The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-18
Story. Of Coredn Prince

R. M. Archibald, missionary secretary of the North Alabama Methodist confer ence and associate secretary of the lay mems missionary movement, which is be- ing carried on in Birmingham, has pre- pared a short sketch of the life of Prince Yum Tchi Ho. the Corean missionary, who will deliver two addresses in this city next Sunday
 In the coming of Prince Yun Tchi Ho to this city Birmingham is honored in having one of the most remarkable men of the east and a man with a wonderful career,' says MT. Archibald.
 Some 20 years ago few Corean young men, having heard of the wonderful prog ress that was going on in Japan met together in room to inaugurate certain reforms, and especially a postal system for the government. A mob of the old conservatives, not wanting any reform to take place, fell upon the young men with knives, swords and bludgeons, kill ing some and wounding others. Among those who were able to escape was youthful prince by the name of Yum Tchi Ho, He fled to China and provi-
  eran missionary. Dr. Young J. Allen, who was conducting the Anglo-Chinese col lege at Shanghai MT. Yum was soon converted to Christianity He was for a time a student in the Vanderbilt univer- sity and graduated at Emery college, Oxford, Ga. He became a minister of the gospel, was a favorite with the stu dents at college and power for good even in foreign land.
 When he returned to Corea matters | had undergone a complete change. His | father General Yun, had been restored | to his place as minister of war, and young Yun could enter his native land in | safety. He at first entered upon active | Christian work, but the demands for competent government officials was SO pressing that he felt constrained to enter | the service. He was soon made min | ister of education for the empire, was | later on governor of the Won San prov | nce, and later vice minister of foreign affairs. During all this time he was an active Methodist preacher and never for . moment compromised with his faith. Upon the retirement of General Yum | as minister of war his eldest son, Tchi | Ho, according to the custom in Corea, resigned his official position and assumed the management of his fathers estate This place he held until some four years ago, when Bishop Candler of the Southern Methodist church visited Corea in the ef- | fort to build up a strong Christian school at Songdo. It was thought best to place 1 an oriental in charge of this school, if | possible, and none was available but MT. Yun. When Bishop Candler approached him on the subject his reply was that according to the custom of Corea he was bound to hold his fathers estate and could only be released by the consent of his father.
 "One of the most interesting of all mis- sionary stories is that of Bishop Cand- ler's visit to the foot of the mountain where General Yun was spending the summer to get the old mans consent for the son to take up this school. It was a rainy day, the earth was covered with water and mud and 1t was thought inn possible to get the old man down from the mountain. Dr. Hardy, missionary, was constantly in prayer and late in the afternoon the old general was seen com ing through the mud-Dr. Hardy had prayed him down from the mountain The general readily gave his consent for the son to take the school and proposed to take back the estate and manage it even in his old age.
 Not only has MT. Yum refused the honors named above but he was also of- fered a place in the imperial cabinet of Japan by Marquis Ito. MT. Yum had given his life to the building up of this Chris ton school and respectfully declined. Marquis Ito send a handsome watch and another urgent appeal to MT. Yum to ac-
 cept the place. He again declined the proffer. saying to the messenger, Tell Marquis Ito that I can't be bought MT. Yun. 1t will be remembered, is man of
 royal blood, cousin to the empress, and would have held the place of prime minister, but for the fact that Corean
 customs will not allow a son to be min-
 ister while his father, who is minister. is alive.
 l '1Ie was the imperial representative at