Charles Mason Remey

In April 1910, the Star of the West published a letter from Charles Mason Remey, then traveling through Japan, China, and Southeast Asia. He reported back what no American Bahá'í had yet been told from a Bahá'í pen: *In Japan the spiritual field of work is ready for the laborers.*

In April 1910 the Star of the West published the longer text of Charles Mason Remey's letter from Rangoon, describing his journey through Japan, China, and Southeast Asia in the cause of opening the way for Bahá'í teaching in the East — and the practical sense of need behind his often- quoted appeal: *American Bahais are needed in Japan*.