The Hunan Bible Institute compound consisted of the above real property and following buildings: one three story administration building; four three story dornitories; one gate house; dining room and ~itchen; six residences, and a ten foot wall surrounding the property. All the ~oove constructed of concrete and brick. 0
Recent video tape, .from fil~s taken by Charles Roberts from 1930 to 1937 at the Hunan Bible Institute, demonstrated the staggering size and magnificent construction of the buildings; in addition, revealed the name of . the benefactor: Milton Stewart Hall (Administra– tion building) and dining room. 4 1 An unpublished autobiography by Dr. Ren Bing Chen, Shanghai, 1983, son of Marcus Chen - H.B.I. professor of New Testament (1928-37), provides a graphic reflection of the campus from a Chinese perspective.
Quitting a job at the Stewart Fund, my father (Marcus Chen) took up the post . of teach~ng at the Changsha Bible Institute which was the China branch of the f~mous Bible Institute of Los Angeles, California. Biola for short ... My parents were staff members of the Biola in China. A first rate compound was built for the Bible Institute in Changsha ... The dornitories for students were first rate buildings, and the houses for faculty members were superb --- better than first rate. The houses alloted to my pare~ts were also no lessless than first rate. Even judged according to Shanghai standards, it was a very comfortable mansion with two modern bathroo~s and about five or six modern bedrooms, beside a study, a parlour, and a dining room. There ~ere about six mansions like this. The Kellers and the Roberts occupied one each, and Pastor Cheng Chik-Wei was alloted one, and we lived in another. Another house of equal size was the residence of Mr. Hsiao Mu Kwang, president of the Institute. The sixth, a vacant house was loaned to Mr.
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