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The Footsteps of Our Predecessors 56

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The following is a translation of Part 56 of the series “Senjin no sokuseki” (Footsteps of Our Predecessors) from the August 2007 (No. 464) issue of Taimo, pp. 34–35. This translation is a provisional one at the moment and may require further revision.

Part 56: There Is No Other Path to Salvation (Part 2 of 2)

After experiencing deep emotion upon hearing the teachings of God the Parent for the first time, Kikutaro Shimamura began to visit Takeji Tsuzuki on a daily basis. Yet Tsuzuki had just converted to the faith himself and had not received the truth of the Sazuke, so he could not elaborate any more beyond what he said the first time.

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The Footsteps of Our Predecessors 55

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The following is a translation of Part 55 of the series “Senjin no sokuseki” (Footsteps of Our Predecessors) from the July 2007 (No. 463) issue of Taimo, pp. 34–35. This translation is a provisional one at the moment and may require further revision.

Part 55: There Is No Other Path to Salvation (Part 1 of 2)

In 1888, Kikutaro Shimamura ran a marine products business located north of the Hiyoshi Bridge in Minami-Horie, Osaka. While he was highly confident of his strong physique since his youth, he had been suffering from hemorrhoids from the previous spring. He visited doctors, pharmacists, acupuncturists, and prayer specialists, but there was not a sign of any improvement. As he spent the days agonizing over having run out of options, he suddenly remembered something.

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The Footsteps of Our Predecessors 7

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The following is a translation of Part 7 of the series “Senjin no sokuseki” (Footsteps of Our Predecessors) from the July 2003 (No. 415) issue of Taimo, pp. 34–35. Note: This is a tentative translation may require further polishing and revision.

Part 7: An Apology

Kikutaro Shimamura ran a marine products business in Osaka. He converted to the faith in 1888 after being saved from two major illnesses. He resolved to save a thousand persons as his expression of gratitude for being saved by God the Parent from certain death.
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