Kang Soon Myeong did not live a life of hermit nor show extreme and mystical understanding of Bible, but he made efforts to show a practical life as Jesus did facing up the reality of country at that time.In the same time, he lived a life of serving the alienated, the old, the weak, the children and the lepers just as taking care of his own body. He also stayed in the organized church(church community) including his family life(a married life). He dreamed of the pure church of Christ which has no human authority and Christian country through evangelism by "Celibacy Evangelism Board." He strived for evangelism of rural community and agriculture promotion, social reformation movement by" Farmer's Practice School" which was looked upon as a pioneer of the Sae-maul(New Community) Movement.He also practiced a life of relieving the poor as well as developing a movement against the Shinto shrine worship. He did not compromise with a life of ease but he fought with ecclesiastical authority which resulted rejection by denominations. When he was regarded as heresy by denominational church, he started to work with the church of Christ which looked same as his thought, spirit and teaching and kept working with Lord's church for the rest of his life in spiritual peace doing his best effort. Kang Soon Myeong lived this kind of life because of the influence from Gagawa Doyohiko, a Japanese saint, Sadhu Sundar Singh, a Indian saint, Kim Goo, Kim Seong Sil, a hermit of Gum-gang-san, Kim Kyo Shin, a nonchurch leader, Bae Eun Hee, Christian socialist, Dong Suk Kee, a preacher of church of Christ, and Lee Sae Jong, an saint of Do-Am whom he respected as teachers in his lifetime. Christian Mystic, The Church of Christ, Restoration, A secession from the world, Apathy to family, Relief to the poor, Serving the outsiders, Self-control, Transcendency to denominationalism, Reverence for Life, Prayer, Celibacy Evangelism Board, Farmer's Practice School, Hersey.

• 서재룡(강남대학교) | Seo Jae Ryong