Quite a large number of the missionaries have already gone to Kuling for the summer, but those who have stayed behind have been the most fortunate. While the weather has been unpleasant and changeable on the mountains, it has been, and still is, delightfully cool here. The rule on the mission field is, as in other places every man according to his own opinion but we see no necessity for Kuling until after the middle of July. There are hot days quite often before that, but the nights are cool and so one can' stand by his post with but little loss to himself, but with gain to his work. As far as the present state of China is concerned we who have been left behind feel better satisfied than if we were on the mountains.
We may be mistaken.
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