p. 16 | Soonan, Korea by Riley Russell, M. D.

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jul 13, 1911

Soonan, Korea

By Riley Russell, M. D.

At the close of a ten days' meeting, thirty-eight persons handed in their names as desirous of uniting with God's remnant people, and thirty-one, mostly students from the school, were baptized and taken into the Soonan church. We now have the largest Seventh-day Adventist church in Korea,—seventy-four members, with a Sabbath-school attendance of from 125 to 140. We have outgrown the schoolhouse where we have meetings, and must provide larger quarters soon. At present we are doing our best to get the newly interested ones established in the truth.

Never in the history of this world have conditions been as at present. There are not only open doors, but also so many urgent calls that we see no possible way of answering, that we are greatly distressed. There are churches in

my territory that I have visited only once since I came to Korea. Here is our situation (at Soonan only): Our ministerial institute for native workers closed last Sabbath, after running for one month. Our school farm is running full force; and our school is still running on the spring term. I have operated on three patients in the last three days, two of them being now in a Korean house near by. Have had three letters this week urging me to visit companies that have among their number those who have waited for baptism for one year, having been ready all this time. Our burden is, What shall we do first?

Let those preparing for foreign fields prepare for roughing it on the firing-line, and to stand ready to join the battle at the front at a moment's notice; for we in these fields must have help. Let them get accustomed to the use of the weapons and uniforms of Eph. 6: 10-19.

We are of good courage; for the battle can not possibly last much longer.

RILEY RUSSELL, M. D.