James Hudson Taylor æ å 3\/4 ç '' ( May 21 , 1832 -- June 3,1905 ) was a British Protestant Christian missionary to China . He started the China Inland Mission ( CIM ) ( now OMF International ) . James Hudson Taylor ( 21 May 1832 â `` 3 June 1905 ) , was a British Protestant Christian missionary to China , and founder of the China Inland Mission ( CIM ) ( now OMF International ) .