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Hudson Taylor
1832 – 1905 · England / China
“Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost … and, lo, I am with you alway.”
Matthew 28:19–20 (KJV)
In the Life of the Saints
Taylor adopted Chinese dress and customs at a time when most missionaries kept Western ways, believing the gospel should feel at home in every culture. He founded the China Inland Mission, which eventually brought hundreds of missionaries into China's interior provinces.
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