Lessons of Infinite Advantage: William Taylor's California Experiences

In Lessons of Infinite Advantage, William Taylor (1821-1902) tells the story of a foundational episode in his life. Following his trial ministry as a Methodist circuit rider in his home state of Virginia and his service of pastorates in the historic North Baltimore Conference, Taylor was commissioned as a missionary to California at the beginning of the Gold Rush. His subsequent "seven years of street preaching in San Francisco" set the stage for a half-century missionary career during which …