 Philander Smith College awarded the LL.D.. And the University of Puget Sound awarded the Litt.D.During the riots in Newark, New Jersey in 1967, Bishop Taylor was appointed a member of the Commission on Civil Disorders by Governor Richard J. Hughes.One of Bishop Taylor's last actions was to prepare an historical document which was read at the opening session of the World Methodist Council in Brighton, England, 23 August 2001.