Mary Geraldine Guinness (Chinese: 金樂婷; 25 December 1862 – 6 June 1949), often known as Mrs. Howard Taylor, was a British ProtestantChristianmissionary to China, and author of many missionary biographies on the history of the China Inland Mission (CIM).
She left London for China as a second-class passenger on the P&O vessel Kaisar-i-Hind I[1] in January, 1888, age 22. The Hundred missionaries had all sailed to China the previous year. Among the 25 passengers (16 men, 5 ladies [sic]) aboard the steam ship with her were Miss Mary Reed (daughter of Mrs Henry Reed and sister of Mrs Harry Guinness), Mr and Mrs Hunt (travelling to Hanzhong)[2] and the Pigott family of The Sheo Yang Mission (who were eventually killed during the Boxer Rebellion).
As recorded in In the Far East (1889), the Kaisar-i-Hind took a route passing Gibraltar (10:30pm, 31 January 1888), calling at Naples and then passing the Straits of Messina, stopping for a day at Aden and then onward to Colombo, Ceylon.
At Colombo the missionary party boarded the P&O vessel S.S. Deccan, bound for Shanghai. A stop in Penang, Malaysia, allowed Geraldine a first contact with many Chinese who came on board. Then a stop at Singapore followed. Her first time on Chinese soil was later at a stop at Hong Kong[3] where she was received by Dr and Mrs Chalmers of the London Missionary Society, who introduced them also to Mr and Mrs Bender of the Basel Mission. Shanghai was reached next. But Shanghai was not their final destination. Staying only long enough to exchange their European clothes for the national Chinese costume, the missionaries started on again, leaving this first station of the China Inland Mission behind them and travelling on the boat Fuh-ho ("Happy Harmony") in the substantially cheaper Chinese accommodations up the Yangtze River to Zhenjiang.[4] Lastly on to a barge some 6 hours to Yangzhou, finally arriving at Yangzhou on 23 March 1888.[5]
She wrote to her sister after a short time in China:
Oh! if English Christians only knew the need and the longing willingness of these dear souls to hear the glad tidings, and the joy, the unspeakable joy of a missionary's life, they would surely cry from the depths of yearning hearts, "Lord, here am I, send me, send me."[6]
After training in China, Geraldine was eventually stationed in Henan Province.
Published worksedit
The Call of China's Great North West - Kansu and Beyond (1920)
In the Far East (1889)
The Story of the China Inland Mission (1893)
One of China's Scholars: The Early Life and Conversion of Pastor Hsi (1900)
Hudson Taylor in Early Years-The Growth of a Soul - Volume 1 by Dr. and Mrs Howard Taylor
Christian Biography Resources
Missionary E-Texts Archive: Historical Writings by, about and for Missionaries
Hudson Taylor in Early Years-The Growth of a Soul - Volume 1
January 01, 1970
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Mary Geraldine Guinness Chinese 金樂婷 25 December 1862 6 June 1949 often known as Mrs Howard Taylor was a British Protestant Christian missionary to China and author of many missionary biographies on the history of the China Inland Mission CIM Mary Geraldine GuinnessMrs Howard Taylor Missionary and AuthorBorn25 December 1862Liverpool Lancashire EnglandDied6 June 1949 1949 06 07 aged 86 SpouseFrederick Howard Taylor m 1894 died 1946 wbr Parent s Henry Grattan GuinnessFanny E Guinness Contents 1 Life 2 Single woman and missionary 3 Published works 4 References 4 1 Citations 4 2 Sources 5 Further reading 6 External linksLife editShe was born in 1865 She was the daughter of revivalist preachers and authors Fanny Grattan Guinness and Henry Grattan Guinness Her father was a friend of James Hudson Taylor founder of the CIM She became Taylor s daughter in law when she married his son fellow CIM missionary Frederick Howard Taylor Single woman and missionary edit nbsp Mrs Howard Taylor In her youth Taylor taught a Bible class for factory girls in Bromley by Bow in the East End of London where they lived She attended meetings at Berger Hall named after William Thomas Berger She left London for China as a second class passenger on the P amp O vessel Kaisar i Hind I 1 in January 1888 age 22 The Hundred missionaries had all sailed to China the previous year Among the 25 passengers 16 men 5 ladies sic aboard the steam ship with her were Miss Mary Reed daughter of Mrs Henry Reed and sister of Mrs Harry Guinness Mr and Mrs Hunt travelling to Hanzhong 2 and the Pigott family of The Sheo Yang Mission who were eventually killed during the Boxer Rebellion As recorded in In the Far East 1889 the Kaisar i Hind took a route passing Gibraltar 10 30pm 31 January 1888 calling at Naples and then passing the Straits of Messina stopping for a day at Aden and then onward to Colombo Ceylon At Colombo the missionary party boarded the P amp O vessel S S Deccan bound for Shanghai A stop in Penang Malaysia allowed Geraldine a first contact with many Chinese who came on board Then a stop at Singapore followed Her first time on Chinese soil was later at a stop at Hong Kong 3 where she was received by Dr and Mrs Chalmers of the London Missionary Society who introduced them also to Mr and Mrs Bender of the Basel Mission Shanghai was reached next But Shanghai was not their final destination Staying only long enough to exchange their European clothes for the national Chinese costume the missionaries started on again leaving this first station of the China Inland Mission behind them and travelling on the boat Fuh ho Happy Harmony in the substantially cheaper Chinese accommodations up the Yangtze River to Zhenjiang 4 Lastly on to a barge some 6 hours to Yangzhou finally arriving at Yangzhou on 23 March 1888 5 She wrote to her sister after a short time in China Oh if English Christians only knew the need and the longing willingness of these dear souls to hear the glad tidings and the joy the unspeakable joy of a missionary s life they would surely cry from the depths of yearning hearts Lord here am I send me send me 6 After training in China Geraldine was eventually stationed in Henan Province Published works editThe Call of China s Great North West Kansu and Beyond 1920 In the Far East 1889 The Story of the China Inland Mission 1893 One of China s Scholars The Early Life and Conversion of Pastor Hsi 1900 Guinness of Honan 1930 Borden of Yale 09 1913 Hudson Taylor In Early Years The Growth of a Soul 1911 Hudson Taylor and the China Inland Mission The Growth of a Work of God 1918 Though War Should Rise 1914 Pearl s Secret The Call of China s Great North West or Kansu and Beyond 1923 With P u and His Brigands 1922 Hudson Taylor s Spiritual Secret 1932 Faith s Venture 1932 Margaret King s Vision 1934 The Triumph of John and Betty Stam 1935 By Faith Henry W Frost and the China Inland Mission 1938 Sirs Be of Good Cheer 1941 A Story Without End Behind the Ranges Fraser of Lisuland 1944 References editCitations edit Shipping lists date the building of the second Kaisar i Hind after 1888 and upon the sinking of the first citation needed Taylor amp Guinness Kumm 1889 p 39 Taylor amp Guinness Kumm 1889 p 13 Taylor amp Guinness Kumm 1889 p 32 Taylor amp Guinness Kumm 1889 p 36 Taylor amp Guinness Kumm 1889 p 43 Sources edit Taylor Howard Guinness Kumm Lucy E 1889 In the Far East letters from Geraldine Guinness in China Morgan amp Scott Revell OCLC 1046957754 Broomhall Alfred 1989 Hudson Taylor and China s Open Century It Is Not Death To Die London Hodder and Stoughton Broomhall Marshall 1915 The Jubilee Story of the China Inland Mission London Morgan and Scott Guinness Mary Geraldine 1893 The Story of the China Inland Mission vol II London Morgan and Scott Pollock John 1964 Hudson Taylor and Maria Pioneers in China Steer Roger 1990 Hudson Taylor A Man in Christ London Hodder and Stoughton Taylor Frederick Howard Tylor Mary Geraldine 1918 Hudson Taylor and the China Inland Mission The Growth of a Work of God London Morgan and Scott Tucker Ruth 1983 From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya A Biographical History of Christian Missions Grand Rapids Michigan Zondervan ISBN 0 310 23937 0 Further reading editFor a more comprehensive list see Historical Bibliography of the China Inland Mission External links editHudson Taylor in Early Years The Growth of a Soul Volume 1 by Dr and Mrs Howard Taylor Christian Biography Resources Missionary E Texts Archive Historical Writings by about and for Missionaries Hudson Taylor in Early Years The Growth of a Soul Volume 1 Taylor family tree Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Geraldine Taylor amp oldid 1208055147, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
