mm  GYPSY SMITH liT^OJIHGS
In reporting on the Gypsy Smith meetings held in Honolulu
January 7th - 21 st for two weejpe, 1 want to speak "briefly
under two main headings *
first* !hy 1 was so much interested in §ypsy Smith that I
I went to Honoluluto hear him on my own expense.
1 am a methodist. But I am not a hundred percent methodist,
I am rather mixed with the doctrines and faiths of several
denominations« the first senao^f christian gospel 1 heard
was from a presbyterian missionary in the oity of Seoul,
Korea when 1 was' attending the Royal English Language school
some forty two years ago* A few years later, 1 was sent over
to Tokio, Japan as a government student by the Korean government to study the modern science* Ihile in school in Tokio, 1
was converted to Christianity by an Ainercan missionary whose
name 1 still remember but whose denomination was unknown to
me9 Perhaps he wa9 a baptist and hie name ?#as Mr, fisher• 1
began to learn the English bible from llr# Fisher* After re-
turnip from Japan, 1 mat a great method!st missionary known
as Dr« George Heber Jones of lev; Uork oity at Chemulpo a seaport of the fieet coast of Korea* By his advise and persuation
I came to Hawaii as an interpreter with the second shipment
of the Korean immigrants in 1903* After landing in Honolulu
in the early part of march of the same year* ?#e went right
down to Kahuku# In |anuary 1905 while acting as interpreter
at Kehuku Sugar Plantation, 1 was picked by the late Br» J#
¥# V/adman then suprintendent of the methodist mission in
Honilulu* Under his leadership and supervision, 1 beeemfi an
evangelist traveling from place to place and preached the gospel of Jeeus Christ to my people* ften 1 was led to built
many churches here and there both on Oahu and Kauai» Miielly
1 did my hit in establishing the greet Korean Mission TTead-
quarters on Punchbowl Street in Honolulu* In 1907 I was called
back*  to Korea by Br^ Jones to take tip a school work in Seoul#
From 190? to X9X4t my life had been spiritually enriched by
serving my people in education, evangelism and Sunday school
work even though 1 was greatly disheartened by the unspeakable
and the most pathetic nations! tragidies* Of course 1 web
trained in the christian ministry by the methodist missioiaaries
and wes graduated from the Union Methodist Sheologicsl School
in Seoul"in the winter of 1911 a month after the outbreak of
the Chinese revolution* While in Korea, again I was greatly
inspired by many presbyterian missionaries• 5?hey impresse^by
soul to.seek for the power of the Holy Spirit ©ml encouraged me
to practice my life on ray knees0 Thank God 1 did so* After
doing much of fasting rnd prayer on a mountain top which was
not far away from the church fthere I was pastor, 1 v;as tet on
fire just before the outbreak of the World War* Ly life viae
entirely changed and received ami inf&piretion End new power.
Ky heart Wi.s hurniic for Jhrict emft for Hie privation of hiiueri
i-ouls. 'Imxu  from tho latter pert of l^Xi to tho r;_ rly pr.:.-.. of