. . He made of one every nation of men .

and find him

. . tiiat they should seek God

" Acts 17:36-27.

KYUSHU CHRISTIAN MISSION

Forwarding' Secretary:
Mrs. Gladys Auerswald

Mr. and Mrs. Murk Maxey

29 Wendell Street

Battle Creek, Michigan

P. O. Box 162

North Vernon, Indiana

Homm

THE MAXEYS

Mark

Paula

Walter 3Iark

Pauline

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MISSION TO KYUSHU
Kyushu is the southernmost island of Japan. It is a small island by
our standards but from it have come the culture and people who have
been predominant in the growth of the nation. The people of Kyushu
have always been progressive and her clans and families ruled Japan
for generations.
According to Japanese mythology, Kyushu was the first of the
"Heavenly isles" formed by the Sun goddess, Ameratasu. It was here
that her children begat the first of the emperors. The present emperor
has now formally renounced any claim to divinity.
Catholic priests came to Kyushu in 1542. Two of their religious

orders shortly became involved in jurisdictional dispute and in court

intrigue at the Imperial Court. As a result, all the Catholics in Kyushu
were massacred and the country closed to foreigners for three centuries.
Denominational missionaries have long been active in Kyushu but up
to this time, no mission after the New Testament Order has been es
tablished.

Our Chaplains have sown good seed there during the occupation.
Chaplain Arthur Cook, now of Omaha, Nebraska, was recently stationed
at Kanoya City. While there he organized a church, baptized many
young people, taught effectively and left a group that still worships
and works regularly. Paul Nielsen of the Osaka Christian Mission has
spent several days with these people and is enthusiastic about the pros
pects for this city and the surrounding territory. He will continue to
visit every three of four months, but it is a long, arduous and expensive
journey.
Thus a beginning in this virgin territory has already been made.
There is no limit that can be made in the progress of the Gospel on
this island and in all Japan today.
The people are anxious to learn about the teachings of Christ. Gen
eral MacArthur and the Occupation Authorities have publicly com
mitted themselves to aiding the arrival of greater numbers of mission
aries and backing them in their work.
We are anxious to begin our work there as quickly as the Lord will
allow us to get there.
BACK TO JAPAN
Chaplain Maxey arrived in Japan from the Philippines in December,
1946. He was stationed for a year near Kyoto, the cultural and religious
center of Japan. During that time be became acquainted with our mis
sionaries in Tokyo and Osaka and observed their work. He also had
frequent contact with other missionaries and with many Japanese
churches. He preached for them and gave them aid as he was able.
Mrs. Maxey and the children went to Japan in June, 1947. In Au
gust, Paula suffered a severe attack of polio resulting in paralysis and
weakness of abdomen, back, and both legs. She spent her remaining
five months in Japan in Army hospitals.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Maxey started a weekly Bible Class for the Japan
ese young people employed at our camp. They were eager to learn and
Mrs. Maxey taught them well. Upon their return, the Maxeys plan to
renew contact with these young people with the hope that they can

train theni as full-time Christian pastors and workers.

The Maxeys returned to the States in February, 1948, and went to
Battle Creek, Michigan, and Percy Jones General Hospital. Chaplain
Maxey is assigned there as Chaplain while Paula continues her treat
ments.

The first of September they plan to seek release from the Army and
give full time to this work. For the next several months they will visit

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Page 3

the churches, purchase supplies, and make the many other arrangements
necessary for an undertaking of this kind. They hope to depart for
Japan in the summer of 1950.
Their permanent home address will be North Vernon, Indiana. Mrs.

Gladys Auerswald, a consecrated member of the church there for many

years has consented to be their Forwarding Secretary. They can be
reached at any time through her.
FAMILY HISTOEY
Mark G. Maxey was born in Pomeroy, Washington, August 10, 1917,
the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Tibbs Maxey, His father, a graduate of the
College of the Bible and Drake University, was an evangelist in the
middle west and the Pacific northwest for many years, working espe
cially in Oregon. Ho had been a minister for fifty-one years at the time
of his death.

I'atila and Walter in Japanese dress

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His mother was associated with her husband in missionary work and
is now active in missionary speaking and writing. Of seven surviving
children in the family, all but one is in Christian service. Mrs. Warren
Dittemore (Isabel) has been a missionary on the Tibetan border for
many years. Tibbs is the founder and President of the College of tho
Scriptures, training Negro preachers, in Louisville, Kentucky. Victor
Lee and Bryan are Christian Ministers. Mary Ellen is the wife of Alvin
Giese, now pastor of the Church at Storm Lake, Iowa.
Mark Maxey graduated from high school in Circleville, Ohio. He
attended the University of Minnesota for two years and graduated from
Minnesota Bible College in 1939. He began preaching at Madelia, Min
nesota, when nineteen. A two year pastorate at Truman, Minnesota
followed. While doing graduate work at Cincinnati Bible Seminary, he
met and married Pauline Pethtel of Wind Ridge, Pennsylvania. He
received his M.A. in 1942. In 1943 he received his B.D., and Pauline
received her A.B. at the -same commencement exercises.

Pauline Maxey was an active leader and worker in her homo church.
Her life-long desire was to be a foreign missionary She was an active
partner in their ministry at North Vernon, Indiana following gradua
tion from the Seminary.
Mr. Maxey became an Army Chaplain in July, 1944, serving a year
at Ft. Meade, Maryland. 17 months in the Philippines, and 13 months
in Japan.
During her husband's two year absence, Mrs. Maxey lived at Laurel
Homes, a government housing project in Cincinnati, Ohio. Gathering

together the neighborhood children, she started a Sunday School in her

home. This soon grew into the Laurel Homes Church of Christ which
continues to serve that community. At tho same time, her home became

the center of city-wide work of evangelism carried on by consecrated

students from the Seminary.

SOME FACTS ABOUT JAPAN

Japan has l/221st of the earth and l/21st of her people. It is 400
square miles larger than the state of Montanna. Only one-third of her
land is tillable. 74 per cent of her people are farmers and the size of
the average farm is 2V2 acres. The country cannot raise enough to feed
its people. Japan's population in 1947 was 78,090,991. In that year there
were 1,562,587 more births than deaths.
Buddhism is tho most powerful religion in Japan with fifty million
members and 72,000 temples. It is made up of more than thirty sccts.
Buddhism teaches that the attainment of Nirvana, a future nothingness
and reunion with Buddha is the greatest goal of the soul. It stamps
nature and all existence as evil and does not believe that the affairs of
this world are worth considering.

Shinto, "the way of the Gods," takes in adherents of other religions

because it is a combination iratriotic cult, ancestor worship, and %vorship
of nature. It believes that all nature is alive with Gods over 8,000,000
of them in fact. All Japan is dotted with temples and monuments erected
in their honor. Shinto has little discernible moral teaching, Our gov
ernment has labled it as subversive and it is rapidly losing its popularity.
Confucianism claims 1,000,000 adherents. All three of these religions
are pessimistic, fatalistic, and hopeless, and there is no salvation or
edification to be found in any of them.

There are approximately 2000 Christian Churches of all shades of

belief in Japan today and 400,000 Christians meaning all those who
worship Christ Catholic, Protestant and what-have-you. There are
900 missionaries now in Japan; 700 Catholics and 200 Protestants. Of
the latter 200, few are engaged in active evangelism.

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Page 5

Here is a country of millions, steeped in sin and idolatry, awaiting

the word of life.

OUE NEEDS
There is not space here to list our needs. The financial cost of equip
ping ourselves for five years and getting equipment and ourselves to
Japan is tremendous. The cost of doing the Lord's work, like every
thing else, has gone up but it must and will be done
We are proceeding on faith, believing that the Lord will lay it upon
the hearts of His people to provide our needs. We believe in the Lord's
guarantee and will make it a personal policy to ask Him and not others
for our needs. We do not intend to go in debt. We do intend to give an
accurate and regular accounting to our supporters.
We must take with us a ton of food since there are only a few kinds
of Japanese food that we can safely eat. Also, the Japanese food supply
is very short. We want to take sufficient household and kitchen equip
ment to enable us to live healthfully in a country where disease abounds.
A jeep and a trailer are essential if we are to carry the Gospel to out
lying communities. The roads and terrain where we plan to go would
ruin an ordinary passenger car in .short order. We plan to take a large

supply of Bible School material and every kind of visual education

equipment that can be used. The Japanese love pictures and things
that catch the eye. A portable typewriter is needed; also a portable
organ, and a portable electric light plant.
Living-link support is needed. $100 per month each for Mrs. Maxey
and me; $30 per month for each of the children. Churches, groups, and
individuals can assume any portion of this monthly amount that they
wish. The State Department will not issue passports until we show them
that we will receive regular and sufficient support.
Our car, cameras and projector, colored slides, the Japanese articles
we display, and the other things we carry with us have been purchased
by Mrs. Maxey and me out of our own funds and will be used in the
work of the mission.

We will be glad to answer your questions about our plans, policies,

finances, and needs.

REPORT FROM KYUSHU

Published at regular intervols to report the work at KYUSHU CHRISTIAN MISSION
Misstonories: Mr. and Mrs. Mark G. Maxey
Forwarding Secretary: Mrs. Gladys Auerswold,
Vol I

Box 162, North Vernon, Irtdiana

No. I

OUR PASSPORT PICTURE

PERSONAL LETTER

To Oui- Brethren in Christ:

Onawa, Iowa,
June 30, 1950

Greetings in the name of our Lord who has so wonderfully sustained us in these past months of travel.
We have traveled 39,047 miles and spoken 245 times at this writ
ing. Now we are teaching in three summer camps and making our
last preparation to go. Our sailing date is August 22 aboard the SS
General Gordon.

We want to take this means of expressing our deep appreciation

and gratitude to all of you for everything you have done.
To you men and women who have inspired us with your faith, for
the warm hand clasps and promises of prayer, for words unuttered but.

expressed in your eyes, for the hospitality of your homes and churches,
for every word of encouragement and every prayer lifted on our behalf,
we do thank you. We pray that God will give you a gi'eat spiritual
blessing as you read this letter and may God give us a precious fellow
ship through the years.
To you young people who have spoken of your desire to be a mis

sionary, we count it a blessing to have met you and pray that you will
not lose your dream. Christ is not willing that any should be lost. He
will bless and guide you in a great way. Please feel free to write us at
any time if we can be of any help to you.
We want to thank the children who have played with Paula and
Markie and you who have written letters. They feel they have many
friends and are looking forward to hearing from you in the years to
come.

You know how our hearts are burdened for the Japanese and how

we long to be there. We have tried through the Holy Spirit to present

Japan as a "field white unto harvest" and Christ Jesus as the only
answer. We give Jesus all the glory. May we all be used of Him to
bring salvation to the Japanese.
Our friends, if we were to see you face to face now, we would plead

for Japan and her millions. Pray for workers to rise up and go. Please
pray for us in these last weeks. We have much to do and many trjring
days ahead. We need your prayers more than we can say. Px-ay for us
in August as we pack and sail. Pray for us in September as we land and
make the journey to Kyushu. Pray with these promises:
"Therefore I say unto you, all things whatsoever ye pray and ask
for, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them." Mark 11:24.

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Kyushu Christian Mission

"Again I say unto you, that if two of you shall agree as touching
anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father who
is in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in my name,
there am I in the midst of them." Matt 18:19, 20.
"The supplication of a righteous man availeth much in its work
ing." James 5:16.
God bless you.
Pauline (Mrs. Mark G. Maxey)

REPORT FOR THE YEAR

Summary

We definitely decided to go to Japan as missionaries in August, 1948,

while we were still in the Ai-my. Immediately we began to make prep
aration. During the winter and spring of 1949 we spoke 35 times to
churches mostly in Michigan. We were discharged from the Army at
Battle Creek, Michigan, August .'U, 1949. The following day we began
a speaking tour traveling by car and house trailer. In addition to the
miles traveled and talks given mentioned in the letter above, we have ad
dressed 12 missionary rallies, spoken in 16 of our loyal Bible Colleges,
and have presented the challenge of Japan in 250 churches in 35 states.
Purpose of Tour
This has been an exhausting trip physically. It has cost a lot of

money. It has taken a lot of time. We realized these things before we

started out, but we had sevex-al things in mind. 1. We wished to lay the
burden of Japan upon Christian people throughout the country, for we
believe this country is the great missionary opportunity and obligation
of our time. 2. We wanted to interest as many young people as possible
in missionary work. 3. It was our desire for the churches to know us as
a family, the complete missionary unit, not one of us alone. 4. It was
our hope and aim to make a contribution to the missionary knowledge
and zeal wherever we spoke. 5. This tour was not a money raising cam

paign as such. Not that we did not need money or thought money unim
portant, but we did believe that if we were doing the Lord's work, He
would lay it upon the hearts of the people to provide for our needs.
In these things our hopes have been realized. The trip has not
been a waste of time or money. Nor has it been a pleasure trip nor one
for sightseeing, but honest labor for the Lord that we believe has been
honestly rewarded.
Support Obtained

Living link support has now been pledged for the whole family.
These links are: Mr. MaxeySciotoville, Ohio, and North Vernon,
Brownstown and Medora, Indiana. Mrs. MaxeyClifton Church, Louis

ville, Kentucky; Lock Haven, Penna.; Xenia and Jamestown, Ohio; and
Alberta Church, Portland, Oregon. PaulaBattle Creek, Michigan.
Walter MarkMadelia and Truman, Minnesota. These twelve churches

provide the bread and butter of the missionai-y family.

Other churches have pledged regular support. These are: Broad
Street Church, Tampa, Florida; Tabernacle Church, Orlando, Florida;
Wimberley, Texas; Piei-re, South Dakota; South Norfolk, Virginia.
Also two individuals. Many churches have already sent us offerings

and signified that they planned to do so again. This support we are

calling "working link," as these are the funds that enable the mission
to work and grow on the field. It will take $200 monthly to carry on its
day to day work in Japan. This support is valuable as the "living link"
support and we are praying that others will decide to undergird the
work in this regular way.
Paula's Treatment

Our daughter, Paula, entered the Georgia Warm Springs Founda

tion and spent three months undergoing surgery for the effects of polio
that she contracted in Japan in 1947. The operations were successful,

though she must still walk with braces and crutches. We will take her
back to Warm Springs for a check-up this summer. Several churches
and individuals sent gifts for her expenses. Again we send our thanks.

They were used mostly for travel when Pauline came from Arizona
to get her the first of March and brought her back to the west coast.
Progress in Japan

What has transpired in Japan during these months? The Christians

in Kanoya now have a permanent church building due to the generosity
of the Benson Chux-ch in Omaha. Nebraska.

Mr. and Mrs. Mgrk G. Mgxey. Missionofies

Page 3

We have been touched by the lettei's we have received from Kanoya.

They say in pai't:

"I want to have an American Missionary to come, even though we

cannot understand English well, we will be inspired highly by him who
came crossing such a long journey to this lonely place to preach the
salvation of our Lord Jesus Christ."

"The American Missionary and his family will become the light on
the candlestick of spiritual and moral, social and individual, educational
and religious world."
"Thank you for your precious letter. It is our greatest rejoice to
hear that you have definitely decided to come to Kanoya. We Christians
in Kanoya will prepare for your coming with pleasure all in one heart."
Home Needed in Kanoya
Bro. Motoyoshi, elder of the Kanoya church, has made two efforts

to buy Japenese dwellings for us thei-e to serve as a temporary home.

Neither effort has succeeded.

We must plan then on building a home upon our arrival in Japan.

Such a home is necessary if we are to maintain our health and carry on
an active missionary program in this relatively isolated section.
Building costs are cheaper in Japan than in the U. S. and yet

cheaper in Kanoya than farther north. A modest western-style home

that can serve also as a mission center can be built for around $4,000.

Our going to Japan is the first need of the hour. But shortly there
after comes a building program which is at once the biggest financial
and physical hurdle of the mission. We proceed on faith.
How to Reach Us

With a welcome so fine and opportunities so great awaiting us, we

are most anxious to return. Before going, we plan to visit again most
of our living-link churches. We will be at the Mission Weeks at Lake
James and Cedar Lake the first of August and plan to drive to the coast
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the week of August 14. Passpoi-ts were applied for in June. We are now

in the process of receiving shots for small pox, diphtheiia, typhoid,

para-typhoid, tetanus, typhus, and cholera.
In San Francisco mail and packages will reach us in care of Charles
A. Pinkham, 21 Eleventh Street, San Francisco 3, California. Or if you
wish to reach us aboai-d the ship at sailing time, now August 22, address
us by name as Passengers, SS General Gordon, American President
Lines, San Francisco, California. We will piint our permanent Japanese
address in the "Standard" as soon as we have it. Until then, remember
that Box 162, North Vernon, Indiana, is the permanent address of our
forwarding secretary and the mission. Mail addressed here will be
promptly forwarded.
Mailing List and Change of Address
This report is going to everyone on our mailing lista list made
up of all those who left their names on cards at places where we spoke.
If you know of others who wisli to receive this report, let us know by
postcard. If you wish to receive more than one copy, let us know. If
your address has been changed recently, we would welcome a card
giving your correct address.
Needs Summarized

What are our needs in view of our imminent departure?

We have sent $250 to hold our steamship tickets. They will cost
$750 more. $350 for each adult; one-half fare for each child. Taxes
additional. These are the cheapest accommodations we could obtain.
In June, we acted on faith in ordering $1,400 of household equip
ment from two Christian businessmen, selling them to us at cost. We
had to order at this time to have them ready for shipment overseas at
the proper time.
International Expediters of Chicago are handling our freight from

Chicago to Koi^e, Japan. The total freight bill from North Vernon to
Kanoya is estimated at $2,000.

We hope to take with us these specific items as yet imobtained:

Estey Portable Organ, $102, F.O.B. Brattleboro, Vermont; 25 AUVIAC
Bible Film Strips in color, $5 each; a portable electric light plant, ap
proximately $150; an AC-DC public address system, approximately
$100; 3 rolls of window screen wire; an electric turntable, preferably

adjustable to any speed; 24 rolls of cellophane recording tape, 30 min

utes each; 500 Kodak Ready Mounts for making film strips into card
board slides.

We do not plan to take a supply of foodstuffs with us, as we are in

formed that we can now buy these things at the Overseas Supply Store
at Fukuoka (see map), 15 hours away by train. We hope to get our mail

and fuel at Kagoshima, 2 hours by bus and ferry. Study and keep the
map of Kyushu. We will refer to it again in the future.
It is our hope that this report will give you a complete and accurate
account of our situation. We welcome your inquiries and assistance in
these matters, especially as the time of our departure draws near.
In His service,
Mark G. Maxey
KYUSHU CHRISTIAN MISSION
Mr and Mrs. Mark G. Maxey
Box 162

North Vernon, Indiana

POSTMASTER:

If

undeliverable

FOR

ANY REASON, notify sender, stating

reason on Form 3547, postage for
w'-.ich is guaranteed.

SEC. 34.66, P. L. & R.

KYUSHU CHRISTIAN MISSION

925

NISHIHARA

CHO,

.KANOYA SHI, KAGOSHiriA KEN,

KYUSHU. JAPAN

FINANCIAL REPORT

for the year

August 29/ I9A9

to

August 29/ I950

RECEIPTS

Working Link Support

DESIGNATED RECEIPTS

Living link for Mark G- Maxey :

Sciotovllle Church
oF Christ

Portsmouth/

Christian Church

North Vernor

$6oo-oa

Ohio

Brownstown/

Church of Christ
1 oo.oo

na

Tabernacle Chris

Living link For Pauline Maxey :

tian Church

Clifton Christian
Church
Church oF Christ

Louisville/

Church of Christ
Alberta Church of

Xenia/ Ohio

Church of Christ

GENERAL SUPPORT BY STATES

1 oo.oo

ALABAMA

Portland/ Ore

Christian Church
First Church oF
Salt River Church

360.00

Truman/

Longview Christian
Church
36th Street Church
of Christ
Mr. and Mrs. V. L.
Msxey
First Church of
God

1 60.00

nesota

Min

nesota

1 so.oo

$2770.00
For Children's Education
Creek/

Michigan
Dorcas Circle/
Church of Christ

Wood River/

Mrs. Isabel Ditte-

Coral Ridge/
Ky.

60.00

Sunnyslope Church

20.00

Jeylette L. Piereo

14.69
Phoenix
4.83

Phoenix
IS.00

Phoenix
33.00

Phoenix
9.61

Phoenix

9.00

i\

Visalia Church of

Minnesota

12S.OO

Visalia

Christ

Portsmouth/
100.00

2 1.36

Church oF Christ
Church of Christ

Esco ndido
San Bernardino

First Christian

Long Beach

Church

Fetterley Ave.

Lock Maven/
Penna

Church oF C-hrist
Church of Christ
First Christian
Church

1 1 0.00

For ICanoya church building

Omaha/

1 10.67

CALIFORNIA

Crookston/

For Estey Organ

Benson Church oF
Christ

20.00

. Phoenix

30.00

Ohio

Church of Christ

i.sb
Phoenix

oF Christ

Illinois

For Children's Travel to Japan

SciotovilleChurch

Chandler

oF Christ

Chutch of Christ

Christ
For Visual Aids

i96.es

S 33.20

Rrverview

Christ

Battle Creek/
Michiqan

Madelia/ Min-

First Church of

28.64

ARIZONA

SO.OO

Church of Christ

more

2 8.04

1 50.00

gon

Jamestovrn

Battle

Pierre/ S. Dak.
Orlando/ Florida

190.00

Living link For Walter Mark Maxey

Hope E. Columbus

30>00

sns

400.00

Living link for Paula Maxey

Church

30<00

Texas

Atlingten; Indi*

Kentucky
Lock Haven;
Penna.

Central Christian

80.00

Arlington Christian Church

200.00

Medora/ India

Christ

Wimberley Chrislisn Church

Indiana

Christian Church

Tamp> Florida
Wimberley/

Young Married
People's Class

Indiana

Christian Church

Broad Street Chris*

tian Church

Neb

raska

1 40.00

S85.00

I07.3S

Los Angeles
36.00
San Jose

26.33

{nglewood
32.79

$
1

25.50

40.84

29o. 1 7

FLORIDA

Helen Schultz
Christian Church

Tabernacle Chris

tian Church
Chritlian Church
Palms De Ceia
Christian Church

Orlando
Klissimmse

Henry Hensley

SS.S't

Christian Church
Christian Church
Central Church of
Christ

11.60

Tampa

7.SO

Kissimmea

S.OO

Hi'Teen Class/
Christian Church

Bible School
Church of Christ
Church of Christ
Church of Christ
Christian Church

77.9a

23.96

Atlanta

La Harpe

29.00

Streator

AO.OO

Louisville

A2.90

Pinehurst Church
of Christ

East Point

40.00

East Point

la.oo

East Point

100.00

Carrolton

33.00

Savannah

> 8.00

Savannah

21.60

Savannah

S0.3 1

Central Church of
Christ
C>E>/ Grant Park
Christian Church

Atlanta

1 S.OO

323.87

IDAHO

Howard Waugh

Boise

Christian Church
2nd Bench Church
o( Christ

Emmett

Boise

Ray Bean

Boise

3.00

Boise Bible College

Boise

27.00

10.00
44.32

32.4 1

First Christian

School

Church

27.48

Marysville

29.00

16.00

Church of Christ

Garrett

30.00

Christian Church
Mr. and Mrs. Mallie
Henderson

Brownstown

I9.00

Brownstov^n

1 7.00

Christian Church

Christian Church

Birdseye
Paynesville

1 2.92

Church of Christ

Clarksburg

I03.04

South Side Church

of Christ
Christian Church
Christian Church

Kokomo

Georgetown
Columbus

6.1 9

10.00

1 16.4 1
50.00

Women's Council/
Christian Church
First Christian
Church

30.00

Boise

10.00

Boise

5.00

son

Cofumbus

12.00

Michigan City

40.00

Arcadia

61.87

Arcadia

5.00

Somerset Christian
Church

Graencastl*

1 3.A3

Terra Haut*

2S.OO

Arcadia

38.00

Connersville

26.00

Rushville

77.00

Maple Avenue
Church of Christ

Junior Department
Christian Church

Church of Christ

Mahoning Valley
Emmett

90.00

294.75

Streator

9.60

Waukegao

43.82

Anco na

10.00

Missionarir Society/
Christian Church
Mr. and Mrs. W. G.
Gassr R. R</

23.00

3a.6o

Christian Service

Camp

Somerset Sunday
School

Missionary Rally/

Mishiwaka

Marysville

Greensfork

Jerome
Jerome

Central Christian
Church

52.60

Granger/ Ind.

Church

10.00

Mishiwaka

Harris Prairie
Church of Christ
Christian Church

Frederick Hender

ILLINOIS

Christian

mon

64.67

Church at Guffy
Primary and Junior
Departnients
Christian Church

Milburn Blvd
Milburn Blvd.
Church of Christ
Christian Church
Miss Lillian Har

Boisk

Mr. and Mrs- Perry

Thomas

Omega Christian

Missionary Circle^
Christian Church
Church of Christ

Missionary Society/

6.15

Jerome

Church

Church of Christ/
I 8th & Eastman

423.85

INDIANA

South Garden

Church of Christ

36.63
52.00

5.00

First Christian

Church/

1 9.00

23.00

$
East Point

Women s Council/
Christian Church
Pidelis Class,
Christian Church
Bible School/
Christian Church

S.OO
30.00

Colllnsvlllo
Wood River
Toluca
Belleville

Juni or C* C., Chris

tian Church

S.OO
40.23

Daily Vacation

GEORGIA
Grant Park Chris
tian Church

Washburn
Williamsviile
Sclota
Sciota

of Christ
D. V. 8. S., Church
of Christ
Mr. and Mrs. Law
rence Gordon

Streator

Washburn

9.00

38.65

Greencastle

1 1.64

Hammond

10.00

Black Oak Church

Clarks Hill

I2.00

North Verneo

25.00

North Vernon

7.00

Mr. and Mrs. Leslie

King

Mitsionary Saelclyr
Chriitian ChurcK

First Christian
Greentfork

3 9oo

Church

Englswood Chric
tian Church

Christian Mifiionary
Seeietir

loo.oo

Church

Burlington

29.O0

Junction City

10.00

Council Grove

30.37

Junction City

60.00

Women's Dept>
Christian Church
First Christian

S I I 70.14

Church

Christian Church

Storm Lake

Humboldt

Mr. and Mr*. Lloyd

Mofford

Church e( Christ

Storm Lake

Missouri Valley

aa.oo

Rel
Christian Church

Missouri Valley

29.OO

Exline

27.26

Church o( Christ

Union

60.00

Mr. and Mrs. Donald

Mssse

Sioux City

23.00

KENTUCKY

Clifton Christian
Church
Max Randall
Christian Church
First Christian
Church

Mr. and Mrs. John

Christian Church
Cincinnati
Storm Lake

1.00
3.90

Morning Sid

Sioux City

36.12

Sioux City

20.00

Sioux City

a.oo

tian Church

Society

rence PIstt

Council Bluffs
Cherokee
Sutherland

I 1.90

Storm Lake

69 00

Onawa

4aoo

Church of Christ

Erlanger

42.86

Mary Botts

Grayson
Grayson

30.00

Church
Antioch Christian
Church

3.00

Columbia

Mt. Sterling

Bible School/ Clif

ton Christian
Church

Louisville

Loyal Friends Class,

Cincinnati

34.6 7

Mystic

32.9 I

Clifton

Mrs. W. L. Baker

Hampton
Onawa

9.00

Eagle Grove

9.00

Louisville
Monticello

90.00
10.00

Mr. and Mrs. James

I 24.00

G. Vickers

Christian Church

Grayson
Greenup

3.00
7.00

$ 430.66
Rembrandt

LOUISIANA

Mr. and Mrs- L. S.

Clarion
Storm Lake

Central Christian
Church
Church of Christ
Church of Christ

9.00
6.00

Intermediate Girl s

Class> Church of
Christ
L. J.'Christian

9.69
9.09

Sunday School,

Walnut City Chris

Miss Pat Abbott

30.00

Women's Missionary

I 9.00

Nebowe Christian

Legneman

6.30

Jamestown

Society/ Christian
Storm Lake

Tall Corn Christian

Service Camp

Wise

Jamestown

Owingsviile

Church of Christ

18.2s

39.00

tian Church
Church of Christ
Glann B Chandler
L. J. Christian
Mr. and Mrs. Ernice

S.OO
90.00

Olympia

tirn Church
Christian Church

46. 14

Council Bluffs

Service Camp

Monticello
Jamestown

Missionary Society/

First Christian
Church

First Church of
Christ
'

3.00

30.36

Sugar Grove Chris-

C. E.> South Sids

Mission
Church of Christ
Church of Christ
Mr. and Mrs. Cla

97.99

Go Ye Missionary

Harmony Classr

Morning Side

Louisville
Louisville
Columbia

The Guild, Chris

Morning Sids
Church oF Christ
Worker's Councilr

16.83

$ 488.18
loo.oo

Mr. and Mrs. E. L.

Richardson
Mrs. Alvin @oise

40.62

School/ Christian

IOWA
Church of Christ

Ashland

Jr. Dept/ Bible

Indianapolis

Storm Lake

Eagle Grove

Baton Rouge

29.00

Lake Charles

I 9.00

Crowley

1 1.97

Dorr Darby

Hastings

10.00

J. D. Shorney

Battle Creek

1.00

Buchanan
Battle Creek
Kalamazoo

29.29

Mrs. Odah U. Young

Vandalia Bible
School

Vandalia

97.24

29.OO

9.00
MICHIGAN

KANSAS
Jim Keffer
Christian Church

Hugoton

29.79

Buchanan Church
of Christ

98.29

Mrs. Cyrfl V. Long

2.so

Church of Christ

Plains
Sucklin

Christian Church

Sublette

Christian Church

Fowler

98.87

Church of Christ

Protection

94.30

146.49

4.00

1.00

Church of Christ

Memorial Chrittlan
Church

Dalretb

Minneapolis

75.00

Cleveland

Russet Boatman

Minneapolis

10.00

Church of Christ

Fairmont

43.22

Church of Christ
Church of Christ

Canby

24.00

Eagle Lake

12.47

Howard Lake
Forest Lake

32.S 1

Minneapolis

1 S.OO

62.24

Church of Christ
Church of Christ
Mr. and Mrs. Don
Dewar
First Church of
Christ

Crookston

33.45

3 1.20

Beginners/ Primary/
and Junior Oepts.

Crookston

1 S.OO

KImball

4 1.54

Redwood Falls
White Bear Lake
Truman

77.0s

Concord
Truman

1 2.00

Church of Christ

Buchanan

Christian Church
Newtown Bible
School
Leona Hunt
Central Christian
Church

Bangor

s.oo

3.00

Battle Craek

s.so

Vandalia

4.60

Battle Craek

30.00
c

I96.S9

Swampscott

PIrst Christian
Church

Lynn
$

Church of Christ
Church of Christ

93.44

MISSISSIPPI

Women's Council/
Christian Church
Firsb Christian
Church
Christian Church
H. Gould
Christian Church

1.35

Antelope Hills

MASSACHUSETTS
First United Church

20.00

Church of Christ

Bible School and

Mittionary Society
Primary Oept/

Fairibault

University Place

so.00

Church of Christ
Okolona

Hubert Prather
D. V. B. S./ Church
of Christ

5.00

Aberdeen

Mrs. E. E. Leonard

9.60

Okolona

22.67

Okolona

IC.OO

674.73

NEW MEXICO

IS.OO
Q

25.00

5.00

S.OO

Houston

24.45

First Christian
Church

57.47

MISSOURI

Hobbs

40.67

Portales

43.75

Central Christian

Thelma Colestock

Joplin

Christian Church

Cartarville

Christian Church
Chaster Williamson
First Christian
Church

Granby
Joplin

18.90

Unionville

10.2 1

Church

3.00

Primary & Junior

Oept/ Central

49.94

Christian
Central Christian
Church

1 0.00

Christian Church
Church of Christ

9 1.65

Clovis

3.00

Clovis
Belen

65.50

Lordsburg

4S.7 I

7.19

NEBRASKA

Mr. and Mrs- Levi

Church o( Christ

Wayne
Wayne

lOO.OO

Church of Christ

Bayard

46 7 1

Church o( Christ

Chsdron

19.00

Lexington

28.37

0iese

2S.OO

225.62

NEW YORK

Pilgrim Christian
Church

Army L. Ward

Buffalo

24.35

Buffalo

30.00

First Christian
Church
Benson Church of
Christ

$
NORTH CAROLINA

Omaha

Missionary Dept>
Christian Church
Christian Church
Christian Church

94.35

Beacer City

20-00

Wakefield
Auburn

a7.l3

Church of Christ

Elizabeth City

I 1.15

Church of Christ
Mrs. Judd Cox .

High Point

19.45

Leaksville

s.oo

Capella Church of

26.7o

Christ

King/

S 309.64

30.00
S

6s.60

NEW JERSEY
Central Christian
Church

NORTH DAKOTA
Church of Christ

East Orange

MINNESOTA

Cogswell

OHIO

Church ot Christ
Church of Christ
Church of Christ

Madelia

165.09

Truman

I 30.39

Oladys Hoppe

Minneapolis

Winona

Missionary Society/
Christian Church

I I.so

Christian Church
First Church of
Christ

6.00

Ambassadors for
Christ/ Minnesota

First Church of
Christ

Bible College
_

Lockland

2S.OO

Lockland

24. t 2

Xenia

I 5.00

Jamestown

1.70

Mollowtown Church
of ChrUfc
Sardinia

Church of Christ

Glencoe

School

Church of Christ

Sardinia

I a.73

Peebles

l&.O I

Fifth Avenue Church

of Christ
Lancaster
Church of Christ
New Holland
First Christian
Church
Brecksville M.
Church
Church of Christ
Christian Church

40.00

Painesvilie

40.00

Orville

50.00

Senior Endeavor

Orville
Columbiana

67.77

Columbiana

29.OO

Mrs. Cora Glass

Jamestown

Church of Christ

Painetville

Live Wire Classr

Church of Christ
O. R. Roush
Goodwill Class/

Columbus

Madisonvrlle Chris
tian Church

Madisonville
Cincinnati

I 3.20

76th Street
Church of Christ
C. Paul Moore
Christian Church

I.OO

46.00

H. E. Meyer

47.1 i

1 2.00

Portland

65.00

Athena

34.56

Athena

9.00

Halfway

75.08

Portland
Central Point

25.00
45.00

7.50

I.OO

Church ef Christ

30.90

S03.83

Cincinnati
Cincinnati
Bowersville

Ripley
Cincinnati

Campbell
Christian Churchy

73.00

2.00

15.25

Wind Ridge

10.29

Junior Class

Wind Ridge

9.79

Christian Church

Wind Ridge
Troy

36.60

Wilkes-Barre
Allentown
Mill Hall

20.00

Church of Christ

70.00

Church of Christ
Church of Christ
Pearl M. Gerrett
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur

9.00
I e.oo

Glossner

a.oo

1 3.00

7.00

97.76

Youngsville

5.00

Lock Haven

2.00

McKeesport

70.00

Wilkes-Barre

27.00

Meadville

1 7.00

Bryn Mawr Christian

Church
Mr. and Mrs. Albert

lOO.OO

Hauke and Mr. and

9.00

Mrs. H. 1. Yearick
Columbiana
Akron

Scottdale

Mr. and Mrs Fioyd

4.00

Missionary Society,

9.00

Christian Church

lo. I e

Mr. and Mrs. J. Nel

Western Hills

Church of Christ

I0.3I

Church at S50 NE

Mr. and Mrs. Paul

Miss Betty Boyce

3 7.00

1 a.oo

Church of Christ
Myrtle Cleek
Mr. and Mrs. William
Dalton
Beaverton

2.72

Church of Christ

Highland Co. Church

Mission Group
Hiltsboro
Christian Fellowship

Reeves

28.00

of Christ
Willimina
Mrs. Fred Dalton> Jr. Beaverton

2.00

6 1.75

Mr. and Mrs. H. W.

Fund
James DeForest
Murch

Lebanon

Willamina Church

Jr. Class> Columbia

Wiones
Church of Christ

30.00

PENNSYLVANIA
Akron

Mrs. Sadie Brown

Church of Christ
Westwood-Cheviot
Church of Christ

Eu gene
Cottage Grove

25.OO

8ath Community
Church

.77

First Christian
Church

Church of Christ
New Holland
Sardiana

50.00

of Christ
Church of Christ

44.93

Mrt. Dorothy Anglemeyer

Portland

Eugene

Fairmount Churqh

Washington C.H. 64.29

Primary Department

Christian Church

Santa Clara Church

of Christ

I 7.49

Church of Christ

Primary Dept.
Church of Christ

Alberta Church of
Christ

Brecksville

1 86.29

OREGON

32.86

Mineral Ridge
Mineral Ridge
Mineral Ridge
Sebring
Sebring

Missionary Society

38.2 1

Hollowtown Sunday

Cincinnati

son Nackawsy

47.74

Bells Verron

<0.00

Troy

10.00

Missionary Society,
S 1090.26

Church of Christ

$
OKLAHOMA
West Side Christian
Church
First Christian
Church

3 10.65

South DAKOTA
Tulsa
59.29

Church of Christ
Church of Christ

Cleveland
Mooreland
Honobia

Church ef Christ

Nashoba

I O.I 8

Christian Church

Hallett

8.8 I

Student

Nashoba

9.00

Church ef Christ
Jr. Class, D. V. B.S.

Pierre

I.50

Church of Christ

Arlington

9.00

Pierre

30.08

39.25

45.79

I B.72

TENNESSEE
Fourth Church ef
Christ

Johnson City

43.57

Women's Missionary
Society/ I si Chris-

Mr. and Mrs. Menry

23.00

Simmons
Brembleton Ave.

Norfolk

Johnson City

Third Church of
Christ

I I.20

20.00

Church oF Christ
Forrest Hill Church

Norfolk

Johnson City

Harrison Chapel

Johnson City

1 7.37

Pin Hook

19.3 I

Johnson City

9.00

Aston
Salem

90.00

tian

of Christ

Elmer Lewis/ MilH-

gsn College

County Line Church

of Christ
Church of Christ
Pole Green Church

1 1 2.94

TEXAS

Church/ Harriman
San Antonio

43.60

San Antonio

20.00

San Antonio

23.00

Women's Missionary
Council/ First
Christian
W. White Ave
Church of Christ
Carson Street
Church of Christ

Park Church of
Christ

Church of Christ

San Antonio

19.B7

La Grange

29.00

Christian Church
Cole Park Christian
Church

Smithville

41.43

tian Church
E. W. McNutt

1 7.00

McKinney

34.49

Christ

10.00

Crowed

33.1 3

First Baptist Church

9.00

Church of Christ/
323 W. Genoese

O'Dennell

32.13

Church
First Christian

Wink

20.30

Church
Christian Church

Odessa

99.00

Wimberley

24.60

Mrs. Laura Wilkens

Smithville

10.00

First Christian

Seattle
Zillah

I 1.00

Church of Christ
Church of Christ

Selah

24.7S

Church of Christ
Mrs. Roy Hollester

Pomeroy
Pomeroy

Ellerson
Richmond

121.SO
2.00

WEST VIRGINIA
Westmoreland
Church of Christ
Sixth Avenue
of Christ

4 l.l 7

Church of Christ

Waynesboro

9.76

S 2 I 1.0 I

VIRGINIA

Huntlngton

I6.d6

Huntingkon

33.00

6randywine

33.00

23.99

e.33

S4.86

WYOMING

9.00

Torrington Church
Ellerson

63.43

Norfolk

1 1.37

Norfolk
South Norfolk

I 9.00
29.00

South Norfork

1 00.00

Torrington

of Christ
ITALY

Evelyn Jones

Chesterfield Heights
Church of Christ
Church of Christ
Bible School
Lebanon Christian
Church

27.00

Olympia
Seattle

St.

McKinney

of Christ

Seattle

Beacon Church of

Dallas

tian Church
Christian Church

Fairmount Park
Church of Christ

2 1.00

West Seattle Chris*

McKinney Chris

Mrs. Wm. Bosher

Gethsemane Church

9.10

Harriso nburg

S 463.06

East McKinney

Christian Church
Harmony Baptist

Norfolk

9.00

20.00

WASHINGTON

Or. Leiand Zstopek

Christian Church
D.V.B.S.. East

I 3.6ft

of Christ
Mechanicsville
Newton Park Church
of Christ
Norfork
Ladies Aid> Newton

First Christian
Place

2.00

Lee HatI

TOTAL

99.69

Bari

TOTAL RECEIPTS
BALANCE PORWAROEO FROM
LAST REPORT

20.00

$ i3,69o.ei
344.68

$ 13/993.66

EXPENDITURES

Living Link Salary :

church building

Mark G. Maxey

' 1200.00

Paula Maxey

1200.00

PauU Maxey

360.00

Walter Mark Maxey

360.00

200.00

Sent to Japan to buy mission

home

700.00

Shipping:
Packing Boxes

20.00

Waterproof bags

Publicity :

Printing and Mailing of Literature

Prelection supplies* Photographs;

Preparation of Plate* for Mailing

I07I.42
I SS.O I

List.

Postage

6.25

f-ootlockers

lo.oo

Railway Express
Truck Freight

40.56
164.54

Jeap ocean freight

Shipment of household

350.59

Telephone

*87

freight

Telegraph

6o.o9

supples from Chicago

33I0.97

Church World Service

Travel-Car/ Bus/ Train; Airr

to Kobe; Japan

Lodging
Supplies :

Copper Screen and

hardware items

Portable Light Plant

and handing of sup

$ 95.27

plies

shipped

from

San Francisco

250.00

75.oo
2341.94

57.24

Tape Recorder and

I43.60
27.50

Estey Portable Organ

24 Rolls Recording

I I5.00

American President Lines for

passage for family

Advanced to M.
Maxey on
purchase of ieep

lator

$ I 3,695.1 5

92.20

TOTAL RECEIPTS

47.20

TURES

20.97

Water heater/ washing

'l3,695.15

Cash on hand August $

machine; clothes

dryer; electric range

$I3;995.66

TOTAL EXPENDI

Padlocks and suto top

carrier

I09S.OO
200.00

56.0 I

Transformer and Regu*

Banding machine

2341.94

Ocean Travel :

Electronic converter
Prelection screen

tape

I500.00

for freight; packing

Medicine; Drugs and

Miscellaneous

mission

30,

75 8.00

100.5 I

l95o

Cash on hand in

Japan August 30

7oo.oo

TOTAL BALANCE

$aoo.5i

1557.60

North American Christian

Convention

Owed to the mission

Display space rental; share of

byM. 3. Maxey

200.00

TOTAL ASSETS

$1000.51

mission convention expense

Kanoysr Japan for purchase of

STATEMENT

If you have ever filed an income tax returner kept financial records
of any kind you know that it is much easier to receive and use money
that to give an exact and detailed reported of where it came from
and how it was used later on.

Being adept at figures is not one of our virtues and yet we realize
the necessity and the responsibility of " providing things honorable
in the sight of all men." That is the purpose of this financial report.

It represents a lot of hard work and the burning of midnight oil on

the part of Mrs. Auerswald and ourselves. We think that it is ac
curate but if we have made a mistake either in the amount of a git
or in failure to list a gift we would appreciate a prompt notification

from you so that we can make correction in this year's report. Some
personal gifts & gifts given for Paula's hospitilization are not listed here.
We ask you to bear with us both for the mistakes, if any, and for
the long delay in puljHshing this report. We were traveling through
out the country last year conducting the mission business by mail and
we had no time to formulate a report before sailing for Japan in

September.

Mrs. Auerswald prepared the first draft of this report

last fall and sent it to Japan.

We checked and re-checked various

items by mail but the pressure? of building the mission home and
beginning the work prevented bringing the statement to completion.
We believe it putting " first things first" but also believe that getting
a place to live and beginning tho spread the gospel were the first
things to be done in this case.
We think we can be more prompt
in the years to come.

This report will be mailed to every contributor and to the editors

of all publications who have carried news of this work. Additional
copies will be available on request.
It is obvious that equipping a family, getting them to the field, and
letting the story of their work Ix; heard takes a good deal of money.
These expenditures do not need to be justified. The money was given
to be expended for these causes. If the money had not been expended
then there would be need for justification.

On our part we sincerely believe that the opportunities of this field

and the results already obtained for the Lord have made the Kyushu
Christian Mission a sound financial investment in the work of the

Kingdom. We pray that it may continue so.

In connection with this report wc want to acknowledge the faithful
work of Mrs. Gladys Auerswald, our Forwarding Secretary. She has
served without remuneration of any kind and has freely given of her
self and of her time to carry on the correspondence and the business
affairs of the mission.
We express our gratitude to her.
May the
Lord increase her kind.

At this writing there have been over 100 baptisms, three village
churches started, and there are four youngmen training for the minis
try. This is the first harvest.
In His service,

Mr. and Mrs. Mark G. Maxey

' 2 ' 7
KYUSHU CHRISTIAN MISSION
8201 Otemachi, Kanoya City, Kagoshima Ken, JAPAN
OCTOBER

1950

DEAR CHRISTIAN FRIENDS,

We arrived in Japan September 12 after a
pleasant journey on the SS. PRES. WILSON.
Christian

friends

and

missionaries

have

welcom

ed us in Long Beach, Honolulu, Tokyo, and Osal<a.

We have been staying with Mr. & Mrs. Harold
Cole of the Osaka missjon since our arrival.

When our jeep arrived on another ship, Bro.

Cole and I began the four day, 750 mile trip to

Kanoya overj.incredibly narrow, rough, and crook

ed roads.
On Oct. 1 we worshipped with the
Kanoya church.
Their welcome was warm and
genuine.

Kanoya is a city of 30,000.

The sea is only

a few miles east and west, and to the north are

mountains and volcanic peaks. Of the two million

people in the Kagoshima prefecture, almost one
h'Tif live in the innumerable farming and fishing

villages of thi^ eastern peninsula of which Kanoya

is the center. This area, almost wholly untouched
by the gospel will be our field of service. Both
the challange and the opportunity are great.
We had no success in finding a home so will

have to stay in a hotel temporarily. A suitable

Japanese house is almost impossible to find. A
pre-fab building 20'x50' can be secured for $1,000.
But all the funds we had were used getting here.
Bp'-ause of our immediate need of a home for the

winter will you join us in praying that the Lord

will make one possible. We are "Standing in the
need of prayer" for faith and strength to face the
difficult days of Beginning and adjustment.
Letters and funds may be sent directly to us
at the address at the top of the card. Air mail
reaches us in TO days or less so it is a bargain
even at 25c a letter.
Regular mail takes four to
six weeks. It will mean much to hear from you.
In His service,
MR. & MRS. MARK G. MAXEY