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Arthur Twistleton Polhill | |
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 Arthur T. Polhill-Turner in 1886 | |
| Born | Arthur Twistleton Polhill-Turner (1862-02-07)7 February 1862 Bedfordshire, England |
| Died | 21 November 1935(1935-11-21) (aged 73) |
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| Occupation | Missionary |
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| Relatives | Cecil Henry Polhill (brother) |
Arthur Twistleton Polhill (7 February 1862 – 21 November 1935), bornArthur Twistleton Polhill-Turner (the name Turner was discarded in 1902 bydeed poll[1]), was an EnglishAnglicanmissionary. He was one of theCambridge Seven, seven young men from England that travelled to China in order to continueHudson Taylor's missionary work there.
Arthur Polhill-Turner was born on 7 February 1862. He was educated atEton College andTrinity Hall, Cambridge.[2]
In November 1882, Polhill-Turner was deeply moved by the American evangelistDwight L. Moody’s talks to Trinity students. Recognizing the seriousness of followingChrist, he only decided to follow him after thoroughly thinking through the implications of such a decision. He was the first of the Cambridge Seven to have the inkling that China was for him, and soon after his decision to follow Christ he began to pursue this desire with intensity, convincing a few of the others to join him. In 1885 he and his brother,Cecil Polhill, became affiliated with theChina Inland Mission (CIM).[3]
Initially signed up with theChurch Missionary Society (CMS) before switching to the CIM, Arthur, now anordained Anglican, retained a strong connection to the CMS even though he was technically a CIM missionary. He left for western China (Sichuan, formerly speltSzechwan) on 5 February 1885.[4] Together withMontagu Proctor-Beauchamp andWilliam Cassels, the three established a properChurch of Englanddiocese in Szechwan.[5]
He spent ten years inBazhong between 1888 and 1898, before relocating toDazhou in 1899. On 23 February 1904, construction of a large multi-purpose Gospel Hall, or Gospel Church (Chinese:福音堂; pinyin:Fúyīn táng) started in Dazhou, under the supervision of Arthur, and was complete by August. A number of outstations were established following the building's completion.[4]
He died on 21 November 1935.
