As a young man, Mr. Taylor worked at his father's drug store in England, and acquired vital medical knowledge that would assist him in his missionaries to China. In 1853 ( Qing Dynasty), he accompanied the British Missionary and first set foot on China soil. He preached for seven years in Shanghai, Santu, and Ningbo. Returning to England in 1860, Mr. Taylor established the Chinese Inland Christian Missionary. In 1863, he lead 13 missionaries back to China and preached mainly in Hangzhou. In 1876, he initiated a missionary expedition which started from Wu Chang and traveled deep into the inland of China. He died in Zhangsha in 1905. Mr. Taylor had written the following books (titles translated from Chinese), the Spiritual Needs and Demands of the Chinese, A Brief Summary on the Activities of the Chinese Inland Christian Missionary, My Recollections, After Thirty Years - Thirty Years of Chinese Inland Christian Missionary (1865-1895).