OUR BIBLE INSTITUTE IN HUNAN PROVINCE, CHINA Mi lm OR. FRANK A. KELLER, Superintendent ml H HE King’s Business readers will be interested in the fol lowing letter from Chester Rutledge who, with his wife and Rev. and Mrs. Walter T. ed of a bee hive in blossom time, for the place was alive with native workmen, carpenters, plasterers, brick-layers, stone-masons and others that I cannot classify until I know mere of the Chi nese customs and methods. It was in
Steven, is now attending the Nanking Language School in preparation for ser vice with Dr. Keller. A photograph of these splendid young people appeared in the November number: When I stepped down the gang plank Saturday morning, September 24th, I felt I had just finished three weeks of the richest and most blessed experience of my life, having just returned to Nanking from a most interesting and profitable trip up the River to Chang sha, (where I had the privilege of see ing a little of our own Hunan Bible Institute, and the marvelous work it is carrying on,) and to Nan Yoh for the regular Autumn Bible Conference. Dr. Keller, in his forethought and consideration, had arranged for Mr. Steven and myself to attend the Nan Yoh Conference and get a glimpse of the work in general before starting our year’s work in the study of the lan guage at Nanking. For this we are truly grateful for the inspiration we received will enable us to give more unreservedly of our strength through the months of study here in Nanking. As we drew near the boat landing at Changsha, we were greeted by Mrs. Keller’s victorious smile, and, if, we had not known it before, we were assured then of our welcome to China. After about a half- hour’s turning and wind ing first one way and then another through the narrow streets of a real Chinese city, we swung out on to the fine military road and, before we rea lized it, were entering the compound of the Hunan Bible Institute, to which we had been looking forward with such joyful anticipation. Visiting the Grounds, One day was spent in looking over the grounds and buildings, and visiting some of the other missions and schools of Changsha. Our hearts were thrilled as we saw the work going on in the Institute Compound. We were remind
deed a wonderful sight to see all this and to just realize that every stroke of the hammer, and every motion of the saw, was one more step in the prepara tion and equipment of an Institution that is now training scores, and soon will be training hundreds of young men and women to go out and preach the “ unsearchable riches of Christ” to the millions of China who know nothing of His power to save. There are three splendid dormitory buildings, one for women and two for men, under con struction now, and Dr. Keller is hoping, to get the Administration Building un der way in the near future. After a very interesting day at the Institution and in the home of Dr. and Mrs. Keller, we started up the River for the Nan Yoh Conference. We arrived in Hun Sen at 9:30 P.M. Sunday, the 11th, and had the privilege of spending the night in one of the river evangel istic boats. The Overland Trip. The next morning at 6:15, we started overland for Nan Yoh. When the ten- mile jaunt was almost finished, we saw a group of foreigners making their way across the rice fields toward the large temple of the city. There was one per son in the party whom I could not fail to recognize, so I called “ Dr. Torrey!” and it was right out there in the rice field that we received a most hearty welcome to China and to Nan Yoh. They were just starting on a trip up the Sacred Mountain, so we were glad of the opportunity to join them. We first visited the large city temple, where we saw the weary hearted pil grims bowing down to those terrible idols, and oh, what a challenge this was to us! These poor, sin-cursed, ignorant souls travel for days in order that they might give thanks for the blessings re ceived from their ancestors. What a call this is to us for a Closer life of de-
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