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(840K.Hz) films, crusades and special 4. Subjects: Pastors life and ministry, meetings. church growth, counseling, evangelism, 2. Hour of Counseling church management, new theological • Seminars for training pastors and trends, and special lectures. Christian workers. Sunday, 6:55-7:00 AM. H.L.K.Y.(840K.Hzf 5. Speakers: Kyung Chik Han, Marlin Monday, 1:55-2:00 AM. H.L.K.Y.(840K.Hz) • Research methods for church growth Nelson, Dong Jin Cho, Chong Nahm Cho, Saturday. 7:55-8:00 P.M. H.LK.Y.(840K.Hz) and missions. Hyun Sul Hong, Jong Sung Rhee etc. Advisory Committee^^H^^l^y Board of Reference^^^°|^i • 2 W'd 44: 4-tr44-4 44 Dr. John Chong Nahm Cho • Rev. Barnabus Cheung President, Seoul Theological Seminary Eglise Evangeligue, Laos -3-4 • 2 : i-s-iaai • Rev. Rev. Hyang Rock Cho David J. Cho Cho Dong Presbyterian Church Director, Korea International Mission • i| 48 : 4^ 4 4^*1 44 • Dr. Onofre G. Fonceca Rev. Hak Chul Choi Shin Chon Holiness Church Bishop Emeritus, Philippines • ^ Aj°H : 4-5-31 4«H4 ^*r • Rev. Yung Sun Han Professor, Sun Ae Chou Chung Dong Methodist Church, Korea Christian Education, Presbyterian Seminary • g 88 44: 4 4 -at 44^ 44- • Bishop, Bashir Jiwan Dr, Harold Hong Chairman, Board of Evangelism, Pakistan President, Methodist Theological Seminary • Rev. Duk Sung Kim - • 2J : “Ml 4*1 “ 14 4 44431 Rev. Billy Kim Korean Missionary, Osaka, Japan Field Director for Christian Service Inc, Korea • Rev. David C. E. Liao and Far East Broadcasting Company Director, Overseas Crusade, Republic of China • H S5 44 : 4444^44 Dr. Chung Choon Kim • Dr. W. Stanley Mooneyham President, Hankuk Presbyterian Seminary President, World Vision Int, U. S. A. • 2J ^y:44^4^ 4 “1144- Elder Hyung Nam Kim • Dr. Peter Octavianus Chairman, Sung Chun Univ. Board of Directors Director, Indonesian Missionary Fellowship • U S5 44:44 >444 4^4 Dr. Joon Gon Kim • Rev. 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Secondly, was it primarily S spiritual rather than merely humanitarian? Lastly, did this original contribution by this nominee result in a great increase in either man’s love of God or man’s understanding of God? To clarify this important difference, for example, if a church should found a hospital that is humanitarian, but if out of the witness of the hospital new congregations were formed, that is originality in religion. Many other awards honour wonderful humanitarian works, but this award is reserved for originality or research in religion or spirituality. This award is intended to encourage the concept that resources and manpower are needed for progress in spiritual knowledge. We hope that by learning about the lives of the awardees, millions of people will be uplifted and inspired to be enthusiastic about the further study and worship of God. The Prize is intended to help people see the infinity of the Universal Spirit still creating the galaxies and all living things and the variety of ways in which the Creator is revealing himself to different people. We hope all religions may become more dynamic and inspirational. We hope that more manpower and resources will be devoted to research and discovery in spiritual forces than in the physical sciences. We hope that everyone will study and work for personal spiritual growth and progress. Progress comes in many different forms and by their fruits you shall know them. The Templeton Prize is awarded annually to a living person of any religious tradition or movement. The Templeton Prize does not encourage syncretism but rather an understanding of the benefits of diversity. It seeks to focus attention on the wide variety of highlights in present-day religious thought and work. It does not seek a unity of denominations or a unity of world religions; but rather it seeks to encourage understanding of the benefits of diversity. There is no limitation of race, creed, sex, or geographical background. OBJECTIVE Progress is needed in religion as in all other dimensions of human experience and endeavour. There has been a long departure, at least in Western culture, from the last synthesis when religious knowledge and scientific knowledge were organically related. It is urgent that progress in religion be accelerated as progress in other disciplines take place. A wider universe demands deeper awareness of the dimension of the spirit and of spiritual resources available for man, of the infinity of God, and of the divine knowledge and understanding still to be claimed. The Templeton Prize serves to stimulate this quest for deeper understanding and pioneering breakthroughs in religious knowledge by calling attention annually to the achievements in this area. It is hoped that there will result from this enterprise a deeper spiritual awareness on the part of man, a better understanding of the meaning of life, 2 heightened quality of devotion and love, and a greater emphasis on the kind of dedication that brings the human life more into concert with the divine will, thus releasing new and creative energies into human society today. CRITERIA The judges consider a nominee’s contribution to progress in religion made either during the year prior to his selection or during his entire career. The qualities sought in awarding the Prize are: freshness, creativity, innovation and effectiveness. Such contributions may involve new concepts of the spirit, new organizations, new methods of evangelism, new and effective ways of communicating God’s wisdom and infinite love, creation of new schools of thought, creation of new structures of understanding the relationship of the Creator to his ongoing creation of the universe, to the physical sciences, the life sciences, and the human or man sciences, the releasing of new and vital impulses into old religious structures and forms, etc. AWARD The Prize, a sum in the amount of £410,000 sterling or its equivalent, is awarded each year at a ceremony in honour of the recipient, at which the recipient delivers a lecture. NOMINATIONS The Templeton Prize is awarded annually on the decision of a panel of nine judges from the major faiths of the world today. Nominations are sought from all major religions of the world. Leaders of theological and religious institutions and those engaged in innovative and creative work are invited to submit nominations. Other persons desiring to nominate should write to the Templeton Prize, P.O. Box N7776, Nassau, Bahamas. The good influence of the prize is increased by a wide diversity of winners. Accordingly, if for five years no scientist has been elected, then only scientists may be circulated to the judges the following year. Similar procedures may apply also to evangelists and nominees from different races, sexes and religions. All nominations are considered by a central committee, with finalists then being submitted to the panel of judges, whose decision is final. No additional votes can be taken after the public announcement of the awardee. JUDGES Dr James Billington is The Librarian of Congress in the USA since September 1987. A graduate of Princeton and Oxford where he was a Rhodes Scholar. From 1964-1974 he was Professor of History at Princeton. From 1973-1987 he was director of the Woodrow Wilson International Centre for Scholars. A distinguished author, two of whose books were nominated for National Book Awards. Concurrently he has been a member of the editorial advisory board of Foreign Affairs and a former member of the editorial advisory board of Theology Today. Mr George Gallup, Jr. is co-chairman of the Gallup Organization, Inc., and Executive Director of the Princeton Religion Research Center. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Religion in American Life, Inc. and of the Laymen’s National Bible Association. He is a Trustee of the Episcopal Radio & TV Foundation and a member of the Board of Advisors of the Alister Hardy Research Center, Oxford. He is President of the Living Church Associates. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of The Trinity Episcopal School of Ministry. A graduate of Princeton, he is a member of All Saint’s Episcopal Church in Princeton, New Jersey, USA. The Right Hon, Lord Griffiths has been Head of the Prime Minister’s Policy Unit, 10 Downing Street, since 1985. Bom in Wales, 1941, he was educated at Dynevor Grammar School and the London School of Economics. He taught economics and banking at the LSE for 12 years and was appointed to a Chair in Banking and International Finance at the City University in 1977. He became Dean of the Business School in 1981 and was appointed a member of the Court of the Bank of England in 1983. He has written and broadcast extensively in the field of economics, politics and ethics. He has been actively involved in the Church of England and various other Christian and charitable organisations. Dr Otto von Habsburg was bom in Reichenau, Lower Austria, son of Archduke Charles (later Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary). He was educated in Switzerland and Portugal and at University of Louvain in Belgium. He is a member of the European Parliament and President of the Paneuropean Union. Memberships include Academie des Sciences Lunales et Politiques, Institut de France, in Paris. Dr von Habsburg has been honoured by the Vatican with the Grand Cross of the Papal Order of Gregory the Great with Grand Cordon and Star. His weekly newspaper column on world affairs appears in 21 newspapers in five languages. Mr Yasuf A. Haroon, is the Chairman of Development Industrial Corporation. A politician as well as businessman, he has been active in the political life of his native Karachi /Sind /Pakistan since 1936. He has held a variety of public offices and played an active role in the struggle for the creation of Pakistan. Before migrating to the U.S. in 1965 he was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Haroon conglomerate in Pakistan. He has gathered and maintains an outstanding collection of Korans. Dr Glenn R. Mosley is the executive director of The Association of Unity Churches since 1985. A graduate of Walden University he has been a Trustee of the Association for 20 years and a member of its Executive Committee for 16 years. 6 He is editor-in-chief of two Association periodical publications. Author of several books he has also served on the editorial staff of The Journal of Thanatology. Mr Edward S. Rogers, a Canadian layman, is President and Chief Executive of Rogers Communications Inc., a major diversified force in Canadian telecommunications. Bom in Toronto he was educated at Upper Canada College, The University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall Law School. He later developed local radio, cable television and the national cellular telephone network. He is an active member of The Anglican Church in Canada and is a Vestryman of St. Christopher’s, Lyford Cay, Nassau, Bahamas. Sir Sigmund Sternberg is Chairman of the Executive Committee of the International Council of Christians and Jews. A Governor of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and a member of the Council of Management of Keston College. Sir Sigmund who was knighted in 1976 is also Knight Commander of the Pontifical Order of St. Gregory the Great and member of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem. A Freeman of the City of London he is also a Trustee of the Sternberg Centre for Judaism, the largest Jewish cultural centre in Europe. The Rt. Hon. the Viscount Tonypandy PC is a Methodist lay Preacher and former Vice President of The Methodist Conference. He was Speaker of the British House of Commons, and a member of Parliament from 1945-1983 during which time he held several ministerial appointments. He is President of The National Childrens Home. An Honorary fellow of two Oxford Colleges, he has received several degrees from Universities in England and the USA as well as several national awards. Educated at Tonypandy Grammar School and University College, Southampton he was a schoolmaster prior to entering Parliament in 1945 8 FORMER JUDGES The Duchess of Abercorn. His Royal Highness Prince Albert of Belgium. The Honourable Walter H. Annenberg, who was United States Ambassador to the Court of St. James from 1969-74. Mr K. Shankar Bajpai, Indian Ambassador to U.S.A. Justice P. N. Bhagwatti, who was Chief Justice of India. The Rev. Dr Eugene Carson Blake who was General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, U.S.A. The Most Rev. Stuart Blanch, who was Archbishop of York. The Right Rev. and Right Hon. Lord Coggan who was Archbishop of Canterbury. Professor Suniti Kumar Chatterji, who was National Professor of India in the Humanities and President of the Senate of Bengal. The Dalai Lama. Tibet. Senator John C. Danforth represents the State of Missouri in the United States Senate. His All Holiness Demetrios I, Ecumenical Patriarch, Constantinople, Turkey. Mr Masakazu Echigo, Buddhist layman, who was President of C. Itoh Co. Japan. Her Majesty Fabiola, Queen of the Belgians. Mr Charles R. Fillmore is Chairman of The Board of Directors of Unity School of Christianity, U.S.A. 9 President Gerald Ford, who was President of U.S.A. Mr J. Peter Grace, who was Chief Executive of W. R. Grace & Company, U.S.A. The Most Reverend John Habgood is Archbishop of York in England. Senator Orrin Grant Hatch represents the State of Utah in the United States Senate. Senator Mark O. Hatfield represents the State of Oregon in the United States Senate. Rt. Hon. Sir Geoffrey Howe, who was Lord President of the Council, London. Dr Inamullah Khan, Secretary-General, World Muslim Congress and a president of the World Conference on Religion and Peace, Pakistan. Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan, who was President of the International Court of Justice at the Hague. Dr Margaretha Klompe, who was a Cabinet Member of the Netherlands. The Hon. Philip M. Klutznick, who was Secretary of Commerce of the United States. Dr Harry G. Kuch, founder of H. G. Kuch & Company in Philadelphia, and was Vice-Chairman of Princeton Theological Seminary, U.S.A. Sir Bernard Lovell, former Professor of Radio Astronomy at Manchester, England. Her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess Josephine of Luxembourg. Dr Davis McCaughey, Governor of State of Victoria, Australia. The Rev. Dr James I. McCord, who was President of Princeton Theological Seminary and President of World Alliance of Reformed Churches, U.S.A. The Most Reverend Mark McGrath who is Archbishop of Panama. The Reverend David Mainse who is founder and President of Crossroads Christian Communications, Inc., Toronto, Canada. The Right Rev. Michael Mann, who was Dean of Windsor and Domestic Chaplain to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. The Hon. Sir Clement Maynard who is Deputy Prime Minister of The Bahamas. Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Violinist, England. Sir Alan Macotta, who was a Judge of the Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court in England and President of the Restrictive Practices Court. Rev. Nikkyo Niwano, Founder of Rissho Kosei-Kai and World Conference on Religion and Peace, Japan. Major General The Duke of Norfolk, KG. The Lord Abbot Kosho Ohtani, Patriarch of the Nishi Hongwanji Temple, Japan. The Hon. Apasaheb Balasaheb Pant, who was Ambassador of India to Italy. Dr Arthur R. Peacocke, who was Director of the Ian Ramsay Institute, Oxford and Dean of Clare College, Cambridge, England. The Rev. Dr Norman Vincent Peale, who was Minister, Marble Collegiate Church, New York, and Founder of Guideposts Magazine. Mr Robin Leigh-Pemberton who is Governor of The Bank of England. The Right Honourable Sir Lynden Pindling, P.C., M.P., Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism of the Bahamas. Her Serene Highness Princess Poon Pismai Diskul, Thailand, who was President of World Federation of Buddhists. Mr Edmund Leopold de Rothschild, who was President of N. M. Rothschild & Sons, England. Mrs Anwar el Sadat, widow of the former President of Egypt. Mr William Simon, Former Secretary of the Treasury, U.S.A. Dr Nagendra Singh, President of the International Court of Justice at the Hague. The Rt. Rev. John V. Taylor, who was Bishop of Winchester, England. The Rt. Hon. The Lord Thurlow, England, who was Governor of the Bahamas. The Hon. Leo Tindemans, who was Prime Minister of Belgium. His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales. The Rt. Hon. Lord Wigoder, Q.C., who was Liberal Chief Whip in House of Lords, England. The Rt. Rev. Sir Robin Woods, who was Bishop of Worcester, England and Chaplain to her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. RECIPIENTS 1973 Mother Teresa of Calcutta, founder of the Missionaries of Charity. 1974 Brother Roger, founder and Prior of the Taize Community in France. 1975 Sir Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, who was President of India and Oxford Professor of Eastern Religions and Ethnics. 1976 H. E. Leon Joseph Cardinal Suenens, who was Archbishop of Malines-Brussels. 1977 Chiara Lubich, founder of the Focolare Movement, Italy. 1978 Prof. Thomas F. Torrance, who was Moderator of the Church of Scotland. 1979 Rev. Nikkyo Niwano, founder of Rissho Kosei-Kai and World Conference on Religion and Peace, Japan. 1980 Prof. Ralph Wendell Burhoe, founder and former Editor of Zygon Journal, Chicago, U.S.A. 1981 Dame Cecily Saunders, originator of the modem hospice movement, England. 1982 The Rev. Dr Billy Graham, founder of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, U.S.A. 1983 Mr Alexander Solzhenitsyn, U.S.A. 1984 The Rev. Michael Bourdeaux, Founder of Keston College, England. 1985 Sir Alister Hardy, who was founder of the Sir Alister Hardy Research Centre at Oxford, England. 1986 Rev. Dr James McCord, who was Chancellor of the Center of Theological Inquiry, Princeton, U.S.A. 1987 Rev. Professor Stanley L. Jaki, O.S.B. Professor of Astrophysics at Seton Hall University, U.S.A. 1988 Dr Inamullah Khan, Secretary-General, World Muslim Congress, Karachi, Pakistan. 1989 The Very Reverend Lord MacLeod of the Jointly Iona Community, Scotland and. Professor Carl Friedrich von Weizsacker of Stamberg, West Germany. 1990 Baba Amte, India Jointly Professor Charles Birch, Sydney, Australia. 1991 The Rt. Hon. Lord Jakobovits, London. CHAIRPERSONS OF THE PUBLIC CEREMONIES 1973 H.R.H.The Duke of Edinburgh. 1974 The Rt. Hon. The Earl of March. 1975 The Rt. Rev. and Rt. Hon. Lord Coggan. 1976 The Rt. Hon. Margaret Thatcher, P.C., M.P. 1977 Johannes Cardinal Willebrands. 1978 The Rev. Dr James I. McCord. 1979 The Hon. Leo Tindemans. 1980 Lady Marguerite Pindling. 1981 The Rt. Hon. Lord Rees-Mogg. 1982 The Rt. Hon. Sir Geoffrey Howe, P.C., M.P. 1983 The Rt. Hon. Lord Pritchard. 1984 The Rt. Hon. Sir Edward duCann, K.B.E. 1985 His Grace, The Duke of Norfolk, K.G. 1986 The Rt. Hon. Viscount Tonypandy, P.C. 1987 Dr A. J. P. Kenny. 1988 — 1989 Mr Takeo Fukuda. 1990 The Duke of Abercom. 1991 (Toronto) The Rt. Hon. Jeanne Suave. 1991 (Vancouver) The Honourable David Lam. 15 THE TEMPLETON PRIZE P.O. BOX N7776 NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS THE TEMPLETON FOUNDATION PRIZE The award for 1992 of the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion Schauspielhaus Berlin, 29th April 1992, at half past two o'clock Staats- und Domchor Der 100. Psalm Leitung Prof. Christian Grube Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Conductor Eroffnungsgebet Dr. Martin Kruse, Opening prayer Bischof der Evangelischen Kirche Berlin-Brandenburg BegruBung Der Regierende Burgermeister Welcome von Berlin, Eberhard Diepgen Ansprache Lady Templeton Address Staats- und Domchor Gleichnis vom Unkraut zwischen dem Weizen Ernst Pepping Ansprache Dr. Otto von Habsburg Address Ansprache The Reverend Kyung-Chik Han Address Preistrager 1992 Recipient for 1992 Staats- und Domchor Furchte Dich nicht Johann Christian Bach Segen Georg Kardinal Sterzinsky, Benediction Bischof von Berlin Die Preisrichter: Friihere Preistrager: The Judges: Previous Recipients: Dr. James Billington 1973 Mother Teresa of Calcutta United States of America 1 974 Brother Roger of Taize Mr. George Gallup, Jr. 1975 Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, United States of America former President of India 1976 Cardinal Suenens, Archbishop of The Right Hon. Lord Griffiths Mallness-Brussels England 1977 Chiara Lubich, Italy Dr. Otto von Habsburg Germany 1978 The Very Revd Professor Thomas F. Torrance, Edinburgh, Scotland Mr. Yasuf A. Haroon 1979 Mr. Nikkyo Niwano, Japan Pakistan 1980 Professor Ralph Wendell Burhoe, USA Dr. Glenn R. Mosley 1981 Dame Cicely Saunders, England United States of America 1982 The Revd Dr. Billy Graham, USA Mr. Edward S. Rogers 1983 Mr. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, CIS Canada 1984 The Revd Michael Bourdeaux, England Sir Sigmund Sternberg 1985 Sir Alister Hardy, England England 1986 The Revd Dr. James I. McCord, USA The Right Hon. the Viscount Tonypandy PC 1987 Revd Professor Stanley L Jaki, Wales Hungary/USA 1988 Dr. Inamullah Khan, Pakistan 1989 Jointly: The Very Revd Lord MacLeod, Scotland Prof. Carl Friedrich von Weizsacker, Germany 1990 Jointly: Baba Amte, India Prof. L. Charles Birch, Australia 1991 The Rt. Hon. Lord Jakobovits, England Der Preistrager 1 992 Dr. Kyung-Chik Han Dr. Kyung-Chik Han ist der Grunder der hort. Als Sohn armer Eltern, die Konfuzius-An- groBten presbyterianischen Gemeinde in Seoul hanger waren, wurde Han im Alter von sieben mit dem Namen Young Nak; er ist ein Evange- Jahren durch einen Vetter zum Protestantismus list, dessen Einsatz fur Fluchtlinge und fur Arme bekehrt. 1915 trat er in die O-San-Akademie ein, die Aufmerksamkeit in aller Welt auf das Waehs- eine von der Kirche geforderte Oberschule. Dort tum des Christentums in Korea gelenkt hat. Dr. lag ein besonderer Schwerpunkt auf dem kore- Han (89) ist wahrscheinlich Koreasbekanntester anischen NationalbewuBtsein - eine Reaktion Pfarrer im 20. Jahrhundert. Er istzu einem Sym- auf die im Jahre 1910 in Korea eingefallenen ja- bol der Evangelisation geworden, durch die die panischen Besetzer. Religion, Gelehrsamkeit und Presbyterianische Kirche in Korea und in ande- NationalbewuBtsein sollten zur Grundlage von ren Landern noeh nie dagewesene Mitgliedszah- Dr. Han's Leben werden. Bereits vor dem 2. Welt- len erreicht. Die missionarische Tatigkeit reicht krieg wurde er von den japanischen Machtha- uber Asien nach Afrika, Europa und nach Nord- bern verfolgt und eingesperrt. Spater floh er urn und Sudamerika. Die Young Nak-Gemeinde in sein Leben, als nach dem Krieg die von Sowjets Seoul - der Name bedeutet „ewige Freude" - ist unterstutzte Regierung an die Macht kam. Dr. mit ihren 60 000 Gemeindemitgliedern welt- Han wurde ein gluhender Verteidiger der Reli- weit die groBte presbyterianische Gemeinde. gionsfreiheit, der Wiedervereinigung und des Durch sie sind mehr als 500 Gemeinden in aller sozialen Engagements. Welt entstanden; dazu gehort etwa auch eine Seine Vision und seine harte Arbeit haben Young Nak-Gemeinde in Los Angeles mit 5000 Gemeindemitgliedern. aus seiner Kirche eine der groBten christlichen Institutionen Asiens gemacht. Wenn er evange- Der „Templeton-Preis fur Fortschritt in Reli- lisierte, sorgte er sich auch urn Herberge, Erzie- gion" wird jahrlich an einen Menschen verge- hung und andere soziale Leistungen fur seine ben, der das Verstandnis der Menschheit von Anhanger. Gott vorangebracht hat. Er hat einen Wert von EineVielzahl von padagogischen Einrichtun- 575000 Britischen Pfund, mehr als eine Million gen wurden von Dr. Han gegrundet, so Grund-, Dollar, und ist der hochste jahrlich vergebene Ober- und Berufsschulen, ein Kindergarten, eine Preis. Dr. Han hat mitgeteilt, daB er den groBten Bibliothek und ein theologisches Seminar. Er hat Teil des Preises fur den Wiederaufbau von christ- verschiedene Pflegeeinrichtungen fur Waisen, lichen Kirchen in Nordkorea geben wird. Bei der Sauglinge, Witwen und Alte geschaffen; er war Bekanntgabe des Preistragers in New York am Vorsitzendervon World Vision Korea und zuletzt 1 1. Marz 1992 lieB er von seinem Sohn, Pfarrer von der „Love Rice”-Bewegung, die weltweit Hewon Han aus North Carolina, folgende Erkla- Nahrungsmittel verteilt. rung verlesen: Diese Geschichte begann, als im Jahre 1945 „Seit vielen Jahren haben ich davon ge- traumt, Nord- und Sudkorea wiederverein- Dr. Han die presbyterianische Young Nak-Ge- meinde in Seoul grundete. Sie ging hervor igt und die christliche Kirche im Norden auf- aus einem Treffen von 27 Mit-Fluchtlingen bliihen zu sehen. Darum beabsichtige ich, aus dem Norden, die wochentliche den GroBteil des Preises zu nutzen fur den Gebetsgottesdienste hielten. Innerhalb eines Jahres Wiederaufbau von Kirchen im Norden, so- hatte die Kirche 1438, ein Jahr spater bereits 4435 Gemeinde- bald dies politisch moglich ist." mitglieder. 1978 erreichte man die Zahl von Dr. Han wurde 1902 im koreanischen Pyung- 30000 Christen, und im Jahre 1990 wurden es won-Bezirkgeboren,der heutezu Nordkorea ge- 60000. Die erste uberseeische Missionsarbeit der gischen Seminar in Princeton, New Jersey (USA). Kirche begann 1953 in Thailand. Heute arbeiten Einen theologischen Ehrendoktor bekam er 1948 Young Nak-Missionare in 21 Landern. Dr. Han vom College Emporia und 1956 von der Yonsei- trat 1973 in den Ruhestand; als Pastor emeritus Universitat in Seoul, einen philosophischen Eh- predigt er aber weiterhin einmal im Monat in rendoktor 1977 vom Soongsil College. 1985 ver- Young Nak. lieh ihm dasTheologische Seminar in Princeton seine Auszeichnung fur hervorragende ehema- Dr. Han hat drei Studienabschlusse: im Jah- lige Studenten. 1989 errichtete das Seminar den re 1925 von Soongsil (Union Christian) College Dr. Kyung-Chik Han-Lehrstuhl furSystematische in Pyongyang (Nordkorea), 1926 vom College Theologie. Emporia in Kansas (USA) und 1929 vomTheolo- The Recipient 1 992: Dr. Kyung-Chik Han Dr. Kyung-Chik Han is founder of the lar- recipient in New York on 1 1th March 1992, the gest Presbyterian Church in Seoul, the Young winner had his son, Rev. Hewon Han of North Nak Church, and an evangelist whose work for Carolina, deliver the following statement: refugees and the poor has attracted the world's „For many years I have dreamed of seeing attention to the growth of Chistianity in Korea. North and South Korea reunited and the Dr. Han, 89, is perhaps Korea's most prominent Christian church flourishing again in the pastor of the 20th century. He has become a north. That is why I intend to set aside the symbol of the evangelism that has expanded the majority of the Prize money to rebuild the Presbyterian church to unprecedented numbers churches in the north as soon as it is politi- in Korea and beyond, including missionary out- cally possible." reach in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas. The Young Nak Church in Seoul - the name Dr. Han was born in 1902 in Pyungwon means ..eternal happiness" - is the largest Pres- County, Korea in an area today known as North byterian congregation in the world with its Korea. The son of impoverished parents, follo- 60000 members. They have started over 500 wers of Confucius, Han was converted to Prote- churches around the globe, including the 5000 stantism bya cousin at the age of seven. In 1915, member Young Nak Church of Los Angeles. he entered O-San Academy, a church-sponso- red high school with an intense focus on Korean The Templeton Prize for Progress in Religi- nationalism, which grew in reaction to Japanese on, awarded annually to a living person who has occupation forces that had invaded Korea in advanced humankind's understanding of God, 1910. Religion, scholarship and nationalism is valued at 575000 pounds sterling, over one would become the foundation of Dr. Han's life. million dollars and is the world's largest annual Persecuted and arrested by Japanese authorities prize. Dr. Han has indicated he will dedicate most before World War II, he later fled for his life when of the award to rebuilding Christian churches in a Soviet-backed government came into power North Korea. At the announcement of this year's after the war. Dr. Han went on to become a fer- vent advocate of religious freedom, political re- in a year, church membership reached 1438. One unification and social outreach. year later, it stood at 4435. Membership was almost 30000 by 1978 and reached 60000 in His vision and hard work have made his 1990. The church's first overseas missionary was church one of Asia’s largest Christian Institut- dispatched to Thailand in 1953. Today, Young ions. As he has evangelized, he has also provided Nak missionaries serve in 21 countries. Dr. Han, shelter, education and other social services to Pastor Emeritus at the church, retired from his his followers. position as Senior Pastor in 1973. He continues A multitude of educational institutions have to deliver monthly sermons at Young Nak. been created by Dr. Han, including primary, Dr. Han graduated from Soonsil (Union Chri- secondary and vocational schools, and a Kinder- stian) College in Pyongyang, northern Korea garten, library and seminary. He has built sever- (1925), the College of Emporia in Emporia, Kan- al care facilities for orphans, babies, widows and sas (1926), and Princeton Theological Seminary the elderly and has served as chairperson of in Princeton, New Jersey (1929). He received World Vision Korea and, most recently, the „Love Doctor of Divinity degrees from the College of Rice" movement, which distributes food world- Emporia (1948) and Yonsei University, Seoul wide. (1956), and a Ph.D. from Soongsil College (1977). Dr. Han founded the Young Nak Presbyte- In 1985, Princeton Theological Seminary awar- rian Church in Seoul in 1945, which sprang from ded Dr. Han its Distinguished Alumnus Syste- a gathering of 27 fellow refugees from the North matic Theology. who were holding weekly prayer services. With- Zielsetzung Objectives Ziel desTempleton-Preises ist es, uberall auf The objective of the Templeton Prize is to der Welt das Wissen uber Gott und die Liebe zu stimulate the knowledge and love of God on the ihm zu fordern. Eine solche Einstellung und eine part of mankind everywhere. Such an attitude solche Beziehung haben ihren eigenen, ihnen and such a relationship have their own intrinsic innewohnenden Wert. „Des Mensehen hoehstes value. ..Man's chief end is to glorify God and to Ziel ist es, Gottzu lobpreisen und sich auf immer enjoy Him forever." Man was created by God for seiner zu erfreuen." Der Mensch wurde von Gott fellowship with Him, to know Him, and to wor- ersehaffen, damit er Gemeinschaft mit ihm habe, ship and serve Him. Man's heart remains rest- ihn kenne, in verehre und ihm diene. Des less until it finds rest in God. Mensehen Herz ist unruhig, bis es Ruhe in Gott Progress is needed in religion as in all other findet. dimensions of human experience and endea- Fortschritt in der Religion ist ebenso not- vour. There has been a long departure at least in wendig wie in anderen Dimensionen mensch- Western culture, from the last synthesis when lichen Lebens und Strebens. Zumindest in der religious knowledge and scientific knowledge westlichen Welt ist man schon lange von der were organically related. It is imperative that Einstellung abgewichen, daB religiose und wis- progress in religion be accelerated as progress senschaftliche Erkenntnisse organisch mitein- in other disciplines takes place. A wide universe ander verbunden sind. Es ist dringend notwen- demands deeper awareness of the dimension of dig, daB ..Fortschritt in der Religion" in dem MaBe the spirit and of its spiritual resources available gefordert wird, wie dies auch in anderen Diszi- for man, of the emmensity of God, and of the plinen geschieht. Ein sich erweiterndes Weltbild divine knowledge and understanding still to be erfordert eine tiefere Wahrnehmung claimed. - der Dimension des Geistes und der dem The Templeton Prize serves to stimulate this Mensehen verfijgbaren religiosen Krafte, quest for deeper understanding and pioneering breakthroughs in religious knowledge by calling - der UnermeBlichkeit Gottes, seiner Weis- attention annually to the achievements that are heit und unseres noch unvollkommenen Ver- being made in this area. It is hoped that there stehens. will result from this enterprise a deeper spiritual Der Templeton-Preis dient dem Zweck, die- awareness on the part of men, a better under- ses Streben nach tieferem Verstehen zu beleben. standing of the meaning of life, a heightened Essollen bahnbrechende Arbeiten im Wissen urn quality of devotion and love, and a greater em- Religion gefordert werden. Deswegen wird jahr- phasis on the kind of dedication that brings the lich auf die neuen Erkenntnisse auf diesem Ge- human life more into concert with the divine biet hingewiesen. Es ist zu hoffen, daB durch die- will, thus releasing new and creative energies ses Vorhaben bei den Mensehen eine tiefere into human society today. Wahrnehmung des Geistlichen ermoglicht wird, verbunden mit einem besseren Verstandnis vom Sinn des Lebens, einem groBeren MaB von Er- gebenheit und Liebe und einer nachdrucklicher verwirklichten Hingabe, die das menschliche Le- ben mehr mit dem gottlichen Willen in Einklang bringt. Nur so konnen neue und schopferische Krafte in der heutigen menschlichen Gesellschaft freigesetzt werden. Der 100. Psalm Psalm 100 Jauchzet dem Herrn, alle Welt" Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy fur 8-stimmigen Chor Jauchzet dem Herrn, alle Welt. Acclaim the LORD, all men on earth. Dienet dem Herrn mit Freuden, kommt vor Worship the LORD in gladness; enter his pre- sein Angesieht mit Frohlocken. sence with songs of exultation. Erkennet, dal3 der Herr Gott ist. Er hat uns Know that the LORD is GOD; he has made us gemacht und nicht wirselbstzu seinemVolk und and we are his own, his people, the flock which zu Schafen seiner Weide. he shepherds. Gehet zu seinen Toren ein mit Da'nken, zu Enter his gates with thankgiving and his seinen Vorhofen mit Loben; danket ihm, lobet courts with praise. seinen Namen. Give thanks to him and bless his name; for Denn der Herr ist freundlich und seine Gna- the LORD is good and his love is everlasting, his de wahret ewig und seine Wahrheit fur und fur. constancy endures to all generations. Gleichnis vom Unkraut Gleichnis vom Unkraut zwischen dem Weizen zwischen dem Weizen Ernst Pepping from Matthew 13, 24-30 Das Himmelreich ist gleich einem Menschen, Here is another parable that he put before der guten Samen auf seinen Acker sate. Da aber them: „The kingdom of Heaven is like this. A man die Leute schliefen, kam sein Feind und sate sowed his field with good seed; but while ever- Unkraut zwischen den Weizen und ging davon. yone was asleep his enemy came, sowed darnel Da nun das Kraut wuchs und Frucht brachte, da among the wheat, and made off. When the corn fand sich auch das Unkraut. Da traten die Knech- sprouted and began to fill out, the darnel could te zu dem Hausvater und sprachen: Herr, hast be seen among it The farmer's men went to their du nicht guten Samen auf deinen Acker gesat? master and said, ,Sir, was it not good seed that Woher hat er denn das Unkraut? Er sprach zu you sowed in your field?Then where has the dar- ihnen: Das hat der Feind getan. Da sprachen die nel come from?' .This is an enemy's doing.' he Knechte: Willst du, daB wir es ausjaten? Er replied. .Well then,' they said, .shall we go and sprach: Nein! auf daB ihr nicht zugleich den gather the darnel?' ,No,' he answered; ,in gathe- Weizen mit ausraufet. LaBt beides miteinander ring it you might pull up the wheat at the same wachsen bis zu der Ernte, und zu der Ernte Zeit time. Let them both grow together till harvest; will ich zu den Schnittern sagen:Sammeltzuvor and at harvest-time I will tell the reapers, gather das Unkraut und bindet es in Biindlein, daB man the darnel first, and tie it in bundles for burning; es verbrenne, aber den Weizen sammelt mir in then collect the wheat into my barn."' meine Scheuer. Johann Christoph Bach (1642-1703) Fiirchte dich nicht, denn ich habe dich er- (from Isiah 43, 1-2 and 5) lost, ich hab dich bei deinem Namen gerufen, Have no fear; for I have paid your ransom; I du, du bist mein. have called you by name and you are my own. Furchte dich nicht, denn du bist mein, denn Have no fear; for I am with you; ich hab dich erlost. Wahrlich, wahrlich, ich sage dir: heute wirst du mit mir im Paradies sein, du, du bist mein. (from Luke 23,43) in 0 Jesu du, mein Hilf und Ruh, ich bitte dich I tell you this: today you shall be with me mit Tranen: hilf, daB ich mich bis ins Grab Paradise. nach dir mdge seh nach dir mdge sehnen. • Kyung Chik Han Young Nak Presby. Church Seoul, Korea Feb. 6, 1992 Degir Dr. Moffett: Words fail to express all my appreciation of your kindness through the years and especially for your effort for me for Templeton Prize. I had wondered who gave them information about me and now I found out that you were the one who did everything for me. I want to thank you for your friendship and especially for your love for Korea and the Korean church. Recently I have found out that my old Cha-Chak church was founded by your deceased father. I am here what I am because your father had established this small country church many years ago I think around 1 895 I am told from Hewon, my son. that you might come to Berlin. Years ago I spoke at "the World Congress for Evangelism" meeting there. I remember even now that you had corrected my manuscript for the sermon. Thank you again for all your kindness to Korean church and myself. It is my prayer and wish that Mrs. Moffett and yourself will always be healthy and happy. Very Sincerely Yours K.yung Chik Han A ~7&^ s^3~j*LA-Jz { jMJo (LlsU Mail Tribune T Friday, May 15, 1992 Pages 10-11 RELIGION fW|U4 Christianity. to give monthly sermons there. later, when I see America, there aries to black people right here In 1989, Princeton established a are many different nationalities By DAVID BRIGGS With the help of the church, in this country” is the question Han was sent to a Christian high Dr. Kyung-Chik Han Chair in coming to America. But there is The Associated Press the slight, 89-year-old Han poses school. He later came to the Uni- Systematic Theology. In 1990, no force to influence these immi- NEW YORK — An American to religious leaders on his trip. ted States to study, graduating Han served as chairman of the grants,” he said. missionary helped lead the Rev. “It seems to me the only way to from Emporia College in Kansas “Love Rice” movement, a pro- Kyung-Chik Han to Christianity, solve social problems in this in 1926 and from Princeton The- gram to distribute rice to the The Christian church has be- ef- and it was this country he turned country is through mission ological Seminary in 1929. world’s poor. come too weak to fulfill its res- to for his cdllege and divinity forts among the black people and / ~ t After a bout with tuberculosis, What Christianity brings to a ponsibility, he said. the immigrants.” school degrees more than 60 new he returned to Korea in 1931, culture is faith, hope and love, Entering into what some com- years ago. Han was given the more than •? and established an orphanage in and the greatest of these is love, mentators have called a “post- But in his first visit back since $1 million Templeton Prize in 1939. In 1942, he was briefly im- said Han, referring to the pas- a great winning the 1992 Templeton April for his career as an evan- prisoned and later stripped of his sage in the 13th chapter of I Cor- Christian” era would be Prize for Progress in Religion, gelist who gained international ministry at a church because he inthians. mistake, particularly at a time the 89-year-old Han said he en- attention for his work with refu- refused to worship Emperor Hir- What is missing in Los Angeles when events in Eastern Europe countered a different nation gees and the poor. Founder of ohito at a Shinto shrine. and other U.S. cities is a culture are part of an international from the one he remembered as Seoul’s 60,000-member Young When Korea gained indepen- that keeps these principles a movement toward freedom and offering a haven to immigrants. Nak Presbyterian Church, Han dence from Japan, Han became reality for the black population democracy, said Han, who has in- Now it is a country torn apart has started over 500 churches mayor of Shinuiju, but he was and the non-European immi- dicated he would dedicate most by racial conflict, with Koreans around the world, including the forced to flee when Soviet troops grants that have in large num- of his Templeton award to re- being a particular target in the 5,000-member Young Nak Pres- occupied what is now North Kor- bers to the United States in re- building churches. riots in Los Angeles after the byterian Church of Los Angeles. ea. He started what was to be- cent times, according to Han. I needs a Rodney King verdict. In an interview this week, Han come the largest Presbyterian When he first came to America, “The world, believe, And there is no "Christian gave credit to an American mis- congregation in the world with 27 the church usually helped immi- spiritual force to push toward 1\ force” powerful enough to pro- sionary who founded a country refugees in 1945. grants integrate into society, real peace and prosperity of all \ in this world,” mote racial and ethnic harmony, church and day school in his He retired as senior pastor of Han said. the people living Han said. small village with providing him Young Nak in 1973, but continues “But now, about half a century Han said. "Why don’t you send mission- the opportunity to learn about Rev. 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Th^prize, 1575,000 (about $986,000 at current exchange rates), is to be presented to Dr. Han by prince Phil- ip at^eremonies at Buckingham Pal- ace in-London on May 7. JQftN MARKS TEMPLETON, a Wall Street- mutual-fund manager and in- vestor who lives in the Bahamas, es- tablished the award in 1972. He said he wanted it to be the richest prize in the .world because he considered reli- gion more important to the better- menLof humankind than any other discipline. Previous winners of the annual honor have included Mother Teresa, the Rev. Billy Graham and Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. Born in poverty, Dr. Han was raised in northern Korea and educat- ed ttfere and in the United States. A coriy^t to Protestantism from Confu- cianism, he was a pastor in Sinuiju beto(£ being imprisoned briefly by the Japanese in 1941 for refusing to w< rship the Japanese emperor and thenRemoved by them from his miu tstiVwrJy'.l^S he fled in the south, tea^ii of the Soviet forces occupying the north. 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Han Kyung-chik Memorial Hall to Be Built at Soongsil University A memorial hall in honor of the Rev. collections of memorabilia of Han and Han Kyung-chik. the pastor emeritus also will have halls for seminars and of Youngnak Presbyterian Church, will public assemblies. The collections of be built at his alma mater. Soongsil already established Museum of Chris- University in Seo- tianity will be relocated to the hall, ' ul. according to the university. Kim Song-jin, Among the members of the commit- Soongsil Universi- tee for the projected Rev. Han memori- ty president, said al hall are Rep. Kang Song- mo of the yesterday the hall Liberal Democratic Party; Kim In- will be erected in deuk, honorary chairman of Byucksan front of the univer- Group; Choi Soon-young, chairman of sity's main build- Shindong Ah Group, and the Revs. ing to honor Han's Kwak Sun-hee and Cho Hyang-rok. life-long achieve- ments “as a pas- in . tor. spiritual leader and social work- Mass English Due er.” at Myongdong Church The building of the hall on a floor 15.000 space of 4,400 pyong or about A mass will be celebrated in English supradenomi- square meters will be a at Myongdong Catholic Cathedral eve- constitut- national project. A committee ry Sunday at 10 a.m. starting on April 30 leaders from diffe- ing of some church 9. , rent Protestant denominations is pro- The Rev. Resti Galang said the mass moting the project. for English-speaking foreign Catholics With groundbreaking set for some- will take place at the basement chapel time in May. the memorial hall is ex- of the cathedral. pected to be ready for dedication in The sacrament of confession in Eng- 1997 in time for the university’s anni- lish will be conducted before the mass versary. or by appointment, accoring to Galang. The hall initially was planned at the first time in recent years^ Youngnak Church Han founded in It is that a mass in English for separate con-’ 1945. The church has one of the largest gregation is celebrated at the cathe- congregations. dral. the main seat of Seoul Archdio- Han, 92, was graduated from Soong- cese and a virtual headquarters of the sil College in Pyongyang in 1925. In nation’s Catholic Church. 1954, he reopened the college on the grounds of Youngnak Church. He had An English and multi- foreign lan-« been a trustee of the Christian- run in- guage masses have been celebrated at* stitution for over 20 years. the Catholic International Parish at. In 1992, the senior pastor won the the Order of Friars Minor Conventual prestigious Templeton Award given to (Franciscans) in Hannam-dong. the world's outstanding spiritual lead- For further information on the er. Myongdong mass, call Fr. 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New begun in the a.hps tondshrp Xninded teachers were secured. • VI lihee who labored f with President Syngman he earned on m China brougli freedom in the U. S. while piece of government PIAN KYUNG CIIIK him permission to buy a desirable campus site. The fo mer at a fair price for a new land to the contribution it had made history of the school and warranted special cons deia- nation in previous years fur- school Philip headed would A cluster of thirty little houses clinging to a hillside tion. Graduates of the leadership in years to come. in North Korea, twenty-five miles north of Pyeng Yang, nish men for national gathered a student body was known as the village of Cha Chak. Among the boys Sweat, tears and prayers have new, four story modem conciee scampering mischievously over the hills in their play is of 1,200' that occupies a Students and facu y Han Kyung Chik, a spare, wiry lad whose smiling and building on a commanding site. the is a required subject m bright eyes reveal the vitality of his inner spirit. He is gather for daily chapel. Bible Philip possesses an amaz- the leader of the group, unassuming and cheerful, whose curriculum. At seventy-three, and (despite his hectic leadership is spontaneous and winsome. Little did the ing energy, an inspiring faith is a. delight. farmers in the village know the potential of this happy, past) a contagious humor. His company and persisted in playful youngster. How he has maintained his composure his country and his God dur- This is at the turn of the century and the most signifi- his hopes and ambitions for speaking, a mysteiy. cant development in years in the sleepy community has ing forty crushing years is, humanly think back But the mystery unfolds, however, as we been the formation of the Christian congregation. From salesman from across the years to the scholarly medicine Pyeng Yang had come the Good Tidings of Christ, and to meet a the Korean border town crossing to Manchuria among the first to respond and become a Christian was an of the new Scot who led him to Christ; to the maturing older second cousin of Chik’s, a Confucian scholar, who the flight foi lefuge convert s faith by Bible translation; to immediately set himself to witnessing to his relatives, missionary would visit to to an area where the pioneer with good success. A group of sixty to seventy adults in Korea; to the provi- organize the first congregation gathered for worship on Sundays, and as part of the babe in a godly, dedicated, praying, dential birth of a church’s activity a parochial school was established where witnessing home that nourished and inspired his faith, a the new learning was introduced. From the start, educa- eternal faith in a miracle-working, gracious, redeeming, tion went hand in hand with evangelism in the mission God. 49 Open Door to Korea Open Door to Korea 51 50 i spiritual, Bible study and than he realizes, but his innate sense of policy. In the curriculum the balance kept him central. from extremes and enabled him to see that above human worship, were , he didn t attend government is the throne Chik doesn’t remember any time when of God and that ultimately it is student in the Sunday school and at seven he became a righteousness that exalts a nation, that Korea’s basic need was Christ. church school taught by his cousin. visited by a young mis- For two years after his high Twice a year the church was school graduation in 1919, Blair, the moderator of the Han did odd jobs trying to find himself. sionary, Rev. William Newton Constitutionally catechism and baptism ex- he wasn’t cut out for politics as yet session’ He came to conduct and he hadn’t re- Chik caught aminations and administer the Lord’s Supper. ceived a definite call to Christian service. In 1921 he that has continued entered Soong Sil (Union Christian) College, Dr. Blair’s eye and a friendship began Presbyterian present, a full with increasing preciousness up to the Mission institution in Pyeng Yang, unsure of his future life’s work. During the four years he acted as Dr. Blair’s fifty years. school two high secretary in Upon his graduation from elementary his spare time. This was a delightful spiritual to Chik, the schools presented themselves as alternatives father-and-son relationship, and since the missionary’s in Chung Joo. office in his Soong Sil Academy and O-San Academy was home Han became virtually a member of mission insti- Both schools were Christian. Soong Sil was a the Blair family. friend to study tution and Dr. Blair urged his young But the intimacy of this contact with the missionaries elder Yi Sun there. But O-San, founded by a devout and the bond of affection that united the Korean student political, national- Hoon, added to its Christian teaching a and the missionary family did not in any way compromise s father and the boy istic emphasis that appealed to Chik the youth’s independence. When one of the missionary after Korea was sent there. This was in 1915, not too long instructors in the college made what to the students were colony. had lost her independence and become a Japanese unreasonably excessive demands for outside reading, it The humiliation of the nation fanned the fire of nation- was Han, who was so closely identified with the mission- alism. aries, who spoke up boldly in protest as the representative The principal of O-San was a Christian, Chaw Man Sik, of the class the professor considered “rebels." Where a a Ghandi-like character who lived and preached the aus- principle was involved this man, inherently gentle and tere life and civil disobedience, and who left his revolu- humble, stood for his convictions, displaying thereby the tionary stamp on numbers of the students. One of Chaw s essential strength and integrity of his personality. disciples, Pastor Clioo Gee Chul, an alumnus of the school, In the summer between his sophomore and junior was beaten to death by the Japanese in 1940 because of years Han accompanied the Blair family to Sorai Beach his stand against compulsory Shinto Shrine worship. on the Yellow Sea for a vacation and there met God in a Chik Han is an ardent patriot and probably imbibed crisis experience that transformed his life. One day while more nationalistic fervor during his high school course on a quiet walk along the shore, as Plan tells it, he sud- Open 52 Open Duoii to Korea Door to Korea 53 the grammar in a denly felt as though Cod were speaking to him and he semester and after the final' examination fell to his knees in to choose an honor group could go no farther. He stopped and that could go on to New Testa- must have been ment exegesis. During the sand and prayed there for what his first semester Han’s poor physi- cal resistance made hours. It was God’s call to the gospel ministry, not unlike him a victim of influenza and he road. spent two weeks in the call of the Apostle Paul on the Damascus God the infirmary away from his books. Yet had laid His hand on Han and he had given Him his alter the examination when the honors were announced his all. there purpose there it was, “Han heart, soul and mind, Now was Kyung Chik,” high on the list despite and meaning and drive in his life. the interruption of his illness. graduated in the third in his class. That sum- Han earned his He 1925, board by washing dishes in one of the mer Dr. Blair, a native of Kansas, arranged for Han to eating clubs and the practicality of his nature led him to Koreans being observe closely enter Emporia College. Very few were western cooking in the kitchen. When an permitted by the Japanese to travel abroad at that time offer of a summer job as a cook in a socialite home in a it was an exceedingly rare privilege even for those New York State and mountain resort came to him, armed with might have the means to study in America. a Boston Cook who No Book, Han took the job and his account greater investment of funds ever made than that which of loasting was chickens for the first dinner in this fashionable permitted this young Korean to study in the U. S. where home is a classic. life Han s his vision was enlarged and his enriched by the class- superior academic record, the genuineness and depth room work and fellowship of college and seminary. of his faith, and the charm of his manner won him College gave credit for his warm and enduring Emporia Han four years of friendships at the seminary. From the work in Soong Sil and awarded him a b.a. after a year’s commencement exercises that beautiful May day in 1929, study. The following Fall he entered Princeton the laigest class to Seminary graduate from Princeton up to that and it is here that our friendship with him began. time, we scattered to pastorates all over America and to Han’s quiet almost shy manner is deceptive and on first mission appointments across the world, but for Han it meant immediate acquaintance one might easily fail to recognize his true hospitalization at the Albuquerque tu- berculosis sanitarium. stature. This thin, modest man was probably lost sight A full two years was required for of so far as most students at the seminary were concerned him to regain his health. until the class discussions began the results Soon Sil College and of ex- eagerly awaited the return of its dis- aminations were announced. tinguished Then among the jumbled alumnus and called him to be professor of sounds representing the names of Bible, a chair Chinese, Japanese and for which he was eminently fitted. But the Korean students, “Han Japanese Kyung Chik” was recognized as Educational Department refused approval of his belonging to a call, keen-minded, independent and creative another irksome interference of a short-sighted gov- thinker. ernment. It was the custom in the beginning Greek class to cover Unable to accept the teaching position Han undertook 54 . Open Door to Korea Open Door to Korea 55 a pastorate in Syn Wee Joo, a city on the south side of people, soon saw the Russians' the Yalu River where the Seoul-Mukden railway crosses to objectives and during fall they that also fled southward. Seoul Manchuria. The congregation grew under his leadership Han was their natural goal began to discover a number and a large, modern sanctuary was erected. But with the of Ins Syn Wee S me m the capitol tension between Japan and America that led to the second city- All were uprooted, uncertLuncertain, lonely.wr HeH suggestedJ World War this American-educated leader became sus- they get together for Prayei Twenty or thirty came and were so pect and was ousted by the police from his pulpit. engthened refreshed and that they decided to He retired to the country and gave all his time during meet again FW m December of 1945 these the war to the administration of a combined orphanage meetings were heid^egulaHv and the attendance grew § Y and old people’s home which the church had started a week by week Soon the group flourished, few miles from town. Farming the institution’s land with making a meeting nhee of some size a necessity. P his own hands kept him in good Representatives physical condition. American appe7ed to the Military Government and The arrival of American troops on August 15, 1945, got pereiis ion to ie a Japanese Shinto Temple and brought liberation to Korea. With two other men Han the surrounding compound hat was being held as former assumed responsibility for the maintenance of order in enemy propeit! S A Ins people still expected the Syn Wee Joo and the surrounding areas. Chaw Man Sik, barrier of the thirLighJh paiaUe! to be removed, but Han’s former high school principal, emerged as head of the Communists continued their purge of all opposition the government in that part of North Korea, but his re- in the north and the of refugees flood continued to swell. People gime was not to the liking of the Russians who had oc- now began to re- alize that the North g cupied Korea above the Korean regime was out thirty-eighth parallel. They im- any t 0 liquidate and all who did not fall in prisoned him. Chaw is now believed to have been killed. line with their plans methods, and paiticularly church people. Han’s church talked of calling him to return to his pul- So among the refu- P0Unng mt0 Se0uI the r pit, but its slowness in acting probably saved his life. P °P°i'tion of He high Christians was says he would have remained with his church had he had 7 16 1112 f 19 responsibility for it. If he had done so he would have ^6 Han s conSregation 500 T] °i numbered 500. ThreeTtimes that year the perished as did several other pastors. As it was he felt church was forced to in- crease the size of free to leave and did so, promptly and secretly. He rode its quarters, since the temple was no onger adequate It a hundred miles in a truck, another stretch in a train and moved into tents, at one time occu- pying eight. When the then hiked the last fifty miles over the thirty-eighth summer of 1947 arrived the con- gregation had grown parallel at night and made his way to Seoul. to 2,000 and began to hold multiple sei vices It on Sunday. Now the was October 1945 when Han reached Seoul. Like original nucleus of Syn Wee Joo people had broadened many other refugees he hardly knew where to turn. Many to include many northerners 0t iei of his P aces ' The huge church folk in the north, especially the younger rotation brought at least Ti i two million Koreans down, from Communist territory to Korea gg Open Door to Open Door to Korea 57 numbers headed for the south before the war. Great Seoul and inevitably many orphans gravitated to the called Yung Nak Seoul and Hans congregation, now “refugee church.” To care for some of these children the year South Korea Church, increased to 3,000 by 1948, the church asked one of its members to open her home. When in the United Nations su- elected their own government this quickly proved too small it found a vacant lot where pervised election. a Japanese orphanage had stood before it was burned. accumulate num- But Yung Nak Church did more than Yung Nak elders got permission to use the ground and to help people like its own bers. It recognized its duty erected a Quonset hut. In 1949 they built a permanent of twelve elders members-refugees. A social committee building and soon followed it with another. a refugee camp. 1 deacons and deaconesses established In all these matters the Yung Nak Church never forgot floors under them, and pio- got thirteen army tents, put that its main business was to be a church. Its expansion which was on a va- vided a water system for the camp taxed its facilities to the limit and in 1948 the idea took church. The camp was de- cant lot two blocks from the root that a permanent building should be erected. By place. Refugees who came signed as a temporary stopping this time it was clear that the thirty-eighth parallel would quarters within were encouraged to find more permanent not pass. On a trip to America, Han seemed a commit- south. a month, or were helped to move on ment of $20,000 from the Presbyterian Restoration Fund. education, so the The sons of refugees also needed The congregation whose membership came penniless to were trying to settle church set up a school for those who the city a few years before has given a total of $100,000 Restoration Fund contributed in Seoul. The Presbyterian beside much manual labor to build a Gothic, cathedral- which today has to the founding of Tae Kwang Academy like stone church (see back cover). For a year, men, factory was bought 1,400 students. A former Japanese women and children toiled with picks, shovels and baskets has made rub- and the school opened there. This factory to level the ground and raise the church. found itself making ber shoes and the refugee school soon Within three weeks after the dedication of this beautiful educational process. shoes as a side line to support the sanctuary the communists struck and Seoul was evacuated. board of directois. Today Han is president of Tae Kwang’s Two elders and three deacons hid Han until he could church was the A third problem which confronted the make an escape and after a long trek of two weeks he separated from theii care of the children who had become reached Taegu. Finding a number of Christian ministers on in earnest families. The migration from the north was he helped organize the Christian Patriotic Council which and bitterness now, and it was resisted with determination sought to aid refugees—a concern that was becoming a the by the Communists. Many were shot trying to cross habit with him. in border. In the terror and confusion of night-crossings When the United Nations re-entered Seoul on Septem- and remote mountain passes, families became separated ber 28 after the Inchon landing, Han was close behind killed or starved. children were lost. Hundreds were the forces. He returned to the capitol on October 1. A them to Others were wounded. The refugees brought few days later when Pyeng Yang was liberated he went Open 58 Open Door to Korea Door to Korea 59 Sent by the Korean as a member of a delegation sent by the Seoul churches National Christian Council Han spent the spring of 1951 in to express sympathy to the churches of the northern city. America on a good will mis- sion. On his return A great union service was held in the West Gate Presby- the minister of Yung Nak Church prepared to go back once terian Church in Pyeng Yang. It was an occasion of joy more to Seoul which the com- munists had been and thanksgiving. Han recalls that many talked with tears forced to give up for a second time On the second Sunday in in their eyes. Only those Christians who had managed to July he climbed the hill to the church once more. All hide were left alive in the city. Men emerged wearing around lay terrible destruction. The church long whiskers they had grown in their places of conceal- itself had suffered light hits but had escaped major damage. ment. Everyone had a story to tell of sufferings and The sanctuary has hardships, of persecution and narrow escapes, of those been repaired and since that time a large stone Sunday who had been caught and killed. school building has been erected. Cod s blessing has continued But this too was soon to pass. When the Chinese en- upon this congregation that is not only a mighty tered the war and the U.N. retreat began, uncounted influence in Korea but an inspiration around the world. In multitudes stampeded to escape from the returning com- its pulpit have stood Presbyterian elder John Foster Dulles, munist regime. Back in Seoul, Han and his people strug- evangelists Billy Graham and Bob Pierce, Dr. Stanley gled to try to help the 1,000 a day who were coming to Jones, and two successive Chiefs of Chaplains of the his church for help. Soon the footsore exiles were told U. S. Army. Concerning a Thanks- giving service on a they must leave Seoul, too, and move on. The day before bitter cold Sunday an editor of an American religious periodical Christmas the church moved its orphans to the south. By wrote: Christmas Day about 500 people were left to attend what Looking around the congregation a visitor could see few outward Han remembers as the most pathetic Christmas service reasons why its members should be thankful. Not half of .those in his life. Immediately after the service he was called to present were adequately clothed for ordinary pursuits, to say nothing read President Rhee’s proclamation that Seoul must again of being prepared to sit in an unheated church for two hours when 'there was snow on the ground. be evacuated. It was at this time that the Fifth Air Force The sound of coughing was continuous until the minister supplied planes and flew 1,000 orphans to Chejudo Island. started to speak and even then could often be heard. Yet Korea will never forget this kindness. I have seldom Recently Plollywood heard such singing or seen such close partici- pation by all made a movie out of this merciful airlift. sorts and conditions of men, women and children in each phase of the service, Han reached Pusan on January 5th and at once began or felt more deeply the power of the Spirit that was surely there. to rally members of the Seoul church who were there. In that crowded port and in Taegu, where communica- With the economic improvement of the country Yung tions even yet were reduced largely to word of mouth, he Nak has been able to enlarge its benevolences. Today they formed groups which have now developed into thriving suppoit twenty-three evangelists. This one congregation has congregations. twenty-three workers out in churchless villages witnessing 60 Open Door to Korea Open Door to Korea 61 for Christ. In the past few years these have established der if he will have strength enough to finish. Beginning thirty-one churches. Po Rin Won, Yung Naks orphanage, in a quiet conversational tone he warms to his subject in lovingly cares for 162 children in a happy Christian at- a clear, ringing voice that must exhaust him. But he gives mosphere. Tabitha Widow s Home shelters 35 families, himself unsparingly, all his soul, strength and mind. whose husbands and fathers were war victims. An old When weakness has overtaken him and he has been laid aside folks home provides kindly attention and cheer to 33 aged for a few days, I have asked him why he doesn’t fry to of the congregation who have no means of livelihood. conserve his strength. His reply is, The Yung Nak Bible Club, a primary school teaching “I can’t. Then while Im forced to take to my bed I have time for quiet, for the three R’s plus Bible for children from families too poor study and meditation, and when my strength returns 1 to afford the public school fees, is the largest in the city am refreshed in body and soul.” with 400 students, boys and girls. The night high-school It is thirty-two years now since our friendship began level Bible Club has 120 students. and nothing reveals more clearly the heart Perhaps Yung Nak’s crowning achievement is the sending of the man than his decision at the time of the Red attack forth of a Korean young couple, an ordained minister and from the north in the winter of 1950 that drove us all his wife, who is an m.d., as missionaries to Thailand. This down to Pusan. In the confusion refugee congregation out of its poverty gives until it hurts, and danger of the situation when the swift that people in another land might hear the Gospel and advance of the communists made us fear that know Christ. Their vision and responsibility is world- they would soon occupy the whole country, a few pastors wide. came to me asking for help to get to Japan. They ex- The whole Korean church and the church around the plained that they wished to serve the Korean congrega- world has sought to honor Yung Nak’s greatly beloved tions there rather than “waste time” in Pusan, and as a pastor. He has been elected successively moderator of the matter of fact the Koreans in Japan needed help. But Presbytery of Seoul and moderator of the General Assem- aside from any sense of responsibility to the Koreans bly. He has been invited to address national, interdenomi- abroad was the desire to save themselves from the pos- national gatherings in America. Billy Graham has had him sibility of Red capture. That manifestly was the motive speak in America at his Crusades. Han has preached in for their requests and I was therefore deaf to their appeals, Europe, has been invited to address interdenominational for I felt their place was among the refugees, believers conferences of pastors in the Near East, and after a min- and unbelievers, bringing them the comfort and encour- istry in Africa word reached us that the Africans had rarely agement of Christ. been stirred as they were in his meetings. As for Han, however, in view of his precarious health How wonderfully God has used this giant spirit housed and the terrible strain of refugee life, I considered it ur- in so frail a body. Frequently when I hear him preaching, gent that he get out of the country, and I accordingly ap- expending every ounce of his energy in a sermon, I won- proached him about going to Japan, volunteering to pay 62 Open Door to Korea the cost of plane travel in order that he might work among the Korean churches there. His reply was: “Oh, thank you. I am very grateful, but I can’t go. I can’t leave my people in a time of danger like this.” His people and their need, and that need met in Christ Jesus is Han’s very life. One Race One Gospel One Task VOLUME I / WORLD CONGRESS ON EVANGELISM • BERLIN 1966 OFFICIAL REFERENCE VOLUMES: Papers and Reports Edited by Carl F. H. Henry and W. Stanley Mooneyham WORLD WIDE PUBLICATIONS MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 106 ONE RACE, ONE GOSPEL, ONE TASK ' “We read in the ence, is the burden of the Gospel. In the entire known history of mankind book of Revelation that the Lamb will finally did the Lord Jesus. His claim none ever made such astounding claims as conquer all the cruel forces of heaven and earth ...So, onward, to give the kind of life that man innately is groping for, is based on the fact Christian soldiers! Let us march forward, for the Spirit that “In him was life; and the life was the light of men” (John 1:4). The of God is with us, ever conquering and to conquer.” life that he offers was tested and tried in the crucible of human experience as he dwelt among us. He proved the worth of his gift of life for us by con- disease, and death. He actually turned death, the quering absolutely sin, evil, “BY SPIRIT” chief weapon of Satan against man and creation, into a secret of victory over MY the diabolic powers of darkness. Thus, conquering death and sin upon the Kyung Chik Han cross and through his resurrection he has now made available eternal life to all mankind. “Not by might, nor power, The Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ has opened up a new way out for by but by my Spirit, saith the Lord of hosts. — Zechariah 4:6 the hard-pressed man who is a stranger to God. This transformation takes place in the world but it is not of the world. At the same time it is a blessing to the world. Man seeking to sublimate his dark impulses and to Let me greet you by quoting I Corinthians 16:19, “The churches of Asia reform society has now got himself into such a serious mess that the very salute you!” It future of the human race is at stake. Humanly speaking, there is no way out. is certainly a great honor and privilege for me to attend the World To reject the offer of God-in-Christ is to doom the future of man and civ- Congress on Evangelism and to share in its vision and aspirations. ilization. Therefore, the words of Scripture are more pertinent for our age Surely it is a time for us Christians to have a world-wide missionary than ever before, “How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him vision and strategy, not only because the Gospel is for the whole world but that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tid- also because the world is becoming smaller and smaller, and because the ings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God forces of evil are bolder and more rampant. We are confident that God in reigneth!” (Isaiah 52:7). his faithfulness will meet us in some special way at this crucial hour in human history. All of us know the Scripture lesson we have read this evening. The long period of Israel’s Babylonian captivity was over, and God had fulfilled his promise to his Chosen People “to give them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called Trees of righteousness, The planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified” (Isaiah 61:3). “Like them that dreamed, their mouth filled with laughter and their tongue with singing,” they returned to Jeru- salem with bright vision and high hope. On reaching Jerusalem, the Children of Israel gathered themselves to- gether and began to build the temple. They laid the foundations with great rejoicing and with prospects of speedily completing the work. But no sooner was the work begun than adversaries, the Samaritans, rose against them and sent a letter of bitter accusation to the King of Persia. Seeing the small- ness of their resources and the enormity of the undertaking, Zerubbabel and his people became discouraged and ceased from their labors. For a full fif- teen years they did nothing. It was in this hour of depression that God appeared to Zechariah, his prophet, in a vision of a golden candlestick with seven lamps and two live DR. HAN is minister of the Yung Nak Presbyterian Church in Seoul, Korea. ‘ GOSPEL, ONE TASK “By My3. Spirit 109 108 ONE RACE, ONE Let me tell you how the Korean church was born. The first mission- thou not what these be?” asked an olive trees, one on either side. “Knowest ary of the modem era who brought God’s Word to our people was martyred the angel continued: “This angel. Zerubbabel said, “No, my Lord.” Then on the very day he landed on our shores. Robert J. Thomas, a Welshman, saying, not by might, nor by is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, was a colporteur of the Scottish Bible Society that was working in China. He power, but by my spirit, saith the lord of hosts. Who art thou, O great learned that the Korean language is based on Chinese and that the Korean mountain? Before Zerubbabel thou shaft become a plain: and he shall bring intellectuals could read Chinese, so, despite his enormous responsibility of Grace, grace unto it” for the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, getting the Scriptures to the hundreds of millions of China, he determined to (Zechariah 4:5-6). get God’s truth to the Koreans as well. Accordingly he secured passage on an Commenting on this Scripture, John Calvin said: Here the angel bears American schooner, the General Sherman, that was sailing for Pyongyang, of God alone is sufficient to preserve the . . . that the power witness the large city in the north on the Taw Tong River. As the vessel neared Spirit there is no need of other helps. For he sets the of God Church and Pyongyang a bitter controversy arose with the native coast guard; the ship to all earthly aids; and thus he proves that God borrows no in opposition was burned and all the passengers were killed. The death of one passenger of his Church because he abounds in all blessings help for the preservation was most unusual, however, for as this man staggered out of the water his is his power, as it. Further, by the word Spirit we know meant to enrich arms were filled with books which he thrust into the hands of the Koreans who said ‘God designs to ascribe to himself alone the safety of though he had clubbed him to death. This is how the Bible first came to Korea in 1866. though the Church may need many things there is no reason his Church; and When Korea opened her doors to the world in 1884, Dr. Horace N. there, or seek this or that help from men; why it should turn its eyes here and Allen, a Presbyterian missionary, came to the United States Embassy as a ” alone.’ for all abundance of blessings may be supplied by God physician. The Reverend Horace G. Underwood and the Reverend Henry G. Appenzeller of the Presbyterian and Methodist missions respectively ar- the Spirit of God alone who estab- 1. Let us first of all observe that it is rived on Easter morning of the same year. of Pentecost when the Holy Spirit came lishes his Church. It was on the Day By the turn of the century sufficient missionaries had arrived to estab- upper as a rushing, mighty wind and as upon those who were in the room lish stations in the principal cities of Korea. New converts were organized city that had crucified cloven tongues of fire that the Church was born. The into congregations and various educational institutions were founded for Church and it is a miracle Jesus was hostile and hateful to his newly born their training. In 1907 the theological seminary graduated its first class and Pharisa- that the Church survived at all. Arrayed against it were hypocritical in that same year the Korean Presbyterian Church was organized, a historical ism, secularistic Sadduceeism, the intolerant and idolatrous Roman govern- and memorable date. ment and vain, humanistic Hellenism. The Church appeared as a lamb in Political confusion and social unrest made the future of the church the midst of wolves. Yet the lamb survived and not only survived but the uncertain, however, for in 1905 the Russo-Japanese war was fought over Church of Jesus Christ grew and spread until at last it conquered all its foes Korea and after the conflict the country was occupied by Japanese forces. and changed the course of history with its redemptive truth. How? “Not by Embittered by this loss of their freedom, Korean guerillas waged warfare might, nor by power, but by My Spirit, saith the Lord of Hosts.” all over the country. A violent anti-foreign storm, especially anti-American- ism, swept across the land because the United States had formally recog- 2. The story of the Jerusalem church during the first century is the his- nized the Japanese annexation of Korea. Christians, torn between two loyal- tory of the Church throughout the centuries. Many thought that the last ties, a loyalty to the American missionaries on the one hand and a loyalty to days of the Church had come when the Roman Empire fell, or when the their anti-American compatriots on the other, in their dilemma turned to fanatical Muslim army reached Europe. Nevertheless the Church has not God. In his book Gold in Korea, Dr. William N. Blair writes: only survived but, despite these foes, created a Christian civilization. “So it was that God compelled us to look to him. We had reached a During the modern era of the 18th and 19th centuries, the Church had place where we dared not go forward without his presence. Very earnestly to face many new enemies in the form of natural science and humanistic we poured out our hearts before him, and God met us and gave us an earnest philosophy that denied the supernatural and robbed Jesus of his deity. Yet it of the blessing that was to come. Before the meeting closed the Spirit showed was in these times that the great revivals broke out in Europe and America us plainly that the way of victory for us would be the way of confession, of that renewed and revitalized the Church and inspired God’s people to take broken hearts and bitter tears. never before that the Gospel to the ends of the earth. How? “Not by might, nor by power, but “We went from those August meetings realizing as nothing but the baptism of God’s Spirit in mighty power could fit us and our by My Spirit, saith the Lord of Hosts.” ONE RACE, ONE GOSPEL, ONE TASK 110 By My Spirif’ 111 the trying days ahead. We felt that the Korean church - brethren for sion, the whole audience Korean would break out in audible prayer and the effect of to repent of the sin of discord and schism but needed a needed not only that audience of hundreds of men praying together in audible prayer was church sincerely be- vision of all sin, that many had come into the something clearer indescribable. Again after another confession they would break God’s will without great in Jesus as their Savior and anxious to do out in uncontrollable lieving weeping and we would all weep together, we couldn’t felt the whole church needed a for sin because of its familiarity. We help it. sorrow And so the meeting went on until two o’clock a.m., with confession to have their thoughts vision of God’s holiness; that embittered souls needed and weeping and praying!’ their own personal rela- taken away from the hopeless national situation to “I to wish describe that Tuesday night meeting in my own words be- time to pray for a great tion with the Master. We agreed together at that cause part of what happened concerned me personally. We were aware that class for men in blessing, especially at the time of the winter Bible-Study bad feeling existed between several of our church officers, especially between Pyeng Yang.” a Mr. Kang and a Mr. Kim. Mr. Kang confessed his hatred for Mr. Kim on the Bible Class came. The missionaries met every day at The time for Monday night, but Mr. Kim was silent. At our prayer-meeting Tuesday follows: noon for prayer. Dr. Blair describes his own experiences as several of us agreed to pray for Mr. Kim. I was especially interested because “Monday noon, we missionaries met and cried out to God in earnest. Mr. Kang was my assistant in the North Pyeng Yang Church and Mr. Kim an had been bound in spirit and refused to let God go until he blessed us. We elder in the Central Church and one of the officers in the Young Men’s As- different. felt as he entered the church that the That night it was very Each sociation of which I was chairman. As the meeting progressed, I could see but Koreans testi- room was full of God’s presence. Not only missionaries, Mr. Kim sitting with the elders back of the pulpit with his head down. Bow- in Wisconsin when the Spirit of fied to the same thing. I was present once ing where I sat I asked God to help him and looking up I saw him coming in the room God fell upon a congregation of lumbermen and every unbeliever forward. Yang, the same feeling came to rose to ask for prayers. That night in Pyeng “Holding to the pulpit he made his confession. ‘I have been guilty of feeling God’s nearness impossible to describe. me as I entered the room, a of hating not only Kang You-moon, but Pang Moksa.’ ‘Pang Moksa’ is my “After a short sermon, Dr. Graham Lee took charge of the meeting Korean name. I never had a greater surprise in my life. To think that this and called for prayers. So many began praying that Dr. Lee said, ‘If you man, my associate in the Men’s Association, had been hating me without my all pray,’ and the whole audience began to pray out want to pray like that, knowing it. It seems that I had said something to him one day in the hurry loud, all together. The effect was indescribable. Not confusion, but a vast of managing a school field day exercise which had given offense, and he had mingling together of souls moved by an ir- harmony of sound and spirit, a not been able to forgive me. resistible impulse to prayer. It sounded to me like the falling of many waters, “Turning to me he said, ‘Can you forgive me? Can you pray for me?’ an ocean of prayer beating against God’s throne. It was not many, but one, I stood up and began to pray, ‘Aba-gc, Aba-ge’ ‘Father, Father,’ and got no born of one Spirit, lifted to one Father above. Just as on the Day of Pente- further. It seemed as if the roof were lifted from the building and the Spirit cost they were all together in one place, of one accord praying, ‘and sud- of God came down in a mighty avalanche of power upon us. I fell at Kim’s denly there came from heaven the sound as of the rushing of a mighty wind, side and wept and prayed as I had never prayed before. My last glimpse of and it filled all the house where they were sitting.’ the audience is photographed indelibly on my brain. Some threw them- “God is not always in the whirlwind, neither does he always speak in a selves full length on the floor, hundreds stood with arms out-stretched still small voice. He came to us in Pyeng Yang that night with the sound of towards heaven. Every man forgot every other. Each was face to face with weeping. As the prayer continued a spirit of heaviness and sorrow came God. I can hear yet that fearful sound of hundreds of men pleading with upon the audience. Over on one side someone began to and in a down weep God for mercy. moment the whole congregation was weeping. “As soon as we were able, we missionaries gathered at the platform “Dr. Lee’s account, written at the time of the revival, gives the history and consulted, ‘What shall we do? If we let them go on this way some will of that night better than any words written later, however carefully penned, go crazy.’ Yet we dared not interfere. We had prayed to God for an out- can do. ‘Man after man would arise, confess his sin, break down and weep, pouring of his Holy Spirit upon the people and it had come. Separating, we and then throw himself to the floor, beat the floor with his fists in perfect went down and tried to comfort the most distressed, pulling the agonized agony of conviction. My own cook tried to make a confession, broke down men to the floor and saying ‘Never mind, brother, if you have sinned God in the midst of it and cried to me across the room, ‘Pastor, tell me, is there will forgive you. Wait and an opportunity will be given to speak.’ any hope for me, can I be forgiven?’ and then threw himself to the floor “Finally Dr. Lee started a hymn and quiet was restored during the and wept and wept, and almost screamed in agony. Sometimes after a confes- singing. Then began a meeting the like of which I had never seen before, nor RACE, ONE GOSPEL, ONE TASK 'By My Spirit” 113 112 ONE sin a Shantung Presbytery in China. sight it is absolutely necessary. Every Three strong Korean pastors were sent and wish to see again unless in God’s confessed that night. Pale and trem- a work was begun that has continued through the years with much blessing human being can commit was publicly and body, guilty souls standing in the to the Chinese people and to the Korean Church. bling with emotion, in agony of mind themselves as God saw them. Their sins “The so-called ‘Million Movement,’ in 1909 and TO was one of the white light of that judgment saw and grief and self-loathing took results of the revival. The Korean Christians made a serious effort to present rose up in all their vileness until shame of man forgotten. Look- the Gospel to the whole nation in one year. Tens of thousands of days complete possession. Pride was driven out; the fact of had betrayed, they smote themselves preaching from house to house were pledged by individuals. A special effort ing up to heaven, to Jesus whom they Lord, cast us not away forever.’ was made to place a copy of Mark’s Gospel in every house. The Bible So- and cried out with bitter wailing, ‘Lord, else mattered. The scorn of men, the ciety printed a special edition of one million copies of Mark’s Gospel Everything else was forgotten; nothing for of small consequence if only this campaign and over seven hundred thousand copies were sold during the penalty of the law, even death itself seemed or undesirability year.” God forgave. We may have our theories of the desirability but I know now that when the Thus the Korean Church was born. How? “Not by might, nor of public confession of sin. I have had mine, by will be confession and no power power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of Hosts.” Spirit of God falls upon guilty souls there on earth can stop it. 4. Now let me recount briefly “The Pyeng Yang Class ended with the meeting Tuesday night. The men what God has been doing in Korea since Pentecostal fire with them. the Second World War. As you know, Korea was divided returned to their homes in the country, taking the at the 38th parallel Prac- and an uneasy truce Everywhere the story was told the same Spirit flamed forth and spread. separates Communist-dominated North Korea from throughout the peninsula the free South. How has this cease-fire armistice tically every church not only in North Korea, but affected the church? special meetings were held in Before the Second World War the church in received its share of blessing. In Pyeng Yang, was strongest the north; lay fully two-thirds all Korea’s the various churches for more than a month. Even the schools had to of Christians lived there. Because of the oppres- aside lessons while the children wept out their wrong-doings together. sion from the time the Communists began their occupation in 1950 many, “Repentance was by no means confined to confession and tears. Peace if not most, of the Christians fled south. Fanning out in all directions, they waited upon reparation, wherever reparation was possible. We had our carried the Gospel with them and established new congregations wherever hearts tom again and again during those days by the return of articles and they settled. money that had been stolen from us during the years. It hurt so to see them Because of the suffering and destruction of war, Christians everywhere grieve. All through the city men were going from house to house, confessing began to pray more earnestly than ever before; as a result early morning to individuals they had injured, returning stolen property and money, not prayer meetings sprang up in almost all churches. The whole church be- only to Christians, but to non-Christians as well. The whole city was stirred. came prayer-conscious and the Spirit of God moved mightily through these A Chinese merchant was astonished to have a Christian walk in and pay prayer sessions. him a large sum of money that he had obtained unjustly years before. With the organization of the Korean armed forces, army, navy and air “The new Korean church was organized as had been planned. The first force chaplaincies were formed. Since all young men are required to serve in meeting of the new Korean Church was really a foreign missionary meeting. the military, the youth of the land have been challenged for Christ through A Board of Foreign Missions was organized. The Presbytery laid its hands these Christian leaders. The effectiveness of this ministry is seen in the fact upon one of the first seven men to be ordained to the Gospel ministry, per- that whereas the percentage of believers among civilians is 7%, in the haps the most gifted man in the class, Ne Ke-Pung, and sent him as a mis- armed services it is 15%. Freed from the bondage of village tradition, these sionary to the island of Quelpart, south of Korea. The missionary spirit young men are at liberty to make their Christian commitment. took possession of the whole church, especially of the young men in the col- During the war vigorous evangelism was carried on among the 150,000 lege. The Pyeng Yang College and Academy students raised enough money North Korean Communist prisoners; about 20,000 turned to Christ, of to send one of their own number, Kim Hyung-chai, to Quelpart, to help Ne whom 150 are now in the Christian ministry. Ke-Pung. As evidence of Church growth that resulted from the suffering and “Two years later another ordained man was sent by the Korean Church misery of the war years and the peoples’ turning to God, there are today in to Vladivostok in Russia, to preach to thousands of Koreans who had set- the city of Seoul about 600 congregations where previously there were but tled in that section. In 1912 the General Assembly of the Korean Church de- 30; Pusan at present has about 200 where once there were only 12; Taegu cided to send missionaries to China, having been invited to do so by the has 170 instead of the previous 17. We could go on. ” 114 ONE RACE, ONE GOSPEL, ONE TASK “By My Spirit 115 sizable throughout We now have a church in almost every community compromise sapping the Sirength and vitality of considerable areas of the a mere 7 South Korea. Although we Christians are still a small minority, % older churches in America and Europe the Church appears once more to made and our of the total population, we believe a bridge-head has been many as a lamb in the midst of wolves. But praise God, we read in the book task now, as never before, is to go forward. of the Revelation that the Lamb will finally conquer all the cruel forces of Protestant Missions in Korea, we Last year, the 80th anniversary of heaven and earth. How? “Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, held a National Evangelistic Crusade. Practically all denominations and or- saith the Lord of Hosts.” meetings, to ganizations united in an evangelistic thrust that through house So, onward, Christian soldiers! Let us march forward, for the Spirit reached all house visitation, literature distribution and radio broadcasts of God is with us, ever conquering and to conquer! strata of our society. Thousands found the way of salvation, all the churches have been strengthened and the unity of the church has been promoted. The spirit of evangelism is still strong and we will not rest until all of Korea is saved. Has not God said, “For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth” (Isaiah 62:1). What about North Korea? While no direct information is getting through, reports indicate that aside from a few “show-place” churches per- mitted to operate in the larger cities as “evidence” to tourists of “religious liberty,” all other places of Christian worship are closed. It is dangerous to preach anywhere — even to admit one is a Christian — but a faithful remnant is working underground as it did in Nero’s time. Many are confident that if and when pressure against the church by the Communist government is removed a large and devoted body of believers will emerge. While Chris- tians in North Korea are being denied the privilege of corporate worship, a constant and inspiring program of Gospel broadcasts is being beamed to them day and night, seven days a week. We believe the unification of Korea will come in God’s own time ac- cording to his wise and loving providence. When that day comes Korea will certainly be a Christian Korea for we know that “the blood of the mar- tyrs is the seed of the Church.” How? “Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith the Lord of Hosts.” 5. Now we are gathered here with a great burden on our hearts for the unsaved millions of the world. We are living in the latter part of the 20th century when history is moving rapidly in most mysterious ways. The great advancement of science and technology has brought a change not only in the mode of life but to man himself. Sometimes we speak even of “dehuman- ization.” Political, economic, social and cultural revolutions are current in every continent and country. Communism with its atheism, materialism and totalitarianism now con- trols about one-third of the people of the world. Asia, the biggest continent with the largest population is progressing politically and economically and is reviving its ancient, indigenous religions. In some Asian countries the door to Christian missions is being closed. With secularism and worldly- cluster of 30 little houses clinging Newton Blair, moderator of the session. A to a hillside in North Korea, 25 He came to conduct catechism and bap- miles north of Pyeng Yang, comprised tism examinations and to administer the village of Cha Chak. the Lord's Supper. Han caught Dr. Among the boys scampering over the Blair's eye and a friendship began then hills in their play was one Han Kyung which has continued with increasing Chik, a lean, wiry lad whose smiling preciousness up to the present — a full bright eyes revealed the vitality of his 50 years. spirit. Unassuming and cheerful, his Upon his graduation from elemen- leadership of the small group was both tary school, two high schools presented spontaneous and winsome. But little themselves as alternatives to Han — the did the farmers in the village know the Soong Sil Academy in Pyeng Yang and potential of this happy, playful young- O-San Academy in Chung Joo. Both ster who would ultimately become schools were Christian. Soong Sil was a known and loved the world around as mission institute and Dr. Blair urged the pastor of the famous Yung Nak his young friend to study there. But Church in Seoul. O-San, founded by the devout Korean Han cannot remember a time when elder Yi Sun Hoon, added to its Chris- he did not attend Sunday school. At the tian teaching a political, nationalistic age of seven he became a student in the emphasis that appealed to Han's father church school taught by his cousin. and the boy was sent there. Twice a year the church was visited by This was in 1915, not long after a young missionary, the Rev. William Korea had lost her independence and become a Japanese colony. The humili- ation of the nation fanned the fires of nationalism. Harold Voelkel, a missionary of the For two years after his high school United Presbyterian Church in Korea graduation in 1919, Han worked at odd since 1929, is currently living in New jobs trying to "find" himself. Constitu- York. Dr. Voelkel is Associate Presi- tionally he wasn't cut out for politics dent of Soong Sil College in Seoul, and and as yet he hadn't received a definite is engaged in evangelistic ministries call to Christian service. In 1921 he young student, singling him out for His largest class ever to graduate from all-wise purpose, and to Him Han Princeton until that time scattered tc yielded up his heart, soul and mind— pastorates all over America and to mis- his all. Now there was purpose and sion appointments across the world. meaning and drive in his life. Han, however, entered the Albuquer- In 1925 he graduated third in his que Sanitarium to be treated for a lung class. That summer Dr. Blair, a native condition. It was two years before he of Kansas, arranged for Han to enter regained his health. Emporia College. Eagerly awaiting the return of its dis- Emporia College gave the young stu- tinguished alumnus, once Han had re- dent credit for his four years of work at covered, Soong Sil College called him Soong Sil and awarded him a bachelor to be professor of Bible, a chair for of arts degree after a year's study. The which he was eminently fitted, but following fall he entered Princeton shortsighted interference by the Japa- Seminary, New Jersey. And here my nese prevented his acceptance. Han friendship with him began. then assumed a pastorate in Syn Wee It was the custom in the beginning Joo, a city on the south side of the Yalu Greek class to cover the grammar in a River where the Seoul-Mukden railway semester, then after the final examina- crosses into Manchuria. The Yung Nak Church above the rubble of Korea's war. tion to choose an honor group to go on The congregation grew under his to New Testament exegesis. During his leadership and a large, modern sanctu- entered Soong Sil (Union Christian) first semester, Han's poor physical re- ary was erected. However, in the ten- College, a Presbyterian mission institu- sistance made him a victim of influ- sion preceding World War II, this tion in Pyeng Yang, still unsure of his enza and he spent two weeks in the in- American-educated leader became sus- future. firmary away from his books. Yet after pect and was ousted from his pulpit on During his four college years Han the examination, when the honors orders of the police. — acted as Dr. Blair's secretary. This re- were announced, there it was "Han The arrival of American troops on sulted in a delightful father-and-son re- Kyung Chik" high on the list despite August 15, 1945 brought liberation to lationship and Han virtually became a the interruption of illness. Korea. With two other men, Han as- member of the Blair family. At the seminary, Han made warm sumed responsibility for the mainten- But the intimacy of this contact with and enduring friendships. In 1929 the ance cf order in Syn Wee Joo and sur- the missionaries and the bond of affec- tion uniting Korean student and mis- sionary family did not in any way com- where your promise the youth's independence. When one of the missionary instructors in Soong Sil College made what seemed CHRISTIAN STEWARDSHIP to the students an unreasonably exces- sive demand for outside reading it was REALLY COUNTS Han, so closely identified with the mis- sionaries, who spoke up boldly in pro- What could possibly be For more information test as the representative of the rebel- a more rewarding investment on how you may join this happy lious class. Thus whenever a principle than the education and future company who have invested in was involved this young man, inher- of our younger generation? At our country for generations to ently gentle and humble, held to his John Brown University, every come, fill out and mail the convictions, displaying thereby the es- dollar you invest paves the fu- coupon below. Without obliga- sential strength and integrity of his ture for young Christians. Your tion we will be glad to send you personality. investments in John Brown detailed information about the In the summer between his sopho- University bear the fruit of University and our Annuity Plan. more and junior years Han accompa- knowledge. nied the Blair family to Sorai Hundreds of Christian Beach on In the Beautiful Ozarks already the Yellow Sea for a vacation, and there men and women have 4 johnbrown' . he met God in a crisis experience that realized how much John Brown UNIVERSITY f transformed his life. Han tells it this University means to the future Siloam Springs, Arkansas way: of our country and, with en- One day as he walked quietly along lightened self-interest, they have the seashore, he suddenly felt that God invested in the University's An- JOHN BROWN UNIVERSITY was speaking to him. He stopped short, nuity Plan. They know that the farther. Drop- lifetime return for their dollar unable to proceed any Q I am interested in an annuity ping to his knees in the sand, he re- is as great as that from other mained there in prayer for what must supervised annuity programs. name age hours. This was God's call to They also enjoy the satisfaction have been address the gospel ministry, not unlike His call of having made a personal con- state to the Apostle Paul on the Damascus tribution of incalculable value. city road. He had laid His hand upon the WORLD VISION MAGAZINE / JUNE 1964 ° . rounding areas under Chaw Man Sik, AMERICA'S Han's former high school principal who OUTSTANDING had emerged as head of government in RELIGIOUS FILMS that part of North Korea. This man's Krjpvcrcroi 1 . From Hom- regime was to the liking er down — to be a herald for the king AND FILMSTRIPS not of the Rus- sians who had occupied Korea above [always with a suggestion of gravity the thirty-eighth parallel and they and an authority which must be listened threw him into prison. Chaw is be- to and obeyed], 2. In New Testament, VBS [chiefly of the proclamation of the lieved to have been killed. AUDIO-VISUALS, gospel] to proclaim, to the proven Han's church talked of calling him preach. method of communicating back to his pulpit but their slowness in God’s Word. God sends heralds to every generation. acting was probably a providential fac- For more than forty years He has used tor in saving his life. says We distribute all leading FILMS He he would Dallas Theological Seminary to train and FILMSTRIPS from Ken An- have remained with this church to the His messengers. Dallas men know the derson, Cathedral, Concordia, end had he been given its oversight; message and proclaim it clearly. If God Church Craft, Family Films and but in so doing he would have perished Moody, along with has called you to preach the Word, you many others. with several other pastors. As it was, should consider Dallas. Han felt free to leave, and he did so— Write now for complete informa- promptly and secretly. After success- tion about FILMS and FILM- fully crossing the thirty-eighth parallel, STRIPS for all ages. he made his way to Seoul where he ar- Satisfaction Guaranteed. rived in October, 1945. Like multitudes Dallas of other refugees he hardly knew where to turn. Many of his church folk in the Theological north, especially the younger people, soon saw the Russian objectives and Seminary during that same fall they also fled south. Seoul, of course, was their nat- ural goal. Han began to discover a number of his Syn Wee Joo Church members in the capital city. All were uprooted, un- certain, lonely. He suggested they get together for prayer. Twenty or thirty PHILADELPHIA came and were so strengthened and re- freshed that they decided to meet again. College of Bible Meetings were held regularly and the attendance grew week by week. By the summer of 1947 the congre- tells the gation had grown to 2,000, necessitat- ing the holding of multiple services on Whole Truth . . the Lord's day. Now the original nu- cleus of Syn Wee Joo people had broad- fo students who are determined ened to include northerners from other to expound God’s Word in writing, places. The huge prewar migration teaching, witnessing, preaching. brought at least two million Koreans to the Church —which should pro- down from Communist territory. They mote with foresight the training headed for Seoul in great numbers and its future EXPOSITORS. of Han's congregation, now known as the to friends who are constrained Yung Nak Church, increased to three to buy up the opportunity: thousand. 1. By informing youth. In 1948, the idea that a more perma- 2. Byinvestingtheirsubstance. nent meeting place was needed took Write to me soon: root and Han made a trip to America Douglas B. MacCorkle, Th. D. where he secured a commitment of President Philadelphia College of Bible $20,000 from the Presbyterian Restora- PLEASE SEND ME YOUR CURRENT CATALOG 1800 Arch Street tion Fund. The congregation whose wv Office of the Registrar Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 membership had come penniless to the Dallas Theological Seminary Accredited by Accrediting Association of Bible Colleges city a few years before gave a total of 3909 Swiss Avenue Dallas, Texas 75204 T besides manual labor, $100,000, much Name to build a large Gothic, cathedral-style Street stone edifice. For a whole year, men, women and children toiled with picks, City State Zip Continued on page twenty-nine ° WORLD VISION MAGAZINE / JUNE 1964 I HAN KYUNG CHIK ingenuity once again came to the fore. gation sent by the Seoul churches to Continued A vacant lot was discovered from page twenty- four where a express sympathy to the churches of Japanese orphanage had once stood. the northern city. shovels and baskets to level Yunk Nak elders got permission the ground to use A great union service was held in the and raise the building. the ground and on it erected a quonset West Gate Presbyterian Church in Py- The Yung Nak Church hut. A permanent building program was just as be- eng Yang. It was an occasion of joy and enterprising in other ways. gan to take shape in 1949. A commit- thanksgiving. Han recalls that many tee comprising 12 elders, deacons Then tragedy struck. and talked to him, with tears shining in deaconesses was formed Within three weeks after to establish a the dedica- their eyes. Only those Christians who refugee camp on a vacant lot tion of the beautiful new two blocks Yung Nak had ingeniously managed to conceal from the church. sanctuary, on June 25, 1950, the Com- themselves were left alive in the city. A school was formed to cater to munists crossed the 38th parallel refu- in a Peace was of short duration, however, gee children. Classes were first held in drive to the south. Seoul was evacuated. for in November of the same year, a former Japanese shoe factory. Soon Two elders and three deacons hid Han 250,000 troops from the People's Re- the school was making rubber shoes until he could affect an escape. as After a public of China invaded Korea and a means of support. Out of this long weary trek, lasting primi- two weeks, he United Nations forces were compelled tive beginning developed a permanent finally reached Taegu. There he found to retreat. Multitudes stampeded south training center. The Presbyterian a number Res- of Christian ministers who to escape the returning Communist toration Fund in America contributed were grateful for his assistance in help- regime. to the founding of the Tae Kwang ing organize the Christian Patriotic In Seoul, Han and his people strug- Academy which today boasts an enroll- Council as an aid in the relief of refu- gled to help those who were coming to ment of 3,000 students. President of the gees . . . something that was becoming the church for help at the rate of a Academy's board of directors is Han habitual with him. thousand a day. But soon the footsore Kyung Chik. When the United Nations forces re- exiles were again told they must move It was inevitable that many orphaned entered Seoul on September after 28, on. On Christmas Eve the church children should gravitate to the "refu- the Inchon landing, Han was close be- moved its orphans to the south. Only gee church." To care for some of them, hind the forces. He returned to the some five hundred people were left in the church asked one of its members to capital on the first of October. few A the city to attend what Han remembers open her home. When this shelter soon days later, when Pyeng Yang was lib- as the most pathetic Christmas service proved inadequate, the congregation's erated, he went as a member of a dele- in his life. RUSHING TO RUSSIANS Rushing the Gospel to Russians and others A WINONA VACATION IS A for the past 30 years. Supporting over 100 missionaries, working in 22 countries. Dis- tributing Holy Scriptures. Broadcasting the Gospel in Russian and other languages over 8 radio stations. For more information write: SLAVIC GOSPEL ASSOCIATION Peter Deyneka. General Director , Dept. W, 2434 H. Hedzic Blvd., Chicago, III. 60647 j WINQMA_L&KE BIBLE RnNFFRFWnF Immediately after the service he was The Yung Nak Bible Club sponsors DO YOU HAVE 5100.. .$500.. .51000 called to read President Rhee's procla- a primary teaching center for under- OR MORE TO INVEST? mation that Seoul must again be evacu- privileged youngsters whose families are ated. It was at this time that the Fifth too poor to afford the public school United States Air Force Division sup- fees. Largest of its kind in the city, the plied planes and flew one thousand or- school has 400 registrants. The evening phans to Chejudo Island ... a kindness high-school-level Bible Club has 120 Korea will never forget. (A Hollywood students in attendance. movie has been made featuring this But to date Yung Nak's crowning mission of mercy.) achievement has been the sending forth of a young Korean couple — an The intervening years since the ordained minister (who is also a medi- cease-fire in 1953 have seen a large cal doctor) and his wife—as missionar- stone Sunday school building erected. ies to Thailand. This refugee congrega- God's blessing has rested upon this tion out of its poverty gives until it congregation until it has become a hurts so that people in another land mighty influence in Korea and an in- might hear the Gospel of Jesus Christ. spiration around the world. In the pul- Dr. Han Kyung Chik has been elected pit of Yung Nak Church have stood successively moderator of the Presby- such outstanding personalities as the tery of Seoul and moderator of the late Presbyterian Elder John Foster General Assembly. He has been invited Dulles, Evangelists Billy Graham and to address national interdemomina- • INCOME FOR LIFE GET A REGULAR Bob Pierce, and Dr. E. Stanley Jones, tional gatherings in the U.S., and Billy as well as two successive Chiefs of • HAVE A VITAL PART IN REACHING Graham has had him speak at some of Chaplains of the United States Army. YOUTH FOR CHRIST AROUND THE WORLD his American crusades. He has preached With the economic improvement of in Europe and Africa, is widely sought Here's how your investment in a the country, Yung Nak has been able out for pastors conferences in the Phil- YFC Annuity works for CHRIST... to enlarge its benevolences. Today the ippines, Thailand, Burma and Latin • Unique Teen Teams witness in countries church supports 40 evangelists who America. Word has reached the writer where adults are often forbidden . . . far successfully established that rarely have Africans been stirred a spiritual “peace corps” have so 31 as they were in of his • Young people in 47 countries are being churches in hitherto churchless vil- some meetings reached with the Gospel through local lages. Po Rin Wo, Yung Nak's orphan- on that continent. YFC programs age, lovingly cares for 162 children in His people... their need... that need • Teens in 3300 high and junior high Christ this is schools fellowship and witness in YFC a happy Christian atmosphere. Tabitha met in Jesus— the summa- Clubs Widow's Home shelters 35 families tion of a great man's life. • 10,000 under-privileged boys are chal- whose husbands and fathers were war lenged for Christ annually in summer Han Kyung Chik, the subject of Dr. camps victims, and an old folks' home pro- Voelkel’s article, will be a featured • Over 16,000 decisions for Christ last year, vides kindly attention and cheer for 33 at World Vision’s “Feastival of Mis- individually followed up aged members of the congregation who - sions," July 19 26 , 1964 , at Winona Here’s how your investment works for you... have no means of livelihood. Lake, Indiana. • BACKGROUND Dr. Han, Kyung Chik of Seoul, Korea, has recently been named minister-at-large for World Vision International. Dr. Han has been pastor of the Young Nak Presbyterian Church in Seoul since 1945, when he began with 27 members. The church now numbers its constituency at 14,761, and is believed to be the largest Presbyterian congregation in the world. Dr. Han is a graduate of Prince- ton Seminary. Under his leadership the Young Nak Presbyterian Church has become known throughout Korea for its evangelistic out- reach. Since 1947 it has established 92 self-supporting churches. PURPOSE The basic purpose of the Institute for Church Growth in Korea, the name of the total project, * is three-fold: 1) Help Korea’s 5,000-7,000 ministers to achieve more effective pastoral care and fruitful evangelism. An extension of this will be the researching and implementing of new methods of evangel- ism among military, students, police, industrial workers, etc, 2) Develop direct evangelism crusades in cities and churches which could not otherwise have them. 3) Alert the church of South Korea to its responsibility of praying and preparing for evangelism in North Korea when the door is open. Continuing talks between the two Koreas make this imperative. PLAN Beginning January 1, 1973, the Institute began to invite 50 different pastor -delegates to attend a two-week seminar to be held each month, with a total of at least 500 delegates per year. These seminars will be held at the World Vision Conference Center near Kimpo Airport in Seoul. The delegates will provide their own transpor- tation to and from the conference site. The Korean City Churches will "sponsor" rural delegates, thus assuming as strong a financial -SZ. part as possible. World Vision will provide ZL the facilities. TC -c £ ST'. \ £ * t-W (bk x'zj.suu^n icd~^ tK cl ( Cv ^ (fMb^ ? - ic 4> ivu. *"Xx > r* y i ,_ X -'*''' " t "? j^ Jl- '-JCi^l* JLjLa\_ A^-du^xA. X'd uJ~ -<> / "fl* yc -j~t <; (cd-*^ ^ ^ -~{ jd{s~-&xA-£ t £) S <• ^“\ Ai £'-r\, ^ (2 '^- ^£>'£‘^'0 Sf ^K 7) _ . // CCrtO MOA/-i>K^ p |C» • <. 7* fc *-( Wit*/ clvvuKto UaW S'fviAfc^ 'fer CKt^ - cAale, cKvvc.Lt '/ i ; , o-'iLf ? sh^y/^^v ^ ^HA'CHAk') ^ 1^7 iS^Ji Lf A O( £/ 7^ >tTi ^ ^s)> 7^- ijyiwj-zn NVVI { ^'^jOI Wo^t-D vt iiOKl MhxQ21N£ One of Korea's most distinguished clergymen has recently joined World Vision's overseas staff. His singular and colorful career has been immensely fruitful. Here is his story. A series of "ups and downs" vision carrying the message into an characterized Han's next few years, auxiliary auditorium. ]a.t has been said that we can learn and each experience helped develop In addition, 42 evangelists spon- much from the shadow of a tree. As his faithful, gentle spirit. Following sored by the Young Nak congre- we go back and forth through life, graduation from Princeton, Kyung gation have established 60 other our shadow—our influence—will fall Chik collapsed with tuberculosis. He churches which are now self-support- where we ourselves could never go. was hospitalized in New Mexico for ing. A radio ministry, "Hour of When missionary Samuel Moffett two years. When he returned to Hope," carries Dr. Han’s messages Sr. established a school in the tiny Korea, he taught in a Christian high throughout Korea. Po Rin Won village of Cha Chak in northern school for a year, and then took a Orphanage and Tabitha Widows' Korea, he had no idea he would Presbyterian pastorate. Han served- Home are practical demonstrations influence a young boy destined to this church until 1941 when he was of the church's love for those in become one of Korea's great Chris- imprioned by the Japanese who re- need. Elementary, middle, and high tian leaders. But that is exactly what garded him as pro-American. Al- school classes; hospital and industrial happened. though he was released within a few evangelism programs further extend Although his father was a fol- weeks, he was forbidden to preach. the church's ministry. lower of Confucius, little Han Kyung Thus, the war years were spent in And at the heart of this outstand- 4*- Chik was sent to Moffett's school. social welfare for orphans, widows, ing congregation is Dr. Han Kyung Greatly impressed by the Bible's mes- and the elderly. Chik, its gentle, dedicated pastor. sage of salvation, he became a Chris- The Japanese surrender brought a tian at the age of 14. new problem: Han found himself During his four years at Soon Sil living in a Russian-dominated area. rut this is not the end of Dr. (Union Christian) College in Pyeng Political pressures finally forced him Han's story. Past the age when most Yang, Kyung Chik served as secretary to flee to the south, quietly crossing men dream of retiring, Han Kyung o to Dr. William Newton Blair. A deep, the thirty-eighth parallel at night. Chik has a vision of yet another lifelong friendship developed. Ac- Twenty -seven young refugees ministry. His retirement from the companying the Blair family on a went with Dr. Han—and these be- pastorate of the Young Nak Church summer vacation at the edge of the came the nucleus of Young Nak at the end of this month will not Yellow Sea, Han spent hours walking Church in Seoul. signal the end of his career, but the along the beach trying to sort out his beginning of an exciting new facet. thoughts about a career. One day he Dr. Han Kyung Chik has agreed to suddenly felt God speaking to him. H rom its beginning, Young Nak an appointment as minister-at-large Falling on his knees in the sand, Han was marked by the loving concern with World Vision, after a long and spent several hours in prayer. When that sought to reach the total person. happy association. In his new posi- established, he arose, he had wholly dedicated his Soon an orphanage was tion, Dr. Han will inaugurate a series life, knowing God was calling him then a school and small industries to of seminars to help Korea's 5,000- into the ministry. assist refugees were added to the 7,000 ministers achieve more effec- ministry. Few Koreans were allowed to tive pastoral care and fruitful evange- Today Young Nak Presbyterian travel abroad in those days, but lism. Dr. Han feels that talks between following the 1925 Soon Sil com- Church is the largest Presbyterian North and South Korea make it mencement, Dr. Biair arranged for congregation in the world with near- imperative that South Korea pray for Han to enter Emporia College in ly 15,000 members. Three Sunday the North and the reunification of in find Gothic- Kansas. He secured his B.A. 1926, morning services the families seoarated over 20 years. and then enrolled in Princeton Semi- style church packed to its 200G In addition to the seminars. Dr. nary. capacity, with a closed circuit tele- Han will also help develop and partic- in other evangelistic activities © © ipate sponsored by World Vision, including a ministry among the Republic of Korea Army troops. "Dr. Han is certainly one of the r - - • is y *0-~- most revered clergymen and dedi- V' cated Christians in all Korea,” Dr. ** XfZ Stanley Mooneyham recently com- L W -* *ysj mented. "We at World Vision are honored that we will be able to work * - i .y - > r : , . closely with Dr. Han and enjoy his ' M 7 i T' counsel." / And that is exactly how thou- f ’ , i ' , of people know Dr. Han y'i sands who j 7 feel: honored to work with such a godly man. vr/ .,.^333^^1 - THE REV. DR. KTUNG-CHIK HAN - Th.B. 1929 President Gillespie, I present to you to receive the Distinguished Alumnus Award of Princeton Theological Seminary the Rev. Dr. Kyung-Chik Han who received his Bachelor of Theology degree from the Seminary in 1929. The life of this man is a record of amazing contributions to the Presbyterian Church of Korea and to the people of his country. In 1947 he gathered 27 Christians in Seoul to form the Young Nak Presbyterian Church which has grown under his pastoral oversight until today it is the largest Presbyterian church in the world with sixty five thousand members. This great church under the influence of Dr. Han has nurtured over 500 daughter churches in Korea as well as in the United States. The list of schools, widow's homes, and orphan- ages founded under his leadership are too numerous to mention. Dr. Han served as President of Soong-Jun University in Seoul from 1955 - 1958, was elected Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Korea in 1955, and as chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Presbyterian Seminary in Seoul. During this year of Centennial Celebration of Korean Protestantism, the leader of the ecumenical body orchestrating the celebration has been Dr. Kyung-Chik Han. He currently serves as the Chairperson of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church of Korea, the National Christian Council in Korea, and the World Vision Juridical Body in Korea. In great demand as a public speaker, he has addressed numerous mission and evangelism crusades around the world. 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Appreciation of his leadership in Christian education as president of Soongjun University awi -chairman of- the board of the Presbyterian Theological Seminary of Korea, and his evangelistic witness throughout the world, from Africa and Europe to North and South America; Celebration of his simple life-style, unassumed humility, indifference to worldly honors, and transparent devotion to the Lord whose servant he is. I ! DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS AWARD to o Kyung-Chik Han Class of 1929 .-jviXrj •feoai Princeton Theological Seminary Recognition of his distinction as a nationally respected Christian minister, the founder and pastor of the largest Presbyterian church in the world; Testimony to his commitment to the poor, the widowed, the orphaned, and the refugees in the tortured postwar years of partition and invasion; Appreciation of his leadership in Christian education as president of Soongjun University and his evangelistic witness throughout the world; Celebration of his simple life style, junasaumed humility, indifference to worldly honors, and devotion to the Lord whose servant he is. Wherefore we present this Distinguished Alumnus Award given upon the occasion of Princeton Theologica^l Seminary's Alumni /ae Day t on the third day of June, the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred eighty-five ( and of the Seminary, the one hundred seventy-third. ( < President Thomas W. Gillespie John M. Templeton President, Board of Trustees i ( ( < The Templeton Prize Box N7776 Nassau, Bahamas Tel: 809-362-4904 Fax: 809-362-4880 SUITE 2100 PRESENTATION ARRANGEMENTS OFFICE BROWARD FINANCIAL CENTRE 16 KINGFISHER LANE FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA 33394-3091 TURNERS HILL USA. CRAWLEY SUSSEX RHIO 4QP ENGLAND Nassau, Bahamas VIA COURIER December 19, 1991 The Reverend Dr Kyung Chik Han Young Nak Presbyterian Church Ju-Dong 2 Ka, 69 Choong Ku Seoul, Korea 100 Dear Dr Han: It was a pleasure to speak with you today and to be able to offer to you my sincere congratulations on being the recipient of the 1992 Templeton Prize. The Trustees of the Templeton Foundation are honoured by your acceptance of the 1992 Templeton Prize. I must again add that you keep the good news in confidence until it is announced on Wednesday, March 11th at 11 AM (New York time) at a specially convened Press Conference in the Dag Hammarskjold Room in the Church Centre for the United Nations in New York. I confirm that the public ceremony will be held in the Schauspielhaus in east Berlin on Wednesday, April 29th at 2:30 in the afternoon. (It was in Berlin in 1966 that I first met you during the World Congress on Evangelism) . The Chairperson for the event will be Dr Otto von Habsburg and the Mayor of Berlin will speak also. The world famous Berlin Boys Choir will provide the music. The programme which will last about one hour will include a 25-30 minute address by you. I am enclosing the report on this year's ceremony for your information together with a prospectus on the Prize and two books on previous winners. A reception given by the Mayor of Berlin will follow the public ceremony. This will be held in the Rathaus in the eastern part of the city. . The Revd. Dr. Kyung Chik Han December 19, 1991 - 2 - At the Berlin ceremony the language will be English with simultaneous translation into German. I remember your English is perfect! Could I have your acceptance speech for Berlin not later than April 1st here in Nassau. It would be best if it were sent to me by courier. I confirm that a room has been booked for you in our name at the Grand Hotel in east Berlin for the nights of April 27, 28, 29 and 3 0 departing for London May 1st where I have you booked into Claridges Hotel. It may be that you will wish your daughter to travel with you and if so let me know so that I may book a room for her also in Berlin and London. The private ceremony will take place on the afternoon of Thursday May 7th at Buckingham Palace. This is usually a small group of 15 persons. You may bring one other person to this private ceremony but please let me have a name at a very early date. The others present will be the Trustees of the Prize together with the Judges. The format here is as follows: I will make the introductions and then in one minute say why you are the recipient. His Royal Highness, Prince Philip will make the presentation of a scroll, a medal, and a cheque for Stg.£575,000 and you will respond with a two minute thank you. His Royal Highness then informally speaks with the guests, after which he departs and a group photograph is taken by the Foundation's staff photographer. In all the Palace ceremony takes 30 minutes at most. A luncheon in your honour will be held at Claridges that day. Air travel arrangements: The Foundation will be responsible for your travel business class. May I suggest you book a flight of your choice to arrive in Berlin by Monday, 27th April. Berlin- London would be by British Airways and London-Seoul your choice of airline. (And your daughter, if she is to travel with you) I shall be in Berlin for a final arrangements meeting on Monday, 6th January and after that I will again write to you giving you the final programme details. . The Revd. Dr. Kyung Chik Han December 19, 1991 -3- In the meantime, may I again offer my personal congratulations and wish you, your family and congregation a Blessed Christmas and a Happy and Peaceful New Year. Yours sincerely. Executive Vice President WF/mg ends cc: Prof. Sam Moffett . a CONTACT: Donald Lehr FINAL - FEBRUARY 21 (212) 779-0700 THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF KOREA When 27 North Korean refugees gathered with Kyung-Chik Han in Seoul in 1945 for a prayer meeting, they probably had no idea that their small congregation would one day lead one of the most revolutionary evangelical movements in the history of Christianity Rev. Kyung-Chik Han’s prayer meetings became weekly events for the refugees and as their numbers grew, the Young Nak (Everlasting Joy) Church was founded. It -wac th-e— 4=n— churches founded ^during the past 47 years that have spread the ^message -fefce P-r cub y tfev-iaTL-i-om throughout Asia, Europe and the Americas. By 1990, about 1,740,000 Koreans were members of the Presbyterian Church of Korea -- with which Young Nak is affiliated -- worshiping in 4,636 churches. Along with the almost two million members of the Presbyterian (Hapdong) Church of Korea and the smaller Presbyterian Church of the Republic of Korea, Koryu Presbyterian Church, and many other smaller Presbyterian churches, Presbyterians represent the largest Christian denomination in Korea. The over five million members of the various Presbyterian churches in Korea compare to approximately 3.1 million Presbyterians in the United States. -more- . The Presbyterian Church of Korea 2 Presbyterianism has been a strong presence in Korea for over a century. While other denominations — including Catholics, Methodists, Pentacostals and Baptists — have also had successful missionary programs in Korea, the Presbyterians grew the fastest and today have almost as many members as the four other larger Christian denominations combined. Among the reasons for the popularity of Presbyterianism in Korea is the fact that the Presbyterian foreign missionaries, since their arrival in the late 19th century, turned their churches over to Korean leadership more quickly than the other denominations. Presbyterian missionaries determined early on to encourage their converts to be self-supporting, self-governing and self-propagating When Presbyterian missionaries began evangelizing in Korea, their greatest numerical success came in the area now known as North Korea. After the end of World War II, however, refugees — including Kyung-Chik Han -- flooded into the South and brought their religious convictions with them. After Han and his refugee followers began gathering on a weekly basis in Seoul, they received permission from the U.S. military to meet in an abandoned Buddhist temple, a remnant of the imperialism which had dominated the country since it was conquered by Japan in 1910. Within a year, as the church became affiliated with the Kyonggi Province Presbytery, membership in the Young Nak Church grew to 1,438. A year later, 1947, it reached 4,435. The congregation became so large, services were being held twice on -more- . The Presbyterian Church of Korea 3 Sundays. Today, the church holds daily services, six services on Sunday, and two Wednesday evening services. With over 60,000 members, it is the largest Presbyterian congregation in the world. This is despite Young Nak's emphasis on encouraging their members to "hive" off and start new churches. Perhaps as many as 500 new churches have been founded in the last 30 years, including a 5,000-member Young Nak church in Los Angeles, and others throughout the world. The Young Nak Presbyterian Church is one of the best known religious institutions in Korea and not only because of its large membership. Widespread evangelical outreach and broad social work have become the hallmark of the Presbyterian Church of Korea, led by Young Nak's example. Under Dr. Han's fervent efforts to spread Christianity, the Presbyterian Church of Korea has led a worldwide Presbyterian focus on evangelizing "first generation" believers, that is, % those who are not already part of any other Christian denomination The success of the Presbyterian Church of Korea's evangelism is undeniable. To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Protestantism in Korea in 1984, the church decided to set a goal of starting 300 new churches annually from 1974 to 1984. It met the goal. One church, the Chuan Church in Inchon, was able to get 71,000 people, a number almost ten times higher than its membership, to attend its one-day "Jesus Festival" as part of its annual membership drive. The success of the drive was powered by -more The Presbyterian Church of Korea 4 parishioners such as the one member who was responsible for bringing over 3,100 new church attendees during the first nine months of 1991 . Another defining feature of the Presbyterian Church of Korea's mission is its dependence on prayer: prayer to transform lives and relationships through the power of Christ, prayer to increase congregations, prayer to help North and South Korea reunify and, of course, prayer to answer personal concerns. The intensity with which parishioners devote themselves to prayer is embodied in the physical emotion some Korean Presbyterians display when praying and reading the Bible. It is not uncommon to see a person rock back and forth, wring tite3.r- hands or cry aloud, although usually only in smaller, rural churches. But Korean Presbyterians typically use prayer in ways associated with traditional Christian practice — that is, for considerations of morality and faith. Korean Presbyterians often practice "dong sung ki do," where members simultaneously pray together aloud. Early morning prayer meetings, long a staple of the Young Nak Church, are common throughout the Korean Presbyterian Church, and draw extra- ordinarily large attendance. An additional noteworthy part of the church's prayer life are the prayer meetings held weekly in private homes. This underscores the extensive lay network of the church, which encourage "home cell groups" for outreach and maintenance of faith. These groups are instrumental in providing direct pastoral care, a critical need when church membership increases to many thousands. -more- . The Presbyterian Church of Korea 5 Much of the lay leadership is in the hands of church women who use Friday afternoon meetings (many Korean women do not work outside of the home) to monitor the spiritual needs of other members in the home cell. Because only men may be ordained as ministers and elders in the Presbyterian Church of Korea, women have fashioned the home ministries into their own expression of faith and are considered the backbone of local church ministries. The Bible is a significant part of the average church member's life, with many church members and all church leaders reading through the entire Bible each year. Daily family worship in Christian homes is also a staple of Korean Christianity. Music, too, plays a large role in the ministry of the Korean Presbyterian Church. Even midnight meetings are filled with music and singing to energize the spirits of the congregation. Churches sometimes spend as much as a quarter of their annual budgets on music ministry. Some of the most accomplished choirs in the world are in Korea. Most members carry their own hymnal and Bible to church Evangelism, music ministry, a strong lay leadership. Biblical literacy, and an emphasis on the stewardship of life and resources are the strengths that have made the Korean Presbyterian Church such a compelling model for Presbyterianism — and all Christianity — worldwide. # # # 022192 CONTACT: Donald Lehr FINAL - FEBRUARY 21 (212) 779-0700 FACT SHEET: DR. KYUNG-CHIK HAN 1902 -- December 29, Kyung-Chik Han is born to impoverished parents, followers of Confucius, on a farm in Pyungwon County, Korea, later known as North Korea 1914 -- Marries Chan Bin Kim; They will have two children: a daughter, Soon Hee Lee (born in 1918) and a son, Hewon Han (born in 1938); another son died in early childhood 1915 — Despite obstacles, Han is admitted to O-San Academy (High School) , in Chungju, (North) Korea 1919 -- Graduates from O-San Academy, a Christian high school famed for its support of Korean independence 1921 — Enters Soongsil (Union Christian) College, Pyongyang, northern Korea 1923 — While walking on the beach at the Yellow Sea, Han hears a call from God to spread the Gospel 1925 -- Graduates from Soongsil College near the top of his class; With the help of missionary Rev. William Blair, Han makes his first trip outside of Korea to attend the College of Emporia in Emporia, Kansas 1926 -- Graduates from College of Emporia with a Bachelor of Arts degree; Han enters Princeton Theological Seminary at Princeton, New Jersey 1929 -- Graduates from Princeton Theological Seminary; Han's plans to attend Yale University are interrupted when he contracts tuberculosis and spends two years in treatment at sanatariums in Albuquerque, New Mexico and Denver 1931 — Too poor to afford his return trip to Korea, friends provide a ticket on a steam barge across the Pacific Ocean from California to Korea 1931 -- In Pyongyang, Han is selected as a chaplain and teacher at Soongin Commercial High School; Also chosen to serve as teacher of Bible Studies at Soongsil College, but occupying Japanese authorities reject the appointment -more- Fact Sheet: Dr. Kyunq-Chik Han 2 1933 — Han is ordained and becomes a pastor at the Second Presbyterian Church in Shinuiju, northern Korea; Growing tensions between Japan and America makes Han suspect because of his educational ties to the United States 1939 -- Han establishes an orphanage south of Shinuiju 1941 -- Japanese forces remove Han from his position at Second Presbyterian Church 1942 -- Han is briefly imprisoned by Japanese authorities because he refuses to worship the Japanese Emperor at a Shinto Shrine; 1945 -- At the end of World War II, Han is chosen as mayor of Shinuiju; Fearing increasingly hostile occupying Soviet forces, Han escapes to South Korea and becomes the founder and first pastor of Bethany Evangelistic Church in Seoul, beginning with a congregation of 27 refugees; The church will eventually become the largest Presbyterian congregation in the world 1946 — Bethany Evangelistic Church is renamed Young Nak (Everlasting Joy) Presbyterian Church; Membership grows to 1,438 members 1947 -- Han re-establishes an orphanage in Seoul and serves as a Chairperson of its Board of Directors and establishes Taikwang High School, also serving as the Chairperson of its Board of Directors; Young Nak's membership increases to 4,435 1948 -- Receives Doctor of Divinity degree from College of Emporia, Kansas 1950 -- Becomes Chairperson of the Board of Directors at Posung Girls High School, Seoul, and of the Christian Children's Fund of Korea; Within weeks of completing the building of the new Young Nak Church in Seoul, North Korean forces invade the city; Han and other church members escape to Pusan, 300 miles south of Seoul; Later that year, when United Nation forces enter Seoul, Han returns to his pulpit; By Christmas, Han and his congregation must flee again 1951 — Representing the Korean National Christian Council, Han is sent on a goodwill mission to America; Han also establishes the Home for Widows in Pusan, South Korea 1953 -- Becomes Chairperson of the Board of Directors of World Vision Korea, serves for 36 years 1954 -- Young Nak Church officially dedicated; Han begins a four-year term as President of Soongsil College, Seoul; Establishes Young Nak Home for Widows in Seoul -more- Fact Sheet: Dr. Kyunq-Chik Han 3 1955 -- Elected Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Korea 1956 — Receives Doctor of Divinity degree from Yonsei University, Seoul; Selected as Chairperson of the Foreign Missions Board of the Presbyterian Church of Korea 1959 — Han begins his radio ministry, "Hour of Hope," on the Christian Broadcasting Network in Korea 1962 — Becomes Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Seoul Women's College 1967 -- Becomes Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Soongsil College, Seoul 1969 — Establishes Seoul Women's Theological Seminary and serves as Chairperson of the Board of Directors 1970 -- Han receives the Rose of Sharon, highest medal granted to civilians by the government of South Korea 1971 -- Becomes Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Seoul; The 10-volume Sermon Series of Rev. Kyung-Chik Han is published 1973 — Resigns as Senior Pastor of Young Nak Church to become Pastor Emeritus; Appointed Minister-At-Large for World Vision International; The congregation of Young Nak Church reaches 16,528; Becomes Chairperson of the Military Chaplains Committee, created to serve military personnel; Korea Church Growth Institute and of the Board of Directors of Asian Church Growth Institute 1974 — Chan Bin Kim, Han's wife of 60 years, dies 1983 -- Serves as Chairperson of the Centennial Celebration of Korean Protestantism; Begins column in Hankook Ilbo daily newspaper 1985 -- Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey, awards Dr. Han its Distinguished Alumnus Award 1989 — Dr. Kyung-Chik Han Chair in Systema :ic Theology established at Princeton Theological Seminary 1990 -- Serves as Chairperson of the "Love Rice" movement, distributing rice to the world's poor 1992 -- Dr. Han is awarded the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion # # # 022192 ; DR. KYUNG-CHIK HAN Class of 1929 Founder of Young-Nak Presbyterian Church (Seoul) Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Korea (19 ) ; Chairman of the "Love-Rice" Movement to relieve worldwide hunger; Recipient of the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion, 1922. Of Dr. Han it has been said: He preaches so that the weariest of rural grandmothers can understand him, but students and professors flock to hear him. He gives the impression of an almost unwordly spirituality, but he was one of the first to plunge into the democratic political reorganization of free Korea. He is a country pastor at heart, but he ministers to the largest Presbyterian congregation in the world in the most sophisticated city in Korea. To the thousands of penniless refugees who made their perilous way south in the war his church was a haven of safety, a feeding station, a job placement agency, an orphanage and a school —but always and unmistakably a place of prayer and a House of God. CONTACT: Donald Lehr FINAL - FEBRUARY 21 (212) 779-0700 BIO: DR. KYUNG-CHIK HAN When Kyung-Chik Han was born in 1902 to poverty-stricken parents in a tiny Korean village, his humble beginnings offered little indication that he would one day become one of the world's preeminent evangelists. From a farmboy in what is today known as North Korea to the founder of the world's largest Presbyterian Church and a movement that has transformed the face of Christianity in Korea and beyond, the nine-decade ascent of Dr. Han is a story of triumph over war, poverty and personal tragedy. Through it all, his hope and happiness -- steeped in a serenity born of confidence in the omnipotence and salvation of God — have inspired millions. The son of Confucian parents, Han was known as a joyous child. When his distant cousin, a Christian convert, began to spread the story of Christ to his relatives, seven-year-old Kyung-Chik Han listened. With all the passion of youth, he embraced the cousin's message as his own. His cousin's small Christian group had established a parochial school that educated Han. It set a pattern that would have a lifelong influence on the boy, a man today revered as one of the most accomplished advocates of universal education access in Korea's history. -more- Bio: Dr. Kyunq-Chik Han 2 While a student at the school, the young Han met Rev. William Newton Blair, a Western missionary who made twice-yearly visits to the school. Blair and the boy struck up a friendship that would continue for over half a century. After leaving the elementary school, Han attended a Christian high school, O-San Academy in Chung ju, in the North. An educational institution with a religious emphasis, the school also had an intense focus on nationalism and politics. The year was 1915, shortly after Japanese forces had invaded Korea and annexed the nation. Humiliated by the defeat, Koreans depended on institutions like O-San to quietly maintain a sense of identity during the often brutal occupation. O-San preached non-violence and civil disobedience as a way to foil the occupying forces. This combination left an indelible mark on Han, who would later use his pulpit as an instrument of political fervor, most typically calling upon his congregation to stoutly resist the Japanese during occupation and, then, to reject the Soviet- and Chinese-backed aggression in North Korea. After graduation from O-San, Han became a student at Soongsil (Union Christian) College -- a Presbyterian mission school — in Pyongyang. He also worked as a secretary to his longtime friend. Rev. William Blair, and lived with the minister's family. Despite the influences of the college and his homelife, these were not the critical influences that convinced Han to dedicate his life to Christ. That moment came during a solitary walk on a beach during a summer break at the school, when he heard the voice of God tell him to commit his life to evangelism. -more- . Bio: Dr. Kyunq-Chik Han 3 With his life's work determined, Han graduated from Soongsil in 1925 third in his class and, with the help of Blair, made his first visit outside of Korea to attend the College of Emporia in Emporia, Kansas. The school recognized Han's years at Soongsil and conferred a Bachelor of Arts degree upon him the following year. That same year, Han entered Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey, graduating in 1929. He immediately made plans to attend Yale University. Han, however, had contracted tuberculosis and the plans never came to fruition. He spent the next two years recovering his health in sanitariums in Albuquerque, New Mexico and Denver. Han decided to return to Korea to continue his ministry. Unable to afford the trip, he hitchhiked and walked to California and — with a ticket purchased by American friends — rode a steam barge to Korea. Upon his return to Korea in 1931, Han was selected to serve as a chaplain and teacher at Soongin Commercial High School, which was affiliated with his alma mater, Soongsil College. The college also offered Han a position as a Bible teacher, but Japanese authorities, fearing Han's popular influence, rejected the appointment The Japanese harrassment was to continue. When Han became a pastor at the Second Presbyterian Church in Shinuiju in 1933, his educational ties to Americajplaced him under Japanese suspicion as tensions with the U.S. escalated -- suspicion that only heightened as international animosity grew. Han's problems with the Japanese continued, but it didn't slow his missionary zeal. His outreach included establishing an -more- Bio: Dr. Kyunq-Chik Han 4 orphanage in Shinuiju in 1939, the first of many charitable homes for the unfortunate that he would build in his life. With the outbreak of World War II, the Japanese quickly perceived Han as an adversary. In 1942, he was briefly imprisoned because he refused to worship Emperor Hirohito at a Shinto Shrine. Upon his release, the Japanese stripped him of his position at the church. Pastor Han spent his time working on the institution's farm and administering the orphanage, which had expanded to include a home for the elderly. The remainder of his time under Japanese occupation was always tenuous, but Japan's ultimate defeat at the end of the war only worsened Han's security. At first, Korea's liberation from Japan allowed Pastor Han to move freely in Shinuiju. He was made responsible for maintaining order in his town, assuming the position of mayor. But, his term was shortlived. Soon, a new occupying presence arrived -- the Soviet Union. Han escaped, went into hiding and began a tortuous two week journey to cross into the safety of Seoul, including hiking 50 miles at night. Within days of his arrival. Pastor Han and 27 fellow refugees from his Second Presbyterian Church in Shinuiju met for prayers in Seoul. He called his new church Bethany Evangelical Church. It was a gathering that would eventually grow into the largest Presbyterian congregation in the world. Word of Han's inspirational efforts to hold his flock together spread. Soon, the weekly meetings received permission to move into an abandoned Buddhist temple which had been turned into -more- Bio: Dr. Kyung-Chik Han 5 a Shinto shrine by the Japanese. By 1946, the newly-renamed Young Nak (Everlasting Joy) Church membership had grown to 1,438. Three times that year the church expanded its quarters, at one point using eight large tents to hold the congregation. As the North Korean government increased persecution of those out of step with its hard-line ideology, more than four million residents fled south, including many seeking freedom of worship. The dynamism of Young Nak and Pastor Han would prove to be unprecedented. Refugees from the north, the core of Young Nak's congregation at the beginning, continued to be drawn to the church and membership reached 4,435 by 1947. The strength of the church went far beyond a simple increase of numbers. Realizing the vast needs of refugees, Young Nak coupled the Gospel with a commitment to help its community with housing, education, food, welfare and employment. Thirteen army tents were set up and fitted with wooden floors. A water system was built. For refugees who decided to — stay in Seoul (many continued their migration south) , a school Taikwang High School -- was started, eventually moving into an abandoned factory. The refugee flood also created many orphans, children who lost families during their harrowing escapes. They, like many other escapees, gravitated to the "refugee church" -- Young Nak. And the church responded. An orphanage was built, then a home for the elderly was constructed and then another orphanage. It was Pastor Han's way -more Bio: Dr. Kyung-Chik Han 6 to demonstrate the meaning of Christianity in a way that would nourish his followers spiritually and physically. Han also set out to create a new permanent home for Young Nak. With $20,000 in seed money provided by the American Presbyterian Restoration Fund, the congregation set out to build -- mostly by hand -- a Gothic stone church. In 1950, the church was unofficially dedicated, but it was a bittersweet moment. Within three weeks, insurgents from the North swept into Seoul and Pastor Han and his followers were refugees again. Hiding from the North Korean forces, Han escaped south to Taegu and Pusan, where remnants of his congregation gathered. By October 1, two days after the arrival of United Nations forces in Inchon, Han returned to Seoul. Young Nak took care of war refugees at the rate of 1,000 a day. But, even that was shortlived. By Christmas Day, the North Koreans returned, and Seoul was evacuated again. The U.S. Air Force flew 1,000 orphans to the safety of Chejudo Island and Pastor Han and his followers fled to Pusan. Fellow refugees urged Han to escape to Japan, but he refused. Rev. Harold Voelkel, a missionary, once wrote that when he attempted to convince Pastor Han to leave, Han replied, "I am very grateful, but I can't go. I can't leave my people in a time of danger like this." When Han returned to Seoul in July of 1951, the area around Young Nak had been devastated, but — like the pastor's faith — the church still stood, despite an abortive attempt by the communist forces to burn it. And Young Nak and its mission grew. -more . Bio: Dr. Kyunq-Chik Han 7 Young Nak went on to establish the Home for Widows in Pusan, Home for Widows in Seoul, the Seoul Women's Theological Seminary, and a school for impoverished youth (Seoul's largest primary school). Pastor Han also has served on the board of directors, often as chairperson, of Seoul Women's College, Soongsil College, Seoul's Presbyterian Theological Seminary and World Vision Korea. He has served as president of Soongsil College and moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Korea. In 1956, he received a Doctor of Divinity degree from Yonsei University in Seoul. In 1970, the government presented him with its highest civilian award, the Rose of Sharon medal and in 1985, Princeton Theological Seminary chose him for its annual Distinguished Alumnus Award. In 1989, the Seminary established the Dr. Kyung-Chik Han Chair in Systematic Theology. Although Dr. Han retired from his post as senior pastor of Young Nak in 1973, he continues to remain active as Pastor Emeritus and delivers a sermon at the church each month. As recently as 1990 he served as the chairperson of the "Love Rice" movement, which is dedicated to providing food to the world's poor Dr. Han and his late wife Chan Bin Kim were married for 61 years and had two children -- a daughter, Soon Hee Lee (b. 1920), |VwU»tTri a homemaker and wife of a retired Presbyterian minister^in Korea, and a son, Hewon Han (b. 1938) , a Presbyterian minister in North Carolina. Han also has seven grandchildren and nine great- grandchildren. # # # 022192 TEMPLETON PRIZE FOR PROGRESS IN RELIGION PUBLIC AFFAIRS: THE NOLAN / LEHR GROUP 50 WEST 29TH • • STREET SUITE 9W NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10001 ‘TEL: 212 779-0700 FAX: 212 689-0376 CONTACT: Donald Lehr FINAL - FEBRUARY 21 (212) 779-0700 FACT SHEET: YOUNG NAK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Dec. 2, 1945 -- A group of 27 Christian refugees fleeing communist persecution in North Korea join Rev. Kyung-Chik Han in an inaugural worship service of the Bethany Evangelistic Church Nov. 12, 1946 -- The church is renamed Young Nak (Everlasting Joy) Church, becoming affiliated with the Kyonggi Province Presbytery; Membership reaches 1,438 January 1947 -- Due to rapid growth, the church begins conducting two Sunday worship services; Membership reaches 4,435 by year end March 1947 -- Young Nak Orphange established as part of its long-range social welfare project May 1947 — A series of tents are erected to hold the overflow congregation June 1948 — With the organization of a 24-member board of elders. Rev. Han puts forward Young Nak's three basic objectives of education, missions and service, along with four guidelines: evangelical belief, ecumenical partnership, training in devotional life and embodiment of ecclesiastical conscience for society March 1949 -- Ground is broken in a ceremony for the construction of a new church built of stone June 1949 -- Han assumes the post of senior pastor June 1950 -- A move-in worship service is held on June 4, 1950 though the church still needs final touches. Later this month, on the outbreak of the Korean War, the church is seized by the North Korean communists with most of the church members taking refuge. During the War, Elder Eung-Nak Kim and Deacon Chang-Hwa Kim are martyred for their belief. That same year. Young Nak establishes the Pusan Tabitha Widows' Home. January 1951 -- Following the North Korean invasion and the January 4th evacuation of Seoul, the refugee believers join hands in building Young Nak churches in Pusan (January 11) , Taegu (February 12) and on Cheju Island (January 6, 1952) -more- Fact Sheet: Young Nak Presbyterian Church 2 1952 — Young Nak Old People's Home established near Seoul June 1952 -- Young Nak Middle School established as an education institution under the direct management of the church April 1953 — Rev. Chan-Young Choi, Young Nak's first overseas missionary, dispatched to Thailand 1954 — Seoul Widows' Home established December 19, 1954 — Young Nak Church in Seoul officially dedicated March 1959 -- Young Nak High School established October 1961 -- Prayer retreat center established outside of Seoul June 1963 — Young Nak begins holding worship services three times on Sunday March 1966 -- Young Nak Kindergarten founded January 1969 -- Due to explosive growth, Young Nak creates three parishes March 1969 -- Young Nak Women's Seminary founded January 1973 -- Rev . Han becomes pastor emeritus; Rev. Cho-Choon Park becomes senior pastor June 1973 — Young Nak begins holding four Sunday worship services May 1974 — Kyung-Chik Han Library opens in Seoul January 1978 -- Membership grows to nearly 30,000, covering 10 parishes October 1979 -- Young Nak Vocational High School established 1981 -- Hapsil Babies' Home established January 1982 — Young Nak begins holding five worship services on Sundays September 25, 1985 — Rev. Yun-Kook Kim assumes the post of senior pastor; During his tenure, all church work is computerized January 1988 — Young Nak introduces team ministry system, consisting of the senior pastor, executive pastor, education pastor, pastor for missions and parish visiting pastor December 15, 1988 — Rev. Young-Soo Lim becomes senior pastor; Rev. Lee Sung-hee and Rev. Dong-Ho Kim begin working as executive pastor and education pastor, respectively -more- Fact Sheet: Young Nak Presbyterian Church 3 June 1990 — Young Nak Presbyterian Church membership grows to over 60,000, covering 17 parishes and 1,234 church districts; Young Nak's missionaries serve in 21 countries 1992 — Young Nak currently holds morning services every day, two Wednesday evening services, five daytime Sunday services, and one Sunday evening service # # # 021992