Sapporo Band - Sapporo Band

Japanese: 札幌バンド - さっぽろばんど
Sapporo Band - Sapporo Band

In 1876 (Meiji 9), a group of Protestant students at Sapporo Agricultural College converted to Christianity under the guidance of American agricultural scientist and educator Clark, who came to Japan at the invitation of Kuroda Kiyotaka, Commissioner of the Hokkaido Colonization Commission. When Clark left Japan, they signed the "Christian Pledge" (1877) and pledged their faith for the rest of their lives, and Clark famously encouraged them by saying, "Young people, have great ambitions!" The first class of students at the agricultural college included 15 students, including Sato Shosuke and Oshima Masatake, and the second class included 18 students, including Uchimura Kanzo, Nitobe Inazo, Miyabe Kingo, and Hiroi Isamu. Many prominent figures who would go on to lead Christian, academic, and political circles emerged from this group.

[Shinji Kanai]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

1876年(明治9)、北海道開拓使長官黒田清隆(きよたか)の招きで来日したアメリカ人農学者・教育家クラークの指導下に入信した札幌農学校のプロテスタント学生グループ。彼らはクラークの離日に際して「耶蘇(やそ)を信ずる者の誓約」(1877)に署名して生涯の信仰を誓い、これに対してクラークが「青年よ、大望を抱け!」と激励したことは有名。農学校1期生に佐藤昌介(しょうすけ)、大島正健(まさたけ)ら15人、2期生に内村鑑三(かんぞう)、新渡戸稲造(にとべいなぞう)、宮部金吾、広井勇ら18人を数える。このなかからはキリスト教界、学界、政界を指導する有為の人物が輩出した。

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