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The Unmet Need in Korea'^j^^^

From a liberated country where Bibles must be rationed , a missionary pleads for more copies Jrom the only

land that seems able to supply them — America

BY HAROLD VOELKEL

One pastor made what would be called in foot-
ball parlance an excellent off-tackle play and
emerged with five copies for his congregation. It
was at our Presbytery meeting in Andong. I
saved two packages — 110 New Testaments — for
distribution at the meeting. The stampede began
when I made the announcement that the books
were available.

A Jeep Works jor Peace

Before I left America last fall I had heard that
the American Bible Society had printed and
shipped to Korea 50,000 New Testaments, and on
my arrival was told by Army chaplains of the al-
most feverish demand for them — a clamor which
I find has been steadily increasing since I arrived.

With the departure of the Japanese authorities
after the war, Korean postal service all but col-
lapsed. The curtailment of all Christian activity
during the war left the churches out of contact
with the Bible Society, and there was no way for
them to obtain copies of the New Testaments sent
from America. Each time I visited Seoul, there-
fore, I got a package or two (55 in a package) for
Andong territory, an area of 850,000 people with
a prewar Christian constituency of 10,000.

What a variety of transportation we have had
for these New Testaments ! At first we traveled en-
tirely by air. Rail service was so poor, a journey
of 200 miles, which before the war required five or
six hours, frequently took twenty-four; and in an
unheated car in midwinter this meant rigorous
travel. The privilege the Army gave us of flying
in its cargo planes solved our problem beautifully,
and the pilots were generous in permitting us to

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load numbers of bundles into their planes. In
January our mission purchased four used Army
jeeps, one of which was assigned to Andong. In
the eventful drive of two hundred miles from Seoul
to Andong, along rough roads, across frozen rivers,
and oversnow-covered, precipitous mountain passes
in that open vehicle, I brought a supply of Korean
New Testaments printed in America. ( See cut.)

It is difficult to express one’s emotions in having
to constantly tell Christians the supply of Scriptures
is exhausted. The secretary of the Bible Society in
Seoul turns me down regularly now when I appeal
for additional copies for this territory; “For,” says
he, “you have already exceeded your quota.” But
quotas mean little when we are required to tell
new believers we cannot furnish them a copy ol
God’s Word. The Bible Society Secretary tells me
that there is actually a black market in Bibles.
Because of their scarcity, unscrupulous individ-
uals somehow get hold of them and are reselling
them at enormous profit.

It is a delight to watch a Korean handle his
newly purchased New Testament — the admiration
with which he feels the substantial binding and
studies the clarity of the type on the glistening
white paper. Local printing jobs nowadays here
in Korea, because of the paper shortage are a dull
gray product, on paper that has the texture of a
worn blotter. I love to hear the Christians exclaim
as they examine the superior workmanship and
material, “Ah, this is from America!” Yes, it is;
and we hope America will send many more thou-
sands of copies to us.

Next week (about June 1, 1947) we are plan-
ning a four-day rally here of young people from all
over the territory. It will be the first thing of its

They helped to meet "it}

From a letter received from Chaplain Vernon P. Jaeger:
“Enclosed is a United States Government check in the
amount of $237.75, which is a contribution from the Prot-
estant Religious Fund, Headquarters XXIV Corps. I his
money was actually given in the Army church services
conducted at Headquarters XXIV Corps, Headquarters
United States Army Military Government in Korea, and
Headquarters Korea Base Command, this past Sunday
morning (May 25, 1947). It is to be used toward the ex-
pense of publishing the Scriptures in the Korean language.

OCTOBER 1947

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kind ever held, and I am hoping to get them
started in the distribution of Gospel portions. I
brought several hundred Gospels with me from
Seoul.

Note: After the arrival of the 50,000 Korean New Testa-
ments which the American Bible Society provided last

year, Mr. E. T. Chung, Secretary of the Korean Bible
Society, wrote, “It is just the sweet rain after many
years of continued drought.” During the first six months
of this year over 6,000 additional Korean New Testa-
ments were shipped, and another edition of 50,000 is
expected from the press by the time this issue of the
Bible Society Record reaches its subscribers.

JONG**-PEAC r"JL BriST

Peaceful East! .Yho ever heard of peace in. the Lc*3t these days,
out "An11 means peace or peaceful, and "Dong" east. Surrounded by hills,
at the Juncture of the Hak-tong River-- Andong is truly a peaceful little
town.

Lone? ago when our first Missionaries followed the narrow trail from
Taiku to Andong, a Journey of sixty-eight miles, they traveled by pony,
sedan-chair, oxcart and sometimes taking from two to three days.

Today two railroads ran into Andong, one connecting with the through line
to Chlnh, the other from Fusan, our main port of entry, to Seoul the
Capitol. The section from Fusan to Andong was running,, the remainder
under construction no doubt completed by now. Buses and trucks whiz
along the newly constructed roads and bridges.

In those early days one passing along a narrow street would hear
a class of school boys receding their Chinese ch voters. Only boys
received an education in those days. Today one massing along the road
to the railroad station would pass a large school where both boys and
gitls receive an education. In the west end of the city is a lur£e
government Agricultural school for boys. Ando nr- once mig.e t hj.v been

called a sleepy peaceful little town, but today with Its railroads, buses,
trucks, schools, to say nothing of the siren blowing at noon from the
lumb r yard, and the cotton weaving factory, with an occasional radio
screeching from a few of the shops along the roadside, Andong is no
longer a little sleepy town, but a busy peace loving little tv/on.

As one crosses the last mountain on the auto road from Taiku, coming
down into the valley of Andb ng, the Compound comes into full view.. The
red brick Hospital at the foot of a hill, but near a busy thoughfare,

J U9 1 above it on the top of the hill the 3ible Institute. Across the

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valley are the four missionary homes all set on hills/w44rh ea^eh its own
marvelous view of the river nd the hills beyond. Happy childrens
voices are heard playing in the yards as the "third generationers" olay

together.

*lany of the Koreans find thejrr way up the winding paths from the
main road to the compound. The pastors and evangelists of city and
country churches coming to consult with the missionary pastors, or a
happy chattering group of children going to one of the home of a Miss-
ionary for an hour of music and Bible verses. Bible women also find th elr
way up the hill to consult with the missionary over various types of work
preaching and teaching in new villages, distributing Temperance literature
or coring for an hour of Bible study themselves. Mothers bring their
babies to the Doctor’s house where a Well Baby Clinic is carried on.

Babies are weighed and Mothers are advised about feeding and clothing.
Sunday School te acfters also find their way up the hill for the monthly
meeting, or one hears the Choir warbling a bit of a new hymn which they
have heard that night.

But what goes on at the red brick building on the opposite hill?
Groups are traveling up and down that hill also for the greater part of
the year, for that is the Bible Institute. Early in January the Men's
Department of the Bible Institute holes sway for a period of from four
to eight weeks Where an opportunity is given teachers and leaders of
country churches In Bible Study and leadership. Early in March the
women come for their Annual District Class. A few of the sub-divisions
are held in the building, but the Jir-ge groups in the Centr.l Church.
However the dormitory is filled to over-flowing. Eight hundred women
registered for study in March 1938- Immediately following this Class
the .Vomen's Department of the Bible Institute opens for a ten weeks term*
Seventy-five .omen enrolled in 193?- Ho sooner is the Women's Department
of the Bible Institute completed, until the building is used for spring

Andong -3“

Presbytery , or a special da: s Tor teen age boys. In the fall tbe bulld-
og is ooened early In September with a class of teen age girls study ng ^
in Bible classes for a period of four to six weehs. Then follov,s a

class of a wee, or ten days for Bible Women, a Refreshers ’ course as

.. , + or1.,v The year classes with the Annual District

it would be called today. me yea

class for men.

** Tust belo» the 3l». Institute Wta Is me Hospital .her
there Is a eoost.nt stream of people that come and go dally, hlth only
t,o doctors, the missionary and one national doctor, one .onders ho.

30 uoh is accomplished. Han, of the patients are non-believers and
Here the, not only treated physically hut hear the dospel message and

many leave with new life and hone.

- . , rM+tr i + qplf is only a small part of

But the activities of Andong City itsell y

tne work carried on by Andong Station, for Anions is responsible for a

population of over 730,000, the northwestern part of north Kyuns Sans

Province jwhihh haa the greatest population of an, province in Kei-ea.

pestled among the hills and mountains are thousands of villages. Today

there are about one hundred end fifty churches and organised groups in

these villages. In a village where there are a fe. dhrlstlns they

would meet in a home. Later as the group enlarged they usually purchase

a residence and rWso^el, i it for their meeting place. Later the)

would build a building adequate for their needs, dome grouts are no.

o +Vi<=. i ■■rr>'--gr towns have tv/o or

occupying their third building. Some of the lm(etr

more churches, Andong has now three.

During tne fall and spring months the missionary pastors are out

visiting these 0 untr, churches, holding examinations, o.otlsmal and

Communion services, consulting ,1th the national pastore and helpers

encouraging and advicing, beside, the usual personal work. In the a l

, <-1® n-i-ses In the country ane conducted

and winter months the Womens uible Classes in

a a -f +v>(ocp classes many of the non—oelievers
bv the women miss! naries and at these classes many

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e'.M to'kno. Christ a. their Saviour.

Ihror.h a speiiki gift, a tout .as ..cured. This *

fi.id of service. Strategic points .ere selected .here no ehuhc- *»V
iocrted yet .ithin a radius of near.Oy churches .ho could assist r.

.u.patgn, E. ter -any churches .ere estahllshed in * the echter

a result of these tent meeting.

Lee .ere the happy days «hsn doors .sre .ids open. In »»

clouds -rose Oh the horisoh. The ..Unitary had not cove into ro.cr in

, f rorCe of Chris tianity In Chosen, they
Jacan. fejgnlzlas the unifying force oi o

. , force They took the attitude

bcfan:a crogram to try and break this force.

t.lll in* "dangerous thoughts" into the mind
that Christianity was instilling g

• ad one by one doors began to close. However as one
of the Koreans, and one oy t. .. t

, a -mother vould open. One of these doors, was tnat
door would be closed another vouxu ^

, . _Ufr>Q This door v.ras open until

Of selling Gospel portions at market towns. This do

the first evacuation took place in t:.e fall

ecition from our Government came to evacuate,

When the first suggestion from our

no one wanted to leave, then after prayerful consideration, ^

and the wife and children of another evacuated in the a . •

v,„i lutpr in June an evangelistic
the snring of 1941 one single woman and later in

■ • , Thl= left just half the members

-orker Joined his family in America. Inis le J

3 +hp d< fficult days of the World Day of Fr-yer

TTield. Then came the dxiiicuiL y

considered "dangerous thoughts" and resulted in

***- 11 Ju» ft ... -necessary to go to

the remaining five evacuating. ~ •' for

t„ Ph.nipotne, for a tout to A-erica. Some Pi—d to «— there .

; U.e and .or*. hut since the »ar Uttie info.-.atien has ecu. ^ ^
vw This is the first time that the Station of Andong ha. heen ■

missionaries since the Station ... opened in iPiO ^

That is the hope of Andong-s future. Its hope i.

„ Christ in Korea, hundreds of thousands In

There are milll

Ando ng -5 ~

Andonf district. The task is but begun and missionaries are eagerly
awaiting the opportunity of returning to Korea and Andong looking for-
ward to one of the greatest missionary movements the Church has yet hnfown.
Let us be faithful to our tasfc today, praying without ceasing, praying
down a great revival upon our brothers and sisters in Christ across the
seas, as well as ourselves here in America.

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Seoul, Sunday Afternoon, June 28, 1959

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Dearest Family,

Here I am back at the old custom, loving you all with all ny heart and wishing to fellowship
with you through the typed page. I trust you have all had a good week and that this lord's
Day is bringing you rich blessing. I haven't had word from you for some days so that this
will be a rather one-way epistle. At least it will help you appreciate ny experiences of
the past few days, and it goes without saying that I have been very conscious of my loneliness

Maybe I better start with a reference to Annual Meeting for it was historic to the extent tha
it was our last MISSION MEETING, as such. You probably all will renwnber that in connection
with the NEW DAY policy of the Board, a new arrangement for administering funds and the ass*
raent of missionary personnel was devised whereby increasing power and authority is given to
the church. Personally that is quite alright with me for I'm sure you know how very little
I allow myself to be concerned with actainistration. So, while we dissolved the Mission, inme-
diately afterward we organized as a FELLOWSHIP, and that's what it will be largely, since the
carving of the financial pie ( a big item on the field ) will in the future be done by a
joint committee of Koreans and missionaries. It was of historic significance, of course, to
see this wonderful mission dissolved, and interestingly enough this is the 65th anniversary
of the founding of the mission, the 75th anniversary of the estfc lishing of our work. The
pioneers were engaged in work 10 years before they organized a mission. It has been of Mffltr no
little satisfaction to me that I arrived on the field vhile the "giants v«re still in the
while the stalwarts who got -things going here were still in harness. And the dissolution of
the mission represents essentially advance and progress, for we now have sufficently able
leaders in all the areas of the work to assume full responsibility.

Alri^it, so much for that. A detail St two about Annual Meeting: I think I mentioned that

different ones for various reasons were setting up Mfl soft drinks during the day and even-
ing meetings, and one day Dick Baird after leading devotions, announced that we would all be
his guests in celebration of their wedding anniversary. Then one day at devotions, a quar-
tette that would have interested Hob sang; Peter Van Lierop, huge Steve Hindman, Betty & Dott
De Camp. They did beautifully and I want tosadd that Peter is big, and has grown into a fine,
gentlemanly Kid. He is planning to attend Hope College in Michigan and feels called to the
ministry. Skip Moffett is also very tall, as tall as his father which means at least six feet
if not more.

I've written Mother that in a routine physical chefik-up Mrg. Tom Watson wa.s discovered to ha
lung cancer (both lungs) and was flow home immediately, and in Tamper Floi^ad* where he fath
is a physician, further tests confirmed the condition so advanced that nothing can be done.
Imagine Mr&. Watson calling Tom up long distance in Inchon and anno Juicing this situation?

So, I decided I had to go see Thai since he is taking off for the States, Wednesday, and I
asked the sargent who is staying with us here, his wife and the other school teacher to drive
with me in our Chevie, yesterday afternoon. It was not an easy visit, but Tom is demonstrat-
ing a beautiful and mature faith, and it was truly a ri£h fellowship as we shared in his sor-
row. They a re planning tos end their High School daughter to Du Bose, and of course I speak
ex]® rie men tally of thati Returning from Inchon we stopped off at St Michals Theological
College (Episcopal) no students yet (l) only a hostel for college fellows vhom they expect
to have as cauux^ates ior tne px‘xew*tnood someday, ana archer lorrey wno had just finished
"vespers5* was walking around in his white cassok and was overjoyed when he beard that a son
of ours had joined the true church. He knows Wheaton vrell and spoke up about Father Winkler
of irhom. he knew. He also told of one of Dr. Edraas's sons joining that church. Have I got
chat straiglit '^Friday the POVT s gave me a reception: 63 of them turned out and one of the
professors of the seminary gave the address using 1 Cor. 11: 1, and 10: 33, stressing the
fact that Paul's urging t'10 Corinthians to "pattern him" o^ant not seelcLug 'facie* own cvlvan-
fcage. It happened that the prof was from the north from a family that had lived in the
West Pyeng Yang Presbytery that had been founded by Grandpa Cwallen. He played that up to
tiie full that both the father-La-lnw and now the son-in law wore not see’clng their own advv.-
• ‘ : ^ • - uinistri ~. v y presented me with the largest and 1 reatn

of flowers I ever* saw, tremendous . I hope to have pictures in a day or two. This morning I

was in nqr element. Pak Moksa, ray major-domo in the FOW work asked me to go with liim to the
prison-fam outside Seoul where lie regularly holds a meeting Sunday morning. Mother will
remem\>ere They have about a 100 prisoners there but recently they bought a lot of land to
increase the size of the farm aid an additionl 100 men v/ill be .moved ft on the Seoul prison,
ly, hov grateful I was for the opportrJ.ty of bearing ajvatness to the group, gathered* outside
on a 1 ill ' verloolctng the Han River, It hasn ’ 1 been too hot the lust few days and the meet-
ing this morning was a delimit. I took the sargent, his wife aid the other teacher with me
and they got quite a inspiration out of it. The meeting started at 9, so we had an early
breakfast of waffles! From the prison we drove to Pak Moksa's church where I preached and
where after the service I was presented withttvo potted plants as a welcome-horns gift,
lung Nak wanted to put on a wlecome-harae reception but I persuaded them to wait until Mother
arrives for I knew they would want to put on a hoop-it-up for her too, and this will save
time & money. However, since Han Kyung Chik is taking off for other countries with Bob
Pierce {Phi 111 pines, Singapore, etc,, etc,) for aiaonth beginning in July I agreed to preach
next Sunday for him, a privilege of course with such a large and a ppr. eciativ© oongregat ion.

This evening, Sunday, the sargent is taking us all as his guests to the new Scandanavian
Hospital, whose dining room seems to be open to military personnel. Itw ill be like a
return to Sweden (how about it Mother?), and I only hope we can enjoy it together when you
return here.

Well, there you have it a round up of news of a sort. Slowly I’m getting back into the
groove, but I must admit a real adjustment is necessary for the a tuation here is so differ-
ent fron the U.S. A. And I feel all at sea without Mather to help me find my way around.
Everybody and I mean everybody asks about her, and all are shocked that she didn't come
with me, and a full explanation is required, but naturally in the Orient the arrival of a
new grandchild is a most acceptable reason for a delay. ***It i8 still a rather queer sight
to see Ken Wen rich outside walking his little dau$iter aromdi

Sally, I seem to be giving you absent treatment but please believe me that you a re very much
in my thoughts and I’ll be getting around to a personal letter before too long, I hope.

Jack & Mary Ann I haven’t by any means made all the comments on the trip to Canada that I
intend to^ and I von 1 1 object to a Report cn the iecond Sunday there and the repponse to
the sermon on John 3:3. Ted and Hob, you know taow keenly I await information about your
reunion. So, let the letters come. In the meantime the best of all gDod things to each
and all of you.

Most lovingly.

Personal Report

June 1936

Mrs. Harold Voelkel

Our seven years in Korea have passed quickly and hanniiv ao «
review our experiences since coming to Korea in l qpq * i* , y*

and ». earnestly hop, „,y h.y, the ,Le prlm^E" “

health 'thia^year"^ Stota'S *' “• f" *°°<

family which caused us some anxious d-iv« £aCl several illnesses in our

have been turned into times of provi^/God^rflithf*^6 time® of trial
care. We are ffratpfni 4-v, ® *ou s faithfulness and loving

shown in 30 mfnywfyg by o^ station raeiber^011 giV6n and f°r the k^nin^

my ni°°" thi/SPrLg/«oo2rh ir-iiz :.trra^!te u” °f

Calyert S®.f‘l£eSS*l.«*«Sl2iJ hSH *h' F‘U “sl»«

«fS£ To^see 5eTp^"e“r?riU“ ^

guide on the path of learning ?nd writin6 and to *>e her daily

£he"» eaeler^her “ »“• ^Al^or af t IS^YULi'

I eaa SSbSd^ tSS*c2£ BIJl< S.ptwb.r

Baugh who taught Sally LouSfor me We had%nUbjeCt by.the ^ndness of Mrs.

attendance thia year, t^nty!*^ Lrff ^crea3e

a desire to study longer than the ? °lling* many of whom expresaed

stayed in the domitof^were supervised bS v/o^36- The tWelTe <^ls **>
woman, as matron, who was like a^oilftn^ Y®, 1 ^ung-nyun, the Angkie Bible

taught were Genesis, tuke, 5e AJti *£S.£thSr t0 them‘ ?he “Ejects

Personal Evangelism with emphasis In SS^?e’ GeoSraPby of Palestine, and

The age of the girls waV be?5eei 15 and 19 ftf m°r? W°r*' Which 1 Wht.
are on the verge of marring D na a tlme when most Korean girls

enablleS?v,High School» thl« opportunit^fo^Bible St”^811^ ?rimary BGhool,

enables them to gain some training for if ‘i S,*udy' brief tho it is,
even before they are old enough tf atten^th^1 he, WJrk of the church
In fact, the girls are usuanfmore eaVeV Sr ??nf2r \°“ens Iaatitute.
paients are to send them, but because it f**-!.11 tuSn thelr reluctant
it will steadily grow in importance among our cWhapIopIe?eed ^

in Angkie glow®!™* yVarVo'^yefl6^^^8® il1?8 t0 G?d t0 watch the worJc
only a small chapel far up the vailev which wff oame to Andong, there was
school. A Bible class for women w™<J=r+h,< ?8ed for a °hildren’s Sunday
finally this little cnurch was built at !CdI and fhen church services, and.
V'ith the pastor and Bible woman the nnti stragetic point in the village.

there is a hearty spirit of coonelati 18 alto«ether favorable, and
members. * p u 01 oooperation and good fellowship among the

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Report of Mrs . H. Voelkel- con.

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Many people come from a great distance from Angkie, bring their lunch
and 9pend the day at the church. It is challenging to see the room tilled
on Sunday morning when the adult Sunday school is in session, six large
classes of women and lour classes of men. The worship service in the afternoon
iB well attended also. There is a Christian Endeavor meeting once a month at
the beginning of the evening service, and an Intermediate u.E. which meets
monthly in the aiternoon. Tne Womens Missionary society holds its meetings
once a month at the close of the aiternoon service. Every Saturday afternoon
a group o£ Angkie childre have been coming to our home to learn new nymns
which they then sing as a special number at the cnurcn service. They have done
very well indeed and we are closing the year’s work by having them give a
"sacred concert” at tne cnurcn, repeating all the hymns tney nave learned
and including in tne program the catechism wnich they nave learned. The fine
new hymnal has been oi great help by providing so many wonderful hymns for
use in tne cnurcn, and especially in sucn cnoirs as this one. Three oi the
girls are daughters of our Angkie pastor, tne youngest being only nine years
old, and tne eldest xourteen.

Ye Sung-nyun, the hiole woman, with her three children has continued to
live in Angkie, to call in the homes both near and far, to teach in the
Sunday school, to lead the missionary society, and to encourage the women in
many ways. We are delighted that she has completed the Bible Institute course
this Spring. During the year she spent several weeks in the country working
among some weak groups in a mountainous part of our district. Her radiant faith
and earnest prayer life, together with her zeal for the Lord’s work, make her
a valued worker among our -Korean women.

The local church primary school has had a red-letter year in that the
greatly needed new and larger building han been realised at last . A gift of
one thousand yen from a former pupil of the school Just before his death, has
made this possible. Beginning with the new term in March two hundred pupils
have met in the fine four room school-house standing on the church premises.

Of the three teachers one is the son of the Central church pastor; the one
woman teacher is a graduate of our Mission Academy in Taiku; and the third
who came last Fall is an energetic jmd very able young man. The children are
taught scripture verses regularly, following a definite course in the four
years of study. On one visit to the school I heard the children in each room
recite their Bible verses, and as they have a peciliar sing-song method of
reciting memory work as a group, the effect is monotously rythmical/ and loud.
They managed to keep together and proved that they knew their verses well,
but it nearly gave me a headache listening to theml

I was sorry not to have had a part in either the Womens Annual Bible class
or in the Bible Institute this Spring, due to my prolonged illness. But it was
most encouraging to hear the good reports of both. We were very grateful that
Mrs. Bernheisel of PyengYang was loaned us for three months this ggring, for
spirit of energetic willingness and long experience as a Bible teacher mad&
a tremendous help in the station. I was able to entertain part of the Bible
Institute students in our home before they left, and to lead chapel once.

The graduation exercises at the Central church with seven young women completii
the five $esm course, was most gratifying.

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V

Among the many Korean guests we have had in our home this year, none was mor
enjoyed than Pastor Pak, our Korean missionary to China, for the interesting
glimpses he gave us of his life and work. In marked contrast was a well-to-do
gentleman from the country, as yet an unbeliever, who wore the old style hat
while enjoying his first meal in an American home. We are eager to be friends to
all and to show the love of Christ in our home and daily contacts.

Respectfully submitted,

(Mrs. H.) Gertrude S. Voelke

Jesus, Our Adequate Lord.

Jesus Thou never-ending Joy,

Wine of the soul in truth Thou art ;

None else can drive the clouds away,

None else can cheer the saddened heart.

We who are ill in Thee find health,

Healer of every ill art Thou ;

Strength for our weakness flows from Thee,

Corne, blest Physician, heal us now.

Earth’s only Saviour, Jesus, Lord.

Bearer of cur defenceless sin ;

Blest Lamb of Gcd, to Thee we turn.

Thy cleansing work in us begin.

Only the Everlasting Food

Hunger of soul can satisfy ;

Feed us today, Thou Christ of God,

Fill us, that we may never die.

Light of this dark world’s wilderness

Lamp of our feet, point Thou the way,

Shine on our darkness, blessed Christ,

Shine on through never ending Day.

Failing for strength, we cry to Thee

Feeble and faint, for Thee we yearn ;

Thou who the world didst overcome

Conquering Christ, to Thee we turn.

Thou who didst burst the bonds of death,

Who to dead Lazarus life didst give ;

Jesus our resurrected Lord,

Life of our spirits, make us live !

WhLLiAM E. Shaw
Sorai Beach,
Chosen.

July, 1936.

Missionary News

A letter has recently been received by a member of the church from Mrs. Harold
Voelkel, who with her husband is our missionary in Andong, Korea. The following
excerpts from the letter will be of interest to the congregation :

The summer at Sorai was one of the best we have had in spite of prolonged hot
weather and a widespread drought that has been severe on the crops. Last evening
we had rain here, at last, the first for a month. It has been unbelievably dry and
hot. But we were thankful for refreshing breezes from the sea and most of all
for the happy fellowship with kindred spirits as we mingled with many friends at
Sorai. Our cottage being just across the road from my parents’ we saw them daily
and made the most of the opportunity of being with them those precious months.
Mother (Mrs. William L. Swallen) celebrated her 76th birthday on August 16th,
with a coffee party at 11 o’clock for nearly everyone at the beach. The huge big
cake was cut in 96 pieces and everyone felt the joy and gratitude that was so well
expressed in a “speech" by Francis Kinsler, the young chairman of Pyeng Yang
station and one who fell heir to Father’s and Mother’s beloved Western Presbytery
when retirement days came. We all joined in singing their favorite 'Glory Song
and were led in prayer by Dr. Rhodes of our Mission. I brought up Baby I en to
add his smile to the congratulations of the occasion. Sally Lou helped serve. How
thankful we are that both Father and Mother continue to keep well and active and
enjoy their many interests and the love of their many friends. These are unsettled
times in Korea, however, and one feels a tenseness in the air and a growing limita-
tion in the work, so that there is more of a strain in just living out here than
formerly, and how soon they will feel led to leave their loved home m Pyeng Yang
for the more peaceful shores of America we do not know. Certain I am that God
who has directed their steps all these years will wisely and lovingly lead them to
their journey’s end. They truly look for another country, that is a heavenly, where
there will be no sigh, no worry, or rumor of war.

No doubt you wonder how much we are affected by conditions not far away;
we see signs of the conflict in soldiers going north, various posters to stimulate
patriotism, but mostly in the high prices of goods and the increasing difficulty in
securing many staples. Since tin is needed for the war, ,t .s rapidly getting scarce
to use for canned goods, and hence a shortage of foods canned is the result. We
can only get butter in half pound tins or cartons (impossible in summer, as it is
shipped from north Japan) and even canned milk and other foods we generally
depend on using from a tin are becoming impossible to buy. To be sure, we have
our own cow here, but she is not always fresh, nor can we use fresh milk at Sorai.
We have enough for present needs and I suppose we can manage somehow on tar
less than we commonly consider necessities. It is a time to be grateful for present
mercies and not worry about future privations.

Of a more serious nature, the restrictions placed on our work is very depressing,
or would be were we not placing all our confidence on God We feel a growing
under-current of anti-foreign sentiment, even here in small Andong The issue at
stake makes for a clear-cut distinction between those who stand by the Word of
God and those who do not. There are some who prefer to suffer rather than deny
their Lord, and at present four valiants are in custody for their position, including
the formed pastor of our little church. Their faith is a great encouragement to
us and to many Christians. Only our hospital work goes on as normally, besides
the Sunday school and church services, and a few private BiWe classes that meet
quietly in the homes. There is soon to meet in Pyeng Yang a Presbyter^n Council
composed of any or all Presbyterian missionaries who can attend, for the purpose of
comparing conditions and considering what can best be done under the circumstances.
Our three evangelistic men from here are going to that meeting.

On Sunday I was happy to attend the service at our little Angkie church again.
The present pastor is a conformist, however, and lus sermons lack irower. Vj
attendance has fallen considerably, I noticed, and a general sense of sadness and
gloom prevails, for all realize we have come upon uncertain and troublesome times.

While at Sorai we were able to see a few copies of the “ Revelation ' magazine,
a treat we have not had for some time. In recent years the magazine has been so
sharply censored that most of the best part was missing when it appeared. That is
true of any paper that comes in; any article on the Far East situation is simply cut
out. Harold gets " Time " which he terms his weekly visit to the States.

EXPECTATION

We often receive little from God because we do not expect Him to bless us in
large measure. This is beautifully illustrated in a story that is told in the diary of
Mrs. James J. Scroggie, mother of the famed pastor of Spurgeon’s Tabernacle,
London.

One evening, Mrs. Scroggie, who was the wife of an evangelist who was work-
ing as the under-paid superintendent of a mission hall in a poor district, was definitely
led to take some gift to a poor carpenter who had been recently converted. She
had no means of her own, so, on the way to his house, meeting a wealthy lady, she
asked for help for this man, and was given all that happened to be in the pocketbook
of the lady, the sum of two shillings. When Mrs. Scroggie arrived at the house she
comforted the wife and left the two shillings.

Now the husband had made a definite determination, as soon as he was con-
verted, not to go into debt. On that particular morning the children had been sent
to school without breakfast because there was no money to buy bread. The car-
penter went into a field near his house and began to pray for two shillings to buy
bread, and was praying while Mrs. Scroggie met the lady, got the two shillings and
brought the gift to his wife. When he returned to the house and saw one of the
children coming in with a basket of bread, he asked, straight off, if it were paid for.
When he learned that it was, he thanked God, and was filled with praise.

Mrs. Scroggie wrote in her diary, “How real God is, and how ready to run at
the cry of His children, and to make everything fit in exactly! Perhaps if the dear
man had asked two pounds he would have had it.”

“We are coming to a King,

Large petitions let us bring,

For His love and grace are such,

We can never ask too much.”

It is an old saying that we should undertake great things for God and expect
great things from God. Is it not He, Himself, Who says, “Ye have not, because
ye ask not. Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it
upon your desires” (Jas. 4: 2, 3). Again, someone has said, “Our great matters are
little to His power, and our little matters are great to His love.” D. G. B.

Announcements

PRAYER MEETING and BIBLE STUDY will be held as usual on Wednesday at
7.45 P. M. You are invited to share the blessing of this service of prayer, praise
and the study of God’s Word.

A congregational reception for Mr. and Mrs. Carl Anderson, the assistant pastor
and his wife, will be held at eight o’clock tomorrow evening, October 30th. An in-
teresting program has been arranged and all members of the congregation are
cordially invited.

The WOMEN’S MISSIONARY SOCIETY will hold its regular meeting on
Thursday afternoon, November 9th, preceded by an hour of Christian fellowship
beginning at one-thirty. The women of the congregation are asked to reserve this
date.

Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell D. Lathrop, Jr., our missionaries in Mexico, welcomed a
new daughter, Nancy Elisabeth, on Sunday, October 15th.

Many people do not hear the Gospel because Christians do not witness to them.
Many people do not attend church because no one has ever invited them. Are you
in the habit of bringing someone with you? “Andrew . . . first findeth his own
brother . . . and brought him to Jesus.” His testimony began in his own household.
Yours may begin there or in your circle of friends. Let each one who is here today
bring one other next Sunday. There is room in the pews and faithful preaching of
the Gospel in the pulpit.

St Petersburg.

May the 22nd, 1941

Dearest Harold,

Your letter from Kobe alter your trip to Shanghai came
first, and b*nt the wonderful news that you were d ef inifely planning to
sail the middle of June. Oh how happy we are to know that l It puts new
joy in my heart. But most of all the assurance you received that it is
the Loro 1 s will causes us rejoicing. That is always the important thine.

Thank you for letting me know the verses you opened to in connection with
the guidance 5 they were wonderful. The las ty-one was certainly convincing.

And now we await the final word of whi c h^y£>u sail on. As soon as that comes
we *11 mail a letter to Honolulu and also* to San. F. I trust you can come
on the first boat now that you know you are to come. V\’e can hardly wait!

And I hope you have a smooth passage and have a group on board to whom you
can give the Word and the revival message.

Your long letter about the Shanghai trip was fine. Too good
to send right on, so I typed it off with carbon copies to send to your folks,
Elmer and Sis. Now l»m going to copy it again to send to Jim, Esther and
maybe the Rughs . You wrote so fully and interestingly. It was like a visit
there ourselves. We were delight ed that you got up to Nanking and also to .
Soochow. I let Gertrude read it and of course she enjoyed all your references
to people and places she knew so well. She never liked living in Shanghai
as well as in Soochow. You certainly made interesting contacts and we were
particularly hapry about your many references to Jewish refugees and their
responsiveness. How thrilling to see 27 baptizedt The Lord is working among
them obviously. In this country, too there is greater response among them
than formerly, I Understand.

A recent letter sent by the Board from Mr H.E. Blair tells
us of recent news about Otto and Dr Lowe. It cave in detail their visits
to the Taiden jail twice, and how the trial had been earlier, and about the
appeal, and that they were now in Seoul. I liked especially his remarks
describing Elizabeth and her brave spirit, for after seeing mxo only 5 min.
and having to talk in Korea, she came out radiantly and said, "Isnt he fine;
he f s led a soul to Christ he says". And on her card to you, how she writes, -
"Think how the boys have crown spiritually thru this". • .."God's lessons are
hard but arenft they worth while and worth all they cost." I can say, YES to
that with all my heart. I too praise Him for all the hard places of this year.

And now, my dearest, the problem confronting me at this
moment is whether to yield to the urging of my parents, sister and friends,
and stay on here until you come, or follow the plans I've ma be and go north.

At times one seems to be the best and then the other, and I must confess I
am still in a quandry about it. The folks feel its too hard an undertaking
for me, that I should get a cottage at the beach here and wait until you
can help me go north. In a way I believe you'd be pleased to have me do tha.t
as I know you want to see Florida. Its hot in the sun but the cool breeze
at the guLf beach is delightful and the nights are grand for sleeping.

This mon£fvhas* been so fine for the Dungan children and they are all as
brown as can be, husky and strong, and Gertrude too is more relaxed and better
for it. It does tempt me to have a month like that too. It would rive the
children a chance to swim and rest and be outdoors all day long. We can get
a cottage for $50, well furnished. But there are disadvantages too; we'd
have to havelsomeone to help me, and the expense is greater than vhat I have
planned for north. Without’ a car one is handicaped, altho a bus goes by the
beach and comes into the city for 25^. When we visited the D.J .Cummings
family at the beach, Teddy continually left the sand and troi ted back toward
the road to his "chiiiig choo-choos" (big cars) and Jack in the water would
have to be watched every minute until he learns to swim. On the other hand,

I have all plans made for our trip north starting J^e3,^oppinv first at
Marvville and I am to speak at a miss'y meeting on the 5th. Its an easy trip
vie? Knoxville with only breakfast on the train. The Will Crothers have been

(7^^- yum* )

very cordial and 1*11 enjoy seeing them again. Glenna has invited us to stop
there and the Reynolds have urged us to stay w ith them a t Montreat, but
those stops mean bus trips and with baggage and children I fear it will be
difficult alone . However, when we arrive at Phila. June 11th it will be
easy at the Martins especially if John is free to drive us out to see your
folks. I had a letter from your father today in which he relates his weak
condition and says he cant possibly make the trip to Ventnor but appreciates
the invitation. He evidently needs Mom for constant care too, so I doubt if
she could leave him. The two weeks at Mountain Rest appeals to me, as its
located in the rural, hilly country of Mass, and in a family of some 60
missionaries it would not^iard to have a happy time. The expense is very low
and I believe it would be a fine place for the children. Esther ur^es us to
visit her, but I dont want to be a burden, and instead I want her to take a
vacation while I care for all the children at her home. How that will work
out I dont know. For July the only definite thing is a week at Aunt Ella*s
for she sent a most cordial invitation. Ella Field Jones has invited us to
stop there too (Allendale, N.J.) but what I'd like to be able to do if we can,
is to go to Keswick for the Young people* s Conference July 5-13. I*d have to
get someone to help with the boys, of course, but board is very reasonable.
Now I am perfectly open-minded to do what God makes clear is His will. I have
had no scriptural leading, -that is, definitely, such as you had, tho I have
prayed about it. I have felt obliged to go north, and these various openings
have made it seem to be God * s will, but now as the time draws near the folks
fear for me and so dread to have me travel with the children, I want to heed
their caution if its the wise thing. I also want to decide the way you*d
wish me to. I*ve been depending on the folks so frequently I sometimes feel
they will be glad when we*re not around to worry them, and yet the line of
least resistence is to just ke^p on leaning on them. I want to lean on the
Lord and prove His faithfulness in the hard places, proving I *m sure its His
will. As yet my plans are to go north, but if they are changed we *11 cable
you to come direct to St Petersburg. I want to meet you in Pjiila. and yet
sumr times I wonder if you wouldnt want to moot us here where we»ve be^n all
winter and get to see something of St Pete and Floridaa as well as earn a
well deserved rest. You havent stated which your preference is....

Today I started out early (before 9:00) and met Gertrude Dungan
at a freight office where a box of china Irvine had sent was beino* examined
for customs. At first she thot there would be high duty, but they finally
let her prepare a statement signed by a notary public that the cost was only

$8. in Shanghai and she got by 'with only $6.20 duty. She was very fortunate ,

since it was^nevty6hina set. Then she took me out to their apartment at the
gulf beach and" we had a grand swim and sunning and talked and went out for

lunch and rested. It was a lovely day. I got the 3:30 bus back and was here

by the time Teddy awoke (he*s sometime late in getting to sleep and w akens
late) The folks were all here and had supper with us, after which Olivette

and Father went back to the newhouse to sleep. They are gradually getting it

into shape and Mother will go up to sleep soon, too. Its much cooler and
roomier up there, of course, and Father loves it better all the time.^

Today they decided on a second hand Buick car, that Mr Peterson helped them
select. It was something over $600, in good condition, roomy and comfortable.
Prices of cars is bound to go up as the war progresses, and Father came to.

the conclusion it was .vise to buy now rather than wait. t has new tires, is

a black car, and altho its gone 30,000 ( *39 model) the owners were elderly
people and careful, and it is very nice but not pretenious. Now Vett will
have a dandy time getting into the trick of driving again, and it will be
fun for the family all summer long. They bought 2 years insurance on it.

I*ve come to the end of the page, I see, and its getting late, so
I must stop, tho I want to ke^p on. How wonderful it will be to talk face to
facet The Lord keep you safe until then, my dearest one.

Dearest Hprold,

509 11th Ave. N.E.

St Petersburg, Florida
May the 14th, 1941

Its beej^two weeks since we've had a letter from you and I am beginning
to worner if maybe you f re on your way and the next word will be a telegram.
However your plans work out, I'm sure it will be God's will and that all
is well. He gives great peace of heart and mind, and I praise Him for that.
Today I mailed two packages to Andong, three pairs of tennis shoes for
Koreans and some clothing. The postage was high, but I was glad to beable
to send them at "all, since they were being sent as gifts. I only hope they
reach their destination safely without duty. I think we wont risk sending
anything more under the circumstances. We have had these shoes for a long
time, and thot prehapswe could not send them. I regret they werent sent loner
before this.

Now that May is racing by we realize we shall not be here much longer.
Already Father and Mother have begtfm moving into the new house, but as
they are busy with the problems of furnishing it, its a slow process.

Anyway they have until the first of June so there is no need to hurry.

Father is having a stairway put in up to the attic (thgy had a movable one
which was not practicable for them to use) and there^a number of important
pieces of furniture yet to buy. Father loves the place, and goes up every
day. Olivette does, too, for she has been varnishing her own furniture
and opening up the freight. They found the china had carried well, none
of the best set being broken. Mother tires so easily she is leaving the
work to them, and wants to stay on in their apartment here to rest even
affrer they begin house-keeping there. Its not easy to get over there, for
one has to transfer twice on the car, so they often take a t&xi. Father
has been much tempted to buy a car, and looked at several good offers,
but finally they decided it was wise to finish furnishing the house, and
wait until they knew how much they would have left.

We are enjoying delightful weather and feel sure they will like even the
summers here. Altho the sun is hot there is nearly always a cool breeze
and the nights are cool for sleeping. How I have enjoyed the birds and
their sweet songs! The mocking birds are famou^in this part of the country,
and often at night I hear them "bursting their hearts with melody"...
prehaps the><- are nightengales , I dont know. This morning our neighbor who
has such a lovely garden, brot over her lovely day-blooming cerise in
gorgeous bloom,- a large rose colored blossom. She has had orchidd too
and many kinds of lovely flowers. Yesterday she showed us two blossoms of
the passion flower, a delicate purple and lavendar color. We have been
fortunate to have sucH & wonderful neighbors* In fact we have liked this
place more all the time, and from many view-points have considered our-
selves blessed in having located here. Not everything has been Ideal, but
we have certainly been comfortable and happy •

You would be surprised to see that I am breaking in a pair of spectacles,
bi-focals. Having been troubled with my eyes for some time, and finding
I was needing my reading glasses for all close work, I finally went down
to have my eyes tested, and found I. should wear glasses all the time.

I was given a substantial discount^jfthe examining doctor being the brother
of Mrs. Cooper who has been so kind to us missionaries) and now I am in the
process of getting used to "new eyes". They are gold rimmed, good fitting.

I think I shall have to have Sally Lou fitted again before we leave.

When I went down this morning to get them, I mentioned to the doctor that
Jackie had had a bit of ear-ache recently and some discharge, and In his
abrupt way he said to bring him right down. So this afternoon I dJ)d so,

and he told me to give treatment for a week, but that he was getting along
alright .

1mf't WeSk Wa^ 111 With a C°ld and We kePfc him 0ut Of SChOOl

from Tues. on. On Thursday afternoon I took the boys out to a kitchenette
apartment An the same building where the Dungan family is living at the
beach this month. Mr. Petersorj was driving out anyway and took us and our
baggage. Sally Lou preferred not to miss school and so stayed here until
Friday p.m. and thenipame out with a little friend, Connie Kasler, a member
f ie s?1Ja^i°n Army here, whom she ha4 met one evening when^tt ending the
meeting led by Bishop Moore. Wfcat a grand week-end we had out there l It was
perfect weather, and we were outdoors a lot, for the beach was our front
garden and tne gulf stretched out in its blue beauty invitingly. With the
Dungan boys, our children played in the sand, in the water, and all the time
It was a help having two girls to match the two older boys, and they had a
lively time. Connie couldnt swim and was very heavy, but she was a good
sport and very helpful. A short distance from the beach the water grew
deep, and then there was a sand bar within easy swimming distance. It. was
fun to go out there, and when it was low tide I fcertr walk out to it. So one
afternoon I took the boys (Jack and David) and then Connie out so they
could say they had been on the sand bar where it was shallow. Another time
after I had taken Connie and left her on the bar with Sally Lou, I was
called to shore to look after Teddy who persisted in walking toward the
house and sometimes on thru to the road beyond. When I returned, I heard
cries of "help" where I could see Connie's and S.L.'s heads bobbing about
and just as I feared they had tried to cross from the sand bar without me.
Before I reached them they had got back on the sand bar again and all was
well, but I frightened for a minute. S.L. could easily swim alone but
Connie was too heavy for her to manage. I quickly brot Connie back toWiore .
The two boys had gone off somewhere and the girls had grown tired of being
out on the sand bar. That didnt happen again. Jackie was careful too and
didnt try taking any risks, tho I watched him carefully. Teddy was very
cautious about the water and didnt care to venture in above his ankles.

There were breakers that annoyed him almost always. He called the water
"tupta" tho I dont know where he gets it. It was windy out there, and we
closed many of the windows at night. We all slept in one room; there were
two single beds, a couch that opened into a double bed, and the Dungans let
us have a child's cot for Teddy. The single beds were like couchs and very
comfy. The kitchen was complete and compact and convenient, with electric
stove, tile at the sink, f rigidiere , -a joy to use. The bath was nice too.

It was moonlight while we were there. The first night Gertrude and I talked
on the beach chairs till quite late. On Sat. we had a weinie roast onVthe
beach at supper which was fun for all. S.L. went on a picnic Sat. p.m. with
her Sunday school class, but got back in time for the last half of our picnic
Sunday morning we went in the Dungan car as far as the Pasadena church where
the folks also attended that day. Dr Hamilton was away and his assistant
was rather light, I thot. It was Mothers Day, and his’ text was "Who is my
Mother"? He emphasized the "will of God" but not once the "doing" of it.

A kind lady took us back in her car, and dinner was over in a jiffy; we ate
out on the screened in porch. S.L. didnt want to miss C.F. so she and Connie
left on the 5:30 bus and .we left at 7:30- later than we intended, but we .
were home before 8:30. TJiat night Jackie deleveloped an ear-ache and cried
several times and I had to give him asperin twice. The next day he felt so
weak and sick, but without much fever. There was a tiny bit of discharge
from that ear, and the next day the other ear ached for about an hour.

I'm glad I took him to the doctor today, for he washed out the ears and told
me to give him nose-drops four times a day for a week. I also got a hair-cut
for Jackie. He is as brown as can be and looks quite well.

You may not have heard the sad news that has reached us of the sudden death
of young Arch Campbell from an airplane accident. I dont know the details.
Father has just written to Arch and Helen. It will be hard for them to' take.

I have not heard from Ranier yet, but wrote her in care of the Chicago Board.
I have also written Gladys Lowe. We are glad the 3£jsr6 were taken to Seoul.

Last Monday the monthly Bible club had the study of Leviticus and lust
touched on Numbers. I had been asked to speak on Holiness, which pleased
me as its a subject very much on my heart. To prepare I read thru the
books of Lev. and Num. again, putting down in my notebook all references
?nuh^neSS’ was a helpful exercise, and I gleaned a page-ful from Lev.

I had been disappointed that the previous speakers had omitted the spiritual
applications, teaching merely the facts. Of course in an hour there is very
little time to do justice to a whole book, but after all the chief value is
in the application of the lessons. So I let them have the wonderful lessons
on holiness with as much practical application as I had time for, and the
Lord helped me as I had asked Him to. I felt a response, and the Spirit1 s
power. The group was small, all earnest ladies of different churches, with
a deep interest in the Bible. It seemed hardly necessary to mention Revival
to such a group, and yet I was led to. I find it true that the more spirit-
ually minded a person is, the greater their response to the revival message
If they have had a similar experience their joy knows no bounds, and one
knows at once a kindred spirit has been found. Its the ones who lack spirit-
ual hunger, who are self satisfied, and full of self defense that make me
discouraged. They need to be prayed into a place of desire and ne*d.

One lady afterward told me I had opened up a new idea of holiness for her
We didnt have time to discuss it, but her interest cheered me greatly
Another lady asked me to pray for her; I told her to come and see me’. #

I feel the Lord is working in hearts, and if He brings. Miss Jacobsz and
Miss Marias here there will be some who are ready for their message.

The Tuesday evening before (May 6) I had been asked to speak at a group of
First church ladies. Mrs Cooper took me there in her car. The pastor and
his wife were present. The Lord helped me greatly, and gave me liberty in
speaking earnestly and directly. Always I feel the burden of revival so
keenly that it becomes my message. Illustrated from Korea, and the Spirit
is with me- I feel so humbly grateful and thahkful for that. One lady whom
I had seen several times before (I had spoken before this group twice before)
said with tears, "You have something we need". Another told me of her burden
for her teen-age children amid the temptations so common now days. I yearn
deeply for them to really know the Lord and yield all completely to Him.
Another meeting Is coming next Monday afternoon, a miss*y mating at First
church. Olivette has bepn asked to lead the devotionals, Gertrude Dungan to
sing, and I to bring the message. I think Mrs. Cooper is the one in charge.

I ieel very humbled, and only in God is my sufficiency. I long to have more
time alone with Him, that I may lean on His strength and wisdom the more.

Mrs Cooper is eager for the revival message, and wants me to challenge the
ladies with a definite full-surrender victorious life that is possible in
Christ. I pray God will prepare hearts, and give thru me just the message
He has for them. How wonderful to trust Him absolutely and know He never
fails l I praise Him all the time for His matchless grace. I love Him and
I love His precious Word. I long to know them better, truly to a&ide in Him.

I thank Him for the opportunities here, and since doors are definitely
Closed in Korea it jnay be that the Lord would have us represent Him with the
revival message now in this country.

It is a time of fear and unrest and compromise with the world and sin. How
the heart of the L0rd must grieve as He se*2s^J?i$ children so indifferent to
His love and His Word; pastors using "strange fire" all the time, leaning on
the arm of flesh with no power at all. How often and how sad tha^niany
fundamentalists need the reviving power of the Spirit in their lives. God is
able to do miracles and we should be faithful in praying for miracles and
unweary in expecting them.

We do not forget to pray for our dear friends in Korea. How sad we are at
the reports that come. Surely He will pour out His Spirit there too in
showers of blessing. To those who are standing by these days the Lord will
grant His own special compensations.

D8rlingest, I wrote longer than usual this time to you in a general tone,
and I think 1*11 send it to the Andoner folks. I want to keep writing them.

I am eager for word from Andong, and find it hard to wait for Rani^r to
write. I suppose her eyes have been bothering her.

A recent Board letter mentioned having had a request about you in regard
to transfer. They were waiting for more definite word from Korea and from
you. Since you havent mentioned it to me, I am wondering if a letter has
been lost or delayed. Whatever leading you get in reagrd to a transfer,
you may be sure I shall consider it seriously. Right now I feel the need
in this country is great, but of course the spiritual needs anywhere in
the world are keenly felt in this day. Where ever God's place and will
is the place where we want to be, for that is the only true place of joy
and blessing. I know He will lead us and make His wi 1 perfectly clear to us.
John Martin wrote asking if I would speak at the Darby church service on
June 15, but that Ken Kepler had been asked for the Bible class that
morning. Of course I told him to go ahead and ask Ken to preach too, that
I might have to go on to Leonia before Sunday, but if I were there for the
prayer meeting service I would gladly speak if that was their wish.

Esther has offered to keep the boys for me so that S.I. and I might go to
Wooster for commencement tne week-end of June 15. I have given up going
there, however, as we have this place at Mountain Rest from June 16 for
two weeks. I want sometime to r elieve Esther and let her have a vacation
from household ofires for a while. If I can get her to go to Aunt Ellas
the firsttwo weeks in July 1*11 keep the children at Leonia for her. She
has to be careful all the time they have so little margin to go on.

The strain must be terrific. She thot she couldnt afford a vacation, but
she will get one if I can manage it. I'm thankful to be so well. Since we
got this good colored maid, I feel free as a bird, and able to get somethimg
done sometimes. Even tho she is here only part time, its enough to relieve
me when I need help the most. It has made such a difference already in the
family's happiness, especially at supper time.

I was hoping to have a letter from you today. I wonder how much longer to
send letters to Japan, or whether Ifd better begin sending them to Honolulu
or San Francisco. To be sure I have to know what steamer you come on, and
I trust you wont be delayed in getting sailings. Its wonderful to know you
are really coming, dearest, I try not to let myself be too eager, btit I
really am so happy in the prospect of knowing you are to come soon.... I cant
keep still about it, j?£hardly. It should be like that with us who expect our
Lord to return any day. Oh blessed day, and prehaps we may meet Him in the fl)
air l

I see its almost 10:00. The children had baths tonight, and it was later
than I like to see S.L. going to bed, for she gets to reading and dislikes
to stop. Teddy had slept late this p.m. and I had to waken him from his nap
so he was full of fun until after 8:00. I read to Jackie several stories.

He has finished the "Burgess Bird Book" and has gained a new inter^fet in
birds from it. There is much information given in an appealing way.

I want to get the "Burgess Animal Book" next. Jackie simply drinks in what
is read to him. He has a quick mind and is lovable and sweet, mostly.

My attention is necessarily given so much to the boys\that S.L. is beginning
to realize she has out-grown the need for me she used to have, and th°re was
a bit of wistfulness as she expressed that thot recently. I dont want to eve
get anay from her confidence, or from taking time to show my love. I am glad
tho that she Is learning self-confidence and reliance, and takes pride in
good work at school and in keeping high standards for herself.

I had a letter today from^Ldar old Mrs Roberts of Myra, Pa. over 90 years old
She has a grand-daughter S.L.'s age. I also had a letter from Myrtle Johnson
The picture of the family that the "Times" photo lady took has been finished
up nicely, 15 copies, and I want so much to send you one, but think I'll
have to wait until I'm sure of your wher<=>- about s . They took one of the
Dungan family recently and gave them a brief write-up too.

Now I really must stop. We all join in sending love to our dearest Daddy

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MRS. EDITH L. JONES

Church Secretary
Church Telephone, Ger. 2025

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of (Sprmatitauin, Jpljilafolpljta

GREENE STREET and WESTVIEW AVENUE
EARL L. DOUGLASS, D. D., Pastor

MR. WILLIAM O. PIPPING
Church Treasurer
7322 Rural Lane

MR. HAROLD P. SAWTELLE
Treasurer of Benevolence
716 Carpenter Lane

October 15, 1941

Rev. Harold Voelkel
C/o Rev. John Lonsinger
Mill Hall, Pennsylvania

IVfr dear Mr. Voelkel:

I understand you are interested ih getting a
church, ’^ould you be interested in being a Religious
Education Director in a church like this? We have a
Sunday school and young people’s work which very much
needs . to be organized, and as you have observed, we
have in this church a very fine group of people.

Of course I am not able to offer anyone a
position, but we are considering a Religious Education

?9rRrtnDAAar Present time. We could only pay about
$<5, duo. 00, and I don’t know whether you would feel at
all that you would be interested in any such proposition.

Could you on your return from this trip, stop
m Philadelphia so we could talk it over? I should
appreciate getting your reaction on the whole situation*
and if you do feel at all favorably inclined and could J
stop here in Philadelphia any time in the near future,

I should appreciate it.

with best wishes, I remain

Sincerely yours,

Y.MC.A. Shanghai, China. April 12, 1941

Dear Everybody,

Where shall I start to tell you about my trip to Shanghai? Ifve
been remembering how we passed this city on our trip from Europe four years
ago. The war prevented our stopping. It would have been nicer, of course, to
have traveled 2nd class but for obvious reasons I came third, and I can see
that was best. From the start I have been praying that God would bless the
trip to His glory. I sought His will in the beginning about coming here.

How wonderfully he has lead and blessed! I praise Him for it all.

I had a bunk in a room with 16 bunks but there were only nine of us in it.
i-dsten to the constituency of the "guests'1: six Russians, one Russian Jew,
one Spanish Jew and myself. I had been praying that I'd have a chance for
testimony and sure enough on Sunday the 2nd day out opportunities presented
themselves. You wouldnt think the Lord would use seasickness as an element
in personal soul-winning, Would you? Well, He did. It got rough, so much so
that I couldnt ^et up for breakfast and had to lie in my bunk. When the
Russians came back from breakfast they started to hum their deree-like hymns
and it gave me a chance to inquire about hymns, church, the Bible, et<£.
and all this while I was lying down. Since tfteir English was poor (only one
or two knew any at all) a lot of our chatting was in Japanese. And riprht next
to me, separated from me only by a board about 4 in. high was the Russian Jew
who was sicker than I was. So there, comfortable while lyinr down, I carried
on a chat with the Russians and had great opportunity to talk with this young
Russian Jew. How interested he was l And I had recently been fortified by a
dandy tract on the blood sacrifices and the Cross. He even asked me to let
him read my Bible and was particularly interested in the New Testament.
Fortunately I had a French tract to the give the Spanish Jew, who knew French.

The boat was scheduled to arrive in Shanghai Monday noon but was
delayed until Tuesday. This gave me an extra day with them, more opportunity
to bear witness to the Russians. The menus on board, to my great surprise,

were great! plenty , -really more than one could get away with. It was very

rich food after the restricted diet of Japan. After a day the weather cleared
up and the sea was calm. I felt so refreshed from the enforced rest the rough
sea had made necessary.

in the dInJ,£; room I met a most interesting Jew, a refugee from Cfaeko-
slavakia, a Christian, if you please ; he looked 50 but was only 38. What he
went thru 1*11 not attempt to mention here for it was frightful. If youTve

read a synopsis of a book called "Out of the night" in the March "Readers

Digest", you'll have some Idea of the questioning he got, at least. Now he
was out of Germany and Nazi control with his little four year old daughter.
His wife and boy had come to Shanghai two years ago. When she left he was to
follow in a few days, but the Satanic wickedness of the authorities stretched
out those few dyas to two years. I got to know the man real well in the few
days we were on the boat and I saw the reunion of the family on the dock.

What a scene that was! It will be something for me to remember the rest of
my life, ihey are a lovely family, refined people, educated and able. We all
had^SiTTner together last night and are to worship together tomorrow afternoon
aWa Jewish meeting when 27 will be baptized. They are hoping to get to
America and I'm introducing them to some missionaries here who may be able to
help **fchem get a visa.

Bk S&anghail What a place. How shall I describe it? I took a taxi from
the boat to the Missions building where numbers of the larger misitoons have
offices, and enroute there were scenes that indicate how crazy are the
conditions in this world. Immediately upon landing I was impressed by the
numbers of new cars, ited forgotten that nev/ models appear in America year
by year. In Japan, because of the regulations against importing things, there

men luxuriating in the Spring sun, sick Lg^rsJast^ng their lfv^ eentle"
lewd women indifferent to their immodestv etn tS „air lives awa3r*

At the corners are the bis sheiks, cons from Tnd?« w?^v,a?d °n,#what a crowd!

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Chinese, Japa^se^! i^s , ^^refu^Is! Sog^S^K;:0^” ’ "
busses, rickshas, street cars, bicycles, everything. What a city I* C^1^S,

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actual] y my room cost $.50 a night with reduction fj a wLkly rate ^he’food

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department stores. And out on the pavement are all sorts and conditions of

Sinc^,eSOme/ are W0?en With babes crylnK out their pitif ulaupeal?

He u Q1 S”16 f°e fn ®*amlnatlon °f rny eyes, I sought out the doctor first
he has a beautiful office in a modern office building, and happens to be a

New Yorker! U‘ °f Penn" H°W ab01,t thSt ‘ He’3 sS sophisticated as a

t k Having had rny examination and taken the prescription to an oculist
I began arrangements for the days ahead. Several things I wanted tosee!-

Chineseie^tvePf1i>eei?CamPf ’ th® Ru3sians’ th* rulns from the bombings, the
Chinese city, the French concessions, and the department stores to replenish

°f shirts and socks, etc. Also if possible I wanted to see what
interior China looked like... that is, relatively "interior” China

Since everything outside Shanghai is in the hands of the Japanese
it v/as necessary for me to apply to the Japanese military officials for a

, eSUrprird me h0W easily 1 secured a Pass. I had met a Nanking

before ! lnVlted ™e to stay with him* One of the requirement

before boarding the train was a cholera innoculation, which I had secured

previously while looking over the China Inland Mission Hospital.

The trip to Nanking was informing in many, many ways. First of all, it
gave me a look into rural China,- the farms, houses, farming methods . It
enabled me to compare Chinese villages with those of Japan and Korea,
ihe farm houses are of brick, like those in Manchuria, with t ile roof, more
substantia! than the oridnary Korean houses, altho there are some mud houses
with thatcned roofs. The plowing is done with water buffalos similar to •
those used in the Phillipines.

The trip from Shanghai to Nanking took five hours on a super express
that made oniy a few stops. It was terribly crowded in 3rd class, but hot so
bad in 2nd. Because of the cheap currency I indulged myself and went 2nd
The cost was a little more than $2.00 gold, and the 2nd class car was beaut if i
My knowledge of Japanese helped me out considerably. The atmosphere in China
is one of real tension, for China is not relishing Japanese administration.
However on t he trains where everything is well in control it allayed suspicion
to be able to speak Japanese. In fact while talking with a fellowil inquired
about reaching my destination, and he happened to be going nearbv^and
actually did take me right to the address.

At Nankins; there was much that saddened my heart,- so many churches
schools and other beautiful buildings and useful institutions so needlessly
destroyed. Nearly all of them were burned or bombed after the capture of
tne city. The poverty of the people is frightful, so few have enough to eat.
The missionaries are distributing as best they can Wheat sent by the
American Red Cross.

One very strange experience I had,- one shocking experience, was the
visit to an opium den. Hundreds are springing up all over the city, actually
fostered by the government. In order to silence any argument by those whose
interest I hope to arouse in Japan, I bought some of thestuff and of course
threw it away shortly. But I want to be able to convince some in Japan that
opium is not being sold only to old addicts, but to any who will pay the
price. A n/f official in Tokyo admitted that the new puppet government in
Nanking is supported bj opium sales.

Dr. Daniels who visited Sorai last summer invited me to a dinner to
wnich he included the five Presbyterian missionaries , (his wife and children
having evacuated to the States) After dinner other missionaries came in to
hear about Korea, and after telling them about the difficulties I spoke of
our revival. How I enjoyed witnessing, and afterward I distributed a few
copies of the booklet . The next day I looked all over the town, ate lunch
at a Mohammedan- Chinese restaurant, where I enjoyed distributing tracts.

I might add that Ifve had a pocket full of various language tracts, -
Chinese, Japanese, English (the revival booklet) and German (for the
Jewish refugees).

On t he return trip I stopped off at Soochow where the Dungans used to be.
At the Baptist compound a good old Southern Bap^tist gentleman came out and
offered the hospitality of his home, McDaniel from Virginia. He was an old
timer and soon his wife was telling me about their grandchildren. In the
evening a single lady came over and alltogether we discussed among other
tilings the revival in And on g. In a ricksha I went to see the University
(Methodist), a Presbyterian church and a Presby. middle school, on the
compound of which the Dungans used to live. An English speaking Chinese
showed me a round the scRool. The next day I went out to the So. Presby.
compound, a hospital, where buildings had be^n destroyed by deliberate
bombings,- think of it l a hospital and a nurses home bombed.

Back in Shanghai again, I got my glasses (the purpose of the trip)
and Friday evening I had been invited to dinner by the head of the Oriental
Missionary society, preceeded by a meeting where I was asked to speak.

I had in mind one subject, but after the meeting commenced I felt the Lord
would have me give my testimony and tell of the revival. The dinner was a
Chinese feast, and what an experience!- one course after another. About
12 missionaries and people interested in missions were present, and during
the feast Miss Jacobsz* methods hecame the topic of conversation. I realized
it v/ as my opportunity and suggested that after dinner I'd tel!) them about it
Which I did to the very great interest of all. We closed with prayer, and
later it was remarked that the Spirit of God was obvioudly present.

I » ve failed to mention that from time to time I've seen Irvine Dungan
and he very generously took me to Sunya 1 s for a Chine.se meal, together with
two other fellows. Oh how scrumptuous it was l Dungan Ts all tied up with
anti-war feeling, unmindful I should say of the war in his own soul. I've
given him a booklet and hope the Lord puts It in his heart to read it
and work on it.

The Welle and Whites of our Board have had me to meals. Fine people
all of them, but I didnt have an opportunity to get down to business with
them spiritually, altho I did give^ them booklets. I enjoyed looking over
the C.I.M. compound and met Howes who was at Moody when we were.

■Not least of the thrills of Shanghai was the contacts with the Jews.
How heart breaking is the camp where they get one meal a day; many are In
tatters. But I had the joy of bringing the message for the Easter morning

service to a Jewish congregation, and in the afternoon saw 27 Jewish adults
and ‘one baby baptized. Think of that I The place was crowded with several
hundred Jews. I visited the officials responsible for the Jewish relief
work and hope it v/ill ease in our situation in Kobe where the Jewish leaders
suspect our motives.

It is truly wonderful how the Lord has arranged everything for me on
this trip. Seeing how beautifully all the details have worked out I'm
reminded of that chorus," Jesus, Jesus how I trust Him

How I've proved Him o'er and o'er."

God has been wonderfully kind to me. There have been very erreat pleasures
and privileges, not lea-t of which have been the opportunities for witnessin
Everyday has been filled with blessing and so frequently unexpected changes
have brot unexpected joys. I think I ought to add that the expense has

been relatively negligible. Since I am allowed to bring in 200 yen from
China which I bought 8 for $1, I thereby make $25 and that will pay the boat
fare over and back and my room rent while in Shanghai. The cost of livincr is
cheaper in Shanghai than in Kobe.

Prehaps you will already have heard the outcome of Otto DeCamp and
Dr Lowe's trial,- sentence of 10 months. It is being appealed. While in
Shanghai I met the brother of Elizabeth DeCamp (Edgar Woods) who has kept
me informed as much as possible. It is very serious indeed. The international
situation's impossible to predict and many think America will declare war
against Germany before long and that will have considerable bearing upon
the set-up out here. How dreadful the war is with these awful bombings and
battles on so many fronts. May God bring an end to it all soon. May He send
a righteous peace soon. From the terrible destruction in Europe and China
and the fabulous spending in America, it seems inevitable that so much wealth
will disappear and that the standards of living all over the world will be
considerably lowered. That may prove a blessing too for it will help America
realize that life consists not in mere "things".

I committed the matter of cabin mates on the return trip to Japan
to the Lord, and to my great delight I?m in with two Jews. The day before
leaving Shanghai the Fhineharts who are in charge of the Jewish work, rave
me a lot of literature and so I'm all prepared for them. Both ar~ fine fellow
May God use me to awaken an interest in their hearts for things spiritual.

I'm surprised continually by the open-mindedness of the Jews, their readiness
to listen, and after seeing 27 baptized I realize that the gospel is God's
power unto salvation to the J ew f ir s t , and also to the Greek.

God bless you and keep you all.

Lovingly,

Harold.

(Tills is a copy of a long letter
Harold wrote by hand after his recent
trip to Shanghai, which I want to shard
with you. We are so happy to have definite
word thet he will sail the middle of June
for America, assured that it is now God's
will for him to return to us . I feel sure
God has some particular work for him to do
in this country, "until these calamities be
overpast . "

Gertrude . >

Lovingly,

Eugene N. Fritz

Managing Owner

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MRS. HAROLD VOELKEL
ANDONG. KOREA

Dearest,

•Tune 2, 1941.

It
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every remembrance

of you.

love, and treasure them as God's dear gm^ **presslons of ^votion and

furSu^^hffuS^teUs^ Stft'uSifTamv!^ SI t8£eCial

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after seven months'. ^1^ the re f^r^cabl e^the^oard^t™^5 ®peci^ furlouSh

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know what to do so t Wirp/S- that m Blair was quite puzzled and didn't
incase thev Pn,!i + him askinS to approve the temporary furlough

aooroval Tf V i f ^ * SpeClal furlough. The Ex. Com. then cabled
TPnnw E1 f special furlough to the Board which the Board did. So,

I now have approval to leave on a Special Furlough, and Lord willing I am

San FnSjiive2?iih °™the Ka™akura Maru which is scheduled to arrive in
the 26th bnt7!^,,^6 origilmal date of sailing was June 10th arriving
the 26th, but a card came announcing a delay of a day,' and a notice in

the Paper indicated that it maybe delayed another day enroute to Yokohama
The Kamakura is a beautiful ship, just about the same size as tL Yawata

Yawata andSNit?a ' are . Sene rallY considered better than the newer ’
^ ® ,But that 18 incidental. It will be bringing me to mv

Yawata and Nitta. But that is incidental,
dear ones, and that is all that counts.

I want to add that back of all the telegraphing and the decisions of the

Mission and the Board is the will of hod, and while the station and th^

fatpS?m# TaS 0arr? that this and that couldn’t be done in view of the

l^llhTntTcnli iSvBo,,rd \h*i •»»« p«»°e and confided that
everything would work out satisfactorily for a furlough T am satisfipri

beyond the shadow of a doubt that it is God’s wil^ and He has given mf

is to8^31106/^ ,He haS a V‘°rk for me in -wneiica, and now my joy daily
is to the read the Lord and pray that I may be faithful in carrying out''

His precious will for me and for us as we are united once more I haven’t

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J0y and confi,dence that He has one already ready for

I have in w1 be.Sl?°Wn us ln His/>wn ^ood time. Oh, what a joy and gladness
I nave in my soul this morning. I praise God for Himself.

I’ve just re-read your letters, Gertrude, and thank God for His wonderful
care over you and providing for each need. How generously everything
has been provided. What an incentive to always trust Him and not lean

on our own understanding.

Your sug jest ion about books makes me wish it were possible to bring many
along with me, but of course I am not planning to return to Korea and
I didn’t pack up many when I left in January aside from some of the commen-
tanes, and interestingly enough many of them are the books you suggest.

ITm very
I didn’t
however .

sorry that
know where

I don’t have any of the children’s books, but really
to start with them. I do have Hurlburt’s Life of Christ,

Wow about dates and your whereabouts. The latest is then that you will

!^rKn°rYJhe fiJSt °f •Tune’ just about now (and 1 ara Playing for you
and the children that everything along the road will be in His hands),

fTn «aftfr V1S1^S to Philadelphia will go up to Massachusetts for two weeks.

reaction to that is that it is quite far from Phila, and involves

nam^v Jalns- et°- But I repeat what I’ve already mentioned,

namely, that I know you've committed all this to the Lord and asked His
approvai of it, and under those circumstances it will all work out sat iff ac-

u j 1 1 1 y ,

+ r5™™ Wil1 arriTe the 27th or thereabouts of Pune, it is im-

passible to know now where we shall meet. Isn't that wonderful, darling-

joy and surprises the Lord has for us. It will be better than anything

V.hat

we could plan ourselves,
to declare to my friends
even though it may delay
the more joyous if it is
it not? I feel I should
make a trip East over the

meetmmer YhJsanta ^UChed by the Santa pe . I'll get word for them to

I’ll sp^nd a dav inb tb!aia als<\ thab 1 travel through Los Angeles and
Lh -d + d y lth the Adams therefore. After a day or so in Peoria

and then^uLuo E jag0 ’ seeYS the Me Cunes, Sotaus, etc

ana then run up to Beloit. I hate every minute that

I’m sure. Yith the message of a Triumphant Saviour
m America, I don’t want to miss a single opportunity
my arrival m the East. Our reunion will be all
delayed due to a fruitful time of witnessing, v.riii
stop off in Peoria, by all means, and that will
Santa. Pe advisable. Peoria and Pottstown, you

delays my arrival with

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quiet with them,
way again and the time in the
pray^to touch their hearts.

two ’ s

Its impossible to know, just how soon I'll be out that
home will be God's opportunity, I hope and

GorwiiruSii28totliftiiSeiPhHa directl7 t0 dear P°P a"d Mom. Oh, that
■> TT use me to lift the burden from their souls. I feel somehow nr

l i!°n’LbeJnith.US VSry mUch lonSer and I've been playing
of the Lord YefnL L Wl11 Slve us the joy of a family united in the joy
in PMtaL S b f0re tbe clrcle is broken. May it be a precibus day or two
in Phila. However, where will y0U be at that time’ Where e nan’s treasure

13 h,ls heart a^o: That will be abou? the 4th or 5th of Mv

possible foreuseto‘~Dendy°UdknOW 1 Wlsh’ sweetheart? I wish it were

children Perhana ! L tV''° toSether alone before I meet the

that we could think of on- °nly be under exceptional circumstances

vet It7. think of any such plan to both be away from the family, and

>et it is possible that God will arrange it for us. Afler havin a
ourselves we coma begin fee roues of Slsrt, to lie SbSJT

That raises another question which I mustn’t forget. Y,ill you please let

kn°w#what y°ur-_tele^raph address v.ill be. Please don't forget that
I think IT will be wise for you to inquire at the telegraph office and
make some sort of arrangement with them so that I can wire you from
Beloit or Chicago as to the time when I'll be arriving in Phila

I might
from the
internat
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The next
that doe
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back to
Rev. E .

say that I realize this sailing so soon after getting final aonrova]
Board and mission doesn’t leave very much timf. I sent you an

1 ^U\Tafter the tele3ram came from Blair, in

that It would reach the Nitta Maru which was the last boat sailing

one goes the 5th of June, only a few days before the KhmaLra indg*
sn't give you much time. I wired Reiner the Mission T^asSer as£

sure'at In &nd th6y Sh°Uld have ^t you know by this time

me in San P aftef y°U Wl11 haVe time to a sterner letter

T Munns 0 nn y°“ receive this- Minns address in Peoria is;

. Munns, 1003 Perry Avenue, Peoria. Then Elmer.

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Aain in healtiTand^trength and in the*!* th| J r'J to bririi us together
Hay Hie loving arms surroSnd you as you tm°el f 1 1 f <* 1 hxp .

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Worcester, C.P.
South Africa.

Oct .18 , 194i .

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Dear Mr. ond Mrs. Voelkel,

I am reolying to your separate letters together (writ-
ten long ago, but even as I reread the™ now, they encourage my
heart and constrain me to "follow the Lamb whithersoever He goeth
and not as Peter followed when the test came. Next to the verse
6r ,,x*ut Peter foil owed/ai ar off " I wrote this morninp::
"Fallowed afar off, for too near Peter would habe had to
deeoly in His humiliation, deeo and sore; His disappoint
itter and oainful; blasted hooes and broken affections;

share too
ent
His acutest

loneliness; His agony with sweat like blood; His brokenness, cru-
shing and hidden wounds; His Cross
Peter into the dust. 7ffy sothl . and
afar off, or bv His side, counting
share His sufferings with Him than
Rather would you and I :leed while

we break while serving

suffer

loving ,

the weight of which would send
thou? Wouldst thou follow
it a. more sacred privilege to
His glory?

following, than remain woundless

remai we

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fin s car red w& ■ db* w i thd r a w

Your letter about my Mother* s Horn ’-going touched me very
deeoly. I can see yours are hearts which understand the pain. Put
ah, we have also oe:-~un to unde: ^ land the sacred, sacred privilege
of loving Him thro* tears, serving Him while wo n ed, cherishing
Him while suffering silently, seeking His gain while He brings us
loss (and re.loicing in the orivilege). What it must mean to His
Heart to find ours is a love which tells Him: "Take of my rarest
treasures without even consultin'; me if that need be." And then for
Him to and He gets nothin™ but love in return. He deserves it.

My sin demanded the rarest Treasure of the Heart of Cod - His only
One. He gave that, Treasure and toved me in return. For dear liitie
Billy’s :ake, I v;o Id ■ell you what the world will nevf r enow.

Hvery birthday my loved one spends in Heaven t out as 1 e all tn.
time I can for err pur rose *. it i ' cannot help*but

remember He has + a k - * from r?.° my t ru- ;a r'.L.ly . ‘/l; 1 ’ .ak

-• . o - ng io'/-’nc, him, a day, not for service where I can help it,
not even for intercession, but a lay for adoration. . .being good
to Him, making Him feel He did not deal hardly with me when He took
her without even an opportunity of saying goodbye. I have asked
Him net to tell me why He did it, for I would love to trust Him
\in the dark. My soul would have been poorer had He not tru Sted me
with this sorrow* I feel ray love-debt to Him has increased for
what He is doing for her in tfeaben - - I know He is good to her ther
and I know He is good to little Silly. We love Him, lov$ Him for it

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»Uth reference to His call for me to go to the States, I
want to write to you. yhen you can pray about it and n*

le will guide

Miss Marais1 last letter to me states that she has no clear light that
she will be sailing for the states at all. (I costed a letter to Mrs.
Adams last night, but T do not think that t mentioned it to her as
definitely.) The result is that it seems clear to me that I must
be preoared to undertake the task without her. If He should have ano-
ther clan for her, T would not take her with me even if T could. 3ut
if I work without a co-worker, I shall only be able to fit in half the
oersonal conferences. Not only that, but it would mesa there will be
souls under conviction of sin(if the Soirit works) with no one to help
them throi' and that would be more tragic than when they were left
unawakened oerhaos. Then too, there is the danger, that f w^ll try
to fit in as many as oossible and be exoosed to the danger of nutting
work before fellowshio with H3.n1. xhlS is exactly what haopened here
in S A. I did not have the heart to send waiting, burdened souls away
and fitted them in dight and day until my own soul began to lose out.
And oh, what loss I suffered and He l And soifc it has come to me to
lay it b fore you whether, if Mrs . Adiras and those orga ising agree,
you could not "oth help me with the Conferences in the different Chur-
ches. I know about the little children, other practical difficulties
about which T -oerhaos know nothing, ^ut T am laying it before you to
lay it before Sod and if it is of &od, He will make a way even if it
is in the wilderness, even if He has to remove mountains, make crooked
olaces straight, or break in pieces gates of brass. Cr if you could
oerhaos help for a oart of the time. Mr. Ned Adams was indispensable
during the Korea Conferences as he went with us from olace tc place .
There are problems in the lives of men which are so delicate for a
worn a v to handle. I h ve written to Mrs. Adams about you. Somehow be-
fore I k new you were leavin Korea I h3d bsen thinking about the possi-
bility. If you can help, I can start strai ht away with the Conferen-
ces. Tn that case could you or Mrs . Adams just cable and I shall
know to take the first boat then? Tn any case, I have meanwhile
bboked accommodation on the next steamer orovisionally . But T know
that you are standing by in orayer. Pray for Miss Marais too. 1 re9_

lise whrt a tr-- 1 * it i T n :v Seating but because it is

for Him t know that if it i3 in *our power and if the call is fr^n Him
your love for Him will be sufficient for the cost. I shall be praying
that ^od will guide you very clearly.

Rather would T end this letter off with Kim than with His
work - He Who took my place on the road of oain and nenalty so that
I might take His place on t’ e pathway of glory 5 Purest Sufferer in ray
stead! When I came to this verse in Hzekiel 3:3 "it was in my mouth

as honey for sweetness" I wrote next to it: Thy Word is as honey for

sweetness; Thy presence is as gold so precious; Thy Love is as
Heaven itself! "Sweet Friend of my soul ", King of my heart. Lover of
the worthless, Treasure of my soul, Jewel of my heart. We love Him!

yfy His own love overshadow you, guide you, permeate you and

overflow.

In Him, our own lovely One , Af /?

will preach in Wat chung Avenue
Presbyterian Church this Sunday
morning, has served for 12 years
in Chosen (Korea) as a mission-
ary-evangelist under the Board
of roreign Missions of the Pres-
byterian Church. He is at present
home on furlough and preaches
for the Rev Earl E. Hair, pastor
of the church, who is conducting
a tceekend retreat for the older
young people of the Elisabeth
Presbytery at Camp Salvedale,
Califon.

Will Preach Here

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ORGANIZED 1657

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CEr^TRAL PENNA. AREA:
CARLISLE. DONEGAL AND
NORTHUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIES

Furlough Fellowship of Service
Board Foreign Missions
Presbyterian Church, u. s. a.

HAROLD VOELKEL
1331 WASHINGTON STREET
HUNTINGDON. PENNA.

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Dearest Gertrude and Harold:

Well- congratulations! we found Harold's telegram
waiting for us on return from church, and before
opening it, was sure that it was from you folks or from
Mary. We're happy it was from you. I suppose you are
all just a wee bit disappointed that the baby isn't a
girl! but already I suppose you wouldn't trade him!

We are eager to hear details, which of the other
children he may resemble, etc!

fflhis little Harold is the first of your children
I have not been there to welcome, and it seems a bit
queer! I hope Harold is able to stay at home until
Gertrude returns from the hospital at least! How I
wish we were near enough to runaway with Jack and Teddy
for awhile! Of course Hally Lou is needed at home to
keep house for her Daddy! !

I think I have a gift up stairs for the baby, but
one of these days i'll be sending something for him.

In the mean time a Song family letter sh-uld be going
'to you all to explain why I haven't written. Besides
"housekeeping , 1 have taken on too much I fear, but some
of it will soon be over. The past several weeks I hav
been taking tne course in Ked Cross First Aid- a 20
hour course- 4 hours a week, but it really runs well
over that, and we do^Jiave to study. And my S.B. class
takes a lot of extra time in preparation since we are
not following the regular lessons. Just now we are
studying tne booklet- "Rightly Dividing the Word of
Truth". The class is so appreciative that it is very
challenging, but on my tne time it takes! Also I have
done some canning! But up quite a bit of strawberry
preserves, and yesterday and today( rather this morning)
canned 12 pints of calamondin syrup for drinks;this

to be used for quick lemonade when guests come!

The enclosed peen Father wrote for "Thank You" s for
his birthday shower. We typed them on post cards for
most folks but thought we'd send you a special copyj
pry), rrujf *-^ol

I started this letter yesterday morning, didn't
get i t finished, and now it is very late and Mother
wants to post a letter, so I had better stop and
go with her, and also drop this in the box too, so
you will know neaps of love and many many thoughts
ga/tp^you all.

hver your devoted

CABLE AODRESS ‘•INCULCATE, NEW YORK'

TELEPHONE WATKINS 9-2000

The Board of Foreign Missions
OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

156 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK

OFFICE OF SECRETARY

April 29, 1942

Hev. Harold Voelkel
44 Alexander Street
Princeton, New Jersey

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Voelkel:

A note has just been put on ny desk, telling of the
arrival of Harold Jacob sz Voelkel on April 26, 1942. I wish
to congratulate you on his safe arrival and to say 1 know how
happy you are and how you look forward to his development and
progress. Let us hope that he and others arriving at this

period in the world's history will grow up with a new
sense of values and can make a new beginning. 1 am sure that
he will make his contribution.

1 notice the second given name, - it reminds us of
the heritage which is his. I know what this person has meant to
your lives and I am sure that, in the province of God, your son
may be permitted to carry on some of the things which Miss Jacob sz
had so nobly carried forward. It has been a distinct loss to the
work here that she was not permitted to arrive and to carry for-
ward the service which she had planned.

With kindest regards, 1 am.

Yours sincerely,
^J. L. Hooper

JLH: VH

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We are coning

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1# Gone are the days - when we walked to Ai Rin Kwai
To learn with Mr. Harold Voelkel - so very gay.

Soon he will leave this isle - crossing the ocean,

But we must longer stay and sing - with deep emotion:

We are coming, we are coming, to see our good, dear friend,
To see him in his native land - and - make shake hand*.

2* We long with our heart - to come to U. S. A.

And wish we could go - to-morrow the same way.

But the consul is not so kind - as Mr. Voelkel is,

Otherwise we had the visa got - and the departure kiss

We are coming, we are coming, to see our good, dear friend,
To see him in his native land - and - make shake hand*.

3. We wish him a good time - and happy meet again

When he comes to his family - in Florida or Maine.

One day you will see him - standing on California’s coast
And longing for his pupils but - for Korea mofct.

We are coming, we are coming, to see our good, dear friend,
To see him in his native land - and - make shake hand1.

4. If he sees over the waves - a ship flagged to the top -
The eyes of all the passengers - go to the land of hope.
The ship is full of happy crowd - but many eyes are wet;
You hear the happy voices singing - good and bad:

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We are coming, we are coming, to see our good, dear friend,
To see him i\ his native land and make shake hand!

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January 10, 1939

With the various enclosures I have to send I must write
at least a note altho I haven* t a lot of time just now , as
I,ve finally decided to go over to the s-hdrpital this afternoon.

I m really alright as yet, hut with a special feeling of
weariness and numerous aches it seems the wise thing to do
before I begin to get worse. The folks will be relieved to
have me safely over there with no danger of having to hurry
oyer in the middle of the night. I cant tell at all how long
I 11 have to wait before there will be news to send you, but
at least I can wait there in peace of mini. The children have
been so sweet as they realized I was going over, and its hard
to leave them, the dears.

The other day Shannon and Edith came over bringing a sled
to show me that we can use in case its too cold to get the car
started when we wish to go over. Its really a light "chair on
runners, and one pushes it from behind. It would be fun to
ride in, I think, except for going down hill. They told me to
let them know anytime I was ready to go and he’d help me , which
is a comfort, for Father gets so worried in a crisis and is too
(bid to be much real help. We miss you at such a time, dearest,
but its a joy to look forward to your being down here with us
in only a month's time.

This afternoon there is Station meeting arid dinner at the
Lutzes. I had hoped to go but I rather think I'd better not
after all unless the excitement w ould make things start the
sooner. I told my teacher this a^^fwdtfrivs he oould have a
vacation as far as I’m concerned until after I ' m f ee 1 ing b ett e r.
Today was the 10th day since I ted last paid her, so I gave
her 5 yen. , I shall take my books to the hospital and try to do
some review* when I feel like it. I can try out my Japanese on
the nurses for fun. Olivette is thinking seriously of going to
Seoul and. says she wi 11 leave this Sat. I cant understand the
dates of Language school when J.Y. and George went up so early.
Sally Lou will not be going over to stay with Olivette, of oours
and I trust the children wont be too hard on the folks.

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'Ae ve had more snow and more cold v eather, but today is nicely
sunny and mild. Yung- Jay is still sick and its been a hard Job fo
for Father to care for the fires; some days the house is chilly
but he is managing fairly w ell , especially since Mother is now*
able to be up and look after things.

Both children are very well . Jackie is out playing in the snow
now with the girl tagring after him. Sally Lbu has gone over
to practise. Its a lovely afternoon if the roads wd^n't so
slippery I d enjoy walking abroad, but this snow makes it
dangerous underfoot.

The folks have just now left for Station meeting, and
we ve decided that I'd come down theraT^r dinner since the
nurses arent expecting me this evening'1, and then get someone
to drive me over right after dinner. Its mild enough so that
there Isnt the danger of not being able to get a car started
and there are plenty of cars around on this side 30 we surely
v.ont have d iff i culty getting one. Edith expects to come over
any day too and it will be fun being the re at the same time.

n I'pTSend you a wlre> of course. God is watching over us
all and I praise H, m for the peace of mind and Joy of heart
rf 6^0 3 This precious little gift will crown our happiness.
I m thinking of putting on the announcement card:-
Our little 'gift from God' has come
To cheer our hearts and bless our home."

Dp you like that? It would give us such Joy'to have you here
nis time, dearest, but I know you are constantly praying

Qnorwfo T?d I^ie9t inyour Tcve. I shall write you details as
soon as I m able, you may be sure.

te all join in sending much love,

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The Trinity

The word Trinity is not found in the Bible, but the truth of the doctrine is in
every part of the book. And though Christians have been talking about, and believ-
ing in the Trinity for two thousand year#' there are many Christians who cannot
name the persons in the Trinity correctly.’ As a result of their error certain cults
have an easier time in getting an entrance into some minds which are not estab-
lished in the truth.

This thought came out of a question put by some Russelites (who call them-
selves "Jehovah’s Witnesses”) who deny the doctrine of the Trinity, holding that
Christ was a created angel. The Russelite quoted the passage in Timothy (I Tim.
6: 16) and said that God only had immortality. A young Christian was confused
and asked us about this verse.

We answered by asking him to name the persons of the Trinity. He replied,
"God, Christ, and the Holy Spirit.” Immediately we saw that here was the root
of his confusion. He was not putting the second and third Persons of the Trinity
in the place which is rightfully theirs. We answered as follows : No, you are
wrong. If you are going to begin with God, then you must say that the members
of the Trinity are God, God and God. This is the only possible way of being cor-
rect in the matter. The Trinity is (not are) God the Father, God the Son and God
the Holy Spirit.

We should be careful not to think of God as being alone the Father and as
distinct from the Son and the Spirit. God is the Son, God is the Spirit. But the
Father is not the Son and the Father is not the Spirit. D. G. B.

Announcements

We welcome to the pulpit Rev. Wendell P. Loveless, director of the radio depart-
ment of the Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, Illinois, who will preach both morning
and evening today and next Sunday.

PRAYER MEETING and BIBLE STUDY will be held on Wednesday evening
at 7.45 P. M. Mr. Anderson will speak. Come and share with ust the blessing of
this hour.

The Board of Deacons is very grateful to you for your offering last Sunday, the
amount of which was $331.00. We praise God for the faithfulness of this people in
caring for the needy of the church.

At the Communion Service last Sunday Mr. Ralph Arnold Lingle, 2208 N. Cleve-
land Street, Philadelphia, was received into the fellowship of this church by letter
from the Berachah Church, Philadelphia.

The total amount of outside benevolences reported by the congregation is somewhat
lower than last year. These include gifts to such organizations as the Red Cross,
faith missions and the like, apart from the regular benevolence pledges to the church.
This figure is required for the annual report to Presbytery of the year’s activities.
If you have not already done so, we shall appreciate your mailing this information,
which may be sent anonymously, to the Benevolence Treasurer, Dr. Edward B.
Hodge, 2019 Spruce Street, Philadelphia.

A straight, high-backed, upholstered armchair is desired by the WOMEN’S GUILD
to fill a need which has been brought to their attention. Anyone in the congregation
who has such a chair which they wish to give for this purpose should communicate
with the church office during the week.

Missionary News from Andong, Korea

Dear Friends:

“The friendship calendar gives us a daily message from our dear friend_s with
assurances of their continued interest and prayers. Thank you from our hearts. How
much we need the sustaining comfort of deep prayer in these trying days! And
yet we want you to rejoice with us and praise God for the many answers to definite

ofagraceeCently ^ HiS graci°US Presence working in our midst causing miracles

"As a,statio? we agreed to spend the World’s day of prayer as a prayer day.
at .s?nnse we read from Daniel’s prayer in the 9th chapter, and prayed
earnest^ until some of the ladies had to leave to attend the Women’s Meeting held
?! r\e • . tru church- God s Presence was at that meeting also, using Miss Daisy
endrix in her message and as she led in the subjects for definite prayer. Not
stopping for lunch we met again and continued all afternoon in a time of intercession
such as 1 have never experienced before. There was a bond of unity and purpose
and faith in God s power that seemed to carry us up to the very throne of God.
A1* hough there were only eight of us present there were no pauses, but one would
feel led to carry on the burden of prayer as another left off and often there were
tears as God laid on our hearts more deeply a sense of burden for some specific per-
son or need. Such a day makes us realize afresh the importance of giving more
time—Jonger time— to intercession. It was a great blessing to our souls.

We have been much m prayer that the pastor of Angkie church might come into
a deeper spiritual experience with the power of the Holy Spirit manifested in his

life and sermons. Last week he went to Taiku where a pastor’s conference was

being held. God poured out a blessing upon that gathering and to our joy Kang

™AthA a nCfW r?diam:e °n hlS face a new message of thankfulness

for what God had done for him. We are praying that a pastors’ retreat for our

district may soon be held if the Lord leads. The pastor of the local Central church
is opposed to the missionaries and their stand in the shrine question. One point of
gratitude is that he and Kang Moksa have been coming to Mr. Crothers each week
to discuss the Sunday School lesson which they teach to the teachers on Friday
evenings.

„ .*n S1 *® immediate district around Andong, there are seventy villages within
walkmg distance of an hour or more— that is, about five to ten miles, many of which
fiplHc f!tt 6fi?r n° p.reacjiinS d(me. These have been laid on our hearts as needy

fonrS ,rhht -n m riaC1‘ Tr° Bub 6 women have been giving two months each in
four such villages. In one place there is a church that has become so weak there is

not more than one believing family in the place to support it. That empty church
simply bau?^d But we trust that through the preaching of the gospel God
will soon dispel that : darkness of disbelief. We are praying that God will lay the

SnndrGv tf f^J1 £f these villages on the hearts of local Christians to go out each
bunday to lead these weak groups and teach them God’s Word.

in ™ k^aS ask?d !°fgu OUt i!Vne village at Uie time the spirit relics were burned
m one bome. Last fall we had gone out to the same place where a young woman

witnessed to her belief by having these spirit relics burned, and now there are two
behevmg homes there They have in the house a basket in which is kept material
for dothmg the spirit, a jar of food (grain) for the spirit, and above the door is
a bit of dusty paper in which the spirit of the home is supposed to dwell. The un-
believers put faith in these especially in case of sickness in the family and it is a
test of their new faith when they are willing to pull them down. We sang “On-

thtm' ’inC^ T?S’f prayed and read appropriate scripture and encouraged
them in the Lord. The father, while not an open believer, showed his willintniess
m this second case by putting the ladder up himself by which the paper “home of
the spirit couM be removed We trust he may soon become a Christian. Those
Sunday V1 agG w"° bebevc m Jesus have been walking in to the Angkie services on

i ji rCry morning sounds of song and prayer and scripture memory work rise

ioudly from two basement rooms where a “school” is held for underprivileged

children from Angkie village. We prepared these rooms soon after Christmas and

the response to the opportunity to learn to read was met by an enthusiastic group
of over sixty children Two Korean teachers take charge. Only a comparatively
small number come from behevmg homes and we hope to reach the parents of the
thi-ough t:his contact, as well as gain many new Sunday school scholars.
Harolds letters from Tokyo are full of his many triumphant experiences in
witnessing for the Lord. Many opportunities have come to him to speak in various
churches or informal groups, and he delights to testify a s to what God has so
graciously done for us The children are keeping well. I am teaching Sally Lou
at home this winter. We praise God for His loving care.”

Sincerely yours,

Gertrude Voelkel.

• 1 18 N. Portland Ave .

Ventnor, N.J.

A*i£. 28th, 1941

Dearest Vett and all,

Your letter came last night, >e had be^n away
all day visiting Louise and Doup- Neale at their
beautiful summer place on Medford Lakes. Her
brother who is a pastor and his wife and baby
were there and we enjoyed the day greatly. The
children went swimming and canoeing on the lake
and we had an early dinner and got home at 9:15.
Today is a lovely sunny day but quite cool. Do you
recall what special day this is? It was a good bit
warmer on that day 13 years ago, wasnt it I Louise
and Doug were married here 12 years ago tomorrow.
So many are leaving this we°k, and only the Blairs
and ourselves will be here over Sunday. How glad
we are to stay a few d ays longer. The Martins are
coming down on Monday to spend the day with us .
IT11 do the final washing on Tues and be all packe
ready to get an early start on Wed. morning.

Jim Crothers wrote that he would come Tues. and
stay over night with us to dr^ve us up to Princeto
Grandma Hc.rpster has arrived to stay with the
Blairs over Sunday. ™’e ar^ to have them all over
this evening for dinner.

Sally Lou is busily doing the ironing for me this
morning, even her own dress . Harold helped me do
a big washing on Tuesday, and S.I. helped too.

We hope you can come in rood time next Wed. so
that we can have as much time as possible together
and Ifm very glad you can spend the night with us.
I feel sure things will work out satisfactorily so
that Esther can leave. Its fine the girls can
stay with friends, and we'd like to have Billy if
it seemed the best thing to do, but under the
Circumstances we cant promise. In the first place
we have very little room at Princeton, only two
bedrooms and not very large, and then Billy never
warmed up to me at all, and furthermore ( tho you
need not mention this to Esther) we found after
being there that Teddy was trying to imitate his
cousin in sucking his thumb l I havent be^n very
well lately and find I can hardly cope with young
Ted and fear another his are would be just too
much of a burden at this time. I»m truly sorry I
cant say yes to the idea, but trust there will be
another and better solution to the problem.

Harold has just now received Father's la^t
letter, and has gone up to pray about this
matter of going out to Ohio and driving South.
There doesnt teem to be enough time to make
such a strenuous trip worth while, for naturally
he would want to see something of Florida having
never been there before, and one week is not
enough time for all hefd like to do. But he will
be writing himself about it.

You must be happy to have your physicals over.
How do you like the new doctor at the Board?

These summer weeks have been passing so rapidly
we scarcely realize Fall is almost here and
the children will soon be school. A'e shall be
visiting Aunt Ella a week from Sat. since Harold
is to preach there on Sun. Sept. 7th.

He's been asked to speak a number of places and
I suppose his schedule will be filling up.

We shall look for a good maid to at least help)?{
part time at Princeton, and also put T^ddy into
Nursery school when it opens.

Iwant this to go so will not be writing more now.
V.e look forward to much to seeing you folks nent
Wed. and hope you can manage to come early, for
lunch if possible, for at our end we plan to
leave here so as to get there by 11:00. and I
shall plan an easy-to-^repare lunch and then
we'll have a good long time for our final visit.

18 N. Portland Ave .
Ventnor, N.J.

Aup*. 19, 194 1

Dearest Mother,

- ,-?ha?k yOU f?r your 6:00(1 letter that came this morning.

Also for the General letter that Olivette prepared: its fine
le are happy you had the good visit with the Hunts/ I cant wait
to tell you that the Vi'ill Blairs arrived next door yesterday
to be here until Sept. 1st. They are eaeer to see you, of course,
and we wonder if you cant drive down with Olivette" and Esther
sometime before that time. We do not expe ct any other eruests
as far as we know, so whatever date suits you will be ail right
with us. ..e do hope Olivette will come a nyway.

to your coming to visit us in Princeton, we wonder
li it will not be more convenient for you to stop with us on the
way to Phila . rather than to go down and come back to Princeton
"e understand the Hunts live in Philadelphia. I am confident wo'
can easily find places for all of you to sleep at Princeton, for
many Oi the apartments will still be vacant and '.v° can use beds
m than for one night, as we were able to do before. Please ulnn
to stop with us the first night after leaving Loonia before vou
go on to Phila. We wish you'd stay a day or two with us.
bg dont hesitate to expect to spend at least the first nicrht on
your way to Phila. with us at Princeton. (44 Alexander St.)

■ e shall go there on Sept. 3rd, arriving before noon. . . . ('Ved . )

We were given the use of Mrs .Woods’ Buick to drive uo
to Keswick last Sat. Hanier wanted to go there for the conference
tais week, so we,decided on that day, and also took Mrs .Sharrocks .
It was a perfec1%The children and I had a swim in the lake.

:e got back by supper time, -rather a little after, having had
sandwiches and milk and pie at a little place on the wav home .
ihen on Sunday/ Eva Dise Gillette's husband came for us to take
the family to Vineland, where Harold preached in the morning
service and I in the evening. We stayed with them all night, and
.va drove us back Monday morning. Their youngest, Nina Ruth, is
staying a few days with us until her folks come over for her.

10 yrf* °id aTd helPs watch Toddy . You must not fear about
I ddy s sfifety, for he is quite all right. He may keep his
guardian angel working over-time but he's a bright little thing
and shows some sense. He was found one day pushing the Stevenson's
baby buggy clear around on the street opposite this, having gone
around two corners, but quite unconcerned; if we hadnt discovered

nim he doubtless would have come completely around the block beck
home again.

< ui. w t)epn so chiHy lately, with rain yesterdav and last
nirdit, but today is cle^r and bright arain. Ifim so hapoy von had
a birthday celebration at Esther's. Wp thot of you specially on Sat

WT<0„„_ The tw0 books y°u mentioned in your letter were
hTn£P ? ®;* a separate package and you were carrying them bv
hand. I think you wrapped your red bathing shoesin with Jhem
There was one book for Olivette. If vou cannot find rm*

sand others, for they are not here, its to^bad we dWn? Jut
nem in your bags. I got another book for your birthday nt

others to w

hav. to m sjls'ss s

7

Mountain Rest, Lithia, Mass.
July 8, 1P41

Dearest Folks,

By air-mail I sent a letter to
you yesterday, but in case it missed you, I'll
enclose another with Sally Lou's letter she has
just written. We are happily anticipating Harold's
arrival tomorrow. He is today in Phila. seeing
his parents. We ere so glad he can have almost
a week in this beautiful spot before we go on.

We shall meet him at Northampton in the station
wagon, and with this cottage to ourselves, it
will be a joyous family reunion for us. How we
praise God for His goodness and all His loving
care thru these days since we last sa<v him.

Esther was here from Thnrs . eve
until early Mon. morning, and then took the
children home. We drove over to see Northfield
on Sunday. The cottage is quieter now, and all
cleaned and ready for our Daddy. Yesterday was
quite damp and rainy, but now the sun is out
again. I did a bit of washing this morning,
and my little iron helps out a lot in doing the
ironing right in the cottage.

I hope you can reach Leonia by
the 15th. Es trier said you might stay a few days
in their neighbor's house, and we would be with
them until we leave on the 18th; then you can co
right into the Jackman house after they leave.

It will be fine to have a few days all together.

If later on you could visit us in Ventnor we
shall be so happy to have you. We have to be in
Darby for the 20th, and we promised to get there
on the 18th.

The children are keeping well and
just love being here. Everyone is so kind and
there is such a restful atmosphere. We wish you
might come sometime. Sally Lou is taking this
down to the tiny post offi&e so I'll not write
more now. We all join in sending love to you, and
also to the Reynolds. How fineit is that you can
visit them. I want to urge you to stop on your

way north, as you leave Asheville, at Rocky Fork
Community center where Glenna Guinn is. Its on
the road the busses take - a beautiful road.

io

I***-

Its about 30 miles west of Asheville, orl the
v/ay to ^rwin,Tenn, and she says its sometimes
called Samfs Gap (I dont know why); She would
be so glad to have you folks stop for .dihner
-if y°u let h^r know. We were delighted that
she took us over to Montreat when we were
there, and gave us a visit with the Reynolds,
you will also see the Bridgemans at Montreat,
and doubtless others from Korea.

We hope you take the trip easily and
dont get too tired. That fine Buick will
doubtless be comfortable for long riding
and with Mary and Olivette taking turns at
the wheel, you1 11 have a grand trip.

With much

Mountain Rest
Lithia ,Mass.
July 8, 1941

Deer Grandma and Grandpa,

I am having a lot of fun here. Hew
are yen eRjeying the very-warm summer ear
©f Florida fcheuvh i knew it is very heii
( I didnft know you, were leaving Florida so
soon and that is why I had to cross out
so much about Florida being hot but I mess
it was before you left.)

We had a wonderful 4th of July.u
There was a commit te that planned the day.
Contests and games in the morninc and fter
lunch rest period and then more races etc.
after supper was the marsh-mellow roastiner
and fire-works. That ended a happy and succ-
esful day.

The spirit here is lovely and
having plenty of friends and fun and all ,

1 wish you could come sometime. Youfd love
it. There are a lot of forest trails

in the beautiful woods that I'd like to
take you on. One is called the Olive Trail
after a lady nam^d Olive Whit Hoyt who with
the permission of the lady in charge Mrs.
Cleaveland made parrt of the Trail. Then
Dr. Scudder of India finished the Tra'l. He
is quite old now but you should see him.

He swims across the swim mine pool under water
and plays tennis very well. He has kept up
the Trail well and is very fond of children.

Another trail c-o^s to tha Cliff
House, a tiny hut perched way up on a rock
in the Cliff. A tree house nearby is am* zing
to see way up in a tre° so hi&h that hardly
anybody can climb up /

T hisletter is awfully written I
know but I try to go to© fast and I just
can't, llease excuse it.

I think I'll have to stop now.

LOV^ TO VQTJ ALL

9

18 N. Portland Ave .
Ventnor, N.J.

July 31, 1941

Dearest Folks,

nrwa u 4- Mother fs good letter came yesterday
and Ne hasten to reiterate our invitation that you

US earliest convenience. We have three

JSh? r* whlcb?eans that there is plenty of room
cott?ge’ and wa shali love to have you
come and stay as long as you like. We are getting into

H*1™™1?8 °f ^6Pen? h°USe and find U not hard at all.
?®°dd ®° thotful and gives a big lift to th e work,

in fact I dont get a chance to ^o dishes with such
willing workers, for the children also do their share.

Today I am being given a "day off", -
to attend the Bible Conference at which Pasbdr Dolman
speaks this morning at 11; 00 and after that I expect
to have lunch at the "Y" cafeteria. We've been having
cool days and a big storm Monday afternoon with some

^ W?S a^le t0 get a big washlne dry yesterday
and all ironed and put away before supper. We have the
use of an electric washer which is a big help. We are

YoJ f^ne’ 30 ^SPPy t0 b® here by the ooean-

you will love it, too, so do come soon.

, , , Since Mrs .Lutz has taken Carol to Ohio

Ue did not hear from her about her plans) there will
De room for you to come as soon as you like. It had
occured to us to invite Catherine Crothers to make us a
visit after a week or so, for I believe she is to
attend, a Conference from Aug. 2 to 9, and after the 18th
Ranier McKenzie will be with us a few days. Except for
those folks we have no other guests coming. So next
week will be most convenient for us to have you, but if
you c ant come then let us know and we'll arrange our uda-
plans to meet yours. There is only one Rail-road statton
here so just let us know the hour to expect you and we
will meet you. Of course we have daylight saving time
here as everywhere.

I wrote Esther from Darby and hope she
received it, and I naturally expected she would let you
know she had heard from us. We'll try to be more
regular about writing, but our first days here were very
busy with a house-full of company.

Last evening Harold and I attended the
prayer meeting at St Johns church; a small group but
such cordial people who know the Lord. The pastor is
a fine earnest young man.

We all join in sending love to all of ycu

^ <pz>i/5 /

18 N. Portland Ave .

Ventnor, N.J.

July 28, 1941

Dearest Folks,

After a very busy week-end we are now alone in our
cottage ready to enjoy life at the Shore. It was good to
have the visit from Elmer !s family and we ?/ished they micrht
have stayed longer. We have lots of room, three bedrooms
and a sleeping-porch, and a larere front porch, peally its a
most comfortable house and completely furnished. Harold and
I brot the boys by train last Tursday arriving before noon,
and the next day the Martins drove dov/n with Sally Lou bring-
ing most of our baero-ae-e . Elmer* s family had been here part of
the week with Mercy *s sister in a rented apartment, and drove
over here early Friday afternoon. We all went to the beach
and enjoyed the sunshine. So many others have the same idea
its almost too crowded for comfort at the beachl

For the evening meal I planned a picnic, and we drove
over to Brigantine, an island north of Atlantic City, joined
by a causeway. There on the beach beyond the end of the board-
walk, we watched the dashing surf and the risinr tide, while
munching weiners and buns and other refreshment. Finally the
water almost reached us and we quickly picked up what remained
and took our departure, altho reluctantly. It had been a
perfect setting for a perfect picnic. The Martins returned to
Darby from there, and we got our large family settled for the
night. Jackie was willing? to sleep on the floor, tired enough
to sleep *most anywhere. With everyone helping we managed to
get thru meals and dishes and the work without undue difficul
ties, and to take timeout on the beach, too. We used Elm‘=sr*s
car to load up groceries, and Harold has be^n wonderful about
getting the supplies. We had an enormous watermelon on Sunday,
part of which still remains to be eaten tomorrow.

On Sunday morning I volunteered to stay home with Teddy
the others going over to St.Johns to church. But when I asked
Mrs. Scott to let me watch her baby grandson (the youngest
Stevenson) she refused but urged me to leave Teddy to play wlla
David only a year older, which I agreed to do. So I was hapoy
to be able to af tend church and hear a fine message on Ps.46.

Dr and Mrs Scott have asked about you; they are to be here tiuu
August. The C-mjpbells of Korea have left today, and so have fe
•taul Oltmans, but Mrs .Sharrocks is here for the summer in a
rented apartment close by. The first evening Arch Campbell was
showing pictures of his on Korea, all dressed up in costume,
and Honey too was in a lovely white costume trimmed in red.

She is encased to be married and is happy and pretty. Anne came
over to see S.L. a few times. They are going to Keswick.

Wehope Carol will be comine- this we°k, but Lenore hasn t
written definitely yet. "e have room for Betty too, and it
would be nice for them both to come. And anytime sfter their
visit we would be delie-hted to have you folks come down. Its
been hot and the sun is intense, but there is nearly always a
cooling ocean breeze that is pleasant. Our larre porch is very
inviting, and so far we havent noticed any mosquitoes.

■Ve had B0ar:i letters awaiting us here telling us of. the*

release of Otto and De Lowe. How greateful we are for that T Now
we trust nothing will prevent them from sailing on Au^.P as.
planned. Things look even worse in the Orient, however, with
al] Japanese assests being frozen in this country. We wonder if
our missionaries on furlow wil] be able to go back. When you hear
from Dr Clark let us know the news, please.

How are you enjoying your temporary home in Leonia? I»m sure
everything is fineaand that you* 11 have a grand vacation month.

Get out in the sunshine some ev^ry day; your front porch is good
for that. You can really rest better there than you could at home
where you always found so much to be done. So just read and rest
afid sleep and ^njoy your grandchildren I

A letter from Princeton told us that for the present there
is no hope of getting into the apartments there this winter,
ve wouldnt mind just staying on here if there's room. Or it mav be
in Phila . or Germantown, we dont know yet, but we shall know in
time. Neither Harold nor I have any feeling of concern over it,
so sure are we that God is going to providejust the right place
for us- the place of His own choosing. And we praise Him for the
peace of heart such a confidence gives us.

children are well, eating heartily, and getting browner
all the time. T&is is a wonderful place for them to be. There is
a grassy plot behind our house and swings and a see-saw, and th^
Oltmans loaned us a buggy to take Teddy rides in, tho he loves to
push it ground himself.

. Now I must to bed. We hope to hear from you soon. Ail of

ms join in sending you our heart »s love. God bless you all.....

Dearest Family,

Mountain Rest, Lithia, Mass.
June the 28th, 1£§1

»

, . "e are kaving such delightful sunny weath°r these davs

£?L*he Children are ou^ in their sun-suits playing hard all day Ion?!

so many ways for them to enjoy themselves. Alreadv they all
look better for being here, and are ever so well. Sally is gaining in
color and seems very much better than when we came. We had a surer ise
call from Hugh and John on Thursday. How happy Sally was to see them!

Tney were driving up to Battleboro to call o^the Marches! and sS^d
in to s«e Mountain Rest. I invited John to stay when they pas-ed thru
n their way home. Mrs. Cleaveland gave permission, since we are in a
cottage and he can sleep in our up-stairs. Sally Lou has been keen t o
have him stay with us. There are a couple of bovs his a?e and t-hiq
an ideal place for children. He can take care of himself and wont o-ive

tro£ble at a11' 30 I,m £lad to ^ve him too. They came yesterday
before lunch, and so now John is a member of our "Livingstone cottage"

EE'&.wjtfr L\tor 5;ther “ ariv° »■>

hlifre? ho™eafter the 4th of July celebrations. It seems that
the 4th is a faig day here and the children are all looking forward to it.

.... _ ,As let we haye had no word from Harold and I am waiting

daily for a wire to come. If you receive word I am sure you will let me
know, but he has my letters at the Board rooms at San Francisco telling
him we are here, so I am confident he will wire us as soon as he lands
'ie aJe aver so thankful we can stay here until July 14th. Its such a
grand place, and such nice people, we are more grateful all the time to
be in so lovely and restful a place. Harold will love it, too, I know
The Newmans from China who were here when we came left today to go to
Ventnor for a month. They hope to get back to China, for they are lust on
furlow . The VsnDycks are hoping too to return if they can get a passport.

-u , Jackie and Sally play nicely together, and John and S T

re having a game of tennis this morning. I have been pla^lnff'almost ’

th«rfMdaI' f° ?laf get ln the flne exercise . On Wed. evening we had
, ilrsJ stunt night, when there was a program and charades, and singing
V in community hall. Dr Newman told something of his work in Hunan
i Province (near Changsha) and of the difficulties they encountered when the
£fty was bombed* She was with him at the time with two of the children

^ 7 TS b°re laSt Fal1 after living in the States. Dr VanD^ck'
plays the piano and one sen plays the cornet quite well. One of the girls
w r ing, Ruth Phillips from South Africa, plays the violin well, so we
had a number of musical parts to the program.

. Tbe children have just been in the cottage for their

mid -morning lunch of bread and milk, which I bring over after breakfast.
Tnis helps them wait until the dinner hour at 1:00. Teddy doesnt drink as
much milk at meals as he does at the middle of the morning. But he eats
htr y,and feeds himself. Sally is a bit eratic about eating! and ye?
hh. too is eating fairly well. I have no t rouble getting the children to

cereal011 611 Want t0 help ring the bell‘ ’Ve always have dry

relish ?tthu flrSt course at supper, and its a good idea, we eat it iJith
relish. I'm keeping a record of the menus for fun, they are well-balanced

a^ ®yeryth^ng f3 delicious. I wish you might meet Mrs. Cleaveland, she'.

Sid her hn hm°d fr and yet a real ledy wlth e distinntshed air. She
ea!i S husband in the early days of starting this place, said "Let's not
call it a Home, let's make it a home." And they have certainly suceeded.

Symbol of the Christian Ministry to
Servicemen

New Frontier in Korea

KOREA

CALLING

by Joseph D. Stanley,

Joseph D. Stanley

TTM Coordinator of Hillside Hous,

Near U.N. Village, in Seoul, is a hous<
which has come to mean home to mam
servicemen who have come to it— a house tha'
represents a new frontier. Until very recent
ly, this was the only Christian Servicemen’s
Center in Korea. It is now one year old anc
its directors are engaged in a ministry ’ thai
is still quite new to Korea, a ministry carried
on daily in the civilian community for th€
benefit of the thousands of American service-
men stationed in Korea.

• H°use k one of ten such centers

m the Far East sponsored by the National
Council of Churches in the U.S.A., and work-
ing with the General Commission on Chap-
lains. Its work is interdenominational and
its States-side committee is known as the
Cooperative Committee on Ministry to Service
Personnel in the Far East, representing the
Methodist, United Church of Christ Epis-
copalian, Disciples of Christ, United and
Southern Presbyterian, American Baptist, and
a number of other Protestant groups.

What do we offer here? First, we offer
to the servicemen not another church, for they
already have a chapel and are always en-
couraged to attend it, but we seek to share
with them a home that attempts to impress
them with the reality of Jesus Christ. We
make every effort to make Hillside House a
Christian home for these men. We do not
try to duplicate in any way what the chaplains
are doing for the men on the post. We try,
rather, to introduce our American personnel
to various facets of the Christian faith through
such programs as our Tuesday Back Home
Christian Fellowship (which is now some ten

years old), denominational nights, and a re-
gular Saturday night support. We also make
every effort to have our men meet the vari-
ous missionaries working here in Korea.
Where again, can this be duplicated ? Finally
(and this is not easy to do) we make an
effort to have the men meet Korean Chris-
tians at Hillside.

Do we pave the way for the G.I. to meet
Christ? We can never be sure of this. We
do try to cultivate the seed that has already
been planted, either by an encounter with
Christ in the military chapel or with Christ
in his home church. Certainly we have re-
ceived great satisfaction when we have heard
from our men at Hillside House that they had
here experienced a resurgence of faith. I
can think of nothing that better sums up
what we try to do for the men than these
words which were written and signed by more
than a dozen of our regulars at Christmas
time:

“Some of us have been in Korea just a
few weeks, while others have been here
much longer. One of the first things a
fellow misses after he arrives in a land five
to eight thousand miles from home is the
togetherness and fellowship of a family.
This is one of the most important things
we have experienced since our arrvial here
in the “Land of the Morning Calm”. We
do not think of Hillside House as some-
thing to just occupy the spare time for ser-
vicemen. Rather, we would think of your
ministry here as a personal one to each
individual G.I. Collectively, we think of our-
selves as one big happy family with the
prime objective of reaching our fellow
servicemen with the message of Christ.
Christian or non-Christian ,we try to show
each of them the joy of following Christ
and knowing the Savior in a personal way.”
Our work is not restricted to Hillside.
During the months we have been engaged in
this ministry, I have traveled to almost every
military camp that has a regular chaplain,
and spoken more than 50 times. Mrs. Stanley
has served hundreds of meals to men both in
our home and at the Center, and we have
made sleeping arrangements for a growing
number. We have gotten chaplains and other
military personnel together with people of
their own denomination, have conducted tours
of religious and cultural spots in and outside
of Seoul for more than a thousand men, have

Korea Calling Vol. 1 No. 5 May 1962

arranged for speakers for religious retreats
and chapel programs, and in many other ways
have served as a religious resource center.

We are most happy in this work. One of
the things that has impressed us most is the
excellent cooperative spirit among the chap-
lains and missionaries of different Christian
backgrounds. Our delight has been to be of
service, when requested by the chaplains or
missionaries. The cooperation we have re-
ceived and witnessed here is beyond anything
experienced in two former States-side pastor-
ates. We will continue to work with you all

Mrs. Narold Voelkel

On a cold winter day, I rang the bell at
the door of the womens’ section of the Seoul
Prison and was immediately admitted. I
walked down the narrow hallway that leads
to a small circular corridor where a group
of the women-guards were standing around
the stove chatting and warming themselves.
As soon as they saw me they greeted me
heartily, for I have known them for years,
and they quickly huddled a bit closer together
to provide a space for me to join them around
the kindly fire. One of the guards, Mrs. Kim
(half of Korea is named Kim), who is assigned
to teach reading and writing to those of the
prisoners who are illiterate and who also
trains and directs the choir for the services,
excitedly pointed to the chart on the wall and
remarked, “See, there are more babies 'than
ever, we have 56 now and we don’t know
what to do with them.”

What news! Of course, we have always
had some babies in the prison family, for
frequently women are arrested who are preg-
nant and their babies are then bom behind
iron bars; also, nursing mothrs are arrested
whose babies must of necessity remain with
them until weaned, when I find a place for
them in a Christian orphanage, unless some-
one at home is able to care for them. Previ-
ously our infant population reached 10 at
times, or perhaps 20, but 56 . . . what would
we do with them? how could we care for
them all?

The guard continued, “So many nursing
mothers are being arrested, there are all these
babies, and its so bitterly cold here I’m afraid
the poor little things will freeze.”

"Cheer up.” I consoled her, “here is another
carton of clothing for them. A young mis-
sionary mother has just given me all these
things for the prison babies. Do you have
enough powdered milk and nursing ’bottles?”

"Yes,” she answered, “its a blessing that
Church World Service gave us that drum of
dry skim-milk; and from another Mission we
were given a lot of nursing bottles so the
babies are not crying from hunger anymore.”

— 2

to help the American servicemen in Korea
as he meets constantly the forces of evil. The
symbol of this ministry is inspired by Ephesi-
ans 6:16, “. . . above all, taking the shield
of faith with which you can quench all the
flaming darts of the evil one.”

We know of no one in Korea working
among the servicemen who deserves higher
praise than the chaplains. The chaplain is
one of the hardest working full-time Chris-
tian leaders here in the field of Christian
endeavor. We thank God that some 35 chap-
lains are serving some 50-odd chapels here in
Korea and that these men can be counted
upon to strike a vital blow for Christ in the
Far East. They are frontiersmen for Jesus
Christ.

Prison, and

ye came unto Me.

by Gertrude S. Voelkel

“When do you bathe them, and where?”
was my next question.

“We don’t”, she was about to say, but then
remembered that sometimes in the warm
work-room the mothers did sometimes bathe
their babies as best they could.

“Let me see some of the 'babies,” I urged,
and the guard led me down the long rows of
cells of either side of a hallway that is arched
over by a sign, “New Life Area” denoting
that in these cells were many of the converted
prisoners, who had become Christians as a
result of study in our weekly Bible Class.
As we looked through the peep-holes, smiles
greeted us from many of the women crowded
in the unheated cells. Mothers holding their
babies attracted me particularly, and I stopped
to talk with them, to inquire as to their health,
and also to ask if there were any New Testa-
ments in their cell. The last room at the
corner of the building, filled with mothers
and babies, was bright with sunshine, but
that was the only heat they had.

The prisoners wear thickly padded uniforms,
blue cotton jackets and slacks, and the babies
were wrapped snugly in blankets or quilts.
One woman stood carrying her baby on her
back, a bonnet on its head and a quilt tied
around so that only a chubby round face
could be seen. She beamed at me, and turn-
ing a bit to look down at her baby, said ,“See
how fat he is! He was only a month and a
half when I came and since then I haven't
been able to nurse him at all, but see how he
has grown on the powdered milk. He drinks
it well.” We shared her gratitude. Then
prayer was offered for all the mothers and
their little ones, and God’s Presence was very
real in this precious fellowship behind forbid-
ding wall and locked gates of the prison.

Returning to the guard room again, a long
line of women could be seen moving toward
a small dispensary where a doctor and a
nurse (a “trusty”) were caring for their ail-
ments. Many of them carried babies in their
arms or on their backs.

“So many sick?” I inquired.

“Oh yes, it keeps the nurse busy all the
time, day and night. That’s why she isn’t
able to attend the Bible Class, eager as she
is to do so.”

I appealed to the warden to please arrange
for a second nurse to help her in her duties
while she is so busy. Probably one will be
assigned to help in this work as soon as some-
one qualified becomes available. I reminded
them of a book on practical nursing that I
had bought at our Christian Bookstore and
•brought to the prison several months before
in order that a previously untrained “trusty”
nurse might be better prepared for this
service.

I recalled to mind a former nurse-prisoner
who had served for seven years in this capacity
but who had not had formal training in nurs-
ing. Since her release last year she has been
employed as a country clinic nurse in a Mis-
sion agency, a position she is filling most
acceptably. While in prison she attended the
Bible Class regularly, and became a radiant
Christian. She completed the New Testa-
ment correspondence course and was one of
a number to be baptized by my husband. At
the time of her arrest in 1950 her husband
was killed and their two small daughters
were put into orphanages. Now how happy
she has been in being able to see her girls
again, and to have work in which she can
give a Christian witness, with the prospect
of being able to have a permanent home, re-
united with her two daughters.

"Its time for the Bible Class to begin,” I
announced, and was directed to a small office
where some thirty women began to gather,
supervised by a guard. It was so crowded
there I asked why we couldn’t meet in the
chapel as formerly.

“The chapel is already occupied. There are
simply too many women for the cells, so some
of those who are awaiting trial must stay in
here,” I was told.

I hastened over to the chapel to have a
look, and saw the large room filled with
women prisoners, two double lines of them,
forlorn and cold, sitting on mats spread on
the wooden floor. Quite a different sight from
the last time I had seen the same room on
a Sunday morning at the worship hour, when
bright and eager faces had looked up, joining
in the hymns and listening to the message.
“Are any babies here?” I asked the guard.
“No, not in this room; they are all in the
cells.”

Back in the crowded office, now our meet-
ing place, I sat down at the baby-organ and
selected a hymn. Songs of hope and joy
filled the room, among them the sweet old
favorite, “Jesus is all the world to me.” After
prayer we had the Bible lesson, which hap-
pened this time to be from I Thessalonians,
on the subject of the Model Congregation.
Some of the women read portions of the
Epistle out of small copies of the New Testa-
ment they had. I noticed how fine the print
was, and decided they needed some new copies
with larger print. iWe need new hymnals,
too, which can be printed, we are assured, in
the prison print-shop at a very reasonable
price for distribution here and in the other
18 prisons scattered throughout South Korea.

One Sunday each month it has been my
privilege to lead the worship service for the
women at the prison. Over the years this

ministry has been a rich blessing to my soul
as I have seen the response of many women
to the Gospel. It is a challenge and a heart-
warming opportunity to provide, through the
Lord Jesus Christ, this unfailing remedy for
the transformation of lives victimized by sin.
It is my desire to continue in this prison min-
istry, and it is with the confidence that God’s
Holy Spirit will direct us in leading many
women to a redemptive experience and to a
life of yieldedness to the Savior.

The Church of

Christ Mission

in Korea

by L. Haskell Chesshir

We are indebted to S. K. Dong, an aging
Korean evangelist, who was converted in
Nashville, Tennessee in 1930 and immediately
returned to Korea to establish the Church of
Christ. He worked in South Ham Kyung
Province, where he established seven churches,
continuing work there until the Communists
drove them south. Christians from these con-
gregations established churches in Seoul, Pu-
san, Ulsan, Puyo, Kwangju, Taegu and Tae-
jon. During the Korean War, servicemen who
were members of the Church of Christ became
acquainted with several of the preachers serv-
ing these churches. An Army officer in

Washington D.C. encouraged that church to
take the lead in getting missionaries to Korea
to assist in building up these churches. In
1954, they sent the Dale Richeson and Haskell
Chesshir families to Korea and in 1957, this
same congregation sent the A. R. Holton
family and Miss Melba Carlon to strengthen
the work. Late in 1957, Lt. William A.

Richardson, Jr., then stationed in Korea, took
his discharge here and his family joined him
from Tennessee. The same year, the Daniel
Hardin family came from California to assist
in the work.

Leadership training classes had been con-
ducted for preachers and church leaders, but
it seemed advisable to establish a school that
would give more through training to younger
people to really put the work on a firm basis.
Therefore, in early 1958 they began offering
work to a few students on a college level.
Twenty-eight students were enrolled, five of
whom graduated from a 4-year training course
in the summer of 1961.

In order to get recognition from the Min-
istry of Education more land was needed, and
the writer went to the States to raise money
to secure land which was purchased on the
Kimpo Road leading out to the International
Airport. Fifty-two acres were purchased
there, three houses have been constructed and
the training school has been moved to this
site. This summer (1962) we are to build
our first educational building. The school is
to be known as Korea Christian College.

3

In 1960 the Malcolm Parsley family came

K„™reah ^Parsley had been ffiirtta
Korea about the end of the Korea War and

to^ome backhtoSKateS and prepared himself
19fin LbuV Korea as a missionary. In

t^ICnlpn ™tons and Miss Carlon returned
o Korea to continue the work which was
first located at Hyo Chang Dong £ YoS
.J!' ,5rs' Elizabeth Burton, a nurse came
with them. A medical clinic has beenestab!

T^eeHo?tonshandHfh° • Chang ?°ng comP°und-
ne Holtons and their co-workers are engaged

n general missionary work which includes a
feedmg station a medical clinic a middle
school and general church work. The follow-
mg year, they were joined by Mr Robert
Underwood who had also been stationed in
tho wS?rera £ears before- The writer and
Korea^in * I9fi i ?amSayf family returned to
* V? 1961 t0 construct missionary hous-
fnf ?h the„new grounds that were purchased

t.oned inC°^ge- Mr- Ramsay ^as also sta-
tioned in Korea several years ago and hnd

een looking forward to returning’ to Korea
as a missionary Mr. Houston Ezell and his
thff ffrom ,Nashvllle. Tennessee came with
these two families in 1961. Mr. Ezell 7s a
buildmg contractor and came to construct
three missionary houses on the new college

,carppu5. Pr: Sidney Allen’ a Doctor"f Veter-

thfs vejfr dln?e,Ait plannipg to join our force
mis year. Di. Allen married Jenetta Chesshir

Force in Korea^ SerWng With ,he US- Air
The purpose of Korea Christian College is

of ChHstefndeKnhrP ^ ?e W°rk °f the Church
ILnlJ M/h Korea* and t0 train other young

t o hi ?M , i may u0me- We are not trying
exceed a s 2tSSI: perhaps shall not
thA nfvf Studen.t bocJy of more than 200 for
hf sevfral years- Training is given in
the Bible, education and social work. Somp

C0UIses in agriculture, health and
“on and such courses as will prepare
offered. f°r SerVmg in the rural area will be

foi^ervinp f^°^g tbe great opportunities
serving the Church in this land. We are

whoPhave1reobnndh‘f0 th°Se great missi°naries

We wnnt to ?re P t0 prepare the way.

r™ ‘o take advantage of this opportunity

you to those wh» have pre-
the Gospel of'™," Lori* The greaf opportunf

onlhifshouldersltf °us al^^We'hop^tohmlake
£abS"beUntt1°0nf Se'^a^h %

p e. We pray that all of us who hive the one
purpose m life of planting Christ inIL Team

united effort t'o^01”65 T" find results in a

Christ fn Hi. KhrT the total strength of

SS t^at^i, trthfSs “? £g**

Book Chat

“New Testament Introduction" by A D Clark
( 500>rhwan^U1^e recommendeff "tiag0

t^ry texf andSt °ne senllinary as aa introdtTc"
tory text and in several Bible Institutes On

each book of the New TestLent a geneSd
outline is given, something on the author and

esLITfT andasketch of the main spiritual

lessons to be learned from it. There are also
study questions appended to each chapter At
the end of the book, there is an outlfne Har

mony of the Gospels. It could serve as a
source-book for a series of book-studv sermons

menf Thl°r genei‘al study on thc New Testa-
Tbei;e 1S also a parallel to this, "Old
Testament Introduction" (450 hwan).

I he next book "Bible Doctrine" (100 hwan)
by Harry Hill is a development from R A

Vhat the Bible Teaches”, but is
changed and improved in form to fit our needs

lln^wth r?akes a very good, small out-
Bn^w0/^ f°r t?aching d°ctrine in the
Bible Institute or other classes. It does not

give a discussion of the doctrines, but gives

studelh’tnTp k Scr!pture references for the
Ulod ^ t0 k up’ in each connection. I have
used !t m connection with teaching courses

R?hl? ?irlnta 1 Pl^achlng in the seminary and
e Institute, because the oltines are useful

heUmeraNo? iuZ >preaching on ^rfnal

inemes. Not all doctrines are covered The
mam sections cover: God, Jesus, the Holy

related SalvaV,°n’ with the doctrines

related to these main themes. A student who

knows "What the Bible teaches" o„ th“ e of
glollid. h3Ve covered some Pretty basic

Notes and Personals

Birth

To Rev. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Boyer a son
Timothy, April 6.

Deaths

Word has come of the passing of the follow-
ing former Korea missionaries:

MS’ „JV- r Talmage, Feburary 19th—
Mother of the Rev. John Talmage, Tae-
jon; Mrs. Raymond Provost, Jr., Taegu-
and Mrs. Frank Keller, Chunju.

Mrs. R.M. Wilson (Dr. Wilson was for
many years director of the Soonchun
Leper Colony work), March 13.

Mrs. W.D. Reynolds, March 11— "Miss
Patsy” was the last survivor of the

fgJJR 0f seve? who came t0 Korea in
1892 to open the Southern Presbyterian
Mission. She was 93.

Mrs. S.A. Moffett, March — Mother of Dr
Samuel (Seoul) and Dr. Howard (Tae-
rp, Su), both of whom are on furlough.
ie families these four fine women raised

saw in°nfhnUed t]]i Christian witness they
saw m their mothers lives. "A worthy

woman who can find? Her price is far
ab°v£ rubfs- • • Her children rise up and
Wedding01 bleSSed/’ (p™verbs 31:10, 28a)

RHar?neT°nd J‘ N^n and Miss Marjorie

STmSIS? 27nited 1,1 marriage at

Phone

P- 154’ after McClain, add 3-1893

Address

Rev. and Mrs. Victor Alfsen,

Q9hmni01lPresbyterian Cburoh
9200 Hoffman Way

Thornton 29, Colorado, U.S.A.

kokea calling

address, CHRISTIAN LITERATURE SOCIETY

— 4

HAROLD AND GERTRUDE VOELKEL
WESTMINSTER GARDENS
1420 SANTO DOMINGO
DUARTE, CALIFORNIA 91010

Dear Friend,

July 10, 1971

June has emphasized school graduations for us as a family. At the beginning of the
month Jack, home on furlough from Colombia, received his Masters Degree in Mis-
sions from Fuller Seminary in nearby Pasadena, presenting a thesis that to admiring
parents is a solid piece of work. In the middle of the month we Joined Ted in New
Haven, Connecticut, where Yale University conferred on him a doctorate that in-
volved years of hard work and painstaking research. Now our third son, Hal, a
veteran of Viet Nam, thinks he will use his G. I. Bill to acquire a Master's at the
State University of Boise, Idaho, in business administration. Our Sally, Jim and
the children afford us a high degree of pleasure by coming over and sharing with us
the joys of our beautiful swimming pool here at the Gardens.

On our return from the east we stopped off at Wooster College, Gertrude’s Alma
Mater, to help celebrate her Class's 50th anniversary, a forceful reminder of the
speed with which the years have passed and God's faithfulness day by day through-
out those years.

From Wooster it was to Cincinnati and from there to Alliance and Canton, Ohio,
for a round up of Swallen cousins, the third and fourth generation of a Godly Swiss
immigrant (Gertrude's great-grandfather) who established his family in Ohio upon
the two-fold principle of worship and work, a reverence for and a study of the
Scriptures and long hours in the fields farming. The present generation are lawyers,
business executives, department store owner, oil men and real estate operators,
but no farmers, typical of our time.

For a year or two Korean friends have been urging us to visit their country but it
seemed a remote possibility until they insisted that we must come, and that there
was to be no excuse for not coming, since they would assume the total cost of the
trip. What does one answer to that aside from praising God for making it possible
to return to the scenes of our 38 years of labor for Christ. We plan to take off the
middle of August and return in about six weeks.

This stanza from one of Zinzendorf 's hymns expresses the prayer of our hearts:

Jesus, still lead on, till our rest is won.

Heavenly leader, still direct us,

Still support, console, protect us.

Till we safely stand in our Fatherland.

Love in Christ,

Harold and Gertrude Voelkel

TODAY at

Soong Jun University

“Educating young men and women toward the 21 sf century’

Vol. 111 No. 2 n u ln7i

December. 1976

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DR, VOELKEL RECEIVES HONORARY DEGREE

Dr. Harold Voelkel, Soong Jun’s friend and former Associate President, was awarded an honorary
degree of Doctor of Philosophy at a special convocation at the Seoul campus on June 25.

Dr. and Mrs. Voelkel were here in Korea as guests of the Korean government, which had invited
former chaplains of the Korean War to return and see the progress this nation has made.

The first trip that the Voelkels made together to Korea was in 1929. He had just finished his
work at Princeton Seminary and they had been commissioned as missionaries of the Presbyterian
Church U. S. A. Korea was home to Gertrude Voelkel whose parents, the Rev. and Mrs. William L.
Swallen, had been missionaries here since 1892. Until World War II. the Voelkels were in An
Dong, Kyong Puk Province, where he labored as an evangelist.

Dr. Voelkel was one of the first missionaries to return in 1945 and began work in PeirsonBible
School in Seoul.

He served as a Chaplain of the United States Army following the communist attack of June 25,
19 50. He was instrumental in aiding the evacuation of some 140,000 north Korean refugees who
desired to flee from Ham-heung. north Korea, in the winter of 1950. Later Dr. Voelkel worked a-
mong north Korean prisoners of war on Koje Island, southwest of Pusan, and helped to protect those
who were anti-communist in ideology. Over 150 of these whom Dr. Voelkel help lead to the Lord

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now in

later became ministers
of the Korean church.

Harold Voelkel’s long
relationship with Soong
Sil, the forerunner of
Soong ,Jun University,
began after the war. He
taught, and was made
Associate President,
helping the then Pres-
ident Kyung Chik Han.

He interested various churches, individuals and
Christian foundations in Soong Sil, and has
continued to assist the University even
his retirement. *

The Voelkels left Korea in 1967 and now
reside at Westminister Gardens, Duarte, Califor-
nia. They have three sons, Theodore, Harold,
and .Jack and a daughter, Sarah Voelkel Morrison.

SJU ALUM

IN BANGKA

Une-suk Kim brought a moving message during
chapel hour at his alma mater, Soong Jun in June.
He was fresh off the plane from Indone sia where
he has been serving as a missionary for four
years.

The Rev. Kim and his wife and three children
live on the island of Bangka near Sumatra. Strug-
gling with strange customs and language and
inadequate financial support, they managed to
carve a place for themselves, the only Protestant
missionaries on the island, and minister to the
people there.

The literacy rate in Indonesia is a low 35%,
but where the Kims work it is only 10%. Their
church has started a kindergarten which has
grown from 17 to 60 students, and hopes to be-
gin an elementary school soon. They are in a
heavily Moslem area and the Christians account
for 1% of the population. Impressed with the
Kims’ dedication, local government officials send
their own children to the "Hope Kindergarten,
frequently called the "Korean School," even
though they know that children will be exposed
to the Christian faith.

Kim, officially an associate of the Dutch Re-
formed Church, has built up his congregation
and instituted Wednesday night prayer meetings
and a Women’s Evangelistic Society. The Kims
from their own meager salary saved up enough
to buy a small organ for the church and kinder-
garten to use. Mrs. Kim plays it.

Korean Christian women are responsible for
Une-suk Kim’s being in Bangka. First his own
mother has been his Monica or Eunice, continu-

ing to make it possible for him to be a mission-
ary by supporting herself and her incapacitated
husband by delivering eggs to her customers’
homes. This is her gift to God, for otherwise her
son would have to support his parents.

Also the Presbyterian Women of the Church’s
national committee is supporting the Kims. Five
years ago the women asked for applications for
a WOC supported missionary to Indonesia.Eight-
een applications were received, but the chairman,
Mrs. Sonae Chu, felt uneasy about the applicants.
She prayed for three days hoping that the Lord
would help her choose the right one. Then the
name of Une-suk Kim suddenly came to Mrs. Chu,
who had been head of Soong Sil’s Christian
Education Department when Mr. Kim was a stu-
dent there.

Mrs. Chu called both Mr. and Mrs. Kim to her
office and said she had decided that they were
the ones to go to Indonesia even though they had
not applied. A bit astounded at the idea, Mr. Kim
asked for four days. For four days the couple
prayed and talked and finally came to the con-

clusion that it was the Lord’s calling afteralL

Mr. Kim had worked his way through school,
first as a shoeshine boy, and later as a secre-
tary to UPUSA missionary Harold VoelkeL He
helped Dr. Voelkel particularly with his work
with Christian North Korean POW’s that defec-
ted, many becoming pastors. Dr. Voelkel provided
him with a part scholarship to Soong Sil from
which he graduated in 1963, and a full scholar-
ship to seminary.

He was a successful pastor in Seoul when
his call came.

1 he Kims three children attend Indonesian
schools and are doing very well.

Mr. Kim thinks that Soongjunians should be
dedicated to world evangelism. Korean Christians
should feel a responsibility particularly for Asia.
Since SJU is the result of the work of the North
American missionaries who established Soong
Sil and laejon Christian colleges, Soongjunians
should be interested in reaching out to South-
east Asia.

1 he Kims returned to Bangka in August.

NEW A-FRAME

During 1976 the Regional Development Insti-
tute, under the direction of Dr. Seyul Kim, initi-
ated a program which will especially benefit the
non- urban sector. This research is targeted to-
ward rural development through the marginal im-
provement of simple technology for farming op-
erations. Major objectives of this study are:

1) to examine simple farm equipment currently
in use in Korea;

2) to discover the fundamental assumptions of
farmers and ideas basic to their thinking in
the development and utilization of farm equip-
ment;

3) to improve low-cost farm equipment mo-
dels, in a manner consistent with the farmers’
needs;

4) to evolve farm equipment manufacturing
activities with high labor-intensive techno-
logy which can stimulate increased produc-
tion, higher employment, and can insure grea-
ter income for all members of the rural
community.

The focus of
activity this year ^4\
has been the Chee- ,
ke project. The
cnee-ke, a simple
pick-up baler car-
ried by one man,
has been playing a K
critical role in the
handling process |
of farm opera
tions for several
hundred years. It
is still used not
only by rural work-
ers but also by

urban day- labor-
ers, still appar -
ently very much
in the same form
in which it was
first introduced.

( Photo above shows
traditional chee
ke; photo on the
lcfi shows the
RDI’s new model.

n

The RDI has now produced a prototype (see
photo) for a vastly improved instrument. This mo-
del is the result of the closest cooperation be -
tween the Institute and representative farmers in
this province, from the idea- developmental stage
to the final testing of the last experimental form.
Ihe new chee-ke combines the assets of the ori-
ginal A-frame with advantages of the wheel- bar -
row and supermarket grocery cart- all in one in-
strument.

SCHOLAR

ON

ISRAELI

IN

II

Dr. Yosef Goell. professor of political science
at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, delive-
red a special lecture on “Regional Development
in Israel” in the auditorium on the Taejon Cam-
pus on the 15 th of September. He reviewed the
history of development since the founding of the
modern Jewish state, and offered an interpreta-
tive evaluation, with special emphasis on the col-
lective kibbutzim and the cooperative moshavim.

Following the lecture there was a two- hour
faculty- student discussion with the visiting schol-
ar. On this occasion Dr. Goell proposed that this
campus form a brotherhood relationship with ti e
Israeli Settlement Study Center. As a result
two laejon representatives have been invited to
spend a year of study in Israel, majoring in re-
gional development.

SJU SCHOLARSHIPS

Soong Jun offers a large scholarship pro-
gram for its students. Some of these are
endowed such as the Davis and Grace Church
Scholarships discussed in earlier newsletters.
Some are given by the college in honor of
some person or church who has helped us in
the past. Here we would like to introduce some
more of our scholarship students, and in this
way publicly acknowledge the donors and
honorees.

Student Diningroom

Taejon Campus

for self-
drama pro-
Miss Park
but she

W. A. LINTON was founder and first presi-
dent of Taejon Presbyterian College, forerun-
ner of SJU’s Taejon campus. The I. inton

family set up a scholarship in his name. This
year two girls in the Korean Literature De-
partment. both of whom intend to become high
school teachers, have been awarded Linton
Scholarships.

Ong Nan Park is a junior
and a reporter for the school's
newspaper. She is interested
in poetry and drama, and is
grateful for the opportunities
S.JU gives her
expression in its
ductions and literary publications,
comes from a non-Christian family,
herself is a believer.

Won Hee Li is a senior and
this is her second year as a
Linton scholar. She is the eldest
of eight children; her father died
three years ago. This semester
she is practice-teaching in Holy
Mother Junior-Senior High School
in Taejon. Without the help from
Scholarship she could not have attended college.

The DECATUR PRESBY-

TERIAN CHURCH in Decatur,
Georgia, has helped students in
Taejon for a great many years.
This year’s Decatur Scholar is

a senior in the Home-Economics
1 Department, In Sun Yu. Miss
Yu comes from a Buddhist background and is
the only Christian in her family. She became
a believer while a student in high school in
Nonsan. She says that SJU has helped her

faith grow. She would like to
missionary to Bangladesh, but "until

opens, I will seek to do His will as a
in Korea!’ (Continued next page

become a
that way
teacher

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The ANDERSON SCHOLARSHIP comes
from a men’s Bible Class by that name in a
church in Union, South Carolina. A member,
VV. A. L. Sibley, served from 1964 to 1967 as
Development Officer at Taejon College after
his retirement from business. Through his
enthusiasm the class became interested in the
college. I his year five men who plan to go
into the Gospel ministry are attending SJU
through the class’s generosity.

Soung Nam Kim from comes
a rural community in southwest
Korea. His father is an elder in
the local church where he grew
up. Mr. Kim is a junior in the

___ __ m Korean Literature Department.

He had studied in a teachers college before
transferring to SJU, which be found more suita-
ble to his needs and goals. He has been a choir
director, and Sunday School teacher and super-
intendent.

Hee Soo Kim, junior English
major, has also been a choir
director and serves now as the
chairman of the SJU choir
committee. He helps high school
students by being an advisor -
teacher for a reading club. He
would like to concentrate on ministering toyoung
people after he is ordained, particularly those
"who are misguided by false values, and alienated
from the true way!’

Also a junior English major.
Song Gon Kim is the son of
yZ the director of the local YMCA

_ ,n I aejon. His sister is serving

j 'n Indonesia as a missionary with
her husband Chong-Un Soh. who
fhe chaplain at Taejon College
horn 1969 to 19/2 before he became amissionary.
Mi. Kim intends to go to seminary and then to
study further to become a theological professor.
He wants to be a leader in finding ways to apply
Biblical truths to his country’s particular needs.
Mr. Kim is presently president 0f the student
body at the Taejon campus.

Myong Jo Mun will gradu-
ate at the end of this year with
3 degree in physics. He had no
idea of going into the ministry
until quite recently. He
savs that at SJU he discovered
the "vital relationship between
faith and works. Therefore, he feels
'Continued on p. 7 )

is benetactonl
> R. Willingham

with tysi^a-^s-jnd dau^t^^Jg^c

Dr Youtaik Kim, a great friend of Soong Jun
passed away this August in Honolulu, his home

I'inp1905.' He WaS 86< Dr-Kim’s ,ast letter to
bJU h resident Lee about a $10,000 donation

he had sent the school was written only eleven
days before his death. His letter closes with "1
hope Soong Jun will be one of the leading uni -
versities in Korea.”

Dr. Kim had been a medical doctor and had
treated Hansen’s Disease (leprosy) patients at
Molokai s Kalaupapa Settlement. He was twice
president of the Honolulu Chamber of Commerce
and also a charter member of the Honolulu Ko-
rean Church which recently celebrated its 70th
anniversary.

At the turn of the century Dr. Kim and his
brother attended Soong Sil Academy in Pyong
Vang. In 1905 he moved to Honolulu and became
an American citizen. A friend put him in touch

u?1,!61 ,W'th another y°unS man named Alfred
K. Willingham. Willingham was the wealthy owner
ot a trust company and lived in Macon, Georgia.
Dr. Kim attended school in Atlanta and Mr Wil-
lingham paid his school fees for three years of
college and four years of medical school.

Mr. Willingham then ran into bad times during
tbe Depression and lost all he had; his health be-
came poor and he died of a heart attack while
still quite young. Dr. Kim. in order to honor his
>enefactor, set up a scholarship at Soong Jun Un-
iversity m his memory. This is his way of showing
appreciation to a man who sponsored him through

seven years of his education- even though he
only met him face-to-face three times. The schol-
arship is for students who are from the country
who want to dedicate their lives to the improve-
ment of rural areas.

Dr. Kim’s brother Yousoon Kim became the
Bishop of the Methodist Church in Korea during
the Korean War. He was kidnapped by the Com-
munists and has not been heard from since.

Dr. Kim’s last gift was sent on July 2 7 of
this year. By the time the school received it, he
was gone. The Board of Trustees of the Univer-
sity wanted to honor him in a special way. Con-
sequently. a professorial chair is being set up in
his name in the Business and Law College on the
Seoul campus.

While he was research scholar at the East-
YVest Center in Honolulu in 1965 and a member
of the Korean Church there, Hahn Been Lee had
met Dr. Kim. The doctor soon became a close
friend of the Lee family, the Lee children con-
sidering him their American grandfather. The
friendship became even stronger when in 1973
Dr. Lee became president of Soong Jun Univer-
sity, the descendant of the only Korean educa-
tional institution beyond elementary school that
Dr. Kim had ever attended.

In explaining his reasons for contributing to
Soongjun, Dr. Kim stated two: 1 ) "my fai,h inyour
(Hahn Been Lee’s) leadership,” and 2) “senti
mental- my brother and 1 were students at Soong
Sil while it had a high school.”

COMMUNITY

DEVELOPMENT

SPECIALIST

Mr. William R. Bridges, on
sabbatical leave frem the
University of Kentucky, is
spending the year as a
member of the Taejon aca-
demic community. By train-
ing and experience he is
uniquely qualified to help
our faculty establish a sol-
id foundation for the new
Department of Regional Development. Even more
importantly, his long years of experience in work-
ing with people at the grass-roots insure effect-
ive involvement of the university in the self-
development projects in Waysan and Kwangduk
counties. Through such programs as continuing
education for rural women, agricultural and basic
health workshops, the development of a livestock
bank, experimentation in farming techniques, etc.,
we seek to realize an improvement in the quality
of life for all residents in the target areas.

GUEST HOUSE

COMPLETED

On the 15th of June the beautiful new combi-
nation home economics laboratory-guest house
facility was officially opened after a worship serv-
ice in the college auditorium. Students in the
Department of Home Economics Education will
use the building as a means of gaining practical
experience in the arts of cooking, serving, en-
tertaining, and living. Rooms are available for
seminars and small study groups. The spacious
dining area is attractively decorated and this
insures that the president and other officials of
the university can properly entertain visitors to
the campus.

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(Continued from p. 5)
that he must get a theological education and
then use it to train laymen in applying their
faith to the everyday decisions of the government
or business office, “or wherever their work
takes them.”

a The fifth Anderson Scholar is
Joseph Chong, eldest of five
children of a prominent minister
in the city of Taejon. Mr. Chong
is a junior English major and
^ chairman of the student body re-

/ ligous committee. After seminary
he hopes to enter the chaplaincy.

SEOUL CAMPUS

The SWALLEN SCHOLAR-
4 SHIP honors Dr. William L.

Swallen, a pioneer missionary
to Korea who was a horticultur-
alist as well as evangelist. His
descendants contribute this
scholarship. This year’s scholar
is Hong-han Song, a junior English major, who
plans to go into the ministry, perhaps as an
evangelist. He and his mother live with rela-
tives in Seoul; his father, who had been been a
farmer, died before he was born. Mr. Song plans
to work for a while before he enters seminary
because he feels he must help his mother whose
self-denial has made his education possible.

DR. E. M. MOWRY, fifth

president of Soong Si I, is honor-
ed by a scholarship that this
Vw r -vear suPP°rts In- dong Park. a
freshman in the Liberal Arts
College. He comes from a
poor Christian family.

After high school he worked for several

years and then applied at Soong Jun University.
Even though he had been out of school many
years ( he is now 26) he made the second
highest grade on the entrance examination in
the Liberal Arts College.

The TENTH PRESBYTERIAN
CHUR CH, PHIL AD EL PHI A ,

SCHOLARSHIP this year has
gone to Kiyong Ktvon , who is also
an older student(27). His father
is a farmer in the Southeast. He
attended a vocational school in
Taejon for five years, graduated, and trans-
ferred into Soong Jun’s Department of Elec-
tronic Engineering last year as a junior. He
provided all his own fees that first year by
working nights for the Korea Electric Company;
he is continuing his work there, but his fees
have been paid by the 1 enth Church Scholarship.

Yl

r

The PLATT COMPANY
SCHOLARSHIP helps a textile
engineering junior. Miss Kujung
Kivon. She comes from a large
Christian family of four boys and
three girls. She has served as

UNESCO St ,V,fCe-president of KUSA (Korea
UNESCO Stn^nt Association), and has spent

I r:°d! °f SUmmer service in a rural area

essful Sf ttUnd neWarding ‘° herSe'f and suc'
r;f . f°r ,the Vll|agers. In the future she would
I'ke to study more about textiles in a hotne
economics department.

Soung-mok Kim. sophomore histo-
r.v major, received the w EYER-
HAEUSER SCHOLARSHIP The
Weyerhaeuser Foundation has con-
tributed to our building program

m the past- K>m plans to enter
seminary after finishing college. -

H,s father is a preacher in the town of Kimchon
and has run an orphanage there since 1958 At
present there are 150 children under his care

Tt, , ‘°u18 yearS 0ld' Kim 'nten^s to return
and help h,s father after college and seminary.

A scholarship honoring I)R
HAROLD VOELKEL, who has
been a close friend to SJU for
many years, has been awarded to
Chung- suk Yim. Like Soung-mok
i l Kim- wants to follow her

father’s example of Christian
compassion. An elder, he is principal of a
trade school and of a special school for the
blind and deaf. The school educates approxim-
ately 130 elementary and junior high school
students, teaching them skills for self- support.
Some continue their education in advanced in-
stitutions. Miss Yim, a junior history major,
wants to be a teacher and looks foward es-
pecially to teaching students with disabilities
particularly the blind and deaf, so that they can
live as normal lives as possible.

The PERUTZ COMPANY
SCHOLARSHIP was given to an
Electronic Engineering junior,
vjw Tae-sung Choi. He, too, is
from a Christian family and his
father and two uncles are minis-
ters; his older brother is at-
tending seminary in Seattle. Mr. Choi is from
the southwest port city of Mokpo.

A Christian woman who lives
in Hawaii, Mrs. SIN YIL KIM ,
gave money for a scholarship in
the days of Soong Si 1 College;

Miss Young Sil Lee is the re-
cipient this year. She is the last
daughter of six children; her
father retired five years ago. As a sophomore
she assumed a leadership position in the Campus
Crusade for Christ in connection with Explo
f i which was held in Seoul. She is a senior
majoring in social work and considers Christian
service through social work an effective way to
spread the Gospel of God’s love.

The HOHENBERG SCHOLAR-
SHIP has been awarded to a
sophomore Electronic Engineer-
ing student Taechul Moon. His
father is a farmer in Cheju Do,
an island 60 miles off the main-
~r- ,and- His family are all Chris-

tians and his brother is an alumnus of Soong
•Jun. The Hohenberg Scholarship is for engi-
neering students.

A leader in Soongjun’s Student
Defense Corps, Tae-sun Choi, has
received the LUTZ SCHOLAR-
SHIP Dr. Dexter Lutz is a for-
mer agricultural missionary to .>T,

Korea. Mr. Choi began his college j[,

education several years ago. went to the armv,
and on returning began again as a freshman and
now is a junior majoring in mechanical engineering.

He plans to marry this December.

Soong Jun University
135 Sang Do Dong
Seoul, Korea 151

or

133 Ojung Dong
Taejon, Korea 300

DEC- $76 py. ”
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Rev. Mrs. James M. Moffett
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U. S. A.

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