Evening journal., 1908-05-08
KOREA ANXIOUS
FOR SCRIPTURES
Whole Editions Bought by
Them Before Books
Are Printed

The Rev DR.. II. G. Underwood. a Pres
bytsrlan missionary from Korea. lectured
on missionary work in Korea In Rodney
Street Presbyterian Church last night !
Despite the inclement weather, there was
a large attendance. Dr. Underwood tod
n a graphic manner OF the great succoss
Of the movement to christianize the Her.
nit kiagHom. although he did not fail to
observe that Kcrea could have been chris
tianized had a concerted and able eflors
been made to do so when Christian mis-
slonaries first ventured into Korea
Speaking Of the astonishing vitality of
native churches. DR.. Underwood said:
''rhe native Korean convert is Jealous tol
study his Bible. Bibles are not given away
IN Korea. nor sold for a small fraction Of
their cost, but bring the full cost OF their
production. Yet, in spite Of the Korean 81
poverty. so great is the demand that
when last year the Bible Committee bad
ordered a new edition Of 10000 copies OF
the New Testament the whole edition was
sold before a word had been printed
Koreans will travel for DAYS to attend a
Bible class and these classes. varying ac-
rcoding to locality from $50 to 1lSO en-
rolled members, will continue from ten
TO fourteen days
''The Koreans are a generous people
| Almost from the very beginning OF mis-
sion work in that land the effort has been
TO make II self-supporting, aiming 70 put
the responsibility for all local work upon
the local congregation, and nobly have the
Korean Christians answered to this call
There has been no attempt TO foist upon
the people OF that land foreign style
Of architecture. We do not have massive
brownstone and marble churches. but as
ia almost every village the church build
ing. erected by the natives at their swn
expense. is the largest and best edihce in
the neighborhood. We are satisfied
I'm a peculiar sense every member Of
the church in that land seems to strive 20
be a worker. II can readily be seen .hat
our missionaries cannot attempt to care
for the immense work going on in Karea
in an adequate manner It may indeed be
said that the greater part Of the work -
carried on by the 42 native workers. lay
men.
Korea Is far ahead Of the missionary
Opportunities for new work that would
reach whole villages and communities as
yet untouched are numerous and pressing
but cannot be seized The whole nation
from the Emperor and his officials down
} to the lowest peasant and coolie in the
land trust the American missionaries
and when their political troubles beglF
to increase. while they realized that ths
missionary was not there to render any
political assistance. they did feel thai
he was at least their friend. All svei
Korea they are asking for an education
! In many places they are demanding I
p Christian education. and they are IN a
7 peculiar way asking for this at the hand
Of the American people. They are aslin
for books. and as Korea has no natl ~
literature to speak of. we have the privi
lege OF giving her a literature in the na
: tive SCRIPT which shall be thorough
y Christian. The Old Testament, too. mus
a be given these people in their own tongue
( All this translation. literary and educa
{ tional work must be done in addition Z
. the vast church work which IS ours"
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