Kimura Seimatsu - Kimura Seimatsu

Japanese: 木村清松 - きむらせいまつ

Born: 1874. Niigata
[Died] January 14, 1958.
Christian missionary. He studied at Hokuetsu Gakuin and was baptized by Hori Teiichi at the age of 17. From Tohoku Gakuin, he traveled to the United States in 1894 and entered Moody Theological Seminary. He was ordained in 1901 and returned to Japan the following year. In 1908, he was appointed to Kyoto Rakuyo Church. He later founded Gosen Church, Fengtian Church in China, and Shanghai Japanese Church. He became famous as an eloquent and passionate preacher, and in the mid-Taisho period, he preached faith in the second coming and held prophecy study meetings in various places with Uchimura Kanzo and Nakata Shigeharu. In 1911, he was appointed to Osaka Tenma Church. During this time, he was active as a traveling pastor, holding large missionary meetings in various places both at home and abroad, including three round-the-world missions.

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Japanese:

[生]1874. 新潟
[没]1958.1.14.
キリスト教の伝道師。北越学館に学び，17歳のとき堀貞一より受洗。東北学院から 1894年渡米してムーディ神学校入学。 1901年按手礼を受け翌年帰国。 08年京都洛陽教会へ赴任。その後五泉教会，中国の奉天教会，上海日本人教会を創設。雄弁，熱烈な説教家として令名をはせ，大正中期には再臨信仰を説いて内村鑑三，中田重治らと各地に預言研究会を開いた。 24年大阪天満教会へ赴任。この間，3回にわたる世界一周伝道をはじめ内外各地に大伝道会を開き，巡回牧師として活躍した。

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