Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret

Howard Taylor, Geraldine Taylor, Mrs. Howard Taylor

Hendrickson Publishers, 2008 - Biography & Autobiography - 216 pages

James Hudson Taylor (1832-1905) was a Christian missionary to China, and founder of the China Inland Mission (renamed Overseas Missionary Fellowship). He served there for 51 years, bringing over 800 missionaries to the country and personally baptizing an estimated 50,000 converts. He was famous for his commitment to cultural sensitivity, wearing Chinese dress even though this was rare among missionaries of that time. China Inland Mission accepted working class volunteers, women, multinational recruits, and members of all Protestant denominations.

Hudson Taylor has been referred to as one of the most significant figures in the history of China in the 19th century, and the China Inland Mission was responsible for the widest Christian evangelistic campaign since the first century when Paul the Apostle brought Christian teaching to Europe. At Taylor's death in 1905, there were 205 stations with 849 missionaries and 125,000 Chinese Christians in the China Inland Mission.

This is the classic biography of James Hudson Taylor by his son Howard and daughter-in-law Geraldine, who also served as missionaries to China. It is the inspiring story of Taylor's uncovering of the spiritual secret that paved the way for the China Inland Mission to become a reality.

This classic title has sold hundreds of thousands of copies since its original publication in 1932. Hendrickson introduces a lovely edition, re-typeset and redesigned, a perfect gift for anyone who wants to replace the old paperback or who is encountering Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secretfor the first time.

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User Review  - Theodore.Gebretsadik - LibraryThing

Hudson Taylor was a missionary to china, at age 17 he decided that he was going to be a missionary to china so he started to prepare himself for missionary word slept on the floor, gave up milk and butter etc Great life of a man of God

An inspiring testimony.

User Review  - Debbie - Christianbook.com

The story can seem to be lifeless in the beginning. This is not a complaint or a criticism, but it is to show the transformation that occurred in Hudson Taylor's life. His life radically changed, and ...

Contents

• An Open Secret: 1
• SoulGrowth in Early Years: 3
• First Steps of Faith: 7
• Further Steps of Faith: 15
• Faith Tried and Strengthened: 27
• Friendship and Something More: 41
• Gods WayPerfect: 57
• Joy of Harvest: 69
• Hidden Years: 81
• A Man Shut Up to God: 89
• A Man Sent from God: 93
• Spiritual Urgency: 103
• Days of Darkness: 121
• The Exchanged Life: 129
• No More Thirst: 139
• Overflow: 157
• Wider Overflow: 177
• Streams Flowing Still: 199
• Appendix: 203
• Appeal for Prayer: 211
• Chronological Outline: 213
• Overseas Missionary Fellowship: 217

About the author

Dr. Frederick Howard Taylor(1862 1946)was the second son of James Hudson Taylor, founder of the China Inland Mission and followed in his father s footsteps to serve as a medical missionary in China. In 1894 he married Mary Geraldine Guinness, a friend from childhood who also served as a CIM missionary in China. Together they authored several books, including a comprehensive history of the China Inland Mission.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret; Hendrickson classic biography
• Authors: Howard Taylor, Geraldine Taylor, Mrs. Howard Taylor
• Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers, 2008
• ISBN: 1598562533, 9781598562538
• Length: 216 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Religious