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Show DIFFUSING LIGHT IN ASIA Christian Mlsolonarles Firmly Behind : Independence Move, Thouan Not, ; Directly Responsible for It No picturo of tho Independence move- ' ment or of Korcnn Ufa In nny nspeel ; Is ndequnto that docs not lncludo the : church ns ono of Its high lights, on- servos Knlhnnlel PelTor In Scrlbncr'8 ; Now, even tho Jnpnnoso havo with- : drawn tho chnrgo thnt the movenfrnt : is exclusively Christian nnd thnt It win ; instigated by Amorlcnn missionaries ; for Amorlcnn political purposes. But : It Is truo that tho Korean Christian! ; aro n unit In Its support, thnt tho urn- ; Jorlty of its lenders nro Chrlstlnn, nnd that tho originating Impulse Is largely Christian. And thnt Is only nnturnl : First, bo-caii&o bo-caii&o the Christians nro tho most Influential Influ-ential clnss In Korcn, nnd, second, because be-cause conversion to tho church necessarily neces-sarily means contnet with Western ' Idens nnd Western thought. And those ncccssnrlly means tho development ol n spirit that cannot nnd will not en- ' dure subjection to tho Iron military ; rule of nn nllen conqueror. In thnt senso Christianity Is rcsponsl- bio for tho unrest In Korea nnd In thnl ; senso tho Chrlstlnn church Is the : enemy tho Jnpnneso linvo to fight. And that will bo Increasingly truo ns time ; goes on, for Christianity Is mnkinc rapid strides In Koren, tho moro rapid for tho part tho Christians hnvo played In- tho rebellion. |