He loved the Scriptures. His scholarship was helping people. That's how he saw it. Lane also envisioned the library as a place where scholars could come on sabbaticals to study and write. Currently, Franklin House has a room and bath available for an interested scholar.
Organizers hope eventually to have larger facilities.
Another vision is providing computer space and access to items on the Internet, Smith said. The library is intentionally not affiliated with any denomination, Smith said. We're decisively Christian. Those who now carry out Lane's legacy are always mindful of his wishes. And besides the books themselves, the library has numerous reminders of its founder, who spent the last year of his life in the house.