The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-04
.DR. FOdsYTHE ON
WORK IN KOREA
Large Audience Crowds Second
Presbyterian Church to Hear
Medical Missionary.
NEW CHURCH IN EAST END
Baptist Churches Of the City
Raise Moncy-Pastor In
stalled in Paramount.

The large audience-room of the Second
Presbyterian Church was crowded last
night with people assembled to hear DR..
Wyle II. Forsythe, a medical missionary
TO Korea, who Is on a visit TO this coun-
try. The other Presbyterian churches in
the central part Of the city united in
this service, which was under the aus
pieces of tho Woman's Foreign Missionary
Union Of East Hanover Presbytery. Or.
Cecil. pastor OF the church. presided. and
introduced DR.. F'orsythe as from his home
town and home church, In Lebanon, Ky.
DR.. Focsythe. who Is medical man.
not a minister spoke in the most earn
est manner, holding the close attention
Of the large audience, without once rails
ing his voice above q conversational
tone. He opened his remarks by telling
what the Southern Presbyterian Church is
doing in Korea, which country was first
opened to missionary endeavor twenty
two years ago, and which now has from
twenty-five to thirty thousand native
Christians.
The speaker explained that in the
congress Of missionary Representatives
Of ali denominatieRs, a large part OF
Korea had been allotted to the Southern
PRESBYTERIAN Church, and that in this
territory there We're no other profess
tant missions.
Il u l.
terians maintain lao preaching points,
and have church membership of 1850.
They have twenty-fOur missionaries OF
whom nine arc ministers. the section
referred to having a population of 81
100000 people.
Great Need of People.
Tho doctor told q number OF lnc-,
dents that had como under his personal
observation of tho great need of this
people, and Of their Willingness to hear
the gospel preached. He also spoke
Interestingly Of the medical work, es-
pecially among children, and OF the
bondage OF the heather worship which
holds the country in a close grip, be-
Ing service OF evil spirits with Bud
dlsm and ancestor worship.
DR.. Forsythe regards Korea as the key
10 the CHARACTERIZATION OF the Orient, lying
as It does just between Japan, with her
4o0Oo,0o0 people, and China, with her
4270o0,Ooo. Counting all denominations.
there are at present In Korea one mis-
Ssionary to every 10000 people. DR.. For
syths said:
1--WE have in this country the means
and the men to send at least 1000 mis-
sionaries to Korea. We have fifty men
In the native theological seminary in
Aiopko. and in several churches native
pastors are supported"
DR.. Forsythe told number Of In
stances of sacrifice on the part OF native
Christians to support native evangeists
2 III many parts of the country, one Incl
dent being of a sewing woman who
worked 100 days. giving the total pro-
ceeds to a church erection fund. He also
sketched the needs OF the medical work,
and told of cases where people had trav-
eled 400 miles to be treated by foreign
doctor.
In closing DR.. Forsythc called attention
to the elevation the Christian religion has
given to woman in Korea. The address
was an impressive appeal for the better
support OF missionary endeavor In Korea
and for volunteers to go to the field
Special music was provided. the an
them, Jesus. Lover of My Soul" With
solo parts, being well rendered.
Dr. Forsytlle will speak this morning
at % o'clock to tho students of Union
Theological Seminary, in the chapel Of
that Institution. The public is invited.