George Gushue-Taylor and the Medical Missions of Formosa

1 Obituary. Can Med Assoc J 1954; 71: 299.

2 Anonymous. Dr. George Gushue-Taylor. Observer 1 August 1954.

3 Anonymous. Dr. George Gushue-Taylor. The Monthly Greeting (Newfoundland) January 1929: 19.

4 Anonymous. Leper work in Formosa. The Presbyterian Record 1929–54: 265.

5 The London Hospital Gazette October 1906; 13: 18.

6 The Medical and Dental Directory of the London Hospital. London: The School Press, 1922: 118.

7 LRCP: Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians. MRCS: Member of the Royal College of Surgeons. See The Lives of the Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 1952–1964. London: Royal College of Surgeons, 1970: 175.

8 Oral History Archives, Hannah Chair, McMaster University, interview of Miss Gretta Gauld and Dr Flora (Gauld) Little by Charles G Roland, 4 July 1985. HCM 61–85: 2–3.

9 The Royal London Hospital Museum and Archives Centre, St Augustine with St Philip's Church, Whitechapel, Manuscript Register, London School of Medicine, Register F: 903.

10 Treves F . The Elephant Man and Other Reminiscences. London: Cassell & Co, 1923.

11 Anonymous (op.cit. ref 4): 265.

12 Ion AH The Cross and the Rising Sun: The Canadian Protestant Missionary Movement in the Japanese Empire, 1872–1931. Waterloo: Wilfrid Laurier Press, 1990: 23.

13 Minutes of the Executive Committee, Foreign Missions Room, 7 East India Avenue, London, 7 September 1911: 159–60.

14 Anonymous. The ordination service. The Presbyterian Messenger, no 788, November 1911: 363.

15 Anonymous. Dr. and Mrs. Gushue-Taylor. The Presbyterian Messenger, no 790, January 1912: 21.

16 Op. cit. ref 7: 175.

17 Anonymous (op. cit. ref 14): 363.

18 Anonymous (op. cit. ref 15): 21.

19 Ibid: 22.

20 Mr Montgomery. In south Formosa. The Presbyterian Messenger, no 798, September 1912: 273.

21 Mackay GL (ed Macdonald JA ). From Far Formosa: The Island, its People and Missions. New York: Fleming H Reveli Co, 1896: 276–7.

22 Ibid: 274, 276.

23 Anonymous. The Formosa typhoon. The Presbyterian Messenger, no 801, December 1912: 365–6.

24 Band E . Working His Purpose Out. Tokyo: Christian Literature Society, 1931: 162–3.

25 Personal communication, JKW Ferguson (son of JY Ferguson) to CG Roland, ALS, 7 November 1987.

26 Rose J . For the Sake of the Children: Inside Dr. Barnardo's: 120 Years of Caring for Children. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1987: 141.

27 Op. cit. ref 6: 15.

28 Op. cit. ref 7: 175.

29 Op. cit. ref 6: 107.

30 Ibid, 1923–4: 17.

31 Anonymous. One Century's Service at Mackay Memorial Hospital. Taipei: Mackay Memorial Hospital, 1983: 27.

32 Ion AH (op. cit. ref 12): 143.

33 Op. cit. ref 31: 27–8.

34 Op. cit. ref 8, interview of Amy and Robert McClure, 27 June 1985. HCM 59–85: 2. Gushue-Taylor attended Mrs McClure at the delivery of her first two children 35 Ibid: 7.

36 Ibid: 3–6.

37 Scott M . McClure: The China Years of Dr. Bob McClure. Toronto: Canec Publishing and Supply House, 1977: 172.

38 Op. cit. ref 34: 16–17.

39 Band E . Barclay of Formosa. Tokyo: Christian Literature Society, 1936: 122.

40 Mackay GL (op. cit. ref 21): 316.

41 Ibid: 222–3.

42 Although efforts have been made to replace the emotion-freighted word “leprosy” with “Hansen's disease” in the last few decades, the original word is used here because it was the one appropriate to the period described.

43 This paragraph is derived from G Gushue-Taylor, A brief history of anti-leprosy work in Taiwan. In: 1934–1984: 50th Anniversary, Taipei Happy Mount Colony. Taipei Hsien: Happy Mount Colony, 1984: 45–8.

44 Op. cit. ref 31: 28.

45 Op. cit. ref 43: 45.

46 Anonymous. Leper work in Formosa. The Presbyterian Record, 1929; 54: 264.

47 Op. cit. ref 43: 45–6.

48 Op. cit. ref 34: 17–19.

49 Ibid: 8.

50 Scott M (op. cit. ref 37): 160.

51 Op. cit. ref 34: 20.

52 Anonymous. The changing Mackay Memorial Hospital. In: One Century's Service at Mackay Memorial Hospital. Taipei: Mackay Memorial Hospital, 1983: 28.

53 Gushue-Taylor G. Happy Mount Leprosy Colony, Formosa, Japan. The Glad Tidings 1931: 415.

54 Gushue-Taylor G . Romance and Tragedy on a Pacific Isle. Not published, 1930?: 6.

55 Cited in Anonymous. Cleansing the leper. The Glad Tidings 1935: 248.

56 Gushue-Taylor G (op. cit. ref 53): 416.

57 Gushue-Taylor G . Happy Mount Leprosy Colony. The Presbyterian Record, 1932; 57: 114–15.

58 Gushue-Taylor G (op. cit. ref 53): 114.

59 Op. cit. ref 8: 7–8.

60 Gushue-Taylor G. Happy Mount Leprosy Colony, Formosa, Japan. The Presbyterian Record, May 1934: 150.

61 Gushue-Taylor G (op. cit. ref 53): 417.

62 Gushue-Taylor G . Happy Mount Leprosy Colony, Formosa, Japan. News Letter No 3 February 1932: 1.

63 Ibid: 4.

64 Gushue-Taylor G . Happy Mount Leprosy Colony, Formosa. The Presbyterian Record, 1937; 62: 150.

65 Gushue-Taylor G . Happy Mount Leprosy Colony, Formosa, Japan. News Letter No 6 May 1934: 1.

66 Ibid: 2.

67 Op. cit. ref 52: 28.

68 Gushue-Taylor G . If Thou wilt Thou canst make me clean. The Glad Tidings 1938: 196.

69 Op. cit. ref 34: 25.

70 Ibid: 30.

71 Tank MD Chuckles Behind the Door: Lillian Dickson's Personal Letters. Taiwan: Marilyn Dickson Tank, 1977: 43.

72 Gushue-Taylor G . Raku-San-En (Happy Mount Leprosy Colony), Tansui-gun, Formosa, Japan: Newsletter no 15, March 1941. The Glad Tidings April 1941: 149.

73 Tank MD (op. cit. ref 71): 54.

74 Anonymous. A great man is great anywhere. World Friends April 1942: 119–20.

75 Gushue-Taylor G to Rev JC Cochrane, 15 May 1944 (courtesy of Presbyterian Church in Canada Archives).

76 Letter, same to same, 6 February 1946.

77 Dew HT Happy Mount Leprosy Colony, Formosa. The Glad Tidings September 1946: 321. Dew was treasurer of the colony.

78 Dickson J . Report on Formosa. Typescript in possession of the author, undated but, by context, autumn 1947: 4.

79 Gushue-Taylor G (op. cit. ref 43): 48.

80 G Gushue-Taylor to The Right Rev CM Nicholson, TLS 16 January 1951, Qualicum Beach, BC: 1.

81 Gushue-Taylor left an estate of almost $50, 000. The bulk was left in trust to his sisters; this will was dated 16 October 1953. A codicil, written on the SS Ocean Mail, en route from Seattle to Yokohama, 5 December 1953, states his intention to many Annie Senior (“Penlee”, 4 Birdwood Road, Cambridge) and asking that if his death occurred first, she receive from his estate $2000. Miss Senior was a long-time nurse and associate in the missionary work in Formosa. This will and codicil were probated in British Columbia on 6 July 1954. Copy in possession of the author.