In 1941, Shinjo ITO took the position of a special chief priest as 醐山管長命, after receiving an order from the chief priest of Ein (shugen) Temple, '福聚山一住坊常宝院,' one of the historic old branch temples of Daigo Sanpoin Temple and the only one left in Murayama Village, Kita-tamagun, Tokyo Prefecture, while many 法類 temples were abolished, returned to secular life, or changed into another religious school during the time of disorder within the movement for the excision of Buddhism.
昭和16年3月末（1941年）には、東京府北多摩郡村山村に唯一残った、醍醐三宝院末の古刹で、廃仏毀釈時代の混乱期に多くの法類寺院が廃絶、廃毀、還俗、転派した中を乗り切った恵印（修験）寺院、「福聚山一住坊常宝院」住持の辞令を受け、醐山管長命による特命住職として晋山。