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is a private university in Sendai, Japan. It was founded under a Christian background (specifically the German Reformed Church, which later was known as the Reformed Church in the United States. A large part of the Reformed Church in the United States subsequently merged into what is today known as the United Church of Christ in the United States). == History == The university was founded in 1886 (Meiji 19) by Protestants as . The first president was Oshikawa Masayoshi (押川方義 1850-1928), ex-samurai in Matsuyama and one of the first Protestants in Japan. In 1891, the school was renamed and a course for non-Christian students was added. The first president Oshikawa resigned in 1901 and was succeeded by David Bowman Schneder (1857–1938). In 1904, college courses were added and authorized by the Specialized School Order. The college at first had two Departments: Letters, Theology. In 1918, Normal School and the Department of Commerce were added. In 1926, the main building (still used today) was built in Tsuchitoi Campus. Schneder left the college due to age, but even in his last days he had strong faith and gave the sermon titled ''"I am not ashamed of the gospel"'' (1936, the 50th anniversary of the school). During World War II, the college was virtually forced to stop functioning and was established instead (1944–1947). After the war, the college was reorganized (under Japan's new educational system) into Tohoku Gakuin University in 1949. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tohoku Gakuin University」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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