The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-02-10
Pyeng Yang, Korea,
January Is, 1927

Pyeng Yang, Korea,
January Is, 1921
Dear Friends in Berea:
1t has been only a few months since
| left Berea, yet it seems over year,
for so many things have happened.
You have new president, and I'm
glad to hear good reports concerning
him. Besides hearing from several
friends in Berea, | get The Citizen
almost every week; so get most of
Berea's --latest"
As some Of you know, I left school
June /, 1920, was home three weeks,
and left June % for the coast. IN
Kansas | met Mrs. w. N. Blair, who
has been a missionary in Korea since
1900.
We came the Northern way, sail
ing from Victoria, Vancouver Island,
b. c., on the Empress of Asia" and
disembarking at Kobe, Japan. We
crossed Japan by railway TO Shimo-
noseki, and took a boat across the
Korea Strait sometimes called Japan
Strait) to Fusan, Korea, coming the
remainder of the way by rail. You
see lot of beautiful scenery, as you
never get out Of sight of the noun
tains. II is very hot here in sum
mer, so most of the missionaries go
to summer resorts. / got here in
time to go with a crowd to Sorai
Beach, or Kumipo, on the sea. ] can
say that I did my first swimming in
the Yellow Sea. For recreation we
have bathing and tennis in summer,
and skating and basketball in winter.
They say it is real cold in winter.
but | don't think we have had real
cold weather yet-at least, it is not
nearly so cold as it gets in Missouri.
As you know. my work is in the
school for missionaries children,
teaching in the high school. have
the first three years in high school.
and my time is so entirely taken up
with the children that I have not
time to study the Korean language.
I expect to study some next summer,
however.
This has been my first Christmas
so far from home, yet think it has
been my happiest. The workers are
all so good to me, and I'm just glad
to be here. The social life is not
strenuous, yet there is plenty. Yes
terday the governor Of this province
had all the foreigners in this station
to his house for tea. 1t really was
dinner, with speeches, etc. He also
had a gift for each Of us. 1t was
quite an elaborate affair. The gov
ernor does not talk English, so there
were several interpreters present.
Would you like to hear a few facts
concerning the Korean mission field
! will give you a few. Half the
5000 population of Sven Chun are
Christians. The largest theological
seminary in the world is. located at
Pyeng Yang. Four-ffths of the
churches in Korea pay all their own
bills. The area of Korea is 89,545
square miles; that of Kansas is ST.
318 square miles. Except in rare
cases, no Korean is received into full
membership until he can read and
write. There is one ordained preach
er to every 100000 persons in Korea;
one missionary to every $1,000. In
stead Of the missionaries driving the
woyk, it is the work driving the mis-
sionaries. There are not enough
workers, and those who are here are
overworked. In our station alone,
two families have gone this month
to America on health furlough. All
the Sunday-school is in the church
all the church is in the Sunday-school
1t certainly is inspiring to attend
their meetings.
Every Korean church of any size
has its missionary society; every pres
bytery has its home mission board,
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