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Editorial.

Dr. and Mrs. Weir.

ALREADY their time is up. Before this is in print. they will have sailed from Liverpool, which they leave on September 24, travelling by the American and Canadian route to the Far East. Never were feelings more mixed. They have done so much to wake us all up that we tremble lest we fall back into apathy when they have gone. Where the inexperience of the Organising Secretary would have landed us without Dr. Weir's guiding hand no one knows! Yet we know that what they have done while at home is nothing to what waits for them to do in Corea. They will take back the full sympathy of everyone to the whole Mission staff, which laments the loss of those it could so ill afford to spare. They will take back an assurance that we are doing something to send them help soon. Best of all, they will take back that skill and devotion which are so essential to the well-being of all who are there. May they be preserved in their going out and coming in!

R.I.P.

We have already alluded to the staggering blow which has fallen upon the Mission. In the very midst of a time of quiet and meditation, Stephen Cartwright was found dead in his room. The inexplicable tragedy has cast a gloom over the whole Mission. The Bishop in a letter home writes of him :--"His quiet reserve and steadiness, his readiness to help others in every possible way, led us all to trust and depend upon him: and those of us who knew him best, to love him. . . . No one will miss him more than I shall, for I always felt that I could go to him for advice in any difficulty, and for help in spiritual matters ; and that help and advice I shall find hard to replace." The Bishop of South Tokyo, who was in Seoul at the time conducting the Quiet Days, has made temporary arrangements for the oversight of the Japanese work Following upon the death of Mr. Cartwright comes the news of Mrs. Hillary's death at On Sou Tong, after a short illness, the seriousness of which none seems to have realised. The Bishop, in a letter to the Secretary, pays an eloquent tribute to her devoted work in Kanghwa. For the moment we have no hint as to how the work which she has begun so well will be carried on. One thing is clear--and that is, that the Church at home is called to greater sacrifices to replace those who have laid down their work.

Mrs. Hillary's Appeal.

It was a pathetic coincidence that while we were reading an appeal from Mrs. Hillary for support for education in Kanghwa, which the Bishop fully endorses, and which is printed in another column, the letter was brought conveying the news of her death. We cannot help feeling that there will be a ready response to an appeal coming at such a moment. A new worker.

In answer to the appeal for living agents, we are grateful to be able to record at least one response. Miss Emily Packer has been definitely accepted by S.P.G. and the Commissaries of the Bishop for work in Corea, and has entered Warminster to be trained for two years. There are no other definite offers and acceptances to be recorded. The cost of Miss Packer's training will have to be met by our own General Fund; which means that an additional ￡50 per annum is required for two years. A suggestion has been made that the County Associations of A.P.W. should make themselves responsible for the support of a worker and, where necessary, for her preliminary training. ￡50 is not a large sum. It is to be hoped that this suggestion may be acted upon.

Coreans in Hawaii.

In addition to the pressing need of four additional priests for work in Corea, there comes now a call, no less insistent, for one who will volunteer to go out with a view to undertaking, when qualified by a knowledge of the language, the work in Honolulu, of which the Bishop writes in another place. This, with a successor to Mr. Cartwright, makes six priests in all, who are urgently required. That they may be forthcoming may well be one of the chief objects of Intercession on St. Nicholas’ Day, which has so long been observed by the friends of the Mission as a day of special intercession for the work.

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Financial support.

Whether or no the County Associations of A.P.W. find themselves able to be responsible for the salaries, and in some cases the training of the additional workers required, it is clear that the General Fund will need a large increase in its income. The House Expenses Fund, of which mention was made in the last issue of MORNING CALM, has not yet received a single contribution! Three sums of £50 would relieve the Committee of a real anxiety as to how current expenses are to be met for this year,

The Bishop's Letters.I.

SEOUL, COREA, August 24, 1909.

MY DEAR SECRETARY,--

I have to report to you the sad death of one of our most valued women workers. Mrs. Hillary came out to the Mission as nurse in the hospital for women in Seoul. After some years there, during which she threw herself with all her soul into the work and also learnt the language thoroughly, she married Mr. Hillary in 1904. After their return from furlough they settled at On Sou Tong, in the south of the island; and when Mr. Badcock went home on furlough Mr. and Mrs. Hillary agreed to take over the whole work of the island. This meant very hard work, as to do it thoroughly they had to move frequently from On Sou Tong into the city, where they had a second home. This year both Mr. and Mrs. Hillary have felt the effects of the strain upon them, and were looking forward to a furlough next year or the year after. Mr. Wilson, who has been Mr. Hillary's assistant all the time, has loyally supported him in all his efforts for the good of the Coreans, but only lately has been able to take anything like a full share of the work owing to his ignorance of the language. Mr. Hillary tells me that lately Mrs. Hillary had been feeling very tired ; and on Sunday last she was taken with an attack of dysentery, a disease she had suffered from twice before. We heard on the Tuesday ; but were unable to send a doctor, as the Mission doctor, Dr. Laws, had gone down the day before to Chin Chun to prepare the house and compound in which he hopes to start a hospital in the autumn when Dr. Weir returns, and neither of the American doctors in Seoul could go down Sister Isabel went up to nurse her at once, and she seemed to be getting a little better up to Saturday night, when she suddenly collapsed, and passed away at 12.45 on Sunday morning. They sent a messenger to me, and I went up with Sister Cecil, arriving on Sunday evening in time to be with them when the body was taken into the Church, where the Coreans kept vigil all night. Yesterday (Monday morning) we had a Celebration of the Holy Communion, and then took the body to the Mission cemetery outside the city (she died at On Sou Tong), and she was laid to rest next to Sister Alma. R.I.P.

The funeral was a most impressive sight. Hundreds of Coreans from all over the island attended, and many of the women whom she had taught walked as far as ten miles in order to be present; while some of them walked the other six or seven miles to the cemetery. The coffin was carried on the new bier provided by the Corean Christians themselves. Walk-ing behind them I heard the hymns which they sang from time to time as they wound along the narrow paths and road. At the graveside we were met by the Christians from the north of the island. The expressions of sympathy and regret we heard on all sides were most touching, and the behaviour of all con-cerned, the reverence and care in all details, showed how all our people had grasped the teaching of the Resurrection; and one felt thankful to see such proof of the value of the teaching of the Gospel of Christ, comparing it with the heathen funerals one so often sees around us. I cannot speak too highly of the devotion and zeal of our Sister who has gone through the veil before us. All of us who knew her realised how completely she had given herself body and soul to the work among the Corean women ; and yesterday's ceremony would have given us proof, if proof were needed, of the way in which the Coreans appreciated this, and gave her love in return for her love for them.

As to the future, I don't see yet what we shall do, but I will write later, when I have had time to think. Mr. Hillary is wonderfully composed under his loss. Those of us who saw the perfect union in all their life and work know how great that loss will be. But he is wonderfully sustained by the thought of the reality of the Spiritual Communion still possible. He is going with me to Seoul to-morrow for a few days.

I am yours sincerely, ARTHUR B. TURNER, Bishop.  

II.

SEOUL, COREA, MY DEAR FRIENDS,--

Our Conference this year was arranged for the week of the second Sunday after Trinity. Partly owing to my absence from Corea, many things decided on last year had been left incomplete or not even begun. We first had to go through these resolutions, and see what required reconsideration, and then take up any new question that had come to the front in the past year. Many of these were not of much general interest. Some were of real importance, to which I should wish shortly to refer, so that you may know what we are trying to do as the work increases, and more regulations and rules are required ; and what special needs we are called upon to meet ; and how you can best help us to meet them.

One of our greatest needs is the training and education of the catechists,--looking forward always to the ordination of Coreans its deacons and priests to teach and lead their own people. Our oldest Christians have only been baptised twelve years, so that we can hardly expect that they should be ready for ordination yet; but we want to keep the need constantly and clearly before us. Last year we decided that the catechists should be divided into two classes, the higher called Kyosa or Teachers, the latter Chundosa or Evangelists. This year Mr. Hillary proposed a scheme of instruction for those who wish to become Chundosa; and we must prepare also a scheme for those who are intellectually as well as morally fitted for the higher grade. This matter was not fully talked out, but I hope to take some steps in the matter before next year. The need of a training school and a priest to take charge of it was also emphasised, and I had to explain that I had failed at home to obtain the services of such a man. May he be forthcoming soon.

The next most pressing need perhaps is schools, in which our children may be instructed according to the new principles introduced by the Japanese, and readily accepted by the Coreans. At present we only have £150 a year, and with that we can do little. If we could draw up some satisfactory scheme get more help from the Coreans, but I would earnestly ask for more help from home to encourage them. We have schools at On Sou Tong, Sou Won and Chin Chun in which rather a better education is given ; but we want more money, better teachers and a man who could supervise all our educational efforts. I feel that a good school in Seoul is as necessary as ever, but from our Secretary's report at home I see very little chance of being able to start one yet.

Another need we are feeling is some central council of the Corean Christians, where we can bring forward for discussion matters which are their business as much as ours. Mr. Bridle suggested a scheme for such a council, but we had to leave the matter in abeyance till next year. This year we shall have to be content with a meeting of the catechists which I hope to hold in the autumn; but this is not satisfactory, inasmuch as they receive their salaries mainly from us, and we want the opinions and help of free men, not only of those who are in our pay. There is much needed in the way of literature, and three things we determined to try and get forward with as soon as possible. Firstly, a book of Occasional Offices, with the Collects and references to the Epistles and Gospels as a companion book to our present Prayer book, which contains only the Service for the Holy Communion, with Matins, Evensong and Litany. Secondly, a new Hymn-book, to contain all the hymns that have as yet been translated with a selection of the Psalms. Thirdly, a book of Selections from the Old Testament, showing the main line of the preparation for the coming of Christ, with all the passages so far as possible referred to in the New Testament. Bishop Corfe has very kindly helped to prepare such a selection, and I hope it may be accepted by others here and not only by our own Mission. If so, I am sure it would be most useful, as the whole of the Old Testament is very hard for the more ignorant of our Christians and inquirers to under-stand. Other subjects I must not refer to now. I may have an opportunity later.

On the Friday the Bishop of South Tokyo arrived and attended the Saturday morning session, when we discussed with him the present very difficult political situation He put before us his view, and we showed him our difficulties. The general feeling was that the settlement of the difficulties lies largely with the Japanese, who by absolutely fair dealing and justice could do a great deal to break down the natural suspicion and hatred of the Coreans ; but that the Corean Christians and we missionaries could do little at present, except by non-interference and by patience with the Japanese on the one side, fully recognising their difficulties ; and with the Coreans on the other, making full allowance for their dislike of those who have in fact, if not in word, taken away their national independence, and who have in many cases treated them in such a way as to increase their natural hatred and suspicion. The Bishop appealed to us on behalf of the Corean students in Tokyo, but we could none of us see how at present we could help him to solve the problem of helping them effectually, while we all felt the full force of the call to help those who in the future will probably be in many ways the leading men among the Coreans when they return with their new learning and new ideas to their own country.

Saturday afternoon we had a reception for all our European friends in the garden, and on Sunday a combined Eucharist, at which representatives were present from the Corean and Japanese congregations. A quiet Sunday left us ready for the Retreat on the Monday and Tuesday following. I am yours truly,

ARTHUR B. TURNER, Bishop.

III.

SEOUL, COREA. MY DEAR FRIENDS,-- After our Conference was finished (or left in such a condition that another meeting would finish our business) came a quiet Sunday, and the Retreat for which the Bishop had come from Tokyo. I can only try to express our gratitude to him for coming over to help us in the middle of his effort to pick up all the lines of his work in Japan. You can imagine what a task that is for him, with the continual thought pressing on him day and night of the absolute necessity to learn the language, for the study of which he has as yet hardly had a moment. But, just as on Saturday morning he had thrown himself heart and soul into our difficulties connected with the political situation here, so now he gave himself and all he had to help us personally in the addresses he gave us. Two of these especially impressed themselves upon me. First, a most illuminating discussion of a passage of St. Paul to the Corinthians; and, secondly, a con-sideration of the present situation, and our line of action as Christians, as missionaries to the Japanese and the Coreans.

Tuesday evening left us all happy, if tired, and making arrangements for our final session of Conference next day, and for the Bishop's visit to several important Japanese he had been asked to call upon in connection with the political situation. Wednesday we all met for our final Eucharist together, and, though I noticed Stephen Cartwright was not with us, I only thought that he was tired and had overslept himself. You can imagine with what a shock came the news Mr. Elleren, who had been living with him for some three months, brought that he had been found dead. Of course, all our plans had to go to the winds. The Consular inquiry took up several hours, and the preparations for the funeral, and necessary change of plans, took up all our time and much of our thoughts, and we broke up our Conference uncompleted. Those from the country stations returned to their work with a heavy cloud of sadness hanging over them. Time will, no doubt, dispel this in a great degree; but at present the thought of his untimely death weighs on us all.

Bishop Cecil left us on Thursday, and was in time to catch Mr. Smart, whom we had been glad to welcome among us for a few days from his work in Japan, at Fusan, and ask him to stay there for the Sunday and speak to the Japanese of Mr. Cart-wright's death, while he hurried back to Kobé, and on to meetings and business in Tokyo, Overclouded though his visit was by this tragic event, and short as it was in comparison with what we had hoped for, yet we were thankful to have seen him and heard him and received from him so much help. I need not say for myself how glad I was to see one who is in a special sense my brother among the Bishops of our Communion. It carried me back to that morning in Westminster Abbey, four years ago, when we received together the office of Bishop in the Church of God at the hands of so many of our brethren. In the following week I went over to Japan with Mr. Wilson, to consult further with him and Bishop Foss as to what could be done to tide over the time till Mr. Cartwright's place could be filled; and, after three days in Kobé, went on to Tokyo, where I found he had already arranged to send Mr. Walton from Yokohama to superintend the Japanese work for a month or two, and was considering what further help he could give us. Nothing further could be definitely settled then, but the sym-pathy I received from him and the other Bishops and all con-cerned sent me home comforted, and assured that they would do all in their power to prevent the work in Corea failing for lack of what help they could possibly give.

I only had three days there and in Yokohama to see my friends, and had to hurry back for Mr. Frampton's wedding. Miss Barber was waiting for me at Kobé and together we journeyed to Fusan, where I found Mr. Walton, who had arrived the day before, just beginning service ; and she found Mr. Frampton ready to conduct her to Seoul. We arrived there on Sunday night, and I have found plenty to occupy me since, especially with the accounts, which we had to take over without   the help which would have made everything clear. Mr. Guttridge of Chemulpo volunteered to help me with these, and during this last week we have been getting them gradually into order, and now I think we understand everything. I am writing from On Sou Tong, where I am staying for a few days with Mrs. Hillary, very thankful for a few days’ rest and quiet to write letters and read.

I am yours sincerely, ARTHUR B. TURNER, Bishop.

IV.

CHONG DONG, SEOUL, COREA.

MY DEAR FRIEND,-- On thinking over the news sent to MORNING CALM this year, I am struck by the fact that not much has been said about the hospital at Chemulpo. And further, I have had it pointed out to me, that in my report that was to be presented at the meeting in May, my words about the hospital will probably have given a wrong idea about the work and workers as regards the hospital itself, and the evangelistic work in its more special form in Chemulpo.

First, then, I would like to say a word or two about the staff. I will try not to be too eulogistic as all the members feel that the work is what you want to know about, and that the more the workers are relegated to the background the better ; that the work is the matter of first importance, and who does it is altogether secondary. But I should like to tell you what each one is doing, so that you may know what to ask for in your intercessions for Chemulpo, and the work and the needs and the workers there.

The staff consists of Hugh Weir, doctor ; Mrs. Weir, matron ; Miss Maud Rice, nurse; and Miss Pooley, dispenser (that is in normal times). While the first three are on furlough, their places are being taken by Dr. and Mrs. Laws and Miss Innes Lillingston. The doctor's work in the hospital is easily under-stood, and it is no light work in itself. He has the supervision of everything; the care of the patients, arrangements as to feeding, &c., &c., and a dispensary for out-patients four days in the week, which leaves two days free for operations and the special care of the in-patients in many ways the most important part of the work. or course in all these matters he has the assistance of the matron, the nurse, the dispenser, and three Corean attendants, but the responsibility lies on his shoulders. That is not all. In addition to the hospital work he is naturally interested in the more purely evangelistic work, and that not in the hospital only, but outside the hospital too, among our small but slowly growing body of Christians and catechumens. We have no priest resident here, and the work is under the supervision of the priest in Seoul (Mr. Badcock at present). The doctor, being on the spot, is responsible for the direct over-sight of the work in his absence, for any teaching of the men that is required, and for the arrangement and conduct of the Services on three Sundays in the month. the priest-in-charge pays one monthly visit on the first Sunday of the month. These services include Saturday Evensong, a Sunday morning service for Christians, and an afternoon service for inquirers and cate-chumens; but in addition the doctor is responsible for English Matins for the small European congregation when no priest is in Chemulpo. All this makes enough work for one man, but Dr. Weir has also been an immense help to us by taking over the treasurership of the Mission, which has meant a good deal of labour in addition to his other work. Can you make anything from this long list of duties of what the doctor at Chemulpo is doing for us? He has schemes for the future, but of these he has told you something at home, and will tell you more as they come within the range of practical politics, and of them I will say nothing now. In Dr. Weir's absence Dr. Laws has taken most of these labours on himself, and is carrying them on with all his might.

Of the matron's duties I, as layman, can say little, but as they include the housekeeping and various duties in the hospital (among them that of anaesthetist), and as I never see her rest when I am down there, I conclude they are fairly onerous and numerous. But Mrs. Weir does not confine herself to these. She has made considerable progress with the language, and has taken over, first with the Sisters’ help, now by herself, the over-sight of the work among the Corean women Christians and Catechumens, with the assistance of Eunice, the Corean Mission-woman. This means a great deal of anxious work and tedious preparation ; preparation of lessons and teaching, anxiety in guiding the early good intentions and directing the minds of a class of women who are, for the most part, very ignorant, superstitious and uneducated. The energy she throws into this work is bringing its own reward, though the work is slow and often disappointing in the results attained. Miss Rice as nurse has had mainly the charge of all the nursing

A 4   in the wards under the doctor, the care of the operating-room, and has assisted at the women's out-patient department and at operations. Some change will probably be made as to work when she returns, as the new women's ward will claim more of her time and care, but details will have to remain over until the permanent staff returns and they all settle down to work to-gether again. But her work, too, has not been confined to the hospital, though that has kept her busy enough; she has had charge of a small but important part of the evangelistic work in the boys' class that she holds on Saturdays and Sundays, and in the charge of the music at all the English and Corean services. Time does not hang on her hands any more than on those of any other member of the Chemulpo staff.

The dispenser, Miss Pooley, has her own definite work in the hospital of which I need enter into no detail. She sits or stands all the morning in her web outside the door of the outpatients' room, and dispenses her poisons, transformed by her careful handling into healing medicines and salves. But she is no more content to leave out of her life the more direct evan. gelistic work than are any of the others. In Miss Rice's absence she has been taking the Corean boys' class, but the work she is laying herself out for especially is that among the Japanese women and children in the town. Nothing daunted by having to learn a new language, she has set to work and under Mr. Cartwright's supervision has started a small Sunday-school for children, and gives the general oversight that a European seemingly alone can give to new work among the Japanese, with the assistance of Mr. Aoyama, who lives in the new Japanese house in the church compound. Miss Innes Lillingston has been only a temporary worker in the hospital, dispenser in Miss Pooley's absence, nurse during Miss Rice's furlough, but by undertaking those duties she has helped us most efficiently during the last three years to carry on the work without a break. Her language-study has been interrupted by these changes, but she has been putting her knowledge to practical use in Mrs. Weir's absence by taking charge of the work among the Corean women. Without her help this work must have lapsed to a certain extent, but as it is she has kept the women together, and is preparing some new members for their baptism on Mrs. Weir's return. Then she will move on elsewhere to take up new work. You may say "Give us statistics of the result of these various bits of work." I am not going to do it now. First, I have not got them by me; and, secondly, if I had I don't know that you would get a true impression of the work itself, for statistics can be made to prove anything, and the true impres-sion can only be given when the environment is clearly under-stood. To give a true and clear idea of this would take many more pages, and if the attempt were made it would probably be a failure. You must come and see for yourselves, or trust me when I say generally that I have no doubt about the good the work there is doing among Coreans, Europeans and Japanese. That more might be done it is needless to say ; we are none of us content with the work as it stands, I am thankful to say, but the influence of the hospital, of the evan-gelistic work inside and outside the hospital, of the lives of our workers, is telling for good in many directions, and we look forward hopefully to extension in several directions. I know I can rely on your sympathy and prayers and on your practical assistance as we make known our needs in the future.

I am yours sincerely, ARTHUR B. TURNER, Bishop.

The Coreans in hawaii.

THE following extracts will be of interest to our readers. The first, an account of the visit of Father Powell, S.S.J.E., to Honolulu, from the COWLEY EVANGELIST; the second, a letter from Bishop Restarick to Bishop Turner in Corea. Some years ago an emigration society was formed to get Coreans to go to work in the sugar plantations in Hawaii, and about 10,000 men were emigrated there. Of these some have returned, and some have gone on to the United States; but there are still not far short of 7.000 in the island. Bishop Restarick has Carried on work among them under great difficulties, and, as our readers will remember, Sister Margaretta paid a fortnight's visit there some four years ago and wrote an account of the same in MORNING CALM. We have been unable to give them the help they have asked for, as our priests are too few for us to spare them one, and our Christians are not yet sufficiently learned in the Faith or stable in character to allow us to recom-mend one of them as a teacher there, without the supervision that a Corean-speaking priest could give to his work. The Bishop has offered to take in a priest for two or three years' training if Bishop Restarick can procure the services of a man who will devote himself to the work in Hawaii, but feels unable at present to promise more than that. Will our readers add their prayers to those of the Coreans and the Church in Hawaii, that a priest may be induced to offer himself for a work which is a real need, and in which the prospects of success seem to be so good? LETTERS FROM FATHER POWELL. HONOLULU: October 6.

I have now been staying with the Bishop of Honolulu for nearly a week, and I am to remain for another ten days. The work here is of considerable extent and of extraordinary interest. There are 80,000 Japanese in the islands, and 25.000 Chinese and Coreans. That is, there are 100,000 Orientals and only about 40,000 Hawaiians. The Hawaiians are all Christians, at least nominally. In and about the Cathedral grounds there are two large schools, "lolani" for boys, and "The Priory" for girls; these are boarding schools, and all nationalities are taken in. Then there are large night schools--Japanese, Corean, Chinese, Hawaiian--such as we have in Africa, attended mostly by men.

This is a day of continual intercession. We began with a Japanese Mass at 5.30, then a Chinese Mass at 6.15. At 7 I had a Mass in English, at which the Chinese priest, whose name is Yin Tet Kong, served me. Mr. Kong is a Christian of the fourth generation; his grandmother was the first female baptised in Southern China. His mother, a most dear lady, lives with him here. At 7.45 the Hawaiians sang Mass in their own language, and at 10 the Bishop celebrated in English and I preached. At 12 I gave an address to Chinese, and at 3 I spoke to children in English. The Coreans are too scattered to be able to collect for a Mass on a week-day morning, when they have to go to work. The most imposing natural spectacle in these islands is undoubtedly the volcano Kilauea, in the island of Hawaii. Honolulu is in the island of Oahu, 250 miles from Hawaii. Those who have lived here for over forty years say that, though they have seen the volcano many times, they have never seen it so active as it is now. But all that is not half so wonderful, does not begin to be so surprising and thrilling, as the spectacle of grace shown in native Christian faces and Christian homes that you find on every side. It is very like Africa in that. The same eagerness to learn in night schools, the same intense look in faces of the catechumen, the same docility and the same joy and fervour after Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Communion.   The Bishop said to a new-comer in the school, "Why do you come here?” "Why do I come here?" the man replied: "I come here because your God upstairs. He good God. I like your God on top side. My father, he plenty stupid : he take wood he make box, he take wood he make chair, he take wood he make fire, he take wood he bow down ; that plenty silly." It was the very argument from Isaiah, but the man had tended no Christian instruction; it was his own thought. Then the Bishop told him how many thousands of years before the Prophet had said the same thing.

Outside the Chinese temple here there is a large piece of lava rock, dug out of the ground. The rock is of a curious shape, and is such a piece as the old Hawaiians used to venerate as a god, so I am told. This piece of rock has a scroll pasted on it with writing. The Chinese priest said that the writing is to the effect that the Chinese who worship in that temple wish to do so without prejudice to the god of the island. They wish to worship their own god. At the same time, the writing states, they do not wish to offend the unknown Island Deity. It seemed to me a curious commentary on Acts xvii. Last Saturday, the schools being closed, we had a day of Retreat for all the paid workers. The Church in which it was held was quite filled with Hawaiians, English, Japanese, Corean and Chinese workers. As all of them speak English I did not need an interpreter. The Bishop and all the city clergy were present the whole day.

October 8. Last night I preached in St. Clement's Church to a mixed congregation of Chinese and Coreans. The first Lesson was read in Chinese, and the second Lesson in Corean. When I spoke I had two interpreters, just as you have in Johannesburg. The sexes are divided at the Chinese and Japanese services. The men quite fill their side, and women and girls, with little doll-like babies tied on their backs, fill the other side. This morning the Bishop took me to St. Mary’s School. It is situated among heathen Chinese, and as there are no Christians among them it is not wise, of course, to aptize the children, so none of the children there are Christians; but they sang some hymns, and said the Creed, and then all knelt to say Our Father; after which I spoke to them through an interpreter. It is not a large school. I counted fifty-three boys and girls.

Since the present Bishop has been here he has sent back to China alone 175 native Christians as missionaries to their own country. The Chinese Bishops say there are no Christians in China make better missionaries than those educated and taught here, and now I see why they say so. F. C. POWELL, S.S.J.E. HONOLULU, T. H.: February 4, 1909. To the Rt. Res. Arthur B. Turner, D.D. MY DEAR BISHOP.-- I wish to tell you of the condition of our Corean work in these islands. We have at present about thirty communicants, fifty other baptised adults and forty inquirers, most of whom are being prepared for baptism. We have some very good young men, and I think that residence here has done them good in many ways. It has given them an Occidental way of looking at things, and a turn of mind to deal with the subject directly instead of in a roundabout manner. We have three young men who are acting as catechists, two of whom are in our boys' school. The books which were sent from Corea by your predecessor have been of the greatest value to us. They consisted of the Gospels, printed separately, and some New Testaments, a service for catechumens and some catechisms The most able of our catechists is a man called Kim. He certainly is devoted and self-sacrificing and conscientious. About a hundred Coreans recently sent me a petition asking me, if possible, to get a man who could minister to them in their own tongue. I refer of course principally to the administration of the sacraments and preaching by an ordained man. I have told them that I had little hope of being able to get anyone from Corea, but that I would write the Bishop, and at same time write our Board of Mission in New York. Have you any deacon or priest who could come to us provided I can get the money for his support? We stand very well with the Coreans here, and I believe we could prepare and baptise a hundred people at once if we had the proper man. I know that you are short-handed, but the work here in the hands of the Methodists has little hold on the people. Men are baptised who are wholly ignorant of the Christian religion, and complain that they receive no instruction. In some places the Coreans are worshipping with the Chinese, using the Chinese Prayer-book.   If you can help me in any way or give me advice, I shall be very glad. Faithfully yours, HENRY B. RESTARICK, Bishop of Honolulu. The following is from an American Missionary Journal : -- Ninety-three Coreans in Honolulu--communicants, bap-tised members and inquirers--have united in this petition to Bishop Restarick. The translation made by the Corean cate-chist is as follows:-- HONOLULU, H. I. : January 21, 1909.

DEAR BISHOP,-- Please hear our supplication : for about three years we have an advantage to attend to the Episcopal Church in Hono-lulu.

SOME OF THE COREAN CHRISTIANS WHO ASK THE CHURCH IN THE UNITED STATES, THROUGH BISHOP RESTARICK, TO HELP THEM TO SECURE CHURCH BUILDING.

A 5   There are about ninety or more most religious Coreans, in St. Elizabeth's House and St. Mary's School and other planta-tions. We believe that God bless to succeed the faithful work for Coreans. We know, many good Corean people want to be our Church member, but there is one thing to hinder them become our Church member. That is they cannot speak English well enough. We all don't learn from service and cannot understand words of the sermon. It seems to us very hard to increase our Church member-ship. Therefore we ask in favour that you let us have a own place to worship God and appoint a priest who can speak us by our own language. This is our anxious hope.

hospital Naval fund.

THE Seventy-seventh Meeting of the Executive Committee was held at the Royal United Service Institution, at 3 1. M. on Wednesday, July 14. Present: J. R. Clark, Esq., Captain J. H. Corfe, Rev. J. C. Cox-Edwards, and C. E. Baxter, Esq. Letters of regret were read from Archdeacon Wood, Admiral Hon. Sir E. R. Fremantle, Rev. S. Kenah, Captain W. T. C. Jones, Commander A. Havergal and Dr. Weir. The business transacted was mostly routine. The Rev. Francis T. Robinson, H.M.S. Hyacinth, has been appointed Local Secretary for the East Indies, and the H.N.F. has now Local Secretaries on all foreign stations as well as the home ports. The Executive Committee regret that during Dr. Weir's absence from Chemulpo they are not receiving the usual quar-terly reports of the hospital work for publication in the Journal, but on Dr. Weir's return to his post they will be resumed. C. E. BAXTER, Hon. See, Ex. Com. H.N.F.

[The Editor of MORNING CALM would draw the attention of H.N.F. supporters to the Bishop's letter on the work at the hospital on page 136.]

Association of Prayer and work for Corea.

THERE is to be a large Missionary Exhibition, organised by the S.P.G. at the Battersea Town Hall, from November 3 to 8. Corea will share a court with North China and Japan, and it is hoped that as many members who possibly can go will make an effort to do so. Will they please make themselves known to the Steward in charge of the court, and ask for any literature that may be had? There will be curios from Corea, and it is hoped anyhow one lecture on the Mission to Corea during the time the Exhibition will be open. Reductions in the charges for entrance will be made for parties, &c. if applied for before-hand. I shall be very glad to give any information about it on application. Miss Turner arranged a successful meeting for the Copy-thorne Branch on May 11. The meeting was held in Mr. Down's room at Cadnam ; there was a good attendance, and Dr. Weir gave a most interesting account of his hospital work. A very successful Jumble Sale was held on August 30 by the kindness of Colonel and Mrs. Heathcote in the grounds of Beechwood House, Bartley, when the sum of £40 was realised in aid of the Corean Mission. Many of Bishop Turner's old friends were there buying and selling at the various stalls.

The County Secretary for Somerset and Bristol announces that she hopes to hold a sale for the benefit of the Mission early in December. Contributions of plain and fancy needle-work, wood-carving, &c., and pottery will be gratefully received by Miss Drake, 6 Edward Street, Bath. GERTRUDE. M. SECCOMBE, Hon. Sec.

Children's Branch.

MY DEAR CHILDREN, -- On Ascension Day all the Corean orphans, except the babies, were taken out into the country for the whole day. They first of all went to Church at seven o'clock, then at nine they set off on a tram-car, which had been kindly lent by friends, and did not get home again till eight. They spent the day roam-ing in the woods and climbing the hills, especially the grass-covered mound of the tomb of the late Queen. The tomb is about 200 feet high, and has stone horses and tigers on the top, and an enormous altar of polished granite on which sacrifices of fruit, rice, &c., are offered. When the Queen was buried in 1897 there was a magnificent procession, with thousands of torch-bearers lining the roads. For eleven years the tomb was strictly guarded, no one but the royal family and high officials was allowed to enter the park which surrounds the grave.

Since the beginning of this year the gates have been taken away, the walls are beginning to fall, and the place is open to anyone who likes to go in and admire the views and the trees, for it is all very lovely. You would have been amused to see what bundles of sorrel, dandelion and other herbs the orphans took away to boil and eat with their rice, and how much they enjoyed cutting off young branches of fir trees and sucking them, because they like the turpentine which comes out in large drops. I expect we should find it very nasty, and it would not do, I am sure, for any of you to taste it as it might make you ill.

All who could walk two miles spent another long day outside the city, leaving the Orphanage at seven in the morning, while it was cool. They went to what they call the "Happy Valley"; there was a nice breeze all day, and they climbed about, paddled in the river and thoroughly enjoyed themselves. They have had a very hot summer in Corea, and some of the delicate orphans were sent into the country for a few weeks, and came back looking much better for the change.

Your money has lately been keeping two poor little babies who were picked up in the street, and were carefully nursed in the Orphanage : they were both christened and were named Alma and Lisa, but they were so delicate when they were found that they did not live long. There is another orphan named Margaret who is about two years old, and she, I am glad to say, seems quite well. She has been brought to the Orphanage because her mother has died.

She is very merry and lively, and a great favourite with all the other children; she is very fond of singing, and they teach her to walk and carry her about on their backs. She has taught Nancy, who is a very delicate child of nearly four, to walk and to talk, which none of the others could teach her. I must try and get someone to send us a picture of the orphans soon, as we have not seen one for so long. Do not forget to pray for them all. It is good to know that so many of you in Newcastle remember Corea in your daily prayers, and that in Portsmouth, and even far away in New Brunswick, Corea is often thought of. I am so glad, Winifred, that you are taking the MORNING CALM, for I am sure you will find it very interesting. I am always your affectionate friend, MAUD I FALWASSER. Ashurst, Winchester : September, 1909.

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St. Peter's Community foreign Mission Association.

CONTRIBUTIONS to the Corean Stall at the Bazaar held by the Associates of St. Peter's Community should be sent to St. Peter's Home, Kilburn, by November 10, marked for Corean Stall and addressed to Sister Helen Constance. The Bazaar will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, November 17 and 18. Members are reminded that there is an unusually large stock of curios this year, and we look to the sale of these to help towards our additional £50.

The Day of Thanksgiving and Intercession will be held on Tuesday, December 7, at St. Peter's Home. All members will receive a notice later. In the absence of our usual subscription list, which will now only be published annually in the Report, we are glad to say the receipts for what is usually a barren three months have been £72 16s, 6d., of which sum £24 is for the Orphanage. SISTER HELEN CONSTANCE, Secretary, S.P.E.MA. CHIN CHVEN, COREA, July 24, 1909. DEAR MR. EDITOR, -- Mr. Gurney has asked me to write a brief account of the women's work in his district. I can only speak from the experience of my first circular tour, begun with another Sister as my companion on July 8. We left Seoul early in the morning and reached Chin Chyen about 8.30 P.M. The next day (Friday), after Corean Celebration at 5.30 A.M., we started off in chairs with four chair coolies and two carrying coolies for Mongui, a distance of 50 li, a delightful journey amongst hills and rice-fields. We arrived at Mongui about 4 P.M., where Christians and catechumens came from every direction to greet us, and to see us well-established in the two small empty rooms provided for us in the Church compound. At this time of the year the women in country districts are very busy in the rice-fields, so I was astonished to find quite a large class assembled after Evening Prayers at 8 P.M. The next day (Saturday) the women came three times for study, several from great distances. One old lady over sixty walked 80 li and another 60 li, to learn on Saturday and Sunday and to have their Communion on Sunday morning. Mr. Gurney came on Saturday, so that we had Evensong and Preparation Service in Church, and on Sunday at 6.30 AM. The Christians' reverent attendance at their own service was most impressive. After morning food the women came for studying before the catechumen's service, and again afterwards; they seemed athirst for knowledge and would not miss the least oppor-tunity of using the Sisters. I was particularly pleased with the intelligence and interest shown by the women at Mongui, and the amount they have learnt shows that it has not been in vain that Song Elizabeth lived amongst them and taught them for six months. On Sunday, July 11, we left Mongui with our six men at 2.30 PM., as we were due at Tongsanmal in the evening. Before we had reached our destination rain came on in torrents, so we had to shelter at an inn, where we were prepared to stay the night, but about 7 PM. the rain cleared and we decided to start again. Our chair coolies had a diffi-cult journey, as darkness overtook us and the path across hills and rice-fields was not known to them. It was with joy we hailed torch-lights coming down the hill to guide us safely to the village of Tongsanmal. Here we shared an 8 ft. square room, which was not only very hot on account of the summer heat, but the fire from the kitchen an under the floor. There were two small doors, but one was blocked with spectators, and the other had to be screened as all the people in the inn had their meals just outside. On Monday morning, at 5-30 A.M., a good number of men, but only one woman, assembled in the little Church, prettily situated on a hill, to receive their Communion. Nearly all the people who come for service or teaching at Tongsanmal live in outlying districts, so on account of rain the women could not get in. It was a little disappointing not to see them, and to be obliged to leave without giving them any teaching. We started for another 40 li chair ride, and reached kwangheiwon about 2.30 PM. Here we had a very warm welcome, and our rooms had been made quite attractive, looking very clean, with nice mats spread on the floor for us. We carried all our necessaries with us from place to place, so we were soon comfortably settled in. Here the Sisters had two rooms for use, with a class-room between, situated in the Church compound, so everything was most convenient for prayer and study. A large class assembled after Evening Prayers, and the next day the women arranged amongst themselves for four classes. They were not so in-telligent as the women at Mongui, but their perseverance and plodding persistence are most praiseworthy. In an interval between teaching we went to visit some of our people in their houses, but a great many of them were out working in the fields. The Coreans never weary of sitting still and being taught ; a good many of their classes are one and a half hour long or even more. On Wednesday morning we again packed up and left for Chin Chyen, a distance of 40 li. We stopped at a village half-way, called Song Hyun, where we found quite a nice group of women--five of them Christians--anxious to make use of the Sisters passing by. We stayed a few hours and I gave two classes. I was particularly pleased with the sound knowledge gained, and the intelligence and brightness shown by the women.

On Thursday, July 15. I began a course of eleven days' study for the women at Chin Chyen. It is wonderful how well they are attending, and keeping up their interest and zeal. For a few days we had three classes daily, but since the more intense heat has set in, we have reduced our number to two a day. This does not mean all the study that is being done, the lessons are also copied and learnt by heart to lay up a future store of knowledge. We hope to end by receiving our corporate Communion on St. James's Day, before the Sisters return to Seoul on the 26th. It is my first experience of teaching in the country and it has been a very happy one. It is marvellous how the spiritual life has developed in such an out-of-the-way district where distances and circumstances make works difficult. At every station I was struck with the earnest prayers offered at Morning and Evening Prayers by the Coreans for the Sisters and women during their special time of study. May we not well pray that God will send more men and women to help and teach the heathen who are crowding in from all parts? If one priest, working single-handed, is allowed to see such great results, what may we not hope for in the future if it be God's will to send us more help? Apologising for occupying so much space, Yours faithfully, A SISTER OF THE COMMUNITY OF ST. PETER.

Girls' Schools in kanghwa.

We read in Genesis that God created woman to be a "help meet to man," and no other reason is vouchsafed for her creation, except that “it is not good for man to be alone." Still that is not by any means a reason that woman is to be despised, or that the duties of wife and motherhood should be thought lightly of. The greater cannot exist without the lesser, therefore woman's highest aim should be to fit herself to fill the position she has been created for.

Take the average Corean bride, varying from fifteen to eighteen years of age, and inquire what training she has had before entering on her duties as wife and daughter-in-law, for according to custom the latter position at first is principally con-sidered. By this same custom she occupies a very low position in the household-becomes literally a slave. Her mother-in-law had a bad time when she was married, and she takes it out of her daughter-in-law as a sort of recompense to her own feelings ; it is ludicrous to see the airs a new mother-in-law often assumes. On the marriage day the bride is arrayed in her best, and is duly admired (or otherwise !), for personal remarks are made quite openly. In a day or two the new clothes are put away (if it is a poor house they are pawned directly), and life begins in earnest for the new bride. Up to this period, accustomed to do exactly as she likes, obey her parents if it pleases her, she soon realises the difference. She has to carry all the water, wash and cook the rice, do the hundred and one things that are often ordered just to show supremacy, wash all the clothes, light the fires, sweep the rooms, all this being accompanied by much abuse and the free use of the stick. She is not considered one of the household, but is spoken of as “someone else's child or offspring," eats alone in the kitchen, for punishment often has short allowance of food, and when the winter clothes are being prepared she is very often forgotten. Her husband has obtained a higher posi-tion by being married, but his wife has gone correspondingly lower. This “lord of creation" quite ignores his “other half," except when his own material comfort is concerned, or else he uses his marital authority to inflict punishment. No foreigner can ever really understand the daily misery that is endured by young daughters-in-law.

Now the Church comes and teaches this is all wrong, husband and wife are one, and that mothers-in-law must love all in their household, even their daughters-in-law. Many women have obeyed this teaching well, as can be seen by the many girls and young women in St. Andrew's Church, On Sou Tong, Sunday by Sunday. But all these older women, never having been trained, do not know how to teach their own children--their education only having been in the school of affliction in their youth. The children come to us perfectly untrained in the right way, but, alas! well educated in sin and wrong-doing. Our opportunity lies here, to get the children to school, not only to teach them the three R's, but to begin at the very beginning, and try to teach them how to become good and useful women, how to learn modesty and cleanliness of person, how to clean a house, make, mend and wash clothes, and prepare food. The average Corean girl can do none of these things properly, perhaps cannot do even one of them, but until she can do all properly the standard of women cannot be raised.

About three years ago a school was started in On Sou Tong. but for various reasons and with much sorrow had to be discon-tinued. One of the Church helpers tried to carry on the school, but at that time, not knowing very much, she was very shy about it. In August, 1908, during Retreat, she decided to do more work amongst the children in the village, and organised a regular night school. This became very popular, and soon there was no room large enough to accommodate the scholars ; and having the school in the evenings, there was no time to teach the young women. Many consultations were held by the older Christians, and it was decided that they must have a proper school-house. Funds were collected, but as money was scarce it came to very little, so they laid their case before the priest-in-charge. He was able to give them £5 “earmarked" from the Pan-Anglican, from Kirk Hamilton, Yorks., also a donation he had received from a visitor, in all about £7. This was received with grateful enthusiasm : the site of the school was given by one of the villagers, a heathen; a house was bought with the money, knocked down, brought over, and re-erected by the Christians at their own expense, and to our great joy and thankfulness was opened and blessed by the Bishop on May 25. A full account of the opening ceremony would take up too much space; it will suffice to say a joyful thanksgiving service was held in St. Andrew's Church, which was crowded to overflowing, after which a procession was formed, which passed through the village to the school, where a Service was held, and the Bishop blessed the building. After this the Corean part of the ceremony was gone through, all very interesting ; the whole ceremony, including service in Church, lasted nearly five hours.

The school has been called after the Blessed Virgin, the literal translation being "The Holy Mother Mary's Girls' School," the reason of the title being that the girls may take her as their pattern of purity and holiness. A teacher has been put in charge, and school is being carried on daily for the children; the young women's night school is also flourishing. After a heavy day's work in the fields, and the evening food prepared and eaten, these young women insist on being taught. The desire for learning now is insatiable. As can be gathered from the price of the house it was not very large; already it is too small and must be enlarged soon. It will be uncomfortably crowded next autumn after the harvest. The ages of the day pupils range from seven to eighteen years. The aim of the school is to teach them how to become good women, therefore although they are taught Chinese, geography, arithmetic, writing. &c., sewing and household duties are systematically taught daily. These girls will, if taught properly now, become splendid missionaries to their own people. if, in place of the old-time ignorant and stubborn daughter-in-law, an intelligent, well-mannered, and domesticated Christian girl is sent to her new home, the advantages to the Church will be manifold.

The first object of the school is to fit girls for what God made them, each to be a "help meet" to her future husband. (Marriage is the only safeguard for a young woman in this country.) The second object of the school is to train teachers; they are wanted very badly but no haste can be used. It is all God's work and He will give us teachers in due time, and show to whom He has given the vocation. As of old, some were appointed "apostles, prophets, and teachers," the same will be done again; God will not let His work suffer. It is hoped the school, when enlarged, will become the training school for teachers in the Kanghwa district. The young women from various villages can come in for training, and then go back and teach among their own people in the villages. This plan seems to be developing, and next autumn there will probably be about six women in training.

All this requires a certain amount of money : although the upkeep of the school is borne entirely by the Christians, the school teachers must be paid. In the Kanghwa district not one female evangelist receives one penny of money, all is done, and well done too, for love of the Church. If a school is opened--and it is hoped three at least may be opened next year--money must be forthcoming to pay the teachers, who have to give all their time to the work, and it is no light work either.

An urgent appeal is therefore made to the readers of MORNING CALM to assist in this necessary piece of work. A teacher's salary is about £10 to £12 per annum. Who will make themselves responsible even for one teacher? For the present help must come from home, it cannot be got here ; money is scarce, but the Christians help in labour and kind, such as fire-wood, thatching, &c. If the older Church will only come forward and help now, this work will go ahead ; if help does not come, the Church will lose greatly.

If female education is necessary at home, it is one thousand times more needful here, where those who have been rescued from heathendom, and come into the Light, need all the help and guidance that can be given them to keep them straight and pure; they still live surrounded by their old foes and temptations. They want to be good; it is you at home who can give or withhold the necessary means of helping your sisters in the Church of Christ in Corea. RHODA G. HILLARY.

I endorse this appeal heartily, and would ask that any subscriptions should be sent to Mr. Childs Clarke. ARTHUR B. TURNER, Bishop.

The work at Taouni.

TAOUNI is a village about nine miles to the west of Kangwha city. The word “Taouni” means "The place of many clouds," and the village is so named owing to the “many clouds" which gather on the mountains near there.

For several years we have had a few catechumens in this village, some of them being admitted to the catechumenate by Mr. Trollope. About four years ago Sunday services were started in the house of a man called An. Gradually the number of catechumens and inquirers increased, and the room in which services were held was found to be much too small. Two years ago the people wished to build a chapel, and came into the city to have a consultation with the priests there. Forty yen (equal to about £4 in English money) was given them, and they them-selves subscribed about the same amount. With this a house was bought, which, not being in a convenient centre, was pulled down and the timber, &c., carried across to Taouni, where a chapel capable of holding more than a hundred people was built, the labour being given. This chapel was opened last summer, and was dedicated to St. Peter at the special request of those who had done most towards the building. They said they wished to become a “strong in faith" like St. Peter.

Up to that time there were as yet no Christians, only cate-chumens and inquirers. Last October twenty-three adults from this village and a village called Kanjai came forward for Baptism. Special classes were therefore started, and the candidates went through a long course of instruction to prepare them for the receiving of that Sacrament. Finally, on Passion Sunday twenty-one of the above-mentioned adults and six children received the Holy Sacrament of Baptism--the first fruits of the Church in that district. Amongst those baptised was a man who is the head of a family of five generations. With him were baptised his grandson and great-grandson; next year I hope that his son (who is already a catechumen) and his great-great-grand-son will follow the example of the head of the house, and so the whole family will become one in Christ. One man, in order

CHURCH AT TAOUNI.

that he might not be compelled to practise ancestor-worship, which is always the special duty of the eldest son, gave up some land to the younger branch of the family. Another man on the eve of his Baptism came to the priest, and asking to make his confession, burst into tears, saying that he could hardly believe that God would forgive him all his sins. It has been no easy task for these people to prepare for Baptism, and they have had to undergo much persecution, which, however, please God, will only help to make them better Christians On May 27 the Bishop visited Taouni and confirmed twenty-one of those who had baptised. He based his address on the meaning of Taouni, "the place of many clouds," pointing out that by means of the new Christians the village should become the “place of much light," an example to all the villages near. On Whit Tuesday the newly baptised made their first Com-munion in their own chapel of St. Peter. The importance of the work at Taouni lies in the fact that it becomes a sub-centre in the N.W. of Kangwha Island. There are two villages in which there are Christians which are nearer to Taouni than to the city, and having celebrations of the Holy Communion there will enable such communicants as live in those villages to be more regular in making their Communions than they have been in time past. As regards Taouni itself, the roll of catechumens and inquirers has by degrees grown so that the number is about one hundred. They are very anxious to start a school which, if it could be done, would help on our work still more, and would probably enable us to keep a better hold on a number of boys who are now catechumens. F. W.

Wedding in Seoul.

MR. GEORGE RUSSELL FRAMPTON, for some years Head Master of the Government English Language School in Seoul, was married on Wednesday, July 13. to Miss Amy Beatrice Barber, of Leeds, England, in the Church of the Advent, Seoul. The Bishop performed the ceremony and a reception was held in his garden, and--when rain suddenly interrupted the pro-ceedings--in his house, where many friends attended to wish the bride and bridegroom well. The wedding lunch was given by Mr. and Mrs. Collbran, at Synodune, with whom Miss Barber had been staying before the wedding Mr. Bridle acted as best man, Mr. Lay gave the bride away, while Arthur and Helen Lay Were page and bridesmaid. Mr. Frampton has for some years regularly helped in the English services by reading the Lessons, and, thanking him heartily for the help he has given us, we wish him every blessing in his married life, and hope he may stay with us in Seoul for many years.

Local Notes.

SEOUL.--There has been a number of re-marriages here during this last quarter--that is, several of our Christians who were married years ago according to their own marriage rites have been now married--at their own request--according to Christian custom, in order to receive the blessing of the Church. On June 8 eight old couples (some of them being our earliest Christians, and baptised ten years ago) received the sacrament of marriage, and all of them afterwards made their Communion together, when the Holy Eucharist was celebrated at the close of the Marriage Service. On Whitsun Eve there were several baptisms of Corean adults and children in the Church of the Advent, the font presented to Bishop Corfe by his friends here being used for the ceremony. On May 20 the children of St. Peter's Orphanage were, by the kindness of Mr. and Mrs. Collbran, lent a special tram-car to take them out to the Imperial Tombs, where they spent a very happy day. [A report of this appears on page 145.--ED. M. C] On Whit Sunday afternoon the boys' class (taken by Soh Jacobo) also went out to the Imperial Tombs. CHEMULPO.--A young girl and two infants have received Holy Baptism here lately; and several women and two boys have been admitted catechumens. SOU WON.--By the generosity of two friends, one in England and one in Corea, we have been able, during this quarter, to make two valuable additions to our buildings at Sou Won. The first is an entirely new building, in which will be housed the girls' school which Sister Cecil has been nursing in very cramped and utterly inadequate quarters for the past year. A Corean house has been put up in the corner of the compound, which contains three rooms to be used as class-rooms, a room for the caretaker, a small dispensary for the many sick people who come for help in the absence of a doctor, and a "marou," or room floored with wood in the middle, which will be useful, especially in summer. The school was opened and blessed by the Bishop on St. Peter's Eve, when there was a good gathering of the members of the Mission and of Coreans. The demand for education for the girls in Corea is growing, and we heartily thank the generous donor who has enabled us to supply part, at any rate of the need in Sou Won. The whole building cost some £120, and the balance of £20 came from the sale of an old house in Seoul. We hope now that our friends will help us (or rather the Coreans) to maintain it adequately. Provision is being made for a few boarders, and already some girls have arrived from the outlying districts. It is hoped to make the curriculum such as will produce really useful housewives, and all “frills" will be excluded.

The second gift is from a friend who has already often and freely given her help to the Mission and its members. This time the help has taken the form of a chancel screen for the Church. It has been designed by another friend of the Mission in Seoul, and erected by a Chinese carpenter in Chemulpo, and is said to be an immense improvement to the look of the building. The interior was distinctly plain, and very much wanted something to break the length of the nave, and to divide it from the sanctuary. As to the style of architecture, there seems to be some doubt as to what it can be called, but it is suitable for the Church, which is the great point to be aimed at. The boys' school has broken up for the summer holidays, after a successful term, though it has not been without its diffi-culties from the disinclination of the boys for real discipline, but it is to be hoped that after one year's experience better things may be expected in the future. The general evangelistic work has, to a great extent, to be dropped in the summer, when the Coreans are too busy in the fields for study, but full work will have been resumed by the time this is in our readers' hands. CHIN CHUN.-- Nothing surprising has happened, except that the continuous working of the Holy Ghost is a ceaseless wonder. The great Festivals were kept with gladness of many hearts. Rogationtide was observed in the Church's way. There are now two women giving their whole time to teaching from village to village. One of them (Deborah) is supported by the Bible Society; the other (Hannah) by the Community of St. Peter. Eleven men met for a fortnight's special study with the priest in July.

JAPANESE WORK.--Mr. Cartwright's death, to which reference has been made elsewhere, has left great sadness in the hearts of all, but the way in which the Christians have shewed their grief at the loss of their pastor, and their quiet and respectful sympathy with his fellow-workers, has shewn that his work has not been undervalued, and has been a source of comfort to us all. The coming of Mr. and Mrs. Walton is, too, a source of comfort to Japanese and Europeans, for it shews the former that they are not forgotten by their Church at home, and it enables the latter to go on with their work in confidence. As to the past quarter, on Ascension Day two Celebrations were arranged for, at 7.30 and 9.30, so as to enable as many as possible to come, and fifteen of the Christians attended. The Sunday-school at Yongsan has bad to be closed for the present, but we hope that work will not have to be given up entirely in that growing suburb.

One source of constant anxiety is the difficulty of getting Japanese to help in the evangelistic work, but Miss Elrington has been able, during a visit to Fusan, to stir the catechist's wife up to study, and to try to teach so far as she can with a very young baby to care for and nurse, and a woman in Seoul is also under instruction with the same end in view. Miss Grosjean has gone to Japan for a month or two at the kind invitation of Mrs. Bickersteth, and Miss Elrington and Miss Inaba will spend a few weeks in Chemulpo during the hot weather.

The Spirit of missions.

UNSECTARIAN CHRISTIANITY.--"The words of a well-known agnostic, Sir Leslie Stephen, are worth quoting. He says: ‘To proclaim unsectarian Christianity is, in circuitous language, to proclaim that Christianity is dead. . . . The essence of the belief is the belief in the Divinity of Christ. Only accept that belief, think for a moment of all that it implies, and you must admit that your Christianity becomes dogmatic in the highest degree. Unsectarian Christianity consists in shirking the diffi-culty without meeting it, and trying hard to believe that the passion can survive without its essential basis. . . . To be a Christian in any real sense you must start from a dogma of the most tremendous kind, and an undogmatic creed is as senseless as a statue without shape or a picture without colour. Unsec-tarian means un-Christian." (Australian Bush Leaves.)

VOCATION.--"There are Christian men in England in large numbers who are not developing, and who never will develop, because they are not where God wants them to be. . . . I have seen young men in W. Africa doing work for an Empire, guiding governments, influencing policy, making educational codes for a nation, building up Native Churches, and giving them synods, doing Apostolic work. And many of these are ordinary men who would have made no mark in England."--(W. R. S. Miller, M.R.C.S.)

A MISSIONARY Box.—“A foreman employed as a painter in the works of a railway in the North of England, being the holder of a Church Missionary box, brought it to the clergy man of the parish to be opened. He said when doing so, 'I don't know how much you will find in it, but I expect about £26, or perhaps more. I paid in 10s. every week out of my wages of £3, and now and then I have added an extra half-sovereign.’ The astonished Rector hardly knew what to think or say, but he proceeded to empty the box, which was found to contain the almost incredible sum of £35, the result of a year's self-denial." --(Northern Churchman.)

SIR HARRY JOHNSTON, speaking at a recent meeting, said: "It had been urged that it was kindest to leave savages alone to pursue ‘the peaceful tenor of their lives.’ Let there be no delusion on that point. He had inquired deeply into the lives of savages, and if any one read the works of Anglican, Roman Catholic, or the Church missionaries who had lived among savages it would be found that there was scarcely any form of depravity known to the criminal records of white people that was not known to the savages existing in the world to-day. They might sum up the situation by saying that no such thing as the innocent, pure-minded savage existed. The worst type of white man was no worse than the worst type of savage. Therefore they must not console themselves by agreeing to the argument that natives were best left alone. Savages never experienced such a terrible time as when they were left to themselves, and the negro had never been otherwise than better by the advent of the white man."

PROGRESS IN EQUATORIAL AFRICA.--Writing from Nabu-male, on one of the foothills of Mount Elgon, in the Eastern Province, on February 9, Dr. Cook says: “The work has developed very much since my wife and I first came here with the Bishop six years ago. Then we were received by the Bagishu with a shower of stones. . . . The Mission has now been estab-lished in this remote spot for eight years, and, while progress from the nature of things has been slow, very real results may be seen. . . . It is, of course, quite evident that comparatively little can be done with the adults, hardened by long years of heathen-ism, but a very great deal can be done with the children. . . .They will be the leaders of the next generation. "These Bagishu, numbering some 600,000, belong to the unclothed tribes of Central Africa, the men wearing nothing, the women a few beads. One is tired of hearing passing travellers praising the morality of these unclad races, and contrasting them favourably with such people as the Baganda. On investigation such statements are found to utterly break down. In many cases the grossest immorality forms part of their very religion.

"The people here are cannibals. . . . When we see them learning to read and write, and praying to God in their own tongue, we cannot but exclaim, ‘O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are His judgments, and His ways past finding out!’ The age of miracles is not yet past."-(C.M.S. Gasette.)

CHINESE STUDENTS.--An idea of the possible far-reaching effects of the work among the Chinese students in Japan may be gathered from the following account of a visit to Tokyo by the Rev. W. R. Gray, of the Theological College, Osaka:-- “I do not think it was merely the ‘freemasonry of exile' which has drawn so many of us, and myself amongst the number, towards the Chinese students living and studying in Tokyo. True, they are, like ourselves, temporary exiles for a purpose. ‘Ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers.’ Some of them are here from patriotic motives, with a sincere desire to reform their country. Whilst we regret the extreme and revolutionary form which this patriotism assumes in the case of some of the students, yet in itself the motive is far from being a bad one; and when a Christian Chinese student becomes dominated by the idea, as, thank God, many of them are now, that the extension of the Kingdom of God is the one hope for his country, then we have a most marked and blessed thing for which to thank God. . . . "What struck me most was the character and personality of these men. As I saw them and spoke to them, individually or in groups (and there seemed day after day to be a more or less continuous stream of them going in and out of Mr. Elwin's house), I felt I was in a region of thought and character and personality into which we missionaries in Japan are, for some reason, not often allowed to penetrate. Some of the men are, I am told, in actual fact, the pick of China's young men ; selected by the Chinese Government for that very reason for special education in Japan which shall make them of greater use to that Government in days yet to come.

"One or two individual talks with the students made me long for more. It was rather tantalising in a way, but one call always write ; I am, in fact, writing to one to-day. This particular one seems to be one of those born to rule--a cultured scholar to his finger-tips, a polished gentleman and a man of high character and tastes. Though not a baptised Christian, he is a convinced believer in the Lord Jesus Christ, and were he clearer about the Deity of Christ, and the uniqueness of the Christian revelation, he would soon be received into the Church. He is leader amongst his fellow-students in everything. I believe Mr. Elwin has hopes of his becoming a Christian worker. . . . There are thousands more or less in the same state of mind. Besieged by the forces of evil and made a special mark for the malice of the powers of darkness I believe they are. But they are set for the rise and fall of many in China.”—(C.M.S. Gazette.)

Miss M. E. DARLEY writes from Kien-Ning City, China: "My established work is a school for blind women and chil-dren, and outside of that, the supervision of general women's work in this city and neighbouring district. All needing a fair output of head and heart; but our Christians here have to suffer much opposition in their early Christian days, and so are real--many most earnest, and altogether a joy to work and live amongst.

"The blind women are nearly all in training to become evangelistic workers, and already are doing a fair amount. Every Tuesday they go out two and two through the city, visiting heathen houses, and every Thursday a company of them go out to one of the many villages outside the city walls. They bring their Braille-type books with them, and to see them reading always attracts attention and an audience. It is beautiful the way God is using these blind people to lead their ‘seeing sisters' out of the darkness of heathenism. Very often the heathen while listening to their preaching will say, in a kind of arguing way, ‘You say your God is great, is kind, is love ; your eyes, why are they blind?' And I love hearing the answer, which is sure to come, ‘On earth my eyes are dark, but in my heart God has put His Light. Afterwards in Heaven there will be no more darkness.’ "It makes work easy here, the way these Chinese Christians want to pass on their good news. The very beginners will say ‘Let me go out to tell that there is a Saviour. I cannot preach, but I can say that one sentence.’ Then they are always keen to win their own relations first, but without doubt this missionary spirit is much more seen among the women than among the men."

THE NEEDS OF NORTH QUEENSLAND.—“Will you let me tell you a solid fact, as the Americans say ? A little while ago   I was preaching at a large station 800 miles further inland. No minister of religion had ever been there before. The people were quite ignorant. I just told the story of our dear Lord's Passion, Youths of nineteen and twenty, when I spoke of Jesus and God, thought I was swearing. What can one do? It may be years before anyone goes there again. It tears my heart to think of those souls for whom our dear Lord poured out His Precious Blood, and in ignorance through no fault of their own. Oh ! why do not England's young men come and help us?"--(Letter from North Queensland.)

Wants Column.

Seoul.--Large school map of the world. Materials for knitting--any odds and ends of wool acceptable. Address, “The Sister Superior, C.S.P., St. Peter's Mission House, Seoul, Corea.” CHEMULPO.--Rubber hot-water bottles for the Hospital. Address, "Miss Pooley, St. Luke's Hospital, Chemulpo, Corea." CHIN CHUN.--Small crucifixes for Christians to wear ; about 100 wanted at once. (Much valued and really helpful !) White metal figure on dark cross pre-furred. “The Oxford Church Text Books," 1s. each, published by Rivingtons. Lazenby's soup tablet. Address, "The Rev. W. N. Gurney, Chin Chan, Corea." KANGHWA.--Knitting wool, knitting needles, crochet cotton, coloured thread, scraps of material of all sorts, for On Sou Tong Girls’ School, to help the girls in getting up a sale of work in and of the school. A communicant's kneeling mat, 18 feet long for St. Andrew's Church, On Sou Tong. Lantem slides (coloured preferred) of Old and New Testament subjects. A chalice and paten for St. Peter's Chapel, Taouni. Addres, "The Rev. F. R. Hillary, Kanghwa, Cores." Sou Won.--A sewing machine for the Girls’ School, to be sent to “The Reverend Mother, St. Peter's Home, Kilbam.

Acknowledgment Column.

Our thanks are due:-- Sou Won.—For a bishop's chair and prayer-desk for St. Stephen's Church, from Miss C.C.H. For materials for a chasuble and dalmatic, from Mr. and Mrs. Copper. The money for a stone font for the Church of St. Stephen, from the King's Messengers, St. Peter's, Great Berkhampetead. CHIN CHUN,--For “Between Malachi and St. Matthew," from a lady in Somer-set. For a travelling inkpot, from (the late) Rev. R. Wood, per H.N.F. For an all from Edinburgh. For a cope, from the Community of St. Peter, Kilburn, N.W. For altar linen, from a Guild at Leamington. For "Dictionary of Christ and the Gospels,” a vok, Clydach Vale. KANGHWA.--For a baptismal shell from Jerusalem, from Dr. Louise Cooke.  

THANKSGIVINGS.

Sunday. Seoul. WE THANK THEE : -- For the lately baptized. Chemulpo. For the lately baptized. Chin Chun. For the blessing of bodily built to all our helpers. For the good work done by some of our repaid assistants. For a fortnight's sound study, with the Priest, by eleven of our senior Christians. For the opportunity, now open, of sending the daughters of Christians to the Sisters’ School at Sou Won. Kanghwa. For two new Chapels opened; for two Chapels enlarged; for one Chapel to be opened. For Confirmations and first communications five different centres. For the opening of the Girls School, On Sou Tong. [This is the school referred to by Mrs. Hillary in her appeal, which we peint in another column.] For the life and devoted acel of Rhoda Hillary, who was called to her rest on August 22, at On Sou Tong.   [The number of Priests asked for at once is [The number of Priests asked for at once is now six. But that is the minimum that could be asked for if the work is not to suffer irre-parably.] That a Medical Man may be found for work in the interior. [There should be another English doctor within reach of the Mission station south of Seoul, if only to look after the health of workers.] That the Holy Spirit, may more the hearts of faithful women to offer themselves for the Mission. [The importance of the work among women cannot be over-estimated. The assistance of ladies is urgently needed in all parts.]

Friday. WE BESEECH THEE: -- For mercy on the soul of Stephen Cart-wright. To call another Priest to take up the work surrendered.

FOR THE JAPANESE WORK IN GENERAL:-- In Seoul.--For Mrs. Ruth Matsoo, Joseph and Anna Kashiwa, Peter Yamaguchi and his wife, and Mrs. Maria Harada, recently Baptized and Confirmed. For Mr. Matsho, bland of Ruth Satu that be may learn to believe, and submit to the guiding of the Holy Spirit. In Chemulpo.--For Miss Kurose, recently admitted Catechumen, whom we hope to use as a worber when she is Baptized.   For two who have fallen into sin and have repented, strength to persevere. For a girl who has fallen very lour, that God will pre out His hand and save her. For Chun Daivd, eccommunicate and Chun Noah and Lydia his wife under suspensioe, that they may be led to repentance.

Thursday. At Home. WE RESEECH THEE : -- That the opportunity which lies before the Church is Corea may not be lose through the neglect and indifference of the Church at Home. [The Archbishop of Canterbury in a letter to Bishop Turber writes : -- “I suppose that there is no poetion of the Far East where there is more abundant promise of harvest than is Corea.”] That the Church at Home may realise her responsibility, and resposted to the appeal for Men and Women, and means to develop the work. [The Archbishop of York says :-- “ The Mission of our Church in Corea is one which has great claims upon us, and I trust that the Church at Home will recognize and respoed to them.”] That wisdom and guidance may be given to the Bishop’s Commissaries, and to the Esese Communitee. That the Appeal for six Priests may meet with the response so earnestly desired.   INTERCESSIONS. Monday. WE BESEECH THEE : -- FOR THE MISSION STAFF :

In Seoul. The Bishop. The Rev. J. S. Badoock. Sister Nora. Sister Edah Helena. Lay Sister Barlura. Beatrix Elrington. Violet Grosjean. In Chemulpo. Dr.Arthur. F. Laws

In Kangwha. The Rev

In Sou Won. The rev

In Chin chun. The Rev On Farlngo Sister

For Frank Weston and George Hewler, Deacons, who sill go out the autumn.   In Fusan. – For Mr. and Mrs. Yasutake, Mrs. Takahashi. And Peter Tuki. Baptized and lately Confirmed.

Saturday. General. WE BESEECH THEE :-- For the future of all Church Schools in Corea. For Sister Margaretta’s speedy recovery. For the additional help needed for our work in men and money. For grace and perseverance for Frask Wedas and Goerge Hewjett, that they may use the office of Deacon well. For Emilly Packer, now training at War-minister, for work in Corea.

  Thanksgivings and Intercessions for the Church of England mission to Corea

October 1909.

Additional copies may be obtained by reading a rtamed cwebepe to Min SECCOMBE 45 Victoria Read, Clapham Common, S. W.   Tuesday. WE RESEECH THEE : --

To bless the Native Catechists and Teachers : -- In Seoul.– Salome Yess. Bible-woman. In Chemulpo.— In Kangwha.— In Park Ckia.— In Sou Won.— In Chin Chun.— In Fusan.—

Seoul. To bless the Baptismal Classes to be help before Christmas. To bless the ten days Instruction for Mission Women and other Teachers to be help in Seoul early in October. And to give wisdom to those who teach. And patience and perseverance to those who learn.

Wednesday. Chemulpo. We BESEECH THEE: -- For a woman and girl lately Baptized and about to be confirmed-steadfastness and growth in grace and knowledge.   For repentance for a lapsed Christian woman. For an encommunalouted Christian – repentance and restoration For the Catechriness and inquirers – convic-tion of sin, repentance, and true faith. For the Biloe-woman—true real for her work.

Sou Won. To bless Baptismal Classes being held in different places in this district : for the women who hope to be baptized at Christmas – especially for those at Im Chill, as they will be the first women baptized in that place. For the bible-women, Sarah. Helena. And Monica, that they may be earnest and diligent in their work during the winter months.

Chin Chun. For the confusion of the devils of gambling and drink, who have a strong hold on many in these parts. For repentance and restoration of who men, at prevised stripedted from Catholic privileges and “bound” by the disciplinary authority of Holy Church. For an increased love of Christ and of souls, to be proved by more real and better prayer, on the part of Priest, Catechist, and all male and female helpers. For the faithful dead.

Kanghwa. For newly Confirmed and first Communi-cants, steadfastness and diligence.