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1st. Saturday. Cloudy. Cool.
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Seoul home. This being the 28th Anniversary of the inauguration of the Government-General Regime in Korea, a thanksgiving service was held in the Chosun Shrine where all the high officials of the Government attended the Shinto rituals from 9 a.m. to 10:30.
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2nd. Sunday. Rain. Cool a.m.
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Seoul home. Rain from about 9 last night―continued raining very gently all night until 8 this morning. Glad the month begins with a rain that farmers have been ardently wishing.
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3rd. Monday. Beautiful.
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Seoul home. Rather too warm mid-day. With brothers Chi-Wang and Chi-Chang entertained Mr. 李根世 at Yedogawa Restaurant. Yi K.S. is a deep water to me.
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4th. Tuesday. Beautiful.
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Seoul home. With wife, 文姬, 明姬, Mr. and Mrs. Hong P.S. and Kim Melissa, went to Shin Hung Sa for an excursion from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Had supper there. Everybody seemed to enjoy the fresh air and country food.
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5th. Wednesday. More or less cloudy.
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Seoul home. The 3rd General Conference of the Korea Methodist Church began its session from 9 a.m. at the Theological Seminary. Dr. Ryang's report of the past quadrenium reads a splendid synopsis of the great work he had the charge of and which he, and he alone in Korea, could have done with such a success in spite of the appalling difficulties that beset him on all sides.
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6th. Thursday. Beautiful.
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Seoul home. From 9 to 12―the General Conference. 4 p.m. a tea party for the Conference delegates at the Women's Seminary. I felt very tired. 6 p.m. was invited to a supper party given by General Minami in honor of Count Matsutaira(松平) , the Chairman of the House of Peers. After supper went to the Citizen's Hall where the ancient "palace music" of King Yi Household was exhibited. A musically minded man or an archeologist may have been interested in the quaint instruments bells etc, but to me the performance had no attraction.
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7th. Friday. Cloudy. Cool.
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Seoul home. General Conference from 9 a.m. Today having been set aside for a patriotic parade, all the students boys and girls in the church schools and a large number of Methodist Congregations in the city were gathered over the Pai-Chai ground at 1:30. After an appropriate service, led by Dr. Ryang, the crowd over 7,000 marched to the Governor General Building to shout Banzai for the Emperor and for the Governor General, General Minami addressed the crowd. About 3 the entire crowd marched to the Chosun Shrine to pay respects to the Ancestral Spirit of the Imperial Family.
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8 p.m. Mr. Kim Tai Woo was invited to give a lecture on the "Times" (時局) to the delegates of the General Conference. I also spoke a few words.
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8th. Saturday. Beautiful.
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Seoul home. I entertained Bishop Kujimiya of the Japan M.A. Church at a lunch at Chosun Hotel. Invited Drs. Ryang, Cynn and Samijima.
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9th. Sunday. Cloudy and sun.
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Seoul home. Bishop Moore preached at the Jung Dong Church. Bishop Kujimiya spoke to a full house 7:30 p.m. The Japanese Methodist Congregation also came to the service―the first time the Japanese Methodists and the Korean Methodists worshipped together in one Church in Seoul.
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10th. Monday. Rain. Warm.
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Seoul home. General Conference from 9:30 a.m. Election of the General Super-intendant in order at 11 a.m. As the new General Super-intendant must be a Northern Methodist of Southern Korea there are only two candidates, Rev. Kim Jong Woo and Rev. Kim Yung Sup. I made up my mind to give my vote to either of them who might get the majority. The first ballot gave 13 to Kim J.W. and 22 to Kim Y.S. The number of votes necessary for election being 42. The second ballot gave 6 to Kim J.W. and 26 to Kim Y.S. But Kim J.W. fell to 4 and Kim Y.S. rose to 27 at 3rd ballot. Kim J.S stuck to 4 at 4th ballot but fell to 3 at 5th, 6th and 7th ballots. The Northern voters gave their votes to Oh Ki Sun who rose as high as 25.
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11th. Tuesday. Beautiful.
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Seoul home. General Conference from 9:30 a.m. The 8th ballot last night gave 4 to Kim J.W. and 30 to Kim Y.S. whose highest vote was 32 at 7th ballot. Miss Helen Kim and I agreed that we must push forward Kim J.W. to break the deadlock between Oh and Kim Y.S. fell to 30. Kim J.W. got 8 at 10th ballot then 11 at 11th. The 14th ballot gave 29 to Kim J.W. and 13 to Kim Y.S. which number he kept three succeeding ballots. The 21st ballot gave Kim J.W. 23 and Kim Yung Sup 12.
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12th. Wednesday. Cloudy. Warm.
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Seoul home. 9:30 the General Conference. The crowd got impatient and indignant at the trickiness of the Positive Leaguers or Hugh Cynnites. The Conference could not stand their meanness any longer so speakers―I being one of them―were itching to denounce the Cynnites openly. They saw that they couldn't get through the Conference at all if something drastic were not done. Some proposed to re-elect Dr. Ryang I opposed it to save Ryang. The 22nd ballot gave Kim J.W. 37 and Kim Yung Sup 5. Kim J.W. was elected by 42 votes at the 23rd ballot.
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The General Conference was adjourned this afternoon to have the inauguration ceremony of the new General Superintendent at 8 p.m. at Chung Dong Church.
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13th. Thursday. Rain a.m.
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Seoul home. General Conference had its 11th and 12th sessions today and was closed this afternoon to meet again four years hence―probably as a part of the Japanese Methodist Church.
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I am glad Dr. Ryang has been released of the crushing burden of the General Superintendancy whose onerous duties he discharged with so much energy and wisdom during the last 8 years.
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14th. Friday. Cloudy―Pale sun.
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Seoul home. 3 p.m. 20 delegates representing city and student Y.M.C.A.'s both Japanese and Korean assembled in the Central Y. to organize the new Korean Union of Y.M.C.A.'s Of the twenty members 13 were Korean, 3 Japanese. Four represented the Japan Domei or the National Council of Japan. Mr. Nagai of the Domei came from Tokyo to be present at the ceremony. He arrived 1:30 p.m. today and left Seoul 10 tonight. We got through the organization in two hours. Had supper together at Chi-Yo-Da Grill 6 p.m.
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Returned home quite tired.
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15th. Saturday. Beautiful. Cool.
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Seoul home. 5 p.m. to the monthly meeting of the Central Y. Board of Directors. Hong Pyong Sun elected Principal of the Y. School.
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A shower between 5 and 5:30.
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16th. Sunday. Beautiful a.m.
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Seoul home. Cloudy afternoon.
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5 p.m. went to Mr. Yu. O.k's house for supper. Miss Kim Helen and Dr. Ryang were also present.
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This morning 11 I took our baby 琦善 to King Yi's garden and stayed until 3 p.m. The boy enjoyed riding the pony and seeing the zoo; but I was tired.
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17th. Monday. Beautiful a.m.
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Seoul home. Today being the new harvest Thanksgiving Day there was in elaborate ceremony in Chosun Shrine. The Governor General acted as the messenger from His Imperial Majesty to offer cereal sacrifice to the Deities. The whole ritual lasted from 9:30 to 11:30.
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Went to Station to see Rev. Sekiya off for Manchuckuo. He is a fine specimen of Japanese manhood. The eldest son of Hon. Sekiya, he could have attained a high rank in officialdom. But he chose to become a priest in the Anglican Church and is leaving an humble life!
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18th. Tuesday. Beautiful.
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Have had the most acute anxiety owing to the absence of letters from our boys in Tokyo. I sent a telegram last night but no answer this morning. At 2 p.m. sent a telegram to Mrs. Ahn Yung Ja(安榮子) inquiring after our boys. 4:30 p.m. a telegram from 璋善 saying all is well with them. About 8 Mrs. Ahn's telegram also said they are well. But until I get a reassuring letter from my boys I shall not feel satisfied. The worry and anxiety of the day exhausted me.
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19th. Wednesday. Beautiful.
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20th. Thursday. Beautiful.
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21st. Friday. Cloudy a.m. Beautiful p.m.
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22nd. Saturday. Beautiful.
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Seoul home. 9:30 went to the Governor General Building where 90 odd persons representing many walks of life were called to a conference by the Vice Governor to discuss and to formulate a plan for the improvement of the standard of living among the Koreans. The whole conference was divided into three subdivisions and each division into three sub-committees to study and submit the best plans for dress, food, house, social etiquettes, public morals.
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A detachment of the Japanese army effected a landing at the Byar(?) Ban near Canton on the 11th inst. and at 3:30 p.m. yesterday they captured the famous city of Canton. A wonderful feat of sailor.
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23rd. Sunday. Beautiful.
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Seoul home. Wife complains of severe headache and dizziness and chokey sensation in her breast. She must have had a heavy supper last night and is suffering from indigestion. Dr. Im says so too. But she would fly into a furious rage if someone―I, for instance―suggested it, as she thinks good appetite or indigestion which implies heavy eating means un-aristocratic vulgarity.
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24th. Monday. Cloudy. A shower 4:30－5p.m.
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Seoul home. 9:30 a.m. went to the Government General Building to attend the 2nd day conference of the Standard-of-Living-Improvement-Committee. The findings of the subcommittees reported, discussed and adopted. The meeting continued after lunch. Adjourned 3:30. The Vice Governor invited the whole conference to a tea party at Chosun Hotel. A vigorous shower from 4:30 to 5.
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25th. Tuesday. Beautiful.
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Seoul home. 9:30 a.m. went to the office of the Director of Education where a meeting of the Standing Committee of the National Mobilization Union of Korea was held to decide the means and ways of publishing the findings of the Standard-of-Living-Improvement-Committee. The Union is to send out 40 or 50 speakers to different parts of the whole country to propagandize the findings of the Standard-of-Living-Improvement-Committee and to give information to the provincial populations as to the situation of the Chinese Incidence etc.
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News reached the Governor General this morning that the Japanese advance detachments have captured a strategic point near the city of Hankow.
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26th. Wednesday. Cloudy most of the day.
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Seoul home. 4 p.m. had a family reunion of our brothers and cousins to have a memorial service for our grandmother who died this day 50 years ago.
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6 p.m. a Korean supper reception was given by 80 or more Koreans to Lieut. Generals Katsu-o and Okamoto who have lately arrived to direct the Intelligence Dept. of the Army of Korea.
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27th. Thursday. Beautiful.
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Seoul home. 6 p.m. went to Myong Wol Kwan where Mr. Taguchi, the Editor-in-chief of the Kei-jo Nippo gave a Korean banquet to a score of elderly Koreans―mostly of the Privy Council. While we were at the table Extras came announcing the complete fall of the great cities of Hankow, Woo Chang and Han Yang. What a wonder achievement from military point of view! Heaven grant that the war may stop now and the Chinese problem may arrive at a satisfactory settlement through diplomatic negotiations!
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28th. Friday. Beautiful.
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Seoul home. 8 a.m. called on Mr. Saito, the Higher Police Head of the West Gate Station and asked him to deal generously with Kwang Hyon. I didn't give him any money for the entertainment of his subordinates as was advised by Yi― as I feared that Saito might misunderstand my motive.
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A great celebration at Chosun Shrine―priestly rituals and light banquets to express popular rejoining over the fall of Hankow.
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29th. Saturday. Cloud―Warm.
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Seoul home. From 9:30 to 11 a.m. attended the patriotic service held by the Thoughts-Watching Bureau 思想觀察所.
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1 p.m. went to Chosun Hotel to attend the conference held by the Education Bureau to give necessary information and instructions to the lecturers who are to be sent to provincial centre from the 4th Nov. I am assigned to Chun-la South. Home at 5.
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5p.m. went to 第一莊 for a sukiyaki supper given by Dr. Kim Helen to the members of the standing committee of the Ewha College Board of Directors. Dr. Ryang, Messrs. Pak, Yu and I went with our wives. Yun Sung Soon, Kim Sung Soo came single. Miss Appenzeller and Hall also present. Returned home about 8.
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30th. Sunday. Cloudy a.m. Pretty p.m.
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Seoul home. Rained during the night until 7 this morning. 3 p.m. with wife and 珽善 went to Duk Soo Palace to see the Crysanthemum exhibition. Mrs. Yi Hui Kyong went with us.
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31st. Monday. Beautiful.
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Seoul home. A German writer―an Exile hence an anti-Hitlerite―says in an American Magazine that Sword is the Soul of Germany. What Germans want is victory to wipe out the shame of the Versailles Treaty. Short of that victory, Germany don't care so much for her colonies and materials. The same thing may be said of Japan. The Sword is the soul of Japan―of Samurai. They want martial excitements, battle field adventures and war-like glories. Hence they must have a war every ten or twenty years. Anybody who opposes this Samurai thirst for victory meets the fate of Admiral Saito or the Grand old man, Mr. Takahashi, the pacifist victims of Feb. 26th, '36.
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