J. Hudson Taylor: An Autobiography Taylor J. Hudson
J. Hudson Taylor: An Autobiography Taylor J. Hudson James Hudson Taylor (1832-1905), was a British Protestant Christian missionary to China, and founder of the China Inland Mission. He wrote a book…
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J. Hudson Taylor: An Autobiography Taylor J. Hudson
James Hudson Taylor (1832-1905), was a British Protestant Christian missionary to China, and founder of the China Inland Mission. He wrote a book called China's Spiritual Need and Claims in 1865 which was instrumental in generating sympathy for China and volunteers for the mission field, who began to go out in 1862. The society that he began was responsible for bringing over 800 missionaries to the country who began 125 schools and directly resulted in 18,000 Christian conversions, as well as the establishment of more than 300 stations of work with more than 500 local helpers in all eighteen provinces.
He adopted wearing native Chinese clothing even though this was rare among missionaries of that time. Taylor was known for his sensitivity to Chinese culture and zeal for evangelism. Under his leadership, the CIM was singularly nondenominational in practice and accepted members from