미국 남가주대학(University of Southern California) 전자도서관의 Talyor Collection에 있는 사진입니다.
Talyor 부부(Corwin, Nelli)는 1908~22년까지 우리나라에서 선교활동(감리교)을 하면서 사진자료를 모았는데, 그중에 위의 강화교회 관련 사진도 있네요.
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Dr. George Heber Jones visited the prosperous island of Kangwha in 1892. After only three days, the Governor ordered him to leave. In his short stay he became acquainted with a few people and later sent a native evangelist. In spite of bitter prosecution, a vigorous work followed. Ten years later, 200+ prominent Christians escorted Dr. Jones through the very gate from which he had been previously driven. In those ten years, church membership came to exceed 2000.
