developing a Bible correspondence course from H.B.!. - reaching
ove~ .a .t .h_ousand throughout China based on the Scofield notes -
a strongly evangelistic and dispensational work still used in
Hong Kong.
Biola · in China had influence beyond its walls with the
extended Bible correspondence courses; however, its impact was c-- significant through publication of its bi-monthly magazine,.
The Evangelist, edited by Marcus Chen, professor . of New Testament.
The magazine originated in Shanghai by Chen and enjoyed an
estimated circulation of 10,000 including overseas Chinese in Japan! Sou~heast Asia, and the U~ited States. 64 Following Chen's
moye ~o H.B.!. in 1928, the magazine was printed in Changsha and
contained numerous articles written by Chen · and the Institute 1 staff . -., Poems and sermons were also included along with illustrations
of the Life of Jesus. 65 Stories by Chen's son, Ren Bing Chen
about his educational travels and experiences as a Chinese :'\. C-::7 I ;:., Christian in America, ;lso filled -its . pages. 66 ~- c ~ .. ~ J.:--~.~~ 0.: L --- ~i!} ·. '.1 '...: ·i .._- .• ~.:. -. j_:~a :_ t c--_ ::.~_2.. ·. -·~~-~0\ 7 ~~:<~ .1r ti:::~:.;~: £2..... c r1c r)e,•::. n'l'he . Evangelist .wel:S - indeed ._ a Biola in Ch_ina .organ; nevertheless,
it was also a Chen family affair because his sons and daughters
were contributing writers. A Wheaton College graduate, Marcus
Chen sent his children to be educated in the United States - as
well as China. They were college graduates who enhanced the )
academic family heritage - thus assuring a magazine format that
represented a literate and intelligent view of evangelical
Christianity. Chen's oldest son, R.B. Chen, received his Ph.D.
in Sociology from the University of Michigan in 1936. Joses, the
youngest son and most avid _Christian, achieved his Ph.D. in Nuclear
Physics at the University of Southern California in 1951. Joses
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