The Lammermuir Party. Standing, from left to right: Jane MacLean, Susan Barnes, James Williamson, Emily Blatchley, George Duncan, Louise Desgraz, John Robert Sell, Mary Elizabeth Bausam. Biographical sketch Blatchley lost her mother and father before her experience as a missionary Sitting, from left to right: Elizabeth Rose, William David Rudland, Lewis Nichol, Eliza Nichol, Jane Elizabeth Faulding, James Hudson Taylor, Maria Jane Taylor, the four Taylor children (Grace Dyer kneeling, Herbert Hudson, Frederick Howard, and Samuel Dyer), Mary Bell, Mary Bowyer, Josiah Alexander Jackson. Beginnings William Rudland was born in Harston, but lived in Eversden, Cambridgeshire, the son of William Rudland and Abigail Newman Early Life in London Jennie was the daughter of a piano manufacturer in London Youth and early work Taylor was born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, the son of a chemist ( Pharmacist) and Methodist British and Malaysian roots Maria was the youngest daughter of the Rev A short life Grace was born in Ningbo during the Second Opium War, the day after rioting broke out in parts of the city Herbert Hudson Taylor ( April 3, 1861 &ndash June 6, 1950) British Protestant Christian Missionary Beginnings Howard Taylor was three when his father founded the China Inland Mission

The Lammermuir Party of 1866 was a British Protestant Christian group of missionaries to China with the China Inland Mission led by James Hudson Taylor, who were identified with the tea clipper Lammermuir which brought them to China. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National OMF International (formerly Overseas Missionary Fellowship and before that the China Inland Mission before 1964 is an interdenominational Youth and early work Taylor was born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, the son of a chemist ( Pharmacist) and Methodist Mission historians have indicated that this event was a turning point in the history of missionary work in China in the 1800s^[1]. This was the largest party of Protestant missionaries to date to arrive at one time on Chinese shores. It was also noteworthy that none of the members of the mission were ordained ministers, and only two had any previous overseas experience. In addition to this there were among them nine unmarried women traveling to a place where single European women were rare for many reasons.

A fast clipper

The tea clipper Lammermuir built in 1864.

On the morning of 26 May 1866 the 34 sailors and 18 missionaries with 4 children boarded the Lammermuir which lay tied up to the East India Docks of London. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The East India Docks was a small group of Docks in the Blackwall area of East London just north of the Isle of Dogs. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. It was only a 2 year old clipper ship with 3 masts and square-rigged sails. A clipper was a very fast Sailing ship of the 19th century that had multiple masts and a Square rig. Square rig is a generic type of sail and rigging arrangement in which the primary driving sails are carried on horizontal Spars which are perpendicular or square A sail is any type of surface intended to generate Thrust by being placed in a Wind &mdashin essence a vertically-oriented Wing. Her frame was built of iron and by the standard of the day she was a first class sailing vessel. Iron (ˈаɪɚn is a Chemical element with the symbol Fe (ferrum and Atomic number 26 A voyage halfway around the world would only take 4 months–a fast trip–compared to the 6 month duration of some of the older ships of the decade previous.

Henry Grattan Guinness wrote a hymn in honor of their departure that echoed Hudson Taylor’s 1865 book "China's Spiritual Need and Claims":

Two typhoons

The Lammermuir was nearly wrecked by 2 typhoons before limping into the Shanghai harbor in late September. A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a low pressure center and numerous Thunderstorms that produce strong winds and Flooding Shanghai ( 上[[wikt 海|海]] is the largest city in China in terms of population and one of the largest urban areas in the world with over 20 million

Hudson Taylor recalled the most perilous time in the voyage:

Taylor wrote after twelve days of this experience: :

The badly damaged ship caused a local stir in Shanghai. Emily Blatchley noted,

Even more so, the intent of the passengers to wear native Chinese clothes and embark into the interior of China with single women among them caused a greater consternation among the “Westerners” in port settlement. This led to the agency being referred to by some Westerners as "The Pigtail Mission".

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Maria & Hudson Taylor in 1865

• James Hudson Taylor
• Mrs. Early life Son of James Morrison a Scottish farm laborer and Hannah Nicholson an English woman who were both active members of the Scottish Presbyterian Church. Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. The following is a Timeline of the History of China. Between the changing of the dynasties, most dates overlap as ruling periods do not transfer immediately This timeline of Christian missions chronicles the global expansion of Christianity through a sampling of missionary outreach events Christianity in China is a growing minority religion that comprises Protestants (called 基督教 Jī dū jiào or Christ Religion) Catholics See also Christianity in China First Centuries Some Christian tradition suggests that St See also Christianity in China The second major thrust of Christianity into China occurred during the Thirteenth century. The history of the missions of the Jesuits in China in the early modern era stands as one of the notable events in the early history of relations between China and See also Protestantism in China China and the West were virtually unaware of each other’s civilizations until the nineteenth century Life Born at Pyritz, Pomerania, he was apprenticed to a Saddler in Stettin, but was able to secure admission to Padagogium in Youth and early work Taylor was born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, the son of a chemist ( Pharmacist) and Methodist Virginia plantation roots Moon was born to affluent parents who were staunch Baptists Anna Maria Barclay and Edward Harris Moon The Cambridge Seven were seven students from Cambridge University, who in 1885 decided to become missionaries in China; the seven were Charles Eric Henry Liddell ( January 16, 1902 – February 21, 1945) was a Scottish athlete and Rugby Union international Beginning in 1807 with the arrival of Robert Morrison of the London Missionary Society and ending in 1953 with the departure of Arthur and Wilda Mathews of the OMF International (formerly Overseas Missionary Fellowship and before that the China Inland Mission before 1964 is an interdenominational The London Missionary Society was a non-denominational Missionary society formed in England in 1795 by evangelical Anglicans and The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM was the first American Christian foreign mission agency The Church Mission Society, known as the Church Missionary Society in Australia and New Zealand is a group of evangelistic societies working with the Anglican Church American Presbyterian Mission was an American Presbyterian missionary society operated by the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Main article List of Protestant missionary societies Protestant missionary societies in China 1807-1953 See also Bible translations (Taiwanese The creation of Chinese Bible Translations began in the nineteenth century but availability only became widespread in the early Medical missions in China by Protestant Christian Physicians and Surgeons of the 19th and early 20th centuries laid many foundations for modern The Manchurian revival of 1908 was a period of spiritual renewal in the life of the Protestant Christians at churches and mission stations in Manchuria The following colleges and universities were originally founded by Christian organizations Colleges and universities Anglo-Chinese College Xiamen A List of Chinese Christian Hymn Books published between 1807-1912 The Romanization of Chinese is the use of the Latin alphabet to write Chinese Standard Cantonese is the standard variant of the Cantonese (Yuet language Opium is a Narcotic formed from the Latex (ie sap released by lacerating (or "scoring" the immature seed pods of opium poppies ( The Taiping Rebellion or Rebellion of Great Peace was a large-scale Revolt against the authority and forces of the Qing Government in China The Opium Wars ( also known as the Anglo-Chinese Wars, lasted from 1839 to 1842 and 1856 to 1860 the climax of a trade dispute between China under the Qing Unequal Treaties is a term used in reference to the type of Treaties signed by several East Asian states including Qing Dynasty China, late The Yangzhou riot of August 22 - 23, 1868 was a brief crisis in Anglo-Chinese relations during the late Qing Dynasty. The Tianjin Massacre ( Chinese: 天津教案 Pinyin: Tiānjīn Jiào'àn occurred in Tianjin in 1870 The Boxer Rebellion, or Boxer Movement, was an uprising by members of the Chinese Society of Right and Harmonious Fists against foreign influence The Xinhai Revolution or Shinhai Revolution ( also known as the 1911 Revolution or the Chinese Revolution, began with the Wuchang Uprising The Second Sino-Japanese War ( July 7, 1937 to September 9, 1945) was a major war fought between the Republic of China and the Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Liang Fa (梁發 Pinyin: Liang2 Fa1 (梁發 1789 - 1855 was the first Chinese Protestant minister and evangelist. Keuh Agong or Kew Ah Gung, Kew A-Gang, Wat Ngong, Wat Angong or simply Agong (1785 &ndash 1867 was a Chinese Protestant Sun Yat-sen ( November 12, 1866 &ndash March 12, 1925) was a Chinese Revolutionary and political leader often Feng Yuxiang ( (1882&ndash1948 was a Warlord during Republican China. John Sung Shang Chieh ( aka John Sung ( 29 September 1901 – 18 August 1944) was a renowned Chinese Christian Wang Mingdao ( (1900-1991 was a Chinese Christian Protestant leader Allen Yuan Xiangchen (1914 &ndash August 16, 2005) was a Chinese Protestant Christian pastor Samuel Lamb or Lin Xiangao ( b October 4, 1924) is a Christian Pastor in Guangzhou, China. Youth and early work Taylor was born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, the son of a chemist ( Pharmacist) and Methodist Maria Jane Taylor (Maria Jane Dyer) (died of cholera 4 years later - 1870)
• Grace Dyer Taylor (died of meningitis in the first year - 1867)
• Herbert Hudson Taylor
• Frederick Howard Taylor
• Samuel Dyer Taylor (died less than 4 years later of tuberculosis in 1870)
• Lewis Nicol, Arbroath
• Mrs. British and Malaysian roots Maria was the youngest daughter of the Rev Cholera, sometimes known as Asiatic cholera or epidemic cholera, is an infectious Gastroenteritis caused by the Bacterium A short life Grace was born in Ningbo during the Second Opium War, the day after rioting broke out in parts of the city Meningitis is Inflammation of the protective membranes covering the Brain and Spinal cord, known collectively as the Meninges. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Herbert Hudson Taylor ( April 3, 1861 &ndash June 6, 1950) British Protestant Christian Missionary Beginnings Howard Taylor was three when his father founded the China Inland Mission Tuberculosis (abbreviated as TB for tubercle bacillus or T u' b' erculosis Bacillus --> is a common Arbroath or Aberbrothock ( Scottish Gaelic: Obair Bhrothaig which translates literally as 'at the mouth of the Brothock' is a former Royal burgh Eliza Calder Nicol
• George Duncan, Banffshire (died seven years later in 1873)
• Josiah Alexander Jackson, Kingsland
• William David Rudland, Eversden
• John Robert Sell, Romford (died of smallpox in the first year - 1867)
• James Williamson, Arbroath
• Susan Barnes, Limerick
• Mary Elizabeth Bausum, Walthamstow
• Emily Blatchley, London (died of tuberculosis eight years later in 1874)
• Mary Bell, Epping (later married William David Rudland - she died in 1873 of tuberculosis)
• Mary Bowyer, London (later married Frederick W. Baller)
• Louise Desgraz, Liverpool and Switzerland
• Jane Elizabeth Faulding, London (later second wife of Hudson Taylor)
• Jane McLean, Inverness
• Elisabeth Rose, Barnsley (later married James Joseph Meadows)

Chronology of voyage

• 26 May 1866: Depart East India Docks, London
• Last sight of England is Start Point Lighthouse, Devon
• 3 June: near Cape Finisterre
• 12 June: near Canary Islands
• 18 June: near Cape Verde Islands
• June Atlantic Ocean doldrums
• circa 7 July: near Trinidad Island
• pass The Great Tea Race of 1866 Fiery Cross, Taeping, Ariel, Serica, and Taitsing (later 3 others) bound for London
• pass Belted Will, Flying Spur bound for London
• sight Cape Town lighthouse
• pass the Min and Falcon bound for London
• conversion of many of crew to Christianity
• 3 August: early morning Taylor wakes several to tell of First Mate Brunton’s conversion
• 4 August: heavy seas–sternsail boom breaks and hits William Carron. The County of Banff is a Registration county for property and Banffshire (ˈbæmfʃə ( Siorrachd Bhanbh in Gaelic) is a Lieutenancy area Beginnings William Rudland was born in Harston, but lived in Eversden, Cambridgeshire, the son of William Rudland and Abigail Newman Romford is a large suburban town in East London, England and the principal settlement of the London Borough of Havering. Smallpox is an Infectious disease unique to humans caused by either of two virus variants named Variola major and Variola minor. Limerick (pronounced /ˈlɪmrɪk/ Luimneach in Irish) is a city and the county seat of County Limerick in the Province of Munster This article is about a town For the album by East 17 see Walthamstow (album. Biographical sketch Blatchley lost her mother and father before her experience as a missionary Epping is a small market town and civil parish in the Epping Forest district of the County of Essex, England. Missionary career Following his conversion to Christianity at age 17 Baller was one of the first students of the Missionary Institute established in the East End of Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Early Life in London Jennie was the daughter of a piano manufacturer in London London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Inverness (Inbhir Nis iɲɪɾʲˈniʃ is a city in northern Scotland. Barnsley is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Dearne, north of the city of Sheffield, and west of Doncaster Quote “I have just got up from my knees I have been weeping at the feet of Jesus because I cannot learn the dialect quick enough The East India Docks was a small group of Docks in the Blackwall area of East London just north of the Isle of Dogs. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Devon is a large county in the South West of England. The county is also referred to as Devonshire, but that is an entirely unofficial name The Canary Islands ( English pronunciation kəˈnæriː ˈaɪləndz Spanish: Islas Canarias, ˈizlas kaˈnarjas are a Spanish The Republic of Cape Verde ( Portuguese: Cabo Verde, 'kabu 'veɾdɨ is a Republic located on an Archipelago in the Macaronesia The Doldrums (often capitalized when referring to the geographic region is an area of the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean affected by the Intertropical Trinidad ( Spanish: " Trinity " is the largest and most populous of the two major islands and The Great Tea Race of 1866 was an unofficial competition between the fastest Clipper ships of the China Tea trade to bring the season's first crop of The Serica was an extreme Clipper ship, built in 1863 for Robert Steele & Co Taitsing was a composite built Clipper ship measuring 192ft x 31 Cape Town (Kaapstad Xhosa: Ikapa) is the second most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the metropolitan municipality of the Jennie Faulding talks with Grace Taylor and it is evident that she has had a Christian conversion experience
• c. 14 August: near Amsterdam Island
• sight flying fish in Indian Ocean
• 27 August: Sunda Strait past Mt. New Amsterdam or Île Amsterdam ˈilɑmstəˈdɑm (meaning Amsterdam island after the Dutch Capital) is a French The Exocoetidae or flying fish are a marine Fish family comprising about 50 Species grouped in 7 to 9 genera. The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's Oceanic divisions covering about 20% of the water on the Earth 's surface The Sunda Strait ( Indonesian: Selat Sunda) is the Strait between the Indonesian Islands of Java and the island of Sumatra Krakatoa
• 28 August: Anjer Roads, Java: shore leave & baptism service
• 31 August: Selat Gelasa (Gaspar Strait), past wrecks of other ships including the first Lammermuir, wrecked in 1863
• 1 September: South China Sea cross Equator
• 10 September–14 September: first typhoon in the East China Sea
• 14 September–19 September: stormy detour around Taiwan
• 18 September: near Fujian coast
• 20 September–24 September: second typhoon in Pacific Ocean nearly wrecks the ship
• 21 September: bulwarks gone
• 22 September: all three topmasts gone
• 23 September: Hudson Taylor kisses children and then goes out in storm to help crew
• 28 September: near Ma-an Liedao (Saddle Islands)
• 29 September: The Lammermuir arrives near Wusong, China
• 30 September 1866: arrives Shanghai

References

• Broomhall, Alfred (1984). Krakatoa ( Indonesian: Krakatau) also spelled Krakatao or Krakatowa, is a volcanic island in the Sunda Strait Anyer is a town in West Java, Indonesia, fifteen kilometres south of Merak. Java (Jawa is an Island of Indonesia and the site of its Capital city Jakarta. In Christianity, baptism ( Greek, "immersing" "performing Ablutions " is the ritual act with the use of water by which one is admitted Gaspar Strait separates Belitung and Bangka islands in Indonesia. The South China Sea is a Marginal sea south of China. It is a part of the Pacific Ocean, encompassing an area from Singapore to the The equator (sometimes referred to colloquially as "the Line") is the intersection of the Earth 's surface with the plane perpendicular to the The East China Sea is a Marginal sea east of China. It is a part of the Pacific Ocean and covers an area of 1249000 km² Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. This article is about the People's Republic of China province The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions The masts of traditional sailing ships were not single spars but were constructed of separate sections or masts each with its own Rigging. Wusong ( also Woosung) was port town located fourteen miles downriver from Shanghai. Shanghai ( 上[[wikt 海|海]] is the largest city in China in terms of population and one of the largest urban areas in the world with over 20 million Alfred James Broomhall ( December 6, 1911 &ndash May 11, 1994) a Hudson Taylor and China's Open Century: Survivors' Pact. London: Hodder and Stoughton.  
• Broomhall, Marshall (1915). Marshall B Broomhall 海恩波著 ( July 17, 1866 &ndash October 24, 1937) was a British Protestant Christian The Jubilee Story of the China Inland Mission. London: Morgan and Scott.  
• Guinness, Mary Geraldine (1893). Single woman and missionary In her youth Geraldine taught a Bible class for "factory-girls" in Bromley-by-Bow in the East End of London where they The Story of the China Inland Mission vol II. London: Morgan and Scott.  
• Pollock, John (1964). John Pollock is an author Among the books that he has written is Amazing Grace, a biographical book about John Newton, and The Siberian Seven Hudson Taylor and Maria Pioneers in China.  
• Steer, Roger (1990). Hudson Taylor: A Man In Christ. London: Hodder and Stoughton.  
• Taylor, Dr. and Mrs. Howard (1918). Beginnings Howard Taylor was three when his father founded the China Inland Mission 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 0310239370.  

Notes

External links

• OMF International (formerly China Inland Mission and Overseas Missionary Fellowship)
• Christian Biography Resources
• http://www.missionaryetexts.org/
• http://www.genealogy.com/users/y/o/r/Brian-York-Burnsville/?Welcome=1091209026

Further reading

• Historical Bibliography of the China Inland Mission
• "Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret" by Geraldine Taylor, Ed. This is a list of selected references for OMF International (formerly the China Inland Mission) and Borneo Evangelical Mission. Gwen Hanna 2007