De*r father and mother-.
Seoul, Korea,
July 26, 1931
After receiving two letters  close together last
week I  didsnot expect ?ny this week,  but if none  comes in
tomorrow'   morning1s m*11,   I   shall hav£ to  go away without
any.    Won moksa  ind I have arranged to le^ve tomorrow at
10:45,   stopping offfat Wonsan Beach long enough to see Bro.
Stokes.    We shall he at the Religious Education Conference
in the Diamond Mts.   for its last three days.    From there
Won moks^fwill go directly to his son's home,  about 150 miles
down the east coast from Wonsan.    I  shall be preaching in
Kojeh,  where the beautiful basaltic rock formations'Are,   for
several days,   then I probably shall be at Tongchun,  Yong Do's
former church a  day,  and  then go down and be with Won moksa
a  few days.    I want to get back before the middle  of August.
It is beginning to -get w*rm,  but I have experienced
no discomfort vet,   nor even inertia.     I have been delighted
with the  summer;   ideal  for  getting the writing done that I had
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laid out for mvself. But nearly everyone talks about Its not
being right; that the rlcefis not growing well on account of
its being too cool. I
as much as they
sent was used.
The past week has been taken up almost day and night
writing *nd typing stories for Q report to the Trinity people.
I don't have much enthusiasm about sending anything to the Board.
Miss Buie told me that when she first came out and kept^receiving
requests for publicity material she took it seriously and took
a great deal of pains to send things, but they don't want it
+hink they do,*1 she sold. Nothing she ever
She doesn't send anything any more. When she
was on furlough this* last time, a year ago, the Board made a
special request that she write a pamphlet on education of
girls in Korea, which she did, and it was published. Even
after the Board's special request that I write them for report
to my supporting church, even though it were my home church,
I never heard of their forwarding anything I said to Bro.
Shuler.
I already have enough^ written to fill about twenty-
five p^ges such as those in "Korean Sketches''.o If Aunt Una
intends to pay for publishing this again, she should have a
chance to express what she would like, whether simply a
collection of stories about individuals, as before, or
whether some definite historical and statistical statements
about the missions and their work, or whether some personal
opinions and appeals, or anything else. But before you could
get me an answer to this, I shall probably have sent what I
have written. Then if you have any suggestions, please be
free to make them; and you probably can do it better after
seeing what I have done. Outside of a rather long Introductory,
they are all stories of individuals, similar to those in
"Korean Sketches", except one description of the character of
missionary work, itinerating, market preaching, medical work,
etc.