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HELPERS.

Total number in -territory

t?orking as usual

Arrested, now in jail

Unable to work

Working partial time   ( very carefully)

Arrested, later released
COLPORTEURS.

As far as we know all colporteurs are working, in their fields, but

very careful how they travel about not selLing many books. Be have

heard of one or two exceptions of where man have made many sales late¬
ly and preached to willlagm people.
OTHER OFFICERS.

Oases of churches that are left without any officers to lead. All

either arrested or in hiding  — — — 18
THE AHURCH ATTENDANCE.

4 cases are kno-wn of where congregations have greatly increased.

Others are of course below normal.  In the oity congregations numbers

are often swelled by the presence of a large number of country people

who have oome in to visit friends and bring food to prsstoers, and

hear the news of the country.

One oase is known in Sunan territory of where the heathen Koreans
have driven all the Christians out of town, compelling them to leave
their goods and their houses never to return, because the heathen say
that if the Christians remain the soldiers will oome some day and des¬
troy the whole village. The figures above are correct as far as we know.
The information about some of our churches has been most raeagre. We got
no letters telling us about conditions. We have practically no caller
from the country churches. We are being much avoided by our people, and
as we oannot get out to the oountry we have no way of knowing'the real
conditions.

liAN 76 YEARS OLD BEATER AND ARRESTED.
April 21, 1919.

April 3rd an old man, 76 years of age living in a near by home
was dragged out of his home by the police Ijecause he refused to raise the
Japanese flag over his house. Although he was very old, and manifestly in
his dotage, ha was must terribly used by the police. They hit him, knock¬
ing him down on the public road, kicked and stamped on him with their heavy
■boots. They next tied his arms with cords, twisting them until he could
not use them for three or four days. He was then arrested for 15 days.

He was released three days ago, but still has large bruises on his
chest and back. While he was being stamped ujon by the vicious soldiers,
they asked him, "Do you think you will go to heaven?"  thus tormenting
and cruelly using him.

CHRISTIANS DRIVEN OUT.
April 21, 1919

It has just been ascertained that the seven Christian families
living at « certain village (KK) have been driven but by the other vil¬
lagers.  They were told that unless they left the soldiers would oome and
shoot up the whole village and that it was better that a few left than that
all should be shot. And so about 20 people were hastily aroused Saturday
night at midnight and compelled to leave town early Sunday morning. The
villagers broke in their doors and gave them no alternative, so they had
little time to take care of their goods. A few things they were able to
store in near by homes but most of their possessions had to be left as
thoy were,

That this move waa at tho suggestion, yes order of the polioe, can
not be doubted. Eor only two days before this, the church held and bell
tower were torn down and broken by villagers who are knovm to have been
instigated to do this by the polioe.