![]() His mother would pray for his salvation at age 15, and upon reading a tract from his missionary father's library, would accept Christ. Hudson Taylor answered the call of God to minister in China. ![]() ![]() ![]() The last of these he knew well enough to help prepare a colloquial edition of the New Testament written in itĪnd unforgettable depiction of a heart surrendered to Christ and the miraculous provision's given Taylor was able to preach in several varieties of Chinese, including Mandarin, Chaozhou, and the Wu dialects of Shanghai and Ningbo. No other missionary in the nineteen centuries since the Apostle Paul has had a wider vision and has carried out a more systematised plan of evangelising a broad geographical area than Hudson Taylor. Historian Ruth Tucker summarises the theme of his life: Primarily because of the CIM's campaign against the Opium trade, Taylor has been referred to as one of the most significant Europeans to visit China in the 19th Century. Under his leadership, the CIM was singularly non-denominational in practice and accepted members from all Protestant groups, including individuals from the working class and single women as well as multinational recruits. 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. 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. James Hudson Taylor was a British Protestant Christian missionary to China, and founder of the China Inland Mission (CIM) (now OMF International). Today, he’s remembered as a pioneer to modern missions, and his initial mission is still going strong, more than 150 years after it began. That prayer was answered when at 21 years of age, J. But he was led to pray that if God should give him a son, he might be called and privileged to labor in the vast, needy empire. Hudson Taylor’s father was deeply stirred about the spiritual state of China, and though he was an earnest and successful evangelist at home, his circumstances prevented him from ever going to China. "China is not to be won for Christ by quiet, ease-loving men and women … The stamp of men and women we need is such as will put Jesus, China, souls first and foremost in everything and at every time-even life itself must be secondary." As you read this man’s recollections of his own life, you will be inspired to trust completely on the only One who is genuinely able to provide, and perchance you will catch a bit of the urgency for lost souls that caused this man to forsake all for the sake of others. Hudson Taylor’s faith, countless others caught the vision, and the beginnings of a massive “missionary revival” was born. The Lord proved his faithfulness, providing in such a way as to show that the He indeed is good and wants to give good gifts to his children – even more than an earthly father. He even went hungry rather than mentioning needs to those who would gladly have given, so strong was his faith in the Lord as the only true source of all provision. He chose to forgo financial support from his parents and other well-meaning individuals, but instead waited on the Lord in all things. Hudson Taylor is known as a key influencer in modern missions – what is less known but more important is that his “methods” were to trust in the Lord utterly and completely.
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