¹Upon reaching his forties, Seo Won-gyu of Jeonju County was seeking a way to beg forgiveness from heaven and earth for a grave sin he had committed earlier in his life.²Noticing that Daewonsa Temple, which his parents attended, had fallen into disrepair, he consulted Abbot Bak Geum-gok and then offered a sum of money equivalent to one hundred seok of rice to renovate the temple. After this renovation, he steadfastly visited the temple to expiate his sin.

³One day, Won-gyu learned from Geum-gok that Jeung-san Sangjenim had attained ultimate enlightenment at Daewonsa Temple in 1901 and would bring to pass a new world.⁴Won-gyu wished to serve Sangjenim from that time forth, and in January 1903, he was finally able to attend on Sangjenim at his herbal medicine shop at a busy crossroad near Seocheongyo Bridge.⁵At that time, Gim Byeong-uk, Gim Yun-chan, and many others who lived in Jeonju also began to follow Sangjenim.

⁶During the early months of the year, Sangjenim traveled back and forth between Jeonju County and Haun-dong Village, curing the illnesses of numerous people,⁷and everyone was awed by his divine power to instantly heal the sick without any medicine.