Kyu Chan Kang and Pyongyang East Gate Church

Acknowledgement
Preface of the Korean Version                                                  13
KYU-CHAN KANG, THE PHILOSPHER                                17
Introduction                                                                           21
Chapter 1. Kyu-Chan Kang as a Scholarof Chinese Classics         33
1. Letter:Regrets of The Korean Jagang Society Monthly 36
2. “ChinesePoetic Verse”in ThePyongyang PTS Student Newspaper 42
3. Chinese Poemsin Dr. Hyung-Ryong Park’s Ecclesiastes Commentary 44
4. Expertise in TheKang Family Genealogy 51
Conclusion 53
Chapter 2. Kyu-Chan Kang and SeoncheonShinsung Academy, the Cradle of the Nationalist Movements (1908-1913)       56
1. HistoricalBackground of Evangelization in the Seoncheon Region 57
2. Pioneering andDeveloping the Seoncheon Mission 61
3. Establishmentof Seoncheon Shinsung Academy and Its Principles 70
4. Faculty andCurriculum of Shinsung Academy 79
5. Cradle ofEducation of the Nationalist Movements: North Pyongan Province and Seoncheon Mission School 84
Chapter 3. The Korean Conspiracy Caseand Seoncheon Shinsung Academy (1911-1913)        88
1. The KoreanConspiracy Case and Christianity in the Northwest of Korea 89
2. The KoreanConspiracy Case and Seoncheon Shinsung Academy 99
3. The KoreanConspiracy Case and Kyu-Chan Kang 106
4. FalseConfession by Torture Revealed in Court 116
Chapter 4. Call to Pastoral Ministryand Pyongyang Presbyterian Theological Seminary (1913-1917)      121
1. Kyu-Chan Kangas Helper and as Elder 123
2. Kyu-ChanKang’s Admission to Pyongyang PTS 125
3. Graduation fromPyongyang PTS and Pastoral Ordination 130
Chapter 5. Kyu-Chan Kang as the Pastorof Pyongyang East Gate Church (1917-1919)            135
1. An EquippedChurch and an Equipped Minister 136
2. A Church for YoungStudents and Intellectuals 140
Chapter 6. The March First IndependenceMovement of 1919, Northwest Presbyteries, and Kyu-Chan Kang (1919-1920)    144
1. The Role ofChristianity during the March First Movement 146
2. PyongyangChristianity and the March First Independence Movement 152
3. The JapaneseRepression against the March First Movement and the Korean Presbyterian Churches158
4. The March FirstMovement and Pyongyang East Gate Church 173
5. PresbyterianMissionaries and the March First Movement 178
Conclusion 181
Chapter 7. Pyongyang East Gate Churchand the Korean Products Promotion Campaingn         184
1. Rise of the Korean ProductsPromotion Campaign 187
2. Korean Products Promotion Society’sInaugural Meeting and Its Partnerships 197
3. The JapanesePersecution and Scrutiny against the Products Promotion Campaign 217
4. The“Widespread” Products Promotion Campaign 224
Conclusion 233
Chapter 8. Pyongyang East Gate Churchand the Social Responsibility (1920-1933)   235
1. Kyu-ChanKang’s Church Ministries and Public Involvement Since His Release 236
2. ContinuousGrowth of Pyongyang East Gate Church 244
3. Pyongyang EastGate Church Implements the Social Responsibility 248
4. A Beautiful leadership Transitionfor the Next Generation 255
Conclusion 259
Chapter 9. The Later Years of Kyu-ChanKang’s Ministries (1933-1945)     262
1. Coming Home (Seoncheon)262
2. ServingSeoncheon East Church 264
3. Serving theSeoncheon Region: Dongbong Church and Seoncheon North Church 267
Chapter 10. Figures Who Shaped Kyu-ChanKang                     270
1. MissionaryNorman C. Whittemore (also Known as Dae-Mo We, 1870-1952) 271
2. MissionaryGeorge S. McCune (also known as San-On Yoon, 1872-1941)274
3. Charles F.Bernheisel (also known as Ha-Sul Pyon, 1874-1958)277
4. Jeon-Baek Yang(1870-1933)279
5. Seung-Hoon Lee(1864-1930)282
6. Man-Sik Cho(1883-1950) and Dong-Won Kim (1884-1951)283
7. Hyung-RyongPark (also known as Henry Park, 1897-1978)285
8. Chang-GeunSong (1898-1951)287
9. GeorgeLak-Choon Paik ( 1895-1985)287
Conclusion: Evaluating Kyu-Chan Kang fromKorean Church History Perspective        290

Chronology: Kyu-Chan Kang and Pyongyang East Gate Church  (1893-1950)        295
Bibliography                                                                        307