Dr. Francis W. Schofield and Korea

Western Michigan University ScholarWorks at WMU Master's Theses Graduate College 4-1975 Dr. Francis W. Schofield and orK ea Doretha E. Mortimore Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses Part of the History Commons Recommended Citation Mortimore, Doretha E., "Dr. Francis W. Schofield and orK ea" (1975). Master's Theses. 2452. https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/2452 This Masters Thesis-Open Access is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate College at ScholarWorks at WMU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Master's Theses by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at WMU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. DR. FRANCIS W. SCHOFIELD AND KOREA by Doretha E. Mortimore A Specialist Project Submitted to the Faculty of The Graduate College in partial fulfillment of the Specialist in Arts Degree Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan April 1975 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I am deeply grateful to the Institute of International and Ar~a Studies, Western Michigan University, and to the International Cultural Foundation, Seoul, Korea, for the travel and research grants which made possible this study of the late Dr. Francis William Schofield. While it is impossible to acknowledge all those persons — Korean, Canadian, and American — who have provided invaluable assistance — both in the preparation for, and execution of, my study in Korea and Canada — the following have my special gratitude: Dr. Andrew C. Nahm, mentor and friend; Dr. C. I. Eugene Kim, valued member of my advisement committee; Dr. Key P. Yang, Orientalia Division, Library of Congress, through whose generous intercession I was introduced to many valuable contacts in Korea; Dr. Ross H. MacDonald, Assistant Registrar and Korea specialist, Victoria College, University of Toronto, without whose help my research in Canada would have been much less fruitful; Mr. George I. Cardinal of Breslau, Ontario, Canada, for inviting me into his home and providing access to his "uncle's" papers; Yang Jong-hae and Bae Dong-soon, Seoul, Korea, for their hospitality and friendship; and of course, Mr. Kim Young-sang of Seoul, Korea, my translator and guide. Anyone with but scant knowledge of the indigenous language who attempts to undertake research in a foreign culture is perforce reliant upon many people; I therefore express my heartfelt appreciation to all those Koreans who, out of ii Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. love and respect for the late Dr. Schofield, gave freely of their time and assistance. Their aid and encouragement confirmed time and again the reasons for Dr. Schofield's life-long dedication and devotion to the Korean people. Lastly, these acknowledgments would not be complete without an expression of deepest appreciation to my friend — and husband — who listened, corrected, advised, and . was patient. Doretha E. Mortimore iii Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. INFORMATION TO USERS This material was produced from a microfilm copy of the original document. While the most advanced technological means to photograph and reproduce this document have been used, the quality is heavily dependent upon the quality of the original submitted. 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SCHOFIELD AND KOREA. Western Michigan University, Sp.A., 1975 History, general Xerox University Microfilms,Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106 © Copyright by Doretha Ellen Mortimore 1975 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE INTRODUCTION................................. 1 I JAPAN'S ANNEXATION OF KOREA AND THE KOREAN MOVEMENT FOR NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE ......... 4 II MARCH 1, 1919 18 III THE YOUNG SCHOFIELD AND HIS EDUCATION .......... 22 IV DR. SCHOFIELD: THE "THIRTY-FOURTH PARTICIPANT" IN THE MARCH FIRST M O V E M E N T ................. 32 V KOREA'S "UNQUENCHABLE FIRE" ................... 41 VI THE INTERLUDE: SCHOFIELD IN CANADA, 1920-1958 . 63 VII THE RETURN TO HIS ADOPTED HOMELAND AND THE END OF THE S T R U G G L E .................... 72 Political Essays and Critiques ............. 77 Youth and Educational Activities ......... 84 CONCLUSION................................... 92 APPENDIX ..................................... 96 BIBLIOGRAPHY ................................. 110 iv Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. INTRODUCTION On April 17, 1960, a celebrated friend of Korea was buried — amid great pomp and ceremony — in that plot of the National Cemetery outside Seoul reserved for heroes of Korean history. Not only is it unusual that a Westerner be buried in a Korean national cemetery but that he is interred in such hallowed and sanctified ground is truly extraordinary. The man so honored had been awarded the Order of Merit of the Republic of Korea and is known as the "Thirty-Fourth Participant" in the Samil undong, or, March First Movement; his name was Dr. Francis ("Frank") W. Schofield. For what reasons was this man so greatly honored by the Korean people? Why and how did he become the "Thirty-Fourth Participant" in the March First Movement? The years of Japanese colonial rule in Korea (1910-1945) — especially those months before and after Korea's nation-wide demonstrations for independence in 1919 — were an extremely difficult period for the foreign missionary community. Arthur Judson Brown, in his 1901 work, Report of a Visitation to the Korea Mission, described as follows missionary attitudes toward the political concerns of their converts — Korean Christians: The missionaries believe, with the Boards at home, that all respect should be paid to the Zawfiutty constituted civil authorities, but special care should be observed not to needlessly embarrass them, that the laws of the land should be obeyed and that it is better for disciples of Christ to patiently endure some injustice than to carry Christianity in antagonism to the government under which they labor. 1 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 2 In his "book published in 1929 and entitled The History of Protestant Missions in Korea, Dr. George L. Paek — an eminent historial of the growth and development of Christianity in Korea — wrote: "With the exception of a few partisans, this (a policy of strict neutrality in the political affairs of Korea) became the policy of the missionaries." He further stated that, if Koreans came to the foreign missionary community for advice, "The missionaries, perforce, had to assume an attitude of neutrality." Frank Baldwin, in a more recent study of missionaries in Korea — particularly with respect to the March First Movement in 1919 — states: "Skeptical of the official policy of assimilation and Korean pretentions to independence, the missionaries adopted a neutral position and devoted themselves to the mo fie. pfie&A-ing needs of education, health and spiritual salvation." Frank Schofield was a valiant exception to the neutral position assumed by the foreign missionary community in Korea. While other missionaries maintained either a neutral stance, became pro-Japanese, or merely remained silent and passive, Schofield courageously supported the Korean people. With few other contemporaries, Frank Schofield realized and fervently believed in the social responsibility and concrete application of Christianity. At a crucial time in their history, when Koreans

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