Hudson Taylor, der Gründer der China-Inland-Mission, begann seine Missionsarbeit unter großen Schwierigkeiten und Gefahren. Es hat ihm auch später nicht an Rückschlägen gefehlt. Aber er hielt in allem an seinem Glauben und Vertrauen fest. Er durfte es erleben, dass die Arbeit unter Gottes Segen gedieh und sich mächtig ausbreitete. Es zeigte sich an seinem Dienst und an seinem Leben, was er glaubte: Gott versagt nie! Dieser Glaube wird an seinen Worten deutlich, von denen hier eine ganze Reihe zur Ermutigung, zur Herausforderung des eigenen Glaubens und zum "Bewegen im Herzen" gesammelt sind.
Taylor was known for his sensitivity to Chinese culture and zeal for evangelism. He adopted wearing native Chinese clothing even though this was rare among missionaries of that time. 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. 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. Historian Ruth Tucker summarises the theme of his life:
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.
Taylor was able to preach in several varieties of Chinese, including Mandarin, Chaozhou, and the Wu dialects of Shanghai and Ningbo. The last of these he knew well enough to help prepare a colloquial edition of the New Testament written in it
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