Written, Mimeographed, and Mailed by Ralph R. Harter, Jr.

at 112/352, SWARUPNAGAR, KANPUR2, U. P. INDIA

{Kanpur sometimes spelled Cawnpore)

^January- 9, 19^^

HAPPY
The happiest event of
the Yuletide just past was
the wedding of onr Sani M,
Masih w i t h ICulpahar's
Rosie Ram.
They ' have now
returned to Kanpur and are

living

in an apartment of

the India Bihle Institute.

T PAYS
After

the

Kulpahar

wedding

on

the

v/ent on the 29th to nearby

Howgong and visited a for

mer ward, Esra M, Lai, who
v/as married

last

sumiaer.

On the 30th, I -visited the

famous tomplos 'at Kh^^;iara~

This apartment was fomer-

ho,

ly

with some Ohio Friends

occupied

who

has

"by Andriyas

now

returned to

Christmas Day

was spent

at Ragaul v/here Mrs. Rothenael

served

for

almost

fifty years. Since -Mrs.

Rothermel^s departure, the
people there have heen on
their

report
them

own.

am happy to

that almost all of

are

doir^ very well

"by themselves. Only one

family seems mentally in
capable of living an inde
pendent life. In my sermon
I unwrapped some "Christ
mas Presents from God."

then

spent the night

in

Chhatarpur. On the 31st, I

was

our address.

a t

28th, I

back

in

preach on,
in their

Kulpahar to

"Renew My Joy"
New Year's morn

ing service.
Late that
night, I was back in the
strike-bound city

of Kan-

pur.

The main strike

progress

now

in

is that of State

Government employees v/hich

includes bus employees for
both city and intex--city
busses.

Frank

and

Marie Rempel

are expected

to arrive in

Nev^ Delhi on January 12th.

"Should not I have regard for Nineveh; that great city, wherein are more than sixscore

thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also
much cattle ?" Jonah 4:11

The Lord willing, I will

he on hs-nd to greet them
at the airport.

Prom New Delhi,

will

go directly to the annual

meeting of the New Testa
ment Publications Ass*n.
which will meet in Allaha
bad on the 14tho

Harris Makunda is a new

comer

to our Boys* Dormi

tory. He is from Ragaul

and is studying Welding in
Kanpur* s Industrial Train
ing Institute. He has a
part-time job with Brother
Rash.

Yoel Albert has been do

ing

well

in

his

job of

distributing gospels
to

door.

He

door

distributed

479 copies in October, 445

copies

in

November, . and

458 copies in December.

However, our campaign to

sell

Bibles

mail

has

through

so

far

the

been a

The year 19^6 v/as a ban

ner year
for. the book
store. It was our first
full calendar year since I
returned
from furlough,
and we did 6235 rupees
worth of business. Taking
into account the devalua
tion of the rupee last

this

amounts

to

$970s 189 Bibles were sold

98 New Testaments and 449

Gospels.

tempt to save the life of

their nine year old daugh
ter who was suffering from
cirrhosis of the liven She
loved Jesus and went to be
with Him on December 10th.

My bicycle has become

increasingly
inadequate
for my multitudious duties
in the four comers of the

city, and so I am placing

my order for a small motor
cycle. The dealer tells me
that

should

expect to

wait l i years for delivery

of the vehicle.

Three

parcels

from

the

the

happiness

U.S.

arrived
to add to

of

the

Christmas season. Generous

gifts

of

cash

received.

spent
of

the

it

were also

We have not yet

cash, but some

will

go for a new

suit.

dismal failure.

June,

Mission funds
were made
available
to Mr. and Mrs.^
V.N. Bhima
in
a vain at

Gospels

distri

buted free are not includ

ed in this, reckoning.

When I

complained

thatt.

my tools were always dis

appearing,
one of the
Peace Gorp workers advised
that the tools be hung on
the wall with the outlines

of the tools painted on

the wall. Andriyas brought

a large mirror frame

with

red and gold border,

then

he painted

the

backing

green. The tools have been

attached and
outlined- on
this. When a tool is taken

off, it is obvious at a
(back page, please)

CONTRIBUTIONS

EECEIVEa) IN

EXPENDED IN NOVESOER AND

DECEMBER, 1966

OCTOBER & NOVHCBSE,. 1966

Illinoisg

lOY Class, Pairfield 40,00

Ind.if\nag

Garrett
Haiomond South. Side
The Colestocks

20,00
5,00
7,00

30,00
10.00

80,45

20,00

Church

10,00
3474

New Yorkg

Bii^hamton

46,45

Ohiog

Housing

120 .00

Bladensburg L.L.s

20 ,00

Manchester
Mother Flint
The \7arreh Steiners

22 .18
10 ,00
5 .00

Sebring

48 ,00

Chase Avenue (D,S,)

10 ,00

Linden Women's Guild

The P,M, Hawkins
Old Stone
Branch Hill
No, 2985

25 ,00
15 ,00
20 ,00
20 ,00
50 ,00

Perry Christian

20 ,00

Sabina Jrs, IV
Sabina Jrs, VI
Sabina Church

.8 .77
56 ,68
65 ,45

The Handv/erks

:5 .00

Tennessee g

Embreeville

100,00

West Virginiag
Follansbee Jr,

Bereans

Throbs, Publicity.105-66

TOTAL EECEIVEL

.891,76

39,77

Kalimpong

40,19

Bible Society

Transportation

33.62

TOTAL EXPENDED

11234,16

SUMMARY OF REPORT

Balance Forward
Contributed

2876,18
891,76

Total Receipts
Less Expended
Balance, Jan, 1

3767,94
1234,16
2533-78

Less Reserve Fund-

1500,00

Cash in Hand

1033- 78

It

is

very

noticeable

that some of our friends

increased
the
size of
their contributions during
October and November, V/e

pray

that

this indiea,tes

the Lord's abundant bless

ings on them,-

We enter 1967

health,
bank,

47,49

30,08

Christasian, Harter

Clinton

5-95

Book Store, Library

Missourig

Keeper Church
Liberty Biblei Cls,

293,10

Print Shop

19-47

Kentucky g

Unity Christian

Hindi Publications

Office

Kansas g

The Dunahughs
Mother Dunahugh

Salary (Nov. 1st and

Dec, 1st)
$300.00
Benevolence
272,18

with good

balance, in the

and

a, daily p:^^yer

for wisdom to effectively

and efficiently use the
funds
entrusted \ to us^

FORWARDING AGENT, MISS FLORENCE DOUGLAS, 1111 N. MAIN ST.

JOPLIN, MO., 640i

glance what tool is missing* It is so artistic

Juniors of Sabina, Ohio..

He takes much better pic

that I have captioned it,

"Queen Victoria," commem
orating Her Majesty's fas
tidiousness in keeping all

ness

of the contents of Windsor

Palace in
their proper
places^

leave the film in the cam

Two other
ions

in

new acquisit

the

house are a

new washbowl, and a buzzer

on the, roof so I can hear

^the

db orbell

ring when I

sleep up there at night.

Andriyas is a very help"^
fiil

kid

but.

he is still

unemployed. What annoys me

is that,

ployed

he

is seldom em

in. looking for em

ployment. in the meajitime,

we

miss

his services in .

the bookstore.

James', who

'replaced Andriyas in the

store, does the library
part of the work fairly
well

but

he does not know

enough arithmetic to. be

success

in

partment.
doubt

the sales de

It

would

no

be to our advantage

to have

Andriyas

back in

the bookstore but i t is in

his best interests that he

find

a - permanent

job in

some factory.

Andriyas has become a

shutter-bug with a camera

sent

me

last year by the

tures than I do.

I suffer
from
the
familiar weak

of not being, able to

finish up

a reel oif film.

I tcike a few pictures then

era until it is ruine(^.

The army of mice thathad been pestering" me has
now been routed.,

..The .col

ony was pretty well

out

wiped

with some poison" sold

to me by a fellow mission
ary. .Some traps- hate now
arrived
from
the U.S.
which will take care of

the stragglers.
On the
.other hand, v/e have found
the muskrats to be almost
indestructible.
Everyone

says

that

they are harm

less and that I

should not

,try to kill them. So now I

am concentrating on learn

ing to love the squeaks

."they make as. they tour my
robiiL.

Although
India are

by famine,;

some

parts of

being badly hit

there has been

no food shortage in Kanpur

this winter. Muc'h of the
v/heat sold in Kanpur is

,from the U.S.A.

We
had smple rains-this

have
win

ter, so there should be a

bumper harvest next Spring

'Thanks be to God for his gift beyond words !"

II Cor. 9:15

. v

Written, Mimeographed, and Mailed by Ralph R, Hartcr, Jr.

at 112/352, SWARUPNAGAR, KANPUR2, U. P. INDIA
[Ratipur soviclimcs spelled Cawnpore)

braary 15, 19^7

trmnr i

TOWARDS

In my last newsletter, I
announced that.Ives

apply-

ing for a "small motor

cycle," According to the
instructions Itedl

received

I deposited my money

with

a dealer in Hirzapur. He
returned my money y/ith the

z a

o n

this encouragement, I have

-now writ-ten the Govenment
of India
to release to me

Vespa

payment

Scooter "against
in

American dol

lars.

There is

no

doubt that

remarks that Kanpur was no

my activities will be revo

lutionised when, I finally

longer in his territory.

Next, I applied for a Lambretta Suto-Cycle, but the

wonderful to have the Hem

word
came
back from Hew
Delhi
that
these
are no

longer being manufactured.

One day as I was puffing
along on my bicycle, the
day dream came to me that
if I
were to receive some
extra funds unexpectedly

and unsolicited, that I

would buy one of the more

expensive

motor scooters.

Two days later the January

financial report arrived
showing that such funds
had

indeed

get motorized.
In the meantime,

it

is

pels back. Dranlc is most

generous with his automo
bile which 1 will continue

to enjoy

even after I get

my scooter.
Motor scooters

popular

and

are more

practical in

India than they are in the

United
States,
India's

mild weather permits their

use every day of the year,

and they can be kept in
side the hpuJe when not in
use. Scoters also maneuver

arrived. With , ..-better in the crowds..

"Sliouid nol I have regard for Nineveh; that great city, wherein arc more than .si.-iscore

thousand persons that car;not discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also
much cattle ?" Jonah 4:11

On January 12th,
in

New

Delhi

was

to welcome

the Rempels "bade to India,

We tour ed Nev/ Delhi toge
ther

on

14th I

attend
of

the 13th.

On the

was in Allahahad to

the annual meeting

the New Testament Pub

the new set-up.

At the moment of writing

most

than

The

of the

Association; "but according

to the
constitution,
I

State

will

time

not

he elgihle next

year. Prank Rempel will no

douht succeed me.

In this

organization, the treasurer

is the man who gets caught

holding the hag:

thus

no

Indian cares for the joh.

On Peh, 1st,

I was feack

for

that

as a member

of the Auxiliary Committee

and now also
as
a member
of
the Piiiance Committee,

It v/ill he

my

particular

responsibility
to
against corruption,

guard
waste
in the

and extravagance
North India Auxiliary,
The hoys who work in the
library have never heen
able

to

maintain the l i

brary's records in either

alphabetical or numerical
order. We hope that we
have now solved this prob
lem with the purchase of a
Remington Rand Cardexfile,
So far,
the boys have not
found
any weaknesses in .

month of idleness.

between

Government

ceased

for

the

the

and i t s

just in
na,tional

elections v/hich begin to

day and v/ill be parried on
over several days.XTe regret to say that
Andriyas is still unem
ployed except for a few
carpentiy jobs he has done

meeting of the North India

Auxiliary
of the Bihle
Society, Once- again I have
elected

strikes and

impasse

employees

in Allahahad for the annual

heen

the

called off.
The city and
inter-city busses are back
in operation after more

lications Ass*n. Once again

am the Treasurer

of

agitations in our part of

the
country
have been

us.

have told him

he won't get to ride

the motor scooter until he

is employed. This carrot

may have more effect on
him
after the scooter has
arrived,

After six v;-eeks

of mar

riage, Sani and Rosie seem

very happy.. This is a great
relief

to

me since I

was

partly responsible for the

match.

My duties

in

the local

church have been increased

nov/ that Ihave

been chosen

as elder and Treasurer.

had held

these

positions

in some previous years but

last year I had not held
any position. The antici
pated motor scooter will
be a

great

t a t i o n v/ork.

help in visi

COITTRIBUTIONS

DEC.

'66

EECEIVKD IN

AND JAN.

'6?

Jorilee Nickerson
Illinois:

S25.00

Mr. &' Mrs. Haynes

5 .00
40 .00

Pollansbee Ladies

45.00

ekpended mm

Eairfield J.O.Y.
Indiana:
Prank Reas

60 .00
15 .00
Univ. Church, Muncie 75 .00
6 .00
Mr. & Mrs. Cole stock
Garrett

Kansas:
Riverlawn Christian 200 .00

Kentucky;
& Mrs,

TOTAL RECEITOD

California:

Mr.

West Virginia:

Omer

15 .00
16 .53
Mt. Zion Church
Mt. Yemen Christian 30 .00

Unity Christian

20 .00.

Missouri:

Keeper Church
Liberty B. Classes

30 .00
32 .00

.. ,

$1330.68
jan. i s t to .

FEB. 14th, 1967

!
and
Salary (Jan. 1;
$300.00
(Dec. 1st)
120.88
104.73
6.62

Benevolence

Hindi Publications
Office

32.56

Housing-

Library, Book Store 213.00

Christasian, Harter
Throbs, Publicity

39.51
15.51
20.09

Church

Kalimpong
Bible Society

9.56

Transportation

14.92

$877.37

TOTAL EXPENDED

SUMMARY OF REPORT

Ohio:

Clinton Church
120 .00
North Terrace
9 .00
Manchester Church
10 .43
Manchester M'y. Soc, 20 .00
Bladensburg L.B.s
20 .00
Sebring Church
56 .00
Mrs. Zeigler
5 .00
Branch Hill
20 .00
Mother Flint
10 .00
Mr. & Mrs. Steiner
10 .00
Mr. & Mrs. Handwerk 15 .00

Sabina Jrs, VI
Sabina Church

68 .65
68 .65

Berry Christian

24 .00

Balance Forward
Contributions

2533.78
1330.68

Refund- on deposit

for scooter

33.62

Total Receipts

3898.08

Less Expended
Balance, Feb. 14

877.37
3020.71

Less Reserve Fund

Cash in Hand

1500.00
1520,71

booklet

entitled,

"Kanpur; OUr Nineveh on the

Ganges," suitable for use
in Daily Vacation Bible
Schools, will reach you
about May. 15th. Anyone who

Highview Christian

196 .40

Eittman M'y. Guild

10 .00

Brinkhaven Church

25 .02

cannot wait that long, may

10.00

a copy

Montana;

Donald P. Peel

Oregon:

West Seattle

18.00

(after March 15th)

obtain

from Miss Florence.

Douglas, 1111 N* Main St.,

Joplin, Mo., 64801.^

FORWARDING AGENT, MISS FLORENCE DOUGI AS, 1111 N. MAIN ST.

JOPLIN, MO., Gim

A funny thing happened at

the cemetery the other day.
When I
got there, there
wasn*t any "body there. You
can read that again; there
wasn't any body there.
Robin Francis

had

come

at 12:50 p.m. to tell us

that his
2 month old girl
had died of smallpox about
an hour- before. Although
he and his wife

claim some

small connection

church,

with our

they are not mem

bers
here.
He denied the
rumor that he was a Catho

lic
or a member of any
other church.
I gave him

$2 to help him with funeral

expenses., and I agreed to
conduct the

committal ser

vice at .6 p.m.

But v/hen I

arrived at the cemetery,

there was no
sign of the

bereaved, and the caretaker

further

informed

me that

he had not received any in

structions to dig a grave.
The next morningwe leorned
that

the

child v/as s t i l l

alive, though barely so.

Now the parents did what
they should have done in
the first place: they took
the child to Kanpur's ex
cellent Children's Hospi
tal.
Hov/ever,
i t was too
late and the child expired

the next day.

When I

reached theceme

tery the second time, I was

surpr: sed and embarrassed
to find that the Presbyter
ian preacher had also ar
rived
to conduct the ser
vice. Having reached there
ahead of me, he had already
filled out the registers.
I t turned out
that he had
also
made
a contribution

to the funeral expenses.

Anyway^ my Presbyterian
friend
requested me to
proceed. V/ith his fatherly
help, the service was con
summated. as though nothing
were amiss.

After the funeral,

we
returned to finish up some
details in the registers.
When

the father was asked

to produce the .death cer

tificate,
he mistakenly
-pulled out a slip of paper
bearing- the signature of
Prank Rempel.
When the
parents
had
approached
Frank for money for medi
cine, Frank had given them
a

letter

to

the

doctor

gua.ra,nteeing that he would

pay all expenses. This was
still in his pocket.
The
death
certificate
stated
that the child had

died of post small

encephalitis^
"Thanks be to God for his gift beyond words ''
II Cor. 9:15

pox

,"5

Written, Mimeographed, and Mailed by Ralph R. Harter, Tr.

at 112/352, SWARUPNAGAR, KANPUR2, U. P. INDIA
{Kanp^j^mHmn spdlM Caivnpore)

.f.ct

JUL29W

^ril 29, 19^

INDIAN GOYDEmTKNI AILOTS SCOOTER
The

Indian

Government,

has kindly
granted our
application and has given
us a priority to Duy a
Vespa Scooter. This me'^ns
that inste.ad of having to
wait several years for the
scooter, we can nc'-v hope
to

have

weeks.

ours

This

in several

priority

is

availahle to those who con

Xjn,y in foreign funds (such

as" dollars), v/ho are fcreignei^s,
not

to

and

who promise

sell

the vehicle

within three years.

The da.y that we received

the

Governmoiit' 3

ahout

day

the

of

scooter

news,

letter
was a

some of it

sad. ErarJc Rempel received

word of the po.ssing of his
mother aftef a. long i l l

ness at the age of 88.

.Another message informed
them

that

their

long

awaited "beggage was on its

way up
Domhay.

from the port of

The same day, a

letter from Tom Rash told

us that their return to

India may "be delayed. Thereis pJi advantage in getting

:-ill of your news a,t once.
Ctheiwise, life in our

Nineveh

goes

on

pretty

much .as always. The metro

polis

has

hardly

affected "by the

"been

serious

drought conditions^ which

Ijrevail n. hundred miles to
the east of us. (The church
in

Kanpur

than
Fund

has

sent more

half of its General

to aid the drought

victims). So far,

our sum

mer has "been quite comfor"

ta'ble. In fact, due to the
lack of severe heat, the
melons have suffered; "but
hotter days lie ahead.
There has "been continu.al

improvement in the life of

the

church.

The

Sunda.y

Slioiild not I have regard for Ntncveh; that great city, wherein are more than sixscore
tliousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also
much cattle ?" Jonah 4:11

morning worship
services
are very v/ell attended and
late

comers

have

a hard

reads-, and he tries hard.

He was originally attra<>ted to Christ by the re
cent

time finding a seat.

have bee;-, .ix bap-

version

KINGS

of

which

he

ti.-an_ .'ij-i-'ice our ' .st issue

of
i; "'"',701^3. On Feb.

Kanpur cinema.

19th,

were to have

named

Raju

ii:.:- -.

young man

'iletirotra

was

baptized. (On April 6th he

married

one

of

our non

resident members.) One of

those who attended Raou*s

baptism
that

was

she

so impressed

decided

to

be

baptized the next Sunday.

Thus, Shalaintala Sewak was

baptized on Feb. 26th. She

entered training to become
a
Nurses' Assistant, the

next day.

These

tv/o bap

tisms were administered by

forcrjer x^astor C, Loyal^

There were four baptisms

on Easter S\mday. One Airs .

Robin Francis,
was a con
verted Catholic. We repor
ted the death and burial
of her infant daughter in

our

last

nevrsletter. Tv/o

very

fine

from

one

teen-ege girls
of

our

church

fsonilies also chose this

occasion to
obey their
Lord. The fourth person to

be

baptized

was

a Hindu

young man named Rharat who

is fully dedicated

to the

Lord's will and who come

to
J.esiis
despite much

opposition from his family.

He does not read very well
but

he

remembers what he

The Easter

KING OF
saw i n a

day baptisms
been admini

stered by a guest evangel

ist, but he suddenly took
sick while vre v^-ere singing
the preliminary hymn. A
change of clothes
w as

Quickly brought and I sup

plied in the emergency.
Thus I
got to inaugurate
the new baptistry which
had just bee-n completed by
Frank and ITarie Rempel in
their garden.
There were also a number
of

additions

gregation's

to the con

membership by

transfer of membership.
There

seemed

than

the

this

Spring

to be more

usual

sicloiess

but

(except

for the Frances baby) every

one survived. Marie Hempel

is recovering nicely
an ailment.
1
reveal
that
I

from

hesitate toy
had to be

treated for v/orms, but the

worms lost. It ga.ve me some

empathy

with King Herod's

difficulties in Acts 12:23.

I was rlBO badly hit with

the flualong v^ith almost
everyone else.

The Rempels

planning
the

hills

and

are

to spend June in
at Springview;

Landaur, M^i^oorioj: U.P.,;

India.

CONTEIBOTIONS

EECEIVBD IN

STEBEPAHY Airo IAHCH, 196?

Illinois;

J.O.y., Bairfield

West Virginiar
Follanshee Women
Mother Rosser

'
10.00
20.00

TOTAL CONTRXBUTEB

$40.00

Indiana;

S885.10

EXPENBEB FROM YEB, 15th TO

Garrett (Vincents)

15.00

APRIL 25, 1967

The Colestocks
New Ross
The Linns

7.00
60.00
10.00

Salary (Mar. 1st ond

April 1st) ,
^300.00

Kansas;

The Rollin Bunahughs 45-00

Mother Bunahugh
Mrs. Templeton

15.00
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FORWARDING AGENT, MISS FLORENCE DOUGLAS, 1111 N. MAIN ST

JOPLIN, MO., 64c0i

Love,

love, MAESIAGE Am) missionaeies

station platform,
marriage and mis

sionaries go together like

a horse,
carriage
and
stahlo "boy. Missionaries

may fight

against

it hut

in the end they get invol

ved in arranging weddings.

Andriyas has involved me

in more than the usual

concern
because he has
lived under my roof longer

than any other kid-

Andriyas

has

Also,

preferred

American v/ays of courtship

to

Indian

ways which has

faced"me with several new

and emharrassing problems.

Andriya-S
a

kind

is the kind of

and

helpful

boy

th--^t helpless young ladies

enjoy' h:.ving

help

thorn..

Before X Imew what w^as go

ing

on,

ho was engaged,

American style,

to.a very

nice young nurse.

Ihe father

of the girl^

living 250mile3 downstrerm,

I went
looking for a better place
to stay.
As
Providence

would have i t ,
one person
I engu-ired from tuiTj.ed out
to

be

the

girl,

and

with -far more comfort than

had hoped for.

After breakfast,

ion

as best I

though

finally

decided

that

it

was time I met the man and

broke the news to h:^.

I travelled overnight to

their town,

arriving at 4-

a.m. After two hours sleep

on a cement bench on the

al

American-type engagement.
While I napped, and while

the girl's mother taiight

school, the father cooked

a very nice lunch

of

us.

some

Then

amall

for a.ll

1 gave them

gifts" which I

had recej.ved for Chris*bmE.s, '

p. bom of candyV and two

Dlastic mugs? and a tie.

me

After lunch, my host took

to the sta.tion. Wliile

we

waited

ccme .along
to K^^npir-

myself.

could,

nerve to tell him about the

After harboring the infor

mation for five months, I

then

ap

I did not have tl-xj

in more blissful

ignorance

praised him of the situat

we enjoyed
the Wpper

v/as even

father of the

he provided me

f o r the
some

tea.

train,
Soon

India Express
and I returned

development
Ihe
latest
is that I have invited the

girl's f--mily to stay at

my house '^nd keep nn eye
couple v/hile I am
on
the
awa,y in the hills# Tune in
next month for more

"Thanks be to God for his gift beyond words

II Cor. 9;15

CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH - MISSIONARY REPORT

KMM uiim
FRANK AND MARIE REMPEL

7/131, Swarupnagar, Kanpur-^i, U, P., India

July, 1W7

Box 8, Clovis, New Mexico 88101

'

'
iT?

REPORTING ON INDIA

We are nofr, in fact, "Kalling" from Kanpur because we are temporarily refugees
from the blistering heat of the Gangetic plains which ore our usual Indian ha^Jitat.
For a short while we are in the Himalayan "hill-stotion" of Mussoorie. By July first
we expect to be back in Kanpur.

Atthis time of the year India, as we do, lives in expectancy. One sees items in the
newspapers, headed: "Monsoon around the bendl" Following a pre-monsoon shower

onenewspaperreporternoted that "monsoon or not, the town went Jubilant with people
casting relievedglancesat the heavens and children romping frantically inthe falling
rain." The fact that the summer rains have been inadequte or have failed altogether
for two years in a row has put a good deal of apprehension as well as expectancy into
those scannings of the heavens: should it happen a third time, India seems doomed.
As it is it has beena year of agony for Mother India, and the end is by no meansin
view. Particularizing, a newspaper correspondent on a tour of famine areas notes:

"At Kanakpur village, with a population of about three hundred, six people hove
died. One of the vxis Roz Ali, aged six. The child, who hod been without food for

several days, had gone to a field to collect morabbo roots. There he collapsed from
weokness. His parents brought him home - that was all they could do. The next day
Roz Ali died."

Reporting from a town just on the fringe of the scarcity area, the same observer
writes: "Monendragarh has octoally to deal with the bock-wash of the drought. Apart
from tfie CARE feeding center, some of Its citizens have opened a free kitchen In the
town. Hearing of these, parents from surrounding areas come to the town,quietlydump
their children there like people getting rid of kittens, then depart to return nomore.
Unlike the kittens the children moke no attempt to get back home." These children,
he says,are easily distinguished from the professional,comporitively well-maintained
beggar children one is so accustomed to seeing in every town in Hindustan. "There
ribsand cheekbones sticking out, they hove an aura of death and decay about them many among them will surely die before long. With their air of not belonging they
form a peculiar tribe of orphans whose parents are still living."
Frustration over the failure to make heodway In the gigantic tasks of securing the
vast population against mass starvation often resloves itself into bureaucratic bicker

ings and blame-fixing. Efforts to meet the problems involved head on are frequently
nullified by religious bias and by just plain self-interest on the part of great sections
of the population. Programs for the curbing of population growth, despite the expen
diture of vast sums, have made practically no impression and at leatt so far as the
public notice is concerned hove ground to a holt. A well-informed friend estimates

that an amount equal to the total cost of the Third "Five Year Plan" is being drained
from the Indian economy within the same period, through graft and corruption. High
among India's youth in the first flush of independentnationhood, have In most instances
degenerated Into an attitude that says: "Why should we sacrifice ourselves while
others engage openly In corrupt practices and reap the fruit of our sacrifices? We
might as welI get our share whlIe the getting is good."
A

CHRISTIAN

RESPONSE

The response to India's need, on the part of the Christians, has been general, large
and self-less. Food distribution systems have been set up in scores of places. Some of
these systems are completely independent, but where possiblegovernmentco-operation
has been secured. In places It has been necessary to open free kitchens but werever

feasible relief has taken fhe form of vnork p-oiects, so that in return for labor the
famine victims may procure c ration of grain.

Inevitably there has been a response to all of these demonstrations of Christlycompasslon in a definite increase in conversions in those areas. Such conversions to

Christianity must be viewed with some suspicion for the obvious reason that theymoy
well be from ulterior motives. Just as inevitably, the accusations ore already being
levelled against Christian missionaries that they are taking advantage of the mis
fortune ofIndian people to force them into ChrHttanity. The fact is that the onlyvwy
such conversionscbu'ld be prevented would be for Christian missions torefrain entirely
from relief work. Most of the workers disregard the revilings they receive, and be
lieve strongly that a good percentage of the converts are sincere and their change Is
genuine. Such eternal fruit is well worth the effortl

We plead with Christian people everywhere to be fervent in prayer forthisdlstrubed

suffering land.
PRESS PROJECT REPORT

Repeated efforts to secure an import license for the off-set press which we hadhoped
to odd to the facilities at SERVICE PRINTING AND PUBLISHING PRESS at Konpur,
hove met with frustration only. We have decided to wasteno more time running from
office to office and to abandon the project. Other ways of increasing our effective
ness in the production and distribution of Christian literature are being explored.The press equipment, in the meantime, is in the care of the West Seattle Christian

Church, which has been given an option on the machinery. If they decide they do
not wish to buy it from us, they will act as our agents in its re^le.
PERSONAL MATTERS

DaleandDean, pursuing educational goals in Tacoma and Seattle, Washington,are

quite naturally much upon our hearts and thoughts. We thank God that they seem to
be getting along very well indeed, though as parents we had not thought this was
possible. Could they have been more mature and self^eliant than we knew?
The financial load of keeping them in college is considerable, even though both

have worked at part-time and summer jobs wherever possible. Designated gifts to
ward their educational expenses would be very gratefully received. They should be
sent to our forwarding agents. Central Christian Church in Clovis, New Mexico.
Weore frequentlyasked what we particularly and personally need. We want to make

it clear that the famine conditions prevailing in parts of India do not directly affect
us at Konpur, ^scept of course in the greatly enhanced prices we have to pay for
food. But since food parcels ore now coming through free of duty, if the total de
clared value is kept below $10. We would welcome a few of them. Packaged soups,
jello powders, cocoa, cake mixes, tinned meats, etc. are a real treat.

Another very hard to procure item is 35 mm Kodachrome film. This also is being
allowed In free of duty if only a single roll of film is included in a parcel. All par
cels should be marked clearly, "GIFT PARCEL".
June 25th marked a special anniversary of our wedding. We were married at the
Tuxedo Park Church of Christ (now Cambrian Heights Church)- in Calgary, Alberta,
twenty-five years ago. Many friends here in Mussoorie helped us to celebrate the
occasion, for which a reception was arranged by Miss Velma Held, representative
on the Woodstock School staff for Church of Christ missionary families.

It so happens that Dale's twenty-first birth anniversary ofso falls on June 25th.
Dean was bom only a month and four days later.

FRANK AND MARIE REMPEL

AS THEY CELEBRATE THEIR 25TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

NOTICE; Some indlviduols have been sending their gifts to the

Central Christian Church in Portland, Oregon. Please make all

checks payable to; CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH-INDIA

MISSION, P. O. Box 8, Clovis, New Mexico 88101.

Written, Mimeographed and Mailed by Ralph R. Harter, Jr

at 112/352, SWARUPNAGAR, KANPUR2, U. P. INDIA

(Kanpur somejhjie'i spdled Q^npore)

July >2, 19<
t

twentieth

Au^st 31*^ will mark the

20th Anniversary
of my
arrival in Bomhay.
Er,
Eothermelwas there to wel
come me and escort me to

language
hills.

school

gretted
India,
wished

gone

have

that
and

in

that

the

never re

came

to

have never
I.might, have

somewhere

else.

ANNIVERSARY

It

our missionaries

has

gradually

in India

decreased.

This is partly due

policy

of' the

Government,

hut

to the

Indian
it

also

seoms to he God's plan

that the Indian Cliristians
should accept
more re-

sponsihility and rely less

on fortru.gn
lulcsionaries
and foreign funds.

appears to "be

the

Lord's

Tom and Leota

Rash

are

will
that
I
in
India
for

continue on

the latest ones

whom

the

Loi'd has called

Him elsev;here-

to
seive
This has

some

time

more.

Missionaries

ways

led

have

precarious

existence in India

have

nevei"

al

Icnown

and vve

which

year might he our last. It

is a

marvelous

thing

in

our eyes
that G-od has
given us 20 years of grace
among the teeming millions
of this land.

Beginning from ah out 15

years ago, the number of
i

heen

particularly hard

decision for the Rashes.

The Rashes were perhaps
the hest known
of our
Indlan mi s si onari e s,
and

they were highly respected

for

thoir progressiveness

and

industriousness.

will

never 'he

without them,

the

We
same

hut we can

not argue with God who is

calling them to Canada.

"Should not I have regard for Nineveh; that great city wherein are more than aixscore
thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and
also much cattle?"

the

new clothes. However, after

Lord is keeping me on here

in India, so let us review
the local happenings.
Andriyas
has
finally

For the time being,,

one v/eek,
one of them ran
away from school and came

left
'for
his
ancestral
home
more
than a hundred
miles north of us. For'him

it is now

sink,

swim, or

find some other benefactor.

We now have-four boys in

the dormitory, and this is
about as many as our housecan comfortably accomodate.
Harris has passed his exam
inations a t the industrial

school and is now awaiting

appointment as an apprent
ice.
Daniel and Hathaniel
are two brothers from Mrs.

Rotheimel's
proteges in
Ragaul. Daniel is learning
typing while Hathaniel ha.s
applied for training in
the

industrial

school.

The fourth boy is Eaju

Hath. In infancy, his life
was saved by Edna Hunt.
Later,
he was lovingly
cared for -by Mrs. Harter.
Since 1955,
he
has been
brought up by the Kulpahar
missionariesMiss Moshier
and Miss Chitwood.
He has

recently
training
worker
a job.

finished
his
as
a
leather
and is looking for

The three boys whom we

supported
in a mission
school at Hawabganj all
returned

to their studies

after being refitted

with

back home.

We are also bearing the

expenses of educ8,ting one
boy and three girls of the
Cyril Loyal family, and we
send $30 a month for t h e
care of three KaajJur chil
dren in the Kulpahar Kid's
Home.

T-o help our young people

learn English,
we have
bought
some Linguaphone
records and a record play
er.
If any of our friends
have any used classical or
semi-classical records, or
recordings
of
sermons,

that

they

would 'like to

give or lend to us, either

send them directly 'to us
or through my mother^ Mrs.
R.R. Harter, Box 144,

Clinton, Ohio, 442l6.

My new scooter is bought
and

paid

for

but i t has

not yet been delivered. We

think

that we will.surely

have it by the time we send

out our next newsletter.
Mr. and Mrs. Bemel
Getter
have l e f t India on

furlough and consequently,

Frank Rempel and I
have
had to give some time to
their work in Madhya Pra
desh.
The train trip to
Bilaspur takes a minimum

of 26 hours each way. This

is one of the reasons

why

this newsletter i s late.

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45 .00
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15 .00
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40.00

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30.00
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The Peels

25.00

1st, July 1st)

180.00

Bladenshurg' L -D.s

30.00

Branch Hill Church

30.00

Sehring Church
Perry Christian

77.00
37.00

The Handworks
The Steiners

55.00
15.00

Mother Plint
Linden Homebuilders

15.00
35.00

Linden Waymakers

55.00

Linden Guild

25.00

386.17

Hindi Publications

157.45

Book Store, Library 113-86

Housing
Kalimpong
Bible Society

65.67
60.29
57.06

Christasian, Pub
licity

33.52

Office

30.49

Church

6.53

Transportation

3.67

Gramophone

Old Stone

20.00

Manchester Church

86.03

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-40,00

Mrs. L.E. Allumhaugh 20.00

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35.60

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30.00
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55.32

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441.16

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$2889.70

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MAY GOD BLESS ALL OF YOUi

FORWARDING AGENT, MISS FLORENCE DOUGLAS, 1111 N. MAIN ST.

JOPLIN, MO.; 64801

Once in awhile

we ought

to mention that the Build

ing liind of the Swarupnagar

Church of Christ

is s t i l l

intact and drawing interest

in the hank:.
We no longer
solicit contrihutions to

this fund from our American

friends hut we add a little

to it every once in awhila

At the present time there
is a little more than S16OO
in the Fund.

Prank

and

provided

comfortable

hills

Maori e Rempel

me

with
home

a very
in

the

during the month of

One morning

a
Hindu
woman
who
had
manned
a
member
of the
Methodist Church. In order

to make a very long story

short, X am not mentioning
all

of

the

told
have

the elderly and much experien c e d Freshyterian

preacher. He advised mo

that (1) They needed writ

ten

Magistrate

from

the house in Kanpurs two

pant hangers,
a
pressure

stove, a pressure lantern,

brass handles, a bulb and
socket, foodstuffs, emerg

ency shaving gear. Day by

daywemisG something else.
An antique chest of drawers

vrhich I bought
Rothermel

damaged

from

Mrs.

was irreparably

when

four of its

brass fittings, were pried

off, ^5 v/as pilfered from
the telephone
coin box.
I t v/as all

definitely

The

an

inside

job.

suspect

left town several

main

days before I got back

Not

them
that
I
would
to f i r s t confer with

During my stay in the

hills, a number of small
disappeared

details.

knowing v/hat the legal'com

plications might be,
I

June.

tilings

I was awak

ened at
5 a.m. and asked
to perform the funeral of

peimission

from

and

the

tb.at

should keep the same in my

possession;
should

(3)

That I

mentiou the Magis

t r a t e ' s orders in the ceme

tery's records; ejid (3) If

there were any Hindu rela

tives

present

AYho wanted

to take the body,

that i t

should be
handed over to
them.
When -I arrived for

the

funeral.,

found an

uncle
of the deceased who
wanted to cremate the body

according

to Hindu rites,

but the husbaiid refu.sed to

I went to get a policeman

but they settled the mattr

before I got back. The

body v/as finally interred

with a minimum of mouniog.

"Thanks be to God for his gift beyond words !'

11 Cor. 9:15

Reg'd. No. 4534/j.

(BRISTASIAN
NANDALAL BOSE'S DRAWING OF
MAHATMA GANDHI

We

are told

that

when

the

late

Nandalal Bose drew this drawing of

Mahatma Gandhi he was inspired
by the similarity between the journies

on foot of Gandhi and those

of Christ.

The

first

death

anni

versary of Nandalal Bose was re

cently commemorated with a special

postage stamp.

We are indebted to

Ajanta Press, Kanpur, for the use

of the block.

Voh Xin, No. 4

July 1967 August

Kanpur, India.

GANDHI

AND

CHRISTIANITY

Gandhi's Familiarity with Christianity

By Ralph Harter

( Continuedfrom last issue )

While in Durban, Gandhi also met a

fully but I could not accept even St.

Therese's testimony for myself. I must

Methodist family, and at their suggestion

he began to attend the Wesieyan Church.

say -I have an open mind, if indeed at

this stage and age of my life I can be
said to have an open mind on this
question. Anyway I claim to have an

"The church did not make a favourable

impression on me. The sermons seemed

to be uninspiring. The congregation did

not strike me as being particularly relig

ious. They were not an assembly of devout
souls; they appeared rather to be worldly
minded people going to church for recrea
tion and in conformity to custom. Here,
at times, I would involuntarily doze. I
was ashamed, but some of my neighbours,
who were in no better case lightened the
shame, I could not go on long like this,
and soon gave up attending the service."
The connection with this family was
abruptly broken because the young son
of the family began to refuse meat,
following Gandhi's example. When the
mother objected to discussion about
meat-eating in front of the lad, Gandhf
decided that he had

open mind in this sense that, if things

were to happen to me as they did to Saul

before he became Paul, I should not
hesitate to be converted."

If any man ever had sufficient oppor

tunity to know the truth of Christianity,
it was Mahatma Gandhi.

Gandhi's Conclusion About

Christianity

"I consider Western Christianity in

its practical working a negation of
'Christianity,' I cannot conceive Jesus, if
he was living in the flesh in our midst,
approving of modern Christian organisa
tions, public worship or modern ministry.
The message of Jeshs, as I understand it,

better not come

again.

Throughout his life, Christians cons

tantly wrote and vis ted Gandhi trying

unadulterated and taken as a whole."

to convert him.

YOUNG INDIA March 23, 1926.

is contained in the Sermon on the Mount

He was often asked to

speak to Christian groups, and delega

"I have grown to this belief that

Christianity is as good and as true a
religion as my own. For a time I strug
gled with the question, 'Which was the
true religion out of those I knew ?' But
ultimately I came to the deliberate con
viction that there was no such thing as

tions of missionaries and native Christians

called on him.

He relates one of his

4ater experiences as follows:8" "When I

was in jail I got, from separate sources,
no less than three copies of THE LIFE
OF SISTER THERESE, in the hope that
I should follow her example and accept
Jesus as the only begotten son of God
and my Saviour. I read the book prayer7.

8.

THE

STORY OF MY

only one true religion and e\Wy other

false. There is no religion that is absolute
ly perfect. All are equally imperfect or
more or less perfect. Hence the con

EXPERIMENTS

WITH TRUTH, Part II Chapter XXII.

clusion th^t Christianity is as good and

HARIJAN, May 30, 1936.

true as my own religion.

But so also

about Islam or Zoroastrianism or Judaism.

I therefore do not take as literally true

the text that Jesus is the only begotten

son of God. God cannot be the exclusive

Father, and I cannot ascribe exclusive

divinity to Jesus. He is as divine as
Krishna or Rama or Mahomed or Zoro

aster. Similarly I do not regard every

word of the Bible as the inspired word
of God, even as I do not regard every
word of the Vedas or the Koran

raising the dead to life, well I doubt if

the men he raised were really dead."
HARIJAN, April 17, 1937.

as

inspired. The SUM TOTAL of each of

these books is certainly inspired, but I
miss that inspiration in many of the
things taken individually. The Bible is
as much a book of religion with me as
the Gita and the Koran."
March 6, 1937.

These views of Gandhi's are identical

with those of modernistic Christian

leaders.

HARIJAN,

remained a Hindu.

Well, 1 may

must be remembered that he was work

ing amongst his pwn people, and he said

he had not come to destroy but to fulfil.
I draw a great distinction between the

Gandhi and the modernistic leaders came

to the same conclusions for the same

reasons. We know that they could have

believed if they had wanted to do so.

Sermon oh the'Mount and the Letters of

Paul. They are a graft on Christ's

teaching, his own gloss apart from

Christ's own experience." YOUNG

Gandhi's Attitude Toward

Christianity in India
In a nutsiiell, Gandhi's attitudetoward

INDIA, January 19, 1928.

"I should find It hard to believe in

Christianity in. India was : ( 1) There

the literal meaning of the verses relating

to the immaculate conception of Jesus.
Nor would it deepen my regard for Jesus
if I gave those verses their literal meaning.

should be no attempt to convert Chris

tians to Hinduism; (2) There should be

no attempt to convert Hindus to Christ

ianity; but (3) Missionaries and native

This does not mean that the writers of

Christians should be allowed to continue

the Gospels were untruthful persons.

They wrote in a mood of exaltation.
From my youth upward T learnt the art
of estimating the value of scriptures on
basis

of their

ethical

their good social works.

One day a Christian student asked
Gandhi his opinion on how Christians
should approach the Indian villagers.

teaching.

Gandhi answered, "You will tell them:

We are Christians, but do not be alarmed

Miracles, therefore had no interest for

'me.

The miracles said to

have been

even as we are not alarmed because you

are Hindus. We have no design on you,
as we know that you have no design on
us. We want you to be better Hindus,
even as by reason of our contact with

performed by Jesus, even if I had believed

them literally, would not have reconciled
me to any teaching that d*d not satisfy
nnivbrsal ethics." HARIJAN April 18,
1936.

Therefore it is not

surprising that Gandhi is called a Chris

tian in many quarters. To ask why
Gandhi did not become a Christian, is to
ask why the modernistic Christian leaders
hold the false positions they do. Both

say that I do not accept everything in

the gospels as historical truth. And it

the

The only difference is that

Gandhi was born a Hindu, and thus

"You ask me to give my interpreta

tion of the life of Christ.

"I do not need either the prophecies

or the miracles to establish Jesus' great
ness as a teacher. Nothing can be more
miraculous than the three years of his
ministry. There is no miracle in the
story of the multitude being fed on a
handful of loaves. A magician can create
that illusion. But woe worth the day on
which a magician would be hailed as the
Saviour of humanity. As for Jesus

you we know that we will

be better

should be seen but never heard; and he

was fond of quoting it to his Christian
visitors, In the Sermon on the Mount,
Jesus said, "Not every one that"' saith

Christians." HARIJA'N, May 25, 1935.

On another

occasion Gandhi was

asked if he would prevent missionaries

coming to India in order to baptize. To' unto me. Lord, Lord, shall enter into the
this he answered, "Who ani' I to prevent kingdom of heaven; but he that doefh
them? If I had power and could legislate, the will of my Father which is in heaven."
I should certainly stop all proselytizing. JMatt. 7:21.
It is the cause of much avoidable conflict
It is quite natural that anyone,whether
between classes and unnecessary heart ,Hindu or modernistic Christian, who
burning among missionaries. But I should
denies the Deity of Christ, the inspiration
welcome people of any nationality if they and
historicity of the Holy Bible etc.
came to serve

here* for

the sake

of

should be opposed to proselytizing ,to

service." HARIJAN, May 11, 1935.

Christianity. But we who believe, and

are members of His army, cannot but
follow the command of our Lord and

"So we can only pray, if we are

;Hindus, not that a phristia^ j should

become a Hindu, or if we are Mussalmah

King to proclaim the Gospel to the

not that a Hindu or a Cjirist an should

become a^ Mussulman, nor s.iould we

uttermost parts of the earth.

even secretly pray that any one should

be converted, but our, inmost . prayer

(l)\Mahatma Gandhi had ample oppor

From this.study the writer concludes:

tunity; but (2) Gandhi lived and died ah

should be that a Hindu should be a

unbeliever; and (3) Gandhism is opposed

better JHindu, a Muslim a better Muslim

and a

to the spread of Christianity.

Christian a.better '.Christian."

YOUNG INDIA, January 1928.

{Continued from page 12)

On one occasion Gandhi was asked

what he thought. would happen if

Christianity continued to multioly and
grow in India.

2.

He answered: "If there

voice." (1 Kings 19:12). We may kndw

that this voice is in our hearts.

"For me to live is. Christ,". (Philippiansl:21).

'

"FJdr I am not ashamed of the gospel

Supposing you stole away 10 Harijt^ns

of Christ." (Romans l.:16)..-

and built a church for them, you would

set up father against son and sm against

". .j;.. .not T, but Christ liveth in me:"

(Galatians 2:20).
'
<
B. The answer to Elijah's zeal.

father, and you would find texts jn the

"Bible to support your action. That
would be a caricature of Christianity."
HARIJAN, December 12, 1936.

1.

"What doest thou here ?" .

2.

"Go, return ......" ..

,...

Cone: We need consistent consuming

Gandhi .found a verse in the Bible to

zeal.

his. teaching that Christians

If we had this same cohsum- ^

ing zeal we too could hear "a still small

is an appreciable Increase, there would be

blood feuds between Hafijans (outcasts)
themselves, niore savage than the feuds
we have in Bombay. 50 per cent of the
resident^ in Sevagram are Harijahs.

support

MAN SHALL NOT LIVE BY BREAD ALONE

V. Gnanasikhamani

Christ Nagar Institute, Ennore, Madras 57

The origin of human beings has re

destinies are different, so also the nourish

mained a great mystery to man. Man

ment which each is to receive is different.

still has accumulated

The Devil thought it his first best

choice to tempt the Son of God when He

relatively little

knowledge of himself. His origin remains

impossible for man to know of himself. was very hungry and tired after forty

The Bible, the all sufficient Word of God days of fasting. Satan with his enticing
for man, in a sweeping statement declares words of compliment, "if thou be the

the origin of man: "And the Lord God

formed man of the dust of the ground,

and breathed into his nostrils the breath

Son of God," said to Jesus, "Command

that these stones be made bread."

The

answer of the Master was sharp.

He

of life; and man became a living soul"

used the two-edged sword, "It is written

(Genesis 2:7).

man shall not live by bread alone, but by

The Components And The'ir

every word that proceedeth out of the

mouth of God."

Can a

present day

Christian answer less than this ?

Destinies

The book of Genesis in its first two

chapters gives the God-breathed historical

account of creation of the whole universe

The all wise God made provision for

the nourishment of the physical body
from the earth from which he made it.

"And God said, behold, I have given you

even to the necessary scientific details. We

are concerned with the creation of man.
"God formed man out of the dust of

every herb bearing seed, which is upon

the face of all the earth, and every tree,
in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding

the ground." The physical frame of man

owes its existence to the earth. Therefore

seed; to you it shall be for meat. And

to every beast of the earth, and to every

after it becomes useless, Jis the earth.

creepeth upon the earth wherein there is

the destiny of the physical body, that is fowl of the air, and to everything that
"Then shall the dust return to the earth
as it was
" (Ecclesiastes 12:7).
"Breathed into his nostrils ..." God
breathed into the nostrils of the physical
frame that He made out of the dust of

life, I have given every green herb for

meat: and it was so." (Genesis 1:29,30).
And it was so. Until today it is so.

The spiritual side of man, which is

the most important, was not ignored.

the ground. The result was wonderful.

God made man after His image.

Man became a living soul, made in the

very image and likeness of God himself.

What then is the destiny of the soul ?

The Bible speaks again, "And the spirit

shall return to God who gave it" Ecclesi
astes 12:7).

The Nourishments

ut into the world to live as a beast ?

We noted the two different components

loving God can never do it.

of a human being and their two different

destinies. As the components and their
-

The

nourishment for the spirit comes from

Him, its source. After the creation of
man, "God saw everything that he had
made, and, behold, it was very good."
(Genesis 1:31). Will the good Lord Who
was so pleased after the creation of man,
the crown of creation, just throw him
did so.
5

God never

God commanded Adam not to eat the these things shall be added unto you."
tree of the kndwledge of good and evil Therefore first things first.

in the garden of Eden, with a loving

The Rebuke of Jesus

warning that he would surely die should
he eat it. Man rebelled against God,
Jesus during His earthly ministry fed
heeded the Devil, brought sin and its the multitudes twice. The numbers as
recorded in the Gospels are 5000 and

consequence of death into the world.

4000 men besides women and children.

''Wherefore as by one man sin entered

into the world, and death by sin; and so

death passed upon all men, for that all
have sinned" (Romans 5:12).
Man generally indulges in the worship

Professor R. C. Foster writes, "The feed

were no exception.

sermon on the bread of life the following

of gods of his own creation. The Israelites

After their deliver

ance from Egypt when Moses was with

God on Mount Sinai, the people persua

ded Aaron to itlake a god for them.
Aaron gave them the golden calf.
God created nature, the universe for man.

ing of the 5003 is the climax ot Jesus'

public ministry in Galilee. The popular

enthusiasm grew steadily until this event.
But His cartipaign collapsed with His

refusal to become a worldly Messiah. His

day drove many more away. Even the

disciples were puzzled. But they clung

to Him." {The'life of Christ', pp. 152,153).
A/ter the miracle when the people

But mart' has made if appear that he was met Jesus on the other side of the sea of
made for nature even to the extent of

worshipping it as his god. 'Werily the

universe is God'and God is th0 Universe

the sum and<substance of Hindu philoso

phy." {Popular Astronomy by V. Thiru-

Galilee and said. "

but because ye did eat of the loaves and

venkatacharya, p. 132). That which was

made to be'meat for man, man made his

were filled."

object of worship. Instead, of it dying

feeding the flesh.

for him, he rather has chosen to die for

it.

Jesus did not make capital out of

If He had wanted to

He could have fed them all daily and

bought them by their stomachs.

Our discussion is centered around the

nourishment of the body and the spirit.

We have noticed the nourishment of the

body.

Rabbi, when

camest thou hither ?'' Jesus frankly re

plied, "Verily, yerily I say unto you, ye
seek me, not because ye saw the miracles,

We would see the nourishment of

the spirit in-relation to the body and the

importance . which it receives in New

Testament filching.
Jesus in His famous Sermon on the

Mount to the disciples who sat at his

feet said, "Therefore I say unto you,

their hearts and with His blood. There

fore when He snoke to the multitude
about the bread of life, which is the real

nourishment for the spirit, the Scriptures

say, "The Jews then murmured at him,

because he said, I am the bread which

came down.from heaven.'^ When their

stomachs were fed they ran after Him and

wanted to make Him the'r King. But

when the everlasting, the most essential

take no thought for your life what ye

shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet
for. your body, what ye shall put on.

food was given for their siprits, they

murmured. This is the way of the world.

There can not be any other race than

Is not the life more than meat, and the

the Israelites who saw so many wonder

body than : raiment ?" (Matthew 6:25).

And in verse 33 of the '^ame chapter the
Lord says, "But seek ye first the kingdom
of God, and his righteousness; and all

But

Jesus wanted to purchase them byway of

ful miracles of God ever since their

Egyptian delivery. But when they were

{Continued no page 15)
.6

NEITHER GATHOLIC....
N^ PROTESTANT
By FRANK REMPEL

belief is rational,

personal, and

possessed of all the virtues which the

scriptures attribute to Him.
Catholics believe in Jesus of Naza

reth as the Christ, the Son of God,

and the world's only Redeemer. In
support of this faith Catholics have
given their.lives as readily as Protes
tants

have.

When

the

customary

theological gobbeldy-gook has been

swept aside from their respective

there is an encour

aging spirit of enquiry abroad

which seeks to look honestly and fairly at

creedal statements, there emerges a

the divisions that have been such a hind

Catholics and Protestants.

basic common faith

rance to the growth of the kingdom of

God. A frank and open appraisal of both
Catholicism

and

Protestantism

among

both

Calholics believe that the Bible is the

the Word of God. It is true, of course,
that there were variations of render

can

accomplish much, we believe, in demo

lishing the artificial barriers that have

ings in the old Catholic Bible. The

kept God's people confused and separate

for far too long.

differences between their versions and

those in use by Protestants is gen

While we do not presume to make up

people's minds for them, it was the pro
posal, in an earlier issue of the magazine,

couraging shift in thinking among

erally not as great as most people

think.

be good and generally of mutual agree

Today" expresses appreciation of this

ment, and those matters that have been

an obstruction to the development of

true Christian unity. Take a look, first,
at Roman Catholicism.

Catholics believe in one God, the

God whose revelation we have
received in the Jewish scriptures and
in the Christian

New

Testament.

Despite dilferences in creedal state

ments, there can be no question that

the Supreme Being in the Catholic

and en

Catholics is today evident. An edi

torial in the magazine, -'Christianity

to examine both the things that seem to

1.

A very important

6.

in the following words: "Perhaps the

most important decision of Vatican
II was its explicit endorsement of the

mission of the Church on earth. The

Catholics teach that Jesus sent His

Bible in the vernacular tongue by

4.

Roman Catholic laymen. This ruling

has encouraged Catholics and Pro
testants ,to take preliminary steps
toward scholarly codperation to pro

disciples "into all the world to preach

the Gospel". An unprejudiced reader
cannot fail to be impressed by the

duce a common Bible based on an

missionaries in their efforts to dis

zeal

and

dedication

of

Catholic

agreed text of the Hebrew Old Testa

seminate their faith. That they have

ment and the Greek New Testament."

sometimes

(Vol. XI No. 9, p. 28)

for Gospel in their understanding of

the Great Commission is unquestion

Roman Catholics believe

that the

substituted the

Church

Holy Spirit is God's instrument in

ed. But however misplaced their zeal

it has almost always been performed

th6 Church for the conversion of the

on the basis of a solid qonviction

people of the world today. Like

Protestants, they believe that it is
through the work of the Holy Spirit

that they were doing the will of God

7. The Catholic Church puts into prac

tice the scripture teacning regarding

in the heart of the sinner that con

version is possible.

As this is also

"love to the brethren".

Biblical how can we fail to commend

money in caring for the sick and the

poor. We cannot condemn Catholics
for this, since this is what the Bible
teaches all of us to do.

Many readers will

which it is right and fair that we should

acknowledge. Goodness and truth remain
such no matter where they are found and
it serves no righteous purpose to allow
our eyes to be so. blinded by personal
bjas and prejudice that we cannot

Catholics believe in the authenticity

of the miracles of which we have an
account in the New Testament.

Indeed, in this respect they are pro

bably much closer to the New Testa
ment than many Protestants are.
Catholics generally are quite firm in
their belief that God is Almighty and
possesses both the power and the

recognise them.
But it also does not serve the cause of

truth to blind our eyes deliberately to the

unworthy setting that is often given these
precious gems of Divine righteousness.
In the issue of CHRISTASIAN following
this one we will discuss frankly some

authority necessary for the perfor

mance of effects which seem contrary
to nature. They believe that this

of

Nazareth as an evidence of His Deity.

think of other

excellencies foUnd in the Catholic Church

of Protestant faith I

power was possessed by Jesus

No other

group has spent so much effort and

such a belief? That practice does

not altogether and on every occasion
measure up to the profession does
not lessen the force of this argumentunless the rest of us also are willing
to have our beliefs judged by practice
rather than profession. That might
be fatal to many cherished principles
5.

The Catholic Church has a very

strong conviction regarding the

features of Roman Catholicism for which

the system is to be severely censured.

Some

Outstanding
Women

Of the Bible
Miss H. Kaveri
Part

HANNAH

What unmitigated folly and impudence

THE great thunderous shout puzzled

the

had led the Israelites into this debacle: to

battered and beaten Israelite army to

rebel against God, to mock at His word,

to despise the heaven-sent deliverers, to
resist the Holy Spirit, to insult and man
handle the messengers whom God had

the Phlliotines.

What had

raise such a jubilant noise?

made

Soon the

cause was known and it struck fear into

the hearts of the Philistines. "God is

come into the camp

sent to warn sinners so they might escape

from His wrath and then to imagine that
He would be on their side! Man, espec
ially modern, presumptuous man, imag
ines he knows better than God, and so

woe unto us

who shall deliver us out of the hands of

these mighty Gods ? These are the Gods

that smote the Egyptians with all the
plagues!" they said. They little knew that
God was now against Israel and would

rather than carry out the Almighty's will

he expects the Almighty to carry out his.
But the day must inevitably come, when
for all his arrogance, he will know him

deliver up His people into Philistine

hands. The very ark of God, and even
His much desecrated temple m Shiloh
would fall into these profane hands.

self the miserable, deluded worm that he

is. None of man's rebellions, agitations,

passive resistance, demonstrations,

Though they knew the Lord God had

many times in the past vanquished the

strikes, and all the pressures he brings to

bear on earthly rulers will deflect God's
arm an inch from carrying out His own

heathen nations, some brave Philistine

leaders rose up and raised the failing

spirits of their soldiers, calling on them

wise purposes.

to be "strong and quit yourselves I'ke

men, O ye Philistines
and fight."
Incredibly, it must have seemed to them
there was a great slaughter and "Israel

With the departure of the ark of God

from Shiloh the shekinah glory of God
had also departed. The aged and blind
Eli was

was smitten and the ark of God was

taken, and the two sons of Eli were
slain."

heart-broken.

This

was

the

darkest hour of his life. He thought not

of His sons, nor how the the tide of battle
9

would flow, but he trembled for the ark

of God. The tottering old man walked

out and sat on a backless bench by the
wayside, impatient to hear news of

the battle. Similarly stricken was his

daughter-in-law, the wife of Phineas, full
with child and about to be delivered.

The fate of the ark of God weighed more

heavily on her mind than all her anxiety
for her husband's safety.
A great cry of despair arose from the
city and filled the airthe consternation

and lamentation of the people.

"What

does this mean, what does this mean?"

cried Eli, wringing his hands. A messen
ger who had escaped the slaughter of
Israel and had come in haste with the

dismal

tidings,

had

reached

Shiioh.

Neither the news of Israel's defeat and

slaughter nor the death ot his sons dealt

such a stunning blow to Eli, as to hear
that the ark of God had been taken!

At

the mention of that he fell back, broke

his neck and died. In the house, sudden

pains^canie over his daughter-in-law and

her baby was born. But even the anouncement of the birth of a son, by the
women attending her, made no difference
to her afflicted soul.

She did not see the

glory has departed". As she lay dying,

she muttered: "The glory is departed
from Israel, for the ark of God is taken."
The grand old man of Israel was gone.
The ark of God had fallen into the ene
mies, hands. It was knowii that the

Philistines were coming to destroy Shiioh

and the house of God. There was nothing
there for which Samuel needed to remain

any longer, so he returned to his home

in Ramah.

Hannah was still alive, and though

mourning for the calamity that had be

fallen her people, she rejoiced that the

Lord had restored Samuel to her in her

old age. Great was her solace to see

him build an altar for God in Ramah,
where people came now to sacrifice.
How she rejoiced that the Lord had made
her son His prophet and priest and judge
over the people.
Hannah is a pattern for every woman
who, by faith and humility, would have

power with God. Her c^ractef was

such that she could not have failed to

bring up her younger children in faith

in 'Him, reaping the reward of such

disciplining in the enjoyment Of peace.

Her

Her's was the reward of freedom from

father-in-law and her husband were both

wicked sons and daughters; taking the

child.

Her eyes were far

way;

dead; and the ark of God was gone.

In

answer she told the women to call the

the .sorrow of having disobedient and

path to ruin and hell.

THE END

child's namO TOhabod' which meant, "the

'

.. "Christ atone is the hope of India. Education, civilization, modern

life and thought, good and valuable though these things are, can nevdrgive
this nation life.

To seek to regenerate your country by these means is biit

to galvanize the corpse into a spasmodic start and then to think you. have
made it live. You may whitewash the grave and make it fair and.beautiful,,,
but what of the dead men's bones and the decay and death inside the fair.i
exterior ? What India needs is not galvanism nor whitewashing, but life, ajid
regeneration. And where will you find that power that shall make. the dead.
live and purify the national life ? Christ alone can give India the life that it
needs and cause health and purity to emanate from the festering mass of.t
corruption that covers the land."
'
,? ,
H. Martyn Clark
^^The Testimony of the Vedas to Christ"

10

demon OiMme6 for Barefoot freaefeM.

V. Ghanasikhamani
Christ Nagar Institute, Ennore, Madras 57

Why Must I Become A Christian ?

Mark 10:17-22

Iniro: Some, though not followers of

Christ, yet lead exemplary lives from a
human moral and ethical standpoint. A
rich young ruler was one of thee.
I. He Possessed Alt Those Things
Desirable For this Life.

A.

He had great possessions, Mark

10:22.

B.

He was a young man Matthew

19:20.

C.

He was a ruler, Luke 18:18.

Commands

D.

for

The Price Of Being A Christian

Jesus,

I Corinthians 6:20; 7:23

Intro:
object must have value in
order to be purchased. It must be desir
ed. And the purchaser must have the
wherewithal to buy,

"

He knew ]Who could tell him

how to inherit eternal life, Mark 10:17b.

III. Still He Would
Eternal Life.

Not

Receive

I. A Single Soul is of. Infinite Value

in the Sight of God, Matthew 16:26..

He calls Jesus "Good-.. Master" or

Good Teacher.
He was familiar with

Cf. Matthew 10:28-31; Psalm 8; Job 7:17;

Jesus and His teaching. Had he already

heard Jesus say, "For what shall it profit
a man, if he shall gain the whole world,
and lose his own soul"? (Mark 8:36).
IV.

Hebrews 2:6-8.

II.

God Desires All Men To

17; II Peter 3:9.

III. God Paid The Only Purchase

Price: I Peter 1:19; Acts 20:25; Revela
tion 5:9. Cf. Hebrews 9:22; 10:4; I

ing Eternal Life.

commandments,

John 1:7.

Be

Saved, I Timothy 2:3, 4. Cf. John-3:16,

The Answer Of Jesus Concern

A. Keen the
Matthew 19:17b,

"

Acts 11:26. I must bfecome a Christian

in order to inherit eternal'life.

He had observed the command

He had respect

One

And the

disciples were called Christians

ments, Mark 10:20.

C.

See Luke 14:

must be a disciple of Christ.

He knew the commandments,

Mark 10:17a.

order to have eternal life.

Conc'. A man's relationship to Jesus

Mark 10:19.

B.

to hell. Rejected love will not save.

D. Come, take up the cross, and
follow me, Mark 10:21.
One must be a disciple of Christ in

Christ determines his eternal life.

The

One

unforgiven sin is enough to send a man

gospel's the same shall save it."

According To The Law Of Moses.

A.

10:21. If one keeps all the command

ments but one, he is a lawbreaker.

shall lose his life for my sake and the

before Jesus, Mark 10:17,

He Observed

Jesus loved him, Mark 10:21.

One thing thou lackest, Mark

27. See also Mark 8:35,"... .whosoever

D. He was interested in spiritual

things. He came,..running and kneeled
II.

B.
C.

11

Cone: Jesus paid it all so that we could

come and buy without money and with
What ShaU I Do?
Matthew 27:22; Acts 9:4-6; 22:16

B. The Lord had previously

ascended into heaven. Again how could
they have been "added to the Lord" ?
III. The Church Is The Body Of
Christ. Cf. Ephesians 1:23. To be added
to the church, which is the body of Christ,

Intro: Both Pilate and

and to be added to the Lord are the same.

out price.

Saul asked

To be saved is to be in the body of Christ

what they were to do.

I. Pilate asked, " What shall
do
?" (Matthew 27:22-26).
A. Of the people.
B. As a judge.

Cone: Are you saved? Are you a mem

ber of the church of Christ?

To evade responsibility.

D.

To his own condemnation.

Saul asked, "Lord, What

Of Christ.

B.
C.

As one to be judged.
Unto repentance.

D.

To his eternal salvation.

Consuming Zeal
Psalm 119:137-144

wilt

thou have me to do?" (Acts 9:6).

A.

Salvation

and church membership are identical.

C.
II.

or the church of Christ.

Intro: Political parties and nonchristian religions provide striking exam

ples of consuming zeal such as human

Cone: What shall you do? Do you ask

as Pilate or as Saul? Cf. Acts 4:12;22:16.

torches, fasting unto death and other

forms of protest. Do we have a consum
ing zeal for Christ, His Word and His
will?

I.

Salvation And Church

The Zeal Of Phinehas, Numbers

25:6-15.

Membership

A.

Ephesians 1:15-23
Intro: Salvation and membership in
the church of Christ are one and the
same. A false distinction between the

Opposed to immorality. Num

bers 25:1, 7, 8..

B.

The reward of zeal which is

pleasing to God.
1.

God's wrath

was

averted.

two, causes many to stumble.

Numbers 25:11.

I. The Called Out Are The Church.

The word church in Acts is used first in
2:47. The word itself means "called out."

Numbers 25:12.
3. The covenant of an everlast

A. On Pentecost and following,

people were daily being saved.

B. Those very same saved indivi

2.

19:9-17.

A.

They were called out of the

world into salvation and constituted the

church.

II.

Opposed to idolatry, I Kings

19:10.

the Lord.

Lord.

of peace.

ing priesthood. Numbers 25:13.

II. The Zeal Of Elijah, I Kings

duals were added to the church daily by

C.

God's covenant

Believers Are Added

To

The

Cf. Acts 5:14.

A. They were saved. If not, how

could they have been "added to the

1. Today many claiming to be

Christians reject the teaching of Christ
and despise the Lord by propagating their
own doctrines. What is our zeal for God

concerning this ? If Elijah were living

today, how would he demonstrate his zeal?
{Continued on page 4)

Lord"?

12

Indian
PRESS GLEANINGS
By R. R. H.

THE advance of the Rajasthan desert

has been successfully checked. The antidesert drive was launched in 1953 when

the desert was advancing by half a mile

every year.

Fifty miles of green land

had been lost to the desert since 1857.

Now, thanks to the afforestation of the

desert border, the border villages are

l.sh \vith greenery and are producing
rich crops.;

Christian missionaries from Common

wealth _countries ( England,

Canada,

Australia, New Zealand etc.), and the

Republic of Ireland, will hereafter have
to. obtain certificates of registration and
residential permits. Until recently, only
from

non-Commonwealth

couhtries (such"as the U.S.A.) needed

to have these documents.
X

This is

double tho number of

deaths from the diseaise during the same

period last year. About 18,00^0 cases of

sniall pox were reported during the three
months.. India has requested the Soviet
Union for the supply of 100 million doses
of vaccine. Drought conditions are
said to be the prime cause for the

Some lepers near Bombay are earning

their living nowadays, by smuggling
cooked rice to the city's hotels. The
lepers are never stopped for questioning,

Seventy-five ticketless passengers all

gave the'r names as Tanaram whenrthey
were arrested at Kanpur and sent to jail.
They were travelling together and belong
ed to a sect of sadhus, called Tanaram,

that have renounced everything except

their bodies.
X

increase in the incidence of this disease.

X

The audit report of. the Gauhati

Municipality shows that during one year
that city spent Rs. 127,000 (S17,000) on
the upkeep of 15 bullocks.

and what the customers don't know won't

hurt them. -

About 4,000 people died of small-pox

in India'^uring the fiKt three months of
196,7.

from their fate by anti-butch^ring

enthusiasts in Kan^jur. Later, however,
the cow protectors found themselves in
difhculty when a criminal case was
registered against them for the theft of
railway property. Unmindful- of the
legal consequence, the cows were paraded
around downtown Kanpur.

missionaries

Thirty-eight cows on their way to a

meat market in Calcutta were rescued

.. .
X

Government officials'' who drink are

the greatest hindrance -to the success of

prohibition, according (o a summary of

In Varanasi, a seventy-year old {land

lord was fatally injured when he was
thrown down from the third storey of a
house by a 30 year old .woman tenant.

Dr. Tek Chand's Committee Report on

Prohibition. "A dry law cannof'be

enforced by wets," the committee noted.

X X X

13

pop fans who bought thousands of tickets

In a message to the Uttarakhand

Sarvodaya Mandal, Acharya Vinoba
Bhave has said, 'The Uttar Pradesh
Government is introducing the use of

from the "World Association of Human

Welf^are," for a personal appearance of

Elvis Presley and Louis Armstrong. The
matter was brought to light when a tele
gram was sent to the treasurer of the
organization, "Father Luis of St. Xaviers
College of Bombay," and the reply came

liquor in Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand is

situated on the borders of our country

and I feel that the opening of liquor

shops there is fraught with dangers. This

back that there was no one of that name

step will further complicate problems of

connected with the college. The United

States embassy also informed the authori
ties that neither of the two performers
were expected to visit India in the near

that area. It is therefore imperative that

this policy of the State Government
should be opposed oq a mass scale.
.

Mr. S. K. Patil,

former

future.

Railway

Minister who was defeated in the recent

elections, has said in Bombay that pro

hibition must go lock, stock and barrel.

"Prohibition is not prohibition of Govern

ment revenue," he said. "If a reply is
needed, we will say that the Government

should nob enrich itself at the expense of

public health."
X

The sale of liquor licenses in

the city of Lucknow brought the Govern
ment of Uttar

Pradesh

Rs.

more this year than last year.

. 4'for March, 0 for April, 2 for May, 5

for June, 0 for July, 3 for August, 6 for
September, 1 for October, 4 for Novem

900,009

ber and 6 for December. Now suppose

you want to find out the day for the date

We would

like to have a share of that to provide

August 31st, 1967. Take the last two

numbers of the year-67, then add one-

for the children of some drunkards who

-regularly beg us for help. It is interesting

foUrth, neglecting the fraction of it-'16'.

to note that this news item was submitted

Add the number of date-'3r, and also

by tlie Pioneer's Crime Reporter.

X

the symbolic number for August-'3'.

674-16-1-31-1-3=117. Dividing by 7 you

will get 16 with a remainder of 5. Thurs

day is the fifth day of the week, which is

' " The'Government of Uttar Pradesh is

now hoping to promote export of liquor

to Burma, Ceylon and Nepal so that
that State's liquor industry will not suffer
when the people of Uttar Pradesh are
educated away from liquor consumption.
That the,,revenue-hungry State Govern

the day of the week on which August

31st falls. Try it oniyqur birth date. (On
leap years, such as 1968, fof dates upto
February 28, subtract one day from your
answer.

ment will succeed, in decreasing liquor

some small coins which had been thrown

to them by an old man.

Minister.
X

Two boys aged about 10 were crushed

to death at Gorakhpur in a scramble for

consumption in the'State, is the optimistic

opinion of Mr. AJchtar Ali who fat the
time of writing) is the State's Excise
X

number: I for-January, 4 for February,

We are indebted to Mr. Tapan Day of

the Geological Survey of India also to
the PIONEER daily newspaper of Lucknow, for the following formula for finding
out the day of the week on which any
particular date (past, present, or future)
falls. Each month of the year has a

2500 boys had

gathered to eat Khichri (rice cooked with

dal) which was being distributed free

An elaborate hoax was played on Delhi

during the Moslem festival Moharrum.

14

( Continued from page 6 )

in the wilderness, they were able to
remember only the fish pots and flesh pots
at which they sat and ate in Egypt. They

forgot all that the Lord had done for

them and the promises He made them.

They failed to trust in Him for all things.

The Early Church

The early church was confronted with
the nourishment of the body and the

spirit. We read about this in the sixth

chapter of Acts. Here is set forth an
example that the Church of Christ should
f^ollow throughout its existence upon
earth. The complaint was that in the
daily ministration somehow the Grecians

in the local church by its appointed ser

vants and so all the ministry of the Word,
the church- would demonstrate to

the

world its purpose upon the earth. There

are governments and other organizations
which exist for the purpose of taking care
of tables, but there is only one divine
organization to take care of the souls,

the most important of all work. If at all

a hundred die of physical starvation per
year thousands upon thousands of souls
die out of spiritual starvation eternally.
The ministration of tables should not

be ignored. When Paul met the apostles

at Jerusalem, they urged him to "remem
ber the poor; the same which I also was
forward to do." (Galatians 2:10). Paul
also commanded, "that if any would not

were neglected and there arose a mur

muring against the Hebrews.

Here was an opportunity for the apos

tles to store enough food and other
materials. But they did not organize such

work, neither should he eat." (II Thessalonians 3:10). After the transgression

Adam was told,

a program. They did not preach the

gospel in that way. By a more valiant
commitment they obeyed the Holy Spirit
Who guided the apostles to call the
church together and instruct the church,
"Look ye out among you seven men of
honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and
wisddm, whom we may appoint over this
business. But we will give ourselves

"In the sweat of thy

face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return

unto the ground." (Genesis 3:19).
The individual who honours God and

toils faithfully prospers. It is true also

of the nation. The Psalmist sang, "1
have been young, and now am old; yet
have I not seen the righteous forsaken,
nor his seed begging bread." Psalm

continually to prayer, and to the ministry

of the word." (Acts 6:3,'4). They did
not consider it reasonable that they should
leave the word of God, and serve tables.
See Acts 6:2. Can the church today do

37:10).

Jesus in loving sympathy warned,

"For what shall it profit a man if he shall
gain the whole world and lose his own
soul?"

less or more than this?

The most important task of the church

today as it was in the days of the apos
tles is the ministry of the Word. The life
saving gospel cannot be duplicated with

a stomach saving social gospel. If the

ministration of the table is taken care of

15

"Man shall not live by bread alone,

but by every word that proceedeth out of

the mouth of God."

You will also notice from the last

two issues that Editor Rempel is effect

ing a vast improvement in the front page
of CHRISTASIAN MAGAZINE.

This

costs more money, so don't let your sub

scription lapse.

I have enjoyed getting better acquain

ted with Hannah, thanks to the loving
pen of

Miss H. Kaveri Bai.

Now [

wonder whom she will introduce us to

next month.

I feel green.

T wonder if the editor

is trying to get rid of me by feeding me

arsenic and leadghosts are fearful of
such things.

Let me hasten to say (if it will make

any difference to my future) that you

Ass't. Editor Gulick is his usual busy

self and has difficulty sparing a night to

write an article for us. Perhaps I could
offer him my services as a ghost writer.
Perhaps again the loss of quality would
be too noticeable.

must give your close attention to Editor

Unqualitatively yours,

Rempel's articles, no matter what subject

he discourses on. His articles on being
a Christian Only, are being translated
into Japanese.

'

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Written, Mimeographed and Mailed by Ralph R. Harter, Jr.

at 112/352, SWARUPNAGAR, KANPUR2, U. P. INDIA
{Kanpwr sometimes spelled Cawnpore)

^
leptember,
19B^

KOV 29til

OLD MISSIONAEniEKRNSTBVir TRICKS

0\xr newVespa Scooter was

finally delivered

on July

31sto I t took me ahout two

hours to learn to drive the

machine
and
havTi uoed i t

since then I
a l l uvux-

t.hn

city

Thd.s

is not to say

ttic/b I

have

mastered

the

thing, hut I am doing bet

ter than I

had expected.

Another red-letter occa

sion

v/as

the

LaVex^ne Morse
19th and 20tho
us

with

present

visit

of

on August
He Infused

new zeal for the

and

the future.

optimism for
He brought us

tance, I agreed to be the

Director pro-tem of theEilaspur mission until the
return
of Mr.
and Mrs.
Bernel Getter and family
from
furloiigh.
It
is my

naive hope that I will be

able to perfoxm all of my
duties from Kanpur with
only bi-monthly trips to
Eilaspur.

The"four boys

liifLng in

our doiiaitory are all do

ing very well, Daniel, the

oldest, is learning typing

and shorthand, and is also

studying

in

the

Twelth

many nevr ideas, and he

preached an inspiring ser

Grade
(here called Second
Year Inter). Nathaniel has

mon to our people.

been admitted to the Indus

On -August l6th, Prank

Rempel and I were in Bilaspur attending a meeting of

the trade

the Boa-rd of the "Schaeffer

Mission. " With great reluc

trial High School to learn

of machinest-an

excell e n t
H arris

opportunity.

will b e g i n

apprenticeship

"Should not I have regard for Nineveh; that great city wherein are more than aixscore

thousand persons that cannot discern between their light band and their left hand; and,
also much cattle?"

an

in the bus

factory on Sept. 11th. Raju

has "begiai three month* s un
paid apprentice training
in the Rlex Shoe factory.
We have not had any word
from Andriyas since he left
here more than a month ago.
His girl friend says that

maternal uncle, who v/as oar

next
door -neighbor in
Clinton, Ohio, also died.
Goincidentally, this was
the

fourth death anniver

sary

of

my neice, Louise

Barber.

There

a r e encouraging

she has received three l e t

developments in the church

ters from him saying that

he is not receiving her

morning attendance is avei--

letters (although she has

written eight).
Daniel Wasliington,

whom

we are supporting in a
school upstate, got home
sick and came home.

After

a few unhappy days at home

he returned to his studies

with new vigor.

in

Swarapnagar.

aging 65.

Ten

Sunday
young

men

meet every Saturday evening

for a class in sermon pre
paration
and
delivery.
There has been

improvement

in

continuous

the music

department, and v/e believe

that a
great deal of a
congregation's growth de
pends on its music. In the

Mother Harter is alv/ays

reticent to have
family
news printed in this news
letter.
ITeve-rthless
you

English langua.ge seivlces

on Sunday evening, Eraiik

will want to know that Dad

us from X Timothy.

Honteris having

We have gained one moreprotege

since
our last
newsletter. Joseph McDonald

removed

at

cataracts

the Veterans*

Hospital in Cleveland. One

of my fathers in the faith,

Hempel

has

been teaching"

vYas brought up in the Kul-

Don Hickerson of Akron has

pahar Kids' Home

also "been having

one of their most promising

eye sur

gery. A maternal aiint,Mrs;

Julia Schaar of Ann Arhor,

Michigan, expired on July

28th of injuries sustained
earlier in the month in an
automohilo-truck collision

My second aunt, Miss Amelia

Balsar, who was injured in
the same accident, is mend

ing nicely. On the sajire day

lads

until

and

was

he stole some

money and ran away 1^ year

ago.
He worked for a year
and returned the money to
KLilpo,har. V/e ane giving
him a second chance to get
an

education.

He

i s more

promising now than ever.

He
is
an orphan but his
misbehavior last year was

of Aunt Julia's passing,

instigated

the widow of my father's

marriad s i s t e r .

by

a meddling

CONTElBaTIONS EECEIVED

DURING JUIYj

Salary, Aug. 1st

$150,00

S5-00

Educati onal
Medical & Benev,

103.66
10.09

60.00

Hindi Publications

Illinoisg

Rlora Circle 2
Indionag

Rraiili: Eeas

Mother Dunahugh.

8.78

25.00

Housing & Utilities

15.00

Book Store, Library

Christasian & Publcty

Konsasg

The panahughs

5.00

Kent-gckyg

Mto Zion

25.00

Mt. Vemon

25.00

Missouris

Liberty Classes

3S.45

Neeper Church

10,00

3.16

20,09
7.95
29.93

T0TJ\i EXPEIIDED

$435.28

SUMMARY OF REPORT

Dona,ld Peel

10.00

Contributed

Clinton Church

60.00

Less Expended

Sahina Jrs, IV

5.01

Cahina Jrs. VI
Sahiiio, Church

64.47
69.48

Bladenshurg L.D.s
Dorothy M. Ri-^hmnl.o

10.00
lO.OO

Brink-haven Church

35.07

Sehring
MnzLChester Church

10,00
16.OO

Branch Hill Church

10,00

Miss Betty Deem

20.00

Mother Plint
The liandvj-erkis
The Steiners

5.00
5.00
5.00

Dale Meade & Pomily

5.01

$2489.86
635.34

Total Receipts

3125.20

435.28

Balance, Aug. 23

2689.92

Less Reserve Fund

Funds on hand

1500.00

$1189.92

BOOK STOraS REPORT

During July,

$61.55

of

business was transacted in

the Book Store.
Sales in
cluded 35 Bibles & 22 New
Testaments.
524 Gospels
were
distributed
free by

our colporteur Yoel Albert.

500 Gospels cost us $5 and

we pay Yoel

$5 to distri

bute them house to house.

Peiinsvlvania s

43.00

Y/as):iingt ong

West Seattle DVBS

33.85

Y/apato Church

10.00

TOTAL RECEIVED

3.29
4.73

Ohirch

Montanag
Ohi 0 g

53.80

Kalimpong
Bible- Society
Transportfition

BaUance, July 19

Oak Grove DVBS

39.00

Office

I owa s

Mason City

EXPENDED PROM JULY 19th TO

AUGUST 23rd, 1967

1967

$635^34

All of our friends appre

ciate the

sacid-ficiai work

of Florence-Douglas,

N. Main St.,

Joplin,

1111

Mo,

648OI, Thanks a millionl

FORWARDING AGENT, MISS FLORENCE DOUGLAS, 1111 N. MAIN ST.

JOPLIN, MO.; 648U1

TRIP

Since we will
several trips

"be making
to Bilaspur

during the comi:^ year, you

may enjoy knowing what such
a trip is like.
Preparations, of course,

BILASPUR

Waiting Room which is also

an important factox'.
The Ist Class fare for .

500 miles is $9.50?

Ilnd
Class is ^^5.25| and Ilird
Class -is

S2.75.

trains.

everyone in the house.

charges.
Bedding is pro
vided only in A.C. Classs
Ist Class passengers must
carry their own bedding

The train leaves at 5a.m.

I set the alarm

for 300,

and I
also arrange for a
call from the
telephone

company's
Morning Alaorni
Service just to make sure.
At 4, I carry my baggage
out of the house

two blocks
where

up

riksha

found

curled

rikshas.

and walk

the street
pullers are

up in their

offer them 130

for the four mile trip and

they finally agree

to

go

for 200.
1st Class tickets have

been*purchased ahead o f
time, so a coolie carries
my beggage right onto the
platform.

Although there arc occa

sions

when I

travel Ilird

and Ilnd Class, only in 1st

Class

find

can

one ordinarily

place to sleep. A

Ist Class ticket also gives

Air

On some

begin several days before

hand? and the day before I
go is a frantic one for

Conditioned

accomoda.tion
i s availableat
double
the
I s t Class

with them.

ion

is

A.C,

accomodat-

available on only

half of the

route to Bilas

pur. Ill any case, v/e have

travelled by A.C, only once
in twenty years.
Our 5 a.m.

train ariuves

in Allahabad at 9- We go to
the
restaurant,
enjoy a
leisurely
breakfast
of

omelette,
then

toast

and tea,

await the arrival of

the Bombay Mail.

Boarding our second train

at 11 a.m., we ride 5i hfs

until

we

reach Katni. On

the way, we can have lunch

either in the Dining Car or
have

it

brought

seat

at

no extra cost. A

to

our

good Indian dinner costs

about 250, and a tra.y with
tea costs 40*

you access to the Ist Class

(More Next Time)

**Thanks be to God for his gift beyond words V

II Cor. 9:15

Reo'd. No. 4534/57

(BRISTASIAN
All Saints' Church in Srinagar, Kashmir,
destroyed in a riot on June 4th, 1967
(See inside cover)

fatherj forgive ikem;

for tfieg know not wfiat ifiei} do.
Luke 23:34

Vol' XIII, No. 5

Sept.

1967 Oct.

Kanpur, India.

The KASHMIR INCIDENT

Repercuss'oas of the Arab-Israeli quarrel
travels fast. It always has, and modern communications methods

nave given it the wings of light. An obvious shortcoming is that speed of

transmission does not e.isure accuracy, ifindeed it does not hamper it.

A uT
demonstrated
India recently,
the
Arab-Israeh
altercation
in June. with
Thetragic
razingresults
of twoinvenerable
churchduring
structures
ana a parsonap, extensive damage to a large mission school, and the destruction

pw? v

literature and Bible Society materials in Srinagar, the capital of

S that c^nS
w

misunderstood reporting

Muslims of Kashmir heard that "Aqaba" was under attack by Israeli

whirh
StoneBarnard
in Mecca
whicn lies at the very ^heart of the Islamic faith. As a friend. Pastor
of

Lucknow, has so aptly put it, "as usual, the lie was halfway around the world

confusion of facts transferred

the word Israeli to mean Chr stian', and started
a rabid mob on its way to

the ravage of Christian institutions. Before its sensuous appetite could be

Anglican Church

parsonage and a Catholic Church, lay in ruins. Large

stocks of books of the Srinagar Christian Literature Depot had been destroyed.
; -A 4

Muslims of Kashmir have disclaimed responsibility for the

!prm
n"f used m India. The apologies
on "un-social
term often
they elements"~a
have tenderedfavourite
on the scapegoat
behalf of
their unsocial co-religionisis have been quite inadequate to make up for the
P
tliough
maymarked
have helped
to restore
some of the feelings
of mutual trust which
havethey
always
the relationship
ot the two communities. The government of Kashmir have made partial

sustoed"^

commensurate with the loss

An appeal for help, under the endorsement of Bishop K. Anand of

Jammu/Kashmir has been made public and contains a fivefold emphasis:
* For the rebuilding of All-Saints Church

* For the rebuilding of the Church personage

* For the refurnishing of the Church with communion table, pews

pulpit etc.

'

* For refurnishing of the parsonage, including books for the minister's

library.

* For new stocks of literature for the Srinagar Christian Literature .

Depot, which is attached to All-Saints' Church

The charred remnants of a burnt Hindi New Testament taken from the
scene of the not, lies before the editor as he writes this. We wish we could
somehow transmit its mute appeal to Christians everywhere-it is certain that the
response would be overwhelming, in contributions sent to "All Saints Parish

Building Account, c/o C. M. S. Tyndale Biscce School, Srinagar, Kashmir, India."

to wait and see because whether or not

this will affect us depends on two things :

(a) Whether the article means what if says (we have had no
official notification as yet)

(b) Whether we can persuade the authorities that our service

is specialized" (doubtful since this usually involves

specialized training in the fields ofeducation, technology,
or medicine.)

How grateful we are that Marie is now almost entirely free of

her back trouble. She has been able todiscard the brace she had to
wear for a number of months.

Brother Ralph Harter has (reluctantly) assumed the directorship

of the mission at Bilaspur, from which the Bernel Getters have gone

on home leave. This will entail periodic trips south a distance of

several hundred miles. Frank has also been named to the board of
the mission at Bilaspur.

We have recently entertained Brother LaVerne Morse here in

Kanpur. Itwas most refreshing to have him visit us, even though just

for a couple of days. We now anticipate the visit of Mr. &Mrs.

Steve Elliott, who plan to spend some time in India, mostly
at Kulpahar.

We send you our love in the Lord.

SUPPLEMENT

SEPTEMBER, 1, 1967

Dear Christian friends,

The monsoon season, now over halfspent, has this year brought
an abundance of water to our area. The prospects for a beautiful

harvest are good, though of course, as rice has just been planted,
this is only a prospect as yet. Wheat is planted in October and
November, when the rains have ended.

The abundance of the water is, as usual, not an unmixed blessing.

This area of India can be free of floods only when there is an inadequate
monsoon. But as this affects only a relatively small proportion of the
people, the over-all effect of plenty of rains is beneficial.

The policy of the Indian government, where it affects foreign

missionaries, has taken an increasingly definite shape in the latter
months. The first step taken was to implement an old ruling that we
Commonwealth missionaries have to register as foreigners and obtain
residential permits. These are to be renewed yearly, giving a periodic
opportunity for refusal. Within the last month, four missionaries
families were expelled from India on the ground that their activities
gave strength to certain political oppositions to the Indian government

and were anti-national. The charge has been categorically denied by

the missionaries in question. The latest development is stated in an

item that appeared only yesterday in an influential English newspaper

published in Delhi, which says: "The Indian goverment will, in future,
issue visas only to foreign missionaries qualified for specialized work.
The policy will hold good in extending the stay of those already here,
but ordinarily no existing visas will be cancelled".
P. T . O.

THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

BILL GULICK

Christ Nagar Inslilute, Ennorc, Madras 57

THE forerunner of Christ, John the

Baptizer, announced that Jesus would be

the administrator of a baptism diffeient
from his in water unto repentance.

He shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit

..." (Matthew 3:11 ASV). Cf. Mark 1:8

Luke 3:16. Although allusions and

veiled references are made, no further

specific mention of being baptized in

the Holy Spirit is found in the fouriold
Gospel.

Jesus is the next to use the woids

"baptized in the Holy Spirit." He is

careful to couple His promise with

John's prediction. "

John indeed
baptized with water; but ye shall be
baotized in the Holy Spirit not many

will send in my name, he shall teach

you all things, and bring to your
remembrance all that 1 said unto you"
(John 14:26 ASV). On the way to

Gethsemane Jesus promised, "

when
he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he
shall guide you into all the truth: for
he shall not speak from himself; but
what things soever he shall hear, these
shall he speak: and he shall declare
unto you the things that are to come"
(John 16:13 ASV).

The promise of the Father was given

to the apostles. The apostles were

charged not to depart from Jerusalem.

And the promise was to be fulfilled
within the immediate future after Jesus

days hence" (Acts 1:5 ASV). Peter in

relating the events which took place in

ascension into heaven.

The Apostles Baptized

the household of Cornelius allirmcd that

what transpired there caused him to

At the close of the ten days period of

prayerful waiting in Jerusalem, Matthias

was chosen by lot to take the place of

remember "the word of the Lord how he

said, John indeed baptized with water;

he was numbered with the

but ye shall be baptized in the Holy Judas. "
Spirit" (Acts 11:16 ASV). Elsewhere in eleven apostles. And when the day of

the Scripture we search in vain for the Pentecost was now come, they were all
together in one place
And they
words "baptized in the Holy Spirit.'
were all

The Promise of the Father

Jesus had siven commandment through

filled with

the Holy Spirit,

and began to speak with other tongues,

as the Spirit gave them utterance" (Acts

the Holy SpVit unto the apostles whom

1:26; 2:1, 4 ASV).

He had chosen. See Acts 1:2. He

J. W. McGarvey writes, "When the

"ciiarged them not to depart from

apostles were filled with the Holy Spirit,

Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise

of the Father, which said he. ye heard

from me: for John indeed baptized with

and began to speak as the Spirit gave

Holv Spirit not many days hence" (Acts

1:4,'5 ASV). While gathered with His

hieh was fulfilled. The power took effect

Passover evening of His betrayal, Jesus

in languages which they had never learned.

even the Holy Spirit, whom the Father

demonstrated by the outward and physi-

them utterance, the promise of a baptism

in the Holy Spirit and of power from on

water; but ye shall be baptized in the

on their minds, and its presence was

apostles in the upper room on the fateful

manifested outwardly by their speaking

had promised them. "... -the Comforter,

The

inner

and mental

miracle

wa.s

cal. The promise, "It shall not be ye

"repentance and remission of sins should

be preached in his name unto all the

that speak, but the Spirit of my Father

that speaketh in you," was fulfilled in
its most literal sense; for the very words
which they uttered were supplied to them
immediately by the Spirit. They were
not anxious how or what they should say

nations, beginning from Jerusalem" (Luke

24:48 ASV). Jesus had charged them
not to depart from Jerusalem. Jerusalem

was the beginning place. Peter affirms

of the household of Cornelius that "....

neither did they premeditate, it was

literally given them in that hour what

the Holy Spirit fell on them, even as on

us at the beginning.

they should speak. Such power had

never before been bestowed on men.

And 1 remembered

the word of the Lord, how he said, John

It

indeed baptized with water; but ye shall

was the baptism in the Holy Spirit; not

of their bodies, like John's baptism in

be baptized in the Holy Spirit" (Acts

water, but of their spirits. It was not a

literal baptism, for this act is not to be

11:15, 16 ASV).
The purpose for Cornelius and

his

metaphorically. As the body, when

Jews that the Gentiles also were to be

recipients of the gospel. Peter so affirms.

affirmed of the connection between spirit household being baptized in the Holy
and spirit; but the word baptism is used Spirit was to convince Peter and all other
baptized in water, is sunk beneath its

surface and completely overwhelmed, so Furthermore this basic purpose was

their spirits were completely under the accomplished. "And when they heard
control of the Holy Spirit, their very these things, they lield their peace, and
words being his and not theirs.

glorified God, saying, Then to the

The

metaphor is justified by the absolute

power which the divine Spirit exerted

Gentiles also hath God crarted repen

upon their spirits.

accomplished at the time of occurrence

tance unto life" (11:18 ASV). It was

Such is not the case

also. "Then answered Peter, can any

man forbid the water, that they should

with the ordinary influences of the Spirit,

consequently these are not styled bap
tisms in the Spirit." New Commentary,
pp. 23-25).

The emphasis throughout Acts 2 is

upon the apostles. "But Peter standing

up with the eleven" preached. See 2:14.

In response to their preaching, those

not be baptized, who have received the

Holy Spirit as well as we ? (Acts 10:46.47

ASV).

The baptism of the Holy Spirit preced

ed Christian baptism in water which is

for the remission of sins and the gift of

pricked in their heart "said unto Peter

the Holy Spirit. This was truth both on

the day of Pentecost and with Cornelius

what shall we do ?"

and his household.

and the rest of the apostles, Brethren,

See 2:37.

"And

they continued steadfastly in the apostles

On both occasions also the recipients

of the baptism of the Holy Spirit spoke

teaching" (2:42). "

Many wonders
and signs were done through the apostles"

in tongues, that is, languages which were

(2:43).

easily intelligible to those

them.

identification marks reveal an unique

The Household of Cornelius

Jesus had told the apostles that

who heard

See Acts 2:4, 6, 8; 10:46. These

historical event in the establishment of

the Church."

WHAT KIND OF A PERSON SHOULD I BE ?

Chapter One
WHAT DOES IT

MEAN TO BE GOOD?

"A S Jesus was starting again on his

trip, a man ran up, knelt before him, and

God has always been Good, but it

has not always been possible for man to
know what God (and thus Goodness) are
like. In order that young boys and girls,

asked him: 'Good Teacher, what must I

do to receive eternal life ?' 'Why do you

call me good?' Jesus asked him. 'No
one is good except God alone'."

and unschooled natives in remote jungles

might know what He (and Goodness) is

like, God came to earth in the body of

Almost everyone will agree that the

One True God is Good, and that if we
could be like Him, we would also be
good. "You must be perfect-just as
your Father in heaven is perfect," Jesus
said. (Mt. 5:48). "Since you are God's
dear children, you must try to be like
him," Paul added.

Jesus Christ.

Good life ever lived. By looking at the

life of Christ and listening to His teach
ings we can come to a full understanding
of Goodness.

We can learn something about Good

ness from other sources because there

We want to be good like God is good

is a lot of good in other teachers; but

only in Christ do we find Goodness in
its fulness, purity and simplicity.

and so we tend to become like the God

or gods we worship. A Hindu young

man has just told me that he has been
away from home for two years and his

In addition to Christians, there are

millions of "non-Christians" in the world

mother has written him to come for a

visit. He has written her that he is not

who take Christ to be their good example.

coming because he wants to be like his

god Rama who was absent from his

Among them was Jawaharlal Nehru who

said, "Socially I am a Hindu, culturally a
Muslim, philosophically a Buddhist and
ethically a Christian." (From the Poona

mother for fourteen years.

A classical belief among Hindus, and

the one favoured by Mahatma Gandhi,

Plerald).

is that Goodness is achieved by follow

The Rich Young Ruler spoke the truth

ing the best things in all of the world's

religions. This path to Goodness, how
ever, requires more learning than can be
attained by most of us; and it leads to
confusion on points where the religions
differ. (For example, is it good to eat
meat as taught in Christianity, or to
abstain from it as taught in Hinduism?)

when he called Jesus Good. In his answer,

Jesus did not mean to say, as some people

mistakenly conclude, that He was not
Good because He was not God.

Just

the opposite. Jesus wanted the Rich

Young Ruler to realize that His Goodness
proved His Godness.
The fact that Jesus is God, and thus

Since God is Good, He cannot be the

author of confusion; nor can He be a
God who veils His goodness from the

Good is amply demonstrated by the

following scriptures: (All quotations are
from Todays English Version.)

common man.

Jesus lived a Good life on

this earth, and His is the only perfectly

From the very beginning, when God was,

the Word (Jesus) also was; where God was,
the Word (Jesus) also was. The Word (Jesus)
was there with God from the beginning.
Through him God made all things; God made
nothing without him...... The Word (Jesus)
became a human being and lived among us.
We saw his glory, full of grace and truth. His
glory was that which he, the only Son,
received from his Father."John 1:1-3,14
"The Father and I are one." John

"The Son of God shines with the bright

ness of God's glory; he is the exact likeness of

God's own being, and holds up the universe

with his powerful word." Hob. 1:3.

Sec also John 14:6, 19:4, 8:46; Heb. 4:15,

7:26; I Pet. 1:19, 2:22; Rev. 1:8.

We will conclude this lesson by look

ing at several scriptures which enjoin us

to make Jesus Christ our example for
goodness.

10:30.
Philip said to

"We shall become mature men, reaching to

him, "'Lord, show us the

Father, that is all we need." Jesus answered:
"For a long time I have been with you all; yet
you do not know me, Philip ? Whoever has
seen me has seen the Father. Why, then, do
you say, 'Show us the Father'? Do you not
believe, Philip, that I am in the Father and
the Father is in me...." John 14:8-11.

"Christ was without sin

the very height of Christ's full stature

We must grow up in every way to Christ."

Eph. 4:13,15.

"He (Christ) is the key that opens all the

hidden treasures of God's wisdom and know

ledge." Col. 2:3.

"Since you have accepted Christ Jesus as

Lord, live in union with him. Keep your

"

roots deep in him, build-your lives on him.. "

Col. 2:6,7.

ir. Cor. 5:21.

"Christ himself suffered for you and left

"Christ is the visible likeness of the invisi

you an example, so that you would follow in

ble God. He is the first-born Son, superior

to all created things. For by him God created

his steps. He committed no sin; no one ever

heard a lie come from his lips. When he was

everything in heaven and on earth, the seen

cursed he did not answerback with a curse;

when he suffered he did not threaten, but

and the unseen things, including spiritual

powers, lords, rulers and authorities. God
created the whole universe through him and

placed his hope in God, the righteous Judge.

Christ himself carried our sins on his body to

for him. He existed before all things, and

in union with him all things have their proper
place
For it was by God's own decision

the cross, so that we might die to sin and live

for righteousness. By his wounds you have

been healed. You were like sheep that had

that the Son has in himself the full nature of

God. Through the Son, then, God decided to

bring the whole universe back to himself...

lost their way;

but now

you have been

Col. 1:15-19.

Keeper of your souls." I Pet. 2:21-25.

brought back to follow the Shepherd and

"

"For in Christ, in his humanity, the full

This is how we can be sure that we

live in God: he who says that he always lives

in God should live just as Jesus Christ did".

content of divine nature lives, and in union

with him you have been given full life. He
is supreme over every spiritual ruler and
authority". Col. 2:9,10.

I John 2:5,6.

Sec also Mt. 11:29, 16:24; Heb. 12:2,3.

DISCUSSION QUESTION

Where can we find a perfect example of Goodness which we can follow ?

NEITHER A CATHOLIC NOR A PROTESTANT

F. Rempel
issuing decrees, contrary though these

HAVING in a previous article, ac

knowledged those "goodly pearls" of
truth and righteousness that are dis

may be to the scriptures.

There is no evidence of this doctrine

played by Roman Catholicism, we must

now observe the setting which the
Church provides for them. It seems too

in the New Testament.

given such supreme authority as is now

claimed for him. Secondly, history is
by no means conclusive that Peter was
ever in Rome. If he was, it is highly
unlikely that it was he who founded the

bad to obscure the right in a background

of wrong but there are, in fact, many
Catholic teachings that have no support
at all in the scriptures.

Church there, and that he

Here we should remark that in all

appointed its Bishop.

liklihood many will not admit our premise

that a precept that is not in accord

ever

hint in the New Testament that a succes

with the teaching of the New Testament

will and intent of God ai.d therefore

Our contention is that the only

unto themselves.

reliable, infallible authority in the Church

Related to this is the doctrine of

of Jesus Christ is the New Testament.

Papal infallibility, which says that when

speaking "ex cathedra" (i.e. "from the
chair" or officially) on questions of
morals or faith, the Pope in Rome is
infallibly right. Peter, as one of the
original apostles did indeed speak under
Divine inspiration in matters pertaining
to faith in Christ, but no succession of
such special inspiration is provided for

Anything that contradicts its teachings

must of necessity be wrongwrong in the
sense that a thirty-hve inch or a thirtyseven inch yardstick is wrong.

Using the measuring instrument of

the New Testament, consider the follow
ing Roman Catholic teachings:
1, The doctrine of
APOSTOLIC SUCCESSION

in the New Testament.

Stated in simplest terms, this doctrine

The doctrine of the ROMAN

CATHOLIC PRIESTHOOD,
as a special class who alone can

holds that the Lord constituted Peter a

pre-eminent apostle. Having founded

the Church in Rome, Peter became the

administer the Church's "sacraments",

first bishop or Pope over all the churches

hear confessions of sin and

in Christendom. Upon his death Peter

was immediately succeeded by another

prescribe

penances to atone for them, is another

unscriptural one.

bishop who was given all the prerogatives

The scriptures teach that all Christians

are priests, working under the High

of the first. From that lime to this, says

the Catholic Church, there has been an
unbroken line of Peter's successors, each

Priesthood of

Jesus

Himself.

Peter,

writing to Christians scattered abroad

everywhere says: "Ye also, as living

possessed of the same supreme authority

of Peter, each Divinely sanctioned in all
he did and taught. As later promulgated,

stones, are built up into a spiritual house

to be a holy priesthood, to offer up

each in his turn was infallibly right in

_

was

Again, there is no

sion of such leaders was provided for.

These are all prerogatives that later
Bishops of Rome, struggling for ever
greater power and authority, relegated

is to be considered a departure from the

wrong.

In the first place

the Bible fails to show that Peter was

spiritual sacrifices acceptable to

God

through Jesus Christ."(1 Peter 2:5)

John,

another apostle, cried out:

"Unto Him that loved us and loosed us

from our sins by His own blood, and He

made us to be a kingdom, to be priests
unto His God and Father, to Him be the
glory and the dominion for ever and ever.
Amen." (Revelation 1:5b,6)
The mediation of no human priest
hood between man and God is admitted
in the New Testament. Jesus "ever lives

to make intercession for them." (Hebrews

According to this doctrine, the souls of

men, being unfit to enter heaven at death
are placed in an intermediate state till
final cleansing by punishment is achieved.
This cleansing is speeded up or refarded
as influence is applied or withheld by the
survivors on earth.

Such a teaching casts reflection upon

the efficacy of Christ's blood to cleanse
from sin, and makes a mockery of the
promise of Divine forgiveness. It con
tradicts such clear passages as Romans

an

8:1 which states that "there is therefore

now no condemnation to them that are

advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ

the Righteous." (1 John 2:1)

in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the

flesh but after the Spirit."

7:25) "If any man sin, we

have

A special feature of the teaching

concerning the priesthood in Catholicism,
which is much under anack by many
Catholics themselves, is that of the en
forced celibacy of the priests. So far
from being scriptural, it is noted that
Peter himself was a

married man and

that Paul asserted his right to marry

should he have so chosen. (1 Corinthians
9:5)

5. MARIOLATRY, as taught
and practiced in Roman Catho
licism is contrary to the Bible and

repugnant to

one who

believes that

there is "one God and one mediator

between God and men, the Man Christ

Jesus." For this doctrine exalts Mary,
the mother of Jesus above

all

other

women and gives her such titles as

3. Relative to the Lord's Supper "Mother of God" and "Queen of heaven".
' Roman Catholic teaching holds that She is given special powers of mediation
the bread and wine, upon the blessing of on behalf of sinners, and may be prayed
the priest, actually become the flesh and to as though to God.
blood of the Lord Jesus Christ.

theological term for

this

"TransubstaiUiation".

It

The

teaching is
is

based

on

the Lord's statement, as He instituted

the Lord's Supper, "This is my Body",

This is my blood", statements which are

of course meant in the same sense in

which one might offer a picture, saying;

"This is my brother." Remember Jesus
also said, of the wine, "This is the new

covenant in my blood"-that is, a symbol

of that new relationship that comes into
being upon our acceptance of Jesus'
sacrifice for us.

4 The teaching of PURGATORY

is peculiar to Catholicism
and has no support in the New Testament.

None of this has Bible warrant. So

far as the record is concerned Jesus
never addressed her as "Mother" but

said "Woman" when speaking to her

directly. Mentioned only once in the
Book of Acts, she is there listed as one
of Jesus' disciples. There is only an
indirect reference to her in the epistles
but the intent is that of calling attention
not to her but to Jesus (Galatians 4:4)

Not only is the veneration of Mary

unjustified, but it Is a dishonor to Christ
by ascribing to her an honor that is due
to Him.

{Caniinned onpage 15)

SOME

OUTSTANDING i
WOMEN

OF THE BIBLE
MICHAL
RY MISS U> K.AVERI BAI

descendents of the patriarch Abraham,

to whom God had promised not only the

INTRODUCTION

In an apartment in the King's house land of Canaan, but had caused them to
weeping. possess it. This He had done with many

in Gibeah some women sat

Chief among them was the Queen

Ahinoam, and the two young princesses,

manifestations of His power and through

a succession of leaders of His own choos

arms around the girls comfortingly, and

said "I will send for your uncle Abner,

who served the function not only of

Merab and Michal. The latter, about ing. In the list of names of these illus
twelve years old, was altogether inconso - trious leaders of Israel appear those of
able for the king had ordered the exe Moses, Joshua, and a series of Judges.
cution of his eldest son, her favorite Though there had been many reverses ^
brother Jonathan. Michal had hidden suffered because of the rebellious nature
her face in her mother's lap, sobbing of the Hebrew people, eventually they
convulsively, "Oh mother, can't you do were fused into a composite nation.
something? Queen Abinoam flung her
The appearance ofthe prophet Samuel

prophet but ofajudge as well, signalled

to speak to the King. He might yet save

a significant change in the affairs of the

my son."

Israelite people. Critical now of the

theocratic system of government under
which they had lived and prospered for
several centuries, they began to demand
that they be given a human king. They
wanted to copy the manner of the nations
around about themthey musthavea king

Abner, King Saul's cousin, was a man

of iron will with all the characteristics ot

a king-maker. He admired Jonathan,
who was the soul of honor and chivalry
and yet was as gentle as a lamb. What
had led to the king's wrath against his

wearing a crown, sitting on a throne, and

own son? It is necessary to rehearse

briefly the course of Israel's history leading armies into battle!

leading to the present sad state of affairs.
This was tantamount to rejecting the
rule of God over them, as God told griev

A LOOK AT THE PAST

ing Samuel. Nevertheless Samuel, at

Israel was God's chosen people,

God's instructions, anointed Saul of the

zed. God revealed Saul's impudence to

tribe of Benjamin to be the first king of

Samuel, upon which Samuel came and

Israel.

pronounced God's judgment upon Saul:

"Now thy kingdom shall not continue.
The Lord hath sought Him a man after
His own heart
and commended

Saul, at first humble and very nervous,

gained rapidly in confidence and in states
manship. Gradually the people rallied

him to be captain over His people."

There was to be no dynasty of kings in

around the new King in his attempt to

free them from the oppression of the
Philistines, into whose power they had

Saul's line!

fallen.

Samuel left for Gibeah where Saul

industry of the Philistines, to whom they

followed him. Gilgal had to be abandon

ed. Saul's garrison at Michmash fell next.

had to go even to get their agricultural

Now only a narrow valley lay between

implements sharpened, had left them

practically without weapons. It was

Michmash and Gibeah, and it did not

seem that it could be long before the

found, on the day of battle, "that there

Philistines took Gibeah also.

But the Hebrew dependence on the

was neither sword nor spear in the hands

of the people with Saul and Jonathan,

JONATHAN'S FEAT

but with Saul and Jonathan his son were

these found." It was a situation that

Jonathan had always trusted in the

Lord. Taking his armor-bearer with him

called for the deepest faith in God on

the part of these whom He had promised
to help. Saul knew this but his subsequent

Lord for a sign to indicate whether he

he now crossed the valley, and clambered

up the hill on the other side. Asking the

should attack the Philistine garrison, he

actions show that he did not have a

told his boy, "There is no restraint to the

personal faith strong enough to meet the

Lord to save by many or by few." With

need of this hour of crisis.

great ferocity he and his armor-bearer

SAUL'S DISOBEDIENCE

attacked and won a surprising victory

over the Philistines. It was surprising

Saul was in Gilgal, where his kingdom

had been established.

to the enemy, that is, but it need not

surprise one who like Jonathan has faith

He had stationed

a garrison in Gibeah under the general

ship of Jonathan, and in two other places

that God honors His word and responds

besides. Now the Philistines were closing

in on Gilgal. The people ran and hid

to the faith of a true believer. God

released some of His own weapons against

the PhilistinesHe setoflf a psychological

themselves in caves and thickets, behind

rocks and in pits. Some fled over Jordan

reaction among the enemy hosts in the

field, which was aided by an earthquake.

to the other side.

Saul had

assembled

his

In the resulting confusion Philistine fell

unarmed

rabble of an army, which followed him

fearfully. A number of these were deser

on Philistine and the rout was complete.

ting him daily. The king sent for Samuel

Seeing the flight of the enemy Saul took

Against God's weapons who can stand?

who promised to come to offer a sacrifice

heart and hastily assembling the people

to the Lord.

Samuel did not arrive at the expected

time, and seeing his men deserting him

who were with him, joined in the battle.

Israelis who had been Philistine servants

and the enemy advancing, Saul in his

desperation did a most presumptuous

and those who had gone into hiding also

now joined Saul in pursuit of the enemy,
"so that the Lord saved Israel that day."

thing. He offered the sacrifice himself.

Only priests and Levites were so authori

{Continued on page 15)

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Indian

Press Gleanin

THE number of foreign Christian

missionaries in India has dropped from
4516 in 1962 to 3915 in January 1967.

The present year promises to be a banner

year for the decrease of missionaries in

India.
X X X

The Prince Vijai Singh Memorial

Hospital at Bikanerin Rajasthan recently
admitted a patient who had been eating
stones daily for the past six years. He
began "digesting" the stones after a
dream in which his favourite goddess
told him to eat them. He did not have

While cases of hysteria are declining in

the more developed parts of the world,
they are mounting in India. That there
is a connection between lunacy and heat

is indicated by the fact that admissions

to mental hospitals reach their peak
during the hottest months of the year.
X

A recent census reveals that there

are 360 wild elephants in the state of

Httar Pradesh, India. Although the
elephants cause some damage to crops,
no one wants to capture the elephants
because there are

no buyers for

the

any trouble all of these years until

recently when he began to be troubled

elephants either in India or abroad. The

with frequent stomach pains.

have been found unsuitable for pulling

tractors, whatever that means.

X X X

Pioneer of Lucknow reports that elephants

About one million tonnes of fruits

are wasted every year in India due to

faulty storage, defective packing and

inadequate transportation.
X

An old lady of Colonelganj, Kanpur,

applied for a ration card for herself and

God.

When the

During the next five years, the Govern

300,000 masonry wells, 56,000 private

tube-wells, and install 176,500 Persian
wheels and 113,500 pumping sets. They
will also repair 149,000 old wells and do
boring in 321,000.

Rationing Inspector

X X X

There is no sign of 500 temporary

wells which were supposed to have been

God is a reality and you object to it."

X

ment of Uttar Pradesh hopes to construct

objected to it, she replied, "Why don't

you go and check bogus cards elsewhere.
X

dug in Mirzapur district towards the end

An elephant named Bholanath was

recently kidnapped when it went to par

of last year. Rs. 20 (S2.70) was given to

any farmer who was prepared to dig a

(Banares) but without its tusks.

some of the district clerks resulted in

ticipate in a marriage ceremony. It was well on his property. According to

later recovered in the city of Varanasi unofficial sources, corruption among
X

Rs. 10 per well being swallowed before

the money reached the farmer. Finding

There has been a sharp rise in cases

of mental illness in India since 1947.
It is estimated that there are presently

that half the original amount allocated

was insufficient to sink a well, the farmers

spent the money on their personal needs.

13 million mentally sick persons in India.

11

Sem&n OuUinei for Barefoot ?reaefw-&.

V. Gnanasikhamani
Christ Nagar Institute, Ennore, Madras 57

The Fear Of The Lord

Malachi 2;l-9

Intro: One must walk in the fear of

the Lord under both the Old and the New
Covenants. While the Old Covenant

provided for the Levitical priesthood,

the New provides for
universal priesthood.

the

Christian

Whom should we fear ? Sanctify the

Lord of hosts himself: and let him be

your fear, and let him be your dread"

(Isaiah 8:13; Cf. Psalm 27:1).
Why should we fear? In order that
God may put His fear in our hearts and
that we may not depart from Him. See
Jeremiah 32:39,40.
I.

What is the fear of God ?

Hating evil and departing from it.

Proverbs 8:13; 16:6.
ir. The Characteristics of the Man
who fears God.

A.

"The law of truth was in his

Christian.

Jesus said that "out of the

abundance of the heart the mouth speak-

eih" (Matthew 12:34).

C. "... .he walked with me in peace

and equity" (Malachi 2:6).
1.

The man who fears God walks

with Him in peace. The modern world

seeks peace in all directions going farther

and farther from the only center and
source of eternal peace. Jesus said,

"Peace Tleave with you, my peace I give

unto you: not as the world giveth, give

I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled

neither letit be afraid" (John 14:27). He

is the Prince of Peace.

2. The God-fearing man walks in

equity. King David sinned against God,

but turned to Him in repentance and
was reconciled with Hini.

Read Psalm

51. Peter denied Christ. He wept bitter

mouth" (Malachi 2:6).

The Word of truth is the greatest

tears of

defence of man ^against evil, against the

D. "
and did turn many away
from iniquity" (Malachi 2:6).

Devil.

1.

The secret that kept Job from

repentance.

Christ restored

him to his work.

The man who fears God first himself

sinning against God, Job 23:12,15.

2. One of the things that made King
David beloved of God, Psalm 119:11, 97.

turns away from iniquity and then brings

Christ Himself is the law of truth for

was to teach all the statutes that God

of Him is in the pages of the New

spoke through Moses. See Leviticus 10:11.

2. Under the new covenant one should

the Christian. John 14:6. The knowledge

others to Christ.

1. Under the Old Covenant the priest

Testament. Paul instructed Timothy,

"Study to shew thyself approved unto

teach all the word of Jesus, nothing less

God, a workman that needeth not to be

Can anyone who says he fears God yet

ashamed, rightly dividing the word of

truth" (II Timothy 2:15)
B. "
iniquity was not found in
his lips" (Malachi 2:6).
When the inner life is changed, the

Truth, Christ lives in (he lips also. There

can be no iniquity in the lips of the

and nothing more. See Matthew 28:18-20.

remain without telling the Good News

to others? Paul said that the news of

Christ constrained him to preach the

gospel.

3. It is the difficult task of the God

fearing individual to convert the sinner

( Continued on Page 15 )
12

Sophisticated Mendicancy
Mark Sunder Rao

Reprinted from THE GUARDIAN

news report date-lined New York,

March 3, 1967 reads:

"In the House

hearings on Wednesday a representative

W. R. Poage (Democrat-Texas), who
recently led a Congressional delegation
to India, compared India to 'an applicant,^

for public charity' an^ said New Delhi

should do more to help itself."

Repres

entative Poage is said to have added: "I

want to disassociate myself from any idea
that we have any specific obligation to
India, willing as we are, to help our
friends."

In the past when in the U. S. Senate

or the House of Representatives some

spoke in this strain, our leaders and

people took umbrage at 'the slur on
India in U.S. Congress' and then went on

cancy. We tend to perhaps unconsciously

get something,

ourselves

bringing a

little or nothing by way of our owu

contribution. If such is the case, and
we submit there are many such cases,

the cap offered by Representative Poage

fits us and we had better wear it: that we

better do more to help ourselves before

we ask for charity.

The Poage cap fits not only the

decision makers at the national, political
level, but it fits also those in similar
position in the Indian Church. Our
Church leaders, now happily ensconced
in

international

bodies

and

having

important contacts abroad, may profit

from Mr. Poage's stricture, that is, if they
have some imagination and empathy, as

said before. From time to time our

to justify our 'askings' on the basis of we
Church leaders conceive 'projects' of one
our newly found solidarity with the rest

of mankind and the concept of inter

dependence of peoples of the world. We

have apparently convinced ourselves that
it is right for us to ask and it is proper
for the affluent Western countries to give;

it was a perfect matching of the friends

kind or another.

It is part of leadership

quality to think ahead of others; but it

ought to be a quality of such leadership
not to proceed too far ahead of their followers.
That is conceive projects which either
the people are not ready to support or

which they are not ready to appreciate.

in need and the friends in deed.

We

take this for

abashedly.

un

Our leaders let themselves down and their

But if we had imagination and em

even if, at the moment, they do not

granted,

almost

pathy we could perhaps see an aspect of

our existence which is crystal clear to
others and to which we ourselves

are

(understandably) blind. Recently writing

on Image of Leadership we suggested

that, perhaps, the king-image had indeli

bly impressed itself on Indians' consci
ousness. It may be (or, perhaps, is)
only one aspect of our existence, the
other aspect being our congenital mendi

people if they started thinking: We

know what our people ought to have,
realize it.

This attitude is, it seems to

us, a new version of what we used to

speak of as the White Man's Burden.
"We know what is good for you; and
that is that."

In the case of our Church leaders we

plead that the blame is not all theirs;

they are perhaps victims of certain cir
cumstances.
13

As we wrote in a previous

from other sources would be justified,

article, the Churches in the West are

geared to global operations with some of

not otherwise.

their departments operating as do, say,

Unilever or Imperial Chemical Industries
having world-wide ramifications. Organi

Such local reference is

necessary to make our Church leaders

aware of the strength of public opinion

for or against their projects, if local

sations built in such fasliioh do not

welcome weak cogs in their wheels, that
is, persons who hold other opinions, it
may be that to keep these global organi

opinion is weak the leaders would be well

advised to defer their plans ami engage them

selves in a little public relations work. To
save themselves the latter task is a near

zations working at peak efficiency it is

temptation to our leaders, for they may

persuade themselves that nothing else
matters than that they have contracts
with possible donors elsewhere. This is

necessary that persons in different parts

of the world should chime in with the

top executives of these organizations in

Our Church leaders could be

fatuous nonsense and is beggary, sophis

'in tune with the mighty ones' if, for their

ticated or crude, and is shameful.

At the moment we are thinking of a
certain project which is hamstrung
precisely because its sponsors started
at the wrong cnd-BIG MONEY abroad.

the West.

part, they could be. friends in need, at

regular intervals presenting projects and

askings. In fact the prestige of a Church
leader could hang on one sing'e threadthe golden thread (or leaden?) that draws
funds from the We.stern Church bodies

into our organizations. We are llatiered

when it is sa^d of us that we have a great
pull or influence in certain quarters
abroad. Tt is this sort of thing that
deserves the name of sophisticated men
dicancy, begging without baiting one's
eye lid.

have attracted aid on its meriis.

and this community could

and inter-racial.

be

inter

But that

receiving is beggary when the receiver

does not contribute his mite. It ought
to be a policy plank of the Western
Church organisations to consider any
project or grant-in-aid for it, provided
the sponsors of a project have already
raised locally at least 25% of the budget.
If such local support is forthcoming, help

14

On the

other hand, a spokesman of the conlempiatcd orgariisalion offered tiiis lame

excuse:

"Our Churches and churchmen

are not ready for it, you see!

All asking for help from others is not

beggary, mendicancy. Mutual help is
a sign of a mature community of people
continental

If on the other hand, the sponsors started

humbly with local resources, raising an
appreciable pan of the budget, the
project would have got going and vvoild

So we

must go ahead even though they are not

with us in promoting the project." This

is going ahead indeed ! Going hcadlorg

would be a more accurate

Beginning in this fashion

phrase!!!

cannot

but

lead to sophisticated mendicancy. Of

such a beginning only one thing may be
said: We must pause before taking the
next step.

That may be courageous and

realistic statesmanship on the part of our

leaders. We believe that some people

have thought along these lines; but the
idea must percolate through ail levels of
the Indian Christian community.

( Conlinued fiom page 10)

demonstration of the fear of God in a

THE MISDIRECTED ZEAL OF AUL

In a foolish reaction to the sudden

opportunity that had come to complete

the vanquishment of the Philistine army,
Saul had pronounceJ a curse on anyone
who would take food till the evening of
that day. This was not known to Jona
than, who in his r.eei for nourishment
after his tremendous exertions, had taken

some honey, and admonished his men

also to sustain their strength by eating of
the spoil found in the Philistine encamp
ments. This was contrary tj some of
the dietary restrictions on Israel, and
when Saul heard of this he was (some

what hypocritically in the light of his

own aberrations) shocked. He command
ed the men to bring the cattle and slay
them more ritualistically so that all might
eat. "Sin not against the Lord," he said.
Seeking counsel from God as to
whether the pursuit of the Philistines

sin.

Thus he becomes the messenger of

God. When he stumbles he causes others

also to stumble in the law of God. See
Malachi 1:7-9.

( Continued from page 8 )

6. The doctrine of INDULGEN
CES is defined by Roman Catholicism
as "the remission of temporal or purga

torial punishment still due for a sin after

the guilt has been forgiven in the sac
rament of penance." Upon the fulfilment
of certain conditions laid down by the

ecclesiastical authority - a contribution

for some charitable purpose or the

rendering of a service, such unfulfilled

punishment may be dismissed. The for
giveness of sin and the remission of
punishment is the prerogative of God
alone, as the Bible makes it very clear.

Man may not presume to take such

authority to himself.
Conclusion

should continue, Saul did not receive an

answer. The king then began an investi

gation to find out who had offended the
Lord, saying that even though it should
turn out to be Jonathan, he would surely
die. It was indeed Jonathan, and the

king said,

"Thou

shalt

surely die,

Jonathan."

It was the tidings of this that had

caused

the

lamentation in the

royal

Many of the practices and teachings

of Roman Catholicism rest not on the

authority of the Word of God, but upon

the traditions of the Church. Increased
freedom for Catholics to read the new

Testament for themselves may be expected

to have a profound and lasting effect

upon the Church of Rome. Christians

everywhere must show the utmost charity
toward them, so that with an

household.

( Continued from Page 12 )

move steadily toward a clearer knowledge

from the error of his way, to bring back

the soul from death.

See James 5:20,

Cone. A Christian sums up his fear of

God in continuing steadfastly in the teach
ing of the apostles, in fellowship, in
breaking of bread and in prayers. See
Acts 2:42.

The

Christian

under

standing that is completely free of

hypocrisy, we and they together may

(To be continued)

of God's will.

life is the

So will we also

find

ourselves moving toward the true unity

of the Body of Christ.

15

attention.

After reading the articles by Gulick,

Harter, Rempel and Gnansikhamani,
you will want to take an examination to

see if you learned anything.

Miss H. Kaveri Bai continues to write

for CHRISTASIAN despite many diffi

culties.

There is a lot of food for thought in

May the Lord greatly bless her

for her sacrificial labours. We sympathize

Since

with her in the recent loss of her brother.

thought-food is the only type of food

which we ghosts can properly digest, you
will know why J am in such a barking

Bombay, has written us of his enthusiastic

approval of Mr. Barter's article, "Gandhi

this

issue of CHRISTASIAN.

good mood this month.

We are indebted to Mr. John Maxwell

for the picture and information about

the damage done in Srinagar, and we are

also indebted to Miss Janet Perry of
Kanpur who brought these items to our

Brother Samuel Masih ofBhandup,

and Christianity." He says, "I believe
that this article will help many to correct
their views regarding Gandhiji and
Christianity and enlighten many."
Yours, well fed,
Langru
the ex-dog

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END

YEAR

' When the

landlord

sent

his whiljewashers, oh' Oct.

3rd, we Imev^ that the rainy
season was over

and

that

RUSH

reported

that

Raju

Nath

had begun a three- months*

apprenticeship in-the Klex
Shoe- factory. This, how

of the year had hegun,

. Erbm October l2thtol5th

ever,
did not last more
than a day .or two;
and on
September 30th he v/ent to

sixteen persons

live

the last three husy months

from

the

church in Kanpur travelled

300 miles to attend the
aiuaual -"Bilaspur" convent
ion

which

was

held this

year in'Katni. There were

only six sermons on the
program,
four of them' by
myse'lfs the rest was music.
1 was. personally uplifted

by the convention, but I am

not sure about anyone else.

Next year, this- convention

will be held in Kanpur.
Sometimes'

the

news

of

Our newsletter che-nges be

fore we can get it into
the; mail. In- September we

with

relatives

in

Jhansi.

tloseph McDonald lasted a

little bit
longer than

Raju,
out

but Joseph has lost

on

his

second chance

to complete his education.

The climax came, v/henhe ate
some
potassium peimanganate. The school authorities

suspect that he did so in

order to get admitted to
the hospital where he coiild

enjoy

the

company

of

particular nurse. Returning

to Kanpur, Joseph made off
with some diplomas belong

ing to two of the boys li-

"Should not I have regard for Nineveh; that great city wherein are more than sixscorc
thousand 'persons that cannot discern' between ihcir right hand and their left hand; and
also much cattle?" '

ring here. Joseph has many

explanations hut they sat

isfy no one. One of

the
great tragedies of Christ
ianity in India is
that
its young men do not util
ize the opportunities they
have.

In our . last , newsletter

ings, Frank finished his

exposition of I Timothy,
a,ndl am now expositing the
book of II Timothy.
Bad Barter
two

has

cataracts

Jiad his

removed at

the Veterans' Hospital in

Cleveland and all went very
well with the Government

we reported that .we had not

paying all of the bills.

heard from Andriyas. We had

The statistics
in
the
book store are as follov/ss
Volume
Bibles
N.T.

barely got the stencil cut

v/hen he showed up.

We are

not allowing him to reside

here hut he keeps reappear

ing like a case of hives.

Everything else seems to
he going along right well.
Church

attendance

September

during

and October v/as

up, averagir^g 75.

Ihe In

dian brethren gave well to

the Eible Society for which
vie were much encouraged.

The Kanpur Branch of the

Bible Society reached its

goal of collecting Rs. 7000

for the v/ork

of the Bible

Society during the past

year- Once again I have
been

chosen

as secretary

Aug.
Sept.

59.78

10

91.77

10

29

80 portions were sold while

974 were distributed free.
We have bovight a
number
of furnishings
from Tom
Eashs.folding beds, heater,
chairs and desk.
Trouble
is that the clutter on top
the new desk is
the same
as i t was on the old one.

Florence
Douglas
has
sent us thrilling reports
of the National Missionary
Convention v/hich was held

at Bodge City. Walter Bir-

ney

urges all of our good

of the Kanpur Branch des

friends to attend the 21st

National Missionary Conven
tion at San Antonio, Texas

Rempel

block only from the Hemis'

pite my efforts to give

the job to .'an Indian, Mr.
has been chosen to

be Treasurer. Ihe v/ork of

the Kanpur Branch has been

hindered
illness

by the continued
of

its president

and. of itS' distribution ex

pert.
In our English language
services
on Sunday even

September 24-27, 1968, one

Fair '68. .
I t was never

convenient

for the Kanpur postoffice

to supply us with commem
orative

stamps

so we now

order them from New Belhi.

BAFFY NEV/'YBARi

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TRIP

TO

BILAS P U R

( CO R * T )

In Our la^st newsletter we

were describing a
trip to

bedding

we

with us

and

Bilaspur and we got you as

well set for the night.

Alighting from No. 8 Up,

which proceeds on its

v/ay

the attendant

that

Bilaspur.

per.

ViThen Praiilc Rempel

and 1

took- this trip on .August

15th, Indian Independence

Bay,

No 8 Up

hours: late

\ms

three

and the Bilas

pur train slipped out Just

ahead of us. (The Bilaspur
trainmight tiave waited ex
cept for the fact that the
two

trains

platform.,)

use

the

same

The result was

that v^re
had to spend the
night on the hard and nar
row benches of the V/'aiting
Room,

V/hen the trainf or Bilas

pur comes in, v/e are on the

platfoim.
As' soon as i t
stops, we Jump aboard and
claim a place to sleep for
the night. V/e open up the

wakes us. .up

at 5 30 a.m. to let us know

to Bombay (24 hours beyond)

Room for the. 2-J- hour, wait
for the Bilaspur. train.
Baring this time, 1 enjoy
a shower,
change clothes,
read a bit, then have sup

brought
are soon

asleep and we are uncon

scious of the miles until

we go over

to ^the Waiting

we

The rails quickly sing us

far as Ko.tni Katni is 300

miles from Kanpur and 200

miles from Bilaspur.

have

v/e

areWe

approaching
are

never *

sorry when this train is

running late aiid we " can
sleep an extra hour.

V/e now take a three.:.mile

riksha

ride

out

to,= the-

.bungalov/ once occupied by

the Schaeffers.' There, a

wholes!' ome breakfast awaits

us.

On the bi'ip back to Kan

pur,

we usually leave Bi

laspur at I0s30 p.m. arri

ving in Katni at 8;40.a,si.

There

is

no, -time

shower

this

manage-

to

for a

time ...but we-

catch

a quick

breakfast before the train

leaves
for
Alla^iabad
at

.9^25.
The trip

from Allahabad

to Katni , had taken-S-i" hrs.

but the trip back to Alla
habad will take 10 hrs. .We

will stop.at 23, stations

'enroufce. Might, as ^well en-

Joy it

v/ith

'Thanks be to God for his gift beyond words !'

II Cor. 9:15

a good booki

(Concluded next month)

Reg'd. No. 4534/57

for I am not

ashamed of

the gospel, for

it is the

power of God for salvation

to every one who believes,

to the Jew first and also to

the

Greek
Romans 1:16

Vol. xm, .4o. 6

Nov.

1967

Dec.

Kanpur, India.

MISSIONARIES
In India
F.-Rempel

notices, on the charge that th^y had

CHANGE is the word to describe the

atmosphere as regards the status of for

engaged in anti-national activities.

eign missionaries in India'today. Readers

A considerable storm of protest from

national Christians, but also from many

of CHRISTASIAN will have no need for

non-Christians, has risen. A sample will

great perceptiveness to be able to detect

this as they read this issue of the maga
zine.

be found in the reprint on page nine of

this magazine. Most of the protestations

At least two other references are

are against the imputation of antinational and unpatriotic motives to

Christians in general, on the basis of the

being made to action proposed by the

government against missionaries remain

ing in the country.

alleged deviations of one or two. Invari

ably they have called attention to the

For "Press Gleanings" Mr. R. Harter

selected a news item which appeared sub
sequently in embellished form in news
papers all over India, and which left the

incalculable amount of good that Chris

tian missionaries and their national co-

workers have been able to accomplish.

It has been goodness in which practi
cally all sections of the Indian population

impression that the days of the ordinary

missionary are numbered. Quite predic
tably, the announcement created a great

have been able to share.

deal of interest and was received with

The effect of the furore thiis raised

rejoicing in some quarters, with conster

has been for at least one State govern

nation in others.

ment - Assam - to back off a considerable

Action on the part of Government

following the news announcements left

distance from its first announcement.

The news item from the PIONEER of

little doubt that the papers had been

accurately reporting the government's
intention. Several missionary families

Lucknow reproduced on page 15 will calm

the fears of many, that the government

working in the extreme

has been opening the doors for a general

down-grading of the Christian minority.
{Continued on page 15)

north-eastern

section of India were served with quit

Reprinted from " A^ational Herald" - Lucknow

Blanket condemnation a negation of

all principles of justice

Are all

bad ?

missionaries
By S. C. Jamir,
Union Deputy Ministerfor Railways

The outstanding feature of the Indian

So it pains many to find the criticism

against Christians as if they do not belong
to this country. Christians have fought
with others for the independence of the
country; and after freedom, they have
fought so that freedom may be defended.
Christianity came to India even before

Constitution is the secular character

of the policy it has brought into being.

We cannot find it in many other countries.
This secularism which is one of the
cornerstones of Mahatma Gandhi's and
Jawaharial Nehru's vision of India is a

Islam did and some of the oldest Chris

rich heritage which can keep the fabric

of the country a colourful and strong
one. In fact, the very concept of India
with its colourful diversity which ought
to be certainly a point of strength for us,

tians of the world are to be found in this

country. For nearly two thousand years

they have participated in the. country's
joys and sorrows.
MISSIONARIES

rests on this secular foundation. It follows

that communal harmony is an essential

Then there is this constant propaganda

precondition for the strengthening of the

about Christian missionaries.

unity of India.

perhaps be in tune with the outbreak of

some fissiparous tendencies which tend

The strict adherence to this secular

principle has blessed the country with a

This may

years to a degree not usually seen with a

to channelise on communal lines. But

what are the real facts about the Christian
missionaries ? I want to show the critics

combination of multi-religious, multisectional society we find here. One

them to judge for themselves.

result of this peace is that people belong

missionaries

communal harmony in the last twenty

of these missionaries the reality and ask

have

worked

These

and

lived

There is therefore no interference even

among people whom the main-stream of

the country's civilization had side-stepped.
They have provided the best educational,

at unofficial level in the religious practices

medical and technical

ing to different religions and sects are

gradually developing a feeling of oneness.

one man in the defence of the country.

In the list of those who excelled in the

service of the country and in the list of

those who gave their lives are besides
Hindus. Muslims, Parsis, Sikhsand of
course, Christians.

institutions

for

these people. They have evoked in these

people a pride for their native land, a
pride for their work and an awareness of
the possibilities of serving the people and
working for the country.
Recently, it has become a habit with
some people to blame the Christian
missionaries, particularly in Assam, for
all the troubles around. This is an attempt

of one sect by another. And when India

was challenged by grave emergencies,
people of all sects and religions stood as

to shift the blame on somebody for their

own shortcomings. Nobody claims that
all missionaries are angels. But to allege
that all of some 4,000 Christian mission
aries are anti-national is to indulge in a
demagoguery. Besides such blanket
condemnation is itself a negation of all
principles of justice.

of an impressionable age in Christian

schools and medical colleges they have
become less Hindus, less Muslims and,
least of all, less Indians. So why this
talk banning missionaries and calling
them "anti-national"?

And lastly, about foreign funds. I

know, for instance in my own native
Nagaland, we do not depend upon any
outsider for financing our religious,

A good Christian is a better citizen, a

better patriot than anybody else. What

Christianity evokes is love for other
human beings out of which arise the

community and social activities.

awareness of their problems and the

necessity to work together with fellowmen to improve the general conditions.
This is not just desirable or dogmatic

others through the Church is raised

locally by every village contributing a

tenth of its income. This is true of other

Christian communities elsewhere in the

statement. Look at some of India's best

institutions: educational, medical
or

country too.

The main source of the

missionary activities of helping the

technical. They have been constructed

and run by Christian missionaries who

underprivileged to help themselves, is

from these Christian communities. Even
where good men from other lands have

have dedicated their lives for them. This

is the direct result of that awareness of

lent a helping hand, that help has been

channeled in activities like famine relief,

your next-door neighbour as much as

your own.

help for handicapped or orphans or such

other welfare activities without any
consideration for caste or community.
Whatever the politicians say the

REMARKABLE
SOME of India's best men in

The

money for helping ourselves and helping

ad

ministration, business and technology

and medical and other professions have
been the products of these Christian in
stitutions. The light of their learning has

common man associates the

Christian

missions with the good work of curing

the sick and bringing the light of educa
tion and support of work. The innumer

never been closed to others. In fact con

sidering what a minority the eleven

million Christians make in this country

able hospitals, schools, colleges and

of 500 million, it is remarkable that such

a galaxy of men in different walks of life

testimony to the missions' contribution

to national welfare.

should have come from Christian

anti-national do not start by improving

professional institutions are eloquent

institutions. They have come from all

religions and sects and nobody has
suggested that after spending all the years

the nation's welfare.

Those

who are

Or do' those who

criticise the missionaries consider

these works of dedication anti-national ?

1.!,.- 'I

WHAT KIND OF A PERSON SHOULD I BE ?

Chapter Two
FORTY RAYS OF GOODNESS FROM THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT

By Ralph R. Harler

IN

our

10.
11.
12.
13.

last lesson we learned that we

can approach goodness by imitating the

life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Now
we are going to study Jesus's Sermon on
the Mount which undoubtedly contains
the world's most famous rules for good

that exceeds the ritualistic righteous

ness of the Pharisees.

ness.

Mahatma Gandhi had a ^phenomenal

respect for the Sermon on the Mount.
Few Christians have tried as hard

to

5:20

14.

Treat with kindness and be at peace

15.

with your fellowman. 5:21-26

Keep your thinking clean and pure.
5:27,28

follow the Sermon's precepts as did this

16.

Hindu leader.

Guard your eye-gate: keep your eyes

from lust. 5:29

The Sermon on the Mount is found in

17.

the fifth, sixth and seventh chapters of

the Gospel according to St. Matthew. It

18. Be faithful to your wife/husband

Society.

19.

What maxims, then, can we glean for

ourselves from this remarkable passage
of scripture ?
1. Be poor in spirit, humble, rating
oneself to be insignificant. Mt. 5:3*
(References marked by * are taken
from the Amplified Bible.)
2.

Mourn for sins. 5:4

3.

Be meek, mild, patient, long-suffer

ing. 5:5*
Hunger and thirst for righteousness,
uprightness and right standing with
Be Merciful. 5:7

6.
7.
8.

Be pure in heart. 5:8

Make and maintain peace. 5:9*
Suffer persecution for righteousness

9.

Rejoice in the midst of persecution.

20.
21.

Shun violence: return injury with

generosity. 5:38-41
Deal sympathetically with beggars
and borrowers. 5:42

22.

Love your enemies and pray for

your persecutors. 5:43-47
23. Do not do good deeds in order to
gain public esteem. 6:1-4
24.- Pray sincerely. 6:5-8
25. Pray simply and meaningfully 6:9-13
26. Forgive people their trespasses and
give up resentment. 6:14,15*

and Jesus' sake. 5:10,11

27.

Do not fast to be seen of men.6:16-18

28.
29.
30.

Do not amass worldly wealth. 6:19

Store up treasurers in heaven. 6:20-23
Be 100% loyal to God. 6:24
{Continued on page 10)

5:12.

until death do you part. 5:31,32

Be true and faithful to your word.
5:33-37

God. 5:6*

5.

Never let your hands do anything

wrong. 5:30

is also printed separately by the Bible

4.

Be a good influence, like salt. 5:13

Be a shining example. 5:14-16
Obey God's commandments. 5:17-19
Have a righteousness of the heart

N[Y CONVERSION

TO

CHRISTIANITY

G. D. Bose

IN my early life Ihad been groping in

darkness in search of truth, although

I had good fortune in having my complete
schooling in Christian schools. My service
life was for 28 years with Europeans
whom I found very fair and honest people
to deal: they appreciated good work.

ful conversion and was herself thoroughly

convinced, I had no difficulty persuading

her also to take baptism, which was

again administered by our kind friends

and guides, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rempel.

We are really very very happy together
now.

no excuse, as there was sufficient oppor

tunity to know the truth of Christianity.

"Jab se piyara Yishu aya, mera Jiwan

badal gaya."
Today my wife is almost glued to her

I was a dreamer and often thought

eternal things. I determined to turn over
a new leaf and live a religious life. Rather
late in my life I had the great fortune to

Bible, and being a very sensitive and

sincere lady, feels sorry that she had not

read the Word of God before. Many

come across my friend, philosopher and

times tears of joy roll down her cheeks

when she is reading the Bible.
We are both very grateful to ourSaviour the Lord Jesus for the peace and

guide, Mr. Frank Rempel, and although

we met on occasions few and far between

his true Christian behaviour left a deep

impression on me.

genuinejoy we have found in the Lord.

Gradually I was encouraged to read

Ours is the living religion and our Jesus

the living God and we are very proud of
Him who has saved our lives and given
us true happiness and peace. I can quite

the Word of God and was soon convinced

that a wonderful change was coming and

that the years of struggle and searching
for spiritual help were coming to an end.

feel the true Christian faith by His glory

and God's promise, "Lo I am with you

Then one day I found the Lord Jesus

Christ as my personal Saviour! I was

always." We pass our time now in much

Bible reading and prayers to our Lord

The story of

my conversion is quite true.

work.

ed very carefully my changed and peace

For this there was

baptized by Mr. Rempel.

leave thee, nor forsake thee." I can feel

that I am filled and almost flooded with a
wave of joy perfectly indescribable. The
Spirit of God has done His enduring
When my wife had for a while watch

Yet, I was not altogether happy, being

very hot-tempered and a pungent critic,
trying to find fault with everything. In
spite of great respect for the Lord Jesus
Christ since childhood days, and even
though there were daily prayers and Bible
readings in the Christian schools, I was
still not converted.

I have chosen the right way, for God

had given the promise, '*] will never

Jesus Christ.

It was

God's will that I should be saved. Since

that day my wife and I have found true

"Now we have received, not the spirit

of the world, but the Spirit which is of

happiness together in the Lord.

God."

SOME
OUTSTANDING
WOMEN

OF THE BIBLE
"MICHAL"
BT MISS H. KAVERI BAI

It was only after this great deliverance

IT was common knowledge that Saul

had transgressed the law of God in Gilgal

from the Philistine domination that Saul

received the support of all his people.

Even those who had been so jealous of
his being made king that they would
offer him no presents, now pledged their
loyalty to him. Saul "fought his enemies
on every side
and whithersoever he

and that God had declared the king unfit

to reign. When Abnercame to Ahinoam,
the queen begged him to use his influence

with the king in Jonathan's behalf. "The

king thinks nothing of his own disobed
ience to the Lord, but because Jonathan
has in ignorance of his father's oath
tasted a bit of honey, must he die?" and
so pleading she burst into tears again.
"Jonathan will not be put to death,"

conquests included even the Araalakites

"When Saul saw any strong man or valiant
man, he took him unto him," for military

Abner assured her in a stern and decisive

service.

turned

voice. " The people are grateful to

Jonathan, by whom the Lord has wrought
this great deliverance today. They have
already told the king that not a hair of
Jonathan's head shall fall to the ground."

them."

His

God's new order through

Samuel

"Samuel has come; the seer has come,"

excitedly cried one of the queen's ladies
to Ahinoam one day.

Tears gave place to smiles, and Ahin

oam asked, "Is the king going to pursue

"Where have you been ? Is that why

you took so long to wash that garment ?"
questioned the mistress.

the Philistines ?"

" No," answered Abner, "The -Lord

has been silent and has given no com
mandment. So Saul fears to pursue them.

"Did you see him coming?" asked

But I may not stay here long." As they

watched him stride away, how thankful

Michal.

"No, I only heard people talking about

were Merab and Michal for their uncle

him."

Abner's news!

himself he vexed

"Did they say what is bringing him

here now?

Is tiicre to be asacrihce?"

asked Ahincam anxiously, but the woman

did not know.

Jonathan appeared soon after, walking

in tall and handsome, every inch a prince.
"Mother," he began, "Tne Lord has sent
Samuel to command the king to go and
smite Amalek, and to utterly destroy all
the people and all the livestock and the
stuff. The king is assembling an army
now. Do you remember that Moses wrote,
at the time that the Amalekites treach

erously attacked the children of Israel

Saul again disobeys God

Rejoicing at Gibeah was short-lived.

A few days after Jonathan's departure

Ahinoam's two younger sons returned, a
look of deep gloom upon their faces.
The king and his men would be coming
soon, they said. The queen who had ex
pected the young princes to be exultant,
questioned them.

"The kingdom is taken, away from

Saul," answered Abinadab.
"What has happened ?" cried the ladies

in consternation, fearing that the enemy

to be destroyed and their name blotted

out ? The appointed time has come, and

was about to take them all captive.

" My father is still king," said
Melchisnua. "But his kingdom will not

Saul is the man chosen to accomplish it."

continue."

in the wilderness, that they were utterly

Gasping in astonishment, Merab exclaim

ed "After so many hundreds of years ?"

"Are you going to war, my son ?"
enquired Ahinoam.
"No, I am to stay here to look after

Gibeah. My brothers too are not going,

as they are mere striplings."
None of them realized that hundreds,
or even thousands of years are as but a
day in the sight of the eternal God.
As the Preacher of the Old Testament

declares, there is a time for everything

under the sun. Now in the purpose of
God, the time for reckoning with Am
alek had come.

King Saul set out with the army,

while in Gibeah they waited for news of
developments. When a messenger finally
did come, it was to announce a great
victory. There was jubilation in Gibeah and
Jonathan was about to prepare a worthy
reception for the king and his victorious
troops. But he was informed that Saul
was proceeding to Gilgal to worship the
Lord and wished his son to Join him
there. Jonathan's departure drew wistful
looks from his sister Michal, who said,
"How I wish I too were a

son so that I

too might have gone to Gilgal."

"But God made you a woman. Don't
wish impossible things," answered Merab.

"But that was already known by the

prophecy of Samuel," protested his
mother. "For his presumption in offer
ing a sacrifice, which only a member of
the Levite tribe may do, the judgment
has already been pronounced."
"But now he will not keep the throne
even
till
his death,"
Melchishua
explained. Then he told the women that

Saul had again deliberately disobeyed

God, by sparing the king of the
Amalekites, and preserving the choicest
of the stock. "He has brought them all
to Gilgal."
Abinadab continuing the story, told
of a second confrontation between Saul

and the prophet Samuel. Saul had greet

ed the man of God with the impudent
words, "I have performed the command
ment of the Lord !"

Asked for an ex

planation of the sounds of bleating and

lowing of the herds, Saul asserted that
he had brought only the choicest of the
herds for a sacrifice for the Lord.

"Because you, Saul, have rejected the

word of the Lord, God has rejected you
from being king," The words came as
a pronouncement of doom from the lips
of the stern-faced prophet.
( Continued onpage 10)

Neither A

Catholic
Nor A Protestant
By Frank Rempel
have a solid foundation in the scripture

''Protestantism" was bom out

itself. A list of some of the main ones

of these follows.

of the sixteenth century Reformation, led

notably by Martin Luther. Luther and
others ''protested" the corrupt practices

1.

Belief in God. Variations and

denials that arise among ''liberals" from

and beliefs of the Roman Catholic Church

time to time notwithstanding the great

of their time, and led a large segment of

majority of Protestants hold firmly to

Christendom out from under the authority

of Rome. Motives for doing so were by

the faith that God exists, that He is

no means always purely spiritualpolitics'

statecraft, and just plain selfish ambition
and the lust for power often lay at the

power, wisdom and goodness.

personality, and has attributes of absolute

2. Belief in Jesus Christ who i s

basis of men's wish to be free of Roman

Catholic domination.

God incarnate. Protestantism has for its

foundation the truth that Jesus of Naza

reth is the Christ, the Son of the living

That this is so may be seen from the

God.

fact that once free, the reformers" set

He has come, they believe, to

about writing their own creeds, producing

partake of human flesh and weakness in

by this means the spectacle of a frag

order that He may be able through the

sacrifice of Himself to provide salvation

mented Church.

to all who accept His mediation on their

This is not to say that all who were

behalf.

associated with the Reformation, either

at the beginning or in its continuance,

were wrongly motivated. Indeed Protest
antism could surely not have made the

3. Belief in the Bible. To Protes

impact upon world history that it has,

tants, the Bible is the record, divinely

inspired, of the unfolding of God's plan
for human redemption. It is authoritative

had there not been a sincere and fervent

in all matters of faith and religious and

searching for the will of God on the

part of the majority of the Reformers.

moral behaviour. They believe generally,

that it is not only proper, but

very

This solid conviction that the knowledge

of the truth alone can set men spiritually

necessary, for Christians to read the Bible

free, opened the fountain of the truth to

the masses of the people and made the

the spirit, and the textbook of religious

for themselves.

To them it is food for

knowledge.

scriptures available to a vast number.

4. Belief in the Holy Spirit.

This too is the reason that we can

Most Protestants hold firmly to their

point to a body of doctjines that are faith
that the Spirit of God is a living
common to most Protestant groups. Often and active force, working both in the
these doctrines are stated in written believer and in the Church, the body of
creedssometimes they are held merely as
unwritten convictionsbut invariably they

the believers.

5. Belief in Miraculous Occur

rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this

rences, particularly those revealed

in the Bible. Most Protestants believe

day and hath given it to a neighbor of

thine, that is better than thou.

The

Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent

that God has and perhaps does sometimes

today, move miraculously and providen
tially in the interests of His people and
for the spreading of His Good News of

for He is not a man that He should

repent."

As unalterable as is the Word of God,

and as irrevocable His judgments, God's

salvation.

compassion always over-rule them, when

Belief in the need to propo-

there is genuine repentance on the part

gate the faith. The sense of

"mission" is strong in modern Pro

of erring sinners. But Saul was not re

pentant, nor did he confess his sins, but

testantism, arising out of the belief that

blundered ahead with his worthless sacri

God calls on all of His people to be

fices.

witnesses to what He is and does.

When Abinadab ended this doleful

story, his mother wrung her hands in sad

7. Belief in the "Priesthood"

of all believers. Under the High

lamentation. "O, my son Jonathan, how I

have hoped thatyou would be the king of

Priesthood of the Lord Jesus Christ, each

Christian is considered to be a priest in

Israel one day. But the sins of the fathers

his own right, offering up "spiritual

are visited upon the children."

sacrifices" of praise and thanksgiving,

and approaching God without other

[In the next issue, read ofGod's choicefor a

new king of Israel)

human intermediary in petition and

service.

{Continuedfrom page 5)

Undoubtedly one could compile a

31. Stop being perpetually uneasy about

much lengthier list than this of beliefs

and practices that are held to be funda
mental by Protestants. To the extent to

your body's needs. 6:25-32,34*

which they are accepted as being more

than mere form and are a part of the

32. Put God's kingdom and righteous

very life of the individual believer, these

glorify the living God.

33. Do not judge and criticize and

But the spirit of self-criticism is also

34. Take special care of that which is

ness first in your life.

6:33

condemn others. 7:1-5*

holy. 7:6

very necessary to us, because unfortu

nately one can find much to criticise.

35. Be persistent in seeking God's

A frank appraisal of our short-comings

can be most helpful, and it is in a helpful

blessings. 7:7-11

36. Whatever you desire that others

would do to and for you, even so

spirit that we will oflfer to list some of

the shortcomings of Protestantism in the

next issue.

do you also to and for them. 7:12*

{Continuedfrom page 8)
As Samuel turned abruptly to leave,
Saul had caught his mantle to stop him.
At the sound of tearing cloth, Samuel
had spoken once more: " Jehovah hath

37. Be absolute in your adherence to

God's will. 7:13,14

38. Beware of false prophets. 7:15-20

39. Live in the will of God. 7:21-23
40. Do the words of Christ. 7:24-27.
10

Indian Press Gleanings

Mr. Chester Bowles, U. S. Ambassa

dor in India, says that those persons in

India who chargethat Americans in India
are subverting and undermining national
integrity are talking in terms of the
nineicenth century. Mr. Bowles pointed
out that there are 50,000 Indians in the
United States and 8000 Americans in
India. Of the Americans in India, 1879
are employees of the U. S. Government,

1200 are Peace Corp volunteers, 3000

business men with their wives and children

192 scholars, 42 students and 2600

Christian missionaries and their families.
X

A news item from New Delhi informs

us that the Indian Government will, in

About 75 missionaries, most of them

American Baptists, are being eliminated

from the Assam valley districts adjoining
the north-eastern frontier.

like education and medicine may not be

affected.

Government disclaims

any

prejudice

Mr. Jagannath Rao Joshi, general sec

retary of the Jana Sangh, has demanded
the expulsion of all foreign Christian
missionaries from the country. "We
should be careful not only about the Red
Guards but also of the white guards

masquerading under the garb of priests."

Mr. Joshi charged that the missionaries
were preaching politics instead of Christ.

future, issue visas only to foreign miss

ionaries qualifiedfor specialized work and

that this policy will also hold good in
extending the stay of those missionaries
already working in the country. The

Missionaries

who are engaged in specialised activities

An American engineer engaged in the

construction of a power station at
Chadrapura, was forcibly detained by
employees for nearly 24 hours until he
was rescued by the police. The trouble

against the church or any objection to

missionary activity. However, the

started due to the non-arrival of a foreign

Government had received representations

American

from spokesmen of the Indian church

that there was no dearth of Indians who

can do the jobs that missionaries are

doing. Also, the Government did object

film

the north-eastern region.

This major policy decision is expected

to affect some 3000 foreign missionaries
of all nationalities working in all parts
of India. It is said that after four or

five years no missionaries doing evange

listic work will remain in India. At the
same time, there is a blanket ban on the

been

advertised.

The

engineer incurred the em

ployees' wrath because he told them that

he was not expected to know the where
abouts of the officer who was in charge
of the film.

to the increasing tendency ainong foreign

missionaries to go to sensitive areas of

that had

Another American who got into trou

ble in India was a young lady who had
come to India to scout for suitable lodg

ings for American hippies. Her offense

was that she tried to send a parcel of
narcotics from Banares to the United
States. She was sentenced to pay a fine
of Rs. 400 ($54) and imprisoned "till the

rising of the court." She claimed to use

opening of any new mission stations by narcotics for religious purposes, and
foreign churches.
when apprehended she was staying in an
X

orphans' home.

11

American hippies are flocking to India

because of the easy availability of nar
cotics here. They want to see the sight of

fields full ofmarijuana and bhang (hemp).

One enterprising taxi driver in New Delhi

convinced three American hippies that

they could have a new experience and
greater kick by rolling naked in a field of

wceds.^ After delivering them 30 miles

out ol the city and collecting the fare,

he left them somersaulting their way to

world. Daily they lap up a distance 13

times around the moon. There are 21

miles of cycle track through the city.

Only 1% of the cyclists are women.

During the last year, at least 63 of Delhi's

cychsts were killed in accidents, Decem

ber being the worst month. At least 10 of

the fatal accidents were due to over
burdened cyclists going off balance in
crowded streets.

heaven.

Eighty-two persons in Budaun were

X X X

Because the state of Madras observes

arrested for not paying proper homage

total prohibition, more than 130 people to the National Flag and creating rowdy
there died on a recent holiday from drink ism when the National Anthem was being
ing varnish. This incident is being used played. Out of these, 24 students were
by pro-liquor forces in efforts to pry released after a warning and the rest
open their pandora boxes throughout the were sent to jail. This action by the
authorities is reported to have been
land.
greatly appreciated by the public.
X
X

X
Although most of the State Governors

are .in favour of scrapping prohibition,

the dominantview in the Congress Work
ing Committe is that the prohibtion
policy should be pursued despite diffi
culties.

X
.
.
X
On August I."th, Indian Independence

Excluding Sundays, India produced

an average of one feature film a day

during 1966. Even then, India is only

the third largest producerof films in the

world being outplaced by Japan and

Hongkong.

Day, 27 people were killed and 21 were

injured when they were swept off the top

India has won a huge Si I million
of a train in North Bihar by a banyan order from South Korea for railway
tree that overhung the railway line. The rolling stock. India successfully outbid
railway authorities had wanted to cut the Japan, the U. S. A., France, Britain,
protruding branches but there is an old
Kali temple underneath the tree and

Belgium and West Germany.

X

devotees of the shrine had expressed

resentment against any pruning of the
sacred tree.
X X X

An unintelligent theft at

Amritsar

resulted in the loss of Rs. 70,000 (S9500)

worth of kerosene. Presumably working

in the dark, the thief removed a brass

fixture from an oil tank with the result
that the entire contents of the tank leaked

into the low lying areas in the railyard.

X

tige of the Briti h Empire in Kanpur,

has been found missing. The Massacre

Cross was erected by the British on the

bank of the Ganges River at Kanpur in

rnemory of their compatriots who were

killed during the Indian Mutiny of 1857.

The disappearance of the memorial was

not noticed until people gathered at the

site on Independence Day. It was on this

embankment that a British contingent

suddenly left the

Delhi's 525,000 cyclists are said to

world when

all

they wanted to do was leave Kanpur.

form the largest such fraternity in the

The "Massacre Cross," the last ves

Details of the incident are debated.

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Semon Outiine6 for Barefoot Breae^r^.

OUTLINES ABOUT OUTLINES
RALPH R. BARTER

After studying the two outlines run

ning side by side below, you should be

able to tell the difference between a Topical
and a Textual Sermon, and the value
of each.

Topically Presented

3. A great deal can be accomplished by

teaching our young men in the local
church. Evening classes can be held
in Bible Study, Sermon Building,
Public Speaking and other related
4.

HOW SHALL THEY HEAR ?

subjects.
Prayer is of utmost importance.

Cone.: Although the task seems for

Rom. 10-12-15

midable, the teeming millions of India

Intro.-. The Apostle Paul was troubled

by a lack of preachers. We arc troubled
by the same problem today.

will still be able to hear the Good News

of Christ when the local churches awaken

to their opportunities and responsi

bilities.

I The Present Situation

1. Decrease of mission supported
2.

preachers.
Indian churches are too poor to sup

port preachers.

3. Difficulty of recruiting young people

to be preachers of the Word.
II The Present Need
1. While the number of preachers is

spiralling down, the population is

spiralling up.

2. The Gospel of Christ is the power of

Textually Presented
HOW SHALL THEY HEAR?
Rom. 10:12-15

Intro.-.

solve India's many other problems.

4. The Great commission is still
Christ's command, and it is still to
by obeyed.
in The Present Solution

background

of the

scripture passage,

Salvation for Whoever Calls

This is good news for India with its
vast sea of souls, poverty, caste distinc
tions and insurmountable
(Elaborate).

difficulties.

How Shall the People of

India

God unto salvation for our exploding

population.

3. The Gospel of Christ will also help

Give the

Hear

Without

Preachers ?
As the need has increased. Missions

have stopped paying preachers, evan

gelistic missionaries are gradually being

eliminated, and the Indian churches have

not yet seen the way to support their

own preachers. But we are still faced

1. The present solution is the ancient

with the words of Christ to preach the

gospel to every creature.

solution: we must send out preachers.

HI How Shall the Preachers

2. This need not be done in the Ameri

can fashion

with

degreed

Bible

College graduates and a professional

clergy.

be Sent ?
The need cannot be met by missionsent and Bible College-sent preachers.
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The iocal churches must rise up and fill

the need.

(Elaborate on what can be

done by local churches).

When Indian Christians

learn

to

present their tithes and offerings to the

Lord, there will be more than enough for

preachers and

India

will

become a

Q. Then what advantage is there to the

Textual Sermon ?

A. Since it is centered on the Scripture,

it is more spiritually satisfying, thus
it is more likely to accomplish its
purpose.

Q. Are Textual sermons begun and

concluded differently than Topical

missionary-sending nation instead of a

missionary-receiving one.
Sermons ?
Cow.: When a man is drowning, he does
A.
No.
In the outlines above, you may
not insist that the person who saves him
exchange the introductions and con
have a college degree. How beautiful
clusions as you wish.
are the feet of them that preach the
gospel of peace and bring glad tidings of Q. What are the Characteristics of a
good things, no matter what their educa

tional qualifications happen to be.

Take Another Look at

the

Outlines Above
Q. What is the theme of the sermons ?

Good Sermon ?

A. It is Interesting. (Preach a sermon

you would like to hear).
It is Scriptural.

It demonstrates the fruit of the Spirit:

Love, joy, peace, longsuffering,
gentleness, goodness, faith, meek

A. "How Shall They Hear?"

Q.
A.

What is the Text?

Rom.. 10:8-15.

ness, self-control.

It is planned :

Q. What is the Proposition ?

A.

It has a theme

To enthuse the churches to train

their young men to preach.

Q. What is the basic difference between
A.

a proposition

the Topical Sermon and the Textual

an introduction

Sermon ?

main points

The mina points of the

Sermon are taken from

Textual

development of main points

the~ text

a conclusion.

while the main points of the Topical

Sermon are manufactured in

the

mind of the preacher according to

his understanding of logical pro
Q.

gression.
Which of the two sermons would be

A.

easier to prepare ?
The first, the Topical Sermon.

It is prepared and delivered with much

reliance on prayer and the help of the

Holy Spirit.

Q. What are you going to do about it ?

A.

Q.

Which of the two sermons would be

easier to preach?

A.

Again, the Topical Sermon.

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the congregation ?
Probably the Topical Sermon.

: . '

Q. Which would be more interesting to

A.

text

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Hundreds of representations were made

(ContinuedJ 'om pa^e 2)

to the Government and a deputation of

Assam slows driye against

North - East Indian Christian Council

called on the Chief Minister Mr. B. P.

foreign mii sionaries

Chaliha on September 11 to demand

In view of the strDng opposition from

reversal of the orders.

Christians all over iht country, the Assam

Mr. Chaliha is reported to have reitera

ted the general policyjfor the whole coun
try with regard to foreignmissionaries and
said that the jobs, undertaken by them,
should be gradually taken over by the

Government has decided to go slow with

itspolicy ofclearing the entire north bank

area of Assam along the foothills of strate

gic NEFA of foreign tiissionaries.

The State Government has issued fresh

Indians.

instructions to the di itrict authorities to

refer all the cases for renewal of residences Each case woulc be decided on its

He however, assured them that there

could be no question of the State Govern

ment taking any action injurious to the

merit, it is learnt autl oritatively.

Only recenty the State Government

missions and their institutions.

He pro

through thedistrict at thorities hadserved

quit notices on all fireign missionaries,

mised continued support of the State

Goverhmet to deserving Christian Institu

working in areas nor th of the Brahma

tions.

putra, and informed ihem their permits

would not be renewed on expiry.

The blanket ban on the stay of about

70 foreign missionarii :s, including nuns,

operating in the tea garden areas ofGoal

Darang and north Lakhimpur district on

yearly permits most of which are due for

Thoughtful missionaries

have not

themselves been too much coiicerned.

There is inherent in the faith of Christ

the belief that all things, including ex

pulsion from a given field, work together

for the good of those who are called to

renewal in the next months, has caused

serve His purpose.

serious

perhaps the Church of Jesus Christ in

reaction amo ig

the Christian

population of Assam which has swollen

by about 5,000 per cent during the last
seven decades.

They havp protested against the Govern

ment's decision and

:ven went

on to

Many reason that

India needs, for her own good, to be

deprived of leadership by foreign mis

sionaries so as to learn dependence on
God. They believe that in the absence

express a feeling that tie motion to send

of foreign workers and funds the national

out of the country scme of the foreign

missionaries was a "pr< ludc to a general
drive directed against the entire minority

Christians will be forced to a greater

awareness of stewardship responsibilities.

Christian community."

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bottom of the barrel when we found this

old picture of William Gulick preaching

in English and G. M.'Timothy trans
lating into Hindi.

m
During the last two months, the
Indian newspapers have exercised us a
great deal on the subject of missionaries.

This is greatly reflected in the present

issue of CHRISTASIAN. Our neighbor,

Although we have his picture, we do

not have any article from Brother Gulick
this month due to the usual circum
stances. We regret to hear, however, that
Brother V. Gnanasikhamani has been ill

and was not able to furnish us with any

sermon outlines this time. (Please forgive
me for referring to' homosapiens as.
brothers).
Mr. G. D. Bose has.been a reader of

Mr. P. Patteson, has been of inestimable

CHRISTASIAN for a long time, but this

help in feeding us with news dispatches.

is the first time he has written for us.

If the missionaries ever leave India. I

Thanks a lakh.

may have to live on dispatches.

You cannot imagine thedifficulty we
had getting a missionary picture for our
cover. We were really scraping the
* *

Yours, eyer wagging,

Langru
:
the ex-dog

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