일본조합교회 ‘순회교사’ 柳一宣의 생애와 친일활동

Abstract

This paper aimed to describe chronologically Yu Il-seon’s life and examine his whereabouts varied according to social situation. Yu Il-seon born in 1987 in Kyungseong received a secondary education in Eulmiuisuk and Kyoungseonghakdang, and then in 1900 entered Tokyo Physics School studying hydrography. After graduation, he returned to his country and distinguished himself as a hydrologist and developed various activities of education. However, he discontinued his walking as a educationist and began to be active in Jungbujang in Kyungsungbu of Japanese Colonial Government General. The Japanese Colonial Government General carried out policies to suppress or conciliate the christian forces in Korea, and one of them was to interfuse directly the christian sect in Japan to Korea. The Japanese Union Church established the ‘Missionary Branch in Chosen’ in 1919, and detached Watase Tsuneyosi, a minister, who has filled the headmaster of Kyoungseonghakdang. Watese established the Hanyang Church in Kyoungseong and began to evangelize Koreans. At that time, Yu Il-seon as a believer in early time in Kyoungseong took care of deacon of church, and after the resignation of Jungbujang in 1913, he majored in theology in Doshisah University receiving support from Watase, and became a minister. His pro-Japanese action as a minister was clearly evident in 3․1 Movement in 1919. He developed lecturing activities to reduction and distortion 3․1 Movement undertaking a chief in Honam region in Special Movement for a Critical Juncture conducted by Japanese Union Church. Also, in November 1919 he consider himself as a monitor in a progress of Weo Woonhyong’s visit to Japan, so he was criticized as a ‘high grade detective wearing mask of religion’ from the provisional Government of the Republic of Korea. The Japanese Union Church changed the name of Christian Church of Congregation in Chosen, and reorganized a structure. Yu Il-seon played a role of substantive manager as a president of Christian Church of Congregation in Chosen and concentrated on establishment and management of educational institutions belonged to church. However, his walk of life met turning point by 1930’s. He was appointed a part-time employee of Japanese Colonial Government General. As a par-time employee, he conducted lectures on a national scale to propagate and spread colonial policies of Japan which sought to control and reform the mind and daily life of Korean. Through his walk of life, we could find out the one aspect of pro-Japanese intellectuals lacked the national spirit, and the colonialist characters of Missionary Branch in Chosen of Japanese Union Church and Christian Church of Congregation in Chosen.