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Hudson Taylor - Growth of a Soul

Hudson Taylor - At age 21

Hudson Taylor was the founder of the China Inland Mission. He was born in
England in 1832 and live to the age of 73, dying in 1905. There exists two
biographical books of his life, written by his son Dr. Howard Taylor. Both
books are quite lengthy, being over 500 pages each, and they are full of
spiritual riches. The books are titled Hudson Taylor - The Growth of a Soul,
and Hudson Taylor - The Growth of a Work of God. Both books can be read
online.

http://www.worldinvisible.com/library/hudsontaylor/hudsontaylorv1/hud
sontaylorv1tc.htm

http://www.worldinvisible.com/library/hudsontaylor/hudsontaylorv2/hud
sontaylorv2tc.htm

There are such riches in these two volumes that I am going to make two posts
from them. At an early age he discerned the call to go to China as a
missionary. Hudson Taylor in his teen years worked for his father who was a
chemist and druggist. Missionary societies encouraged aspiring missionaries
to receive training in the medical field for they often used medical clinics set-
up in China as an opportunity to share Christ with the native population.