Morning Calm v.36 no.183(1925 Apr.)

The Corean Mission.

The Mission to Corea was set on foot in 1889 by the direct action of the then Archbishop of Canterbury., in response to the urgent and repeated request of those best fitted to judge of its necessity, viz, the bishops in the neighbouring countries of China and Japan. From the out it has been worked, in Corea itself, on the most economical lines possible, by a small staff of cellbate clergy, assisted by Sisters (of the Community of St. Peter, Kilburn), a few other lady workers, and one or two doctors—none of them paid more than the barest living wage. In 1922 the American Congregation of the S.S.J.E. (Cowley Father) accepted the invitation of Bishop Trollope to open Branch House of the Society in the Diocese of Corea.

Ill-equipped with men and means from the start, constantly embarrassed by political disturbances in Corea, and, of course, especially hampered since 1914 by the war, the Mission has nevertheless succeeded by its patient labours in building up in Corea a compact little Christian community of some 6,000 souls, about nine-tenths of whom are of Corean birth and speech, and the remaining tenth Japanese. The English, or English-speaking, community is small, but the Mission has always regarded the care of their souls also as a first change on its time and energies.

The “objective” of the Mission—which since its foundation has always been worked on distinctively Catholic lines—is, and always has been, not the mere conversion of individuals, but the setting up in Corea of a fully equipped and synodically governed province of the Catholic Church, self-supporting and capable of managing its own affairs, with an indigenous ministry and a vernacular liturgy carefully formed on the best Catholic models. Upon the native Church thus formed will ultimately rest the task of winning their myriads of non-Christian brothers and sisters to the Faith. With the object in view no pains have been spared in impressing on the members of the infant Church the necessity for self-support. Not only are they learning to take a keen Interest in the affairs of the Church, through their local and diocesan conferences (with the Bishop and Presbyters in Synod the supreme authority within the Diocese), but as Christian congregations are formed, they relieve the Mission of the entire burden of local Church express and the maintenance of the native ministry.

Two things are urgently needed (a) A yearly income of ₤12,000 (towards which S.P.G. at present contributes about ₤5,000) to replace the present wholly inadequate sum of about ₤8,000 a year. (b) A capital of ₤2,500 to enable us to decorate the first part of the great Central Church in Seoul. The Bishop is convinced that, if once an adequate measure of support is secured, we may look forward to seeing in the not distant future the infant Church in Corea capable of standing on its own feet with only a minimum of support and supervision from the Church in England. ——————— The Leage of St. Nicolas (with which is incorporated the Association of Prayer and Work for Corea) is a League of Churches, or Parishes, whose priests and people are pledged to support the Mission by their sympathy, prayer, and aims. Full particulars to be had from the General Secretary (see page iv.).The full list of Churches is printed in July and January Magazines.

Children's Letter.

MY DEAR CHILDREN, If you really want to see the Coreans happy you should see them on a wedding day; although marriages give the poor priests more anxiety than any other work in Corea.

Boy In Court Dress for Wedding

In the old days when a youth was married he put up his pigtail into a top-knot and wore for the first time the famous Corean hat. The top-knot is fast dying out, although the hat is still retained. The day before the ceremony the bridgroom sends a beautiful box containing blue and red silk dresses and other silk clothes for the bride. One often sees these boxes being carried in Seoul by women dressed in special clothes for the occasion, and carrying the box on the head. At the wedding the bridegroom wears the dress of a Corean courtier and is mounted upon a pony which is caparisoned in a tiger's skin, and rides to the house of the bride. He then enters carrying a goose in his arms, and seating himself opposite the bride, the oaths are taken over the goose, and the wine cup passed to each other. The bride then does her hair up with the seven famous ornaments, bows four times to the bridegroom who returns the bows to the bride.

(중간 부분 누락)

fitted into parochial programmes—it was impossible to do much in this way, especially as my presence in England was quite unforeseen and was due to special causes which of necessity claimed my attention first. It seemed best, therefore, to limit myself in the main to a few Churches with which I had some personal tie, e.g., those in which I had served as Vicar or curate, or which are now staffed by old colleagues, &c. To the rest I can only say that if they will be patient, my colleagues and I, as we visit England in turn, will do our best to cover as much ground as we can. I myself hope to be home for a real furlough about two years hence, Next, I want to thank those whom I did visit for the great warmth of welcome which I received on every hand. If I left England in 1920 in rather low spirits (as I did) all memory of that has now been wiped away by the signs of a generous sympathy with the Corean Mission and its unworthy chief now manifested everywhere. And for this I feel that our gratitude is largely due to those who have been all this time praying and working so strenuously on our behalf.

Then I am sure you will be glad to hear that practically all the causes which drew me home this winter have been advanced at least a stage or two, thanks to my presence in England. (1) My tiresome eyesight (which attained a quite undeserved prominence, has been well reported on by my oculist, who promises that with my new glasses, I need fear no trouble other than the normal gradual failure of powers natural to one who is well past sixty. (2) The “powers that be" have given very favourable attention to my plea for an increased episcopate in Corea. And I have good reason to hope that, now the principle is accepted, such practical difficulties as stand in the way may speedily disappear. (3) The Reverend Mother, C.S.P., and I have, in consultation with the Sisters affected, arrived at a working basis for the Religious Order for Corean women of which I have already spoken, and Sister Helen Constance (who is to sail about ten days after me) is to bring out with her a tentative Rule for the New Order, a draft of which I left behind at Kilburn. I have very little doubt, therefore, that possibly by St. Peter's Day our first Corean postulants will be making their first attempt to live together under rule and under the eyes of the Sister selected for novice mistress. I will only beg of you to note that this is not a matter which derives any benefit from too great publicity and that, therefore, you must not expect me to be constantly advertising it in the columns of Morning Calm or elsewhere. (4) The draft English text (to underlie the Japanese and Corean versions) of our proposed Corean Liturgy, has been submitted to famous liturgical experts in England, and has received, besides valued criticism, a meed of commendation which encourages me to hope that ere long it will be found in use on our altars. Cathedral of 55. Mary and Nicolas, Seoul. (inset—BISHOP TROLLOPE ON Olympic—By ~ of the Ster ~) (5) With the valued help of our generous architect, Mr. Dixon, we have worked out a provisional list of the fittings, furniture, and decorations needed for the Cathedral. And this I hope may appear with approximate prices in the next number of Morning Calm. This will make it easier, when desired to appropriate certain special gifts to particular individuals, though I should like to plead that some money may be left without special "ear-marking" so as to allow us a certain amount of elbow room. And I will only add that though, of course, more are needed, many generous offers of help have already come in. (6) The unexpected offer of a priest from South London, Fr. Giles, to join our staff is indeed encouraging news to take back to Corea. In conclusion, may I say that the enumeration of the above points will, I hope, not only suggest topics of hearty thanksgivings, but also act as an incentive to those prayers and intercessions without a continuance of which we can, of course, hope for no fruit of the endeavours now being put forth on behalf of God and His Church in Corea.

Yours very truly in Our Lord, + MARK, Bishop in Corea.

P.S.—The matter must, of course, be discussed on my return to Corea, but it is being increasingly clear to me that it will probably be desirable to postpone the consecration of the Cathedral until May, 1926. ———————

Two months in England.

WE think some of our readers may be interested to have an outline of the Bishop's two months visit to England. Arriving in London on Tuesday, December 9th, two days of fog prevented any great activities and provided some of the rest needed after the hurried journey from Corea. A visit to the Pageant of the Joyous Nativity at Graham Street and a night spent with the Bishop of London at Fulham brought the first week to a close. An offer of service from Fr, Giles, of St. George's, Camberwell, was a pleasant surprise of the first week. The next week brought a hasty visit to Oxford to deposit the draft liturgy with the experts, and to use the opportunity for visits to Cowley and Cuddesdon. The draft liturgy was sent over to Japan to be printed in English and returned to Corea just before the earthquake wiped out printing offices and all concerned. It was a mercy that the fruit of much labour was spared. The printers had done their unaccustomed job well, and perhaps it is not kind, under the circumstances, to draw attention to a little misunderstanding where the compositor in the sentence for the blessing of the incense had altered the words from "in whose honour this is burnt," to “in whose harem this is burnt."

The week closed with attendance at Holy Redeemer, Clerkenwell, on the last Sunday before Christmas, and Christmas itself was spent at St. Saviour's, Poplar, where the Bishop arrived in time for the Midnight Mass. The Sunday after Christmas St. John's, Kennington, was visited, and on the 29th, the Feast of St. Thomas of Canterbury, Bishop Trollope was able, in fulfilling a visit to the Archbishop, to be present at Evensong in the Cathedral on the Martyr's day, and also to visit Bishop Knight, of St. Augustine's College, shortly starting on visit to Japan. Thursday, the Feast of the Circumcision, All Saints', Margaret Street, always devotes to Corea, and this year the Bishop was able to be present and preach at High Mass. From there be went off to Devonshire to visit an old friend, and reached Exeter on Friday, stopping with the Bishop of Exeter, a fellow curate at Great Yarmouth before Corea was ever thought of, and one of the two English Diocesan Bishops who have visited Corea. A few days Iater Bishop Trollope was with the Bishop of Gloucester, a New College contemporary, and the second English Bishop who had visited Corea. Between these two visits came Sunday, spent at All Saints', Clifton. The next week brought another visit to Oxford and from there Deddington was reached for consultations with Mr. Arthur Dixon, the architect, as to the decorations of the Cathedral. Going further north Birmingham claimed the next Sunday and a full day included sermons at St. Agatha's, Sparkbrook and St. Albans, with an address to children at St. Gregory's. Three more kind Episcopal friends were to be visited in the following week at Chester, York, and Lincoln. At the close of that week Beccles was reached, with a view to fulfilling preaching engagements at Great Yarmouth. Here occurred almost the only contretemps in the tour when the car broke down between Beccles and Yarmouth about ten minutes before the preacher was due. Thanks to the kindly offices of a milk-float the Bishop was able to arrive at the scene of his first curacy though in an unconventional manner and somewhat late. Monday was devoted to Norwich and a visit to Bishop Pollock, and Tuesday found Bishop Trollope back again in London in time to speak to the keen missionary associates at All Saints', Margaret Street. The following Sunday was spent at St. Matthias', Earl's Court, and St. Matthew's, Westminster. In the morning, at the close of the service at St. Matthias', the Bishop gave his blessing to a little band of children of St. Nicolas who have shown great zeal for Corea. In most cases work among children begins, and is apt to end, with school life. Here, however, was the fruit of careful individual work where associates drawn from the ranks of those who have just left school have been gathered together. We commend this idea to other centres.

The last week included the "At Home" at the Church House finishing with sermons at St. Alban's, Holborn, and St. Mary Magdalene, Munster Square. Space will not allow of more than a mention of visits to Kilburn in connection with the plans for the Corea Sisterhood, of a visit to the Far East Committee at S.P.G., of visits to the British Museum to investigate Corean books, and to South Kensington to inspect Corean pottery. Also two free afternoons spent, one at a Symphony Concert, the other at St. Joan! Also a final talk, in the intervals of packing, with Mr. Dixon as to mosaics for the Apse of the Cathedral, and a last night spent with Bishop Cecil at Southampton before sailing on the Olympic on February 4th.

Organizing Secretary's Letter.

THE Bishop has returned to Corea after a very energetic short visit to England. If anybody thinks he had a holiday they make a great mistake. As His Lordship refers to his visit in his letter, I will not write anything more about it here. I should, however, like to say a little about the “At Home" which Miss Trollope gave for him at Church House in the Great Hall. Many friends attended, and after tea and general conversation, and an inspection of the curios and literature which were displayed at the doors, we settled down to listen to the Bishop's speech. This is not the place to speak of all he said, as I understand it is more or less covered by his letter in this issue. Towards the end of the address we were delighted by the Bishop of London appearing on the platform, followed by the Bishop of Southampton (late of South Tokyo), who whispered to me that he wanted to give all the support he possibly could to his brother of Chosen. The Bishop of London said later on that he always followed with the greatest interest the course of events in the far off eastern diocese, how glad he was to take the chair every year at our Annual Festival, and finished by asking us to pray for our brave Bishop and his work. The Bishop of Southampton said—and it was a fact of the greatest importance which we did not often consider—that whilst he had been in Japan he well knew the confidence with which the Imperial Government regarded the Bishop in Corea, and that it was not everybody who could inspire the trust in a Government which had recently annexed an old country as a new possession. The Bishop of Willesden was also present in the Hall; and there were also there Sir John Jordan, once our minister in Seoul and later in Peking; the Headmaster of Lancing and several old Lancing friends; and Admiral Sir Arthur Moore. The Admiral told me how, when he was Commander-in-Chief of the China Station, he had admired the devoted work of the Mission, and had several times offered to take an overworked missionary for a cruise which he thought was badly needed, but the priest would never leave the firing line. The "At Home" was a most successful function, and the models of the Church and the hospital at Ay-In were the centres of admiration and many enquiries.

At the end of February Miss Bourne and I attended the Missionary School at Coleshill Park, near Birmingham. We had a very instructive and happy time, and I cannot too earnestly urge any of you who live within easy distance of such a school and have the work of Missions at heart, to seize the opportunity of learning how to put the needs of overseas work before your parishes in the most interesting and efficient manner. We are apt to fall into the error of thinking that amongst our normal parochial work, Missions are an extra. There is no greater mistake. Missions are the first work of any body of the Church Militant, not a thing that comes for consideration after we have provided a new Parish hall, or new festival vestments. Our Lord said we were to carry the good news to all people. A missionary parish is always one which shows markedly the working of the Holy Ghost. Do not let us take every blessing which comes to us, so naturally it seems, but remember to give as well; for without that the good you receive cannot work its full effect nor have that quality of radiance which God the Holy Spirit intends us to receive.

I am in the midst of a full programme of preaching. have been to Peaslake, near Guildford; St. Andrew's, Handsworth, near Birmingham; St. Peter's, Streatham; St. George's, Chislehurst; and Christ Church, Isle of Dogs. The latter Church was the one which gave so excellent a rendering of the new play a year ago, and I was welcomed by many old friends down there. Christ Church is a fane very magnifical, of the greatest dignity, and Fr. Hardy is doing a great work in his East End parish. I am due shortly to visit Halton Church, Hastings: St. John's, Red Lion Square; Holy Trinity, Stroud Green: a meeting at Bournemouth; St. Mark's, New Barnet; Radlett: Herts; and Letchworth. In the last week of May I am to preach in Teignmouth and Torquay, and other places in Devon and Cornwall, and I hope that if there are any of our supporters in that direction who would like to have a sermon or talk, they will let me know as soon as possible.

The Annual Festival will take place on Wednesday, May 13th, Low Mass at St. Paul's Cathedral at 8.30 p.m. as usual, and High Mass at 11 o'clock at St. Matthew's, Westminster: preacher, Canon Underhill. The afternoon meeting will be in the Hoare Memorial Hall at Church House at 5 o'clock, with the Bishop of London in the chair, and among the speakers I hope we shall hear Fr. Harker, of Handsworth, who knows Corea well. GRAHAM MARTYR.

Needlework for the Orphanage. To all workers. Please continue your work and supply Miss Newman with garments for the orphanage as she finds they are duly received and much appreciated.

The Cathedral of SS. Mary and Nicolas, Seoul, Corea

East End of Cathedral, awaiting decoration.

This picture shows the interior of the Cathedral as the builders left it in 1924. Bishop Trollope, in consultation with Mr. Arthur Dixon, the architect, has decided that it will be best to concentrate at present on the furnishing and decoration of the Chancel of the main Church, together with the Crypt or lower Church, so that the Consecration may, it is hoped, take place in May, 1926. With regard to the decoration of the Apse a scheme for mosaic decoration is being worked out by Mr. Jack (known perhaps to some in connection with St. Andrew's Chapel in Westminster Cathedral), in conjunction with Mr. Dixon. The scheme as at present formulated consists of a mosaic, in the lunette of the Apse, of our Lord in Glory. Below will be space for probably five figures. In the centre would be Our Lady, with St. John and Isaiah on either side, both of whom spoke of our Lord in Glory. The two outside figures it has been suggested should be St. Nicolas, with his ship, and St. Thomas, the Apostle of the East, commemorating the tradition that he appeared in a vision to the Emperor of China riding a white horse. Below the mosaics reaching to the floor and encircling the walls will be some plain panelling of marble, stone, or granite, in keeping with the mosaic and the architecture of the building. This must not be taken as an authoritative or complete detailed description. It represents the ideal which may have to be modified in working out, and for the completion of which generous gifts will be needed to make what must and what should be a costly setting for the High Altar.

The High Altar bas, it is believed, been given by special donors, but Bishop Trollope hopes to be able to make a statement about this later. For the furnishing of the Altar and for the provision of the Crypt Altar and its furniture, a list has been prepared by Bishop Trollope in consultation with Mr. Dixon, who has gone into the question and suggested approximate prices as some guide for donors. But it is quite obvious that for such a building the gifts must be in harmony with one another and with the building. so to Mr. Arthur Dixon has been given as architect the final voice in the matter of acceptance.

It has been suggested that somewhere, preferably in connection with the High Altar, there should be some definite connection with the life and work of the first Bishop. Sums have been specially offered in connection with the furnishing of the High Altar totalling about £80, which would pay for four out of the seven candles. Contributions from old friends of Bishop Corfe may pay for the Crucifix. If to this were added sufficient contributions to pay for a pair of the remaining three candles, the centre gifts of the Altar would thus become his memorial. In the same way the Crypt itself is the memorial to the second Bishop, Arthur Turner. Donations have already been received to provide the Crucifix and the Hanging Lamp, but the Altar and the six candles have still to be provided if the friends of the second Bishop care to concentrate on this particular spot.

In the following list a note has been put against certain articles which have been promised, but final choice of the actual furnishings will not be made until it is known what other offers may be received. The Crypt of Cathedral, temporarily furnished. (The Bishop Tuner Memorial) List of suggested gifts to the Cathedral with approximate prices :— Seven Candlesticks in pale bronze for the High Altar, 2-ft. 6-in. high, £20 each. Crucifix, in pale bronze, 3-ft. 6-in, to top of Cross, £60. Two standard candlesticks in pale bronze, 4-ft. 6-in high (promised), ₤130. One standard candlestick (Paschal), £75. Censer (promised as memorial to Fr. Cowan from St. John's, Red Lion Square), £25. Incense boat to match, £9. Hanging lamp for High Altar (promised), £40. Crypt Altar (£5 promised), £25. Six candlesticks as above for Crypt Altar, 1-ft. 9-in, high, £12 each. Crucifix as above for Crypt Altar, 2-ft. high (promised). £35. Sanctuary lamp for Crypt (promised), £18. Tabernacle (promised by St. Albans, Holborn). Lange bell for Cathedral (promised), £170. Mosaics for Apse, say £2,000. Bishop's throne, organ, vestments, frontals, Communion vessels, sacring bells. A letter from Corea shows what this building already means to the Christians: "We have had the joy, since the summer, of worshipping in the Crypt of the Cathedral. To have such a beautiful Central Church is already showing its influence. Some who had become rather fainthearted because for many years we have shown so little signs in this city of what the English Church really is, are now encouraged and can begin to feel proud of their central Shrine."

We would ask all those who desire to share in this attempt to offer to God a place worthy for His worship in the heathen country of Corea, to bear in mind Bishop Trollope's two pleas, (1) that in addition to gifts earmarked for special articles there should be some free money to be used for the general decorating and furnishing ; and also (2) that all such gilts should in no way be taken from money which would otherwise be given to the general fund of the Mission. About £200 not earmarked is already available from gifts of money or by sale of jewellery. All enquiries as to special gifts should be addressed, preferably direct, to Miss Trollope, 48 Vincent Square, S.W. 1, who will also be glad to receive any contributions. A special fund is being held at present in England until it is decided how the money is to be spent. Any contributions sent to the Corean Mission Office will be forwarded. We are glad to be able to state that gifts to the Cathedral may be entered at the custom house free of duty, by permission of the Director of Customs in the Government General. It will be necessary to submit to the custom house at the time entry a statement attesting that articles are solely for the use of the Church, the detailed invoice and a letter from the donor showing that articles in question are duly donated by him or her to the Cathedral.

The Mission Office.

PLEASE note that it is hoped after June 21th to move to the Mary Sumner House, Tufton Street, Westminster, S.W. 1. the best the Mission could do for this isolated body of enquirers was to send a priest or catechist at long intervals to visit them. Then at the end of 1923 a Christian was lent them as teacher in a small school they had started, and finally this year, 1924, I was moved up to this province, since when, they have been visited at least once a month. The very first time I visited Ma-dong-ni I was asked to go and visit other places where there were a number of people who had already taken away our books of instruction and desired to join the Church. In two of them there are some thirty men who have learnt quite a lot and meet together on Sundays for prayers, and in six or seven others, I hope, they will be doing the same before the winter is over.

One very pronounced feature of village life up here in the north is the way the family clan keeps together. At Ma-dong-ni the great majority of the families are of the "Kim" clan, while in the village of Kan-dong-ni twenty-six men of the same surname “Moun" are studying the Faith; in another village called Hyenpong almost every enquirer is a Mr. Yi, and so on, in the same way in nearly all the villages I have so far visited. This probably accounts for such numbers joining us at the same time, but it will probably have its dangers as the family or clan will hang together, and if one of the leading men for some reason falls away, others are likely to follow their leader. It seems, therefore, that if things go forward and all these new villages persevere in their present decision, in a year or so there will be a very large addition to the Christians attached to our Mission. The great shortage of workers has, to a large extent, been made good for the present by the Bishop's action before leaving for England, in sending the Corean priest, Fr. Michael Yi, from Paik-chun, to live at Ma-dong-ni, and one of the new sub-deacons, Kim Moses, to work in this province, for the present at the village of Hyen-pong. We also have a mission woman living at Ma-dong.ni. Another Mission woman in the country and one here at Pyeng-Yang are our chief needs at present. These northern Coreans are in many ways different from those further south; they have the reputation of being of a more virile stock, and their customs and language differ in many respects from those in mid or Southern Corea. My cook, whom I brought with me from Chung-chong province, was quite at sea when he began marketing here, the names of many of the commonest vegetables and household things being quite different. All this means that we shall have to try and find men and women from the north whom we can train for work in their own province, as it is difficult for others to make good here, especially in the pioneer work. There are two good roads running out to the north-east where all this new work is growing up, and a public motor service takes one to points within a few miles of villages such as Ma-dong-ni, and Hyen-pong. The expense of this way of travelling is its chief drawback, and it will not be long, one hopes, before priests living out on the spot, will make such frequent journey from Pyeng-Yang unnecessary. At present all this movement towards the Church is at its beginning, and the only Christians are some thirty people at Ma-dong-ni. It will need all our prayers and seeking for wisdom and a right judgment, if it is to grow into a really large and firmly rooted addition to the Church in Corea. CECIL COOPER. Foreign Stamps. WE are hoping to start a stamp department and to devote the proceeds to the Cathedral Furnishing Fund. The first thing is to collect enough foreign stamps to start our new department, so will every reader help us by asking all their friends for foreign stamps and sending all they can possibly collect to the Stamp Secretary of the Corean Mission at the Corean Mission Office, Church House, Westminster. The staff of the Mission. The Rev. E. Giles, of Marlborough College, Trinity College, Cambridge, Cuddesdon, and St. George's, Camberwell, has joined the Mission and should be in Corea by the time this magazine is in our readers' hands. We commend him to the prayers of the faithful in his new life and in his difficulty of language study. Sister Helen Constance and Sister Isabel, C.S.P., are also by now back in Corea. We expect Fr. Lee, Fr. Drake, and Fr. Hunt back on furlough some time this year. So there ought to be many chances of the work of the Mission becoming more widely known. ———————————————————————————————————————— Please cut off here for private use.

Suggestions for Thanksgivings and Intercessions.=

THANKSGIVINGS. For the life and work of Peter Kang, priest, lately called to rest. For the growth of devotion and zeal shown by the Japanese in Taikiu. For the encouragement received by the Bishop in his resent visit. For an offer of service from Edward Giles, priest. For many gifts for the Cathedral and for the genneral fund of the Mission in the past year. SUPPLICATIONS. That the way may be made clear for the appointment of an assistant Bishop. That is due time God will show who He is calling to this office. That guidance may be given to those who are engaged is making plans for the Corean Sisterhood. That the Christians under Fr. Cooper's care at Pyeng-Yang may be true to their baptismed vows.

St. Michael's College, Chemulpo, Corea.

OWING to domestic reasons, Fr. Hodges will not be returning to his work in Corea. Will our readers pray that some priest with theological qualifications will offer for this post? Bishop Trollope is prepared, in the event of such an offer, to make temporary arrangements to carry on the work while the new principal would have, say, a couple of years free to learn to understand both the language and the Corean people themselves before undertaking this important post. The Bishop's Commissary, the Rev. E. A. Dawson (Holy Redeemer, Clerkenwell), 24 Exmouth Street, W.C. 1., will be glad to hear from any priest who feels drawn to such work.

A new Principal will find himself a little better equiped than his predecessor, as Fr. Hodges has made time during the last few years to provide four books in Corean for the students. These have recently been published for the Mission by the S.P.C.K., and are examples of the value of their Foreign Translations Fund. The books are The Imitation of Christ, translated from the original Latin into Corean: A Mirror for Pastors, being a Corean translation of a Chinese adaptation of Canon Newbolt's Speculum Sacerdotis; Introduction to the books of the New Testament, founded on Leighton Pullan's Books of the New Testament and Introduction to the Three Creeds, based on lecture notes given to the students. ———————————————————————————————————————— That the Japanese in Taikiu may be conscious of their responsability for the spiritual gifts they enjoy. That a blessing my rest on the labours of the Secretaries and all botte workers, and that the Festival (May 13th) may be a great time of rejoicing and encouragement. That funds may be forthcoming for the beautifying of the Cathedral of SS. Mary and Nicolas, Seoul, to the glory of God. INTERCESSIONS.

For six sub-dreams maring the end of their time of testing for the Sacred Ministry. For three Corean young women Yi Phoebe, Kim Lucy. and Ay Eun, who are preparing for admission as the first postulants of the Corean Order. For the Christians at Chin-Chum, in the loss of their parish priest, Peter Kang. For Dr. Borrow, health and preservation, in her lonely work, and that her ministry may be blessed to both the souls and bottles of those amongst when she dwells.

A limited member of extra copies of these Thanksgivings and Intercessions may be obtained from the Office at the following raise : twelve copies for 3d, twenty-five copies for 6d, i.e., about 1/4d. per copy.