Then, Jo NIIJIMA bought a bean curd shop located near current Amherst House under his name and taught the Bible at this place instead of at the school.
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。