New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-25
THE MISSIONS IN CORE4.
Christian Population of the Country
Noe TzcO Hundred Thousand.

The Rev. DR.. George Heber Jones' OF ChenuIpo
Corea, who has been a missionary OF the Method
ist Episcopal Church since 1855 Is in the United
States on furlough DR.. Jones began his work IN
Corea only four years after the country was
opened to mission effort. Regarding missionary
work in that country. he said:
The present missionary forces IN Corea are
Methodsts % AngicaHs. Is cathoiics. These
-FOUR bodies maintain large stan OF American ana
native church Of fully 900 pTofessed converts VINO
ers after Christian truth, attendants on the Va
rious congregations. relatives and friends OF Chris
uaus not vet IN the church but favorable TO
OF 100000. or approximately per cent OF the entire
these have been won 20 Christianity since 1850
carry on work along ali the lines Of Christian
engaged IN the s deet woTR OF pr e large
numbers OF the COrean people being open 10 ap-
Christianity upon them. Schools are maintained
ranging from the primary day school carried on
TO the higher seminaries and institutions for ad-
these nstitGo9s have 'e lsrse ed OF usefulness
This has been particularly the case IN schools for
where girls may obtain education. Hospitals
maintaihed by the various Christian bodies where
5000 patients are, treated every year. .-,.,
among the p esbyterians in America. and they
have nGPy sustained and eSpaqds6 their T9rk
sions Is Of high order. comprising as noble a
Christian Church in a PAGAN lard. Their largest
GnuTGG Is IN the city OF Pyensya s ana mas a
and the average attendance at the midweek prayer
The Methodists are not behind the Presbyterians
in the high character Of the workers they have
fifty missionaries, who have in their fully lOoO0
OF the $1,000 converts OF evangelical Christianity IN
Seoul Pyengyang and Chemulpo.
The international committee Of Young Mems
work at Seoul. the secretary in charge being P. l.
The Angelicans maintain a well manned mission.
at the head OF which Is Bishop Charles John COrfe,
rrguished chaplains Of the British Navy. and
az one time honorary chaplain 20 the Duke OF
the high church wing Of &ngiicanism
There Is much petty persecution because the
serious disocation OF the clan as well OF social
ana rellglous relationships or the community put
once he has taken the step Of destroying his house
fore they are recognized even as catechumens
II is to be hoped that between Russia and
Corea will be necessarily involved. either as the
base OF the japanese in their operations against
where the land forces OF the two powers viii
griHppie IN death struggle. The Corea1s, them
conflict. EmissaTies of either both parties may
Coreans, rendered desperate by the possible loss
become very much disturbed by the course OF
events. for without foreign complications. there
and factions in Corea 10 set the land ablaze at
any time There IS no doubt that both the con-
tending parties will respect the rights OF tho mis-
sionaries and the safety OF the Christian Church.
in Corea. Horace n Allen the present United
States Minister first to Corea twenty years
Mission there. He has achieved high distinction
IN the service both OF the Gorean Ind the United
states governments, Hon. J. n. Jordan, {. NJ c. I
the British Minister. is a Christian OF the !
DIPLOMATS affairs in the Far East N. Hayashi |
the japanese Minister has always been the friend |
where the interests OF missions are concerned