The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-20
PRINCE YUN WILL
 SPEAK THREE TIMES
Corean Nobleman Will Discuss
 Mission Affairs
SOME WORK HE HAS DONE
Great Field Offered By Corea for the Efforts of the
 Missionaries

''The coming of Prince Yun Chi Ho from Corea," said Associate Secretary R. M. Archibald of the local Laymen's Mis- slonary Movement, yesterday, reminds me of the striking manner in which that country was opened to the missionary work and how that work has developed.
 ''The United States made the effort in 1870 to make a treaty with the Corean government but failed. In 1876 Japan in- vaded that country and forced the King 10 sign a certain treaty, opening certain ports to foreign commerce. The first ireaty between the western world and Gorea was made by the United States In 1882, and Ambassador Foot was sent to represent our government in that coun- try. At once the various missionary boards, seeing their opportunity, began to make preparations to enter the field; but before they had succeeded Dr. H. N Allen, medical missionary from the Presbyterian board, was called from Shanghai to become private physician to Ambassador Foot He reached the coun- try in the autumn of 1884 In Decem- Der of that year the famous riot occurred in Seoul, which resulted in the serious woundlng of Prince Min nephew of the Empress. His wounds were apparently fatal, being beyond the skill of the na- tive doctors. At this juncture the Elm press, as last resort, called in the for eign physician, pr Allen. To the wonder and great satisfaction of all concerned he succeeded in saving the life of the wounded prince.
 This opened wide the palace and gained
 he full sympathy of the authorities for this foreign physician; and as result opered the way for the missionary
 "It has been said that China was opened at the point of lancet; 1t IS equally true that Corea was opened at the point of a surgeons needle.
 .rrhe first convert was baptized in the fall of 1886, less than "A years ago MT. Yun himself said that 25 years ago he did not know what a missionary was.
 No field has shown such rlpeness for missionary work as Corea; ana none at present presents to the church such an opportunity
 There are at this time 200,0oo Chrlsllah adherents, and the only reason they are not in full membership Is because the missionary force mas not been sufficient for their instruction and baptism The missionaries are working themselves to exhaustion Men and women who have read the gospel will walk long distances requiring days and days. and beg the ms sionaries to send teachers to thelr Vii leges to show them the way; and when they are converted will endure all sorts of self-denial in order to propagate the gospel themselves They build their own churches except in the more expensive centers. and more than half Of the con- verts have been made by Corean Chris tians themselves.
 seThe supreme need in Corea at this time is trained native workers. as the Coreans can best give the gospel to their own people as soon as they become fitted 10 do so. MT Yum is the most popular and Lest beloved Corean alive. He has sur renuered all political honors and emolu- ments to give himself to the less conspic- t.ous, but to him more important worR, of giving Christian training to the Corean youths He began teaching Tn an olo ginseng shed and under disadvantage has built up a school of 200 eager Coreah boys
 "sThe need of a building and equipment for industrial training as well as literary las brought MT. Yum to this country. He is seeking to raise by the cooperation or Inc hoe I'd of the missions of the Metho- dist church, south, sufficient money 10 put that school on it's feet. It is not un- reasonable to expect that the church which is blessed with the services of such a man and such an unusual oppor- tunity shall readily and cheerfu'ly back him up with the necessary fund for thls work
 "The attention of the Methodists of Bir- mingham is being called at this time ana the privilege is being accorded them or taking part in one of the most signal ana marvellous missionary enterprises of mod ern times"
 Prince T. H. Yum will deliver addresses today at the First Methodist church at II O clock in the morning and at 3:lo oclock in the afternoon. At 7:3o this evening ne will speak to the congregation at st. Johns Methodist church, 724 Twentieth