J. V. S. Taylor

J. V. S. Taylor was married twice, to Eliza Mary Pritchard (1847) and Georgina Brodie (1859): both his wives were Scottish.

[5] A son, Dr Lechmere Taylor, became Director of the Edinburgh Medical Missionary Society.

[10] He had studied Gujarati prosody and his hymn collections Dharmagita (1851) and Kavyarpan (1863) are still popular in local churches.

He is considered the father of Gujarati Christian poetry and his Bhajansangraha had 90 original and 18 translated songs.

[1][11] He also translated John Bunyan's book "The Holy War" in Gujarati as "શુદ્ધ પ્રયુદ્ધ" with Mr. Manilal C. Shah which was also revised by Rev.

A Gujarati translation of the Bible had been issued by the Serampore Mission Press in 1820, and William Carey had contributed to it.

James Skinner and William Fyvie of the London Missionary Society continued the work.

Photo of Rev. J. V. S. Taylor (Irish Presbyterian Missionary in Gujarat) from "Mati na Patr ma Daivi Khajano" written by Rev. Manasseh Bhurajibhai
First Page of John Bunyan written "The Holy War" Gujarati Translation by Rev. J. V. S. Taylor & Mr. Manilal C. Shah.
The grave of J V S Taylor, Newington Cemetery