The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-19

he was most interesting. At 1890 DR..
Fife was at the Oak Grove seminary
for young ladies and he gave a most
interesting and instructive talk on
India. going over the field much to
the ediication of the students who
listened to him attentively.
The usual world wide Bible class
was in session his morning at IL
o'clock n continued until 1880 and
the subject h a was discussed by DR..
Bradt and Mrs. Bradt was that of
Japan. There were illustrations Of
The different topics brought out and
these were shown by Mrs. Bradt.
At 8 this afternoon DR., Stearns OF
this city conducted his Bible class and
his subject was The First Christian
Apology, and at 4 this afternoon DR..
King spoke on the Missionary Vision.
Big Meeting Tonight.
The mass meeting at the First
Presbyterian church this evening
promises to be one of the most inter-
esting sessions of the entire course,
for DR.. w. r, King of Illinois will be
the speaker and will talk on the
Chinese Revolution and the New Re
public, a subject in which he is we'll
versed, for he has delivered the lee
ture all V the country with marked
success. There will be special music
and all are most cordially invited to
attend. There will also be other ad-
dresses n an exhibition of pictures
given by aid of the lantern.
Last Nights Big Meeting.
The First Presbyterian church was
again filled last evening when the sub
ject Of Turkey was taken up with DR..
Bradt, head of the missionary move
ment making the principal address.
He said that the changes which a
taken place in the far east when
China threw off the bonds of super
stitution n came out into the
world as a new republic would re-
peat itself in the case of Turkey, for
he believed that much talked of coun-
try was getting ready for this move
right now. He said that Turkey would
depart from her ancient rule and be-
come n Of the real nations Of the
world and said hat this would be
brought about by the work that, was
done by the christian people. A great
deal Of the time of yesterday was
spent in the discussing Korea and
China as well as Japan and the work
of the missionaries in Korea was
much praised, and incidents by the
score were given to show what is be-
ing done. DR.. Bradt said that Korea
came under the supervision or Japan
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the people of Japan were endeavoring
to secure themselves in their new pos
session. He said that as a result of
the troubles that were always present
in Korea the missionaries had many
times come into conflict with the
Japanese officials and some of the
reasons for the troubles were given
by the speaker. DR.. Bradt took the
position that all nations all yer the
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China is by no means the last nation
that will adopt the republican form
of government. Turkey he felt SURE
would emerge from her troubles in
the same way. He said that the
people were becoming so advanced in
Turkey that they could no longer
tolerate the old way things were ad-
mfnistered. The more enlightenment
a people get the less likelihood is
there of permitting themselves to be
oppressed. .~ e~-
About Korea,
DIR. Bradt then spoke at. length
about Korea which he called the her
met Kingdom. He said that for years
1t had been an isolated country, but
had been in touch with China the
most of the time until after the Rus
sian war. She was out Of the paths
of the commerce between the orient
and the occ1dent and until the last
two or three decades has made but
very little progress in anything. There
have been assertions that our mission
aries are plotting with the Koreans to
over throw the rule of Japan, but
such is not the case, as the mission
aries are too wise to interfere with
the political situation in any country
He said that when the missionary
committee of which he was a part
had visited Korea they had attempted
to get at the facts in the case and
while they had learned hat occasion
ally Japanese officials had been killed
there, 1t was not true that they had
been killed by the christians aided and
allotted by the missionaries. These
killings were individual cases and
were not the result of p%lottings. He
said that christians were sent t.
prison there for trivial offenses anC
even on suspicion when no offense
whatever had been committed. HI
told of the tortures hat were inflicted
on the Koreans, even children beins
taken to the torture in order that they
might be made to confess to things
they had never done, n he gave
several instances of his kind. Tt was
a grand effort and h audience listen