The Red Miriok
BY
ANNA M. BARNES
ILLUSTRATIONS BY
GEORGE A. NEWMAN
Copyright 1901 and 1902 by the
American Baptist Publication Society
Published January, 1903
From the Society's own Press
INTRODUCTORY NOTE
Korea has been called the "Hermit Nation," as of all nations Tibet alone has exceeded it in repulsing foreign influences. Only in 1882 did the United States secure a treaty, and that opened the country to foreign trade only in the capital, Seoul, and three ports. But in this treaty Korea was treated with as an independent State, and its people are distinct from either Chinese or Japanese and well repay study and missionary labors. This little story is one of the first to present this slightly known land and its customs, and therefore deserves special attention from all who are interested in the Christianizing of Oriental nations.