福勒在华盛顿州塔科马召开的美以美会会议上,提议创办普吉特湾大学(英语:University of Puget Sound)[4]。1888年,美以美会决定在北京和南京开办大学。此年,福勒作为会督到中国巡视各年议会工作[5][6],参与了北京汇文书院(The Peking University)[7]和南京汇文书院(The Nanking University)[8]的创办。
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