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역사 Hugh MacIntyre Linton │1926-1984
22/07/26 17:15 | KPM |
Hugh MacIntyre Linton │1926-1984
 
Born in Gunsan in 1926, he was an evangelist who walked around the Southern part of Korea wearing black rubber shoes.
 
Hugh Linton was very humble and enjoyed wearing black rubber shoes. If they wore out, he brought them to a tire repair shop and got the fixed. This is how he got his nickname ‘Suncheons’ black rubber shoe’. He was an earthly man, that he would be comfortable enough to have sweet potatoes and bread on the ferry whenever he visited the islands for missions.
 
To plant churches, he visited rural areas in Namdo Island, and saw how people in poverty were suffering. From 1960 to 1970, he made a project to give away land in Goheung, Jeollanamdo to those in need. He was able to reclaim 66 hectars of land, which now is where Gwangyand Steel is located.


Hugh traveled around Suncheon to preach the Gospel in small island villages and farm areas. He would leave for as short as 2 to 3 days to as long as 3 to 4 weeks. He drove through dirt roads in the countryside in an old jeep. When arriving home, he would head straight to the shower to wash off all the dirt from traveling. This was a strict rule that he had to follow after their 3 sons suffered from tuberculosis.
 

When visiting other places, he would often sleep in homes of others and would be greeted by bedbugs and fleas. He learned that it is best to sleep somewhere far away from the walls as possible.


Hugh traved to churchless areas in islands and farm villages and established more than 200 churches. He travelled throughout the Jeollanam-do province and also reached the coastal areas of Gyeongsangnam-do province.
 

In April of 1984, Hugh Linton was traveling back to Suncheon with construction materials when he was hit by a drunk driver. He stopped breathing in a cab on the way to Gwangju Christian hospital. At that time, there weren’t any ambulances in Suncheon.
 

By the sudden death of Hugh Linton, friends and families in America sent donations for an ambulance, but the price of an ambulance was equivalent to a 3 bedroom apartment at that time. His youngest son, Yohan, who was a medical student worked with carpenters and steel workers and converted a 15 person van into an ambulance. Through his death, a lot of lives were saved.
 


-Hugh Linton and Pastor Ahn Gi-Chang purchased the US strategic map used in the Korean-Japanese War (6.25). With this map, the map published by the Ministry of Construction, and compiled directories from each denominations, they were able to visit pioneering sites to plant churches. A sturdy Landrover was suitable for navigating Dumesangol and unpaved roads throughout the country.-
Suncheon Museum of Korean Christian Mission History