7 Quotes & Sayings By Hudson Taylor

Hudson Taylor was born in 1832 in Tingwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland. His mother died when he was five years old. After this tragedy, he was raised by his grandparents. He began learning to read at age 6 and began teaching himself to write when he was 10 years old Read more

He taught himself Greek and Latin at the same time. At the age of 16, Hudson left for Australia where he worked in a sheep station until he was 21 years old. At this time he felt called to preach the Gospel.

He came to China in 1861 in spite of opposition from his own father in order to spread the Gospel there. This decision would change his life forever for it would lead him to become one of the most influential missionaries in the history of Christianity - alongside John Wesley and William Carey. Hudson preached throughout Asia and many parts of Africa before returning to England in 1875.

He wrote many books including his autobiography, The Call to Greatness, which discusses how God can use even ordinary people like us to do extraordinary things. He died in 1899 after spending his last years preaching around England and America - despite failing eyesight - where he remained popular for decades after his death because of his unique gift of communicating God's powerful message through stories told with humor and grace.

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A few nights after his conversion he asked how long this Gospel had been known in England. He was told that we had known it for some hundreds of years." What! " said he, amazed; "is it possible that for hundreds of years you have had the knowledge of those glad tidings in your possession, and yet have only now come to preach it to us? My father sought after the Truth for more than twenty years, and died without finding it. Oh, why did you not come sooner? . Hudson Taylor
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Satan will always find you something to do when you ought to be occupied about that [regular, prayerful Bible study], if it is only arranging a window blind. Hudson Taylor
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Truly there is a Living God, and He is the hearer and answerer of prayer. Hudson Taylor
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With God all things are possible, and no conversion ever takes place save by the almighty power of the Holy Ghost. The great need, therefore, of every Christian worker is to know God. Hudson Taylor
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The work of God does not mean so much man's work for God, as God's own work through man. Hudson Taylor
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If we are faithful to God in little things, we shall gain experience and strength that will be helpful to us in the more serious trials of life. Hudson Taylor