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| − | The Bells are one of the most famous missionary families in Korea and have a close connection to Gwangju. Known as the | + | The Bells are one of the most famous missionary families in Korea and have a close connection to Gwangju. Known as the “Father of the Jeonnam Mission,” [[배유지|Eugene Bell (1868-1925)]] was a Kentucky native who married [[배로티|Charlotte “Lottie” Ingram Witherspoon (1867-1910)]] in 1894. The couple came to Korea in 1895, settling first in Mokpo. They had two children, Henry Venable (?-?) and [[샬럿벨|Charlotte Witherspoon (1899-1974)]]. However, Lottie died in 1901 from a car accident. |
| − | In 1904, Bell move to Gwangju and remarried to [[벨_마가렛|Margaret Whitaker Bull | + | In 1904, Bell move to Gwangju and remarried to [[벨_마가렛|Margaret Whitaker Bull (1873-1919)]], with whom he had Eugene (1906-1933), Holland (1911-1912), and William (1914-1994). In Gwangju, he founded the [[광주양림교회|Gwangju Yangnim Church]] in 1904, [[숭일학교|Sungil Boy’s School]] in 1907 and [[수피아여학교|Speer Memorial Girls’ School]] in 1908, and was also involved with the establishment of [[광주제중원|Jejung Hospital]] (today’s [[광주기독병원|Kwangju Christian Hospital]]) in 1905. He also founded [[오웬기념각|Owen Memorial Hall]] in 1914 in honor of his fellow missionary [[오기원|Clement C. Owen (1867-1909)]], who had died in 1909. After Margaret died in 1919, Bell married [[벨_줄리아|Julia Dysart (1872-1952)]] in 1921 but the couple had no children before Bell died in 1925. Upon Bell’s death in 1925, the [[광주_구_수피아여학교_커티스_메모리얼_홀|Curtis Memorial Hall]] was built as part of Speer Memorial Girls’ School in Bell’s honor. He is buried in the [[양림동_선교사_묘역|Yangnim-dong Missionary Cemetery]]. |
| − | + | Bell’s daughter Charlotte married [[윌리엄린튼|William Linton]], who was appointed as a Southern Presbyterian missionary in Korea in 1912, serving there until 1960. William was an active supporter of the independence movement during the Japanese colonial period (1910-1945). In 1926, they had a son Hugh born in Gunsan, who served as a missionary in Korea from 1953 to 1984. Hugh’s sons Stephen (1950-) and John (1959) became doctors, with Stephen founding the [[유진벨재단|Eugene Bell Foundation]], which provides medical humanitarian aid to North Korea and John working as the Director of the International Health Care Center at Severance Hospital. John, who was a medical student at Yonsei University in 1980, went down to Gwangju during the [[5.18민주화운동|May 18 Democratic Uprising]] to serve as a translator for foreign reporters. The [[유진벨선교기념관|Eugene Bell Memorial Hall]] was built in Gwangju in 2016 in Bell’s honor. | |
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2025년 10월 11일 (토) 11:56 판
The Bell Family
Narrative
The Bells are one of the most famous missionary families in Korea and have a close connection to Gwangju. Known as the “Father of the Jeonnam Mission,” Eugene Bell (1868-1925) was a Kentucky native who married Charlotte “Lottie” Ingram Witherspoon (1867-1910) in 1894. The couple came to Korea in 1895, settling first in Mokpo. They had two children, Henry Venable (?-?) and Charlotte Witherspoon (1899-1974). However, Lottie died in 1901 from a car accident.
In 1904, Bell move to Gwangju and remarried to Margaret Whitaker Bull (1873-1919), with whom he had Eugene (1906-1933), Holland (1911-1912), and William (1914-1994). In Gwangju, he founded the Gwangju Yangnim Church in 1904, Sungil Boy’s School in 1907 and Speer Memorial Girls’ School in 1908, and was also involved with the establishment of Jejung Hospital (today’s Kwangju Christian Hospital) in 1905. He also founded Owen Memorial Hall in 1914 in honor of his fellow missionary Clement C. Owen (1867-1909), who had died in 1909. After Margaret died in 1919, Bell married Julia Dysart (1872-1952) in 1921 but the couple had no children before Bell died in 1925. Upon Bell’s death in 1925, the Curtis Memorial Hall was built as part of Speer Memorial Girls’ School in Bell’s honor. He is buried in the Yangnim-dong Missionary Cemetery.
Bell’s daughter Charlotte married William Linton, who was appointed as a Southern Presbyterian missionary in Korea in 1912, serving there until 1960. William was an active supporter of the independence movement during the Japanese colonial period (1910-1945). In 1926, they had a son Hugh born in Gunsan, who served as a missionary in Korea from 1953 to 1984. Hugh’s sons Stephen (1950-) and John (1959) became doctors, with Stephen founding the Eugene Bell Foundation, which provides medical humanitarian aid to North Korea and John working as the Director of the International Health Care Center at Severance Hospital. John, who was a medical student at Yonsei University in 1980, went down to Gwangju during the May 18 Democratic Uprising to serve as a translator for foreign reporters. The Eugene Bell Memorial Hall was built in Gwangju in 2016 in Bell’s honor.
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