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and the amount of work, subscriptions
and donations multiplied."
It is interesting to note that during the
war the society continued to hold its
meetings until 1SC3, but was obliged then
to stop as the -members were scattered.
"The long list of names of those who
have been connected with the Education
Society is most remarkable and interesting.
Many have become men of mark
in the Church, ministers of* prominence,
missionaries in the foreign field, and professors
in colleges. Seventy-seven young
hi**u iissisteit Dy tnis Education Society.
"In a report by the then secretary. Miss
Margaret M. Adger (Mrs. Thomas
Smyth) at an anniversary meeting, she
writes: 'Who can calculate the amazing
results of these labors of love? A single
soul is worth more than a world.
And how many souls may we not hope
will bp saved through the instrumentality
of these already sent info the Held?
Add to these the probable number that
may be brought to embrace the gospel,
and be prepared for the Kingdom of
Heaven by their labors, how vast the
amount. And when we look again at tho
influence which these in their turn will
exert upon others, who can calculate the
result? Looking forward to the Judgment
Day, we behold a vast multitude whom
no man can number before the throne of
God and the Lamb, who have been
brought there instrumentally by the humV1?
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uic luuurs 01 uns sociery. in that day,
will any of us regret the little sacrifices
we may have made in this good cause?
Will we regret the instrumentality we
may have had in the salvation of souls?
Let us press forward with renewed ardor
in the noble work and remember the
promise is "They that turn many, to
righteousness shall shine as the stars
forever and ever."
"And during all these years the education
society has never deviated from the
one oDjeei tor wmch it -was organized^
Seventy-seven young men have been assisted
in securing their education for the
ministry. Of this number fifteen have
been from this Church. During that time
there have been seven hunderd and six
names of members on the Roll, and the
amount raised In those years has been
forty thousand, nine hundred and scventy-one
dollars and fifty cents. ($40,971.50.)."
THE BIBLE'S USE OF WORD8.
The Bible as a standard for the correct
nse of words has been urged upon readers
by Professor Lounsbury, of Yalo,
writing in "Harper's Magazine." "Make
up your mhid," says Professor Lounshurv
"that the Bible is a guide to be followed
grammatically as much as it is morally.
The language of our version belongs to
the sixteenth century. It, therefore, naturally
contains expressions which, though
proper at that time, are not in accord,
with the common usage of our days,
when it was originally translated, 'which'
was generally the relative pronoun referring
to persons. Hence we say, 'Our
Father which art in heaven.' More tnan
this, the subtle distinction found in the
employment of 'shall' and 'will,' had not
then become established in the languago.
But these do not afreet the correctness
of its procedure in regard to expressions
still met with everywhere. In such cases
accept its authority without question anu
conform your practice to It"
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QUARTERLY REPORT KWANGJU
STATION.
It is sad for us to head this report by
the death of our beloved friend and colaborer,
Dr. C. C. Owen, who passed to
his reward Saturday, April 3. after a
brief spell of pneumonia. I will tell you
something of the work he was carrying
on and you can more fullv onmvmio^
how we miss him and the great work
he left. His work was in virgin soil,
most of the groups not more than two
years old. It embraced thirteen whole
counties and parts of two or three others,
enough work to keep three men busy.
Besides this he had charge of the book
room, taught in the country and local
classes, assisted in the local work, and
has given all spare time this year to
editing the Sunday school lessons for
all Korea. During the quarter he taught
at Kunsau two weeks and Chungu two
weeks. The number of churches and
tho baptized for 1908, have more than
doubled that of 1907 and three-fourths of
the 439 on his roll were taken in during
1908. The contributions from his twenty
churches la9t year amounted to $418, and
dividing this by the number of church
members makes an average of three dol
iar? ami thirty-four cents each. This
is quite remarkable when we think the
daily wages being from ten to twenty
cents.
Mr. Bell has had his hands full this
quarter, too. He taught in the men's
classes here and at Mokpo and left March
12, for Pyeng Yang to teach in the seminary,
where we have 137 students, nineteen
are from our southern territory. In
his itinerating he baptized elghty:flve,
twelve of whom were taken into the
local church at Kwangju. Over 200
catechumens were received. He has
started bwo colporters and one new student
to the seminary. He has had the
DUiMing of Dr. Wilson's house, which Js
now near completion. Our station is very
happy to have the new re-lnforcements,
Mr. and Mrs. Colt and Mrs. Logan.- They
are all busy with the language and say
they are very happy and feel greatly
blessed in being allowed a part in this
work. The second morning herd Mr.
Colt was out in a flannel shirt studying
the language and starting a garden with
two coolies. We see that he means busl
no as. Mrs. Logan comes out indepen
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denlly and it is clear that it was by the
direction of providence that she could
be sent into Mrs. Owens home at this
time, company to her, and making it
possible for her to be out and teach.
The Women's Class caane five days
after the men's and we were fortunate
in having with us Mrs. Tate ami Mr. *
and Mrs. Preston. Mirs. TaUe taught
Genesis and the catechumen and hygiene.
Mr. Preston, the Commandments and
r-arames; Mrs. Bell, the Life of Christ;
Mrs. Owen, Luke and Acts; Miss Graham,
Exodus; Miss Knox, singing;, and
Mrs. Preston, assisted Mr. Preston with
his part. The average attendance wa3
one hundred and twenty-five, many of
these walked twenty-five to forty miles
with a little bag of rice on their heads.
Our Sunday School Work here has
been very encouraging and has grown
from forty to two hundred since last
October. I have acted superintendent,
and the ladles of the station and some
of the natives have acted as teachers. In
the boys' school we have forty in attendance,
taught by a native with Miss Knox,
as teacher of English. There are thirty
in the girls' school and this wo ooii ?.
boarding school which means that they
bring their rice from their country homes
and all eat together, a matron in charge.
Misses Knox and Graham, have done
some itinerating this spring. The fifth
night out Miss Knox was visite<d by a
large band of insurgents,, armed and
rather impudent. They wanted a gun
but as she had none they worried her
a while by holding her watch for a while.
After a most unpleasant night in this
little room with ipaper doors and no
latch though much prayer, she returned
to Kwangju the next morning. Miss
Graham visited eleven villages and more
than ninety Christian families, and returned
with many pleasant things to tell
us. I am very, very happy in the medical
work and thankful that the
has allowed me to serve Him here and
that my life has been such a happy one
|out here. You young people of jour
churches can not realize what rare privileges
you are alVjwlng to pass by not
coming out and joihlng this happy force.
We need your prayers and especially that
God may send a great outpouring of His
Spirit on- Korea and her people.
R. M. Wilson.