Taylor University - Ilium / Gem Yearbook (Upland, IN)

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the 6cm BISHOP WILLIAM TAYLOR The youth of all ages is seeking a man to be followed as an ideal worthy of contem- plation and aspiration. For the modern youth no greater embodiment of the four- fold life can be found than by turning to the recent past and uncovering the hidden treasures of full physical, social, intellectual, and spiritual development in Bishop William Taylor. He was an athlete, educator, world traveler, and evangelist. Bishop Taylor acquired a strong physique through a direct contact with the out of doors. Due to his primary life interest being placed in spiritual things, he assured him- self of good health for his tasks by riding horseback from one community to another while engaged in pastoral duties. Men of athletic interests claim that his strong body and healthful life are a challenge to any man. He was a friend to all. Although being called A man of seven continents he was just as comfortable in the lowliest hovel of the pioneer community. In the early days of his work in the West he had won the respect of both Protestants and Catholics to the extent that everyone called him Father Taylor and freely supported his world- wide program. Following in the footsteps of Lincoln, Taylor ' s education was in a large measure duplicative. Notes with condensed material were always to be found in his pockets to be studied in odd moments. A weli-trained mind was of no small benefit when he endeavored and accomplished, within a comparatively short time, the task of speaking the language of his followers in new missionary enterprises. While never receiving a formal collegiate education, his examinations on entering the ministry would rival many of those of the best-trained youth of today. Colleges everywhere were seeking his presence, for his messages were filled with a strange power. As a spiritual leader, Bishop Taylor ' s mission was truly world-wide. When he saw a field white unto harvest he called a group of young people to go with him. If no one followed, he went alone. Early in life Taylor learned that the source of a vital Christian experience was through prayer. Much has been written, even by those con- verted under Taylor who are living today, on his prayer life. A friend from California says, He was so practical, matter of fact, and undemonstrative. Many people got out of patience with his detailed prayers, but the results accomplished have proven their value. The results of his labors in Australia are claimed to be equal with those of St. Paul. In promoting his missionary endeavors he was supported by laymen who placed confidence in him, for they knew every dollar invested brought results in kingdom building. Bishop Taylor was unquestionably one of the greatest preachers, evangelists, and pioneers the world has ever known. The words offered in prayer by Bishop Taylor in the parental home of Bishop Oldham should echo and re-echo in our hearts: Make him who hears feel that he must be a follower of Christ and take the message to someone else. Page Nine 1934

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BISHOP WILLIAM TAYLOR

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Cbe 6cm SAMMY MORRIS (TIone but not forgotten. Sammy Morris lives as much in the hearts of men now as in old Taylor University forty-one years ago. These are words from a classmate of this ebony-faced godly man who was once an African prince. This simple black boy from Africa was a visible miracle of the grace of God. Samuel Morris was an instrument in the hands of the Holy Spirit for the greater and grander development of all of humanity with which he came into contact. Dr. Read, former President of Taylor University, said of Sammy Morris, He turned the University upside down. He lived and died in the Holy Ghost. The challenge of the true Christian character of this young man has been a ready inspiration, sending many a man on his way t o give of his best for the Prince of Peace who instilled the very virtue of peace so marvelously in the soul of Sammy Morris. 1934 Page Tc