The Detroit times., 1915-09-11
Golden Anniversary OF
Great Organization
is Observed
FOUNDED ON
FAITH ALONE
But j. Hudson Taylor
Lived to See His Wis
ion MaterialiZe
ey TIE RELIGIOUS RAMBLER.

BY TIE RELIGIOUS RAMBLER.
The stake thu, American Chris
tlans have In Asia is freshly brought
10 mind by the hftieth anniver.
sary. now being celebrated, q the
China Inland mission The largest
OF all the interdenominsuonal and
international missionary societies.
in every part OF this land, as
well a. OF the British empire, there
are supporters OF Tits organization.
which. although maintained on a
~falth" basis. has never taken a
backward step Tor lack OF fuads 10
so years. and which nov spends
IN China the considerable bulge, Of
$4,000 year and maintains a
force OF 1868 missionaries and .
1855 native helpers. All this has
been wrought through the initia-
tive Of one man. the late Rev J.
Hudson Taylor. who had behind
him no board. no church. no society
A story book character Is impart-
cd 10 the romantic history OF this
great enterprise by the fact that
II is the outgrowth Of one mans
zeal In daring 20 do what all the
missionary experts and leaders of
his time said could not be done
and In doing II all In a simple faith
which Is so unworldly that hard
headed" men would call - iansti-
cal. AS the history Is summarized
in "The Missionary Review OF the
World" by the Rev. Henry W Frost
OF Philadelphia. who IL the Aneri-
can director OF the work. the 80
years reveal what the late Or A.
r, Pierson would call a modern mir
Bcle OF missions
Hudson Taylor. whose name is
sure OF a shining place in the ulti.
mate histories OF the new China.
first went 20 that country in 1858.
under the Chinese Evangelizstion
society. Four wears later he began
independent work IN the Province
OF ChekianE. AZ a time when only
one OF the interior provinces OF
China bad been entered By Protes-
tant missionaries, and eleven OF the
provinces were closed 70 Christian
work. Broken health sent the young
zealot back 10 his home in England
In 1850. where he remained six
years
What one man dares dream IA
private may have greater conse-
quence in history than the deliber-
atoms OF parliament or the Ac-
tons OF an army or a navy. On
June 26. 1865, Hudson Taylor while
upon the beach az Brighton. had a
spiritual experience which result
ed in the purpose OF the evangeli.
zation OF interior China.
That was the birthday OF the
China Inland mission. which IN The
80 years since has baptized more
than $4,000 Chinese and spent ti0.-
100000.
After HIS vision. Hudson Taylor
sought IN vain 70 have The great
denominational mission boards OF
Britain take M work In inland
China. What the established or.
CARNATIONS. with the wealthy and
powerful churches behind them
felt they could not do, this arden,
prophet of pioneering with no con.
stituency. has since seen wrought
The first Is missionar.eA % the
China Inland mission went out with
Hudson Taylor In 1866, less thar
year after bis spiritual llumina
ton on the sands OF Brighton Nov
this number has increased 70 NOR,
than a thousand.
The famous missionary 20 the
North American Indians, John Fl
,ot, used 10 say. Prayer and pains
through faith In Jesus Christ. car
accomplish anything" That sphor
Ism expresses the genius OF Hud
son Tsyior's work He undertook
10 support his mission In faith b,
prayer. No missionary IL promised
stated salary Yet the money hai
always come IN for , steadily IN
rrcaEing work.
Pains" ss well as prayer" 80
INTO the missions Organization. II,
susiness arrangements are "a ex
act AZ n everything depended upor
commercial sagaolfy The system
u bookkeeping. receipts and ac
snowiedgment OF contributions. r.
T, elaborate and puctllious None OF
>.he >other missions IN China main.
ain such an elaborate system for
provisioning and eQnlnpiuF Sc mis-
lion stations. or such res, and train
ne homes for SIS missionaries, or
mch schools for missionarice' chill
ircn. ne tho China Inland mission
q great schools for white children