 At the memorial service held at the China Inland Mission Hall in Shanghai on 13 June, Dr. Howard Taylor spoke about his father’s life, quoting from Hudson Taylor and how his father constantly challenged him, 

In February 1922, Howard and his wife were kidnapped by a bandit leader in Yunnan named Pu Shuming.They were subsequently released.Geraldine recorded the events of the ordeal in "With P’u and His Brigands".