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Kim Chang-je (1880–1957) was a Korean YMCA activist, Christian educator, social entrepreneur, and writer during the Japanese occupation. In 1918, he led the establishment of Hamheung YMCA, and served as a teacher at Ewha Womans University and YMCA Academy. He served as director of the Jung-ang YMCA and Gyeongseong YMCA.

During the March 1st Movement in 1919, he refused to participate, citing superstitions and false incitements. Meanwhile, he refused to participate in the independence movement, drawing criticism from some intellectuals.

Through many writings, columns, and lecture activities, he has been a representative writer of Christianity since the middle of the Japanese colonial period, and has been popular with young students through various lectures such as YMCA Sunday lectures. In 1934, he served as chairman of the Science Day Executive Committee and a member of the Korean Language Society's Standard Language Assessment Committee.

early activities
He was born in 1877 to a Confucian family in Boryeong-gun, Chungcheongnam-do. Having been exposed to new culture since he was young and willing to accept Western culture, he went to Seoul early and entered the government service Hanseong Normal School (the predecessor of Gyeonggi High School). While attending Government Hanseong Normal High School, he converted to a Christian Presbyterian Church, and served as a student member since the establishment of the Hwangseong Christian Youth Association in 1903. After graduating from Government Hanseong High School, he worked at the Central YMCA.

In March 1909, aristocrats such as Yoo Seong-jun, Park Seung-bong, Min Joon-ho, and Lee Ju-wan pioneered Andong Church in Anguk-dong, where he led the establishment of Andong Church with Yoon Chi-so. He dedicated his home in Hongsuryegol (currently behind Jaedong Elementary School) to the chapel of Andong Church and worshiped here for a year.

education, religious activities
After Japan-Korea Treaty of 1905, he refused to offer public office and devoted himself to education, training skills, and evangelizing faith. He served as a YMCA academy teacher, a lecturer at the Student Y and the Order Association, and a director and member of Y, and in particular, he played a great role as a lecturer of Sunday Reinforcement. In 1913, when the Yushin Association adopted an honorary director system to take the initiative at the YMCA General Assembly, he resisted the election of an honorary Japanese director to protect the YMCA, and was invited as an instructor to lecture at the 1912 Student Council.

In order to foster local YMCA, he was appointed as the principal of Hamil School in Gyeongseong, Hamgyeongbuk-do in 1915, and in 1917, he was appointed as the principal of Yeongsaeng School in Hamheung, Hamgyeong-do. During his stay in North and South Hamgyeong Province, he gathered believers and made a decisive contribution to the establishment of Hamheung YMCA. In 1917, Lee Soon-ki, Hyun Won-guk, and Young (L.L. Young) organized the YMCA for students of Youngsaeng School as founding preparatory members.

At that time, L. Young contacted the Canadian Mission to negotiate support for YMCA activities, and Hyun Won-guk held an inaugural meeting on March 25 of that year, working hard to purchase books for students. Canadian missionaries D. M. Mc Rae, Mo Hak-bok as vice-chairman, Lee Soon-ki as secretary, Kim Chang-je and Heo Heon, Choi Young-hak, and Hong Ki-jin were appointed as directors to launch Hamheung YMCA.

literary activities
As a writer, he participated in magazines such as the publisher of the YMCA Bulletin, the publisher of the youth magazine, the main script, Gaebyeok, and Jo Gwang, and also contributed many articles and columns to daily newspapers such as the Chosun Ilbo and the Dong-A Ilbo. Most of his writings are non-political, emphasizing the necessity of religious life, educational activities, enlightenment, awareness of work, and learning. With his outstanding eloquence, he gained popularity among young people with his extensive knowledge and fluent speech in the YMCA Sunday Lecture.

The editorials include "Today's Economic Status and Student Awakening," "New Man," "Save Life," "The Worries of Modern Youth," "Small thing is big thing, small," "God and Man," "Patience," "Development of Humanities and Christianity," "First Day," and "Jesus' Lessons and Apocalypse."

educational activities and endings
From 1920 to 1924, he served as a teacher at Songdo High School and Hosoodon Girls' High School in Kaesong, and in July 1924, he was appointed as a teacher at Ewha Girls' Middle School to teach Korean language and history, and retired at the retirement age in March 1939. He became a key member of the Korean Rural Movement, which began in 1923, and served as a director of Gyeongseong YMCA and a director of the Central YMCA Federation. In 1926, she taught Korean at Ewha Womans University.

In 1933, he became a scribe and editorial advisor to the magazine Science Chosun. On July 5, 1934, the Science Knowledge Promotion Association was established at Taeseogwan in Seoul with Lee In, Kim Yong-kwan, and Park Gil-ryong, along with about 100 executives of the Invention Society, including secondary school teachers in Seoul.

After the liberation of August 15, he was appointed an honorary professor at Seoul National University. He lived a life of integrity and died on November 4, 1957.

a perspective for 3.1 movement
He told Yoon Chi-ho that various superstitions and rumors spread during the March 1 Independence Movement.He said he was patriotic about the March 1 Independence Movement but could not sympathize with it because it was based on speculation, superstition, absurd remarks and conspiracy. Some people think that the voice of the majority is the voice of the Lord, but it's not necessarily. The crucifixion of Jesus is also the demand of the majority. It is also not true that the union of Catholicism and Christianity is God's will. It was the union of Pharisees and Herod that sentenced your son to death. After explaining why he could not participate in the March 1st Movement, he expressed the view that the majority's thoughts and the majority's choice were not necessarily the right choice. In addition, Kim Chang-je opposed interpreting the majority's choice as unconditionally the right choice and democracy. Yoon Chi-ho actively sympathized with his views.

others
Yoon Chi-ho, a leading pro-Japanese figure, left a review that Kim Chang-je is a wise person. 'He is a man who reads a lot and is thoughtful. He proved to be a man of balanced consciousness by not participating in the independence call. Of course, there are people who speak ill of him. However, Kim, who is devoted to education, business, and youth enlightenment, is a wiser patriot than any friends who brand everyone as traitors, not necessarily going the right way.

관련 항목

 * Yun Chi-ho
 * Lee Sang-jae
 * Shin Seok-gu
 * Shin Hueng-woo
 * Chu Ki-chol
 * Kim Seok-chsng
 * Kim Kyo-shin
 * Kim Kyu-sik
 * Kim Kwan-sik
 * Cho Man-sik
 * Ham Tae young
 * Yoon Chi-young