The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-09
PRINCE EUI VIVA In WANT
KING of COREA NEGLECTING HIS
SON AND PROSPECTIVE HEIR.
Sent to America to BE Educated, but
General Church News.

NEW YORK, JAM S-His Royal Highness
Eui VIVA, the probable future King of Co
rea, is in America, and is having not
pleasant time. He came here with letters Of
commentator to the Rev. DR.. F. f. Film
wood, senior secretary of the Presbyterian
Board of Foreign Missions. The cause OK
his embarrassment is the failure to receive
remittances. This failure is due. it is said,
to the Russian advance in the far East.
which advance gives the Corean authorities
no time to think of support of the future
heir to the throne, even If able TO find the
cash to remit. Hence Prince Eui Wha. as
some prospective kings before him, has been
having unpleasant interviews with credit
ors, one of which is, in the princes case,
his landlady
The reasons for the prince coming to
America to be educated, and that largely
under the direction of the Rev. DIR. Film
wood, are most interesting. On the night
of the murder of the Queen of Corea by a
mob of Japanese mutineers, the King of
Corea called loudly for assistance from his
American friends. Those who promptly re-
sponded to the call were the Rev. Dr. II.
G.. Underwood and O. r. Avison, M. D., the
former well-known missionary OF Seoul.
and the latter the physician in charge of
the Royal Corean Hospital. There is no
Kings life on the night in question. On this
account, and because of friendships between
the royal family of Corea and the Presby-
terrain missionaries, dating back some ff-
teen years, the King decided on a Western
education for his heir. Correspondence was
started between him and DR.. Ellinwood,
which resulted in the prince coming here
and an arrangement by which money to sup
port him was to be sent through the Pres
byterian board. The statement is made that
the King of Corea, quite apart from relig-
ious convictions, is convinced that Western
civilization is best for his realm. Hence his
heir IS sent here to learn our language and
to attend a typical boys school.
Immediately on the princes arrival he was
plainly told by the Presbyterian board that
he would be given funds only as fast as
the same were received from Seoul, and that
not penny would be advanced to him. This
rule has been adhered TO. The money from
Seoul does not arrive and the cause is sup
posed to be the distractions occasioned by
the advances of the Russians. The prince
has been in Washington for some months
pursuing the study of English. Members Of
the Corean legation are understood to have
loaned him small sums, but at the moment
he is anxiously parrying the advances of a
clearinghouse keeper as any common
blooded individual might do under the cir
cumstances
Prince Eui Wha is said by some to be the
second and by others to be the third son of
the King AT any rate, he is not the eldest
son. That person is weak in both body and
mind and the young man now here has been
selected as the heir to the throne. He Is
| twenty, but from an American average. ex-
ceedingly small for his age. Were it not for
American lad of twelve.
Save as it may be doing work in few
local parishes, the United States Church
Army, organized about a year ago and
affiliated with the Episcopal Church. is
dead. A commission had the work in charge
under the Parochial Missions Society UP to
last September, and since that date as an
independent body. That commission, failing
in an effort to secure a clergyman as the
official head, has permitted itself to expire
by limitation. The Church Army came into
existence through some committees ap-
pointed by Bishop Potter, of New York. As
its proposed work was similar to that of the
Parochial Missions Society it was placed
under that body. Col. II. III. Hadley, for
merly of ST. Bartholomew Mission, New
York, was chosen military director, ana
prospective headquarters in Pittsburg, Chi
cago and San Francisco planned. Army
work was done in half dozen cities, and
Church Army Of Massachusetts was
formed.
An evangelistic association, similar to the
one of long standing in New England, is
forming to work in the cities OF New York
and Philadelphia. Evangeists to be en-
ployed by it include the Rev. DR.. A. c. Dix
on. of Brooklyn; the Rev. Dr. f. b. Meyer
of London, who has promised to come as
often as possible to assist; the Rev. DR.. J.
Wilbur Chapman, Of Philadelphia; John
MCNEIL of Glasgow. and Dwight l.. Moody.
The purpose is to put evangelical work in
the two cities on a systematic basis. The
association is made to cover two cities in
stead of one because q larger field is there
by afforded and because the movement
originates in Philadelphia, where it has
been in successful operation, as an expert
ment, with a view to making it general for
the past two years 1t is to be known as a
forward movement and it is to be put
into effect by securing the cooperation of
as many pastors in both cities as possible.
Meetings are to be held each winter for at
least eight consecutive weeks.
! The remarkable success of the recent
Child Study Congress, held under the charge
| of the Society of st. Paul, has led to a
decision to hold similar congresses in flu
ture. Some of them may be appointed to
meet in Chicago and others in st. Louis In
! order to be central to different Roman
Catholic teachers. No permanent organiza-
ton was effected. because it was felt that
| such organization was unnecessary, In view
of the fact that the congress could be called
together at short notice without it. The
recent one assembled simply upon invita-
| ton and future ones, with the prestige Of
| one success, can be assembled in the same
way. The congress is felt TO be long step
in advance in Roman Catholic educational
work. The papers read were of an unusual
| ly high order, and the discussions more
| helpful and freer from indscreuons than
some dignitaries in the church expected.
There are q good many Of the latter who
frankly say that parochial schools are not,
from an eG-nation standard, the equal Of
the public schools; that in far too many
cases men who have failed as priests are
put at the head of them in order to provide
them a support; and that it Is time schools
paid for at great sacrifice of Roman
Catholic laity are brought to the standard
of the public schools. Hence the favor With
which this Child Study Congress is regard
ed, and it's immediate success. That Of next
year is to be held IN the West. the city yet
to be selected.