The nearer and farther East; outline studies of Moslem lands and of Siam, Burma, and Korea . aren, 1883, and CushingsShan, 1891, besides several editions of the NewTestament and innumerable portions and partsof the Bible in four other dialects. Many-books and countless tracts have been issued,and two religious papers of considerable cir-culation are regularly printed, The ReligiousHerald in Burma, founded in 1842, and TheMorning Star in Karen, founded in 1843. With the efficient government, security for Prospectslife and property, good roads, railways, andtelegraphs, which British rule brings,
The nearer and farther East; outline studies of Moslem lands and of Siam, Burma, and Korea . aren, 1883, and CushingsShan, 1891, besides several editions of the NewTestament and innumerable portions and partsof the Bible in four other dialects. Many-books and countless tracts have been issued,and two religious papers of considerable cir-culation are regularly printed, The ReligiousHerald in Burma, founded in 1842, and TheMorning Star in Karen, founded in 1843. With the efficient government, security for Prospectslife and property, good roads, railways, andtelegraphs, which British rule brings, the open-ness of the whole country to missionary work,the broad and deep foundations that have beenlaid by the devoted missionaries of pioneerdays, the well-established churches and institu-tions, and a large and rapidly growing nativechurch, the outlook for the evangelization ofBurma is most encouraging. Serious obstaclesstill exist, but if the faith and courage of theimmortal Judsons animate their successors ofto-day, these obstacles will be overcome, and allBurma shall know the PRINCE PMPE ARCH, ° ^ <i Cb&ii-sany- / H 0\ ,Chiontshon DRAWN FOR •,. THE M,S«,ONARy ,(^» ^«|^ OF THE WORLD AMHERST ChiB-t. iCape Peiitsjer ( Hipn-hai k„ d ]C H/U L<^L A( d !iJChai)^-shonj; ^s J / o )> I c Kjwang-iu, A^i^i ? % 128 Longitude Kast from 130 ^3SjLJi KOREA CHAPTER VIIKOREA THE COUNTRY Korea projects from the northeastern part Areaof Asia as Florida projects from the southernpart of the United States, though Korea islarger than Florida, estimates of its area vary-ing from 82,000 to 92,000 square miles. It istherefore nearly as large as New York andPennsylvania combined. It is 660 miles long,150 wide, and has a coast-line 1740 miles inextent. The eastern side is rather precipitous and has Coasta small tide, only about two feet. The westcoast slopes more gradually and the tide some-times reaches thirty-eight feet. There are sev-eral harbors, chief among
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