HUDSON TAYLOR The man who believed God by Marshall Broomhall

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out in Jerusalem. God gives His Spirit not to those who long
for Him, not to those who pray for Him, nor to those who
desire to be filled always, but He does give His Holy Spirit
to them that obey Him."
The idea of an appeal for no less than a thousand
new evangelists was eaniestly commended to the Conference,
and was adopted. And so the call went forth for
One Thousand men within the next five years. And when
the five years were past Hudson Taylor issued a little
booklet to show what God had wrought. One thousand
men had been asked for. God's answer had been 481 men
and 672 women, or a total of II53.
We might well bring this chapter to a close at this
point. But Hudson Taylor was not satisfied. When
peace had been signed between China and Japan in
1895, he urged another advance.
"An important crisis in China's history has been reached",
he wrote. "The war just terminated does not leave her where
she stood. It will inevitably lead to a still wider opening of
the Empire, and to many new developments .... In view of
the new facilities and enlarged claims of China, the next five
years should see a larger reinforcement than that called for
in 1890."
"A larger reinforcement than that called for in 1890!"
And that had been for one thousand men! That there
might be spiritual preparation on the field for such
further expansion, he approached the Keswick Committee,
in regard to the sending of a deputation to China
that the spiritual life of the workers might be deepened
and strengthened. But just as new workers, who had
volunteered, were ready for advance, the Boxer outbreak
burst upon the country, and ushered in, by fire
and sword, a new era in all missionary· undertakings.
By this time, however, Hudson Taylor, though as keen