The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-04-06
KOREAN MISSIONS TOPIC
Of INTERESTING PAPER
Mrs. Robert Campbell Addresses the Womans
Board of Missions on a Topic OF
World Wide Interest.

than lose face that is, his dignity o.
the respect of others. Mentally the,
Iare quick and bright in acquiring West,
ern learning. especially language, which
they speak more 1uently than the Jap
Ianese or Chinese" Marriages are ar
ranged by the parents, and consequent
lily are often unhappy and a failure
| A few months ago there appeared an
item in our Daily Advertiser to the
effect that a certain Emily Brown, a
daughter of one of the early Presby-
: terrain missionaries to Korea, was an
inmate of the Emperor's harenn, and
had at that time given birth to a son.
Being a Presbyterian, daughter of q
missionary, and at one time myself a
missionary under the Presbyterian
Board, I felt aercely indignant over
the story as it almost seemed like a
Iscandalous thrust at my own family
circle. Therefore I took pains to look
up the matter and found it a pure
fabrication with no foundation what
ever. The editor of the Advertiser
when knowing the truth very kindly
contradieted the matter.
In this country of Korea, no larger
than Utah, of great natural beauty and
delightful climate, where there are
hills, hills again, and hills without
number" there are from twelve to
twenty million people waiting for the
coming of Christ. Since its introduce
ton. Christianity has steadily progress
ed until now there are about 10000
Protestant Christians. In North Korea
where eight years ago there were but
half a dozen little groups of Chris
tians there are now 235 meeting places.
These are steadily increasing, for last
year 1885 new converts were baptized
in that section of the country alone.
In Korea there is no state religion and
no prohibitions versus preaching the
gospel. Those who have embraced
Christianity have done SO by no hope of
gain. The spread of Christianity in this
Land of the Morning Calm is almost
wholly due to the spontaneous evan
gehstic efforts of Korean Christians,
as may be readily seen by a study of
facts contained in missionary letters.
A man bought a tract from Korean
Christian at the weekly market and
carried it to his distant mountain viii
lage. He read it and studied it. Six
months later, three men appeared at
the missionary's house and told him
there We're eight men in their village,
who, although never having met mis-
sionary, wanted to believe and learn
chant travelling through the country
was told by his companion that he knew
the best doctrine ever heard in Korea
something just suited to Korean mer-
chants. and before the journeys end !
the merchant became convinced that
it was SO. A sick man carried forty
miles on his brothers back reached the
hospital, was cured, and believ-
ed the gospel had cared for his soul
as well as his body. ,
And SO. by word, example, and print !
ed page. the gospel has spread. The
progress of Christianity in Korea is
one of the miracles of missions.
Though Presbyterians opened up the
work and now have the largest force
there of any denomination, others are
working there also-the Methodists.
Church of England, Baptists and the
Society for the Propagation of the Cos
pei have few stations.
Thus far, medical work has been
most prominent but the question of