The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-08-04
AN AFFECTING INCIDENT.
How tho Wife OF q Distinguished Corean
Joined tho Presby terrain Church.

How tho Wife of a DistiDg uiahed Corean
Joined tho Presbyterian Church.
About three years ago, July 10, 1892,
Mrs. Shon Ye, the wife Of Ye Cha Yum,
acting minister for Cores, was received
into the fellowship of the Presbyterian
Church at Salem, Va. At that time ow-
Ing to reasens which will be given later,
her reception was kept quiet tor several
months, and then only q meagre report
was given. Lately at the request OF the
Salem correspondent of THE TIMES, Rev.
j. R. Bridges, the pastor, has given the
following account OF the interesting
event:
About July Miss Linnie Davis, who
is now missionary to Corea, and was
then under appointment, called at the
Presbyterian manse, and during her
call she explained her presence in Sa-
lem. She had received letter from
Mr.. Ye Cha Yum week before, asking
her TO come to Washington at his ex-
pense, as he had heard of her contem-
plated trip TO Corea and wished to put
his wife under her care.
She replied that she could not spare
the time for such q trip, but would meet
him in Salem.
He thereupon sent her ticket to Sa-
lem and arranged for her to meet them
at Hotel Lucerne.
They arrived about the same time, and
her foreign host showed her every at
tention.
That afternoon she requested the
pastor TO call at the hotel, when she
informed him that her Coresn friends
had another object in view, besides ar
ranging for the trip to Cores Mrs Ye
wished to unite with the church before re-
turning home, but did not desire to do 30
in Washington, where such step would
attract attention and get into the
papers and in that way reach Corea be-
fore she did, thus giving the enemies OF
her husband an opportunity to attack
his character.
II she herself carried the news she
could explain that she had become q
Protestant and not Romsnist, who
were very unpopular in Cores.
Miss Davis wished to know II abe
could be received privately into the
membership OF the Presbyterian Church
nd the fact kept secret for few months.
The pastor agreed to receive her
under these circumstances, no one to be
present but the elders Of the church.
Accordingly on Tuesday night, July
IL Mr.. and Mrs. Ye and Miss Davis ok
tea at the manse. and then in the pres.
ence Of the session of the church Mrs.
YeAwas examined concerning her faith
in the Lord Jesus Christ and her ac-
ceptance OF Him as her Saviour. This
examination was highly satisfactory as
well as touching. In her quaint way
shel showed ohildlike faith in Christ
thSt moved the hearts of all present.
%She was accordingly baptized and re-
ceived into the membership of the
Fchurch, and on her departure to Corea
she was given letter Diminishing her
to the Presbyterian Church in Corea.
Nothing has been heard OF her since
owing to the secluded life Of q woman
in that country. The pastor going
through Washington several months
later, was handsomely entertained by
Mr.. Ye at the Corean legation, and upon
his departure the came day, be took
with him as a present to his children
from Mr.. Ye two large baskets of beauti
full tropical fruits.
Mr.. Ye wes recalled to Corea the fol-
lowing year, and Is now occupying some
prominent position under the govern
ment. His wife. we doubt not, In a
quiet way, Is serving that Jesus whom
she here protested.
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