Fourth Minister: Tachikawa Shinkyo (1912-1920)
Tachikawa Shinkyo, who resigned and returned home to Japan due to his illness, came back to Hawaii, and was appointed to take over Minister Matsui on June 15, 1912 with his wife Sae.
In 1918 due to the increase in the number of boarding students in the dormitory he newly built another two story dormitory for girls in the back of the existing dormitory building with $1,500. For the following 10 months he and his wife temporarily returned to Japan for illness and came back the next year. During this break assistant minister Yamaguchi Ryukai was in charge.
In order to re-establish Men’s Association, which was unrelated to the church and was not as active at the time, a meeting was held among the young men and was concluded to rename it as Young Men’s Buddhist Association and Minister Tachikawa was appointed as the president. Meanwhile, his wife orchestrated a birth of the Young Ladies Buddhist Association.
In February 1920, Minister Tachikawa was assigned to be the Fourth District Minister from the central church after District Minister Hisaya resigned. However, it was in July that year before he moved to Honolulu for the assignment after completing all his remaining jobs in Hakalau.
During this Tachikawa era, Yamaguchi Ryukai, who came to Hawaii in May 1917, became the assistant minister of Hakalau church and assisted Minister Tachikawa, who was struggling with his illness, let alone taking over the church during his absence due to his return to Japan for his illness.
Tachikawa Shinkyo, who resigned and returned home to Japan due to his illness, came back to Hawaii, and was appointed to take over Minister Matsui on June 15, 1912 with his wife Sae.
In 1918 due to the increase in the number of boarding students in the dormitory he newly built another two story dormitory for girls in the back of the existing dormitory building with $1,500. For the following 10 months he and his wife temporarily returned to Japan for illness and came back the next year. During this break assistant minister Yamaguchi Ryukai was in charge.
In order to re-establish Men’s Association, which was unrelated to the church and was not as active at the time, a meeting was held among the young men and was concluded to rename it as Young Men’s Buddhist Association and Minister Tachikawa was appointed as the president. Meanwhile, his wife orchestrated a birth of the Young Ladies Buddhist Association.
In February 1920, Minister Tachikawa was assigned to be the Fourth District Minister from the central church after District Minister Hisaya resigned. However, it was in July that year before he moved to Honolulu for the assignment after completing all his remaining jobs in Hakalau.
During this Tachikawa era, Yamaguchi Ryukai, who came to Hawaii in May 1917, became the assistant minister of Hakalau church and assisted Minister Tachikawa, who was struggling with his illness, let alone taking over the church during his absence due to his return to Japan for his illness.
