The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-30
r, ZzLED 81 CONVERTS.
Csssan Chrtstians SIstAkeu by .IApAne.s
for neyolufi0ulstE-

An otfcer of the japanese Governmen-
IN ,he newly acquired Province ~ Cora
carries around IN his pocket = ltttLe hand
book issued by the Young Mems Christian
Association II Japan in order 20 b. pre-
pared Cor the various questions that nav
confront HIM When IN doubt he turns
- 8 Tor Presbyterian or N for Mormon
perhaps and he IL convsuiently fortified
aEairst error.
The TokIo Asdhi recites this fact IN 4
rec.nt account u the peculiar politica
cDudI ions arising IN CoreA out % tks
general ignorance % Christianity and tho
vario - .~cts % Christians which eTl--
among japanese Government officials n
that territory. For several vars pasr
CHRISTIAN mission aries and their converts
have come under Suspicion Of fOmentlng
reD-lAoa against the Japan-se domination
" hIIs the Foreign ONCE IN TOXIC vas
more han once put 20 it 20 explain certain
seemingly harsh measures directed
against Christian converts in Cor@A tke
ass initiation - the country vent on IN
disturbed. Now that 10 - Japans~-
PROVINCE The japanese sem ready to Do
llev- that after all The Christians wer~
not all evolutionary pTopaSandists.
The paper ~Ite~ some anusinz incidents
one occurred early m September. when
som. JapaL--- policemen "a Seoul -av
a great gathering q CoTeans outside the
doors u a Christian church. There va
~ -az-r NOV srn@nt n the crowd. and sarn
member q % SEEMED q - rec-ivlny
-uErt-.uz from native preacher
t. Policeman Ar a. tast a. ~ cou.I
o. Jne 7tfic~ t Judge WatAnbe q ne
supreme Court n soul and told the judge
.lat the Christians wsT- handing uI.-
I--lwTarIry pu,t-ir8. pamphlets % 'L-
e.. ----z The Judge himself got into a
inn Nsha and raced 20 the scene Thar-
h. found that tn. preacher vas dIstrlDI--
.-g qtp-r JAGGED Bibles prtnte-t N CureaL
lnn.r 'w1 months ago A certain Chins--
ratI---i % SEOUL from America WITH
Stn."u which - mad collected here An
.-f1--n-- o1ris.t me project Of Japanes..
0r.r. that ~ nai -r1ukhf oack fund
% EEAncr revolution among the Chris
t.anIE@,I Cor-an- The project sent out
rs -rrI-'ieAt spice. and their reports
sesn@t -o confirm this intelligence
n. ~as - N the ps1'nr - ordering
wholesale arrests wien an American nls-
-lruarv. E"arlnz thar suspicion had b.--r
aro--.-i went - the pr@i@s'r And @xplaInss!
'r4- 49, money hat h..@u contributed
" Ir-'-rltrs m America and that % va
WI !. all Christians in Cor-a arr ~,
rpv"tIf Drl-t- avs the 4 s,ihi -rhsra
ara many men. Christians and orherwis~
\ ~ enter ain natural resentment
agaTrs- the Japane-e for taking awav
their -ovsrsi Knty - the country But
they 10 not entertain these feelings BE-
cause they a-a Christians bur rather
b.cau~s they are Coreans.
There are Chrsr ian ministers ard
sreacha - 81 The GOSPEL who are - an 1lous
- -rand IN the good grace- ~ the Govern
men' that they preach. a. u were from
a JAnareAa point q view. The oniv
rsW ART that they receive for their pains
- em-ry churches The congregations
rp~su' ~iIch rtion- and stay away
ON the other hand - he instance -
'he Dh-ist an priests IN Ping Yang
VINO rscAIse they were loyal Coreans
preached Anti-IapAneSe doctrines 20 their
0unKrp gaf ions AT the time q the Anneza.
ton ant damned their religion in tina
eyes u the JaoAne-e officials who wers
tgnorAnr N the sIbiec, IN every respect