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BOW WOWBy Langru the dog

I had a very happy beginning to theNew Year because so many people sentme Christmas cards and, at the sametime, told me how much they enjoyChristasian Magazine. There are actuallysome people who read it from cover tocover as soon as they take it out of themailbox.

There have also been others who,when renewing their subscriptions, sentalong an extra donation as well. It evenmade the editor happy for a change andhe threw me a couple of extra bones. Theune.xpected bonefall gave me indigestion.

We have lost one of our most lovingreaders in the sudden passing of Mr. A.S. Prasangi of Kanpur. He often cameby the house to shake my hand, pat meon the head and tickle my ears.

Mr. Barter's article on the Beasts ofRev. 13. (page 7) has scared me out ofmy wits. You will want to avoid it.

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Madras AgainThe Editor Page

India in the Life of LivingstoneBrojedra JVath Banerjee Page

The Conversion of the Poet's Wife

V. Gnanasikhamani Page

When the Son of Man Cometh

Harter Page

Indian News Summary Page

Chosen Vessel

Mrs. Ivy C. Paul Page

F Stands for Faith

Ralph R. Harter Page

Women as EvangelistsMrs. Ruth Morris Page

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Vol. XVIII, No. 1 Jan. 1974 Feb. Kanpur, India

MADRAS AGAINTKe Editor

It was a privilege-again, after two years,to be invited to visit Madras. The invitation came from the. Church of Christat Ennore who wanted me to speak tothem nightly for a week and also presideat their first ordination service. I willnot take the space to list those who wereordained even though they are all avidreaders of Christasian Magazine, andold friends as well. Our .Assistant editorV. Gnanasikhamani was ordained to bethe church's evangelist.

As previously, 1 stayed at the ChristNagar Institute and lectured the boysthere each morning from 6 to 7. In theabsence of William and Ethel Gulick, myfood was provided by the different familiesin the Ennore Church. V

The Ennore Church has been built ona strong foundation, the members showmuch love and spiritual insight and thereis much hope for the future

I was also much encouraged by whatI saw of the activities of other churchesof Christ in the area. The Kilpauk Churchcertainly shows more vitality than itspredecessor, ..the Hunter Road Church.Brothcsr Leonard Thompson /has provenhimself to bje a very hard'and efficientworkerTor the Lord. His radio programcan be heard over Radio Ceylon's Englishprogramme every Friday evening at 9:4f>.The broadcast has an informal and youthful atmosphere about it that should makeit more popular than other more sophisticated religious .broadcasts.

-^JDavid and Lois Recs^ent much valuable time^iand'expensive petrol (gasoline)to attend the meetings at Ennore. Oneday they drove me up to Andhra Pradeshto see their leprosorium. It was worththe difficulties of the trip and I am happy

to say that the work of the Rcoses is acredit to the brotherhood. Although Ihave known the Reeses for almost thirtyyears, I came away with a new view andappreciation of their labors for the Lord,and for them personally.

On the return trip fiom Andhra Pradesh, we stopped briefly to see the newhospital abuildirg at Madiapj)«kkam.Here also I was impressed with die gigantic task which Art and Ruth Morris'̂ '̂ veundertaken, morning I ^Isp .']^keto the students oTihe South Asia ChristianCollege and ihut feJlowsh.'p is also a happymem«)ry. G

E'd^n an I DDr )thy Weesner and familywill graduaUy be movingbut to the ChristNagar TristhUte ht Er.noie where Eldonis installing a machine shop for rehabilitation work. I met the Wecsners for thefirst time two years ago but we are alreadyfast andjlrust^d-friendsi. —....^

r ^rry and Heather Lacsohdiave movedWo-^Kotagini-^herO" thgy '̂lfiavg started a

new work. Although I did not get to seethem, I heard good things of them.

The city of Madras itself has also improved in the past two vears. The city bussystem is fantastic. Why oh why can'tKanpur do as well ?

The coolie-pulled rikshas, which weresuch a disgrace to Madras, are nowextinct. Tl.cy have been replaced bycycle rikshas.

I did not do much sight-sceirg butBrother Gnanasikhamani did show methe Annadurai Memorial which is a mag-nifirant sight and a must for all visitorsto Madras.

And so, dear friends in Madras, it isGod be with you until we meet again.

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Reprinted from Indian Witness

INDIA IN THE LIFE OF DAVID LIVINGSTONE

By Brojendra Nath Banerjee

Mr. Banerjee is Company Secrotary, Evangelical Trust Association ofNorth India

Dr. David Livingstone (1813-1873),born of a poor Scottish family, was ayoung Scottish missionary doctor whocamped among the savages from villageto village in the heart of southern Africa.He made friends with the chieftains, gavemedicine to the tribes and preached thegoods news of salvation. He had alsostudied theology.

Was David Livingstone a Christianmissionary or just another African explorer ? In his daily life through thirty-threeyears of toil and travel, fighting constantlyagainst tropical diseases, exposed at alltimes to savage men and women, wildbeasts and adverse circumstances, he wasa ceaseless crusader against slavery, voodoo, superstition and illiteracy. Dr.Livingstone, one of the world's greatestmissionaries, carried the light of Christian civilization to the world's dark continent. He was the first white man topenetrate the interior of Africa and towin world acclaim as an explorer too.

Dr. Livingstone developed a burningcompassion for the black people of Africa.The traffic in slave trade shocked andsickened him and as such he tookan oath that he would devote his life tostamping out this evil. He was a man ofresolute determination and was called,"The Good One." Tne wondering savagesmight not have understood his preachingfrom the Word of God at first b^it theyknew that he was the "Good One" andwhat he talked about must be good too.

Dr. Livingstone was fearless. He usedto eat with the chieftains and give themgifts, then he would calmly lay down inhis hut and sleep. He had more thanordinary pleasure in telling these murderers how to be "cleansed of sin. His work asa doctor was of course an important assetin his preaching work.

At every turn. Dr. Livingstone denounced slavery. After 25 years, heaccomplished the incredible feat of exploring a trail, and in 1865 he arrivedat the port of Bombay sailing from EastAfrica. His voyage of 2500 miles took43 days. The ship, "The Lady Nyasa,"was his own.

Some years previously, 1857-52,liberated slaves had been brought to•Bombay by the British Navy. An asylumfor these freed African slaves in WesternIndia was established by the CMS Mission(Church of England) in I860. Five yearslater Dr. Livingstone came to Nas'k inMaharashtra State and lived for a whileamong the freed African slaves. He mademany local converts during his stay inNasiL He used to live in the "WhiteHouse" at Shaharanpur Road in Nasik.This building is still there. I discoveredthis house in 1970 through K.L.S. of theBible and Medical Missionary Fellowshipin Nasik.

To many of us, this great Christianmissionary, David Livingstone, has remained unknown. Yet he brought thelight of Christian faith and freedom to

one of the most enlightened areas of Indiaat Nasik—f'The Varanasi (Banaras) ofWestern India" on the holy banks of theGodavari.

During Dr. Livingstone's stay in India,Bishop Harding of Bombay paid a visittoNasik CMS Mission and saw Dr. Livingstone working among the native convertsas well as among the freed African slaves.Dr. Livingstone established mission points,schools, trade routes and churches. Malaria and dysentery, however, wore himdown. He was a man ofcourage and gavethese lost people a life worth living forthe glory of Christ.

From among the freed African slavesDr. Livingstone personally selected ninevolunteers to accompany him on whatwas to prove to be his last African journeyof exploration. By this time. Dr. Livingstone had become famous for his severalbooks of whidh "MissionaryTravels" wasthe most outstanding.

By 1872, everyone everywhere,kept asking, "Where is Livingstone ?""Where is the Good One ?" A search »and a relief expedition were sent out tofind him. Six more "Nasik Boys" (freedAfrican slaves) were also included in theparty. Till the day the "Good One" wasgone, some of his "Nasik boys" werealways with Dr. Livingstone.

"The Good One" was gone on May1, 1873, in the heart of Africa. Thousandsof his converts came to pay their lastrespects. They knew that in far offEngland the friends of the white doctorwould want to bury him, so with lovinghands they emblamed the body, firstremoving his heart for burial on Africansoil where it belonijed.

One of the NasikboyswasJacob WainWright who helped to bring his mortal.body to its last resting place in honour inWestminister Abbey, London.

There is at least one descendent of thefreed African slaves living in Kashmirand he is active in his own way in thechurch.

It must have been about 4 a.m. 6nMay 1, 1873, when Sushi heard Majwara'sstep once more. "Come to Bwana. Iam afiaid. I do not know if Dr. Livingstone is alive." The Nasik boy's evidentalarm made Sushi run to arouse Chuma,Chowpere, Mathew and Muannasere.

These Nasik boys looked toward thebed. Dr. Livingstone was not lying on itbut appeared to be engaged in prayer.They instinctively drew back for aninstant. Pointing to him, Majwara said,"When he lay down he wasjust as he isnow, and it is because he does not movethat I fear he is dead."

The boys drew nearer. A candlestuck by its own wax to the top of thebox, shed a light sufficient for them to seehis form. Dr. Livingstone was kneelingby the side of his bed, head buried in hishands upon the pillow. For a momentthey watched him. He did not stir, therewas no sign of breathing. Then one ofthem, Mathew, advanced softly and placed,his hands on Livingston's cheeks.

It was sufficient. Life had been extinctfor some time and the body was almostcold. David Livingstone was dead; butthe light Dr. David Livingstone kindledin the heart of Africa will never go out.

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The Conversion of the Poet's WifeV. Gnanasikhamani

In our last instalment we concludedour study o^ the conversion to Christ,in the last century, of the south Indianpoet, H. A. Krishna Pillai. Now let usturn our attention to the conversion ofhis wife and mother.

After his baptism in 1358, KrishnaPillai was much concerned about thesalvation of his family, and he told Mr.Symonds of this concern. In the meantime, Mr. Symonds had appointed himto be the Tamil pandit to Henr^ Bower.Krishna Pillai was also to assist in thetranslation of the Bible into Tamil.

Mr. Symondsstronglyforbade KrishnaPillai to try and convert his family butthe latter persisted. Finally the missionarypermitted him to go to Palayamcottai.Krishna Pillai considered the salvatioii ofhis family more important than anythingelse.

When Krishna Pillai returned home,he wasjoyouslymet by his younger brother and the others who had previouslybeen converted. His wife and mother,however, shed bitter tears of sorrow. "Itis not possible to relate in this limitedcontent," Krishna Pillai wrote, "of thatstate of soulful sorrow and agitation whichmy mother felt as soon as she learnedthe news that I also had become a Christian. I did not directly experience mywife's sorrow when she learned about it."

Very soon afterward, Krishna Pillai'swife started for her parents' house atTirucenture. He did not stop her buthe and his brother took possession of histwo young daughters. The third andyoungest daughter went with her. Shetried in vain to get the two older daugh

ters, then left for her birthplace in thecompany of her brother.

Leaving the two daughters in thecare of his brother, Krishna Pillai left forSawyerpuram to take up his old teachingwork. His mother was living in PaJayan-cottai with his widowed aunt. The poetwas very disturbed by what had happened. Now he was separated from his wife,children and mother.

Dhanukodi Raju, the friend who hadplayed such a great role in Krishna Pillai'sconversion, made frequent visits to thepoet's mother. At first she did not wantto see him but later she acquiesed. Whenhe started to talk to her about Christ, shereacted sharply. "Do you want me tobe an outcast like you," she asked, "Goaway." He however continued his missionand eventually convinced her of the salvation through Jesus Christ. KrishnaPillai's aunt also became convinced ofthe truth of the Gospel. They were underobligation, though, to first get the permission of their relatives before makingtheir confession public.

About this time, Krishna Pillai'smother performed a ceremony in memoryof her deceased husband. Since KrishnaPillai was now a Christian, he could notperform it. His mother, Deyamayagi-ammal, distributed sweets to the relativeswho had gathered but the gifts were rejected. By becoming Christians, herchildren had become outcasts and henceshe was regarded with little esteem. Thishelped to convince her to follow her sons,for, as she said, "to be with you and yourGod." Her decision brought a great reliefto Krishna Pillai.

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Krishna Pillai's nephew. JusticeDevadoss, has written that when KrishnaPillai's brother-in-laws heard about thedecision of his mother, they brought hiswife and youngest daughter to Palayam-cottai. "Your husband and his relativeshave become outcasts," they said. "Youhad better stay with them. Rememberthat you are dead to us from this day."In this way, after a separation of a year-and-a-half, she was reunited with her othertwo daughters.

Of' this time, Pillai wrote, "Mywife made a few arrangements withme and came to our old house inPayalamcottai and lived there five months." During that five months, she livedwith her mothet-in-law inside the fourwalls of the house without meeting herhusband.

"When I met her later," KrishnaPillai continued, I talked with her aboutthe Christian Way, and at her own request, I taught her enough Tamil to enarble her to read. Now and then she wentat night to the Church for the Tuesdayprayer meeting.' Her familiarity withChir^istian people increased. After that,without any coercion, and on her ownaccord, she and my three children, my54 year old mother and a cousin wereall baptized."

The Poet concludes the conversion

account with the following poem: .

Oh ! God Self Exiting One,Because of your holy loveIncarnated into this ezceeding evil

world.You met us and made us all to be

your own.

Ruling in our hearts.We praise and worshipThy holy feet, Son of God.

IT IS HOPELESSStephen M. lijima

Reprinted from ^^Bokka"

And then there is a collapse. Whenhope is gone even vigor to live goes flyingaway. The power to pass this day andmeet that day will not be forth-comingif-there is not some kind of hope.

Disappearing hope is not true hope.Man's selfishness becomes his immediatehope and tosses his life about in the wavesof joy and grief. True hope is an eternalthing, and points to the distant and leadsone to that great woild that cannot beseen with eyes. The great and eternalhope is Christ—sins forgiven, called sonscalled sons of God, wrapped in God'srighteousness, bound in God's love. Theone who lives in this hope does not knowhopelessness.

Romans 15:13

May I Recommend a Little BookThat Will Do you a World of Goodt

The author of the book which I wantto recommend is Mr. P. T. Chandapilla,48-year-old General secretary of theUnion of Evangelical Students of India.

In his book, "My mother ! My teacher I" Mr. Chandapilla gives us a mostmoving account of his boyhood and thelessons his mother taught him. He haseven been able to find a spiritual lessonfrom the tragedy that his mother wasmentally deranged during the last 25 yearsof her life. The book is beautifully written,almost poetical. The publisher, Mrs. F.C.Durham, must also have felt this as shehas concluded the volume with one of hermost memorable poems.

The book .is 93 pages long and theprice right now is Rs. 2. Postage is extraand book prices are rising faft.

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WHEN THE SON OF MAN COMETH SHALL HEFIND FAITH ON THE EARTH ?

Harter

Compared to some other eras, ours isan era of victorious Christianity. Duringevery moment of every hour, the praisesof our Lord Jesus Christ rise from aninfinite niunber of church buildings,homes, schools and radio stations. Thereare also a countless number of teachers,preachers and missionaries proclaimingthe Christian Faith.

Under this spell of •victory, when weare expecting the triumphant return ofour Lord Jesus any instant, it is difficultto imagine that there may be very fewbelievers alive when Jesus actually doescome again. Most of us will not even'want to admit to the possibility that in afew years hence, no one will go to church,no Bible will be printed, and whateverfew Christians there are will be livingand dying in hiding.

This is what I understand from thethirteenth chapter of the book of Revelation. We read of a Dragon and twoother Beasts, whoever they are, who willbe successful in overcoming God's people.

Since this tribulation may be muchcloser than we think, we should be awareof the methods that the Beasts will useto gain their power.

Miraculous Marvels

During the Winter of 1973-74, a largepercentage of the Christian communityofKanpur were overwhelmed with thephenomenon of "The Miracle Bread."Following a certain prescribed ritual,they freely imbibed in the eating of thisbread for the easing of all their physicalpains It is this writer's opinion thatthese Miracle Bread eaters will find muchto impress them when the Beasts beginto work their miracles.

There will be a tremendous HealingMiracle when a fatal wound to the headof the First Beast will be healed.

The Second Beast, when he comes,will perform even more stupifying miraclessuch as raining down fire from heaven.

,(This reminds us that the people ofJesus'time wanted Him to show just such asign but He refused to do so. Mt. 16:1)Because of such a sign many Christiansshall rush to worship the Beast. Thisshall be true in all countries of the worldincluding the U. S. A.

The Second Beast will make a statueof the First Beast and will make it breatheand talk. When this marvel is broughton exhibition to Kanpur's J, K. Temple,thousands of church members will bethere to welcome it and to prostrate them?selves before it.

Power

There will be lots of "Crossing theFloor" when the Beasts begin to exerttheir power.

"Crossing the floor" is a curious aspectof Indian politics by which elected representatives change their party loyaltiesduring their tenor of office when it provides them with some personal benefit oradvantage. For the multitudes whosemain concern is their earthly comforts, anearly "crossing ofthe floor" to the Beast'sside will be the most expedient thing todo.

No one will be able to fight againstthe Beast and he will be the ruler of thewhole world. For a long time, "forty-twomonths," the Beast's side will be thewinning side. During those 3^ years,Christian believers will be on the losingside as far as this world is concerned.

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Economical StrangulationThe scriptures inform us that the

Beastis going to implementsuch an effective rationing system that will be foolproof and leave no loop-holes. Eachperson will have a serial number whichwill be tatooed on his body.

The objectionable thing about thisserial number is that it will be given onlyto those who worship the beast.

Those who have no serial number willget no bread, rice, milk, sugar, petrol(gasoline), cooking fuel or any othercommodity. When you buy a railway ofcinema ticket, your serial number will bewritten on the ticket and onlyyou will beable to use that ticket. You will not beable to get any kind of job, even cooliework, without a serial number.

Two Lines

There will be, as it were, two lines ofpeople: one line waiting to worship thebeast and receive their serial number,and the other line ofpeople waiting to beshot. Which line will you stand in ?

"Hey, Pastor, what are you doingover in that line ? That's the Beast'sLine. You arc supposed to be over here."

"If I only had myselfto worry aboutI would be over in that line^ but I haveto think about my wife and children."

*'But you will have to fall down andworship the Beast."

"I will close my eyes and imaginethat it is Christ before me and that I amworshippingChrist. It is the prayer thatis in the heart that counts."

*'But you will have to swearallegienceto the Beast."

"We can put our own interpretationson the word 'Beast'. It is only a matterof pragmatism. When I say the word'Beast,' I really mean Jesus Christ."

"That isn't what you used to teach usin your sermons."

"I taught you that 'Love believeth allthings."

"So you did. Well, I'll be rightover.After all, you are our leader and we areyour sheep."

Yes, dear friends, therewill be manypastors, teachers and missionaries linedup for their turn to worship the Beast.

Prove It

How do I know ? Two preachers ofthe Church ofChrist have helped convinceme of this. One of them recently sprinkled an infant. When asked about itlater he was very ashamed to admit itbut he said that the family of the childhad pressured him into doing it. Thesecond Church ofChrist pastorhasjoineda denominational church whose teachinghe does not approve but he pleads thenecessity of providing for his family.They have already proven where theywill take their stand when the Beastbegins his reign.

The Miracle Bread enthusiasts havegiven us an indication as to where theywill be standing in line.

Take Heed

But "let him that thinketh he stand-eth take heed lest he fall." I Cor. 10:12.Ralph Harter has made enough compromises during his lifetime that he shouldnotthink thathe issafe from the temptation to follow the Beast.

All of us must give more diligence topreparing ourselves and our families forthe coming of the Beasts. We mustthoroughly strengthen ourselves throughBiblestudy prayer and every other sourceof spiritual growth.

We have given much thought to beingprepared for the Second Coming of ourLord Jesus Christ. Before Christ comes,however, we must be prepared for theFirst Coming of the Beasts.

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Indian New/s Summarii

A great son of India, Mr. RamaswamiNaicker, died at the Christian MedicalCollege, Vellore, on December 24 at theage of 94. On the same date last year,India had lost another of its great sons,Mr. C. Rajagopalachari. These twoTamilnadians were political opponentsbut good friends nevertheless. Millionsknew the deceased as "Periyar," therevered. He was an outspoken opponentof all religious superstitions.

Bombay is now directly linked withthe U. S. A. on" the telephone throughthe satellite. This major . achievementwent by almost entirely unnoticed by theIndian Press. Please remember, though,that your editor has no phone.

As in most countries of the world,India's greatest economic problem at themoment is the price of Arabian oil. Thecrude import bill will now be ten million(1000 crore) rupees instead of 5 million.The entire Fifth Plan targets will have tobe recast in view of this unprecedentedincrease.

The cost of transportation—everythingfrom airlines to rikshas—has gone up. Airfares are 6% higher. Passengers mustpay for porterage and taxi to the city. AirIndia has postponed the purchase of afifth Boeing-747. Riksha prices have goneup by 25%, following the rise in taxi fares.There has also been a slight rise in railway fares to cover the cost of addedinsurance benefits.

The costs involved in climbing Mt.Everest and other Himalayan peaks arealso going to be higher. The main beneficiaries of this rise will be the Sherpaporters who will get better pay and improved working conditions. Whether

for this or for other reasons, the proposedCanadian expedition to Mount Everestin 1975 has been cancelled.

A team of Japanese women neverthlesswill meet the challenge of Everest inMay, 1974. So far six parties have beensuccessful in conquering the peak.

Swami Maujgiri Maharaj, otherwiseknown as Khareshwari Baba, accomplished a feat by standing 17 years on his feet.He also remained silent during theseyears. The scene of his exploit wasRosa near Shahjahanpur. An infectionin one leg finally forced him to take somerest.

A survey of the Society for thePrevention of Alcoholism, Uttar Pradesh,has revealed that one-third of the state'scollege students drink liquor. This willbe good news to the vested interests andto the legislators who delighted in scrapping prohibition several years ago.

A herd of 30 wild elephants went ona rampage near Gauhati, Assam, inNovember. The beasts caused damageto crops, houses and motor vehicles.

More amenable, a 51 year old tuskernear Coimbatore in south India is beingretired on a pension of 500 rupees permonth. He has spent 39 years in theservice of the forest department where hehelped in hauling timber and in tamingwild elephants.

Utilising Canadian know-how, theHaryana State Industrial DepartmentCorporation is planning to set up a factoryto produce plywood made out of rice-husks. It is believed that this will be thefirst venture of its kind in the world.

According to the 1971 census, thepercentage of literates (people who can

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read and write) in India is 29.34%.Although the number of illiterates hasincreased from 333 million to 386 millionduring the past ten years, the actualpercentage has decreased from 76 to 71percent. It is sad to think that in thismodern age, seven out of ten citizens ofIndia cannot read or write.

Delhi set some sort of a record byexperiencing 177 riots in three months.Property damage amounted to more than2 million rupees. Causes of the riotswere student unrest, labour troubles,housing disputes, politics, price rises,teasing of girls and family feuds.'

Afghanistan has banned the entry ofhippies into their country "because oftheir long hair and unrespectable appearance." Hippies are being stopped at theborder and Hippie establishments inKabul have been raided. The growingof opium, however, the main attractionfor the hippies, has not been banned.

Nepal's population has increased by22 percent in the past ten years and nowstands at !JJ million. (India's own population increases at the rate of about 12million.a year). One out of every fourNepali males can read and write but onlyone out of every twenty-five women isliterate.

When the District Magistrate of Bandarefused permission to a circus to holdperformances in the town, the 400 artistesand 200 animals gathered in front ofhis house and held a "sort of free protestperformance for the authorities" beforemoving on to a more hospitable place.

Ticket checkers on the Eastern Railway caught 2.7 million passengers travelling without proper tickets last year. Thiswas an increase of 150,000 over the previous year. Before the recent railwaystrike, the Eastern Railway was settingnew records for the punctuality of itstrains.

Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhihas rejected the idea of a "limited dictatorship" for India. She declared thatthe country had deliberately chosen thepath of democracy and that they wouldstick to it. Mrs. Gandhi has also expressed her opinion that the Chinese type ofregimentation for development could notwork for long in ^ny country, much lessin India where there was too muchdiversity.

A Bill has been introduced in India'sLok Sabha (House of Representatives)which will provide for the right of personsto trace their lineage through their mothers instead of their fathers. This is forthe purpose of removing the stigma ofilliteracy from those who were conceivedout of wedlock. Under the Act. anyonereferring to a citizen of India as being a"bastard" may be jailed for a year andfined five hundred rupees.

A brother from South Africa has trieda number of times to get pen pals fromIndia but'he has only gotten beggingletters in return. If you would like tohelp convince him that not all Indiansare beggers, you may write him: Col.Purves N. Roux, 203 Main Rd. MaitlandC. P., 7405, South Africa. Purves isparticularly interested in picture postcards. He is an army officer aged 43.

Uttar Pradesh Health Minister, SaligRam Jaiswal, has angrily returned hishome telephone to the Telephone Department. He said that the telephone wasgenerally out of order and that its nonavailability had paralyzed his work."There is no use of keeping theinstiu-ment unnecessarily," he said.

One of the scandals of Kanpur is itsopen manholes. On January 12th, a tenyear old boy was drowned when he fellinto one on his way to school. It tooksome six hours to locate the body afteithe tragedy.

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Continuedfrom last issue

CHOSEN VESSELBy Mrs. I C. Paul

make a public confession of our faith ?"'•Do we have to witness for Christ ?""What is the necessity for baptism ?""Why should I tithe ?" 'Tsn't it enoughthat I pray and;read the Bible at home?"The people who ask such questions cannot be described as cups that ruimethover. '

Others display their Spirit-less-ness bytheir worldliness. They do not considerdrinking, gambling and sexually orientated dancing parties to be a sin. God andthe devil cannot be served side by side.One cannot serve two masters.

Though the devil's food may seem de-^licious, it's consequences are death. Itis true that in order to serve Jesus onemust accept saCrifice,t orture and deathibut it works for everlasting life in the end.

"Ye carinot drink the cup of the Lordand the cup of demons: yecannot partakeof the table of the Lord and of the tableof demons." (I Cor. 10:21). We who arethe chosen vessels of the Lord cannotdivide our loyaltiesbetween God and thedevil. It is either death or life, and it isfor us >to choose. "And what concordIiath Christ with Belial ? or what parthath he that believeth with. an infidel ?And what agreement hath the temple o|God with idols ? For ye are the templeof God; as God hath said, I will dwell inthem and walk in them." (II Cor. 6:15,16^

After you have completely submittedyourselves to God, you are Histemple. Hewill decorate the temple by his blessingsand dwell in it. Thus you must be pureboth physically and spiritually by removing all your iniquities. Let people see inyou the light and life of Tesus Christ."Know ye not that your body is the

It is very essential that the chosenvessels (people) of God should be filledwith the Holy Spirit.

We have a good example of filledvessels in the case of Cornelius, his familyand his friends. First of all, they had prepared their hearts to accept the messageof Christj and then they believed the wordof God when they heard it. Consequentlythe Holy Spirit was poured out onthem. *'Can any man forbid water thatthese should hot be baptized which havereceived the Holy Ghostas well as we,'Paul asked.

Those vessels in the house of Cornelius were filled to overflowing. Theymust have been restless to transmit theseabundant blessings to others. As KingDavid had expressed it, their cup rannethover.

Today also, if we are properly prepared, Christ will fill our vessels to overflowing. After that, it will.be most difficultto keep these abundant blessings to ourselves. We will begin immediately tospread the good news all over the world.This is what is needed today.

In order to receive God's blessings, wenot onlyhave to prepare our hearts butwe must deny ourselves and bear hisname proudly. If Cornelius and hisfriends had been conscious of their postsand positions and had been hesitant andashamed to accept Christ openly, theycould never have received the baptism ofthe Holy Spirit.

Nowadays, instead of showing afulness of the Holy Spirit, people ask lotsof questions instead. "Is it absolutelynecessary to go to church ?" "Must we

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temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you,which ye have of God, and ye are notyour own; for ye were bought with a price:glorify God therefore in your body."I Cor. 6:19,20.

We are the vessels purchased by God.We have no right to dirty them or destroy them by our wrong doings. ''If anyman defile the temple of God, him shallGod destroy; for the temple of God isholy, which temple ye are." (I Cor. 3:17).

God has not chosen us because of ourabilities, positions, ranks or qualifications.These are gifts He has bestowed on us.It is only out of his kindness and mercythat He has chosen us. Let us thankGod that we are the chosen vessels ofmercy and not the vessels of wrath. "Andthat he might make known the riches ofhis glory upon vessels of mercy which heafore prepared unto glory." (Rom. 9:23)

Let each dear vessel of God repentand be washed in the blood of JesusChrist for the remission of sins. We areall vessels of different sizes, shapes, qualities and uses, but we are all precious toGod.

Can we ever compel God to select us?Can anyone demand of God that He makehim a vessel of essence so that no cheapuse is ever made of him ? We often pray,*I give myselfunto you as a lump of, clay:prepare me to be anything you will. Subconsciously, though, we add, 'Don't makea pitcher out of me but make me a flowervase the size and shape I leave up toYou.' Then we are surprised when ourprayers are not answered and God doesnot take heed to the prayer we offered sosincerely. It is as Job told his friends,"Who hath hardened himself against himand hath prospered ?" (Job 9:4). If welimit our submission to Christ by imposing even one condition, we will fail.

We have no right to protest and makedemands to God. Paul wrote as much to

the Christians in Rome: "Nay but, Oman, who art thou that repliest againstGod ? Shall the thing formedsay to himthat formed it. Why didst thou makeme thus ?f' Rom. 9:20. Think nothingof your high qualities and cleverness.Let God remodel you and dwell in youto reveal His glory in and through you.

Prior to the conversion ofCornelius,Peter and the other apostles limitedtheir preaching to the Jews. They considered all others to be "common andunclean" like the pigs and other suchcreatures which Peter saw in his visionon the housetop of Simon the Tanner.Peter however, had to change his viewswhen God reprimanded him. "WhatGod hath cleansed, make not thou common," he was told. Acts 10:15.

Even then, there are still those foundtoday who are not pleased to go out intothe highways and by-ways to preach thegospel of Christ to those who have neverheard. They do not like to witness forChrist from house to house. They nevercare to visits the homes of backsliddenChristians to uplift them with their prayers and spiritual food. They also foibidtheir children to mix with these sinners.

Our duty is to bring the lost to Christand to restore the backsliders. We shouldnot be the cause of their being lost forever."Brethren, if a man be overtaken in afault, ye which are spiritual restore suchan one in the spirit of meakness." Gal.6:1. I know one brother who makes onlythree attempts to restore a backsliddensoul to Christ. After that he leaves himnever to visit him again. Christ hasforgiven us more than thrice.

Let each of us peep into our ownhearts and ask. Am I worthy to be God'schosen vessel ? Will God make me alsoone of His vessels of mercy and show Hisglory by me.

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ABC's of the Christian FaithRalph R. Harter

F stands forFAITH

It must be obvious to the youngestreader of Christasian that faith is an essential to "The Christian Faith." It maynot be essential to "Christianity" or to"the Christian religion," depending onhow you define these terms, but therecan be no doubt that faith is an essentialto The Faith.

That is why it is more precise to talkabout the Christian Faith instead ofabout the Christian religion or Christianity,

All of the religions of the world havetheir difficulty with the faithless. Thereare, for example, many Jews in the worldwho are atheists and agnostics and whohave no respect for the books of Moses.These are Jews by race and not by religion. Hinduism is not so much a religion or a faith as it is a nationality orculture because there are no essentialdoctrines in Hinduism which one mustbelieve in order to be a Hindu.

It also becomes very difficult to defineChristianity because there is Christianityas the world sees it, and then there isChristianity as Christ meant it to be; andthe two are poles apart.

Unfortunately, the world gets a verybad picture of Christianity.

"There are many Christians in Calcutta," one says. "All of the cooks inCalcutta are Christians."

"How do you know that all of thecooks in Calcutta are Christians," weask.

"Because they all get drunk," they reply.

The Indian film industry has alsoworked hard to promote the impressionthat the main characteristics of the Christian community are wine, women andcrime. The lives of a large percentage of"Christians" confirm this impression.

The practice of infant sprinkling hasalso helped to separate faith from Christianity. Infant sprinking was introducedinto Christianity centuries after Christin order to initiate infants into the Christian religion without the necessity of anyfaith on their part. When such becomeold enough to make up their own minds,they may reject the teachings of Christbut they will always be considered asChristians because they were "baptized"in infancy.

The modern practice of christeningbabies has little to do with faith. It ispossible that in a few cases, some parentsmay baptise their infants for fear thatunbaptized children go to hell, but forthe most part, most nominal Christiansno longer believe there is a hell. Theseapostate Christians continue to practiceinfant sprinkling even when they knowthat it is neither a teaching of Christ nora New Testament practice. They haveno real concern for God's will or scriptural precepts.

Especially in India, baptism, whetherof infants or of adults, is often robbedof its faith content.

What do we see in our own churches,the churches of Christ. Very often wenotice that not much attention is given tothe baptism of our young people until they

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begin to make their wedding plans. Itis then that they begin to wonder howthey.are going to have a church weddingwhen they are not members of the church.In this emergency they make a brief showof religiosity and are baptized, but theyknow nothing of the Second Birth thatGod requires.

The Pentecostals are no better. Inone recent case, a member of the Pentecostal church went to his pastor to getsome sort of birth certificate for his teen-aged son. The pastor replied that hecould only give the birth certificate afterthe boy was baptized. The boy was notwilling to behigh pressured intobeing baptizedand sosome other arrangement hadto be made for his birth certificate.

In this and other ways, faith has gradually eroded from Christianity until theFs of modern Christianity have becomefalsity, futility and failure.

Jesus never desired that He should bethe father of a religious sect whose mainconcern would be for statistics, properties,birth certificates, marriage ceremonies,burial rites and political representation.He never called people to join a newreligion. His emphasis was onsuch thingsas love, faith, hope, purityand obedience.Christ would not be accepted by manyof the Christian leaders of todav. Theywould reject Him in the same mannerand for the same reasons as did Annasand Caiaphas nineteen centuries ago.

Christknew, only too well, the faithlessness rampant among theJewiish peopleof his era, and He knew that the diseasewould spread among His own followers aswell. "When the Son of man cometh,shall he find faith on the earth?", hewondered. (Lk. 16:8). His question is stillmost apt.

Christ called men and women to havefaith and believe.

For God so loved the world that he gave hisonly begotten son that whosoever bclievcth

on him should not perish but have everlasting life. Jn. 3:16. He that believeth onhim is not condemned; but he that believethnot is condemned already because he hathnot believed in the name of the onlybegotten Son of God. verse 18.Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe inGod, believe also in me... .Believe me thatI am in the Father, and the Father in me orelse believe me for the very works' sake.

- Jn. 14:1,11.This is the work of God that ye believe onhim whom he hath sent. Jn. 6:29.

Verily, verily, I say uuto you. He that ^heareth my word and believeth on him'that sent me hath everlasting life and shallnot come into condemnation but is passedfrom death unto life. Jn. 6:40.I am the resurrection and the life: he thatbelieveth in me, though he were dead, yetshall he live. Jn. 11:25.

I am come a light into the world that whosoever believeth on me should not abide indarkness. Jn. 12:46.

It is therefore not just a happenstancethat this series of articles is entitled, "TheABCs of the Christian Faith," and thatwe have riot set out to discuss the ABCsof Christianity or of the Christian religion.Chrislasian Magazine is dedicated to therestoration and propagation of NewTestament Christianity, and that includesa dedication to the FAITH which wasonce for all delivered unto the saints.(Jude 3).

We therefore join the Apostle Paul inmost emphatically asserting, BELIEVEON THE LORD JESUS AND THOUSHALT BE SAVED, THOU AND THYHOUSE. Acts. 16:30.

"Without faith it is impossible toplease God", Heb. 11:6, so there isno use trying it.

Believe on the LordJesus Christ, layhold of his promise and take heed of Hiswarning.

He that believeth and is "baptized shall besaved; but be that believeth not shall bedamned. Mk. 16'16.

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Women as Evangelists. ~^f..M4«fcr=Riith-Horris of Madras

A woman is a natural evangelist.Evangelism is, after all, only telling theGood News to friends and neighbours.Woman, with her unique position in theh'>me, is ever ready and able to tell thisGood News of Jesus Christ.

Examples of Women EvangelistsWe often think that women do not go

about preaching the gospel. Yet whenwe begin to consider examples ofwomen evangelists, we are astoundedat the great place they have had in thehistory of evangelism, and the wide variety of places where they can evangelize.

In one sense, the history of womenevangelism is brought clearly before usin the example of the little Maid whoshowed her master Naaman how he couldbe cured of leprosy through the prophetElisha.

In the New Testament we find thatMary Magdalene was the first at the tomband so the first to spread the Good Newsthat her Saviour had risen from the dead.She immediately took the news to Peterand John and the other disciples.

When Jesus visited the homes of hisfriends, it was the women who spread theGood News that He was there and thatHe could help other women as they hadbeen helped.

Bear in mind the names of the womenevangelists of the New Testament. BesidesMary Magdalene there were Mary, themother of Mark, Priscilla, who taughtAppollos, Lydia, the first women convertin Europe who evangelised while sellingdyes, Salome, and a host of others.

Opportunites Galore

Women,have always evangelised through the home, and in India we find manydevout Christian women spreading theGood News through home situations.

Woman by nature tends to revealwhat has happened in her home or someunusual situation in which she is involved.In the long and hot afternoons when hardwork is impossible and when the womengather to talk and rest until evening, aperfect chance is available for evangelism.In the mornings in the bazzar, anothergood chance is afforded. During thecountless meetings around the village welland while waiting in queues for ration orother reasons, the women excel at evangelism. What better way to get the gospelacross than this ?

In India women are the keepers of thehome. At night, as she watchies over thestudying of the children, and whileputting them to bed, a Christian womanwill automatically witness of her Lordthrough her children.

Women are not very concerned withcaste and creed when it comes to talking.So it is that the Hindu women will learnof Christ, and through them the Hindumen. A Christian woman will automatically witness her Christianity to a Hinducommunity through the religious faith ofher children through the behaviour whichwill daily be Christ-like throughout, andthrough her hospitality toothers and herattitudes thicugh this hotpitality.

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19 7 41974—anew year. What's ahead?

Will we solve our problems, or will wesink further; into the mire of despair?This is a question that many are asking.

The astrologers have been busy predicting personal and national horoscopesfor the coming year. The wizards, thenecromancers, the palmists are all at work.So are the scientists, the economists, theagriculturalLsts and ecologists—all are atwork. It is a matter of time. Can we averttrdgedy, ruin, doom ? Have we realizedthe extent of our problems too late ?

In the light of current events andcoming events, one Bible exhortation isvery much on my mind. It is the wordsof Paul—"Redeem the time for the daysare evil." (Eph. 5:16). And as he says inanother place, "In the last day periloustimes will come."

This then is my prediction, dear reader: From this year onwards, till the climax of the age when the LordJesus Christwill.come, world conditions will deteriorate, shortages will increase, ..prices willrise, travel will beconie more uncertainand unsafe, and yiolence -will increase asfood,distribution grows thinner. Servicefor the Lord will be more hindred andrestrictions will increiase.

.My.friend, we must redeem the time.L^ us make the most •. use of our time^let us^biiy . up the time and use it foreternal and spiritual benefit.

Letus notwaste time in frivolity, inworthless pursuits, spending ourselves invain pleasures that so quickly pass andleave us empty. .

If ray reader has not found Jesus, and.'peace in Him, then seek Him while youcan. Call upon Him while He is nearto you. He's everything you could everneed. He's living ! He's powerful ! He'swonderful! He's knocking at the door ofyour life—let Him .fin. Don't, whatever

you do, let Hun pass you by. You aredoomed if you do ! .

Jesus is coming again—soon! Willyou be ready for Him ? If you're notready to face Him—this Mighty HolyOne^this' God of gods, this Lord oflords,—if you are not ready for Him, myfriend, don't waste time, will you, onevery little puff of fancy and folly thatwafts by you!

Redeem the time—make Jesus yourSaviour and Lord !

If He is your Lord then don't wastetime in the doing of His business !

Let us make 1974 count for eternity.Don E. Stanton Editor

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Happiness in Troubled Tinr.esRamesh Timotheus Pase 2

The Daily Newspaper and PrayerDr. Roland E. Miller Page 3

Pilgrimage of SalvationH. A. Krishna Pillai Page 7

Annual Statement Page 8

G Stands for Grace

Ralph R. Harler Page 9

Indian News Summary Page 12

Vol. XVin, No. 2 March

BOW WOWBy Langru the dog

This month we are inaugurating anew scries of articles entitled, Vilgrimageof Sahation. This is the epic of H. A.Krishna Pillai written in Tamil morethan a hundred years ago. It is beingtranslated for us by our brother, V.Gnanasikhamani.

Brother Gnanasikhamani will be editing Chrisiasian later this year when Mr.Harter goes to the U. S. I am thinkingof spending the year down there sinceI hear that there is a particular type ofbone in south India that is juicier thanthe goat bones I get up here.

Mrs. Ivy Paul and I are getting alongfamously nowadays. I compliment herthen she compliments me, then I compliment her, then she compliments me.

F.ven I have to admit that the articleon Grace is pretty good. I didn't thinkthat that subject could be so interestingand important.

Kanpur, India

Translated from the Hindi Magazine Shighra

HAPPINESS IN TROUBLED TIMESRamesh Timotheus

Prem drank his tea and, placing abookmark in the place where he had beenreading, he carefully closed his blackleather Bible and set it aside. As he didthis, a song escaped from his lips. A fewminutes later, when he came out into thecourtyard ofids neighbour, he was stillhumming this song.

"Hello, Surcsh", he calledout happilyto his neighbour when he saw him sittingon the veranda.

Suresh returned his greeting. "Youlook very happy today, Prem. Did youwin a prize in the lottery ?"

"No, Suresh", Prem laughed. "Inever play the lottery."

"Then what is it that makes you sohappy ? You always seem to have something to be happy about."

"Why shouldn't I be happy, Suresh ?There is so much in life to be happyabout."

"Much ?", Sureshsqueaked. "The priceof wheat has gone up again. It is almostimpossible to get good rice. There is aconflict between labour and managementand it is possible that the factory will beclosed. What have you found to be happyabout ?"

"Yes, you're right. We all have toface these difficulties. Even then, Suresh,we have much to be thankful fbr. Weare better off than some others —we haveenough to satisfy our needs and ourfuture is in God's care."

"Faith is a very important thing,"Suresh said cynically, "but it is difficultto live by faith."

"It is difficult to live without faith.

The important thing is, in what do weplace our faith ? There was a time whenI used to worry about every little thing—those were the days when I tried to solveall of my problems by myself."

"And now?" Suresh asked.

"Now everything is changed. Eversince I accepted the Lord Jesus Christ asmy Saviour, God lias become a livingPerson for me and now I tell Him allabout my needs."

"But has any difference come in theprice of wheat because of your faith inGod ?" Suresh said, becoming uncomfortable by Prem's optimitm.

"Yes, you can think this way that myfaith has no effect on the price of wheat.Nevertheless, my faith does have an effecton my trading in these commodities.Conditions no longer disturb me as theyonce did. Anyway, what effect does allof our worrying have on market prices ?"

"You're telling the truth there, Prem.Worrying only makes things worse. I wishI could have a faith like yours. When Ithink about the difficulties we have to-face today, I sometimes get so worriedthat I cannot concentrate on my work."

"Suresh, you also can experience thepeace of God in your heart if you wish.God does not reject anyone. It is not amatter of being rewarded for our faithbut it is simply acknowledging our needand coming to Christ. Jesus says, 'Comeunto me all ye that labor and are heavyladen, and I will give you rest.' It iswonderful to know that the Lord JesusChrist is your Saviour, and that we havea heavenly father to whom we can takeall of our cares and needs.

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Repiintedfrom MEDIARTS of Madras

The Daily Newspaper and PrayerDr. Roland £. Miller

Do you read the daily newspaper ?Most of you do. Some may read it inEnglish, others in another language.Whatever the language or style, we liketo read a newspaper. It tells us what ishappening in the world.

Now consider the title of this article,"The. Daily Newspaper and Prayer."What is the connection between the two ?

The heavenly Father, we know, wantsus to pray to Him. As often and asthoughtfully as we can, we respond toHis gracious invitation. Frequently,however, we are somewhat selfish in ourprayers. When we prky, we tend tothink mainly of ourselves and our ownneeds. Of course those who attend churchpray regularly for others. But in ourown prayers we usually think of ourselves..It is true that God wants us to pray forour own needs. He declares: "Call uponme in the day of trouble. I will deliveryou, and you shall glorify me."(Ps. 50:15)But if we pray only for ourselves, we havenot •captured the true spirit of Christianprayer.

Listen to what Jesus says:-"Our Fathergive iii our daily bread .... forgive us

our trespasses deliver us from evil."Who is the "our" and the "us" ? ThoseWords include all men. We are membersof one human family. In prayer wemust remember the needs of all ourbrothers and sisters in that family. Thatis why we need a daily newspaper. Yourdaily newspaper will help you to remember the needs of others. It is the voiceof the world. Jarring your memory,pricking your conscience, stirring yourheart, it will teach you what to pray.Perhaps we may even think of it as God's

pedium for. communicating soipethingimportant to ns.

As I write this, I have some recentnewspapers in my hand. Let us look atthem together.

Headline: "910 More Pakistani POWsexpatriated." Is there anything to prayabout here ? Yes indeed! Here Is a tremendous reason for thanksgiving. Do youremember an earlier headline ? "Indiaand Pakistan Reach Accord! Solution toHumanitarian probl^s Found!" Thank ^God that the prisoners can go home totheir families, l hank God that hundredsof unwanted people will find new homes.Thank God for the hope of peace on thesub-continent.

Another headline: "Massive RainsFlood Desert Areas." People who livewhere the monsoon falls have difficultyin understanding how people in otherparts of India have to live .without waterfor long periods of time. This [.year therains have ended a three-year drought inMaharashtra and Raj^than. ThankGod that He has helped your fellow citizensso that they can driiik freshwater,bathe, and wash regularly, plant crops,raise cattle, and live with hope again.

Now look at another news item: ^'SteelComplex for Kerala Inaugurated atCalicut." Within ten months of its beginning, this important project was completed. We can do big things, ifwe try !37000 tons of steel a year will be produced. Perhaps the great iron ore depositsof Kozhikode District will be utilized, intime. New auxiliary industries will springup around this basic one. Think of whatthis mdans for Kerala and its people,and thank God !

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Even the advertisements can be a causefor gratitude. On page 4 of the sameedition there is an announcement ofGerman Remedies Limited. A newcompany is being started in .Madrastoproduce drugs. What does this mean ?Newjobsfor some people, and newhopefor some families. More di^gs and cheaper drugs for sick people. The dailynewspaper is shouting at you: "ThankGod!" True prayerstartsright therewithpraise and thanks.

The newspaper shouts somethingelsetoo-namely, that we should ask God toforgive the sins of mankind. Look at someofthese items: "School Set on Fire;""Cashand Jewels Snatched on train;" "ThreeFatally Knocked Down by Bus;""CollegesClosedin Bangalore;" "Medical ServicesHit;" "Stone Throwing in Madras;""Officials Killed by Hostiles"; "BaluchiGandhi Assassinated"; "Renewed Threatof War in West Asia." The newspaperhangs our sinfulness before our eyes. Wecannot avoid its truth. How weak andfoolish we are. We cannot manage ouraffairs properly. We cannot control evilin ourselves nor in others. We must prayeven for the evil-doers, many of whomdo not know what they are doing."O God, we have sinned againstThee by thought, word and deed."

Finally, the newspaper tells us aboutthe various needs of our fellow men. Itreverberates with the sounds of sufferinghumanity and thereby moves us to askGod to help them. Now look at theheadlines from this point of view: "Over

million People Hit by Orissa Flood."Can you see the homes destroyed, familiesfleeing, animals dying, water polluted,crops ruined, starvation and disease setting in ? The headline is a call to prayer.Do you remember a similar headlinethat appeared earlier in the year? "IndusRiver on Destruction Course." Over

eight million peoplewere affected by theworst floods in recorded history in thebordering nation, Pakistan. How doesthis strike you ? Does it mean anythingfor your prayers ? Can you pray for -Pakistanis ? Yes, whoever they may be,we pray, "Owr Father hear us as wepray for our sorrowing brothers andsisters."

There is still more, much more. Someof the things are far away. "Earthquakein Central Mexico. One Thousand Dead;""107 Killed in Big Blaze in Japan." Donot look at your newspaper as thoughyou weie sitting on the moon. All of thesethings are happening, to your flesh andblood. They are far away, but not sofar that you cannothear the piteous cryof those who are hurting. Other thingsare near: "Students Strike;" "RationRice increase in Price;" "Milk to CostMore;" "Strong Rise in Petrol and Kero-scene;" "Care Runs Short of Wheat,Curtails Schemes;" "Cholera and Gastro-Enteiitis Increase." Whether far or nearthe needs of our fellow men are a continuous demand on us to pray to God forhelp. He knows what suiBfering is. InJesus He has experienced our suffering.But He also has the power to heal and tochange things for good. Ask Him todeliver your fellow men from evil, andask regularly.

Who knows, perhaps someone is praying for you. May be that is why all iswell with you today.

The daily newpaper is a good prayerbook. Use it well. Perhaps you willremember this when you pick up today'sedition. But there is one important thingthat the newspaper will not tell you.For that you must go to the Bible andhear the voice ofJesus. He is saying themost wonderful thing of all: "Whatsoeveryou ask the Father in my name, believing,you shall receive."

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PILGRIMAGE OF SALVATIONBy H. A. Krishna Filial

Translated from Tamil into English by V, Gnanasikhamani

zJransiator 6 SootedThe Pilgrimage of Salvation is a major

Tamil Christian epic poem. It is acclaimed to be the best epic composed by aTamil Christian. In this poem, the poethas adapted the story of John Bunyan'sPilgrim's Progress^ the greatest of allegories.

Krishna Pillai's treatment of the storyis quite original anddndigenous. On itsliterary merits it is compared with thegreat epic R.amayana of Kambai.

In his poem, Krishna Pillai narratesin epic poetic vigour the journey •of apilgrim 50al from the city of destructionto the celestial city. The story attemptsto convert the sinner and help lead himvictorious through the storms and calmsof a believer's life into eternal life^ Thepoet regards it as a ship that sails thesoul to heaven. It is sung in five "books"and has 47 parts with a total of about16,000 lines.

The Pilgrimage of Salvation has neverbeen translated into English except inmuch scattered portions here and there inthe way of illustrations. This translatoris very conscious of the translation problem. However, he proposes to give it afair try, in prose form, for the readers ofChristasian Magazine. Since they are already familiar with the story of the poet'sconversion, he hopes that they will appreciate his epic as well.

If anyone is interested to know moreabout H. A. Krishna Pillai, he is advisedto read the 80 paged book, Tamil ChristianPoet by Dr. A. J. Appasamy, World Christian Book No. 56. "This may be orderedfrom the Christian Literature Service,

Post Box 501, Park Town, Madras-3, orthrough your local bookseller.

The translation of the epic follows.First of all there is a prologue by the poetin praise of God.

THE PRAISE OF GOD

We praise and worship Him whoexisted before the beginning of all the fiveelements of the world (earth, water, wind,fire and sky). He is the beginning, theeternal, thie ancient, the ever-shining immeasurable Light. He is the holy andliving wisdom, the Almighty God. Letus keep Him in our mind and thought..Daily shall we love Him and live.

He is One-in-Three and Three-in-One,;the Holy Trinity. Father, Son and Holy.Spirit, living forever without destruction.:He created all the worlds at the instantof His thought and rejoiced over Hiscreation. He grants salvation to humanity.He is the Truth, Wisdom and Bliss. Letus therefore meditate on Him in ourhearts and in our lives.

God is the first cause for all things,and He is the First Thing. He is the Eter-'nal God,' transcending past, present andfuture. Even the beautiful and magnifi->cent Bible cannot adequately describeHis character and deeds, so wonderful,is God's grace. .Let us not fail to daily;worship him.

FATHER

Let us praise the Father-who i^ent Hisonly beloved Son—the Word—to become

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flesh: He who is also the Light of theWorld. Through His Son, God has re-snewed salvation to us by grace. May we.crown our heads with His holy feet.

" - SON" •He was born of a virgin upon the

earth and gave His precious life on thecross of Calvary to redeem the humanrace and to bring mankind to the heavenly abode. He is the Prince of oursalvation. Let us love and worship Hun.^

The Saviour was incarnated into theworld so that heaven aild earth might*rejoice, that wisdom and goodness mightflourish, that sin and suffering might bedestroyed,. and that the weak and for-sakened might be upheld. Let us medi-,tate arid praise His holy feet.; 1 HOLY SPIRIT i- The Holy Spirit lights the light of the-Scripture in Our hearts and dispels the:darkness ofsin. He abides always in us,-helping; lus in the way of salvation.?He guides and guards us towards burredemption. He grants us all the goodgifts we desire , through" the grace of Hisgentle sight. He is one in the three-personality of the Godhead. W^e worshipHim and crown our heads with His holyfeet.

BOOK ONE —THE BEGINNING

Part One—The historical Prayer ;

PRAYER

(Please note that the sub-divisions are not in-,the original but have been added by Vie translator.)

The Lord of heaven governs and protects all the worlds. He is the immeasurable Light, the sea of giace. He is theTrinity who is revealed in the Sacred'Books. I pray to Him that as His holyfeet ever dwell in the depth of my heartHe may enable me, even me, to blessedlycomplete the work I have uridertakenTorHis glory. ; ^

THE CHURCH AND ITS LIFE

Even aS'the sun is'ofValue'to the darksea sufroundirig the world, even so theholy church is of value to the world. Itis the total gathering of all true Christians,the followers of the Bible. As the lightthat shines upon a high mountain, so thechurch is shining forth the light of salvation on this wprld, .,Like the growingof tbe beautiful moon,; arid as the riibonsheds it's soft; pleasing arid peaceful lightoil this dark" worldj even so the churchgrows aridspreads peace arid joy throughthe light of srilvatidn.

The .Son of Qod, is.the head of thislibly Church. His hply ,fbli^^ uponearth are it's bodyii •Irir^^ way, thesacred fellowship will be fotever yhttipusand flourish. "The world is still in, Existence today because there .are.§uch righteous people living who possessthe character of truth, virtue, patience, kindness,comp^sion, purity pf ,mind andi real devotion. But for the existence of these,people, the woild would long, before havecome to nought.

In the ancient days, the obedientNoah and his family entered the ark thatCod had provided for them and thus weresaved. On the other hand, the seaswallowed the rest of the world into itsmouth. Though the people of the worldhave heard,.seen and know of it, yet theyheve not acknowledged the living Way^to serve the living; God. • Oh, what aterrible choice is that I Nevertheless,"there are^ those who have known theliving Cod and abide in Him. For suchpeople of the holy asseinbly, the sacredscriptures which Cod gave are the pathway and means of eternal life. To follow/and live in accordance with the Book'steaching in the consciousness of salvationis the character of the Pilgrim souL ..

Thus end the preliminaries. The actual,story begins in our next issue.

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PICTURES FROM KANPURSupplement to Christasian Magazine

April, 1974- Our (rented) house is look-

^̂ il Agenerous gift from the Smith-ville Christian Church

2A/415, Azadnagar, Kanpur,U. P., 208-G02, India

When we moved into the

house on May, 23rd, 1973, itdid not have doors and win

dows, and only three roomsliad floors; the bathrooms werenot ready and electricity hadto be borrowed from a ratherreluctant neighbor; the heatof the Indian summer was alsoat its worst. "Unless Jehovahhad been my help, my soul hadsoon dwell in silence." Ps. 94:17.

We had a very fine group of boys with us during the 1973-74 school year.Eight of them were supported by the Kulpahar Church of Christ M :sion. Theninth boy, Tommy, was also a Kulpahar boy but we have been supporting himfor several years now. No. 10 is Harinam, see fourth page of supplement.Numbers II and 12 are Babbu and Moon, see opposite page. Kalyan, who wasconverted to Christ in December, 1972, also stays here but he earns his livimg as asteno-typist in a local college. An old man, Manga! Singh, lives with us butfor the past several weeks he has been visiting other friends. Besides these wegive monthly support to seven other young people such as Nirmala La! (opposite).

Worship services are held here every Sunday morning with the boys lead in"'and otherwise actively participating. This is separate from the church servicesstill being held in Swarupnagar. The Azadnagar group is not yet organised butwe hope that eventually a church may evolve. In the meantime, the boys arereceiving rich experience which will make them helpful members of the chitrchwherever they go afier they leave here: and if they stay in Kanpur, then all thebelter.

The Kanpur Zoo locatedacross the street from us nowcharges admission. The resultis that the boys do not roamin the zoo as much as theyonce did. Some of the mon-kies though find their way outof the zoo and the boys arenot afraid to play with them.The three (Kulpahar supported) boys pictured here areChhote Lai Singh, DanielSingh (no relation), and Maxwell M. Lall. No .ice that oneof the monkies has jumped (likea dog) to get a tidbit teasinglyheld by Daniel. This type ofLangur morkev.is verv tame.

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Another family we help Isthe family of Puttu Lall.He lives in a village 50miles from here, and wasonce-upon-a—time employedas a preacher by Dr. Ro-thermel. He has two sons

(both employed) and fourdaughters. We are supportingone of the daughters, Nirmala(with colored dress next toPuttu) who studies in a Kanpurboarding school. Puttu has hada difficult time getting hisdaughters through school buthe seems to be succeeding.

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Babbu and Moon are twosmall boys who have come tolive with us for awhile. Theirfather is a mental case andtheir mother is in her thirdyear of Nurses' Training. Anaunt had been taking care ofthe childz-en but she diedsuddenly. It is expected thatafter a year the mother will beable to take the boys to livewith h'ir. The boys were toobackward to be enrolled inschool so the older boys havebeen taking turns teachingthem to read and write. Theyshould be ready to enter schoolby July.

We have had reason to beproud of Harinam Singh, aged19, because he has proven tobe a very good student. Wehave great hopes that he willpass this year's final examinations (Class XII) with distinction. Then we will have toface the problem of his future.Harinam was converted toClirist in 1971 and he continuesto grow in faith and grace.

This is neither my latestnor my best photo but it is justa plain reminder that I amneither faceless nor double-faced. The Lord willing, I amhoping to be in the UnitedStates from November, 1974,and will return to India afterthe summer camps in 1975.All contributions for our workin Kanpur should be sentthrough our forwarding agentMiss Florence Douglas, 1111No. Main St., Joplin, Mo.,64801., U.S. A. Correspondence regarding speaking datesshould be sent directly to mehere in Kanpur until September. My furlough address afterOct. 1st, 1974 will be c/oFirst Church ofChrist, Clinton,OH, 44216, U.S.A.

A Letter of Thanks to Lanqru

always found alert and watchful. Nothief dare enter the house as long as youare alive, and you are fully awake whenyour master returns. You see him comingfrom a distance and rush out to receivehini. jMastef is pleased to see you awake.He pats you, then you retire to a cozyplace leaving your safety in your master'shands.

When our Master was leaving, Heasked His people to watch and feed Hissheep. We are to guard His house andnot to allow the devil to enter His temple.He told us to be watchful and to keepawake lest He come and find us sleepingand punish us by leaving us outside thedoor.

Do you know what's going on thesedays ? While some are working hard tobe prepared, and trying to keep awake,others are fast asleep. Thieves haveentered into the Master's house not onlystealing his property but the doors andwindows of the house as well. As a result,His servants and people are undernourished and starving. - ... - :

It would not be proper to,mentionany particular name but I ;wifl rnentionsome ciategories of persons who were givenspecial responsibilities for the -safe-guarding of the Meter's goods.'; They are thepastors, preachers, laymen and-, memberspf the churches.. All are given some sortof respqnsibiliiy. Most of us. prdye^to bevery .disappointing in the performance ofthese duties. Although wc realize', that

. the corning 'ofbur Master is .very near,"^nd that He may come at any moment,

still we are neglecting our duties. Teachus to be ready and fully prepared to meetHim in the air.

DEAR BOW WOW,

Thank you very much for the yei^.kind things you said about iny articles inthe last two" issues of Chrislasian. Now letme tell you of a" feiv points I have noticedin you. • ^ .

Now look here fellow, :if you startgetting excited and jump'around, Lshall"not tell 'yoii anylhihg. Promise me that

-you will sit quietlyv^hile I -am talking,only then will you Come to know what" Iadmire in you.

Though there are many who just loveto hear the mere mention of your name,you nevertheless feel humbled and dejected most of the time. You even hesitateto ask for a few crumbs. Whatever isthrown to you, you pick up meekly andeat. After eating, you feel energetic andmorally uplifted as you at once startworshipping and faithfully guarding thehouse and properties of your master.

Didyou ever hearthestory ofLazarus^He alsosat humbly and faithfully at thegates of a rich man, eating crumbs. Hfsfaithfulness pleased his Master whotook him away and gave him a mostcomfortable house to dwell in forever.

Another thing I like about you isthat when you receive a small piece ofbone, your eyes sparkle with appreciationand gratitude. We humans are notalways so thankful. While we are givenmost of the things that we want, we stillgrumble when we do not get some minorthings. Maybe you can leach us how tobe thankful for the blessings we receivefrom our Master.

When your master is away, leavingsome responsibilities on you, you are

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I get the impression, Langru, thatyour master is very pleased with you ' ahdthat he showers his kindness on you.How is all of this possible, you might ask.Well, let me tell you of just one incidentto prove it to you.

Once a womanapproached our Masterfor His blessings to cure her son. At firstHe refused her in order to test her faith.

cannot give the children's bread to thedogs," He said. She did not howeverlose hope. "It's true, sir," she said, "butdo not dogs get the crumbs from themeter's table?" My Master noticedthefaith, love and sincerity in her eyes. Hemarvelled a,ther faith and gave her the

blessed crumbs for which she asked. Shewas blessed abundantly and her soii washealed. So do not feel humiliated whensomeone belittles you.

I guess you got all the points thatI was going to tell you. Keep up andcontinue teaching us your three qualitiesof faithfulness, thankfulness and watchfulness.

With best compliments,MRS. IVY C. PAUL

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A B C's of the Ghristian FaithRalph R. Harter

G stands forGRACE

Seeing the word Grace, many readershave already turned the page to readsomething else-more interesting. We arebored by the mere mention of the wordGrace because we consider it to be toovague and abstract without any practicalapplication.

Also, we think that since we knowthat Grace is defined as being '*unmeri-ted favor," we know everything of importance there is to be known about thesubject.

The Apostle Paul did not considerthe theme of Grace to be boj esome, nordid he think it licked practi al tv. Tothe Apostle Paul, the word Grace was asfull of meaning as the words Mother andHome.

Paul Most of All

More than any other, it was theApostle Paul who emphasised God'sgrace. Although Jesus was the veryepitome of Grace, Jesus did not use theterm as Paul used it. The apostle Johnemphasised Love more than Grace. Lukewrote about Grace because of the influence of Paul whose companion he was.

In order to understand about Grace,therefpre, we must look at the life of theApostle Paul. Why was it that the ApostlePaul, more than anyone else, was affectedby the concept of God's grace.

Paul's ExperienceWie all know that before his conver

sion to Christ, Paul was an arch-enemyof all that was Ghristian. He acceptedthe responsibility for the murder ofStephen. Following that, he "laid wastethe church, entering into every '-house.

and dragging men and women committedthem to prison," (Acts 8:3). When hewas converted, he was on his way toDamascus to wreck the same havoc therethat he had wrecked in Jerusalem (Acts9:1,2).

All this time that Paul was persecutingthe Christians, he was a very religiousman, a Pharisee of the Pharisees. Hehad been a student of the famous Game-liel, and he was very zealous for the lawof Moses.

Then, on his way to Damascus, hecame face to face with the ResurrectedChrist. The vision was accompanied bya light so bright that Paul said, "I couldnot see for the glory of that light." Hehad to be led by the hand into the cityof Damascus where he was blind forthree days until Ananias caihe and restored his sight.

This light that blinded him was anoutward manifestation of God's glory andwas seen by the others who were accom-,panying Paul. At the same time, an innerlight also broke into the life of Paul. Thisinner light did not transport him fromnoon-day brightness to blindness as didthe outward light, but it transfoimed himfrom darkness to light.

Flooded with Grace

Now for the first time in his life, Paulsaw the brightness of God's marvellouslove and grace. Now, for the first timC;he understood that man cannot be savedby his own works nor by the law of Moses.:

Paul never forgot that he was theleast deserving of all persons to be savedby Jesus Christ. It was not just some sort.

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of false nfodesty or false humility thatimpelled Paul to refer to himself as thechiefestof sinners (I Tim. 1:15). It hadtaken a lot of grace to save the ApostlePaul.

There is a sense in which it can besaid that it took more of God's grace tosave Paul than it took to save John. Onthe other hand, the sins committed bythe best of us (whoever they are), are sogreat that the amount of God's graceneeded to save any of us is unfathomable.

That is why God's grace meant somuch to the Apostle Paul.

Practical AspectsWe are bored with the subject of God's

grace because we do not appreciate whatit has done for us. We are not bored whenthe conversation is about our families andfriends, but somehow we have failed torecognise that God's grace is one of thebest friends we ever had.

We lack appreciation of God's gracebecause we have too high an appreciationof ourselves. Somehow we have cometo think that we are such fine and uprightcitizens that we could be admitted toHeaven on our own merits.

The devil likes to be let loose on self-righteous people, and there is nothing soefiective as a few trials and temptationsto make us realize that none are righteous,no not one.

After we have lost a few battles to thedevil and surrendered our fort of self-righteousness, we face the danger of goingto the opposite extreme. The ApostlePaul himself was quick to see thatthere were those who were takingGod's grace as an excuse to live in siai."Shall we continue in sin that grace mayabound''^ he asked. His answer was amost forceful, "God forbid!" To sinagainst God's grace is one of the greatestsins of all.

Most of us know what it is like to haveour kindness taken ill advantage of. We

are spotted as being a "soft touch," wearc told some heart-rendihg tale and wepay out some cash to relieve distress.Later we find out that there was no truthto the tale at all and that our cash wasspent for liquor. The next time we arenot touched so easily.

God's kindness and grace are also no^to be sinned against. Paul wrote that weChristians have died to and that weare not to live in sin at all.

Grace and Baptism

There are some who argue that sincewe are saved by grace, there is no needof baptism. It is difRcult to understandthen why Paul, who was the greatestexponent of grace, was also a great exponent of baptism. For only one example,he told the Galatians, "As many of youas were baptized into Christ did put onChrist," Gal. 3:27.

It has been said millions of timesand it must be said millions of timesagain, that baptism alone will not saveanyone. No one will be able to go upto the gate of Heaven and demand,"You've got to let me in because I wasbaptized."

Baptism is a beautiful rite, full ofspiritual meaning, ordained of God toinitiate believers into His kingdom andchurch. If you do not agree, you willhave to argue with God about it. Whenwe look at some of the initiation riteswhich men have devised, we see that therite of baptism itself is a product of God'sgrace. In baptism we have a cermonywhich believers of all ages everywherecan easily obey.

Grace Marks

In some educational systems, such asin India, there is the facility of GraceMarks. If a student has failed in onlyone of his examinations, he may still passthrough the help of these Grace Marks.

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{Continuedfrom page 10)God is far more generous in the

awarding of His grace marks than arethe teachers in our schools. Even then,God has not promised to graduate thosewho have done nothing at all.

The purest saint alive in the worldtoday is going to have to depend on God'sGrace Marks to get him (or her) intoHeaven. Let no one think however thatGra:ce Marks alone will save anyone.

{Continuedfrom page 12)

Due to the increase in fuel prices,domestic air fares on Indian Airlines havebeen .nc.eased 25%.

Sheikh Majibur Rahman, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, has said that he fearsthree things: traitors, snakes and crocodiles. He fears these things because theydo not fight fairly.

Because of prevailing food riots atSurat, Surat's new nylon plant had to beinaugurated from Bombay-160 KM away.The Union Minister of Petroleum andChemicals, D. K. Barooah, performedthe honours.

A shiny marble foundation stone hadto be junked when last minute changeswere made in the program for the inauguration ofa drinking water supply schemeat Karbi near Banda. A state minister,Mr. DharmaDutt Vaidya, was originallyscheduled to launch the project but wordcame from Mrs. Gandhi that she herselfwould like to perform the ceremony.

The Newsprint famine in India isexpected to last for several years. Theworld-wide shortage has been due to aprolonged strike in the Canadian newsprint industry, and increased demand for

pajper imports in Russia and China. Thenewsprint industry in India has not developed as much as it could have becauseof the lowprofits in the industry. .

Studies by scientists of the BhabhaAtomic Research Centre, Trombay, haveshown that the oil extracted from garlicis one of the most effective natural pesticides and could easily replace toxic chemical pesticides. Any,residue remaining oneatables would even be beneficial. It alsodoes not pollutethe biosphere.

An elephant stolen at Fatehpur Sikri(near Agra) in October, was recovered atKanpur in January.

There has been an increasing demandall over the world for India-made shoes.Last year the foreign exchange earningfrorn the export ofshoes increased by tenmillion rupees to a new record of Rs. 12,9million. Russia is the principal importerof Indian footwear. England, Nepal,Australia, Denmark, Canada and theNetherlands were prominent among otherbuyers.

Punjab Transport Minister DilbaghSingh has told newsmen that a third ofthe 1521 busses ofPunjab Roadways werestanding idle in the depots due to therion-availability of tyres. At the sametime, however, privatetransportoperatorswere running their fleets efficiently.

After two children contacted smallpoxin a village of Kashmir, the villagersrefused to be vaccinated because they saidthat.the' disease was God's- punishment.When it was explained to them thatrefusal would be a violation ofthe law,the villagers locked up the medical teamand threatened to burnthem alive. Theywere later rescued by the police.

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Indian Mew/s SummarijIn the February elections held in

Uttar Pradesh, Indira Gandhi's CongressParty won an absolute majority. Thisis the first time this has happened since1962. It is obvious from this that votersdo not blame Mrs. Gandhi for shortagesand rising prices, and it also reflects aconfidence in the Chief Minister, H. N.iBahuguna.

In the meantime, in the nationalcapitol, New Delhi, the Finance Minister,Mr. Chavan, was preparing the nation'sbudget for 1974-75. Postal ra^es havegone up as have taxes on cigarettes, liquorcosmetics, toothpaste, superior fabrics,T. V. sets, cars, steel, fans and refrigerators. The Railway Ministry also announced an increase in rail fares. At the sametime, payers of income tax were eased ofa little of their tax burden. For the mostpart, the tax proposals were received bythe public as fair and necessary.

The prices of petrol, cooking gas andkeroscene have been further raised.

It would, of course, stretch the imagination too far to say that anyone" is happywith rising prices, although everyone ishappy to have their own salaries increased.During the past two months there havebeen widespread disturbances in the statesof Gujarat, Rajasthan and Maharastraobstensively sparked by food shortagesand rising prices. Many people havebeen killed in daily clashes.

In the small, sleepy town of Sirathunear Allahabad, three persons were killedwhen the police confronted a mob whichwas squatting on the railway tracks..The demonstrators were angry at the risein train fares and were led by a leaderof the Socialist Party.

Mr. Kondajji Basappa, Union DeputyHealth and Family Planning Minister,has expressed his belief that up toDecember 1973, 15.6 million births had

been blocked in India by the use ofvarious family planning devices.

The Prime Minister has told the RajyaSabha that the government is preparedto consider the introduction of a five daywork-week if an agreement can be reached with the workers that the sameamount of work will be done in five daysas is now being done in six. That shouldnot be difficult.

A 42-year old woman of Gujarat diedafter giving birth to her 21st child.Married at the age of 14, she spent 16years in pregnancy. Eleven of her babiesdied and 15 survived.

An habitual ticketless traveller ofBombay has reimbursed the WesternRailway after hearing a series of lectureson honesty. The youth, a medical student, has sought to pay for 20 trips andone meal which he had cheated therailway of.

There is a scheme to replace cyclerikshas with power-driver rikshas in UttarPradesh. This type of riksha has beendeveloped by the Central MechanicalEngineering Research Institute and isexpected to cost Rs. 1800 ($225). Intending drivers of these rikshas will be able toget loans from the nationalised banks toenable them to purchase the vehicles.

Mr. Jagjivan Ram, Union DefenseMinister, was uuable to address anelection meeting at Moghalsarai because

•his helicopter landed in a graveyard bymistake. Before the gates ofthegraveyaidcould be unlocked to allow the exit ofMr. Ram, an angry crowd gathered andbegan to pelt stones at the intrudinghelicopter. Sensing trouble, the partyascended in their flying machine and flewoflF to another destination. Well, thatmay have given Mrs. Gandhi somethingto chuckle about. {Continued onpage 11)

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BOW WOWBj Langru the dog

The article on page 2 is HarinamSingh's first attempt to write an articlein English. Two yeais ago, no one couldget Harinam to speak English but nowit is dilRcuIi to get him stopped. Harinamlives in our Kanpur hostel.

I am not so dumb that I don't knowsome readers will object to the "Pentecostal" article on page four. One goodthing I have noticed about human beingsthough is that tliey try to understandother people's points of view. But if youwant to communicate with me, you hadbelter talk in a language that I know,preferably DogHsh.

One of the nationally prominentmagazines of India recently gave publicity to the "Srin.agar I'omb." Sincethen, a number of Christian writers haveresponded. The rebuttal written by SamBhajjan does not leave much room foranything more to be said on the subject.

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Walk worthily of Your CallingV. Gnanasikhamant Page 2

We Should Not Lose Heart

Harinam Singh Page 3

Experiencing Pentecost TodayE. A, Hackney Page 4

The Srinagar TombSam V. Bhajjan Page 6

H Stands for the Holy SpiritRalph R. Harter Page 9

Pilgrimage of SalvationH. A, Krishna Piilai Page 12

Indian News Summary Page 14

Book News from Bombay Page 16

Kanpur, India

W£ SHOULD NOT LOSE HEARTHarlnam Singh

"Don't worry about anything but inall your prayers ask God for what youneed, always asking him with a thankfulheart. And God's peace, which is farbeyond human understanding, will keepyour he irts and minds safe in ChristJesus." Phil. 4:6,7 (Living Bible).

It is an indisputable fact that theBible has be m written by the inspirationof the Holy Spirit. In other words, theHoly Spirit is the real author of the Bible.In it, the Holy Spirit encourages a disappointed man. In it the Holy Spiritgives a man great hope in Christ.

One Indian poet says that when thesun is hidden behind the cloud, the skybecomes dark; but afterwards the suncomes out again and the sky again becomes bright. The same is true of difficulties: they come in a man's way butthey are removed after some time. Thusa man should have patience and shouldnot feel discouraged.

Christ Jesus says in the Bible, "I havetold you this so that you will not fallaway. They will put you out of theirmeeting houses. And the time will comewhen anyone who kills you will thinkthat by doing this he is serving God."(Jn. 16:1,2. Living Bible).

It grieves me very much that it isdifficult to find love and faith in ourchurches today. Many who call themselves Christians are living in darknessand are often found opposing good men.They have become selfish. Wealth andpower have made them proud. Theyhave forgotten the love of Christ, Theyare not afraid of God. They are on a

down-ward path that leads to death andhell.

But the Bible says, "If you confesswith your lips, 'Jesus is Lord,' andbelieve in your heart that God raised himfrom the dead, you will be saved." Rom-10:9, L. B.

Inasmuch as the Bible is the word ofGod, it expresses God's feeling. God islove, and He loved the world so muchthat he gave his only Son.

We believe that after death we willgo to the next world The gate to thatworld is very narrow. We can neverenter in to that gate without the help ofChrist. For that reason it is our firstduty to believe on Christ. That is whyGod sent his son into the world, as theBible says, "For God did not send hisson into the world to be its Judge butto be its Savior."

Lastly, let me say that we shouldchange our hearts. We should acceptChrist. We should not be cruel to eventhe smallest of living things. We shouldbecome true disciples of Christ, like Peterand Paul. Then we wiil possess the giftof the Holy Spirit. So a man should bebrave. Fie should not lose heart.

PLEASE NOTE

Our editor-elect will begin workimmediately on the September issue ofChristasian Magazine. You are thereforerequested to send your articles for publication at once to,

Mr. V. Gnanasikhamani1/9, Murugesa Naickan St.Tondiarpet, Madras, 6C0-G81Tamilnadu, India

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WALK WORTHILY OF YOUR CALLINGEph. 4:1

V. Gnanasikhamani

Introduction: We come across severalkinds of 'calls' and callings," and responses in our day-to-day life. But thereis a 'calling' from above and it is ofHimalayan importance. Let us studythat calling.

1. When we are told that someone iscalling us, the first thing we want toknow is, "Who is calling ?". In thiscase, the calling comes from theAlmighty God himself. Eph. 1:18.

2. Has this calling come to us becausewe are worthy of it? No. I Cor. 1:26-29.a. God has chosen the foolish things

of the world. I Cor. 1:27.b. God has chosen the weak.

I Cor. 1:27.c. God has chosen the base things

of the world. I Cor. 1:27.Therefore anyone can respond tothis calling. It is universal. Itshould be accepted with humilityand obedience. It is a divinecalling and it cannot be ignored.

3. Why has God Galled us ?

a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

He has called us unto His eternalglory. I Pet. 5:10.It is said, 'for the prize of thehigh calling of God.' Phil. 3:14.He has called us unto His kingdom. I Thess. 2.12.He has chosen us to confound thewise after this woild. I Cor. 1:27.He has chosen us to confoundthe things which are mighty afterthis earth. I Cor. 1:27.He has chosen us in this way thatno flesh should glory in His presence," I Cor. 1:28,29.He has called us to obtain the

glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.2 Thess. 2:14.

4. What is the means of God's callingto us ? Jesus Christ and His gospel.I Pet. 5:10; 2 Thess. 2:14.

5. To attain the aims of His calling, Hehas also made provision of servicesunto Him on this earth. Heb. 5:4;Eph. 4:12,13.a. We are called Christians. Acts

11:26; I Pet. 4:16.Evangelists, pastors, teachers.Eph. 4:11-13.Those called were separated forthe work. Acts 13:2.

b.

c.

Some characteristics of God's callingwhich must be kept,a. He has saved us and called us

with an holy calling. 2 Tim.1:9,10.Called as sons of God I Jn. 3:1.Called according to His purpose.Rom. 8:28Called whom He had predestinated. Rom. 8:30.

7. A Warning to our calling for ourbenefit.

a. As partakers of the heavenlycalling we must be faithful. Heb.3:1,2.

b. We are to keep the unity of theSpirit in the bond of peace underthe one hope of our calling.Eph. 4:3,4.

Conclusion: Therefore, let us walk andtalk worthily of our calling to attain thechief end of our life in Christ Jesus. Ifyou are not within the limit of heavenlycalling, please, for your sake, do nothesitate to fully enter into it.

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Reprintedfrom The North Indja'Chu/chmatii

EXPERIENCING PENTECOST TODAYby E. A. Hackney

{Editor*s Note:—The editor*s own views on this subject will he found in his articlewhich begins on page 9. Brother Hackney's views are printed here with the htpe that thymay be^valise to thexhurch even though we look at the mattes differently. At least ue ce^nappreciate the loving attitude with which the author has written this piece.)

A short time after I was called intothe ministry, my father, who himselfwasa hlethcdist minister, advised me to seekthe baptism in the Holy Spirit. He alsoshared with me some books that he hadin his library by men suchas R. A.Torrey

nd Charles Finney, who mentioned. thisexperience in their writings. At the sametime, I met during my- seminary dayssieveral Methodists, some of whom wereministers, who had had this experience.One was a very remarkable woman, awidow who was engaged in Christianwork among prisoners in several prisonsin North Carolina. The lives of thesepeople, whom I came to know ratherintimately, made a lasting impression onroe.

In November 1970 there came to ourtown of Patiala, Punjab, an evangelistfrom Canada by the name of AliceShevkeniek. After a morning Bible studya small group of people were kneelingtogether in prayer at the altar of theChurchl Miss Shevkenek was praying withMrs. Hackney, who had never expresseda desire to pray in tongues; but she saidto her, "You can pray in tonguesif you want to." After a momentarypause, Mrs. Hackney began speaking inan>unknown language.

What I had sought with varyingdegrees of intensity -for twenty years shehad retieiyed in two--seconds. However,the experience for me as well was not

long in coming after that. The followingApril in a similar situation, I was baptized in the Holy Spirit and spoke in anunknown tongue.

Our experience is not an isolated one.Many Christians not only of the Pentecostal churches but also of the Catholicand mainline Protestant chuichcs areexperiencing the baptism in the Spirit inincreasing numbers.

PURPOSE

But someone will ask, "Ofwhat use isthe baptism ?" In answer to this we findthat it brings a power to witness(Acts 1:8).We no longer are embarassed to spt ak thename of Jesus, or to share with otherswhat he has done and can do for aperson. It enables one to worship Godmore fully (John 4:24). There wells upfrom within one's being adoration andpraise for the Lord.

The baptism in the Spirit helps us inour prayers when we do not know howto pi ay as we ought (Rom. 8:26-27).When we come to the end of our ownnatural strength and understanding, the.Holy Spirit can take over our facultiesand conduct his own worship and prayerthrough us.

Someone has compared praying in theSpirit to taking a bypass around a cityinstead of going thicLgh its ccigcstcd

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streets. Our spiritshave irpnediate anddirect access to the SpiritofGod^ and_He hasaccess to us. We can pray eventhough we do hot understand with ourminds how we Ojught to pray.

In addition to the above, there arethe benefits ofnew understanding of theScriptures, daily guidance in the pathofGod's will, health for the body, an outpouring of divine love in the believer'sheart, supernatural attestation by signsand wonders, miracles, and gifis,- and inthe congregation, members rightly exercising their different ministries for theupbuilding of the body ofChrist.

CONTROVERSY

The practice of speaking in tongueshas given rise to controversy even fromthe days of the New Testament Church.It needs to be exercised with discretion,wisdom, and understanding. St. Paulsays that when tongues are spoken in thechurch, only two or three are to speak,and thereshould be interpretation, alsoby theSpirit, of what has been spoken(1 Cor. 14:13,27,28). Both speaking inunknown tongues andprophesying (whichincludes preaching) have their place.-The first is a sign to the unbeliever, and -the second is to edify the believer (1 Cor.14:22).

At times tongue speaking has receivedundue emphasis but it is ah integral partof the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Inthree out of four times that we are toldin the book of Acts that a group, of persons received the Holy Spirit, we arespecifically told that they spoke in tongues.In the other case, in Samaria, there wasclearly some evidence demonstrated because Simon the magician, who had foryears amazed the Samaritans with hismagic,'wanted to purchase this abilityto give the Holy Spirit through the laying

on of hands (see Acts 2:1-4, 8:14-17.. 10:44-48 and 19:9). ' • .

SOME MISCONCEPTIONS

There are several frequent misconceptions^ about the baptism in the Spirit.One is-that God violates'our wills throughthis experience, or that we are overcomeby our emotions. This is not the case.Emotions may or may not accompanytheexperience. Amazement was expressedon the day of Peniecost,.ar;dastonishmentw^ expressed when the gentiles also received the Spirit, but no other emotionsare mentioned. In our own experience

•there was no outward emotion expressed. -We did notshout, we did not cry, wejustspoke in tongues. In the experienceof salvation, God does not violate ourwills; neither does He do-it in this experience.

Another misconception is that thisexperience is received on the basis of somemerit of the person himself that somehowhe is better morally than another pewon.Such is not the case. Just as salvationis the free giftofGod, so is the baptismin the Holy Spirit.

Another dangerous misconception isthat a personwith this experience hasarrived, that he is perfect, or that he ismore mature. This is not the case. Itis interesting to note that the fruit of theSpirit is ninefold (Gal. 5:22), and that thegifts of the Spirit are also ninefold. Thefruit of the Spirit may be taken as a markof maturity, as fruit is the result of patientcultivation; but gifts of the Spirit are instantaneous, usually given at the time ofconversion or soon thereafter.

HOW TO RECEIVE

A study of the relevant passages inActs gives us the requirements to receive

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from Light ofLife^Jj^s^ztnej Bombayyj^sue of Aprils 1974

The Srinagar Tombby Sam V. Bhajjan

On Easter Sunday of 1967 as I cameout of church' after preaching on the resurrection of our Lord and Saviour, anold lady thanked me for the sermon.Then, after a pause, she added in a lowvoice, "Have you read about the tombofJesus in Srinagar ? I havejust read anarticle in one of the local papers aboutit." I told her that it was not a newthing—that every year about Easter timethere were articles written in the Indianpapers about the tomb in Srinagar, asattempts to prove that Jesus died inSrinagarand was buried there and thathis tomb is still,a place of venerationforinany.

My visit to the tombIn the summer of 1967 I visited

Srinagar with two friends and went tosee the tomb. When we reached theplace welooked aroundfor someone whocould open the door and let us look at*the tomb. We were able to find a youngboy who went and brought the caretaker.He opened the door of the mausoleumand let us in. On the wall to our rightwe found a plaque which said that it wasthe tomb of a saint. I copied the contents of the plaque and the record is stillwith me. The inscription made no mention of the tomb being that of JesusChrist but that the saint buried in thetoiiib was thought to be one Yus Asaf.

The caretaker explained that it wasdue to the false propaganda of theAhmadi sect that some people had startedvisiting the tomb, considering it to bewhere Jesus was buried. He said mostKashmiri Muslims did not subscribe to

that view but venerated the tomb as that •of some other holy man.

Who are the Ahmadis ?

Ahmadis are followers ofMirza GhulamAhmad (1837-1908), who lived in Qadian,a village in District Gurdaspur, Punjab.He was a great scholar of Arabic andPersian and wrote books on Islamictheology and apologetics.

Orthodox Muslims believe that Allahsends a mujaddid (reviver) in each century to revive Islam. At first when MirzaAhmad declared that he was the mujaddid of the century the Muslims in Indiadid not object. They appreciated hiswritings and considered him an authenticmujaddid. But later when Mirza Ahmadclaimed to be the promised Messiah andImam MahdiJ and that he had receiveddivine revelation and was authorised toinitiate disciples of his own, the IndianMuslims got stirred up and began tooppose the Mitza. The Hindus also became his enemies because he claimed tobe the incarnation of Krishna. ManyChristians in India too were deeply disturbed and wrote books and articles torefute his claim to be the Messiah. TheMuslim Ulama (learned men) brandedhim as Kafir (heretic), blashphemer,enemy of the faith and an imposler, andexcommunicated him and his follow ers.

Imam means "leader," and Mahdi, thougha proper name, means "the directed or guidedone." The Shia Muslims (believers in 12 Imams)believe the 12th Imam did not die but disappeared, and will return and guide theMuslim community before the end of the age.Mirza proclaimed that he was the Messiah, theMahdi and Krishna at one and the same time.

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• • The>Aimiad.is-Cdirtiie-iKselVes IMims'but are not accepted as such by the Sunni&hd Shia Muslims. Xhey are not evenallowed to perform'Haj (pilgrimage toMecca). Those of their number whogo there pretend to be orthodox Muslimsand hide their real. faith. The Abmadish^ve their separate mosques and do notjoin with other Muslims in the five dailyritual prayer. They marry within thefold and ,have their own grave-yards,which are closedto other Muslims. TheAhmadis .are very active in preachingtheir doctrines to people outside Indiaand Pakistan Their present headquarters is in Rabwah in District Jhang,.. nearIslamabad, Pakistan-.- The present headis Mirza Nasir Ahmad, the third Khalifa^the community.. He was educated in

•Oxford, England, and is.highly respectedby the Ahmadis.

Ahmadi doctrine of the'CrucifixionThe Qpran says: "And for their (Jews)

saying, Verily we have slain the MessiahJesus the Son ofMary, anApostle ofGod,Ye.t they. slew, him not and they crucifiedhininotbut they Had.only his likenessthey dfd not really slay him but Godtookhimiip tohimself ''(4:156f).

There iS; .another reference in theQitran which.says: "Remember when

;.Qodsaid, 'O, Jesus/ verily I will-causethee to die, and will take thee up tomyself andj-deliver, thee from those whobelieve not and I will place those whofollp.w thee above those who believed notuntil the days of resurrection" (3:47f).Because of-j;his reference some Muslimcommentators believe Allah caused Jesus-to die for a short time andjhen took himup to hiihsdf ' " • ' - '•

From the i^arly centuries of Islam thetraditional view has been that Jesus wasnot crucified -at all but that Allih'tookhim bodily'to heavenj where he remainsuntil the day when he will come again torevive-islahi. and to die a natural death;

^en oh tfie day of resurrection Jesuswill be resurrected like any other humanbdng. The late Khwaj'a Hasan Nizarai,a famous Urdu writer ofDelhi, even says,'Muslims throughout the world believe

that Jesus Christ was taken up alive toheaven and is alive now in the fourthheaven."

It was Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, thefounder of the sect, who claimed to havefound the tomb of Jesus in Srinagar,

The Mirza had a big problem. Howcould he claim to be the promisedMessiah when the general belief was thatthe Messiah was taken up alive by God.tohimself, and that if the Messiah wereto come back it would be the one whohad been taken up alive and who is nowin heaven with his physical body ? Itwas this Messiah, Jesus Christ who was tocome back in order to die, and not someone else.

The Miraa, therefore, propoundedthat the earlier Muslim scholars andcomnientatore Had misunderstood theQiiranandwrongly commented thatJesusWas neither crucified nor killed by theJews. On the contraryJesus was indeedcrucified but did not die upon the cross.He was taken down by his disciples in aswoon and was healed within forty daysby a miraculous ointment called in Persian Marfianiii't^lsa', "the ointment" ofJesus." After Jesus recovered he cameto Kashmir, where he finally died at thea.ge of 120 and was buried in Srinagar.His tomb is still to befound in that cityin MuhallaKhan Yar. r

The-Mirza could, not-declare himselfthe promised Messiah -unless he provedthat Jesus Christ was dead. So to makehis claim look convincing he propounded,this theory about the tomb of Jesus inSrinagar. Actually .Mirza was muchpained -because .of the. traditional •Muslimbelief that .Jesus Christ was . alive in heaven. 'In one' of his Urdu .• OQUpletS; he;

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reported angrily that it was a most sham^'ful thing for iVlublimj to believe thai iheir •own prophet, the most illustrious amt)ngall the prophets, was dead and lyingburled in Medina while the prophet olthe Ch.'bti ms was alive and sitting up inheaven.

Need for this theory

The Ahmidis cons'.der this theory oftheir prophet ol utmost importance be-'cause it was emphasized by his last injunction: "I tell you a secret. Rememberit well that you mav upset all the arguments which the Christians put forward.Prove to them that, in reality, Christ thesonof Miry is forever dead. Throughthe victory to be gained by this aigumcntyou will be able to wipe the Christianreligion off the face of the earth. Thereis no necessity for you to waste your precious time in other wearisome wrangles.Just concentrate upon the deathofChrist,the son of Mary, and by the use of powerful arguments reduce the Christian tosilence. On the day that you succeed inproving that Christ joined the ranks ofthe dead and imprint this fact on theminds of Christians, you will know thatthe Christian religion has made its exitfrom the world."2

Based on original research 7, It seems clear that Mirza got some

of his ideas from books written by Christians and non-Christians of medieval times.There were heretics who preached thatJesus could not have died, as he wasdivine. Mirza was not conversant withEnglish, but since he had worked in theoffice of the Deputy Commissioner ofSialkot as a junior clerk, he had pickedup some English words Some of hisrevelations are in the kind of Englishsp'oken by students in the Punjab schools.He also came across missionaries fromScotland who used to preach in the Sialkot

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bazar. ' 'Mirza knew that the restiirectioTiof Jesus was an important point oftheir preaching. He had also acquiredbooks on apologetics and had some knowledge of the early disputes of the ChurchCouncils.

Further, Mirza had definitely heardabout the book. The Unknown Life ofChrist published in English in 1895. Theauthor was a Russian traveller, NicolasNotovitch. Notovitch stated that whiletravelling in Tibet in 1887 he met withan accident and broke his leg. SomeBuddhist Lamas took him to a monasteryin Hemis, Leh, in Ladakh. While convalescing in this monastery Notovitchcame to know of an ancient manuscriptsuppo.sed to contain a history of the eailylife and visits ofJesus to India and. Tibet.Notovitch learned the contents of themanuscript from the head Lama and tookdown notes. He wrote a book on thebasis of this information. This book waspublished first in French and then inEnglish, and created a stir among European scliolars. But on further examination the book was found to be only afiction and proved a big hoax. Forexample, one Dr. Ahmad Shah, a government surgeon, covered the ground overwhich Notovitch said he had travelled.He has left it on record that Notovitchwas "a Russian spy who was being dogged by the Simla detective police" andthat "Mustafa, a Muhammadan gentleman one of the Leh officials," whenasked about Notovitch's alleged find,declared with indignation that althoughhe had lived there 32 years he had neverheard of it.

The theory a Muslim consolationThe traditional Muslim view with

regard to the crucifixion is that Jesusescaped both the cross and death upon itand was lifted up alive, in his physicalbody. But there are Muslims who likethe theory propounded by Mirza Ghulam

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ABC's of the Christian FaithRalph R. Barter

stands for

THE HOLY SPIRITHThe topic of the Holy Spirit nsay well

be the most coiiirovcrsia] topic in Ghrist-iandom today. Alihough almost everyone will agree on the importance of theKoly Spirit, hom there the a6tu>sioiideparts in a million directions.

The main reason for this wide difference of opinion about the Holy Spirit isour wide diffeicnce of experience with theHoly Spirit Jesus must have had this inmind when He said, "The wind bloweihwhere it will, and thou hcaiest the voicethereof but knowest not whence it comethand whither it goeth: so is everyone thatis born of the Spirit/'Jn 3:8.

The gifts which God gives us throughHis Holy Spirit are ''personalised" gifts,that is, measured out to ht us each oneindividually. In deciding on what particular gift of His Spirit He wants togive us, God takes into consideration ourtrieds, tilents, weaknesses, background,environment, and every other factor aboutus. The gift given to us fits us like a suitmad,e oy an expert tailor. A suit madejust to my measurements is not likely tofit anyone else nicely (especially considering that I am short, f.it, have short arm?^,long legs and a fl it chest.) My experiencewith the H ily Spi it is also different fromany othn- person's, and it ought to be.

Much of the controversy about theHoly Spirit centers on speaking in tongues. S >me insist that it is essential forevery Christian to speak in tongues whileothers insist that anyone who speaks intongues should be excommunicated fromthe church.

A close study of the twelth ihicughfourteenth chapteis of First Corinihifcnsshows us that this is not just a n.cdeincontroversy but that the Christians of thefirst centuiy faced the sahie problem.My conclusion from Paul's rcmaiks is that(1) Paul did" not forbid the speaking intongues; (2) He thought that the tonguesought to be interpreted; and (3) thateverything should be done decently andin order. Also (4) Paul considered thespiritual fruit of love to be far more important than speaking in tongues. Millionsof believers disagree with such a conclusion. It is worthwhile though to note thatJesus never spoke in tongues.

Another point of controversy is indefining the term, "Baptism in the HolySpirit." From a practical-point of view,the person who believes in the "Infilling,of the Spirit", may be referring to the,same type of spiritual experience, butcalling it by a different name. From ascriptural point of view, it must be recognised that the phrase does not appearmany times in the Bible. To clarifymatters further, we will use the wordimmerse instead of baptize in the referencesbelow:

(John said) I indeed iniinerse you in waterunto repentance but he that cometh.after mcis mightcr than I, whose shoes I am notworthy to bear: he shall immerse you in theHoly ,*ipirii and in fire.'*Mt. 3:11. Also Mk.1:8, Lk. 3:16.

(John said.) And I knew him not: but hethat sent me to immerse in water, he saidunto me. Upon wht msoever thou shalt seethe Spirit deccnditig and abiding upon him,the same is he that immerseth in the HolySpirit." Jn. 1:33

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And being'asserabled together'with them, h^^ *charged them'notto dbpast from Jerusalembut to wait for the promise of the Father,which, said he, ye heard from me: for Johnindeed immersed with water but ye shall beimmersed in the Holy Spirit not many dayshence. Acts 1:4,5.

This immersion in the Holy Spirittook place a week later on the dayofPentecost and is described in Acts 2:1-4.It was accompanied with the sound of amighty rushing wind and tongues of fire.Those who received it (whether 12 or120,) began to speak in various languageswhich could be understood.

The next reference we have to thisphenomenon is when the gospel was firstpreached to the Gentiles by Peter in thehouse of Cornelius

(Peter said,) And as I began to speak, theHoly Spirit fell on them eyen as on us at the.beginning. And I remembered the word ofthe Lord, how he' said, John indeed immer- •sed with water but ye shall be immersed in

. the Holy.Spirit. When God gave unto themthe like gift as he.did also unto us whenwe believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who

• was I that L could withstand God-? Acts,11:15-17. ...

And that iis about all that can beshownfrom the Bible regarding the useof- the phrase "immersion (or baptism)ih the Holy Spirit." Anything more than'this has to be guesses and inferences.

; So much for some of the things onwhich.wedisagree. In saying this rhuch,I haye probablyantagonised the majorityof my readers.. We would do better toconcentrate on the things about the HolySpirit on which we do agree such as:

that there is only one Spirit, .Eph. 4:4;

• ' thafinWder toenter into the kingdomof heaven, we must not only be born ofthe water, but we must be born of thespirit also; John 3:5,6.

that the mind of the Spirit; is life andpeace; Roih." 8:6 . . ^ v

if'any man hath not the Spirit ofChrist, he is none of his; Rom. 8:9

as many as are led by the Spirit ofGod, these are the sons of God; Rom. 8:14

the Spirit himself beareth witness withour spirit that we are children of God;Rom. 8:16.

and in like manner the Spirit alsohelpeth our infirmity: for we know nothow to pray as we ought; but the Spirithimself maketh intercession, for us withgroanings which cannot be uttered; Rom.8:26

but the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,peace, longsuflfering, kindness,, goodness,faithfulness, meekness, and self-control;Gal. 5:22,23.

if we live by the Spirit, we also oughtto walk by the Spirit; Gal. 5:25.

we ought not to quench the Spirit.I Thess. 5:19.

The heavenly Father gives the HolySpirit to them that ask him; Lk. 11:13.

that there is no forgiveness for the sinagainst the Holy Spirit. ,Mk. 3:29,

There are far more things about theHoly Spirit on which we agree than onwhich we disagree.

For those who have difficulty understanding about the person and work ofthe Holy.Spirit.itwill help tp^realise thatVChri^t dwelling in lisj" and "the HolySpirit dwelling in us," are one. and thesame thing. In Rom. 8;9, for example,the tPrihs. "Sphit," "Spirit of God," andSpirit of Christ," all appear ip the sameyerse and refef to the same thing. ~i

.This if, one of the mysteries of theTrinity.. . ''J, wiUj)ray,.the father," Jesussaid and he shall giye .you another Gom-?forter that he .may be with ypu for ever,eveji.the. Spirit, of truth......he a.bideth\yith.yQu..and,shfiJl be-in.ypu. I will notleave you desolate: I come untp,;yQn,..i..

if a man love me, he will keep my wordand my Father will love him and we willcome unto him and make our abode withhim Ye heard how I said to you, Igo away and I come unto you." Jn.14:16,17,18,23,28. When the Comforteris come," he continued, "whom I willsend unto you from the Father, even theSpirit of truth, which proceedeth fromthe Father, he shall bear witness ofme ...It is expedient for you that I goaway: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I go, Iwill send him unto you. And he, whenhe is come, will convict the world inrespect of sin, and of righteousness, andof judgement." Jn. 15:26;16:7,8.

Unfortunately, too many of us todayare like the Ephesians who said, "We didnot so much as hear whether the HolySpirit was given," Acts 19:2. This gavethe cliie to Paul that these men had notfully accepted Christ.

What answer would you give theApostle Paul if he were to ask you, "Didye receive the Holy Spirit when yebelieved ?" Acts 19:2. If the answer is,"No," then I seriously doubt that youhave been born again.

{Continuedfrom page 8)Ahmad. They may not accept Mirza asa prophet from Allah and they may notjoin his sect, but still they feel great consolation in this theory of the tomb ofJesusin Srihagar, although it is contrary totraditional Muslim belief. A Muslim isreally troubled about the Quranic proclamation of Jesus being taken up alive,while his own prophet, whom he considersthe greatest and the seal of all prophets,lies buried in Medina. Muslims going onpilgrimage to Mecca also visit the tombof the prophet in Medina. All orthodox

Muslimsbelievethe prophet Muhammad'sremains are in that tomb. At the sametime they know that Christians all overthe world celebrate Easter as the daywhen their Lord and Saviour Jesus Christwas resurrected. Also throughout theMuslim world it is known that there isan empty tomb in Jerusalem which isattributed toJesus and that the ChristianChurch, for the last 2000 years, has beenconstantly declaring that their Lord wascrucified, dead, buried, and raised on thefirst Easter day.

One can very well imagine the effecton non-Christians, especially Muslims,when year after year Christians throughout the world celebrate Good Friday andEaster. The thought of a tomb in Srinagarcan be a source of great consolation tothem. They feel there is something atleast to falsify the Christian position withregard to the resurrection of Christ, and

-who cares whether the tomb in Srinagaris really that of Jesus and the variousreferences from old books are authentic ornot I

So in India and Pakistan it has become a very common practice to publisharticles, especially during the season ofLent and Easter, refuting the New Testament claim that Jesus lives today as theLord Saviour of the whole world. I amnot at all surprised to find such articlesin Indian magazines and newspapers.This is the reaction of unbelief to thesaving message of the Lamb of Calvary.

1 Tarikh-ul-Masih (Life of Christ) in Urdup. 206

2 Christianity Explained to Muslims, byL. Bevan med, 1964 p. 9

3 Four Year's in Tibet by Abmrd Sbab,Banares. 1906 p. 18.

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Pilgrimage of SalvationBy H. A. Krishna Pillai

Translated frnm Tamil into English by V. Gnanastkhamani

A Vision

Once upon a time there lived a Pilgrim who loved the LordJesus very muchand was a sincere friend of his. He liveda holy life. As he was a wise man, heshunned the vanities of this world. Forhim, the will of God was his blessed lot.He thus served the heavenly Lord steadfastly. At one time he was put in aprison for his testimony and while therehe fell into a holy trance. (Author^s note:'The reader may please note the similarities toJohn Bunyan)

The vision which appeared to him,felt he, would be a means to lead menand women to eternal salvation, and 5ohe put it into writing for their sake. Letme narrate it to you in my way.

Part Two

CONVICTION OF TRUTHWhen I was living in this wilderness

called the world, where deceiving is thegreatest exercise of life, I once cameacross a wide valley. While there, Imeditated in my heart on the holy feet, ofGod. Then I slept and in my sleep Ihad a dream which I tell you now.

A Lonely ManIn my dream I found myself in a

beautiful valley where the bees hummedand the flowers bloomed shedding sweetdrops of honey. A gentle wind blew andspread the sweet odor of the flowers.

In the midst ofthis beautifuf^ scene,I saw a lonely man. His face lookedtired and exhausted and tears ran downhis cheeks. His clothes were torn.

Alas ! There was a big load upon hisback and its weight made him hunch.There was a strong desire within him forheaven but his heart was perplexed outof fear.

The man had a scroll in his handwhich he opened and read with greatcare. As he read from his book, I sawhim shivering because the book revealedto him the real state of his life. *Alas !Alas !" he cried out aloud. Then, aftera long breath, he burst out, "What mustI do to be saved

He looked startled and stunned. Likean ant that is caught between two burning sticks of fire he did .not know whichway to escape. His mind rocked like ascrap of paper caught in the wind. Hewalked here and there, and looked upand down. He "often wept, sometimesaloud.

The Man and his familyUnable to find any way out of his mis

ery he eventually left the wild forest ar.dsomehow found his way home. He triedhis best to hide within himself all hisburden of sin and sorrow. He did notwant to grieve his dear children and hiswife with the beautiful black hair on herhead.

But is it possible to get rid of one'sown shadow ? No. The burden on hisback grew heavier. As he could not finda way of escape, his sorrow anchoreddown deep into liis heart. He tried invain to hide such a mental agony fromothers. Perhaps he did not yet urdei-stand that the face is the index of themind.

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The indescribable Ipad burdening hisconscience could neither be borne norignored. So it was that he called hisdear wife and children and made themsit close by his side as he spoke to themin tender love.

"My beloved," he began, "you are sodear to my life. I want to share withyou something that has happened to me,so please listen. A big burden which isthe sum total of all my sins is pressing myback very hard. It is unbearable andbecause of it I am weak and exhausted.Besidesthat, the whole world, surroundedby its wide oceans, and those of us whoare living in it, will be burned and destroyed by the fire of the holy wrath ofGod.

"There is no doubt but that it willhappen. Yet we do not know as to howwe shall escape that catastrophe. Hence,right now, we must find out the eternalway and we must walk through it. Ifwe fail to do so, we will definitely diefalling into the hellfire. By the righteouswrath of the Almighty Lord God, thisworld will be burned to ashes. We mustleave this land of destruction and followafter God. If not we invite danger. Itwill be useless later to try to escape thedanger after we are caught in it."

After that, many a time, out of hisabundant love that he-had for them, hecontinued to beg them to follow him.

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{Continuedfrom page 5)this experience. Repentance and waterbaptism are mentioned in connectionwith it. Peter said to the multitude onthe day of Pentecost, "Repent and bebaptized everyone of you in the name ofJesus Christ for the remission ofsins, and

ye^all receive the gift of the HolySpirit." . In most cases water baptismpreceded being filled withthe Spirit, butin the case ofCornelius(Acts 10:46-47.), itimmediately followed.

Faith of course is alsoa requirement.Peter in reporting the coming of theHoly Spirit upon the gentiles to thechurch at Jerusalem said that God liadgiven the same gift to them "as He gaveto us when we believed in the Lord JesusChrist" (Acts 11:17). Paul reminded theGalatians that they had recrived theHoly Spirit by the "hearing offaith."Jesus said, "These signs shall follow themthat believe." One of the sighs he spokeof was tongues, which is an integial partof the baptism in the Spirit.

Obedience is also a requirement. InActs 5:32 Peter and the Apostles told theHigh Priest that the Holy Spirit wasgiven to them who obey God.

Asking is also a requirement. Jesussaid, "Ifye then being evil, know how togive good gifts unto your children: howmuch more shall your heavenly, Fathergive the Holy Spirit to tliem that askhim ?"

If the church is to come into the fullinheritance that God has for her, shemust surrender herself into the arms ofJesus the baptizer in the Holy Spirit justas one who comes to the minister to beimmersed. (See Mark 1:8 and John 1:33)I believe that this is what we are goingto see in our day with the exercising ofspiritual gifts within the church resultingin a more healthy and effective church.God has givien us many helps for victorious and fruitful Christian living, but thebaptism in the Holy Spirit is the greatestsingle help that God has provided.

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Indian News

During the past year, India has beenany extensive disaster from

drought or floods, and. she has also enjoyed peace on her borders. The Pakistani prisoners of war who were a greatdrain on the budget, have also gone home.Labor unrest, though, has created itspwn havoc. The different unions havetaken their turns at tying up the nation'secbnoin^^and giving a boost to the spiralof inflation from month to month.

, j Stiff action taken by the managementof Indian Airlines has l^rought a seasonof peace and progress to that corporation.Places like Kanpur are once again enjoysing dependable air services. The onlydifficulty is the rise in prices due to therise, in the cost of petrol.

The government also took stiff actionagainst i^ailway, bus and postal employeeswho pressed their various demands. Thecrises were met on a war-footingimplementing a well planned strategy.While the railways lost .money, the airlines recouped some of the losses they hadsuffered during their strike; and busowners became rich.

Several hundred train services werecancelled even before the .railwaystrikebegan arid only essential services weremaintained. One train reached itsdestination 25 hours late. Some trainswere turned around mid-route strandingtheir passengers. Many trains ran without lights and fans.^ Postal services were badly hit. Forawjiile. parcels, second <class matter,registered and insured artiples and-money orders were not accepted atthe nation's postoffices.

Thus the old joke about a train arriving on time (but a day late) came true.

Another "sad joke" also came true.An old man went to the hospital to havea leg.amputated but the doctor amputated the wrong leg. The patient, however,did not have the happiness of hearingthat the other leg did not have to beamputated after all. As it happened,the poor fellow died. The doctor insiststhat the old ma,n did not die of the

operation but died of uremia instead.Somewhere between 23 and 100 hos

pital patients died in Kanpur due to theadministration ofglucose which containedsodium sulfate instead of sodium chloride(salt). Since then a number of thepharmaceutical firms of the city havefolded up. One was found to have employed small. children to do its packaging forthem. £)ue to the lax enforcement ofdrug laws in the state, all pharmaceutical products manufactured in Uttar Pradesh haVe become suspect. Thus thefruit of_ their greed and corruption hascaught up with them.

Another story from Kanpur has thesame moral. One of the city's junkdealers was found to possess some 40G0bombs which he is alleged to have pilfered from army depots in central India.As he might have known, one of themfinally: exploded. Two workmen weredismantling, one of the bombs but theproper tool had been mislaid. One toldthe other that the bomb could also beopened by hitting it with a hammer. Itso happened that the fellow who gave theadvice was blown to bits but the fellowwith the hammer somehow survived.This is a good point to ponder the nexttime we are tempted to be free with ouradvice.

A presidential election is soon to beheld in India. The ordinary citizen does

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not himself vote in this election but thematter is decided in an unique electionin which the participants are the electedlegislators of both the central and stategovernments. A constitutional problemhas arisen because at present there is nostate government in the state of Orissa.A ruling on this point will soon behanded down by the Supreme Court.

More than ten persons were killedand a hundred injured in a communal i iotthat broke out in Old Delhi on May 6th.The fracas originally started with anargument over a gambling debt. Besidesguns, petrol bombs and acid bombs,bricks and bottles were freely used. Maryshops and homes were reduced to ashes.

The four duty-free shops run by theIndia Tourism Department at India'sfour international airports (Calcutta,Bombay, Madras and Delhi) sold Rs.95,370 worth of indigenous goods lastyear. By far, the most popular item hasbeen HMT watches manufactured by theHindustan Machine Tools of Bangalorewhich accounted for Rs. 82,410 of thesales. No Indian perfume or tea weresold during the year.

Kerosene sold in India will soon becolored blue so that it will not be easyto mix it undetected with petrol (gas).

As it is, liquid detergents, keroseneoil and used motor oil are among theadulterants being mixed nowadays withpetrol (gas) by petrol pump (gas station)dealers throughout the country. Two tothree liters of liquid detergent or keroseneoil are mixed with every ten liters of thegenuine product. It is estimated that everymonth 40,000 litres of used motor oil arerefined and resold as fresh motor oil. Asa result of this adulteration, 40 percentof vehicles using diesel oil and 20 percentof those using petrol are under repair.

The Government of Uttar Pradesh hasruled that in the future its employees willnot be allowed to correct their date of

birth or age as entered in the Government records. As it is, many personshave two birth dates —the actual oneand then the one which was entered inthe school register when they enteredschool. The latter is usually several yearsless than the former. This is an advantage when one later seeks employment butit is a disadvantage when one wants toretire. Thus persons wanting to retireoften had the records corrected. TheGovernment of U. P. now seeks to stopthis.

On the night of March 31st, all Illrdclass coaches on the Indian Railwaysbecame Ilnd class coaches. Anotherproposal to allow reservations up to ayear in advance was dropped '̂as it wasfound that it would not be of advantageto the common man.

Bro. D. P. Titus, 29 Nehru Road,Dilkusha, Lucknow 2, U. P., India haslong been interested in the Prayer CellMovement. He has been particularlyenthused about the missionary workcarried on by prayer cell groups of TamilNadu. If you belong to a prayer cellgroup (in India), Brother Titus wouldlike to have a letter from you telling ofthe work being carried on by yourgroup.

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Beloved friends at Mission Services,

We are having to change houses again, and thenI am leaving soon for furlough. So I think it wouldbe best to take my name off the list for Horizonsuntil I get bade to India in Sept., 1975. 5br awhilone copy was coming in the name of Mrs. Barter aswell as one for me (Mr. Barter): so please take themboth off.

Our rainy season has started but as yet we havenot had much rain here in Kanpur. When it does comewe understand there will be a lot of it as Bombay'srainfall had broken a 100 year record. At themoment we are having a ^^ndstonn which may or maynot bring us some rain.

If all goes well, I vd-ll be seeing you at theNational Missionary Convention in Cincinnati.

JUl 17 1974 _____R.qg.j^.1,, ft,

Several months from now, the Lord willing, I will be on my way home toClinton, Ohio. My furlough address, incidentally, will be c/o Mrs. JohnMarkwood. 7040 Grove Rd., Clinton, Ohio, 44216> although contributions shouldalways be sent to Miss Florence Douglas, 1111 No. Main St. Joplin, MO., 64801.

Before arriving Stateside, I want to remind you that I do not come to theU. S. to raise money. I just want to visit with you —tell you how things aregoing along here —and hear and see how "things are going along there. My brainneeds a little washing, and ray spirit needs a little reviving.

One of the last things I will be doing here is to change houses. After ourlandlord asked for a rise in rent, we found a very nice house which is closerto town. When the landlord found out that we were going to move, he decided thathe did not need a raise in rent after all, but we are planning to moveanyway.

During June, four of the boys and I held some meetings at a town named Orai.Before leaving there, I baptized two young ladies in the Jumna River, twelve milesfrom Orai. Prom Orai we went on an educational tour of the historical sites ofAgra. The trip was not as happy as it ought to have been and we were all happierwhen we got back to Kanpur.

Harinam got good grades in his final exams and is planning to study further.Tommy and Paul have to take one exam over again. If Tommy passes, I hope to gethim readmitted in Electricians' Training. Whether or not Paul passes, he will beentering Bible College on August 1st. I am hoping that most of Paul' s expenseswill be borne by the Indian brethren. Anew fund called ''The Lord's Treasury,''has been opened for this purpose. The name is borrowed from Virgil Marshall ofWyraore, Nebraska.

Our Summer Bible Institute is still in progress. It was not what you wouldcall a roaring success but it was very beneficial to those who took part.

Some parts of India have been facing various types of difficulties butthings in Kanpur have been more satisfactory than they have been for severalyears. We have had a regular supply of water and electricity, the SanitationDepartment is keeping the city clean, and roads are in good shape. The politicalscene has also been more stable than it has been in years. The weather wasn' tbad either. We have been plagued with rising prices but, for the moment, thatalso seems to be under control.

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SEP 91974

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EVERY LITTLE BIT IIELPS

This month we were faced with

two gigantic tasks hut by continuously reminding ourselves that"every little bit helps," we wereable to surmount thera both.

Our landlord in Azadnagar got alittle greedy and asked for a Zy/oraise in rent although the housexen^t even finished yet. To hischagrin, we quickly found anotherhouse at Vishnupuri which is amile closer to town.

Thus the first big task we facedwas to move the book store to our

new location and to get all of thebooks back on the proper shelves.After that the rest of the job wasnot so difficult.

The second big task I faced wasin finalizing the financial report. According to a new law, ouraccounts must now be audited by aChartered Accountant and he tended

to put our work on the bottom ofthe pile.

Three Americans took the time to

com© by and see us. William Giilickand Ralph Carter arrived just intime to perform the honors at theclosing ceremony of our summer iBible Institute. Due to the simil-!arity of our names, Ralph Carter jsuffered a great deal when he ;followed me as a student at The [Cincinnati Bible Seminary.

The third visitor was I6 yr. old ;Mike Richards of St. Louis, Mich., |who spent 3 weeks with us after ispending 2 months in Shillong. He ,arrived just in time to lend someinspiration to my dozen dorm boysas they gathered for the openingof their schools and colleges.Seven of the boys are supported;by the Kulpahar Church of ChristMission, four by us, and one sup-*

ports himselfoMy four boys are Harinam (a con

vert) who hopes to get his B,A«degree in two years; Tommy, who iswaiting to hear whether or not hehas passed the xth Class; and Moonand Babbu Gilbert, the two smallsons of a lady who is in nurses*training. The young man who supports himself is another convert,Kalyan Gangrade,

Besides those who live here,there are others under our wing,Paul Prakash has joined the NorthIndia Bible Institute at Hardoi.

layal Lai has begun his secondyear of Printers' Training atShahjahanpur, We also support hissister Ladlie at Kulpahar, Then wehave four girls in a local school:Mona Samuel, Vanita Martha Sin^,Jessie Frances and Pushpa Washington, Various others get some helpwith school expenses,

Pushpa Washington was one of thethree girls who were baptized during the summer. She was baptizedby Victor Das in a canal, Sherinand Voliola Peter of Orai were the

other two baptized, I baptizedthem in the Jumima River, a sitethat proved to be more dangerousthan expected. Had the Lord nothelped us, the day might have ended in disaster.

Our summer Bible Institute was

not as successful as we had hopedit would be. The distance between

Azadnagar and downtown may havehad something to do with it. Thethree boys who persevered to the

end of the three month course no jdoubt learned a great deal, and we !teachers also got some good ideas|for future summer institutes.

The rainy season has brought idisastrous floods to different iparts of India but Kanpur is stilluntouched. We were also not much^

affected by the smallpox epidemicMy mother is now in her mid 80's f

and is no longer able to handle;,correspondence, Almonta Markwood,,wife of one of the elders in the,

Clinton Church, has kindly agreed tohelp me in some of these things thatMother handled so capably for morethan 25 years. You will find Mrs,Markwood's add^ess:T3n_^-page 1, //I am still/:-hoping t(^ be in the

/4j•S,a• by Q, Nov, lst:;^lthough mypreparations "are' behind schedule,^

Several speakings dates have beenarranged as follows:

Nov. 20, 21: Kentucky ChristianCollege (unconfirmed)

Nov, 2k: Capitol City Church ofChrist, Raleigh, N,C,

Nov* 26-29? National MissionaryConvention, Cincinnati, Ohio

Dec, 1: Osgood, IndianaJuly 1-A: North American Christ

ian Convention, Chicago, 111,Aug. 4-9: Wi-Ne-Ma Week of

Missions, Cloverdale, Oregon

Most of all, I need your prayersnot only for my safety while traveling but also that my visits tothe churches will be a blessing toall. Pray also for my safe retuiTXto India in Sept. 1975* ^ •

CONTRIBUTIONS FOR FOUR MONTHSSa

APRIL THROUGH JULY, 197^The Home Church:Clinton Church of Christ

Stedfast ClassTwenty Mile Area:Mrs.Robert MeadeM/M Walter HandworkMrs. Marion Steiner

Mrs. Walter SwigartMrs. Madgalene BowenMr. Keith DrollingerMrs. Irma SachsPerry Christian ChurchOther Ohio Friends:Linden Women's GuildLinden HomebuildersMiss Dorothy SchmaleM/M L. Nathan BlackBladensburg Loyal Daugjhters

$5^.0020.00

20.00

285.005.00

110.00

60.0090.0050.00

61.75

37.5070.00

1^0.0020.00

itO.OOBranch Hill Church of Christ 120.00M/M Lewis M. Holdren 120.00Sebring Church of Christ 5*00Bordering States:M/M Frank Reas, Ind. 35.001Portland Singles & Doubles 3^.921Garrett Church of Christ 30.00jOsgood Circle 25.00;Mt.Carmel Church, Ky. 100.00[M/M A. Simpson, Mich. 20.00Oak Grove Church, Pa. 206.77Other Eastern States:Flora Christian Church, 111. 68.00M/M Richard Byron, 111. ^0.00East Orange, N.J. 50.00Capital City Church, N.C. 100,00Capital City Missions 50.00West of the Mississippi:Loretta Huntington, Iowa 25.00Neeper Church, Mo. 40.00Liberty Bible Classes, Mo. 114.58

Wymore, Nebr. Loyal Women I5.OODr. & Mrs.D.F. Peel, N.M. I8O.OOWapato Christian Church 55.00Miss Nellie Copley, Wash. 3O.OO

TOTAL $3013.52EXPENDITURES FOR EIGHT MONTHS

21st Nov., '73 thru July, '74

Salary, Nov. thru July $1350.00Book Store and Library 284.98Press 669.41Education & Benevolence 2211,4lHousing 8c Electricity 1526.16 |Bible Society 81.481Posts 8c Telegraphs 230.441Transportation 4l3.21|Staff Salaries 1053,64Hospitality 19«32Bank Charges 9*68Publicity 40.45Auditor 68.51

TOTAL EXPENDED $7958.69

SUMMARY

Contributed Nov.-March $5570.61Contributed Apr.-July 3013.52Total Contributed 8584.13Total Expended 7958.69Difference 625.44Less Deficit on Nov. 20 972.66Deficit on Aug. 1st 347*22^

Well, that's nice to see the ideficit go down a little bit.

There is no Travel Fund to pay jtraveling expenses to the U.S. 'but I do not expect any particular ,difficulty. The Clinton Church is ialso keeping an eye on the situa- jtion.

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WOMEN

Recent visitors at our house

have been startled to find a girland her mother camping in ourfront room* It is not the sort of

thing you expect to find in a dormitory of Christian boys run by amissionary*

A closer look,_vdll show you that18 yr* old-Sophie) is immobilizedin a cast from her hip down* Shewas brought in from the i&ilpaharKids* Home in July and operated onby a bone specialist in the KanpurMedical College*

After five weeks in the hospitalshe was discharged and told tomend at home* I sent a telegram toKulpahar but no one came* Eviden-tally the telegram never reachedthere* It is also very difficultto drive from Kulpahar to Kanpurduring the rainy season becausetwo flooded rivers intervene*

As it turned out, it took 2khours to move Sophie the two milesfrom the hospital to our house*

First Church of Christ

25A5 W* Comet Rd*Clinton, Ohio kk2l6

Ralph Harter, Missionary"HARTER THROBS"

It was 1 p.m* on Saturday afternoon when the ambulance driver

told me that he would come for her.

in a half-hour and that we should

have her all ready* Three hourslater he turned up to say that hewould surely come at 7 At 8we were told that there would beno ambulance available that night*It wasn't \mtil 11 a*m* the next

I morning that another ambulance! could be arrsinged for. The oneI bright spot in the episode is that! the ambulance ride only cost 151*j After a week at our house Sophiej began to have difficulties. It wasI then that we discovered that the. doctor had prescribed various

medicines for her but this" detail• had not been pointed out to me and; I had not thought to ask»-; Sophie will be in her cast until

the last of September. Even af-j ter that it looks as thou^ she! will still be an invalid*

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MY TESTIMONYGod and My Two Talents

RALPH R. HARTER

As I approach my fiftieth birthday,I would like to give a little testimony asto what the Lord has done for me.

I am not among those to whom theLord gave five talents. My memory isnot among the best arid a bad memoryhas many consequences—not all of whichare bad. It is a blessing to be able toforgetsome things. Neverthless there isthe embarassment of not being able toreadilyrecall names and other importantitems.

The Lord didn't give me good healtheither. From early childhood I sufferedfrom cataracts in my eyes.. .This, inadeschooling difficult and sports almos.timpossible. Yet this had the advantageof keeping me out of trouble and fromchasing after the^ things of the .world. Itdeepened my understanding of spiritualfhings and helped to open* my spiritualeyes to God's eternal truths. .

What the Lord did give me wasanability to set my thoughts oiit in somelogical order, plus a certain sense ofhumor. These are the distinctive elementsof my preaching and writings.

Not that anyone would* call me ahumorist, although I might- have been.I am sure, though that I would never-have lasted so long in India if I hadlacked the ability to laugh.

I believe that from thevery beginningthe Lord predestined me to be a preacher of His Good News.

My mother and my sister influencedme religiouslv, and much credit goes tothem. My father and paternal grandmother were not active church members

but they made their own contributions tomy life which I am still using for theLord.

After my grandfather departed thislife on the Clinton Railway Crossing,my grandmother took over the familybusiness, a large General Store and Postoffice; and it was in this environmentthat I grew up.

All of us kids (including my sister andtwo cousins) wei e early shown how toopen the two cash drawers but I do notthink that any of us ever appropriated acent of that cash for-ourselves. It must beadmitted, though, that we did not havemuch need of cash when we had freerun of the candy counter.

And so from my grandmother I absorbed sonie business sense together withsome ability to"get along with the customers—personal relations. These have beenof immense value on the mission field.

I am ' also very thankful to God forHis servants. who helped and inspiredme along the; way. Their nameis legionbut. they include Mr. and Mrs. L. E.Evans, Mr and Mrs. F. E. Dusenberryand family, Nathan Black, Don E.Nickerson, R. C. Foster, George MarkElliott, Ira M. Bbswell, W. R. Walker,Dr. Mrs. Z. S. Rothermel, Ard Hoven,Roy Fleshman, the Maxey family andmany many others.

There was an acute shortage ofpreachers during World War II, and soI got pressed into service a little aheadof schedule. As my mother commentedat the time, I started to run before Ilearned how to walk. My eternal thanks

{Continued onpage 15).Printed by Mr. RALPH R. HARTER

at EKKLESIA PRESS 2A/415 Azadnagar, IL^NPUR, 20S4X)2 U. P., India,

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go to the churches at* Mfc Carroll(Flemingsburg), Ky., and East Union(Carlisle), Ky., and Osgood, Indiana,for exercising such great patience andlove with me during those first years ofmy ministry.

I was early' challenged to be amissionary and Mrs. Rothermel helpedme to decide to spend my life in India.I .chose India because I thought it was theplace that needed me most. I have neverbeen sorry that I chose to come to India.

The prospect of coming to India wasfrightening. I was particularly worriedabout all those snakes especially whenI had such poor eyesight; but the Lordtold me that I needn't worry about suchthings when He was going with me; andcertainly His protective care has alwaysbeen most wonderful.

After graduating from The CincinnatiBible Semiriary in 1946, I went tobombed-out London where I studied fornine months at the Missionary Schoolof Medicine. From there I travelledthrough the Mediteranean and the SuezCanal, arriving at Bombay on August 3,1947, iust twelve days before India gother independence from Eng^nd, and sixmonths before Mahatma. Gandhi wasassassinated in New Delhi. I am verythankful that God brought me to Indiaat the time He did and that I have hadthe blessing of watching this nation growto maturity.

My arrival at Bombay was in itselfan instance of God's - protection. Mrs.Rothermel had every intention of beingat the pier when the boat docked butshe somehow lost a day that week. Shethought she was arriving in Bombay onSaturday and was surprised to find.outthat it was Sunday and that my boat wasalready at the pier. She never did figureout where that extra day had gone. Inthe meantime, I delivered all of my

baggagjB to a Chinee: coolie who let mebelieve^that hej'w^vfrom the AmericanExpress Company. Happily, the fellowdid not-disajppedr with my goods as hemight have, and Mrs. Rothermel appeared just in the nick-of-time to guide me tomy destination. Otherwise I do notknow where I would have gone or whatI would have done because I did nothave a cent in my pocket.

Some of the difficulty with my eyesight was overcome after a series of operations between 1953 and 1956. The finaloperations were performed by the famouseye surgeon Dr. Victor C. Rambo.

The hindrance of poor eyesight is stillthere but I see well enough to drive thescooter around Kanpur. I do get confused in crowds and I have become easygame for pick-pockets Yet I thank Godfor this thorn in the flesh because God'spower is inade perfect in our weakness.

As I look back on my life, I marvelthat I have been able to do anything inthe Lord's service. It has only bee.nthrough His grace and power that anything has been accomplished through me.

It is true that I have not accomplishedanything spectactular. I am just anordinary plodder. But the Lord needsordinary, plodders just as much as Heneeds the five-talent people. I am thankful that the Lord has sent me to a placelike Kanpur where ordinary plodders areneeded most. •

I am hiappy for the jobs the Lord hasplaced in my responsibility: the printingpress, the book store, the boy's dormitoryand hostel, the work, with the BibleSociety, and, most of all, the manyopportunities to preach the unsearchableriches ofJesus Christ.

I do not know how many more daysthe Lord will give me in this life, butmay my tongue never cease to praise Hisholy name. -

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^ NEWS OF RALPH "BUD" HAETER ^T 3/82-A, Vishnupuri, Kanpur, U.P,, 208-002, India TT . T

HHIIHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHI-IHnHHHHHHHHKHHIIHHHHHHHiniHm-IHHHI-niHHHHHr-IHI-nniHHHHHHHHHT

THE LONG GOODBYE

For two very long months, I waited here, suitcase all packed, expecting to leave at any time forthe U.S.A. It seems, however,thatit was not the Lord*s will, so inthe end I have had to postpone myfurlou^ indefinitely. The hitchwas in procuring a "No Objectionto Return to India Endorsement "

from the Indian Government. Evi-

cently there was some objectionand ay cas« was eventually forwarded to New Delhi. On November 11th

I finally withdrew my application,at the same time requesting theGovernment of India to make a

thorough investigation into theobjections which have been raised.It is not the practice of theGovernment to reveal what the ob

jections are, or to give anyIt

any

opportionity for e3q)lanations.is therefore useless to make

guesses as to what the objectionsmay be.

I am not planning to • make anyfurther effort to come to the U.S. j]until October 1975) hutcan .happen.

Good things have already resultedfrom my remaining in ,,India. Theweeks of waiting were spent. in rewriting my articles on, "The ABC*sof the Christian Faith—^Everythingfrom A to Love," and these are nowbeing printed iao book , form. Thebock will contain 109' pages- andwill sell for but do not expectto, see it ajniiiediately.

The idea of taking a furlpu^this year was probably not a-verygood one because the missionariesat Kulpahar are more greatly inneed of my help during the absencefrom India of Misa:-.Leah Mo^oier.The Lord knew it all the time.

anything

one can really give thanks unless within his heart he. deeply , feelsthat undeserved blessings have been bestowed upon him. Our great sin

^ •is cur carefree a?surpption that wo deserve what God gives and that weare free to do with it what we please.

On October Uth, two weeks afterI was supposed to be out of thecountry, it was my joy and privilege to baptize a very devout lady,Mrs. Promila Nathaniel Singh; butthe victory is really "a star inthe crown" of elderly Mangal Singhwho brought her.

Another important event was theretirement of my aged cook. Hisplace has been taken by his ^5 yr.old son, Hari, who was unemployed.

In my last news letter, I toldyou of a crippled g^l,^~ Sophie^who was menffiig at our house afteran operation. The Lord again gaveus more than we thou^t possiT^e,and Sophie is once again oh Jierfeet and walking* You can wellimagine that we are all very, veryhappy about this. Thanks to all of

I you .who —^?ayed for- lier_She_has •\ now retuih^d to

Another'^'^^^^^^^^e marriage ofaging bachelor, Lawrence LazsLrus,with a very nice nurse of Lucknow.I travelled to Agra to attend thisgrand event • Another marriage wasthat of Nathaniel Dass, a boy fromEagaul whom I reared for severalyears.

Our ever-active Tommy is hisusual self. One day he damaged him4-self and the scooter by slipping on a patch of oil. Later he^spent two days in the hospitalafter suffering a painful injurywhile playing soccer. One night,his dog, also named Tommy, gavehim a rough welcome that requiredbandages. Tominy failed Xth Class

but he has another chance to passthis year. He has been told thathe must start earning his own wayby next summer even if he has topull a riksha.

We have now been in our new house

in Vishnupuri for three months andeveryone is enjoying it very,verymuch. Business in the Bible Book

Store has also taken a leap. Customers found Azadnagar to be too faraway.

Our scooter was off the road for

about two months and I came veryclose to selling it. One day as Iwas walking down the street, I gothit from behind by two boys on abicycle. I was not injured badlybut it did require a tetanus injection. The pants I was wearingwere ripped beyond repair. I received so much sympathy that it wasgQinost worth the trouble.

Three years ago, I had our telephone disconnected after receiving abill for S2OO. Friends have foundthis very inconvenient and so wewill soon once again be "on the lineV

For the fourth time in a littlemore than a year, I had my pocketpicked, this time while I was buyinga bus ticket. India is ideal for

this type of activity due to thepressure of the crowds. Except forthe time I lost my watch, I havenever lost very much. The mission-arles at Kulpahar were very kind toreplace my watch, and the Lord,through you, replaced the cash.

"The real Christmas Day for anyman is when Jesus is bom in his

heart." —Walter Armstrong

CONTKEBDTIONS FOR THREE MONTHS

AUGUST THROUGH OCTOBER,197^

The Home Church;

Clinton Church of Christ 1^720.00Twenty-Mile Area;Sherman Church of Christ AO.CCManchester Church of Christ 75*00Mrs# Robert Meade 15*00M/M Handwerk 1^5*00M/M Steiner 5*00Perry Clu^istian 5*500Other OMo Donors;

Iioysil Dtrs. -Bladensburg 30#00Sebring Church of Christ 23#00M/M L# Nathan Black 15*00M/M Lewis Holdren 55*00Mrs. Olive Crawford 1#00Old Stone Missionary 20.00Linden Homebuilders 35*00Branch Hill Church of Christ 60#G0Neighboring States;Portland Singles 8e Doubles 25*75Frank Reas 30*00Garrett Church of Christ 30.00New Ross Christian Church 82.00Mrs. Raymond Linn 10.00Hammond South Side 7*00M/M Albert Simpson 25*00Oak Grove Church 75*00Mt• Zion Church 25*00Hooverson Women 52*00Other Eastern States;

Capital City Church 200*00Flora Christian Church 30*00West of the Mississippi;Miss Grace E* Hardee 52*00Wapato Christian Church k0»00Miss Nellie E* Copley 40*00Hampton Church 30*00Wymore Loyal Women 15*00H/M Aden McTier 25*00Neeper Church 20.00Liberty Sunday School 75*00

Dr* & Mrs. D.F. Peel

Canada:.Miss Edna HuntTOTAL CONTRIBUTED

50.00

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$2191.25

EXPMDITURES-Aug.l -Nov.l2,197ifSalaiy (Aug.-Nov.) $600.00Book Store 252.86Press 113*29Education & Benevolence 83^.60Housing 177*35Staff Salaries 553*36Communication- (includes 16^*10telephone installation)

Transportation 218.8^Bible Society ^*35Hospitality 101.99Publicity 3.16Office Ej^enses 20*65TOTAL EXPENDED $3055155

SUMMARYDeficit on Aug. 1stTotal "ExpendituresTotal Debits

Les^ Receipts

3^7*2230if3*553390*772191.25

Of this deficit, $370 is owed tothe account of Thomas G.Rash, and$30 to the account of Kulpah^ 'Church of Christ Mission.

Qlie large deficit does not particularly indicate a crisis, as longas Brother Rash doesn't need hiscash* Receipts are ususiUy goodaround February at which time maybeI can get Rash's cash into a separate bank account where it cannotbe borrowed so easily as when it isin my account* I have alreadyseparated the Kulpahar account whichhelps to account for the fact that Ionly owe them $30* Oh, accountingis great fun!

LESSON FROM LIFE

During 'th.© past two months5 Ihave been sitting "on the edge ofa razor," expecting to leave Indiaat any time. From this, severalspiritual lessons have been emphasised to me afresh.

We should always live in a state7 of readiness, never being quitesure that we will be in the worldnext Sunday. Our work should be soorganized that we can leave itsuddenly at any time. All of oursermons should be "farewell sermons," as though, that may be thelast sermon we may ever preach.

It is certainly not easy to knowwhat the Lord's will is in anysituation such as this but it iseasier after you have subtractedyour Qwn personal desires and praynqt^^i^ will -but thine.Jbe. dpi^.

Many people say that God givesthree answers to prayer: Yes, No,and, not now. Instead of sayingthat God sometimes answers. No,Robert McCheyne said that Godsometimes answers our prayers,notby giving us what we ask for, but

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by giving us something better.This has been a time for soul

seeirching, which is always good.How much do I love India and itspeople? Am I where I can be of the ^most use in the Lord's work? What^ /,objections does the Government ofIndia have against me? Have I overstayed my welcome?

The Lord's presence has been agreat comfort to me during thesefrustrating days. Althou^ I waspersistent in my efforts to get thenecessary document, I never feltdesperate. It was embarrassing tokeep saying goodbye to people buteveryone has taken it good-hvimoredly.It is reassiiring to know that all of\\my Indian friends are happy that I' Iam still here.

I have always known that "allthings work -together for-good:. ♦.,"and I know that in this instance

too, what God has planned is betterthan what I had planned.

Please continue to send your contributions to Miss Florence Douglasnil N. Main St., Joplin, Mo.6^801

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DECEMBER 1'

NEWS OF RALPH '*BUD" HARTER and BIBLE BHAVAN

5/82-A, Vishnupuri, Kanpur, U«P,, 208-002, India

MOTHER HARTER EXPIRES, AGE 82

Before this reaches you, many ofyou will already have heard thatMother Barter \

on Saturday ^^t, Dec# l^th, at^ 9p#ra# after ^ illness of about^8days# Dad Barter continues to bein fairly good health# My sisterPhyllis (Mrs# David Barber) livesin Ft. Myers, Florida#

It would be impossible for me torepay the debt of gratitude I oweto all of the neighbors, relativesand church members who have helpedmy parents during the past severalyears. Ify most sin^fere thanks toall of you. Our cousin, Mrs.Charles Knopf, deserves specialmention.

The American State Department isalso to be thanked for giving methe first word of my mother'spassing. The telegram sent by Bro.Noiroan Maynard did not arrive until a d^ later. It would havehelped immensely if our new phonehad been installed but we are

still without that facility eventhou^ I deposited the money for

it several months ago#Besides being the date' of my

mother's home-going, Dec. l4th wasalso my Silver Wedding Anniversary#

I am once again trying to cometo the U.S., at least for 3 months.I can, of course, come any time Iwish—-if I don't want to reti^n toIndia afterwards. Inasmuch as I

want to ret\im to India, I must getthe clearance of the Government of

India before I leave.

The Government is not likely toreveal what objection has been madeagainst me but the local authorities keep questioning me about the"Hindus" I have "converted" to

Christianity. It is not that Ihave done anything illegal but mymissionary activities are regardedas objectionable.

My responsibilities here in Kan-pur have been lightened, at leasttemporarily, because four of theKulpahar boys did not return toKahpur after their Christmas vacation. One other is about toleave, having finished his training.

That will leave me with seven boysinstead of twelve#

N|y fiftieth birthday (Dec# ^th)was made happy by the unexpectedarrival of Frank and Marie Rempelfrom Nairobi, Kenya. They sparkedoff a birthday party which couldotherwise not have taken place#Instead of no cake and no gift, Iended up with two cakes and a verygood sweater# For Christmas, theRempels eilso gave me a woolen wraparound (long shawl#)

At the time, I was badly in needof winter clothes because I hadgiven most of mine away in preparation for my : coming to the U#S#Since then, I have bought a new suit,shoes and topcoat. Thus I am ingood diape clothes-wise if I shouldget a chance to trav^#

'Ph<^ Rempels went_ froB^_here^ toKulpahar, then Frank came back toKanpur for a few more days# It wasduring this second visit that a boywho had spent a week here decampedwith Frank* s wallet and ca^« It ispossible that the kid was really intending to stesil my scooter and t^tit was lie who, poisoned (and killed)our dog '*Tommy." We later learnedthat the police in Delhi are lookingfor him* Two weeks later. He hadthe cheek to send me a Christmascard from Patna, 300 miles down theline toward Calcutta, but bearing noreturn address.

Business in the Bible Book Storewas hurt during December because twoshipments from our suppliers inMadras and Bombay did not come untilafter Christmas even though they

were shipped in October#Here in our house in Kanpur we

have had a comfortable and healthywinter so far# Our new cook is

preparing better and tastier mealsalthou^ we had to suspend hishelper (His nephew) for a monthfor stealing# The boys now taketurns accompanying him when hegoes to do -the shopping#

A delictful personality. MissAnn Kagey of Indiana and MinnesotaBible College, flew in and out ofKanpur in December# She was notin Kanpur many hours but her visitwas none-the-less memorable#

We had a keen disappointmentwhen we heard that our **daughter"Lois and hdr husband had their in

fant son .sprinkled on ChristmasDay, especially when they bothtoow that lit is not a jscripturalpractice# ILois was raised at theKulpahar Kids Home where she received the soundest of Bible teach

ing# It is things like this thatmake one stop and wonder if he isaccomplishing anything spiritually.

About the time that. Mother died,four young people of OperationMobilisation who had just beenvisiting Kanpur, were killed in aVan accident in Yugoslavia#. Thetwo news items travelled togetherwith the inevitable result that it

has been reported in variousplaces that I have been killed inan accident#

The political situation in ourstate of Uttar I^adesh continuesto be good#

CONTRIBUTIONS; Nov.,Dec.,197^The Home Church:Clinton Church of Christ S36O.OOTwenty-Mile Area;Mrs. Robert Meade 15*00Mrs.Madgalene Bowen 20.00M/M Walter Handwerk 20.00Perry Christian Church 17*50Mrs. Walter Swigart 32*00Mrs. Minnie Smith . 25*00Other Ohio Donors:

Miss Dorothy Schmale , ^0.00M/M L.N. Black 10.00Old Stone Missionary 20.00Linden Women's Guild 50.00Bladensburg Loyal Daughters 20.00Sebring Church of Christ 10.00M/M Lewis Holdren 5^.00Neifdiboring States: <Oak Grove Church, Pa. ^ 50.00Hooverson Women, W.Va.j 60.00Mr.Stanley Vincent, In|. 20.00Portland Singles &Doujples ^.00Portland Church • 50.00Osgood Christian Church 50.00Mrs. Newell Richey 50.00Frank Reas 30.00Carlisle, Ky, - women ' I5.OOM/M Kellie Story 50.00Dr. Thomas Omer 20.00M/M E.Ronda, Mich. 25.00Other Eastern States:

Capital City, N.C. I5O.OOEast Orange, N.J. 50.00Flora, 111. 2^.00West of the Mississippi:

Wapato, Wash. 20.00Wymore Loyal Women, Neb. 20.00The Lord's Treasury, Neb. 100.00Miss Grace Hardee, Colo. 25.00Mrs.Loretta Huntington,Io. 25.00Neeper Women, Mo. 20.00TOTAL CONTRIBUTED 31695*50

I also appreciated the personalgifts sent by:

M/M David Barber, Jr.Steadfast Class, Clinton, 0.Rittman Missionary GxiildMrs. Sylvia RosserMiss Florence DouglasM/M William FraserPhil & Dorothy Guay

(these received so far to-date)

EXPENDITURES FROM NOV. 13,197^TO THE END OF THE YEAR

Salary for December 3150.00Press 199.^8Education, Benevolence 269.03Housing 72.66Salaries 255.16Postage 19.0^Transportation 12^.77Hospitality 10.I3Office 28.66TOTAL EXPENDITURES 31128.93

SUMMARYDeficit, Nov. 12,197^ 31199*52Esjpenditures 1128.93Total Debits 2328.^5Less Receipts I695.50Deficit, 31st Dec.,197^ 632.95

Contributions during Novemberand December were very good, and IWEis very happy for that. It enabled me to begin the year withall local debts paid.

Please continue to send yourcontributions through our forwarding agent. Miss Florence Douglas

nil N. Main St.Joplin. Mo., 6^801

CONFESSION* •

ihiother unappreciated activityS o ois the distribution of Christian§ S s:literature through our Bible Book^ oStore, and my active promotion g S*the work of the Bible Society# o »§ p)

A number of the leaders of the^-^ch?Church of Christ in Kanpur are gangry with me because I have not ^ g-built a church building for them.h 4 ®

Worst of all, I am unrepentant^^ g-in all of this. I am an inveter-^ate evangelist and I stubbornlyg o ^refuse to be diverted to other ac-g etivities# If I must choose p] ^-tween being an evangelist and liv-4 o sing in India, then I will chooseto be an evangelist and go somie-s 4 ty

During the past several years jyou have heard much about Tonanywhom many have given up as being ahopeless case# Still he has anabundance of friends because bfwhat can be called his "redeemingfeatures#"

The an Government can also

put up with missionaries if theyhave redeeming features, but Iseem to be devoid of these#

I do not manage any school, hospital, leprosorium or agricultiiralproject# A few orphan boys staywith me but they do not add up tobeing an orphanage# Compared toothers, I do not bring many dollars, into the country* Tbe benevolent work which I do is mostlylimited, to Christians, and our

_library_h3s little besides Chris—tisin books.# It is plain that Icontribute very little to thesecular life of the nation#

On thd other hand, the officialsnotice that I do a great deal ofpreaching# Not satisfied withthat I insist on putting my sermons inprint and spreading themall over the coimtry. Then there

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