'A telegram was received on Sunday from Changsha, the capital of "Honan, announcing the death from heart failure in that city on the 3rd of June, of the Rev, J. Hudson Taylor, INROS, F.RGS, the founder of the China Inland Mission. He, accompanied by his son and daughter-in-law, only arrived in China a being the Lith ti aving been Mr, Taylor's intention to leave for Europe at the and of this month.
'The Rev, Hudson Taylor was born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, -on - the 21st May, 1832,' Ho arrived in Shanghai on Ist March, 1854, in connection, with thy Chine e Evang usation Society, and had the privilege of working for some time wth the Rev. W. O. Burns, the well-known missionary. Fle returned to England after a few years and severed his connection with the Evangolisation Society. He started the China Inland Mission in 1865. On the marvin of his Bible he wrote on the 26th of Juse of thst year the following simple yor m-montons: Fivourers at Brighton, June 26, rayer:—" Prayed for 2 willing, skilful At that time there were only 91 missionary in China, and these were loza'ed in about a dozen cities upon the co'st line of the maritime provinees, with the single exception of Hankow. Eleven of the vast interior provinces of China were then without single Prote.tant missionary, and the total number of native ouverts to Christivnity was only 2,0.
The China Inland Mission—the little one of forty years ago—has become nearly thousand, for the total number of missionaries in connection with it is now 82 or five more than'before the Boxer cri when 58 of ita missionaries were killed In em nection with its work thers xre 20) central stations and more than 450 outstations. There has been a tetel of nearly 20,00 baptisms since the foundation of the Mission.
On the 26th of May 1866 (one year after the founding of the Mission), Me. and Mrs, Hudson missal aries, left Eng!
jing the first party of missionaries sail in connection with the Chin Inland. Mission. Three of this number are still living and actively at work inthe ranks ofthe Mission, During the forty years that have elapsed many hundreds of mis-come to this country to reinforce the Mission.and several millions of dollars have Leen contributed to support the work, with ut any solicitation on the part of the Mission.
Me. Hudson Taylor travelled oxtonsively in diferent parts of China, thus ae-quiring a thorough acquaintance with the blems, neither fe of solution, work of the orange." usation of Ching's millions. He also visited many European countries, as well as the United States and Australia. No' matter to what part of the world he wont the one Tuppermost thought in his mind nas how to advanoa and help forward the great work of the evangelization of Chitia. He was a man beloved and honoured by multitudes in many lands of every rank and condition in life, and a pang of sorrow will pierce the hearts of many when they learn that his work on earth is finished. His humility, his self-denial, his perseverance, his capacity for work, and above all his unceasing and unwavering trust in God, left inde bie impressions on those who wore privileged to know him. He has left a name which will rank very high in the aries who have accom! for the amelioration of His charm of manner ani kindliness: of heart, combine! with his sincere love for the Chinese people.and unceasing
recognised and hi.hly, appreciated by the efforts to-benefit them spiritually, were people of this country, and he will be long remembered with affection sud esteem by the many Ohinese to whom he had endeared: hiniself.,. He rests from his labours and his works do follow him.
Mr. Tay!
Ningpo to Rov. Samuel Dyer, the well-known missionary of the London Mission, in the Straits, and afterwards on the 28th of November, 1871, in the Regont's Park Chapel, London, to Miss Faulding, who was one of the missionaries who came to China in the Lammermuir in 1866. first wife, who was a sister of the wife Bishop Barden of Hongkong, died at Chinkiang of cholera, on the 23nd of Suly, 1870, whilst his second wife only rode ceased him by & few months, she having died last year at Vevoy. in switzerland, Several of Mr. Hudson Taylor's child con are now working ao this: sionaries in China.
The body was carried to Chinkiang, where the funeral took place yesterday, it being Mr. Taylor's wish that ho should rest beside the remains of his first wife and several of their. children who are buried there.
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