▁the ological ▁liberal ism ▁by ▁convin cing ▁the ▁Convention ▁to ▁adopt ▁the ▁Conf ession ▁as ▁its ▁binding ▁statement ▁of ▁faith . ▁ ▁R iley ▁was ▁the ▁editor ▁of ▁The ▁Christian ▁Fund amental ist ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁R iley ▁founded ▁the ▁World ▁Christian ▁Fund ament als ▁Association . ▁R iley ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Bapt ist ▁State ▁Convention ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 - 4 5 . ▁When ▁R iley ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁Billy ▁Graham , ▁whom ▁R iley ▁had ▁chosen ▁to ▁succeed ▁him ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁North western , ▁conducted ▁the ▁fun eral ▁services . ▁At ▁R iley ' s ▁death ▁North western ▁Bible ▁School ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁largest ▁Bible ▁School ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁with ▁some ▁ 1 , 2 0 0 ▁students ▁en rolled . ▁ ▁E volution ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁R iley ▁set ▁up ▁the ▁Anti - E volution ▁League ▁of ▁Minnesota , ▁which ▁bl oss omed ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁into ▁the ▁Anti - E volution ▁League ▁of ▁America ▁( l ater ▁run ▁by ▁T . ▁T . ▁Martin ). ▁While ▁the ▁anti - e volution ▁cr us ade ▁is ▁often ▁thought ▁of ▁as ▁a ▁Southern ▁phenomen on , ▁two ▁of ▁its ▁for em ost ▁leaders , ▁R iley ▁and ▁John ▁Ro ach ▁Str aton , ▁were ▁from ▁Min ne apolis ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁respectively . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 2