Samuel Austin Moffett - Letters and Papers, 1940-2001 - 1977

The story of a martyr : the confession ,
of ministry and trials Lee kipung, first
Korean priest

5 scenes

Original Text by Lee Sarae.

Directed by Ko Pongin.

Music euncomposed by Shin Dongmin.

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The 70 th celebration of the ministry of the Lee Kipung.

Lee Kipung promises that he will became a faithful Christian in Pyong yang in 1901,
although he had once attack the American missionary Moffett.

l’st Scene

1. Lee Kipung, while intoxicated threatens to kill Rev, Moffett.

2. Rev, Moffett instructs the children of the town.

3. Rev, Moffett is attacked and severely beaten by Lee Kipung.

2’nd Scene

4. Lee Kipung refuses to accept the word of God, while selling pipes on Wonsan Street,
but he is secretly moved.

5. Lee, who has fallen into the mud after much drinking, hears God speaking to him
in a dream.

6. Lee confesses his sinfulness.

7. Lee repeats his former life and asks to be instructed in God’s ministry.

Rev. Moffett welcomes him into the shelter of the church.

Lee works among those sentenced to exile on the Cheju Island. Many die from the
hardships on Cheju, but Lee continues his ministry there for 13 years.

3’rd Scene

1. Worn out from lack of food and sleep, Lee collapses on the seashore where the sea
girl, Suni, and Ibang look down upon him.

2. The governor commands Lee to leave the Cheju Island as soon as possible, but Lee
refuses.

3. Suni (the 1 st Christian on the Cheju Island) brings Lee something to eat.

Lee exects a cross in celebration.

4’th Scene

4. Mrs. Yoon, Lee’s wife, explains about the living God to Suni.

5. Lee is struck by a hoodlum but Pak yong hyo, a former government official now on
exile, intervenes is Lee’s behalf.

6. Suni is converted to Christianity.

7. God answers Lee’s prayers with a miracle in which the insane recover sanity.

8. The residents of the Cheju Island, after witnessing the miracle, confess their sins
and accept christ.

At age 7o, Lee is imprisoned, tortured, and killed by the Japanese police at Yosu for

refusing to accept Shintoism.

5’th Scene

1. A private detective shouts that Lee should be in prison.

2. The other prisoners comfort Lee.

3. The police attempt to torture Lee into acceptance of Shintoism, but he refuses to
give in.

4. They investigate Lee, trying to connect him with Kim Gu, leader of the Korean
Independence movement.

5. The police promise to send Lee home if he accepts their faith, but he steadfastly
refuses.

6. Lee is released from prison because of his poor health, but later dies from his
wounds.

Staff

Manager Shin Kwang-Seob

Assistant Director Lee Jun-Ho

Set Design Ko Sung-Kil

lighting Woo Sang-Chun

Effect Design Shin Hae-Ok

Property Design Yu Jae-Wook

Cast

Rev. Lee Ki-Pung Shin Hyun-Seob

Rev. Moffett Suh Hak

Introducer Lee Jun-Ho

First young Man Kim Ki-Hoing

Second young Man Ahn Hung-Jun

Governor of the Cheju Island You Chin-Keun

Officer of the Cheju Island You Jae-Wook

Sea Girl Choi Myung-Sym

Chief of the private detective Park Soon-Geak

Policeman Lee Han-Soo

Mr Park yunghvo (Government Offical on excile) Gwoun Tai-young

First Neighbour Moon Myung-Rip

Second Neighbour You Joong-yeuI

Suni (A Native Girl of the Cheju Island) Kim -Soon-ork

Mrs. Yoon(Rev. Lee’s wife) Shin Jung-sim

1. The proceeds of this play will he contributed

to various events (in the 70 th commemoration
of Lee's death : the establishment of an Lee

Kipung hall , the furtherance of the missionary
movement, and the Charity)

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2. The author, Lee Sarae, is the youngest

daughter of Lee kipung.

Shin Hyunsup, who plays the major role is his
grandson, Shin Dongmin, who arranged the
music, is Lee's son-in-law.

The picture on the cover is the first seven
Korean priests. Lee Kipung is on the first row.
second from the left.

We appologize for the music and
sound reproduction and ask for
vour understanding.