26th March.
Ir is rather late in the day to notice the January issue of this interesting miscellany, but after all late is better than never, and the energy and literary ability that can produce this bouquet of flowers every month from such an uncongenial soil must not go unrecognised, The issue before us opens with a translation by Mr. Jas, S. Gale of a Corean Love Song. It proves, if proof were wanted, that human nature is much the same in Corea as in Europe the following stanza might just as naturally have been written by Mariana in the moated grange Silvery moon and frosty air, Eve and dawn are meeting Widowed wild goose flying there, Hear my words of greeting On your journey should you see Him Tlove so broken-hearted, Kindly say this word for me, pilot if8 death when we are atte. Save abe will if she remembers, ing off the ease dani
Woman's Work in Corea," by Mrs, M. F. Scranton, is the first prose artile, e and a very interesting one it is, Mrs. Scranton, the first lady missionary, came to Corea in June, 1885, and she tells very pleasantly of the hardships and inconveniences, inevitable and cheerfully borne, that she had to endure. The confidence of the women and children had to be won, and was won. More ladies arrived, ove or more of them educated as doctors; schools and hospitals were opened and evangelising work carried on concurrently; and Mrs. Scranton concludes her article by recording that there are now seven missionaries employed in " Woman's Work 94 pupils have been registered in the school; 21,000 patients have had medical treatment in hospital, and 971 out-visits have been paid; 24 towns and villages have been visited; affiliated
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