This school is not, of course, to be compared with foreign universities, or the Imperial University; nor is it a copy of other universities; but it is intended to make this university just suited to the needs of the time and the social conditions of Japanese women. The standard will be gradually elevated. In the system of female education, it is a university, at least in germ. It is the purpose as soon as possible to increase the number of courses; to add, for instance, pedagogy (including sociology, psychology, etc.), music, science, art, and calisthenics. It is intended also to extend the preparatory course downward, so that it shall include, not a _Kōtō Gakkō_ only as at present, but also a _Shō Gakkō_ (Grammar School) and a kindergarten. Thus the system of female education will be complete in all its grades: from three to six in the kindergarten; six years in the grammar school; five years in the secondary school (_Kōtō Jō Gakkō_); three years in the university; with a post-graduate course of three years. Then surely the institution will be worthy to be called a university. STATISTICS OF CHRISTIANITY IN JAPAN[229] Under the title, “The Present State of Christianity,” the “Tōkyō Maishū Shinshi” publishes a number of statistics culled from the Rev. D. S. Spencer’s “Tidings from Japan.” Here is the “Maishū Shinshi’s” summary of Mr. Spencer’s report: ===============+===============+==============+============ MISSIONS. | MISSIONARIES. | NATIVE | | | PASTORS AND | MEMBERS.[230] | | EVANGELISTS. | ---------------+---------------+--------------+------------ Protestant | 789 | 494 | 50,512 Roman Catholic | 229 | 98 | 55,824 Greek Church | 4 | 152 | 27,245 ===============+===============+==============+============ These figures, when compared with those of ten years ago, do not, as far as the Greek Church and the Roman Catholic Church are concerned, indicate remarkable progress, but to Protestants they are on the whole encouraging. There are 23 Protestant denominations working in Japan, but the most important sects are the Congregationalists, the Presbyterians, the Episcopalians, the Methodists, and the Baptists. The statistics for the 5 principal missions are as follows:—