Henrietta Soltau was a British evangelist and promoter of missionary work.
12 Facts About Henrietta Soltau
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Henrietta Soltau was the eldest but one of the eight children of Henry William and Lucy Soltau.
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Henrietta Soltau's father was a teacher for the Plymouth Brethren and a writer.
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Henrietta Soltau recalls how enthusiastic her father was after hearing James Hudson Taylor talk and immediately began organising for him to talk at his meeting.
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Henrietta Soltau started to support the China Inland Mission who sent missionaries to China and the group founded by James Hudson Taylor.
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Henrietta Soltau decide to help with the children of the missionaries who required a home.
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Henrietta Soltau set up a home for them in Tottenham.
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In time this moved to Hastings, where Henrietta Soltau created a branch of the YWCA, a holiday home and she delivered evangelistic services at the Railway Mission Hall.
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Henrietta Soltau led the newly created China Inland Mission's ladies' council at James Hudson Taylor's invitation.
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Henrietta Soltau had wanted to be a missionary herself but her health was not considered sufficient.
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Henrietta Soltau retired in 1916 from training missionaries who went to many parts of the world and 547 were to assist the CIM.
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Henrietta Soltau continued to support the CIM in her retirement as Chair of the women's council.