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1st. Tuesday. Beautiful.
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8 p.m. Dr. Avison gave a fine talk on the present condition―war activities as represented by Red Cross and the Red Triangle agencies of mercy. He said that the President has forbidden any saloon or an ill famed woman to reside within 10 miles of the training camp. Contrast this with the Japanese theory and practice of establishing 遷廊 or prostitution quarters wherever a camp or a town is to be built.
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2nd. Wednesday. Beautiful.
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10:30 p.m. went to 培花學堂 to attend its Anniversary of Foundation and Farewell exercise for Mrs. Campbell who is leaving Korea for America.
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8 p.m. went to 水口門 Church to attend or preside over a Farewell meeting for Mrs. Campbell.
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3rd. Thursday. Beautiful.
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With wife and children and 庶母, left Seoul for Song Do home at 11:40 a.m. Arrived about 2:30 p.m.
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Enjoyed very much the beautiful air and scenery of my mountain home.
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Slept in the new home. God bless this new home, making it a home of domestic peace and home-making joys and comforts!
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4th. Friday. Beautiful.
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Spent the day among the trees.
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Left Song Do with 文姬 by 5:40 p.m. train. Reaching home about 7:30 p.m. went to Y.M.C.A. to attend the celebration of its anniversary. The Hall crowded to see the moving picture―because it was free!
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5th. Saturday. Beautiful.
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6th. Sunday. Beautiful.
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7th. Monday. Beautiful.
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4:30 p.m. Committee of Fifteen met to hear Mr. 申興雨 report on his Tokyo trip to the 同盟會.
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8th. Tuesday. Beautiful.
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At 6 p.m. went to Mr. 山縣悌三郞's home for sukiyaki supper. His brother 悌三郞 and Mr. 高木 a Japanese teacher in 培材學堂 were present. They ridiculed and denounced officialism or bureaucratism as freely as one could wish.
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9th. Wednesday. Beautiful.
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Mr. Bishop of Kansas City, Mr. Jorgensen, and Mr. Omura arrived 2 p.m. Secretaries' Conference at Mr. Gregg's.
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10th. Thursday. Beautiful.
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2 p.m. Bishop meeting. Mr. 大村 spoke on "How We Conduct Our Social Work". Mr. Bishop gave very instructive talk on "Boys Work in Kansas City"
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4 p.m. went to 宗橋 Church to attend Mr. 安正洙's wedding ceremony. From there went to 明月館. 6 p.m. went to Mr. 市島’s home for supper. Messrs. 白象圭 and 山縣悌三郞 also present. Mrs. 市島 is one of the prettiest Japanese woman I ever saw. How happy her husband must be! A delightful evening.
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Little shower in the morning.
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12th. Saturday. Beautiful.
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By 4:30 p.m. train with 文姬 and 善姬 went to Song Do.
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Mr. Usami gave a lunch party to Messrs. Bishop Jorgensen, Omura at the Chosen Hotel. Mr. 申興雨, 陸完洙, Brockman and myself were invited.
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13th. Sunday. Beautiful.
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Felt so tired. Had to sleep in the morning.
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Mr. 梁柱三 came to see me in the afternoon― At 7 p.m. went to 北部禮拜堂. 韓道洙 gave a good talk.
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14th. Monday. Beautiful.
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Enjoyed the autumnal beauties of the place.
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15th. Tuesday. Beautiful.
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Song Do home all the morning.
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2 p.m. with wife and children left Song Do for Seoul―Arrived Seoul 5:30―All well.
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16th. Wednesday. Beautiful.
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In the afternoon, Mr. Bishop of Kansas City came to the building. His attitude toward the Korean Y.M.C.A. so sincerely, nay, ever so touchingly sympathetic that I shall never forget his kind words of encouragement.
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17th. Thursday. Beautiful.
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18th. Friday. Beautiful.
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19th. Saturday. Beautiful.
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20th. Sunday. Beautiful.
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21st. Monday. Beautiful.
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Stayed at home reading in the a.m.
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Mary Abbe and 善姬 laid up with influenza. There is now a regular epidemic of 感氣 or influenza all over the city.
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Mary Abbe and 善姬 still unwell.
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23rd. Wednesday. Beautiful.
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文姬 had very painful night last night.
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7:30 p.m. supper at Mrs. Hardie's. Bishop McMurray just in from a flying trip to Wonsan. At the table Dr. Avison or someone else asked him how he liked Korea. The Bishop said "Well, I came here to like it! I have certain work to be done. I hope I shall not dislike it." What sympathy-less expression of a sympathy-less Bishop! I honor him, however, for his honest statement. No false profession of love and to.
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24th. Thursday. Beautiful.
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Y.M.C.A.Mary Abbe a little better.―Wife is getting the influenza―mostly due to her abominable obstinacy in heeding advice for taking precautions. She is so insolent and so indolent! Her ideals of happiness is to do nothing but to eat and eat and put on fine dress night and day and to lounge having everybody to minister unto her and not to do anything for anybody whosoever: She doesn't read a single line of anything the whole year around. Absolute selfishness―not a spark of noble sentiment or generous thought!
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25th. Friday. Beautiful.
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26th. Saturday. Beautiful.
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27th. Sunday. Beautiful.
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宗橋禮拜堂 as usual. Bishop McMurray preached―I interpreted for him. He seems so uninterested.
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28th. Monday. Bright.
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Sick of influenza. Stayed home.
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29th. Tuesday. Beautiful a.m.
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30th. Wednesday. Beautiful.
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31st. Thursday. Beautiful.
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Mother's birthday―Influenza day. Sick―庶母 sick―wife sick―善姬母親 sick.
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