"--Sakuma Shozan, wrote in 1841, assassinated
1864.
"And slowly floating onward go
Those Black Ships, wave-tossed to and fro."
--Japanese Ballad of the Black Ship, 1845.
"The next day was Sunday (July 10th), and, as usual, divine
service was held on board the ships, and, in accordance with
proper reverence for the day, no communication was held with the
Japanese authorities."
--Perry's Narrative.
"Praise God, from whom all blessings flow,
Praise Him, all creatures here below,
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host,
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost."
--Sung on U.S.S.S. Mississippi, in Yedo Bay, July 10, 1853.
"I refuse to see anyone on Sunday, I am resolved to set an
example of a proper observance of the Sabbath ... I will try to
make it what I believe it was intended to be--a day of
rest."--Townsend Harris's Diary, Sunday, August 31, 1856.
"I have called thee by thy name. I have surnamed thee, though
thou hast not known me. I am the LORD, and there is none else;
besides me there is no God."--Isaiah.
"I saw underneath the altar the souls of them that had been
slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they
held.
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