The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-27

arise In his pulpit and say that new book of the Bible had just been discov- cred and that 1t would be giy yen to the people that week. What a sensation 1t would create, and how all would be alive to learn of the new message
 This is the condition today in Corea. Until very lately the people have had nothing but the New Testament in their own language. The 10000 Christians here have been confined to that book, and 1t Is only within a few years that they have had the Proverbs and Psalms To- day the Old Testament is being trans lated by pr. Gale and Dr. Reynolds with one or two assistants. It comes out book by book, each new volume making . sensation far greater than the first sell- ing of the new novels in our country. Genesis Isaiah and the Psalms have a1- ready been printed, and Exodus, Num- bers, Job and I and II Samuel will soon be in the hands of the people. pr. Gale says that the translation of the whole Bible will probably be finished this au- tumn, and that 1t will be In the hands of the Coreans soon after. The work Is being published by the British and Amer ican Bible societies. and 1t will be sold all over the country both by agents and by the booksellers who are to be found in all the large places.
 Corean Newspapers.
 A feaw years ago the only paper pub lished h Corea was a little court circu- lar which gave the commands of the king. It was printed with brush and it's circulation numbered but a few hun dred. Todoay there are Japanese papers in all the large centers and In Seoul there are four dailes printed in Corean. The capital has also three Japanese dai- lies and an English newspaper, the Seoul Press owned and edited by MT. Zumoto, a very able Japanese journalist. The press Is looked upon one of the or gans of the government and at present 1t Is the only foreign newspaper pub lished in Corea. Not long ago there was an English editon of the Daily News, an government organ, but this has been discontinued for financial reasons.
 The Corean Daily News, printed in Co., rean, Is the organ of the anti-Japanese party. It lis a- bright paper and we'll edited. It has the ablest of Corean writers and it's circulation is large. Like all newspapers 1t Is subject to the govern ment censorship and may be suspenned without notice at the will of the officials For this reason it's writers have to be careful as to their expressions and many of it's most severe articles are those which have to be read between the lines. This morning, for instance, I see several edi- torials under the head of Nature notes Here is one freely translated:
 hear the cuckoo say: Pap-Gooki Pap-Gook Pap-GooK.
 This is really the song of bird here but the Chinese character which ex- presses it means also 'Restive king dom.''
 The next line follows:
 And what does this voice mean but the souls of the dead patriots who are thus speaking to us through the birds"
 The second verse reads: "On the sum- mer air I hear the sound of Kun dai! Kun dai! Kun dai!
 This character means army, and the line below adds: What is this but the souls of our dead finding utterance."
 The last verse follows:
 In the air I hear sounds of rob bery. murder and oppression, and what Is all this but the ghosts of the thieves and robbers of the dead finding expression"
 These articles are beautifully written and the Coreans are delighted with them.
 Another Corean daily is the 4Tai-Han- Shimpo, or the Corean News. This is one of the organs Of the government, and it's circulation is largely confined to the officials. A third daily Is entitled the Imperial City. It started out as an anti- government journal, but Is now controlled by the Japanese. A fourth, called the Empire, is purely Corean and is half Independent. The Empire has large circulation and is greatly read by the common peope.
 The Japanese papers are, of course in favor of the government, but all must