[1] It changed its Korean name several times; it was founded as 그리스도신문 and renamed 예수교신보 on December 3, 1907.

In 1905, it became the first non-denominational Protestant newspaper in Korea, after The Korean Christian Advocate was effectively merged into it.

[4] It was closely related to The Korean Christian Advocate, another Korean-language newspaper which had been founded by Methodist missionaries just two months before and printed by the same publisher.

[3] Articles were often written in English then translated into Korean by Underwood[3] and his Korean-speaking staff.

[10] In its early years under Underwood, the paper covered a diverse range of topics; it published on science, technology, agriculture, and explained Western culture.

[11][3] The paper and its staff were monitored by the Korean government, as Christianity and modernization sentiments were seen skeptically around this time.

[12] In response, the newspaper made an effort to not speak badly about native Korean religious practices,[12] and advocated for loyalty to the monarchy.

Gale was assisted by Elmer Cable, Jacob Moose, and Samuel Forman Moore.

[1] The two papers eventually merged back together, and on December 8, 1915, were succeeded by the Kidok Sinbo.