In 1927, Taylor II founded the Free Methodist Kaifeng Bible School in Kaifeng, Henan, and served as its principal. During this time, his children, Alice, [[James Hudson Taylor III|James]], Jeannie, and Kathleen, were born.<ref name=Li2025/><ref name=WikiTree /><ref name=CDaily>{{cite web |title=「順服神」比「長子名分」重要！效法迦勒傳承70年不變主題：跟從主 (Obedience to God” is more important than “birthright”! Follow the example of Caleb’s 70-year tradition: Follow the Lord) |author=Xin Liushan |publisher=Christian Today |access-date=2025-09-25 |url=https://cdn-news.org/News.aspx?EntityID=News&PK=000000002d2cab5828bd2056f3a1e4418db39e4ffe7fd7b4 |language=zh }}</ref>
In 1927, Taylor II founded the Free Methodist Kaifeng Bible School in Kaifeng, Henan, and served as its principal. During this time, his children, Alice, [[James Hudson Taylor III|James]], Jeannie, and Kathleen, were born.<ref name=Li2025/><ref name=WikiTree /><ref name=CDaily>{{cite web |title=「順服神」比「長子名分」重要！效法迦勒傳承70年不變主題：跟從主 (Obedience to God” is more important than “birthright”! Follow the example of Caleb’s 70-year tradition: Follow the Lord) |author=Xin Liushan |publisher=Christian Today |access-date=2025-09-25 |url=https://cdn-news.org/News.aspx?EntityID=News&PK=000000002d2cab5828bd2056f3a1e4418db39e4ffe7fd7b4 |language=zh }}</ref>
After the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, Kaifeng fell into the hands of the Japanese in June 1938. The family bought ship tickets to go back to the US. However, after sincere prayed they decided to stay with the Chinese people. In 1939, he and his wife left their children at the school for children of local missionaries in Yantai and went to Shaanxi to preach the gospel.<ref name=Li2025/><ref name=7gw/>
After the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, Kaifeng fell into the hands of the Japanese in June 1938. The family bought ship tickets to go back to the US. However, after sincere prayed they decided to stay with the Chinese people. In 1939, he and his wife left their children at the school for children of local missionaries in Yantai and went to Shaanxi to preach the gospel.<ref name=Li2025/><ref name=7gw/>
==Northwest Bible Institute==
==Northwest Bible Institute==
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Hudson Taylor II, full name James Hudson Taylor II (Chinese: 戴永冕; pinyin: Dài Yǒngmiǎn; 1894 — 1978), was a grandson of Hudson Taylor. Born in Scotland, he was the only one of Rev. Herbert Hudson Taylor‘s nine children to become a missionary to China, where he worked for over 50 years, first for the China Inland Mission and later for the American Methodist Church. Together with his wife, Hudson Taylor II founded the Kaifeng Bible School in Henan, the Northwest Bible Institute in Shaanxi, and the Holy Light Theological Seminary in Taiwan.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
James Hudson Taylor II was born in Scotland, UK on 24 February, 1984. His father Herbert Hudson Taylor was the eldest son of Hudson Taylor, founder of the China Inland Mission.[1][3]
When he was six months old, Taylor II sailed from England with his parents to China. He attended Chefoo Schools for missionary children, founded by his grandfather and taught by his father. Initially, he was a boy who “read the Bible and prayed but did not believe.” But one day, inspired by the Holy Spirit, he accepted the Lord Jesus, repented of his sins, and transformed into a diligent and motivated student.[1][7][8]
After graduation from Chefoo Schools, Taylor II went to Shanghai to study pharmacy. In 1917, upon completing his medical study, he went to the Gospel Hospital founded by the China Inland Mission in Kaifeng, Henan Province, engaging in medical missionary work as a pharmacist.[1][7][8]
Later, Taylor II went to the United States and attended George Washington University. In 1924, he married Alice E. Hayes, became an American citizen, and joined the Methodist Church in the United States.[1][3][8]
After graduating from university, the yang Taylor’s pastored churches in the United States for over two years. In 1926, he accepted a commission from the Methodist Mission and returned to Henan, China with his wife. They worked in Luoyang and Kaifeng. [1][7][8]
Kaifeng Bible School
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In 1927, Taylor II founded the Free Methodist Kaifeng Bible School in Kaifeng, Henan, and served as its principal. During this time, his children, Alice, James, Jeannie, and Kathleen, were born.[1][3][9]
After the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, Kaifeng fell into the hands of the Japanese in June 1938. The family bought ship tickets to go back to the US. However, after sincere prayed they decided to stay with the Chinese people. In 1939, he and his wife left their children at the school for children of local missionaries in Yantai and went to Shaanxi to preach the gospel.[1][6][8]
Northwest Bible Institute
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In February 1941, Taylor II, in collaboration with the China Inland Mission and local churches, founded the Northwest Bible Institute in Fengxiang, Shangxi, where he served as president. The first class enrolled over 40 students, and totally trained more than 200 workers. The campus covers an area of more than 30 acres, with church that can accommodate more than 500 people. Most of the faculty at the time were former students of Kaifeng Bible School.[1][5][10][9]
In December 1941, the Pacific War broke out. Teachers and students from Zhifu School in Shandong were imprisoned in a Japanese concentration camp. Far away in northwest China, Dai Yongmian and his wife lost contact with their four children, until after Japan’s surrender in August 1945.[1][11]
In 1948, the Institute ceased operations due to the civil war.[1][10]
Holy Light Seminary
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…In 1953, Dai Yongmian and his family moved to Taiwan… In September 1955, Dai Yongmian founded Holy Light Bible College in Kaohsiung and served as its president. …His son, Pastor Dai Shaozeng, also arrived in Taiwan from the United States that same year and became a young teacher at Holy Light. …In 1967, Holy Light Bible College was upgraded to a seminary. Holy Light Seminary has trained more than a thousand pastor graduates who are serving in Taiwan, Mainland China, Hong Kong, and other reagions.[1][5][9]
…Dai Yongmian and his wife also…participated in the founding of dozens of churches. Dai Yongmian dedicated his lifelong love for the Chinese soul and dedicated his life to China. …In 1967, Holy Light Bible College was upgraded to a seminary. And, at the age of 74, after working in China for over 50 years, Dai Yongmian officially retired and returned to the United States from China. His ministry was continued by his son Taylor III.[1][5]
After returning to the United States, Dai Yongmian continued preaching and writing spiritual publications. He died on May 11, 1978, at the age of 84. His wife passed away on October 7, 1987, at the age of 90.[1][3]
