William E. Boardman, born in 1810, was a skeptical young man who was dramatically saved and began studying for the ministry. The temptation of riches soon drew him back to abusiness career until financial setbacks and his godly wife led him to recommit his life. He wrote The Higher Christian Life in 1858, which became an immediate best-seller. He went on to write several other books and began an nternation speaking ministry. His meetings in England were the beginnings of the well-known Keswick Convention. Boardman’s ministry continued until his death in 1886.
