Grace Dyer Taylor

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Grace Dyer Taylor
Gracie Taylor in 1866 age 6
Born July 31, 1859
Ningbo, China
Died August 23, 1867
near Hangzhou, China
The oldest station of the China Inland Mission was the Bridge Street church in Ningbo where Grace was born
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The oldest station of the China Inland Mission was the Bridge Street church in Ningbo where Grace was born
At the back of the premises in Ningbo there was a rope tied to a window for escape in case of a riot
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At the back of the premises in Ningbo there was a rope tied to a window for escape in case of a riot

Grace Dyer Taylor (July 31, 1859 – August 23, 1867), eldest daughter of James Hudson Taylor and Maria Jane Dyer Christian missionaries to China. She was born in Ningbo during the Second Opium War. Her parents later went on a furlough to England and while there, founded the China Inland Mission in 1865. The event of her death of meningitis at the age of 8 near Hangzhou has been cited by mission historians such as Ruth Tucker, Roger Steer, and John Pollock among others as being a turning point in the history of the China Inland Mission. In 1867 the young agency was troubled by internal divisions that nearly frustrated the widest evangelistic endeavor since the time of Paul the Apostle. Her death aroused sympathy for the Taylors and brought a realization among the missionaries and the Chinese that no cost was too great to the Taylors in bringing the Gospel to China.

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[edit] Some of her last words

From the Occasional Paper of the China Inland Mission 1867 pp.44-47, Speaking about Jesus at the end of her life:

“He will be with us all the way through.”

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1859-1860

  • born 31 July 1859 in Bridge Street, Ningbo (Ningpo), Zhejiang, China
  • sailed to England (via Cape of Good Hope) with her parents aboard the Jubilee (clipper) Wednesday, 18 July 1860 – sailed July 19
  • the Jubilee arrived Monday, 20 November 1860 anchor off Gravesend, England: 4 months & 3 days (126 days aboard)

1861-1865

  • moved with parents Tuesday, 9 April 1861 in #1 Beaumont Street, London
  • moved with parents Wednesday, 6 October 1864 in #30 Coborn Street, London

1866-67

  • Sailed to China (via Cape of Good Hope) aboard the Lammermuir (clipper) (part of the "Lammermuir Party", with her parents Saturday, 26 May 1866
  • Aug 13th 1866: evident to Maria & Hudson that Grace is converted to Christ
  • September 1866: sailing through 2 typhoons in the East China Sea & Pacific Ocean
  • The Lammermuir arrived 29 September 1866 in Wusong, China
  • Oct 27 1866 departure from Shanghai along the Grand Canal in China
  • Nov 22 1866 Arrival in Hangzhou
  • Died of meningitis at Pengshan Temple 8:50pm Friday, 23 August 1867: 8 years & 24 days old

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NAME Taylor, Grace Dyer
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Taylor, Gracie ; Dai Cun-en
SHORT DESCRIPTION Daughter of missionary James Hudson Taylor
DATE OF BIRTH July 31, 1859
PLACE OF BIRTH Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
DATE OF DEATH August 23, 1867
PLACE OF DEATH near Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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