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    The document summarizes the story of 11 American Baptist missionaries who went into hiding in the mountains of Panay island in the Philippines during the Japanese occupation in World War 2. They lived in their hiding place which they called "Hopevale" for over 20 months, building a chapel and worshipping regularly. However in December 1943, the missionaries were discovered and beheaded by Japanese soldiers. They continued singing hymns as they were executed, remaining faithful to God until their last breaths. Their legacy inspired Filipino Christians to remain committed to their faith. The document provides background on the missionaries and assigns students to honor their memory and legacy through a creative work.

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    The document summarizes the story of 11 American Baptist missionaries who went into hiding in the mountains of Panay island in the Philippines during the Japanese occupation in World War 2. They lived in their hiding place which they called "Hopevale" for over 20 months, building a chapel and worshipping regularly. However in December 1943, the missionaries were discovered and beheaded by Japanese soldiers. They continued singing hymns as they were executed, remaining faithful to God until their last breaths. Their legacy inspired Filipino Christians to remain committed to their faith. The document provides background on the missionaries and assigns students to honor their memory and legacy through a creative work.

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    The document summarizes the story of 11 American Baptist missionaries who went into hiding in the mountains of Panay island in the Philippines during the Japanese occupation in World War 2. They lived in their hiding place which they called "Hopevale" for over 20 months, building a chapel and worshipping regularly. However in December 1943, the missionaries were discovered and beheaded by Japanese soldiers. They continued singing hymns as they were executed, remaining faithful to God until their last breaths. Their legacy inspired Filipino Christians to remain committed to their faith. The document provides background on the missionaries and assigns students to honor their memory and legacy through a creative work.

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    Module 1.

    1 The Hopevale Story

    Objectives: At the end of the module, students shall have demonstrated their
    appreciation for the life and legacy of the Hopevale martyrs through creative works
    (poem, essay, painting, drawing, etc).

    Hopevale Cross

    The Story of Hopevale

    When the Japanese forces invaded the island of Panay on April, 1942, eleven
    American Baptist missionaries went into hiding in the mountains of Katipunan, Tapaz,
    Capiz. Some of these missionaries had been serving at Central Philippine College when
    the war broke out. They thought the war would not last long so they chose to escape
    rather than surrender. They called their hiding place Hopevale – a small clearing near
    the top of the mountain “in the deep recesses of evergreen” reached only by a “winding
    and misleading trail.”

    A chapel was built in “a beautiful deep, dry gorge with giant trees growing in it”.
    Seats and an altar and pulpit and lectern were constructed from the rocks and the wood
    at hand. Worship was conducted every Sunday except when the Japanese were
    nearby. Several missionaries took turns in leading the worship services. Christians from
    the village in Katipunan would join their worship services and bring them food supplies,
    and also gave them updates from the outside world.

    The missionaries stayed in Hopevale for over twenty months. In the morning of
    December 19, 1943, however, the missionaries were discovered by Japanese troops.
    All eleven missionaries and the son of a missionary couple were beheaded by the
    Japanese soldiers. According to some account, before they were beheaded, the eleven
    missionaries requested the Japanese soldiers to give them one hour to worship and
    pray to God. After an hour, they were blindfolded, hands bound behind their backs, and
    forced to their knees as Japanese soldiers stood behind them with drawn sword, and
    during this final moment the missionaries were singing a hymn to the Lord. They kept on
    singing until each of them had been executed by the Japanese soldiers. Until their last
    breath, the eleven Baptist missionaries remained faithful and true to the Lord. Their
    legacy of faith had ignited the passion of Filipino Christians, especially those who
    belong to the Convention of Philippine Baptist Churches, to remain steadfast in their
    commitment to the Lord and to carry on the mission of preaching the Gospel to all
    people.

    The Hopevale Martyrs

    1. Francis Howard Rose


    2. Gertrude Coombs Rose
    3. James Howard Covell
    4. Charma Moore Covell
    5. Louise Cummings Rounds
    6. Earle Frederick Rounds
    7. Earle Douglas Rounds, son of Earle and Louise Rounds
    8. Frederick Willer Meyer
    9. Ruth Schacht Meyer
    10. Jenie Claire Adams
    11. Signe Amelia Erickson
    12. Dorothy Antoinette Dowell

    Film Showing The Story of Hopevale

    Questions for Reflection:


    1. What part of the story has deeply touched you? Why?
    2. What important lesson/insight have you gained from studying the story of the
    Hopevale martyrs?

    Assignment: Honoring the Hopevale Martyrs


    As a student of CPU, how are you going to honor their memory and legacy?
    Express it creatively through a poem, an essay, drawing or painting, song, or any other
    creative expressions.

    References:
    Book of Remembrance, Convention of Philippine Baptist Churches Golden Jubilee,
    1900-1950.(1950). “The Hopevale martyrs.” Iloilo City, Philippines.

    Taylor, W.R., Familiaran, E.D., Qualls, A. (2007). No greater love. Triumph and
    sacrifices of American Baptist missionaries during WW II Philippines, and the
    martyrdom in Hopevale. Green Lake, Wisconsin: Worlwide Gifts of Green Lake
    Conference Center.
    “The Martyrs of Hopevale” from the Hopevale Archives of Central Philippine University
    Libraries.

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