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1st. Friday. Beautiful.
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Moving picture scenes in the battlefields.
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Rumors of war between Japan and Russia are pushing price upward. Rice one 火印升 40-44 sen today nearly 3 times the price of this time last year.
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2nd. Saturday. Beautiful.
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3rd. Sunday. Beautiful.
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宗橋禮拜堂 morning worship as usual.
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4th. Monday. Beautiful. Chilly p.m.
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5th. Tuesday. Cloudy and chilly.
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6th. Wednesday. Beautiful.
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7th. Thursday. Beautiful.
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5:30 p.m. Mr. 山縣五十雄 and his brother invited me to take スキヤキ supper at 京城俱樂部.
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At 8 p.m. attended the marriage ceremony at 濂井洞禮拜堂 between Pastor 金弼秀's daughter and 朴澤龍.
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8th. Friday. Beautiful―Cold p.m.
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Visited 韓文愈 at his 回甲 celebration.
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Mr. 竹內, the Japanese editor of 半島時論 gave a talk to the boys. The small lecture room was full. I was too sleepy to hear any he said.
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Entertained 大錫 at supper.
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9th. Saturday. Cloudy―Chilly.
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The Cynn had a show―very good―large crowd in spite of rain and wind.
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10th. Sunday. Windy―Cold.
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Yesterday's rain seemed to have cleared off but a cold strong north-western gale blew all day long.
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Left Seoul by 8:40 train for 新村 to pay consolatory visit to the family of 再從兄致奭 who had died a week ago. Arrived 平澤 about 11. The road execrably bad―and angle deep―wind so strong that rickshaw couldn't move forward―the lazy, no acc't rickshaw men, two of them at ￥1.00 per fellow couldn't manage the little vehicle―had to send back the rickshaw and to walk. Arrived 新村 about 11 p.m.
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11th. Monday. Windy―Cold.
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In the morning visited the grave of 再從兄.
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Awful headache all the day.
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12th. Tuesday. Beautiful. Cold.
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Up early and after breakfast left 新村 for 平澤 8:20 a.m. Waited nearly two hours in the station.
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On the train met Viscount Mr. 李根澤 and had a chat on the economic conditions of the Yangban families in Seoul. He is of the opinion that the reason why so many young men of Yangban families go off into life of debauchery is that they have no high aim to strive after―such as the high official positions they used to hope to fill.
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Arrived Seoul 3:30 p.m. Supper at 山本牧師's home 6-9:30 p.m. Rev. 宮川 was there too. Had a nice evening.
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13th. Wednesday. Beautiful.
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14th. Thursday. Beautiful.
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Wrote 林喆榮 telling him I couldn't lend the money he asked me to when I was in 新村 the other day.
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15th. Friday. Beautiful.
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劉庇仁 left for 洪川 to see about the rice field recommended by the 舍音朴德化 to buy.
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16th. Saturday. Beautiful.
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1:30 p.m. went to 培材高等學校 to be present at the graduating exercises. The program as cold as ice. Everything so cut and dried.
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17th. Sunday. Beautiful.
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Went to 石橋 Church to be present at the Baccalaureate sermon preached by Mr. Stokes to the graduating class of the 神學校. Too sleepy to hear much.
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In the afternoon had a nap. 玄楯 preached in the Y.M.C.A. Chapel.
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18th. Monday. Beautiful―Warm.
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Went to 貞信女學校. Spoke with girls. Met Miss Kim Pil Yei, the sister of Dr. 金弼淳. Charmed with her beauty and sensible manner.
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Received letters from Mr. P.J. Lim(林炳稷) , the son of 林潤相 to whom I sent ￥52.00 at the request of the later. A sweet letter from Helen.
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Attended Japanese Y.M.C.A. Directors meeting. 敎役者懇親會 at 8 p.m.
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19th. Tuesday. Showers―cloud, chilly.
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Rain enough in the morning to make the streets muddy―10:30 a.m. went to 神學校 to be present at the commencement exercise.
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20th. Wednesday. Beautiful.
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21th. Thursday. Beautiful.
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Wrote to Helen and Allen.
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22nd. Friday. Beautiful.
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For no cause I know of, wife has been in fits of ugly temper for last two days. She is so ill bred, so absolutely selfish that nothing can satisfy her self-love. She is a heartless and thoughtless woman; But I must bear all this patiently for the sake of my precious little children.
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Mailed letters to Mr. McMillan and to Allen. Sent a bill of exchange on New York for470.00 to Mr. M. asking him to forward it to Allen.
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23rd. Saturday. Beautiful.
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At 4 p.m. with Mary Abbe went to Song Do. Arrived after dark.
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24th. Sunday. Rain all day long.
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Up early―Rain all the morning. Went with 梁柱三 to the Korean eating house to take breakfast with the young men whom the Churches of Song Do are sending to 神學校.
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Left Song Do by 5:40 p.m. train for Seoul.
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26th. Tuesday. Beautiful―Cold.
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3 p.m. Severance Medical College Commencement Exercises. Mr. 上田 the representative of Mr. Usami said: When I first came to the exercises I couldn't help asking the question in my mind "Are they turning out living dictionaries or living men?" But when I heard Dr. Van Buskirk make a make a speech in Japanese the question answered itself thus: If the president of the institution speaks in Japanese so well the students must be well up, too, in the use of national language. Now I know you are turning out living men. The criterion or standard of manhood in Korea is the ability of speaking the Japanese language in high standard that...
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8 p.m. 靑年會勞動夜學卒業式. After which went to see uncle.
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27th. Wednesday. Pale.
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Present at the Commencement exercises of the 梨花學堂. Uncle left Seoul for 天安.
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28th. Thursday. Beautiful―Chilly.
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29th. Friday. Pale. Chilly.
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Mr. 佐村 came to see me. He seemed really grateful for the loan of ￥ 200 made to him―to be paid back ￥10 per month from the month of March on. I hope he will keep his promise.
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30th. Saturday. Beautiful.
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Bd. of Directors met at 4 p.m. Nothing important.
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31st. Sunday. Occasional showers.
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Morning worship at 宗橋禮拜堂.
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2 p.m. went to Church to see the Easter celebration of the little children. Grace, now only about 3 years old, voluntarily went up to the platform and behaved herself with such cuteness and gracefulness that the whole church could hardly keep back hand clapping cheering. She is certainly a jewel and a treasure. Such a 재롱구럭이 she is.
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