Dear  father:
Songdo,  Korea,
fey 17,-1935.
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A little early to be starting my letter, as it is only
Friday.  But since I wrote a few days aso your letter has come, and
in the same mail tery fine letters from Mis* West and Miss Hubbel.
They were so good, I was thinking as I read them that I would either
send them or a copy to you, to keep with the other letters you have
been receiving; but at the end Miss West said she had let you read
the letter.  I had not though4*- about their being such good letter
writers.  I certainly appreciated their writing so much in detail.
I suppose- besides you and Mrs. Evens,' there is no one eisejwho was
in such intimate association with Mother the past months, fl also
■enjoyed reading Aunt Floy's letter written at Riverside. -We know
less about the Palmers than-any of the relatives these days.  I did
not know that Aunt Flov was not well, and I wondered why only Uncle
G-eofcge and Bernie were present at the funeral. Was glad to know
Uncle Oeorge was at his old work of choir directing in revivals.  Is
Vincent keeping busy with his architectural business? Did the contact
made by Floy and Laverne singing ''Whispering Hope"1 bring about their
invitation to sing at Trinity that Sunday night? Il -wonder If Trinity
paid anything for their singing? Dr. Emmons letter also was very
fine* You will want to keep it, I am sure, and so I will return it
soon; but first I want to copy it. I; want to see Bishop Moore's letter.
Since wro.
Bro. Davis goes right by your house on his way to
church, you might arrange to go regularly with him.  I had been wonder-
in& who he was; whether he was the one who lived on Dalton Ave. and who
had the first Korea at home meeting last year. But as you said in
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this letter that he was a new member, t| concluded you were right in
thinking that I did not know him. ; When I first came to Korea, I remem-
ber it was not Ions before you were sneaking of people who were new, and
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I began to feel that I had been away a long time.  I felt that I would
hardly know Trinity upon returning; but I was agreeably surprised in
finding it so much the same.
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|   Any letters that Nelson sends to me I will take care of,
and see that you get them back: but I have not heard from him yet.
Miss Hubbel in her letter said something which' surprised me.  That was
that Mother had a strong desire to go before you; ''she felt she simply
could-not live without him..  She so "wanted to go first, and in that
beautiful home to await his coming.  She felt she could only endure the
separation^in the presence of her Jesus.'*
| Too bad you had to accept only $175 instead of the $400;
still 175 at a time when+it is needed in worth more than 400 when
you are not in particular need.  I hope there will not be any time
when you are'hard pushed, but if there should be suqji a time my offer
of help stands good. •
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&:   - •   You ask for my idea of a radio; but I believe I would
rather have a phonograph, and that can be bought here. Of course there
is no hurry about it.  Any time that the-money is available and you
want to send it, it will be all right.  I have r^ *«»*>* i™t. t.hat all
the classical music that I would want can be bougnt nere, a^so.
Long before this I should have written about the cork