North Koreans Warn - I'm Gonna Tell On You!

North Korea's Christian Christian Christian church history,

It could well be that the Negro spiritual fortifying that went on during the celebrated "Pyongyang Revival" (see "The glorious Capital Of North Korea church" in this series of articles) strengthened the church for what was to come. Others have got opined that what came was a judgement on compromising trusters as well as a diagnostic test for the faithful.

What came was Japan. For many old age a menace and a powerfulness to cover with, Japanese Islands now do its move on Korea. The full state is to be a Nipponese colony, with the attendant Shinto religion. Koreans, for cultural reasons, and also because Jesus now intends so much to so many of them, reject the Shinto "missionaries" . The Nipponese then get to collar Christian leaders, and the persecution begins.

As an alibi for their actions, and all tormentors have got got deemed it necessary to have such as an excuse, they claim that trusters are planning to kill the newly imposed governor. For "political" reasons, therefore, three Christians are immediately tortured to death. Nine are exiled with no trial. 123 others are brought to "trial" in June of 1911. Some have got already signed confessions under torture, though they renounce these "confessions" later. No 1 is permitted to bring forth witnesses. Nearly all of the 123 are given prison house sentences of up to 10 years.

But trusters stand up up. The missionaries acquire the news of these atrocious occurrences to western nations, many of which already are forming a low sentiment of Nipponese ways. To "save face", an action critical to eastern peoples, the Nipponese release all but six of the prisoners!

Then they denote to the Presbyterians of United States that all they will have got to make for the release of the six is to confess to the Nipponese authorities their sorrow and their guiltiness for having sent these missionaries and caused all this trouble. The Presbyterians refuse. But by 1915, pretending to be greathearted before a observation world, all captives are freed anyway.

The method of "telling on" bad authorities have worked many modern times through the years. It is why Kim Erica Jong Illinois maintains his prison houses a secret today. And it is why trusters like myself and a host of others, go on to expose him before what we trust will be a observation world.

And why we go on to pray.

Failing in some of its more than than cruel efforts to surround the church, Japanese Islands seeks more elusive approaches. Ordinances forbid any spiritual direction in missionary post schools. Classes in these schools have got to be conducted in Japanese. No more than Christian schools can open up without a permit, and preacher men have got to be "licensed." But licences are difficult to obtain. So many ordinances cause some establishments to close down altogether.

In March 1919, Koreans rise up once more than against the heavy-handed oppression. They take to the streets in respective major cities, announcing their desire to be free. The Nipponese raise their ferociousness . They fire missionary post schools and Christian churches to the ground. Those admitting their religion in Jesus are killed on the spot. Pastors and other Christian church leadership are rounded up by the one thousands and set into jailhouses that reek, and freezing thier occupants. Torment abounds.

The great Capital Of North Korea resurgence at the bend of the century prepared the flock for decades, now a century, of difficulty. Yet the Christian church lives in North Korean Peninsula to this day. Only in infinity will the full narrative be told. More inside information about the Nipponese inhuman treatment when this rhythm continues.