[표지] COVER (PDF p.001–002)
[목차] CONTENTS (PDF p.003 / 인쇄면 3)
- 인물 동정 — 편집부 ... 3
- 남장로회 선교부 결의 ... 5
- 시 — 익명 ... 8
- 토착 교회의 선교사 필요성 — L.H.U. ... 8
- 결실을 보존하는 문제 — 밴 버스커크 박사 ... 10
- 평양의 일꾼 사경반 — 버츠 양 ... 11
- 이상한 부탁 — "누구인지 안 알려줘" ... 12
- 군산 소식 — 패터슨 부인 ... 12
- 한국의료선교협회 — 휴 M. 위어 박사 ... 13
- 시 — 테르스테겐 ... 14
- 남장로회 주일학교 사역 — 스와인하트 씨 ... 15
- 부산진 사역 — 매켄지 부인 ... 16
- 지혜와 관대함 — 밴 버스커크 박사 ... 18
- 광주 소식 — R. M. 윌슨 박사 ... 19
- 송도 보고 — 무스 목사 ... 20
- "연합을 위한 기도" — L. H. U. ... 22
CONTENTS. Notes and Personals — Ed. — 3. Resolutions passed by S. Presbyterian Mission — 5. Poem — Anonymous — 8. The Native Church's Need of the Missionary — L.H.U. — 8. The Problem of Conserving Results — Dr. Van Buskirk — 10. The Worker's Class in Pyeng Yang — Miss Butts — 11. A Strange Request — "Ain't Goin'-to-tell Who." — 12. Notes from Kunsan — Mrs. Patterson — 12. Korea Medical Missionary Association — Dr. Hugh M. Weir — 13. Poem — Tersteegen — 14. Sunday School Work in S. Presbyterian Mission — Mr. Swinehart — 15. Work in Fusanchin — Mrs. McKenzie — 16. Wisdom and Liberality — Dr. Van Buskirk — 18. Notes from Kwangju — Dr. R. M. Wilson — 19. Report from Song Do — Rev. Mr. Moose — 20. "A Prayer for Unity" — L. H. U. — 22.
[판권란] (printed p.3)
편집인 릴리어스 H. 언더우드 / 부편집인 H. H. 언더우드 / 영업부장 제럴드 본윅(트랙트 하우스, 서울). 연 구독료 1엔(금화 50센트/영화 2실링 1펜스). 낱권 10센, 같은 호 3부 25센. 인쇄: 후쿠인 인쇄소, 고베. (미국 구독처: A. B. 레너드 박사, J. E. 매컬록 목사, D. H. 데이, 조지프 핑크니 더럼, 어니스트 홀 목사 / 영국: 본윅 부인, 런던.)
[인물 동정] NOTES AND PERSONALS (printed pp.3–5)
토착 추수감사일로 정해진 11월 12일은 남장로회에 특별한 기쁨의 날이었다. 그날 그들은 순천의 프랫(Pratt) 부부, 목포의 P. B. 힐(Hill) 부부, 전주의 티몬스(Timmons) 박사 부부와 자녀들을 맞이했다. 본지도 이 기회에 남장로회의 환영에 함께한다.
토론토의 J. 맥피 스콧(McPhee Scott) 목사가 11월 하순 도착했다. 그는 캐나다 장로회 외지선교부 이사로, 세계일주로 산하 선교지를 시찰 중이며, 10월 18일 (그를 맞으러 고베에 갔던) 회령(Hoi Ryong)의 바커(Barker) 부부와 함께 원산에 도착했다. 캐나다 지부들 — 원산·함흥·성진·회령, 그리고 곧 지부를 열기를 바라는 용정(Yong Chang) — 을 방문했고, 캐나다인들은 그의 방문에서 사역에 큰 유익을 기대한다.
11월 14일 뉴욕 화이트 박사 성서학원의 커민스(Cummins) 교수(전 인도 선교사)가 서울에 도착했다. 음성학·어학 연구의 권위자로, 인도·페르시아 등지에서 놀라운 성과를 거둔 자신의 방식을 서울 선교사들에게 나눠 주기로 했다. 이에 11월 25일 어학반을 열었는데, 참석할 수 있는 행운을 누린 20~30명의 선교사에게 큰 유익이 될 것으로 보인다. 11월 중 서울 선교사들은 재령의 헌트(Hunt) 부인과 직산광산(Chiksan Mines)의 존슨(Johnson) 부인의 방문을 누렸다.
여러 곳에서 특별히 복된 사역을 해 온 잘 알려진 전도자 J. H. 스미스(Smith) 목사 부부가 11월 하순 서울에 도착해 토머스(Thomas) 목사 부부의 손님으로 머물렀고, 선교사들은 오후 환영회에서 이들을 만났다. 이들도 이 도시에서, 이어 북부 평양·송도에서 전도집회를 열었고, 12월 22~29일 서울에서 두 번째 집회를 가졌다. 손튼 밀스(Thornton Mills) 목사가 딸 레이 밀스(Rae Mills) 양과 함께 한국에 온다는 반가운 소식도 닿았는데, 그녀의 귀환을 한국인도 선교사도 매우 고마워한다. 밀스 박사 부녀는 아마 이 호가 독자에게 닿기 전 도착할 것이다.
J. S. 켈리(Kelly) 목사 부부는 새로 열 지부 거창(Kuchang)의 집이 지어질 때까지 진주에 머문다. A. 라이트(Wright) 목사와 네이피어(Napier) 양은 마산포(Mosampo)에서 일한다. 방문 중인 캠벨(Campbell) 양은 새해 후 베이징의 다른 자매를 방문한다.
특별 통신원 요청에 친절·신속히 응해 준 여러 지부에 감사한다. 아래 공동편집자(통신원) 명단을 싣는다 — 통신원만 쓰면 된다 여겨 흥미로운 자료 보내기를 게을리하지 말기를 바란다. 공동편집자: 원산(호주선교회) 매켄지 부인, 부산진(호주) 엥겔 부인, 광주(남장로) 스와인하트 씨, 평양(장로) 캠벨 양, 공주(감리) 밴 버스커크 박사, 군산(남장로) J. B. 패터슨 부인, 제물포(영국선교) 위어 박사, 목포(남장로) 마틴 양. 지금까지 남장로회 벗들이 본지 보고에 가장 앞섰으나, 곧 모든 지부의 소식을 듣기를 바란다. 7월 이후 군산 지부에 더해진 아기들: 제임스 브루스 패터슨, 윌리엄 베너블, 윌리엄 알론조 파커 군. 한 지부치고 대단하다! 다만 패터슨 부인은 아직 한국어를 못 익혀 '복무 준비'가 안 됐다고 천연덕스레 알려 온다. 그러나 우리 대부분이 끝내 못 하는 그 일을 그들은 익힐 것이다. 군산 만세!
[보고·호소] 남장로회 선교부 결의 (RESOLUTIONS PASSED BY S. PRESBYTERIAN MISSION) (printed pp.5–8)
…이 순간의 적시성을, 그리고 지체의 위험을 잘 알기에, 이 증원자들의 도착은 이루 표현할 수 없는 기쁨과 안도를 준다. 우리의 거듭된 간절한 호소에 이토록 훌륭히 응답한 본국 교회에 감사하며, 이 증원을 가능케 한 교회·개인들에게, 하나님의 복 아래 한국의 이 두 남쪽 도(전라)를 예수 그리스도께 얻는 사역을 계획할 수 있게 되었음을 전한다. 본국에서는, 모든 일꾼이 도착한 뒤에도 최소 2년이 지나야 사람들 사이에서 사역을 시작할 수 있고, 사망·이동으로 빈 자리는 그때그때 빨리 채워야 함을 유념해야 한다. 그러나 돈과 사람의 필요보다 더 깊은 것은 늘 기도의 필요다 — 바울이 심고 아볼로가 물 주어도 자라게 하시는 이는 하나님뿐이다. 우리는 혈과 육에 맞서 싸우는 것이 아니며, 기도에 힘쓸 때에야 이 땅을 두고 다투는 어둠의 권세를 이길 수 있다. 지금 세상의 눈이 한국에 쏠려 있고, 그리스도 교회는 그 어느 때보다 복음 전파의 영적 사역에 합당하도록 시련을 겪고 있다 — 교회의 진보를 막던 세속적 요소가 걸러지고, 교회는 더 강하고 순결하게 떠올라 주를 위해 싸우리라 확신한다. 우리 교회에 맡겨진 남한 전라 두 도에는 200만 넘는 사람이 있는데 대부분 농민이거나 생필품을 다루는 소상인이고, 큰 도시 없이 작은 마을에 잘 흩어져 산다. 동방에는 (이 세 나라의 말은 달라도) 하나의 문자가 있다. 몇 해 전 접근 불가였던 곳이 이제 온 세계와 이어져, 한국 남쪽 항구 부산에서 파리·런던까지 기차가 다니고 목포에 무선전신이 닿는다. 이런 물질적 진보 중에도 교회는 한가하지 않아 각 주요 중심지에 사절을 보냈고, 수천 교회가 일어나 시련의 불을 통과했다 — 모래 위에 세운 것은 사라지고 반석 위에 세운 것은 남는다. 지금은 현재의 토착 일꾼들을 훈련할 사람이 필요한 때다. 현재의 교회를 길러 믿음에 굳게 세우고 빠르게 자라는 토착 목회자를 더 충실히 가르친다면, 이 땅의 결과를 두려워하지 않는다. 많은 수가 갑자기 얻어지던 때는 지났고, 이제 우리는 토착 교회가 개인에게 메시지를 전하며 전도를 이끌도록 바라보고, 우리는 기존 교회를 지도·훈련하는 데 힘을 쏟아야 한다. 올해 한국 첫 총회가 열려 약 250명의 총대가 모여, 열렬히 택한 가장 오랜 일꾼 언더우드 박사의 사회로 훌륭히 일했다. 진지하게 논의된 주제 하나는 남중국에 선교사를 보내 동방 복음화라는, 이 교회가 하나님 주신 사역으로 여기는 일을 시작하자는 제안으로, 더 충분히 조사할 위원회에 맡겨졌다. 토착 교회가 큰 섬 제주(Quelpart)에서 처음 시작한 사역은 기대 이상으로 번성했다 — 처음 조롱·박해하러 온 이들이 머물러 찬양하고 도왔다.
[시] 백성 가운데 (AMONG THE PEOPLE) — 캠벨 모건 인용 (printed p.8)
"엄격한 교구 사제가 / 높은 교회 첨탑에 올랐네 / 하나님께 더 가까이, 그 말씀을 / 백성에게 내려 전하려고. / 설교 원고에 그가 날마다 적었네 / 하늘에서 왔다 여긴 것을 / 그리고 백성의 머리 위로 떨어뜨렸네 / 이레에 한 날, 두 번씩. / 그가 늙자 하나님이 '내려와 죽으라' 하셨네 / 그는 첨탑에서 부르짖었네 / '주여 어디 계시나이까?' 주께서 답하셨네 / '여기 내 백성 가운데 있노라.'" — 캠벨 모건(Campbell Morgan) 인용.
[논설] 토착 교회의 선교사 필요성 (THE NATIVE CHURCH'S NEED OF THE MISSIONARY) — L. H. U. (printed pp.8–10)
이달 본지에 한 젊은 선교사의 슬픈 편지가 왔다. 전임자의 긴 안식년 뒤 자기 구역의 낙심스러운 상황을 본 그는, 토착 교회가 외국인 없이는 무너질 만큼 그를 필요로 하며 외국인이 가장 많은 곳에서만 교회가 정말 강하다는 것을 입증하는 글을 보냈다. 이것이 사실이라면 불신자는 토착 기독교가 견고한 기초 없는 허울이라 주장할 만하다. 반면, 검증되지 않은 이들로 주로 이뤄진 새 그룹이 자기가 무엇을 하는지 잘 모르는 것도 사실이다. 그러나 그런 이들도 참된 거듭난 교회의 원재료다 — 조금씩 확신해 참되이 회심한다. 다만 시간과 충실한 수고가 든다. 그러니 선교사 없이는 교회가 못 간다는 우리 벗의 말은 틀리지 않으며, 선교사·토착 일꾼이 부족한 데서 갑작스러운 대규모 입교가 있었던 곳에서는, 이 부류를 방치하면 통탄할 이탈이 생긴다. 1910년 7월호에서 편집인이 바로 이런 상황을 경고했으니 다시 옮긴다: "선교사가 거의 못 보는 외딴 그룹, 또는 거의 모든 선교사가 그룹을 순회하느라 개인 교육 시간이 없는 인력 부족 지부에서는, 이 부류가 다소 방치되어 이탈이 생기기 쉽다." 충분한 선교사, 잘 훈련된 토착 일꾼, 연합된 노력, 끊임없는 경계, 신중한 입교가 필요하다. 방금 언급한 곳에 그런 조건이 있었다면, 거의 전 그룹을 가련히 잃는 대신 가능성 있던 신자의 절반~4분의 3은 참신자가 되고 견고한 기초가 놓였을 것이다. 또 하나, 일부 그룹을 불안정하게 하는 조건이 있다 — 편지를 쓴 벗이 자기 교회의 한 소수 잔류자가 "교회의 새 초가지붕 값을 내게서 칭얼대어 받아냈다"고 한 데서 드러난다. 사람들이 자기 교회 값을 스스로 치르면 황폐히 두지 않으며, 자기 교회를 지탱하는 이들은 (믿음도 더 굳다). 특별한 주의가 없으면 이런 슬픈 손실이 다른 지부에서도 되풀이될 것이다. 책임이 어디 있는지는 엄숙한 물음이다.
[논설] 결실을 보존하는 문제 (THE PROBLEM OF CONSERVING RESULTS) — J. D. Van Buskirk (printed pp.10–11)
한국인 사역에서 우리의 가장 큰 문제는 그들을 교회에 들어와 몇 번 출석하게 하는 것이 아니라, 그 결실을 보존하는 것 — 그렇게 온 이들을 붙드는 것이다. 구체적으로: 2년 새 광주(Kangju) 우리 교회에 1,000명 넘게 이름을 올렸으나 출석은 거의 그대로이고 정말 의지할 수 있는 수는 거의 안 늘었다 — 새로 얻는 만큼 빨리 잃는 듯하다. 이는 우리 눈에 잘못이며 큰 근심을 주었고, 하나님 보시기에 이렇게 온 이들의 일부라도 붙들지 못한 실패에 우리가 책임이 있다고 본다. 그렇게 대접받은 이에게 잘못하는 것이니, 그는 다시는 그만큼 들으려 하지 않을 것이고, 누군가 붙들어 참으로 그리스도께 인도하지 못한 탓에 영원히 잃을 수도 있다. 담당 선교사로서 끈질긴 개인 사역을 권했고 한국인 목사도 촉구했고 사람들도 원했으나(그들도 무슨 일이 벌어지는지 알았다), 우리 모두 별 힘을 못 쓴 채 그저 흘러갔다. 광주만이 아니라 여러 곳에서 같은 보고를 받는다. 지난여름 W. N. 블레어 목사가 자기 교회들에서 쓰는 방안을 들어, 광주에서 의논해 그대로 채택했다 — 주일 저녁 예배 후 모임을 갖고 (모든 새 신자를 점호하여 후원자를 붙인다). 후원자는 반(班) 지도자만이 아니라 개인 사역에 관심 있는 모두다. 시간이 드나, 그리스도를 위해 영혼을 붙들 수 있다면 그만한 값어치가 있지 않은가? 필요하면 설교를 줄여 시간을 내라 — 잘 시작하면 시간이 많이 들지도 않는다. 오래 따르진 않았으나 더디게나마 '손으로 골라 딴 열매' 같은 결실을 본다. 일꾼 모임(공예배가 아니라)에서 모든 새 신자를 점호하는 것의 가치를 특히 강조하고 싶다. 결실을 보존하라, 영혼을 구원하라! — J. D. 밴 버스커크.
[보고] 평양 성서학원 일꾼 사경반 (REPORT OF WORKERS CLASS OF BIBLE INSTITUTE, PYENG YANG) — Miss Butts (printed pp.11–12)
평양 성서학원 일꾼 사경반이 10월 25일 역대 최다 출석으로 폐회했다. 약 115명 중 95명의 여성이, 올해 시골 교회에서 가르칠 과정을 준비하는 2주 공부 초청에 응했다. 반의 목적은 가르칠 내용 준비만이 아니라 교수 원리도 익히는 데 있다. 매 시간 첫 부분은 한두 여성이 전날 여선교사가 가르친 부분을 가르치고, 가르친 뒤 우리 비평을 매우 주의 깊게 듣는다. 해마다 큰 향상을 본다.
[일화] 이상한 부탁 (A STRANGE REQUEST) — "Ain't Goin'-to-tell Who" (printed p.12)
한국인 모두 내가 미국에서 의학을 공부하고 약을 가지고 와 병자를 치료한다는 것을, 또 어느 정도 그 사실을 고마워한다고 여겼는데, 며칠 전 밤 '엄청난 충격'을 받았다. 몇 달 앓아 온, 내가 치료 기회를 얻으려 애쓰던 한 노인이 친구를 보내 전갈했다: "물론 당신이 영혼을 구하러 한국에 온 줄 알지만, 사람의 고통도 불쌍히 여기지 않소. 나는 병들어 살기 어려울 듯하오. 우리 한국 의원들에게 침을 숱하게 맞고 약도 많이 먹었으나, 더 약 살 돈이 없소." 나는 당연히 무료로 약을 주겠다 말하려는 참이었다. 그런데 그가 이어 말했다: "약을 더 사고 침을 몇 번 더 맞을 돈을 좀 주신다면 참 감사하겠소!" 나는 거의 넘어질 뻔했다 — 의사인 내게 돌팔이의 조제약과 침값을 내라니! 돈을 주었느냐고? — "누구인지 안 알려줘."
[소식] 군산 소식 (NOTES FROM KUNSAN) — Mrs. Patterson (printed pp.12–13)
이곳 사역과 더 나은 앞날의 전망에 큰 격려를 받는다. 여름에 온 새 전도자 J. 켄턴 파커(Kenton Parker) 목사와, 최근 남학교 산업 사역을 맡으러 온 루이턴(Luiton) 씨로 인력이 늘었다. 미혼 여성용 새 사택 부지가 마련되었고, 오래된 사택 한 채를 안팎으로 수리 중이다.
[보고] 한국의료선교협회 (KOREA MEDICAL MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION) — Hugh N. Weir (printed pp.13–14)
중국의료선교협회의 한국지부인 한국의료선교협회 연례회의가 1912년 9월 23~25일 서울에서 열렸다. 회기 중 회원 20명과 방문객 15명이 참석했다. 예비 사무 후 새 임원 선출: 회장 밴 버스커크 박사(공주), 부회장 커렐(Currell) 박사(진주), 서기·회계 위어(Weir) 박사(제물포), 편집 러들로(Ludlow) 박사(서울). 신입 회원: M. C. 하딩 박사(목포), C. I. 매클래런 박사(진주), A. I. 러들로 박사(서울). 발표·토론: 리드 박사(정복되지 않은 탈구), 밴 버스커크 박사(한국인의 경련·간질·정신이상의 가능한 원인), 에비슨 박사(콜레라), 패터슨 박사(외과 세균학). '올해 배운 가장 좋은 것' 심포지엄과 몸·영의 관계 토론도 있었다. 모협회 3년차 회의가 1913년 1월 열림을, 중부지구 월례회가 매월 둘째 화요일 오후 3시 서울 세브란스병원 구내에서 열림을 알리며 모두의 참석을 권했다. — 휴 N. 위어.
[시] "주여 주는 대대에 우리의 거처가 되셨나이다" (LORD THOU HAST BEEN OUR DWELLING PLACE) — Tersteegen (printed p.14)
손으로 짓지 않은 그 빛나는 방, 하나님의 평온한 안식의 처소, 그리스도 거기서 지친 자를 고요히 그 품에 누이려 기다리시네. 시간이나 장소의 모래 위에 지어 폭풍에 스러질 것이 아니라, 만세 반석 위에 세워졌으니 영원히 서 있으리. 광야의 세월 지난 먼 새벽날만이 아니라, 지금 소란과 싸움과 조롱과 눈물 가운데서도, 그 방은 고요·장엄히 늘 우리를 기다리네 — 가장 부드러운 품의 안식, 더없이 감미로운 그 환영을. — 테르스테겐.
[보고] 남장로회 주일학교 사역 (SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK IN THE SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIAN MISSION) — Mr. Swinehart (printed pp.15–16)
1년 전 우리 선교 통계를 보고 주일학교 사역이 마땅한 관심을 못 받고 있음을 확신했고, 조사를 넓혀 한국 전체에 대해서도 같은 결론에 이르렀다. 본 선교의 세례교인 7,174명에 비해 주일학교 등록은 8,154명으로, 교인보다 1,000명도 더 많지 않았다. 올해 명부에 1,000명을 더하기로 하고 그 목표로 일해 왔다. 조직적·체계적 노력으로 기독교 주일학교의 출석·관심을 늘려 꽤 만족스러운 결과를 얻었다. 관심에 힘입어, 6개월 공과 시험 최우수자에게 상을 주고 그날을 모두 즐기는 '래리 데이(Rally Day)'로 삼기로 해 큰 학교들에서 시행했다. 새 발상이라 비판도 있었으나 확실히 성공적이었고 내년엔 더 큰 것을 기대한다. 일부 지역은 인근 지역을 구획해 각 구역에 지도자를 두어 좋은 성과를 냈다. 개인 사역을 강조·고집했다. 다만 이교도(비신자) 학교를 열고 조직하는 일에서는, 목표한 수보다 더 많은 결과를 얻었으니 연초엔 거의 불가능해 보이던 일이었다. 그러나 만족하지 않고 목표를 더 높여 또 한 차례 운동을 시작했다. 문제는 출석할 사람 수가 아니라 그들을 가르칠 우리 시간의 한계다. 먼저 그리스도의 생애에서 나온 단순한 이야기를 가르치고, 점차 십계명·주기도문·요리문답·성경 구절을 외우게 한다. 이 헐벗고 씻지 않은 어린 녀석들의 반은 6개월 공부에서, 같은 나이 미국 아이들이 같은 기간에 보일 것보다 더 큰 진전을 보인다. 미국에서 주일학교 사역이 조직적 노력을 들일 가치가 있다면(누가 이를 의심하랴), 왜 한국에서도 비슷한 노력을 권하지 않겠는가. 9개월간 나와 주일학교 조직을 함께한 훌륭한 한국 그리스도인에게 이 사역을 그 백성에게 권할 세 이유를 청하니, 긴 글만큼 잘 짚은 답을 적어 주었다: 1. 아이는 이끌기 쉽다. 2. 어려서 배운 것은 결코 잊지 않는다. 3. 어려서부터 하나님 말씀으로 자란 사람은 큰 사람이 될 수밖에 없다.
[보고] 부산진 사역 (WORK IN FUSANCHIN) — Mrs. McKenzie (printed pp.16–18)
(첫 모임엔 한 가족, 둘째엔 어머니와 아기, 셋째엔 홀로 온 여인 하나뿐이었다!) 9월 총회·연례회의·총공의회의 분주함과 긴장 뒤, 지역 사역에 매이지 않은 이들은 오래 기다린 시골 순회에 안도의 한숨으로 나선 듯했다. 엥겔(Engel) 씨는 운양(Unyang) 지구 교회들을 돌아 매우 만족스러운 상태를 보았고, 같은 때 울산(Ulsan) 지구를 방문한 매켄지(MacKenzie) 씨도 한 곳을 빼고 모든 교회에서 격려받을 일을 많이 보았다. 니븐(Niven) 양과 전도부인들도 그달 운양·울산에서 각각 일주일 여성반을 열었다. 공부하러 모인 여성 수는 두 곳 다 작년에 못 미쳤는데, 주로 지금 남부에 심한 가난 때문이다 — 가져갈 양식(쌀)을 못 구해, 옷이 부족해 못 온 이가 많았고, 말씀을 더 알고 싶어도 가족 부양의 고된 싸움에 일주일을 낼 수 없는 여성도 많았다. 그러나 수가 줄어도 관심은 줄지 않았고, 적어서 오히려 교사가 각 반원에 더 가까이 다가가 큰 복을 누렸다. 각 지구에 전도부인을 두면 여성 사역이 크게 진전되리라 믿는다 — 울산 지구를 위해 한 지역 회중의 검증된 충실한 그리스도인 여성이 택해져 새 임지로 옮겼다. (부산 나요양원) 멀리서도 가련한 나환자들이 요양원 소문을 듣고 상한 발로 힘닿는 대로 빨리 피난처를 찾아오는데, 자리가 없으면 그 실망이 참으로 가련하다. 육신을 돕는 만족에 더해 근래 영적 기쁨도 있었다 — 입소 전 시골 교회와 연결된 그리스도인이던 이가 남녀 거처에 몇 있어, 요양원의 기독교적 영향과 밖에서의 가르침이 이교도로 들어온 이들에게도 복이 되었다. 이달 초 매켄지 씨가 세례 지원자를 심사해 남자 3명·여자 7명이 준비됨을 보았다. 이튿주 주일 요양원 모임방에서 세례식과 성찬이 있었는데 둘 다 매우 감동적이었다. 열이라는 수는 주께 깨끗함 받은 열 사람을 떠올리게 했으나, 그 열 사람의 육신 정결의 기쁨이 이 열 사람의 죄 사함의 기쁨에 미쳤을지 의심스럽다. 일그러진 나병 얼굴에 어린 감정을 보며 그 작은 무리와 처음 주의 죽으심을 기념하니 가슴이 벅찼다. 병으로 손을 들지 못해 거룩한 떡과 잔을 입에 못 대는 이가 많아, 동정의 침묵 속에 선교사가 도왔다.
[소식] 광주 소식 (NOTES FROM KWANGJU) — Dr. R. M. Wilson (printed pp.18–19)
많은 일에 쫓겨 자주 못 썼으나 오늘 밤 이 지부의 몇 가지를 전한다. 지금 모두 더없이 바쁜데, 이 긴장에 건강이 안 무너지나 의아해하는 이도 있으나 지부 전반 건강이 이보다 나은 적이 없었다 — 한국 등지의 병 상당수는 일·운동 부족 탓이니 고된 일이 큰 약이다. 많은 좋은 새 일꾼들의 안착에 깊이 감사한다. 지금 매일 5시 기도회를 갖는데 2년째 이어져 큰 복의 근원이었다 — 처음엔 필요한 증원을 위해 기도했고 이제 그 응답을 감사한다. 어학반도 중요한데, 선임 셋이 미국에 있고 프레스턴 씨는 신설 지부에 바빠 현장 3~4년차들이 가르칠 수밖에 없으나 신참들에게 큰 유익이다. 병원은 사랑스러운 새 시설에서 조용히 사역이 진행되고, 많은 이에게 위안이 될 결핵 병동을 막 추가했다. 지난 한 해 수술은 27건뿐이었다 …그곳 사역에 하나님의 복을 빌며. — R. M. 윌슨.
[보고] 송도 동지구 보고 (REPORT OF THE SONGDO EAST DISTRICT) — Rev. J. Robt. Moose, 남감리회 한국선교부 연례회의 제출, 송도, 1912년 9월 5일 (printed pp.20–22)
작년 미국에서 돌아와 10월 10일 서울에 도착해 송도 동지구에 임명된 것을 알았다. 서울에 이틀만 머물고 송도로 와 동료들의 따뜻한 환영을 받았으나, 서울·춘천에서 가구를 옮겨 새집에 정착하는 데 시간이 걸렸다. 동지구는 송도시에 작은 회중 하나뿐이라 내 사역 대부분은 시골이어서 많은 여행과 객지 생활이 필요했다. 지구는 네 개 군 전체와 다른 세 군 일부를 아우르는 다섯 순회구로 이뤄진다. 각 순회구마다 분기회를 네 번 열었으나, 무스(Moose) 부인의 중병으로 셋째 순회 때 둘은 못 열었다 — 한 곳에 모이기 직전 집으로 부르는 전보를 받았는데, 어두웠고 집까지 약 65마일을 여러 고개 넘어 가야 했다. 며칠 간병 후 부인은 회복해 이후 일을 보지만 병 전만큼 강하진 않다. 이 모든 일에 주께서 선하셨다. 송도 지부원들이 친절히 도왔고, 특히 해리스 양·틴슬리 양에게, 또 (리드 박사가 미국에 있어 와 준) 에비슨·허스트 박사에게 신세를 졌다. 올해 하나님 나라 확장을 위해 한 일이 적어 송구하나 맡은 일을 하려 애썼음은 의식한다 — 말 타고 수백 마일을 다니며 142일을 객지에서 보냈다. 5월 초 와슨(Wasson) 씨가 안식년으로 귀국해 그가 맡던 전도 사역이 내게 넘어와 기존 다섯에 큰 순회구 둘이 더해졌고, 2주 뒤 콜리어(Collyer) 씨도 안식년을 떠나며 전 지구를 넘겨, 5월 중순부터 장정 한 사람 몫을 한 셈이다. 이 지역 사역에 매우 힘든 해였다 — 신자의 큰 이탈은 없었으나 새 신자가 적어 수적으로는 앞날이 다소 낙심스럽다. (한 일꾼이 거짓 교리를 전해 즉시 출교되었다.) 어윈(Erwin) 양·존스턴(Johnstone) 양이 여러 교회를 방문하고 여성 사경반을 연 좋은 사역을 빼놓을 수 없으니, 매우 필요하고 모든 부문에 값진 일이다. 교육·의료 보고는 담당자가 할 것이다. — J. 로버트 무스 올림.
[기도문] 연합을 위한 기도 (A PRAYER FOR UNITY) — L. H. U. (printed p.22)
우리의 유일한 구주, 평화의 왕이신 우리 주 예수 그리스도의 아버지 하나님, 우리의 불행한 분열로 우리가 처한 큰 위험을 진지하게 마음에 새길 은혜를 주소서. 모든 미움과 편견, 경건한 연합과 화목을 막는 그 밖의 모든 것을 거두어 주셔서, '한 몸'과 '한 성령'과 부르심의 한 소망, 한 주, 한 믿음, 한 세례, 우리 모두의 한 하나님 아버지가 계심같이, 이제부터 우리도 한마음 한 영혼이 되어 진리와 평화, '믿음'과 '사랑'의 거룩한 띠로 연합하고, 한마음 한 입으로 주를 영화롭게 하게 하소서. 우리 주 예수 그리스도로 말미암아. 아멘. (위는 세계복음주의연맹이 만국 기도 주간 안내와 함께 펴낸 것이다.)
[논설] 그리스도인의 연합에 관하여 — 편집인 논설 (「연합을 위한 기도」에 이어) (printed pp.22–26)
모든 마음을 꿰뚫어 보시는 그분의 눈앞에서, 자매 교회와의 연합에 관해 흔히 듣는 그런 표현을 한순간이라도 입에 올릴 수 있겠는가? 다른 복음주의 교회에 대해 취하는 태도의 이유로 우리 대부분이 들어 온 그런 말을, 그 임재 앞에서 감히 내놓을 이가 있겠는가? 세상을 구하려 잔혹한 고통 속에 죽으신 그분의 자리에 우리를 놓고, 그분이 영혼을 위해 견디신 고문에 견주어 우리의 보잘것없는 교파 시샘을 내려놓는다면, 우리는 머리를 숙이고 어쩌면 얼굴을 붉힐 것이다.
"누구든지 그리스도의 영이 없으면 그리스도의 사람이 아니라" — 우리는 이 무서운 뜻을 깊이 생각할 때가 너무 드물다. 그 영이 무엇인지는 의심의 여지가 없으니, 주님의 생애 내내, 특히 요한복음 마지막 장들에서 열한 제자와의 긴 강화에서 그분은 그리스도인의 연합이라는 한 명령을 거듭 되풀이하셨다 — "우리와 같이 그들도 하나가 되게"… "아버지께서 내 안에, 내가 아버지 안에 있는 것같이 그들도 다 하나가 되어"(유기적 연합)… "세상으로 아버지께서 나를 보내신 것을 믿게 하옵소서"… "아버지께서 내게 주신 영광을 내가 그들에게 주었사오니 우리가 하나 된 것같이 그들도 하나가 되게"… "곧 내가 그들 안에, 아버지께서 내 안에 계셔 그들로 온전함을 이루어 하나가 되게"… "아버지께서 나를 사랑하신 그 사랑이 그들 안에 있고 나도 그들 안에 있게." 분열을 낳는 편협·이기심·시샘·영적 교만과, 그로 인한 마비와 에너지·시간·돈의 낭비는 충분히 증명되었을 법하다.
교파 안에서 다른 교파에 대한 따뜻한 형제애가 있더라도, 분리의 담을 그대로 둠으로써 적어도 당분간은 각자가 지키는 진리를 가장 잘 보존한다고들 한다. 그러나 그 담이 연합된 봉사를 조금도 막지 않는 한에서만 그 논리는 힘이 있다. 우리는 각자 몸담아 섬긴 교회를 사랑하며, 연대들이 다른 연대기(旗) 아래 같은 목적으로 함께 행군할 수 있으나, 자기 깃발에 대한 감정이 가장 효과적·경제적 봉사를 조금이라도 방해하는 순간, 우리는 명령을 거역하고 전능하신 지혜의 총사령관의 뜻에 어긋나는 것이다. 또 다른 교파가 방법에서 견해가 달라 불완전한 결과를 낸다고들 하나, 우리가 그런 판단을 내릴 권리는 거의 없다 — 중국의 이른바 '밥 그리스도인(rice Christians)'이 그리스도를 위해 장렬히 죽은 것이 이를 보여 주었다. 설령 우리가 옳다 해도, 잘못된 형제를 더 나은 방법으로 돕는 길은 "하나님이여 내가 이 침례교인 같지 않음을 감사하나이다" 식 정신으로 떨어져 있기보다 그들과 연합하는 편이 낫지 않은가? 더구나 그런 연합에서 우리도 무언가 얻을 수 있다.
이미 두 교파의 지도자를 두 교파 선교사가 함께 가르치는 연합대학에서 양성하고, 감리교·장로교가 함께 연합성서학원에서 양 교회 지도자를 가르치는 데까지 왔으면서도 — 한 아이의 말처럼 "엄마, 내 인형 장례식에 틸리 스미스를 불러도 돼요? 틸리는 감리교인이고 내 인형은 장로교인이었잖아요!" 하는 식의 분열이라니. 세상이 알게 하려고? 세상은 사랑의 위대한 주님을 따른다는 일부 사람들이 보이는 그런 정신을 아주 잘 알고 나름의 분명한 판단을 내린다. 최근 『컨티넌트(Continent)』의 아서 브라운(Arthur Brown) 박사 글에서, 지난 9월 뉴욕에서 열린 외지선교부 대회의 결의를 기쁘게 인용한다:
"그리스도교 세력의 연합을 촉진할 것 — 연합·연맹 운동을 강화해 모든 교파의 선교사·이사회가 효과적으로 협력하고 사람과 돈을 가장 잘 쓰며 불필요한 중복을 더 줄이도록 하라. 지난 2월 모인 중국 사역 외지선교부 대회는, 이사회가 현지 연합 운동을 방해하려 한다는 잦은 보도에 대해 다음을 그 뜻으로 공표하기로 의결했다: (1) 본 대회는 중국 그리스도 교회의 연합을 이루려는 노력에 대한 무조건적 지지를 가장 강력히 선교회들에 보장하며, 그 노력에 본 대회 구성원의 진심 어린 지원이 있을 것을 약속한다. (2) 본 대회는 교육, 문서 준비·출판, 병원·자선 사업 등 모든 선교 사역에서 협력뿐 아니라 가능한 한 충분한 연합을 승인한다. (중국 그리스도 교회의 설립·발전에 깊이 만족하며 그 최고의 자리를 인정하며…)"
총회의 조치 — 장로교회는 1900년 총회가 이사회 제출 선언을 특별 표결로 승인하며 이 문제에서 앞선 입장을 취했다: "선교 사역에서 더 큰 연합·협력의 때가 왔다고 믿어, 이사회는 가능한 한 연합한 모든 복음주의 교회의 선교 결실이 모이는 연합 교회의 형성을 장려하고, 어디서나 가장 관대한 선교 예양(comity)의 원칙이 지켜지기를 권한다. 외지 선교 사업의 목적은 선교지에 기독교계의 교파적 구별을 영속시키려는 것이 아니다…"
★ 1913년 1월호(Vol. IX, No. 1) 전사·번역 완결 (인쇄면 3–26, 17개 기사 — 무표기 연합 논설 포함)
■ 영문 원문 전문 (English Original — Full Text, by printed page)
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VoL. IX JANUARY, 1913 No. 1 PUBLISHED MONTHLY at Seoul in the interest of all the Evangelical Missions in Korea. EDITOR.—Lituias H. UNDERWOOD. ASSOCIATE EDITOR.—H. H. UnDERWoop. BUSINESS MANAGER.—Mr. GERALD Bomwice, Ul the Tract House, Seoul. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION, incl 2.3 of the world, one yer, or 50 cents gold, or 2/1 English y : bse#iptions should be addressed to Mr. BoNWICK as th should always be se not send stamps or If preferred Su _In AMERICA. ‘iene — Dr. A. B. LEONARD, + $50 Satinh ‘Ave! Ned von Revie CCULLOCH, 422 Park Avé., Nashville, Tenn.” Mr\DiH. Day, 156 Fifth Ave, NewcVork. Mr. Josern PINCKNEY DURHAM, 1155 Ne zoth'St, Tadiapapall, Todi: “Baers Bst HALL, 920 Sacramento St., San Francisco, | Oy In GREAT BRITAIN. MENT eZ Mrs. Bonwick, 29 Nveson Park“ Crouélr “End; ; bo d “4 SINGLE COPIES, Io sez, "hires ‘of Same’ issue a Te ; PRINTED by Fuxuin Pr ir Co jKobe, Japan sie f =hps3 NOTES AND PERSONALS. The day chosen for the native Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 12th was one of especial joy and pleasure for the Southern Presbyterians as on that day they wel comed to their midst, Mr. and Mrs. Pratt for Soon Chun; Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Hill for Mokpo arid Dr. and Mrs. Timmons and their children for Chunju. The Field takes this opportunity of adding its welcome to that of the Southern Presbyterians. We take great pleasure in announcing the birth of a daughter to the Rev. and Mrs. DeCamp on the sixth of November. Word comes to us from Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Miller of Chong Ju announcing their safe arrival in the South of France where. they are comfortably, Settled i in Cannes and are, we hope, on the road to recovery which will bring them back to Korea. On the 5th of November, there arrived in Seoul a party consisting of Prof. and Mrs. Willets and several students of a mission study course, sent out by Chicago University under Prof. Willets charge. It was our great pleasure to assist them to see as much of mission work as was possible during their short visit. The idea of the trip was in some ways new to us, but we cannot but be glad to see the interest of our institutions of higher learning in foreign missions aroused to the point of sending even a small group around the world to study this work.
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4 THE KOREA MISSION FIELD. ———. $$ — at ee aa ellaa==eees== eee ll ee Rev. J. McPhee Scott of Toronto arrived during the latter part of November. Mr. Scott is a member of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in Canada and is on a trip round the world visiting the missions under his Board. He arrived in Wonsan on Oct. 18th with Mr. and Mrs. Barker of Hoi Ryong who had gone to Kobe to meet him. He has visited the Canadian stations, Wonsan, Ham Heung, Song Chin and Hoi Ryong and also Yong Chang where it is hoped to open a station soon. The Canadians hope great things for the work from his visit. ‘On Nov. 14th Prof. Cummins of Dr. White’s Bible Institute in New York, and formerly a missionary to India arrived in Seoul. Prof. Cummins is an authority on Phonetics and language study and consented to give the missionaries in Seoul an opportunity to benefit by his system, which has attained astonishing results in India, Persia and many other lands. Accordingly on Nov. 25th he opened a Langu age class which promises to be of great benefit to the twenty or thirty missionaries who are fortunate enough to be able to attend it. , During November the missionaries in Seoul were privileged to enjoy visits from Mrs. Hunt of Chai Ryung and Mrs. Johnson of the Chiksan Mines. The Rev. J. H. and Mrs. Smith, well known evangelists, whose work has been peculiarly blessed in many places arrived in Seoul in the latter part of November. They are the guests of Rev. and Mrs. Thomas at whose home the missionaries had the privilege of mesting them in an afternoon reception. They too carried on a campaign in this citjy and then in the North to Pyeng Yang and Song Do, afterwards they came to Seoul for a second campaign from Dec. 22nd to 29th. The welcome news has reached us that Rev. Thornton Mills is coming to Korea with his daughter Miss Rae Mills for whose return Koreans as well as missionaries ' will be most grateful. Dr. and Miss Mills will probably be here before this issue reaches Our readers. We are also glad to announce that Mr. and Mrs. Vesey arrived December 15th with intention of working with the Southern Methodist Mission. Another gladly anticipated arrival is that of the lady teacher for the foreign school in Pyeng Yang. A card from Miss Pindar written Oct. 5th announces her arrival in Darjeeling, where she is greatly enjoying the climate and the beautiful views. She sends . affectionate greetings to her friends, that is every body, and, as college boys say, “then some.” Miss Pindar was merely stopping in India on her way to England. Mrs. McKenzie writes, the Australian Mission last month welcomed four new missionaries and a visitor from Australia, the latter a sister of one of the Chinju staff.
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woos oo —,, Ge oo-oONwNw—_. Rev. J. S. and Mrs. Kelly have gone on to Chinju where they will remain until their home Kuchang a new station which they are to open is built. The Rev. A. Wright and Miss Napier are to work in Mosampo. Miss Campbell the visitor, after the New Year, will visit another sister in Pekin, China. We wish to thank many of the stations who have so kindly and promptly responded to our appeal for special correspondents. We add to this note a few names of these our co-editors and hope to be pardoned if any names which have been sent are omitted. We would say in addition that we hope no one will neglect to send us interesting material thinking that only the station correspondent is expected to write. These correspondents are we understand co-editors, who will beg for material, and gather up and forward it and of their grace make up what is lacking, but we certainly hope that every body will let us share their good things. CO-EDITORS. Wonsan Australian Mission.................. Mrs. McKenzie. Fusan Chin Australian .....................00 Mrs. Engel. Kwangju S. Presbyterian .....................Mr. Swinehart. Pyeng Am Presbyterian .................0008 Miss Campbell. KOnig Jet De Bes ssescsssss si cccssisccven eee oct oreees Dr. Van Buskirk. ‘Kunsan S. Presbyterian ................ccc0ee0e Mrs. J. B. Patterson. Chemulpo Eng. Mission ........................Dr. Wier. Mokpo S. Presbyterian ................s00c000. Miss Martin. Thus far our S. Presbyterian friends have been in advance of others in reporting to the Field, but we hope and believe we shall speedily hear from all the stations. Infant additions to Kunsan station since July, are Masters James Bruce Patter son, William Venable and William Alonzo Parker. Pretty well for one station; Mrs. Patterson however, naively informs us that they are not quite ready for service, not having aquired the language. But they will aquire it as most of us never can. Hurrah for Kunsan! RESOLUTIONS FROM THE S. PRESBYTERIAN MISSION. We the members of the Southern Presbyterian Mission in Korea being assembled in Annual Meeting at Kwangju, having: our hearts thrilled and our faith strengthened by the arrival of new recruits and by letters from home assuring us that all the recruits asked for by our Mission to occupy our field will sail within the year; we would first of all render our unfeigned gratitude to the Great Head of the Church for thus calling and thrusting forth these workers into this part of the harvest field ; so ripe and ready for reaping. ; To the overburdened force of workers now on the field ; conscious
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6 THE KOREA MISSION FIELD. of the opportuneness of the moment ; and knowing full well the danger of delay, the arrival of these recruits brings a sense of joy and relief impossible to express. We would not forget to thank the Home Church for this splendid response to our oft and earnest appeals, and to assure those Churches and individuals who made possible the coming of these reinforcements that they have enabled our Mission to plan such work as ‘shall under the blessing of God result in the winning of these.two southern pro vinces in Korea for Jesus Christ. It should be borne.in mind by those at home, that at least two years must pass after all the workers arrive before they can undertake any work among the people, and that the ranks depleted by deaths or removal from the field, must be filled as rapidly as these removals occur. But deep as our need of money and men has been, deeper still is our constant need of prayer. We need constantly to remind our selves that Paul may plant and Appollos water, but God alone can give the increase. We are battling here not against flesh and blood and only as we are given to prayer can we hope to overcome the powers of darkness in their struggle for this land. The eyes of the world are focussed at this time on Korea and the Christian Church has been called upon to undergo trial which is testing it-and fitting it as never before for the spiritual work of spreading the Gospel of Christ. The worldly elements in the Church which have hindered its progress are being sifted out, and we are confident that the Church shall emerge stronger and purer to battle for the Lord. In the two provinces of Chulla, South Korea, commited to our Church there are over two million people, most of whom are farmers or traders in the few things necessary for life. There are no large towns, the people being found well scattered in small villages or towns of from two to ten thousand. Our Christians properly trained and taught will be enabled in time to establish churches in all these centers of life. What we are hoping to do is not only to thus train our present force of workers, but undertake an evangelistic campaign to reach these thousands of villages and towns which have never heard intelli gently the Gospel message. It is imperative that we enter now ere new or old false sects enter and claim. the field. It has only been a little more than a quarter of a century since this. was the Hermit Kingdom and The Land of the Morning Calm, but this land has been thrown, as ‘has no other part of the world, into the lime light, and many armies of many nations have made it their battle ground. When at last it fell to Japan she lost no time in opening up the country and connecting every part with the outside world by telephones, telegraph, cable, railroads, military roads, etc. Thus this rural living, seclusion loving people have been thrown into the world’s arena and the eyes of all are focussed on her. _ ‘As Rome prepared the way for the messengers of the early Church, by her military roads to all parts of the world, so has the way been
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prepared here. There is but one written language for the East, however these three countries may differ in speech. And what a few years ago was an inaccessible place, is now bound to all the world. Trains now run from Fusan the South port of Korea to Paris and London. Wireless telegrams and are received at Mokpo. But while these material advances have been made the Church has not been idle but has sent its ambassadors into every principal center of the land, and thousands of Churches have sprung up and gone through the testing fires. Those which were founded on sand have disappeared and those built on the rock abide. Now is the time we need men to train the present force of native workers. If we can develop and train the present Church, grounding it in the faith and more fully instruct the native ministry rapidly develop ing, we feel no fear for the outcome in this land. We feel that the time when large numbers will be suddenly won is past, and from now on we must look to the native Church to lead the way in evangelization by the message being carried to the individual, while we spend our energies in directing and training the existing Church. This year our First General Assembly in Korea convened, and some 250 Commissioners were present and carried on_the work in a splendid way moderated by one of the oldest workers on-the field: whom they chose with enthusiasm, Dr. Underwood. One of the themes which received earnest consideration was the proposition to send a missionary to South China and ‘begin what the Church here feels:‘to be her God given work, the evangelization of the East. This work has been committed to a commission to investigate more fully. The work first begun by the native Church in the large island of Quelpart, has prospered beyond our hopes. Men who at first came to scoff and persecute, have lingered to praise and help. This work has been carried on altogether by the native Church and native workers. The man chosen to address the great popular gathering at the Assemble was a native pastor of Syenchun. So our part must more and more be to guide, instruct and train them until they are fitted in every way to take over the whole of the work started. This will not be as soon as the above written words might lead some to expect, for it is in governing and ruling that this people have always been weak. Then they are desperately poor and must be taught until they can not only support the present Church but a vigorous and aggressive evangelistic work. We are thankful that our lot has been cast here among a people so open to the gospel message. We are thankful for the response to our appeal for men and money to equip the work. And now we desire that you will pray for us that we may be able to guide this people and Church aright and enter in and possess the land for Christ.
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8 THE KOREA MISSION FIELD. ——————SX———_—__— AMONG THE PEOPLE. ‘“‘ The parish priest of austerity Climbed up in the high church steeple To be nearer God so that he might Hand his word down to the people. And in sermon script he daily wrote What he thot was sent from Heaven And he dropped it down on the people’s heads, Two times, one day in seven. In his age God said “ Corne down and die” ; And he cried out from the steeple “Where art thou Lord?” and the Lord replied, ‘ Down here among my people.’ ”’ QuoTED BY CAMPBEL MorGAN. THE NATIVE CHURCH'S NEED OF THE MISSIONARY. A sad letter came to the Field this month from a young missionary who found discouraging conditions in his district, after the prolonged furlough of a previous director. He wrote a paper for the field to prove that the native churches need the foreigner in such a way that they will collapse without him, and that only where foreigners are thickest is the church really strong. If this were true the unbeliever, might justly claim that native Christianity is all a sham with no sound foundation. On the other hand it is true that new groups made up mainly of untried, so called, “new believers” mere adherents, whom some wave of desire for progress or political enfranchisement has drawn together, will rapidly melt away and disappear without oversight, where -a few years of careful constant teaching and oversight, by foreigners and well chosen helpers would develop the majority into strong, faithful, working, independ ent Christians. All sorts of motives draw the ignorant heathen to the missionary and the church; no doubt common among these is the hope of some sort of worldly benefit, as light employment with good pay, the fascinations of ‘ Progress’”"—than which no word is bigger with interest, in the east to-day—or perhaps the protection supposed’ to be found in a large society, etc., etc. It would be futile to suppose that the great mass of the people, utterly ignorant of the nature of God or of any of the tenets of Christianity would come to the missions, iz the jirst instance, from religious conviction. But coming for whatever reason, many are pleased with what they hear and without any fixed purpose, they are ready to call themselves Christians, perhaps comprehending only dimly
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what they are about. But all such are raw material for a real living new born church. They become little by little convinced and truly converted. But this takes time, and faithful hard work, so that our friend was not wrong when he said the church could not get on without the missionary, and in fields scantily provided with missionaries and native workers, where there has been large and sudden ingatherings, there will be deplorable fallings off, in this class if left to themselves. In the July issue for 1910 the editor sounded a warning about just such conditions as these. Allow us to repeat. ‘In remote groups seldom seen by the missionary, or in inadequately manned stations where nearly all the mis sionaries are travelling from group to group with no time for personal instruction, this class are likely to be more or less neglected and fallings away liable to occur.” We need a full complement of missionaries, we need well trained native workers, we need united effort, undying vigilance and slow admission to the church. Wad such been the conditions in the field just referred to, probably at least half or three fourths of what were possible believers, might have been changed into true ones and strong foundations have been laid, instead of the pitiable loss of nearly the whole group. There is one other condition which we believe renders some of these groups unstable. Our friend who wrote the letter, touched upon it when he said, that one of the small residue of one of his churches “ whined out of me the price of a new thatched roof for the church.” Where people pay for their own churches they are not so likely to allow them to fall into disrepair and those who manage to support their own church leaders and teachers are likely to do so, because they sincerely and heartily believe. A Korean Christian called our attention to the fact that even the poorest heathen spend a great deal of money on their religion. Outside the gambling drinking and other bad and costly practices connected with unbelief, there are any number of sacrifices to be offered to ancestors and various Buddhist and other deities, and there are sorcefers and priests to propitiate with generous and frequent offerings. ““Why ” said our native friend, “it is money ina man’s pocket to become a Christian.” So it is not so hard after all for natives to support their own churches, and where they say they cannot, it looks as if the will were wanting, asa rule. We believe there is a wonderful element of stability in the self-support principle, and its history has been one of phenomenal success wherever it has been given a fair trial. It is sad indeed when any mission has once held in its grasp those who have fallen away, and are therefore far more hopelessly lost: than before they came. We failed tn these cases to control the: situation; those half interested were allowed to drift away. They were saveable material, capable under right treatment, by grace of God, of becoming saved men. When they are brought to the church and to an expression of interest, the work is only degun. They should never be lost sight of, or neglected for a moment, till they have caught fire. Sadly true was our warning of two years ago that ‘such numbers are now coming in,
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unless special care is exercised these sad experiences of loss will be repeated in other stations." *Where lies the responsibility, is a solemn question. THE PROBLEM OF CONSERVING RESULTS. ‘Our greatest problem in missionary work among Koreans, is not that of persuading them to join the church and attend a few times, but it is to conserve the results, to hold those who thus come. To be concrete : in two years time, over a thousand people have given in their names in our church in Kangju, and yet the attendance remains about the same ‘and the number of those we really count on has but little increased ; we seem to lose those we have nearly as fast as we can gain new folks. This is wrong in our eyes and has caused us much concern, and / think in God's sight we are held responsible for failure to hold a proportion of those coming thus.t It wrongs the one so treated, he will never be so ready again to listen and may be eternally lost because somebody failed to hold on to him and really lead him to Christ. As missionary in charge, I have tried to get folks to do persistent, careful personal work, the Korean pastor has urged it, and the people wanted to do it, for they realized, too, what was happening ; and we all seemed just to go on, powerless to help it to any considerable degree. And Kangju is not exceptional, I get the same reports from many others. Last summer, I heard from Rev. W. N. Blair of a plan he was using in his churches ; we talked it over in Kangju and adopted the plan. ‘whole. We had a meeting Sunday night after preaching service, and organized for systematic work. A secretary records the names of men for whom it is desired to work, with the names of the three members (I think we may make it two) who will look him up and try to lead him to church during the week—if possible, we insist upon going after those who promise to come and accompanying them to church. The following Sunday the roll of unbelievers is called and a report made as to results. Every new person for whom special work is to be undertaken is thus recorded. If after a fair hearing the man does not yield, we give him a rest and take a new one. Whenever one believes he is specially com mitted to the one that led him to believe and that one is to consider him his special charge until established in the faith. But we have had to add an extra roll-call to the above: it is easy for folks to neglect, we try to prevent that by regularly calling the names of the new believers and getting a report from the sponsors every week ; if needed the sponsor gets an exhortation. We add to this roll of special ones, the names of a// who in any way are led to give in names. The * Since the above was written Dr, Van Buskirks most excellent article has come to hand with a method all will.do well'to consider, but it can only be carried out well with missionaries, what about the half manned stations, friends in America ? t Italics ours.—Ep.
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to do personal work. 6) All this takes time :—Yes, and it takes care and oversight—but if we. can hold some souls for Christ, is it not worth while? Make the sermon shorter. if necessary to find time. But it does not take much time when well started. . We have not been long following this plan, but we are seeing results from it, even though it is slow—it is like ‘ hand picked fruit.” I want specially to emphasize the value the roll-call of a// new believers. in the workers meeting—not the public service. I pass this on for what it is. worth. . Conserve results, soul souls! sponsors are not only the class-leaders, but all who are interested enough J. D. VAN Buskirk. REPORT OF WORKERS CLASS OF BIBLE INSTITUTE, PYENG YANG. "Miss BUTTS. The Workers Class of the Bible Institute closed Oct. 25th with the largest attendance we have ever had. Ninty-five women out of about 115 responded to the invitation sent them to come in for two weeks study to prepare to teach the course of study to be taught this year in the country churches. The purpose of the class is not simply to prepare the subject matter to be taught. but. also the principles of teaching. The first part of each period is taken up by. one or more women teaching a portion of the lesson taught the day before by'the missionary lady: They listen very attentively to our criticisms after the teaching has been done. From year to ‘year we can see a great improvement in the teaching ability of these women. There are some pretty fine-teachers in the upper division, and some good material in the lower one which in a few years will make good teachers. We have felt for sometime that adequate provision has not been made for’ the education of ‘the children of the church, or at least the op portunity to study was not being improved by the smaller children as it should be, as only a small ‘percentage of the children were in school. So Mrs. Berntieisel has been gathering together the little children, both boys and girls, for kindergarten grade of work. The school is in sesssion only in the forenoon and is taught by four girls of the Self Help De partment of the Women’s Academy, and the four yen they would receive is turned over to the Self: Help Department, and helps to: keep nine girls in school. © The four rooms used are furnished. by ‘us, while the Koreans pay for fuel and running expenses. Last Tuesday, Oct. 29th, when the school opened there was-an attendance of 160 boys:and girls from four to eight years of age. , ’
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A STRANGE REQUEST. I thought it was well understood by all the Koreans that I had studied medicine in America and had come out here with my medicines to treat the sick, and I thought they all appreciated the fact more or less; but I got an “awful shock” the other night. An old man who has been sick for some months whom I have tried to get a chance to treat, sent a friend up to see me, with a message: “I know that, of course, you came to Korea to save souls, but you have compassion on the sufferings of people, too ; I am sick and hardly think I can live, I have ‘ met the chim’ (needle) many, many times and ‘eaten much medicine’ from many of our Korean doctors (?); I have nothing to pay for more medicine.” TI was just ready to say that, of course, I would give him medicine without money. But—he went on, “If you would give me some money to pay for more medicine and to have the ‘chim given’ some more times, I would be so grateful!’ And I nearly fell over—asking ‘me, a doctor,” to pay a “ quacks” concoctions and “needlings”! Did I give him the money ? “ Ain’t Goin’-to-tell Who.” NOTES FROM KUNSAN. Mrs. PATTERSON. We are feeling much encouraged here at the work being done and at the prospects of better work for the future. Our forces have been increased by the addition of a new evangelist, Rev. J. Kenton Parker, who came out to us in the summer, and of Mr. Luiton who has recently come to take charge of the industrial work in the boys academy. We are also expecting this month another evangelist, Rev. Mr. McLaren. We have a fine new girls’ school building just dedicated and ready for occupancy. The girls’ school opened with fifty-one enrolled and everything looks encouraging for a good year’s work. The boys’ academy enrolled thirty-eight at the opening of school with prospects of additional pupils later. The industrial work has begun with the teaching of carpentry, and other lines of work will be developed later. Rev. Mr. Bull has had entire charge of the country churches, but will have abundant help as soon as the new men acquire the language. Miss Dysart has charge of the women’s classes and Miss Bedinger is assisting in the girls’ school. The hospital. plant is undergoing extensive repairing and remodel ling. The medical work has assumed considerable proportions. From seventy to eighty patients were seen daily in the clinic through the summer and early fall. Nearly as many Japanese as Koreans are being received in hospital and dispensary.
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Oe The ground is ready for the erection of a new home for the single ladies, and one of the older residences is being repaired inside and out. KOREA MEDICAL MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION. BEING THE KOREAN BRANCH OF THE CHINA MEDICAL MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION. The Annual Meeting of the Korea Medical Missionary Association was held in Seoul from Sept. 23-25, 1912. Twenty members and fifteen visitors attended during the course of the sessions. After the preliminary business was disposed of, the new officers were elected as follows:—President, Dr. Van Buskirk, Kongju; Vice President, Dr. Currell, Chinju ; Secretary and Treasurer, Dr. Weir, Chemulpo; Editor, Dr. Ludlow, Seoul. The following new members were also elected:—Dr. M. C. Harding, Mokpo; Dr. C. I. McLaren Chinju; Dr. A. I. Ludlow, Seoul. Papers followed by discussions were read by the following :—Dr. Reid, Unreduced dislocations. Dr. Van Buskirk, some possible causes of convulsions, epilepsy and in sanity among Koreans. Dr. Avison, Cholera. Dr. Patterson, Bacteriology of surgical work. There was also a symposium on “ The best thing I have learnt this year,” and a discussion on the relation of Body and Spirit. Committees were appointed for Education, to co-operate with the Severance Hospital Medical School, with a view to endorsing diplomas in the name of the association, Nursing education, to examine nurses trained in Korea and secure a uniform standard; Tracts, to produce small pamphlets on medical and hygenic subjects suitable for the use of all missionaries in their classes; Medical terms, to collect the terms used in Korea and find their approximate medical value; Research, to co-operate with the Com missioner of Research; Representative, to advise members and assist them when necessary ; and a special committee on furloughs to collect facts on which a reasoned opinion as to the best length of furlough can be based. It is hoped that there will be a wide demand for the medical tracts which are being got out and which should be in the hands and in the mouths of every Christian teacher in Korea if the elevation work of Christianity is to have its full effect. The medical association may produce them, but their use must depend upon the bulk of the clerical missionaries and it is urged that all who have not done so will write to the Tract Society, which is kindly publishing them, for copies of all that are already issued.
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SS SS SSSSSNNeeww—eaeaems Members weré reminded that the triannial meeting of the parent association is to be held in Jan. 1913, and that the monthly meetings of the Central district are held at 3 p.m. in the compound of the Severance Hospital in Seoul on the second Tuesday of every month, and that all are welcome and urged to attend them when possible. HucH. N. WEIR. “LORD THOU HAST BEEN OUR DWELLING PLACE IN ALL GENERATIONS.” ‘ Not built with hands is that fair radiant chamber Of God’s untroubled rest, Where Christ awaits to lay His weary hearted In stillness on His breast. Not built on sands ‘of time or place to perish, When tempests roar— But on the mighty Rock of Ages founded It stands forever more. _ Not only in the day of distant dawning When past are desert years, But now, amidst the turmoil and the battle, The mocking and the tears, , That Chamber, still and stately, waits us ever, That sacred pure retreat— That rest in Arms of tenderest enfoldings, That welcome passing sweet. O Home of God my Father’s joy and gladness O riven veil whereby I enter in! — There can my. soul forget the grave the weeping, The weariness, the sin. O Chamber all thine agate windows opened To face the radiant east— O holy Temple where the saints are singing, Where Jesus is the Priest. Illumined with-the everlasting Glory, Still with the peace: of God’s eternal Now, Thou God, my Rest, my Refuge and my Tower— My Home art Thou. T: SM. (“Hymns of Ter Steegan and others.”)
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SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK IN THE SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIAN MISSION. By Mr. SWINEHART, CHAIRMAN OF Ex. Com. or S.S. Assoc. OF KOREA. A study of the Statistics of our Mission, a year ago, convinced me that the Sunday School work was not receiving the attention which it ought to have. Extending my investigation, I reached the same conclusion regarding the work in Korea as a whole. In this mission, with 7,174 church communicants, there were but 8,154 enrolled in Sunday School. This showed less than 1,000 in excess of the church membership to be in the Sunday School. It was decided to try to add 1,000 to the rolls this year, and we have been working to that end ever since. Organized and systematic effort was directed at the increase of attendance and interest of the Christian Sunday Schools, with quite satisfactory results. Because of the interest shown, it was decided to give prizes to those who stood the best examination on the six months of lessons and turn the day into a Rally Day so that all might enjoy it. This was done in the larger schools. _ It was a new idea and not without its critics, but it proved convincingly successful, and we hope for even greater things next year. In some localities, the tributary territory was divided into blocks, and leaders assigned to each section, with good results. Personal work was stressed and insisted upon. But in the work of opening and organizing of heathen schools the greatest effort has been directed, and especial study has followed this work. The first one of these schools to"be opened in the Mission, was on January 7th, 1912, when 32 little shivering, sniffling fellows were gathered together under the freindly shelter of a porch roof, ina village. adjacent to Kwangju. . 3 %* a It was a modest beginning, but God has.seen fit to bless and prosper the work, until to-day we have over 1,200 heathen under instruction each Sabbath. They are divided as follows : Kiwamgju ... 2c. se cee cee tse wee nee wee vee | 390 These are in addition “to the regular’ school attendance, and practically all heathen, as we have discouraged the coming of Christian children to these services, making it essentially a service for the heathen. _ They are of all ages, but perhaps 90% are between 7 and 14 years of age. It will be seen from the above that we have already secured more.
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than the number aimed at, and which seemed almost impossible of attainment early in the year. But we are not satisfied. We have set the mark still higher, and opened another campaign. It is not a question of the numbers who will attend these services; it is a question of the limitations of our time in teaching them. : We teach first the simple stories that arise from and in connection with the life of Christ, gradually working into commiting the Com mandments, the Lord’s Prayer, the Catechism and Bible verses. A class of these half dressed, unwashed little fellows will show a greater advance in 6 months study of these topics, than a class of the same age would do in America in a like period of time. If Sunday School work is worth organized effort in America, and who would question the statement, why is not similar effort to be encouraged here in Korea. A splendid type of the Christian Korean, after having been with me for 9 months in Sunday School organization, was asked to give three reasons why this work was advisable among his people. ° In reply he wrote the following, which seem to cover the ground about as well as a long article would do ;— 1. It is easy to léad a child. 2. What is learned in childhood is never forgotten. ' 3. A man brought up from childhoood on the word of God cannot but be a great man. At the next meeting of the Executive Committee of the Sunday Association, I intend proposing the adoption of the following slogan, “10,000 more by 1914,” and if it is adopted we can make it come true. What we need is organization-systematic and well organized work will make ‘‘ 10,000 more by 1914” an easy task. Let us all pull together with the determination of making so good a showing in the work, that the company of Sunday School experts who will visit us from America, next spring, will recommend to the World’s Sunday School Association, the appointment of a Secretary in charge of the work. ’ To accomplish the desired results we must have a man who will devote all his time to the work, or better still several men. Sentiment is growing, and if prayers are answered it will be the next movement to sweep Korea with its reviving and inspiring influence.* WORK IN FUSANCHIN. A visitor to Fusanchin Mission station during October would have found its numbers very depleted. Two women in one house, and * Mr. Swinehart has not told the half. Dead or dying prayer meetings have been revived into crowded sessions, new churches—the childrens ents— have been founded, and Christian day schools started, Thro’ such comes the Kingdom of Glanven.<ile,
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a mother and her babe in the second, and one solitary woman in the third ! After the rush and strain of the General Assembly, Annual Meet ings, and General Council Meetings in September those not tied to the station by the claims of local work, seemingly turned to the long waiting county itinerating work with a sigh of relief. Mr. Engel in his trip through the Unyang district Churches found the work in a very satis factory condition, and Mr. MacKenzie visiting the Ulsan district at the same time, with one exception, found much cause for encouragement in all the Churches. Miss Niven and her Bible women held a weeks classes for women in both Unyang and Ulsan during the month also. The number of women who gathered together for study did not come up to that of last year in either center, owing chiefly to the pinch of poverty that is felt so keenly now in the South. Inability to obtain rice to take with them for food kept some away ; insufficient clothing kept others, and many a woman longing to know more of God’s Word could not spare the week for study, from the hard struggle to earn enough for her family. A lessening of numbers, meant no lessening of interest in the study though, and because of their being fewer, the teachers were able to get nearer to the individual members of their classes, and much blessing was ex perienced. The settling of a Bible woman in each of these districts will we believe help forward the work amongst the women very much. A tried and faithful Christian woman from one local congregation, has been chosen for this work in the Ulsan districts, and moved to her new sphere this week. Another faithful worker is preparing to go to Unyang in the near future. The congregation of our local Church does not increase very rapidly, for Fusanchin is a hard field to work, but the spirit of the congregation is good, and the evidences that we see of the sincerity of the members, are very encouraging. Splendid work is being done in the Girls’ school also. Miss Alexander is indefatigable in her work for the welfare of the school, and she is fortunate in having very capable and thoroughly interested assistants. There are signs of active opposition in that work by the evil one too. A bright little girl in the first form of the Upper Grade, has lately been kept from attending any longer by an uncle. When visited by the teacher, all the mother could say was. “No, her uncle forbids her attending your school any longer. Not that she has not been taught well there, but we don’t want her taught about Jesus.” Whilst her father was alive, she had been allowed to come, but her uncle who is now her guardian is very bitter against Christianity, but his bitterness cannot uproot the teaching of God’s Word that she has already received, and we pray that it may yet result in much fruitfulness. Our work in connection with the Leper Asylum is one peculiarly mixed with pleasure and pain. The poor leper outcast arouses ones sympathies and claims ones help, and when they come begging for admittance to the Asylum, if there is room there for them, one
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grants their request with joy. If on the other hand however, there is no room, it is hard to meet the look of disappointment, and to listen to their pitiful beseechings for pity.and help. Rumours of the Asylum reach poor lepers in villages far distant from Fusan, and they come seeking its shelter, travelling as fast as their sore bleeding feet and weak strength will allow. Then if there is no room at the time for another inmate, their disappointment is pitiful indeed. In addition to the satisfaction of helping them physically, there has of late been spiritual joy as well. There is good lesson of Christianity in the Home now, a few of the inmates both in the men’s and in the women’s quarters having been Christians connected with country Churches before admittance. The Christian influence of the Asylum, and the teaching given from outside has been blessed to those who enter as heathen too. Early this month Mr. MacKenzie examined candidates for Baptism, and found that three men and seven women were ready to take that step. The Baptismal service, followed by the Lord's Supper was held in the meet ing room of the Asylum the following Sabbath, and both were most touching services. The number, ten, reminded one of the ten who received cleansing from our Lord, but I doubt if the joy of those ten over their physical cleansing reached to the joy these ten felt over their redemption from sin., Our hearts were full as we commemorated our Saviour’s death for the first time with that little company, and beheld the emotion depicted on the poor distorted leprous faces. Many were powerless through the disease to raise the sacred elements to their own lips so were assisted by the missionary, amidst a sympathetic hush. One who partook with us then is now lying at the gate of death. Those of us who know her, love her for her sweetness and the brightness of her Christian life, but we can only rejoice that her physical sufferings are so near an end, for her to this will be gain indeed. . Mary Mackenzie. WISDOM AND LIBERALITY. Class-leader Kim Minjay is now seventy years old; he has not a “mark of flesh and blood below his knee” (has no family). He lives in a one room but with his white-haired wife. The old woman always goes about carrying vegetables, fruit, etc., on her white head and sells them. They live from hand to mouth; and yet when the church was to be built, ‘these old folks gave ten yen ($5.00). Surely they have treasures laid up in the Kingdom of Heaven ! ' ‘At that ‘time, a young man, distant: relative of the old man, subscribed five yen; the old man heard it and-‘said,” Don’t you mean fifty sen?’’ Upon being assured that five yen was meant, he said to the man taking the collection: ‘‘ Be careful what you put down there, for we want only what we can count upon folks paying.” He must be sage as well as saint. "4 J. D. VAN Buskirk.
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NOTES FROM KWANGJU. Heavy work has kept me from writing you and the friends of the Missionary as often as I would like but to night I will take time and tell you at least a few items about things about this station. Just now every one is as busy as they can be and some are wonder ing why their health does not break down under such strain but I think’ I have never seen the general health of the station better. The reason for a great deal of the sickness in Korea and other countries toa is lack of work and exercise. Hard work is a great medicine. Our station is very thankful for the safe arrival of so many new workers and fine ones. We are now having daily prayer-meetings at 5 o’clock. It has been going on more or less regularly for two years and has been a source of great blessing to the station. We first praved for the needed reinforcements and now we rejoice to thank God for answer ing the prayers. One of the important features about the station now is the language class and they are dusy too. Three of the senior members of our station are in the U.S. and the other Mr. Preston being busy at the new Station this language class necessarily has to be taught by those who have been on the field a short time, only three or four years but is proving of great benefit to the new comers. At the hospital we are happy in our lovely new plant and the work is going on quietly. A tubercular ward has just been added which will provea means of comfort to many. We had only 27 operations the past month, but at harvest time the people are so busy that the sick have to stay at home and do the best they can on herbs and teas. An interesting case was that of a very cunning little boy who had gotten his leg fastened in a crack, fell forward and broke the bone. His father took him to several different places and was without proper treatment so long that when he did come we operated and found a good part of the bone of the leg decayed. After two operations and a months treatment the dear little fellow is entirely well, tho it looked for a while that he would die. Most children scream with fear of the chim when they come ,to the dispensary but he plays about like a‘little mouse and is always glad to be there. An interesing feature of our local work here is the Sunday School work. We now have several Sunday Schools in and about the town with an average attendance of 790. Four years ago there were only forty members. All the new people are taking some part in this work with Mr. Swinehart as. the leader. . We hope the time will soon -come when he can give the most of his time to this work for it is of so great importance and he is making such a success of it now. The preachers are practically all in the country ow iooking: after their churches. Some of the churches have grown pretty weak: and require a great deal of bottlefeeding but we are. praying. that they will soon regain strength and able to walk alone.
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With prayers for Gods blessings on the work over there, I remain, Yours most truly, R. M. Wnson. REPORT OF THE SONGDO EAST DISTRICT TO THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE KOREA MISSION, METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH SOUTH, SONGDO, KOREA SEPT. 5, 1912. On our return from America last year we arrived in Seoul, October roth, to learn that I had been appointed to the Songdo East District. We stopped in Seoul only two days and came to Songdo where we were most cordially received by our fellow workers of the station. It required some time to get settled in our new home, having had to move our furniture from Seoul and Choon Chun. The East District includes only one small congregation in the city of Songdo therefore most of my work is in the country and has called for much travel and many days away from home. The district is composed of five circuits which cover four whole counties and part of three other counties. I have held four quarterly conferences for each of these circuits except two on my third round which I could not hold on account of the serious illness of Mrs. Moose. I was out on this round of conferences and at the place where one of them had met, but just before time to assemble in the church I received a telegram calling me home. It was then dark and the distance to be travelled before I reached home was about sixty-five miles. This road leads over many mountain passes and across a number of streams some of which must be crossed in boats. Just here a beautiful incident occurred which illustrates the devotion of some of our Korean Christians. There was with me a young man who had once been our cook but has.for the past three years been a student in our Songdo school, where he is preparing for the ministry. He was so affected by the news of Mrs. Moose’s illness that he wanted to come with me. He was also anxious lest I should have trouble in crossing the river and one very dangerous bit of road which passes over a cliff overhanging the river. I was on horseback and he followed me on foot about twenty miles till he had assisted me across the dangerous pass and then only at my urgent request he allowed himself to stop and rest for the remainder of the night. I travelled on all night and reached home at eleven o'clock the next day having been in the saddle about fifteen hours, without a stop only for a few minutes for my horse to eat. All this time I did not know whether Mrs. Moose was alive or not; but one thing I did know and that was that the Lord was comforting and giving me strength for the trial which He had permitted to come to me.
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After days of nursing, Mrs. Moose recovered so that she has been up and about her work ever since though she is not as strong as she was before her illness. The Lord has been good to us through it all. The members of the Songdo station have been kind and helpful, especially are we under obligations to Miss Harris and Miss Tinsley for services rendered at this time. Also Dr. Avison and Dr. Hirst who came to our help as Dr. Reid was in America at the time we called for them. I am sorry that I have been able to do so little for the extension of the Kingdom during the year. But as I look back over the year I am conscious of having tried to do the work to which I had been assigned. I have travelled many hundred miles on horseback and been away from home 142 days while trying to do the work. Early in May, Mr. Wasson went home on:furlough and the evange listic work which he had been looking after fell to my charge, thus giving me two large circuits in addition to the five I had before. Two weeks later Mr. Collyer left for his furlough and turned over to me his entire district, so it is easy to see that I have had a man’s job since the middle of May. It has been a very trying year for the work in these parts. Many things have occurred to hinder the progress of the work. While there has not been a great falling away from the faith on the part of our church members there has been a small number of new believers, thus leaving the outlook for the future rather discouraging, so far as numbers are concerned. Without giving the statistics in full the following are the principal items. SONGDO EAST DISTRICT: Mem bet 8 ccssccsccxesexcciweaesdcaveccscctencesusescecezesvexs PTODACONGES 5335550 sac sug excess cress eesote spaces PTET ORIG |, 00 covers cchospoicnsrastcenesdersosssaeerventectans Baptized this year Adults ” ” nfants Number of societies .......... Amount paid to pastors ....... on for other purposes eiededddeseoas encase a a Total for all purposes . ee ee 2.97 SONGDO DISTRICT: BAO DGES sissosccscccccsesiwaxctasseseccaseatoueesececeseseees 1,638 Probationers .............ccecececeeeceeeeeeeeeesedeceeeseees 197 Adherent 2.0.0... .....ccccccecee cee ceeeeeeeeceeececeeeeeens 265 SOCIUIES 5 cccecssesscssessiusvarccesussesvesvaxoswsceeseeneses 5 — this eal SVewUNGSssEie wees easepenscasTexyeceucs 166° Paid uae Other Purposes... 1,009.93 Total . sassnuesesvesesieeushusesuesevvevucusouces 1,800.05 As a rule our native helpers and preachers have been faithful and what ever success has been made is due largely to their faithful. work. One of our trusted men has gone over to the Plymouth Brethren and has
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been preaching false doctrine among our people, for which he was promptly expelled from our church. I would not close this report without stating the fact that Miss Erwin and Miss Johnstone have done good work in visiting many churches and holding Bible study classes with the woman. This is a work much needed and one which I believe is of great value to our work in all of its departments. The workers in charge of the. educational and medical work will make their reports, I therefore leave the subject to those who have done the work. , Respectfully submitted, J. Rosr. Moose. A PRAYER FOR UNITY. O God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ our only Saviour, the Frince of Peace; Give us grace seriously.to lay to heart the great dangers we are in by our unhappy divisions. Take away all hatred and prejudice, and whatsoever else may hinder us from Godly Union. and Concord; that, as there is but “ one Body” and “one Spirit,” and one Hope of our Calling, one Lord one Faith, one Baptism, one God and Father of us all, so we may henceforth be of one heart, and one soul, united in holy bonds of Truth and Peace, of “ Faith” and “ Charity,” and may with one mind and one mouth glorify Thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The above is published by the World’s Evangelical Alliance in connection with their notice of the universal week of prayer. It appears exceedingly timely in view of certain conditions on the field which seem to us to call for strong united prayer along just the lines above indicated, we refer to the sort of spirit which crops out now and again in one denomination or another, toward other denominations, the suspicion, jealousy, and open lack of confidence; and this, even where a fair amount of union has been accomplished. In this connection the very definite words of our rule of Faith and Practice, descriptive of all believers, are recalled. ‘‘ Knowing” neither male nor female, Barbarian, Scythian bond nor free, but Christ all and in all.” When we think of the great unsaved world over which our Jesus yearns and its terriffic need, how pitiful and how paltry does the divisive spirit appear ! When we think of the great White Throne and of Him who sits thereon looking down upon His Church, how unthinkable, and impos sible, are the objections we hear urged against the very closest union, organic union, between evangelical bodies of His family. Could we vividly realize ourselves in His Presence, could we feel
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His all seeing eyes reading .over inmost hearts, discerning every motive, could any one, for an instant give voice to such expressions as are too. often heard, regarding union with sister churches? Or could any one be found with the hardihood to speak forth in that Presence such reasons as most of us have heard offered for the sort of attitude assumed toward other evangelical churches ? If we could really put ourselves in the place of Him who died in cruel agony to save the world, and put off against the torture He endured for souls, our jealousy for our petty denominations, I believe we should hide our heads, and perhaps, blush. “ Tf any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His,” are words of whose terriffic import we too seldom take time to think. What that spirit is, there has been left no room for doubt. It was expressed with no uncertain sound all thro our Lord’s career, but especially in the last chapters of John in those last long conferences with the eleven did he repeat, and again, and again repeat, the one injunction to Christian unity. That His own “might be one as we are” that they a// may be one as thou Father art in me and JI in Thee (organic union)? and, “I in Thee that they also may be one in us, that the world may believe that thou hast sent me” and again ‘‘ The glory thou gavest me Ihave given them, that they may be one, even as we are we.” Again “I in them and Thou in me that they may be made perfect in one” “ (not per fect but in one) that the world may know.’’ And at last, ‘That the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.” The narrowness, selfishness, jealousy. and spiritual pride which en ‘genders divisions, and the paralysis and waste of energy, time, and money, which result, have been, one would think, sufficiently demon strated both at home andon the foreign field to convince ‘most rational men that as a policy at least, sectarianian is a failure, and grateful we are to see that an increasing host of Christians, are becoming convinced of this and are acting on their convictions. The divisive, self spirit, is now a days what is termed in American slang, ‘(a back number,” quite out of date, and yet alas it still carries influence enough to seriously hamper Gods work on many a field. Alas how can men thus foist our divisions on the young native church which neither knows nor cares anything about the reasons which caused the rise of the various denominations. We cannot understand how it is, that this movement toward unity, one of the great movements of the 20th century, big with the Spirit of Christ, with promise for the rapid advance of His Kingdom, meets with such persistent, deter mined opposition from so many, except that the great enemy, has blinded and misled our brethren. Hear Paul— Every one.of: you saith Iam of Paul-I of Appolos I of Cephas, I of Christ, is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified: for you, or were you baptized in the name of Paul?’’ and again “God forbid that I should glory save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.” . But the whole New Testament is full of. this spirit. .Some urge. that
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while within the denominations the warmest brotherly feeling may exist toward other sects, still by keeping the dividing walls intact they will best conserve, for the present at least, the truths for which each stand. To which it might be replied, that so long as these walls do not hinder mutual united service in the /east degree, the argument may have force. We each love the dear church in which we have sheltered and served, and regiments may march together in united purpose under different regimental flags, but the moment our feeling for own flag interferes in the smallest degree with the most effective and economic service, that moment we must be wrong for we are disobeying the command, acting contrary to the wisdom of our all wise Chief. Again it may be urged, that men of other denominations do not see eye to eye with us, as to various methods, and that in consequence of their methods there is imperfect development, and drawing of men not wholly disinterested, that is, imperfect material is being turned out. That we have scarcely the right to pass such judgments, goes without saying, as was demonstrated when the so called “rice Christians” of China died so grandly for Christ. But supposing we were right, is not the best way to help mis taken brethren to better methods and more perfect development, by uniting with them, rather than by holding apart, with a “God I thank Thee I am not as other men or even as this Baptist” sort of spirit? Besides it might chance sometimes, that in such union, even we might gain something. But where we have already gone so far as to have leaders of both denominations trained together in a union college, by missionaries of both denominations, and furthermore have leaders of both churches taught together in a Union Bible Institute, by both Methodists and Presbyterians, is it not a trifle ridiculous to raise objections as has been done recently, with considerable apparent acrimony to the proximity of one of these union schools to a seminary of one of these sects? The ordinary unbiassed mind, cannot receive any such objection as valid, and gropes in vain for a possible explanation. In a case where our orders are so clear it is not for us to prejudge results, it is “Ours not to reason why— Ours not to make reply— Ours but to do or die” in obedience not to a human leader, or even a so called infallible Pope, but to our God Captain, whose words admit of no two interpretations, no other possible meaning. It only remains for us to decide, whether we will take our own way after the dictates of our own wisdom, in disobedience, or weekly submit to His wisdom, place our plans un reservedly in his hands, and follow. The way in which the outside world considers sectarianism, and ridi cules it, is pointedly illustrated on the funny page of one of the last Cen tury’s as follows. A wee mite of 4 or 5 years with a broken doll, remarks.
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‘Mother would it be all right to ask Tillie Smif to my doll’s funeral? You know Tillie’s a Mefodist an my doll was a Presbyterian !”’ That the world may know ? The world knows quite well and forms its our very definite opinions of the sort of spirit displayed by some of the professed followers of the great Lord of love. Weare glad to quote from a recent article in the Continent by Dr. Arthur Brown, giving the resolutions passed at the conference of foreign mission boards held in New York last September. UNION OF CHRISTIAN FORCES TO BE FOSTERED. Strengthen union and federative movements, so that missionaries and boards of all communions may work effectively together, using men and money to the best advantage and reducing still further unuecessary overlapping. The conference of foreign mission boards having work tn China, which met last February, voted in view of frequently published statements that the boards are disposed to obstruct union movements on the foreign field, to publish the following as the sense of the meeting : 1. ‘* This conference desires to assure the missions in the strongest possible manner of its unreserved approval of the effort to accomplish the union of the Christian church in China and promises the missions that they will have in such efforts the hearty support of the members of this conference.” 2. ‘The conference approves of the fullest possible measure not only of co-operation, but of union in all forms of mission work, such as education, preparation and publication of literature, hospitals and philan thropic work.” “With deep satisfaction at the establishment and development of the church of Christ in China, and recognizing the supreme place which the Chinese church must occupy in the evangelization of the nation, this conference expresses its sympathy with every purpose of the church itself to unite in the interests of increased strength and economy and of the effective propagation of the gospel of Christ.” Prominence should be given to such an expression of opinion. Nothing could be farther from the truth than the oft-repeated statement that it is the policy of the boards to perpetuate in China the sectarian divisions of the United States and Cariada. The boards, of course, have no independent power in such matters, as they are amenable to their respective communions at home. Some devoted members of these com munions do not believe that the movement toward union is in accord with the mind of our Lord either for America or for China. Where such members are in the majority, their convictions necessarily control the attitude of their boards of foreign missions. The fact remains, how ever, that the spirit of unity and co-operation is far more prevalent in China than it is in America, and that, as a rule, boards and missionaries are disposed to go as far in this direction as their constituencies at home will permit them to go.
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26 THE KOREA MISSION FIELD. GENERAL ASSEMBLY’S ACTION. The Presbyterian Church took advanced ground on this subject when the *General Assembly of 1900 approved by special vote the fol lowing declaration which had been submitted to it by the board: ‘Believing that the time has come for a yet larger measure of union and co-operation in mission work, the board would encourage as far as practicable the formation of union churches, in which the results of the mission work of all allied evangelical churches should be gathered, and that everywhere the most generous principles of missionary comity be observed. The object of the foreign missionary enterprise is not to perpetuate on the mission field the denominational distinctions of Christen dom, but to build up on scriptural lines, and according to scriptural principles and methods, the kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ. Where church union cannot be attained the board and missions should seek such divisions of territory as will leave as large districts as possible to the exclusive care and development of separate agencies....... Fellow ship and union among native Christians of whatever name should be encouraged in every possible way, with a view to that unity of all disciples for which our Lord prayed, and to which all mission effort should contribute.”’ After our Grand General. Assembly, there is nothing more for us to say, but to bey our readers to prayerfully consider its action, and this whole matter in relation to their every day work on the Mission FIELD. : * All italics ours.—Ep.
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