Evening star., 1909-06-27

sent in the money. The girls returned 1t
the same day with letter saying:
we girls think we are getting enough
from our teachers and we do not want
any pay
Suppose that next Sunday morning
every pastor in the United States should
arise in his pulpit and say that new
book of the Bible had just been discov-
cred and that 1t would be given to the
people that week. What a sensation it
would create and how all would be alive
to learn of the new message,
This is the condition today in Korea.
Until very lately the people have had
nothing hut the New Testament in their
own language The 10000 Christians
here have been confined to that rock. and
1t IS only within q few years that they
have had the Proverbs and Psalms. To-
day the Old Testaemnt is being trans
lated by DR.. Gale and DIR. Reynolds with
one or two assistants. It comes out book
by book, each new volume making 3.
sensation far greater than the first sell
ing OF the new novels in our country.
Genesis, Isaiah and the Psalms have al
ready been printed and Exodus. Num-
bers, Job and I and II Samuel will soon
be in the hands of the people. DR.. Gale
says that the translation of the whole
Bible will probably he finished this au-
tumn. and that it will be in the hands
OF the Koreans coon after. The work is
being published by the British and Amer
icansBble societies. and 1t Will be sold
Utl oNeT llle tFtuiiiS JCiii ny
by the book sellers who are to be found
in all the large places.
\ few years ago the only paper pub
kshed in Korea was little court circu-
lar which gave the commands of the
king It was printed with a brush and
its circulation numbered but few hum
fred. Today thdre are japanese papers
In all the large centers. and in Seoul
there are four dailes printed in Korean.
The capital has also three Japanese dali
MI IN y ,ln
Press. owned and edited by Mr.. Zumoto.
a very able Japanese journalist The
press is looked upon as one Of the or
gaus Of the government, and at present
il IS the only foreisn newspaper pub
lisiied IN Korea. Not long ago there was
an English edition OF the Daily News,
an anti-@overnmen organ. but this has
been discontinued for financial reasons.
The Korean Daily News, printed in ko-
rean, is the organ of the anti-Japanese
party. Tt is bright paper and we'll
edited II has the abiest of Korean
writers and its circulation is large Like
all n"wenapers. it is subject to the sover3-
ncnt censorship; and may be SUSPENDED.
without notice. at the will of the officials.
For this reason its writer's have to be
careful as TO their expressions. and many
of its most severe articles are those which
have TO be read between the lines This
morning. for instance. ! see several cdi
tcr:ais under the head OF Nature Notes.
Here Is one freely translated:
II hear the cuckoo say: ''PaD-Gook'
Pap-Gook! Pap Cook
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: ION the sum
mer air l hear the sound of kundai. Kun
dai, Kun dali
This character means army, and the
line below adds: What is this but the
souls of our dead finding utterance."
The last verso follows:
I'm the air / also hear sounds of rob-
bery, murder and oppression. and what is
all this but tho ghosts of the thieves and
robbers Of the dead finding EXPRESSION"
These articles are beautifully written
and the Koreans are delighted with them.
Another Korean daily is the Tai-Han-