Harrison - Biola in China

As we saw their strenous work · and heard of their far-reaching plans, and thought of the thousands and thousands of towns and villages whose millions of people had never heard of Christ, or even seen a copy of God's Word, who would soon be smoking cigarettes, our hearts were filled with burning shame and at the same time throbbed with a great ambition to be equally comprehensive in plan, w~se ~§ method, and prompt in action for the King.

Lyman Stewart undertook the support of the river boat ministry, directing funds through the Bible House of Los Angeles by 1915. 16 July 17, 1916 brought approval of Biola's Board of Trustees and President Stewart to place Dr. Keller's river .boat enterprise and missionary work at Nan Yoh into affiliation with the Bible Institut Title to small purchases of property at Hunan for Keller's ministry was held by the Bible House of Los Angeles - _- 18 and transferred to Biola. Retention of Keller as superintendent was of course, essential. Mutual theology and evangelical methodology led Stewart · and·-- r

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