The thrilling biography of J. Hudson Taylor, whose founding of the China Inland Mission marked a new era for the Christian church. The faith and godliness of this one man have influenced countless Christian workers to lives of extraordinary faith and zeal.

          Few who read this account of how Hudson Taylor learned first to trust God for a half crown and eventually for one thousand missionaries can remain content with the state of their own faith. Taylor’s increasing thirst for God amid increasing trial will prove contagious, leading to a similar desire on the part of each reader.