Joseph Hardy Neesima (Jo NIIJIMA) purchased a former tofu store which was near the current Amherst House under Niijima's name, and taught the bible there which was outside school grounds.
そこで新島襄は現在のアーモスト館あたりにあった元豆腐屋を新島名義で買い上げ、学校外のその場所で聖書を教えることとなった。