Research Article
Kim Tae-Hee and National Movement
충북대학교
Published: January 2020 · Vol. 28 · pp. 1-63
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Abstract
Kim Tae-Hee was born in 1877 in Tap-dong, Cheongjumok as the only son between his father Kim Dong-hyun and his mother from Jeaonju Lee family. His name is InWhan. Tae-Hee is called after be an adult. His penname is Ilseok.
His national movement began with the establishment of Cheongnam School in 1903. He also taught female students at Cheongshin Girls' School, and in 1909 he did his activities as a member of the United Young Men's Party. In the same year, he served as the first president of the Youth Association in Cheongju-eup Church and supported the national education movement of Cheongnam School.
He participated in the March 1st Movement in 1919, and when the secret contact network of Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea was organized, he was in a position of independence movement group in Chungcheongbuk-do Province and also sending war funds. Also, when the Korean National Assembly was organized, he was elected as a councilor of representatives of Chungcheongbuk-do and doing the activities. In 1920, he did activities in the Cheongju Young Men’s Association, and during the same period, he organized the Christian Endeavor Society at church and continued social enlightenment movement.
When Singanhoe (New Trunk Association) was organized, he took the lead of the activities of Cheongju Branch of Singanhoe and presiding anti-Japanese movement. In 1931, Singanhoe was dissolved, and when his church accepted to do shrine worship, he left Cheongju and moved to Sintanjin. At his age of 60 in 1936, he departed from the world without seeing his country's independence.
Kim Tae-Hee was an educator who provided ‘National Education’ to students, and was an enligtement activist through the enlightenment of students & citizens, an independence activist who tried to obtain independence from he Japanese Colonial Rule.
The significance of Kim Tae-Hee’s National Movements are as follows: First, he led the efforts to provide modern education to the students. Second, he was a leader in the modernization of Cheongju. Third, he was at the forefront of the anti-Japanese Movement. Fourth, he had successfully kept his values and beliefs until the end.
There were also some limitations to such ‘National Movements.’ Since most activities took place in connection with the church, it was limited to domestic activities and failed to expand its influence to various fields. Also, because the movement was biased towards certain groups and ideologies, it failed to create a meaningful connection with the mass public.
However, despite these kinds of limitations, Kim Tae-Hee deserves to be regarded as a visionary pioneer who led the modernization of Cheongju from the late 19C to the 1920s, and as a figure who stood at the forefront of the National Movement during the Japanese Colonial Era.
His national movement began with the establishment of Cheongnam School in 1903. He also taught female students at Cheongshin Girls' School, and in 1909 he did his activities as a member of the United Young Men's Party. In the same year, he served as the first president of the Youth Association in Cheongju-eup Church and supported the national education movement of Cheongnam School.
He participated in the March 1st Movement in 1919, and when the secret contact network of Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea was organized, he was in a position of independence movement group in Chungcheongbuk-do Province and also sending war funds. Also, when the Korean National Assembly was organized, he was elected as a councilor of representatives of Chungcheongbuk-do and doing the activities. In 1920, he did activities in the Cheongju Young Men’s Association, and during the same period, he organized the Christian Endeavor Society at church and continued social enlightenment movement.
When Singanhoe (New Trunk Association) was organized, he took the lead of the activities of Cheongju Branch of Singanhoe and presiding anti-Japanese movement. In 1931, Singanhoe was dissolved, and when his church accepted to do shrine worship, he left Cheongju and moved to Sintanjin. At his age of 60 in 1936, he departed from the world without seeing his country's independence.
Kim Tae-Hee was an educator who provided ‘National Education’ to students, and was an enligtement activist through the enlightenment of students & citizens, an independence activist who tried to obtain independence from he Japanese Colonial Rule.
The significance of Kim Tae-Hee’s National Movements are as follows: First, he led the efforts to provide modern education to the students. Second, he was a leader in the modernization of Cheongju. Third, he was at the forefront of the anti-Japanese Movement. Fourth, he had successfully kept his values and beliefs until the end.
There were also some limitations to such ‘National Movements.’ Since most activities took place in connection with the church, it was limited to domestic activities and failed to expand its influence to various fields. Also, because the movement was biased towards certain groups and ideologies, it failed to create a meaningful connection with the mass public.
However, despite these kinds of limitations, Kim Tae-Hee deserves to be regarded as a visionary pioneer who led the modernization of Cheongju from the late 19C to the 1920s, and as a figure who stood at the forefront of the National Movement during the Japanese Colonial Era.