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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Nov 25, 1915

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 92, No. 58.

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C. L. BUTTERFIELD

By C. L. Butterfield

Korea

C. L. BUTTERFIELD

TEACHERS ATTENDING INSTITUTE AT SOONAN, KOREA, LAST WEEK IN AUGUST
TEACHERS ATTENDING INSTITUTE AT SOONAN, KOREA, LAST WEEK IN AUGUST
The last week in August we had a teachers' institute at Soonan. All our teachers but one were present, and some others were with us. The institute was marked from the first by much of the Spirit of God. There seemed to be but one desire, and that was to be right with God, so as to become workers who 'needeth not to be ashamed,' and to lead the students in their Christian experience. Different ones read papers on various subjects that had been assigned to them. Both the papers and the discussions which followed were right to the point, and I have never seen any class of workers stand more firmly for the principles we hold than did they.
Plans were laid for strengthening the four schools we have,—the Soonan school and three primary schools in the country,—that these may do the very best grade of work. It is impossible for us to establish more schools, but we feel that we must make what we have a success.
The regulations for establishing schools now are such that we cannot comply with them. A school cannot be started without a government permit, and in order to get a permit a legal corporation must first be formed, and then the school must in every way conform to the government schools. The teaching of the Bible and the holding of religious services of any nature are forbidden. And as the government schools are open on the Sabbath, ours would have to be, too, if established now. However, the schools that we have can run as before for a period of ten years, beginning with April 1, 1915. We had made application for five or six other schools before the present regulations went into effect, or before we knew anything about them, but the permits were all held up until after the first of April, and then they could be obtained only as already stated.
Although we are now limited in our school work, we are not discouraged, for we know that God is with us, and he will enable us to train a class of young people for the proclamation of the third angel's message in Korea.