1. The imperial rescript is preserved on an inscription. 2. He challenged the Imperial Rescript on Education and spoke against the Russo-Japanese war. 3. The Imperial Rescript to Soldiers and Sailors became compulsory reading for students during this period. 4. During his first term, the " Imperial Rescript on Education " was issued. 5. By an imperial rescript the monastery was forced to sell one quarter of its large possessions. 6. His role was to read the imperial rescript of the shrines and present the emperor s offerings. 7. Of the death sentences, an Imperial Rescript commuted twelve to life imprisonment on the following day. 8. The main objective however stayed the same, namely teaching national morals and spreading the Imperial Rescript on Education. 9. An imperial rescript was obtained imposing the severest penalties on all who dared to reject the communion of the patriarchs. 10. It was a model of ideological state governance to form State Shinto and to promulgate the Imperial Rescript on Education.