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These Chun-do Kyo people gathered on the appointed day for the Korean Independence celebration, and held the usual speeches and shouting of 'Mansei. The Korean gendarmes did not want to or dared not interfere, so that day was spent by the people as they pleased. "A few days later Japanese soldiers arrived to investigate and to put down the uprising.
From them I take the following: "At Maingsang, South Pyeng-yang Province, the following incident took place on March 3rd. When the uprising first broke out there were no Japanese gendarmes in the village, but Koreans only. The people there were mostly Chun-do Kyo followers, so no Christians were involved in the trouble.
It was announced that three memorial services would be held on March 1st, in memory of the late Emperor, one in the compound of the Christian Boys' School, one in the compound of the Methodist church and the third at the headquarters of the Chun-do Kyo. The meeting at the boys' school was typical of all.
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