According to the writing of his son, he was called the 'D. L. Moody of Tokai Region' (D. L. Moody was the famous missionary in the USA) and word of his name reached as far as Kyoto and Osaka.
子息の書によれば「東海道のD.L.ムーディー（D.L.Moody、アメリカの有名な伝道士）」と呼ばれ、京都・大阪にまでその名が届いたという。