A Summary History of
Rev, Soon Hyun & Maria Lee Hyun
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Soon Hyun
Date of Birth      March 21, 1878
Place of Birth     Haung Dong, Korea  ( near Seoul )
Father Chei Chang Hyun
born 29th clay 11th moon 1859
Mother Cho Sei
born 16th clay 1st moon 1857
Patriotic Ancestry
1122 B.C, Tark Hyun, first known ancestor who accompanied
King Kee Cha from China,
1130 A,D# Darn Yun Hyun, most prominent ancestor who was
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Koryu Dynasty,
1866 A,D« Yill Hyun, grandfather of Soon Hyun, was advisor
to Prince Tai Wan and gave notable service during the French invasion of Korea in 1866,
Chei Chang Hyun, father of Soon Hyun* supported
Dr# Philip Jaisoln the leader of the Korean
Reformation movement and participated in the
Independence Club,  He was imprisoned as a
political reformer.
Educational History
student of Chinese Classics$  was tutored by
private instructors
student of the Royal English School, the forerunner of westernized modern schools in Korea
1902 graduated from Jun Den Kiu Ko Sa College, Japan
1911 graduated from the Union Methodist Theological
Seminary in Korea
Religious History
1901 was baptized by Rev. Fisher in Tokyo, Japan