James Hudson Taylor
James Hudson Taylor is regarded as one of the most "important and influential missionaries of all time." He was a British Protestant Christian missionary to China and founder of the China Inland Mission. Taylor visited or lived in China over a period of 51 years. The CIM that he founded in 1865 became the largest of many missionary organizations in China. By 1910, it had more than 800 missionaries to the country, created 125 schools, and converted more than 20,000 Chinese to Christianity, as well as establishing more than 300 stations of work with more than 499 local helpers based in all 18 provinces.
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- Born in
- Barnsley
- Educated at
- Royal College of Surgeons of EnglandBarts and The London School of Medicine and DentistryNational Performing Arts School
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Trending topics shown first"If there was more true abiding in Christ, there would be less selfish abiding at home."
"Consider six or eight hours a day sacred to the Lord and His work, and let nothing hinder your giving this time till you can preach fluently and intelligibly."
"If we are faithful to GOD in little things, we shall gain experience and strength that will be helpful to us in the more serious trials of life."
"I said, ‘You are now placed in a position to help the Chinese as you have never been before. They see that your being a foreigner is now no protection, but increases your danger. Let them see that you…"
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1832
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Birth1905
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