Society of Friends

Japanese: 基督友会 - きりすとゆうかい(英語表記)Society of Friends
Society of Friends
The Japanese name for Quakers, also known as the Friends. In December 1885, the missionaries J. Cosand and his wife arrived in Japan, and in 1886 they began education and evangelism. In 1889 they founded the Japan Peace Association, and in 1892 they published the magazine Heiwa.

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Japanese:
クェーカー教徒,別名フレンド派の日本における呼称。 1885年 12月宣教師 J.コサンド夫妻が来日,翌 86年から,教育,伝道を開始,89年「日本平和会」を結成,92年雑誌『平和』を発行。

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