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James Hudson Taylor 戴德生 missionnaire chrétien évangélique baptiste anglais en Chine et fondateur de la Mission à l'Intérieur de la Chine, MIC, China Inland Mission, renommée Overseas Missionary Fellowship , affilié aux Assemblées de Frères . Taylor a travaillé 51 ans en Chine. La société qu'il a commencée a amené plus de 800 missionnaires à travailler en Chine qui ont fondé à leur tour plus de 125 écoles résultant à la conversion de 18 000 personnes au christianisme. Aussi, ils ont établi 300 stations dans les dix-huit provinces de la Chine avec plus de 500 travailleurs locaux, au total, y travaillant.

Taylor fut connu pour son respect de la culture chinoise et son zèle pour l’évangélisation. Il a adopté le port de l’habit chinois même si c’était rare à cette époque parmi les missionnaires. Sous sa direction, la Mission à l'Intérieur de la Chine était non-dénominationelle c’est-à-dire acceptant des membres de tous les différents groupes protestants. Les femmes célibataires, les gens de la classe ouvrière et de différentes nationalités étaient éligibles eux aussi à être membres de la Mission. Principalement à cause des campagnes de la MIC contre le commerce de l’opium, Taylor était connu comme un des Européens les plus importants du XIXe siècle à avoir visité la Chine. L’historienne Ruth Tucker a écrit à son sujet:

« Aucun autre missionnaire depuis l’apôtre Paul n’a eu une aussi grande vision et un plan aussi structuré pour évangéliser une aussi vaste région géographique que Hudson Taylor. »Taylor était capable de prêcher en plusieurs variétés de langues chinoises incluant le Mandarin, le Teochew et le Wu, ces deux derniers étant des dialectes parlés à Shanghai et Ningbo. Connaissant bien le dialecte de Ningbo, il traduit le Nouveau Testament dans celui-ci. Wikipedia  

✵ 21. mai 1832 – 3. juin 1905
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Hudson Taylor: Citations en anglais

“The highest service demands the greatest sacrifice, but it secures the fullest blessing and the greatest fruitfulness.”

(J. Hudson Taylor. Separation and Service: Or Thoughts on Numbers VI, VII. London: Morgan & Scott, n.d., 15-16).

“Satan may build a hedge about us and fence us in and hinder our movements, but he cannot roof us in and prevent our looking up.”

(Hudson Taylor’s Choice Sayings: A Compilation from His Writings and Addresses. London: China Inland Mission, n.d., 13).

“Let us give up our work, our thoughts, our plans, ourselves, our lives, our loved ones, our influence, our all, right into His hand, and then, when we have given all over to Him, there will be nothing left for us to be troubled about, or to make trouble about.”

(Hudson Taylor’s Choice Sayings: A Compilation from His Writings and Addresses. London: China Inland Mission, n.d., 52).
Variante: Let us give up our work, our thoughts, our plans, ourselves, our lives, our loved ones, our influence, our all, right into His hand, and then, when we have given all over to Him, there will be nothing left for us to be troubled about, or to make trouble about.

“Nearness to GOD calls for tenderness of conscience, thoughtfulness in service, and implicit obedience.”

(J. Hudson Taylor. Separation and Service: Or Thoughts on Numbers VI, VII. London: Morgan & Scott, n.d., 26).

“I besought Him to give me some work for Him, as an outlet for love and gratitude; some self-denying service, no matter what it might be, however trying or however trivial”

(A.J. Broomhall. Hudson Taylor and China’s Open Century, Book One: Barbarians at the Gates. London: Hodder and Stoughton and Overseas Missionary Fellowship, 1981, 354).

“I have never passed a more anxious or trying month in my life, but I never felt God so present with me.”

(A.J. Broomhall. Hudson Taylor and China’s Open Century, Book Two: Over the Treaty Wall. London: Hodder and Stoughton and Overseas Missionary Fellowship, 1982, 192).

“Let but faithful labourers be found, who will prove faithful to God, and there is no reason to fear that God will not prove faithful to them.”

(A.J. Broomhall. Hudson Taylor and China’s Open Century, Book Four: Survivors’ Pact. London: Hodder and Stoughton and Overseas Missionary Fellowship, 1984, 58).

““Pray for those you send, shield them by prayer.”

(A.J. Broomhall. Hudson Taylor and China’s Open Century, Book Six: Assault on the Nine. London: Hodder and Stoughton and Overseas Missionary Fellowship, 1988, 294).

“We have so often been disappointed that we must not be too sure of anything, save of God’s help and presence which He will never withhold.”

(A.J. Broomhall. Hudson Taylor and China’s Open Century, Book Five: Refiner’s Fire. London: Hodder and Stoughton and Overseas Missionary Fellowship, 1985, 78).

“I am in great straits for funds. I am happy about it. The Lord may take away all our troublesome people through it and give us true-hearted ones instead.”

(A.J. Broomhall. Hudson Taylor and China’s Open Century, Book Six: Assault on the Nine. London: Hodder and Stoughton and Overseas Missionary Fellowship, 1988, 296).

“The sin of neglected communion may be forgiven, and yet the effect remains permanently.”

(J. Hudson Taylor. Union and Communion: Or Thoughts on the Song of Solomon. London: China Inland Mission, n.d., 17).

“The work of a true missionary is work indeed, often very monotonous, apparently not very successful, and carried on through great and varied but unceasing difficulties.”

(A.J. Broomhall. Hudson Taylor and China’s Open Century, Book Five: Refiner’s Fire. London: Hodder and Stoughton and Overseas Missionary Fellowship, 1985, 350).

“China is not to be won for Christ by quiet ease-loving men and women.”

(A.J. Broomhall. Hudson Taylor and China’s Open Century, Book Five: Refiner’s Fire. London: Hodder and Stoughton and Overseas Missionary Fellowship, 1985, 57).

“After proving God’s faithfulness for many years, I can testify that times of want have ever been times of spiritual blessing, or have led to them.”

(A.J. Broomhall. Hudson Taylor and China’s Open Century, Book Five: Refiner’s Fire. London: Hodder and Stoughton and Overseas Missionary Fellowship, 1985, 406).

“Our eyes must be upon the Lord, not upon His people. His means – not ours, not theirs, but His means are large; and to a faithful steward He will prove a faithful master.”

(A.J. Broomhall. Hudson Taylor and China’s Open Century, Book Five: Refiner’s Fire. London: Hodder and Stoughton and Overseas Missionary Fellowship, 1985, 382).

“Brighton, 25 June 1965: “All at once came the thought – If you are simply obeying the LORD, all the responsibility will rest on Him, not on you! What a relief!! Well, I cried to God – You shall be responsible for them, and for me too!””

(A.J. Broomhall. Hudson Taylor and China’s Open Century, Book Three: If I Had a Thousand Lives. London: Hodder and Stoughton and Overseas Missionary Fellowship, 1982, 454).

“A little thing is a little thing, but faithfulness in little things is a great thing.”

Source:(A.J. Broomhall. Hudson Taylor and China’s Open Century, Book Four: Survivors’ Pact. London: Hodder and Stoughton and Overseas Missionary Fellowship, 1984, 154).

“I have found that there are three stages in every great work of God: first, it is impossible, then it is difficult, then it is done.”

(Leslie T. Lyall. A Passion for the Impossible: The Continuing Story of the Mission Hudson Taylor Began. London: OMF Books, 1965, 5).

“When you need it, rest in body; rest always in spirit.”

(J. Hudson Taylor. Dwelling in Him. Worthing: Overseas Missionary Fellowship).

“True devotion will rather ask to be allowed to give, and will count as loss all which may not be given up for the Lord’s sake.”

(J. Hudson Taylor. Union and Communion: Or Thoughts on the Song of Solomon. London: China Inland Mission, n.d., 68).

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