and the two worked together for quite some time. Both had the courage to advance into the Chinese interior. Hudson Taylor regarded Burns as one of his spiritual mentors and wrote about the depth of Burns' prayer life. Taylor, however, influenced Burns in the way in which he sought to contextualize his ministry by breaking with missionary tradition to wear Chinese clothing while evangelizing in China's interior. During his twenty years of preaching the gospel in China, Burns also spent a short period wrongly imprisoned at Guangzhou. In 1868, Burns died after a short illness in Yingkou (Newchwang), (Liaoning Province). One of William Burns' well known quotes was: "Always be ready" (1 Peter 3:15). References Citations Sources Burns, William C., Revival Sermons, Banner of Truth Trust, 1980, Clarke, Agnes H. L., China's man of the Book. The story of William Chalmers Burns, 1815–1868, London : Overseas Missionary Fellowship, 1968 Houghton, S. M., Five pioneer missionaries: D. Brainerd, W. C. Burns, J. Eliot, H. Martyn, J. G. Paton, London : Banner of Truth Trust, 1965 MacMillan, Donald N., The Kirk in Glengarry-A History of the Presbytery of Glengarry (Presbyterian Church in Canada) 1787–1984, 1985. McMullen, Michael D., God's Polished Arrow: W. C. Burns, Revival Preacher, Christian Focus Publications, 2000, Stewart James Alexander, Biographical Sketches: William Chalmers Burns / Robert Murray McCheyne, Asheville, NC: Revival Literature, 1963 Tow, Timothy, William C Burns: Grandfather of Bible-Presbyterians, Singapore: Christian Life Publishers, 1994. Dutch Valen, L. J. van, Die aan alle wateren zaait : uit het leven van William Chalmers Burns ; zendeling en evangelist, Ede : Hardeman, 1988, Attribution This article was originally a direct translation from :de:William Chalmers Burns and partly from :zh:賓惠廉 1815 births 1868 deaths People from Angus, Scotland Scottish Presbyterian missionaries Scottish evangelicals Presbyterian missionaries in China Christian missionaries in Fujian Christian revivalists Alumni of the University of Aberdeen Alumni of the University of Glasgow British expatriates in China