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William Whiting Borden (November 1, 1887 – April 9, 1913) was an American philanthropist and millionaire Christian missionary candidate who died in Egypt before reaching his chosen field, Gansu province in China.
Jan 23, 2024 · William Whiting Borden, a young pastor and missionary whose life was tragically cut short as he prepared to go minister among the Chinese Muslims with China Inland Mission, was that “fully consecrated man” devoted to serving the cause of Christ.
Jul 8, 2018 · Borden had walked away from his wealthy fortune to take the gospel of Jesus to the nations of the world. Most regarded it as a tragedy; however, God took the tragedy and did something far greater than Borden could ever do himself.
About four months after he sailed for Cairo, William Whiting Borden was stricken with cerebral meningitis. The whole world—missionaries, classmates at Yale and Princeton, business associates, friends—were saddened by his sudden home-taking.
Who was William Borden? In 1904 William Borden graduated from a Chicago high school. As an heir to his family's fortune, he was already wealthy. For his high school graduation present, William Borden's parents gave their 16-year-old son a trip around the world.
Nov 3, 2013 · William Whiting Borden was a wealthy Christian philanthropist who had a particular passion for the Muslims of Northern China. Born in Chicago in 1887 to William and Mary, Borden’s family became wealthy through wise investments in real estate and the dairy industry.
Apr 29, 2015 · This is the story of William Whiting Borden, known as Borden of Yale. William Borden was born in 1887 in Chicago to the very wealthy Borden family. This is the Borden Dairy Co., known for its mascot, Elsie the Cow.
