Dickinson Press
Dickinson, Stark County, North Dakota
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A returned missionary reports that in Japan, over 3 million children attend purely agnostic secular schools, compared to only 7,000 where religious knowledge is taught. Young men favor metaphysical works by Mill, Spencer, Darwin, and Huxley.
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A returned missionary, who has been many years in Japan, has just been showing some curious effects of culture in that country. It seems that the Japanese have seized upon the idea of secular education with great avidity. While only 7,000 children go to school where religious knowledge is a part of the curriculum, over 3,000,000 attend where the teaching is purely agnostic. The young men develop a keen love for metaphysical doctrine and research, but their favorite authors are Mill, Spencer, Darwin and Huxley. Chicago Mail.
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Japan
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over 3,000,000 children attend secular schools; only 7,000 attend schools with religious curriculum.
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A returned missionary who spent many years in Japan describes the Japanese enthusiasm for secular education. While only 7,000 children attend schools including religious knowledge, over 3,000,000 attend purely agnostic ones. Young men develop a keen interest in metaphysical doctrine, favoring authors Mill, Spencer, Darwin, and Huxley.