Herbert J. Taylor

Who was Herbert J. Taylor?

Herbert J. Taylor was a business executive, civic leader and sponsor of Christian organizations who belonged to the United States of America. Taylor co-founded the Christian Workers Foundation in 1939. He served on the boards of several such institutions as: Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship, Youth for Christ, Young Life, Fuller Seminary, Child Evangelism Fellowship, Christian Service Brigade, Pioneer Girls, and the Greater Chicago Billy Graham Crusades . He was vice-chairman of the Price Adjustment Board of the War Department during World War II; the other positions he held were the presidency of Rotary International, 1954–55; directorship positions for the First National Bank of Barrington and the Chicago Federal Savings and Loan Association; and membership on the Board of Governors of the Illinois Crippled Children Society, 1941–42. Taylor also authored "The Four Way Test" "The Ten Marks of a Good Citizen" "The Twelve Marks of a True Christian" and "God Has A Plan For You". He has been inducted into the American National Business Hall of Fame. He featured on the cover of Newsweek's 28 February 1955 issue.