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226 ther having filled at different times nearly all of the highest offices within the gift of the king. When he was quite young he, with his father, was compelled to leave the country because of a change in political affairs. Going to Shanghai, China, they were there met by some of the missionaries of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and were so pleased that the young Mr. Yun entered the Anglo-Chinese College and remained there for several years. It was here that he first heard of Jesus and accepted him as his Saviour. From Shanghai he went to the United States and entered Emory College, Oxford, Ga., where he remained for some time and proved himself to be a faithful student. He afterwards studied in Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn., and traveled extensively throughout the country, especially in the South.

Upon his return to Korea, a dozen years ago, he took a lively interest in the efforts of the reformed party to give a better government to the people. He was appointed Vice Minister of the Educational Department, which position he filled for some time with credit to himself and honor to his government. He afterwards held various places of trust, filling all with honor, till he was again called to the high councils of State and was appointed Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and continued in the same till the government was taken over by the Japanese. From that time he has had nothing to do with politics, but has given his life to the purpose of training boys and young men to be worthy leaders in both Church and State. He ac-