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YUN CHI-HO’S DIARY
1890-92
Volume 2
National History Com에ation Committee

Seoul, Korea
1974
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Copyright © 1974 by National History Compilation Committee

2-1,2-ga, Sinmun-ro. Jongro- gu. Seoul Korea
CONTENTS
Explanatory Notes
Facsimile Page
1890 _ 저
January ..................................................................................... 1
February......................................................................................13
March ......................................................................................... 26
April............................................................................................ 38
May ................................................................................................
June.................................... 66
July ............................................................................................ 78
August............................................................................................
September .............................................................................. 102
October..................................................................................... 109
November.................................................................................. 117
December.................................................................................. 127
1891
January..................................................................................... 139
February .................................................................................. 150
March......................................................................................... 157
April ......................................................................................... 169
May ............................................................... 185
June ........................................................................................ 19야
July............. ........................ 216
August ..................................................................................... 221
September ............................. 221
October..................................................................................... 222
November..................................................................................231
December.................................................................................. 242
1892
January..................................................................................... 260
February ................. 271
March......................................................................................... 291
April ......................................................................................... 302
May............................................................................................ 313
June ......................................................................................... 323
July............................................................................................ 340
August ..................................................................................... 361
September .............................................................................. 375
October.................................................................................. .384
November...................................... 399
December........................................................... 427
EXPLANATORY NOTES
1. This is the second volume of the diary written by

Yun Chi-ho (尹致吳 1865—1945) from January 1, 1883, until
July 3, 1906. It spans the period 1890 to 1892 and is thus
a continuation of the first volume of Yun’s diary published
by the National History Compilation Committee in December
of 1973. The diary is preserved by Yun Chi-ho*s eldest
son, Yun Yeong-seon.
2. Yun Chi-ho wrote his diary in Chinese until November
24, 1887, changed to Korean until December 7, 1889, and
then continued in English. The few pages in Engli아i cover
ing the period from December 7 to 31, 1889, were included
in the first volume.
3. Western dates are printed in bold face. Dates accord
ing to the Lunar Calendar are within parentheses.
4. Yun Chi-ho’s name does not appear in full in this
diary. He initialled it T.H.Y. The T indicates the aspirated
Ch sound (Tchi). which would be rendered Ch’ in the
McCune-Reischauer system of romanization (Ch’i).
5. It has been the editorial policy to reproduce the diary
in its original form. However, since this diary was not written
with the intention of publishing it later, the author was
unconcerned about style and punctuation. In order to pre
serve the special flavor of this document no attempt has
been made to “correct” Yun Chi-ho, and changes in spelling
and punctuation were made only sparingly. Yun used many
abbreviations for personal names and institutions. These
were written out in some cases for easier reading, but left
untouched when their meaning was obvious. Many inconsist
encies thus were not smoothed out so that the reader will
be charmecL and at times perhaps bewildered, by Yun's
peculiar choice of words and turn of phrase.
6. The editorial process of volume two was greatly
assisted by Dr. Martina Deuchler and Mrs. Sandra Mattielli.
Yun Chi-Ho’s Diapy
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January 1890 1
1890 （開國 499年, 高宗27年, WW）
JANUARY
1st. （11幼）• Wednesday. Cold, very windy. Thermometer 50’ JF.,
20° lower 나lan a few days ago. This is the first day of
another year. Another cycle of 12 months is before me with
its unborn changes. Some events that may affect my whole
destiny may be hidden in the bosom of this year to be
revealed as time unfolds its mysteries in the coming 360
days. A solemn yet pleasing thought this is! God, to Thee
I commit myself. Guide me in Thy own way according to
Thy wisdom. Direct me in such a way as Thou seest best
for me!
Supped with Dr. Tillet. Everything in his rooms and on
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his table is scrupulously neat.
2nd. （12材）. Thursday. Cloudy and cold. Confined to my room on
account of a boil right under the knee of the right leg. Read
Mother’s letter which I had received in Shanghai. When shall
I have the happiness of meeting her, the dearest treasure
I have, and of rfiinistering to her comfort? Oh, how I long
to know how well she is now!
3rd. （13tk）. Friday, Cold, cloudy and damp. Confined to 나le room.
The boil caused much pain. Dr. Hashimoto has been kind
to me. Jacob comes often and helps me much. There is
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a man, right next to me. whose want of sympathy surprizes

me a little. When he was sick a few weeks ago. I attended
him, rendered what service I could though I was then suf
fering from a sore foot. I have been confined to bed for some
time, he pays no attention whatsoever. When he does call on
nie his manner is so perfunctory and so full of the air of
condescension that I can hardly help wishing him more
Christian in his acts than in words. There is a preacher in
my class. He lives on my floor. He never looks into my room
when I am sick. Yet this man preaches 운very Sunday the
love and mercy of the Gospel. There are a few exceptions.
Baker is one. He is always kind to the sick. Learn a lesson
from this： be kind to a stranger specially when he is sick,
specially when he is poor, specially when he is friendless.
Much pain. 〜
4th. (14Z/i). Saturday. Cold, cloudy、and damp. The boil opened.
Less pain. Many boys in the Hall are down with La Grippe (?).
The weather is not favorable to health.
5th. (15ZA). Sunday. Cloudy, damp, disagreeable weather. I ought
to have kept the bed today, but duty called me up. Had to
go To Humphry Street Church to make a missionary speech to
a S. S. Missionary Society. The substance of the talk was
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these:
1. My own experience refutes the argument that the hea
then need no Gospel because he has a religion as old and
as good as Christianity. Let not this notion prevent you
from zealously carrying out the Injunction of Christ.
January 189C 3
2. Those who think they have means and men hardly

enough for the domestic missions reminds me of the disciples
of old. When Christ told the disciples to feed the multitude
they thought 5 loaves and 2 fishes were not sufficient for
them. But Christ blessed the loaves and fishes. The multitude
were filled and 12 baskets were left over.
Now, Christ commands his Church to preach the Gospe)
to every Creature; and some turn round and answer “Lord,
we have scarcely men and means enough for the home
missions much less for the heathens”. These people seem to
forget that the Gospel power increases at home in proportion
to its spread in foreign lands, just as 5 loaves and 2 fishes
multiplied as they were distributed to the multitude.
3. The vast number of the heathens should not discourage
the Church. 1,047 millions of unchristianized population
should no more frighten 134 million protestants than 120 mill.
Roman and Greek pagans discouraged 1 apostle—St. Paul.
4. Christianity is now in an exactly reverse condition
than she was in her infancy. When Paul first proclaimed the
Gospel on the Mars Hill, he was poor and despised. He
belonged to a nation then poor and despised. He had no
weapon except the sword of the spirit. Gold and silver he had
none, except the unsearchable riches of Christ Science, art,
eloquence, pnilosophy, literature, wealth, power, glory and
dominion were on the side of the heathen. Yet Paul never
despaired and he conquered.
Now, all these advantages are on the side of Christianity
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with her original power and vitality. Should the Church with
such means at its command doubt of its victory?
5. America has done much for the world and Christ. So
has done our Church. But much is left to be done. The
opportunities and means of Christianizing the world are at
your command. You are responsible for the right use of
these opportunities and means.
Read a paper on A.C.C. to the Sunday Missionary Society
in the Hall Chapel.
6th. (IftA). Monday. Windy. Not very cold. Yesterday's walking
had a bad effect on the boil. Had to be in bed all day. Read
Macaulay’s History.
7th. (17Z/I). Tuesday. Cloudy. Confined to the bed.
8th. (18/A). Wednesday. Fine weather. Attended classes.
9th. (19/h). Thursday, Cloudy- The boil is getting well, but
very slowly. Jacob came and talked about various subjects.
He said that his countrymen do not like the missionaries of
America and England. He gave the following reasons:
1st. The missionaries exercise or try to exercise absolute
authority over their converts.
2nd. The missionaries treat the native preachers "like
slaves” without paying them enough to support their families.
3rd. The missionaries do not give the native preachers a
fair education.
Finished Macaulay’s History Vol. IL
10th. (20Z/Z). Friday, Cloudy, warm. Rained a little in the morning.
Met Miss Muse. She is going to study theology here—so
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they say. Hair cut.

11th. (21s'). Saturday, Fine weather in the morning. Cloudy
afternoon. Windy and warm.
At this mornings English recitation, Dr. Baskerville said:
1. That the late war cost America much blood and many
lives. But the result of the war is worth all the blood shed
and all the lives lost.
2. That the war saved the Union which is so essential to
the welfare of America. If the Secession succeeded America
would have been divided into separate independent states
whose peace should have been kept only by force as it is in
Europe.
3. That the war has done away with slavery—which was
the shame of America—which nothing, absolutely nothing
else could do away.
4. That the war has saved the slave owners from the
dominion of indolence, indulgence, and love of tyranny—the
vices attendant to slavery. Young men with slaves may live
in luxury and ease, hunting foxes and shooting birds; but
they can not develop manly qualities—self-reliance, industri
ousness and moral courage.
5. That as a Southerner he is not free from prejudices;
but as a student of history and a thinker, he must own that
the war was necessary and that it was highly beneficial to
America and the world.
Took a nap in p.m. Had a very profitable class meeting.
The subject was ‘Thy will be done.” All the personal tes
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timonies may be summed in the following points.

1. We are ready to be resigned to His will in great things
of life: but in little matters we are peevish and impatient.
2. We do not often know what God’s will is.
3. We do not seek to do His will.
These are my troubles, and, by God’s grace, I want to be
more watchful.
Talked about an hour with Dr. Hashimoto. He is very
shrewd and patient. The majority of the West Side boys ar운
immoral. So the Dr. says. He is one of the best Japanese I
met with here. By the way, almost all the Japanese I met
here profess to be Christians. They do this simply for the
sake of expediency. They thus cheat many people. I do not
know why. Abe was an exception. He confessed his unbelief.
I think Abe is more to be respected, in this respect, than
many of his nominally Christian countrymen.
12th. (22«J). Sunday. Windy. Rained a little in early morning. Could
not go to S,S.
After breakfast, had a short prayer with Brother Klien.
Then we had a very social talk. He spoke to me the
changes he had gone through in domestic and religious
life—an interesting sketch of his life. He pines for his wife.
I heartily sympathize with him.
Attended a consecration meeting in the Hall. The leader
compared a half Christian to a half dead and half alive
man. A striking illustration this is： the one is as wretched
as the other.
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Wind and rain till late in the night.

13th. (23rd). Monday. Fine, cold. Very sleepy in the night, but
having made a resolution to the effect that I would not go
to bed until 11, I slept on the chair from 9:30 till 11. Then
went to bed. A fine way of keeping resolutions!
14th. (24M). Tuesday. Fine a.m. Cloudy p.m. Cold、mercury stood 36“
斤. tz.w. This afternoon Dr. Baskerville told me I was doing
very fine(!). What reason has he for this? On my coming
back to the room I found a slip of paper on which some mean
tri야cer wrote in the name of Miss Florence. “Dear Sweet
Yun. I love you very very very much. I wish- you could
sit by me at the table etc.” I do not think Dr. Baskerville
meant what he said any more than this trickish note does.
Rained in night.
15th. (25M). Wednesday. Rain all day long. Received a letter
from Dr. Allen, dated Dec. 2, 1889.
This morning, Dr. Garland, in reading the rules to be
observed in examination, said to the boys, “We do not sus
pect anybody, unless he forces us to suspect him by mean
tricks”.
16th. (26/A). Thursday, Fine, cold. By the way this is my
birthday. Does anybody think of me? Yes, there is one: my
dear, dear, dear Mother! I seem now to be in favor with the
boys and some of the professors. At least in appearance it
is so. God forbid that I should become careless! Common
sense forbid that I should be deceived by appearances!
Experience forbid that I should trust in the fickle and
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uncertain shows of approbation and favor of men!

17th. (27比) . Friday. Cold and fine. 16® F. a.w. Had very bad
headache from dinner time until night. Went to bed immediate
ly after supper.
18th. (28M). Saturday, Cold and fine. Stood examination in
education. Received letters from Kong Chee Yu and Bell.
Was glad to receive a picture of Kong. Had to go to bed
early—so tired and sleepy.
I9th. (29/A). Sunday. Rainy、rather lukewarm. Attended S. S.
and Ch. Dined with Dr. Baskerville at his home. Heard two
remarkable stories. One of them is that somewhere in Ala
bama. a mock marriage was celebrated in an entertainment.
The couple declaired themselves wife and husband taking
this mock ceremony as real and lawful marriage.
The other is this: One day Professor Roderiguez received
letter from a quiet and reticent young lady asking him to
take her to certain place. The Spanish Professor went to her
house and told the lady that he was sorry that he had no
time to comply with her request On which, (imagine the
surprize of the Professor!) the lady asked him what he
meant by this. The forgery of the letter was then soon as
certained; and it was found out that the trick was played by
Edie the little and precocius daughter of Professor Alexan
der. The girl is only about ten or eleven years old! I
wonder if she had not been the author of that little note I
received a few days ago in the name of Miss F. Cornwall.
Went to Penitentiary and taught the class.
January 1890 9
In the night read the “China’s Millions.” Could not help

shedding tears not of grief but of sympathy as I read the
letter from Miss Johnson, an English missionary, whose
soul seems to be all taken up by her work for Christ Her
stories of the little girls under her care are delightful. She
asks for prayers. She shall occupy in my prayers a prominent
place. God bless thy devoted handmaidens in heathen lands!
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20th. (3O'A). Monday. Rained— damp. This is the last day of
498 Corean Calendar.
I have, for a year or so, considered anything confirmed
by the “Final Resolution” as unchangeable during the “Term”
in which the “Resolution” is in force. But finding that the
spirit is often sacrificed to the letter of the resolution, I
here make some amendments to the “Rules of Final Reso
lution”.
1st No “Final Resolution” should be made from this day,
without being fully persuaded that it can be kept
2nd. A “Final Resolution” admits no change, no shortening
of the “term” and no abolition, save under the conditions to
be set forth in the (3rd) article.
3rd. But, if, unfortunately, it should come to pass that
the spirit of a “Final Resolution” can not possibly be kept
without violating the letter, that, in other words, the letter
domineers over the spirit of a “Final Resolution”, then the
“Final Resolution” may be modified. Such modifications
should be always and absolutely for the better and not for
the worse. Such modifications ought to be fully sanctioned
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by conscience, common sense and judgment. Such modifica

tions should be so proper and right as worthy of prayero
on them.
4th. Divine curse be on any capricious changes or modifi
cations of a “Final Resolution” that is contrary to the (3rd)
article or to conscience or common sense.
5th. These Rules should be observed from this day to the
20th January 1891 inclusive.
To illustrate how I sometimes sacrifice the spirit of a “Final
Resolution” to its letter: Sometime ago I made a “Final
Resolution” that I should go to bed at 11 p.m. and no earlier
for a week or two. This brought me headaches and weariness
so as to interrupt my studies for whose sake I made this
“Final Resolution”. But, finding it impossible to sit up to the
required bed hour, I. with Pharisaical adherence to the letter
of a law, slept on the chair for hours until 11, and then went
to bed.
This is an abominable way of keeping a rule or law wheth
er it be Divine or human. It is far better to break a law
altogether than to sacrifice its spirit to its letter.
21st. Tuesday, 1st of 1st Moon of 499 Corean Calendar.
Sunny but cold. Felt very weak. Chill and dull and heavy
head. Had great difficulty in standing examin. in Pope. Re
ceived a letter from Spencer. Obliged to go to bed at about
3:15 p.m.
22nd. (2«</). Wednesday, Fine, cold. Cloudy p.m. Felt bad all day
long. 1 fear my turn has come to be down with La Grippe.
January 1890 11
Went to rest early.

23rd. (3n/). Thursday. Cold^rainy. Felt little better. Reviewed
for examination.
24th. (4/A). Friday. Frosty this morning—cold. Reviewed for
examination. In the night Jacob came to my room and
studied. He said that, having received a letter from his
little sister today, he felt “lonesome in his room”. Poor
fellow! I know exactly what he means. He is far away
from home and mother without any prospect of when or
how to go back.
25th. (5ZA). Saturday. Gloomy and cold. Reviewed. Three ex；
aminations will come in succession next week but I am not
half done with my reviews. I put off reviews too much. The
penalty of this folly will be three great “busts” next week.
Don’t repeat this foolishness next time.
Miss Hamilton has not written me a line for months. Have
I offended her any? Well, let her think of me in which
ever way she please오 ill or well： she shall always have a
seat in my prayer and sympathy.
I pine for home news. Not a word from Mother for more
than a year and half. I feel so desolate.
26th. (6/A). Sunday. Fine warm, and windy. Spent the whole
a.m. in the Hall Library with missionary papers. There can
be no doubt that the heathen world owes great debt to
missionaries. For, what class of men---------- missionaries—
show so much interest in the welfare of the heathen?
Greedy merchants or cold philosophers or cunning politicians
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or conceited scientists or profane infidels? None of these will

leave happy home and devote a whole life to the good------
regeneration and the salvation—of the heathen in a strange
land. It is the missionary that does this. God bless mission
aries. specially ladies.
Taught the S.S. class in the Penitentiary.
Fine moonlight Warm and disagreeable wind. This kind
of weather is very unhealthy.
Had a talk with Hasegawa, a friend of Dr. Hashimoto.
Hasegawa said that he saw a Japanese who “baptized him
self with wine the day after water baptism”. A witty way
of describing the inconsistency of some Japanese Christians.
27th. (7/A). Monday. Fine and warm. Stood examination in Psy
chology. Received a letter from Dr. Allen. The promptness
with which he answers my letters is indicative of his en
ergy. He knows how to win men. Without such energy and
sagacity he could not have accomplished what he has accom
plished. He is a typical missionary in physical and mental
vigor.
28th. (8//i). Tuesday. Fine and warm- Examination in Church
History. I had only a few hours to read up for this exami
nation.
29th. (9th). Wednesday, Gloomy all day long. Up from 3:30 a.m.
Examination in English--------- a bad bust. No wonder, con
sidering how little time I had last evening and this morning
to read up five different books. I ought not have put oS re
viewing thus to the last moment.
February 1890 13
30th. (lOZA). Thursday. Fine. Spent nearly whole a.m. in

croquet to refresh the mind and the body a little. Spent the
whole p.m. in croquet. Attended Christian Endeavor Society
in West End Church. The subject was “How to become a
strong Christian”. I intended to talk a few words on the
subject but the time was up before I could overcome my
timidity. Don’t hesitate to bear witness to God's grace. Don’t
wait for feeling, the changeable feeling.
It was a beautiful moonlight night. Walked round the
Main building for a few moments with Jacob. Jacob said“Don’t
get introduced to the girls here. They don’t treat foreigners
like men”. Jacob is a foreigner and a poor foreigner. The
haughtiness and indifference of the girls seem to gall him.
I know this too well to fool with girls.
31st. (IIZ^). Friday. Cloudy, cold. Wrote to Spencer, Kong Chee
Yu, and to Bell. Sent my home-letters to Mr. Appenzeller
asking him to inform me something about my parents. My
heart bleeds to think of the anxiety and loneliness of Mother.
God be very near to her. Attended Friday prayer meeting
led by Dr. Hoss. A cloudy night.
FEBRUARY
1st. (12/A). Saturday. Rained whole day. Hair cut. Fretted this
morning for no better reason than that a man came to bor
row my Ben Hur(!). When shall I be able to get rid of
this peevishness? Lent him the book with apparent good will
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though in heart I hated to lend it. Is this right? With Baker

and Jordan went to Dr. Hoss’ from 8 and came back at
10:30. Miss Oglie and Mrs. Hoss were very kind. Played
word-making cards and Halma. Miss Oglie was witty in putt
ing the names of the four player in one sentence: viz. 0
(Oglie) be (Baker) Ye (Yun) joyful (Jordan).
2nd. (13M). Sunday. Fair. Felt weak. Attended S.S. and
Church in the morning. Taught the class in the Penitentiary,
Attended a prayer meeting held by some of the West End
young people in Mr. Hilfs. Nothing to be gained by attend
ing such places, unless I know the native customs. In the
night went to the First Baptist Church. Heard a fine sermon;
and witnessed the baptism of 7 girls and 3 boys. The cere
mony somehow or other impressed me much and called
forth my sincere prayers for the newly received members of
that church. Came back exceeding tired. Had a soft moon.
3rd. (14ZA). Monday. A lovely day indeed. University exercises
began. This evening while talking about the vastness of the
universe. Woodward said he could not see the use of so many
stars on the part of God. Told him that nor can a poor man,
with a nickel or two in his pocket, see the use of rich man’s
millions. Have a beautiful night. 70 degrees this evening at
the north side of the Hall.
4th. (15比). Tuesday. A fine Spring day. Men often, nay, always
profess indifference to praise or contempt. ! don’t believe
this. He is either more or less than a man whom no praise
or contempt can affect. At least I am far from being in
February 1890 15
different to the way in which men treat me. Am sensitive to

the slightest insult or kindness. Need not affect to be indif
ferent. Only thing I should do is to study to govern mys이f.
keeping various passions under subjection. This self-control
is of course different from indifference. Had a beautiful night.
Sth. (16th). Wednesday. Gloomy and warm. Felt weak all day
long. I wish I had some home news---------- home news.
6th. (17比). Thursday. Rained all day. 40" F. Tonight I saw
my examination in Syst. Theology published in We이eyan
Advocate with a comment from Dr. Tillet He said that the
answers in the examination are satisfactory, and that the
fact a Corean can present such an examination paper an
swers the question, “Is a heathen worth educating?” A
condescending comment! Well, at any rate, I am gtad I did
in that examination better than 1 expected. I had so bad a
headache when I stood that examination that I thought
I would “bust” as sure as I was ill-prepared in the book.
7th. (18lh). Friday. Rained all day long. Attended a part of Mr..
Sampson’s lecture on Greece. He is Presbyterian missionary
He said that the Greeks have, always been, as a people,
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baptized heathens： that they talk a great deal about the
procession of the Spirit, but they have not the Spirit in their
hearts： that the missionary labor among them is hard; and
that this difficulty arises from the union of the state and
the Church. A Greek convert to evangelical faith is consid
ered by the government as a traitor.
After supper went to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church、
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there to attend a monthly missionary meeting. The subject

was Corea, and I was invited to make a talk on the
subject. Rain made the meeting very poorly attended. Gave
them a few minutes’ address on Corea and answered some
questions they asked. Then they had some refreshment. Came
back at about 10:30. The pastor was blunt in manner, but
seemed kind in heart. My talk tonight was very cold. How
can it be otherwise? Corea is the subject I hate most to
talk about. There is not a single thing, either in the past
history or the present condition or the future possibility of
Corea, that can warm me up with national pride------ most
—or enthusiastic hope. Poor Corea! A
excusable of all prides—
fair and rich country she is： but she is poor and despised
by being under the government of an uncivilized people.
Nor is there any prospect of her deliverance from the present
condition, so long as the government neglect the education
of the people. Snowed in the night
Sth. {12th}. Saturday. Snow covers the ground everywhere—
—a
pretty scenery. Very cold. The prayer meeting tonight was
conducted by Nolen. By the way, he seems to be in bad
order among the class (Middle year). His greediness or his
success in examinations may be the cause of this unpopu
larity
9th. (20Z/[). Sunday. Cold, bright. Attended S.S. Dr. Kirkland
this morning said to the S.S. class that he believed
miracles because he believed Christ, and not vice versa.
With Jacob went to the 1st Cumberland Presbyterian Church
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and heard the pastor preach a ^denominational sermon. He

dwelt, at some length, on the doctrinal differences which
compelled the founders of his Church to separate from
Presbyterian communion. In their view concerning the
foreknowledge of God, the conditional and universal salvation
of the race and the efficiency of divine grace to all men,
the Cumberland Presbyterians come nearer to Methodists
than to Calvinists. Taught the S.S. class in the Pen.： then
took a walk with Jacob until supper. Wish I had some kind
and sympathetic friends, among the fair sex who may cheer
me up in seasons of melancholy and dejection.
10th. (21sZ). Monday. Frosty in the morning. 25。F. This morn
ing Dr. Tillet told me to make plans for another year’s
stay. He said he would help me out in pecuniary matters.
Thanks to God.
11th. (226/.). Tuesday. A lovely day. Felt very weak in body
and depressed in spirit. Received a letter from Bell： a nice
letter it was. Had to go to bed immediat이y after supper.
12th. (23rf). Wednesday. Got up at 4 a.m. From this day
I shall try gymnasium and see if it will not do rhe some
good. Had a very fair day.
13th. (24比) . Thursday. A fair day and stormy night. F시t exceed
ing weak.
14th. (25幼). Friday. 刀 fair day. Attended Wesley H. Monthly
Missionary Meeting. Dr. Tillet delivered a lecture on Japan.
He said the Japanese are a better race than the Chinese. Yes,
this is true in the same sense that the Japanese alphabet is
better than Chinese characters. That is, though the Japa

nese alphabet is easier to learn and master, it was literally
derived from Chinese characters; though it is better suited
to practical purposes, no one can deny that the Chinese liter
ature is by a vast deal superior to that of Japan. In a sim
ilar way, the Japanese are more progressive than, but not
as profound as, the Chinese. Moreover one should not, if he
is candid and unbiased, forget that Japanese learned every
thing from Chinese in politics, literature, philosophy, and
arts： that the Chinese are under different circumstances than
the Japanese： in short one should consider these things first
before pronouncing in favor of one or the other race. Time
will soon come, however, when people will have better opin
ions about China and its people.
The immigration of the Chinese laborers into America has
done a great deal toward arousing the prejudices of the
Americans against the Chinese. There are two sides in this
question, the American side and the Chinese side.
1. Nothing seems to me more absurd and foolish for any
one than to be deceived by the boastful pretensions of the
Americans to ‘‘the inalienable right” or liberty of man, Their
orators, preachers, poets and statesmen talk much about the
equality, liberty and fraternity of men. But in practice the
Americans have shown that their doctrine of equality etc. etc.
is only skin deep. That is if you want to enjoy the so-called
inalienable right of man in this “Land of Freedom' you must
be white. The persecution of the Chinese in the West, the
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treatment of the Negro in the South, and the dealing with

the Indian by the whole nation are fair commentaries on
the bragged about “American doctrine” of the “inalienable
right of mar I do not blame, for a moment, the national or
racial prejudice of the Americans. But I do blame the perfect
inconsistency between their acts full of the basest prejudice
and their doctrine full of the loftiest and never to be real
ized catholicity.
To make my meaning plain, I do not blame the Americans
for excluding the Chinese for the following reasons:
1st. The Chinese is altogether and emphatically a foreigner
to the Americans. With his fossilized oriental traditions in pri
vate and public life, the Chinese is a hard element to be as
similated into the social and political usages and doctrines
of the American요 I shall blame the Americans for excluding
the Chinese, when my stomach can comfortably admit
some indigestible substances—such as pebbles.
2nd. The Chinese immigrants who come to America are
necessarily the offscouring of the Empire. Their superstition,
ignorance, insensibility to national shame, want of personal
ambition in addition to their un-docility--------- are certainly
very poor qualifications for anyone who wishes to become
a citizen of an enlightened republic.
A few words on the Chinese side of th： question:
Let theorists, speculators, orators and fools say what they

may. the principle that practically and actually rules this
world is not right but might. “Might is Right” is the god
of this world. Now, has China the might to support the

right of the Chinese in America? Then do it. Then compel
the Americans to grant to Chinese the same right of immigra
tion which Germany or Russia or Ireland enjoy; if not, if
China has not this might, if China can not compel the Amer
icans to practice their doctrine of the “inalienable right of
man” toward the Chinese; then let the Chinese stop the
immigration. To know how to be weak is full as good as to
know how to be strong. This is true in an individual as
w이 1 as in a nation. Nay, so far as I can see the Exclusion
Bill is as much beneficial to China as to America. This Bill
will save the latter from the presence of indigestible ele
ments in her population; and also will save the former from
being further disgraced by another such Bill.
Went to bed little later than usual.
15th. (26/A). Saturday. Warm and fair. Attended a lecture by
Dr. Haygood in the W.H. Chapel. He gave some very good
advice to the boys on preaching： the points he insisted on
were: (1) “Don't carry your theological terms into your
popular sermons.” He cited an instance where a young man
fresh from school startled a homely congregation by saying
“Justification is a forensic term.” (2) “Know the subject you
preach.” (3) “Don’t soil your discourse by slang.” (4) “Say
your best to a small or poor audience as well as to a large
or rich one.” (5) “Let not your thought wander about： but
learn to master your thought.”
Dr. Haygood is said to be an eminent man in the South.
February 1890 21
He is the sister [sic] of Miss Haygood. Shanghai.

16th. （27比）. Sunday. A beautiful day. Attended S.S. and heard
Dr. Haygood preach in the West End Church. This was the
first time I attended the new Church since it had been dedi
cated some weeks ago. The new* West End Church was
erected at the cost of the $5500 and is one of the handsomest
Churches in the city. Taught the class in Pen. S.S. Took
a walk with Jacob from Vanderbilt as far as to the Park
Ave. Church. Received a letter from Bro. E. J. Poe.
17th. （28比）. Monday. A fair but windy day. Received letters
from Dr. Allen, Henry and also from Lambuth. Had the great
joy of reading a letter from Mother and Father. The letter
was dated nearly a year ago. But that is better than no letter.
Thanks to Mr. Appenzeller who kindly sent the home letter.
His letter was dated the 14th of the last month.
Took a cold bath this afternoon 5:30—a testimony to the
warmness of the day.
18th, （29比）. Tuesday. A warm and fair day.
19th. （IsZ of 2d moon） Wednesday. Warm—cloudy—windy, all day
long. This morning Chancellor Garland, in urging the boys to
attend the public exercises of the literary societies, said
“Feeling was not meant to guide our duties. Then we would
neglect many duties. We should be guided by reason and
conscience”. A very good precept. But the trouble is that
the members of the Faculty do not teach this precept by
their example. When the boys had a public debate- last No
vember there was only one professor present.
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Busted on the Examination (Monthly) in Logic this

afternoon. What’s matter with me?
20th. (2rf). Thursday. Cold—cloudy, 32® K this afternoon. The
“Anglo-Saxon Reader” made me mad this morning. The
genders, cases and numbers of the O.E. are the worst thing
I ever had the bad luck to deal with. Dr. Baskerville said
that the irregularity and inconsistency of the spelling and
pronunciation of English cost the U.S. nearly a hundred
million dollars a year, as children have to be kept in schools
longer than in other countries in order to teach them one
way of spelling and another way of pronouncing. For exam
ple what can be more inconsistent than to write “boat” and
“bought" and pronounce them alike, or to write “scheme” and
“schism” and pronounce them differently?
21st. (3t/). Friday. Cold and fair. 22。方'. this morning. Hair cut.
Learned that I got 82 in the Intermediate Examination in
Psychology. I did not expect this much. Wrote a letter
to Poe.
22nd. (4th). Saturday, Cold and cloudy. Rained from 3 p.m. and
all night. Had a big dinner in the Hall on account of this being
the anniversary of Washington’s birthday. Had a holiday.
Wrote letters to Dr. Allen, Professor Bonnell, Henry, Liang
Kiun Foo. Spent nearly 3 hours in conversation with Dr.
Hashimoto.
23rd. (5/A). Sunday. Rainy. This morning in reading “The
Sunday School Time” found these valuable suggestions on
Bible reading by Bishop Cyrus Foss:
February 1890 23
1. Read the Bible regularly every day.

2. As nearly as possible at a fixed hour.
3. Alone in your room.
4. Never when in haste.
5. The morning is the best time： or immediat이y before
retirement.
6. Read in course.
7. Select, in addition such passages as you specially need.
8. From time to time read largely, several chapters at a
sitting.
After having taught the S.S. class in the Pen. took a
walk— a delightful one—with Jacob. In the night, spent
about two hours with Jacob in practicing hymns. This after
noon a colored man in my class said the Chinese who work
in Memphis are crazy with colored women. A glorious com
ment on the social standing of a Chinaman here! No won
der he is so despised.
24th. (6ih). Monday. Disagreeably warm, repeated showers a//
day long. In talking last night with Bruce and Hearn, I
said that the smile of a lady is generally hypocritical. A
very sweeping and thoughtless remark this is. For a lady’s
smile is no more hypocritical than ordinary courtesy or po
liteness is. True, our courtesy is not always sincere: we tell
a man “I am glad to see you” or “I enjoyed your conversa
tion or talk very much”, while we think quite otherwise. Yet
who can deny that our courtesy or politeness makes social
relations run happy and smooth as oil does a wheel? This
.24 尹致吳日記2
being so why should we call the smile of a lady—a bright

est ornament of a woman---------------- However, courtesy
is curse and smile is sin when courtesy and smile are used •
to conceal revenge or hatred or treachery.
25th. (7/h). Tuesday. Warm, showers repeated. Studied Logic from
7:30 to 11:30 in the night, but got very little out of it.
26th. (8比). Wednesday.』4 fair day. At 7； 30 went to Vendon
to see the commencement exercises of the Medical Depart
ment. Dr. Hashimoto and Dr. Lipscomb, the brother of Mrs.
Walters, were only two whom I know. The presence of
many hoary heads among the Faculty made the gathering
an impressive one. With what mingled sympathy, love and
pity these good old men must have looked up on the aspira
tions and hopes and inexperience of the young men whom
they were now sending out into the activities of the world!
— hard all the night
Felt very tired—
27th. (9ZA). Thursday. Cloudy and warm 58。斤. the morning.
Rained all day long. Received a letter from Mrs. Walters
and another from Mr. Abe. This morning Dr. Hashimoto
said that a new graduate (of a medical college) thinks
he can cure every disease before he kills a patient. The
truth is a M.D. fresh from the college is not M.D. at
all. Only through failures and bitter disappointments of
many tedious years he can acquire real medical knowledge
and' command the confidence of the public. The Doctor is
very sensible to make this remark. By the way, he is a
good and interesting talker. But he seems to mistake cun
February 1890 25
ning and dissimulation for wisdom and sagacity. In this

world of alloys, however, a man of mixed moral character
succeeds better than one of purer morality. So Dr. Hashi
moto will be successful in his life. Felt so worn out that I
went to bed 4:45.
28th. (lOZA). Friday. Cloudy and cold. 30。F\ in the morning and
24 degrees in the evening. At 7： 30 attended the Welcome

Meeting of the Y.M.C.A. convention met in this university.
Dr. Steele addressed the boys. He said that a witness in
a law court must know what he testifies. So a Christian
must know the love and power of Christ before he can
bear them witness to the world.
This afternoon in a Missionary Monthly was informed of
the death of Rev. Neesima, the President of Doshisha, Japan.
At first I could not believe my own eyes: the event was so
unexpected! God bless his bereaved family and his College!
Man may come, man may go, but God’s work goes on for
ever. Am glad that I had the honor and good fortune of
—
meeting him before his death. He told me at my first and—
alas!—last interview with him on my way to America,
that J must win the confidence of those under whom or
among whom I might be placed, not by feigned or eye-ser
ving conduct but by real and solid character.
MARCH
1st. (2rf moon, 11/A). Saturday. Very cold and cloudy. Little snow,
much wind, 16® this morning and 13® F. evening. Spent whole
morning in writing out Dr. Hashimoto’s missionary essay
in English for him. Went down town with the Dr. this
afternoon and bought 3 pairs of socks. It is amusing to
see how Dr. Hashimoto, true to his national characteristic,
endeavors, with pitiful anxiety, to make known to the boys
here the service which he has rendered to the M.E.C.S.
mission in Kobe. Certainly, frankness or manly straight
forwardness is not a virtue of a Japanese—as a general
rule. This remark is true of a Chinese as well as of a
Corean.
2nd. (12tk), Sunday. Bright, cold 24*K Attended S.S. and came
home to prepare a short speech on China to be delivered
tonight. Taught the S.S, clas; in the Pen. Went to the
Humphry Street Church to attend a missionary meeting.
In my talk said “Every one agrees that China is an
important and a difficult field. Important because to convert
her is to convert nearly whole of Eastern Asia. As a hea
then nation. China has exerted a vast influence in the East.
Christianize her： she will exert nobler and greater influence
on her neighbors. However, the very facts that make China
so important make her a difficult field: the greatness of her
population, the antiquity of her civilization, the conservatism
March 1890 27
of the people. Yet the difficulty of this field has been exag
gerated. Nor is the difficulty—at present of the same mag
nitude and of the same nature as those half a century ago.
Then the government permitted no missionaries to work in
the interior. Now the authorities not only protect but often
patronize a missionary and his labors. Then the people sus
pected the motives of a missionary. Now they trust him
more than any other foreigner. Then the facilities for learn
ing the language were unknown to a missionary. Now he
has grammars and dictionaries. Then a native Christian met
with cruel persecutions. Now he can worship his God with
out much molestation. Then a Morrison labored 7 tedious
years to convert one. Now thousands are yearly added to
the Church of Christ. Therefore it is as absurd to insist that
China is the hardest field now because she was so half a
century ago-as absurd. I repeat, to say this as to insist
that Tennessee is a slave-state now because it was one 30
years ago.” Then I dwelt on the need of reinforcement in
the China Mission. Concluded by making some remarks on
the custom and manners of the Chinese, and by showing
some Chinese photographs to the audience.
Rev. Alford, the pastor, gave me a dollar as present. Re
fused it. There could be nothing wrong to accept it. But
reason and pride said “No”. That one dollar would injure
my personal dignity without improving my financial condi
tion.
Received a letter from Brother E. J. Poe.
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3rd. (13/A). Monday. Warmer than yesterday. 34“ F. This morning

read a very touching and interesting article under “A
Minister—a Dog—a Chinaman” by Helen Clark. The sub
stance of the story is this：
Rev. H. Clark was a Church of England’s clergyman in
Warwick. England. He was proud, begoted, and well-to-do.
He despised the Chinese with all his soul and heart. He
thought it degrading and needless to preach the gospei to
a Chinaman. When Ah-Sin, a Chinese cook was, against his
will, employed by his wife, this minister of the Gospel of
love enjoyed the cooking, but hated the person, of the hea
then (as he thought then). To make the story brief, Rev.
Dr. Clark had a dog which he loved. One day the beloved
animal became mad and flew at the minister as he was
watering his flowers opposite to the kitchen door. So terrified
with the mortal danger he was in that the Dr. stood motion
less and speechless. In another moment he was to receive
a fatal bite from the dog. Then as a flash of light a dark
figure dashed out from the kitchen and fell on the. infuriated
animal. A sharp struggle ensued. Then both the man and
the dog lay unconscious. The dead dog was carried out while
the Rev, Dr. bore the heroic but exhausted Ah-Sin—for it
was the hated cook------- the room.
All human efforts and skill could not save Ah-Sin. He died
after having made known to his now grateful, grieved and
astonished employer, in regular pigin English how he “lobed
Yesu”, and how much and long he had cherished the hope
March 1890 29
of one day going home to preach the love of YesiT. i

Soon after this Dr. Clark, his wife and Miss Harriet, his
sister, who had always taken much interest in the conver
sion of China, took ship and went out to China. There they
established a mission called Ah~Sin mission. All this took
place about 4 years ago. Dr. Clark, in this article, said that
five “precious souls” had already been added to the mission.
I shall always remember Dr. Clark, his wife and his sister
along with his mission in my prayers.
4th, (14'A). Tuesday. Fair、47® to 50® F.
5th. (15//I). Wednesday. Snow covered the ground this morn

ing an inch thick. Snowed all day. 25° p.m.
6th. (16比). Thursday. Very cold. 15® F. this a.m. A bright day.
This afternoon, laughed too much in th은 Elocution room.
I find it hard to control myself in this respect specially
among familiar friends. The slightest ridiculousness, either
real or imaginary, tickles me. Laughter is a good thing, but
don’t abuse it. 丄
7th. (17幼). Friday. Cold, snowed a little. Had a hearty exercise

in gymnasium. Sat up till 12:15 trying to write a short ex
ercise on Nashville. Felt ashamed that I knew so little about
this city. Make it a rule, wherever you may go, to learn the
leading facts of the place in which you may sojourn.
Nashville on the left bank of the Cumberland.
1. Population 100,000 (1889)
2. Manufactories 275—capital $8, 000, 000
3. Banks 11—capital $6,000.000
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4. Schools (of all grades) 26—(1888)

5. Churches 31—(in 1888)
6. Insane, Blind, Orphan asylums： a reformatory.
Nashville was first settled in 1780. This beautiful valley
of the Cumberland was then the hunting ground of the
Indians. What a wonderful transformation in a century! Pal
aces now occupy the places where wigwams once stood.
Electric car and dummy lines branch out in all directions
where, only a century ago, one might have found no roads
but paths beaten by hunters’ feet The river is spanned by
magnificent iron bridges; and steam boats have supplanted
canoes.
Think again that this city, now noted for the number and
excellence of its schools, colleges and universities, was a
hundred years ago, inhabited by a race who had no charac
ters to represent their thoughts. Their superstition, rude
law, and cruel practices disgraced the land they unworthily
possessed. Christianity, good government, and an enlightened
people have turned a wild forest into the “Athens of the
South”.
Before, therefore, censuring the Americans for having de
prived the Indian his hunting ground, ask whether it be wise
to leave a fair territory in the hand of a savage to whom
his rich land is of no more use than pearls to swine. True,
the Americans have done the Indians many unjustifiable
wrongs： but taking human nature as it is—selfish and
wicked—we can not expect great transactions, between a
March 1890 31
strong and a weak race, altogether free - from wrongs and

injustices. (
8th. (18M). Saturday. Fair—cold 27® F. a.m. 34® p.m. At 3 p.m.
went down to Gym and saw the public exhibition of
“class-works”. My physical weakness always makes me to
wish I had half as much strength as my father. With his
uncommon strength and vigor of muscles and brains, with
his will and ambition, had my father the advantages of
education I have, what a powerful man he must have
been made. In mind and body I am altogether so very,
very, inferior to him that 1 can not help despising myself.
Attended the Saturday class meeting in the Hall Chapel.
9th, (19fA). Sunday. Cold 46“ 凡 at noon. •4 bright day. Attend
ed West End S.S. and the preaching by Dr. Tillet. One of
his illustrations was this: A Paris woman, just before death,
requested her friends to bury her with a diamond necklace
of such value as no other woman of her condition had ever
possessed. Nearly contemporary with this event, a young
lady in Va., on her death bed, called her parents and broth
ers and sisters and formed a circle around the bed. Then
she bade them a most touching farewell. In conclusion she
offered a prayer, that the family circle of which she had
been a link and which she was. the first to break, would
all meet in heaven to form a circle there never to be bro
ken. The Dr. said he would die a poor man in such hopes
and in such a circle rather than die a millionaire with dia
mond necklaces and without hope.
Taught the Pen. S.S.

10th. (20ZA). Monday. Little colder than yesterday early in a.m.
Pleasant temperature in the evening. Cloudy and windy. High wind.
Learnt that I got 1st grade in English in the Intermediate.
Better than expected. F이t very weak all thq day.
11th. (21s/) Tuesday. Cloudy, rather warm. Much wind—little rain
57’F.
12th. (22이. Wednesday. Cloudy—warm 60。F. a.w. Hitherto the
change of temperature has been indicated by a thermometer,
F., on the northern side of the Hall. From this day the
degrees on the southern side will be recorded. Rained all
day long with short intervals.
13th. (23d). Thursday. Rained all the morning. 50® 7丁. Intermittent
showers. Hair cut.
14th. (24幼). Friday, Fair— pleasant, On account of
insufficient sleep, felt very bad all day long.
15th, (25/A). Saturday. Bright—very cold—30。F. early rw the
morning at the southern side. 60® at the southern and 21® at the
northern side p.m. Had a bad headache. Took a walk from
4:30 to 5:30. Attented a humorous lecture in the Hall
Chapel by Professor Lane. His principal points were： the
study of the Bible： the responsibility of a preacher as a
teacher; our love to Christ; warning against sanctimonious
ness; importance of knowing what we preach： careful
preparation of sermons, etc. Each of these points he presented
in and through exceedingly humorous illustrations.
16th. (26M). Sunday. Bright and tolerably cold, Attend W.E. S.S.
March 1890 33
With Dr. Hashimoto and Jacob, dropped into a Catholic

church; and, when the to-us-meaningless service was over,
came back to W.E. to hear Professor Lane preach. He said
a boy, with great possibilities for good or evil latent in him,
is a most curious object to contemplate on. Taught the S.S.
class in the Pen. Read Macaulay’s History in the night. It is
a most fascinating refreshment to read Mac’s History.
The characters I read tonight remind me of some of those
whom I know. For instance:
1. The cool intrepidity, prudence, sagacity, resoluteness,
keen and far-reaching insight into events, level-head
edness, cold appearance over a warm heart--------- qualities
of King William remind me the characteristics of my father.
William was a hero in his sphere, so has been my father in his.
2. Whatever might the good qualities of James II have
been, he was, according to Macaulay, selfish, egotistic, per
versely obstinate, ungrateful as a friend, implacable as an
enemy. Add to this cowardice and pride and foolhardiness
and bigotry and stinginess and cruelty and you have the
portrait of His Ex. Y. I. Min.
3. The condition, moral and material, of the Irish in the
time of William and Mary sadly reminds me of the condi
tion of the Coreans.
17th. （27比）. Monday. Fair. 68。F. south, p.m. A funny story
about Jordan: sometime last week. Jordan notified Macarn
that he wanted to send some articles to laundry this
Monday. This morning Macarn expected to have a large
34 尹致吳日£ 2
bundle from Jordan for laundry when, behold! Jordan

brought him one collar and said, “I intended to send two
but have one on now”. To notify his intention one week be
forehand in sending one collar to a steam laundry! This is
of a piece with the characteristic clownishness of Jordan.
With all his awkwardness in everything he says or does,
his greediness in matters of money or gain is astonishing.
He is a good man however.
18th. (28/h). Tuesday. Cloudy windy and 61®2；：
19th. (29/A). Wednesday. Fait—No recitation in Logic today.

20th. (30/h). Thursday. Gloomy—high wind. Met Mr. C.K,
Marshall of Suchow. He has come as a delegate—from Chi
na Mission to the General Conference. Wrote to Spencer.
21st. (IsZ of Intercalary moon), Friday. Very fine in the morning
until noon. 62° to 72으 F. From morning became cloudy and rainy.
This morning with Dr. Hashimoto called on Mr. Marshall
in Maxwell House. From noon felt very bad, melancholy
and fretful and weary.
Attended the W.H. Monthly Missionary Meeting. The sub
ject was Mohammedanism. Whenever I can help it, I ought
not to be absent from these meetings. My presence may do no
good： but absence may contribute to make a meeting cold.
Dr. Hashimoto came up and talked more than an hour. His
description of a Buddhist service in a private house in Japan
was interesting and amusing. He has the gift of imitation.
22ml. (2nd). Saturday. Rained hard all the morning. Cleared up later
tn the p.m. In the night Mr. Marshall came and addressed
March 1890 35
the Hall boys on the work in China. He seems to be every

where cordially received. He speaks the colloquial English
better than book English,
23rd. (3rd), Sunday. Fair and warm. Attend W.E. S.S., after
which took a short walk. Heard Mr. Marshall preach or
rather address in the W.E- Church. Curiosity filled the
Church with hearers. Mr. Marshall himself could not have
been more anxious than 1 was for his success. His address
seemed to betray lack of a thorough preparation; but on
the whole he came out tolerably well.
Dined at Dr. Baskerville*s. Miss Muse, Mr. Marshall and
Mr. McTyiere were there. Taught the class in the Pen S.S.
With Jacob took a delightful walk as to the West End Mis
sion. This mission chapel wa응 built out of the old material
of the West End Church. When I came here first, the place
where the new chapel stands was unoccupied. Now there are
neat and coisy cottages scattered all over the once wild
ground. 늑
24th. (4比). Monday, A beautiful day. Felt weak, and sickly all
day long. This morning I was perfectly disgusted by the
plague of this floor—the everlasting whistle of Browder; had
to go somewhere else to shun this torment. Pope’s theology
gets drier than ever—on the subject of Eschatology. Little
cold in the evening. Read an article of Rev. Ross, a missionary
in New Chang, on the introduction of Christianity through
the “Corean Gate” some years before the opening of the
country to foreign intercourse. Rev. Ross learned Corean from
36 尹致롯日£ 2
a native whom accident----------- in business—compelled to

teach the language to a foreigner. When the missionary was
anxious but unable to get a Corean to print the Bible, another
accident brought him one who turned out, afterward, to be
a faithful colporter. Some refugees from the Corean capital
by accident went to the station of Rev. Ross. There they were
converted. On returning to their homes they made converts in
the capital： and these Christians—some of them at least—
joined the Presbyterian Church in Seoul. May great and
good and permanent results come from these providential
accidents to the glory of God and the salvation of Corea!
25th. (5/A). Tuesday. A beautiful and warm day. 57® in the morning
and 75“ F. in the evening. Feel weak and drowsy. Yesterday
and today read an old—4 years old--------- of my once-
but-now-no-more-mine Chungdong girls, over and over. Even
this old letter, by awakening tender recollections, refreshes
me somewhat in times of gloominess. Mr. Marshall address
ed the boys in the the Hall. I like what he said tonight
better than his former speech here; He honestly told the
boys the discouragement and difficulties a missionary meets
with in China, the readiness of the people to hear the
gospel, and the want of men and means for the work.
He emphasized the fact that a missionary should be made
by love of God and man not by human persuation. Mr.
Marshall has experience; and experience can make a talk
earnest and effective. The boys, however, are too much
prejudiced for the comparatively easy-going Japan to heed
March 1890 37
the appeal of a Chinaman.

26th. (6/A). Wednesday. Beautiful and warm 93® F. at noon on the
sunny side. Felt very drowsy and feeble and weary. Slept
from 4 to 6:30 p.m. In the night Mr. Betterton came up to
my room and said that the article on Corea by Rev. Ross
so much interested him that the would like to go there as
a missionary. I thank him for his interest in my poor
Corea. Yet Betterton seems to me the last man who would
go to Corea for life-long work; he has not the very first
qualification of a missionary—a vigorous health. Besides, he
does not know what filthy places the so-called towns and
cities of Corea are. If he did, this neat, little theologian
would not have even dreamt of going there.
Received a letter from Spencer.
27th. (7ZA). Thursday. Cloudy, very high wind all day long. Wrote
to Professor Bonnell. I said “We studied, a few days ago,
various theories on the Premillennial Advent. The whole
question of millennialism has. to my mind, no practical
value. We do not know what will happen tomorrow. Why
need we bother ourselves about things that will happen
thousands of years hence? ‘Sufficient unto the day is evil
there of.* When Millennialism comes it will take care of it
self.” Had lightening, and stormy wind which shook the
building in the night.
28th. (8比) . Friday. Bright day. Dr. Hashimoto gave me a coat.
Thanks
29th. 想th) .Saturday. A beautiful spring day. At 3 p.m. saw Dr.
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Hashimoto to the Depot on his way to Lebanon. Then went

down town and bought some under clothes. Came back ex
ceeding tired.
30th. (lO'A). Sunday, A bright but rather cold day. Attended S.S.：
then went with Jacob to an Episcopalian Church. As in a
Romish Church, ritualism preponderated in the Episcopalian
worship. The priest, with white surplice on, read prayers,
bowed before a cross and etc. for an hour, than closed the
service with a short sermon.
Dined at Dr. Hoss’. Mr. Marshall was there. Taught the
S.S. class in the Pen. At 7 p.m. went to a small Baptist
chapel to hear Downer preach. Very windy in the night.
This evening, in the W.H. missionary meeting, Brockman
said that, some years ago when Miss Haygood was prepar
ing to go to China, he blessed the Lord that He did not call
him to go there. “But,” he said, “Now pray the Lord that He
may give me grace to carry the gospel to China”.
31st. (11th). Monday. Cold, rainy. 40이F to 46° F. Received 5 letters
this morning from Dr. Allen, Professor Bonnell, Miss
Hamilton, Tsong Kia Tsun and Nagami. Had two examina
tions in Pope and Logic.
APRIL
1st. Tuesday, Cloudy and cold in early a.m. 36。to 52*/?•

Wrote answers to Nagami, Dr. Allen and Miss D.H. To
Miss D. H. I said, in P.S. “May 1 be b이d enough to
April 1890 39
ask you one—to me great—favor? It’s this: When it’

shall please you to write me again, will you kindly omit the
cold word ‘Sir’? Of course, I ask this of you as a favor, to
grant or not to grant which is at your own pleasure. Your
last letter had this chilling word for the first time. May that
be the last time of it!”
To Dr. Allen, I said, “The popular prejudice aroused in
America by the Chinese coolies—shame on China to send such
Ignorant rabble here!—has something, it seems to me, to do
in the comparatively cold attitude of the Church toward China
Mission. At least I have met with individuals whose manifest
dislike of the Chinese fully justifies my statement.”
To Nagami. ‘Thanks for the extract (alluding to the ex
tract he sent concerning the General Amnesty, lately pro
claimed in Corea). I hope my father has been restored to
liberty by this amnesty. But, as you know, the acts of a
despotic government is always capricious. So I do not much
trust in the sincerety of this amnesty.”
Everybody was busy today to April-fool somebody. Want
to find out the origins of this custom.
2nd. (13比). Wednesday. Cold and wet. This morning, in the
Chapel, Secretary Williams got up and said “Mr. Chancellor,
please anounce that a musical entertainment will be given in
the West Side Dining Room next Thursday night”. Every
body was struck dum with wonder, surprise, amazement
and delight at this marvelous announcement: Musical enter-
taiment at the West Side Dining Room!! But everybody was
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soon undeceived: the Secretary mistook the West End Churcn

for the West Side Dining Room. He quietly sat down amid
universal laughter.
3rd. (14/A). Thursday. Rained hard all the morning. Cleared up late
in p.m. Windy. Between 52®F. and 64® F. At 7：30 went to West
End Church to hear the organ Recital. Enjoyed it. The ticket
was given me by the kindhearted Miss Florence.
4th. (15/A). Friday. Cloudy and rather cold. Mr. Utley addressed
the boys in the Chapel on the Mission work in Japan. With
great reluctance I went down to hear him. I can easily count
for this reluctance.
1st. As a Corean national jealousy makes me reluctant to
hear Japan praised.
2nd. As an advocate of China Mission I feel reluctant to
hear Japan Mission highly spoken of. What a wonder! I, who
hated the Chinese in Corea, disliked the Chinese in China, I
now feel so partial for China Mission! From this I get the
following suggestions;
1st. Passion and prejudice largely influence and guide
hatred and love. And such love or hatred is subject to con
stant changes.
2nd. Passion and prejudice often overrule reason and com
mon sense. Reason says that the success of Japan Mission
will have good effect on Corea Mission. I know this and I
have always prayed for the prosperity of Japan Mission
as a Christian and a Corean. But when prejudice gets the
better of purer and wiser motives and views I feel jealous
April 1890 41
of the success of Japan.

3rd. Such passions and prejudices are natural to me, nay to
every man, to greater or less extent The best way to deal
with such passions and prejudices is not to drive them out
by sheer force of self-accusation and rage but to reason and
pray them out. To be tempted is not sin, but sin it is to yield.
To return to Utley’s talk. He said 나lat the Japanese are
brave, polite, peaceful, patriotic, progressive, and intellectual.
Enmity itself can not deny these qualities to the Japanese.
1 liked Utley’s talk and like him. He shall always have my
prayers.
5th. (16M). Saturday, A beautiful day. No lessons 나lis morning.
In the afternoon went out with Woodward to the quarries
near the University. Rambled about here and there along
the stream which winds its way murmuringly through the
green field. The,cottages are neat and picturesque. Should I
come back here, say about 10 or 20 years hereafter what
wonderful changes must have taken place in this part of
the city. This ephemeral stream will then have been filled
up. The cottages will then have been transformed into
beautiful palaces. The West End Mission will then have
been dignified into a stately Church. Nashville has great
future; so has this West End part of the city.
Utley talked again. About 118 questions of sundry impor
tance were put to him. Out of this number Dr. Tillet asked
76. Utley said that the Japanese as a race is very weak and
physically ruined people. He ascribed this fact to the in
sufficiency of clothing, the innutritive character of the food,

eariy abandonment to vices, and consanguineous marriages
as the chief causes. He is right.
Had Mr. Mashall with us tonight. He kindly lent me S25.
Miss Muse received some cake from an old lady this after
noon. and treated some of the boys in the parlor of Miss
Florence. A boy remarked that he did not expect to be in
such a cosmopolitan company soon again; there were a Chi
nese, a Corean, a missionary from Japan and another from
China. Had a delightful moonlight night.
6th. (17ZA). Sunday. A clear and warm day. Attended the Easter
service in the West End Church. Dr. Hoss preached a ser
mon on the resurrection of Christ Slumbered half the time.
Taught the S.S. class in the Pen. Dropped into the West
End S.S. Room and found the Monthly Meeting of cheerful
givers going on there. Watched the proceedings of the little
mission band of small girls and boys. Joined the society as
an honorary member.
7th. (18甘»). Monday. Very warm. Between 86® and 90® F. on sunny
side.
8th. (19M). Tuesday. Warm, Beautiful morning. The Campus

IS w이 1 decked with all the finery that an early and profuse
spring can spare: green, blue, red and white are the colors
that make the whole ground look like a piece of embroidery.
Mr. Sp. addressed the Hall boys on the need of messengers
of the Gospel to foreign fields. Warm and cloudy in the night.
9th. (20Z/i). Wednesday. Warm and fine morning, windy. This morn-
'!•<
April 1890 43
tng in Dr. Martin's recitation room ( was so tickled by the

funny manner of Jordan that I burst into laughter. The Dr
turned round and said to me, "Mr. Yun, if you can not be
have like a gentleman in the class, you had better leave the
room”. I hope this reproof will have its desired wholesome
effect on me. May it restrain me from carelessly and foolish
ly indulging in laughter. The Doctor was right and just.
It is to be regreted however that many of my faults had to
be corrected by bitter consequences.
10th. (21아). Thursday. Cold between 44° and 50* K Felt very bad
indeed.
11th. (22rf). Friday. Pleasant^ fine, windy. Nothing but pressing
duties has obliged me to get up and work today—feel so
very weak and worn out.
12th. (23d). Sail砂서a乂 WMy, pleasant. At two p.m. went to
Amusement Hall to see the pictures there exhibited. Of
course, I know too little about art to criticize any of the 250 or
more pictures I have seen. But there was one which arrested
my attention. I know not how. [t was a representation of
“Weary Worn”. An old worn-out woman,' seated on a rustic
bench, was wrapt in meditation. Age, care and toil seemed
to bow down her spirit. “Now,” thought L “if that woman
has no religion to support her, how desolate she must be!
However lighthearted and careless we may be in youth, but
age and infirmities of age will someday make us also weary
of the wo리d. Let us then be wise and serve God in youth,
so that He may guide us through life and support us in old
age”
In the night, after the classmeeting was over, with Bruce
went to Dr. Hoss’, talked with Miss Oglie about an hour
and came back.
13th. (24//i). Sunday. Warm but fair. Attended the S.S. and
Church service as usual. Taught the S.S. class in the Pen.
14th. (25ZA). Monday. Very warm. Took a cold bath.
15th. (26/A). Tuesday. Raining—in the night cold enough for fire.
Felt terribly bad.
16th. (27/A). Wednesday. Rained more or less all day. Felt little
better. Fretted this morning because the review of 100 pages
in Syst. Theology was so dry. After supper mimicked the
manner of Jordan before several boys. I carried the joke too
far. I would not wonder if Jordan is mad. I feel wretched
with remorse that I have done so thoughtlessly. If God
will forgive me this time, I shall not mimic Jordan any more
before boys.
17th. (28Zh). Thursday. Rained in the morning. Glad I was to
find Jordan unoffended by my joke. His good humor toward
me shall not spoil me.
18th. (29ZA). Friday. Fair.
19th. (1 아 of 3rf moon}. Saturday, Fair and warm. Spent the great
er part of the day in translating an article on Miss Hay
good's “Home and School” in Shanghai Shin Pao.
20th. (2d). Sunday, A beatUiful day. Attended the West End
S.S.. and the service. Bishop Wilson preached. Thi옹 morning
Dr. Kirkiand said, in connection with the S.S. lesson, that
April 1890 45
like the Pharisee most Christians rather feast Christ—with

fine churches, fine music etc.-------- to love him with repen
tance and faith as the woman did.
This morning I read a little girl’s letter in the “Raleigh
Advocate”. It ran thus;
“Dear Aunt Mary: 1 have a little money I made myself by
doing little things for Mama： sometimes nursing little broth
er or running on errands for her. She would give me five
or ten cents, and I have saved it up and now I have a dollar
and 20 cents that I want to send to the heathen. I thought
the best way to do it was to send it to you. I asked Mama
to give me a stamp and envelope so I would not have to
spend my money in that way. The money is not much but
will help a little.
Goldsboro N. C. Maggie Hall”
A most sweet thing I have ever read of. I shall always
pray for this sweet little Maggie.
Felt so ill that I had to retire to bed soon after dinner.
A waked at about 8 p.m. and read Mac’s History till 11.
21st (3d). Monday. Beautiful weather. This morning I wrote to
little Maggie thus:
“Sweet Miss Maggie; Your note to Aunt Mary concerning
the money ($1.20) you sent her for the heathen touched my
heart. Your example was to me an eloquent and inspiring
sermon on self-denial and Christian love. The money is not
much’, as you have said. But He who fed a multitude with
a few loaves can and does make much of little things
46 尹致吳0記2
“I may never have the happiness of seeing you for I live

in a remotest part of the earth： but rest assured that you
will always be remembered in the prayer of your truely
Unknown Friend”.
The question what I may do this summer quite perplexed
me this morning. Some suggest one plan and others another.
But I am not decided what to do. I shall ask Dr. Hoss about
it： but he is too busy to consider the matter for me—I fear.
22nd. (4ZA). Tuesday. Cloudy all day with little rain now and then.
This morning I wrote to Dr. Hoss thus:
“My dear Dr.: Another vacation of three months is drawing
nigh. The question, how shall I spend the summer, confronts
me. Last year, I applied to one or two gentlemen in the Pub.
House for work. Fair and many were the promises but no
work. By this I am not blaming anybody; for what the Pub.
House wanted was a skillful hand and not a novice.
“This failure, however, and the inconveniences I wa呂 put
to thereby last year caution me to take more solid and prac
tical measures for this summer. Dr. Cunningham told me
that he would pay me if I would write some more articles
for the S.S. Visitor. He was kind. But to sweat and travail
over a short article of two columns for a whole week in
order to get two dollars for it is a poor job. Of course the
good Dr. could not realize------ can anyone else realize
who is a master of the language—what days of patient
labor I have to spend to write what he might easily write
in an hour
April 1890 47
“Again some suggest that I may, with profit, go about

from Church to Church to make speeches. From this, which
is all but in name, a begging expedition, my timid—I may
give it a softer name—my reticent nature instinctively shrinks.
Some Japanese have done so. it is urged, and necessity
knows no timidity. But I prefer some honest work to idle
talking. Besides Brother Wilson hurriedly informed me yes
terday morning that you disapproved the scheme I men
tioned. Am sure you would not disapprove anything without
solid reasons, though I know not what the reasons are.
“Well, then, how would you direct me? Can you get me
some kind of work here or elsewhere that I may improve
my vacation in?
“Pardon me for this importunity. For this Brother Spencer
is partly responsible; he has written me to go to you when
I wanted advice.”
Then I asked him to give his answer in writing so that
I might know his opinion more fully. In the P.S. I added:
“Thanks for the intimation you made through Brother
Wilson that you would help me next year if I needed. But
what I am anxious about now is not so much for the next
year as for this summer”.
A missionary to Brazil addressed the Hall boys at 7 p.m.
He spoke very highly of the healthy climate and the beauty
and wealth of the country. He said that the Brazilians may
be, irrespective of races, divided into 3 classes------ priests,
the educated class and the common people. That the corrup
tion of the clergy is simply horrible and beyond description.

That the educated, disgusted at the superstition and immo
rality of the Catholic priests, are generally hostile or indiffer
ent to Christianity. That that Protestant missions are doing
good work there. He concluded then with an appeal to the
boys in behalf of Brazilian Mission.
23rd. (5/A). Wednesday. Cloudy but pleasant. This evening the
Wesley Hall Miss. Society selected R.C. Dickson as its rep
resentative to a foreign field. About $700 have already been
subscribed by the Wesley Hallians and some of the Y.M.C.A.
boys for the support of Mr. Dickson. Mark what pure
Christianity does!
24th. (6比). Thursday. Rained hard all the a.m. Cloudy, but f'leasant
p.m. Finished translation for Mr. McGavock.
25th. (7//z). Friday. Cloudy and damp. Rained a little in the afternoon.
Felt very languid and gloomy this whole morning: weak
health affects the mind so very much. Received a letter from
Bell. Dr. Hoss said to me that he would make some arrange
ment for me within a week or so.
26th. (8ih). Saturday. Rained in the morning until 1 p.m. then
stopped. The rest of the day cloudy,
27th. (9ZA). Sunday. <4 fair but little cold day. A delightful evening.
Attended the W.E. S.S. and the service. This morning
Dr. Kirkland said to the S.S. Class, “Weeds and thistles are
not bad in their place; but when they grow with wheat they
are nuisance. So pleasures and riches are good in their place:
but when they interfere with virtues, they are evils”.
April 1890 49
Taught the Pen. S.S. class and came back as soon as the
S.S. was over. From 4:30 took a most refreshing walk with
Sessler Hoss and two of his cousins, Mary and Julia, both
under 13 yrs. Mary is indeed a sweet and affectionate girl.
Her sister shows a somewhat haughty nature. The pretty
prattle of these sunbeams of humanity charmed me hugely.
There is something in my nature that hunger and thirst after
such sweet associations. My melancholiness would almost
disappear if I could often have a refreshing occasion like this.
Tonight in the Sunday Mission Meeting, O.E. Brown
announced his intention of going out a missionary to—would
you believe it?----- China. I thought, if he were to go a
missionary at all, he would go Japan. He may change his
plan yet, though. Where ever he may go, he will make a first
class missionary. God bless him. Today I felt better than I
had for a long time.
The girls this evening hunted after 4-Ieaf clovers saying
that the finder of these hard to find plants is lucky. Julia
found four. A pretty superstition.
28th. (lOM). Monday. A fine day. Recitations as usual. Went
to bed early.
29th. (ll/A). Tuesday. A fine day. Recitations as usual. Tonight
Mrs. and Professor Ashford gave a musical entertainment to-
the students in the West Side Dining Room. I enjoyed the
entertainment.
Had a delightful night
30th. (12/A). Wednesday. A beautiful day. F*이t bad. Recitations
as usual. After dinner spent an hour or more in hunting for

4-1 eaf clovers. I found three. Some boys could not find even
one.
After supper, with Jordan sat among the trees near the
croquet ground and talked about the the wonders of nature
and the mysteries of life, present as well as future. Of those
things philosophers know no more than we. I despise those
who despise religion as if they knew everything.
MAY •
1st. （3J moon 13此）. Thursday. Fair all the morning. Cloudy with
occasional ikunder showers p.m. Found 8 or more 4-leaf clovers.
Spent 4 hours this morning in reviewing the Church His
tory and nearly 3 hours in the night
2nd. （14幼）. Friday. Fair a.m. and cloudy with little showers in p.m.
This is the Field day and therefore a holiday. After dinner
at 12 noon Jordan and myself set out for Glendale Park.
It takes nearly half an hour to get there. The Park is much
improved—with new roads and new benches-------- what it
was last year. The Park somehow or other, reminded me
of the palace-ground of Corea; and awakened in my memory
tender recollections of the happy times I had there. Was a
favorite then in the Palace.!
Reviewed the Church History for about 2 hours; then went
to bed.
3rd. （15他）. Saturday. Cloudy wiih thunder showers at irregular
May 1890 51
intervals day and night. Stood a final examination in the Church

History from 9 a.m. till 3:30.
This evening there were only 9 boys in the class meeting.
Ross led it. The meeting turned out to be an unexpectedly
good one, not because the experiences given were all bright
but because they were sincere. Ross said that it was a mat
ter of regret that the West E. Church, a leading Methodist
Church in Nashville, should have not a class meeting. That
he got more good for sincere class meetings than for ser
mons. and that he would have regular class meetings in his
church, when he should enter into active ministry.
At 8:30 with Bruce and Jordan went to Dr. Hoss’ and
had a good time. Miss Oglie, Mrs. Hoss and the Dr. were
there, though the last two came in later. Vanhook and Haw
ley, were also in the company. We did not leave until 11:30.
Enjoyed the strawberries and cake well enough, but the
company of Mrs. Hoss better.
Vanhook said afterward that he loved Dr. Hoss to a degree
to worship him. This expresses the general opinion of the
boys. The good Dr. is their idol. I agree with them： but
Mrs. Hoss is my goddess. It does me good to hear her talk
and see her smile. May I never have any cause whatever
to repent of my esteem and love to this worthy pair,
Mrs. Hoss said that she did not like Sam John a bit. The
reason she gave for this was that she wanted to hear the
gospel preached clean, pure and undefiled and not such mean
stuffs as Sam John gets off. By this she means the slang
which S.J. used in his preaching I suppose

4th. (16M.). Sunday. Cloudy and showery all the morning. Vanhook
this morning among a crowd said to me “They will have no
messing club in the Hall during this summer. How will you
do then? You will have to go then to your town bretheren”.
The town bretheren are the Chinese laundry men. I kept
silent. But emotions of shame—
— my ignoble nationality,
Corea—and of indignation—at this undisguised insult---------
me perfectly wretched all the morning.
Attended the W.E. S.S. Dr. Baskerville taught the class.
He said that young men ought to guard against intellectual
pride------ enemy of humble faith? Came back after the S.S.
was over.
Taught the Pen. S.S. class. On the way home, attended the
Monthly Meeting of Cheerful Givers.
Wrote to Professor Bonnell, requesting him to pay my
debt ($25). to Mr. Z.K. Yen, the brother-in-law of Mr.
Marshall.
5th. (17/A). Wednesday. Rained all the a.m. Dr. Waller, the En
glish Wesleyan delegate to the General Conference, address
ed the boys in the University Chapel. He dwelt at some
length on the educational system of England, the position
which his denomination occupies as an educational body. He
concluded by giving the advice given to him by a friend
when he was a boy. It was “Communion with Chirst, pre
servation of health, and continuance of private studies.”
This morning Professor Martin said to the class, “A diary
May 1890 53
that registers nothing more than rain or sunshine is not

worth a snap to keep.” Very true. He then advised us to
get some central or important thought from what we may
read and note down our own commentary on the thought.
An advice I can easier admire than practice!
The review of Pope's Syst. Theology caused myjieadache.
Am thoroughly tired of the speculations and dogmas of this
Syst. Theology—of hypostatical union, of supralapsarianism
or infralapsarianism. of economical Trinity or redemptional
Trinity—so on and so forth. This whole business of theology
is a systematic record of the hopeles융 struggle of feeble
human intellect to know what is unknowable and to log
ically solve what is insolvable. Believe in the Lord Jesus
Christ and thou shalt be saved, is, to me, a better theology
than all the elaborate theories and dogmas of Pope or other
theologians.
Received letters from Professor B., Dr. A. and Chong Mun
Kwong. Hair cut. Was told that colored people can not go
into Glendale Park.
After supper, with Bruce went to see Mrs. Klein and her
husband. She is a charming young woman. Played Halma
and talked for more than an hour and half and came back.
6lh. (18/A). Tuesday. Cold enough for fire. Only 48"F. iw the night.
This evening Dr. Bask. said, “that Goldsmith has been
more read than Dr. Johnson illustrates the fact that men
love a good heart more than a strong intellect This is so
in literature as well as in preaching. The vast and whole
some influence of Moody is rather due to his good heart than

to his intellectual education. I am told he prays six times
more than Sam John. Many are stronger in intellect than
Moody, but few, as good in heart”
in Carlyle’s “Await the Issue,” he says, “One strong thing
I find here below: the just thing and true thing”. There is
as much truth in this statement as in the “inalienable right
of man” which men talk about now-a-day. That is those who
have might have inalienable right and justice and success.
But those who have no might have nothing but wrong, in
justice, and failure. This is proved by the dealings of a strong
er nation or race with a weaker nation or race. Therefore,
one strong thing I find here below: might nothing more.
Rained late in the evening and in the night.
Today my wandering thoughts carried me to the home of
my boyhood. The trees, hills, fields, streams, wild flowers and
everything in and about the village present themselves to
the imagination as vividly as if they were present to the
senses. Very soft and dear are these recollections. “Home,
sweet home”!
7th. (19Z/1). Wednesday. Quite cold. Recitations as usual.
8th. (20/A). Thursday. Bright and fair. Recitations as usual.
9th. (21s/). Friday. Fair and warm. Rained in the night—n아 much,
though. At 8 p.m. went to the Cumberland Presbyterian
—customs and manners
Church, and addressed on China—
---- the ladies’ missionary meeting. The fair ladies were
very kind. Had a refreshment of icecream and cake.
May 1890 55
The ladies profusely acknowledged to me their appreci

ation of my talk. I did not believe 1/10 of what they said.
But if they had told me the naked truth that 나ley did not
appreciate my talk, I would have felt wronged, uncharitably
treated. Now, here is the secret of our social lies, polite,
smooth compliments, a very cheap coin, indeed, but current
everywhere: we give lies as polite and charitable compliments,
and—what a wonder!—receive, nay prefer such compliments
to frank disapproval. This is a vanity of this world.
I shall therefore be careful to put as much honesty in my
compliments as my infirmities may allow.
Miss White, one of the leading members of the Society, is
in our Soph. English class. She has sense and religion.
10th. (22«//). Saturday. Rained hard all the a.m. This morning
Dr. Baskerville told me that a lady had sent to him $20 for
me, and that he would be glad to help me whenever I need
ed help. He is very kind.
The lady, whoever she may be. shall always have my
prayer for her kindness.
11th. (23서). Sunday. Fair. Attended the W.E. S.S. Dr. Kirkland
said this morning in the class: “When Christ commanded
the disciples to feed the multitude, the disciples thought it
impossible. So it was, as far as human power was concerned.
But Christ to whom all things 처re possible, was with them.
History and experience furnish us with many instances
wherein men have accomplished through Christ, what seemed
to be impossible”. He illustrated this statement with the fact
56 尹致롯日15 2
that a German philanthropist had established a magnificent

orphanage with a few cents and prayers—a thing which
seemed to all an impossibility.
With Bruce went to McKendree Church and heard a soldier
sermon of Dr. Ste이e.
Taught the Pen. S.S. Class. Attended a meeting held in
the Y.M.C.A. room by several of the International Y.M.C.A.
delegates in the city. After supper, with Bruce, went to the
Gospel Tent and attended the religious service held there by
the International Y.M.C.A. delegates. Enjoyed the songs and
the addresses delivered in favor of Y.M.C.A. movement.
Came back at 11:30.
12th. (24/A). Monday. Fair and warm. Recitations as usual.
13th. (25//I). Tuesday. Fair. Recitations as usual.
14th. (26/A). Wednesday. Rained hard all a.m, till 1 p.m. Recita
tions as usual.
15th. (27M). Thursday. F'air. Recitations as usual. Received
the $20 from Dr. Baskerville.
16th. (28ZA). Friday. Fair. Recitations as usual. Received letter
from Bell—answered at once.
17th. (29ZA.). Saturday. Hot, fair. In the night attended the
Monthly Missionary Meeting. Brother Brown read a paper,
a fine paper on the History of the Society. The Society was
organized in 1881. Bishop McTyiere encouraged the organi
zation. He prophetically said to the Society. “Your Society
will do good. History will grow out of it”.
At the close of the meeting Dr. Tillet. who by the way
May 1890 57
never fails to attend these meetings, very touchingly express

ed his keen interest in the Society, his love to the boys and
his desire that the boys who go out from W.H. should write
to him from their respective fields—specially foreign fields.
Dr. T. is a man whom we must know in order to love.
His everlasting seriousness and cold appearance has very
little attraction at first sight. But under these austere looks
there seems to lie a warm and sympathetic heart He is a
man who promises nothing that he does not mean to do,
and does nothing that he means not to do well. Principle
seems to be the guiding star to all his conducts.
Am told Dr. T. has been helping many boys out of his
own pocket. Wilson is one of them.
This morning Dr. Bask, said that a true History of the
Civil War will not come out until the sectional passions and
prejudices shall have died and buried in the grave of Time.
18th. （30幼）. Sunday. Fair and warm—unpleasantly warm. Cloudy
late p.m. and rained in the night with thunder, lightening. Did not go
to Church.
This afternoon at 4 went to Christ Church Chapel, and
read a short essay on the customs and manners of Corea to
a ladies’ missionary meeting. This Chapel belongs to the
Episcopalian Church. The questions the ladies asked were
intelligent and inoffensive. Came back at about 5:30 and
spend the rest of the evening on a rustic bench under a
tree.
Met Mr. Awaya. He said that the Japanese like Unitari-
anism better than any other form of Christianity. This fact

is easily counted for: Unitarianism is. rational and comes near
er to the teachings of Confucius than other Christianisms.
Well, as for me, Z shall join Unitarianism if it can explain
all the mysteries of Christian religion. But as long as there
are mysteries and intangible or spiritual truths that Unitarian
rationalism itself must accept by faith alone—so long I shall
continue in my Trinitarianism. Besides what we, Coreans
or Japanese or Chinese, want is not positive philosophy or
altogether knowable religion. We have this in Confucianism.
In fact we do not want—
—we are tired of—doctrines, philo
sophies and religions. We want a living moral or rather
spiritual power to enable us to do what we know to be right
and true. If Trinitarianism has this power let us have it. Its
unsearchable and unknowable elements can do no harm.
Nay, if everything of the religion were knowable and math
ematically demonstrable what should we need faith for?
Awaya informed me that the Corean government had
dismissed Judge Denny, and gave his position to General
Le Gendre. Pshaw! Le Gendre, nay, legions of Le Gendre will
meet with no better success than Denny.
Well, for aught I know, there are only 5 alternatives for
present Corea:
1st. Peaceful sedf-reformation. The organization of a well-
disciplined army; the reconstruction of the government,
sweeping away all the good-for-nothing petty officers： freedom
of press and speech： education. —These are some of the
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necessary steps of this reformation. But, owing to the self

ishness of the Queen and her party and the want of good
counsellors for the King, such reformation is too good to
be expected of Corea then!
2nd. Internal revolution: conducted by a wise and vigorous
mind to wipe off all the existing abuses and nonsenses, and to
set up a new system of government on a firm and enlight
ened basis. But the presence of foreign powers and their
interested interference give me no hope that such wholesome
a revolution will ever take place.
These two are the best. But since they have very little
chance of coming to pass we pass to the worst but probable
alternatives.
3rd. Continuance in the present condition—the condition of
imbecility, oppression, cruelty and tyranny on the part of the
government： the condition of ignorance, superstition, poverty
and misery on the part of the people： the condition of shame,
ignominy and lingering death on the part of the nation.
4th. Chinese yoke. This is very probable fate to which
Corea is doomed. Woe to Corea the moment this comes to
pass. If it is possible, this would be worse than the last.
5나1. English or Russian rule. Sure enough this would be
far better than the 3rd or 4th. Under English or Russian
rule the people—as a people—will have much sufferings
removed and many advantages enjoyed. But I prefer English
to Russian rule—by far. I am desperate! to wish for this
last alternative; but the-first 2 are impossible to effect and
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the second 2 are intolerable to bear.

19th. (Is/ of 4th moon). Monday. Rained all day, with a short inter
val in p.m. Recitations as usual.
20th. (2d). Tuesday. Fair. In the afternoon the preliminary
contest for Green s medal (Script and Hymn reading) came
off. There were 13 boys from among whom 10 were elected.
I was one of them: Isn’t much honor to get on; but it would
have been disgrace to be left out
21st. (34). Wednesday, Fair, Recitations as usual.
22nd. (4/A). Thursday, Fair. Recitations as usual.
23rd. (5/A). Friday, Fair and hot. Recitations.
24th. (6幼). Saturday. Fair and hot. Thunderstorm at 3 p.m. Soon
stopped,
Was informed that Dr. Hoss has been 미ected the Editor
of Nashville Christian Advocate. Wrote to Dr. A. and Pro
fessor B.
25th. (7/A), Sunday. Fair and hot. Attended the W.E. S.S. and
heard Dr. Tigerfs commencement sermon for the young
ladies of Ward’s School in McKendree Church.
In the p.m. having taught the S.S. in the Pen. went to
the Gospel Tent to hear Sam Jones, the most popular preach
er in the South. The tent was overflowing full; but I went
there little too late. After supper went down to the tent.
People were coming in nearly two hours ahead to get seats.
Jones preached a politico-religious sermon—a sermon full of
wit—roughly expressed—of common sense, of power and of
earnestness.
May 1890 61
I like his sermons, so keen and so fearless. To hear him

is like eating ice-cream—
—so very refreshing. However, I do not
wonder at some ladies being offended at his coarseness: he
called the people fools, rogues, scoundrels, devils. I have
taken down some of his sayings in the pocket note book.
The Tent is said to seat nearly 6,000 men, and the Tent
was packed. Some said the crowd was not more than 52 or
53 hundred persons.
26th. (8th). Monday. Fair, Today we got through our Pope.
Dr. Tillet dismissed the class with a very touching and sin
cere prayer.
After supper, 6 p.m., went down to the Tent and heard
S. Jones. He spoke vehemently against avarice of men and
women, and other social evils. He used coarser language
even than yesterday： this does not hurt me, though.
Right near to the Tent the whiskey men set up a sort of
opposition meeting and tried to disturb the Gospel meeting
—and shouting. S. Jones said to the
with music—convivial—
Congregation, “We are here worshipping God. We have here
some of best citizens of the town. Does not this reflect on
the honor of your community? If the Mayor, whose duty it
is to preserve the order and peace of the society, will not
stop this kind of disorder, he had better look out: Sam Jones
will turn his shells right on him”. This bold statement was
followed by “Amens” and applause.
Sam Jones said that he was glad to see the Devil was
made as manifested in the opposition meetings and so on.
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27th. (9'A). Tuesday. Today is the Founder’s day of V.U. It

was as always has been, celebrated by a band of music
going around the campus about 5 a.m.： by B.U. election
in the morning, and by oratorial contest for the Founder’s
Medal in the night.
This morning, in the B.U. convention. I was nominated a
candidate for B.U. and made the following speech:—
“Ladies and gentlemen: Lend me your eyes, and behold the
glory of my ugliness. I am a man ‘slow of speech and 옹low
of tongue’： but, Gentlemen, a man should be known by
what he is and not by what he says.
“When I was in mother’s womb, she prayed to stars and
gods that the child might be a thing of beauty to be her
joy forever. But, alas! when she brought me forth, I proved
to be a monster of ugliness. In her despair she gave me
to a poor nurse who fed me with barley and water. As I
grew in wisdom and age, I grew in ugliness though not
much in stature. I found no favor with men. Where ever I
went, boys laughed at me, dogs barked at me and girls
hissed at me! I tell you, gentlemen, by experience, that be
ing hissed at is quite a different thing from being kissed at
Finding that ‘the prophet is not without honor except in his
own country', with a heavy heart and a very light purse. I
bade farewell to my native land, went over to Japan, and
then to China. These two wide empires, though they had
room enough for dudes, dunces, hogs, rogues, had no room
for my ugliness, my natural gifts. I say n죠tural gifts becaus은
May 1890 63
I firmly believe that god-given ugliness is as natural to a

man as hand-made beauty is artificial to a woman.
“Sick and weary, at last, I heard of a country in the West
called America, a land of freedom and home of B.U’s. I
wished to try my fortune in this newly discovered land, but
I had no money. So I sat down and wrote a pathetic letter
to my mother as follows:
‘My dear Mama:
In as much as it has pleased the stars and gods, or rather
displeased them, to give you such a dreadfully ugly boy as
I; in as much as this was your fault rather than mine： in
as much as milk spilt can not be restored and a boy born
ugly can not be unuglified： in as much as these blockheads
of Japanese and Chinese can not, will not, do not appreciate
my comeliness： in as much as I desire to find a home and
refuge in America, a land of horses, mules, prairie dogs and
ugly men： in as much as, though I have sense enough to play
a fool, but not a cent to go about; I beg you, dear Mama,
to give me some money to go to America, a land flowing
with Mississippi and Hudson.
‘I am your dutiful son etc etc.’
“The next mail brought me the following letter from my
mother:
‘Dear boy: I call you dear not because I love your hideous
ugliness, but because your ugliness cost me so dearly.
'Herewith, I send you $527.95. May our gods and' stars
go with you and prosper you in America the land flowing
with Mississippi and Hudson.

‘Your ever loving Mother etc’
'P S. My boy, frighten no girls, scare no boys, trust no men.’
“Well, with this money, after a month’s voyage, I landed
on America. When I first beheld your beautiful ladies, my
heart melted in me, and there was no more left to me. O
ye gods, said I, it was bad enough to be persecuted by hand
some men. Hbw, then shall I endure the persecution of hand
some women?.
“But soon I found my fear groundless. Your ladies have
been delighted with me as a specimen of the most curiously
ugly animal in human shape. Wherever I go, your ladies
take me under their patronage or rather their matronage,
caress me and spoil me—specially my stomach—with sugar,
candies and kindness. A young beautious ghd went so far
with enthusiasm over my wondrous, surpassing ugliness as
to thank me.
“And bade me if I had a friend that loved her.
“I should but teach him” as ugly as I
“And that would woo her”
“It would be needless for me to add that i couid not com
ply with her wishes; for I could not make any of my friends
—though they all loved the girl—as ugly as I. Do you
know, Gentlemen, a true poet or an idiot, or a genuine ugly
man is born and never made?
—an honor
“Now, allow me to thank you for this honor—
which I would not give for all the B.A.’s, MA’s, Ph.D/s.
May 1890 65
and D.D.’s of this University put together. Any college

Faculty can make and unmake sheep-skinned Bachelors
and Doctors： but it is only the justice, common sense, wis
dom, and learning of such an intelligent assembly as this, that
can appreciate the infinite merit of ugliness and bestow the
honor on a deserver.
“Finally, Gentlemen, let me remark that, though I am ugly
as sin, I am not as sinful as ugly. I am honest and modest,
humble and generous. Therefore, if any other person of my
species shall present himself as better qualified for B.U. than I,
I shall gladly give him my seat and support, being content
ed with this fact that, though I am ugly enough to aspire to
the honor, I am too handsome to perspire in running after it”
Almost every sentence was received with loud acclamation
and laughter.
Am glad to say that Jeff Macarn was elected B.U. by 70
votes against his opponent Forsyth, who got 65 votes.
Attended the oratorical contest Fat Murchison got the
medal.
28th. (lO/A). Wednesday, Fair. Slept until 11 a.m. No recita
tions. After supper went to the Tent and heard the warn
ing sermon of S. Jones. Notwithstanding the great circus
near V.U., the Tent was fully crowded.
29th. (11/A). Thursday. Fair and hot. At 8： 30 in the night,
the Wesley Hall boys gave strawberry and icecream en
tertainment to the friends of Macarn B.U. Several professors
were present: Drs. Hoss, Vaughn, Baskerville. Bemis, Smith,
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Thornburg and Roderiguez. Some of their wives and young

ladies graced the meeting.
The entertainment was made very lively by several hu
morous speeches by the boys. My subject was “In the Soup”.
Appealed to the sympathy and justice of the ladies for the
defeat of my righteous 이aim to B.U.
Told them that I had at least one thing in common with
them, viz., I stood unadorned. For, I said, only the most
beautiful and most ugly agree in this one respect that both
are most adorned when least adorned. Concluded by saying
that I would rather be in the soup and have the sympathy
of the fair than to be a B.U. and have a pocket knife.
30th. (12/A). Friday, Fair and hot. Delightful moonlight. Declama
tion for the Final Examination in Elocut.
31st. (13/A). Saturday. Fair, hot. Beautiful evening and moonlight.
Final Examination in Elocut in the morning. Got a letter
from Mrs. Malsavock to the effect that Women’s Board
of Missions had been so pleased with my translation of the
article in a Chinese Daily that they instructed the treasurer,
Mrs. McTyiere to send me $10 as a compensation thereof.
Thanks to their kindness.
Today is the last day of the month' of flowers and per
fumes—
— of roses, honey suckles, and magnolias,
JUNE
1st. (14/A). Sunday, Fair hut hot. Attended the W.E. S.S. and
June 1890 67
heard Dr. Steele’s commencement sermon to the Dr. Price’s

young ladies. He preached on Providence.
Taught the Pen. S.S.： thence went to the Gospel Tent to
hear Sam Jones. He preached a most uncompromising sermon
on various evils—swearing, drinking, licentiousness and
gambling----- a Tent full of men. He took up some thou
sands of collection for the completion of the Tabernacle on
whose foundation the Tent stands.
2nd. (15比) . Monday. Cloudy and unpleasant morning. Cool evening and
rainy night.
Final Examination on the History of Preaching under Dr.
Martin. From this day I shall be busy all the week for re
viewing.
3rd. (16ZA). Tuesday. Warm. Reviewed.
4th. (17比). Wednesday. Reviewed.
5th. (18M). Thursday, Reviewed.
6th. (19ZA). Friday. Reviewed.
7th. (20M). Saturday, Final examination in Logic, one of the
hardest I have—barely escaped a total bust. Reviewed.
Sth. (21s0. Sunday. Fair and hot. Attended the West Side S.S.
and the sermon. In the p.m. taught the Pen. S.S. As to
the Sabbath observance my opinion has not been definite. I
put down the following resolutions to be observed until I
be more enlightened on the subject:
Since all God’s commandments are accompanied with our
good and happiness; since He has told us to keep one day
out of 7 as a day of rest and religious exercises： since all
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experience testifies the benefit of such a rest to body and

mind; and since “The Sabbath is made for man and not man
for the Sabbath”; let it be resolved:
1. That the Day should be a day of bodily and mental
rest from the ordinary week day work：
2. That the Day should be no hinderance to the perform
ance of works of mercy and necessity and religion：
3. That sports for amusement should not be indulged in;
4. That good books, either for edification or recreation,
decent conversation： ordinary letter-writing—not commer
cial： 잇‘e consistent with Sabbath keeping：
5. That street cars or any other public conveyances may
be used, but not for mere amusement;
6. That all selling and buying that may be done on Satur
days or Mondays should not be done at all;
7. That servants and animals should be given as much
rest on the Day as possible.
9th. (22d). Monday. Cloudy. Rained in the night. Final examina
tion in English.
Notwithstanding the exhortation and entreat and above
all, the example of the venerable Chancellor, Garland, for
the regular attendance to the morning Chapel most boys,
specially as the vacation draws nigh, neglect the duty. The
members of the Faculty with one or two exceptions set bad
example to the boys for the neglect of this duty. I do not
think they are right.
10th. (23</). Tuesday, Rained at intervals. Cool. Reviewed, Theo
June 1890 69
logy.
11th. (24/A). Wednesday. Hot、but windy. This morning just
before going into the Final examination in Theology, Dr. Tillet
asked humorously “Are you ready to enter into the tribula
tion (the Examination) ?” The Examination was long but not
so hard as I feared. I think I came out of the tribulation
tolerably well— do not know, though.
Felt very light and free; all the finals are over now. At
7:30 p.m. supped with Dr. Tillet. Mrs. Klein,—a very
sweet little lady she is—and Klein were there. The Dr.
was very social and we had the nicest time of it. After
supper. Mr. Tarbaux, a Brazilian missionary, called on Dr.
T. and in course of conversation Dr. T, had the occasion of
stating his opinions concerning Bruce and Dickson. Rawlings
and Wilson. The substance was thus:
“Bruce and Dickson, both are sincere and good boys. But B.
has been a better scholar than D. and B will make a better
teacher. Both, however.. lack animation and enthusiasm.
But I hope, I am confident that there are much in them that
will ‘come out’ by actual contact with the world.
“Wilson. Ah. Wilson is a capital fellow. He will make a
fine everything. I wish to see him join N.C. Conference.
There he has good work to do. Rawlings is a capital fellow.
In fact these two have been among the very best of our
boys.
"But we have never had a boy so fine as Brown. He is
going to China as a missionary. He will make a best mis
sionary. He is the best of all the boys we have yet had".

The Doctor’s opinion on these boys agree with my private
judgment. Wilson is kindhearted and studious man. No one
in the whole establishment has been so kind to the sick, so
sympathetic with the trials of others than this boy. But
Rawlings I admire and disapprove at the same time. Perhaps
in brightness and ability and tact he is superior to any boy
in the Hall. Yet he is self-conceited. With all his out-ward
politeness and profession, his insincerity to those whom
he thinks to be his inferior mortals.—and very few seem to
deserve hearty confidence and real earnest sympathy in his
eyes---- often revolting. I have long quit consulting him in
things vital to me: I am so inferior to him.
After all, R. may be mistaken,—I hope, nay, really I of
ten think he — his notions of politeness. Time and
is—
experience may show him his fault. He is nevertheless a
good and earnest Christian. His success in life is, so far as
ability goes, a certain thing.
For the past four or five months, I have had the pleasure
and opportunity of forming a most close intimacy with
J. Y. Bruce. He is modest and very honest man, with kind
and really sympahetic heart. I love him, and I hope he does
not dislike me. Whatever harsh feeling I might have formed
in regard to his indifference to those in trouble I take all
back: his indifference being the result of his unenthusiastic
temper rather than of his heart. When I said to him tonight
that I was very sorry as we were to part before long: that
June 1890 71
it pained me to be separated from one, with Spencer, whom

I regarded my best friends when I said all this. I professed
no more than I felt.
Tonight Dr. Tillet told Mr. Tarbaux, “I expect Mr. Yun to
do great good in his life. If he does not, I shall be disap
pointed”. May my life be such in the hand of God, as not
to disappoint those who have interest and expectations in
my usefulness.
Went to bed at 12 p.m.
12th. (25Z/0. Thursday. A fine and warm day. At 4 to 7 started
with Baker for the Lower Landing. There we got on board of
a river steamer which was hired by the Newtown picknick
parties. At 7:30 we steamed down the Cumberland which
gracefully winds its yellow way between pretty wooded
shores. About 3 hours voyage landed the parties on a wild
place called Harris Spring.
Baker and I did not know anybody in the whole crowd：
and as we did not want to intrude on any party, we really
had nothing to do with the dinnering part of the excursion.
Nevertheless we, specially I, enjoyed the change—the riv
er, the woods, hills and rocks. We started from the Spring
— the way, the name of the place seems to have been
—
derived from a sulpher Spring there—at 2:30 p.m. for home.
Reached Nashville at about 20 minutes past 6.
The crowd was composed of several distinct parties; and
except the Newtown S.S. party—a decent party led by the
pastor, Rev. R. and a few individuals, the crowd was charac
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terized by the frivolities and gigglings of would-be, but

never-will-be. beaus and belles. On the returning trip the
following accident happened:
I was standing on the front of the deck, leaning on an
iron rod joined with another by screws. My coat, either by
accident or by the mischief of some one of the fools near
by, was caught in the arm between the screws. My struggle
to free myself from this awkward position hugely pleased
the swains and swainesses. They howled, joked, laughed,
jabbered, clapped and danced calling on their neighbors to
rejoice with them. I was indignant, but of course, when I
started this morning, I did not expect to receive much cour
tesy. I told them “Gentlemen, I am glad that it (refering
to the accident) has given you so much pleasure”. A short
— indeed—was at my
while afterward, a young lady—
side. I did not pay any attention: but she introduced her
self to me as Mrs. Shepherd. She said that she had been
looking for me the whole afternoon knowing that I was
lonesome. “My husband,” said she, “is a Swede, a foreigner.
That makes me specially partial to foFeigners.”
Then she went on talking about Miss Fitzgerald, whom
she admired much; Mrs. Fitz., whom she called the most
motherly and lovely woman she ever saw; Dr. Fitz, whose
sermons she said to be too sensational; Sam Jones, whom
she did not like： and about the Rev. R. the Methodist pastor
in Newtown, whom she considered to be the best preacher
she ever heard. When some old jades, who seemed to be
June 1890 73
surprized at this conversation between us, threw pieces of

coke and cork, Mrs. S. called to them and said “If you
knew who my husband is, you would not do this”.
She seemed to be rather a free thinker—not in bad
sense—in religious matters. She said that Nashville was
prostrate under religious prejudices, that she liked the Ca
tholic nuns dearly, and that she and her husband had made
up their minds not to hear boring or dull preachers. When
I said that a bad preacher may do good by good life, she
said, “Yes, but every Christian ought to live a good life yet
without boring others by stupid sermons”.
On the standard novels of Scott, Thackeray, George Elliot
etc., she gave liberal commendation, “I am very fond of
reading”, she said. “I read from the best books to the worst
books".
I appreciated her kindness very heartily. I do not think
there is another such lady—young, pretty, and well read
---- the whole Nashville who would have so freely talked
with me in the crowd in defiance to the narrow racial pre
judices of the people. '
Reached W.H. little before 7. Hot in the night Went to
bed worn and tired.
13th. (26/A). Friday. Fair and hot. This morning wrote a letter
to Mrs. Shepherd thus:
“Dear Madam; your gracious attention and unprejudiced
kindness, which would have been welcome to any stranger
at any time, were indeed gratified and refreshing to me
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yesterday, a stranger among the worst imaginable crowd

------ crowd of would-be beaus and belles. I mean the
little company of coxcombs who were around me on the
deck. Ten thousand thanks for your kindnesses.
“Our vacation will begin from the 19th Inst I shall soon
have the pleasure of hearing the Rev. R.—whose merit
must be real to have the commendation of a judge like you.
etc. etc. etc.”
14h. （27M）. Saturday. Fair and hot. Read Macaulay’s History.
Wrote to Miss Muse.
15th. （28比）. Sunday. Fair and hot. Dr. Atkins preached a com
mencement sermon in the university chapel. I did not en
joy the service very much.
Taught the Pen. S.S. as usual.
In the night a Missionary Farewell Meeting was held in
West End Chapel. Dr. Tillet presided. Bruce and Dickson,
missionaries to Brazil, Brown and Hearn to China, made
short and appropriate remarks or farewell addresses. The
meeting was a good one throughout.
Dr. T. said tonight in the meeting:
“I shall be glad to see our school produce great pulpit
orators and Biblical scholars. But I shall be far more proud
of, and grateful for, our institution if it will gain the envi
able distincion of having sent out more missionaries than
orators and scholars.”
16th. （29幼）. Monday, Hot. 4 skort vigorous shower in the after
noon.
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Bought a’ suit of clothes ($13). • • •' 川
17th. (1 요 of 5/A moon). Tuesday. Fair and hot. At 11 a.m. the

contest for Green s medal came off. Hearn got the prize. I do
not think I shall ever win the medal so long as the judges
are severe on my foreign pronunciation and accent.
Bishop Haygood addressed the literary societies in the
night His speech was solid, decorated as usual with the
eulogies on America and its people and its resources and
its possibilities etc.
18th. (2J). Wednesday. Fair and hot. Today is the Commence
ment day. At 10 a.m., the boys formed a procession headed
by the trustees. A band of music led the way with marti기
air. The procession marched from W.H. to the Chapel where
the exercises came off.
Washington Moofe, the best of the academic department
delivered an address on the Importance of Philosophy. He
lamented and denounced the decay of social morals, the venal
ity of politicians, the dishonesty of merchants, the luxury
and degeneracy Of the Church, the universal love of money
and self, and the prevalence of gross materialism. As the
remedy of all these evils, he strongly emphasized the impor
tance of the study of “Divine philosophy*. Christianity, he
called a “dying faith”. His speech was characterized by pes
simism.
The Biblical Department was represented by its best stu
dent, E. H. Rawlings. His subject was “Purpose for Enthu
siasm”. In contrast to Moore. R. took the brighter side of
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the world. He said that enthusiasm without controlling pur

pose is energy wasted, but purpose with enthusiasm is pow*
er invincible.
By about 12:30 all the exercises came to an end and with it
the scholastic year of 1889-1890. This year was pronounced
by the venerable Chancellor to be the best the University
has yet had.
It was sad to part with Brother Rawlings, perhaps for
ever. I wept, nay sobbed, with my arms around his neck.
This shows that I loved him better than I imagined. He as
sured me of his sympathy, cooperation and prayer for me
and my work： and asked my prayers on his behalf. I prom
ised I would, and I mean to keep this promise.
Wesley Hall will miss him much.
Went to the Bilbo Ave. Church to hear Jordan preach.
Came back at 9:30. The W.H. summer club began today.
19th. (3刀. Thursday. Cloudy and unpleasantly hot from the early
morning.
Received a letter from Spencer. Answered him.
Very hot—windless—all day long. .
20th. (4/A). Friday. Fair and hot. This morning went down to
the Depot to see Brother Bruce and Baker off. Brother Brown
and Wilson left the Hall after supper.
21st. (5//i). Saturday. Fair and hot. Read Macaulay’s History
and Ben Hur. Wrote to Dr. Allen and Professor B. and Dr.
Hashimoto. ；: *；
22mL (6/h). Sunday. Fair and hot. Attended the W.E. Chapel
June 1890 77
in the a.m. Taught the Pens S.S in the p.m.
23rd. (7M). Monday. Fair and hot. Read Ben Hur as much as
the hot day gave me desire and spirit to read.
In the p.m. a short but refreshing shower, preceded by a
strong windstorm, was w이come
24th. (8/A). Tuesday. Fair and hot. Wind considerably modified the.
heat.
Finished Ben Hur. From my personal circumstance, I have

a strong sympathy and partiality for Ben Hur.
Went to bed early.
25th. (9/h). Wednesday. Fair and hot. A refreshing shower in the
afternoon.
My love for solitude seems to have become a second na
ture. The presence of anyone, but the most intimate friend,
is oppressive. To be thrown in the company of stranger or
of ladies is a torture. Am sorry for this morbid state of
mind： it deprives me of the enjoyment of society—a source
of pleasure and profit
This morning, I was surprised to find that according to my
diary, today should be the 28th of a “Moon” (Corean style)
instead of being the 8th or 9th of a new month as indicated
by the beautiful moon we had last night. A brief investi
gation showed that I had put down the 17th where it ought
to have been the 27th; hence the mistake. Doesn’t 나lis illus
trate:
1. That God’s laws, unchangeable, work independent of
our errors.
2. That, whenever God’s laws seem to contradict our

opinions, we should first try to see if our opinion용 are not
built on some wrong basis?
Read Macaulay’s Hist.
26th. (lOM). Thursday. Fair and hot, 96° F. Beautiful moon and
night. Read all the morning.
27th. (IIZA). Friday. Fair and hot. Read.

28th. (12比.). Saturday. Fair and hot. 97% Finished Mac’s
History.
29th (13比). Sunday. Fair and hot. Attended W.E. Chapel ser
vice.
Bro. Perry preached a fine sermon.
Taught the Pen. S.S:
Beautiful moon and night.
30th. (14幼). Monday. Fair and hot. Wind modified the heat.
Read some of Ingersolfs short pieces. His constant ranting
about liberty, truth, justice, humanity-------- political puri
ty, social morality,—wearies and finally disgusts me as
much as the canting pretensions of a sanctimonious hypocrite
seem to have wearied and disgusted him.
Found out that the real population of Nashville is about
72,000 instead of 100,000.
JULY
1st. (15'A). Tuesday. Fair and hot.

Began to read Gibbon’s History
July 1890 79
Mr. Tomita, a Japanese student of Clarksville, came to see

me in the p.m. He is a bright little fellow. He goes about
selling some light Japanese goods. I think I shall try this too：
I am in a tight place about money now.
2nd. （16比）. Wednesday. Fair and hot.
By Dr. Tillet’s kind efforts, the Publishing House, agreed
to give me 50 per cent on every copy of the “Annotated
Hymnbook” that I may sell. After dinner, with a list of the
names of some Methodist church members, I went to Edge
field. Called on three houses, but found all the ladies taking
a evening nap. Had to come home.
Went out again from 6 p.m. Called on two ladies who,
reading the letter of introduction I had from Dr. Garland,
bought two copies. Then went to Fatherland Str. in Edgefield,
but found it too dark to find places.
Thus closed the first day of my book-agent experience. The
hardest thing in connection with selling books is to hit on
the right person, right place and right time. Everybody
was ready with one or other excuse for not buying the
book: a lady said she did not want to buy it, because her
husband was a Meth, minister, another said she did not want
r
to buy it, because she belonged to an Episcopalian church.
One lady would not buy the book because her husband was
away： but Mr. Grantland would not buy the book because
his wife was out.
3rd. （17加）. Thursday. Fair and Aot
This morning Dr. T. took me to Dr. Steeles, and asked
his pastoral h이p on my behalf. Dr. S. kindly consented.

Thence we went to the Publishing House. After settling
some business. I came home.
Dr. T. advised me to wait till next week for resuming the
selling business.
4th. (18/A). Friday, Fair and hot. Today is the national holi
day of this republic.
The day was celebrated by the public with circus, 4th of
July orations, barbecue, fireworks, barn-dance in different
places.
After dinner, with Jacob, went out to the Glandale Park,
saw the dance and the crowd and came back. Went to bed
early.
5th. (19比). Saturday. Fair and cooler than yesterday. Wrote to
Bro. Rawlings
6th. (20幼). Sunday. Fair and hot.
In the morning attended Tulip Str. Church At 8 p.m.
attended the Elm Str. Church. Rev. Erwin introduced me to
his congregation and told them to help me by buying the
Hymnbooks.
7th. (21sf). Monday. Fair and hot.
Early in the a.m. began my book-agent’s tour. Walked in
heat and dust and streaming sweat—
— one end of
Summer Str. to another, calling on 21 or 22 houses without
selling a copy. Returned to dinner too exhausted to eat
anything.
Sth. (22z/). Tuesday. Fair and hot.
July 1890 81
Went out early—8:30. Sold 5 copies this morning among

the McKendree members. All of them seem to have bought
the Hymns in order to help me.
Couldn’t eat------ tired.
9th. (23</). Wednesday. Fair and hot.
Went out early. Sold nothing. The heat and fatigue of
these past few days tell badly on my health. Today I could
not do anything------- to come back before 12 and stayed
at home.
Very sick toward evening. Fever and pain in every part of
the body all night. Passed a fearful sleepless night
10th. (24ZA). Thursday. Rained some.
Fever left me this morning. But diarrhoea and acute pain
in the stomach took its place and tortured me all the day.
Could eat nothing.
A great sensation has been produced in the town, since
yesterday, by an ugly affair------ prosecution of Dr. Harris
by a harlot for assault, and battery. The 용ubstance of the
story runs thus:-------------------------------------- •<
Dr. H., a prominent D.D., the Editor of Cumberland Pres
byterian. the president of Art Association and a highly re
spected figure in the literary circle of Nashville, has for
some time been frequenting a bawdy house (!). He took
fancy to Gracie Benjamin, a pretty woman, and succeeded
in buying her person with $100、having in vain offered five,
then ten. then twenty dollars. When he got through with
her, he refused to pay the $100. Upon which the girl seized
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his hat. In order to regain the hat Dr. H. used some violence
and bruised her arm. Hence the prosecution.
Dr. Harris gives another version of the story. He says that
one night as he was passing by a bawdy house, two women
called him. When he went to them one of the women seized
his hat and danced off. He offered 5 dollars, then 10. then 20
dollars for the hat but in vain. Next night, he went to the
woman with $100 for the hat The woman, having taken
this sum, refused to return the hat demanding $900. Dr.
H. then had to place the whole matter before the police
court.
While time and trial alone will bring the matter to a
clear light, it is impossible for us not to suspect Dr. H. as
guilty, even on his own evidence. I am very sorry for him.
I hope he will be able to vindicate himself. If he be guilty
---- will hurt the cause of Christianity.
The failure of such a man should be a solemn warning to
us. Never should we be self-confident: a moment’s tempta
tion yielded to may ruin our character.
11th. ⑦旨th). Friday： ClWdy but no rain
Felt very weak, unable to eat anything. After dinner, Mrs.
B. gave me a little port wine and a few crackers. These
strengthened me very much.
Felt much better in thfe night. Read Adam Bede
The character of Dinah Morris is a wonderful picture of
Miss Dona H.
12th. (26/A). Saturday. Fair and hot.
July 1890 83
Felt much strengthened. Appetite returned. Read.

13th. (2乃A). Sunday, Fair and hot.
Stayed at home all the day.
14th. (28/A.). Monday. Fair and hot.
Wrote to Dr. Steele asking his advice on the continuance

of my book agent's adventure.
15th. (29/A). Tuesday. Fair and hot.
Read Adam Bede.
16th. (30/A). Wednesday. Fair and very hot.
Bought a pair of 54 shoes.
Attended the West End prayer meeting. Bishop Fitzgerald
conducted it.
17th. (IsZ of 흐th moon}. Thursday. Fair and AoZ.
At his request, I called on Dr. Baskerville this morning.

He handed me $15. The same lady who sent $20, gave me
this sum. A wonderful way of God’s feeding me.
Read Gibbon.
18th. (2d). Friday. Fair and hot.
Read Gibbon. Went to bed early.
For the past few days I have had better appetite than I
had long time.
19th. (3d). Saturday. Fair and hot.
Read Gibbon.
20th• (4ZA). Sunday, Fair and hot.
Attended the West End S.S. and the morning service.

Taught the S.S. class in Pen. in p.m.
21st. (5//i). Monday, Fair、very cool in the Hall.
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Received a letter from Bell. Read Gibbon in a.m

Played croquet from after dinner until supper
22nd. (6ZA). Tuesday. Fair and cool in the Campus
Read Gibbon in a.m.

The freezing coldness of Gibbon on the subject of early
Christians and his covert attacks of Christianity are remark
able. Because the early Christians abstained from Pagan
pleasures and scrupled to join the army or the government
on account of idolatrous practices in these institutions, Gib
bon insinuates that the Christians were gloomy and useless
members of the society. But I admire the strict morals of
the primitive Christians and firmly believe that a man can
be in thousand ways useful to his community—without
being a soldier or an officer
The great historian laments (?) that Christianity could
not number among its advocates such philosphers as Seneca.
Tacitus, Antonius etc. Gibbon seems to be surprised at this.
But I am surprised that Gibbon ignores the fact that these
philosophers, proud of their knowledge and rectitude, despised
every form of religion as false and superstitious. I am
surprised that Gibbon should expect such philosphers to
embrace Christianity which was then, according to the his
torian himself, the most despised and the most misrepre
sented of all the religions of that time. 1 am surprised that
prejudice biased the judgment of even so great a writer
as Gibbon.
Answered Bell.
J비 y 1890 85
Mr. Tomita called on me and took supper in the Hall.

Money making is the object of his ambition, and I think he
will succeed, to a greater or less degree, in the realization
of his object: he is enterprising.
Very cool in the night
23rd• (7/A). Wednesday. Windy, cloudy and very cool c// the day.
4 short but grateful shower in the afternoon.
24th. (8ZA). Thursday. Cloudy and co&l all the a.m. with a little rain
about dinner time. Thermometer at 87® or 88® F. at noon yesterday and
today.
Read Gibbon all the morning. The character and conduct
of eunuchs in the courts of Roman emperors show that
eunuchs are eunuchs all the world round: the venom and
plague of alj' effeminate courts.
25th. (9幼). Friday. Fair and hotter than yesterday.
Read Gibbon. The cruelties, intrigues and treacheries of
the eunuchs, emperors and bishops (!) that disgraced Chris
tianity, nay, human nature itself immediately after the legal
establishment of Christianity are almost incredible. The blind
zeal of Constantinus on behalf of Arianism, the implacable
hatred that reigned among, and the bloody persecutions
that raged between, the contending disciples of the lowly
Christ are a matter of just ridicule to infidels and of painful
regret to believers. Our contempt for. and indignation at.
this Christian or rather unchristian animosities become all
the more intensified when we consider that the cause or oc
casion of this hostile controversy was the hairsplitting dis-
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tinction between two Greek words----------------- and homo-

iousian.
In forming our opinions of the questionable acts of the
early Christians, orthodox or heretic, toward Pagans or to
ward each other, we should not let our safe distance from
their passions and manners blind us to the following consi
derations:
1. The Age. Theological controversies were the order of
the day. Paganism on one side, and Christianity on the other
excited the religious animosities------ fiercest of all animosities
—and stimulated the speculative and disputative temper of
the Greeks and Orientals. Civil arms and popular blows often
supplied the deficiencies of logic and argument： while abuse
of power and injuries of oppression made the victorious cruel
and the defeated resentful. As fortune turned, each party
whether pagan, or orthodox or heretic, had the opportunities
of abusing its prosperity or of suffering oppression. The
conduct of the calm Julian shows us how difficult it is even
for a philosopher to escape the contagion of the prejudices
and infirmities of his time. Moreover, let us beware of the
danger of judging the morals and manners of the 4th or
5th century by the standard of the 19th.
2. Passions. As soon as Christianity, became the state re
ligion with honors, riches and power at its command, the
contest between the Church and Paganism or between the
Catholic and the heretic was no less political than theological.
To be victorious meant everything—imperial favors, tem-
July 1890 87
poral powers, ecclesiastical honors and riches, personal re」

venge and established religion. To be defeated meant every
loss------ loss of a doctrine or creed, of property, of pri
vileges, of home and often of life. Thus the contending sects
or factions, Catholics with the monks of deserts, Arians with
the eunuchs of the palace. Pagans with the mobs of cities,
were driven into mutual conflict by all the passions known
to man—religious zeal, party spirit, highly flavored by ambi
tion, interest, fear, hope, resentment, envy, hatred, avarice.
3, The moral condition of the nominal Christians. When
the policy of Constantine legalized Christianity and the fa
naticism of his sons patronized the Church, fear and favor
soon irresistibly convinced courtiers and nobles of the truth
of the faith of their sovereigns. Fashion, interests and exam
ple then crowded the Church with hundreds of thousands of
baptized heathens whose head no more comprehended the su
periority, than their heart experienced the influence of Chris
tianity. It is absurd to look for real and pure Christian
virtues among such mercenary converts.
We should remember these conditions of the time in order
to understand the fierceness of the sectarian or religious
conflicts of the 4th century.
Fine moonlight.
26th. (1 아/0- Saturday. Fair and hot.
Read Gibbon.
After supper, with Jacob, went to Edgefield to attend a
Salvation Army meeting. The zeal of the soldiers (8 in all)
8b 尹致吳 HS 2
for the salvation of men somewhat inspired me. The sing

ing and preaching all showed earnestness. The army is do
ing good among the lower classes inaccessibl연 to culture
and fashion. Came back thoroughly tired.
27th. (IIZA). Sunday. Fair and hot.
Attended the morning service and W.E. Church. Taught
the Pen. S.S. as usual.
A delightful night—cool and moonlight.
28th. (12fA). Monday. Fair and hot in a.m.
Received letters from Rawlings and Peoples.

The latter informed that I could get a board for 6 or 7
dollars in Culleoka per month. I think I shall go there for
some change.
29th. (13比). Tuesday. Fair and hot.
Spend most of the a.m. in reading Gibbon.
Little before 8 went to the Depot to see Bruce off. He had
spent a few days in the Hall and by conversation added my
moonnight pleasures. He is now gone from me, in all possi
bility, for ever. He said we would meet again in heaven:
God be with you till we meet again.
30th. (14/A). Wednesday. Fair and hot.
Got up early in the morning to pack up things for Culle
oka. The train left Nashville at 7:35. The road winds through
out between cultivated fields and rich pasture Reached
Columbia at about 10:30. Here met Jim Peoples, the young
er brother of R.H. Peoples. The boy came with two hotses
t0 meet me. We had to ride about 8 miles. The road was
July 1890 89
new and dusty, the sun was hot. the horse was slow. I was
thirsty. With a good deal toil and sweat we reached our
journey’s end. The house I came to board is situated on a
high ground surrounded by woods and cornfields. The house
is two story high painted. My host is Mr. Erwin, a pleasant
old farmer. His wife, an elderly lady, whom be married last
month for reason and not for passion, is very kind and hos
pitable. Miss Bunch, a lady of advanced years, lives in the
house： and a little colored girl attends to menial duties. I
am given a cool and comfortable room on the 2nd floor.
Everything considered the place is better than I expected
to get within my scanty means. The spring under the hill
is justly the pride and treasure of the place.
Rested all the p.m.
31st. (15/A). Thursday. Fair and hot. A shower at noon.
This morning wrote to Dr. Baskerville:
“My dear Sir: As a summer resort, Culleoka is perhaps
the last place one would go to who can afford to do better.
But to me who have been sick of the monotony of two W.H.
vacations, this change of air, of place, of views, and of associ
ation is quite a treat My soul feasts on the wooded hills,
the spring, the cornfields and above all the quietude of the
place.
* * *
“My only companion is Gibbon. Am sorry I could not bring
something else. It amuses me, by the way, to think of a
Corean reading the Decline and Fall of Rome, written by
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an English in an American cottage.”

Ended the letter by asking him to send me an introduc
tory letter to someone whom he knows hereabouts.
To Bradfield:—
“My dear Aunt: (His nickname being Aunt Ben)
“You ought to have seen me on horse back with a huge
valise before me. It was a grand sight I thought.
“The greatest trouble I had on the way was to make my
fiery steed to move. I spurred or rather kicked with my heels
and whipped with my umbrella. But I kicked and umbrella-ed
all to no purpose. Upon which, an ingenioii융 idea came into
my head: 1 dismounted and led the horse, believing that 6
legs would go faster than 4 legs. But my 2 active legs did
all the walking, my quadruple friend tired my arms by his
slow motion.
* * *
“It would fill your heart with joy if you could drink
—
the cool spring------ pure milk of our mother Earth,—
wander about among the venerable woods, to breathe in the
morning air laden with the fragrance of flowers and grass,
to listen to the birds pouring out their Hallelujahs to their
creator and our God, to enjoy the quietude undisturbed by
—
the din and unsoiled by the dust of a busy town—
I say, would make you leap with joy and— but, beg your
pardon： in my ardor for the simple beauties of nature I
forgot the fact that I was writing to a votary to the com
plicated arts of a female charmer. Our several pleasure seem
August 1890 91
to be incommunicable.”
At about 3:30 with Mr. Erwin rode about 2 miles to the
Bigbyville post office. Came back near sunset.
The absence of a regular water closet is a great inconven
ience, specially in a rainy day.
AUGUST
1st. (16比). Friday. Cloudy. Thunderstorm at noon.

Took a morning walk through the woods.
Wrote to Dr. Hoss. In speaking about my host and host
ess said I “Both are of advanced age, though they married
only a few weeks ago. Their union seems to have been dic
tated by the steady voice of reason and not by the capri
cious command of passion.
‘The home is characterized by 5 C’s: it is cool, comforta
ble, cheap, clean. Christian.”
2nd. (17M). Saturday, Fair and hot.
Early in the morning, with H. Peoples to his home. Met
his mother and sister. Unaffected simplicity—and courtesy
pervades the manner of every member of the house.
Went into an orchard with Edger, the youngest Peoples
and gathered a handkerchiefful of red apples. Came back to
my place—with Edger and ate the apples.
This morning, before the gate of People’s House picked
up a rude stick with its root. With a few touches the root
assumed the shape of a bird. I polished the stick and cut
92 尹致臭日記2
the names of the youngest children, Annie and Edger, of

the Peoples family, on the head.
3rd. (18/A). Sunday. Fair and hot, very hot.
This morning went to People’s house. Saw all the members
of the family—the mother, her four boys, and three girls:
the father and the eldest daughter are absent.
The old lady spoke very strongly against admitting the
negro to public places—railroad cars, theaters, parks, hotels
etc. etc.—with the white Her eldest son, a teacher in Webs
School, seemed to be very liberal in his opinion in regard to
the negro question.
In the afternoon, 3 p.m. went to a neighboring church with
Peoples to attend a S.S. There was a good crowd of boys
and girls. The service opened with a song-------- a prayer
—then lesson—then the calling of roll in which everyone, as
he or she was called, gave a short Scripture verse--------
an essay on a Biblical character—then a song—then the
dismissal.
I have fully realized the importance of a church specially
in country. There people come together in social and reli
gious communion, to interchange views, to spread culture
and refinement of the more educated into the homes of the
ignorant and to learn the important lesson that in the house
of God those who have many cattle, large cornfield and fine
horses are on a level with the poor.
H. Peoples took supper with me. In conversation he said
that out of some 300 families hereabout only a few—not
August 1890 93
more than 4 or 5-------- sent their children to colleges. That

the great majority of the country folks do not believe in
education and that they ridicule those as fools who educate
children.
Peoples slept with me.
4th. (19Z/i). Monday. Fair and hot.
Soon after breakfast—at 5:30、went into the woods and
there read David Copperfield until the young folks of the
Peoples family came up on their way to school. I carried
Miss Maggie’s schoolbag and her little sister’s to the school.
The principal of the school is Miss Janie, the 2nd daughter
of Mrs. Peoples. My friend R. H. Peoples is his sister’s as
sistant.
After having seen the boys and girls gathered in the school
room, went down to the cave near the school. The spring
from inside the cave is very cool. The air in the cave is so
cold that even in a hot day it is hard to stay there very
long.
Spent some 3 hours in reading David Copperfield near the
cave and came home about 11:45. 丄
From 3:45 again went out into the woods looking for a
cool place. Finding none, walked on toward the school—
the school has a strange attraction *for me!—until a cool
shady place under a few beech was found. Here sitting on
a pile of planks wrote this last page of this volume.
While my hand is busy with these words my heart is
really in the school room.
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5th. (20/A). Tuesday. {Sixth Moon, 20M, 498). Fair and hot. A 애*
but vigorous shower in the p.m. Read David Copperfield.

This evening Miss Minerva, as usual, carried an earthen
jug of three gal. under her right arm with several tin cans
in the other hand. L thinking the jug empty, offered to carry
it for her. My amazement may easier be imagined than ex
pressed. The jug was full of butter milk. It required the ut
most exertion of all my strength with both hands to carry
the vessel to the spring. Yet I had to rest once. I might
have stopped two, three times more to recover my strength
had not shame compelled me to carry the jug without fur
ther rest I admire the strength of a lady of 50 or more
years, who can carry such a heavy thing under one arm up
and down a steep hill as easily as I can an empty pint bottle.
6lh. (215/). Wednesday. Cloudy, a thunder storm from 11:30 to 2
p.m. At 3:30 went to Peoples school and then with Peoples
and his sister. Miss Janie, went to Miss Doakie Craig's. The
house of this lady is. like all other farm cottages, surround
ed by cornfields and trees. Her orchards yield excellent
apples and other fruits.
Miss Doakie has very pleasant face and sweet expression.
Her sisters, Misses Genie and Mattie are very pretty. After
— and children—
supper, most of the Craigs— —
ered in the parlor. The ladies played and sang, talked and
laughed---------- creatures they were. Slept with H. Peo
ples on a bed in the parlor. Received letters from Dr. Allen.
Dr. Hashimoto and others this afternoon.
August 1890 95
7th. （22서）• Thursday, Cloudy and hot. Breakfasted at Miss Doa-

kie’s at 7:30. Came back to my lodging by about 10:30.
8th. （23（/）. Friday. Fair and hot. 刀 short shower in the afternoon.
At 8:30 with Mr. Irvin went to Columbia—reached there

about 10:30. Nothing much to be seen in this young but
growing town. Dined at the jail-keeper’s house. Started back
at 2:30—reached home 4:30.
9th. （24하I）. Saturday. Fair and hot—very. Spent the greater part
of the a.m. under the cool shade of a large tree in reading
David Copperfield. Read D.C. most of the p.m.
Received a letter from Mrs. Hoss. She said “I do wish you
to know and feel Mr. Hoss and I are sincerely your friends
and will aid you in any possible way through your course”.
A letter from Dr. C.K. Marshall of Suchow.
Finished D.C. in the night. It is one of the best novels I
have read. Little too long, though.
10th. （25比）. Sunday. Cloudy and rainy in the a.w. Sunshine in the
evening. Too muddy to go to Church—3 miles off. Answered
Mrs. Hoss thus：
“I would have been glad enough to get a letter from the
Dr. but one from you—well, I welcomed it with almost
as much enthusiasm as if it were from my mother.
“You said something about coming up here. This, I fear,
is too good to be true. I am strongly tempted to tell some
lies in favor of this place, if that would induce you to come.
But honesty is best policy. So I shall say nothing but truth
jn what follows. , . >
“The house is a frame one neatly painted. It has 2 stories

and 6 rooms. Now, multiply these two figures (2x6) one by
the other, and you have the number of the beds. Three
rooms are carpeted.
“The yard is full of grass as ‘an egg is of meat/ There
are several trees in the yard as spare-looking as myself.
Beyond the house, you see nothing but cornfields, thick
woods, pasture. Silence is seldom broken by any worldly
ntruders.
* « *
“A word for the daily fare:
“Breakfast—5:30 a.m.
“Cabbage, bacon, biscuits, butter, apple pie, sugar, syrup,
coffee, milk, sweet and butter. Dinner—11:30 a.m.
“Almost ditto.
“Supper—with lamplight.
“Almost ditto.
“Eggs and chickens are oftener used 나lan in W. Halt
Knives and forks do their respective work well, though
they need some white washing. , .
"So much for the place. After I had read your letter I
gave that part of it which refers to the terms to the host
?md hostess. They considered the matter long—12 hours
—and this morning they came to the conclusion that they
could conclude nothing. They only said that they were
willing to have you： that they would let you first tell what
you would give per month; that they are poor and homely
August 1890 97
folks; that they might find ydu hard to please. ■

* » * .
“Ever since I came to Vanderbilt I have known and felt
you and Dr. Hoss to be my sincere friends. If heartfelt
gratitude alone can. in an measure, repay kindnesses re
ceived, you have mine—a lasting one. More than this I would
not say. My professions may sound insincere without ade
quately expressing my grateful feeling toward you and the
Dr.
“After vacation had set in I received $10 from the W.B.M.
for a translation. A lady sent me $ 35. Made $13 by book
agency and by selling a set of books I had. Borrowed some
from Mr. Marshall.
‘Thus you see, I have had money enough during this va
cation to buy clothes, pay board, and defray sundry ex
penses.
“I feel grateful for these almost miraculous supplies, but
I can not be proud of them: I have not worked for them.
“For all the kindnesses you have done me, for all the kind
nesses you are ready to do me
I subscribe myself
Yours most sincerely indebted
T. H. Y.
P. &
“You need not fear my marrying too soon. That is an
event very, very, very far off. So much ‘to be gone through.
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before this event may come to pass!”

Spent the later part of the evening at Peoples’. Miss Janie
is a very thoughtful young lady—I like her.
11th. (26北). Monday. Eair and very cool- In the morning went
to Miss Genie Craig’s to ask her to draw or paint something
for me in my album. She promised to do so, if she c이ild.
She is so pretty (I think) so modest that it is simply im
possible not to love her. I gave her the greater part of my
stamp collection including a Corean stamp—one of the only
two I have! The beautiful firms she gave me by her own
hand shall always be among my valued possessions.
Ate some dinner---- biscuits and 1 apple in the school
room with Peoples and his sisters. Then came home.
Felt ill all day long—I had not good sleep last night.
12th. (27ZA). Tuesday. Cold in the morning. A very fine autumm day.
Felt very ill all the a.m. Had to take a nap from 9:30 to 11.
Read Gibbon.
13th. (28ZA). Wednesday. Cloudy all day long—cool. For the past
few days I have contracted the habit of waking between 2 and
4 in the morning. This sleeplessness has been the cause of
my uncomfortable state of health for the few days past
Answered Dr. Allen In replying his question about my
plans I said:
“You ask what my plans are. I have two, one simple, and
슈 the other, I fear, never to be realized.
“The latter is that I shall be glad, when I be through with
my theology, to devote a year or so to ordinary academic
August 1890 99
studies in a smaller college. Vanderbilt is too high for me

in this respect
“Since, however, this can hardly be done, I shall---
more practicable plan is—go back to Shanghai. Not that I
love China, but gratitude constrains me to work for and in
the service of the China Mission which has done so much for
me. Of course I like to go back to my native country and
work there. But I don’t think I can safely do so as long as
my father is an exile and the government remains our enemy."
14th. (29比). Thursday. Cool.
Read Gibbon.
15th. (1 아 of 7th Moon), Friday. Cloudy,
Read Gibbon.
16th. (2W). Saturday. Fair and hot. Wrote to Prof. W.B.
Bonnell. With R.H. Peoples went to Hopewell Church to
hear Mr. Orr, an evangelist preacher.
17th. (3n/). Sunday, Fair and hot. Attended Hopewell Church
at 11 a.m. and again at 8 p.m.
18th. (4으A). Monday. Fair and hot. Took dinner with me to the
Cave and there read until 10:30. Then attended Mr. Orr’s
meeting. He preached a very pointed and practical sermon
specially to church members denouncing backbiting and
hypocrisy and insisting on charitable feeling and sympathy
for our neighbors. From 4 p.m. went to Mr. Maxwell’s ground
to play croquet with his daughters. Came home late and
again went to the meeting. Came back at 11 p.m.
19th. (5ZA). Tuesday. Fair and hot. At 10:30 attended Mr. Orr’s
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meeting. Stayed near the Cave until 4:30. Then played cro
quet on Mr MaxwelVs ground. Attended the night meeting
as usual,
20th. (6/A). Wednesday, Fair and hot. Attended 나le meetings
morning and evening as usual. The service ended tonight.
Thank God: I have been profitted by the very earnest
and straight forward sermons of Mr. Orr.
21st. (7/A). Thursday, Cloudy, but windy and cool. Rained from 2 to
4 p.m. Read Gibbon part of the time.
22nd. (8/A). Friday. Eair and hot. In the morning carried Miss
Maggiefs schoolbag for her.
From 2 p.m. till 5 helped Mr. Irvin making cider. As I paced
up and down the lane close by the house the virgin moon
shone, stars twinkled, streamlet sparkled, wind whistled
and the silence of a rural night calmly rested on the encir
cling woods. No wonder that the memory should carry me
back to the childhood scenes of my country home. By the
way, when I rambled about my native hills, ignorant of the
world and its changes, whoever thought, whoever dreamed
that, one day or rather one night, I should meditate on my
childhood among the woods of Tennessee?
Many and serious have been the vicissitudes of my do
mestic and personal affairs during the past 10 years. Who
can now tell, under what circumstances, among what scenes,
with what sentiments, I may. this night ten years hence,
(if I live) reflect on my present circumstances, scenes and
sentiments? Oh, impenetrable future!
August 1890 101
23d. (9北). Saturday. Fair and very cool in the a.m. A very pleasant day.
About 5 in the evening called on Miss Doakie and her sis
ter Miss Genie. The latter gave me a pin cushion of her
own made and painting. I wish I were one of her finger
rings! So that I might be with her always.
Received a letter from Dr. Baskerville. Also from Bell
and Henry.
24th. (lOZA). Sunday. Fair and warm. At 10:30 went to Bigby
ville Meth. Ch. Revival services began in that church today,
will continue 2 weeks.
After supper attended the Meth, meeting and came home
at 10 p.m. -
25th. (IM). Nfonday. Cloudy in the a.m. Rained from 8 a.m, tillp,m.
Read Gibbon in the a.m.
After dinner took a nap. The loss of sleep every morn
ing between 2 and daylight for the past two weeks affects
my health materially.
26th. (12'A). Tuesday. Cloudy most part of the day—very disagreeably
warm. Read Gibbon.
Spent about an hour and half after supper in pensive con

templation on the rapid changes of life and the apparent
permanency of the moon and stars and sun.
27th. (13M). Wednesday. Cloudy and cool all day long. Read Gibbon.
My wandering thoughts:
1. Faith abused produces superstition, reason abused be
gets scepticism, passion abused generates sin. 八
2. A sceptic sacrifices faith to reason, reason to passion.

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3. A philosopher is one who corrects the errors of faith

by reason, curbs the pride of reason by faith and controls
his passions by the united strength of faith and reason.
28th. (14M). Thursday. Rained the greater part of last night and
this morning, cloudy all day. Read Gibbon.
29th. (15M). Friday. Fair and warm. At 11 a.m. attended the

Bigbyville meeting. This morning the preacher in reproving
the lukewarmness of the Church members said that the
lethargy of people influences a pastor just as much as the
indifference of the latter affects the former. Quite true: As
the people are. so the pastor is.
30th. (16ZA). Saturday, Fair and hot. At 9 a.m. with Mr. Irvin’s
folks went to the “Stock-show.” Quite a large crowd was
there. Came home at 4:30 p.m.
Supped with Hal Peoples.
31st. (17Z/i). Sunday, Fair and hot. Attended the service at
McCain’s Church—a Cumberland Presbyterian sanctuary.
After supper went to Hopewell Church to hear Mr. Orr
once more.
A beautiful night—a full moon and a deep silence.
SEPTEMBER
1st. (18//I). Monday. Fair and hot. Attended Bigbyville Meth,

meeting at 11, with Rob and Jim Hall, two little fellows.
Dined at Rev. Gabard’s, a Cumberland Presbyterian minister.
After supper, tho very tired, went with Rob and Jim to
September 1890 103
the Meth, meeting. The sermon of a young preacher wasn’t

very good one; but the prayer of Mr. Orr brought tears to
many eyes. He is going away tomorrow. His farewell words
touched all the hearts susceptible of any religious emotion.
His warm grasp and words of sympathy and benediction he
gave to me at our parting electrified my whole soul with
love and esteem for him. 0, the power of a kind act or a
kind word! I sincerely prefer a word of genuine sympathy of
a loving Christian to a volume of sermons.
2nd. (19比). Tuesday. Fair and hot. Stayed at home.
3rd. (20ZA). Wednesday. Fair and hot. At 8 a.m. with Hal his
sister Janie and Miss Doakie went to the school. Thence (about
9:30) walked by myself to Bigbyville Ch. Attended the
service and dined at Bro. Lee’s. Spent the rest of the hot
day under a big tree not far from the Church.
Attended the night meeting. Came home about 11:30.
“Lord Jesus, I long to be perfectly whole.” I am tired of
being a Christian by halves.
4th. (21s0. Thursday, Cloudy some part o/ the day but disagreeably
warm day and night thro. A short shower in the early part of the night.
Attended the Bigbyville meetings as usual. This morning
I told the people my difficulties that were in my way to
Christ: sceptic indifference (1). love of worldly pleasures (2).
self-confidence (3), fear of back sliding (4).
5th. (22rf). Friday. Partly cloudy and hot in the a.m. Attended
the Bigbyville meetings as usual in the morning. Rained in
the evening. Supped and slept in Hal Peoples.
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6th. (23n/). Saturday. Fair and hot. At 2 p.m. went to McCain’s

Church, and at the request of Mrs. Gabard, gave a little talk
on Corea to the children’s missionary band.
Supped at Mrs. Gabard’s and at 7 with Jim went to the
meeting at Bigbyville. Came back to Mrs. Gabard’s and slept
there.
7th. (24ZA). Sunday. Fair and very hot. Attended the morning
service at Bigbyville. This morning the protracted meeting
of the Bigbyville Ch. came to an end.
Reflections on revival meetings:
1. The preachers, Bro/s Orr and Lee, in beginning the
meetings tried to revive religion in the church members.
Very good.
2. The inconsistent life of a ch. member is a greatest
stumbling block in the way of a sinner to Christ. An old man
refused to become a Christian on account of the inconsistency
of ch. members.
3. Jesus rebuked the Pharisees that they compassed sea
and land to make one proselyte; and that when he was made,
they made him twofold more the child of hell than them
selves. Blessed be the Church which is free from mere
Pharisaic zeal for conversion.
Sth. (25'A). Monday. Fair and hot. Stayed at home.
9th. (26幼). Tuesday. Fair and very hot. Rained most of the p.m.
Read some, sang some.
10th. (27ZA). Wednesday. Fair and hot. Rained from 2 till night. Read
Gibbon’s chapter on theological controversies. My reflections
September 1890 105
on the subjects:
1. Theology can not make a man either wiser or better
or happier. 』
2. The cruelty of Saint Cyril, the treachery of Dioscorus.

the orthodox bigotry of Justinian, the monophysite heresy of
Theodora disgraced the nature of man while they vainly
attempted to vindicate the glory of God.
3. The trouble with the thinkers in early centuries was
that they had nothing but theology to exercise their brains
in. In this age, thanks to the advancement of science, reason
and common sense, people have better things to think and
talk adout than a barren theology.
4. Thanks and praises be to the Son of God that He did
not come to teach theology “teaching for doctrines the com
mandments of man” but to save the lost.
5. A minister ought to know something about theology.
Not because it is essential to salvation, but because he can
not. afford to be ignorant of the leading doctrines or dog
mas that have become a part, though an unessential part, of
Christianity.
11th. (28幼). Thursday. Cloudy all the a.m. Cleared up in the p.m.
Spent the greater part of a.m. in practicing singing.
12th. (29/A). Friday. Cloudy and cool all the day, occasional sunshine.
Spent the evening and night at Hal’s. Miss Genie was there,
13th. (30/A). Saturday. Cloudy all day. Lost sleep altogether last
night. Felt bad. <
14th, (Is/ of Sth %#.). Sunday, Fair and pleasant. With Hal, at
10:30, went to Hopewell CK Attended the morning service.

At 3 p.m. with Hal, called on Misses Doakie and Genie
to bid them farewell. Came back at 6.
15th. (2«J). Monday, Fair and pleasant. Up early to pack up my
things. At quarter to 8 a.m. bid adieu to the friends, fields,
hills of Bigbyville and started for Columbia with Mr. Irvin,
Reached Columbia about 10:30. Dined at Mrs. Payne*s and
had a sweet evening with her little, sweet girl 7 or 8 years
old. - -------------- girfs name—
—me a nice handkerchief.
Left Columbia by 5:30 train. Reached Nashville 7:30. My
oid room, with flowers in the window, made me feel happily
“at home”,
16th. (3n/). Tuesday. Fair and warm. Ran about all day attend
ing to sundry business. One greatest event of the day
was the purchase of an Oxford Bible at $5. This money I
got by selling Pope (3 vol.) to Bruce for $4.50.
Received Kong Chee Yu’s le난er and also Rawling’s. Hal
came. Was glad to see him and to share my room with him.
17th. (01). Wednesday, Fair and pleasant. The school entered
upon its new year today. The venerable Chancellor Garland
being unwell. Dr. Tillet welcomed the students and gave
notices. Wrote to Mr. Irvin and to Mr. Orr.
18th. (5M). Thursday. Fair and very hot. F. 100“ in the sun. Read
Gibbon some.
Called on Mrs. Hoss at 5 p.m. and asked for the pecuniary^
help she once promised to buy books and make deposits.
Wrote to Miss Genie Craig. Sent her a copy of “Goldsmith’s.
September 1890 107
Plays and Poems”. Among other things I said:

“I wish you could see my room with your pincushion on
the mantlepiece. It illuminates everything in the room. No
wonder it does.”
19th. (6幼) . Friday. Cloudy and windy great part of the a.w.
Wrote to Miss Jennie:
“Delightful were the evenings I spent in your family cir
cle and pleasant is the remembrance of them. I thank you,
your mother and sisters to whose kindness and hospitality
I owe so much of the pleasant times I enjoyed out there.”
Wrote to Kong: told him how the Chinese laborers have
soiled the name of China in this country.
Rained in the evening.
The University Y.M.C.A. gave a welcome reception to the
students. The songs, addresses and icecream were all good.
20th. (7/A). Saturday. Cloudy all day with occasional sprinkling.
Translated a Chinese article on the A.C.C. for the Miss.
Reporter.
21st. (8/A). Sunday, Cloudy and cool most of the day.
Attended W.E. S.S. in the morning. Dr. Kirkland gave a
very fine welcoming remarks to the S.S. Class,
Dr. Garland preached the opening sermon for the students
in W.E. Ch.
Read missionary papers.
22nd. (9/A). Monday. Raind all the a.m.
Suffered from headache all the p.m. till late in the night.
23rd« (lO/A). Tuesday. Cloudy most of the a.m. Rained some in the 白.
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Recitations as usual.
24th. (11/A). Wednesday. Rained hard all the a.tn. and part of the
p.m. Recitations as usual.
25th. (12/A). Thursday. Rained early part of the morning. Cloudy
and cool all the p.m. except late in the evening when the sun showed his
face、
Was perplexed this morning about matriculation fee. I
had no money to pay it. Dr. Tillet looks too icy to approach
for help. Had to consult Wilson. Through his efforts, so far
as I know, Dr. Garland consented to remit the matriculation
fee provided the Executive Committee would give in.
For the first time in my Christian life. I have today felt a
personal love to Christ. The experience is very sweet. 0,
for more of this love!
Short rain and shy moon.
26th. (13ZA). Friday. Cloudy and cool all day with showers at
intervals. Recitation as usual.
27th• (14/A). Saturday. Cloudy and cool and rainy all day.
Received a letter from Miss Genie Craig, the sweet G.C.
This morning wrote to Mrs. Irvin. The first part of the
letter ran thus:
“As I take up the pen to write you a few lines, imagination
once more carries me back to your happy home. I can
almost see everything in and about your house: you with
needle and thread near the window; Mr. Irvin with paper.
Miss Minerva (now it is 8:30 a.m.) milking the cow: Judie
with basket in the orchard： Tommy sleeping in the corner
October 1890 109
of the room： the cows and horses on the meadow; the Spring
ever fresh and never failing—an emblem of God’s mercy：
the hills with venerable woods—all these are vivid in my
mind as if they were present to the eyes.”
Had very good class meeting. Missed Rawlings and Bruce
and Brown very much.
Cold enough to make fire (in the grate) necessary.
28th. (15Â). Sunday. Cloudy and cold all the day and night-
Attended the W.E. Ch, services both in the morning and
in the night.
At 2 p.m. resumed the S.S. class work in the Pen. Practiced
some hymns with Jacob in the - University Y.M.C.A. room.
29th. (1.6ZA). Monday. Cloudy all the morning. Rained from 2 till
late evening. Recitations as usual.
Received a letter from Miss Jennie Peoples.
30th. (17/A). Tuesday. Cloudy with sunshine and sprinkling at
intervals. Recitations as usual.
OCTOBER
1st. (18幼). Wednesday. Most cloudy and gloomy. Recitations as

usual. In order to oblige the boys who room under iis, we
removed into room 15. Those boys are nervous and we.
having no carpet, make too much noise to be comfortable
to them.
2nd. (19比). Thursday. Fair and warm. Recitations as usual.
At 4 to 5 p.m. with Jordan called on Mrs. Hoss By the
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way, lately two things have surprized me a great deal.

1st. Jordan is a graduate (B.A.) of E. Henry College. Yet
he asked me, a day or so ago, whether Germany was a
republic or an empire!
2nd. H.P., an intelligent boy tho he be—a good boy he is
—does not take bath. He hasn’t taken one for 2 or 3 weeks
though bath is free in the Hall. I wish he would.
3rd. (2아A). Friday. Cloudy earlier part of the morning but fair and
warm rest of the day. Recitations as usual.
This morning received a letter from Mrs. C.H. Townes,
the mother of Miss Dona. It contained the sad news of dear
Dona’s—death! In my answer to Mrs. T. said I:
“Your letter containing the sad, very sad news has just
been received.
“What! Miss Dona dead? I can hardly believe my own eyes*
0 painful fact! She is gone—
— for ever. My sorrow----
words can describe it I will describe it. But words are inad
equate. This much, then, I shall say; I loved her as a dear
sister： I lament her loss as the loss of a dear sister.”
Closed with words of sympathy.
In the evening collected Miss Dona’s letters to me and
read over some of them—with melancholy heart. But why
should we mourn over a Christian's death? Dear Dona’s pure
spirit is now, free from suffering and pains and trials, resting
sweetly in the arms of her Savior whom she served with
so great a devotion and fidelity. I shall see her in the sweet
by and by. A happy hope!
October 1890 111
4th. (21s/). Saturday. Quite warm—rather disagreeably.

Troubled with cold. Had to go to bed early.
5th. (22rf). Sunday. Fair and warm. Very windy in the night. Kept
bed all the day.
6th. (23d). Monday. Cloudy most of the day—disagreeably warm.
This morning received a letter from Bell informing me of
the details of D.H/s death and burial, of Dr. Williamson’s
death. Prof. Bonnell has joined Japan Mission—So it seems
from what Bell says.
Wrote to Rev. J.R. Allen, Dallas, Tex. Thus:
“A day or two ago, I received a letter from Mrs. C.H.T.
informing me of the death of her daughter, Miss D.H.
“Further on Mrs, T. says ‘Write to Bro. Allen and give
him a simple and truthful statement of her Christian influence
upon those among whom she labored while you knew her.
You know whether it was for Christ or not.’
“The occasion that calls for this is an exceedingly sad one
to me. At the same time、 I shall with pleasure and pride
bear my share of witness to the beautiful life and work of
the sister while she was in the college.
"Her principal work in the college was teaching. But no
opportunity was neglected of telling the story of Christ and
his salvation. With an untiring zeal, she labored in the Sun
day School and in the temperance and prayer meetings. Like
St. Paul, she seemed determined to know nothing among the
boys, save Christ Jesus and Him crucified,
‘The result of her labor------- only knows. Here I may
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112 尹致吳 B 記 2
add that she had scarcely time to work to her content If I
mistake not she had been in the field only about 6 years. To
a missionary in foreign lands, specially in China, 6 years are
barely sufficient for mastering the language, much less for
active work.
“I had known her in the A.C.C. only about a year before
I came to America. Her influence on me during this short
time has proved a benediction and will remain so all the
rest of my life. Many others will testify the same thing.
‘‘It is a little thing to say of her that she was a soul of
kindness and sympathy to her friends. More to be admired
were her patience and forbearance of injuries received,
her resignation and even cheerfulness under trials and dis
couragements—qualities we can easier preach than practice.
“Awkward is my English, but the statements are simple
and truthful. Shall close with a short quotation from her
last letter to me:
“‘Never has my life been so full of blessing and joy as
now. All because of His goodness in holding still on His
anvil of 오ufferingJ
"With the best regards, etc."
Sent Bell’s letter （part of it relating D.H.） to Rev. Allen
telling him that it might interest him to read how much love
D.H. inspired in those she came in contact with.
Rained in the night.
7th. （24功）. Tuesday. Partly cloudy, partly clear—warm
October 1890 113
Miss Hoss kindly sent me a ticket to a Jew’s lecture in
Amusement Hall. Went there at 8. Came home at 10.
The Jew lectured on the Crucifixion, from the Jewish
point of view. He said that Crucifixion was a historical fact
that it was the Romans and not the Jews that crucified
Jesus, and that Christians have no reason to hate or blame the
Jews for the sin since the Jews only as tools carried out the
eternal decree of God.
8th. （25比）. Wednesday, Fair and warm. Recitations as usual.
This morning Dr. Garland insisted on the importance of
systematic arrangement of our hours. He said that every
student should have an arrangement something like follows:
Study 9 hrs
Sleep 7 "
Marginal time in bed 1 " once made, stick
Meals and Digestion 3 to your plan.
Exercise 2 "
Preparation of lessons 2 "
24 "
9th. （26甘）. Thursday. Fair and warm. Recitation as usual.
In studying chemistry I more and more realize the impor
tance of mathematics. My ignorance of math, is painfully
felt. I wish I could gain a working knowledge of it!
10th. （27/A）. Friday. Fair and hot. Recitation as usual.
The first regular meeting of the W.H. Miss. Society met
at 7:30 in the W.H. Chapel, Dr. Smith addressed the meet
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ing. Wilson presided.

11th. (28/A). Saturday. Fair and hot—wrj’ hot. Recitations usual.
This morning joined Dialectic Society.
12th. (29//i). Sunday. Fair and hot.
Attended the W.E. S.S. Heard Rev. Witherspoon preach in
the First Presbyterian Church.
13th. (30ZA). Monday. Fair and warm. Recitations as usual.
At 3:30 went to Moon Memorial Ch. to address the Y.
L.M.S. on Corea.
14th. (Is/ of 今th Moori). Tuesday. Fair and warm. Recitation as
usual. Felt so unwell that I had to take a short nap before
dinner.
15th. (2nt/). Wednesday. Fair and cool. Recitation usual. Felt
sad in the evening—caused by the sense of friendlessness.
16th. (3i7/) . Thursday. Rained a little before breakfast. Fair and cool
all the day. Recit. usual.
17th. (4/A). Friday. Fair and warm. Recit. usual.
Wrote to Prof. Bonnell.
After supper was surprized at seeing the penitentiary on
fire. The conflagration lasted several hours.
18th. (5ZA). Saturday. Fair and warm. Recit. usual.
The loss caused by last night’s fire is reported to be some
thing like $275,000.
A secret of peace: live and act as if there were nobody
in the world except God and myself. Then I would act only
what I consider to be right and duty, without fearing opin
ions, criticisms or censures. Then I should not be disturbed
October 1890 115
by jealousy or resentment. Then I should be at peace with

myself and with the world.
19th. (6M). Sunday, Fair and warm.
Attended Dr. Kirkland’s W.E. S.S. He said that preachers
often think and say they are called by God to a certain
appointment while it is, in fact, high salary that draws them
there.
Heard the new pastor, Rev. Brown. Rev. Walker Louise
has been transfered to other place. I am sorry I could not
see him before he left the city.
Taught the class in the Pen. S.S. All the factories in the
penitentiary were burnt down. The dining room, which
has been used as S. S. room, was saved from ruin.
A fair moony night
20th. (7/A). Monday. Fair and cool. Recit. usual.
21st. (8比). Tuesday. Cloudy all day long. Recit. usual.
22ml. (9'A). Wednesday. Rained all day long. Recit. usual.
Tonight, Hal asked me if I ever get mad about anything.
He might have asked fire if it ever gets hot! Only I am try
ing my best to keep impatience and passion within their
bounds.
23rd. (lOrA). Thursday. Cloudy and cool. Recit. usual.
Received a letter from Mr. and Mrs. Irvin. .
24th• (11/A). Friday. Fair and pleasant. Recit. usual.
25th. (12/A). Saturday. Cloudy and cool.
Attended Recit. and Society as usual.
At 10 in the night Spencer set me up to fried oyster (250
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each dish). Came back at 11. Fair moonlight.

26th. (13M). Sunday. Rained in the morning.
Attended W.E. Ch. S.S. Then came home and slept until
dinner time. Taught the S.S. class in the Pen.
27th• (14th). Monday, Fair and cool. Recit. usual.
G.S. Fish, a Y.M.C.A. secretary of Kansas, came to the Hali
on his way home from Columbia. He held a missionary
prayer meeting in Washburn’s room. Only 5 W.H, boys, in
cluding myself, met with him. He showed himself a very
devoted Christian worker. After supper, he made a mission
ary talk to the boys in the W.H. Chapel.
Mr. F. told me that a young Kansas lady. Miss Adam,
was going to Corea sometime in Dec. as soon as she gets
married. God be with that young couple.
I wish I could see my Mother!
28th. (15/A). Tuesday. Fair and cold. 43® F. in the morning. Recit.
usual. Wrote to father and mother thro the care of Rev.
Appenzeller.
29th. (16砂！). Wednesday. Fair and cold. Recit usual.
30th (17tft). Thursday, Gloomy and cold all day long. Recit. usual.
Have some practical lessons in the cultivation of patience
now-a-days. 1. Dr. T/s from 25 to 28 to 30 pages’ lesson in
theodicy： 2. pennilessness. Added to this H.P. does not move
a finger to help me in keeping the room clean, and the
waiter nigger very seldom does what I tell him to do. These
are little things, but they often make me fretful. By the grace
of God. I shall keep my easily provoked soul in patience.
November 1890 117
Received a letter from Dr. Allen. He thinks he can easily

make a convenient arrangement for me to get into a smaller
college. I thank him very much. But how he can do it, I
do not know. Wait and see.
31st. (18比). Friday. Fair. Recit. usual.
A bitter sweet corrective. This morning in Church Hist.
Class, I busted. Dr. Martin, in his harsh way, said, “I am
sorry for those who read a paragraph without getting out its
essence”. Well these words I take as a bitter but sweet
corrective.
Mrs. Hoss sent me $15.
NOVEMBER
1st. (19北). Saturday. Fair. Recit. usual.

Excited all day long about deciding the question, whether
or not I should get a set of Shakespeare thus using up more
than 1/3 of Mrs. Hoss’ gift
2nd. (20ZA). Sunday. Fair-
Attended the W.E. S.S. and the morning service. After
dinner at Dr. Baskervilles went to the Pen. S.S. as usu기
3rd. (21s/). Monday, Fair and cool. Recit usual.
Finding it hard to my health and study to be interrupted
in sleep by the presence of a room mate (on account of
my nervousness) I had to take a room by myself on the fifth
floor. Room 169.
4th. (22rf). Tuesday. Fair. Recit usual.
Spent 2 hours in the morning in fixing up the new room.

In the afternoon went down to town and got a set of
Hudson’s Shakespeare.
Mr. Yoshioka from Jap. came to the Hall today. He spent
the night in my room. He is a very nice fellow and speaks
English very well.
5th. (23rf). Wednesday. Fair and cold. Recitations usual.
So tired that I had to rest immediately after supper till 9:30.
6th. (24M). Thursday. Fair and warm. Recit. usual.
In the p.m. from 4 to 6 accompanied Yoshioka to the town
to show him a dry-goods store.
7th. (25'A). Friday, Fair and warm. Recit. usual.
After supper the W.H.M.S. delegates to the Interseminary
Mission Convention gave their reports to the Society.
Brockman, one of the delegates, gave the characteristics of
the Convention under: (1) The intelligence and education
of the members of the Convention; (2) Conviction----------
gent, not wild, or romantic or sentimental： (3) Push—energy：
(4) Humble reliance on the help of God,
Brockman is a finest fellow in W.H. In fact, the characte
ristics which he ascribed to the Convention are. I think,
as well found in him.
Was told that O.E. Brown went to China, refusing a full
professorship which the Board of Trustees had offered to
him. I don’t think I could have done the same.
8th. (26M). Saturday. Fair and warm. Recit. and Society
attendance as usual.
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9th. (27M). Sunday. Fair and almost hot. Wind all day long.
Attended the W.E. S.S. and the morning service. After
dinner went to the Pen. S.S. as usual. Attended the Christian
Endeavor Society after supper.
Wrote to Dr. Allen. After thanking him for the interest he
takes in my education, I said: “As to the choice of the school,
I shall leave it altogether to your judgment. Any of the
colleges you named, will, I presume, suit my purpose. In
your own time, please let me know where and how I may
proceed for the accomplishment of my object. Having said
this much, I may only add that were I to consult my own
inclinations, I would prefer Ensory and Henry, Va. or
Emory, Ga. to others. When I was in Shanghai, my chief
care was to be out of debt. But, once in, since I came here,
my fear is that I may have to stop before getting an educa
tion. The moment I leave the U.S. I shall bid farewell to
all facilities and opportunities for college training. This
makes me anxious for taking some academic studies in a
smaller school.”
10th. (28/A). Monday. Rained some early in the morning. Gloomy all
day long. Recit. as usual.
11th. (29M). Tuesday. Rained in the morning. Gloomy all day long.
Recit as usual.
Received $15 from the kind lady through Dr. Baskerville
By the way, I must not think myself friendless—who ever
saw a friendless man thus supplied? God be thanked for these
miraculous provisions.
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12th. (15/ o^lO/A Moon}. Wednesday. Gloomy and chilly all day long.
Driz끼ed some in the night.
Recit. usual.
13th. (2«t/). Thursday. Gloomy in the a.m. Cleared up in the p.m.
Recit. usual, except under Dr. T. who has gone to his con
ference.
14th. (3n心. Friday, Gloomy. Recit. usual.
Frank Jones has been sick for some time; today he is said
to be critically dangerous. From the first of his illness the
boys have been requested to be quiet and today the request
has been emphasized in verbal and written notices. Yet I am
surprized and disgusted at the indifference with which the
boys have been treating the request by having walking,
singing and whistling. If they do not do better I shall feel
much disappointed.
15th. (4幼) . Saturday. Rained all day with short intervals of stop.
Recit. and Society attendance as usual.
For the past week or so I have been in a gloomy state of
mind and spirit------ of doubts, uncertainties and irrita
tions.
16th. (5/A). Sunday. Rained some. Gloomy all day long.
Attended the W.E. S.S. and the morning as usual. Taught
the Pen. S.S. in the p.m. as usual. One of the pupils gave
me a tooth pick. Came back dissatisfied with myself and
with the world and went to bed at 4.
17th. (6/A). Monday. Rained all the a.m. Recit. usual.
Wrote to Prof. Bonnell telling him what Dr. Allen had said
November 1890 121
about my going into another college.

ISth. (7ZA). Tuesday. Bright and cold. Recit usual.
Felt thankful for the enjoyments of life and for Christ
who died for me that I might know the problems of life and
death. With God and future, life has meaning and death loses
its sting. Without God all is chaos. Does not Christ deserve
my love and gratitude who endured shame and mockery
and cross that I may have this hope and this future?
Wrote to Bruce.
19th. (8M). Wednesday. A beautiful day. Recit. usual.
In trying to write a sermon on the 20th verse of Rev. HI
for Dr. Smith, I had a most sweet experience of God’s love.
My soul, all this day, has really enjoyed religion. True re
ligion is simply this—to have God in our hearts Isn’t
this simple? Open our hearts to Him, and that’s all. Isn’t
religion an easy thing to get? Give me this experience of
thy love of thy presence always and I am satisfied. My
soul which had for the few days past been tossed about on
the gloomy sea of doubts in regard to the complicated prob
lems of life and death, found today rest and conscious joy
never-before-known. God be thanked for this.
20th. (9/A). Thursday. Beautiful day. Recit. usual.
Toiled most of the day in writing an essay on the Will
for Dr. Tillet.
21st. (10比). Friday. A beautiful day. Recit. usual.
Had to go to bed at 12:30 having only then finished an

essay on Confucius and his teachings for the Dial. Society.
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22d. (11/A). Saturday. A beautiful day and night.
Recit. and Society attending as usual.

After class meeting 7:30 p.m. Yoshioka came to my room
and talked until 10:30. Enjoyed his company but missed
the preparations of Monday’s lessons.
23d. (12/A). Sunday, A beautiful day.
Attended W.E. S.S. Then with Spencer and Louise went
to a colored ME. Ch. and heard an excellent sermon.
Taught the S.S. class in Pen. as usual.
Went to rest at 5 p.m.
24th. (13幼). Monday. A beautiful day and night. Recit. as usual.
25th. (14幼). Tuesday, A beautiful day and night. Recit. usual.
This morning at about 12:15 Frank Jones died. Only a few
(3) weeks ago a boy full of spirit and fire, laughter and life, *
now lies a cold, senseless corpse! 0, the unstability of life!
At 4 p.m. the University bell tolled as a signal to assem
ble the boys near the W.H. Library where Frank was laid.
After his friends, one by one, had looked on his pale face
for the last time, the coffin was escorted by the students
and the faculty to the University Chapel.
A brief memorial service was then conducted and the
assembly dismissed. Silence and solemnity marked the whole
service.
26th. (15M). Wednesday. A beautiful day and night. Recit. as usual-
27th. (16ZA). Thursday. A cold but beautiful day and night.
Today being the Thanksgiving day, the University exer
cises have been suspended. Had a grand dinner.
November 1890 123
At 3 p.m, with Jordan called on Mrs. Hoss. Came back at

4:45. On our way home we parted company. I took a few
minutes’ stroll over the open space, west to the University
indulging in following meditations. /
1. Time is a great sieve. Nothing but great events es
capes being lost thro its meshes. This is true in individual
as well as in national life. I am ashamed that I often let
my thoughts be engrossed by small things that perish.
2. It is true that the Coreans are superstitious and igno
rant It is true that there are many things about Corea which
I can not think of without blushing; and none, of which I may
be proud. It is true that the life and work in Corea are not
very pleasant. But what matters all that? All these super
stitions.'blush-able things, un-pleasantnesses are perishable.
Time may wipe them away. Only let a great, vitalizing, cen
tral truth take hold of the heart and mind of the nation.
What can this truth be? God! If I could make 나lis truth.
God, the centre of my thoughts, of my life, of my labor.
I have something to elevate my nation. Let all petty ambi
tions and considerations go!
3. How shall I work? Shall I be contented with 5 or 7
dollars per month in a small mission, thinking that I have
done a great work when I shall have preached 2 or 3 ser
mons in a week and baptized one or two infants in a year?
This is, no doubt, very contemptible. But. should Providence
put me into this kind of work and I be faithful to my duties,
in the sight of God and of men, then the meanest sphere of
life and labor shall be made great.

Went to rest from about 6:30 p.m.
28th. (177A). Friday. A fair and cold day. Recit. usual. Received
a letter from Mr. McIntosh.
29th. (18M). Saturday, Fair most of the day—not very cold.
Recit. usual.
This morning, in the Dial. Society I made the following
talk on compulsory education trying to show that all restric
tions are not oppressions and that restrictions are necessary
for the wellfare of a community:
“Mr. President and Gentlemen. We have a proverb which
says ‘A sunstruck ox pants at the moon\ An ox and a man
come very near to each other in this respect that they are
scared by the semblance or shadow of the thing from which
they have once suffered. Because the abuse of wholesome
restrictions by tyrants has proved a curse to mankind, we
are scared by the mere semblance of restrictions. But, Gen
tlemen, need we be told that all that glisters is not gold? Need
we be told that all restrictions are not a curse, and that all
freedoms, so called, are not a blessing? Because our Society
has the honor of numbering among its members three of the
fattest and finest looking men (Campbel. Hardin, Murchison)
of the university, does it therefore follow. Mr. President
that every fat and fine looking man belongs to our Society?
No: I say, then, all restrictions are'not oppressions.
“One step further. Mr. President, let us see whether restric
tions are necessary for the best interest of a society or not.
November 1890 125
"You gather into a school 5 or 6 hundred children. If, Mr.

President, every one of them knew that true freedom is not
doing what one pleases but controlling his will, if, in short,
every student knew what is right and do it, then you would
need no laws or regulations. But Gentlemen, such a group
of children has never yet been seen in this world. So, in
practice, for the best interest of each and all students you
have to resort to such laws and by-laws as these:
1. Every student is required to have no less than 14 hours
and no more than 21 hours per week. '
2. No student is allowed to steal a bird’s nest or a co-ed’s
heart
3. No student is allowed to cut any recitation, either in
the chem. room below or in the math room above.
4. No student is allowed to cut gym or Chapel or benches
or desks or any furniture under the penalty of being sent
home to cut wood.
“Nor are these restrictions or compulsions found neces-
sary'only in a school. They are needed for a community,
composed of 50 or 60 millions of grown men and women.
If. Mr. President, each and every one of the community
knew that his or her best interest is promoted by the well
being of the whole Society, that his or her true freedom
consists not in doing what he or she pleases but in control
ling his or her will; if, in short, every one knew what is right
and did it, then Gentlemen, you would need no police, no
courts, no laws, no regulations, no anything. Now. Gentlemen,
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doesn’t the very fact that you do have all these things in
a community prove that restrictions and often compulsive
measures are necessary for the best interest of the whole?
“Now, this being the case, Mr. President, if compulsory
education is proved—and it has been amply proved to be a
blessing to the community—why shoudn’t it be adopted
by the U.S.? Mr. President, if there is a nation in this world
intelligent enough to see freedom in restrictions and opression
in false freedom： if there is a nation in this world wise
enough not to be delighted by mere sound and shadow of
liberty or be scared by the semblance of compulsion; if there
is a nation intelligent, and wise and strong enough to carry
out measures which, tho they seem to infringe on personal
liberty at first, work a far more exceeding and eternal
weight of glory and benefit to the people.---- there is such
a nation, it is the nation you Gentlemen represent. Such
being my conviction. I almost doubt the seriousness of the
gentlemen on the negative side in maintaining that compul
sory education is harmful because it merely sounds com
pulsory.”
Felt so tired in the p.m. that I had to take a little rest
In talking about pastoral duties with Yoshioka, I found
out that the Japanese Christians are already the victims of
the faults of their bretheren in America, such as indifference,
quarrelling, backbiting among church members.
30th. (19M). Sunday. Fair and cold.
After W.E. S.S. I came back to my room and read Miss.
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Review Taught the P. S.S. 이죠* in the p.m. as usual.

Attended the dedication service of the W. E. Bapt. Church.
DECEMBER
1st. (20//I). Monday. Fair and cold. Recit. usual.

F이t very languid.
2nd. (21 아). Tuesday. Fair and pleasant. Wind in the night. Recit.
usual.
Last night I could not sleep until after 1. I am indebted to
the midnight’s singing and whistling of Jamison for this in
jurious break' of rest.
3rd. (22<0. Wednesday. Cloudy most of the day. Recit. usual.
Wrote to Bell.
4th. (23J). Thursday, Cloudy and cold all the day. Recit. usual.
5th. (24Z/i). Friday. Cloudy, gloomy and cold. Recit. usual.
6th. (25M). Saturday. Cloudy. Rained most of the day^
Recit. and Society attendance as usual.
7th. (26ZA). Sunday. Rained at intervals in the a.m. Showered in ike
evening.
Went to W.E. Ch. but Dr. Kirkland being absent there
was no Bib. class. Dr. Alexander made a S.S. talk. His affec
tation bored me and others to an insufferable degree. No
doubt he is sincere and honest in what he says. No doubt he
is an intelligent and clear expositor of the Scripture lessons.
No doubt he is an amiable man. But his affectation in his
delivery is distressing.
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After dinner, with Spencer went to the Elm Str. Ch. to

hear an Indian’s speech. But he was not an Indian. He had
been when l-J- yrs. old, taken by the Indians and brought
up by them. From this fact, though he is a white, he is in
the fullest sympathy with the red. He said that the three
primary lessons an Indian child learns are 1. swimming, 2.
tomahawking, 3. hating the white.
Read an article in the Advocate about Dr. Kelly’s case.
This suggested to my mind the question: Is it right for a
pastor to be engaged in politics? I answer: It is lawful but
not expedient. For:
1. The business and duty of a pastor are distinct from
those of a politician. The latter seeks to promote the ex
ternal welfare of the Society： the former seeks to elevate
the morals and enlighten the conscience of the people.
2. Thus we see that a pastor has enough to occupy his
time and energy without going into other’s spheres of work.
3. Besides, when a man gives his thoughts to two differ
ent lines of business, that one is sure to get the upper hand
which comes nearest to his immediate, visible, tangible and
temporal interest, though the other is of more importance
in' future. This is the reason why men are more active
and earnest in gathering silver and gold than in getting
religion. So, when a pastor is engaged in preaching and pol
itics at the same time it is ten to one that the more exciting
part of his double duty will engross his thoughts and time to
the utter or partial neglect of the other part. In other words.
December 1890 129
he will be more interested in politics than in preaching.

Therefore, I say, a preacher should avoid being entangled
in politics. Should he, from personal conviction or taste or
circumstances, enter into politics, let him resign the spiritual
charge. “No man can serve two masters.”
8th. (27M). Monday, Cloudy and cold. Recit. usual.
9th. (28比). Tuesday. Cloudy most of the day with a brief sunshine
in the p.m. The coldgst day we have had yet. Recitation usual.
10th. (29幼). Wednesday. Bright and 여)Id. Recit. usual.
11th. (30/A). Thursday. Cloudy most of the day, not very cold.
Recit. usual.
Every night as soon as the boys come out from the even
ing devotion they disgrace themselves with such racket,
such shout, such disorderly howling and such noisy and
mobbish singing that the unbelieving element of the Hall
(Rice. Walker, etc.) is, in a great measure justifiable in
speaking about theologues with the highest contempt.
12th. (1 아 of lUh Moon}. Friday. Bright and cold. Recit. usual.
This morning, Dr. Martin in the recit. room lamented the
gross materialism of America. “The American can produce a
machine that is a wonder; but can not produce a painting
or a sculpture that inspires the soul.” He went on to say
that it is a very hopeful sign of time that many Christian
millionairs give large sums of money for the establishment
of institutions of learning.
In this connection I may add that the American rush after
material prosperity to the comparative neglect of spiritual
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culture—esthetic and intellectual---- a necessary, unavoid

able evil arising from the vast resources there are for ma
terial wealth. When the vacuum in real estates, in mines,
in manufacture becomes filled, then the intellect, talen ts,
attention and energy of the nation will be directed to the
culture of what Dr. Martin terms spiritual gifts.
13th. (2nJ). Saturday. Bright and cold, Recit. and Society atten
dance as usual.
This morning at the table. Rice, in his characteristic nasal
tone, said that “if the ministers of gospel” could do nothing
better than making racket in midnight—here I could not
catch his words. While I was wondering what he referred
to. Walker, with his characteristic sharpness said, “I have
never had so low an opinion about preachers as I have now.
Before I came here, when I heard a preacher, I wondered
what kind of fellow he had been in his seminary. But seeing
what fools they are in the school. I have lost all respect
for preachers.”
All these bitter comments on theologues, I found out,
were caused by a most shameful, disorderly racket some
of the boys set up last night between 11:15 and 1:30. Yoshi
oka said he could not sleep. 『
Undoubtedly Walker’s censure is too harsh and too sweep

ing, Too hai;sh, because, he ought to remember that preach
ers are also flesh and blood. Too sweeping, because all
theologues ought not to be embraced in one condemnation
on account of the follies of a few. While this is true, is a
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tlieologue excusable in disorderly behavior immediately af

ter evening devotions or in disturbing the rest of others by
mid-night clamors? If there is no sin, there is a great deal
of foolishness, in this.
So stung by the reproaches made on the theologues, I went
round to several boys telling them that this scandalous con
duct of the ministers ought to be stopped. My arguments
were as follows:
1. All things are lawful, but all things are not expedient.
There is no sin in fun---- howling and clamoring after
prayers and in midnight may be called a fun—but if that
fun causes scandal among the outsiders and thus impairs
the influence of a preacher, the fun ought to be stopped.
2. When outsiders come to W.H. they expect to see us
behave better than the West Side boys. If we behave as dis
orderly as those who do not pretend religion, the outsiders
are justified in taking us worse than others.
3. The disorderly conduct of the theologues can not be
suppressed by authority. Authority tried that, but miserably
failed. There must, then, be higher sense of propriety among
the boys in order to stop the scandal.
I saw 7 boys: 5 of them agreed with me. One said that
we can not please everybody. Another answered that if
college boys kept their mouths shut they would die.
The more I think about the inconsistency of human nature
the more I am convinced that infidelism is a great purifier
of the Christian Church. It is pity that all do not believe and
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be saved. But if sin must exist, it is far better that it should

manifest itself in infidelism than in hypocrisy or in careless
or corrupt believism. Now, the presence of Walker and Rice
in the Hall does or ought to do more good in keeping the
boys watchful and thoughtful than volumes of sermons. If
the boys go on without reference to the jealous watchings
and uncompromizing criticism of the unbelievers, all the
more pity. It would be a shame that a man preparing for
the ministry should be careless whether he is offending any
body or not. A minister, as far as he is able, ought to be
all things to all men in order to save some.
After 7:30 in the night with Spencer went to see Mrs.
Hoss. Dr. Hoss was at home, made our visit very delightful.
Dr. H. suggested 2 other reasons, in addition to mine, why
a preacher should not be entangled with politics:
1. By tak'ng side with one political party, he (a preacher)
antagonizes another party in the community, and thus crip
ples his influence for good.
2. The interest of the Kingdom of Christ can not, and
must not. be identified with the interest of a party.
Came home at 9:30.
14th. (3rd). Sunday. Bright and cold.
Attended the W.E. S.S. Then went to a Christian church
and heard a fine sermon.
At 7:30 p.m. with Dr. Tillet went to Dr. Price’s school
where I was invited to make a speech on Corea to the
young ladies M.S. In conclusion I said:
December 1890 133
“Your society has its representatives in different miss, fields.

Yet I do not ask any of you to go to Corea. This I say for
two reasons. 1). I have no right to ask you or anybody
else to leave friends, happy homes and a land full of com
forts and luxury—I have no right to ask you to make so
much sacrifice in order to live and labor among a people more
or less hostile to Christianity, and in a land just now spelling
the A.B.C. of civilization. 2). A missionary who goes to a
foreign field by the persuation of men, as a rule, come back,
when the novelty and romance of a miss, trip wear out, by the
persuation of men. This generally does more harm to the
miss, cause than almost anything else.
“This being my conviction, I shall never ask anybody to go
to Corea as a missonary. Yet, should any of you feel called
to work for the elevation of the moral and religious condition
of the women in Corea—should any of you, it may be years
hence, go to Corea as a missionary, you shall have my
heartiest gratitude and sympathy and prayer and service if
I then be in a position to render you any help.”
I have never told more down-right truth than expressed
in the foregoing lines.
15th. Monday, Bright in a.m. Cloudy in p.m. Recit. usual.
16th. (5ZA). Tuesday, Gloomy and cold with occasional showers. Rained
quite in earnest in the night. Recit. usual.
17th. (6加). Wednesday. Gloomy and very cold. Recit. usual.

18th. (7材) . Thursday, Bright and pleasant. Recit. usual.
Wandering thoughts: 1. The laziness of a theologue is quite
proverbial in the University. Why is this? Is he in any respect

inferior to literary students---- intelligence or persever
ance? No! I account for this proverbial laziness of theologues,
as a class, by the fact that their studies are generally very
dry. I cannot blame a young fellow if he isn’t over much
fond of systematic theology or Hebrew roots.
2. In the “Resolutions of Respect” of the Biblical Depart
ment in honor of Frank Jones the words, “our tender으s'
love and high으s' admiration for our departed brother”, are
found. Here I do not find any fault with the word “love” or
“admiration”. But I do say that the words “tendera'” and
"high으이” are an abuse of superlatives. Why? Because: 1st. If
the framers of this resolution were asked whether or not
they loved Frank as their father or mother or sister, they
would have answered No. I know, when Frank lived in
flesh and blood, they did not love him with the tenderes'
love. Now, I ask, if they wished to express their love for
their mother, what stronger word than “tenderesZ” could
they have used? 2nd. If the framers of this resolution were
asked whether or not they admired Frank as they would
Washington, or Wesley or Gladstone they would have an
swered No. I know, when Frank lived in flesh and blood,
they did not admire him with the highest admiration. Now,
I ask, if they wished to express their admiration for Wash
ington or Wesley, what stronger word than “highest” could
they have used?
Therefore, I say, these superlatives have been abused.
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because they have a great deal sound but very little sense
in this “Resolutions.” To eulogize our friend is good but to
use vain praising is wrong. To praise a dead friend is harm
less. but to abuse a living word is unwise. Disloyalty to
words means disloyalty to thoughts.
19th. (8比). Friday. Bright and cold, Recit. usual.
20th. (9ZA). Saturday. Cloudy all day long and windy in the night.
Recit and Society attendance as usual.
Tonight I led the class meeting—the first time I ever tried
anything of this sort.
21st. (lOZA). Sunday. Cloudy, very unpleasant^ neither hot nor cold.
Attended the W.E. S.S. and the morning service in a Baptist
Ch. After dinner went to the Pen. S.S. as usual.
22nd. (lUA). Monday, Cloudy most of the day. Bright and cold
in the night. Recit. usual.
Xmas entertainment of W.H. came off in the night Began
from 9 till 12. There were about 40 young ladies present.
Excepting the disturbance produced by the serenade of the
West Side boys, the entertainment proved a success.
23rd. (1유/1). Tuesday. A beautiful day. specially in the morning.
Recit. usual.
This morning Dr. Garland severely censured the rude
serenaders of last night. He said that they infringed the
right of others, violated the law of courtesy to ladies
t
and
disturbed the rest of the sick on the campus.
The Xmas holidays began from 4 p.m.
In the night, in company of several boys ! went to Dr.
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Alexander’s, house： spent about 2 hrs in conversation, and

came back at 10:30.
24th. (13'h). Wednesday. Cloudy most of the day—rained in the night
With several of the boys, supped at Dr. Tillet’s. Mrs.
Wilson, the mother of N.H.D. Wilson, was present. Kind
nature, unpretentious refinement and, above all, motherliness
characterized her whole carriage. Her presence reminded me
of my mother so much.
The serenade of some of the Hall boys broke up my
rest very badly. It is a pity that Dr. Garland’s remarks have
so little effect on even theologues. Besides, such disorderly
conduct of young ministers on Xmas eve is, to my opinion,
decidedly out of place.
25th. (14/A). Thursday. Rained all day long.
Spent the whole a.m. in conversing with Yoshioka. He
told me the details of his love affair which culminated in his
marriage. It interests me to observe the pleasure and delight
with which everyone likes to dwell on his biography, spec
ially on love affairs.
Wrote to Hal and Kong.
My longing for my mother stayed with me all day long
26th. (15M). Friday, Gloomy and very cold all day long. Thermome
ter 0® C. ‘
Intended to go down to town; but Tomita and Yoshioka
came and kept me in my room all the morning. Money and
how to get money are the never-ending theme of Tomita.
At 1, with Yosh. and Tomita, dined at Dr. Garland’s. The
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unimpaired power of the senses of Dr. Garland at the age

of 81, is very remarkable.
After dinner, went down to town to buy Xmas cards for
Mrs. Garland and Simmie.
27th. (16//0. Saturday. Bright and biting cold day and night.
From 8 p.m. went with Jamison to a widow’s house to
“sit up” by the bed side of her sick boy. Came back at 2.
28th. (17?A). Sunday. Bright and cold—lovely weather in p.m.
Slept until 1:30 p.m.
Went to the Pen. S.S. as usual.
From about 9:30 in the night, Yoshioka came to my •
room and talked until 1. The dangerous character of secret
temptations, the weakness of pure morality, the liability to
f안1 at any time--------- were the leading topics of our con
versation. Yosh. said that I was destined to be a politician
and not a preacher! Let us see---- time.
29th. (18Z/0. Monday. Bright and pleasant.
At 3 p.m. with Jordan called on Dr. Hoss. Borrowed a
book on the Jews. The cruel persecution which the Jews
suffered at the hand of Christians in European countries
excited my indignation and gave rise to following thoughts:
1. Persecution is the child of pride and selfishness. Is it
not an arrant pride to insist that everyone must believe as
we believe? Is it not selfishness unqualified to admit no
salvation except thro our own creed? It is all right to preach
what we believe to be true, and to live what, we preach：
but to force anybody into our belief is down-right tyranny.
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2. Persecution is not the vice of any one sect or any one

party, or any one nation or any one race, but the vice of
all sects, all parties, all nations and of all races. It is not
the attendant evil of any one religion but of all religions.
It is therefore foolish to think any sect or party worse
than another simply because it persecutes. If the latter were
in power, it would have persecuted the former.
30th. (19/0). Tuesday. Foggy all the a.m. Gloomy and cold all the
day. Rained in the night.
Spent most of the day in writing a essay on the Jew in
the Drama. .
31st. (20//i). Wednesday. Rained most of the day. Wind—specially
in the night.
Spent most of the day in writing on the Jew.

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1891 (開國 500 年, 高宗28 年, 辛卵)
JANUARY
1st. (21 sZ). Thursday. Wind and rain all the a.m. Wind day and nigh^
with occasional sunshine in the p.m.
The Xmas holidays ended at 8 a.m. this morning. Univer

sity exercises began from 9. Recit. usual.
This morning Dr. Garland made a few appropriate remarks
on begining the new year with renewed purposes.
2nd. (22«①. Friday. Cold and gloomy. Sleeted a little in the morning.
Recit usual. Received a letter from Mrs. Gabard to whom
I had sent a Xmas card.
3rd. (23rd). Saturday. Cold, cloudy. Recit. usual. Cut the Society.
Cleansed the room from 3 to 4 p.m.
4th. (24M). Sunday. Cold hut bright.
Attended the W.E. S.S. and the morning service. Bro.
Brown preached a very fine sermon. He said that “to kilt
the time” is a most dreadful thing one can say or do： that
our greatest need, however, is not forming new resolutions,
nor is it the proper appreciation of the value of time, but
the prompt execution of our resolutions.
After dinner went to Watkin’s Hall to hear Dr. Kelly’s
speech on “Our City.” He showed these points:
1. The number of arrests for crimes during the past ten
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years has not increased in proportion to the rapid increase

of the population.
2. 5 out 7 of the entire reading population of the city are
women. In a public school some time ago, there were 11
boys to 42 girls in the graduates.
3. Nashville must have at least 20 night schools to meet
the educational need of those boys who can not attend day
schools.
4. Bible and books on ethics are altogether non-used in
all public schools. The moral and spiritual training of the
young are thus thrown upon the shoulders of parents and
pastors.
5. There are 6 churches with 1000 average sittings： 14
churches with 500 sittings; and 35 with 300 sittings. Only
about 2/3 of this sitting capacity, 23,500, are occupied. Only
1/6 of the population goes to church.
6. There are about 31,000 S.S. pupils between the ages
from 3 to 25. Less than 1/2 of this number attends S.S.
Then he proposed to have free discussion in regard to what
ought to be done for the promotion of the moral and spiritual
force of the city in the coming Sunday afternoon meetings.
Spent nearly 4 hrs. after the Sunday Miss. Meeting had
been dismissed, in conversing with Yoshioka on following
and other points.
1, 'Yoshioka said that he was surprized at the excessive
critical spirit with which the Americans hear sermons. Com
pare this with fny observations on the same soon after I
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came here. I told Mr. McIntosh in a letter: “I am surprized

at the way in which a preacher is criticized here. The church
goers seem to care more for the style than the spirit and
the manner, than the matter of a preacher. 1 should think
one can get a more attentive audience in a heathen country.
However I admit that this is a necessary evil to an estab
lished system. When novelty shall have worn out and the
Christian religion long settled, this kind of fault finding will
no doubt enter an Eastern audience.”
2. The small attendance to prayer meetings. Yoshioka
said that, taking the size of a prayer meeting as a ther
mometer of the spiritual condition of the Ch. he was disap
pointed at finding only a handful of people at the prayer
meeting in the W.E. Ch. We need not go to W.E. Ch. to find
out this. At this evening’s S.M.M. there were only 12 boys
present. Of this number 6 were candidates at that. Out of 42
theologues proper only 5 attended the meeting, and the
majority of them were in their rooms. Wilson, the post
graduate, helped to swell the whole audience to 12!
3, Yoshioka finely said that what the Wesleys and the
first Methodists felt and practiced in daily life have now
degenerated into mere dogmas. Very true. What Christ and
his apostles felt and did in life have been fossilized into a
dead and cold theology.
'4 .. The doctrine of Trinity. On this, my opinion follows:
^The Bible says “God sent his only begotten Son” into the
world. Our Savior, by life, work, and death proved this.
Therefore I believe Him to be such. I can not, however,

tell how He is the Son of God any more than I can, how God
is Ged. But I prefer the Trinitarian view of Christ to the
Unitarian view. Why? Not because the former i으 more con
vincing, but because the latter is less satisfactory. Again, the
Trinitarian doctrine is the doctrine of the church universal.
Therefore, unless some other doctrine can convince me, be
yond doubt, of the falsity of the now orthodoxal view, I am
perfectly willing to go with the majority. An illustration:
Last summer, when I boarded at Mr. Irvin’s. I found
that his clock was 15 min. slower than mine. Which was
right, mine or his? I knew both his and my time was not
correct. But I at once adjusted my time to his. Why? Not
because his time was correct (it may have been) but because
my time was as incorrect. Besides, the clock regulated all the
household affairs—sleep, work and meals. So I sacrificed no
truth in adopting the clock time for convenience.
5th. (25/A). Monday. Bright and cold. Recit usual.
6th. (26/A). Tuesday. Very heavy frost covered the ground in the
morning—a lovely day. Recit. usual.
Received a letter from Prof. Bonnell and Bell. The former
in his letter says, “All things considered, my present opinion
is that you would do well to return to Shanghai”
I feel disappointed, i feel the sting of dependency on the
support of others. I feei the inconvenience of poverty. I wish
I had at least a few hundred dollars in my pocket： I would
not, then, have to leave America before having obtained a
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more thorough college training. I would borrow some money,

it may be from Spencer for another year’s stay, if I knew
how I was going to return it. But I would not go into debts
at haphazard. I must go therefore!
View the matter from another point. I believe in God; I
believe in His providence. Full many a time, things seemed
to go against my wishes and hopes. Yet they turned out
to my best interest. Cease murmuring, then!
I showed the letter to Yoshioka. He seemed pleased, nay,
delighted, at what is to me a disappointment. Very natural.
How far wrong or rather wicked my conjecture of Yoshi
oka s feeling was, let the following narrative tell;
At about 8:30 p.m. Yoshioka came to my room. In course
of talk he gave me very kind and faithful religious but
practical counsel. I sum up the whole thus:
Yosh. “Do you feel disappointed ? ”
I. “Yes, not much, though. I had expected to return to
Shanghai next summer, and, but for Dr. Alien’s promises,
I would not have given any serious thought to the plan of
staying here another year.”
Yosh. “You seem to have very little inclination to go back
to China.”
I. “None whatsoever. Nothing but my duty to the China
Mission constrains me to go there. China has no attraction
for me.”
Yosh. “That won t do. If you enter the ministry from
no stronger motive than your sense of duty, you had better
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quit it. You will soon get tired of preaching, no matter

where, if you don’t have ‘love for God” as your motive. The
cold ‘sense of duty’ does not hold very long. If you have
this love for God, you will love to work c히：ywhere. Pray for
this love and have it, else you will surely fail as a preacher.”
I thank God for this plain and faithful advice. I must
have “love for God” indeed!
7th. (27//:). Wednesday. Bright and cold. Cloudy late in the p.m.
Recit usual.
8th. (28比) . Thursday. Rained all day long. Very cold. Recit. usual.
9th. (29/A). Friday. Rained most of the day. Recit. usual.
10th. Saturday. Gloomy and cold. Rained in the night. Recit. usual.
11th. Sunday. Rain, wind, cold.
Got up at 12:30 p.m. Taught the Pen. S.S. as usual.
12th. Monday. Cloudy and very cold. Therm, between 24 or 25.
Snowed some in the night. Recit. usual.
Mrs. Baxter, the lady from whom I have so often received
timely supplies, sent me $15 through Dr. Baskerville, as
usual.
13th. Tuesday, Cloudy most Qf the a.m. Very bright and cold in the
p.m. Recit. usual.
14th. Wednesday. Cold but a lovely day.

On account of Mrs. McTyier’s death early this morning
the university exercises of the day were suspended.
15th. Thursday. Cloudy, dampt, cold all day long. Rained in the night.
Exercises suspended. Wrote to Hal—whose letter I received
this morning—to Bell and to Prof. Bonnell. Asked the last
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gentleman to give me some directions in regard to the ex

penses necessary to my return.
At 2:30 the funeral service was conducted in Bishop
McT/s residence. A large number of the university students
of all departments attended outside of the house. At about
3:30 the remains of Mrs McT. were escorted to the campus
grave yard, and there buried by the side of those of the
Bishop. The rites were very solemn but simple.
For the first time, met Mrs. Baxter.
16th. Friday. Cold—cloudy most of the day.
At 2:30 p.m. went to Negro Baptist Ch. to hear Dr. J.
C. Price, a “Black Demosthenes.” on “the Future of the Ne
gro”. The sum and substance of his argument was this:
1. The greatest thing in the world is mind. The Negro
must prove that he has mind like other people before he
can hope for a future. Now, during the past 25 years, the
progress of the Negro in material possessions, in moral
qualities, in intellectual achievements, has sufficiently proved
that he has mind power like others.
2. The prejudice against the Negro is not due to the color
but to the condition. Change poverty into wealth, vice into
virture. ignorance into intelligence,---- short, change con
dition, the prejudice will disappear.
3. Link your hands with that of God. Then work! Show
by your work that you have mind. Look squarely into the
face of the world and say “Give me nothing, because I am
black： deny me nothing because I am black.”
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4. America is the home of the Negro. Here he must

work out his destiny. Emigration is nonsense. Amalgamation
is a dream. The great race problem can never be settled
by a nonsense or a dream. The elevation of the condition
—moral, mental and material------- and this only can settle
the question.
Indeed he was eloquent. The lecture was full of humour.
Dr. Price is a full blooded Negro. He is a living argument
against the opinion that the Negro, unless mixed, has no
mental powers.
17th. Saturday. Cloudy with sunshine ai intervals. Reviewed.
18th. Sunday. Cloudy and cold.
Taught the Pen. S.S. as usual.
19th. Monday. Cold and cloudy. Fair p.m. Reviewed.
20th. Tuesday. Cloudy and cold. Reviewed.
21st. Wednesday. Cloudy—Rained'
Exam in Syst. Theol. Felt chill and headache.
22nd. Thursday. Cloudy, rained some.
From early morning suffered from chill and headache.
Went to chemistry exam and got through with it in great
difficulty. Came back to room with inexpressible pain and
fever and chill and headache. Went to bed directly from
1:30 p.m. Sick all the p.m. and the night. Yoshioka showed
himself very kind.
23rd. Friday. Bright.
Felt a deal better—only weak.
In the night Yoshioka came up. We had following dia
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logue on special divinal calf of the ministry;

I. “I do not believe that God, in every instance, specially
calls a man to the ministry.”
Yosh. “Why?”
I. "Here are two men. One is inferior to the other not only
；Ti intellect but also in moral and spiritual qualities. Now
the first one enters the ministry. He says he is divinely
called. If God called a minister how is it that He calls the
one less qualified? Why is it that there is actually a large
majority of preachers who are inferior to laity in every
qualification? They are neither holier in life, nor stronger
in faith nor richer in work than many a layman. If God
calls preachers, He would not call such.”
Yosh. “But such men enter the ministry as they would any
— order to get a living. They are not divi
other profession—
nely called. Those who enter the ministry purely for Christ,
sacrificing their interests, if needs be, are really called.”
I. “That’ s what I say. Those who enter the ministry be
cause they can get a living—I do not believe their claim
to divine call. For instance, here are two appointments, one
paying $500 and the other $1000. A preacher takes the fatter
appointment and says to the world that he goes there be
cause God calls thither. I do not believe it. He goes to the
better paid place not because God calls but because gold calls.
Now I do not blame any man for taking $1000 instead of $500.
But I blame him for attributing his own choice to the call of
God. I do not blame anybody for entering the ministry as
a profession. But I blame him for calling a professiqnal call,

a divine call.”
Yosh. “The ministry is not a profession, to begin with.
To enter it as a profession is therefore wrong.”
I. “No. The ministry is a profession in old Christian countries.
A man entering it as a profession is no more wrong than
one who goes into law or medicine as a profession. The
plain fact is that thousands in England and America go into
the ministry as a profession and prove themselves useful.”
Yosh. “But this is an evil,”
I. “No.”
Here we stopped. I must think more over this.
24th. Saturday. Cold— snowed all the morning. Cleared up p.m.
A fine scene in the night—— moon and the snow. Re
viewed. Wrote to Dr. Allen.
25th. Sunday. Bright.
Attended the W.E. S.S. and the morning service. Taught
the Pen. S.S. class as usual.
Talked with Jacob on the special call to ministry. He also
holds that the ministry is not a profession. My opinion on
the subject is follows:
1. There are two calls to the ministry, one professional,
another divine.
2. Those who go into the ministry at some sacrifice or
those who do so though they have means and talents to be
successful in other occupations.—
— are divinely called.
3. Those who enter the ministry to make a living are pro
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fessionally called. They ought not to claim a divine call.

4. One ought not to enter the ministry as a make-living
profession. But he who does so may be perfectly honest and
prove himself a useful vessel to the Lord.
26th. Monday. Bright.
Exam in Ch. Polity. Reviewed.
Cook showed me a letter from a boy in Emory Col., Ox
ford, to the effect that some $260 have been collected in the
Y.M.C.A. to help me thro the college. 아lould I go there.
What does this mean? I must wait and see. No doubt Dr.
Allen has something to do in this. .
By the way, in my letter to Dr. A., I told him my opinion
in regard to Corea. As for my “another year’s plan” I said:
“In his letter Prof. B. advised me to go back to China
this summer. I take this not only as his private counsel,
but as the expression of the opinion of all my Shanghai
patrons including you, of course. I submit to the voice of
my superiors.”
27th. Tuesday. Cloudy and warm.
Exam in English. Went to bed early.
28th. Wednesday. Rained most of the a.m. Reviewed.
29th. Thursday. A regular、lovely spring day. Reviewed.
30th. Friday. Cloudy. From. 1 />.w rained all the p.m. and night.
Exam in History of Methodism. Suffered from bad cold.
Reviewed hard.
31st. Saturday, Cloudy all the a.m. with short intervals of pale sun
shine. Warm, windy, unpleasant day. Strong wind—west—hard rain all
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tke p.m.
Exam in Economics. Cold--------- worse. Felt ill all the

day. Reviewed in the night. Felt exhausted.
FEBRUARY
1st. Sunday. Bright.

Rested in the bed all day. Got up at 5 p.m. very weak.
2nd, Monday, A lovely spring day. Strong wind late p.m. Rain—
midnight.
Felt utterly cheerless and weary all day long. From 4 p.m.
went down town for recreation.
Talked with Yoshioka about my subjectivism---- of
solitary musing and aversion to company. What is it that
makes me to shun company like a plague? What is it that
keeps me often in melancholy and solitary meditations?
What is it that often makes me feel thoroughly disconsolate?
What is it that makes me exceedingly sensitive to the slight
est sign of slight or contempt? It is this: the consciousness
of my national disgrace and shame.
3rd. Tuesday, The day began with gloomy and windy aspect. Bright
ened with fl cold but lovely day with biting wind.
4th. Wednesday. Bright and cold—biting cold,
Recit. usual. Felt ill all day.
5th. Thursday. Bright, windy and cold. Recit. usual.
Received letters from Dr. Allen and Prof. B. The former
February 1891 151
told me that the College Y.M.C.A. of Emory. Oxford, has

made provision for me and that I should go there when I
get thro here. Prof. B. advised me to accept this Providential
opportunity. Wonderous God, let thy goodness melt my
stony heart!
6th. Friday. Bright and cold. Recit. usual.
7th. Saturday. Mostly cloudy. Unpleasantly warm.
Recit. usual. From the Economics class came back to my

room with chill, heavy and dull head, unutterable exhaustion
and weariness. Went to bed. After about 2 hour s rest got
up, feeling not much better.
8th. Sunday, Bright and pleasant.
Met Dr. Lambreth in the morning. He prescribed iron tonic
and Emulson’s Cod L. Oil for me. He said that I needed iron
in my blood and that I was suffering from general debility.
Attended W.E. S.S. and the morning service. Taught the
Pen S.S. class as usual.
Rained after dark. Went to bed early.
9th. (Is'. 辛卵 Monday. Rained most of the day and of the night.
Stayed away from morning recit. and gave the time to

writing an article for Dr. Martin on Japanese manner of
shopping.
10th, Tuesday. Rained early part of the o.m. Rest of the day clear
and cold.
Stayed away from 2 recit to finish the article.
llth. Wednesday, Sunny in the a.w. Cloudy most of the
Recit. usual.
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12th. Thursday. Rained all the day and night.

Recit. usual.
13th. Friday. A fine day—windy. Recit. usual.
At dinner, Walker complained of being disturbed by the
“1,” “2,” “3,” of the music learners. To which M. said. “When
some of these dog-on theologues sing their “1. ” “2. ” “3, ” in
hell, it will make hell bad indeed.” “I hope not,” replied W.,
“the Bible promises some bad things, but nothing so bad as
that.”
M. is a professor of religion—a candidate, to the theolo
gical studies. W. is an outspoken and vehement anti-Chris
tian. A remark like M/s in a Christian’s mouth is worse
than W.’s on an infidel’s tongue.
In the night attended W. H. M. meeting.
14th. Saturday. Cloudy most of the day. Recit. usual.
Was told,—and I have reason to believe it---- morning
that Vreeland, against whom I had neither said nor done nor
thought anything, had said some hard things about me. I
refused to hear what he had said for fear it might hurt my
feelings. I am, however, uneasy about it. What have I done?
What have I said?
15th. Sunday. Rained all the a.m. Gloomy and windy p.m.
Attended W.E. S.S. and the morning service.
This morning. Dr. Kirkland, in speaking about ministerial
training in his S.S. class, said that -he could not see why
some intelligent Christians should oppose the education of
ministers in theological seminaries; that he regretted that
February 1891 153
even young ministers themselves, while claiming to have a

divine call for devoting their lives to the greatest interest of
men. fail to improve their time and talents during their school
years. “In my college,” the Dr. said, “there were several
preparing for the ministry. Most of them were proverbial,
am sorry to say, for their mediocrity. In the class room, in
the societies, even in religious matters they were unable to
lead. ” A telling reproach on some of the Wesley Hallers.
Told Jacob about what I felt in regard to Vree’s evil re
port of me. He said, “Let men say what they please about
you; only let your work show who you are.” I thankfully
take Jacob’s advice and resolve:—
1. That I shall not hunt after what V. or anybody else
may have said against me;
2. That I shall not tell anybody about this matter except
to bosom friends like Wilson, for instance.
16th, Monday, Gloomy very windy, unpleasantly warm.
Recit usual.
Despirited and sad, fretful and lonely. Bed early.
17th. Tuesday. A beautiful day—windy. Recit. usual.
From this day. by the help of Christ, I shall try not to
fret and worry myself about things trifling or unavoidable.
No doubt, I shall fail many a time. But nothing is like trying.
God help me.
18th, Wednesday. Mostly windy, cloudy and cold. Recit. usual.
Wrote to Dr. Candler thus:.【- 匕;…
“A week or so ago, I received a letter from Dr. Allen. He

said, ‘I received a letter from Dr. Candler, President of

Emory, saying that you are already provided for there and
you can come when you like.’
‘That I appreciate your kindness and the generosity of
your institution, I need not say. I shall show my gratitude by
trying to improve the opportunities you thus offer; and to
devote whatever knowledge those opportunities may give, to
the cause of the Master.”
Then closed the letter by asking his directions by which
I may know when and how to proceed to my new sphere
of work.
19th. Thursday. Fair and cold, Recit. usual. Received a letter
from Nagami.
20th. Friday. Windy. Rained hard in the evening and night.
Recit. usual. Spend most of the hours before the bed time
in writing an article on Corea for Dr. Hoss.
21st. Saturday. Cloudy with short intervals of sunshine.
Recit usual. Finished the article for Dr. H. In the evening,
with Jordan called on Mrs. Hoss. To call on her bqsking in
her genial smiles and listenng to her outspoken conversation,
is a recreation to me. She is a woman of vigorous intellect
strong will, sound common sense, practical wisdom, great
personal magnetism. She is not, however, of very spiritual
4
or religious turn of mind.
After class meeting, Yoshioka came up and complained of
the manifest indifferentism of most of the theologues and
of the contempt in which “a theologue” is held by outsiders.
February 1891 155
He said that he hadn’t received any spiritual blessing since

his abode in W.H. and that the professors ought to manifest
more interest in the meetings and doings of the boys.
22nd. Sunday. Bright most of the day—cold.
Missed the W.E. S.S. Attended the morning worship in
Christian Ch. Taught the Pen. S.S. class.
23rd. Monday. Windy, cloudy and cold. Cleared up late p.m.
Yesterday was the anniversary of Washington’s birth. But
that falling on Sunday, today is given as a holiday.
Wrote letters to Dr. Candler, whose answer to my last
letter I received on Saturday： Dr. Allen, Prof. B., Nagami,
McIntosh, and to Mrs. Lillias Underwood. Asked the last
named lady to send me some tracts and hymns in Corean
alphabet.
The literary societies had the anniversary orations. I could
not go.
24th. Tuesday. Cloudy and boisterous wind southwest, day and night.
Recit. usual.
25th. Wednesday. Rained hard all the a.m. until 11. Wind continued.
Recit usual.
26th. Thursday. Very cold—snowed in the morning. Biting wind in p.m.
Recit. usual.
27th. Friday. Very cold----------
Recit. usual.
This morning Dr. Martin made the following remarks to
the Ch. H. class:
“If you want to be above the common run of humanity.
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you must think. Contented with superficiality, you will live

unnoticed and die unlamented. Work! Be earnest! All your
recitations in the class-rooms are not worth a row of pins.
A child can do that. A parrot can repeat what others say.
Think!
“America is great in material prosperity. In scholarship,
in esthetic arts. America is poverty stricken. This is her
shame.”
Of course, these are not exactly his words. They, how
ever. show that Dr. M. is a good teacher. Indeed he is one
of the best teachers in the University. He is perfectly at
home in what he instructs. He cares more for the essence
than the words of a lesson. He never hesitates to reprove
the boys for poor recitation. Better still, his talk is always
stimulating and inspiring. He spurs one to thinking and
careful study. In short, he knows how to teach, and teaches
how to study.
Dr. Tillet is the reverse to Dr. M. as a teacher. You may
study under Dr. T. a hundred yrs; you will not hear him say
a word that will make you feel hungry for more knowledge
and study. Dr. T.’s trouble is in his caring more for the
number of pages that you get over, than for the meaning
you get out of them. He seems to think it a sacrilege to
grant a student’s petition for shorter lessons. This want of
sympathy and this mere mechanical recitation of tedious
lessons make me tired of the book, of the teacher, of the
whole business of systematic theology. Dr. T. is a good man.
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but a poor teacher.

28th. Saturday. Snowed and rained most of the morning. Cloudy and
cold all tke day, Recit. usual.
MARCH
1st. Sunday. Cold and cloudy with intervals of sunshine.

Attended the W.E. S.S.
Stayed in the room all the day to get up a short descrip
tion of China Mission of M.E. Ch. S. to be read in 나le Sun
day M. Society.
2nd. Monday. Cold, gloomy、 windy, cheerless. Rained all the night.
Recit. usual.
3rd. Tuesday. Hard rain all the morning.
Recit. usual.
4th. Wednesday. Fair most of tke day.
Recit. usual.
5th. Thursday. Cloudy and cold and gloomy.
Recit. usual,
6th. Friday. Cloudy rained in the night.
Recit. usual. Attended the protracted service at W.E. Ch.
7th. Saturday. Rained hard all the a./». Cleared after dinner. Rained
the night. Recit. usual.
8th. Sunday. Cloudy, gloomy rainy.
Attended W.E. S.S. and the morning service. My health is
a poorly state. Buying medicine has cost me nearly $4.
Wandering thoughts:
158 尹致臭0記 2
1. Many call Dr. Martin a crank. One—not a student—

said a day or so ago. that he had no use for Dr. M. in the
world. But I like his method of teaching. I do not agree
with all or some of what he says in the class-room. His
talks are suggestive. This is a great deal.
2. Read in the “Churchman” an article in which a Japanese
is quoted to have said that Corea had paid tribute to Japan
and that Japan did not recognize the independence of Corea
until 18----- . What a stuff of lies! A Japanese will tell any
kind of lies if it serves his patriotism. However in this case,
the Japanese may have said only the Japanese side of the
relation that had existed between Japan and Corea.
3, I have very, very, very little confidence in the so-called
histories of Japan, Corea and China. They are full of lies—
down right lies, specially in matters concerning foreign in
tercourse, These so-called histories record and most outra
geously exaggerate what the historian, whether a Japanese
or a Corean, or a Chinese, think best suited to his preju
dices and pride. When I read an Asiatic history, I take the
main'facts and let all the lying elaborations go.
4. A time there was when I tried to vindicate the indepen
dence of Corea. Now I do not care to do that. Independence
or no independence, the country, as long as she is under pre
sent government, is not worth talking about. A time there
was when I felt proud to estimate the population of Corea
at from 20 to 15 millions. I maintained this as an article of
faith. Now I am ashamed of saying that Corea has even 10
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millions The larger population a poor downtrodden country

has, the greater shame it is to her,
5. I believe that the devotional and doctrinal portions of
the Bible were written by inspiration. So were the prophet
ical parts. But the historical portions were written by or
dinary men. There can be no doubt that some facts and
figures recorded in the Old Testament were the creation of
the imagination or superstition of the time and people and
not of actual occurrence. King Saul and the witch, and the
prophet and his speaking ass are the examples. Now then,
it may be objected, if you admit this, how can you tell what
actually happened and what did not? Let everyone, I answer,
exercise his own judgment in this matter.
6. The passions, anger, hate, love, repentance, etc. which
the prophets attribute to God, and the imageries, illustrations,
and parables which the prophets introduce under “the Lord
said unto me”—all this is the means and channels thro
which the prophets convey the truth as spiritually revealed
to them. These imageries and illustrations were not dictated
by the H. Spirit.
7, Even the inspired Apostles did not escape errors—
errors immaterial to our salvation---- interpreting the re
cords of the O.T. or the sayings of our blessed Jesus. For
instance. St. Paul and St. Peter did not know when Christ’s
second coming would be. St. Paufs doctrine of predestination,
what difference is there between it and Calvin’s? As I do not
believe Cal.’s predestination, I do not believe Paufs either.
leo 尹致吳日記 2
After the Sunday Evening Miss. Meeting was over, 1

went in Wilson’s room and had a happy time of words, of
peace and prayers.
Wrote to Bell whose letter I had some days ago received.
9th. Monday. Rained and snowed some in the early part of the morning
Cleared up into a sunny afternoon. Recit. usual.
10th. （三月初一）. Tuesday. Bright and windy. Recit. usual.

Read “Hawthorne and His Wife” Vol. 1. It has a large pro
portion of the letters between H. and his wife. The burden
of the epistles is eulogy, eulogy, eulogy. I do not blame
Mrs. H. for praising a man like H. or H. for praising a
woman like Sophia H. But I do blame the biographer for
boring the reader to death with so great a number of mutual
admiration-society records of fond lovers.
My seclusive subjectivism grows stronger every day. I
can not bear for a moment the company of anybody except
that of the most intimate friend. Love for free and friendly
nature is hereby increased. Hatred of all conventional sham
and affectation grows intensified. But the harm resulting
from this excessive shyness is greater than its benefit. It
makes me exceedingly sensitive. It deprives me of the plea
sures of society. It inclines me to misanthropy. Common
sense and religion only keep me from running into extremes
of these injurious tendencies.
llth. （初三）. Wednesday. Cold—rained—windy. Recit. usual.
After supper went to Fisk University with several boys
to hear Mr. Gossan speak to the colored students on “Stu
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dents’ Volunteer Movement." One characteristic that struck

me in regard to the colored students was that the white
professors spoke for them. This showed that the students
have not yet reached the independence and freedom that the
white students possess.
12th. （初三）. Thursday. Cold—gloomy. Rained in the night. Recit.
usual.
Broken rest of last night compelled me to take a nap,
I
13th. （初四） . Friday. Bright and cold. Snow covered the ground early
this morning. Recit. usual.
14th. （初五）. Saturday. Very bright and very cold. Recit. usual.
This morning none of the theological professors being pre
sent in the chapeL Dr. Garland led the devotional exercises.
These professors ought to know better than that.
Attended the prayer meeting in the W.E. Ch. led by Dr.
Smith. His talk to the young children was very interesting
and instructive. At the end of the talk he asked those boys
and girls to kneel down who wanted to accept Christ in
their youth. The beautiful sight of pretty little boys and girls
kneeling touched my emotion, roused my prayers, moved
my tears. Here I like to ask myself whether I would have
been so moved by the sight if the boys and girls were negro
children. I don’t think I would. But two things are plain:
1. The emotion— can not explain why it was roused
—was genuine because it was unaffected,
2. Because our sympathies and love are not wide they
are not therefore to be slighted or stifled.
15th （初7느）. Sunday. Cold but beautiful.

Attended W.E. S.S. and the morning service.
Pastor Brown preached a straight forward sermon. I do
not like his frequent wailing or sobbing voice in which he
expresses his feelings. So much like affectation.
Attended the afternoon meeting in W.E. Ch.
16th. （初七） Monday. X beautiful day. Recit. usual.
Tried to read outdoors, but everything seemed so delightful
around me that I had to quit the nonsense of trying to read
outdoors in the first lovely day after so many gloomy ones.
Finished the Life of Hawth. I like his character, so serene,
so modest, so husbandly, so fatherly, so observant, so reflec
tive. so refined and so liberal! Una seems to me a most
tender, affectionate and lovable woman.
17th. （初八）. Tuesday. A delightful day. Recit. usual.
Wandering thoughts:
1. It is the Devil that so often whispers to me that I am
not a Christian, because I do not always feel happy and
confident The fact is that I am a Christian and a good one
too. I have faith in, and love for God. The great trouble
with me is that I look to feeling too much.
2. I often fall into despondency because I can not always
be consistent. But who is he that can boast of perfect consisten
cy between words and works? Who is he that can live up
to his ideals? Nobody except he whose ideals are as low as
deeds. No doubt the man who, believing that life consists in
eating and drinking and being merry, spends his time and
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money in sensual pleasures is more consistent than he who,

looking at Jesus as his ideal, falls in occasional shortcomings.
But I would rather be inconsistent with a high ideal of life
and character than be consistent on a low plane.
3. The Unitarian Church has not taken any part in sending
the gospel to heathen lands. Thus the sect that emphasizes
the human side of Christianity most is least zealous for the
elevation of the degraded humanity in heathendom. A fact
worth noticing.
At 5 p.m. attended the first meeting of “The Volunteer
Mission Band” in the Hall. The Band has about 17 members.
Of these only a very few took part in the meeting.
After supper went down to the Gymnasium to attend the
religious meeting among the students held there by the Y. M.
C.A. Mr. Sayford a Bostonian led the meeting. He devotes
himself to the revival of religion among the college boys in
the U.S.
18th. （初九）. Wednesday. Windy and pleasant. Sunshine struggling
through clouds, much like fl man on whose face smile plays occasionally
through the clouds of weariness and anxiety. Rained in the night.
Recit. usual. After supper, attended the Sayford meeting.

Received a letter from Rawlings. He is married.
19th. （初十）. Thursday. Cloudy—windy—with occasional sunshine.
Recit. usual.
Very fretful this morning. Am tired of Dr. Tillet’s 38 and
40 pages’ lessons. If I were to quit Vanderbilt today, I would
be sorry to leave some persons and some studies. But heart
ily would I be glad to leave Dr. T. and his theology.

After supper attended Sayford’s meeting. Dr. Bemis was
there—a rare thing to see a member of the Faculty-----
the students’ religious meeting. Dr. B. is any way. a most
sweet and gentlemanly Christian.
20th.（十一）. Friday. Cloudy all tke a.m. Sunny p.m.
Recit usual. This morning Dr. Smith said in the class
something like this:
“Bretheren. I have never seen a Christian institution in
which the Faculty shows as little interest in the religious con
dition of the students as the Faculty of this university. Meet
ings have been going on in W.E. Ch.------ university - church—
for the past 3 weeks. The Faculty not only shows no
interest in that none of its members attends the meeting,
but decries the earnest methods used in the meetings for
the conversion of sinners. These professing Christians, the
leaders to whom the students look up as examples in learning
and religion, denounce enthusiasm as excitement or f죠nati-
cism. Respectibility is their shibboleth. If this thing goes on
I shall resign, not because my resignation is of any impor
tance, but because it goes against my conscience to be in
the Faculty. Under present circumstances, I should not per
suade any Methodist to send his children to this university.
Such religious indifference in an avowedly Christian school
is injustice to our patrons.”
I agree with Dr. S. However, until the Faculty of theolog
ical department shows more warmth in its religious life, I
March 1891 165
shall not blame the literary Faculty.

Dr. Smith is strong common sense incarnated. He is affable,
prudent, sincere and courageous. There is no Dr. A’s whine;
or Dr. T’s stiffness in him.
After supper attended Sayford’s meeting. He attacked 7
temptations peculiar to a student They were smoking, card
playing, drinking, theatre going, dancing, licentiousness, mas-
/
turbation. He did much good to the boys by presenting these
subjects so forcefully and skillfully. I object, however, to his
rather detailed remarks on licentiousness. I think this does
more harm than good—at least to me. He said that mas
turbation is a besetting sin to vast majority of school and
college boys.
21st. (“h—). Saturday, Little sunshine, much cold, more rain—-strong
north and north-west wind. Recit Usual. After supper, attended
Sayford’s meeting.
22nd. (十三). Sunday. A fine day.
Attended the W.E. S.S. and the morning service at More
Memorial Church.
At 2 p.m. attended the last of Sayford’s meeting in the Gym
nasium. Some of his many excellent and suggestive remarks:
1, “Many of you do not want to become a Christian in a
wrought-up or excited meeting. Very well. I am told you had
a very quiet time during this session. Why didn’t you then
get converted? The truth is that all this is an idle excuse.
2. “Some men have just religion enough to be miserable*
—a terrible thing!
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3. “You want to think about the matter. But I tell you,

you have thought about religion long enough. What you
want now is action.”
The last remark suggests to me these thoughts:
1. The time is past for me to doubt. All doubts ought to
have been settled on the day I made my public profession.
Trust and faith and no more doubt.
2. My late study of various theories on Final Causes and
some glimpse into the Unitarian controversies in New England
has unquieted my mind a great： deal. But I am driven to
seek refuge in childlike trust in God and Christ by the rea
sonable fact that all the anti-Christian philosophers have done
and given nothing to take the place of Christianity; that a man
whose faith is unsettled by a Spencer or Hume or Inger옹ol
generally becomes a wreck in morals： that all this shows
the danger of lightly treating God and His commandments;
that Christian mysteries have been accepted by such intellects
as Augustine, Luther, Calvin, Leibnitz, Kant, Bacon, Newton,
etc： and that I have been a happier and better man in Christ
than I was out of Him. I am tired of doubting and ques
tioning. No more of them,------- grant!
F이t so ill and weary that I had to go to bed at 4 p.m.
Had a nervous night. 乂
23d. （十四）. Monday. Fine- ..d.

Recit. usual. Exceeding tired and sick of weakness.
24th. （十五）. Tuesday. Cold—pale sun—wind. Recit. usual. Weak
and weary.
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25th. （十7는）. Wednesday. Rained—cold'

Recit. usual. Received a letter from Kong.
So weak that moving up and down the stairs a great and
trying task. My heart pants for some one----------- or sister
—to pour its love and affection on. I wish I had a kind
and sympathizing lady friend whom I may^regard as mother
or sister confiding in her bosom my hopes, and fears, sor
rows and joys.
26th. （十七）. Thursday. Rained hard ww.—stopped late p.m. Rained
in the night.
Recit. usual. Fearfully weak.
27th. （十八）. Friday. Very cold-rainy, Recit. usual.
After dinner, called on Dr. Trawick M.D. for advice in re
gard to my disease. He said that marriage would be the best
medicine! For this medicine, I must wait for some years yet.
Attended the Month. Mission. Meeting in die Hall chapel.
The subjects were “What W.E. Ch. South has done for the
Negro" and “Our （W.E. Ch.S/s） duty to the Negro”. At 나le
end of the meeting Dr. Tillet gave a sensible and both-sided

talk on the Negro question. He admitted the impracticabi
lity of granting social equality to the Negro but insisted on
helping his educational and religious advantages by personal
work—
—as teachers or preachers—and by financial contri
bution. He congratulated the South on the deliverance from
slavery; admired the wonderful providence of overruling the
sins of and errs of men. The Dr. is no doubt a conscien-
,tious principle abiding Christian.
28th. （十九）. Saturday, Cold—cloudy.

Recit. usual. This morning in the Economic class Dr. Be
mis, in connection with condensing the astounding corruption
of the American city governments, said, “Perhaps the fault is
partly with the church in not making duty plain to the
people. The preachers, instead of talking about conversion
and Holy Ghost and other such things nobody understands,
should teach more of honesty in business, unselfishness and
purity in politics.”
I think I know what Dr. B. means： but I would not have
said it in the same way. Honesty, self-denial and purity in
business and politics are certainly good things and ought to
be preached about. But conversion and Holy Ghost ought
not to be neglected.
In the afternoon, went to the Publishing House to see Mr.
Holt, who had desired an interview with me. He said that
he had received a letter from Prof. W.B.B. concerning me a
week or two ago; that a fund of about $100 for helping the
native students of a mission field was at his command： and
that he would gladly help me in money matters from the
fund either as a loan or a gift I have been for some time
nickelless: my surprize at and thankfulness for, this won
derful providence can be better imagined than described.
29th, （三十） Sunday. A lovely day—with a short cloudy interval
Attended the Easter Service and the S.S. at W.E. Ch.
At the request of Wilson, I went to Woodvin Chapel at 4
p.m. Spent a most delightful and refreshing evening with
April 1891 169
Misses Susie and Maggie Johnson at their home. The land

scape surrounding Miss Susie’s cottage is very pleasant. A
meander over gently sloping hills decked with grass and
wild violets and girded by streams murmuring on their sil
very ways, exhilarated my spirit. Miss Susie is a graduate
from Dr. Price’s school. She is attractive and entertaining.
After supper at her home, went to the chapel. The frame
work sanctuary was full of warmth, people, light and cheer.
The mission society celebrated its aniversary and the Easter
Sunday together. The recitations of little children formed
an agreeable part of the program. I gave a talk on Corea—
the audience seemed to be pleased.
Returned to the Hall at 11 in the night.
30th. (tf-). Monday, Rained all the day and night. Boisterous wind.
Recit. usual.
31st. (tf：三). Tuesday. A beautiful day. Recit. usual.
APRIL
1st. (三月 tl*三). Wednesday. Cloudy and foggy a.m. Cloudy and windy
p.m. Recit. usual. '
This morning, April-fooled Johnson, Jordan, Bradfield, Bet
terton, Cook, Scarboro, Christian, and Lattla—Professor. All
sold themselves most roundly.
2nd. (-U pg). Thursday. Cloudy and very cold. Rained in the night.
Recit. usual.
Felt exceeding sad and melancholy.—doubtless intensified
by the reading of Marble Faun.

3rd. （its）. Friday. Cold—rained a little, then hailed fl little—snowed
a deal in the evening.
— pro
Finished Marble Faun. I do not like this romance—
gress is painfully slow and its end is most unsatisfactory.
The book, however, has many a gem of well expressed
thought.
This evening called on Mr. Holt and borrowed $15.00
from “Nichol’s bequest”. Mr. H. said that I might return the
money or not at my option.
4th. （if?느）. Saturday. Very cold and cloudy.
On account of oratorical concourse before the Faculty, the
University exercises were suspended. I spoke on the “Glories
and Dangers of the English Language”. 25 boys were on the
list. 8 of this number were selected for the commencement
oratorical contests. I was among the 17 non-elect! Felt dis
appointed.
After dinner went down town and spent the whole p.m. in
book-stores. Received $6. 00 from Dr. Hoss for the article I
had written for him.
5th. （U•七）. Sunday. Bitter cold—windy—snow flakes now and then
After the W.E. S.S. went to a North. M.E. Church.
Besides the preacher, there were 13 male and 10 female
attendants. The first time, since I came here, 1 saw more
men than women in a church. Preaching over, most of the
congregation remained for a class meeting.
The vanity of life, in the palace as well as in the hut.
April 1891 171
with the fool as well as with the sage, made me m이an-

choly all the day.,
6th. （If八）. Monday. Bright—cold—windy. Recit. usual.
7th. （甘九） . Tuesday. Cold hut bright a.m.—cloudy p.m. Recit. usual.
After supper. Rev. Porter, a Presbyterian missionary to
Brazil, addressed the boys on that field. Among many things
he said that the （or a） Brazilian Catechism has not the sec
ond commandment. This was omitted by the priests to keep
up the image worship.
Sth. （三十）. Wednesday. Cloudy most of the day. Fine evening.
Recit. usual.
F이t dull and cheerless in body and mind. Studied most of
the morning hours in the library parlor. I have a home-
fe은ling in the library and in the parlor. By the way, it was
in this parlor that O.E. Brown and Miss Anna Muse studied
the Greek testament together. Here they fell in love with
each other,—which love culminated in their marriage.
9th. （三月初—）. Thursday. A warm and sunny day—boisterous wind.
Recit. usual.
On my way home from a ramble, I was amused, near
Blakemore Chapel, to see a dozen or more cows and bulls
with hoofs, horns, tails, run wildly before a iktle bit of a
fellow about 7 or 8 yrs. old armed with stones. A fine illus
tration of the superiority of reason over brutal strength.
Met two mechanics passing by who interleaved every two
words with an oath.
10th. （初三）. Friday. Cloudy a.m. Fine p.m.—boisterous wind all the day.
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Recit. usual. Rain and lightening-night.

In the English class this afternoon, Vreeland most dis
agreeably surprized the professor and the boys by his
would-be wit. It was thus:
Today being the Hawthorn day, every boy was called on
to write a 5-minutes’ essay on some subject about Hawth.
or his works. All went on smoothly until Vreeland was asked
to read his paper. He got up promptly. He went up and
stood by the professor’s desk, holding in his hand not neat
sheets, but a piece of crumpled up Egypt paper with some
thing jotted on it. Then he began to talk about “calling on
girls,” or “running race with Merriam” or “killing 5 minutes’
time” or “the length of seven Gables” and other stuff of this
sort With an elated air he then turned to Dr. Baskerville and
said “Dr., let me know when the time runs out.” Indignation
crimsoned the Dr.’s face. In the mildest and quietest way
possible, he said, “Mr. Vreeland, we are here not to ‘kill the
time* but for business. If you have a paper, read it; if not,please
give room to some one who has.” Pallor seized on Vr.’s face
as he tried to excuse himself on plea of having misunderstood
Dr. Bask.’s directions in regard to the essay. Many felt sorry
for Vr. while some seemed indignant against him. 그
Spent the reading hours in Hawthorn’s Eng. Notebooks. I

like Hawth. He is so full of reserve ungallied by morbidness：
of dignity free from affectation： of sympathy wide in its
range： of observation deep in its reach. His style is easy,
his diction pure, his vocabulary rich. Best of all he has no
April 1891 173
sham or brag. He never bores his reader with “liberty” or

— humbugs
“freedom" or ‘‘inalienable rights of. man” etc.—
that the Americans so much talk about.
Went to a colored cobbler’s shop to get my shoe-heels
fixed. While I was there nearly an hour many negroes of
lower grade were talking in the room, but I didn’t hear a
word of profanity. .
At 7:30 p.m. attended 나le W.H. Miss. Meeting. Dr. Lambuth
gave a direct and pointed talk on the indifference of the
home church to missions： on the obligation of establishing
an African mission etc.
11th. （初三）. Saturday. A sure enough spring day. Recit usual.
Spent two hours in the Philosophic Society where “Co
education” was the subject of debate. The objections to co
ed. were that a girl’s presence often hampers the freedom
of lectures in the class-room and that she demoralizes the
boys. The arguments for Co-ed were that women need high
education as much as men; that there are no institutions in
the South affording as good opportunties to an aspiring gi리
as Vanderbilt： that the influence of the fair sex proves bene
ficial to the boys etc. I spoke on the “for” side. However
I think limited co-education is better than unlimited.
Between 4:30— p.m. with Jordan, called on Mrs. Hoss.
She was sick—so came back disappointed after a few mo
ments' talk with Miss Oglie.
Received letters from Dr. Allen and also from Bell. The
latter said that he was coming to Am. with Prof. Bonnell
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this fall.
12th. （初四）. Sunday. A lovely day.
Attended the W.E. S.S. and the morning service. At 2:30
with Jamison went to Central Bapt. Ch. to hear Rev. Lofton’s
pictorial lecture on monkeys. He took a monkey as his text and
denounced the sins of “monkeying” with mens* character, with
other’s money, with the purity of women, with the Bible.
Wandering thoughts:
1. While Rev. Lofton put his whole soul in kind exhorta
tions and solemn warnings there were several girls in front
of me who talked and sneered. The ugliest sight anywhere
is a pretty girl fashionably dressed sneering at godly
advice.
2. On our way home Jamison said that he had lost all
confidence in men： that most men are hypocritical. Alas!
this is a bad fix to be in. I know what this means. But I
am coming out of this. Now it is my belief that most men
are honest. I do not think there are many hypocrites in the
Church. I believe that every Christian is really in earnest
about his salvation： that if he fails to come up to his
profession it is his weakness and not hypocrisy.
Wrote to Bell, Kong Chee Yu. Hal Peoples and to Rawlings.
13th. （初五）. Monday. Warm and windy.
Recit. usual. Received a letter from Mr. McIntosh. Wan
dering thoughts: This senior year in this department has
been a humbug. Except in the history class under Dr. M.

I don’t know what I have got out of the Systematic and the
April 1891 175
Discipline. I am not ambitious for the honor (if it be an

honor at all) of the B.D. certificate.
2. I am too poor and too proud to seek for friendships.
When they come, I accept them with gratitude and keep
them—as far as I know how—with care. When they go I let
them go—or I ought to let them go with resignation.
14th. (初穴). Tuesday. Fair—very windy—warm. Recit. usual.
We have been studying or rather analyzing the 25 Arti
cles for the week or two past. Theology is a cold and heart
less and uninspiring affair—specially when so taught. By
this I do not mean that theology, confessions and articles
are bad things. God forbid that I should be so arrogant as to
pronounce anything useless or bad because I do not like it.
All I here mean is that I have no taste for theological sub
jects.
At 4:30 the Volunteer Band met with Dr. Lambuth in
Brockman s room—14 boys present. Among means sug
gested for disseminating missionary* information were
1. Writing missionary items to Conference papers.
2. Selling missionary, magazines and distributing tracts.
3. Giving missionary subjects to students to write on dur
ing the vacation.
4. Getting missionary columns in Conference papers.
After supper in regard to the class of “91” in this depart
ment I had a conversation something like this:
- “Jordan, don’t you think our class is the poorest this De
partment ever saw?”
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Jord. “I don’t think so. We are as good as any gone before

us. ”
Y. “By no means. The class of ‘89’ had such men as
Brown. Harper, and Leich. Of the five 3 are in mission fields.
Of the class of ‘90* Rawlings is already a pastor of a large
city church. Wilson is a solid man. Dickson. Bruce, Hearn are
missionaries. While in the University these men carried off
medals or spoke in the Capitol or filled responsible positions
in the literary and missionary societies. Now behold our
class!—what a sorry stuff it’s made of!----- medals, no
Capitol, no positions!”
Jord. “Medals, speeches, positions do not amount to a row
of pins. I did not come here for any of them. Besides, we
recite as well as anybody.”
Y. “Shucks! A parrot can recite.”
Jord. "But life will show which class is better. Who can
tell but that our ‘91’ may beat others.”
Y. “True. Indeed, if we do no better in the world than we
have in the college. Heaven pity us! But I am now talking
about our school career and not life. Really don’t you think
our class is the poorest that ever walked on this campus?
I am sure the professors know this. Boys have a hearty
contempt for our senior class.”
To this Jordan answered, “Don’t the boys have a high
opinion of us?” What simplicity! Indeed if he were not so
simple I would not have talked so freely. I like Jordan for
this childish conceit.
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There is only one man in our class who could stand high
in any department. It is Nolen. As a man, I do not like him
very much! he seems to be so absorbed in self.
After all. our class may turn out to be better than ex
pected. God only knows： future only can tell.
15th. （初七）. Wednesday. Cloudy, windy and very warm.
Recit. usual.
The Campus is really pretty------- red, blue, yellow,
white.
1. The biographies of world-wide great men are worth
studying. But I have a great contempt for the biographic요
of ordinary men of local importance, whether of bishops、
or generals or what not .
2. No passion or appetite or weakness in me that I can
not or I shall not forgive. But the indulgence in or abuse
of any passion or appetite I ought not to forgive.
16th. （初八） . Thursday. Fair and very warm. Recit. usual.
Things that offend me:
1. Theologues wrangling about theological questions,
which nobody understands, among an ordinary company
specially in the presence of sceptics or infidels.
2. Girls talking with dudes in the classroom while the-
professor lectures.
3. Christians joking about “hell," “heaverT and other
religious subjects.
A little girl told me this evening that if one could blow
3 dandelions together at one breath, it was the sign of her
or his being loved by a sweetheart

The “Glee Club” gave a concert in the night in the Syste
matic room. It amused me to see merry girls and light
boys listening to songs and recitations as light and merry
in a room with blackboards full of “piirgartories,” “finally
losts, ” “condemnations” etc.
17th. (初九) . Friday, Very warm. Cloudy in the night. Recit. usual.
When I behold the magnificent buildings in a civilized
city. I despise hovels and huts： when I read about the lives
of great men, such as Caesar. Napoleon. Luther, Cromwell,
Emerson, I despise myself. But think! in my own little
sphere I may be as perfect as the biggest of them. Courage!
Faith!
18th. (初十) . Saturday. Rained all the a.w. Recit. usual.
After the classmeeting, I went to the Amusement Hall to
see Kendall training vicious horses. A charming sight was
his pony hitched to a buggy. The beautiful creature, without
a bridle or a rein, was governed and directed by the motions
of a whip and then by those of the hand of the rider.
If there are somethings in America that I envy more than
others, they are (1) its beautiful women (as a class), (2) its
magnificent horses. (3) its soul-stirring music, (4) and its
manly beard and mustache.
Luther never cared for consistency. He changed his opin
ions whenever he found anything better. That’s the way a
man ought to do.
Kendall, the horse trainer, said tonight, “Speak to your
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horse manly and sharp. Let him understand what you mean
by what you say.” We must heed this advice not only in
dealing with horses but also with men.
19th. ("I—). Sunday. A beautiful day.
At 10 a.m. with Betterton and Bettis went to Humphrey
Str. Church there to hold a missionary meeting. When I got
up to talk I found myself so badly prepared that I was
ashamed to ask God’s blessing what I had to say—a pun
ishment for negligence.
With Betterton took dinner at Bro. Alford’s. After dinner,
at 2:30 p.m. accompanied Bro. Alford to the Industrial
School. This institution is for unruly boys. Here they are
compelled to work. About 150 boys in the school now. Bro.
Alford preached to them on the 8 beatitudes. Institutions as
this are the noblest monuments of a Christian civilization.
The ride thro open country did me good. On the way
home from the Puplic Square the car was crowded. A colored
woman came in; but nobody gave her a seat. I waited long
enough to see how an American would practice his bragged-
about doctrine of “woman s right.” I vacated my seat for the
black lady. A smile went around among the passengers.
Thus I found that it is color and not woman, race and not
right that the Americans respect.
Took a walk in Westside Park. Very little, if any, im
provements were made in the Park since I first saw it
two years ago.
20th. (十三) . Monday. Fair, very warm—c summer day. Recit. usual.
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No word or words can express my intense longing for my

Mother—
—especially this morning. I wish I had a woman-friend
in whose loving and sympathetic bosom I could confide my
troubles, my affections, my mother-ward yearnings. I like to
see Mrs. Hoss.
I like Jordan’s artlessness and childlike openness-- those
whom he takes to be friends. His awkward manners and
rustic appearance and habits shutting him out of the “aris
tocratic and fashionable” society in the Hall, he loves to
associate with me—
— lonely and melancholy me\
21st. （十三）. TTresdoj. Fine. Recit. usual.
In the afternoon I tried to read some under the trees but
Dr. F. Smith’s two children—a little boy and a little girl
------------- me so I had to quit. They displayed most unlovely
dispositions if this can be judged from their unlovely words.
Listen some of what a girl of 8 or 9 said! “You are a Jap,
aren’t you?” “I will dash your brain out with this”------------
up an iron leg of a bench. “Some one told me that you had
a child and that you threw it into water to be swallowed
up by an alligator!”
Accompanied Bro. Harvey to East Nashville. There took
supper with H. and Jordan at Mr. Binkley’s. Mr. B. has a
daughter aged 10. Even for an American girl, she is very
precocious. She talked as a grown lady. After supper, with
Annie and Bro. H. went to Mr. Knight’s. Here the Epworth
League of Bro. H.’s Ch, had a social meeting. The program
consisted of songs, recitations, and conversation. I sat in a
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corner like a mummy for two hours. Cave a short speech.

Came home at 10:30.
22mL （十四）. Wednesday. Cloudy—cool in early morning and late
evening. Recit. usual.
23rd. （十五） . Thursday. Rained most of the day. Recit. usual.

Nashville has the most poorly kept prisons.
24th. （十？느）. Friday. Fine, Cut recit.
Having accepted an invitation from the Miss. Society of
Culleoka, I took the 3:40 evening train for the place. Reached
Cui. at 6:15. Took supper at Rev. Wilke’s, an old super
annuated Meth, preacher. Delivered a lecture on Corea in
the church to a nice crowd from 7:30 till nearly 8:30.
Answering promiscuous questions occupied an hour or so.
The preacher in charge Rev. Patty, and Mrs. Williamson, the
Pres, of the Miss. Society, took up a collection of $5.10
and gave it to me for my expenses. Returned to Rev. Wilke’s
house for rest
25th. （十七）. Saturday. Fine,
Got up at 5:30 after a very poor sleep. Breakfast done,
I took the 6 o’clock train for Nashville. The cool and fresh
morning air of country revived my lately languid spirit.
Reached Nash, at 9 a.m.
At 11:30 a.m. in company of about 260 students, girls and
visitors, went to Lebanon on a special train---------- ticket
$1. —to see the baseball game between V.U. and C.U
Lebanon is an old, quiet town of considerable size. I liked
the place with its wide streets, quaint houses and cedar groves
The game began at 3:30 and ended at 6. Lebanon beat

V.U. 10 to 9. All came back crest-fallen and hoarse. After
all I enjoyed the trip very much.
Recollections:
1. Culleoka, I was told, is a town of between 2 and 3 hun
dred inhabitants. It has 2 dry goods stores, 4 family gro
ceries. 1 school, 2 churches.
2. This morning in the car a man asked the age of a
young lady. What surprized me was that she. without any
sign of embarrassment, told him her age—18, she said.
3. On the way to Lebanon, I saw, for the first time in
America, a negro woman plough.
26th. （十八）. Sunday. Fine.
Attended W.E. S.S With Betterton, attended the morning
service in Christ Church. Little more than one solid hour
was devoted to reading rituals, singing psalms, kneeling,
bowing etc. About 20 minutes’ sermon wound up the ser
vice. The room was full but there were only about 15 men,
all the rest being ladies. The prettiest sight of the whole
program was the kneeling of graceful young women. But
so little spiritual food! No wonder that so few men attend
the service.
Took a nap from 4:30 to 6:30.
Heard Downer preach in Immanual Church.
27th. （十九）. Monday. Fine. Recit. usual. Felt dull and weak
from head to feet.
28th. CtfH）. Tuesday, Fine, Recit. usual.
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Rec’d a letter from Rev. Appenzeller saying that “Ste

ward” being dead, he could not find out my home. Too bad!
Attended the fortnightly meeting of the Volunteers Band.
10 boys—Brazil, the subject.
29th. (if—). Wednesday. Fine. Recit. usual.
Rec’d letters from Nagami and Dr. Allen.
30th. (#“). Thursday. Fine. Recit. usual.
This morning in Dr. T/s Systematic room, the subject on
which each boy had to read an essay was “Do we need a
Wesley, an American Confession of Faith?” Everybody was
on the affirmative side—except myself. The arguments for
a new Confession were:
1. Our 25 Art. are insufficient as a standard of faith.
2. The education of our members needs a new Confession
and a catechism.
3. The Articles, written 350 yrs ago by Archbishop Cran
mer can not adequately express our doctrines.
4. A Confession clearly stating our doctrines will induce
the members of other churches to join us. Some Presbyter
ians, who do not believe in Calvinism, hesitate to join Meth,
on account of their ignorance of the excellence of our doc
trines. More outsiders will join us too.
5. A Confession is a citadel of a church. Calvinism would
have died 50 years ago but for the staying power of its
Westminster Confession and Catechisms. Had we a Confes
sion that the Meth, mothers could have taught to their chil
dren, what a power these indoctrinated children would have
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proved to the church!

I do not believe in these arguments. My reasons:
1. ‘This is no creed making age.” Men are tired of barren
dogmas, confessions, fossilized theology- What we want is
not more formulae but faith： not more standards but spiri
tuality： not more catechisms but character.
2. With the Bible, life and experience but no confession.
Meth, has in a century outrun, in the spiritual race, all other
denominations. When Meth, decays, it will be due to the
absence of life and never to the need of Confession.
3. The argument that but for its Confession and cate
chism, Cal. would have gone down long ago amounts to
nothing. For, if Cal’sm is true it will live independent of its
confessions and catechisms. If it is false, the sooner it falls
the better for the church and the world. The church or sys
tem that has not power, life, and truth enough to stand but
by artificial supports is not worth keeping.
4. Outsiders in this age of common sense, will gladly join
the Meth, church as long as she has a living religion to
offer. It is the consistent life and not the sound creed of a
church that draws men to Christ. As for the members of
other churches what need have we to convert them Metho
dists. The gate of heaven is as wide open to them as to us.
If a Presbyterian gets dissatisfied with his doctrines he has
ample means of examining those of Methodism in the many
treatises on the subject. As we do not need a Confession
for ourselves, why should we need one for a Calvinist?
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5. It is argued that a mother teaching her children our

Confession or Catechism will make them a power in the
church. Nonsense! Such a mother will teach her children
something far better than a Confession or a catechism, viz.
the Bible. If the children taught in the Bible make no power,
neither will a dry catechism do them much good. On the
other hand, the mother who does not teach her children the
Bible will never teach them a confession.
6. Our 25 is a sufficient standard of our faith. If anybody
asks us “What is your standard of doctrines,” let us point
to the Bible.
However, I recommend the revision of the 25. Some of
the Articles need be reconstructed to make them plain, while
others ought to be thrown out. By this I do not ask for
more articles or a new Confession. All I want is that the
doctrines already found in the 25 should be put in more
clear statements.
In a talk with Yosh. tonight he said that Russia is re
ported to show greater aggressiveness in its movement to
ward Corea. Corea can not change for worse anyway.
MAY
1st. （三月 if三）. Friday. Fine—hot—cloudy late a.m. Recit. usual.

The life of an ordinary mortal is indeed a vanity. He lives,
it may be. 3 score yrs and 10： but no sooner he dies than he
is forgotten. This thought often makes me sad—worse still, it
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makes me heartily despise myself and others. There are two

ways to get out of this foolishness: either by cutting short
this vanity by selftermination or by making best of the life
as it is. The midway between these is a wretched thing.
2nd. （it四）. Saturday. Fine—hot. Recit. usual.
In the afternoon, on my way to town, I happened to pass
by George’s------ negro waiter---------- Being asked I went
into the room—very neat one. Here I. for the first time
—
in my life, shook hand with a colored lady—
newly married wife. He, in her presence, asked me with
evident pride and joy, how I liked the looks of his wife!
I politely declined to answer by saying it was a very deli
cate question. She had rather handsome features. She seemed
to have attended Central Col.—a negro school under the
charge of M.E. Ch. N.
At 8 p.m. with Yosh. and Porse went to Dr. Price’s Col
lege to attend the annual meeting of the Young Ladies
Miss. Society. The Society has 76 members representing 7
denominations. The annual collection was reported to have
been $60. 00. The ladies, with the help of Dr. Price, have this
year founded a scholarship for a lady preparing for a mis
sion field. God bless this Society and its beautiful members!
Came home at 10:30.
3rd. （tf■五）. Sunday. Fair—A아.
This morning meet Hal Peoples. He brought two boxes
of flowers sent me for his little sister Annie. What cheer
these little flowers give to a lonely heart!
May 1891 187
Attended W.E. S.S. Worshiped in the Second Presbyterian

Ch. on Col. Str. The sanctuary is located in a very tough
part of the town.
Spent the afternoom in reading the Review. The Baptist
work among the Karens was an inspiring theme to read
about. Let the unbeliever say what he may, the heathen
world—especially the darker part of it—owes to the messen
gers of our Savior Christ a debt that can never be estimated
in dollars and cents.
Hal slept with me.
4th. Ctf大）. Monday. Fair—pleasant. Recit. usual.
Wandering thoughts;
1. Let religion seek the poor, and the rich seek religion.
2. A young lady with light steps and nimble movement
needs not as much help in going up and down staircases as
an old one. Yet while Miss Florence or any other young
lady generally has one, two, often three boys to help her
down to, or up from the dining room, Mrs. Cornwall, old and
crippled has nobody except the banister to assist her. Is
this fair?
3. Our hymn book has nearly 300 of C. Wesley’s hymns.
With a fair number of exceptions, I don’t like the majority
—They seem to me “too theological,” as
of his sacred songs.—
Spencer expresses it. Where there is dogmatic theology,
dryness is inevitable.
4. My sentimentalism, especially in regard to the fair,
is something like that of Rousseau.
5, Nothing is easier than to win my affection. A kind

word, a sweet smile, a gentle touch will do it.
5th. （tr七）. Tuesday. Fine—cool all the morning—so much so as to
make fire comfortable—cold night. Recit. usual.
Wrote to Dr. Allen.

6th. Ctf八）. Wednesday. Fair—cold especially in the morning and the
night. Recit. usual.
Talked to Dr. Coke Smith concerning my desire of travel

ling this summer. He approved it and promised to help me.
7th. （tf九）. Thursday. Fair—cold. Recit. usual.
This morning the Chancellor said in the chapel to the boys,
“Young gentlemen, should any of you become a shoe black,
I hope you will try to excel all your competitors in shining.”
Wandering thoughts:
1. “One butterfly can not make a summer.” Neither can
one good quality or one bad trait make a good or a bad
character.
2. No sin is greater in a nation than weakness and poverty.
8th. （四月初一）. Friday, Fair and cold. Recit. usual.
Wandering thoughts:
1. Prejudice stronger than reason. Dr. Baskerville, though
he acknowledges the necessity of the Civil War, rejoices at
the abolition of the Southern Slavery, and laughs at the
— he thi이＜s the War
State-right or Secession theory—
proved, in the whole, beneficial to the Union, yet he says
that he could not have the coolness enough to read the
history of the War. Dr. Smith once said in my hearing that.
May 1891 189
though he had read and enjoyed all of Dicken’s novels, his

patriotic stomach could not digest D/s “American Notes.”
Compare with these the fact that, with all my enthusiasm
for Macaulay, I can not well bear to read his masterly
essay on Hasting, such being rriy prejudice against H. and
England.
2. The atmosphere of a fashional society in which nothing
but girls, concerts, soloes and duets are talked about is ex
ceedingly depressing and enervating. I wonder how a manly,
fresh and vigorous character can live and thrive in such
an atmosphere.
At 8:30 the boys of the University turned out en mass
to welcome J. Washington Moore at the Union Depot. The
occasion of this enthusiasm was that J.W.M. carried off the
medal in the Inters九zZ以 Intercollegiate Orat. Contest lately
held in Va. From the Depot, the hero, seated in a brett
drawn by 4 magnificent horses, was escorted by a long
procession of cheering and shouting boys. We marched two
and two. led by a brass band. Thro Church then Spruce
into Broad the procession of gold-and-black moved on. As
t drew near the campus, peals after peals of cannonade
thundered joyful salutes. We then went around the principal
buildings on the campus. From the front of the Main build
ing. J.W.M, was carried into the chapel on the shoulders
of several boys. There after a welcome address by Dr. Smith
the crowd was invited to W.H. Icecream, strawberry and
cakes were served out to the hoarse multitude in ample
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quantity. Cooled and filled we parted at about 11 p.m.

The recipient of this honor is a graceful speaker. If schol
arship, refinement, popularity, personal magnetism and elo
quence prophesy a bright future, then a brilliant career
awaits J.W.M.
9th. （初三）. Saturday. Fine, warm. Recit. usual. Felt weary.
10th, （初三）. Sunday. Fine, hot.
Attended W.E. S.S. Then went to McKend. Ch. to hear
Dr. Kelly preach.
On the way home, stepped into the colored Bapt. Chapel.
What a contrast between this and McK! Two extremes—
one poor, ignorant, crude： the other rich, polished, fashion
able.
At 8 p.m. with Yoshioka went to the colored Bapt. Ch. A
full congregation, mostly women. Some points of interest in
their worship:—
1. The singing is done by the leader giving out the words
of each verse. The burden and the time of the song—
—
ancholy and mournful—are well suited to touch and arouse
the emotion of a emotional people smarting under wrong,
contempt and prejudice. The tune reminds me of the har
vest or field-song of Southern Corea.
2. The preaching is carried on by 3 or more “brethereng"
in succession. No text, no logic, no rhetoric, no grammar.
The sermon is simply a string of inarticulate sound and
articulate nonsense seasoned with Script, quotations or allu
sions taken from all the books of the Bible, Gen., Dan., Psm.,
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St. John’s Gospel, Timothy, and what not.

3. The “brethereng” seemed to be very strong Baptists.
One man in prayer said “Lord, I thank you for you have
created me a Baptist.” Another brother in his argument for
baptism by immersion said’ “In the beginning when God
created heavfen and earth, the Spirit of God moved in the
water.” “Of dust God formed the first man and when He
breathed life thro the man's nostril, it was a baptist that
went in.” “Do you believe in call? He that does not believe
in call, does not believe in God.”
4. The audience is very responsive. At every word of the
sermon, the old men and young women nod or laugh or
shout or shriek, or say “Yes” or “No” etc. Three women, one
after another, got up. danced and fainted or seemed to faint.
The subject of such excitement had to be held by two or more
“Holders.” When a woman got over dancing and fainting she
went round shaking hands, embracing and kissing.
5. Collection. Each person went to the table and put on
it a dime or a nickle.
Came home about quarter to ten.
11th. （初四）. Monday. Cloudy and so cold as to make fire feel
comfortable. Recit usual.
12th. （初五）. Tuesday. Fine—cold—cloudy—p.m. Recit. usual.

The chapter on “Indian Empire” in the 19th cent, of Mc
Kenzie, is very interesting. England is the school master of
India and all her subject countries. So is America, of the
Negro and the Indian. The ultimate betterment of the whole
race is the end of Providence. The follies and crimes com

mitted by the strong against the weak in training the latter
for self government ought to be looked at as necessary evils
unavoidable in such a gigantic work, considering the human
nature as it is.
13th. （初7느）. Wednesday. Misty in the early morning—cold、windy.
Recit. usual.
The “Acts of Apostles” reads like a romance, so interesting
it is. I love and admire Paul’s character. He is so strong
yet so gentle; so proud, yet so meek; so zealous yet so wise：
so learned yet so humble. He is a “perfect gentleman.”
14th. （初七）. Thursday. Fair—very cool in the morning. Recit. usual.
15th. （初八）. Friday. Fair and hot.
Field-day therefore a holiday. I wish I had money to
spare; I would then go to the sports.
At 10 a.m. went to Thuss, the photographer, and had
my picture taken.
Unexpectedly Ed. Winfield, gave me a $1.00 membership
ticket to the Athletic sports. Whether the ticket was the
gift of his own or of somebody else s I heartily thank the
giver.
At 2 went to Sulphur Spring Park and enjoyed the Field
day exercises. In baseball game V.U. was beaten by C.U,
Went to bed early.
16th. （初九）. Saturday. Fair—hot. Morning recit. usual.
At 2:30 went to the Park to see the baseball game
between V.U. and C.U. The latter again won the day.
May 1891 193
17th. （初十）. Sunday. Fine, hot. lovely evening.

No S.S. this morning on account of the death of the son
of Mr. Henrix, the superintendent of W.E. S.S. Worshiped
in First Presbyterian Ch. where Rev. Ibiika （井深） , a Japanese
Christian preached.
In the night, read a Jap. Christian paper. Enjoyed the intel
ligent answers of the Japanese ministers to the question
“What are the causes of the standstill of the Japanese church
during last year? Some of the principal causes given were:—
1. Political excitements.
2. Religious reaction in favor of the M national faiths,
Buddhism and Shintoism.
3, Theological controversies shaking the simple faith of
ministers and members.
4. Mere moral and literary lectures instead of gospel
preaching.
5. The comparative peace and liberty of the church' pro
ducing carelessness and indifference.
18th. （十一） Monday. Rained a.m.— cloudy and cool p.m. Recit. usual.
Seven Gables is a most interesting and instructive reading.
19th. （十三） . Tuesday. Cloudy most of the day. Recit. usual.

20th. （十三）. Wednesday. Cloudy and very cool a.m.—fair p.m.
Recit. usual.
At 2 p.m. Bish. Fitzgerald lectured to the junior English
class on Nath. Hawth. The lecture was full of wit. Bish. F.
admired H.’s Marble E most enthusiastically.
21st. （十eg）. Thursday. Cool and cloudy. Recit usual.
Tired of the bull-doggism of Drs. T. and Bemis who carry

long recit. up to the very last day of the session.
“What and how shall I do during the vacation?” has been
a question that agitated me today. Spencer advised me to
travel.
22nd. （十五）. Friday. Fine most o/ the day. Recit. usual.
Had a very poor sleep last night on account of the strong
ice tea drunk at supper and the dancing racket the boys
made between 10:30 and 12.
23rd. （十大）. Saturday. Fair—hot.
Got up at 4:30. Breakfasted at 6, and with Spencer, Jor
dan, Nolen and several others set out for the Lower Wharf
where we had to embark for picnic at Hermitage. Did not
leave the Wharf until 9. The boat was crowded with several
East End S.S. A large number of girls. Surprizingly few.
not more than 10 or 12, of them had any claim to prettiness.
The boat, with wheels at its back, steamed slowly up the
Cumberland about 18 miles. Reached the picnic ground at
12. Enjoyed the dinner, the trees and fields waving with green
wheat. Left Hermitage at 3 p m. and arrived at the Nashville
wharf at 6.
After supper, I led the classmeeting and took the oppor
tunity to bid farewell to Hall friends some of whom, when
I leave in a month or so, I may never see again.
24th. （十七）. Sunday. Fair.
Attended W.E. S.S. and the “Children’s Day” exercises.
At night, with Yosh. went to McKendree to hear Dr. Steel’s
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temperance sermon, but I slept most of the time. I ought

not to go to church in nights when tired.
25th. （十八）. Monday. Fine. Recit. usual.
From 4 p.m. with Scarboro went to Mr. Browder’s house.
There played croquet with Miss Carie and a few boys until
nearly 7. Took supper at Mrs. Browder’s.
26th. （十九）. Tuesday. Cloudy and rained hard late a.m.
Recit usual. Felt very bad and ill humored.
27th. （ttH）. Wednesday. Cloudy,
—band early morning as usual.
The Founder’s Day—
At 10 a.m. attended the B.U. convention. I was nominated
the candidate of this department. There were 3 candi
dates besides myself. At the first ballot Stokes got about 75
and I, 69. When the W.H. boys saw the danger of West
Side’s combining with the Law Department for Bemis, they
gave their solid vote to Law for Bemis. W.H. thus succeeded
to defeat West Side and Stokes. I never worked for B.C.
therefore I had no reason whatsoever to be disappointed.
—
In my speech said I:—
Lad. and Gents: I was told that when a goose bites off
certain kind of grass, it does so so completely that nothing
is left for others to eat When Mr. McCarn commented on my
ugliness, he did it so thoroughly that he reminded me of a
goose. Indeed, but for the unsearchable riches of my
ugliness. I don’t know how any thing more could be said
after the introduction of Mr. McCarn.
My ugliness needs no comments. I am my own epistle
written in gold and black to be seen and read of all men.

especially, all ladies. No one can more truthfully than my
self say, “I am wonderfully and fearfully made!” In schol
arship, 1 never fail to be the first in any class that has
nobody but myself. I can read Latin and Greek as easily as
I can Hebrew—of which I know nothing. My title to a
gentleman, what stronger proof can I offer than that I fought
a most bloody duel with a man who disputed my gentle
manship only last night---- a dream. Thus I am in every
respect qualified for B.U.—a gentleman and a scholar, ugly
without a match in that I am unrivalled and unmarried.
Lad. and Gents, as I stand here, the pride of Asia and
wonder of America. 60 centuries look down upon you! Two
continents await the issue of this convention in breathless
suspense. The happiness of unborn generations depends on
your doing justice to my merit. I leave my cause in your
sovereign hand. I am sure that the spirit of the “Catholicity
of Age (allusion to Bradfield’s subject of speech) will not
admit any prejudice or partiality in your choice?
Went down town and bought an umbrella.
28th. (if-). Thursday. Fine and hot.
This morning had the last recitation under Dr. T. He dis
missed the class with a very fervent and touching prayer
to God.
After dinner, in company of Nolen. Ross, and Boyer,
went to St. Cecilia, a Catholic academy for young ladies.
The institution is located at the end of Buena Vista on a
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commanding position. The place was scrupulously neat. The

music, bells, the neat and often pretty nuns with spotless
white gowns and black hoods and rosaries made the whole
place breathe most calm, quiet, quaint atmosphere. The
chapel was a pretty affair.
At the time there were several women engaged in devo
tion kneeling before an image or a statue representing Mary
or Christ or a saint.
Mother Francis was very fine looking and intelligent. Just
before leaving, she treated us with a few musical perform
ances by three young girls.
From St Cecilia, we walked to Fisk University. Here we
saw the parlor, dining room, Livingstone Hall, the museum
and a few recitation rooms. The library in the Hall was not
larger than the private library of an ordinary Am. gentleman.
Saw some curiosities from Africa among which were weap
ons, idols, birds etc. There are about 600 students in Fisk,
among whom are a few whites—
— from the South tho’.
It was 6 p.m. when we reached home very tired indeed.
29th. （甘三）. Friday, Cloudy, very cool, sprinkled some.
From 12 to 1 Bish. Fitzgerald delivered a lecture to the
English classes on Ed. A. Poe. The fact that the Bish, was
acquainted with Poe—the personal reminiscences were ex
ceedingly interesting.
Reviewed all day. From 5:30 to dark, played croquet with
Miss Carie.
30th. （if三）. Saturday, Very cool in a.m—fair p.m.
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Ex. in Economics.
From 6 p.m. played croquet at Mr. Browder’s. After supper
there, spent two most torturing hours in the company of
Mrs. Br., Miss Carie, Brown and M. Not that they were in any
way unkind or uncivil to me. But, as I am always dumb
founded before a young lady, I sat there sick and silent. I
did not like to say anything as every word and movement
seemed to be watched in the most critical spirit, smiles and
significant glances darting from one to another. For my
sake and for the sake of others I ought to avoid a strange
丄
company as much as possible.
31st. （if四）. Sunday. Fine.
Attended W.E. S.S. Dr. Baskerville taught the class.
Worshipped in W.E. Ch.
Wrote to Prof. Bonnell.
At night heard Jordan preach in East End Ch.
Wandering thoughts:
1. Sabbath keeping in America seems to be gradually going
out of fashion. Fruit stands, soda-water fountains, even
large dry goods stores and book stores are open. All means
of transportation are running. Daily papers add more pages
on Sunday. Preachers, I have seen to buy cigars and soda
water on Sunday. Here I may add that 1 cannot help
laughing at a preacher or anybody else who buys tobacco,
but scruples buying clothes or other articles on Sunday. '
2. Once I heard Dr. Smith say that the boarding house
system is a curse of modern civilization. I did not under
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Stand what he meant till I visited a family keeping boarders.

No matter how nice the family is or how gentlemanly the
boarders are, the presence of strangers at the family table
or the fire side seems to destroy partly or wholy the
sacredness of a family or home. Dr. Smith seems to be right.
3. I hate the choir system of the churches, especially of
fashionable churches. Often a choir is composed, either in
part or in whole, of unbelievers. Its performances are purely
theatrical. One morning at McKendree I saw only a com
paratively small part of the congregation engaged in devotion
while the pastor prayed. The ladies and men in the choir
laughed and talked all the while. Think of such a choir
standing up and piously （?） singing a religious song or a
hymn to a religious crowd! Who would—I would not—
believe the sentiment of the singer who laughs and talks
while others pray?
JUNE
1st. （#五）. Monday. Fair—very hot.

Reviewed English. In the evening played croquet at Mrs.
Browder’s and took supper there. I ought not to repeat this.
The next best thing to being able to express one's gratitude
for material kindness received in some material form, is to
avoid such kindness as much as possible.
2nd. （it：?느）. Tuesday. Fair and hot. Reviewed Ch. Hist.
3rd. Of七）. Wednesday. Fair—hot. Ex. in Church History.
4th. （it八）. Thursday. Fair—very hot. Review Discipline.

5th. Ctt九）. Friday. Fair, wr：y hot. ’
Ex. in Discipline------ driest and worst I ever had.
6th. （#t 日） Saturday. Fair—very windy. Rained between 2 and 2:45 p.m.
Exceedingly sick and weary in mind and spirit.
7th. （五月初一）. Sunday. Cloudy and cool early morning. Hot later on.
Attended W.E. S.S. The last S.S. lesson under Dr. Kirk
land. He is no doubt one of the best men, if not the best,
in every respect, among the V.U. professors.
At 2 p.m. went out with Jordan to Mt. Olivet, to hear him
preach in a school house. Rained before we got into the
house—got badly wet Jordan will make a good preacher
if he continues to study on a sermon as hard as he does
now. He will never become a polished man or a successful
pastor. He is so stingy that he would not spend a nickle
for cleanly appearance or for a public enterprize.
8th. （初三） . Monday. Cloudy and hot most of the day.
In the morning, called on Dr. Tillet to get a letter of rec
ommendation. When I told him of my going to Emory he
said:—
1. That he did not believe in the wisdom of sending stu
dents from Mission Fields to America for education: that the
faith of such a student is shaken by not looking at things
from the stand point of Americans or by observing the
inconsistencies of church members here or by associating
with sceptic friends or by reading their books, and that
American education does not pay a mission.
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2. That, in his opinion, I would have done better had I

gone to a smaller college from the start and that I would
find Emory very imperfectly equipped.
3. That very many young men come here and after having
taken the English course of theology： they find out too late
that it was not what they wanted： that he has offended many
by advising them to go home rather than study here where
they couldn’t do themselves justice; and that the Sustenta-
tion Fund is a great attraction to such boys.
4. That I have an excellent mind; and that I have been a
successful student though I did better in the start, when
everything was novel, than in 비he latter part of the course.
I agree on many points of what the Dr. has said. But
he is the very last man to whom a timid young man should
go for advice or encouragement or sympathy. He does not
season his common sense and practical wisdom by affection.
Worst of all, he constantly makes a fellow feel the burden
and sting of the Sustentation Fund. No wonder that many
mistake him for a heartlessly cold man good for nothing
but a cold theology. No wonder that many a boy is fright
ened away from W.H. by the freezing reception of the Dean.
No wonder that Jamison, after a interview with Dr. T.
was tempted to pack up and go home. No wonder that he
has not a bit of influence with the literary students. No
wonder that his relation with other professors is anything
but cordial. No wonder that, though I know him to to be
kinder than he looks, I hate to go to him for any help either
material or moral.
I answered nothing, because my life and not my preten
tions here will show whether my American education has
better or worse fitted me for God’s work. Reviewed Eng.
9th. （初三）. Tuesday. Rained. Reviewed.
The more I think of Dr. T/s yesterday’s unkind talk, the
more estranged I become from him. If he suspected, no
doubt he did, my being inclined to scepticism by certain
American influences, did he expect to cure me by that kind
of talk? On the contrary, if he expressly designed to shake
my faith, he could not have done better. But thank God, my
faith is not in a Dean of Theology Faculty but in God! The
Dr. seems to have been badly hurt by my essay on the
“Need of a new Wesl. Arminian Conf, of Faith” in which I
opposed his darling theory.
Reviewed till 11:30 p.m.
10th. （初四） . Wednesday. Cool and cloudy. Ex. in English.
In the afternoon went to Pub. H. and got Dr. Smith’s
letter cyclo-styled. Presented Dr. H. with the book on China.
After supper. Prof. Merril kindly set me up to the Last
Day of Pompeii. The finest gymnastic exhibitions—bicycling,
rope and wire walking included—and the most magnificent
fire works I ever saw.
11th. （初五） . Thursday. Cloudy and hot.
Spent the morning in dispatching the circular letters to
different preachers, asking them whether or not they would
let me make mission, talks to their people on the condition
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of my expenses paid.
Rev. all the p.m.
12th. （初大）. Friday. Fair and hot.
Ex. in Syst. Theology. This being my last ex. when I
got through with it. I felt so grateful to God that I could not
help returning fervent thanks for the time, means and health
He has granted me during the past 3 years.
After dinner, went down to Pub. H. and borrowed $35 of
Mr. Holt from the Nichofs Bequest.
A few words on some of the W.H. boys:
1. Brockman—As full of common sense and shrewdness
as “an egg is of meat.”
2. Jordan----- A regular Jew.
3. McCarn- Witty and sharp and unscrupulous when
occasion needs be.
4. Washburn----- A butterfly of humanity.
5. Wilson----- Solid, useful and conscientious.
6. Spencer------------ catholic in view and clever.
7. Downes----- A bookish scholar.
8. Rice----- A peacock, minus its beauty.
9. Vreeland-------- but honest.
10. Nolen----------- mind in sound body.
11. Van Hook--- Handsome, happy, harmless.
12. Walker--- A cynic, a sceptic but no hypocrite.
14. Winfield--- “Hail! good fellow—well-met”
15. A good boy—-Hager,
16. Bradfield--- Has more friendship on his tongue than in
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his heart.
Attend, the Young Metal Contest.
13th, （初七）. Saturday, Fair and hot.
Spent most of the day in writing an Essay on Poe’s “Life”
for Dr. Baskerville.
The class of "91” in the Literary Department celebrated the
class-day. The planting of ivy by the class was a pretty scene.
The graduating class of Theol. Dept, has neither money
nor spirit to do anything for the class.
Dr. T. gave a very nice supper to our class. After supper
in conversation Dr. T. said that when city shall expand
there will have to be a car way thro the V.U. campus,
and that the presence of Roger William Col. （Negro） keep
the value of the real estate down in this part of the city.
Heard the editor of "American,” Mr. Carmack address the
graduating class of Lit. Dept. He said that young men have
no time to lose in sowing wild oats： that it is impious to fear
the issue of the battle joined between the revealed Religion
and Science; and that the best and first thing a young man
should do is to surround himself, as soon as poss b e. with
the influence of a wife. Met Mrs. Hoss.
14th. （初八）. Sunday. Fair—very hot.
At 11 a.m. the chapel was packed as never before. Rev.
Dr. Buckley, the Ed. of N.Y. Christian Adv. preached a com
mencement sermon. It was a fine one but too long— 2 hours.
At 4 p.m. went to Y.M.C.A.to address the members on Corea.
Went to see Mrs. H.. took supper there. Found Mrs. H. as
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gracious and obliging as ever.

Went to bed early.
15th. （初九）. Monday. Cloudy most of the day with occasion시
— hot.
showers—
After supper went to see Mrs. Hoss in regard to sending
some of the circular letters to certain preachers she knows.
At 8:30 went down to the chap미 to hear Judge Marr
address the Alumni Association. He spoke so rapid and so
low that those on the backseats could not catch a word.
Came out having learned that an Hon. Judge is not always
an eloquent and attractive speaker.
Am sorry want of money prevents me from joining the
Alum. Association.
16th. （初十）. Tuesday, Fine and very hot.
After breakfast busy two or three sweating hours in
removing my things to room 122-3d floor. This is 4th room
I have occupied during this session and 6th during my 3
year’s stay. Rooms I occupied for greater or less length of
time are,
1. No. 118 3rd floor ’88—’89
2. No. 151 4th floor ’89—’90
3. No. 153 4th floor ’90—’91
4. No. 155 4th floor ’90—’91
5. No. 169 Sth floor *90-'91
6. No. 122 3d floor ’90—’91
At 5:30 p.m. called on Mrs. Laura Baxter, one of my
lady benefactors. In token of my gratitude for her timely
helps during my stay in V.U,—she gave me $65 in all—

—
presented her with one——the better-----of my two gold
rings. I would never have sold it for double of $65. But
gratitude is better than gold： or rather her disinterested
kindness to me can not be expressed in dol. and cents.
This morning, gave an ornamental dagger to Dr. Bask, who
has been my kind teacher and friend during the past 3 years.
Heard James L. Allen’s address on So. Lit.—very good.
17th. （十一）. Wednesday. Fine and hot.
This morning from 10 to 12:30, the hours were occupied
by Commencement Exercises. I got a Certificate.
Made up my mind to go up to Va. with Spencer. After sup
per I went to say goodbye to Dr. and Mrs. Hoss, two of my
very few real friends. Such was my emotion that I could
not speak a word： I wept like a child. No one but Mrs. Hoss,
an intelligent lady, took much active and personal interest
in my well-being during my sojourn at V.U.
Dr. H. gave me $10 for my “Essay on Edgar A. Poe’s Life.”
I know this gift is of grace on his part and not a deserving
reward of my work.
As this is the eve before my departure from W.H.V. I
feel very melancholy. Perhaps this is largely due to the
fact that I am uncertain of ever visiting again this beloved
place with its, on the whole, happy and pleasant associations.
Packed up trunks in the night.
18th. （十三）. Thursday. Fine and hot.
After breakfast spent an hour or so in bidding farewell
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to the residents on the campus. This morning I learned Dr.

Martin’s notion of the importance of his own affairs. He
said (ill substance), “Bro. Yun» I intended to have your class
to take tea with me before we part： but, you know, I have
been very busy and I thought I could better employ my
time by giving it to my business than by doing anything
else. So, I am sorry to say, I could not have the pleasure
of meeting you all.” From Dr. M/s place I went to Dr. Smith’s
(Foster). While I was waiting for Dr. Smith, Dr. M. came in.
When the former came in, I being pressed for time, I got
up intending to tell him goodbye and be gone at once. But
Dr. M. prevented me saying that he has very important bus
iness and that he could get thro with Dr. Smith in a second.
Then he proceeded with his talk with the latter on the Wes
ley Hall Miss. Report about 10 minutes. This not being
enough the Dr. of Hebrew took out the Dr. of Greek to the
porch, not however, without saying to me that he would not
keep me waiting more than a second. A second with Dr. M.
seems to be a long affair： he did not leave Dr. Smith until
he had talked 15 minutes more out on the porch, so detaining
me 25 minutes in all. Well, it is a good thing to realize the
importance of our own business and the value of our own
time, but it is no bad thing to respect the importance of
other s business or the value of other’s time.
Dr. M. is one of the most learned of the Vanderbilt profes
sors. He is the best teacher in the Bib. Dept.
. Bradfield set Spencer, Trawick and myself up to icecream
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at Girding’s on Ch. Str.

Called on Dr. and Mrs. H. at Pub. Hall and bid them good
bye. Was embarassed by the unexpected kindness of Rankin
Barber a boy of 15 or 16, of frank and open face. I had
not met him but two or three times in all and very casually：
but he gave me a copy of Oxford Bible worth, I guess, 8 or
10 dollars. I had. am sorry to say, nothing in my possession
save words, to express my appreciation of his generous gift.
Presented Mrs. Hoss with the last ring I had with this
note:—“During my stay at Vanderbilt, you have been to
me a sister, nay, a mother. As a merest token of my grat
itude for all the disinterested kindnesses I have received of
your hand, please accept the ring enclosed. I know too well
that you can have no practical use for it, but in the absence
of anything better, I wish to leave it as a reminder of my
esteem and affection for you and Dr. Hoss.”
After a hurried dinner at Wesley Hall and after more
hurried adieus with Dr. T., Wilson, and his mother, and the
kindhearted and sisterly Miss Florence. I left U.H.V. with
Spencer for Union Depot. Here took 3： 30 train for Va.
Reached Chattanooga at 9:30 p.m. Left the fine Chattanooga
depot at 10. All night in the train. Was glad to meet Dr.
Garland on the train on his way to Charlottesville Va.
19th. （十三）. Friday. Fine, cool.
Reached Bristol at 6:10 a.m. Met Jim Moore. Changed car
for Rural Retreat where we arrived at about 9 a.m.
Rural Retreat is a fit name for this quiet, cool comfortable
June 1891 209
looking place. It is 2,500 ft above sea level. Has about 600

inhabitants, pleasant frame houses： two churches, one Meth.,
another Luth.： one school; five stores in which there are sold
all and anything dry; one post office, a centre of information
and of gossip; a R.R. Station： all surrounded by blue mountains.
Spencer’s mother is a kind and good natured old lady. She
lives with her daughter, a very picture of rural freshness,
of innocence, of kind womanly hospitality. Some how or other
she made me feel at home without saying a word. Her hus
band, Mr. Baumgardener, is a very handsome looking, well-
built fellow. They have a 2-storied frame house painted
white and roomy. The house is neatly kept and comfortably
furnitured. One thing it lacks, a bathing convenience. By
the way it would be an absolute impossibility even to con
ceive of a house of this size and comfort in Japan without
a bathing establishment.
Will Spencer, Walter’s brother, with a young and loving
wife keeps a home of his own. A drummer, Mr. Burchfield,
boards with his wife at Mr. W.S.’s house. When I first saw
the strong business like drummer and his little, pretty, car
essing wife, I could not help recalling the fine imagery of
tender ivy twisting around a stout oak. used by Irving to
illustrate the dependence of a wife on her husband.
Slept with Spencer in his mother s house.
20th. （十pg）. Saturday. Fine, very cool and pleasant.
Spent all the a.m. in writing letter to Mrs. H. and bring
ing up the Diary to date.
Rained some in the evening.

21st. （十五） . Sunday. Rained a.m.—cool. Rested.
22nd. （十大）. Monday. Fine—heat modified by cool breezes.
Harry, a fine boy of 1 울 years old, and Edna, a nice
gi이 of 3 years, are the children of Mr. B. and Mrs. Nanie
B., Spencer’s sister. The children enliven the domestic scene
not, however, without often disturbing the quiet of the house
by crying and yelling.
Took a long walk, through the woods in the north of the
town.
23d. （十七）. Tuesday. Fine—hot.
Wrote some, read some, slept some. The children behaved
very cross all day long.
24th. （十八）. Wednesday. Fine and A어.
Felt irritated at the S.C. preachers I had sent the circular
letters to. Most of them must be very lazy, or mean, or indiffer
ent to delay answering me so long. I sent a postal card with
my address on to each of them so that all that they have to
do would simply be jot down “Yes” or “No” and mail it. Then
what in the name of common sense do they not reply for?
I begin to feel uneasy at my situation. True everybody
is very kind here. Nice board, nice bed and all that. But I
am not paying a nickle for this hospitality. Besides I am
not the guest of Spencer but of his sister and her husband
in whose home Spencer himself is but a guest. The best
thing I can do, I suppose, is should I get my expenses
paid some how or other, to go to Bigbyville and spend the
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summer there.
I
After breakfast—a.m. went with Spencer on a gig to his
brother Will’s farm to pick cherries. I revelled in them.
Came back at 2 p.m. with two buckets full of black cher
ries.
Made out a plan of visitation along the N. and W. R.R.
beginning from Marion Va. as far as Knoxville Tenn. Don’t
know how the pastors will take to the plan, though. Yes,
Spencer and I are great planners： though nothing has turned
out of all our schemes—which look every fair on paper
and map.
Was told, after supper, that a Chinaman beastly drunk
had been put out of the train at the station here. Mr. Baum-
gardener thought the fellow to be my countryman, that
is, he thought I was a Chinaman. I felt bad but said nothing.
Buried my warring emotions in silence and sleep.
25th、（十九）. Thursday, Fine and hot.
Was interested this morning in the personal reminiscences
of two old ladies, Mrs. Spencer and Mrs. Grossclose in regard
to their whipping their children. A specimen: Many years
ago, Mrs. Grossclose found a plate of fried chicken all de
voured up. She knew that her children did it but which was
the real culprit, she could not tell. So she called all of them
in and began to whip them in order. To her surprize and
satisfaction, every one, under the quickening influence of
a switch cried out “1 ate a piece of it”, “I ate a piece of it”.
By the way two of these very children, Miss Mary and Mr.
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Harlan are here with their mother. They are now grown
lady and gentleman.
Mrs. Baumgardener, whom they call Miss Nanie, the more
I see her the more I like her. If under such an open, frank
and fair expression there hides any malice or meanness I
don’t know whom I could trust.
Harry and I get along very fine. Just before dinner he
came up to my room and wanted me to take him down
stairs. I set him on my lap, and patting him, I began to
amuse him by Vanderbilt yell—“yi, yi, yip. Vanderbilt ”
The sweet little thing first became quiet, then drowsy—
then slept. It is very beautiful sight to see a pretty child
of innocence softly close its eyes under the influence of
benign friend of man-kind—
—sleep. This is the first time I ever
put a child to sleep and that with Vanderbilt yell. I didn’t
know the “yell” has such a soothing influence and effect
on anybody.
After dinner went with Spencer and Rev. Jackson to the
latter’s home—
— parsonage. Amused ourselves by fright
ening the children with a rubber snake.
Went to a shoe shop to get my shoes patched. The shoe
maker got into a talk concerning the evil of worshipping
money. He quoted or alluded to the Bible like a preacher.
He lives by mending the both ends of a man----- making
shoes and hair-dressing.
Harry and Edna can not, as yet. pronounce “g” “c" (hard)
“k” or “q”. For instance they say “dood" for ‘'good”, “do
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down adain" for “go down again”："tow” for “cow”; “tiss” for
“kiss”; “tut” for “quit” etc.
27th. (tt—). Saturday. Fine and hot.
Put most of the day to writing out a speech. Invited with
Spencer, Misses Mary and Nanie, to sup at Mr. Ch. Baum-
gardener’s. His wife Mrs. Elie B. is a charming, quiet motherly
woman. She is a half sister of Spencer. Her brother John
Spencer is said to be one of the richest men in the town. He
with his gold headed cain, dignified but business like exter
ior, gracious and condescending smiles some, how or rather
reminded me of Judge Pynchion in Seven Gables—of course
this is a mere fancy.
Much pleased, after supper, with the way in which Mr.
B. spent his evening. He—a little, kind, jolly man-------- out
his fiddle and played several lively tunes in accompaniment
with the organ of his little girl. Such* a peaceful domestic
scene—where daughters make their parents happy without
fearing the authority of the father—can not be found in a
Corean home.
The Spencers and the Baumgardeners are the two influen
tial folks in the town. A close connection exists between
them by intermarriages. Important positions in the R.R.
office, in the Post Office, in the Bank and in the market are
in their hands. '
The Spencers are of Irish descent. In them the Irish char
—
acteristics— hospitality, generousness are
apparent.
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2Sth, (if-22). Sunday. Fine.

With Spencer went to Asbury Church at Cripple Creek to
hear Prof. Brown preach a funeral sermon. The members
of the bereaved family was much affected by the service—
the sermon and the songs. The young man, just before
death, said “I am ready to go”. He made his parents, brothers,
and sisters to promise to meet in heaven. What a glorious
contrast to the gloomy, dark, hopeless and dreary parting
scene of a heathen in Corea I Christ is indeed the hope, resur
rection and the life of a believer.
Spencer played a good joke on me. He told me before we
started for Asbury, that he would show a man with two
horns. My curiosity was so excited that I went there with
more desire to see this freak of nature than to hear the ser
mon. But later on I found out that the man, Isaac Horne응
by name, has two boys—of course two homes—
—John and Jim
Hornes!
Came back at 2:30 p.m. Took dinner at Mr. Ch. Spencer’s.
He is the eldest of Walter Spencer’s brothers. His wife is a
fine looking woman, ladily and dignified in her expression
and bearing. Ch. Sp. has the finest house—undoubtedly the
finest situation of all the houses in the place. He lives more
stylishly than any I have seen here.
Addressed a good crowd in the M.E. Church at 8:30 p.
m. Except a disturbance—and that amidst of the opening
prayer—
— by someone’s crying out “fire” mistak
ing a spark or two thro a chimney for a conflagration,
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everything went off tolerably well. A serious crowd hard to

crack a joke on. Collection $8.85.
The town was a German settlement. This accounts for the
numerousness of German descents and of Lutherans and
also for the name of the proposed new city—Augsburg.
29th• Ctf三）. Monday. Sunny and hot a.m. Cloudy with one or two
showers.
Received a letter from Mrs. Abbie Hoss. She sent me $5.00.
Her letter was full of kindnesses. I wish I had something
to express my appreciation of her kindness! ；
In bringing up the diary to date. I omitted Friday 26
by mistake.
Jim Moore visited us this morning. He is a jolly boy. His
black mustache looked as green as it did 2 years ago. He
very well described Mrs. H. when he said that “She loves
all over, when she loves, and hates all over when she hates.”
After the two old ladies retired after prayer we-----
Mary, Mr. and Mrs. B. Spencer and Harlan and I—played
jokes and funs until 12 p.m.
30th. （ tf 四） . Tuesday. Fine greater part of the day.
At 2 p.m. with Spencer started out on a gig for Wythville.
Reached there at 4:30.
Wythville is said to be the prettiest and healthiest town on
this road. It has 1 public school; 1 high school; 3 or 4 female
schools; 10 churches. 3 colored sanctuaries included; 2
weekly and 1 semi-weekly papers. The town has wide and
shady streets. Population about 4,000. Noted for being a
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summer resort.
Toward evening rain began and continued hard into night.
This and a large german—a ball--------------- people from
coming out. Only a few came a—short and mutilated talk—
—
a collection 94仏
Slept in the parsonage. Rev. Summers, the pastor, was
very cold, humorless but handsome features. Couldn’t sleep
on account of bugs.
JULY
1st. （三五）. Wednesday. Fine.

After an uneasy breakfast in an ill kept dining room,
gladly left the parsonage and went to Rev. Moore’s—Jim’s
Pa—house. He enjoys telling and hearing jokes. Stayed with
him to dine. After dinner, called on, with Miss Mary Moore
and Spencer, Misses Owells. Both of them very nice.
Was told that Meth. Ch. has more members than Presby
terian Ch. in Wythville： but that Presbyterian Ch. represents
more intellect and wealth of the town than W.E. Ch.S.
Started home at 4 p.m. The horse became scared at a
train and kicked hard. We would have been hurt, had we
not come out of the gig before hand. Reached Rural R. at
about 8.
2nd. Ctr?느）. Thursday. Fine and warm.
By 2 p.m. train went to Marion. The pastor, Dr. Kenedy,
met me at the depot. Found him an excellent Christian
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gentleman. His youngest of 6 daughters. Miss Mattie is a

very sweet girl. Two of them are teachers in Martha Wa
shington College. 나
Marion, a small place, has a prettier and larger church

building than Wythville. - At 8 p.m. spoke to a good audi
ence. Collection $8.25.
3rd. （tt七）. Friday. Fine and lovely morning.
Kissed Miss Mattie’s Bible!
After breakfast went up to the So. Lunatic Asylum on
the hill. It is an extensive and well kept building. Visited
some of the wards. An old woman patient held my hand,
looked at me kindly for some time, then said “Why, you
are quite a boy quite a bady”.. One girl would not see men
saying that they wanted to kill her. The kitchen, dining
room, amusement hall, laundry, and sleeping apartments
were scrupulously clean. An institution of such character
that tends to soften the hardship of misfortune and alle
viate the sorrow and pain of the suffering, is a better monu
ment to the civilization of America than the bronze statue
of liberty.
Left Marion at 12:35： reached Abingdon at 12:50 p.m. Bro.
Carden, the P.C., a most amiable man I have ever seen.
Martha Washington Col. has a beautiful ground.
The audience was very small, owing to the July 4th cele
bration to be witnessed in Bristol. But they heard me with
interest and gave me $9.35.
Received Dr. Baskerville’s letter informing me of Mrs.
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Laura Baxter’s gift of $20.

4th. （if八）. Saturday. Fine. Felt very bad. Visited Martha
Washington and its president Dr. Barkus.
Took the noon train for Emory. Met Dr. Cunningham at
Dr. Wiley’s. Mrs. W., a most earnest Christian and mission
ary spirit, was sick in bed. Visited the buildings and cam
pus of Emory and Henry. The climate and ground of the
place are delightful. The literary societies have halls most
handsomely fixed up. The Hermesian hall has more fineries
than the Caliopean.
Bodily fatigue, it might be, and the quiet rural scenes,
made me very sad and melancholy. Wrote to Mrs. Hoss and
Walter S. Miss Fannie R. the sister of Mrs. Wiley showed
me so much attention and kindness that she reminded me
of my mother. Had a long talk with Mrs. Wiley.
5th. CH*九）. Sunday. Delightful weather. Left Emory with Dr.
Wiley in a buggy for Saltville at 8:30 a.m. Got there by 10:30.
I
The way lay through well wooded mountains. The patches
of cornfield here and there on the slopes of hills strongly
reminded me of the mountain scenes of my own land.
Saltville is a small town of about 300 inhabitants. Has a
high school. A large and nice-looking Sunday School. The
finest singing I have ever heard in a country church. At the
request of Dr. W., I gave a talk on the stepps and circum
stances of conversion. Dr. W. when I got thro, dismissed the
audience asking any so disposed to give me something to
help my education. To my surprize they contributed $5. 59.
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Was surprized at the genteelness of the audience.

The village has a delightfully cool climate and charming
scenery. 600 kettles run every day to bring the salt water
from the w이Is to be evaporated into from 15 to 20 thou
sand bu. salt per day. A bu. at 300. 우
After dinner came back to Emory quite sick and chilly.

Left Emory for Glade Spring by 4 p.m. train. Bro. Naff was
absent, but his wife gave me a welcome reception. Glade
Spring with about 300 inhabitants has four churches! Ad
dressed a full house the members of other churches being
present also. Collection $ 8.85.
6th.（7느月初一）. Monday. Fine,
Felt very tired and home sick—viz; desirous to go some
where to be at my ease. Where should I go for this except
to Rural Retreat? So away to Spencer’s home I went by the
morning train. Found Spencer badly bruised by being thrown
down and dragged over grovels by that rascal of a horse
which showed so much bad blood on our way home from
Wythville.
7th. （初三）. Tuesday. Fine and hot. Rested.
8th. （初三）. Wednesday. Rained.
I weighed 101 Ib. being very wet.
Left Rural Retreat by 11 a.m. train for Morristown, Tenn.
Rained all the way and hardest near and at Greenville. As
soon as I got to Morristown. Rev. French, the brother-in
law of Dr. Hoss, took me to Dr. Prices’. Dr. P., a nervous,
sulky and uninviting preacher, made me very ill at ease.
As might be expected from the condition of weather etc> a

small crowd came out. Collected $3.29. Dr. P.’s son. I found
him a nice, modest, and courteous young man. Stopped at
Dr. P.’s house.
9th. （初四）. Thursday, Fine and pleasant.
Early after breakfast called on Rev. French. His wife, the
sister of Dr. Hoss, in appearance and manner, looked more
like Mrs. H. than Dr. H. She gave me 50 0.
By 11 a.m. train went down to Mossy Creek. Dear Jordan
met me at the depot. Was really delighted to see him. Went
to the parsonage with him. The audience and collection
much better than expected on account of Jordan’s never-
thought-of exertion on my behalf. $4.65.
10th. （初五）. Friday. Very pleasant.
Spent most of the day in visiting the town and gathering
blackberries. Jordan s kid gloves provoked my laughter and
criticism. Mossy Creek is a rapidly growing town.
11th. （初；스）. Saturday. Fine pleasant day.
After breakfast, gladly left Mossy Creek or rather the
miserable boarding house with its strange landlady; and went
to New Market with Jordan, he being the P.C. of both Mossy
Cr. and New M. Went directly from depot to Mr. R. Manley’s
house. Here I was amused to see Jordan with his kid gloves
and others fineries on, introducing himself to Mrs. Manley
thus: “Is this Mrs. Manley? I am Reverend Mr. Jordan, your
pastor. ”
Mr. R. Manley, a very sensible farmer, is said to be the
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richest in the community. His house, according to him, is

the oldest in East Tenn., the nails being hand made before
the invention of the nail machine. He put the age of the
building at 150 years at least.
Read with great interest, Dr. Fitzgerald’s Cal. Sketch.
Later in the evening went out to the field, and picked some
blackberries for Mrs. Manley.
12th. （初七） . Sunday. Very fine.
After the morning family worship, Mr. Manley in conver
sation showed a great deal of hard, common sense directed
by righteous motives, maintained by firm will, cultivated
by diligent work, used for honest ends. He lamented that
the majority of the people among the mountains did not
know what refinement is. “By refinement,” he said, “I mean
doing what is right”. A never-before-heard-of but a glorious
definition of refinement!
SEPTEMBER
10th. Thursday. After a hurried breakfast and hurried good

byes to the kind Mrs. and Mr. Brockman, left Austel for
Atlanta by 7 o’clock train. A short ride and I found myself
in the union depot of Atlanta. Being compelled to wait sev
eral hours for a train going to Covington, I went to White
hall Street, the business thorofare of this surprisingly lively
town, to get my watch fixed and to get an overcoat Went
into George Muse’s store for the latter. Mr. G. Muse is the
brother of Miss Anna Muse, now Mrs. Brown. He looks as

delicate as his sister. When my bargain was finished here.
I started out to see the town. But I was so sick that I
didn’t feel like going about. So getting on an electric car, I
went out to the Barrack— miles from Alabama Street. The
morning was lovely, but the wind was quite too much for me.
Left Atlanta for Covington 2 p.m. Suffered from chill
all the way, shaking like a friend, though a stranger to ev
erybody. Reached Covington depot about 4:30. Came direct
to Oxford on a street car. By the permission of Miss Scomp,
whose family, for the time being, stayed in Marvin Hall, I
got a temporary room in the Hall. After changing clothes,
I called on Dr. Candler. He was away, but his wife wel
comed me very kindly. She gave me a glass of egg-brandy (?)
for my cold. It was the very thing I wanted. By her invi
tation I made up my mind to stay at Dr. Candler’s house
until the school should open.
OCTOBER
20th. Tuesday. In the afternoon received a telegram from

Mrs. Hoss saying, “Come to Alliance, friends here pay ex
penses. Be our guest”.
21st. Wednesday. Recitations of the day being over, took 4
p.m. train for Atlanta. Left Atlanta for Nashville at 7:40
p.m All night on the train.
22nd. Thursday, Got to Nashville 6 a.m. Met several V.U.
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boys waiting for delegates. Went to W. H., where the cordial

welcome of old boys made me feel quite at home.
Attended the opening session of the Inter-seminary Miss
ionary Alliance. Dr. Tillet gave a welcome address to the
delegates. Took supper at Dear Mrs. Hoss*. Had to go to
McKendree at 7:30. Dr. Ort, the President of Wittenberg
College Ohio, gave a learned but long and dry essay on the
doctrine of justification by faith. When returned to Dr.
Hoss’ house for the night, I found my room warmed and
lighted. On the table there was a big bowl full of oranges,
apples, and bananas. If Mrs. Hoss had been my mother,
could she do more?
23rd. Friday. A cold, lovely morning. Rev. Hugh Price Hughes
addressed the students in the chapel at 9 a.m.
In the afternoon session Dr. Lambuth spoke on Japan and
its missionary works with his usual earnestness and clearness.
Rev. Underwood, Corea, followed Dr. Lambuth. Then a short
talk by Rev. H.P. Beach, Doctor of Divinity, a returned mis
sionary from China. In course of the talk he said that he
had been disgusted at the dirty Coreans. This attack on the
Coreans was altogether uncalled for. Nor was he just for he
never saw any Corean except the coolies. Necessary or un
necessary, just or unjust this remark instantly focalized all
eyes on my involuntarily crimsoned face. O, the exquisite
torture my whole soul then experienced!
This Reverend Doctor of Divinity seems to be one of those
who go to a mission field for no other purpose than for
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having a little “fun* and adventure among the poorer classes

and coining home to brag on how heroic and devoted they
are.
Miserable, lonely and unhappy all the rest of the day.
Rev. H.P. Hughes, the Founder of the West End Mission,
London, addressed a “packed” church. The crowd was so
big that many ladies had to stand. Hundreds were turned
away from want of space in the church. Nobody was dis
appointed. Some striking sayings:—
1. Our movement is a backward movement toward John
Wesley and to Jesus Christ.
2. The differences of doctrines are so profound and wide
that they require whole eternity for solution. In the mean
time, let us first shut all our saloons and evil haunts.
3. The reason why 5/6 of people never go to church is
that 5/6 of Methodist don’t work.
4. Let us have as much common sense in religion as in
business. We shall then soon make England or America too
hot for the devil.
5. We must adapt our methods to new surroundings. I
use everything innocent that devil uses and beats him on
his own ground. My mission has as fine an orchestra as
you can find in the best theatre in London.
6. The new definition of entire sanctification is “An in
tense desire not to have your own way". There was an
entire sanctificationist in London who drove young persons
from his church by one and a half hour sermons. He was so
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wicked that he would rather have his own way than build
up the church by wise means. He ought to have confessed
his sin before God and man for preaching one and a half
hours in this age, if he were sanctified.
7. A Methodist revival is a meeting in which “God makes
new Methodists and mends old ones” as an Irishman said
Rankin Barbee came and slept with me.
24th. Saturday- In the morning session Dr. Steel read a fine
paper on the evangelization of the negro in the South.
Doctor B.’s remark continued to ring in my ears and wring
my soul.
Dined at Dr. Tillet’s. Drs. Beach, Lambii나i; Mr. Webb,
president of Belbucko School; Mr. Williams., a Princeton theo
logian: Bro. Yoshioka were present. Dr. Tillet’s mother-in
law was the only lady in the company.
Rev. R.E. Speer, Princeton, read a paper on prayer and
mission in the p.m. session.
Felt so bad and so dejected that I had to go “home”
before dark. Though I did not think it wise or necessary
to unbosom my feelings to Mrs. Hoss, her smiles and pre
sence gave me an indescribable sense of relief and comfort.
God bless her!
25th. Sunday. Dr. Hoss and Miss Mary returned home from
their northern trip this morning.
Was delighted to hear, once more, the S.S. lecture of Dr.
Kirkland. His class met in the church-room proper instead
of the gallery as they had done last year.
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Worshipped at W.E. Church. Rev. Mongomery, a northern

Methodist theologian, preached a “Sophomorical sermon” as
Dr. Kirkland would put it.
Dkied at the I V Club. Dr. Dudley was as handsome and
winsome as ever.
Rev. Beach spoke on China in the p.m. meeting. He
detailed the (1) Poverty, (2) Population, (3) Diseases, (4)
Ignorance, (5) Immorality of China. He delights in the darker
side of everything.
Rev. Underwood addressed McKendree Epworth League on
his work in Corea. I gave a short talk after him.
Supped at Dr. Trawick’s—a very warm-hearted family.
Rev. R.E. Speer gave the closing address which was rather
too long. After which an opportunity for informal speeches
was given. I led. The substance of my talk:—
Gentlemen: You have been told that there are 12 perishing
millions in Corea; that they hunger and thirst for the gos
pel： that they beg you to “come over and help” them. Each
of those statements has a great deal truth in it. I shall not
contradict any: I shall only invite your attention to certain
things so far untouched.
1. In the first place I desire to emphasize the fact that
Corea has 12 living millions, living in that whatever good
you may do for them in the name of Christ shall not perish
with dying men but live from generation to generation： liv
ing in that their hearts may be touched, their intellect en
lightened. their emotions appealed to: living in that they are
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capable of doing boundless good or boundless evil

2. They don’t hunger and thirst after the gospel any
more than children hunger and thirst after the medicine
their mother may give for their benefit. You may feel dis
couraged to hear me say this. But. gentlemen, go there pre
pared for the worst and find the people readier accepting
the gospel than be disappointed in your sanguine expecta
tions. .
3. I don’t like using the phrase “Come over and help us”.
It has become a sort of a missionary chestnut in many in
stances. Besides, shall I ask you to leave this country
where civilization is nearer to perfection than anywhere
else and go to Corea where every prospect pleases but only
man is vile? Shall I ask you to bid a farewell to your fath
ers and mothers, sisters and brothers, last but not least,
to your sweethearts and go to stay among a people who
can not understand your language therefore can not un
derstand your message; can not understand your message
therefore can not appreciate your motives; can not appre
ciate your motives therefore can not love you and sympa
thize with you? No! No one shall hereafter look back to
this fair land from that field regretting that I persuaded him
for the undertaking. I don’t believe in a missionary of human
persuation: I don’t therefore ask or persuade anybody.
■ If, however, you are convinced that Corea is embraced
in our common Savior s order of march; if you realize the
fact that your light will shine brighter in Corea because
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of the heathen darkness： that your work which may be a

brick in the temple of God here will be a corner-stone of
the church of Christ in Corea: if you prefer the most useful
and Christ-like life to the enjoyment of comforts for a sea
son: if the Spirit of God tells you go there because of the
great need and few laborers---- these are appeals, if these
are calls, let them appeal to you and let them call you to
the field. My heart and prayers are and shall be with you：
and when Providence shall remove the obstacles now in my
way so that I may see my native land again, my heart,
prayers and service shall be with you in the common cause
of winning Corea for our Lord.-------------------------------- ,
After my talk, Bro. Speer asked how many there were
who intended going to Corea. Two stood up--------- Adams
and Tates. A similar question was put to those who desired
to go to China, Japan and Chile. Two stood up for Japan, 3
for China and 2 for Chile. Then the Alliance adjourned with
that beautiful hymn “Blest be the tie that binds” etc. It was
about 10. My impressions of the Alliance:—
1. No false enthusiasm.
2. Perfectly business like.
3. Fletcher Brockman, as the Chairman of the Executive
Committee, proved himself thoroughly competent for the
work.
4. Bro. Adams was rather too dudish. Shall be agreeably
surprised if he will hold out in Corea,
5. Among all the Seminaries represented those of Presbyte
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rian Church led in number and intellect; among the Presby

terian Seminaries Princeton led; among the Princeton
delegates Speer led. The fact that Speer was elected a
general missionary secretary of his church notwithstanding
his youth—only 24—shows what stuff he is made of. He is
a young man of unfeigned piety, great business tact, and
of an indomitable will.
26th. Monday. Spent the morning in visits—on Dr. Bas
kerville, and Washington Moore. So warm and so tired that
I thought it wise to rest some. Stayed “home” until 4 p.m.
when Mrs. Hoss made me call on Mrs. Jones, a Presbyterian
lady.
Supped at Bro. Pos's. His wife is a very sensible and
eminently kind hearted woman.
Went “home” at 9 in the night. Found Miss Ollie knitting
and Mrs. Hoss darning Sessler’s socks. It seemed I could
never get tired by her (Mrs. Hoss') side.
27th. Tuesday. Up at 6:15. Soon as through with breakfast,
bade a farewell to Mrs. Hoss, Misses Ollie and Mary and
the boys with a heavy heart and suppressed feeling. Left
“home” with Dr. H. in his buggie for Vanderbilt Car.
Left Nashville for Atlanta by 7:45 train. The woods along
the road presented a beautiful sight by their varigated colors
---------- orange, yellow, red, purple and brown blending into
each other as if designed by a fair hand.
Reached Atlanta about 6:45 p.m. Had to wait nearly 5
hours for Covington train. Felt really, and intensely “home
sick” for Nashville. Walked up and down the White Hall

Street.
Left Atlanta at 11:30 and got to Covington depot about
1:30 a.m. Found it a tough time to walk to Marvin Hall
with the valice.
—
Kindnesses I enjoyed in this trip:—
1. My R.R. expenses were borne by the contribution of
30 friends $ 14. 00.
2. Hawley, Vreeland, Christian and many other boys were
very cordial.
3. Enjoyed the hospitality of Mrs. and Dr. John; of Mrs.
Ashford： of Dr. Coke Smith; of Drs. Dudley and Kirkland：
of Bro. Pos and his wife; and of Dr. Tillet. A previous en-
gagment hindered me from accepting the kind invitation
of Dr. and Mrs. Baskerville. ,
4. Mrs. Abbie H. made herself a mother to me.
God be merciful and tender to these good men and women.
29th. A lovely day. College exercises suspended on
account of this being the Anniversary of Few. Dined at Dr.
Candlers.
After dinner while reading in Dr. Candler’s office, a boy
—Jim Swift—
—came in and complained that Dr. Candler
warned somebody not to associate with him. Swift denied
his every having drunken. Dr. Candler brought in the
circumstances that produced the suspicion. “Don’t go to
Covington” said the Dr., “if you wait to be clear”. Then
followed an amusing dialogue:
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Swift. “I haven’t been there but 4 times since the school

began. That’s not many.” 버
Dr. Candler. “Yes. it is: only 6 weeks since the school
opened and you went to Covington 4 times. Jim. I have seen
men stronger than you fall ”
Swift. “Dr. I have a better opinion of myself than you. 1
think I am as good as anybody in the world.”
Dr. Candler. “Well, that depends on what you mean by
‘good’. If you mean by it a ‘good family’ there is nobody
in Ga. better than you. But haven’t you used profane lang
uage?”
Swift. “Ye...y e s. But that's not the question.”
Dr. Candler. “Well aren’t you guilty of impurity?”
Swift. “I am not bound to answer any charge but that of
drinking.”
It tickled me to see him stand on his temperance as the
defence of all other faults.
NOVEMBER
2nd. Monday. Received a letter from Calvert of Baltimore

announcing the death of S. Peun （邊爆） by being struck by
an express train in Prince George’s County. So shocked whs
I that I could hardly believe it. How sad! Mr. Calvert asked
me to give him some information in regard to Penn's birth
day and to the address of his family. Of course I couldn’t
give anything definite.
Penn belonged to the Middle Class （中人）. He was born a

dude. Studied certain branches of the science of agriculture
in Japan between 1882 and 1883. Returned to Corea in the
late part of 1883 and became a favorite of their Majesties.
— doubt against
Got involved in Mr. Kim’s conspiracy—
his wishes—and had to flee for life.
Most unexpectedly I met him in Washington last summer.
Found him fast and dressed in the latest style. He told me
he had graduated in the Maryland Agricultural College in
4 years. He was then------ the Summer—employed in the
Seed Department of the Agricultural Bureau for $60. 00 a
month. He had been naturalized.
He was kind hearted and affectionate. Lack of principle
was his fault.
A protracted meeting began tonight.
6th. Friday. Wrote to Dr. Allen and Professor Bonnell. Told
them that I would arrange my next movement according
to their direction. In conclusion said I to Dr. Allen, “You
win find me, if not as fully equipped as maybe expected,
as least unspoiled in mind or manner or heart or servici-
bility, by an American education.”
14th. Last night, went to bed at 12:30. This morning
about 3:45 I was waked up by an alarm that the college
was on fire. Rushed to the scene, and found the building
between the Gymnasium and Seney Hall in full blaze. No
fire conveniences: no fire extinction. All we could do was
to keep Gymnasium from catching the flame.
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A thing that attracted my attention was a student with a

—all the more conspicuous
high collar and a dudish cravat—
because of the almost half dressed crowd—looking at the
busy scene of fire, water, smoke, buckets and ladders with
that supreme unconcern which characterizes a fashionable.
He reminded me of a Vanderbilter who------ first year I
was there—at a scene like this morning’s stood with his
umbrella up while everybody engaged in work was only
too glad to have a shower, small as it was on the unruly
fire. A man too careful of finery and fashion rather sees a
building burn down than dip a finger in water to save it.
While I sat on grass in Dr. Candler’s garden, the sun
was genial and everything looked as gay as if in a vernal
day. Maude------ pet dog—was behind me engaged in eating
a bone： Fonzie and a little girl were busy with playing
dolls by the side of flower-beds. These innocent creatures
—girls, dolls and a dog----------- as happy and peaceful and
natural as the crysanthimums were white and yellow, the
roses, red, and the grass, green.
18th. Yesterday and today have been as cold as any winter days /
have seen. It seems funny that I. after having graduated in a
Department of Vanderbilt, should take a sort of post-graduate
course in the Sub Fr. class of Emory! To be more serious:
As in all important events of my life. I can see a Providen
tial design in this. Had I come to Emory in 1888 instead
of going to V.U., I would never have the chance of going
here and of learning and seeing what I learned and seen
in V.U. So, all for the best!

Tonight. I feel very lonely and sad. Where is my dear
Mother? What will become of Corea?
20th. Cloudy but warmer than yesterday.
The joint debate between Few and Phi Gamma came off at
7 p.m. in Phi. G. hall. The question read “Resolve: that
the faults of great men shall be recorded.” The Fews were
on the right side viz. the affirmative, but the Phi Gammas
made better speeches. Will, Nath Thompson, and Budd
represented Few. Will showed study and prepartion on the
subject, but his delivery was very feeble. Thompson gave a
sensible and humorous talk but was unpardonably ill pre
pared. Budd preached rather than debated—which means a
bust. The boys on the negative showed that they came to
debate and debate they did. Dr. Candler who acted the
Presid. and the Judge gave his decision in favor not of
the best speeches but of the better side------ Affirmative.
I like him for that.
As for the question: The biography of great man—of a
Washington, a Franklin, a Poe, a Napoleon—without his
faults recorded may be a beautiful book but can not be a
true Life. The Negative objected that young men would ra
ther immitate the faults than follow the virtues. But a
great man’s Life with his weaknesses eliminated would be
as false as to tell children that every good act was rewarded
and every evil deed punished in this world. Yet who will
deny that the effects of such a false teaching------ clock
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work .system qf reward and ? punishment—are injurious r on

the mind and ^heart and faith and- ’character of a young man
the moment he sees the wicked prosper and the righteous
afflicted in actual life? It would be far safer therefore to
tell the young, do right from fear of God than to deceive
them by saying that the wicked are always punished, tn
th£ similar way,' we should know and teach others that a
great man is as human as ourselves, subject to same weak
nesses, that the hero is not great on account of freedom
from infirmities but on account of his better qualities： that
a man needs not be discouraged because of this or that
faiilt—for. who can be free from it?： and that if we wanted
a pure biography, we should Uye-a life that needs not fear
the record of a historian. Ev아gybody now-a-days demands
that the history of nation---- be a history in deed and in
truth—should chronicle not only the best things the nation
has done and said, but also the worst things it has done
and said. Is a biography a history of an individual? Then
let it record the facts of his life, good and evil and let the
posterity draw from them what lesson it chooses. We ought
to never forget that the first and second and last object and
aim of a history or a biograpy is to record facts and not
to preach sermons.-----------------------------------------------------』
26th. A gloomy day with sprinklings now and then.
’ College exercises suspended on this being the national
Thanksgiving Day. At the service this morning. Dr. Candler
gave a very fine sermon. He said;— , .
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1. “That the reason of discontent among the people is not

want of products or wealth but the inequality of their dis
tribution. 75% of the wealth of the United States are in the
hands of a million.
2. “Love of money for its own sake is the greatest vice of
the Americans, poisoning social and political institutions.
Sometime ago Gen. Price swore in N.Y. that it had c江）st
him $10,500 to be elected a judge. Nobody will go to any
expense for an office unless he expected to get it back with
interest
3. “It is not enough to pay for the service of the poor：
you must pay enough to support them. It is all stuff to talk
about the elevation of the masses without giving them the
means and chances for improving their physical, moral and
social conditions,
4. “Money gotten by unjust contracts; money hoarded by
stinginess; money spent for vain luxury—all this is sin
against God and man. You, by extravagant display, set a
bad example before the poor; and then by your meanness,
you deny them the means of following your example.
This produces discontent; and this discontent will grow more
and more until the poor will seek for a redress in force and
revolution. Just and fair dealing with them on the Christian
principle of human brotherhood alone will avert this danger.
5. “As a people, we can not expect to excell in fine arts.
Sculpture reached its perfection long before our days. We
can not produce finer paintings than have already been pro
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duced in Europe. In these lives all we can do is to measure

our attainment by how near we approach the creations of
old masters in chisel and brush. But one glorious field of
action is open before us: that of benevolence”
Dined at Professor Magath’s. His wife is a very intelligent
looking woman. The dining room was doubly attractive by
its being open to a v/ell kept flower pit. The dinner was what
might be called a typical Thanksgiving dinner： the bill of
fair comprizing turkey, ham, celery, maccaroni, ambrosia,
pie, cakes, and Russian cranberries.
Mrs. Magath said that, in order to make boys visit her
home more frequently, she was going to invite her sisters
up from Florida. It tickled me to think that the presence
of girls would drive away rather than draw boys in a Corean
house.
27th. From now on my diary shall be kept—when it
is kept—in form of letters. The name of my correspondent
shall be Mr. Future.
M. H. E. 0. G. Nov. 27-91.
My dear Future: 어
What are Past, Present, and Future? Arent they the names
of 3 sections of the same continuous stream? Past was once
Future： and Future will soon be present and then Past. As
there are Morning, Noon, and Night everyday of my life,
so there will be as many Pasts, Presents, and Futures in
my life—be it short or long—as there are minutes in it.
Why then should I address these lines to you, dear Future,
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rather than to Past or Present ? The reason is this: Past

came and went with its opportunities improved or unim
proved; its successes or failures; its joys or sorrow. Present
is now, its opportunities being improved or unimproved： its
successes or failures being encountered; its joys or sorrows
being experienced. It is you. Future, that is to be profited
by the experiences of Past and Present. In addressing you
I feel the responsibility of making the best of Present. May
I do nothing and say nothing that I may be ashamed of
your inspection. If I do or say, however, anything I may
be ashamed of, God help me to have the pride to record
the facts for the benefit of Future. So I proceed.
During this week our lessons in Physical Geography have
been on the characteristics of races and their distributions.
For the time being, of course, all national prejudices against
the Chinese and Japanese on my part have been swallowed
up in the broad partiality for the Mongolian race. Very
natural!
In speaking about the Indians, Professor Bradley said that
it is sad to see them step by step driven out of their pos
sessions: and that their race being run, their race is to be
justly extinguished to make room for a superior people. On
the surface, there is something very cruel to hear a Christian
talk so calmly about the extermination of a weak people
by a strong one and that too often by means of treachery and
injustice chi the part of the so called Christian and civilized
people. Yet, however our sentiments may be against such
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wickednesses, facts are facts. The doctrine of the survival of

fittest can never hold true among the individuals of the
same race or nation, but certainly it is true among different
races or nations. For a nation no crime is greater than weak
ness; and among nations might is right Justice and peace
will never be established on earth until either the stronger
races and nations shall hav6 destroyed all the weaker ones
or the latter shall have gained strength enough to protect
themselves.
These reflections started this question in my mind: If the
American Indians and other inferior races are to so soon
pass away from theÎand of the living, is there any use of
preaching the Gospel to them? After a few moments doubt
the answer came in the affirmative. Why?
1. Because if the Gospel were not to be given to a people
because it is doomed to extinction, no people need it. For
what race or nation is it that will not come to an end sooner
or later?
2. We preach the gospel to individuals to whom death is
certain to come our day or other. Nay, those who are near
est to death need the gospel most. Doesn’t the same logic
apply to dying races? .
The “Fall Term Impromtu Debate” came off tonight. Dr.
Candler gave the question: “Resolution; that co-education is
better than separate education? Phi Gamma was on the
negative side. Of course they won the question. I myself am
opposed to co-education.
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Dr. Candler in congratulating the Societies on their pros

perity, said that the A.B. course here is fully as high—if not
higher than—as the same course in Cambridge, England or
Harvard in the North. I don’t believe this, highly as I esteem
our strong and good President. That this college, in its own
sphere and time has done as noble and as needed a work as
any institution in the world, I don’t doubt. But that it is as
high in its courses as those of old and renowned colleges
and universities, I emphatically deny. This college, however,
has a good past and will in time, under God’s providence,
grow to be a centre of education that needs not fear com
parison with any in the country. This requires means and
time and greater enlightenment of the people of Georgia on
educational matters. ■
Yours truly, T.H.Y. '
28th. Dear Future; This has been rainy day. Usual in
terest in the Society. '
Received a letter from dear Mrs. Abbie Hoss. You know
she is a friend for whom I cherish almost filial affection.
You may say she is too young for that. Yes, so far as her
age is concerned; but she has been so kind to me ever since
I knew her that I can not express my love to her by any
other endearing word than that of mother. She has to a
large measure satisfied my natural yearning for womanly
sympathy. What ever may be her faults—(and I know none
of them)—I love her and shall love her. My only prayer
is that nothing may ever be said or done on any occasion
November 1891 241
that may tend to weaken or sever the friendship now exist

ing between her and me. I love everybody dear to her:
Dr. Hoss, her boys and her daughter and her sister.
After dinner a phrenologist came and examined the head요
of several boys at 250 each. On examination of mine he
s죠gely pronounced that my head indicates thoughtfulness,
stubborn will, ambition, self-confidence： that I am inclined
to be philosophic, original, critical, analytic： that I have firm
ness of purpose, strong passion for women： that my talent
lies in the direction of law or literature. The funniest thing
he said was that I would or should (I don’t know which)
marry a woman of slender form, auburn hair, blue eyes and
of fair complexion! If this be a prophecy, he told a lie. there
being no more likelihood for my marrying a woman of that
description than for my becoming a Vanderbilt. If this be an
advice, he was off; for there is no reason why auburn hair
and blue eyes and fair complexion should fit me better than
my native colors. But in one thing he spotted me: He said
that being reserved, I am not given to making friends： but
that I am apt to form a strong attachment to those whom
I do select as friends. He was also right in saying that I
indulge in building castles in the air; that I eat too much
(!)： that I have a sanguine temper.
Dear Future it is you to show me how far this phreno
logist was right in the estimation of the characteristics of
my mind.
It rather offended my sense of honesty to hear the boys>
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who had eagerly sought the judgment of phrenologist on

their brains, make fun of ivhat he said (in most cases he hit
i .
the mark remarkably) as if they were too intelligent to be
lieve in the “Professor”. I am quite sure those f이lows who
say loudest that they doift believe in the verdict of the
phrenologist to whom they submitted their heads, are the
very boys who believe or wish most deep down in their
hearts what good things he said of them were true. I call
such fellows “Thrice Fools”: first, for being fooled by a
phrenologist; second, for trying to be too smart to believe
his words; third, for being real fools.
Well, good night
Yours T.H.Y.
- ’ •
DECEMBER ..
3rd. Thursday. My dear Future:

Of the 5 days since I wrote last. 2 very cold and 3 very
gloomy. Nothing of special interest to interupt the monoto
nous routine of a school Jife has occurred.
Received two letters： one from Dr. Allen, another from
Miss Fannie. The latter proved a feast to my soul. God bless
her, her brother and her： cousin, Miss Lottie. These three
seem to live for no end but each other’s good; feed on no
thing but each other’s love; and do nothing but each other’s
pleasure. .. . .匕己
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Dr. Allen kindly sent me a copy of “Dr. Neesima s Life”.

A most stimulating book I have ever read. Neesima was no
doubt one of the truely great men of New Japan. I am happy
ano proud that I had had a personal interview with him,
before he died. Lest I might forget the pleasant interview
I shall record some details of it:
It was the afternoon of the 6th Oct * 88, the day before
I left Japan for S. Francisco. Pressed as I was for time, I
made up my mind to see Dr. Neesima and Mr. Fukuzawa,
if no one else. So getting into a Zinriksha, I told the coolie
to carry me to where Dr. Neesima then stayed. Rain and
mud and the ascending grade of the road all conspired to
retard our progress. But finally we reached our destiny and
on calling, a maid came out I sent in my card to Dr. Nee
sima asking if I could see him. She returned with the mes
sage that Dr. Neesima would see me if I did not detain
him too long. On my consenting to this condition, I was
conducted into the Kiakubeya. I did not wait long before
Neesima came out. At the first sight he impressed me strong
ly with his gentle and peaceful countenance and carriage.
He received me very kindly. I told him who I was： what
answer I had received from his college to my application
for entering Doshisha; where I was going, what I intended
to do etc. etc. Then he expressed his regret at the refusal of
Doshisha authorities to accommodate me during his absence：
and his desire and success of raising the college to the po
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sition of a university. He graciou이y complied with my re

quest for his autograph in my album and promised to send
me his photo next morning. Just before parting, he said in
substance, “You will find many evils in America even worse
than in the East. But learn the good things and let alone
the bad”. Then with a cordial grasp, we parted--------- to
see each other in this world!
He asked me the feasibility of educating a number of
Corean youth in Doshisha.
4th. Friday. Dear Future:
This morning I finished reading the Life of Dr. Neesima.
A few thoughts suggested by his character;
1. Singleness of purpose was the secret of his success.
2. No adventure, no advance. This holds true in an indi
vidual as well as a national life.
3. His love attracted friends： his humility pacified enemies：
his perseverance overcame difficulties, and his faith in the
Hand unseen cheered the way.
Answered Miss Fannie. In reference to Dr. Allen, said I, “He
is a great man. If he has faults, that does not discount his
value. To be great does not mean to be faultless. He needs
more help and cooperation than I find the church is giving”
6th. Sunday. Dear Future:
Didn’t go bed until 1 a.m. last night or rather this morn
ing. Got up at 8 and found the sky cloudy, but little later
the sun shone bright.
Dr. Haygood preached this morning. The essence of the
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discourse, as far as I could see, was that opportunities come

not necessarily with pomp and circumstances, noise and
show; that it is none of our business to hunt after oppor
tunities but to discharge faithfully the duties nearest us： that
it is a contemptible and mercantile spirit which measures the
success or work of a man by numbers. “Results!” indig
nantly said the Bishop. “What have you or I to do with
results? It is our business to work and God’s to take care
of the results.” Well said!
Enjoyed reading the Nashville Advocate. I have been read
ing this paper for the past week or two almost as a re
ligious duty. Certainly, it would be very mean on my part
not to read a paper Mrs. Abbie H. sends by her own hands
of her own grace.
A nap after dinner enabled me to listen to Dr. Candler s
—
strong sermon with awake interest. He said:—
1. That confessing Christ before men is not to say in a
prayer meeting how you believe but to live according to the
teachings of Christ, in opposition, if needs be. to the fashion
and standard of the world.
2. That Christ came to teach us to live a supernatural
life, a life which a natural man can not even believe much
less practice.
3. That while there are 5 times more students in this
College now than 15 or 16 years ago, the percentage of the
ministerial students is not greater. The intense love of money
pervading every class of people is the cause of this.
J【t had a solemn effect on me when the Doctor said, “Sev

enty five years hence, and all of us here tonight will be
no more. When we shall stand before Him, the silver and
gold we so much coyet will avail us nothing, but our con*
scientiousness of having confessed Him before men through
evil and good reports.”
llth. Friday. Dear Future:
The first 4 or 5 days of this week were very cold. Heavy
frost every morning.
Wednesday night after the prayer meeting, our class in
Physical Geography— in all—went to Prof. Stone’s home
to take a peep through a telescope at Jupiter and the
Moon. I felt rather sober when I thought that, a year hence,
I may look at the same heavenly bodies 10,000 miles away
from here, yet no futher from them than now, amidst asso
ciations and scenes altogether unlike to those of this quiet
village. '
Stood the Fall Term Examination in Physics this morning.
The Y.M.C.A. prayer meeting was well conducted by
Bro. Joiner. He is an active, and decided character, an excel
lent leader in revivals and prayer meetings.
Wandering thoughts;-----
1, Sometime ago a boy in the Hall, in the evening prayer,
went all over tRe world without coming anywhere near the
sick student in the next room. To the point!
2. This year seems to be full of national calamities in
many countries of the world. The war in Chile; the political
December 1891 247.
storms in Brazil: the terrible earthquake in Nagoya, Japan

last Oct. which killed 1500 persons and injured 3000 more： 나le
Human insurrection of China and the late massacre of mis
sionaries and native Christians in Takou—
—all this shows
that mighty changes are. yet to be seen in natural as well as
political systems of this earth. China is shaking, and she
—a powerful shaking, too.
needs a shaking—
3. When I, the first communion Sunday I had here, saw
a large number of boys partaking the Supper, I was glad.
But now I am sorry there 'are so many. Wish some of them
would rather stay away from the sacred table. I heard a
boy curse like a trooper in the class room the day after
Communion, and he is only one of the many such inconsis
tent Christians. i.
4. “Save us at last in heaven.” This phrase which we
generally close our prayers with, is very superfluous, to say
the least If we are not saved in this life there will be no
saving in heaven. Saved now. we are all right in future.
17th, Thursday. Dear Future:
Last Sunday and Monday were very lovely days. Sunday
night our Mission Band held a missionary meeting in the
interest of the Scarritt Bible Training School. I gave a little
talk. Bro. Budd with a few appropriate remarks took up a
collection to endow Potter’s chair in that school. About
$93 were collected exclusively from the students.
Rained all day—Wed. Very cold this morning and gloomy
evening. Have been busy in trying to make out a program
for a lecturing (?) trip during the coming Holidays.

Received a letter from W. Spencer. I love him deeply. Bell
will be here next week.
Thom. Thomson, a boy of about 14 years of age led the
Sub-Fr. weekly prayer meeting. He is a dandy, indeed：
handsome, religious, intelligent He is an emphatically good
boy. His brother, the prettiest in the college, is rather
worldly.
Senior class is the only class in the school that has no
prayer meeting of its own.
19th. Saturday. Dear Future:
I had a most disagreeable time yesterday. A bad headache
all the day, and a long examination in Algebra for which I
fretted like a fool that I was. My looking glass went into two：
the night was freezing cold： had to go to Middway Chapel
through mud and sleet to give a talk： Thomlinson, my next
door neighbor, got badly burnt in trying to pull off his
shirt which accidentally caught fire： last but not least of
all, a mouce carried off my best soap which was rescued
just before its final fall through the hole.
It is very cold this morning, rain melting the ice and
icicles formed on all objects exposed to last night’s cold.
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4 p.m. Just from Dr. Candler’s with two big oranges to
eat up in two mouthfuls.
No wonder the “fire side” has such tender associations for
an American. Example: There in the bedroom the fire burned
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cheerily. Mrs. Candler sat on the right and Mrs. Cartwright,

her mother, on the left of the fire place. Dr. Candler sat
facing the fire while Fonzie (his daughter) knit by her
mother's side. Little John Candler---------- II-—was busy de
vouring an orange big as his head. Maude and Pebo frolicked
warm and contented. A big basket half full of Florida oran
ges was temptingly laid at the foot of Mrs. Candler. There
was no stiffness, no display of authority on the part of the
parents; no fear, no embarassment on the part of the children：
but ease and affection on the part of all. To see Dr. Candler
----- who is said to have more enemies than anybody is Ga.
on account of his uncompromising principles----- see him
making himself agreeable and approachable among his fam
ily circle is a refreshing sight.
Dr. Candler, so far as my present estimation of him
goes, will make this college a success if he will only stick
to it, through thick and thin. But the constant change of the
presidents of her institutions of learning does a deal of harm
to Methodism in educational line.
20th. Sunday. Dear Future:
A gloomy but not a cold day. Dr. Candler gave a strong
sermon whose italicized thought was that one’s love is not
real and Christian unless it were willing to suffer for its
object=no self-denial, no love.
Dined at Prof. Stone's, Mrs. Susie Stone, you know, is
Prof. W.B.B/s sister. She is fair to look upon. Her mother
lives with her. The old lady carries her age well.
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Wrote to Dr. Allen, Prof. Bonn, and Mrs. Hoss. 弓
Wish my body were free* from restrictions of space and

time as my thoughts are. They know no limits or bounds.
Now they range over Corea anxiously seeking for the
whereabouts of my parents; now they visit the rooms I
once occupied in W.H.： now they sit by the side of Mrs.
Hoss happy in her kind words and cheering smiles or
pained at her over work and cares; now they grasp the warm
hands of that noble fellow, Walter Spencer： now they join
the talks of love and affection in the quiet family circle of
Miss Fannie Early and her dear companions; now they soar
among stars whose lights are said to take thousands of
years to reach the Earth—
—short my thoughts are some
thing like omnipresent.
This throws a new light on our dear Savior’s promise, “Lo,
I am with you always”. I can not imagine how He can be
with me except in the same or similar way as my spirit is
with my loved ones only with this difference, that He has
power to help me while I have not.
This belief, which I hold to be true, give me a great deal
of comforts—this belief that God is present with me right
where I am. God grant I may realize this so strongly that I
shall stamp my foot on every filthy thoughts, words, and
acts that can not be done or said in His sacred nearness.
22nd. Tuesday, Dear Future:
JCloudy
’’ t ■ all day long— rained in the night.
Bell came here this morning. Was glad to see him here.【
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Christmas holidays began from 4 p.m. this day. How time

flies! It was a pleasant sight to see the boys all in high
spirit and good humor at the near prospect of seeing their
loved ones. Impatience in a boy on such an occasion is a
virtue rather than a fault. Though nobody waits me with
heart throbbing and arms open yet I couldn't help participa
ting the universal joy.
Spent the evening in getting ready for my tour.
24th. Thursday. Thomaston. Dear Future:
Wrote to Mrs. Hoss Thus:—
“Left Oxford yesterday noon for Atlanta. Found Dr. Walker
Lewis sick just recovering from a bad grippe. The weath*
er was gloomy. Mrs. Lewis was naturally enough uncheer
ful. I felt so mean and miserable as if the gloomy sky
and the grippe were all brought on by myself! Wished 1
were ten miles from Atlanta: but the announcement had
been made and the audience must not be disappointed. Audi
ence! Everybody was so busy with the Xmas preparations
that scarcely more than 30 were out. The kindhearted Dr.
Lewis took upon himself the responsibility of postponing
the talk to a future date. It was very kind of him to do
so. Gave a short prayer meeting talk.
“This morning by 7 o’clock train came down to Thomas
ton the home of schoolmate, Mr. Nath Thompson. He is.
one of the best men I have met with anywhere. He makes
me feel quite at home. Shall talk here tomorrow.
“Yesterday I received a photo of Mrs Ashford. She is so
thoughtful! I shall write her right now telling her how

much I appreciate her kind remembrance. Wish you had
a picture to spare. Wonder if Miss Ollie and Miss Mary
have taken their pictures lately. Can’t you prevail on
them to send me one?
“As trashy my letters seem： as uninteresting they always
are, by being allowed to write you often, my affections have
a centre and a home. Many thanks for this privilege.
“Not a lady in this house. All men. Looks strange in an
American home.”
Nath’s father keeps a livery stable. He has a fine com
modious house.
Wrote to Mrs. Ashford. Said among other things:
“Yesterday as I was passing by the post office not expect
ing any mail— very seldom get one—somebody handed
me a neat little package. Before opening it I looked at
the handwriting, but could not recognize it. I knew it con
tained a photograph but whose it was I couldn’t tell to save
my life. At last I opened the package and behold! it was
your own likness. To say I was delighted and happy to re
ceive it doesn’t nearly express the delight I did feel. Besides
its intrinsic value the photo gives me this comfort： that you
have not forgotten me. Thanks!!!
“I showed your photo to some of my friends here. Guess
what one of them said about your age. He said—-actually he
said—that you did not look older than 21 or 22. When
【laughed he made another guess and said ‘Eighteen’!”
December 1891 253
I record these letters, because they, in them, constitute

my diary.
25th. Thomaston. Dear Future:
Last night I had a hard time of it My bowels got out
of fixt and compelled me to make 3 “Egyptian” trip오 before
morning. Too much sweet milk was the cause of this.
At 11 自.m. went to the church. There wa요 a better turn
out than feared. After a short Christmas exhortation by the
venerable pastor—Rev. Myrick—I gave a talk on Corea.
The people seemed w인1 pleased and gave me $8.55. It makes
me feel really mean to take up collection for my chestnuts.
The thing looks so mercenary. It destroys—at least I fear,—
the seriousness of any appeal I may make. Would to God I
were in circumstances that need no collection.
Went to dine with Rev. Myrick. His wife is a very hand
some old lady. The old couple live all by themselves. The
pastor is an eminently good man and well informed.
Spent the p.m. in Thompson’s house. Nath’s mother being
dead and his sister living in Americus, his home is a regular
male concern. With all my fears for young ladies, because
there is none here, I dare wish there were one.
Uncle Burl, Nath’s uncle is a kindest creature to be found.
He is a library of sundry, informations on geographies, his
tories mostly generations old. He was very dissipated, when
young—so Nath says. Since Nath’s mother’s death, uncle
Burl has kept the house, that with great credit.
After supper went to the church to witness the pleasant
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scene of distributing Xmas presents to S.S. children. The

house was packed. Everybody was in a good humor. I
gave a short talk to the S.S. folks. Then distribution began.
A “grab box,” decorated with evergreens and flowers, full
of toys—250—was placed in the front of the altar. By the
special favor of the congregation I was called on to take
the first “grab”. A “jumping jack” fell into my lot. No
distinction between the poor and rich. Such occasions ought
always to be encouraged.
28th. Thomaston. Dear Future:
Early on the 26th, Nath and myself set out in a buggy
for Joe Rankin’s home 26 miles away. No sooner we got
into the buggy than rain poured down. The road was ex
ceedingly muddy and sticky. Reached Yatesville—a new
town—
—at 12. Spoke to a handful of people in the church.
Telegraphed to Mr. Leon R. Smith of La Grange whether I
should come on next Monday. Asked an immediate answer.
But none after more than 2 hours’ waiting.
—Joe Rankin’s place.
Left Yatesville for Roger’s church—
Though the rain stopped, the mudd was deep all the way.
Had a tedious time of it. Got to Rogers Church about 5 p.m.
Rankin and his folks welcomed us as old acquaintances.
After supper went to the Church. A few people were out
Nath led the prayer meeting which lasted 2 hours or more.
A happy and profitable gathering it was. When we came
home I wished to go to bed but was disappointed. Mr.
Yates, an old styled Methodist, went into talking and knew
乂
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no end. The conversation was mostly on religious topics.

What bored me most was the confused questions put to
me. Scarcely anybody in the company—unless it was Miss
Issie one of Rankins sisters------- any definite ideas of the
Eastern world. For instance, Bro. Yates would start out
asking something about Corea. Before I got through an
swering, he or someone else would ask what they produce
or eat in Japan. No sooner I attempted to answer this than
somebody----------------- the talkative Bro. Yates, would
confound me with such questions as “Do your people in
China do so and so?” or “Have you brought your que with
you?" or “I thought you had to cross the A나antic to come
from Japan to California” and etc. “Ower your - -----------
phrase as used by Bro. Yates and others comprises the
whole Asia from Japan to the Mediterranean coast of Asia
Minor.
A hymn or two of sweet tunes sung by the sweet Issie
relieved my annoyed soul a great deal. It was nearly one
(1 o’clock a.m.) when we got into bed.
Yesterday was a beautiful day though cold. Went to the
church at 11 a.m. A small audience but by no means in
different. Talked nearly one and a half hours. After the
dinner Nath and I had to leave Rankin s home for Culloden,
This was a great disappointment to me. Was so enchanted
by the charms of Misses Issie and Evie-rthe latter “favors”
my dear Mrs. Hoss------- I would have stayed out yesterday
at least,, if Nath hadn’t made the engagement at Culloden
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without my knowledge.
A word for Rankin’s home. His parents look remarkably
young though they have 4 sons and 5 daughters. One of the
youngest girls is named after Miss Lockin, a missionary to
China. Joe’s father is said to have never missed a single
religious service held in the Rogers Church for past 20
years. The parents are pious, the children are Christian and
parents and children are all blessed with the best kind of
hearts. The Rankin’s family is a typical Methodist family.
After a tiresome drive we got to Culloden about 6 p.m.
almost frozen. Mr. John Allen, Nath’s old chum met us and
took us to his house. His wife is a nice, intelligent woman.
Their little boy Hugh, 3 years old, is one of the sweetest
and smartest kid I ever met with. Mr. Allen, a merchant in
this town, belongs to Baptist Church.
After supper we went to the Methodist Sanctuary and I
spoke to a tolerably good audience. They gave me S 4. 76.
Mr. Allen and another contribution $ 2. 00.
The church I spoke in last night is said to be the oldest
brick Methodist Church in Ga. Wesleyan F. Col. Macon was
once located in this town.

This morning at 7:30 we left Culloden. I went to Yates
ville on a train： and Nath and Mr. Allen started for Thomas
ton in the buggy. Getting no answer from Leon P. Smith,
at Yatesville, I came to Thomaston.
30th. Wednesday. Oxford. Dear Future:
Monday night Nath conducted a prayer meeting. It was
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largely attended. After Nath I gave a short talk. The

parting scene was impressive. While that beautiful tune
—“Hail, sweetest, dearest tie that binds”—was sung. Nath
wept. Very few dry eyes. God bless those, especially the
little boys, who came up to us giving hands indicative of
their resolution to live better Christians.
Yesterday morning, bidding a farewell to Nath’s Pa
and Uncle Burl, I left their hospitable home for Oxford.
Nath and Lewis came on the same train. At Barnsville, sev
eral Emory boys got on. Reached Atlanta about noon. Rain
made the streets very muddy, but we had to go about to
kill the time.
It paid us to see the Cyclorama of the Battle of Mission
ary Ridge. “The painting is 50x400 ft in size; weighs 17000
lbs. The painting was done in Berlin by 16 artists. The orig
inal cost was $ 15,000. ” 120 miles were represented in the
space of 132 ft. Every object on the canvas------ trees, the
brown leaves, the smoke, the clouds, the soldiers, the horses
—everything was perfectly true to life that I could hardly
believe 1 were looking at mere pictures. The natural scenes
stretching away from the foot of Lookout Mts. were as real
as I had seen on that mountain last fall. The living in a
civilized city is cheap when we consider that only a quarter
enables one to feast his eyes on such marvelous productions
of art
The 2:45 train landed a load of Emory boys at Covington
depot about 5 yesterday evening. The street car being
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crowded. I had to walk home. Was delighted to find two boxes

of Xmas presents waiting for me, one from Miss Fannie, and
the other from Nashville. In writing to Miss Fannie said I;
“How can I sufficiently thank you for your kindness?
It is not for the things—valuable though they be—
— for
the kindness that I feel most grateful. The things I could
buy anywhere and anytime： the kindness no money can
purchase. 1 appreciate your kindness all the more because
it is so disinterested and so undeserved. Only wish I had
something better than mere words to express my gratitude!”
I do wish I had!
This morning I wrote to Miss Issie Rankin.
Said:-----
“Many thanks for your photo. I very seldom, if ever, ask
for a boy’s picture. When a man gives me his photograph
I take it as a matter of grace,on my part. But I have as
great a passion for the likenesses of fair and young ladies
as for roses and violets. Shall keep your picture as a sweet
reminder of the exceedingly happy and pleasant time I en
joyed under your hospitable roof.”
Wrote to Mrs. Abbie H, “On returning to the Hall I found
a box of nice Xmas gift. I sought hard and long the name
of the giver but in vain. However, I am sure it was from
your kind hands. I don’t know what to say to express my
sense of indebtedness to your favors. I feel it too deep to
put it in words.”
This and that and others.,during the Xmas. ,.
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1. Nath, on the Xmas day, was going to a country

church in a buggy. Meeting an acquaintance, he invited the
man to ride with him. In course of conversation, the man
took out his whiskey bottle offering Nath a dram or two.
Smiling, Nath pulled out his Bible and, handing it to the
fellow, asked him to drink some out of that bottle.
2. In Culloden, while I talked about the wild animals of
Corea, I said that the wild tiger is no worse than the “blind
tiger” in an American town. Upon which two men left the
church. Afterward I learned that one of them was a blind
tiger man and the other his patron.
3. Dr. W. Lewis said that the present Faculty of Emory
is the ugliest in the U.S. Prof. Peed being the ugliest white
man on this continent.
31st. Thursday. From this day on, the diary shall be kept
on ordinary plan. So, good-bye to Future.
Very cold this morning. Yearned all day for a letter from
dear Mrs. Hoss. Oh how I wish she wrote me one!
Last day of 1891. Farewell, kind 1891!
1892 （開國 501年, 高宗29年, 王辰）
JANUARY
1st. Friday. 1. “He that ruleth his spirit is better than he

that taketh a city.”
2. Duty before feeling; business before pleasure： principle
before interest.
3. “Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain
that build it.” In Him. I will trust.
Dined at Dr. Candler’s.
Cold and cloudy morning: sunny noon： rainy evening;
windy and warm night with stars here and there sparkling
on a dark background.
3rd. Sunday, Very cold: Found the water in my room frozen this
morning. 34” F. evening.
Dr. Candler gave two very edifying sermons today. The
essence of his discourse this morning was: That to be right
eous needs efforts and that a success is never denied to
honest efforts. “The instinct”, he said, “of a sincere heart
open to God is the best guide in moral questions”
He preached on faith in the night. The substance:-----
1. There is no difference between a historical and a just
ifying faith.
2. We are saved not by our faith in our faith but by our
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faith in God. Some think that feeling good is faith. But when
a crisis comes to them to choose between God or world, they
go with the latter. That’s not faith which hasn’t faith
enough in the goodness and power of God to stand by Him.
“Daring to stand with God against the world is faith.”
3. Many people pray for faith. They might as well pray
for walking! God has given us the means and conditions of
walking： our business is to walk. He has given us the evi
dences and conditions for faith: our business is to believe.
“Lord give us faith” viz., “Lord help us to believe you” viz.,
“Lord help us to believe that you have not lied!”
4th. Monday. Very cold. The ice over the surface of the water
in my bucket was thicker than that found yesterday. 24“ F.
this morning.
Wrote to Walter Spencer, In the last paragraph said I.
“Haven’t heard from the Dear, dearer, dearest Mrs. Hoss for
a long time. I write her regularly and it gives me pleasure
to do so.” Yes I love her and everybody connected with
her. It seems as if my affections for my darling mother
were transfered to Mrs. Hoss. Why doesn’t she write me a
line? Of course she has no reason to cherish any degree of
love for me. Besides, she has so many objects of affection
The case is different with me. My attachment to her is sim
ilar to Edgar A. Poe’s to Mrs. H이en Stannard.
6th. Wednesday. Very cold this morning.
In the Soph. Bible Class Dr. Candler in commenting on
the courage and virtues of Esther gave son)e fine and force
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ful remarks. In substance he said:—

1. Riches and beauty are two things that are very rarely
consecrated to God.
2. Woman’s suffrage means everybody’s suffering. Her bus
iness is to be the queen of the home. You ask “Isn’t Fran
ces Willard a good woman?” Yes: very good： but politics
are none of her business. Isn’t she smart? Yes: very smart：
only she wasn’t made for voting. I would rather see her in
heaven than at the ballot box. (And I shall see her in heaven
long before she can vote.)
8th. Friday. Cold and bright.
Wrote to dear Mrs. Hoss:—
“I never thought it likely that Oxford would get very
cold. But I was mistaken. For several days past, water freez
es in my room most nights and sometimes in day time.
Am enjoying cold weather, however.
“Nothing unusual to disturb the monotony of the college
routine. A S.C. boy, named Wilson, had to go home or
rather had to be taken home on account of lunatic fits. This
state of mind was brought on by excessive use of cigaretts.
When he got into a fit—and that he did many times an
hour----- poured out ‘cusses’ in an unbroken stream. One
evening Dr. Candler called on him. Seeing the Dr.» Wilson
cried out "Oh! look at that bob-tailed monkey; Take him
out! Quick!” Then followed a long string of ‘cusses’ of the
queerest and worst kinds.
”Am waiting for an answer from Dr. Allen in regard to
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my next movement. In case of his telling me come back

to Shanghai—which is most likely—I shall have to go to
Nashville on my way to San Francisco, sometime in June.
Shall then have the real joy of seeing you and also, the real
pain Qf bidding you goodbye. There are only a few—
very few----------- in America whom I feel most reluctant to
part with, and you are the best of them. You have been to
me what Mrs. H이en Stannard was to Edger Allan Poe in
his lonely boyhood, and his grateful affection for her was
no deeper than mine for you. The blessings of the Almighty
be on you and yours always!
“My sincere love to Dr. Hoss. Kind regards to Misses Ollie
and Mary.”
Wrote to Bro. N.H.D. Wilson: among other things I said:—
“Rest assured you are not forgotten by me either in my
memory, or in my heart or in my prayers. I remember you：
I love you： I pray for you.
“Dr. Candler is a man of great force. He is the only man
who keeps me awake in the church at night services, which
is saying much. He is intensely practical, not in the low
sense of dollars and cents, but in a higher signification of
the word. He never meddles with theological unknowables
which please a few： profit none; and perplex all.”
Resolved!
1. That the Diary shall be kept as far as possible in letter
forms. The correspondent may be a real or a fictitious name:
the letters may be sent or kept： just so they record whar
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I care to put in the Diary

2. That every new date shall begin on a new page.
10th. Sunday. 40®斤.
My dear Mrs. Abbie H. (Not sent.)

It seemed as if everything had determined to go wrong
yesterday. It rained all day, to begin with. After dinner I
had to work in the labratory answering some problems in
Gaze’s Manual—which business I hated because of my in
ability for doing anything that involves higher mathematical
principles than I know. But the worst thing happened in our
—
society in the morning. Thus:—
On account of some elections, the debate was done away
with. All went on smoothly except Coleson and Bowden dis
turbed and annoyed the Society by blowing a French harp
now and then in defiance to the rule of the Society, the cen
sure of the President, and the disapproval of all the loyal
members. While the last roll was being called Bowdon had
the impudent disrespect enough to blow it again. Nath
Thompson who seems to have been on the watch seized the
offender by the collar and literally “shook” him down stairs
as a bulldog would a rabbit：-------- two animals, by the
way, just about represent the relative physical build and
strength of the two boys. They were set apart by other
boys. Then all went up to the Hall. While B. stood by fire
among the crowd, Nath, with an unpardonable haste and
passion, slapped B.’s cheek. The interference of the cooler
—
boys prevented further outrages. My views on the matter:—
January 1892 265
Coleson and B. behaved very mean insulting the Society

by their actions. That every sensible member who loves
order was indignant at their rudeness goes with-out say
ing. But what right had Nath to pull the offender down
without any official warrant? B. did not respect the laws of
the Society. True: but who authorized Nath to violate the
rights of an individual? There is such a thing as righteous
indignation. Yes, I know that; but isn’t there such a thing
as ungoverned passion? Nath’s intention was right. Sure
enough so: but does that justify a wrong action? The mean
nesses of fools ought to be stopped, somehow. Certainly; but
because a fool acts a pig should a Christian play a goose?
The same end could not have been reached by and through
society laws. Granted for the sake of argument: but if we
justify wrong means by ends where shall we stop? If a man
were allowed to jump upon another without being called and
warranted by the authorities of the Society, would it be
possible to preserve an organization?
Thus Nath was wrong in his conduct. I heartily condemn
it. But I respect him for his courage： trust him in his sin
cerity： love him for his generous heart. You would—I know
— agree with me, if you were acquainted with this noble,
puritanic. Christian youth.
In our prayer meeting last night Nath wept like a child
for the “sin” he had committed this morning. I don’t think
a mean soul could weep if it would.
My dear Mrs. Hoss, this has been a happy Sabbath. In spite
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of the damp air, coffee-given-headache, cold and gloomy

weather, the Sun has shone bright in my soul. You may ga
ther my experience from the “wandering thoughts’* below:—
1. I dare not invite an honored friend to my room with
out first making it clean and neat as possible. How dare I
invite my Lord to my heart unless it be purged of filthy
thoughts?
2. God in the heart： this is religion.
3. It is an exceedingly pleasant yet solemn thought that
the soul will continue its self conscious state through exper
iences unknown and time without end. .
You may smile, dear Mamma, that all this has been
thought of and said on by others. Indeed I would never
give a fig for these thoughts did I not feel it in my heart
deriving peace and sweetness therefrom
Our regular pastor, Bro. Eakes, preached tonight. A very
good sermon it was. The essence was: There can be refor
mation without religion, but no religion without reformation.
“He IS ready to die who is ready to live.”
Dearest Ma. 1 love you. Good night! ‘
13th. Wednesday. Answered Mr, Ch. Baumgardener’s letter.
Among other things, said I:-----
“The weather here has been very bad for the week, or so
past. Rain without stop ever since last Sunday night. Mud
IS ankle deep and sticks closer than a brother. Am suffer
— common with most boys.
ing from a bad cold—
“Marvin Hall is my boarding place. Twenty five boys eat
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at one table. Chicken is a rare treat; eggs are seen few and
far between; milk is unknown. Ham, black coffee, potatoes,
grits and plenty of white biscuits. We all eat heartily and
this our waiter graphically described when he said *A plate
ful of biscuits among our boys is no more than an ear of
corn thrown among hundred hogs’.”
16th. Saturday night.
Mrs. Abbie Hoss.
My dear Mamma: For the first time in the week we had
a really bright, sunny day. Very cold though.
It seems to me I cannot live without loving somebody or
even something. I love you; and this week I indulged myself
in the pleasure of imagining I were going to Nashville to
see dear you.
After dinner called on Dr. Candler. He is just recovering
from a bad “grippe”. Seeing me reading your Advocate, he,
smiling, said “That’s Mrs. Hoss’ paper. She makes a good
paper”. Very likely he referred to my remark I had made
in a letter to his wife last year that you were the Editor-in-
Chief of the Advocate.
Was exceedingly charmed by an account of “A Voyage
on the Grand Canal하 from a journal of Rich. Henry Dana.
The whole piece------ description of persons and places
---- free from prejudiced sarcasms, yet withal so simple,
natural and graceful. What a difference between this and
Mrs. Wilson’s letters from China! One is sympathetic and
kindly; the other, repulsive in language and pessimistic in
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observation, though written by a woman—a Christian wo

man------ wife of a bishop.
Received J.L. Bruce’s wedding card. So, every one of the
theological graduates of *90 has crossed the Rubicon.
(Above letter not sent)
I
20th. Wednesday. 34‘’F—1 1/9。C.
Mrs. Abbie Hoss!
My darling Mamma: Two Summers ago on my return to
W.H. from Bigbyville, a boy said to me that he had been
dying to see me. I knew he didn’t mean 1/10 what he said.
But really I am dying to see you, dear Ma. Oh, inexpressible
yearning, this!
Hard rain all Sunday night and yesterday. Damp and
gloomy weather today.
Our board is getting very poor. Nothing but ham and bis
cuits for breakfast and supper. Those—I am one of them—
who do not drink coffee had to go without anything to wet
our lips with. The well water is very muddy, but even this
the lazy waiter very seldom gives us.
(Not sent)
25th. E,O.G.
Mrs. Abbie H: My dearest Mamma:
Yesterday was "as bright as a dollar”. So it is today. This
lovely day makes me feel good.
Enjoyed all the services yesterday, except the evening
sermon which as usual put me to sleep. Was surprized to
see a lady with a set of mustache more voluminaus than I
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ever expect to turn out myself.

Last Saturday morning I met Mrs. Abbot, Atlanta. She
had come to the College to see Ben, her son. She said that
she had the charge of a Chinese S.S. in her church and
that she wanted me to come and address her people on Mis
sions. She is a Baptist. She must be a large hearted, sensible
and thoroughly Christian woman to be engaged in a work
like that.
Dear Ma, I love you so much that were I to write you
as often as I think of you, I would have to do nothing but
write.
(This letter sent, the endearing terms, Mamma and love,
being omitted)
31st.
Mrs. Abbie Hoss: My dearest Mamma:
This has been a really beautiful day. The azure sky with
out a spot of clouds; the breeze just cold enough to invig
orate the body; the Sun just warm enough to cheer the
spirit, I would have been meaner than a dog if I did not
thank the great God not so much for the glorious aspect
of nature as for my capability of enjoying such.
After dinner, went up to Dr. Candler s intending to walk
out thence to Big Rock. Found Mrs. Candler as genial as the
day. We took out blankets to the yard; spread them on
grassy spot; and on them Mrs. Candler, John, Fonzie, Charley
Roberts, Brooks, Jim M. and myself held a feast of social
talk made all the more savory by goo시y oranges fresh from
the sunny orchards of Florida. Four tiny puppies, the pro

geny of Maude, proved no mean addition to the innocent
gathering.
The S.S. being over, with John and Boland, I took a walk
as far as to the Lover s Leap—a small fall—about a mile
from Oxford.
My mind has not been altogether from perplexities. In his
letter received last week, Dr. Allen told me that this being
a rare opportunity I needed not be in a hurry and that I
could, at present, do as much good for the cause here as in
the field. I thought this advice voiced the combined judg
ment of the Doctor and Prof. Bonnell. But no. The latter
whose answer reached me yesterday, expects me to return
this summer giving me directions for the same in regard
to traveling expenses. Now the question: How shall I decide?
0 God, if thou seest it best for me and thy cause to stay
here another year, direct thy providence so: if not, thou
know’st what is best.
My dear Ma, what is your opinion in this matter? My
fear is, if I were to stay another year besides this I might
likely lose the confidence of some of my Vanderbilt friends.
Ma, write me fre이y
Good night, my dear Ma.
(Not sent)
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FEBRUARY
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A regular spring day. This made me all the more 어eepy.
Last night attended the Sophomore class temperance meet

ing at Dr. Moore’s. The meeting was presided over by Mrs.
Scomp—a fine and intelligent looking lady------ so old as
I had thought. Several young ladies. Songs; temperance
readings： impromptu speeches (so-called) ： and good time in
general.
After dinner called on Dr. Candler and consulted him in
regard to my plan for the next year. He adviced me to stay,
as another year would carry me through some of the most
important studies in the college.
Received a letter from Miss Fannie—an unexpected boon.
In answer, said I:—
“Accept my thanks for your constant friendship and par
don me for my seeming forgetfulness. Seeming, I say, be
cause as a matter of fact, not a day passes but that you
are remembered in prayers and cherished in memory. Many
a time I thought of writing you not for your but my own
pleasure. But the absence of material to write about and
fear of intrusion have kept me back. Having, however, your
gracious invitation to write, I shall from this on feel freer
to write whenever I want to”.
7th.
Mrs. Abbie Hoss:
My dear Mamma: Enjoyed a walk to the Rock, about 3
miles from here. There is nothing extraordinary except a
large expanse of rock here and there covered with coral-moss.
The social event of this week was the Archinoid or Spider
Party at Dr. Callaway’s. An intricate “webb” was “spun”
of small strings within the reach of the arm in the rooms.
At the end of each string was tied a “prophecy” written in
a slip of paper. The “spiders” were represented by about half
dozen girls and as many boys. Each "spider” was clad in
white sheets; his or her face being covered with only open
ings for the eyes and the nostrils. The fun really began
when the spiders went to work to untie the strings. Each
string being numbered as the “prophecy” at its end, of course
each “spider” got its prediction without any impartiality.
This through, a “recitation” class was formed of the un
covered spiders each being required to repeat sentences
with jaw-breaking alliterations. A prize was awarded to one
who could repeat them with the greatest fluency. M. Speer
got it
Then followed recitations of humorous pieces very well
rendered. Next came what the entertainment would have
done better without: Bell dressed as an Indian chief and
begging for nickles and dimes. True, this was done for the
benefit of the Missionary Society to whom the proceeds
of the night were to go： but Bell—in Indian dress—talking
February 1892 273
about poverty and about selling the dress------------- and

singing for dimes—all this offended my taste, and shocked
my sensibility. Nobody else seemed to enjoy this part of the
program. The wonder is not that Mrs. Callaway should have
asked Bell to take this part： not that Bell should have con
sented to it, being ignorant of such things; but that he
seemed, nay, actually did enjoy this disgraceful performance.
The program was closed with social conundrums of no
striking character, I record one for its local value. “Why
is Mrs. Callaway like an ox ?” “Because, she rules the Wheel
(the nickname of Dr. Callaway)”.
On the whole, the entertainment was 100 per cent worth
its cost—10^.
You are a darling Ma to me. God bless you and yours!
(not sent) .
Wandering Thoughts:-----
1. A young preacher stands up in a Friday afternoon
prayer meeting and tells the boys that he has quit smoking
not because it is a sin but because it is useless. So far very
well. Two or three days later he is seen indulging in the
worst form of smoking; he smokes cigarettes and that
among the boys to whom he made public the resolution
No good!
2. He sits at the table. A blessing has been asked on.
and thanks returned for, the food---- may be, by himself.
Then he growls and grumbles at the meat, biscuit and every
thing else while those whom he calls “sinners" and who are
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as well off as, likely better than, himself eat the thing용 that
be on the table without a word of murmur. I have more
respect for a “sinner” than for a “saint” of this type.
3. The town of Oxford with its population of 500 whites
and blacks, is no doubt a most moral place of its size. Sin
is here, «^t^^r-the-less. Some days ago a white woman was
found in a negro-cabin where she had been carrying on her
immoral traffic for the past two and a half years undetected.
4. Behind the church, on the top of a hill, there stands a
neat frame house. Mr. Haden is its occupant. He is said to
be very smart, well-informed and a good talker. Once he
was a Methodist preacher. But he fell; and has been living
for years in a criminal union with his brother’s wife. No
place is safe from sin except the heart full of the fear of
God.
10th, Wednesday. 38® F.
The weather for the few days past has been as changeable
as the friendship of a capricious woman: fair one day, foul
the next. 之
Read Henry Marty’s life with the intensest pleasure and

fascination and sympathy. Impressions and suggestions:—
1. ‘The sudden sight of water and the ship affected me
almost to tears.” Just before embarking, he lost conscious
ness in a fit of convulsions. All this shows how tender his
heart was. and how sensitive his nerves were. No fool hard
iness： all gentleness and refinement. The greatness of his
moral courage is made all the more conspicuous by his
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shrinking modesty. Indeed, what but true courage and entire

devotion could persuade him to exchange a life of ease and
comfort for that of a missionary? Strong was his faith that
neither the persecution of his countrymen nor the scorn of
the heathen could shake; constant was his hope that neither
sorrows nor sickness could depress; great was his love that
could bear persecution and scorn, sorrows and sickness—
in fact all things a human heart could bear for the sake of
mankind.
2. As Edgar A. Poe’s life was made sadder by disappoint
ed love, so was Henry Marty’s more touching (at least to me)
by the cruel disappointment he met with in the refusal of
Miss Lydia Grenfell. Had she consented to his desires her
angelic influence would have (so far as human eye can see)
sweetened his noble life and lengthened his usefulness.
3. His delicate health, cheerful resignation under affliction
and utter self-denial for the service of God reminds me of
the sainted Dona Hamilton.
4. It is a comforting thought or rather a comforting fact
that the East India Company persecuted H.M.. Dr. Carey
and others of their stamp. For this shows the oppressions
and injustice of which the Company stands accused were
committed not by the followers but the enemies of the
blessed Lord Jesus.
5. Certainly it is very selfish on our part to ask the good
Father to prosper us here and then “save us in heaven”
without making some self-denial for His sake. Lord Jesus,
thou God of Paul, of Luther, of Wesley, of Marty, help me

to abandon all petty worldly amibitions and to devote my
life and work to Thy cause.
Dr. Candler gave a good prayer meeting talk on charac
ter. One of his characteristic sayings was: "The Devil inven
ted adjectives. They lie more than all other parts of speech
put together.” A deal of truth in this. A straight-forward
and honest and candid character, as a rule, does not use
much adjectives in speech or in writing. If he does use them,
they are always to the point.
L.L. Wiggins said, on our way from the church: “I learn
more from Dr. Candler’s talks than from any book I study
here. I don’t feel any compulsory law as such to go and
hear him. He is a man of wisdom”. This is a high compli
ment to Dr. Candler as it comes from a notoriously non-Chris-
tian boy.
Wandering thoughts! —
1. This evening I sat down to read. The fact that I had the
spectacles on being temporarily forgotten, was surprised and
delighted to be able to see the printed words so clearly
without (as I thought) the aid of spects. Then desiring to
know how much clearer my vision would become with the
glasses on, I looked for them everywhere on the table but
in vain. Accidentally touching my temple with a hand found,
to my mingled sense of mortification and amusement, the
glasses securely over the eyes. Moral:
(1 ) Often we think it is our own moral strength that
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enables us to resist temptations and accomplish good, for

getting the help of the Spirit of God. .
(2 ) Many an intelligent man in America, being puffed up
by his respectable morality, sneers at Christianity as much
to say “Look at me, the incarnation of morality and de
cency! I am good and honest without your religion.” But
the question is: Would he have been such, had he been
born and educated in an unchristian community? Where
and how did he come by his ethics but through and in the
gospel ? Without Christianity, he might have been as poor
in moral qualities as I am in sight without glasses.
2. I would rather be right than consistent. “Consistency is
a jewel”, never-the-less. It demands that I shall not do or
say anything among Christians that I can not sin-cere-ly do
or say among non-Christians and vice versa.
3. I hate sanctimoniousness. One reason among others why
I like Dr. Candler is that he never whines. He reads, prays
and preaches in everyday language and manner. No putting
on air of any sort
17th. Wednesday.
My Dear Miss Fannie: Guess where and how I spent the
last Sabbath. Well, I shall tell you.
Dr. Candler having made an arrangement for me to talk in
Walker St Church, Atlanta, I went to that city last Saturday
evening. This I did with a considerable reluctancy as there
was no place or person in Atlanta that I felt attached to.
(How differently I would have f이t, were I going to Lynch
burg or Nashville). That night a friend took Mr. Bell and

me to the Literary Club in R.R. Y.M.C.A. Was delighted
with a remarkably fine debate on the question that the in
vestment of foreign capital should be prohibited.
Last Sunday was rainy and unpleasant. But the sanctuary
on Walker St. Church was packed to hear Dr. Candler. He
gave a two-hours-long sermon of excellent character. He
denounced the money-making spirit of Christians and the
artificialities, superficialities and rottenness of the “Society”
so-called, he spared not.
After dinner Mr. Bizzell, a young man I met last night,
took me to a Presbyterian Church on Luckie Str. Talked to
a. nice little company. Spent more than half an hour in an
—a few specimens of which follow:—
swering questions—
1. Question. “Do they (Coreans) know how light and
darkness are caused ?”
Answer. “No, except that they know it is dark when the
Sun goes down. ” (Laughter)
2. Q. “Do you know how many Chinese there are in the
city ?”
A. “No. But there are more than you want, I suppose.”
(Laughter)
Q.“How old are you?”
A. “That’s rather a delicate question, especially before so
many young ladies. (Laughter) I am 27.”
A. young lady told me afterward that she felt indignant
at the man who asked my age.
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Took supper at the residence of Rev. A.R. Holderby the

worthy pastor of the church.
Notwithstanding the inclemency of the night, we had a
large and interested audience in Walker Str. Church. (Part
of the letter sent)
Incidences-----
1. Was annoyed by the forwardness of Bell, poking his
nose into everybody’s business, parading his by no means
graceful appearance in all sorts of crowd. Certainly he has
brass enough to make a good book agent. I don’t know: I
might have been happier had I been less sensitive.
2. Walker Str. Church and some other churches in At
lanta show a good deal of interest in the Chinese laundry
men. High steepled churches don’t seem to do much in that
line of Christian work. Indeed, it seems the higher the steeple
the lower the spirituality of a church.
3. By the Grace of God, I have made up my mind to call
a Chinese laundryman my brother and not to feel ashamed
to associate with them for their good.
22nd. Monday. La Grange, Ga.
Mrs. Abbie Hoss: (Not sent)
My dear Mamma: Mr. Leon P. Smith having made an
engagement for me to talk at his place Sunday night, I left
Oxford by the noon train last Saturday. It was rather a dis
agreeable day—cloudy and rainy. Leaving Atlanta at 5 p.m.
I reached La Grange about 7:30. Rained hard. Mr. O. H.
Smith met me and conducted me to the Female College
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boarding house.
Most of yesterday. I stayed in the college. Read the first
few chapters in the Life of Geo. Muller before the morning
worship. After dinner, enjoyed nearly two delightful hours
in the parlor with about a dozen young ladies in social
chat. At 4 p.m. attended the girls’ prayer meeting. At 7:30
talked to a large and appreciative audience.
This morning—a lovely morning, too,—I went down town
to see Mrs. McLure. She being the sister of Mrs. Can
Idler and Jim’s mother. I felt as if I had known her for a
ong time. Warren, her little boy, was then instructed by
Mr. and Mrs. McLure to take me in a buggie to the F gar
den. The garden is a private property; but it is a beautiful
little concern. Dined at Mrs. McLure’s. Everybody in her
home tried to make me as happy as possible. Hortense is
a sweet and lovable little girl.
Dinner being over, Warren and I went up to the college
to bid goodbye to the Smiths’ family. On our way to the
depot, at the request of Mr. McLure, I had my picture
taken in Corean dress.
Left La Grange by 3:25 train. Good connection at Atlanta.
Got home at 8:30 in the night.
Incidences etc etc.
1, Saturday last. I was very much amused at what Miss
Fonzie said about me in her introductory letter to Hortense.
“He is rather sensitive.” said she, “and would feel badly un
less you make out as if he were the marT (!) By the way.
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is it right to read an introductory letter because unsealed?

2. O.H. Smith, the 4th son of Mr. R.W. Smith, the Presi
dent of the College, showed himself a very spiritual man.
Faith and prayer were his favorite topics.
3. In the Sunday afternoon prayer meeting, the testimo
nies of the girls were remarkably like those of boys. Only
difference was that girls showed the greater susceptibility
of their emotional nature by baptizing their confessions with
tears. Tears became them as fragrance the rose, or grace
fulness, the lily. What surprised me was that one of young
ladies said there were girls in the college who never atten
ded the prayer meetings.
4. Though hundred or more girls board in the house, quiet
reigned everywhere. In the dining room, their graceful
movements, polite and orderly behavior at the table con
trasted very favorably with the noise and confusion of our
M.H. crowd in a meal time. '
5. This morning at 4 or 5 an aged Christain died. The
singular thing about this is that he came to church last
night, sat on the nearest bench, laughed at my funs, and
asked me if the Corean had Sundays etc. Whoever thought
that, ere the sun of another day dawned, he would have
breathed his last! Therefore, watch!
6. La Grange Female College has a commanding location.
The grounds, the buildings and furniture are very plain.
The library is not larger than that of a private scholar Of
ordinary means. 『：• ；
7. The first morning I ate in the college dining room, I

was so rattled at being the centre of attraction of all .the
fair eyes that I could hardly move or talk or eat. It must
have been a sight to a looker-on to see me after dinner, in
the parlor surrounded by a dozen girls trying my best to
be at home.
26th. Friday.
The events of the week:
1. The Sub. Temperance meeting met at Dr. Moore’s. This
was the last of the series of class temperance meetings be
ginning with the Senior. The program in general use con
sists of (1) prayer: (2) reading temperance items clipped
from papers： (3) reading temperance speeches： (4) impromptu
speeches so-called (but prepared by the boys at least 3 week않
before hand); (5) social 사lats with the ladies： (6) signing
the pledge. A meeting of this nature is of a great value to
the boys. Temperance principles and facts are impressed on
their minds; they are brought under the refining influence
of the fair sex; and their monotony is relieved. God bless
the ladies of W.C.T.U.
2. Juniors* Fun. According to a college custom of hoary
antiquity, the Juniors, by means and ways queer and crooked,
attempted and succeeded (at least so they thought) in steal
ing the Senior song. To hack the Seniors, the Juniors headed
by a big lantern with mottoes and pictures on, went about
from house to house, singing the tune. They had a hallelu
jah time of it, though the Seniors breathed freely as soon
February 1892 283
as they found out that the tune was a wrong otte after all.
3. Senior class day. The Seniors wefe fortunate to celebrate
their arbor-exercises oh a lovely day like this. The school
was turn은d loose <ifter 12. The exercises began at 2 p.m.
and proved an interesting event. The brief histories of each
individual of the class were good. The prophecies—what
each boy would do and become—were rather pardonably
tame. Though in professions different, every member was
promised a pretty wife, handsome income and nice children
The class song was good.
A scene like this always appeals to my emotions. When
the class entered the college long seemed the time and
rough seemed the way. Now their course is run, their battle
is fought. Their vacant seats will be filled by others and in
a short time their trials and triumphs will be forgotten. The
fitting remark someone made that one’s life is like an
impression made by a finger in the mighty Mississippi is
properly applicable to a college life.
4. Brockman visited us Wednesday. His familiar face and
voice awoke in my memory a whole train of Vanderbilt
associations； He urged the Y.M.C.A. to send a strong
delegation to the state YMC.A. convention to be held
in Griffin. I consented to go bearing half of my R.R. expen
ses by myself. Public meetings of this nature seldom do
me good, though.
27th. Saturday.
Up at 3:30 a.m. Joe Sharp and I. after a brief toilet.
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had to walk to the depot While waiting for i the train 3

other boys joined us. About 40 minutes in Atlanta. There 6
more Emory delegates came up with us. All enjoyed the
ride in the fresh morning air. Reached Griffin about 9:15.
Sharp and myself were assigned to the hospitable care of
Mrs. Mauley, on Hill Street
Our quarters being settled—which, by the by. was atten
ded with some difficulty on account of my being mistaken
for a piano tuner and Sharp for a hook agent, to both of
which professions Miss Susie Mauley had a great aversion
—well, in spite of this amusing mistake, we had every
reason to be grateful for our temporary home. When we got
everything settled, we went to the Baptist Church to attend
the Convention. The latter part of the morning was occu
pied by reports and other business considerations. On return
ing to our room we found a fire cheerfully blazing in the
hearth and a large bowl full of goodly oranges. I was ten
derly reminded of the kindness I had enjoyed at the hand
of Mrs. Hoss while I was in Nashville last October.
After dinner, we attended the p.m. session of the conven-
ton. The Bible study conducted by Rev. E.F. See 마as of
great value. At 4 the delegates—
—about 90—were divided
into 3 groups each attending a Parlor Conference on some
specific subject, as City work (1) ： College work (2) ： R.R.
work (3). I went to the Conference on City work.
The Conference met in the parlor of Mr. T.R. Mills.
About 20 present. The first topic was “The Financial Prob
February 1892
lem： the Danger and D이iverance”. Mr# H.P. .Anderson dis?-

cussed the subject by asking questions. Under the head of
danger, the members agreed on that:
1, Debt brings disrepute to the work.
2. The success of Y.M.C.A. depends on the confidence of
the community.
3. It is easier to keep out of a debt than to get out of it.
4. The failure of one Y.M.C.A. endangers the welfare of
the whole system.
On Deliverance:-----
1. Careful counting of cost------ your coat to suit your
body.
2. For securing the money, make a list of reasonable sub
scribers and the reasonable amount of each. Keep at it
until you get the full collection.
3. For next year, keep the list of the subscribers; and by
good work and economy show them that their money has
been put to good use. Keep them informed of the work and
condition of the association.
4. It may be a blessing that we have to depend on the
confidence of men. this preventing our weak human nature
from becoming indolent and careless.
5. We should never solicit money from a saloon keeper;
but we need not refuse it when voluntarily offered.
The qualifications of the Secretariship: 广
1. Many young men mistake the position for one of ease

and good time in general. This explains why there is so
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much talk about being caBed out of the work.

2. Natural qualities. (1) Business ability; (2) tact and
cordiality： (3) executive ability of setting others to work;
(4) good face that smiles a young man into confidence.
3. Educational advantages, (1) Thorough Biblical educa
tion; (2) well posted on general and daily topics.
4. General and intelligent knowledge of Y.M.C.A. work in
all its branches.
5. Piety. (1) Abiding in Christ; (2) Willingness to do a
little wo아《; (3) willingness to be criticized; (4) cheerfulness
and naturalness; (5) persistance.
Work in small towns.
1. Important: In Ga. 5/6 of its population live in country.
2. Difficulty: The petty jealousies of the churches and the
prejudice of preachers against Y.M.C.A.
3. Advantages:
(1) In a small town, it is easier to single out good workers.
(2) An association soon becomes the pet institution of the
town.
(3) Easier to control the morals of the community by
substituting innocent pleasures for harmful ones. Expenses 7
or 8 hundred dollars.
It was 6 p.m. when the interesting conference broke up.
Thence we went to the Y.M.C.A. building to enjoy the
refreshment gotten up by the ladies of the town. The enter
tainment was a success notwithstanding the fact that I was
tickled and vexed by being called Mr. Yum Yum (!) and
February W92 287
that I had s time of it to dodge the marty fair damsels

whom “I adored as angels and feared as mad dogs”.
Among othjcr exercises in the night, the most prominent
one was the vivid account of Brockman of the rise of College
Association.
This morning in contributions. Emory College led all the
colleges (7) represented by subscribing $50.
28th. Sunday.
Cold, gloomy and windy.
All the town pulpits were occupied by the Convention
men. Most of the Emory boys worshipped in the Methodist
Church. There was no regular preaching; but a delegate
from each college represented was given 4 minutes to talk
on a special phase of college Y.M.C.A. work. There were
8 delegates. Bell and myself being included. The subjects
were (1) Temptations of a College boy; (2) Advantages of
the great Brotherhood： (3) What Association means for me;
(4) Personal work and its experiences; (5) Necessity of
Bible Studies; (6) Loneliness of a New Student： (7) Young
men in China; (8) Young men in Corea. Brockman closed the
service by giving a pointed talk on the volunteer movement.
Sharp and myself with two other delegates went to Mr.
Flynt’s home for dinner. Had a most delightful time out
there. Miss Lucy is a delightful little creature. She beats
anybody talking： yet I could have listened to her for days.
The truth of the business is I was (and am) badly stuck
on her. Mr. Flynt, her father、 displayed a deal of hard.
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practical—if： not elevated—common sense. Some of hi?

sayings:—
1. “Negroes are a draw back in a community. When a
place has 10,000 blacks and 10,000 whites, you may put
down the efficient population at 5000. I have a negro. He
never does a thing I want him to. They ali go back to Bud-
dism (heathenism?).” ,
2. “Preachers try to make a man believe that unless he
gave everything he has to them he could not go to heaven.
It is shame to Christianity that a preacher should live in a
grand style by taking money from poor folks.”
3. Hearing Mr. Clement talking glibly on plays and no
vels to Miss Maude, the old man winked and said to Sharp,
“I bet, many of your delegates know more about plays and
theatres than they do Y.M.C.A.”
4. “I like old Brockman (Fletcher’s father). He and I had
some business dealings, and I found him the only honest
commission merchant I had ever met with.”
When time came for us to leave it was a painful task to
me to pull myself away from the enchanting influence of
Miss Lucy. But we had to. Returned to Mrs. Mauley’s about
6:30.
After supper, with young Mr. Mauley. I went to the
Baptist Church. The house was full. Rev. See addressed on
the Reasons for the Existence of the Y.M.C.A.
1. The Y.M.C.A. is a necessary complement to the work
of the church. The reasons that necessitate the existence
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of the S.S., for children demands the existence of the

Y.M.C.A. for young men as much as they do the existence
of the missionary society for the heathen.
2. The gregarious nature of young men seeks for a home
where society and pleasures are found. The object and need
of the Y.M.C.A. are to offer a lonely youth a society without
its corruption and pleasures minus their dangers.
3, Economic Reasons. The state licenses saloons： protects
homes of infamy： and patronizes theatres and shows. When
a young man is ruined by these ungodly means a police man
is provided to carry him to the jail. A town was building a
jail worth $50.000. An intelligent man said that had the
town built a Y.M.C.A. worth. $40,000> a $10,000 jail would
have answered the purpose. Great business men as Vander
bilt, Dep. and Grady know this. 2/3 of 나le expenses of R.R.
associations are paid by the R.R. companies. Mr. Dep. re
marked that the Y.M.C.A. has done more for the protection
of his lines from disasters than all the patent machines known.
5. Religious reasons. 75% of young men of the country
are non-church members： 5% church members; and 15%
church goers. Y.M.C.A. is the only means of reaching young
men in towns.
The address was followed. by short testimonies of the
delegates in regard to their impression of the Convention.
After which the members of the Convention formed a ring,
hand in hand. Then we gave expression to our sentiment
through that beautiful Y.M.C.A. hymn which begins “Blest
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be die tie that binds our hearts in Christian love* etc. etc
A prayer and we parted. God be with you!
Impressions etc. etc. etc.
1. The fine looks and cordiality of Y.M.C.A. folks.
2. The systematic dispatch of business. Everything has
its time and is done in its time.
3. The orderly and well-加«以/ religious exercises. (1) Short,
pointed, fervent prayers： (2) short, pointed, well-loaded talks.
»
Nothing drags. I like that. Of all intolerable things in the
world, a long winded and dragging religious service, when
one is tired in body and mind, is most unbearable.
4. Rev. E.F. See of Brooklyn, is a very handsome and
polished gentleman. Withal he is unostentatiously pious.
5. Griffin has a population of between 9 or 10 thousands.
Substantial and hospitable people. I never had the least
idea of its being so nice a town.
6. Miss Lucy said that she loved really theological works.
That she had read Watson s Institute being immensely in
terested by Watson’s treatment of the Son-ship of Christ.
That she did not like Sam Jones because he, while saying
he did not want riches, lived in a most splendid style.
7. Joe Sharp thinks there is no possibility of negroes’ being
civilized.
8. Griffin is said to have more girls than boys. Yet there
are many bachelors—strange to say.
March W2 291
MARCH
5th. Saturday,
A balmy day. After dinner, went 이it to see Broyles.
Passing by Miss Lindie Branham’s, saw her and another
young lady on the porch. The fence-rails against which I
leaned to exchange a few words of greeting, seemed, wooden
though they are, to turn into so many magnet오 and I into
a piece of magnetizeble substajice. I could not pull away. So
I went in. Spent most of the afternoon in playing “mumble
peg” and marbles with some of the boys and Misses Lindie
and Fannie S.
Wrote to Miss Lucy Flynt: Among other things of no
importance, said I: I read the “Blunders of a Bashfulman.”
I was immensely amused with it. The book is by no means
a production of art： yet it did me good to know that I wa용
not the only bashfulman in the world.
Miss Martha Jones a missionary to Brazil addressed the
boys last Wednesday night. Her zeal for the cause of Christ
among the Brazilians interested and inspired all who heard
her. She said that Romanism in Brazil is a mass of corrup
tion. Through the immorality and ignorance of the priests
religion has been brought to shame and reproach among
the educated classes It is a sad fact that the teachings of
Christ could be perverted to a curse which were designed
for a blessing.” etc. etc.
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Wrote to Mrs. Hoss: ‘This evening I indulged in a nap.

Though I missed the supper. I don’t regret it： in a dream
I sat at your feet and had a delightful talk. As we think, so
we dream.
“In her letter I received a few weeks ago. Mrs. Ashford
intimated that you were thinking about going to Florida
for a change. To which I said Amen! and pray that the way
may be clear to enable you enjoy the needed rest.” etc. etc.
12th. Saturday,
This week has been a cold one especially Thursday and
Friday. It is simply lovely today, but too much wind.
Wandering thoughts:—
—
1. The American way of the free intercourse between boys
and girls tends to equalize passions. This enables one to
select his or her mate without being misled by sudden and
blind love—which is soon satiated and followed by disgust.
2. I have the slimmest confidence in the friendship of a
non-Christian boy. There is no tie---------- or national, or re
ligious— that binds him and me. There can be nothing
common between us. I know what I talk about. Many a boy
professes to be my friend in the college. But occasionally
I have met them in Atlanta; and found them no better to
me than utter strangers. Call that friendship! Pshaw!
3. The M.E. Churches, North and South should unite.
This is the subject for the Spring term debate on which 1
am to speak. The negative is our side. But the more I read
on the subject, the stronger I am convinced of the advisi-
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bility of the Union. For:—

—
: <1) Union means economy and efficiency, progress and
power.
(2) The very fact that no article of any consequence
could be found to read on the negative side------ fact why
nobody defends it in papers $ind books shows that the non
unionist has nothing but mere prejudice for his argument.
(3) It is objected that if the spirit of Christ demands the
union of the two white branches of American Methodism, the
same spirit ought to be obeyed by the union of the South
ern Church with the black Methodism： and that since the
latter course is an impossibility, it is not wrong for the
Southern Church to remain separate from the North. This
argument looks plausible but very thin. For the reason
that one can not do a great and hard task is no reason why
he should not do a small and easy task. To love my enemy,
I find it an almost impossible practice. Am I therefore not to
love my friend—which is easy? Here is a man who says he
can not bear to hear a negro preacher. But he calls the
sermons of a white brother on a Sunday the means of grace.
Because he can not tolerate a colored sermon, is he therefore
to stay away from the white brother on a Sabbath? .
(4) Or rather, the logic is the other way: if you can not
do a small thing how can you do a great thing? If you have
not charity enough, love of God enough, love of man enough
to unite with the bretheren of your own flesh and blood,
how and when do you expect to unite with those of other
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races?
(5) It seems to me the causes that keep the Southern
church back are prejudice and passions, honest though they
be. and fear of being absorbed.
4. It is hard to say kind words when we feel bad: but
we can do kind deeds even when we have a toothache.
Received a letter from Miss Lucy. She said that bashful
ness is always due to lack of self-confidence. Thafs exactly
it. She is a charming little creature.
Took a long ramble through the woods.
Mrs. Hoss seems to have forgotten me altogether. She is
said to be somewhat capricious in her friendship. She must
be. Yet I love her—indeed, so much as to call her my
Mamma. She doesn’t know this of course. God bless her and
hers!!!
13th. Sunday.
A glorious day.
After dinner, called on Mrs. Candler. She startled me by
asking me:—“You don't like Mr. Bell. Do you? You may
be unconscious of it yourself, but you can not hide your
feeling”. On any asking her on what she grounded her con
clusion sh은 said: “Well, you don’t room with him, you don’t
go with him. and in hundred other ways you show th은re
is an antipathy between you and him”.
Certainly she is very sharp, though I confess that 1 cherish
not the least animosity toward Bell. Only there is too wide
a difference between his temperament and disposition and
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mine. He is too cheeky: I am too sensitive. He loves com

pany: I love solitude. He pokes his nose into everybody’s
business: I mind mine only. He regards his impudence
as a virtue: I carry my shyness to a fault. He tries to
imitate every American manner: I hate any such “namaik-
ishness” Examples:—
1. He calls all the boys in the college by their nicknames
or given-names—Joe, Willy, Me. etc. etc.—which familiarity
many do not relish. There is only one boy in the college I
feel free to call by his given-name： that is Nath.
2. It was only my 3rd year in America—when I was
ready to leave Vanderbilt------- I took my pictures. Bell
hasn’t been here more than 4 months, yet he has his beauty
struck already—-a foolishness in his pecuniary condition.
From these differences. I don’t feel any strong affection
for him. Yet. I am far from harboring any positive antipa
thy toward him. One thing is certain, however: I would never
travel with him in this country, if I could help it
This morning. Marv. Wiiliama, Sheppard and myself, after
the worship, went to the negro Methodist Charch. Found
the church by far tidier than I feared. As rule there were
three preachers in the pulpit. Each preached a little. They
did not go into the regular sing-song style which a colored
divine generally indulge in. The audience was orderly—no
dancing, no crying, no laughing, no embracing, no shouting.
The pastor seems to be an educated man. Mrs. Candler had
a S.S. class in this church last year.
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15th. Tuesday. .
Cold and gloomy------- a man in bad humor.
Gall from a friend’s hand.
1. Called on Mr. Candler. In talking about the condition
of women in the East. Mrs. Cartwright said to me “Wasn’t
it strange when you first saw women so much respected in
his country?”“Y-e-s”, replied L” “But I don’t think it strange”.
here, Mrs. Candler cut in and said somewhat in
heat. “Don’t you say before me that you think it strange
that men should respect me”. Heaven knows I didn’t mean
to say that either in words or in intent*
2. Then Mrs. Candler teazed me about my getting Miss
Lucy Flynt’s picture etc. Mrs. Cartwright asked me if it
was true that I made a sweet-heart in Griffin. Of course, I
said “No ma’m! In the first place I wasn’t there long enough,
and secondly, even if I were”-------- again Mrs. Candler
cut me short by saying “You didn’t stay there long enough,
as if. had you stayed long, you could have gotten one”. To
my torturingly sensitive soul—ever uneasy as sitting on a
—
needle cushion— words sounded something like this:
“Even you stayed long, who would have you for a sweet-
heart—you a Corean! ” She might or might not have meant
this: She shall never have another occasion for lacerating
my already wounded and bleeding heart so! Who ever ex
pected such cruel words from her whose ten thousand kind
nesses I can not sufficiently thank for! Yes, humiliations,
mortifications, insult and despair are the conditions or fees
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or being a Corean!
By improving scrapings of time between recitations, yester
day and today, succeeded in reading through Tennyson’s
Princess: a Medley: It is so charmingly written that even
my dull head couldn t help appreciating its beauty.
Read Enoch Arden. I like this story better than the Prin
cess. The characters in the former are nearer to truth than
those in the latter. The love of Annie is woma끼y; the life
of Enoch, heroic： the affection of Philip, pure and constant
Compared with the lifelike scenes in the story of Enoch,
the college, the orations, the fightings etc in the Princess
dwindle into pompous but childish play. The moral tone of
“Enoch Arden” is of the purest type. I left the “Princess”
amused but incredulous: “Enoch” left me sadder but wiser.
A dude who happens to be a Senior is a most Majestic,
Un-approachable, and I-am-above-you sort of a fool. See
Jim N.
18th. Friday. 31’:28*’ F. night=-2^C. 28-32=^ x 응=-쯩
Bitter cold—strong northwest—flakes of snow—frowning sky.
Wandering thoughts;-----
1. Silence is a virtue. Not only that every great man has
the “talent of silence”! not only that Carlyle recommends
it; but that I. find it so hard to practice. Someone remarked
that fools and wise men talk so much alike that he couldn’t
tell which is which until one of them quit talking. A homely
yet wise saying-------
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2. Never be anxious about explaining your motives in

doing a thing. If right what is the use of explanation? If
wrong, no explanation can justify it. Explanation means
weakness.
3. A white child with blue eyes, golden ringlets, and rosy
cheeks irresistibly suggests the idea of art angel. But if goes
beyond the utmost stretch of my fancy to imagine an angel
out of a negro child or a negress.
4. Negro servants of the ante-bellum type are a model
for obedience and fidelity. But the young negroes of Howard
type who serve as waiters etc. etc. are meanness, rascality,
and ingratitude personified.
5. If you believe in Hell and its horrors, you ought to be
greatly concerned about saving souls from going there. But
you are not. Therefore you don’t believe in Hell. This is
—
an argument often used by an infidel. Let us see:—
Two years ago a flood literally wiped out Johnstown des
troying hundreds of lives、 It was a terrible accident. The
news reached Wesley Hall. Everybody believed it and was
sorry for it. Did that belief and sorrow disturb the slumber
or diminish the appetite of anybody? Not art ail. Now sup
pose I should have said to Dr. Garland, (taking him to be
fair sample of piety): “If you believe in the Johnstown flood
and its horrors, you ought to be so grieved that you can
hardly eat or sleep. But you are not so grieved. Therefore
you don't believe in the Johnstown flood.” —should I have
said this I would have proved my goose-ship beyond doubt
March 1892 299
Conclusion. Most men are so constituted that to them

“things seen are mightier than things heard”. Very few have
an imagination strong enough to realize to a full extent the
horrors or joys of an event that does not touch his interest
some way or other. Fortunate that this is true. For who
could enjoy his life if the scenes of accidents or calamities
he heard or read of were as vivid to his mind as though he
had seen them. Happy are we that we do not feel and see
the tortures of Hell. Therefore it is no evidence of our un
belief that our fancy spares us from the smell of brimstone
or the wail of the lost.
6. Poverty is bad enough to anybody. To a man of
family, it must be a torture. Whenever I pass by a poor
home full of children to feed or clothe without easy means
of doing so, I can not help praying： Heaven deliver me
from the cruel necessity of stealing the roses from the
(;heeks of a sweet woman by want of means of supporting
her in Christian comfort.
7. Was surprized to learn in the prayer meeting this
afternoon, that there are at least 75 boys in the college who
indulge in whisky. Living in a sort of seclusion as I do, I
have no idea how much corrupt communication, gambling
and other devilments there are among the boys. One fellow
went to Cov. last Sat. night with his face blackened.
Spent the evening in Dr. Candler’s home playing checker
with the members of the family except Mrs. Cartwright. Dr
Candler is an expert. After supper Jim and I helped the Dr.
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tn building fires under fruit trees to prevent them from

being frozen in the night.
Dr. Candler is laboring under a debt of $700. In his
childish simplicity. John said “Papa, why don't you quit being
the President?” Seeing in what simple style he lives I don’t
doubt that the Dr.’s pecuniary embarrassment is due to
his unselfish devotion of his means to the good of the
college.
Miss Fonzie, as she now looks more reminds me of 貞흐良
than any American girl I met with.

When Mrs. Candler says “No!”, her children know what
it means.
25th. Friday.
Boisterous winds succeeded by continuous rain. Hard rain
two days solid. The winter seems to be very reluctant to
its departure: it sighs and weeps so. Cold and no coal.
A letter from Miss Lucy this morning did me good.
Last year or year before that Dr. Candler was offered two
positions each worth $3000 per annum. He declined both.
There is a single-file plank road from Dr. Candler s resi- -
dence to Mr. Steward’s. Boys happening to meet a colored
woman on the planks would not tolerate her to walk on
them. I think manly courtesy ought to be shown to a
woman independently of her color or condition.
Early this week received a copy of last number of Nash
ville Advocate. She—dear she—hasn’t forgotten rae. That’s
enough! - ■
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26th. Saturday.
Pale sunshine.
Thom. Nelson Page, the celebrated writer of short stories
in the negro dialect as spoken in Virginia, read two of his
widely known pieces to a large audience. “Marse Chan" and
“Pulaski”, in their author*s mouth, became charged with
new life.
Page is a strong and large built man of fair complexion.
He said that Marse Chan—or the idea of writing it—was
suggested by a letter from a Georgia girl to a private in
Virginia. The letter, he said, was written on Confederate
paper of cotton. She told the soldier that she would marry
him if he came back： and that he ought to come on a fur
lough as she couldn’t and wouldn’t marry him unless he
came honorably.
31st. Thursday.
A lovely day. Warm. 80° 80—32=-^ x —=26
Wandering thoughts:—
1. “The way to argue down a vice is not to tell lies about
it—to say that it has no attractions, when everyone knows
that it has.” So says Holmes. Suggestion;
Which argues stronger manhood, to know the attractions
of a vice— —yet to abstain from it: or,
—say, intemperance—
by some means or other, to destroy the sense of appre
ciation thus making temperance a matter of mechanical
necessity and not of moral choice? P think the former de-
ierves more praise than the latter. If so, are they right who
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maintain than religion means the destruction of all appetites

for un-Christian pleasures? Dr. Candler says he does not
drink wine because he loves it. Hence we ought not to be
discouraged if we have an appetite for some forbidden fruit
2. Holmes says that he “had rather meet three of the
scowlers than one of the smilers”. A great and useful les
— of course
son in this for me. Don’t I smile too much—
from any parasitic motives------ from a irfistaken idea of
politeness?
3. I assume that everybody dislikes and despises me
until he or she has proven otherwise. This may be bad： but
there are less occasions for disappointment here than in the
assumption that everybody loves and honors me.
4. The struggle through another vacation looks grim
enough,
5. If the schools in the infernal world teach arithmetic,
they will use “Appleton s Standard Arithmetic” by Andrew
F. Rickoff. A.M. L.L.D.; and the English system or standard
of measures must be a fine addition to the instruments of
torment even in Hell.
APRIL
2nd. Saturday,
Warm and cloudy.
I fe이 utterly “run-down*. To study is weariness; to walk

is toil; to talk is pain. Thus I have been for the past few
April 1892 303
days; only worse this morning.

1. The vocabulary of a fashionable lady.
He “I saw a Chinaman beating his wife.”
She “Why, that’s horrible^
He “I kicked against a stone on the way and hurt my toe.”
She "That’s simply dreadful”
He “I drank a cup of strong coffee tonight which gives
me a headache.”
She “Indeed! Isn't it awful?”
2. I feel more and more domesticated to the scene요 and
surroundings of Oxford----- irregular but quiet streets, its
restful homes, its oaks, pines and blossoms of many colors,
its Sabbath stillne욚s, its peaceful inhabitants and its all.
3rd. Sunday.
A beautiful morning.
Prof. Dicky preached. His voice is rich; his bearing, dig

nified: and his countenance open and handsome.
Even in this lovely morning, my heart seems like a lump
of stone buried in ice—so far as religious emotions are
concerned. I discharge religious duties from sense of duty
and not from joyful willingness. Bodily weakness may have
a deal with this： but the principal reason, 1 fear, is because
I am not engaged in any personal work for my God and
Savior.
A delightful walk to the Fall with John C. in the evening.
Went to Covington to make a talk on Corea. A charming
moonshiny night
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Came back exceeding tired, having “footed” both ways.

5th. Tuesday. 80® F. p,m.
Warm, cloud\
Received a letter from dear Mrs. H. Delighted as 1 was
to get it, for some time I dared not open it lest I might find
“Dear Sir” and “Yours respectfully” etc calling me to ac
count for my breaking the promise of writing a piece for
the Advocate. But,------------- blessings on her and hers as
the gentle April showers on plants------ letter was full of
kind words and assurances of friendship.
Have been using spare hours for some days past in writ
ing my “impressions” for dear Mrs. H. My observations,
though honest, are so tinged by prejudice that I fear she
may not like them.
A series of protracted meeting begun last Sunday night is
now in progress. "'
Felt so tired that I had to steal a nap from 7:30 to 10:30
tonight. Missed the service.
9th. Saturday.
』4 lovely day----------- very high wind.—Cool enough for fire.
Some religious facts: *

1. Last night Dr. Candler said in the meeting that of all
the years of his Presidency here, this year has been most
remarkable not indeed for any moral disorder, but for spirit
ual indifference and deadness,
2. All endorse what the good Dr. said. The protracted
meeting in last Fall had some tall shoutings, howlings.
April 1892 305
poundings j and cryings which Dr. Moore praised as an “out

pouring of the Holy Ghost”, but unbelievers ridiculed as an
overflow of.,madness—all this proved, by its consequences,
nothing more than emotions worked up as easily worked
down. M . * :: ,
3. Now why is this coldness ? It seems to me an answer
、to this may be found in the fact that we (I) can not realize
spiritual .things as vividly as we do temporal interests. Our
negligence or diligence in secular affairs are promptly visi
ted by reward or punishment. A student can not be indiffer
ent to his studies without running the risk of losing marks
or class honors or college “rep” A business man—how
can he help being zealous when his negligence means the
discomfort, nay possibly, the starvation of his loved ones?
But in religion, with exceptions here and there, most people
丁'
do not show much enthusiasm because their vision of the
world beyond is but dim. The reward or penalty of the life
to come is comparatively far qff. No wonder then that the
felt interests of this seen world should often cool our zeal in
things beyond the reach of our senses.
4. Are we then to continue in this cold religious experi
ence? No—of course not! How can we get out of it? Four
things are necessary: 1, Prayer; 2. Bible reading; 3, More
religious conversation with both Christians, arxi non-Chris-
tians; 4, Personal work.
r- • ■
5. Am tired, am disgusted with morality. An Epicurean

■ I ' ’
said “Give us the luxuries of life; we will dispense with
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necessaries". I say “Give me religion, I can dispense with

morality”.
6. The harder I try to feel spiritual, the colder I get
In the night, I led the prayer-meeting. Except Nath
Thompson, everybody present confessed being cold in hi용
religious experience.
Childish wises:
1. 1 wish I had a glass of cold, rich and fresh sweet milk.
2. I wish 1 had a barrel of apples—sweet and juicy-- eat
to my full.
3. I wish I had just money enough not to bother myself
for next year.
10th. Sunday,
C이d、but a beautiful day.
After dinner, Nath, Harris and myself went to the Newton

County Poor Farm. It is a pauper asylum supported by the
county. There are, at present, only 8 inmates all negroes.
Their condition is wretched indeed. We sang, talked and
prayed with them. The beautiful hymns beginning with “I
would not live alway”： “My home is in heaven"： “I will
— these beautiful hymns which are many
sing you a song”—
a time sung meaninglessly by a fat and fashionable congre
gation were full of meaning and consolation when sung
(though in lame tunes) in surroundings as found in the
Farm.
On my way to the Hall, stepped into the Midway Chapel
to enjoy the S.S. singing. The happy and lively scene here
April 1892 307
presented a contrast most striking to the Farm scene I had

just left '
13th. Wednesday.
Fine day—a brief shower late in the evening.
Dr. Candler preached a sensible and forcible sermon. He
said that to tell a man believe before he repents is no less
absurd than to tell him read before he learns letters.
The protracted meeting closed tonight.
A few nights ago, a boy was caught in bed with a negro
woman (so the story goes) in Cov, He gave his name as
Tropper (?) to the marshal. All the boys say that it was
Clecley, a Senior, who seems to have more cents in his purse
than sense in his brain. Poor fellow! Yet, I don’t think he is
any worse than many other dandies whose immaculate shirts
and patent leather shoes make them look like gentlemen
while their corruption out-heathens a heathen. What disgusts
me is that these whited sepulchers call Christians hypocrites!
16th. Saturday.
A glorious day—all the more welcome because of the wind
and cold and rain which prevailed in the early part of the
week, ,
Our board has been very poor indeed for the past month
or two, especially of late. I think it is almost a sin to return
thanks for food that makes one groan because to eat it is
a task and not to eat it is no pain. The everlasting cycle
of biscuits and ham. rice and syrup, now and then relieved (?)
by boiled beef, which is worse than no beef, and sausage
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which is a little better than the beef------- is too hard even

to my patient stomach.
By 4 o’clock train went down to Social Circle with Bro.
Budd. From the Depot we went straight to Mr. Newton’s
home. Found his family a very pleasant one. Stayed there
all night.
17th. Sunday. (Easter)
A pleasant day, with cool breeze all the time.
After breakfast, two little Newtons and myself went out
for a walk. Enjoyed it very much, picking wild flowers in
the woods etc. At 11 a.m. went to church. Heard a good
sermon on our Lords resurrection by the pastor Rev. Rich
ardson.
At 2:30 p.m. I talked to quite a crowd. Somehow or
other, I couldn’t get off right—badly busted. Spent the
evening at Mr. Newton’s home.
Bro. Budd preached a fine and earnest missionary sermon.
After the church both of us went to Bro. Spencer's hotel.
He is a good old man. He is very much grieved at the loss
of his wife. In our family prayer before retiring, the old
Bro. wept—an affecting sight that. He has no child. This
makes the case worse.
18th. Monday. •
Warm----------
Having missed the early train (4:30 a.m.) we had to wait
4 hours. Called on Mrs. Robertson, a sweet and charming
wife： on Miss Maggie Whitehead, the belle of the “Cir이e;
April 1892 309
and on Mrs. and Miss Newton, our kind friends. . ,

Left So. Circle for Cov. at 11:30 a.m. Reached the latter
place about 12. ■
Chips of the trip.
1. Enjoyed the change of air, scenes, and diet—though for
a day or so. Returned with a considerable dislike to Arith.
and the rest： but to biscuits and ham, with a sickening
dread.
2. Mr. Newton, whoê eldest son is now a Freshman, is
a hard-common-sense man—a man of strong will, business
tact, and of kind heart He thinks the Negro is a great
menace to America. He said he would die fighting than let a
nigger rule over him. It seems to me strange that one
should fear the domination of 8,000,000 negroes over 60
million whites—and the white has all the wealth, power,
intelligence and education at that.
3, Mrs. Newton a fine looking and a most motherly woman.
Miss Mayme, her daughter is a pretty and sensible young
lady, not given up to the frivolities of fashion or of society.
4. At first. I was glad that there were two young girls in
Mr. Newton’s home, but then I was scared that I might
have to escort either of them to the church. But I tried and
succeeded in keeping company with the father or mother
most of the time (!). My bashfulness must be a burden on
others as it is to me.
5. Bro. Budd, in his otherwise excellent talk, mentioned
the chestnut that so many thousands souls died per hour
aw 尹致롯0£2
in China etc. This kind ofi appeal isn’t worth much.

6, Mr. Newton said that there are in his town many
people who carry “rabbit feet” in their vest pockets.
Went up to Dr. Candler's and took supper there. I fe이
more and more attached to him and his noble wife.
Tonight Nath said to me in private that Bell goes after
girls too much. This means a great deal from a boy like
— girl
Nath who is so charitable in judging others. No!—
has blushed or shall ever blush anywhere from or at my
presumptuous advances. I am too proud to court the friend
ship of anybody, male or female, rich or poor, white or
black, who may be ashamed of mine.
Received a letter from Miss Issie R. whom I had written
to some days ago.
21st. Thursday,
Both yesterday and today damp and cold enough for fire.
Clecley, on account of his immorality has been expelled.
Suggestions:—
1. He is no worse than many other fellows. Only differ
ence is he was caught, but they were not.
2. The Vanderbilt faculty would no more expel a fellow
for impurity than for drinking or gambling. If they did, they
would have to send off 9/10 of the boys. Had Emory been
located in a city, it would be almost impossible to keep its
moral atmosphere as pure as here found.
3. The Seniors got up a petition for Clecley, Many signed
it So did I. Nath didn’t, though. He said. ”Make your name
April 1892 311
be of some account. If it is worthless, what’s the use of

putting it down? If it is of some worth, why should you
sign it on a paper which is wrong? Nath is right.
23th. Saturday.
From 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. put the whole time to writing the
speech on the Organic Union of the M.E. Church and the
M.E. Church So. for Spring Term Debate.
Bill Arp (Major Smith) lectured in the church tonight
on the Cracker and Cavalier. He read： but his offhand talks
on the aristocratic life of the Antibellum time was more
interesting.
1. The Antibellum life of old wealthy planters was favor
able to the growth of hospitality, good manners, and gene
rous feelings; but it was of course productive of laziness,
pride and class distinctions,
2. I remember Mrs. Cartwright once told me that when
she was a girl, she thought she would rather die than dis
grace herself by making up her bed. “We lived like princes
and princesses”, she continued, “and that made the Yankees
jealous of us”.
30th. Saturday.
A luxurious morning： warm day; bright night.
With the exception of Wednesday, my physical feeling

has been most wretched all this week. Just dragged through
he duties of school.
The elections this morning in our Society was, at least
the eelction of editors, attended by a lively time. Some
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rotten fellows threw ；n more votes in the interest of their

candidate. A clean ballot was secured by disfranchising
those who hadn't paid their fines, forbidding single shot votes,
and by calling out each voter by name in orderly succession.
If corruption and excitement prevail in elections of this sort,
what must be the rottenness of votes in municipal or na
tional elections where each candidate stakes his honor (if he
has any), reputation and self-interest on the issue of the com
petition!
Dr. Candler twice this week in his lecture-room made un
sparing remarks on the vanity and contemptibility of duding.
No wonder this, when all the notorious dudes in the college
are notorious for their genteel appearance, stinking morals,
degrading influence. They incur more fines in the Society
than anybody else: they are better able to pay their dues than
anybody else： they are withal slower in settling (if they
ever settle at all) the Society debts than anybody else.
They are the centre around which all the immoral elements
gather. They dictate the “what-shall-be” the color of ties;
style of hats: color and style of pants. They keep up gamb
ling： they smuggle whiskey： they patronize harlots. It is
a sad fact that some of these fools and many of the lowest
moral wretches in the college are preacher’s sons.
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MAY
1st. Sunday-
Fine morning and warm day.
A Christian boy reads the secular dailies to the last min

ute before going to church. Thafs wrong. The influence
is bad on unbelievers.
Took a nap after dinner till 5 p.m.
Dr. Candler preached in the night a most arousing sermon
on Acts IV 19. The substance was: —
1. Right and wrong are so opposite that they can not be
compromised. To settle a question on the naked ground of
right or wrong is the shortest and easiest way of settlement.
2. Success ! This is the mother of all the materialism
and spiritual infidelity of this century—this measuring virtue
by dollars and cents,
3. “Will Christ do this” should be the supreme test of
all doubtful questions.
6th Friday. A beautiful day. The Campus was alive with men
and mules, women and children come from every part of
the county to celebrate the Newton County S.S. convention.
The most valuable fact of the program was Dr. Candler’s
address. He set the blessings of S.S. against the curse of the
Saloon. Then he, with his usual vigor, sense, and earnestness,
went into the selfishness of barkeepers, who get fat'on the
blood of others; the wickedness of high licence, which m^kes
merchandize of the temptability of meh; the inconsistehcy
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of the people who rage with indignation at Chile, for mur

dering a few worthless American sailors, while submitting
weekly to the tyranny of whisky-men that destroys the best
of American life. “Some say probihition infringes personal
liberty**, continued the Doctor, “but not so. You prohibit
liquor traffic on certain days, as Sundays or an Election
day; then why not on all days? You prohibit selling liquors
to minors: then why not to all men? You prohibit bar-rooms
in certain places as near schools： then why not in all places?
Unless your prohibition operates on all days you can not
prohibit on Sundays; so your Sabbath is polluted. Unless
your prohibition benefits all persons, you can not benefit
minors; so your young men are ruined. Unless your prohibi
tion works everywhere, you can not keep school districts
dry; so your schools are invaded. Now when your Sabbath
is violated, your minors led astray and your schools demo
ralized, then we have nothing left to stand by and fight
for.” (This is by no means a correct verbal report)
1. Of the many country ladies present the lack of beauty
was conspicuous. Their fe쵸hires are angular, indicative of
awkwardness and honesty; while the faces of city ladies are
generally oval, indicative of polished manners and convenient
morality. This may be fanciful and full of exceptions, but
has some thing in it.
2. Newton County is said to be the poorest in North Ga.
Indeed, the farmers live in such indigent conditions here as
I have never seen in Tenn, or Va.----- admitting, of course.
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my narrow scope of observation.

3. No Covington S.S. was represented. Pride? Indifference?
Both?—very lik이y.
At 8 p.m. went to Few Society to attend the exercises
connected with dismissal of Seniors. Jack Jolly was the
valedictorian, T. Ellis, the junior respondent Professor
Bradley represented the Faculty. All the speeches were good,
though Professor Bradley’s was rather too long-winded.
Dr. Candler has a healthy contempt for church entertain
ments such as ice-cream supper, grab box—which he thinks
to be a miniature of La. lottery—all such means of getting
up collections. The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness there
of. If His cause demands money tell the people make
offerings to meet the needs.
The perfect simplicity of his living contrasts well with
the luxuries indulged in by many of his bretheren in the
ministry.
7th. Saturday. At 11 a.m. Jim McLure. Bell, Perry Griffin
and myself went to the “Yellow River” about 4 miles to
fish. Didn’t catch any fish; but had fine time. The walk and
bathing did me good. Came back at 6 p.m.
Found on the hill a tree of flowers of great beauty and
symmetry. Brought back several branches for Miss Fonzie.
Her delight over the beautiful white blossoms amply rewarded
my toil of carrying them over fences and fields. Brother
Heam S.P. led our prayer meeting in the night. He is one
of the most conscientious Christians in the college. The
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world is not made a whit richer by the existence of Clecley,

J. Niese and Connally and Co.： but it would be poor indeed
without Nath and Rankin.
13th. Friday. All this week, the mornings have been cool
enough for over-coat. The Spring Term Debate between
the two Societies came off tonight. Judge Dixson presided.
The affirmative side—our side—won the question. Had the
largest crowd ever seen in the whole year. The people were
very kind to me in their appreciation of my effort.
It is amusing Dr. Martin clean shaved while his wife keeps
mustache and beard in full bloom.
A day or two ago received a letter from Hal Peoples—
all the more welcome because unexpected.
14th. Saturday. At 3:30 p.m. Dr. Moore and I left Oxford
for Starsville, a country place about 8 miles away. Reached
there about 6. Stayed in Bro. Wright’s. His wife was much
afflicted by the loss of her eldest son and daughter in the
last two years. The old lady refused to be comforted. While
I don’t blame anyone for being grieved at the loss of a
dear friend. I think it is rather too selfish and silly to break
the happiness of our living friends by over indulging in our
sorrow for the dead relatives.
Mr. Wright told me the following incidence: Dr. Allen
went to the high-school in Starsville. While there he fell in
love with a Miss Fronie Herd. They wanted to marry. But
her father being a hardshell baptist wouldn’t give his daugh
ter to a young man who intended to be a China mission
May 1892 317
ary. TO prevent any run-away, he locked the lady up in a

upstairs room and kept her there for six months. Ever since
Miss Herd has remained single.
The following incidence illustrates the utter ignorance of
missionary facts on the part of some. While talking on the
subject, Bro. Wright said: “Don’t they have Sundays in
China?” “No Sir.” was my answer. “Why,” he said in sur
prize. “Young J. Allen has been there long enough to change
all that.”!
Emory lacks $4—5,000 to pay the professors.
15th. Sunday. Very hot. Went to the church at 9 a.m. Talked
to a good audience—only too serious. Holmes says that
laughter and tears are two different powers to turn the
same mill—one being wind power and the other, water
power. At any rate, the mill of my speech never runs
without a deal of the wind power supplied by the audience.
Took dinner at Mrs. Beltcher's. Left Starsville at 4:30.
Reached Oxford about 6 p.m. Bro. Christian from California
preached: I was so sleepy that I couldn’t hear much of
the sermon.
Dr. Moore is one of the purest and godliest men I have
ever met with.
17th. Tuesday. At 4 p.m. left Oxford for Atlanta on my
why to Marietta as a visitor to the Ga. State S.S. Conven
tion. Had to wait two hours in the Depot for the train.
Reached Marietta about 8:30. Was “homed” at Mrs. Tucker’s.
18th. Wednesday. The 19th Annual Convention of Ga. S.S,
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Association opened its session at 10 a.m. in First Pres

byterian Church,
Most of the morning and part of the afternoon sessions
were given to business—as appointing committees, reading
reports and calling districts etc. At 4:30 p.m. I gave a talk
on Corea to a very appreciative crowd.
The reception given at Mrs. Dunwody’s residence was not
so pleasant as that I have enjoyed in Griffin.
19th. Thursday. Of many excellent addresses the valuable
hints given by Mr. Reynold of Ill. were instructive. He said
that Bob Ingersol had once told him that he (Bob) could
throttle Christianity but for women and Sunday Schools.
At 2 p.m, Mr. Wilder Glover, a very nice young man. in
vited me to drive to the Keneso Mt. From the top of the
mountain a fine view of the town could be had.
In the evening session Bell, among others, talked on
Christian work in China.
20th. Friday. The last day of the Convention. Enjoyed
the address of Rev. Walker, a young Presbyterian divine.
Dined at Mr. Faw’s. His eldest daughter, Miss Ollie, is
very intelligent She gave me a photographic copy of a
celebrated picture representing our Savior in the act of
blessing little children.
The Mass Meeting at 3:30 p.m. was a success. The church
was full up to the gallery. The scene was made all the more
attractive by the abundance of bouquetts brought by the
S.S. children. The Convention adjourned at 5 p.m.
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Mrs. Tucker and her sweet daughters had been so kind

to me that I felt like crying to leave them. God bless them!
Left Marietta at 5:45 p.m. Reached Atlanta about 6:45.
Bro. F.B. Davies met me and conducted me to his home.
After supper we went to St. John’s Church. Talked to the
Epworth League. Came back very tired.
21st Saturday. Having missed the morning train, had to
wait until 2 p.m. Bro. Davies took me round to different
places of interest, as the Capitol and Grant Park. In the
latter place, meet a party of ladies whom I had seen last
night and had a boat riding on the Lake Abana. Enjoyed a
hearty dinner at Davies’. Left Atlanta by 2:45 train for
Oxford. This and that of the trip—
—
1. Mrs. Tucker used to live in Midway. Was once in
opulent circumstances. Her husband broke some years ago
and is now drinking away his life. His wife and children
have to work for their bread. What a coward he is! I am
so sorry for Mrs. Tucker and her five daughters.
2. The Harwood Seminary for girls in Marietta was once
the residence of Mr. Howel, a wealthy citizen of the town.
His son turned out to be a hog. The young fellow commit
ted a cold-blood murder for $1.25. Mr. Howel, in his fond
attempt of saving the recreant child from the law, spent all
his fortune. Suggestions.
a) . Many parents sacrifice comforts and often principles
to amass money for their children. Then the children
sacrifice the happiness of their parents, of themselves
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and of others to soft and wicked indulgences.

b) . Young Howel’s crime was proved to be of the first
degree. A poor man would long ago have paid the pen
alty. A negro would long ago have been lynched. But
because Howel has money, therefore he has been able
to evade justice. Oh, the power of money!
3. Marietta is a beautiful little town: fine drives, pretty
residences, lovely gardens. It is a favorite Summer resort,
many families living on boarding health seekers.
4. The National Cemetery is a pride of the town. Was
somewhat surprized at seeing no confederate soldier’s grave
in the cemetery. Rather strange that a Southern town should
keep a Union cemetery so nice to the neglect of the con
federate dead. But the whole matter is explained by the
fact that the National Cemetery is kept up the Federal
Government while the town is too poor to take care of the
remains of the Southern warriors.
5. Some S.S. Suggestions —
On Time, Cordial Greetings, Comfortable Surroundings.
Test 1. Attention
2. Question
Teaching 1. Matter
2. Mode
Reproduction
—
Application —
God so loved the world that He gave His

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Only begotten
Son that whosoever believeth in Him
should not
Perish but have
Eternal
Life.
D Heaven
L , Hell
6. There are 1,200,000 or so S.S. teachers who work un

paid every Sunday.
7. Read several chapters in Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Found it
a most fascinating book. It is to be observed that the author,
instead of taking a genuine negro for the principal actor, puts
forward a handsome quadroon and his beautiful wife. Other
things being equal our sympathy is easier touched by the
sufferings of the beautiful than by those of the ugly.
22nd. Sunday, With Bros. Hearn and Speer walked out to
Liberty Church, about 6 miles from Oxford.
Dined at Bro. Moseley’s. After dinner, went to the church
and talked to a good crowd.
1. Portdale is the name of the place. Most of the inhabi
tants work in the rope factory. Many girls are employed.
2. According to the statement of Mrs. Moseley, a sensible
woman, most of the girls working in the factory can neither
read nor write. ‘They—some of them look very pretty and
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know how to keep themselves and their homes tidy enough.

But let them talk—and their beauty is gone.”
3. The Portdale ladies and gentlemen (?) are reported to
have the greatest contempt for Oxford preachers.
Walked back. Tired. Wrote to Mrs. Tucker.
28th. Saturday The first part of this week was cold enough
in the morning and evening for fire. At 2:30 p.m. with
Capt. Dodge, who had come to take me, left Oxford for Beth
any Church, 13 miles from here. The Capt., an excellent old
man, 79 years, was feeble; and his horse would have done
credit to Don Quixotes. Our progress was slow. After a te
dious and dusty drive we safely reached our destination,
the Gapt/s home. Found Mr& Dodge, a very handsome old
lady full of life. Was delighted to see every thing in her
home in the neatest possible order. The good old Capt. and
his wife are Yankees. Their stay in the South for 20 years
has not eradicated their Yankee instincts or Yankee habits.
29th. Sunday. A cloudy morning. At 10 a.m. went to Bethany
Church, a Presbyterian “meeting house”. This being Children’s
Day,the church was prettily decorated with ever-greens and
flowers. The subject of the day was Corea. After preliminary
exercises, I was called to give a talk.
1. The church was packed, many being obliged to stand
outside. The singing was good.
2. Was agreeably surprised to see the audience composed
of some positively pretty, and all good looking ladies, serious
and solid old men, all quiet, respectful and interested.
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3. Grandfather Livingston, 90 years old, attends the S.S.

with more regularity than many youngsters.
4. They gave me $ 10.00, an unexpected boon, especially
so because of the hardtime now prevailing among farmers.
5. Mr. P. Clarkes a Philadelphian is with Capt. Dodge.
His quick steps, rapid speech, dashy manner distinguish him
at once as an Yankee. He talked of the South something
like a Seoulian would talk about “Sicool”.
Mrs. Dodge gave me a loaf of bread to carry home to
Oxford. She must have been a very pretty woman in younger
days. Left Bethany or (Kings) at 4 p.m. with Mr. Berry and
his wife. Got to Oxford in time to attend the evening ser
vice. Slept most of the time in the church.
JUNE
1st. Wednesday. Last examination in Botany at 9 a.m. At

11 a.m. the whole college was assembled in the chapel.
“God be with you, till we meet again” was sung. After
which, Dr. Candler gave a short appropriate farewell talk.
Then closed the school year of 1891-1892. Now that the year
is past, how short it seems!
Spent 3 hours in getting trunks ready for the Summer.
Very hot. Dr. Candler led the prayer meeting. He read
Paul’s farewell speech to the Ephesians. The sum of the
Dr.'s discourse was : —
1- Do your best on small as well as great occasions.
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2, Don’t be too afraid of working yourself down.

3. Don’t be a fossil of prudent decency beautiful to behold
but of no account.
2nd. Thursday. From 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. was busily occupied
in writing and mailing letters to about 32 pastors in North
& So. Ga., asking them if they would let me have a day
in their respective churches.
Had two or three hours steady rain in the afternoon.
Wrote to sweet Hortense McClure whose letter I had
received a day or two ago. She sent me some tea-cakes by
her grandma, Mrs. Cartwright, an energetic, kind hearted,
sensible and ladily woman. I like her and all her children
—at least those whom I have met. Mrs. Nettie Candler and
Mrs. Annie McClure.
3rd. Friday. Rather too hot and wet to be pleasant. Abso
lutely fooled away the whole morning in eating many apples
in Dr. Martin’s orchard and in making calls.
After dinner, with Nath, and William, went to Covington
to hear Rev. Holliday, a colored preacher, lecture in the
z court house on the dispensary bill. His talk was sensible
and plain, and he pointed out the success of temperance
cause as necessary to the betterment of the conditions of
the Negro. The colored part of the audience, to my surprise,
did not show much enthusiasm. But when a lawyer named
Roger, a roguish looking thing, got up to speak in favor of
the saloon, then what a stream of shouts, whoopings, yel-
lings, cheerings, howlings from the black and the white,
June 1892 325
from a big gray haired one-armed fellow as well as from

little asses call’d dudes!
Roger was perfectly disgusting in his ungentlemanly way
of talking and behavior. His whole aim was to ridicule the
temperance folks, pander to the passions and appetites
of the ignorant negroes and to kill the time thus prevent
ing anyone from taking the other side. When he got through
his whole gang, the most contemptible wretches of the
town, packed out, leaving only a few decent negroes and
whites to hear the other side. Marvin William gave a suc
cessful blow on the lawyers speech.
1. Holliday behaved very gentlemanly, very temperate in
his words and arguments toward his opponents. Prudence
seems to be one of the characteristics of an educated negro.
2. Roger said that Covington has more moral people than
in. any town in Ga. What a unblushing lie\ If all lawyers
lie as this fool, they ought to be called liars, not lawyers.
3. It was noticeable that while there were more than a
—one of whom is an Emory sub-Fresh—
dozen young men—
most enthusiastic for the saloon; there was only two Cov.
youth in the whole crowd on the side of temperance.
The Commencement Exercises began in the night. I was
so tired that I had to rest soon after supper.
4th. Saturday. After dinner, went to Covington, to hear Rev.
Sam Small speak in the Court House. He is a handsome
man, with dark hair and side whiskers and pale complexioa
The main purport of his speech was that the 3rd party agi
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tation injures the Democratic Party, that the national Prohib

ition Party to which he belongs is different from the 3 rd
party in that it divides both Democratic and Republican party
alike. He said that he would rather be a hog in Chicago
to be sold for $4.00 than be a man in Newton County to
be sold to the saloon keepers for less than a dollar. In refer
ring to the execution of a negro sometime ago for assault
ing a negro girl. Small asked the colored part of crowd
“How many of you wish to see your daughters again at
tacked by drunkards ?” “We have no daughters,” replied one
of the niggers. “The Lord is very merciful in distribution
of girls, then.” wittily said Small.
5th. Sunday. Dr. Tudor of Richmond preached the Com
mencement Sermon to a full house. It was a well prepared
and thoughtful discourse. Dined at Mr. Berry’s. At 3:30
p.m. in the missionary meeting, Bell and myself talked.
Took supper at Dr. Candler’s. The dining was full of mem
bers of the Board of Trustees, girls who came to be seen
and boys who came to see the girls. Rev. McFerrin of Macon
preached a good sermon to the young preachers.
8th. Wednesday. Very warm. From 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Com
mencement Exercises in which Seniors spoke and diplomas
were given. The house was well crowded.
1. Commencement Exercises are a great event not only
in Oxford but in all the country round about.
2. Visitors from all parts of Ga. Every house in Oxford
overflowed with guests. Dr. Candler s home presented the
June 1892 327
scenes of a hotel. Mrs. Candler made everybody feel at

home by her unaffected good nature, genial hospitality and
personal attractions.
3. There is more home-likeness in the Commencement here
than there is in similar affairs in Vanderbilt. Naturally so.
4 As everybody packs for home and as I contemplate
three months of uncertainties, a sense of loneliness and
melancholy came over me.
5. I do hate to impose on people my old chestnuts and that
for a few dollars. 0, how I wish I had a regular work which
may give me a job and furnish me with means of going
here another session!
6. Received a letter from Miss Lucy F. Dear sweet girL
How kind she is to remember me, even me! God bless her.
Rained hard in the afternoon. Took dinner at Mrs. Stew
ard’s and supper at Mr. Berry’a
9th. Thursday. I am alone in Marvin Hall. Joe Sharp in
parting, pressed my hand and said “I love you”. Yes, I love
you too! God be with you in your battle with the stern
realities of life!
The record of Marvin Hall last year was very good. Of
its 25 boarders only 8 were non-Christian. It had the Editor
in-Chief of Phenix, 6 debaters one of whom was a champion
debator. Its family prayer meetings after suppers and
Saturday class meetings were as a rule well attended. Sent
up my trunks to Mrs. Candler s to be kept there during
the summer. ••
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13th. Monday. Lithonia. Dear Miss Lucy! Left Oxford on

the 11th insL by 4 p.m. train for Lithonia, a nice little
town 16 miles from Covington. Was met at the Depot by
Charlie Stipe 쵸nd Herbert Bond. Have found a kind welcome
and shelter in Bro. Stipe’s, the Methodist Pastor. His wife
is a very intelligent woman of gentle nature and good heart.
Yesterday evening at 8 I addressed the people in the Meth
odist Church. The house was full—
— times more so than
I feared. The population of the town is estimated some
where at 2500 or 3000. Quarries are the source of wealth
and occupation here, the people turning stone into bread, as
it were.
■ Am waiting for answers. The pastors of Rome, Dalton.
Dallas and of some other places, either from meanness or
laziness or both haven’t answered, though to do so would
not cost them a copper. Am in suspense as to what I shall
do this week. I may go down to Newton to see Mrs. Allen.
Though this is a dry town there are many blind tigers.
Ladies and children are afraid to go by the streets on which
these dangerous beasts are found. If there were a mad dog
in the town, the good people would shoot him down on the
first chance. A negro rapist threatening the virtue of women
in the place would be lynched. Yet the citizens tolerate and
patronize blind tigers which violate the law and endanger
the life and virtue of the helpless. What a shame!
15th. Wednesday. Marietta. Very hot. Left Lithonia by 12
o’clock train for Marietta. Got here about 3 p.m. Came to
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Mrs. Tucker’s. She and her sweet daughter could hardly

have given me a heartier welcome if I had been a member
of the family. After supper went to the court house to wit
ness the commencement exercises of the Harwood Seminary.
The debate by the girls was saved from a bust only by their
beauty.
1. Between 1 and 2 this morning, a fire broke out about
4 houses from Mrs. Tucker's. It was an exciting scene, but
the fire engine did its work well The flames were happily
confined to the house where they started.
2. The circumstances of Mrs. Tucker are indeed tight.
She and her daughters are supported by the earning of the
two older ones. The first words of Mrs. Tucker to me
yesterday were:
“Pray for us. I look or try to look cheerful, as if nothing
weighed on my heart for the children’s sake. But really
I need God’s grace to support me.” Oh, how I wish I had
millions of dollars for no other purpose than to help the
helpless!
3. Mr. Marget and his daughter. Miss Minnie dined at Mrs.
Tucker’s. The latter is a pretty, loving and loveable creature.
Her mother died of over-work for the cause of missions.
4. Miss Julia the next to the oldest daughter of Mrs.
Tucker is a remarkably sensible, sweet and well informed
woman. She is idolized by her students. Nana the youngest
is a most loveable girl I ever saw. She is a sunbeam of
humanity.
16th. Thursday. Marietta. Yesterday afternoon by 4 ： 30

o’clock train went to Acworth. Found Rev. Caldwell, the
P.C., a most un-emphatic and indifferent sort of a man I
ever met with. He ought to be thankful for his splendid
wife. But for her, I am afraid he would have been a total
bust. Was so tired that I did not feel inclined at all to
speak. The audience behaved better than they looked at
first. They gave $ 4.00.
Mrs. Caldwell told me this morning that she is the sister
of Dr. W. Lewis of Trinity Ch. Atlanta. No wonder she
is so kind, so good-natured and so hospitable.
By 9 a.m. train came down to Marietta to rest a day.
Spent the larger part of the day in reading Uncle Tom’s
Cabin.
17th. Friday. Dalton. Left Marietta at 9:30 a.m. Reached
Dalton about noon. Felt exceedingly sheepish in the strange
town, knowing and known to, nobody. After a rest in the
depot went to Rev. Qillians home. He looked or rather be
haved much in the nerveless manner of Rev. Caldwell. No
stir and husinesslikeness in either. Mrs. Qillian is a charm
ing and just loveable woman. She has beautiful children
—especially Mary is a lovely little girl.
A nice church. About 30 out. $4 and little over—one dollar
being the gift of Mrs. Qillian. Slept with D. Barrett. His
father is a well to do man. Keep a fine home. Mrs. Barrett
was very kind to me.
18th. Saturday. Rome. While waiting for the train in a
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drug Store, received a letter from Mrs. Candler. Answer此

her at the spot.
Left Dalton—a beautiful and enterprising town of 4000
people, 10 a.m. train for Rome. Reached Rome about
12:30. Waited and rested in the Depot until 2 p.m. Then
went to the Y.M.C.A. building. At 4 called on Dr. Bays and
told him the “why” of my coming. He received me much
better than I feared. He said I could talk in liis church.
Went back to Y.M.C.A. and met Bro. Roser, the general
secretary. A tub bath was a luxurious refreshment. All
blessings on Y.M.C.A.—the home of the stranger, the guide
and protector of the young.
19th. Sunday. Rome. Attended the morning service. Dr.
Bays preached a strong sermon.
Dined at Will Hiles’ home. By the way I never thought that
Wilt one of the society boys in the CoL, would ever show
me any kindness in a town like this. His kind and considerate
treatment more agreeably surprized me than the indifference
of Gordon H., Wilfs brother.
Was greeted several times by white chaps and little
darkies with that most detestable and insulting v/ords
“Chinamen eat rats” or “rats”. I hat하 being called a Chinaman
from the core of my heart Not that I am better than the
Chinese, but that the sense in which the word “Chinaman”
is used here is simply abominable.
At 5 p.m. spoke about 10 minutes in the Y.M.C.A, building.
Occasional showers prevented many from coming t(5
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church. The audience was not large but intelligent. I tried

my best. The crowd was the hardest to move. No hearty
and cheering laughter all through. I can not feel like
speaking unless there is much laughing.
At the 이ose of my talk, Mrs. Camp invited me to go to
her home for the night Mr. Camp is a good old gentleman.
Their little girl, Daizy, is a daisy indeed. Their home is a
comfortable one.
20th. Monday. Dallas. After breakfast in Mr. Camp’s went
to Dr. Bays’. Wrote to Mrs. H. and Nana Tucker. Left
Rome at 11:30 a.m. Got to Dallas about 1:30 p.m. “Can
anything good come out of Dallas?” I said to myself, as
I looked on the empty hotels, scattered houses and unflour
ishing condition in general.
Found Bro. Wood the first preacher I met with so far in
this trip who made me feel I were in good hands. "I am
glad to see you”, he said with a warm grasp and cheering
smile, well contrasted with the solemn and cold greetings
received in other places. Sincerity and wholesouledness
characterizes Wood. If rise in ministerial grades is a reward
for merit, this man will surely rise sometime or other. Mrs.
Wood is a very fine young lady. It is fortunate that many
preachers get fine wives. Spent two or more hours in getting
acquainted with the principal meji pf the town. Then came
to Dr. Robertson’s. Was most delightfully surprised to meet
Miss Lulu Betterton whom I had seen at her home in Chat
tanooga last fall when I was visiting Thom Betterton. She
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is a charming little woman---------------- kind, affectionate.

She came down here to nurse her sick friend—Miss R.—
who died a week ago. Dr. R. and his family are dea이y
attached to her. At 8 talked to a larger audience than I
feared. They gave me $6.00—much, indeed, considering the
financial difficulties of the little church.
21st Tuesday. AustelL Spent most of the a.m. in writing
letters etc. Miss Lulu in every way tried to make me feel at
home. I wouldn’t be surprised if she one of these days be
came a Mrs. Robertson. Was all the more delighted with her
thought-fulness and genuine kindness because I had thought
that she was a society-girl.
Left Dallas at 1:10 p.m. Reached Austell about 2:30,
Came to Mr. Brockman’s house and was of course kindly
received by Mrs. Brockman, the excellent mother of that
remarkable young man, Fletcher Brock. Later on. with
Frank, called on Alph Pierce. Missed Miss Suzie. Her little
sister Miss Julia is also fine-looking. Their mother, Mrs.
Pierce, is a well-built, fine, dignified lady. Had a pleasant
evening in their company. Went to bed early. Slept with
— Tex.
Mr. H—
22nd. Wednesday. Lawrenceville. Left Austell at 7:45.
When reached Atlanta the early train for Lawrenceville
had already gone. Had to wait until 5 p.m. Spent most of
the a.m. in Y.M.C.A. in reading some and nodding some.
At 2 p.m. called on Miss Lizzie. Talked about Thom
Betterton. about the burning of her house in Oxford and
about things in general. She is one of the most loveable

and sensible girls to be met anywhere.
Left Atlanta at 5 p.m. by the Seaboard Air Line train.
Reached Lawrenceville about 6:30. Went to the pastor’s
home, but to my utter amazement the house was locked
up. While I was at sea what to do Mrs. Ledbetter, the
pastor’s wife, came on a wagon from a trip to the country.
Then she told me that her husband had to go to Munroe
to preach, that a day or two ago he wrote me not to come,
and that people were not expecting me.
Now, if the Reverend gentleman had to go, why couldn’t
he make somebody see to my appointment? However, since
he is said to have written me day or two ago. he may not
be accountable for my disappointment The worst remains
to be seen;
After supper Mrs. Ledbetter and others and myself went
to the church. A few girls and fewer men straggled in
every 10 or 15 minutes. Waited for someone to lead the
prayer meeting------- being Wednesday night------ nobody
came: B-r-o-t-h-e-r McDonell the 1-e-a-d-i-n-g member of the
church, came in later than any. Well, rather than sending
away the crowd disappointed, I took the chair and was some
what gratified at the interest they showed in my talk. Here
is a charge against the Reverend Ledbetter. For, did he
expect me to speak? Then why didn’t he make a better
announcement? Did he give up my coming? Then, as the
pastor, wasn t it his bounden duty to appoint somebody to
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lead the prayer meeting? But he did neither. What a con

temptible negligence!
Mrs. Ledbetter is a kindly and active young wife. The
downright carelessness and laziness of many preachers—
Revs. Caldw., Ledbetter and others—surprise me as much
as the good wives they have. Met Dr. J.W. Lee’s little boy
at Mrs. Ledbetter’s. He is remarkably bright. Today has
been full of mishaps of various nature—
—Patience!
23rd. Thursday. Buford. Left the uninviting Lawrenceville
at 5 a.m. on the narrow-gage train. Had to wait in the
depot of Suwanee nearly 3 hours for the train to Buford.
Reached Buford about 10:15. Went to Rev. Fariss’ home.
There met Rose and Stevens of Barnsville. Rose married
Miss Carrie F. last night. Mrs. and Bro. F. and their boys
—whom I had met in Oxford—all treated me kindly. Very
hot. Took nearly 3 hours of nap after dinner.
Talked to a small audience. Felt so tired that I did not
have the “liberty” to make the talk interestng. They gave
me $3.00. Buford is a growing but a new town. It is to be
noted that Lawrenceville, Suwanee and Buford are legally
dry.
24th. Friday, Gainsville. Left Buford at 9:30. Reached
Gainsville at 10:30 a.m. Came to Rev. Underwood’s home.
Mrs. Underwood is the daughter of Mr. Brockman. She
seems to have inherited the kindly disposition, courtesy
and practical wisdom of her worthy father.
This part of Gainsville seems to be well adapted to the
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growth of grass and hence to the raising of cattle. I have

seen more of oxen carts in Buford and here than anywhere
in Georgia so far.
It is very difficult to get a copy of Uncle Thom*s Cabin
in a Southerner s library. I have asked almost every pastor
and others who read, but none of them keeps a copy of it
Note!
25th. Saturday- Athens. Had an appreciative audience last
night. $5.80.
Left Gainsville at 9:45 a.m. for Athens. Changed car at
Lula: reached the destination about 12. Made for Dr.
Kendall’s home. Thom R. Kendall and his brother Paul
welcomed me. After dinner rested until 7 p.m.
Dr. Kendall, the pastor, is a kindhearted and thoughtful
pastor. He is said to be a good hand in setting every mem
ber to work. He has a fine and respectable library. It is to
be noticed that poor preachers always have poor libraries.
Mrs. Kendall is a lively and intelligent lady.
Athens has 1200 inhabitants, one electric car line, and the
State University. Rained hard p.m. Received a welcome letter
from Nana.
26th. Sunday. Athens. Very hot from early a.m. Attended
the S.S. Worshipped in church where Dr. Kendall preached,
his church now being under repair. A very gospel-ly sermon.
1. While in Gainsville Maggie Underwood, a girl of 11 or
12. said to me “Don’t preach in this country. It is a hard
living to be a preacher.” Parents should take care not to
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let children know such.

2. Pity the heathen for having no Sabbath. Thank God
for the blessings of rest of Sundays. Then make your serv
ants work on the Sabbath as on a week day. Inconsistency!
3. “Mr. T.H. Yun of ‘China* (!) will talk tonight in
Okony Church”, mumbled out the S.S. conductor who looked
as if he had been pickled for the last 12 months and half.
In Okony Church a orother announced：
“Mr. T.H. Yun of Corea will address tonight” Address
on what? With these languid and languifying advertisements^
nobody should wonder if nobody comes out.
4, After dinner read a sketch of the homelife of my dar-
iing author. Lord Macaulay. I love every good thing that
is said of 나lis brilliant man.
10 p.m. Just returned from Okony Ch. The house was
chockfull. A more appreciative audience I never saw before
in this trip. A pastor of push like Bro. Wood of Dallas
would have found it not difficult to collect at least $20.00.
But ah!—I am tired of the slow and nerveless preachers 1
have so often met with lately. Instead of taking a hat col
lection, he told the audience to hand in what they thought
best. It was embarassing to me and to the giver to take or
give a dime or a nickel. So most—who would have dropt
a dime or nickel in a hat had to all go away. Only $7.90
from such a fine crowd. God knows I am not mercenary.
Had I at least $ 200 in my pocket so there were no danger,
in case of failure during the summer, of paying my way
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without throwing myself on the charity (!) of somebody—

had I this much I would not feel so bad.
27th. Monday, Lexington. Cloudy all the morning and cool.
At 4 p.m. bidding farewell to the kind family of Dr.
Kendall, left Athens for Lexington Ga. Rain poured down
soon after I left Athens and continued into the night.
Bro. Gray met me at the train and conducted to the
parsonage. He is a most genial man I have met with. His
brother is a missionary to China.
Rained so hard that it was out of question to get a crowd.
Gave a short scattering talk to about 10 or more hearers
in a general store near the court-house simply not to send
away anybody disappointed.
Lexington with 600 inhabitants is said to be a very
substantial town in moral and in money. Said to be the
oldest in Georgia. Extensive farms; wide yards; old-fashioned
houses; and large hospitality.
28th. Tuesday, Greensboro. Left Lexington and the sunny
brother Gray and his wife at 9 a.m. Reached Greensboro
about 10:30. At the depot met up with Marvin Willianri융
who is travelling to sell books. Both came to the parsonage
and found a most cheerful welcome at the hands of Bro.
and Mrs. Ansley—an excellent couple.
Felf much fatigued and feverish. The Church here seems
to be alive to missions and this all due to the zeal and push
of Marie Armor and Mrs. An이ey.
The audience was mdderately good. I found it very hard
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to talk with ease—

—so exhausted I was. When through almost
everyone present came up to shake hands. A pretty girl of
about 16 said “I don’t know what others think, but I am
perfectly charmed with you”! Too good to be true.
29th. Wednesday. Washington- Ga. A very pleasant day.
After breakfast with Bro. Ansley, went out in a buggie to
the ground where the Meth S.S. was to have a picnic and
barbecue. The ladies were so kind to me that I hated to
leave the town so soon. But I couldn’t help it.
Took 11:27 a.m. train for Washington Ga. Waited nearly
an hour at Barnett station. Got there about 2:30. To my
agreeable surprise, Hugh Foreman, a graduate of ’92, met
me at the depot and took me to his home which is a hotel.
At 4 p.m. called on Dr. Bradley, the P.C. Rested from 5 to
7:30—a heavy and dull sleep.
Spoke to an intelligent audience larger than feared. No
such warmness of sympathy and friendship offered as was
in Greensboro.
30th. Thursday, Thomson. A fine day. Read some in “Look-
t
ing Backward” in the a.m.
Left Washington at 11:30 for Thomson. Got here about 2
p.m. Marvin W, met me at the train. Came up to his home.
His mother is a quiet, kind, motherly lady. “Marvin is our
only boy. I am very fond of him.” How it sounds like my
mother s words concerning me! Marvin’s grandpa though 84
years old, reads newspapers without glasses. Too hot to do
anything—even to sleep. Near sundown Marvin and I went
to see Misses Lulu and Laura P. Played a game of croquette.

A big tub bath just before going to bed was a great treat.
JULY
1st. Thursday, Thomson. Cloudy most of the day. Rained

some in the p.m. A beautiful night.
Dined at Mrs. Johnson’s, a well-to-do family. Lillian, the
oldest daughter, is a pretty girl, her dark hair and dark
eyes lending a fascinating charm to her graceful form.
After dinner, played two games of croquette.
With Marvin s utmost drumming up I had a fairly large
audience----------- ladies. Very cold crowd. Very little sym
pathy and interest were shown to missionary matters—as
presented in my talk. Maude Williams, a girl of 13, is a
charming, fair, bright little creature. Thomson is a 3rd party
town.
Marvin’s grandpa, when young, used spectacles. The
remarkable sight power he now enjoys came to him in his
old days.
Marvin has a fine mind. Though not very studious, by
reason of his quickness of learning he got the first mark
in his class. His stickability will stand him well in life’s
battle. Forgetfulness or absent-mindedness is one of his
faults. He is said to have tried, when younger, to bridle a
cow and milk a horse—so abstracted he was.
Enjoyed a letter from Lucy Flynt. It is rather a remark
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able thing that while Mrs. Abbie H. whom I can not think
of without love and to whom I have written so often should
forget me, while Miss Lucy, a society-loving girl, should
—whom
have that constancy of writing me now and then—
she did not meet but once—
— whom she may afford to
forget any moment she chooses to.
2nd. Saturday. Augusta. Played croquette with Marvin,
Maude, and Miss Lulu P. nearly 3 hours in the a.m. After
dinner, took train to Augusta. Got there about 3:30. Found
the city the largest I have seen next to Atlanta.
Knowing nobody, went to the Y.M.C.A. Was glad to get
needed information from the General Secretary, Mr. Law
master. Called on Bro. Frazer at 4, but missed him. Very
hot—sweating terribly. Was mortified and disgusted at
being called “Chinaman” by black lowdowns and white
trashes----- which the town seems to be well stocked—every
step I took or every corner I turned. This due to the large
number of Sing Sing’s. Sam Sing s and other euphonious
c이estials that are present in the city. 서
Bro. Frier’s pulpit having been engaged for the Sunday

by Dr. Glenn, Bro. F. made an arrangement for me to speak
in St. Luke’s Church.
3rd. Sunday. Augusta. Had a hot but not uncomfortable
night in Virginia House, corner of Washington and Broad
Streets. Breakfast at 9 a.m. At 11 a.m. went to Broad Str.
Church to hear Dr. Glenns sermon. It was sensible, slow,
tedious. After which a large number of the congregation
partook of the Lord’s Supper, Then Bro. Frazer gave me 10

minutes to speak. He collected nearly 12 dollars for me.
The people seem to be cordial and interested.
Dined at Bro. FVs. Mrs. F, is exceedingly pretty—with
dark eyes and hair. She seems to be better for a pet and
ornament than for housekeeping and sensible work.
Attended the men’s meeting in the Y.M.C.A. Thinly
attended. A happy gathering, though. One of the bretheren
gave what he called he A B C of Christianity in which the
principal doctrines of our faith are summed up:
All have sinned and come short of the glory of God.
Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved
and thy house. *
Come unto me etc., etc.
St Luke’s Church was packed to its utmost capacity. The
audience was a responsive one. Bro. Timmons seems to be
a working pastor. He has a businesslike wife. She came to
America from England when 9 years old. Lived a large
part of her early life in the North. Her accent and brisk
manner attracts the attention of even a casual observer.
1. Augusta is a stirring town---- broad street.
2. The people living in the town use deeply colored mud
water. They ought to do better.
3, Prohibition which kept Augusta in red heat of eXcite-
’ment got defeated by the Saloonatics. In a righteous cause
defeat is no shame.
4th. Monday. Harlem. Got up at 8 a.m. Already very hot.
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Bro. and Sister Timmons having to go to a private barbecue.

I had to hustle up.
The town was from early morning in the liveliest mood
on account of this being the national holiday of first mag-
nititude. Was amused to see boys and girls in small groups
go about in rags and in masks with sticks trying to
frighten children. Plenty of parade by the blacks and
whites.
Left Augusta by the noon train for Harlem, a small town
of about 800 inhabitants. Alf. Oslin met me at the train and
took me to his home. He has nice sisters, especially Miss
Lula. Found Bro. Emory a stirring little man. Had a nice
audience. Met Bro. Echols and his wife.
5th. Tuesday. Appling. Up early. Spent most the morning
in playing croquette with Oslin, Miss Bell and others.
After dinner, bade farewell to the kind family of Oslin
and left Harlem for Appling with Bro. and sister Echols.
Three in a buggie was rather too crowded, but I could have
stood a greater inconvenience to have the pleasure of riding
with so charming a woman as sister Echols. Rained all the
way.
Three hours’ ride carried to the parsonage of Appling,
the capital of Columbia County. It is nothing but a village
with a court house, a prison, a blacksmith shop and a small
store to which post office is attached. No wonder. Mrs. Gray
told me that I would see nothing in Appling but tombstones
and horse-rac ks.
The parsonage on a hill standing all by itself looked

uninviting enough on the outside, but the interior showed
the handiwork of a tasteful woman. For there was nothing
attempted for show, but what there were seemed all disposed
in the neatest possible way.
Mrs. Sallie Echols would have made any home happy.
What a fresh, peach blossom complexion! What smileful
eyes! What kissful lips! What sweet and soft voice! What
gentle but dignified manner! What lovely disposition! What
a pair of dainty hands! Her father is the mayor of Mill
edgeville. Now, it is a puzzle to me that a town girl like her
should prefer, to all others, a young Methodist circuit rider,
poor in the goods of this wo리d, contented to live in a
lonely cottage, to sweep and cook—
— preference, is it a
romance or love? In either case. Heaven bless the couple.
Bro. Echols is a pious, diligent and conscientious young
man. He met me in Oxford during the Commencement and
has ever since been a most sympathetic friend. May the
Lord bless him and his work.
Considering the bad condition of the roads and the threat
ening aspect of the weather, I had a nice crowd. All
seemed to be interested. They gave nearly $4.50—a large
sum for a place like Appling. Rained some in the night.
6th. Wednesday. Sparta. Had a very healthy repose last
night. After a nice breakfast—any and everything that the
charming sister Echols touches is nice, Bro. Echols and I
left Appling for Thomson in the buggie. Started at 9:30.
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Reached Thomson about 1:30 p.m. Just had time enough

to shake hands with Mrs. Williams and her sweet little
Maude.
Left Thomson at 12:30 (Thomson Time) for Sparta. Bro.
Cook met me at the depot. Came to his home. Was delight
ed to meet Miss Fannie Shingleton, an excellent young lady
from Oxford. Has been cloudy and cool all day and positively
cold in the evening. An appreciative audience.
7th. Thursday. Milledgeville. Cloudy and cold enough for
fire. Bro. Cook took me out in the morning to the bank
where I deposited $100. The cashier, Mr. J. Walker, was
kind to me contributing $5,00 to the collection. Mr. Grave,
who was indignant at the trick some boys played in putting
water in my hat last night, bought a new hat for me. If
the boys intended to help me, they couldn’t have done better
—at least in this instance.
Took dinner at Judge Little’s. After dinner Bro. Cook and
the two sons of the Judge took me to the train. Left Sparta
and its kind people. Reached Milledgeville at 3:30 p.m. Bro.
Thomas met me at the depot. A small but sympathetic
audience. Sore throat.
8th. Friday. Merriwether. Early breakfast; with Gussie,
Bro. Thomas’ little girl, went out to the Insane Asylum, a
great concern. About 1500 inmates, men and women, old
and young, black and white. The most curious object that
called my attention was a Jim Buzley. a man no more than
3 ft. high. He is 58 years old. Has a head big as Dr. Cand-
let’s. Full beard, full voice but not full sense.

Mrs. Thomas is a splendid woman. Gussie is a fine girl.
She will bloom into a beautiful girlhood and a magnificent
womanhood.
After a hearty dinner. Tatum Harper and myself started
out for Tatum’s home 9 miles from Milledgeville. About 3
hours’ ride carried us to a cool, well wooded and well
cultivated part of country. Tat’s home is located amidst trees.
Found his father a kind, good-natured, strong man. Miss
Annie, Tat’s sister, is very pretty—white as snow—very
modest—and very loveable.
Had a pleasant evening in playing croquette with Tat and
his sisters. The friends so kind, the place so cool and quiet,
the surroundings so inviting to a weary body and mind
that I wished I could rest with Tat some days or weeks.
But business before pleasure, I have to go on. Went to
bed early after spending a few hours in cracking puzzles
and looking at pictures.
9th. Macon, Rained most of the day. Suffered from cold.
After breakfast Tatum, his older brother—a nice young
man—Miss Annie and Mabry and myself left Merriwether
home for Pleasant Grove Church, about 7 miles off. The
weather being so bad that only a few were out. There was
a missionary exercise in which children took a prominent
part I was so unwell that I said only a few words. ‘ After
the exercises, a hearty dinner was served by the members
of the church. Bro. Morris—an old gentleman------ P.C.
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enjoyed the chicken pie well------ best thing that can be

said of him. He has a sweet little daughter. About 3 p.m.
Bro. Harper and the sweet sisters and myself once more
got into the carriage and made for Browning’s Cross—a
depot not far from the Church.
Felt very sick in waiting for the train at the depot. Left
Brown about 3:30. A short ride to Macon. As soon as I
got to Macon, took my things and came to Park Hotel. Felt
relieved to be in a comfortable room to do as I please
Mosquito curtains show that this is a mosquito country.
Dr. McFerrin and Bro. Christian, both being away, I wa욨
at a loss what to do on Sunday. Went to bed early.
10th. Sunday. Macon. Rained in the a.m. Went to Mulberry
St. Church, rather confused what to do. Met R. Rogers, an
Emory graduate of *92. He proved a most valuable help in
my bewilderment
Talked to a small but substantial audience. When I got
through Prof. Glenn, the uncle of B. Glenn, another ' 92
boy, made a few remarks and took up a collection for me.
They gave $47.55, the largest collection I ever got. Talked
in Y.M.C.A. at 4 and to a handfull ladies and children in
the Presbyterian Church. A small and dried up audience
in the 1st Str. Church. $5.70. Acworth would have beaten
this on a Sunday night
11th. Ft. Valley. Felt sick indeed and in truth. Wished to go
to Joe Rankin s home for a rest, but of course I couldn’t
under the circumstances. Rogers came round to the hotel
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and took me in his buggie to the Bank, where I deposited

$ 55.00, then to the depot
Left Macon about 10:35 a.m. Got here about 12:10. Mr.
Gray, an Emory boy of ’91, met me at the depot at the re
quest of Osgood Cook. Very kind. Came to Osgood’s home,
found him sick.
Rained hard from 4 p.m. till dark. Everything seems .to
go against my talk. The rain, the mud, the sickness of
Osgood, poor advertisement etc. So few came out that
Bro. Branck kindly postponed the lecture. Had to go through
a private examination before a few girls in the parlor.
12th. Tuesday. Marshalville. Spent a pleasant morning in
reading the last chapter of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. It is a
wonderful book. Very often I became so oppressed with my
indignation at the inherent cruelty of slavery and its practi
cal evils that I had to stop and relieve my mind by the
fact that slavery is no more. No wonder that this book is
said to have been a causer of the War.
At 12 left Ft. Valley with no great regret. Reached Mar
shalville about 12:30. Cordially received at Bro. Read’s.
Revelled in peaches, this being a great fruit district. Very
nice audience, considering the badness of weather and
streets. $8.00. Stayed with Mr. Murph for the night.
13th Wednesday. Americus. The quinine I had taken last
night produced a weakening effect. Felt feeble in the morn
ing, Stayed in Bro. Murph’s all the a.m. His wife is a very
nice and religious woman. Left Marshalville at 12:30.
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Reached Americus about 1:30 p.m. Bro. Williams met me at

depot. Went to his home. Received a letter from dear
Spencer.
After dinner fell into a hot and dull sleep. Got up near
supper time, very gloomy and stupid. Nice audience. $ 6.00.
It made me feel sick to think that I had to go through
this ordeal of cracking chestnuts for mere pittance to dried-
up crowds yet many a time before I should be able to rest.
14th. Thursday. Cordele. After breakfast, the Baptist and
Presbyterian ministers came to see me. At 10 Bro. Williams
took me to see Mrs. Julia Murray, Nath’s sister. I felt quite
at home with her. At 12:15 bidding farewell to the hospi
table Mrs. Williams, made for the depot. Left Americus by
the 1 p.m. train. Got here about 2. Found a temporary
home in Mrs. Jones’. Fearfully hot—the occasional show
ers only increasing the heat by evaporation. Oh, how I wish
I could plunge into a big tub of cool water and have a
thorough bath to my hearts content! Happy Japanese!
They beat any people under heaven in bathing facilities.
In the evening, went out to Brother Blackwell’s home in the
suburban part of the town. He is a carpenter by trade
and an honest, whole souled man.
Cordele has been called a magic city on acc’t of its
wonderful growth. Only 4 years ago the ground on which
substantial bank and store buildings now stand were cotton
fields. The town has a complete water work, electric plant
and a fine hotel (unfinished). This is what they call the
wild grass region—the grass being used to a small extent

only for making baskets etc. Hunting gofers in wild grass
is a contemptuous phrase to designate a man unused to
the ways and manners of a city. The Methodist Church is
a handsome affair. Had about 50 persons out, the weather
threatening rain. $6. 45—a liberal contribution from so small
a crowd.
15th. Friday. MacRae. Had a pleasant a.m. with Bro. Chil
dren in playing spelling cards. I wished I could stay over a
day. At 11 a.m, went to Mrs. Tommey’s. She is a hand
some mid-aged lady. Took dinner at her house. Left Cordele
by 2 p.m. train. After nearly two hours’ ride reached
Helena, a station about a mile from McRae. Bro. Huckabee
met me at the depot. His open countenance, frank manner,
cordial greeting made me feel good. Put up at Harris
House. Bro. Huckabee did an ample justice to his reputation
for advertisement by filling the church nearly full in a
Friday night at so short a notice. $5.00. Bro. Huckabee ha요
been busy and in a measure successful in establishing a
Female Col. in McRae. The building is just begun.
16th. Saturday. Savannah. Had a tormenting night from
heat, musquitoes and trains. Waked up at 4 a.m. and fearing
to miss the train, ran down to the depot with a desperate
effort. But when I did get to the depot, found the train 2
hours late. Left Helena at 6 a.m. Had a warm, slow, dusty
ride of 6 hours. This S.A.M. road is rather a poor case.
Bro. Carson, a member of Wesley Church, a kindly old
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gentleman met me at the depot and conducted me to Bro.

Jarrell’s parsonage. Dr. Jarreli a good-natured--------------
----- gentleman extended me a hearty welcome. Glad to
see Charlie. J., the Dr/s boy from Emory. Met sweet Tommie
Thomson. After supper, Charlie and .myself went to Tom’s
home and had a nice talk for an hour or so.
17th. Sunday. Savannah. Had a good night’s rest At 11 a.m.
Bro. Adams of Wesley Church and Bro. Carson came to
take me to their church where I had to speak. A fairly
ogod audience. Came out without any serious blunder—
think. Took dinner at Tommie’s home. His father has a
jolly and happy and rather worldly countenance. His mother
is a quiet and nice lady. Their children 5 boys are as pretty
a lot of boys as anywhere to be found. Only one little girl
—exceptionally bashful to strangers. Their home is well-
furnished—nothing tawdry but everything neat.
Savannah—with, they say, about 40,000 inhabitants, is
the prettiest town I have so far seen besides Washington
D.C. Such fine squares, nice avenues, and delightful breezes.
Palms on the side-walks and negro boys with fruit and
vegetable baskets on their heads and crying out for their
goods, are new features to me. I do wish I could stay over
tomorrow. But having written Thom Shepard that I would
go to his home on Monday I can not afford to break my
words, especially he may very likely come seven miles to
meet me.
Just before the church time it began to rain in a steady
torrent and continued so until 9. This of com■한e I'educed the

audience to a mere handful. $8.49 (!) only 48 0 more
than a smaller crowd in Marshalville in a week night did.
All depends on who the pastor is. But for 나le $ 10. 00 from
Wesley Church what Trinity gave would hardly have cov
ered my R.R. expenses. Yet Trinity is the richest M.E.
church in the town. ■
18th. Monday. Reidsville. After a hurried breakfast, left
the Trinity parsonage for the depot. No word could describe
my delight at seeing once more the cheerful and smiling
face of sweet Tommie who came to the depot to see me
off. God bless him and make him a cheer to all through
his career!
Left Savannah at 8 a.m. Reached Collins about 10:30,
Faithful Thom Shepard met me at the train. Was glad I
didn’t disappoint him by staying over in Savannah. Thom,
his little brother Walace and myself drove to Reidsville in
a buggy hitched to a slow mule. Got to Reidsville at 12:30.
Found a hearty welcome at Thom's home, his parents
being most worthy people. Miss Lilia (what a sweet name!)
Thom’s oldest sister is bewitchingly pretty. She is a young
widow. Miss Eva. his younger sister, is stronger built than
Miss Lilia, but very pretty—she is a regular flirt
19th. Tuesday. Reidsville. After breakfast, in company with
Thom Shepard, Fred, his brother, Jerom Bazemore, Earnest
Smith, and Rob. H. went out to the river 4 miles from the
village. Had a pleasant time in bathing etc When through
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we went to Shepard’s orchard and ate the peaches to our

fullest capacity. Came back about 12. After dinner took a
short nap. Played croquet from 4 to 6 p.m.
The Tattnal County Teacher’s Institute being in its session
in the Court House during the week, I went there to hear
the teachers and citizens debate on the question “Resol. that
the corporeal punishment shall be abolished in the common
schools of Ga.” The debate was very common place. The
negative side won the question. Went to rest very late.
20th. Wednesday. Reidsville. Spent the a.m. in writing letters,
eating peaches, peeling fruits for Miss Eva. After dinner
and a short nap, with Thom, went to the church to sweep
it and get things ready in general for the night. As usual, we
had a shower of some volume. But it cleared up when
church began. Hot. Had a quite full house. All men pleased.
$11.93. Went to bed very late.
21st Thursday. Reidsville. Heat and bugs kept me awake
up to 12 last night, then to 3 : 30 this a.m. Felt bad when
up. At 11 a.m. went to the Court House to hear Bro.
Ellinwood, the Ed. of Tattnal County Journal lecture on
Phrenology. He is counted as the smartest man in the county,
though his usefulness is somewhat crampt by his cranky
notions. He examined my head and said:
1. My mother gave me the love for fashion, order and
neatness.
2. —too much sweet thing.
Have a good constitution—
3. Reasoning and reflective but not observative.
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4. Stubbon—Thrift
5. Want of self-esteem.
6. Love the fair sex less than loved.
7. Will make a devoted husband.
Took dinner a Bro. E. Smith's. Miss Rosa Smith is a sweet
and fair girl—has more woman in her than in Eva.
After dinner played dominoes with Miss Rosa as my
partner against E. Smith and another boy. At four played
croquett and enjoyed the game very much. Miss Lilia Shep,
is a really loveable woman. Happy he must be who shall
win her heart and hand. I am sorry I have to go away to
morrow. The time I enjoyed here shall be a period which I
may look back with nothing but pleasure. Heaven s blessings
on Bro. Thom, his parents, sweet sisters and brothers.
Attended the Epworth League meeting. Slept from first
to last.
才2211d. Friday. Lumber City. At 7:30 a.m. took a most
leave of Misses Lilia and Eva and their parents. Thom,
Willie and myself all in a buggy drove to the Collins depot.
Got there about 9:30. Waited nearly an hour for the train.
Left Collins at 10. Met B.E. Wilcox, a Nath Thompson
type young man, on the train. He is thorough in everything
he does in religion as well as in business. He attend Emory
the Fall term of 91----- He kindly paid my fair from Lyons
to Helana ($1.20). Reached Lumber City about 2:30 p.m.
Thom Day and O.P. Wilcox met me. Went straight to
Thom’s home, the most substantial in the town. Had the
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evening atl to myself in writing letters and in sleeping.

—and Ma can be best described by
Thom’s Pa-------- Day—
the word, solid. The Capt. is not only the richest in the
community, but is the religious leader. Very kindly treated.
A large turn out. $14.00. Was delighted to see Sterling
Wiggins.
23rd. Saturday, Brunswick. Spent the morning in rest and
quiet. Wrote to Miss Fannie Early. At 2 p.m. left Lumber
City of Brunswick. Very hot, dusty and long ride. Reached
Brunswick about 6. John Greer, Colson, and Mickler met
me. Went to Dr. Thompson’s parsonage. The Dr was talk
ative and pleasant enough; but his wife impressed me as a
inefficient hostess and a lazy housewife. I may be mistaken.
1. Brunswick, according to Dr. Thompson, is a most god
less town. Sixty saloons for 8 or 9 thousand people. Very low
religious condition. Burglars are numerous and successful.
As a residence town, Brunswick is pretty, cool and healthy.
2. Mr. McCook the Editor of Brunswick Times, was once
a popular and zealous Methodist ： preacher. He served the
First Church 3 years. He built McKendree Church. But. a
short while ago, he fell. He now out-sinners a confirmed sin
ner in obscenity, in profanity, in blasphemy. Exceedingly
sad!
3. The Y.M.C.A. is in its last stage of consumption.
24th. Sunday. Brunswick. Spoke to a fairly good audience
in Dr. Thompson’s church at 11 a.m. $7.00. Took dinner at
Colson’s home. His mother is a sister to Osgood Cook’s
mother. Neither of these ladies is religious to any great extent

-------- are rather society folka The dinner was elegant and
»
elegantly seved. After dinner, John Greer took me to the fam
ous Lover’s Oak—whose umbrella-like foliage covers nearly
half an acre. Thence to John’s home. Enjoyed a saucer of
icecream. With John, his brother and sister went to S. S.
Supped at Bro. Mickler’s boarding house. Bro. Mickler
whom I had met in Vanderbilt in 1891, is in Brunswick to
fill the McKendree pulpit for Bro. Ed. Cook during his ab
sence Was glad to hear something about old Vanderbilt
Things seem to be in a rather bad fix there. Dr. Beemis, one
of the best professors, and Dr. Deering resigned. Talked in
McKendree Church, a very pretty structure, to a over
flowing house. $7.14.
25th. Monday, Waycross. Left Dr, Thompson s residence
at 6:45 a.m. Bro. Mickler escorted me to the B. and N. Depot.
Left Brunswick about 7:15. Reached Waycross about 10. A
young man met me and showed me to Strickland House.
Thence we had to go to Bro. Matthew’s home fully a mile.
At 10:30 Bro. Matthew took me to the court house to see
Charlie Thomas, an Emory graduate of ’ 92. Was delighted to
see him. Stayed in the court house about an hour. Walked
about 2 miles in the glaring sun to take dinner. At 2 p.m. went
back to Bro. Matthew’s home and rested my aching head,
wearied limbs and disgusted mind in a quiet room until 6.
At 6:30 Bro. Matthew--- family being away-------- me
to Uncle Thomas home. Was specially interested in Bro.
July 1892 357
and Sister Thomas because of the fact that they had gone
through most heroic self-denial for 8 years in educating their
boy, Charlie. He married Miss Lucy Means of Oxford. She
seemed to be really glad to see me. So was 1. God bless
their family. A nice audience. Put up at Uncle Thomas’s.
26th. Tuesday. Waycross. Got up at 8. After breakfast, went
to the post-office looking for a card from Quitman but in
vain, Henry Reddings, a Sub-F. class-mate, having kindly
offered me a home for today, I came up to his house at 9.
Henry’s father is a M.D. Mrs. Redding is a fine looking
woman, making one feel at home. 서
、In the afternoon Dr. Redding took me round the town.

After supper had a long talk with Mrs. and Dr. Redding. The
former is the best informed arid intelligent lady I have met
within this trip. She knew what she talked about.
Waycross is a growing town, the new part of the town
being best portion. The unvarying flatness of the country
in this part of Ga. is rather tire-some—I long for the re
freshing sight of wooded mountains and grassy plains.
27th. Wednesday. Thomasville. Left Waycross and the kind
family of Reddings at 10 a.m. Reached Thomasville about
2 p.m. after a hot and dusty ride. Brother Wynn and his
wife being sick, I was directed to go to Stuart House.
After dinner, called on Mr. John Cartright, the brother
of Mrs. Candler. He keeps a fine shoe store.
Thomasville is a pretty city with many a fine hotel
most of which open only in winter. 8 or 10 thousand people
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from North and West visit the city as a healthy winter resort.
Spoke to a fairly large audience. $ 21. 00.
Eugene Smith, a Sub-Fr. clas읍mate, did not give me any
attention—any more than if he had never seen me before.
28th. Thursday. Bainbridge. It being too expensive for me
to stay in the hotel, though I was due in Bainbridge on
Friday night, I made up my mind to go to the latter place.
Reached Bainbridge about 3 p.m.
Went to the parsonage, nearly a mile and half from the
depot. Found Professor Steward a most sweet spiritual gen
tleman. i
After an hour’s stay in the parsonage Sam Hawes, a Sub-
Fr. classmate, came around and invited me to his home. His
father. Col. Hawes is a prominent lawyer and cuts a big
figure in the community. Mrs. H., a fine looking lady, im
pressed me with her intelligence and gentleness.
Was gratefully surprised to see that Sam had printed
great many handbills advertising my talk. Altogether, his
treatment of me was opposite to Eugene S’s.
29th. Friday. Bainbridge. Had a poor night on account of
bedbugs------ most detestable pest.
Spent a pleasant morning in playing checkers with Emmie,
an exceedingly bright girl of 8 or 9 years. She is on a visit
to Mrs. Hawes. She talks incessantly and intelligently.
After dinner, took a short nap.
At 5 p.m. Sam and I had a very pleasant drive around
the town.
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Bainbridge is noted for its mosquitoes, dances and reli

gious lukewarmness.—
Spoke to a nearly full house.—
Mrs. Hawes is a genuine woman. Her unaffected kindness
to strangers goes right to the heart of the recipient. She
is a devoted wife, indulgent mother and a loveable friend.
The praise of Brother Steward is in everybody’s mouth.
30th. Saturday. Albany. Could not sleep a single minute
last night----------------- flees and the accursed bugs whose
very smell makes me nervous, did their worst. Was obliged
to get up at 2 a.m. waiting patiently or rather impatiently
the arrival of 4 at which the buss was to come for me.
The kind and thoughtful Mrs. Hawes was also up about
2. Was really happy, inexpressibly happy, to see once more,
before my departure, the sweet face of my hostees. Had
nearly a half hours chat with her in the hall------- bless
her!
Left Bainbridge at 5 a.m. Reached Thomas at 7. * The
Albany train pulled out at 7.55 a.m. Slept all the way. Got
to Albany about 11.
Went to Brother Robertson’s residence. “Am glad to see
you.” said Brother Robertson. “But my wife is sick： a child
is dying; our servant is away and I am very, very very
busy. I can not keep you.” I felt very sorry for his mis
fortunes. But I was glad to learn later on that his wife was
well enough to see company in the evening, and that the
dying child—which I thought to be Brother Robertson’s
------------- to another family living in other part of the

city.
Here is the queer introductory speech Brother Robertson
made to Mrs. Me. in whose house I have to stay till Monday.
“Sister Me.------- is Mr. Yun of Corea. He is a member of
our church. Do you want a boarder? I can not keep him
under my present circumstances. I know you are not un
reasonable. I know you are reasonable. He is a poor fellow
trying to make his way through the college. He has been
a student at Emory College, Oxford. He is preparing himsejf
for the ministry---- go back to his country to teach and
preach the gospel of Jesus Christ•” A most absurd piece of
introduction I ever heard of. A straight English translation
of this speech would be this “Sister Me. this is a poor
fellow. He is going to be a preacher. Be charitable enough
not to charge him too much.” I do not like this! 1!
31st. Sunday. Albany.
Attended the morning service at the Methodist' Church.
Brother Robertson preached a very practical, sensible and
enjoyable sermon.
At 4 p.m.. Brother R. took me with him in his pastoral
visit to the sick.
Spent the evening and took supper in the parsonage.
Spoke to a packed house. Brother R. oddities were once
more seen in his introducing remarks when he said “Brother
Yun does not come here as a begger:” and in his selection
of hymns-------- of which was missionary or familiar.
August 1892 361
Met Mrs. Gus Muse—a sister-in-law of Miss Anna Muse.

The audience was very appreciative. ■
AUGUST
1st Monday. Dawson.

Slept last night for the first time in 4 days, undisturbed
by mosquitoes and bugs. Up at 7. Breakfast at 8.
After breakfast Brother Cox, a leading member in the
Methodist Church, took me in a buggy and gave me a
very pleasant ride.
■ Albany has about 7,000 people. A R.R. center. Rich soil—
fine fruit----------- and pears.
Left Albany at 11:45 aîn. Reached Dawson about 2:30.
Brother Whiting met me at the train He is a most gentle
and sweet spiritual man I ever saw.
Wrote to Mrs. Hawes.
Had a slim crowd. $ 9.50.
Dawson has 3 banks, 3 nice white churches, several good
stores. Prejudice between Methodist and Baptist.
2nd. Tuesday. Bronwood.
At 8:30 Alph. H. Wilkinson (“Donie”) came to Brother
Whiting’s to take me to his home in Bronwood. After about a
2 hour pleasant drive we reached the small village of
“Donie’s” \
“Donie’s” home is unpretentious but neat and cool. His
parents are very nice people, intelligent, honest, and kind.
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By the way, “Donie”. when he first went to the college

last September, impressed everybody, teachers and boys, as
a no account dude. But before long, he surprised all by
his studiousness, brightness and blameless moral character.
His parents are proud of him and well they may be.
Spent the whole afternoon in reading “Bufflo Bill”, an
exciting story.
3rd. Wednesday, Bronwood and Dawson.
A refreshing sleep last night.
Put most of the a.m. in reading “Bufflo Bill” with stops
now and then to eat peaches.
Cool most of the morning. Left Bronwood for Dawson
by 2 p.m. train. When I got to the latter place, went to
Brother N.W. Dozier’s house. Had a wretched afternoon
there being no book or person to engage the mind in.
Brother Dozier is not only well known but much beloved.
He is a very pious and kind hearted man.
Among the many and changeful fashions in the American
female dress some are ridiculous. The so-called “full-dress”
is one. Suspenders are another. The ugliest sight, however,
is to see a pair of long ribbons tied away up near the neck,
and let down to the heels Red ribbons are worst.
4th. Thursday. Richland.
Up and breakfasted at 6 a.m. Left Dawson at 8 rather
gladly anticipating the pleasure of meeting Brother Ellis
and of being made to feel at home. When the train reached
Richland I fitlfy expected to see Thom Ellis at the depot.
August 1892 363
But I was miserably disappointed. No Ellis there. Waited

for a while in the depot, but no one to meet me. “Is this
the place,” said I to myself sneeringly, "to which I looked
forward with pleasure, before I came?”
Went to Miss Philip’s where Ellis boards. The young lady
coldly informed me that “Mr. Eliis had gone to Alabama.” 1
was disgusted. The first impulse was to leave the town by
the next train. But being told that my address had already
been advertised I had to stay. Then I asked Miss Philips
if I could board in her house a night Her reply was that
though she had a plenty of rooms she did not take transient
boarders. Went to another boarding house with the same
result Finally found a room in the Richland Inn. Felt very
indignant at the indifferent way in which Thom seemed to
have arranged the matter for me. Slept until dinner.
At the table, I was introduced to Dr. Barnum, an old
Emory boy. He said that Brother Ellis had requested him to
look after me; but that he (the Dr.) had to be away to see
patients. So I found that the neglect I met with this morning
was not Brother Ellis’ fault •
Spent the afternoon in reading “Maltese Cross” a detective
story. There is nothing refining in it, but the story is ex
citing. The attraction of the book—and books like this—lies,
at least for me, in the fact that redress of wrongs and pun
ishment of crimes are prompt and thorough, while in actual
life they are often slow and only partial.
Had a full house—very appreciative. After the exercise
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Dr. Ellid and Mrs. Myer offered homes for the night They
were very kind. But Homer Pearson a Sub-Fresh, classmate
having come 7 miles to take me to his home, I had to pre
fer his hospitality to others.
Rode 7 miles in the moon light. I enjoyed the drive.
Reached Homer’s at 12 in the night.
5th. Friday. Pearson’s and Richland. My rest was much
and very, very, disagreeably broken by the crying and yell
ing and whining of a spoiled boy. He kept up the racket
for 2 or 3 hours without stop. He needs whipping infinitely
more than humoring.
Brother Pearson, Homer’s father, seems to be an excellent
man He has seven boys and a pretty little girl. His home
— the marks of
—only a log cabin of the better class—
—
honest poverty. Plain plank benches are used in the dining
room. The biscuits are as large as my fist and quite as
hard. The chicken for the breakfast was fried so hard that
— forbid.
it did not taste like meat. Am not finding fault—
I record these simply as a variety of experiences.
Homer Pearson is one of the nicest boys in the College
He studies hard and knows it is not his business to be duding
—which can not be said of many a poor boy. Homer wiR
rise in life. •
Watermelons, grapes, peaches—I enjoyed these luxuries
very heartily this morning.
At 3 p.m. Homer and myself left his home for Richland
—a hot, but pleasant drive.
August 1892 365
Was put up at Mrs. Mayer’s. Her home is one of the

handsomest houses in the town.
To my surprise, some of the town folks got up a crowd
in the church to hear me again in the night. Called on so
unexpectedly that I was somewhat at a loss. Gave a short
talk as a sequel to my address last night.
6th. Saturday. Buena Vista. At 9 a.m., took the Columbus
Southern train for Columbus. Reached there about 11:15.
Called on Brother Johnstone. Found him not very far from
what expected—quiet and rather slow. Was glad to meet
Brother Henry Trawick, a Vanderbilter.
After having made arrangement for next Monday, left
Columbus at 4 p.m. for B. Vista. When I got there Clarke
Wooten, an Emory graduate of 1892 met me at the train.
Went to his residence.
Mrs. Wooten, Clarke’s mother, is a strong and sensible
woman. Her house and all its appointments, though not
elegant, are substantial. .> <
Clarke tried in every way to make my stay pleasant. He
is exceedingly pleasant------ not very individual in charac
ter,
7th. Sunday- B. Vista. Attended the morning worship and
heard Brother Clarke preach.
Stayed at home all the day. , . 【
At 6 p.m., went to Mr§. Law’s to tajccrtea. She being the

sister of Mrs. Curtwright I was delighted to meet her.
Though the weather threatened a little the church was
nearly full. $6.00.

Went back to Mrs. Law’s for 나le night.
I can be silent in company: but I can t be at ease in silence.
This ought not to be.
Mina, the youngest girl of Mrs. Wooten, is ugly enough;
yet she is ruder than ugly.
B. Vista is a pretty little town on a higher location than
Columbus.
8th. Monday. Columbus. Left B. Vista with all its kind
and hospitable friends at 9 a.m. Reached Columbus about
11: 30.
Spent most of the day in the parsonage (St Luke’s) in
reading “The Pathfinder”.
In the evening Miss Wooten, a pretty and lively girl whom
I had met in La Grange F.C. came to see me with several
other girls. I was very much honored by this kind visit.
Brother Trawick took me to the North Highland Park—the
favorite resort of Columbians. The park is new; yet it pro
mises to be a very pretty and attractive one. Supped at
Dr. Tigher’s. His home, wife, daughters and table—all are
elegant.
Had a good crowd.
9th.y Tuesday. West Point. Left Columbus at 9:30. While
waiting for connection in Opelika, Ala., called on Dr. Maugum,
the Meth, pastor. He promised me an audience for Thursday
night
Leaving Opelika at 2 p.m., reached West Point about 3:15.
August 1892 367
Went to the parsonage: but Brother Foote was away. Mosi

intensely did I wish for some water to bathe my face and
hands but I couldn't see any chance. Mrs. Foote showed no
sign of intention of giving me a room where I could rest my
weary mind and body. I felt I was in the soup. But relief
came and that from a quarter most unexpected. John Poe,
an Emory boy who happened to pass by the parsonage,
saw me and invited me to spend the night in his home
Heaven bless him for this kindness.
10th. Wednesday. West Point. Mrs. and Mr. Poe are a worthy
couple. Their home commands an extensive view as it is
situated high above the town.
Began reading St. Elmo in the morning. Spent most of the
day very enjoyably by playing the game of Authors with
Miss Mary P. and another young lady. Miss Mary’s face
is not very pretty at the first sight; but the more you see,
you can not help loving that pair of clear steel blue eyes,
full of intelligence, determination and meaning, lighting up
her fair complexion and well cut features.
Though a show interfered, there was a goodly crowd out
in the church.
Spent the night with Arthur Baker in his fine home.
11th. Thursday, Opelika, Ala. After breakfast in Baker’s
home, Arthur and myself rode up to J. Poe’s. Played the
game of Authors until 9:30.
At 10 a.m. left West Point for Opelika. Got to the desti
nation at 11:30. Went to the parsonage straight from the
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Read St. Elmo all the afternoon.
Had a fairly large audience in the S.S. room All seemed
to enjoy 나le talk. $3.85 (!) an illiberality that might shame
the stingy crowd of Trinity Church, Savannah, under Rev.
Jarrell.
Dr. Maugum is a pleasant and well read man. He enjoys
fun and (therefore) life.
Fron)10 in the night, I read St. Elmo on and on. '
12th. Friday. Opelika, West Point, La Gange. Continued
reading until 4:30 this morning. Finished the book. Certainly
St. Elmo is a very interesting book. The characters, espe
cially Edna, are over drawn. At one time I thought Edna
was the most hardhearted creature in the whole book, sacri
ficing every interest, friendship, love and Christian charity
to selfish ambition and pride. Save me from a woman whose
piety refuses a marriage by which a mother may be com
forted. a sinner may be saved, friends may be reconciled
and benefactors may be requited.
Left Opelika at 8:30. As soon as I reached West Point,
went up to John Poer’s home with Ben Freeman. Played the
game of Authors until dinner.
Mrs. Poer is an excellent wife, mother, and friend. She
trains up her children in the fear of the Lord. Temperance,
kindness, religion rule in the family. None of her children
is spoiled. What a contrast with the home training in which
Scott and Arthur Baker are brought up! Mrs. Baker i&‘ a
Avgust 1892 369
fine looking lady. Unfortunately from her mistaken idea of

parental affection, she so pampered with the whim and caprice
of her boys that, as bright as they are, they are spoiled be
yond measure. Too much money, too much meaness------
Baker, Arthur’s Pa. is a kindly, active, business man.
Read a letter from Miss Lucy F. of Griffin.
At 2 p.m., with a very great reluctance, left the hospi
table home of John Poer, likely, for ever.
Took the 2:55 train for La Grange.
Jim McClure met me at the train. Came to his house
direct from the depot. Mrs. McClure------- charming and
loveable mother of Jim—welcomed me as an old friend
only could.
Took a nap from 5 p.m. till supper.
After supper, with Jim, went to 나le church to attend the
first Epworth Leauge meeting. Leon Smi난i, an Emory grad
uate of 1892------ the meeting. There were twelve persons
present—6 girls and 6 boys----------- the leader. The subject
was temptation. I gave a minute or two talk.
Went to bed as soon as we got home.
13th. Saturday, La Gange; Newnan. Spent the morning in
reading some and writing some.

About 11 a.m., Brother Leon Smith called on me and
both went to his home. Played until dinner.
Leon is an Emory graduate of 1892. In and out of the
callings, he i maintains a pious character.
At 3 p.m., left La Grange for Newnan. When I got there*
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I was disappointed at not being met： for. of the few place용

I had the foolishness enough to expect cordial reception
from, Newnan was one. Fortunately met O. Waltom, an
Emory Sophomore. After seeing Mr. Y. Thompson and letting
him know of my arrival, went out to Waltom’s home about
6 miles from the town.
Found Waltom’s father an excellent man, cheerful, kind,
simple and clever.
14th. Sunday. Newnan. Spent about two hours very plea
santly in singing with Mr. Waltom.
The honest old log cabin is cheered and lighted by two
pretty girls whose attraction made me wish to stay in the
country longer.
The country folks about Newnan seem not, judging from
their houses, as well off as those in Virginia, whom I saw
last summer.
At 6 Waltom and I drove to town. Reached Newnan just
in church time.
Was rather agreeably surprised to find the large church
full to overflowing. Judge Turner made a neat little speech
before collection.
Was delighted to meet Miss Mary Allen.
Went to Virginia House, as a guest of Dr. Johnson, an old
Emoryian
15th. Monday. La Grange. Up early. At 7,. called on Miss
Mary Allen at her aunt’s. Miss Mary received me far more
corially than Misses Bonnell did.
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Left Newnan at 8 a.m. better satisfied than I had feared.

Reached La Grange about 10:30. Jim met me at the depot
Came to his home.
Though Mrs. McClure is an elegant and sweet lady,
though Jim and others try to make everything pleasant, the
absence of sweet Hortense is sor이y felt
La Grange is a nice and substantial little town. The hand-
f
some residences lining Broad St. on both sides are a good
comment on the wealth and taste of the owners.
20th. Saturday. The Rock Campmeeting. After a pleasant
stay of a week under the hospitable roof of Mrs. Annie
McClure, I left La Grange for Griffin at 9:30 a.m. Had to
stay over in Newnan more than 5 hours to catch the train
for my objective point
Reached Griffin about 6 p.m. Paul, his sweet sister, Miss
Lucy Flynt met me. To my great surprise Miss Lucy in
formed me that Brother S. had left the town that morning
without any direction whatsoever concerning me. So I,
indignant, but happy to have seen Miss Lucy, went down
to Saruse. Thence, bought a ticket to Thomaston. When
I reached ‘The Rock” station, learning that Nath, was in
the campmeeting, I thought it best to get off there.
Sick all the day with dull head.
22nd. Monday. “The Rock”; Thomaston. '
Having stayed two days and two nights on the camp
ground, I came down here with John Lewis, an Emoryian,
to spend a day or two at his goodly home. A few wandering
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remarks on the campmeeting.

1. It was a novel sight--- plank tents all around the
“stand"------ strawed floors------ bright and smiling girls
coming in and going out of the “tent” as white doves
2. On the Sunday so many people came from all direc
tions that some said there were 1500 or 2000. A large num
ber of this crowd did not even pretend to worship—their
sole purpose being, to have fun and see the sight.
3. The crowd under the gopsel tent once behaved so dis
orderly that the preacher had to remind them of the fact
that they would be arrested for disturbing public worship
if they didn’t do better.
4, As the country becomes becomes denser settled, camp
meeting naturally enough goes out of fashion. Well it may,
for, as a religious gathering campmeeting as it now appears,
is a failure.
— 8 to 10 a.m., 11-1 p.m.,
5. Four services everyday—
3-5 p.m., 8-10 in the night.
6. The Rock is a small country village with a store and
a depot
On the whole, I was not much captivated by the camp
meeting.
28th. Sunday. Griffin. Had a pleasant week in Thomaston,
two days with John Lewis and two days with Nath. Thomp
son.
Came to Griffin last Saturday evening. Slept in the par
sonage. ,
August 1892 373
1. Nath’s home, under the management of his stei>-

mother, is the most w이 1 kept home I have visited during
the summer. Everything is clean, and plentiful.
2. Brother Sasnetfs home, the parsonage, is the worst
kept home I have seen in my travel this summer. The room
where I was put up was the smelliest I have ever seen.
The dining room is in a most repulsive condition for an
American home. A fork stuck deep in butter, the unwashed
glasses and cups, the untidy table cloth, the dusty floor,
the smells of all sorts from the bed rooms, from the well,
and from rags make the dining room very uninviting. Noth
ing but ham, biscuit and coffee and batter cake.
The study (in which I slept) has a goodly number of
books, but none of them seemed to be much used. The fence
is all down in the back part of the house. The kitchen and
the regions thereabout are terribly dirty. The children are
spoiled. No wonder, Brother S. tries to be off. on every
possible opportunity.
Brother S. is a clever man. But the neglect to which he
has abandoned his home is simply astonishing. This may be
larg이y the fault of his wife, who, by the way. is a sister
of Will Burke, now in Shanghai.
3. Had a nice audience, in spite of the campmeeting now
going on at Mt. Zion.
4. Last Monday, I made up my mind to quit smoking alto
gether under T.R. I do not think it sin to smoke. But when
I was in La Gange, I not only connived at Jim’s smoking
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cigarettes against his parents will, but also I almost en

couraged him by buying tobacco and pipe for myself. This
was wrong on my part. So away with smoking!
29th, Monday, Griffin, Mt. Zion, Thomaston. Got up at 4:30
a.m. Gladly went out to the fresh morning air from the
very sickening room in the parsonage. Walked out to Miss
Lucy’s home. Was very happy to see her. Breakfasted at
her house.
Left Griffin at 9:55 a.m. for the Mt. Zion campground.
Nath, was with me. Got off at Voughn and walked 3 miles
to the campmeeting. Mt. Zion has much finer ground than
The Rock. Gave a talk at 3 p.m. The people were very cor
dial, many—
— than a hundred, shaking hands with me.
They gave me $7.95.
Came down to Thomaston to rest a night.
30th. Tuesday. Thomaston and Greenville. Spend the a.m.
in Thomaston. Took dinner at John Lewis' home. Left
Thomaston at 12 for Greenville. The Bermingham and Ma
con road is such a poor concern that it took 3 hours to run
27 miles. Had to wait 4 hours in Harris City (a small sta
tion) for the Greenville train.
Reached Greenville about 7:30. Lowrie Ellis, an Emoryan
met me at the depot and took me to his home.
Lowrie’s father is a very good merchant in the town. His
house is small but neatly and comfortably kept. His sister.
(Lowrie’s aunt) Miss Arvilla, is a cultured, affectionate and
charming lady. She is perfectly devoted to her brother and
September 1892 375
to Lowrie.
Found letters from Mrs. McClure and Miss Mary Allen
waiting for me.
SEPTEMBER
3rd. Saturday, Greenville and Warm Spr. C.M. Got up at

6 a.m. Breakfast through, left Greenville for the Warm
Spring Campmeeting in the company of Miss Arvilla.
1. My week's sojourn in Greenville proved to be a most
delightful occasion to me. Miss Arvilla and Mrs' Ellis (Low
rie’s step-Ma) made me feel at home in every way. My
room was cool, supplied with a clean bed and plenty of fresh
water. Orville A. Park, a Vanderbilter showed me a great
deal of kindness and courtesy.
2. Though small, Greenville is a very intelligent and am
bitious town. Most of its youths of both sexes are either
college graduates or in one or the other of the many insti
tutions in the south.
3. Many of the girls are pretty and sweet. Miss Lousie
Wienbish is exceedingly pretty. More girls than boys in the
town.
4, Last Wednesday morning I was happy to receive a
photo from Mrs. Abbie Hoss, the picture of her own dear
self. My joy was boundless. By the way, what made her to
remember me in that way all of a sudden? With all her
caprice I love her dearly.
5. Wrote to Brother Jacob (Arminian). Poor but noble

fellow! Last September, the morning’I left Nashville for
Chattanooga, I offered him some money for street car fair
etc. “No thanks.” said he, “Keep it for yourself. I do not
care for any superfluities of life, having enough to feed and
clothe myself.” My regards for him shall always be the
kindest
6. On leaving Ellis’ house I gave a quarter to the colored
maid. She looked full into my face and said loudly “What
is this for? I wait on people here anyway”. She accepted it
only at my urging. Hurrah for her!
5th. Monday. Warm Spring C.M. and Shilo. At 4 p.m., left
the Warm Spring Campground with C. Jenkins, an Emoryan,
for his home. Had a very tedious time at Warm Spring
depot, fully three and a half hours for the train.
Reached Shilo, a small R.R. village on the Georgia middle
land, about 9 p.m.
Campmeeting experience
1. The Warm Spring Campground is about 2 miles from
Stenson, a R.R. station. The tents are in a far better con
dition 나lan those on “The Rock” campground or of Mt.
Zion. The people look to be more highly cultured than most
folks I have seen at the other campgrounds. Brothers Ogle
tree, Tigner, and Harris with their famiires extended most
cordial hospitality to all. f _
2. Merrywether County is the native county of Dr. Alien.

It is said that he was converted in a W. S. Campmeeting.
September 1892 377
p.was pleased to think that I prayed and worshiped in the

tent where the Doctor was brought, to Christ.
3. Met a great many Emory boys, Osgood Cook welcomed
me. Miss Alice Leftwich of Nashville greeted me as an old
time friend.
4. This morning I addressed the audience. The people
listened to me very attentively. Then Col. Harris, after a
short talk, asked for a contribution. $ 38,00—a liberality that
I had not expected, and for which I feel sincerely thankful.
5. It seems as intellectuality advances emotion is more
and more subject to restraint. I haven’t heard scarcely any
shoutings in campmeetings.
6. The biggest fools are those men and women who sit
around the tent doors, and gab and laugh while the services
go on.
6th. Tuesday. Shiloh. An arbor meeting being in progress
about quarter of a mile from Jenkin’s home, I attended the
services in the morning and night Heard two very good
sermons.
Shilo is a mere R.R. station with only a few houses and
two stores. The location is pretty being surrounded by a
blue belt of hills.
In the afternoon, enjoyed a drive with Charley Jenkins.
His parents are a worthy couple.
Most of the sermons and exhortations in campmeetings
seem to be directed to emotion. Death, heaven, hell, reunion
are constant topics. The songs------------ -- are also of the
kind. Was amused to hear the people sing with a great

deal of relish about the heaven “where we shall sing and
shout forever” (!) I wouldn’t like that, though.
8th. Thursday. Rankin s home. At 9 a.m. left Thomaston.
Got off at the tank, 10 miles from Culloden. Wandered
about more than one hour and half in corn fields and pea
patches trying to find the road to Joe Rankin s home. Finally,
following a wagon track, I was landed at Mr. Chancellor’s
house. He welcomed me and, after dinner, sent me over to
Joe’s in a buggy.
Miss Issie and her sister Emmie received me kindly. Joe
was sent for to his school. Enjoyed a most delightful eve
ning. Mr. Warlick from Marietta and Miss Nona from For
syth were in the company.
I enjoy that company most which enjoys mine.
9th. Friday. Forsyth. Intense though my desire was to stay
longer in Miss Issie’s society. I had to leave her home early
in the morning for Forsyth. Mr. Rankin, her father, accom
panied me in a buggy. The drive was very refreshing in
the cool morning air.
On arrival to Forsyth about 10:30 a.m., I went to Brother
Bowden’s. His new parsonage is one of the best I have seen.
Wightman B. the pastor’s son whom I had known in Emory
was very kind to me. Between 5 and 6 p.m., Wightman and
I had a charming drive, though the dust was very annoying.
Brother B, has a very pretty church. He is an efficient
pastor
September 1892 379
A good audience—a poor collection $4.00(!)

10th. Saturday. Barnesville. Left Forsyth at 8:30 a.m,
Barnesville reached about 9:30. Met Ed. Stephens and
Osgood Cook at the depot. Went to the house of Homer
Bush.
1. Spent most of the day in Mrs. Bush is a hand
some lady. Her beautiful eyes and dark ringlets charmed
me.
2. This morning on the train, met Mrs. Allen and Misses
Alice and Ethel on their way to Newnan to meet Dr. Allen.
They looked well.
3. Mrs. Allen informed me that Brother O.E. Brown had
accepted the chair offered by the Theological Dept of V.U.
The idea! I once almost idolized Brown. When I heard the
V.IL Board of Trustees played the fool to elect him to the
chair, I was almost sure that he would not accept it. But卜
my expectations in him are found to have been too high
4. What excuse has Brown to offer for running the ex
penses of going to China and of coming back: for depriving
the mission of an invaluable worker. Miss Anna Muse: for
throwing away to the wind the studies he put in learning
the language etc： for shaking the faith of the church:
for, in short, playing such a weak-man's part? He will no
doubt talk about providential call and the like stuff. I like to
hear him preach on Moses. In this busine용s I see the finger
of Dr. Tillet and not that of God.
Spoke to a good audience----- size and interest
13th. Thomaston. Yesterday morning came down here to

rest a day or two.
Rained last night and today until about 2 p.m.
Spent some hours last night and this morning in reading
one of E.P. Roe’s novels 'The Earth Trembled”.
Received a letter from Mrs. Homes, of Bainbridge. I can
not forget her kindness. The bright image of Emmie with
her dark, piercing eyes, clear voice, caressing smiles------
little Alabama girl who showed me so much attachment is
ever fresh in my memory.
I wish I belonged to a nationality which I may think of
without shuddering with disgust and blushing with shame.
Poor Corea! Beautiful Corea! If I had an absolute power
over Corea. I shall improve her in ten years.
14th and 15th. Senoia; Newnan; Griffin. Left Thomaston
at 7:30 a.m. on the 14th. Reached Senoia about 11. Suf
fered a deal from cold—sickness prevented me from enjoy
ing one of the lovelist days of the ea리y Fall.
Senoia is an unlit small town. Had a good turn out.
15th—Went to Newnan to see Dr. Allen. Was really glad
to meet him. He takes things as a man of long experience
should—at ease—without fretting. He regretted the return
ing of Brown.
By the 4 p.m. train, went to Griffin, my heart being
unable to bear the pain of going to Oxford without a single
day’s pleasure at Miss Lucy’s. Very cool all day—
—
cold in the .night. Spent a happy evening in the company
September 1892 381
of Miss Lucy and her sister, Miss Maud.

16th. Griffin. Miss Lucy’s home. Very pleasant—rather
too cool.
Spent the day in talking, in playing checkers, in eating
peaches, etc.
Col. Flynt. Miss Lucy’s father, is a zealous Third-Party-
Man. His denunciation of other parties is as vehement as
his hatred of Yankees is bitter and as his prejudice again용t
the “Nigger” is intense.
Lucy is pretty—specially when you look at her at a distance
or under a lamplight. She is intelligent and a good talker.
But she has no love-capacity. It seems to me that she could
not love if she wanted to. She seems to be destitute of high
spiritual faculties. She enjoys the frolic and fun of social
life more than anything else. She was kind to me all along：
but I am done with her.
19th. Conyers; Oxford. Spent last Saturday and Sunday
in I athonia with Herburt Bond.
1. It rained hard this morning, but a great crowd came
down to Conyers to hear the joint debate between Living
stone and Thom Watson. The former championed the Dem
ocratic and the latter, the Third-party principles. Nothing
of interest to me except novelty.
2. It did my heart good to return to Oxford once more.
But on the way to Dr. Candler’s from the depot, I saw
Miss Lilian Bonnell going to the Post Office with three
other young ladies. Though I know her coldness (to me)
my affection for Professor Bonnell awakened the sense of

gladness in seeing her. But I was cruelly insulted. She aver
ted her face from me and in every possible way tried to
avoid my greeting. From the merry laughter, in which the
young ladies indulged with now and then a look at me, I
judged the fun was at my expense. What heartless fools
some girls are! Ah, the slight cut my heart to the quick!
Well!
Mrs. Nettie Candler and her mother, Mrs. Cartright, gave
me a cheerful welcome------- made me feel good all over.
3. Thank God that 3 months ago I left Oxford with
$ 5. 00, but that I came back $ 375. 00 richer.
4. During the summer, I made about $ 508.00 of which
amount about $ 123.00 went into expenses of all kinds—
including clothes.
5. This will be the last year of my long school-life. May
God help me to make this year the best I have had in all
respects!
6. In my travels during the Summer, I avoided Sunday
riding. This is one of the effects of Emory training.
7. Wherever I went “hard time” was the subject of uni
versal complaint
8. Among the places I have visited during the vacation,
there are only seven small towns which I have a loving
desire to visit again: viz. Appling; Reidvsille： La Grange;
West Point: Bainbridge: Rankin’s home: Greenville.
9. Political excitements everythere. Nothing but politics
September 1892 383
engage the minds of the people everywhere.

10. The great extent of uncultivated land all through
the state—often I traveled hundreds of miles without see
ing a single settlement worth mentioning—this shows the
mmensity of the country, having 60,000,000 of people.
21st. Wednesday. Oxford. A pleasant day. This morning at
9 a.m. the school was formally opened.
Yesterday and today I have been busy—very busy--
moving beds, chairs etc from Marvin Hall to Andrew Hall,
and in fixing up my room in the latter.
Random remarks:
1. Nath tries his honest best to make the Hall a success.
He does everything with all his might that his hands find
to do.
2. Mrs. Bonnell, Professor Bonnell’s mother, said she could
never again take interest in Mr. and Mrs. Brown. No doubt
she voiced the sentiment of many.
26th. Monday. Oxford. Having made up my mind to change
my boarding place to Mr. Berry’s, I spent the whole eve
ning after the school in fixing up my new abode. I hated to
leave Nath, and Andrew Hall; but the Hall is so far from the
College that I was compelled to take the step. The board
itself does not cost me in Mr, Berry’s much more than in
the Hall.
A phrenologist told me that I reflected more than I ob
served. He said I would step over a shining dollar without
noticing it. That I do not know. But one thing is sure; I
seem to have no faculty for observation.
OCTOBER
1st. Saturday. Athens： Winterville. Having received a card

from Mrs. Armor of Greensboro requesting me to address
the Athens District W.M.S. tomorrow, I left Oxford this
morning at 10. Reached Athens about 1:30 p.m. Took
dinner at Dr. Kendall’s.
Leaving Athens at 4 p.m, I got to Winterville about 4:30.
Was assigned to Hunicut House, run by Mr. Feagin.
Winterville is a small Railroad town of hospitable inhabi
tants and growing prosperity. Will. Hutcheson, of “1892”
lives here.
A social reception was given to the delegates, in the
night. I did not go.
A beautiful moon-lit night. Had a delightful walk with
Carrol Feagin—a small boy—
—around the village.
4th. Oxford. A beautiful day. The serene beauty of the
nights we now enjoy------ I wish I had the power to des
cribe it!
It is weakness：
1. To indulge in such words as “Had I done” or “If you
did" so and so etc. Avoid them.
2. To regret that “Might is right” in international or
interracial affairs.
3. To lament the inconsistency of a strong man or a strong
October 1892 385
nation.
In this world of inconsistencies it is well that some people
are inconsistent.
It disgusts me to be asked my age. Some Americans are
strange animals. They laugh at the Orientals for the cus
tom of asking a stranger’s age, and then they practice it
themselves. Almost everywhere I went during the summer I
found some fools to ask my age. Reverend R.A. Young,
Doctor of Divinity, once asked my age on a street car in
Nashville. Yet he as well as others of his kind would have
thought me impolite and outlandish and uncivilized if /
asked their age.
Dr. Candler suggests my establishing a Corean Mission
to be supported by Emory boys. I would gladly avail myself
of this, were I able to go back to Corea.
There is peace in silence that the world cannot give, lux
ury in solitude that the excitement of society can not furn
ish: beauty in an October moonlight-night that can only
be best appreciated in peaceful silence and luxurious soli
tude.
It is a high privilege to hear Dr. Candler preach so often
in Oxford. This is a luxury that many a good man and
woman wish in vain to taste. I have seen in Dr. Tillet, an
exact man; in Dr. Hoss, a good man; in Dr. Smith (A.C.), a
wise man： in Dr. Martin, a sch이arly man: in Dr. Kirkland,
a broad man： in Dr. Dudley, a magnetic man： in Dr. Candler
a great man.
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Dr. Candler advocates seizing Cuba by force (in case of

Spain’s not selling it) on no other ground than expediency.
Then he denounces anti-Chinese legislature as unjust and
un-Christian. Why is it any more unjust to exclude a people
for expediency than to rob another for expediency? Is it
human to err?
8th. Saturday. Oxford. Sunshine and rain. Decidedly cool as
soon as the night sets in. Clear and starry sky.
Have just returned from Dr. Candler’s house where I
enjoyed a hearty laughter (which “doeth good like a medi
cine”) and a heartier supper. The occasion for the laughter
was this:—I told Mrs. Candler that a phrenologist had
remarked that I have a pair of good lungs and poor faculty
for observation. Upon which she good humorously asked
“What did he say to be the weakest part of your system ?”
*‘My stomach,” I replied. “Tell him” said she (dear She!)
laughing, “he lied. For I know your stomach is the strong
est faculty you have”. I enjoyed the joke immensely and
amply proved at the supper table the truth of her assertion
Moral: Practical experiment is better than abstract theory.
Mrs. Cartright asked me if I would wish to be back here
after I shall have returned to the East. I told her that I
would very often. Indeed, after my return to the East no
place in America I shall wish to see more than Oxford, and
no friends to meet more than Dr. and dear Mrs. C. and her
good mother. May God’s blessings be on them!
The shortness of my memory is astonishing. It was no
October 1892 387
longer ago than the first part of last month that I played lo
gomachy (a great deal) in Greenville. Today when I tried
to play some, behold! I had forgotten all the rules and
methods.
Wrote to Professor W.B. Bonnell.
12th. Wednesday. Cloudy. 10:30 p.m. Just home from the
church. Dr. YJ. Allen gave a very inspiring talk on mis
sionary work in China. His personal reminiscences of college
life and a running account of his work in China were inter
esting and stimulating.
One of the great secrets of his success is perseverance.
It must have been no joke for a Southerner to leave home
for China as a missionary in “58 and stick to the work over
30 years. Given a man of such grip： success always follows
in any walk of life.
“Christ our Lord never promised us happiness. That word
is nowhere found in the Gospel. He came to give us bless
edness. Happiness may result from worldly prosperity： but
blessedness is spiritual, independent of outward circumstan
ces” etc. Dr. Allen.
14th. Friday. Oxford; Starsville. At 9 a.m. had an inter
view with Dr. Allen. As usual he was full of encouraging
words. He said that he was glad to find my character well
spoken of： that Dr. Candler expects a historical character
in me; that I should stay here another year besides this to
호et the B.S. degree: that I ought not to be impatient etc.
These words suggested the following thoughts:—
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1. I have great work before me. I wdnt to establish a

Christian education in Corea, to create an intelligent and
manly ministry that will awaken the slumbering faculties
of my countrymen; to build a self-supporting church.
Many friends entertain considerable expectations in me
I tremble, when I contemplate my weakness in the face
of my high mission and of my friends’ expectations.
2. The greatest obstacle to my belief or faith is the infe
riority of one race to another and the evils resulting there
from. Why did not God give equal chance to all the races,
Caucasians no superior to Mongolians and Africans no
worse than either in physical and mental powers. If He did,
the shameful and unjust deeds of killing out one race by
another, according to the inexorable law of survival of the
fittest would not have disgraced the pages of history. Would
He do so, yet could not? Then where is His wisdom? Could
He do so, yet would not? Where then is His love? 0 mys
tery!
But need I indulge in such thoughts so paralizing to my
faith? Where there is no remedy, there should be no regret.
A physician called on to cure a disease would outrage com
monsense and neglect his duty if he wasted his time in lament
ing over the existence of physical evil instead of applying
his best knowledge and means to the alleviation of the pain.
All we poor mortals can do is to do our best in our respec
tive spheres and leave the Why’s and What-will-be’s to
God.
October 1892 389
It has often chilled my most 읐anguine aspirations—the

thought that Corea might not be the “fittest” to “survive*.
Then what? My business and duty are to contribute my
best to make them fit to live. If they can not be so made
after a fair trial, then they are not fit to survive. God help
me to look at things as a man. (
Resolved from this day, that I shall not indulge in the
availless and harmful habit of regretting why certain pr>
videncial dispositions are so. I am intelligent enough to
doubt： I want that higher intelligence of believing.
3. Stay here another year besides this! Impossible! Noth
ing short of direct revelation can make me stay here longer
than the present school year. Not that I prefer China to
America. But that my conscience would not allow it.
At 4 p.m. Brother Daniel and myself went to Starsville on
our way to Newborn where I was to address the people on
Sunday.
Spent the night in Brother Howell’s, a well to do and
Christian family.
Farmers are very busy now—picking, ginning, packing
and marketing cotton occupy much of their attention and
time. One can pick from 100 to 200 lbs a day for 400 a lb.
17th. Oxford. A beautiful day. Left Newborn at 7 a.m.
and reached the College at about 11:30.
My Newborn experiences—
1. The ride both ways was delightful enough, but the
inquisitiveness of Brother D. was simply abominable. He
seemed to be thrice dead to the sensibilities of others.

2. Newborn is a small town of about 300 inhabitants. They
were hospitable to me. Dinner and supper at Brother Jim
Freeman’s. His daughter, Ella May is a buxom girl of about
15. Saturday night and Sunday bearkfast at Brother Joe
Freeman’s, An elegant dinner on Sunday at Brother Childs:
Sunday supper and lodging at Brother Gay’s. Mrs. Gay is
a trim little woman.
3. Met Brother Ed. Stowe, whose brother J.J.S. I had
known in Wesley Hall. Brother Ed. seemed to appreciate
the fact that I was an acquaintance of his brother.
4. Brother Daniel is a faithful pastor, earnest preacher and
a good collector.
5. I heard him pray God to bless, bless, bless, help, help,
help him, his relatives and friends, to do far more than he
could ask (!!!) and then to save him in heaven. What a
heathenish prayer, this is!
6. A very sweet lady friend wrote in my album “May
heaven s richest blessings ever attend you： may your path
through life be strewn with brightest roses, and in the end
may you have an abundant through the beautiful gates
into the city of gold” etc. Very childish are such wishes.
Christian life is that of a soldier. Pathway strewn with
brightest roses makes very poor walk for a man-in-arm. I
pray for neither hardships nor flowery bed of ease but for
Christ-like manhood.
20th. Thursday. A warm day. Oxford. Tomorrow being a
October 1892 391
holiday on account of Columbian Celebration, the Y.M.C.A.

prayer meeting was held this afternoon. Homer Bush led it.
There were a number of short experience talks but none
gave me pleasure more than that of Luxley Wiggins. He
said something like this: “Brother, Bush it is said that you
can count all the religious boys in the Coll, on your fingers.
This is false. I said the same thing last year： but I know it
was, in a modified sense, a lie. Many are Christians without
making much noise. Since I have begun to do better, I have
found out that there are more Christian boys than I had
suspected. I have no Christian experience to tell. But I want
to serve God. Pray for me.” Jesus, hear him!
Luxley is a little man of fiery nature. A phrenologist told
him that he (L) had more thunder than lightening. By all
he was recognized as a hard case. He ridiculed everybody
who tried to be a Christian. He called all believers hypo
crites. Such was the Luxley of last year. But when he came
back this Fall he showed a change. He has been observed
to take front seats in the church to be more serious and
more approachable in manner. The short talk he gave this
afternoon explains all. If he gets religion it will be a genuine
article. May the Holy spirit help this young man to con
secrate himself to God.
Love of money. “The father weakens himself by piling
up money; the son weakens himself by wasting it One
despises the 이;her; and in that either is right： for both are
small.” Dr. Candler.
1492.................................................... 1892
PROGRAMME
OF
COLUMBIAN CELEBRATION
AT
CHAPEL CHURCH OXFORD. GA. 10 A.M.
October 21, 1892.
Warm Cloudy day.
L COLUMBIAN CHORUS:—
BY THE COLUMBIAN CHORUS CLUB.
1. Mrs. ]. Branun
2, Mrs. Candler
3. Miss D. Pattillo
4. Miss Lucy Pattillo
5. Brooks
6. McDonall
Members 7, Professor Bonnell
8. Mrs. Evans
9. Hardman-E.
10. Rob. Eaks.
2. READING SCRIPTURES—PSALM C.
REV. M.H. EAKES
3. SONG—“AMERICA”.
4 PRAYER:—BY DR. M. CALLAWAY.
5. CHORUS—“TO THEE, 0 COUNTRY!”
BY THE COLUMBIAN CHORUS CLUB.
6. ADDRESS:-
October 1892 393
BY DR. W.A. CANDLER. (“7/ is good for us to live

in this age. There is only
one thing better: that is
to have lived later”)
7. DOXOLOGY- “OLD HUNDRED".
a BENEDICTION;—
BY DR. J.S. MOORE
THE EMORY PRESS. OXFORD, GA.
* « «
Dr. Candler’s Address:

“What is it that we celebrate?
Not the finding of the continent------ it was never lost
We do not celebrate the coming of a Continent to us:
but the coming of us to it
Mirgration is a condition of civilization. All the great
steps of civilization have been taken by migration.
Migration: 1. Only the best migrate.
2, Improve on old systems.
3. Mixed breed between different families
of the race, producing the greatest
race.
On the discovery of the New World, Spain went forth to
worship Gold, but England to worship God.
In England, even in this 19th Centruy, a plebian boy can
394 尹致吳0記 2
not go to a school built for gentlemen： but in 나lis country,

poverty is wo dishonor provided it is coupled with honesty
and goodness.
22nd. Saturday. “Up to the dwellings where cometh no strife.
The dear ones are gathering home”.
I could hardly believe my ears when, about a month
ago, I heard of the death of Brother O’Quin, an Emory grad
uate of '92. He was a Mississippian. I never thought of his
dying so soon when I saw his honest face beaming with joy
during the commencement last June.
Mrs. Towns, the mother of dear Dona, died on the 13th
September. Though I have never seen her, my affectionate
memory of sainted Dona, made me feel the loss very much.
Hutchison, another “1892” Emorian, died a few days ago-
I saw him and talked with him at his home when I was in
Winterville about 3 weeks since.
23rd. Sunday, Cloudy all day long. Fall Term Revival Services
begun.
Dr. Moon preached----- winded as usual. His sermons
are like a piece of dry bread dipped in cold water: perfectly
wholesome but perfectly tasteless.
Dr. Candler preached at night. He said;
1, “You often hear people talking about seeking the wit
ness of the Spirit. Nonsence!! If you are a child of God,
the Spirit will testify it without being sought. Are you not
a child of God? Then the Spirit will not testify your divine
sonship for all your seeking.”
October 1992 395
2. “It is well said that you have to fight your way to

Heaven against sin, world and the devil. It is equally true
that you have to fight your way to Hell against providence,
godly influence and the spirit.". *
3. “You put off religion by pretending that you are pre
destined to be lost. That is a lie. If you believed this you
would not let any of us sleep tonight by mourning and
howling."
4. “I hear men talk about historical faith, saving faith,
etc. This is all stuff. There is but one kind of faith- If you
believe in God and his Christ your life will be controlled by
the faith. If wh江t you say or think to be faith does not
guide your motions and actions then the trouble lies not in
the kind of faith but in the absence of faith of any sort. A
belief that does not affect your life either for better or for
worse is no faith at all.”
In these records I do not even attempt to be verbatim
accurate.
24th. Monday. Cloudy and rather cold.
Dr. Candler preached on indecision. Was so sleepy that I
could not hear but a part of the sermon.
Several boys went up to be prayed for; among whom L.L.
Wiggins wag one. There are some boys who seem to think
that going up to the altar is the sum and substance of re
ligion. Some, I notice, go up to the altar whenever a revival
comes around; yet they, live ,xio religion.. No use asking
others to pray for us unless we are willing to pray for our-
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selves.
The world is full of promises, but it is fuller of broken
promises.
Providence is a mystery： the less we talk about it the wiser
we are.
—cloudy and cold.
25th. Tuesday. Rained in the morning—
Dr. Candler preached. Among other things he said;
1. “We speak about time and eternity as if they were two
things of distinct nature. Not so. We are in eternity now.
Death will not change anything but only fix your life in
what it is now.”
2. “Every spiritual man is a man universal. Christ was
the Son of Man because He did not belong to any particular
age or race. Every great spirit, therefore, is in some mea
sure a Son of Man unconditioned by time and circumstances.”
Nath. Thompson led the after-meeting. Among those who
manifested interest were L.L. Wiggins; Jim Mann： Fruman
Jones： all Seniors.
Quite cold in the nights.
26th. Wednesday, Cold in earnest.
Dr. Candler preached. Nath led the after-meeting. Some
of the characteristic sayings of this noble man of God:—
—
1. “Sometimes I wish I might die to be turned into a
sweet singing bird to cheer some lonely hearts with some
heavenly songs”
2. “‘Blessed is the poor in spirit?------ I do not know
what this here poor in spirit means. But since Christ says
October 1892 397
it is a good thing, I want it."

3. “I am not only willing to deny myself the luxuries of
life: but to divide even its necessaries, if needs be."
4. **I would just as soon go out there and straddle a
warm to go home on as to go to heaven on my feelings.”
5. “When I got religion, even jay-birds sang sweet, sure
as you live. My Texas pony which I had thought the mean
est thing in the world seemed to have become a better
creature.”
These words would mean nothing but for the fact that
Nath, says what he means and does what he says.
27th. Thursday, Cold—rained and hailed a little while before
dark.
Dr. Candler preached. Brother Budd led the after service.
Two boys. Byce, L. Timmons, professed conversion. Gus
Thomlinson, whom I once thought to be impervious to all
religious, feelings and appeals, went, up to the altar, L. L.
Wiggins said that he did not see the use of going up to the
altar as long as he did not pray for himself in private.
28th. Friday. Bright and cold.
Dr. Candler preached on prudential morality compared
with spirituality. The former is selfish (1); unsteady (2);
proud or conceited (3) ： and restless (4). The latter is (1)
humble： (2) sympathetic： (3) serene; (4) constant.
Nath conducted the after-meeting. He said that the only
objection he had to his religion was that of a boy to a piece
of fried chicken： it’s not big enough.
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On the suggestion of Dr. Callaway, Mrs. Pattillo prayed；,

The first time I ever heard a lady pray in a public meeting
in the chapel church.
Several of the young ladies asked interest in prayers.
Among them were Mrs. Lizzie P., Nanie M. aqd others.
29th. Saturday. A windy but beautiful day. Felt rather bad
this morning owing to the poor rest had night last
The Few Society celebrated its Anniversary. Flora deco
rations, music both vocal and instrumental, and full house
showed that the Fews determined to make the occasion a
success. ■
Ed Stephens made a very neat and clever speech on the
duties of the educated. It was good. It might, nay, would
have been better had it been spared from such puerile and
sophomoric chestnuts as “the government of the people, by.
the people, for the people,” “the home of the brave and land
of the free”, “Anglo Saxon blood” etc. Certainly Americans
are now a people great enough to spare these short breeched
eulogies.
30th. Sunday. Shady Dale.
Came down here yesterday afternoon, at the request of
Brother Warleck to talk for him. A delightful day.
Had a good and appreciative audience. Dinner at Mis
Bower’s. She is an energetic little woman, pious and intelli
gent withal. Her mother, an old lady, seemed to be very
well informed. She said that the Southern people, by not
raising all they needed here, but by delegating the cultiva-
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tioh of corn and wheat to other sections, and by devoting

themselves to cotton, are suffering the penalty of overpro
duction. Her political economy was at fault in this. But she
only voiced the ideas and notions of the farming population
of the south.
Supped at Brother Florence’s. A beautiful night.
31th. Monday. Left Shady D. at 10 a.m., reached Oxford at
12. An ideal day.
Dr. Candler preached. Too sleepy to hear him well. He
said “Christ never emphasized future as you and I do. He
concerned Himself more about what you are than about
what you will be.”
Brother Budd led the after-service. L.L. Wiggins, Shipp,
Stephens, McNair, Richardson, Brooks all seniors manifested
interest in the after-meeting. Was rather surprised to see
LL.W. halt between two opinions so long considering his
decisive character.
This meeting is far better, in spirit and in mode, than any
held last year. There is little smoke but more heat.
The set of new boys this year are of nobler sort than
last years. The senior class of 1893 is more solid than that
of 1892.
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1st. Tuesday. A rather warm day. Felt unwell most of the

day.
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' Received a letter from dear W. Spencer. Was delighted to

hear from him.
After supper, I felt so bad that nothing but sense of duty
made me to attend the meeting. Dr. Candler preached a
splendid sermon on the simple faith of the Philipian Jailor,
though I was too sleepy to hear all of it. “The healthiest
religious man” the Dr. said, “is he who least asks hotv he
believes or feels.”
Brother Joe Bell conducted the after-service. He showed
himself a master of the situation by, instead of wasting the
time in “pumping” testimonies, setting all the Christians both
men and women at work in personal engagement with un
converted persons.
Shipp took a decided step to God’s side. So did Freeman
Jones. L.L.W. no decision.
2nd. Wednesday. Warm and Cloudy. 1
1, This morning Dr. Candler in the Bible Class, took occa
sion to let out a piece of his mind on theology and theologi
cal seminaries. “I would not”, said he “advise any one to go
to a seminary. I have never seen one go there without
coming out hurt. The seminary training tends and do make
preachers stiff, artificial and dry.” He seemed to aim his
gun hard at Dr. Tillet when he referred to an arid sermon
of a theological “Dean”. I had known of old that Dr. Candler
despised theology and therefore the Wesley H Department
2. Dr. Candler preached on the withdrawal of Divine influ
ence from a resisting soul. “That is the darkness that can
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be felt when a man finds stning a necessity.**

3. Nath led the after-service. Stephens, and L. L. W. went
to the altar twice but no decision------- help them!
4. Nothing makes me more impatient than the dragging
of a religious meeting to indefinite time to “pump" and
■“extort” the “talks” unless it be long public prayers. I re
member Dr. Tillet one morning in conducting the chapel
exercises, read the 20th Chapt. of Exodus and then offered a
15 minute prayer in which he commented on every one of
the Ten Commandments asking the Lord to help the boys
to keep it. Since I came here I have been often scandalized
by the lecture-and-preaching prayers of Dr. More： the mul-
tipication or mathematical prayer요 of Professor Peed： the
balanced and rhetorical prayers of Dr. Callaway—and too
long to be pious. The reason why Dr. Candler’s prayers,
even when they are long, are good, seems to be that he
talks so much common sense.
5. Among the hard and contemptible characters in the
college I might put down Gus Thomlinson: Baxtrum： Steele.
Gus is an intelligent, bright and studious young man. He
is however, unspeakably proud; deeply skeptical in, and per
fectly indifferent to, high moral or spiritual experiences, and
(therefore) heartless beyond degree. If he ever gets religion,
it would not be of much account.
Baxtrum-----a poppin jay.
Steele-------------- in appearance: dull in intellect： turpid
in moral.
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I may be mistaken in my opinion concerning them. I may

be prejudiced against them—as in case of Gus and Bax
trum on account of their “I-am-your-superior” behavior to
ward me. Whenever if they come out better men than they
now are I shall change my opinion—and that very quick.
3rd. Thursday, 4 warm and cloudy day----- an elegant night.
Received a letter from Miss Issie. It came like a shower
on parched ground. Felt sickly all the day. ’
Dr. Candler preached on prompt decision according to
right judgment. “The great difficulty---- the crisis which
may decide our whole destiny is that it is so much like
other days, there being, as a rule, nothing to notify us of the
presence of a crucial moment. Hence the importance of be
ing in the habit of doing right on all occasions.” “The lati
tude or longitude of a locality is settled by its distance
from a standard point. The latitude or the longitude of a
man’s character is determined by his distance from Christ.”
One of his sayings that well illustrate the Dr.'s principle
of action was this: “When a man has the ientire responsibi
lity----- ought to have the entire authority to decide issues
in the light of his b으st judgment and honest conscience.”
L.L. Wiggins took the decided step hnd joined the church.
A thrill of joy seemed to 이ectrify many a heart—at least
it did mine. May he be a chosen vessel for the Lord!
4th. Friday. A beautiful day.
Nath led the Y.M.C.A. prayer meeting. He said “This
here command to ‘bridle your longing’ does not mean you
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ought not to say anything, but you ought to say what is

of some account. When you bridle your horse you don’t
want him to do nothing but to work in right way.” “Boys
we are going to upslide or backslide or one.”
It sounded good and strange, too, to hear Luxley exhort
others “go our way rejoicing together to heaven”.
Dr. More preached. Many boys went to the altar to be prayed
for, among whom were O.P. Wilcox and Gus Thomlinson.
God bless them is my sincere prayer. Nath led the after
service.
Edmonson, a young preacher, after a long talk about the
sin of indifference he had shown during the meeting, said
in choking voice, “Boys, I would die here tonight, if that
will save some of you.” I call this kind of declaration a non
sense and a hyperbole. There is no use of talking thus,
because he knows that he needs not die. The idea of a man
doing nothing (according to his own confession) in personal
work to convert people and then declaring that he would
die to save them! I know he was honest： but I know, too.
that he was thoughtless.
A most lovely night.
5th. A beautiful day~~M\ of the a.m. in the Society.
In the afternoon called on Mrs. Candler, and got some
flowers. On the way home, stepped into Brother Hay’s and
there spent more than an hour in the company of Mrs. Hays,
Miss Kate Hays and of Miss Bessie Joiner. By the way Miss
Kate is said to be the fastest girl in the place. I heard this
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word, fast, used before but never until this evening learned
that it applies to a girl who allows liberty to boys to kiss
and hug.
1. Lottie Berry is a little girl about 6 or 7 years old. She
talks well. She is as spoiled as a spoiled egg. Being neither
exceptionally pretty nor at all sweet, I never took fancy to
her. Possibly the precocious child discovered this: She al
ways says “I don’t like Mr. Yun”. So far so good. For the
week or two past I have tried to win her over by kindness
in the shape of candies and indulgent endurance of her fre
quent botherings. No use, after all. She asks me for candies
etc. and when she gets through with them, my kindness is
requited by that harsh declaration “I don’t like Mr. Yun”.
This afternoon she hit my head two three times unprovoked.
Soon afterwards she asked me for chewing gum. On my
telling her that she behaved ugly to me and that I would
give her some gum if she promised to be a sweet girl, she
did so. Before the gum was half chewed, she said, to my
disgust,*‘ I will hit you again. That I will”. I was amazed
at her ingratitude. If I ever doubted the truth of original
sin, the wickedness of this child’s heart peeping through
her petty words and actions scatter my doubts to the winds.
2. Compare this little girl with Faith, the bright and
sweet girl of Professor Harris, or with Sarah Br.. or with
Mary McClure—all nearly of the same age. We cannot
then help believing in the hereditary transmission of cul
ture and refinement. ■
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3. Dr. Candler no doubt in joke asked me if I were go

ing to marry before leaving America. "No Sir” said L
“Why not ?” “Because nobody would have me.” “I do not
know that. You haven’t tried it” the Dr. said.
The five words in my. answer contain a truth more bitter
than wormwood. The question is not whether I like or dis
like to marry, but that no American girl of social standing,
of education and of beauty would condescend to marry me.
If one did, have I the cheek to ask her to leave happy
America to live in the dirty habitations of Corea? No! Ten
thousand times No! What hurts me is not the improbability
but the impossibility of the event.
6th. Sunday, A lovely day.
Dr. Glenn preached in the morning on real freedom be
ing found only in Christian manhood or womanhood.
1. As I knelt to pray this morning in the church the fol
lowing thought presented itself:—Here I am. I am enjoy
ing blessings that millions of my countrymen know nothing
of. I am in the light of pure religion ： intellectual freedom;
political liberty. They are groping in the darkness of super
stition： ignorance; political slavery. Heaven grant me the
way to spread my measure of light among them! God for
bid that I should use the moral and intellectual advantages
I have received for my selfish ends and not for the good of
my fellow men in darkness!
2. Love! I do not know what it is. therefore I don’t
talk about it. Indeed, great many a person who talks about
it practices no better than 1. This much I do. I am ready

to help anybody, however mean he may have been to me,
who stands in need of help.
3. I have learned to love the Epistle to the Hebrews. Its
last three chapters are specially fine. I do not like John s
Epistles. They read too much like a doting grandma’s
exhortations.
4. Wrote to Miss Fannie and Mrs. Abbie H. To the latter
1 said truthfully “Forget you! I can not if I will: I will not
if I can”.
5. Dr. 石lenn preached. The protracted meeting closed
tonight. I would rather see the service continue a few day용
longer, though its close pleased the flesh by saving between
2 and a half and 3 hours every night to my studies. Brother
Budd conducted the after-service. Among those who publi
shed their resolution to live a Christian life hereafter were
(1) Ed Stephens： (2) Moreland Speer; (3) Thom Day： (4)
Eugene Eaks： (5) Wimpey. O.P. Wilcox told me he would
try to do better. Shall pray for these boys.
6. Some boys do not go to church at all and answer two
churches Monday morning. Some others just peep into the
church and then go away, but answer churches. In short
they lie—and some glory in this. Fools! Yet they call Chris
tians hypocrites.
7. L. L. Wiggins and Shipp offered public prayers tonight.
They were among the sweetest prayers I ever heard.
8. The cup of strong coffee I drank at supper in Mrs.
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Hayes’ has given me a deal of discomfort tonight. By the

way Mrs. Hayes does not seem to be a mother of sensible
and controling religion. To this may be due the fastness
of. her daughters and rowdiness of her boys.
9. Mrs. Candler told me that Dr. Candler is so much in
the habit of begging for the College that he often cries out
in sleep “Who will give me $10 or $5?”
8th. Tuesday. Rained hard last night. Wet all day.
The disagreeable weather in addition to my physical weak
ness made me feel wretched all the day.
1. Today is the national election day for the President
of the United States.
2. Yesterday afternoon, I am told, the senior class elected
me a Senior. The honor of being a senior is nothing to me.
But I feel grateful for and proud of the good will and kind
regards which prompted the “1893” boys to this generous
action. Having, however, never taken any regular course
that entitles me to the senior-ship, and being too proud to
assume an honor undeserved, I sent in a note of declination.
How the boy will act on my refusal, it remains to be seen.
Dr. Candler advised me not to refuse it. He said that I
having taken so many senior studies and being short only
in Mathematics, the Trustees may likely give me a B.S.
diploma. “Identify yourself with the class 1893 for their sake.
Their interest in you will make them broader men.” '
3. Dr. Candler this morning told the boys “Some people
think they are so pure that they may damn their piety by
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voting. Such folks grow in grace backward.”

9th. Wednesday, So exhausted I felt last night that a nap
intended to be a temporary rest was involuntarily extended
to a nights long sleep. Got up, however, this morning much
refreshed. Rain hard in the a.m. More less all the day.
Rain, cold, mud and darkness make the night “dreadfully”
— ladies,
bad. The prayer meeting was thinly attended—
of course, and no men like ladies. Dr. Candler, after a sen
sible and Candlerly talk on the importance of the church to
the spiritual welfare of Christians baptized Fred Byce—a
Sub-Fr.—and Richardson—a Senior. L.L. Wiggins formally
joined the church with them. The scene reminded me of
the time when I received baptism in the A.C.C. chapel in
the presence of a number of missionaries. I felt as if I were
rebaptized. God help me that my life and work may do
honor to my baptismal vows.
The prayer meeting was a “good one—quiet, sensible, broth
erly and Christian” as Dr. Candler put it.
Boys are making a deal of howling and yelling to cele
brate the coming victory of Cleveland, they being almost
certain of it. The few Third-partyites, Battle, Wimpey, Har
per. must be very cold--------- “snowed under” so heavily
in the election.
An officer ‘‘Sir, let us strike 나le iron while it’s hot”. Na
poleon “Nay, we ought to make the iron hot by striking.”
—Make opportunity—
llth. Friday. A lovely day. Put every meh of spared time in
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writing the saluditory speech.

The Intersociety Impromptue Debate came off tonight. Well
attended. Enthusiastic crowd—Professor Bradly presided.
In the Phi Gamma Hall. My saluditory speech was as well
received as my B.U. speech was in the V.U. Chapel in 1890.
The subject resolved: That the marking system should
be abolished.
The affirmative side was held by the Phi Gam’s and the
negative by the Fews. The affirmative side said:
1. This system compels boys to break down their health
by hard study.
2. Fosters the habit of cheating.
3. Make boys small and childish by compelling them to
study for mgrks and not for knowledge.
4. Substitutes (1) Snap-examinations; (2) Monthly exami
nations： (3) Note system.
Negative arguments:
1, Laws not made for the good but for restraining and
controlling the bad. So is the marking system. It does not
hurt good boys who will study, marks or no marks; while
it benefits the lazy by compelling them to study.
2. Those who will cheat will cheat under any system.
3. The system instead of fostering the habit of childish
dependence, makes boys independent and strong by cherish
ing the spirit of self-reliance.
4. If marking system makes boys cheat for daily marks,
will they not do the same for snap examinations etc.?
5. This system tends to builds up the habit of study in

those who would not study except compelled.
The Fews won. Tom D. Ellis made the best speech on
our side.
12th. Saturday. 人 lovely day.
Had a good debate in our society. The question: “Resolve
that religion is essential to temporal success.” Nath, and I
took the negative side. But when we got through I was
converted to the other side. For:—
Religion seems not essential to temporal success in isolated
cases. But a deeper survey of the question shows that reli
gion is essential to any kind of success, in all cases, individ
ual or national. For no religion, no foundation of morality
and law; no moral and law, no safety to person and prop
erty; no safety, no prosperity of the people： no prosperity, no
success to individuals and hence no success to nations. The
success of the wicked and irreligious may conflict with this
view, yet if there were no safety granted to their person
and purse by the laws and honesty of the people inculcated
and cherished by religion, how could they succeed? The
irreligious may deny that they owe anything to religion
but the fact remains.
After dinner, spent some time with Bell chatting about
old A.C.C. reminiscenses.
Called on Mrs. Candler, supped there.
Called on Munroe and Shipp at Col. Wimpey’s. Stayed
there to pull candies. There were Misses Lucy Pattillo (a
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pouting nothing). Birdie Wimpey (a good looking girl) and

Grace W. I liked the last best because she was kind to me.
I: “Miss Grace, are you a Third party-wow?”
Grace: “No; I am going to put up a party of my own•”
I: That must be a graceful party. I shall like to join it”,
13th. Sunday. A lovely day.
Professor Bradley preached this morning a gem of sermon
on the text “All things work together for the good of them
that love God.”
Received a card from N.H.D. Wilson. Answered him. I
love him! I pray for him.
After the S.S. went up to Mr. Steward’s to see Misses
Sallin and Emmie for some flowers. They have the finest site
and the best hot-house in the town. These two ladies have
always been very kind to me. Their complaints that I do
not visit them often is a higher compliment to me than di
rect invitations. Their father was once a prominent man
in the church. But his criminal use of the missionary trea
sure of which he was the keeper, when brought to light,
expelled him from the church commission. I am sorry for
the old man. His daughters are earnest Christian workers.
Dr. Candler preached on real freedom in keeping the eter
nal laws, moral and physical. God has set up.
16th. Wednesday. A most lovely day after the rain we had
the day before last
Dr. Candler led the prayer meeting. Gave a splendid talk
on the last part of the last verse of the 5th Chapter St.
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Mark. The substance was as follows.

“Our Lord commanded that something should be given to
the little girl whom He had restored to life through his su
pernatural power. Why did He not keep her in health by
the same power? The fact is God never gives us a super
human power where human power will do. Our religion is
a supernatural gift to be utilized in natural life. A religion
that does not make ordinary duties better discharged is a
supernatural power wasted. Revival influences ought to be
manifest on the farmer’s field, behind the merchant’s coun
ter, in the student’s recitation. A church that reports hun
dred conversions plus shortage in missionary collections, in
preacher’s salary etc. is not to be congratulated. The Nia
gara Fall with all of its tremendous potential energy has so
far been merely a profitless show. It does not spin a yard
for the clothing of the naked; nor does it grind a handful
of corn for the feeding of the hungry. So is a revival a
useless spectacle of spiritual power—a revival that does not
make men and women better in the family and out of it.”
I must read more. Shall try to give the hours between
11 and 12 in the night to reading.
He is the loneliest who has a guilty secret and an accus
ing conscience.
A sensitive man is like water in a thin flask—easily cooled
and easily heated.
17th• Thursday. Warm all the a.w. and the greater part of the 白.«•
Rain hard between 6 and 8.

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Having prepared my lessons, I shall employ a few mo

ments in taking a rough sketch of my present surroundings;
The clock has just counted 9. A perfect silence in and
out, broken only by the measured beats of eavesdrops and
the occasional whistles of distant trains. The flicker of the
unstirred fire indicates the warmness of the’night. The table,
at which I am sitting, is placed against the right angle
formed by the southern and the eastern walls of the room. A
thin black blanket (given me by Mr. Kim Ok Qiun) covers
the table. On it and against the angle is a large cigar box
which contains my inkstand, a mucilage bottle, a pen-case,
an orange-wood match holder (a gift of dear Mrs. Candler)
and a small glass mustard barrel holding chrysanthemums,
pink and gold, white and crimson. On the box-lid set against
the walls is pasted the picture of Seney Hall. Above it rests
the photo of Miss Issie R. The precious picture of dear
Mrs. Hoss set in a Japanese photo-frame is hung on the
southern wall. My student lamp which has been a faithful
companion ever since I came to America gives an excellent
light. Scattered over the face of table I see Tennyson. In
troduction to Chemistry, Human Body, Geometry, Answers
to College Algebra, The State, a pencil, tablet, a ruler, a
blotter, a pencil, a knife, a pocket dictionary, a hymn book
and an atlas.
On my left, immediately next to the table is my dandy
portable library—which, by the way, I got from Byron in
Wesley Hall in exchange for a crazy rocking chair. Its up
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permost shelf supports Websters Unabridged Dictionary

and a few copies of Missionary Review. My Bible and Bible
Studies and some copybooks in the 2d shelf. The third
contains my school books plus a few others, among which
are a copy of Japanese Life of Buddah, of Emerson’s Essays,
of Walker’s Economy, and the last volume of Macaulay's
History. Some Chinese books on the lowest shelf. The whole
library is on a square box (I got it from Branham’s store) in
which is my oil can, a pair of shoes and some old papers.
The door is shut. On a nail this side of the door frame
is hung a lady’； bustle which a man in Shady Dale gave to
me. I use it as a towel-rack. A pair of old pants with holes,
an overcoat and an outing shirt hung on the back of
the door. Near the latter, against the northern wall is a
small, low box (thrown away by Brother Hearns) which I
use as a wash-stand. The cavity of the box being parti
tioned into two I keep my blacking-box in the upper and
my rubber shoes in the lower cavity. By the stand is the
water-bucket and a tin tub. _
The window in the northern wall, I keep shaded to pre
vent Lottie from looking in and bothering me. Right close
to the window I keep a zink trunk bought in Nashville. Not
far from the trunk and in the north-west corner is my bed.
One of the sheets was given me by Bell who received two
pairs of sheets from Mrs. Towns. The quilt was once owned
by Abe, a Japanese friend, who boarded in Wesley Hall
the first two years of my stay there. The counterpaign was
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given me when I first went to the Hall. A pair of Indian

clubs stands between the bed and the trunk: I use them for
exercise in daytime and for defence (should occasion de
mand!) in the night.
The window in the western wall is of great importance
to the room. Near it is placed my Japanese trunk. Close
by the trunk I see a large pasteboard shoe-box used to
keep dirty clothes in. In the south-west corner of the room
is a heap of chips for kindling fire with. Next to this and
against the southern wall is my coalbox, conveniently close
to the fire place.
A large, stupid, looking glass is on the manthpiece reflect
ing a few flowers in a small ink-bottle. The space of the
wall between the mantlepiece and the corner where my
writing tablet is located is occupied by a paper-letter bag,
and the calendar sent me by dear Mrs. A. H.
A rocker with its legs all tied, and a wash-stand which I
use as a moveable desk occupy the middle of the room.
Four common-place pictures： one of a ship-wreck, one of a
little girl reading or rather playing with a cat, one of a
young lady in maiden meditation, and one of a little boy
feeding young chickies. These belong to Mrs. Berry.
Such are my in-and-out surroundings tonight. Nothing
luxurious but everything' quiet and comfortable. This night
next year where shall I be? in what surroundings? doing
what? As my school-days—
— between now and next June
—are drawing to the close I feel more and more the pre-
ciousness of their privileges and pleasures.

Suffered all day from a sense of bodily exhaustion.
Unless business or duty demands, avoid going into a com
pany where I am not as welcome to say the least, as any
of the rest.
19th. Satruday. A lovely day through rather a little windy.
Had a jolly time in the society this a.m. We invited the
Phi Gammas to a spelling match. I sat down at the third
word (poultice): I spelt it poltie. Whop Harris of P. G, and
McDonnal of Few stood from begining to end. But the word
“Viviparous” knocked down Whop while John Callaway on
our side knocked down “Viviparous”, though C. did not
start until toward the last. So we won the game.
Everybody was in high spirit. Nath said “Mr. Pres. I move
that a committee including myself should be appointed to
make four big fires and have an old fashion slavery nodding
until the Phi Gammas come.” We took up a collection (S 1)
to buy a bushel of apples from a wagon which was just
then passing by the Hall, to “set up” the crowd of both
societies.
After 3 p.m. took a very refreshing nap until 5:30.
The supper over, I went up to Andrew Hall and enjoyed the
prayer meeting. From 8 studied Geometry with Boland till
10:30. Then came home.
A cold, beautiful night: the whole sky is a sheet of cloth
of gold.
Hubert Bond is one of th수 most loyal members of Few.
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This is all the more remarkable because I have never heard

him debate since I have been here. He is a solid man, any
way.
A little girl or boy who has sense enough to cry and
whine for no earthly reason than to be humored has sense
enough to be whipped to quit crying and whining.
20th, Sunday. A lovely day.
Attended the preacher’s meeting and the worship as usual.
Professor Harris preached a very good sermon on Faith.
Courage and Knowledge.
Dined at Marvin Hall. After dinner, walked out to the
Fall with Tom Kendal, Tom Shepherd and Smith E. Then
Smith and myself went to the Rock. On the way back to
the S.S. I called on Mrs. Candler. When she heard that Mrs.
Berry, who has been sick for some time, lets us boys into
her bed-room, Mrs. Candler said, “She does!” “Well, she is
so common that she does not know any better. I reckon.
I do not think you can learn much of the home life of our
civilization in her house.” On the contrary I learn a great
deal here. I learn how nicely a “streetcar driver” lives： how
intelligent and virtuous a wife of “common" folks is： how
cakes and pies are served at all meals; how we are asked
to “take more” of meat or rice, or biscuit or pudding when
our plates are already full.
This morning, Lottie, after having wantonly beaten a
young chicken to death, came into the dining room and
triumphantly exclaimed “Papa, I killed a dead chicken . You
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say human heart is naturally good?

At the invitation of Brother Baily, I took supper at Mr.
Newton’s house. It is the prettiest boarding house in the
town. Mrs. Newton is a lady whom I can not help loving.
She looks so kind, so unaffected, so motherly. Met a little
young lady. Miss Walker, at Newton s. She gave me 1/10 of
her finger-tips to be—shaken?------ to be touched. Which
showed that she is a typical specimen of those would-be
fashionable girls whom we have the misfortune of meeting
with in every American community. When I mentioned
this to Mrs. Candler, she said “I don’t like giving anybody
my fingers only to shake. I like to give my full hand
and a hearty squeeze.” Isn’t she a lovable, sensible, precious
little woman?
The custom of calling even married ladies, old or young,
by their maiden names by their servants and intimate neigh
bors is a pretty one. This is a Southern custom, I am told.
“Might is right” in international or interracial dealings?
So I have always thought. But a maturer consultation
modifies my views in this. For we can not say “might is
right” in the overthrow of one nation or race by another
unless the conquered is better in morals, religion, and intel
ligence, therefore more right than the conqueror. Compare
India under the British rule with India under the native
government or rather governments before the English con
quest. Isn’t America better off in the Hand of the Anglo-
Saxon than she ever was under or rather above the control
November 1892 419
of the Redman? Indeed it would be hard to instance a sin

gle case of the domination of one race over another but
that we find the stronger has been almost always better or
less corrupted in morals, religion and politics than the weak
er. Thus we see that what seems to be a triumph of might
over right is but a triumph of comparative—I don’t say
absolute-------- over comparative wrong. So after all, right
is might even in interracial dealings, isolated and minor
exceptions of course admitted.
To return good for evil when we have the power to do
otherwise is a Christian retaliation—Do!
21th. Monday. Cloudy and gloomy. Felt bad all day long.
At the dinner table in the conversation between Brother
Stone, the beef man, Mrs. B., the mother-in-law of Brother
Berry, the following remarks attracted my attention.
Stone. ‘‘Brother Bigham, our P. E. gets $ 1800 a year, more
than I can make in ten years”
Mrs. B. “Yet preachers always grumble about money.”
Stone. “They do. They hunt after paying circuits. Once I
asked a preacher if he would like to locate in Shilo, so that
he could farm and preach. He said ‘You folks here do not
pay much/ Why, we pay $700 a year. They seem to look to
the salary first and the salvation of souls last.” etc etc.
Love of money belittles anybody; but it kills a preacher,
so far as his influence goes. No wonder Dr. Candler and
men of his type ever denounce the preachers who seek
corner-lots.
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24th. Thursday, College-exercises suspended on account of

this being the national Thanksgiving day. An ideal winter
day—clean far off sky, sharp, bracing cold; chaste, lovable
sunshine, neither voluptuous as that of a Spring day nor
melting as that of Summer.
At 10 a.m. a thanksgiving service was held in the church.
The building was cold, the crowd was shivering; no floral
decorations： no choir songs. Everything seemed like frozen
up. But Dr. Candler who led the service, soon warmed up
himself and the audience. The first time I ever saw him
read in the pulpit a fully written discourse.
He began by saying that the custom of observing a na
tional thanksgiving day originated in New England—some
where about 1621. That there has been an unreasonable
prejudice in the south against the custom： but that the
South is begining to enter into the spirit of this national
occasion. Then he went on to enumerate the causes for
which an American should be thankful:—
I. Material Prosperity. 1 Peace： 2 Plenty; 3 Health,
II. Moral and Spiritual Success. 1, An unusually peaceful and
dignified presidential campaign, showing the soberminded-
ness of the people： 2. The defeat of the infernal La. lottery;
3. National philanthropy to Russia： 4, Missionary enterprizes
and advancement： 5. Home churches in peace and prosperity;
6. Public educational interests advanced. Under this head he,
among other things, said “Georgia alone has appropriated
this year more than a million dollars on a common-school
November 1892 421
system. Georgia must have an 8 months system, for a common

school runing only 5 months is unable to secure a compe
tent teacher.” “Higher education must be in the hand of
Christian organizat淨s. State universities has proved a fail
ure. To this the University of Mich, may be an exception：
yet it is shot through and through with infidelism.” “No less
than $20.000,000 has been given mostly in the North and
North-west for higher education within “1892". I wish I
could thank God for a goodly gift for education this side
of the Mason and Dixon line. But, Alas! our people don’t
give as our brethren in the North. The richmen of the
South are so young in their fortunes that they still use
money on toys.”
Bell (China) and I were, when in the A.C. College, on cor
dial terms in words and in deed. Since he came here, how
ever, his often impudent obstinacy and obstinate impudence
have somewhat alienated me from him; and his jealousy of
me, him from me. His jealousy, said I? Yes. He gets blue
over my success (as seen after the impromptu debate)
and happy in my defeats. He seems to lose no chance for
dropping some words here and some words there that tend
to my discredit. What he does on my back I can t tell：
r
but what he throws into my face is often provoking. A
day or two ago he said “Yun, they say they will elect you
the president of Few Society： No, I was joking” continued
he, “you will never be the president of Few as long as you
live. No! never in this world”. Who said I was to be one?
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He simply thought aloud—the answer no doubt giving him

a satisfaction. Many a time he made Lottie say at the table
“I don’t like Mr Yun” to vex me until I stopped him. This
morning, he persuaded little Luddie (rqy pet in the house)
not to kiss me to gratify his meannesa He tries to make
out that I was as dark skinned as he before I came to
America! Fair complexioned I do not claim to be. But if
what he says be true I must have been very dark indeed!
He has a good heart—capable of love and gratitude—
and an observant mind. I hope we will be better friends
when we meet in the East with no conflicting interest but
a common cause against common foes—I shall, by God's
help, retaliate as a Christian: Rejoice in his success and
sympathize in his defeat, say good things of him every
where, and hold my peace when I have no good things to
say.
1. Honor bought is honor sold.
2. I would rather be the master of a few choice books
than be the master of a large libr立y.
Wrote to Mrs. E.B. Thompson, Nath’s step-mo나ler.
* * *
Took supper at Dr. Candler s.

Went to the concert. The first 250 I ever spent on an
amusement of this sort. Enjoyed the entertainment. A
provincial town—dried up town으saloon cursed town-------
Cov—a man in a town of even this sort in America enjoys
more comforts and luxuries of life than a rich man in the
November 1892 423
capital of Corea—
The proceeds of this concert were to go to the recovering

the pulpit of the Cov. Meth. Church.
• ax M-a owa MM • • ••• •'em MX 山**
This program was given me by Miss Maggie Moore after

the concert.
Walked home with Jim Marm.

25th. Friday. Biting cold----- morning and night,
This morning, received a note from dear Mrs. H. asking
me to write an article on “all I know about the New Year
Festival in Corea.” “All I know about” it is very little and
that very Httle isn’t worth putting in a paper. But she bids
me do it—how can I refuse? I shall try. If I fail, I shall
fail trying. By the way, she never used my articles on Poe,
on my America impressions, on Dr. Allen’s Review. Is my
writing tolerable enough to be put in her paper? Why
doesn’t she use them? Is it too poor? What does she want
me to write another for?
Took supper with G., a Savannah boy. at his boarding
house, Mrs. Smith’s.
Attended the Fall term debate. Question: That national
prohibition is preferable to local option.” Fews—affirmative.
P.G.*s—negative. The latter being more popular. P.G.’s
won the debate. Marvin Williams, of Few, made the be응t
speech. He has wit, grip and tact. He will make his way
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in the world. He is one of my best friends in the college,.

None of the dozen secret fraternities has solicited my
membership. This hurts me. not that I care to join any, but
that the boys, in spite of their professed love and friendship
for me, show their unwillingness to consider a Corcan their
equal—A disgrace, unutterable!
“I don’t care!” This is often the language of helplessness
or of impudence. In one case it is puny, in the other it is
vulgar. We ought never to say this under any circumstance
that i오 beyond our voluntary control---------- we could not
help if we did care. The language of true manhood in
such a case whether said or thought should be “I do care.
But since I can’t help it, I shall face it”.
26th. Saturday. Cloudy a.m. A lively debate in the Society
on the question that the state board of arbiters should adjust
the difficulties between capital and labor in mining, manufac
turing and railroad industries. The negatives won the
question.
On the nomination of Homer Bush I was elected the pres
ident for the ensuing month. It was an honor I never looked
for much less sought for. This fact and my being not a
member of any defined class make me feel prouder of the
election. I would have resigned it, however, but for what
Bell told me sometime ago in regard to the prospect of
my ever attaining the position. Returning home, when I
told Bell of the election. “They ought not to do that.” was
his answer! He meant it too.
November 1892 425
This morning there were some Fews who manifested dis

satisfaction at my election. Rob. Eax was one of them. I
expect an unpleasant session next Saturday—I know some
thing about Southern prejudice.
I see Dr. Allens life-size photo, which I presented to our
Society, is nicely framed and hung opposite to that of R.E.
Lee. It is no small honor to have one’s picture on one of
these sacred walls. In Dr. Allen s case, the honor is a re
ward of 34 years self-denial.
Supped at Mrs. Candler s. Oyster soup. In talking about
Dr. Moore’s preaching. I said, “I do not mind his preaching
the same sermon twice”. “Nor do I ” replied Mrs. Candler.
“It is so interesting”. “Not that” said I, “but that I always
fall into sleep under his preaching”.
Enjoyed the praying in Andrew Hall.
27th. Sunday. 4 bright day. Bro. Fr. Eax preached a mission
ary sermon. Attended S.S. as usual.
Took supper at Miss Ernie’s house. Unquestionably hers
is the best boarding house in Oxford for $16.00. There are
about 21 boys in her house. .
So the dreaded comet which, some prophecied would
strike our planet and bring the world to an end, has passed
by. It is a wonder how people living in a country so highly
intelligent as this should believe in tales as glaring as the
tails of a comet
On Friday last the negroes in Lithonia would not do any
thing but church going to get prepared for the last day of
the world.
Pain (as a rule) is a healthy indication of an unhealthy
condition.
Wrote to Mrs. Annie McClure.
29th. Tuesday. A cold and lovely day.
Last night finished reading the Jap. “Life of Buddha.” In
it I read some of the most puerile, miserable, absurd stuffs
recorded as deeds or doctrines of Buddha. Few things seem
to be facts:----
1. There did live such a man as Shidats.
2. He was a prince of an Indian Kingdom.
3. He was eminently virtuous in whom the sense of pity
and compassion was highly developed.
4. He forsook the pomp and pleasure요 of an oriental court
for the search after truth, and when he got what he thought
to be the truth he preached it to save men from ignorance.
The story abounds in contradictions. The chief of which
is that Shidats whose doctrine is absolute annihilism (Nir
vana) should be represented to have been born into a heav
enly being after his death. The book is so full of absurd
ities that nothing but my desire to keep up my Japanese
language made me to read it through. Yet, having done so,
I fe이 paid
To an average Christian marriage is a potent means of
grace in keeping his mind free from carnal thoughts.
Studied geometry with Boland and Pearson in Andrew Hall
from 8:30 till 11 p.m. A cold but beautiful moon-lit night.
December 1892 427
Some preachers seem to be laziness unto the Lord more

than holiness unto the Lord. Miss Julia Tucker said once
that the laziness arid general no-accountness of a preacher
who used to live near her did more harm to her sisters than
anything.
DECEMBER
2nd. Friday. A cloudy day and a rainy night.

In the chapel a wire message from Dr. Candler (now in
Madison) was read by Dr. Callaway to the effect that a cer
tain Dr. Gillet was to lecture in the chapel church tonight
at 7:30. I did not know what it meant. But only after the
Friday afternoon Y.M.C.A. prayer meeting, I learned that
Dr, Tillet of Nashville was to talk in the church. I was
agreeably but greatly surprised. Called on him at Mrs. Mc
Intosh’s residence. Both of us were glad to see each other
in deed and in truth. Supped together at Mrs. McIntosh’s.
Something about Dr. Tillefs coming:—
1. He has been for the 3 weeks past on his round to differ
ent conferences and church colleges. He visited the North
Ga. Conference now in Madison and on his way to Nashville
thought he would drop in here to talk with the ministeri지
students on behalf of、his Department. But his utter igno
rance of the situation of affairs of this place and his reli
ance on the direction of others concerning his arrangement
here all went to put him in perplexity. This explains why no
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better announcement was made for his coming.

2. In regard to O.E. Brown, Dr. Tillet said “There is
nothing wrong about his affairs. 1st. Before he left America,
in his farewell speech, Brown distinctly said that he did
not feel called to go to China, but that he was going there
just as he would have prefered any one conference to an
other at home. 2nd. He is the man we want. We must have
him. 3rd. He can do more good even for missions in V.U.
than he could in China. (?! T.H.Y) 4th. All the Bishops
agreed to call him back in spite of his declination. Thus you
see that the place sought him and not he the place”.
These thin arguments became thinner in the mouth of
the Doctor who told us time and again in the classroom
that a missionary who returns home after a short stay in
the field does more harm than good.
3. In talking about Mrs. Hoss, Dr. Tillet said that she
makes Dr. Bound, the assistance Editor of the Advocate,
very unpleasant in his position by her absolute control of
the paper in case of Dr. Hoss* absence. Dr. Tillet called her
a wonderful woman.
4, At 7:30 Dr. Tillet gave an informal talk to young
preachers and others on the prime importance of thorough
education of preachers, on the benefit to be derived from a
theological training at V.U., on the importance of faithful
discharge of ordinary duties. He talked little more than an
hour, but I was immensely glad to see that his excellent
talk made a fine impression on the attentive little crowd.
December 1892 429
Only objection------- is if we want to find one----- come

of his utterances was that he too prominently held up “good
appointments", “high salaries”, “leadership in the conference”
as the reward and reason for a thorough ministirial educa
tion.
Dr. Tillet “I fear you went to Covington for a business
of the same nature as Peed went to Decatur for.” Prof.
Fort, “No. Sir, I went there for this world’s goods.” Dr.
Tillet, “My dear Sir, what in this world can be so good as
a fine woman?”
3rd. Saturday. Cloudy,
My first experience in the Society as its president cann
out all right Tendered my resignation from the chair on the
ground that because the Society let their love override their
judgment I was not thereby justified to let my incompe
tence abuse their love. The resignation not accepted.
After dinner, took a nap. When I awoke a touch of sad
ness came over me, per chance, due to the gloominess of
the day and a melancholy air that I heard someone play on
a fiddle in Mrs. Berry’s room.
Left Covington by the 4 p.m. train for Madison. Went
to the church where the North Ga. Annual Conference met
straight from the depot as soon as I reached Madison. Bro.
E.R. Cook exerted himself to secure me a home in the
Turnell and Butler Hotel. He is a man who doesn’t leave a
tking half done.
Met a number of preachers whom I had known during
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the summer. Among them was that hearty and fervent Bro.
Davis. By the way, he it is who, at the Mt Zion Camp
meeting, after my talk told me: “When you come to Atlanta,
spend a night at our home. I will tell my wife to give you
the best bedroom in the hou응e and kill the chicken.”
The supper over, I went to the Baptist Church to hear
Sam Jones lecture on “Preachers and Preachers”. Admission
fee 50 each person for the benefit of the Orphan’s Home
under his care. Some of his characteristic sayings:
1. “A train goes slow or fast according as the engine goes
slow or fast. So does the speed of a church depend on that
of the preacher.”
2. “A preacher must not only have religion, but religion
enough to give him enthusiasm and authority.”
3. “I once said to a M.D. ‘Doctor, you are eminent in
your profession and I am extinguished in mine. How is it
that our sciences are so far behind any other? Yet, yours
is farther ahead of mine’.”
4. “It is said that a pharmacist knows the names of all
the drugs in his store but doesn’t know the use of any. You
educated theologians, God bless you!, know all the names
of spiritual medicines but don’t know where to use them."
5. “Examine your spiritual patients and apply your gospel
by doses.”
6. “Truth are of many kinds and of relative value. A copper
cent is as genuine a coin of the U.S. as a 20 dollar gold piece.
But the moving power of each is different. ‘There were giants
December 1892 431
in those days is a truth. But that wouldn’t move me any

more than a copper would a nigger. But ‘Whatsoever a man
soweth that shall he reap is a truth that moves the world.”
7. “‘Bro. Jones. I would have liked your sermon if you
didn’t use so many slangs said a man once to me.Well what
did I say? asked I. ‘You said dogs and hogs.’ Well, you fool,
they are not slangs, but the given names for half of the
crowd I addressed to.”
8. “I fear manuscript in the pulpit worse than a pistol.
They say lightening never strikes the same place—but the
place is not there. A manuscript never strikes me but once
“for it never gets me but once.”
9. “When I was a little ‘circus-rider’ I thought all the
appointments were of God. I declare I did. But I have found
out that all the mean appointments are of God but all the
good ones are of the Bishop and his cabinet—out in Texas.”
10. “My bretheren have you ever beaten in a race? If
not, get a snail and beat him! It’s better to beat something
than nothing.”
He condemned a prepared and written sermon—or rath운r,
invoking Divine direction there on as hypocritical. I don’t
agree with him. One may and ought to ask God’s help on
preparing a sermon as much as on an extempore.
4th. Madison. At 10 a.m. attended the love-feast in the
Methodist church. If you want to see an emotional set of
good men, go to a love-feast of old-fashioned, gray-haired
Methodist preachers.
Bishop Fitzgerald preached an ordination sermon. His usual

good humor and quaint humor made his long discourse not
a burden grievous to bear. Some of his utterances that
attracted my attention:—
1. “All I don’t know, would make a big book.”
2. “Our Baptist bretheren, being great workers, make us
hustle to keep up with them in some places, especially well
watered places, they get ahead of us.”
3, “I believe in denominations at least up to the date.
Different denominations bear several kinds of fruit Metho
dist peaches”-------- the Bishop loves peaches—“Presby
terian pears, Quaker s quinces, Lutheran lemons, Episcopalian
apricots, Christian cranberries, and Baptist watermelons—
any of these is as good as the rest”
He concluded his sermon by shaking hands with and affec
tionately embracing some of the fathers of the church. The
scene was good to behold and as the hearty Methodists made
the old church ring with.
“Oh, they tell me of a home where no storm clouds rise.
Oh, they tell me of an uncloudy day” etc etc. There were
very few dry eyes in the audience while many gave a full-
go to their emotional wheels by an abundant supply of the
waterpower of tears. A drop of tear on such an occasion is
an aqua-regia to hatred and malice
The service ended with the ordination of about 15 deacons
among whom were W.H. Budd. Joe Bell and Simon Hearns,
all Oxford boys.
December 1892 433
At 3 p.m. went to the Baptist Church to hear Sam Jones

preach to “male men" only. He took the last part of the
18th verse of 9th Ecc. as his text; “One sinner destroyeth
much good.” He literally wore the text out by repeated dis
cussion and direct application. I like that
1. “If I despise anything, it is a fellow that tries to be
like some other fellow.”
2. “It is not where you are but where you ought to be.”
3. “You preachers haven’t lost your guns, but you have
no powder.”
4. “Bretheren, there isn’t a first class church in Ga. that
would have me for their pastor, and thank God, there isn't
a first class church in Ga. that I would have” •
5. “You say you can t get up a crowd. Do you know
why I could get up a big crowd for 自 dogfight at a mo
ment’s notice? People go there because they know some
thing will happen. If they don’t go to your church it is be
cause they know nothing will happen there.”
He gave it to saloon keepers without any ceremony. “Bre-
theren I am hot." said he toward the close, "well. I’ll pull
off my coat.” Then he suited his action to his word.
In the night Dr. Allen addressed a packed house on China
Dr. Candler followed him after which a collection was taken
for missions.
5th. Monday. A fine day. Attended the morning session of
the Conference. Nothing of much interest.
Left Madison at 3 p.m. for Oxford.
1. Found Madison far better a place than I had expected.

The members of the Conference and visitors were splendidly
entertained.
2. More than 200 able bodied men are supported by the
voluntary contributions of a free, democratic and money
loving people within the bounds of North Ga. This surely
means something. Moreover this is only Methodist asso
ciation. There are Baptist and Presbyterian ministers besides
those of smaller communions. Religion or rather Christianity
must be true or else the people wouldn’t of their free will
support an army of non-producers so far as their direct
relation to material production is concerned.
3. At the dinner table in the hotel a lady whose husband
was a lay delegate said that she wondered how Methodist
preachers could marry so easily knowing as she did the
hardships of a Methodist preacher’s wife. On another occa
sion there were four men, who appeared to be drummers at
my table. Hearing that Cainsville had invited the next Con
ference to meet there, one of them said, ‘‘Undoubtedly more
distinction is made in favor of this profession (ministry)
than any other”. Now here are both sides of the calling, so
far as its worldly aspect goes, in a nutshell.
4. Dr. Allen told me that he was going to settle in At
lanta.
On reaching Oxford, a letter from dear Hortense welcomed
me. How sweet that she calls me “Brother”.
10th. Saturday. 4 bracing and lovely day.
December 1892 435
1. This morning I caused a great deal of merriment by

saying “Those who are in favor of 하le motion please say
Yes’.”
2. Took supper at dear Mrs. Candler’s. Was much tickled
when Mrs. Cartright told me that in her younger days it
was the custom, in a family prayer meeting, for the wor
shippers to stand up with their backs toward the leader to
sing or pray.
3, Attended and enjoyed the Andrew Hall prayer-meeting.
4, Two mornings ago as I stood on the steps of the Science
Hall I pulled out my watch to set the time by 'the tower
clock. The wonderful fact that a watch so small as to be
carried in a vest-pocket could keep time with a giant of
a clock suggested the thought that a finite being could
walk in harmony with the laws and plans of the infinite
God provided the motives are the same in both.
5. The preacher’s meeting in the church every Sunday is
nothing but another experience meeting. I don t care going
there: we have prayer meetings enough of the sort—class
prayer meeting, Wednesday night prayer meeting, Friday
afternoon prayer meeting, Saturday night prayer meeting.
They say the preachers’ p.m. helps one to enjoy the morn
ing worship. But he who is religious enough to attend the
p. p.m. will enjoy the worship without it, while he who is
not religious enough to enjoy the church service will not
attend the p. p.m. Therefore the p. p.m. is needless to
the religious and useless to the irreligious. We ought to be
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let enjoy the Sabbath morning as best we could, in private

meditation or in religious readings or in fresh air walk.—
for any of which we can t spare much time during the week.
The case may be different in places where we don’t have
much of prayer meetings during the week.
6. During this week received two letters from Walter
Spencer asking me to come up and spend a few days with
him in Rockwood Tenn. I shall if I can. God bless him!
7. Hudson says, in his introduction to Hamlet. “The true
measure” of men’s force of will, “lies rather in what they
do not do.” This may be true but only partly true. The
whole truth is that the measure of a man’s force of will
lies in doing what he thinks right and doing not what he
thinks wrong
8. This week has been a dragging one to me—sleepy
and lazy.
11th. Sunday. Dr. Callaway preached the morning Sermon.
He “behaves too much” as a man from Shiloh said. I don’t
remember a single sermon of his that has arrested my atten
tion and carried it to a direction. He is said to be a typical
southern gentleman. He is a lovable man.
In the p.m. with S.H. Bell, went to the Poor Farm. Here
one sees the extremes of human wretchedness. The fact of
all the inmates being negroes make the scene more desolate,
if possible. But just imagine that they were in Corea. Would
they have any shelter, food, fire, clothing, provided for them
by the public? No! Imagination itself loathes to dwell on
December 1892 437
the dire miseries they might, and the unfortunates like them
do、suffer in Corea. Oh Life in thy tenacity, thou art more
cruel to be unfortunate than death!
Two or three stay in a room. The room has rough plank
walls. A plank mantlepiece. On it are seen a tin lunch-can.
a glass tumbler or a tin cup, a snuff-box or something very
much like it. On one side of the fireplace is a bucket and
a gourd dipper. On the other is a long box for firewood.
A dirty tin basin against the wall. A bed or two covered
with blankets and covers not very inviting. Two or more
chairs in which sit a black man or woman whose helpless
state excites pity and forces the mind to reflect with pain
the inequalities of human conditions. The two large glass
windows pouring in the sunshine and a fire that cheerily
burns in the fireplace give a relief to the otherwise dismal
surroundings.
At the request of Uncle Peter, we sang to a melancholy
negro tune the “hyme” beginning “Hark, from the tomb a
doleful sound”. With reading a few passages in Dan and
Revelation and a few earnest prayers by the poor people,
we had a nice religious service.
After my return to Oxford, had a long walk with L.A
Ware—a special friend of mine. Took supper at his board
ing place. Mrs. Elison s.
Prof. DicKy, our new pastor, preached. He is a graceful
and forcible and sensible speaker.
1. During the sickness of Mrs. Berry over a month none
of the fine ladies of the town visited her. There is absolutely

no intercourse between her and them in any shape or form.
2. Uncle Zick, the old negro-man who cuts wood for the
families in this part of the town, said in regard to young
negroes “Dem new set of niggers has jest sense nuf to be
fools”.
3, The way in which Edwin Arnold treats, in his Light
of Asia, the attitude of Buddha towards Yasodara is anything
but like the manner in which a Japanese writer treats the
matter. Arnold makes Buddha behave and talk, as an Eng
lishman would, to his wife---------- tender, chivalrous. On
the other hand, the Japanese represents Buddha as treating
— repul
Yasodara pretty much in a Japanese fashion—
sive, contemptuous and overbearing.
16th. Friday. Rainy and gloomy.
Received two numbers of the Nashville Advocate from
Mrs. Abbie Hoss. Anything she sends makes it precious.
Enjoyed reading Bishop Haygood’s letters in the Advocate.
The Bishop gave unreserved blows on the Parliament
of Religion going to be convened in Chicago next fall.
While I don’t endorse all that the Bishop says I have deci
ded to decline the invitation to make an address. For:
1. I would be but a drop in a bucket in that gathering.
My address will not affect either one way or the other the
welfare of the cause of Christ *
2. I may only provoke the smile of a sensible man by
flaunting about my religion as a silly girl does about her
December 1892 439
ribbons. I would appear too much like a man hired for the
job.
3. To hear and observe and reflect on what others say
about different systems will do me more good than my
address may benefit others. Above all there is certainly
something repulsive and indelicate and unchristian in “flaunt
ing banners” as Bishop 'Haygood says, “beating drums,
blowing horns to make the wo디d know” that I am a Chris
tian.
All this would appear in a different light if the defence
or success of the cause of Christ depended on my standing
up so in a world-congress.
The Parliament itself I approve in spite of Bishop Haygood.
Since people will and do compare religions in writing or in
thought, why not in a general representive congress?
17th. Saturday. The Society met and adjourned without de
bate on account of the pressure of examinations.
Spent most of the day in writing an article for Mrs. Hoss
on the New Year Holidays in Corea. I despise writing such
stuffs.
“Idolatry is devil worship, and the superstitious fears of
the Chinese, fostered and fed for ages by its observance,
have emasculated them to the last degree. They are in per
petual ‘bondage unto fear.’ I had no dream of the depths
to which they had descended, or the paralysis which ha용
fallen upon them. China, as compared with Christian coun
tries, is a thousand years behind in the race of national pro
440 尹&臭日記 2
gress; and what is worse than that she means to stay so if

it be possible. Without railroads or post offices or schools
or courts or laws or rational currency of her own, she is
afloat like a great bulk without rudder or sail, drifting with
wind and tide, and four hundred millions of souls on board.
The Mongolian mind, naturally phlegmatic and unspeculative,
has grown stolid by these ages of repression and unbelief.
Dullness of spiritual perception characterizes the Chinaman.
The statement of immortality through Jesus Christ our Lord
bewilders him. Their faith power is well-nigh gone. Their
very language is inadequate for spiritual instruction, and
missionaries find themselves embarrassed in the use of it.”
This is the way Bishop Key “cusses out” China. Like this
—I don’t
1. By what rules of mathematic did he arrive at the exact
conclusion that China is “a thousand years behind in the
race”?
2. “She is afloat etc etc.”—
—The idea of talking about a
country with a most stable government in the world as be
ing afloat without rudder or sail.
3. “The statement of immortality through Jesus Christ
etc.” Indeed! Is this a new discovery never before made
until the good Bishop came upon it in China in the year
of grace 1892 ? Hasn’t he read in the Acts that when the
Athenians “heard of the resurrection of the dead, some
mocked” and others put off the matter? The story of the
Cross has always been a foolishness to a certain class of
December 1892 441
people even in “Christian countries” “1000 years* ahead of

heathen China!
4. ‘Their very language is inadequate etc etc.” Whafs
strange about that? When the Gospels, the Acts and the
Epistles were first written in Greek, did the writers find
that wonderful language adequate to express the lofty and
noble ideas and thoughts which Christianity came to give
to the world? If not—and it was not------- why this im
patience with the Chinese tongue for its inadequacy for
Christian instruction?
There is not a line of sympathy or kindness in his whole
letter of which the piece above is a part in matter and in
spirit. My wonder is why they don’t send out someone who
has eyes sharp enough to see through mere surface; hope
bright enough to light the way beyond present： faith strong
enough to get and give encouragement in the midst of
apparent difficulties： sense common enough to know that
even a Bishop is not qualified to pronounce such sweeping
judgment upon a nation of four hundred millions by glanc
ing and that hastily over a merest fraction of its life any
more than a flea is qualified to write the topography of Dr.
Candler’s spacious head by biting a spot on his little toe.
Such harsh and superficial report on the greatest mission
field in Asia discounts the dignity of a great man, irritates
the sensibilities of native workers, discourages the churches
at home.
This morning I asked a man what he traveled for. He said
442 尹致吳H 記2
something about corn curing. I thought he was an agent

from the North to buy up corn. But he surprised me by
asking me if I had any corn and before I could hardly re
cover myself he pulled out of his vest-pocket a small bottle
filled with a dark fluid. I was at my wit’s end to know
what in the world he had to do with that fluid in buying or
selling corn. However, he soon made me feel easy-----------
much tickled—by telling me that the fluid was a medicine
for taking off corns on or under the foot. According to
him. corns are a very common trouble to young men and
young women in this country. He said that old maidens or
middle-aged ladies are easiest to approach and freest to
own their having corns while young ladies are their con
trary. This is as good as a joke on me as that of “the
man with two little horns”, of a “tobacco sifter”, of the
“cradle”, of “the egg cooked”, of the “big german”, of the
“mother goose”.
21st, Wednesday. A pleasant day. Made the biggest bust in
chemistry examination that a fool could make.
At 4 the Fall Term closed and the Xmas holidays began.
Dr. Candler said that this term has been the most orderly
and happiest term so far seen in the College during his
presidency.
Dr. Candler conducted the prayer meeting. Gave a very
good sermon on having a permanent home in God—which
is the only permanent home to a man. The hymns used
were appropriate. “He leadeth me etc.” “0 sometimes the
December 1892 443
shadows are deep etc.” "O think of the home over there
etc."
The term of 3 months has passed with such a whizzing
speed that I feel almost dizzy.
22nd. Thursday. Spent a good part of the a.m. in reading
the Missionary Review.
After dinner, Bell and I bought some oranges (500), cakes
and candies (50白, and carried them to the Poor Farm to
give a Xmas cheer to the unhappy inmates of the place.
Had a informal religious service.
A very cold but a beautiful day and night.
Took supper al dear Mrs. Candler’s.
Last Sunday Mrs. Susie Stone said to me that, when the
Bishops called back Mr. O.E. Brown, she wondered why it
was not W.B. Bonnell instead of O.E. Brown.
24th. Saturday, Rockwood, Tenn.
The following letter will do for this day’s record. “My
dear Mrs. Nettie C.! Much as I love to see you while in
Oxford, I can’t fully realize how much until miles away
from you. I anticipate with pain, even now, the time—
and the time is coming apace—when I shall not have the
opportunity and pleasure of seeing you for weeks, months,
years and maybe, forever.
“Left Oxford this morning at 6. After having bought a
round trip ticket from Couyers, I found I had only S7. 50
and more than 200 miles to travel. This amount couldn’t
be sufficient for a round ticket for that distance. Fortunately
444 尹致로日紀 2
Palmer who was on the train helped me out by lending me

$3.00. But for him. I don’t know how I could have avoided
a great deal of financial embarrassment. A goose that I was!
"Reaching Atlanta about 8:30 found the N.C. and St. Louis
train ready to start. Didn’t have time to get some Xmas
presents for Miss Fonzie and Sister as I intended. Saw
some fine oranges and thought of you. Shall bring some
home for you (provided my purse holds out).
“Nothing special on the road. Cartersville had a new mean
ing to me as I passed by it on account of Miss Fonzie’s
stay there. In Chattanooga, I regretted having no time to
call on a dear friend of mine, Tom Betterton.
“While waiting for the C and S train in the Central Depot
a darkie asked me if I wanted to black my shoes. On my
saying nothing a little boy who stood by said to the darkie:
*He doesn’t understand English. He has no sense!' With
my habitual resibility I had a time of it to keep myself
from laughing outright. A more serious thing was that,
when I took out my pocketbook to pay a darkie who had
carried my valise for me, I found a five dollar bill gone! It
was all the money I had, too. I was thunder struck. You
may smile, but it was no matter of smile to me then. Or
you may think I am a bigger idiot than you thought: I
thought so too. But after a careful search I came up on the
precious piece of paper safely deposited in a vest-pocket.
“Leaving Chatanooga at 4 p.m. reached Rockwood about
7 o’clock. Walter Spencer, the friend I came to see. welcomed
December 1892 445
me as an old friend only could. I love him for his many

merits and he loves me in spite of my many faults.”
25th. Sunday. Rockwood. Tenn.
Rockwood being surrounded by mountains covered with
snow inches thick is naturally several degrees colder than
even in Oxford. But the cold is intensified by the absence of
sunshine today.
Attended the S.S. and the morning service in the Metho
dist church of which Spencer is the pastor. The choir is finer
than you might have expected from the appearance of the
congregation.
Had a nice Xmas dinner at Bro. East’s, a prominent mem
ber in the Methodist church. Took a short nap between 2:30
and 5:30 p.m. Took supper with Spencer at Bro. Mont
gomery’s.
At 7 I made a short missionary talk to a very kind and
attentive audience.
1. Rockwood has about 3500 inhabitants. Churches: 1.
South Methodist; 2. North Methodist; 3. Baptist： 4, Hard
shell： 5. Presbyterian： 6. Christian. Five saloons, two schools,
white and black. Industry chiefly of iron and coal.
2. The Methodists have a very pretty parsonage on a com
manding location at a safe distance from dust and smoke
and noise. But Spencer being a bachelor, stays in an upper
room in “Cooper’s Den”, a house so called from the name
of the owner. Spencer takes his meals in Mr. Black’s house
—a general boarding house.
446 尹致吳S話 2
3. In regard to the ministerial discrimination shown by

R.R.’s and merchants and hotels in the shape of reduced
rates etc., Spencer says that the necessity for such does not
now exist： that the custom has a bad effect on the preachers
who take the favor while it makes the people look down on
them： that he himself never has and never will take advan
tage of clerical rates in any line. He is right.
28th. Wednesday. Rockwood, Tenn.
The letter following to Miss Nannie will do for the happen
ings of yesterday.
“Walter gave me the beautiful Xmas gift you and Mr.
Charles so kindly sent me. Ever so much obliged. It is a
treasure that I shall always prize not only for its own value,
but also (ten times more) for the givers.
“Bro. Asby Jordan who preaches some miles ' from here
came up yesterday p.m. and we are having a regular old
time reunion. You know Jordan is an original character. He
unbosoms himself to Walter all the secrets of his love
affairs.
“Enclosed is a handbill worded by Walter. The Opera
House cost us $5. 00 and the advertisement $1. 75. The night
was so cold and the people so indifferent that I didn’t have
but about 35 in the audience, 7 or 8 of whom, by the way,
came on free tickets. The stage was large and high but so
cold that I could hardly open my mouth without my ton
gue being frozen up (I don’t exaggerate, Miss Nannie!)
The House was full, too full―of air, wind and empty
December 1892 447
benches (as empty as my purse). This was a sad spectacle.

—a small handful
But sadder sight it was to see a handful—
at that—of audience shivering with cold and convulsed
with coughs. My wittiest remarks fell on the frozen ears of
the people like snowflakes on Walter’s fur cap without pro
ducing any noise. Walter and Jordan hugging the cold
stove with a tenderness and earnestness and warmth (?) that
was really pathetic, tried their best to stir up the pitiful
crowd by forcing themselves into a laughter but the crowd
was immovable.
“Well, I was much disappointed but was more amused.
At the comical scene I actually laughed more heartily last
night as I have seldom done. Some people thought I was
gone mad just as I was making the closing remarks, the
big lamp hung from the room in the middle of the stage
fell down with a terrible crash, and came near setting
the whole business on fire. The outcome of the grand affair
was $2.80, an amount short of the actual expenses by nearly
$4.00. Dear Miss Nannie, don’t you cry too much over
this!”
What I hate in this “bust” is that Spencer will insist bear
ing the loss.
Played several games of chrokinole with Bro. Cooper. Mr.
Eddy, a phonographite, and Spender.
In the afternoon, Spencer, Cooper, Jordan and myself called
on Miss Laura Montgomery. Met Mr< Thomas (Jim Nolen’s
wife’s brother) and his wife. She reminded me very much
448 尹致吳H記 2
of Mrs. Annie McClure----------- intelligent and sociable.

Was somehow or other perfectly carried away with her.
Spencer and Jordan and myself slept on the same bed
29th. Rockwood. Chattanooga, Tenn.
A little bit warmer than yesterday. Soon after the break
fast Jordan went back to his work. He is the same Jordan
that I know of old in W. H. His passion for money, his talks
about girls, his stiff awkwardness, his untidy appearance
and habits—all as of old. He told Spencer that the sole rea
son why he wanted to go West was to save some money.
“I think；” said he, “I can save some where I get $600. 00 a
year.” His maxism seems to be: Get more： use little; give
least. Much as I love him as a personal friend, I believe that
this love of money for its own dear sake will hinder his
work.
Mr. Silvester, Spencer and 1 spent the best part of the
a.m. in “taking in" the iron furnace where pig-irons are made
from ores.
1. A block of iron just from the smelting furnace is called
the pig-iron because the molds into which the fire liquid of
iron is conducted to solidify look so much like little pigs
sucking the sow
2. Every time I see monstrous iron whe이s whirl on with
a force that seems to be irrestible, that crushes anything
which may come in its way without compromise and mercy,
I can't help thinking about the iron wheels of necessity
that whirls on for ever.
December 1892 449
3. The savage is a slave to Nature; the semi-civilized man

is a timid beggar from Nature： the civilized man is a master
of Nature
4. A little pipe in the mouth of a busy workman in the
midst of din and roar of wheels and engines is an ideal of
repose.
After dinner, Spencer and I called on Miss May Sheddon.
She has a graceful figure, a fair complexion and a pair of
captivating eyes of steel color. She is the best looking girl
in Rockwood, at least among the Methodists.
Spencer: “Rockwood is a Daisy place,” teasing me about
Miss Daisy. “Yes”, said I, “as pleasant as May”.
After the supper, at 15 to 7, bade a reluctant farewell to
Spencer and left Rockwood for Chattanooga. Reached the
latter place at 9:20.
Having 5 hours to spend before the train, divided the time
between the Central and the Union Depots. In the former,
met Bro. Geo. Stuart whom I had met last year when he
was the pastor of the Centenary Church.
30th. Atlanta. Oxford. .
Left Chattanooga at 2:20 a.m. Reached Atlanta at 7. A
little after 8 walked out to 445 Loyd Street to see Dr. Allen.
He and his family gave me a cordial welcome. Took break
fast there.
For the first time met Edgar P. Allen, the eldest son of
the missionary. He is a handsome young man. Dr. A. and
his wife naturally enough are very proud of the scholarship
450 尹致吳 S SB 2
and ability of their son.

Between Edgar and myself, what a contrast! I thought.
We are about the same age. Yet, he is endowed by nature
with a handsome personage: by fortune, an accomplished
education, college and university： by destiny, a nationality
that entitles him to the very best treatment wherever he
may go in the civilized world. His past was happy, his
present is bright, his future is inviting. Then me! Puny
appearance： feeble mind; commonplace education： contemp
tible nationality. To say nothing of the past and the present,,
there is nothing very attractive in my future. He is honored,
I am despised. He is comparatively rich, I am poor. He is
self-confident. I am shrinking. I wonder what kind of history
time and changes will write for each of us—starting,
we do. under so different circumstances.
Left Atlanta at 2:45. Reached home at 4, sick, cold, weary,
and hungry, and a copper in the pocket book. A cold room
with ice in the washbowl and the water bucket awaited me.
Read letters from McGL： Mrs. Thompson： Miss Early; Prof.
Bonnell of Shanghai. A copy of Nashville Advocate.
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1. This is the second volume of the diary written by

1890 （開國 499年, 高宗27年, WW）

a man, right next to me. whose want of sympathy surprizes

2. Those who think they have means and men hardly

they say. Hair cut.

timonies may be summed in the following points.

Wind and rain till late in the night.

uncertain shows of approbation and favor of men!

In the night read the “China’s Millions.” Could not help

by conscience, common sense and judgment. Such modifica­

Went to rest early.

or conceited scientists or profane infidels? None of these will

30th. (lOZA). Thursday. Fine. Spent nearly whole a.m. in

though in heart I hated to lend it. Is this right? With Baker

different to the way in which men treat me. Am sensitive to

there to attend a monthly missionary meeting. The subject

and heard the pastor preach a ^denominational sermon. He

better than Chinese characters. That is, though the Japa­

treatment of the Negro in the South, and the dealing with

Let theorists, speculators, orators and fools say what they

of this world. Now, has China the might to support the

He is the sister [sic] of Miss Haygood. Shanghai.

Busted on the Examination (Monthly) in Logic this

1. Read the Bible regularly every day.

being so why should we call the smile of a lady—a bright­

ning and dissimulation for wisdom and sagacity. In this

24 degrees in the evening. At 7： 30 attended the Welcome

3rd. (13/A). Monday. Warmer than yesterday. 34“ F. This morning

of one day going home to preach the love of YesiT. i

5th. (15//I). Wednesday. Snow covered the ground this morn­

7th. (17幼). Friday. Cold, snowed a little. Had a hearty exercise

4. Schools (of all grades) 26—(1888)

strong and a weak race, altogether free - from wrongs and

Taught the Pen. S.S.

With Dr. Hashimoto and Jacob, dropped into a Catholic

bundle from Jordan for laundry when, behold! Jordan

19th. (29/A). Wednesday. Fait—No recitation in Logic today.

the Hall boys on the work in China. He seems to be every­

a native whom accident----------- in business—compelled to

the appeal of a Chinaman.

Hashimoto to the Depot on his way to Lebanon. Then went

1st. Tuesday, Cloudy and cold in early a.m. 36。to 52*/?•

ask you one—to me great—favor? It’s this: When it’

soon undeceived: the Secretary mistook the West End Churcn

of the success of Japan.

sufficiency of clothing, the innutritive character of the food,

8th. (19M). Tuesday. Warm, Beautiful morning. The Campus

tng in Dr. Martin's recitation room ( was so tickled by the

like the Pharisee most Christians rather feast Christ—with

“I may never have the happiness of seeing you for I live

“Again some suggest that I may, with profit, go about

tion of the clergy is simply horrible and beyond description.

as usual. After dinner spent an hour or more in hunting for

intervals day and night. Stood a final examination in the Church

which S.J. used in his preaching I suppose

that registers nothing more than rain or sunshine is not

some influence of Moody is rather due to his good heart than

The ladies profusely acknowledged to me their appreci­

that a German philanthropist had established a magnificent

never fails to attend these meetings, very touchingly express­

anism better than any other form of Christianity. This fact

by conscience, common sense and judgment. Such modifica

better than Chinese characters. That is, though the Japa

being so why should we call the smile of a lady—a bright

5th. (15//I). Wednesday. Snow covered the ground this morn

the Hall boys on the work in China. He seems to be every

The ladies profusely acknowledged to me their appreci

never fails to attend these meetings, very touchingly express

necessary steps of this reformation. But, owing to the self

the world. He said that enthusiasm without controlling pur

for the salvation of men somewhat inspired me. The sing

Spent about an hour and half after supper in pensive con