Excerpt from The Japan MissionMeanwhile, the law against Christianity was unrepealed, and the new Imperial Government of 1868 caused the enactment to be replaced on the notice-boards in every town and village. It was not until 1873 that the anti Christian edict was withdrawn. Then all oficial opposition ceased, and toleration gradually became almost complete. Buildings were set apart for Christian worship, not only for foreigners, but for natives, not only at the treaty-ports, but in towns and villages far removed from them. No obstacles were placed in the way of evangelistic work. N o difficulty was experienced in holding public meetings in theatres and other large buildings. Christian literature was everywhere exposed for sale, and openly circulated by booksellers, and by colporteurs employed for the purpose.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.