出版社：Historical Society of English Studies in Japan
摘要：Through the new treaty of 1858, the port city of Yokohama became a center of introducing Western ideas to Japan. Many Baptist missionaries have made various contributions in Yokohama. In July, 1853, Jonathan Goble, a sailor on Commodore Perry's ship, came to Japan. Later in April, 1860, he returned to Japan as a missionary, lived in a temple, and began his Japanese study. After returning to the States in November, 1871, Goble came to Yokohama again with Nathan Brown in February 7th, 1873. This was just before the end of the ban against Christianity on February 24th. On March 2nd Goble and Brown organized the First Baptist Church of Yokohama. Goble translated part of the Bible into Japanese and published Matthew in 1871. In 1879 Brown translated the first Japanese New Testament. A. A. Bennet opened the Yokohama Baptist Theological Seminary in 1884. In 1886, Mrs. Brown founded a girls' school which Miss Clara Converse took over in 1890 and it was named Soshin Girls' School. In 1901, J. L. Dearing opened Yamate English Night School. In 1819, Kanto Gakuin Middle School opend at Miharudai in the city.
