In October of the same year, at the annual meeting of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, Joe requested funding to establish a Christian university in Japan, and secured the promise of a donation of 5000 dollars.
同年10月、アメリカン・ボード海外伝道部の年次大会で日本でキリスト教主義大学の設立を訴え、5,000ドルの寄付の約束を得る。