"Jesus said unto him, if thou can'st believe, all things are possible to him that believeth." — Mark ix. 23.

A million souls for Jesus! / Lord, this can surely be! / A million souls for Jesus! / 'Tis not too much for Thee! / Is not Thy Word all powerful / To touch the sinful heart? / Is not the Spirit willing / Thy Word of Life to impart?

A million souls for Jesus! / In this dark land of sin! / A million souls for Jesus! / Lord, now the work begin! / Make us thy servants willing / Thy blessed will to do; / Give us thy Holy Spirit / Fill us with power anew.

A million souls for Jesus! / Sound out the watchword true! / A million souls for Jesus. / The work of God to do. / Korea's cry is mighty, / But God is mightier far; / No band of evil forces / His purposes can mar.

Refrain: — A million souls for Jesus! / Lord, grant our hearts'-desire! / A million souls for Jesus! / Lord, spread the Gospel fire.

The above lines were suggested by the watchword of the missionaries in Korea gathered in conference and given out as "A million souls for Jesus." They were written October 11, 1909 in Seoul by Robert Harkness. — Copyrighted.

역자 주: 로버트 하크니스(Robert Harkness, 1880-1961)는 호주 출신의 복음주의 음악가·작곡가로, 채프먼-알렉산더 부흥운동(Chapman-Alexander Revival Campaign)에 동행하여 1909년 10월 서울을 방문하였다. "백만 영혼 구원 운동(Million Souls Movement)"은 1909년 가을 서울에서 모인 한국 주재 개신교 선교사들이 채택한 표어로, 이듬해(1910)까지 한반도에서 백만 명의 회심자를 얻는 것을 목표로 삼았다.

Mr. Kill the Korean pastor of the large Central Church in Pyeng Yang, having felt for some time that a kind of coldness had come over the Christians in the City, resolved with one of his Elders to go to the church every morning at dawn to pray. These two men with humble trustful faith, thus continued in prayer every morning at a little after four for about two months, without having spoken to anyone about it,— in fact I think no one knew of it. But somehow when it gradually became known to a few, some score or more united with them in these morning prayers.

Then the pastor seeing there was a desire on the part of others to join him, announced to the Church on Sunday morning, that any who wished, to pray with them at this time might do so, and that the bell would be rung at 4.30 a.m. The next morning at one a.m. the people began coming, and by two o'clock several hundred had gathered. When the bell was rung there were some four or five hundred Christians present, and after a few days the number who met at this early hour was between six and seven hundred. On the fourth morning while praying, suddenly the whole congregation broke down weeping for their sins of indifference, coldness, and lack of love and energy for work. Then came the joy of forgiveness and a strong desire to be shown ways and means to work for God.

Four more mornings were thus spent in prayer, singing praises and asking God's direction, when the pastor thinking that it was now time to do something, asked how many would give a whole day to go out and preach to the unbelieving souls and lead them to Christ. All hands went up. Then he asked how many will go two days. Again nearly all hands were raised. At the request of three days fewer hands went up but still many, and so on through four, five and six days, the number gradually lessening, but even for seven days there were quite a number.

That was a blessed communion which they partook of on the following Lord's day, and since then the whole Church is eagerly going out and leading others to Christ.

— W. L. SWALLEN.

The Editor would call attention to the fact that these people promised altogether over 3,000 days of work, making a total of nearly 6 years continued work for one man. Churches who cannot afford an extra assistant might try this. It is also suggested to pastors anywhere, who find their churches growing cold and careless, that Mr. Kil's method would be a good one to follow.

역자 주: "Mr. Kill"은 길선주(吉善宙, 1869-1935) 목사이다. 평양 장대현교회의 한국인 목사로, 1907년 평양 대부흥의 주역이며 한국 새벽기도회의 창시자로 알려져 있다. 본 기사는 그 새벽기도 운동의 확산을 평양 외국 선교사(W. L. Swallen, 미국 북장로교)가 직접 목격한 1차 자료적 증언이다. 1일 사역 헌신 = "도일(都日, day-pledge)"의 원형으로, 후일 한국교회 "전도일 약정" 전통으로 정착하였다.

Protestant Missions began work in Korea twenty five years ago. The Presbyterian Mission (North) alone reports this year 25,057 communicants, or more than 1000 for each year of work.

There are nearly 24,000 catechumens enrolled, while the total number of adherents is 96,668.

There are 107 missionaries in the Presbyterian Mission.

The church contributions for the past year amounted to $81,075.00 gold, or about $3.25 for each communicant, when the daily wage ranges from 20 to 40 cents.

There are 57 organized churches and over 900 places of regular meeting.

138 students attended the theological seminary the last year. Two years ago the first class of seven was graduated, one of whom was sent as a missionary to the isle of Quelpart off the S. W. coast of Korea, where he has been laboring faithfully since, with the result that a flourishing work has commenced there. This year, 1909, eight men were graduated and ordained to the ministry and one of them is being sent as a missionary to the Koreans in Siberia.

There are 500 students in the Academy at Pyeng Yang and 45 in the college. Three other academies are conducted by the Mission, one each at Seoul, Taiku and Syen Chun. There are also three academies for girls in the Mission enrolling last year 230 students.

Plans are being made to open two new stations beside the eight already in existence.

In connection with the Mission there are 589 primary schools enrolling 19,016 boys and 2,511 girls.

There are 3,163 baptized infants on roll.

Six hospitals ministered to over 50,000 patients the past year.

There are five Presbyterian churches in the city of Pyeng Yang and four in Seoul.

In the Pyeng Yang field 176 Bible Classes for men were held during the year with an attendance of 8,018 and 107 classes for women with an attendance of 4,513. These classes last from five to ten days and the attendants pay all their own expenses.

A School for the blind is held at Pyeng Yang with an attendance the past year of 11 persons from five provinces.

The new Station at Kang Kai in the far north is being opened this year, two residences being now erected. There are over 900 Christians in the city already. They are building a large church entirely at their own expense.

All the Missions in Korea have united in the publication of a hymn book. Within a year of its issue the whole of the first two editions of 120,000 was sold.

Arrangements have just been consummated whereby the whole of Korea is now apportioned to the various Missions, no two Missions working the same territory, except in the large cities, and none of the country being neglected in the plans for work.

The Board of Translators promise to have the complete Bible in the native Korean script before the end of the year 1909. The New Testament has long been translated and portions of the old Testament, but for the rest the Koreans have been dependent on the Chinese versions.

역자 주: 번하이젤(Charles Frederick Bernheisel, 1874-1958)은 미국 북장로교 선교사로 1900년부터 평양에서 사역하였다. "Quelpart"는 제주도, "Kang Kai"는 강계(평안북도), "Syen Chun"은 선천을 가리킨다. 1909년 말 한국어 성경 전권이 완역되었다는 본 보고는 1911년 출간된 "셩경젼셔(개역 한국어 구역 성경)"의 직접적 전사(前史)에 해당한다.

When in 1891 the head of the Mission desired to plant a hospital here, some stir was made by foreign residents who objected to the existence of a hospital for so-called "natives" within the boundaries of the Foreign Settlement; although it was next to impossible then to obtain secure tenure of land outside it, so the next best thing was done — a hospital was built just across the road but inside the Korean Settlement.

This structure was in Korean style and had about 12 rooms besides the Doctor's quarters. The Doctor lived in Korean fashion; his room opening directly into the wards. The patients lay upon hot floors Korean fashion and never a chair was to be found in the place.

In 1898 Dr. Landis contracted typhoid — he lived on Korean diet, those were days when money was very scarce.

Dr. Landis died and we lost a ripe Korean scholar, linguist and a perfect gentleman in the best sense of the word.

His mind was stored with Korean folk-lore and he was authority on all things Korean past and present. When in Korean costume he was always taken for a Korean — he had indeed the gift of speech.

He was a man of whom the University of Pennsylvania may be proud.

The present structure may be described as a compact group of buildings in brick on granite foundations; and dates back some 5 or 6 years when the whole was practically rebuilt on a larger scale.

Since 1898 the work has gone on uninterruptedly save when the place was loaned to the Japan Red Cross Society, and filled with the Russian wounded.

Dr. Weir the present surgeon-in-charge is a graduate of Cambridge, England and also of St. Bartholomew's Hospital London, England. He is a worthy graduate of St. Bartholomew's, a hospital which has existed from the 12th century; he has made a special study of Helminthology while his labours for the formation of the Korean Medical Missionary Association are well known in Korea.

Now to speak of the Hospital.

The Hospitals of the Anglican Mission were those of St. Peter's for women in Seoul, St. Matthew's for men both in the capital, and St. Luke's in Chemulpo. The two former were closed down after many years of honourable work, partly from lack of funds and partly because the capital is well supplied by the excellent plants of the Methodist and Presbyterian Missions. These two hospitals were staffed by foreign doctors and foreign nurses. Dr. Baldock's skill as an intrepid surgeon is well known to all the old-timers who came here with the "dawn of things" as we Occidentals know it.

It is significant, that whereas, formerly St. Luke's drew patients from the 8 provinces of Korea it seldom does so now, because of the placing of hospitals in nearly all the provincial capitals through the generosity of Christians in the States.

St. Luke's can accommodate 24 male and 8 female patients. The treatment is practically free — 98% of the patients are drawn from the very poorest who pay nothing for treatment.

The construction of the Railroad supplied quite a large number of emergency cases.

Being near the shore of the principal sea port in Korea, many cases come here by junks.

The foreign staff consists of the Dr. and his wife, herself a trained nurse and gold-medallist at St. Bartholomew's London, a trained nurse from King's College Hospital London, and a qualified lady dispenser.

As far as possible Korean ward boys and Korean women for the women's ward are made use of. The patients sleep upon wooden plank and trestle beds with straw mattresses which are easily destroyed when soiled.

Two small foreign wards are open for Western patients. Services are held night and morning in the wards for in-patients while prayers and preachments combined with the sale of Christian literature are conducted in the out patient's waiting rooms. A Bible woman attends to the women patients. She is the widow of the teacher of the late much lamented Rev. Appenzeller, who together with his Korean teacher was drowned in a collision near Mok-po years ago.

We have yet to get hold of the right class of ward-boys — those who will do their work in the spirit of the Master, and not merely for wages. Still, a good deal is being done despite the poor instruments used.

The Doctor's and Nurses' Quarters being under the same roof as the patients there is close contact between Doctor and patients who feel more or less that they are the guests of the Mission, and this falls in line with the traditional idea of Korean hospitality.

The writer has some diffidence about writing this account of the work here, and yet he feels that the good work done in the past by this Mission at a time when hospitals were few and far between deserves some place of recognition in any account of Medical Missions in Korea. This Mission also maintained a small hospital for some 9 years in the island of Kanghoa since closed down and transferred to the district of Chin-chon in Choong Cheung province of Korea.

역자 주: Dr. Landis = Eli Barr Landis(1865-1898), 미국 펜실베이니아 출신, 1890년 영국 성공회의 의료 선교사로 내한, 제물포 성누가병원에서 사역하다 1898년 장티푸스로 별세. Dr. Weir = Hugh Weir, St. Luke's Hospital 외과 책임자. "Chin-chon"(陳川/鎭川)은 충청북도 진천. Kang Hwa(강화도) 병원은 1893-1902년경 운영.

Our recent Annual Meeting held in Seoul Sept. 2-6, was an occasion of great blessing to many. It was indeed a season of refreshing from the presence of the Lord. The distinctive features of the gathering was the spirit of earnest, united prayer which was manifest throughout the entire session. There were a number of definite answers to prayer, and the Holy Spirit was present to lead, to cleanse, and to empower for service. Unto our God, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, be all the glory.

The reports showed that gratifying progress had been made in all the lines of missionary endeavor. The baptized membership shows an increase over last year of 1,112 bringing the total to 4,657. There are now 2,930 probationers, an increase over last year of 394. There have been 23 new groups organized, and 44 new church buildings have been erected. There has been a decided increase in contributions by the native members, which we take as a good evidence of growth in grace and knowledge.

The educational work also shows development, and the prospects are bright for much larger things during the next few years. At Songdo a new stone dormitory has been completed for the Anglo-Korean School (for boys); and the beautiful and commodious main building of the Holston Institute (for girls) will be ready for occupancy about December first. New buildings for the Lucy Cuninggim Girls School and the Boys Day School at Wonsan will be erected during the next year. Property has been purchased for new buildings for the Carolina Institute (for girls) at Seoul, and these will be erected in the near future. All these schools have opened the new session with a larger and more enthusiastic attendance than ever before. At the Annual Meeting an educational policy was adopted whereby all the schools of the mission are to be more closely correlated, and thus increase their efficiency.

The medical work has likewise prospered. The new hospital at Songdo has been completed, and only awaits the arrival of equipment before it is opened. A new dispensary building has been erected at Choon Chun, the station opened since last Annual Meeting. The dispensaries at Wonsan, Choon Chun, and Songdo have been the means of reaching many hundreds with the Gospel message during the year, and the fruits have been manifest.

Our hearts were saddened by the serious illness of Bishop Ward, who was not able to present and preside over our deliberations. He was not in good physical condition at the time of leaving San Francisco, but thought the sea trip would prove a needed tonic. However, instead of improving, he grew worse, so that when the boat arrived in Yokohama he was removed at once to the hospital, and later to the home of Dr. J. C. C. Newton in Kobe. A few days ago we received the sad news of his death Sept. 20. Our hearts are bowed in grief and submission. A strong man has been called from his earthly labors to his heavenly reward. In the absence of the Bishop, Rev. J. L. Gerdine was chosen to act as President.

The report of the Committee on State of the Church registered a high mark of faith in the power of our God, and of endeavor for large things during the incoming year. The report is given here with in full.

"We, the Committee on State of the Church, beg to report as follows: First, That we are thankful to our Heavenly Father for that measure of spiritual life and power now evident in the Church, for the native helpers' and Bible women's faith, zeal, and spirit of prayer, and for the blessings that have been received by the members of our mission.

"Second, That we recognize, however, that there is a lack in spiritual knowledge and that there is not that aggressive spirit to bring lost souls to the knowledge of Jesus Christ as Saviour that should characterize all members of His Church, and that the Sabbath is not properly observed by all our Church members.

"Therefore we urge that all of our workers be urged to use every effort to bring the Church to a higher standard of Sabbath observance.

"Third, That we recognize that God has brought us to a point where we feel that we should take active steps for the complete evangelization of that portion of Korea committed to our Church. In order to conserve the power of prayer we recommend that, as far as possible, the week following the week of prayer be observed by the Koreans.

"Fourth, That we therefore set ourselves with fixed purpose, through the help of the Holy Spirit, to the accomplishment of far greater things for God's kingdom during the incoming year; and that in humility and constant prayer our watchword be 200,000 souls for Christ this year. (Heb. 10: 35,36).

"Fifth, That we make special calls on our Board of Missions and the Woman's Board of Foreign Missions to send us in the early future six men and four women for evangelistic work.

"Sixth, That a committee be appointed to look into the advisability of establishing another mission in the event we give up Kando.

"Seventh, That monthly meetings for prayer and counsel be held in each of our stations."

There was a general feeling that the time had come for large undertakings in the name of the Great Captain of our salvation. Prayers of faith were offered for a great revival in all Korea, in Japan, in China, and throughout all the East. The promises are abundant, and the Lord of the harvest hears and answers prayer.

— F. K. GAMBLE, Secretary.

역자 주: Bishop Ward = Seth Ward(1858-1909), 남감리회 감독, 1909년 9월 20일 일본 코베에서 별세. Rev. J. L. Gerdine(거딘), Anglo-Korean School은 송도고등보통학교(현 송도학원), Holston Institute는 송도 호스튼여학교(개성 호수돈여고의 전신), Lucy Cuninggim Girls School은 원산 루씨여학교, Carolina Institute는 서울 캐롤라이나여학교(배화학당과 별개). Kando = 간도(間島).

The Korean Woman's Missionary Society of the five Presbyterian Churches of Pyeng Yang is entering upon the second year of its history. Organized at the Korean New Year Season in 1908 by the official action of the Union Session of the five Churches, the Society has been doing its work very quietly in a systematic and business like way with results that give fair promise of permanent success. The women of the five congregations make up the membership of the Society.

The work of the society is under the direction of a central committee appointed yearly by the Session consisting of 15 Korean women and 2 foreign missionaries; a business meeting is held quarterly at which reports are received from the Evangelistic and Finance committees and all other matters that should come before the Society are brought up and discussed.

The Evangelistic Committee plans the itinerary of the women who are employed by the society, and sent out on preaching tours every month, to the unevangelized villages of Pyeng Yang territory. The Finance Committee with the treasurer collect the contributions of the women of the 5 churches and pay all bills. The collections are not made publicly but a member on the Finance Committee from each church makes it her business to see privately every quarter the women of her own church and gather their collections — small sums are not despised. The women are all urged to give something — if only a sen a week — and to give it regularly.

In order to keep alive the interest of all the women, after each quarterly business meeting of the Central Committee a public meeting is held on Monday afternoon at one of the churches and all the women are invited to attend. At these meetings statements are made of the financial conditions of the society and a detailed account of all the evangelistic work done during the quarter is given. The women who are employed by the society as home missionaries or evangelists, frequently give an account of their work among the villages, and these talks are heard by the women with earnest interest.

Last year the society employed regularly at a salary of seven yen a month, one home missionary and three other women to assist her, giving the three women only their expenses and a small sum besides. They also sent one of their members as a missionary to the Island of Quelpart paying all her expenses and a salary of ten yen a month, and at the last quarterly meeting held about July 1st they reported all obligations met to date and a balance in their treasury of one hundred and fifty-six yen and seventy-four sen. Yi Si, the woman who went as our first foreign missionary has done good work and is winning her way among the women of Quelpart. She has written that she would like to give the rest of her life to teaching the Gospel to the island women and the Pyeng Yang society have guaranteed her salary for six months more.

— Pyeng Yang, Korea. MARGARET BEST. September 20th, 1909.

역자 주: Margaret Best(베스트, 마거릿) - 미국 북장로교 여선교사, 평양 정의여학교 교장. "Yi Si"(李氏, 이씨)는 평양 여전도회가 1908-09년에 제주도(Quelpart)에 파송한 한국인 여선교사로, 한국 개신교 최초의 여성 국내 선교사 중 한 명이다. Korean New Year(음력 정월) = 1908년의 음력 설은 양력 2월 2일이었다.

At the beginning of the twenty-fifth year of missionary work in Korea, I have come to know that each individual going to the mission field passes through the same experience. Each father and mother at home finds the giving up of the loved one as hard as every other parent has found it. We all remember the picture of the parting at the station, with the dear girls and boys who stood by us to the end, and kept us from taking life too seriously.

It was the latter part of January, 1885, when we left Lancaster, Pa., for San Francisco via the Southern Pacific Railway. At the end of the first stage of our journey we found the Scranton family. Then in San Francisco Bishop Fowler ordained Mr. Appenzeller Deacon and Elder, and on February third we sailed for Japan.

There were only three other passengers on board, so naturally we had the monopoly of the wit of the first officer, who enjoyed his own oft-repeated jokes as much as everyone else.

We sighted land the last of February, too late at night to go ashore. In the morning when we woke, it was snowing great flakes, and there was a strong wind. The ship was surrounded by sampans each containing two or more Japanese, many of whom were naked, while those who were clothed had but one garment to protect them from the raw wind. We had not long to wait before we saw another sampan containing two white men, clothed and in their right minds, who had come to take us ashore. I cannot remember who came for the Scrantons; but I can still see those blessed men who took Mr. Appenzeller and me. One was Rev. D. S. Spencer, and the other was a man by the name of Harris — he was not bishop then! They took us to the home of Rev. T. C. Davidson, where we received as warm a welcome as if we had been a long-lost brother and sister. They fed us and sent us on our way rejoicing, to spend a week with Mr. and Mrs. Spencer in Tokio. This was our first experience of missionary hospitality; there is nothing like it on earth!

Here in Japan we were to wait for a Korean steamer which went only once a month, and to consult with Dr. McClay and the missionaries to Japan with regard to opening work in Korea. All the missionaries both to Japan and to Korea, who could be present were in session at Dr. McClay's home in Aoyama, Tokio. It was thought best, because of the unsettled condition of Korea, to send Mr. Appenzeller and me on ahead to reconnoitre, and to leave the others in Japan for a while. It was towards the end of March when we left for Nagasaki. There we found Miss Russell and Miss Green pioneering the school for girls.

When we finally boarded the little Tsuruga Maru, we found our passengers were the Rev. H. G. Underwood, going as a missionary to Korea, and Drs. Scudder and Taylor, from the Japanese Presbyterian Mission, bound for a sight-seeing expedition. Let no man pride himself on his ability to enjoy a sea voyage until he has tried the Tsuruga Maru or her sister along an almost unknown coast, mid rain and seas which apparently go every way at once, especially up and down. My only amusement was gathering little pools of water on Mr. Appenzeller's new rain-coat, and pouring them out of the port-hole, which was directly over the middle of my berth. Four days of this with a captain who apparently never ate, but drank a great deal, took us to the outer harbor of Chemulpo, where we anchored three miles from land on Easter Sunday, April 5, 1885.

In a drizzle we were paddled in sampans to the rocky arm of shore which received us, and much quicker than I can tell it we were surrounded by a lot of Korean coolies, who seized our belongings and carried them off, while we weakly followed to the old Daibuts Hotel. We were shown to an apartment joining one given to the three gentlemen, Messrs. Scudder, Taylor and Underwood. Our bed was a shallow box of pine wood, over which were spread a couple of blankets, with more for cover. There were neither pillows nor sheets. The hall afforded one washstand for the use of all the guests of the hotel. For a week we tried to eat that which we could not, because it was not fit for food. For once I knew that I was a burden, for without me Mr. Appenzeller could have gone to Seoul. As it was captain McGlenzie would not allow another woman to go to the capital. I can see him yet, talking very vehemently, and becoming much excited at the thought of risking the lives of his men in a possible rescue of poor me. Captain McGlenzie settled it, and we took our offending selves out of the country for two months. We left our furniture, however, and when we returned in June we brought with us all our own party, except Dr. Scranton who had gone on in May, and also Dr. and Mrs. Heron.

We had the honor of establishing the very first union between the Presbyterian and Methodist mission. It came about in this way. The largest cabin in the ship, the same little Tsuruga Maru, was assigned jointly to the Heron and Appenzeller families; that is, the Herons slept in it one night, while we occupied the benches outside, and we had it the next, keeping all our belongings there.

As I sit here in America, watching a lazy stream go by, I realize for the first time that I alone of that quartette am left, and I only fifty-five. God gave us a few beautiful years together in work which was only play for the joy of it all, and then He walked in His garden and culled one by one of the fairest, to give His other flowers a better chance to grow.

— ELLA DODGE APPENZELLER. Berlin, Rensselaer Co., N. Y. August 10, 1909.

역자 주: 1885년 4월 5일 부활주일(Easter Sunday)은 한국 개신교 선교의 공식 시작일로 기념된다. 아펜젤러(Henry Gerhard Appenzeller, 1858-1902)는 미국 북감리회, 언더우드(Horace Grant Underwood, 1859-1916)는 미국 북장로교 선교사. 본 회고록의 저자 Ella Dodge Appenzeller(엘라 도지 아펜젤러, 1858-1925)는 H. G. 아펜젤러의 부인. 아펜젤러는 1902년 어청도 인근 해상에서 충돌 사고로 익사. Dr. McClay = Robert Samuel Maclay, 일본·중국·한국 선교의 개척자. Dr. Heron = John W. Heron(1856-1890), 미국 북장로교 의료선교사. Bishop Fowler = Charles Henry Fowler. "Daibuts Hotel"은 제물포(인천) 대불호텔(大佛호텔, 1888년 개관 이전의 임시 시설로 추정).

How to reach the gentry of Andong has always been a problem with the missionaries working in North Kyeng Sang province. They were the conservative of the conservatives, holding themselves aloof from anything new, and possessing a proud scorn of foreigners or anything foreign. When Mr. Adams made a pioneering trip through this section some years ago he was addressed in low talk, as if he had been a coolie. These families are well known all over Southern Korea, and they had been the recipients of coveted government offices even to that of being governor of the province. We had always considered that only after long and tactful cultivation might we possibly hope to get a hearing from them. And yet what do we find to-day?

The helper in charge of this section returning from the Theological Class in Pyeng Yang, visited this territory and was unable to get out again for two months, such was the demand for instruction preferred by this very class.

In scores of places there are people gathering from thirty to one hundred and thirty in number. The home of a recent governor is thrown open and the largest tile-roofed building on the compound has been converted into a church. This movement began last spring, and frequent delegations visited Taiku one hundred miles distant, beseeching instruction, and determined to take a Moxa back with them to explain the Gospel more perfectly. As yet it has been impossible for any missionary to go, owing to our absence at Annual Meeting. During the past three months there have been hundreds of yen's worth of books sold at Taiku to people from this territory. Whatever may have been the causes leading up to this movement, it certainly comprises a most unique and wonderful opportunity, a God-made door of entrance, which never could have been made by man.

For years past a junior missionary has been in charge of this field, Mr. Sawtell being the fourth in succession. Nevertheless under God's blessing we are able to report some eighteen hundred Christians in the Andong field, at this Annual meeting. We rejoice that now the way is open to properly man the work, and that there are now four missionaries looking forward to taking up the work among these three hundred and ninety thousand souls. A helper is now resident in Andong, four colporteurs are carrying the Gospel into the northern-most counties, while the book-room recently established is crowded day and night.

Eager expectancy is taking the place of haughty indifference. Instead of being sought, they are now the seekers. The wall of self-sufficiency built upon the heritage of the past centuries has gone crumbled to the ground. No longer in the past but in the future must they look for a new foundation that standeth sure — The Rock of Ages.

Returning from Annual Meeting I was in conference with several helpers when helper Kim Sungsam reached Taiku after his two month's campaign. After telling his story of the open door, in Andong three of my helpers volunteered to give fifteen days each to the holding of Bible classes in these new counties. They are now at work. Will you not pray for us? What is the meaning of this movement? Is not God already hearing our cry of "A million souls for Christ this year"?

— HENRY M. BRUEN.

역자 주: Henry Munro Bruen(부르언, 부해리, 1874-1959), 미국 북장로교 대구 선교사, 1899년 내한. Mr. Adams = James E. Adams(아담스, 안의와), 대구 선교부 개척자. Mr. Sawtell = M. L. Sawtell. "Moxa"는 한국어 "모사(謀士)" 또는 "목사(牧師)"의 영어 표기로 추정 — 본문에서는 "복음 교사" 의미. Andong = 안동, North Kyeng Sang = 경상북도, Taiku = 대구.

Published monthly at Seoul in the interest of all the Evangelical Missions in Korea. Edited by Lillias H. Underwood.

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To this end will not those who see or hear that which encourages and uplifts their own hearts, feel it a duty as well as a privilege, to "tell it out," putting it in as few and simple words as possible.

May we ask also that contributions be written in ink, and on only one side of a page, and that they may be sent early while still fresh in the writers mind, and before they have already been widely told.

We also make the plea, that notes of arrivals, departures, births and deaths shall be kindly sent as promptly as possible.

The party of Evangelistic workers who have been lately holding meetings in Australia and China, arrived in Seoul Saturday Oct. 9th and began their work among both Europeans and natives, on Sunday the 10th inst. The party consisted of Dr. Chapman with his little son; Mr. and Mrs. Alexander, and Miss Cadbury. Mrs. Davis and Mr. Davis her son, Mr. and Mrs. Norton, Dr. Otman, and Mr. Harkness who has written so many of the beautiful hymns of the Alexander collection.

Meetings were held in nearly all the native churches during the day, and during the week following at the Y. M. C. A. and other places, for Korean men and women. The services for foreigners began on Sabbath evening at 7, with a prayer and praise meeting followed by a sermon from Dr. Chapman at 8, at the Y. M. C. A. Many representatives from all the missions in the field were present, having travelled long distances to receive the message these men of God had come to bring, and all testified "It was like water in the desert to the thirsty soul."

Up to the time of going to press several hundreds of Korean Christians in Seoul have joined the Testament League, and one afternoon at the Y. M. C. A. fifty-five young men decided for Christ.

We are exceedingly sorry to state that Dr. Chapman has been quite unwell ever since his arrival in Seoul and was obliged to give up his work entirely on the twelfth. It is seriously hoped this attack will prove merely one of temporary exhaustion.

On Sept. 25th, 1909, Miss Payne of Chemulpo one of the oldest workers of the Womens Board of Missions, M. E. passed to her reward. Miss Payne was greatly loved and honored by all who knew her, both foreigners and natives, and her departure will be felt by each and all to be a personal loss, as well as a loss to the great mission and church she represented.

On Oct. 8th, 1909, passed into glory Mrs. M. F. Scranton one of the first missionaries to come to Korea. She was a woman of indomitable energy, and a rare combination of spirituality, and practicality. For twenty-five years she has held a unique place in the affection and respect of the whole community, both Christian and heathen, and although she has been called higher she will not soon be forgotten, and her influence and the work which she founded will be a lasting monument to one of the noblest of noble women.

We hope to be able to give at least an outline of the life and work of both Mrs. Scranton and Miss Payne in another issue.

The final settlement of the territorial boundaries between the Northern Methodists and Presbyterians, and the Australian Presbyterians and American Presbyterians of the north, is a source of general relief and congratulation. The whole country is now apportioned so that there need now be no further danger of overlapping, confusion and waste of time and strength.

This has been accomplished too, in a beautiful fraternal spirit, and we cannot but deem it one of the most significant and important events in the history of the kingdom of Christ in Korea. May God grant that it shall lead to still closer union and greater results than we have yet seen.

It is hoped that a statement of the territory under the care of each mission may soon be given to our readers, meanwhile we are all singing the Doxology.

역자 주: Dr. Chapman = J. Wilbur Chapman(1859-1918), 미국 장로교 부흥사. Charles M. Alexander(1867-1920), 가스펠 송 인도자. Mrs. M. F. Scranton(메리 플레처 스크랜튼, 1832-1909)은 이화학당의 창설자. Miss Payne = Josephine O. Paine, 미감리회 여선교사.

The past two months have been full of happenings. In addition to the various annual meetings, and the meetings of the native bodies of ministers and elders, the visits of Bishops and Board Secretaries, and the coming of the evangelists, the General Council of Missions held its Annual Meeting on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 8th and 9th, in Seoul at the Y.M.C.A. building. Mr. Moose was elected Chairman and Mr. Kerr of Chai Ryung Secretary. One of the very important subjects discussed, was that of general Sunday School lessons, and it was decided to prepare a series of lessons for the next seven years, while a series for the next two years are to be translated as soon as possible, Mr. Moose being asked to prepare those for next year on the life of Paul; and Dr. Grierson those for the year following on the Life of Christ, from Matthew.

A committee, consisting of Dr. Hardy, Mr. Moose, Mr. Swallen, Mr. Knox and Dr. Underwood were elected to arrange the seven years course of study.

Miss Wambold's resignation of the editorship of the "Korea Mission Field" was very regretfully accepted, and Mrs. Underwood tentatively appointed in her place.

The report of the Statistician, Mr. Collyer, was read, and brought up to date, the summer of 1909, and was as follows:—

M. E. Mission (North). Members 6,251; Probationers 16,992; Seekers 20,571; Gifts 66,714 yen or about $33,357 gold; Missionaries — Single Ladies 20, Male Workers 22, Married Ladies 16; Total 58.

METHODIST Mission (South). Members 4,657; Probationers 2,930; Groups 248; Gifts 8,658 yen 49 sen or about $4,329 gold.

AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN Mission (North). Members 25,057; Catechumen 23,898; Other adherents 47,719; Gifts 162,150 yen 34 sen or about $81,075.17 gold; Missionaries — Men 47, Single Ladies 14, Married ladies 40; Total 101.

AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN Mission (South). Members 4,448; Catechumen 4,094; Other adherents 4,005; Gifts 18,246 yen 46 sen or about $6,683 gold.

CANADIAN PRESBYTERIAN. Members 1,141; Catechumen 1,108; Other adherents 3,345; Gifts 11,714 yen or about $5,857 gold; Missionaries — Men 8, Single ladies 2, Married ladies 7; Total 17.

AUSTRALIAN PRESBYTERIANS. Members 700; Other adherents 800; Statistics incomplete.

These figures give a grand total of: 42,254 baptized full members; 50,526 probationers and catechumen; 87,298 other adherents; 180,078 — Total calling themselves Christians.

Miss Wambold was elected Statistician for the coming year.

Dr. Follwell reported that the Medical Association feeling the great need of a Central Medical School, had resolved to co-operate in this work, asking their several missions for permission to go to Seoul and help in the teaching for a stated time each year. They are now asking united prayer that the number of doctors in the field may be doubled. Dr. Avison stated, in this connection, that several of the young native doctors had during his absence formed plans to leave Seoul and accept advantageous offers from other places, but when he put before them the idea of a Christian medical institution for Korea, by which Christian doctors be prepared for the whole country, they were filled with enthusiasm and resolved unanimously to forgo their own personal profit, and remain to help in this good work, till further reinforcements should be ready.

Mr. Bunker reported progress on the new Union Hymnal as follows. The first sixty thousand hymnals, published, were ready and began to be delivered Sept 1st, 1908. By the first of Nov. they went to press with the second sixty thousand, which were delivered in time to meet the demand for a second edition. On the first of August, 1909, they went to press with the third edition of twenty-five thousand which is just being delivered, the first two editions being exhausted within a year.

A Committee to report on a watchword and object toward which, the Council should work and pray for the coming year was appointed, and every member of the council was thrilled as they listened to the report and heard how companies, here of missionaries, and there of natives, had been fasting and praying for weeks, without any previous arrangement, or settled plan, or the knowledge of each other, often all night, sometimes many nights in succession, in Pyeng Yang, Song-Do, Seoul and other places, and how they had been led by God's spirit on and on, to ask for greater and greater gifts, till now the committee suggested, that we ask of God 1,000,000 souls in Korea this year. This astounding proposition, only astounding because of our faithlessness, was made in a spirit of absolute confidence that nothing is too much to ask of God, yet with a deep sense of human weakness relying only on our Lord's power and grace. It was adopted unanimously, in deep solemnity while many were trembling at what seemed like temerity, yet not daring to limit God. It seems as though the movement suggested by Mr. Davis, making feasible a way of scattering the word of God broadcast through the land, and the settlement of mission boundaries, facilitating country work, are indications already that God has been preparing to answer the prayer He has inspired.

Another meeting of the Council of Missions was held on Wednesday Oct. 13th when Mr. Collyer presented the resolutions passed by the Bible Committee that morning, which were as follows. "The Bible Committee recommends the getting out of a special edition of a Gospel, at a cost of not over one sen each, for special evangelistic effort, and urges that in the coming year each missionary endeavor to enthuse his people to personal work, and to the distribution of as many as possible of these Gospels and other books for evangelistic purposes. Recommended that the Koreans be expected to furnish the funds for the purchase of these and other Scriptures and portions, and that the use of foreign money in the work be discouraged. As a general principle we believe that the giver of the book should usually pay for the book given."

These resolutions were unanimously adopted, also one offered by Dr. Underwood that each copy of these gospels should be accompanied by a pledge card to be signed by the recipient, promising to read a certain portion of this gospel or Testament every day, and to carry it always on his person.

Mr. Lee made some telling remarks in which he voiced the feeling of all, in saying that the watchword had "gripped" him, and gripped him more and more as he thought of it. He suggested the usefulness of some telling Korean expression for it and offered "Keum yunie pak man myeng" — "This year a million souls". This too was enthusiastically adopted.

The Bible Society promises that an attractive copy of one of the gospels which can be sold for one sen each shall be speedily ready.

It was also suggested that should each of the native baptized Christians and catechumen win one soul each month during the year, the million would be more than gained.

A wonderful spirit of love, faith, joy and unanimity was manifest, not a doubt or objection was hinted, all were carried along as by an irresistable wave of Divine power, every heart was uplifted, every eye streaming, we seemed to see already the fulfillment of our prayers, and as we heard of this very work already begun in more than one place by the Koreans, we felt that we were being urged along, not that we were urging or pushing. Many remained to fast and pray until the time for the evening meeting.

The Annual meeting of the Korean Religious Tract Society was also held on Saturday Oct. 9th with Mr. Bunker in the chair. The officers elected for the coming year, are: Chairman, H. G. Underwood; Vice Chairman, J. S. Gale; Treasurer, Mr. Brockman; Corresponding Secretary, Mr. Collyer; Recording Secretary, Mr. Hugh Miller. These with Mr. Bunker and Mr. Vesey will form the executive Committee.

The society was rejoiced by the Custodian's report showing the balance of money in hand, 6,082 yen, besides books and claims on reliable parties amounting to much more.

They were also delighted to learn that the British Tract Society, which for years had discontinued its gifts has decided to pay one half the salary of a permanent foreign corresponding secretary, while a letter from Mr. Buckland of the American Tract Society promises that they will pay the other half salary of this agent, although it is contrary to their custom and totally without precedent among them. The question of finding a Custodian was left to the Executive Committee with instructions to report in two weeks.

역자 주: Mr. Moose = J. R. Moose(무스, 무야소), 남감리회. Mr. Kerr = W. C. Kerr(커, 공위량). 1909년 백만 영혼 운동의 한국어 슬로건 "금년에 백만명(이 해에 백만 명을 그리스도께로)"이 채택된 역사적 자리. Miss Wambold(왐볼드)는 본지의 전 편집인. Mr. Davis = George T. B. Davis(데이비스), 신약성서연맹 운동가. "Lee 씨"는 Graham Lee(리, 이길함) 또는 Walter T. Lee로 추정. "Mr. Bunker" = Dalzell A. Bunker(방거, 1853-1932) 정동제일감리교회.

We are happy to announce the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Lawton who will strengthen the forces of the Methodist Mission North.

Equally to be congratulated are the northern Presbyterians who are rejoicing in the arrival on Oct. 12 of Mr. and Mrs. Maury who are appointed to Pyeng Yang station.

We are sorry to announce that Mr. Burkwall has returned to China.

Drs. Chapman and Otman left for Fusan, the rest of their party for the north Oct. 15th, 1909.

The sad news of the sudden death of Mrs. Adams of Taiku on Oct. 31st has just reached us. Her loss will be most keenly felt among both missionaries and Koreans. She was not only a model wife, mother and friend, but one of the most capable and efficient missionaries in the field. The heartfelt sympathies of all are with her stricken family, and fellow workers, and the hundreds of Korean women whom she loved, and taught so faithfully.

역자 주: Mrs. Adams = Nellie Dick Adams(넬리 닥 아담스, 1866-1909), 대구 개척 선교사 James E. Adams(아담스, 안의와) 부인. Mr. and Mrs. Maury = Mr. and Mrs. James E. Maury(모우리), 북장로교 평양 선교사. Fusan = 부산.

Early in the year 1909 several of the members of the mission station of the M. E. Church South at Songdo, Korea, began to realize a lack in spiritual power both in prayer and service and upon this realization began to pray earnestly for a new quickening.

We felt a deep conviction of coldness and that we were not walking in the power and life of the Spirit such as we had known in the past.

After talking the matter over amongst ourselves with much individual prayer and heart searching, it was decided that a week of prayer should be observed by the members of our station about 15 in number, so the time was appointed for July 12th. The subject of the daily Bible study was prayer in its various aspects.

On the 4th day, the subject being the Ministry of Intercession, after a short recess the meeting was prolonged till midnight, during which time some of us were much blessed, but Mr. Gemble, Mr. Stokes and myself could not find satisfaction so we pledged ourselves to "pray through" until God did answer and satisfy our souls.

Thus we waited before God in deepest humility and confession of such sins as pride and selfishness and unbelief, laying bare our heart before God and each other until about 4 a.m. at which time God most graciously vouchsafed a wonderful and indescribable outpouring of His Holy Spirit upon us, giving us clear witness to purity of heart and His infilling, and causing us to praise Him with joy unspeakable and full of glory.

The immediate result of this blessing was the binding of our three hearts together in a band of love and unity of desire for God's glory alone such as we had never known before and also such a passion for prayer that it seemed we could not be contented unless we met every day together for prayer, seeking thus to learn from God all He wanted us to know about the use of this chief means of grace.

A few days after this two persons were heavily laid upon the heart of one of us in prayer that they might receive purity of heart and the baptism of the Spirit. We prayed with exceeding earnestness all of one day and about 3 p.m. were led to claim by faith the answer to our prayer.

While praying for these and after being led to claim the answer, we were led out in prayer for all Korea and then for China and then for the Far East. Suddenly an outpouring of the Spirit stopped our prayer and we burst forth into expressions of praise worship and adoration, for one of our number had seen a vision of the Christ, as it were, with His hands outstretched in blessing over Korea.

A few days later one of our number felt led to go off to a mountain temple for several days of waiting upon God in fasting and prayer. This was put before the other two, who at once said that they had been wanting just that very thing. We did not feel like going alone so two others were asked to go with us and consented.

Just before leaving Mr. Stokes told some of his native workers what we had planned to do and they too said — "Why that is just what we have been wanting for a long time." The result of this was that ten of our men representing the three churches in Songdo went off to one mountain while we five missionaries went to another to wait on God for the leading of His Spirit in power.

Coming back from the mountain we all felt very distinctly that God's work in Korea had reached a crisis and that He had plans for a larger work of grace than ever hitherto manifested in this land.

Just how this was to be accomplished we knew not but were waiting confidently upon God's Spirit for guidance.

The next day the native helpers came in from the country to render to their missionary pastors their monthly reports. They were told what God had been doing for us and at once they answered we must have the blessing also.

So Mr. Stokes went with his 20 men back to the mountain temple which we had occupied the week before. After about 4 days Mr. Stokes came back from the mountain full of the Holy Ghost and of faith and with a thrilling narrative of how the Lord had poured out His Spirit in mighty power upon all of the 20 men who went with him.

Also he came with a message of great crisis in God's work in this land, thrilling our souls with the message that in all its parts showed marks of being of the Spirit.

The other 25 men also were blessed in like manner and the whole 45 went back to their circuits like the disciples full of zeal and power so that shortly afterwards when the missionaries went to make the round of their circuits they found here and there manifestation of God's blessing in greater measure than before.

While on this trip Mr. Stokes was led by the Spirit to pray for 50,000 souls in his two circuits during the year, when he came back home he told us of it and our hearts leaped in response to the call.

We then began to pray most earnestly that God would give us the distinct guidance of the Holy Spirit at our Annual Meeting so that we might plan wisely for the work of the following year.

God answered our prayer and every one was deeply impressed with the Spirit's presence in power, so that many said they had never attended such an Annual Meeting before.

At this meeting the Committee on the state of the church brought in seven resolutions among which was the following, — that we take for our watchword "this year 200,000 souls for Christ." This became to some of us such a stimulus that we wished the whole missionary body might also adopt a motto for the year — to this end therefore we began to pray.

Thus came about our watchword 1,000,000 souls for Christ this year through much prayer both in the native church and among the missionaries and we believe also by the Church at Home and God is honoring His word.

— DR. REED, M. E. South.

역자 주: Dr. Reid = Wilbur Carey Reid 또는 Clarence F. Reid, 남감리회 송도 선교사. M. C. Stokes(스토크스, 1882-1968), 남감리회 송도·원산 선교사. M. B. Stokes의 1909년 7월 송도 5인 부흥 기도회는 1907년 평양 대부흥의 연장으로 평가되며, 백만 영혼 운동의 직접적 기원이 되었다. Songdo = 송도(松都, 개성).

On August the 7th at Pyeng Yang the Presbyterian Mission North held the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the Establishment of Protestant Missions in Korea. The day was begun with devotional exercises under the leadership of Mr. Whittemore, who made helpful remarks on our many causes for thankfulness, and the need of humility; closing with the warning, that we must not rest content with the thought of the past, but go forward planning with wise aims for the future development of the church.

Rev. H. G. Underwood was the chairman of the day, and after a few remarks on the glory and privilege of living now and here, he called for the reading of a letter sent by Dr. Allen the first American Presbyterian Missionary to this country. There is no space here for even an outline of Dr. Allen's exceedingly interesting and witty paper, which made very vivid the difficulties and dangers encountered by the "Vanguard," and filled us with a glow of sympathy and pleasure as we heard how brave Mrs. Allen stood by her post at her husband's side in Seoul, when the legations and all other foreigners had fled to Chemulpo, and the whole city was in a condition of riot, lawlessness and terror.

Dr. Allen spoke of the establishment of the first hospital, and the kindness of the royal family to the missionaries, showing how effectively the door was opened at the very first into the hearts of high and low.

Dr. Moffett read the next paper, on evangelistic work. Great have been the changes since the time when the whole Korean church met within closed doors in one little room, and now when 50,000 men and women gather in great Bible conferences all over the country. Dr. Moffett referred to the most effective of the methods used. Self-support, personal hand to hand work, the peculiar stress put upon Bible study from the beginning, and the custom of teaching lay Christians, each and all, to become evangelistic personal workers. Dr. Moffett felt inclined to believe that more than anything, the Bible was the great factor under God in the success of His cause in Korea.

Dr. Baird then read a paper on educational work, in which a history of schools from their very beginning was given, and most interesting statistics were presented; which, I will not repeat as they are already in the hands of the public. The large and flourishing schools all over the country, and the eagerness of all classes for an education speak for themselves of the impetus given and the development of the national character by Christianity.

A paper on medical work by Dr. Avison was then read, in which an outline of the Mission's medical work past and present was given. The opening of the work in 1885 by Drs. Allen and Heron, the establishment of a government hospital, the medical work among women by lady doctors, the establishing of hospitals and dispensaries in other stations, the medical school, begun under Dr. Allen, graduating its first doctors in 1908, and the prospect of a self-supporting staff of medical men were all noted.

Dr. Gale read a short paper on literary work, which he divided into work in Korean for Koreans, as the translations of the Bible, hymns and tracts and school books, work for missionaries, like language helps, and for the church at home, as books on Korea and its missions. He called attention to the native kukmun (written character) so simple and admirably adapted for the use of the great masses of plain and ignorant people, as a vehicle for the Bible and religious literature. He noted the love of the Koreans as a people for literature and the great increase in reading matter, called for and on the other hand the poor supply of good books and papers. As for the Bible Mr. Gale was able to assure us that it is now nearly finished, the New Testament and Psalms having been in the hands of the people for some years and the Old Testament it is hoped will be ready in a few months, school books, medical books, commentaries, and tracts are now all continually in preparation.

Miss Best next read an interesting sketch of woman's work from the beginnings, when there were only a few little castaways in the one girl's school, and only a few old women gathered to spell out the gospel of Mark, to the present when great Bible conferences of hundreds of women who have travelled many miles — two such women walked 150 miles to a meeting — gather in the large centres, when nearly a hundred Bible classes were held by Pyeng Yang Bible women alone, when hundreds of girls are taught in boarding and day schools, when there are women's missionary societies and a regular Bible institute has been established, by which women can continue their preparation for a term of years.

Mr. Adams read a memorial of those who have passed on before, the comrades who helped to sow the seed, the harvests of which we are reaping to-day, and who doubtless are rejoicing with us among the great cloud of witnesses.

Mr. Clark then read some thrilling statistics, resplendent with the glory of God, and calling in trumpet tones to the church at home for more prayers, and workers, and to those on the field for redoubled zeal, consecration and devotion. They are nearly all given elsewhere in the pages of this paper, but I will call attention to one or two points made. First the average increase has been 38%. There have been 5,346 baptisms during the year, 31,500 men and 11,304 women have attended Bible institutes this year, and 3,996 of the members have attended at least one Bible class of several days duration.

The final paper was read by Dr. Underwood, his "Reminiscences" covering the whole 25 years of Presbyterian Mission work. The difficulties and encouragements of early times, the first Christians and first Church, the adoption of methods and establishment of principles, the beginnings of translation, the development of the Church and with it of the people, the wars and rumours of war, the loss of comrades, the sweeping into line of whole brigades of the Lord's army, the division of territory thus far accomplished, and the wonderful outlook for the future, big with grander promise than ever before were the themes he presented. He closed with the plea, that forgetting all distinctions of sect every mission on the field may crowd so close to Jesus that all divisions may be crowded out, so that we all may be welded into one for the accomplishment of His Purpose.

The audience were favored all through the programme in the intervals between the papers with delightful music by our gifted new comers.

After the Annual Meeting a most interesting conference was held with Dr. and Mrs. Brown, who had recently arrived from America.

I regret that this report must necessarily be so meagre and unsatisfactory and beg all who have not done so to secure a copy of the Twenty-fifth Anniversary Exercises of the Presbyterian Church North, which are now being published, and can be had by writing to Mr. Lampe of Syen Chyun.

— L. H. U.

역자 주: Dr. Allen = Horace Newton Allen(알렌, 1858-1932), 최초의 미국 장로교 의료 선교사·외교관, 1884년 9월 내한. Dr. Moffett = Samuel Austin Moffett(모펫, 마포삼열), 평양 장대현교회. Dr. Baird = William Baird(베어드, 배위량), 숭실학당 설립자. Dr. Avison = Oliver R. Avison(에비슨, 어비신), 세브란스병원장. Dr. Gale = James Scarth Gale(게일, 기일). Miss Best = Margaret Best(베스트). Mr. Adams = James E. Adams. Mr. Clark = Charles A. Clark(클라크, 곽안련). Mr. Lampe = Henry W. Lampe(램프), 선천 선교사. Mr. Whittemore = Norman C. Whittemore(휘트모어), 선천. L.H.U. = Lillias Horton Underwood(언더우드 부인), 본지 편집인.

The news was flashed to the Missionaries in Korea of the M. E. Church South that their Bishop was in Japan seriously ill.

Could it be possible that Bishop Ward, the genial, sympathetic, love filled Bishop was not to reach Korea. Oh! no this could not be! It must not be! They said, "If we ask in faith nothing wavering he will recover." So feeling this call to prayer, the Missionaries did pray oh so earnestly and often.

But way down in the slums of Seoul, hidden away in the mazes of the crooked streets near the old water gate — a congregation of Koreans was gathered for worship when the announcement was made of the news received. These dear people who had felt the overflow of love from our Bishop's great tender heart listened with tear dimmed eyes to the words of the telegram.

The following Wednesday evening when the Missionaries were leaving the service they found many in the congregation remaining. Upon inquiry, it was found that these Korean brothers and sisters had had a call from God to prayer also. And how had they prayed? Nightly they had gathered in the little church praying in a congregation from ten to eleven and from four to five and nine to ten next day, while one or more of the number remained in prayer all night long. They were keeping the weary watches of the night with Him. In the silence and loneliness they were following literally in His footsteps and gaining new visions of themselves and Him. This was continued nightly for some time, nearly two weeks I think.

No true prayer is ever unanswered, for while our Bishop with us no more, but pleading face to face with the Ruler of Nations this little congregation are going on with new love and zeal to help win the million souls for Christ this year.

A million souls this year in Korea for Christ! This is our call to prayer! More, this is your call to prayer!

역자 주: Miss M. M. Ivy = Mary M. Ivy, 남감리회 여선교사. "old water gate(옛 수구문)"은 서울 도성의 광희문(光熙門)을 가리키며, 본문의 한국인 회중은 광희문 근처(현 동대문 일대) 남감리회 자교(自橋, 종교)교회 또는 인근 한국인 교회로 추정. Bishop Ward = Seth Ward, 1909년 9월 20일 코베에서 별세.

We quote the following from the Chicago "Interior."

A voluntary committee of New York and Philadelphia laymen, which has chosen as its chairman Mr. Hugh R. Monro, vice-president of the Niagara Lithograph Company, and which has opened an office in the Presbyterian building in the former city, issues a general call to the evangelical laity of the country soliciting attendance from all parts of the nation at a "conference in the interest of evangelism by laymen" in New York City November 4th and 5th of the coming autumn. The call is signed by fifty laymen not only from the two cities chiefly interested, but from Chicago, Boston, Washington, Buffalo and other places.

The call emphasizes Christ's manifest expectation that laymen just as much as ministers should be witnesses of his message of salvation, and expresses the profound conviction that the winning of America to Jesus Christ is impossible through the labors of the ministry alone, but can be accomplished only by aid of a general habit of "personal work" among Christian men engaged in secular pursuits.

In part the call says: "America will be won to Christ only when the Christian people of America accept the responsibility of taking definite and persistent part as laymen in urging the gospel on all within their reach. In Korea every convert is a missionary — and the eyes of the world are fixed with amazement on Korea's Christian growth. Christian America should come up to the standard of the heathen land, which it is evangelizing. The large evangelistic campaigns in our cities — often richly blessed — are necessary only because the Christian layman is not doing his duty in active evangelism all the year round. And the large campaign can never reach all; general lay evangelism can."

The quality of the men who have gone into this undertaking may be judged from such names as these signing this call — John H. Converse, Henry P. Crowell, Franklin W. Ganse, William Phillips Hall, H. J. Heinz, H. B. F. MacFarland, A. T. Mahan, Franklin P. Shumway, William D. Murray, Andrew Stevenson, Frederick A. Wallis and S. W. Woodward, besides many others engaged in distinctively religious work as secretaries of the Young Men's Christian Association, secretaries of church boards and editors of religious papers.

역자 주: H. J. Heinz = 케첩 등으로 유명한 하인즈 식품 회사 창립자. A. T. Mahan = Alfred Thayer Mahan(1840-1914), 미국 해군 제독·해군력 이론가. 본 글은 1909년 가을 미국에서 일어난 평신도 전도 운동(Laymen's Missionary Movement)의 일환을 한국에 소개한 것으로, 한국의 백만 영혼 운동과 짝을 이루는 미국 본국의 평신도 운동을 보여준다.

On April 3rd, 1909, Rev. Clement Carrington Owen, M. D., of Kwang-ju, Korea, passed to his reward after a brief illness of pneumonia. Eleven days while on a preaching trip seventy miles south of his home, he was carried back in a sedan chair by the natives, reaching home three days later after unspeakable suffering, and died three days after reaching home. All that loving hands and medical skill could do was done for him, and missionaries and Koreans alike besought for his life with strong crying and tears, but God willed to take him.

This is one of God's mysterious providences that can never be unraveled in this life. There is no one to take his place. The desolate wife, with the little ones gathered around her, the hundreds of Korean Christians scattered over thirteen counties, as sheep without a shepherd; the little group of fellow-workers who are left — all are looking up to the Father who makes no mistakes, crying out with tear dimmed eyes, "Thy will, not ours, be done."

Dr. Owen early received those religious impressions which determined his life. Born at Black Walnut, Virginia, July 19th, 1867, of Christian parents (Robert E. Owen and Mary S. Carrington), he was at four years of age bereft of his father. He then went to live with his grandfather, Wm. L. Owen, of Black Walnut, Halifax Co., Virginia, by whom he was educated. His religious education was carefully given by his two grandmothers, whose memory he fondly cherished. He graduated at Hampden Sidney College, Virginia, third honor man of his class. Compelled by ill health to give up a course at the University of Virginia, he later took a theological course at Hampden Sidney, Va., and spent two years in theological study in Scotland. Returning by the United States, he took his theological degree at Union Seminary, Hampden Sidney, Va.

After volunteering for foreign mission work, he decided upon a medical course to further fit himself for that career; but the years necessary for this further preparation were grudgingly given, so keen was his realization of the urgency of the foreign work, the immediate need of workers and the uncertainty of life. He accordingly decided to send a substitute, and Dr. A. D. Drew was chosen and supported by him during that time.

Dr. Owen pursued his medical studies at the University of Virginia and received his M. D. from that institution, having served as Chaplain of his class. After a post-graduate course in New York, he sailed for Korea, arriving in November, 1898, having been appointed as a Medical missionary, he was assigned with Rev. Eugene Bell to Mokpo, which had just been opened up. Here he labored for nearly four years in medical work, erecting a neat dispensary, which is still in use and the only foreign building at this station.

In December, 1900, he was married to Dr. Georgiana Whiting an active member of the Korea Presbyterian Mission North, who survives him with four children, Ruth, Dorothy, and an infant daughter born a month after his death.

Returning to Korea in 1903 (Oct.) from a year's furlough, made necessary on account of business and health considerations, he determined to devote himself to evangelistic work. He was influenced in this decision largely by the nature of his work of the preceding year, when as the only man in his station, he was led far afield in the evangelistic work for which he was equally well qualified both by education and temperament.

After another year's work at Mokpo, he was in the fall of 1904 transferred with Mr. Bell to the interior, with instructions to open up a new Station at Kwang-ju. Here he labored with marked success until the time of his death, in evangelistic work, preaching, teaching, itinerating, lending a helping hand when occasion offered in medical work. At the time of his death he was engaged in the preparation of the Sunday School Lessons for all Korea, which he had completed through May.

During this period of his ministry, assisted by native helpers he opened up a great stretch of country to the South, where he established some thirty groups of Christians, with hundreds of adherents. We had assigned to him the largest field in the Province, and for the past two years it had opened up faster than any other section. "Why don't Papa stay to we house," the pathetic question of his little girl a few weeks before his death, was an eloquent testimony to his faithful efforts to carry the Gospel to the thousands who had only him to look to for the Bread of Life.

There is a phrase which perfectly describes Dr. Owen: "He was a Christian gentleman." Descended of a noble family, he had the indescribable charm and chivalrous instinct that marks the nobleman. He was an affectionate husband and father, a loyal friend and a sympathetic leader. From his babyhood his religious tendencies and tastes were marked. Three characteristics stood out prominently: he was pre-eminently a man of prayer, and of faith, and he constantly exalted Christ. If he had any doubts, he never expressed them.

It was a privilege and an inspiration to go on an itinerating trip with him. One was always impressed and inspired by his marked spirituality and dependence upon God. There was very little of the earth about him, and he left practical details largely to others, but he never shirked a responsibility laid upon him, and he abundantly demonstrated the effectiveness of the weapons with which he fought. He loved the Koreans and loved to be with them. Nothing delighted him more than to meet with them in his "sarag" or guest-room for Bible study or song, and this he would do when at home night after night. Though not a strong man physically, there was not a more faithful or enthusiastic itinerator in the Mission; often he was absent in the distant portions of his field for a month at a time.

Looking at his death through human eyes, it seems an irreparable blow to the Mission, following so closely upon the death of our other veteran, Mr. Junkin. Like the latter also, he was cut off in the midst of his days, and left a work full of promise and scarce begun. Yet we know that God makes no mistakes. Dr. Owen finished his course — no man ever finishes his work — he "fought the good fight, he kept the faith, he witnessed the good confession, he has received the crown." It is impossible for us who remain, upon whom a heavier burden has fallen, to understand our Father's mysterious dealings in thus calling home one who is so sorely needed. Time may reveal some of His meaning.

For the present it is a call to us all to renewed faithfulness and activity "while it is called to-day, for soon the night cometh, when no man can work;" and it is a clarion call to men and women at home to rise up and offer themselves to carry on the work begun by this faithful servant of God, who like his Master spared not himself, neither counted his life dear unto him, but poured it out in loving ministry.

"He that winneth souls is wise."

"And they that are wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars, forever and ever."

— J. FAIRMAN PRESTON. Mokpo, Korea.

역자 주: Clement Carrington Owen(클레멘트 캐링턴 오웬, 오기원, 1867-1909) — 미국 남장로교 의료·전도 선교사, 광주 선교부 개척자, 1909년 4월 3일 광주에서 별세. Eugene Bell(유진 벨, 배유지, 1868-1925) — 목포·광주 선교사. Dr. Georgiana Whiting(조지애나 화이팅) — 미국 북장로교 여의사, 오웬 박사의 미망인. J. Fairman Preston(변요한, 1875-1975) — 남장로교 목포 선교사. Junkin = William M. Junkin(전위렴, 1865-1908), 군산 선교사로 1908년 별세. 본 추모문은 본래 1909년 8월호에 게재되었던 글이 11월호에 일부 재게재된 것임.