Customs Centering around the Top-Knot--Christians Sacrificing Their Top-Knots--A Cruel Blow--Beginning of Christian Work in Koksan--A Pathetic Appeal--People Baptize Themselves--Hard-Hearted Cho--The King’s Escape--People Rally Round Him--Two Americans in the Interior--In the Midst of a Mob--Mob Fury--Korea in the Arms of Russia--Celebrating the King’s Birthday--Patriotic Hymns--Lord’s Prayer in Korean 167 CHAPTER XII A Korean Christian Starts Work in Haing Ju--Changed Lives of Believers--A Reformed Saloon-Keeper--The Conversion of a Sorceress--Best of Friends--A Pleasant Night on the Water--Evidence of Christian Living--Our Visit in Sorai--A Korean Woman’s Work--How a King Acts at Times--Applicants for Baptism--Two Tonghaks--In a Strait betwixt Two--Midnight Alarms--Miss Jacobson’s Death 183 CHAPTER XIII Our Mission to Japan--Spies--One Korean Summer--The Queen’s Funeral--The Procession--The Burial by Starlight--The Independents--The Pusaings--The Independents Crushed 201 CHAPTER XIV Itineration Incidents--Kaiwha--Christian Evidences--Buying Christian Books instead of an Office--Seed Sowing--Moxa’s Boy in the Well--Kugungers Again--Pung Chung--Pyeng Yang--The Needs of the Women 216 CHAPTER XV Another Itineration--Christians in Eul Yul--A Ride in an Ox-Cart--Keeping the Cow in the Kitchen--Ox-Carts and Mountain Roads--The Island of White Wing--A Midnight Meeting--Thanksgiving Day in Sorai--The Circular Orders--New Testament Finished--All in the Day’s Work--The Korean Noble--Meetings of the Nobility 237 CHAPTER XVI Furloughs--Chong Dong Church--Romanists in Whang Hai--Missionaries to the Rescue--Romanists Annoy and Hinder the Judge--Results--Interview between Governor and Priest--The Inspector’s Report--Women’s Work in Hai Ju--Death of Mr. and Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Miller 254 CHAPTER XVII Historical Review--Korean Characteristics--Football between Japan, China and Russia--Ill-advised Movements--Unrest and Excitement--Korea Allied to Japan--Japanese in Korea--Po an Whai--Kaiwha--Railroad Extension--Japanese Protectorate--Petition to President Roosevelt--Removal of American Legation--Education in Korea--Righteous Army--True Civilization 272 CHAPTER XVIII Present Status of Missions--Wonderful Progress--Education for Girls--Medical Missions--Denominational Comity--Christianity Spreading--Individuals at Work--Christian Heroes--Character of Korean Christians--How the Work Grows--Christian Influence--Training Classes--Circuit Work--Statistics--Rapid Extension--Evangelistic Work--Joy and Triumph--The Nation being Evangelized 300 CHAPTER XIX