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News of the VJork of Ralph R. H a r t e r ^ t 11?/33^Swaroop Nagar^ Kanpur Rhp India or^T^uary 13tli 193^

T h i s i s p e r h a p s t h e l at e s t w e h a v e e v e r b e e n i n

d e s p a t c h i n g GHRISIASIM sndH.T P e r h a p s t h e g r e a t e s tde lay i i t ig f a c t o r was t hM i s s i o n a r y C o n f e r e n c e h e l da t B i l a s p u p w h i c h k e p t u sav;ay - f r o m K a n p u r f r o m D e c .3 1 s t to J a n . 9 t h . Then whenwe g o t b a c k , cui - f i r s t d u t ywas t o . g e t che H in d i p g p e r

t o t h e p r i n t e r .The B i l a s p u r . C o n f e r e n c ew a s t h e f J . r s t o f i t s k i . n d .T h e f o o d , f e l l o w s h i p , an dm e s s a g e s were a l l v e r y goodand i t i s hoped t h a t i t

wi l l b e c o m e a n a n n u a l e v e h th e l d a t d i f f e r e n t p l a c e s .Those at te i^ iding v;ere th eRashs . R e m p e l s * , M o r r i s ^,

G e t t e r s S D a v i s , an d R ol a n d s a s w e l l as M i s sS t e w a r t , M i s s D o u g l a s o fP i t t s b u r g h t e a c h i n g i n Mad r a s ) , .and m y s e l f .

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an d g u i d e f o r t h e A r t Mor

r i s f a m i l y who v/onteds e e t h e T a j M a h a l o n t h e iway t o t h e . B i l a s p u r C o n f e re n c e , I t was a . p l e a s a n t r es p i t e a f t e r t h e C h r i s t m a sf e s t l v i t i e s

The h a p p i e s t news we h a vt o r e p o r t i s t h a t Mr. aM r s , P r a n k R e m p e l v/ i tt h e i r b o y s D a l e an d D e a na n d t h e i r d o g T u f f y , move

t o K a n p u r o n D e c e m b e r 9 C^P r a n k i s t h e n e v / e d i t o rc m i S TA S I A N , and Mar- iet h e nevj m a n a g e r o f t h e BoS t o r e . P r a n k i s a l s o t a k i no v e r my d u t i e s as p u b l i s h e ro f t h e H i n d i p a p e r . D ayd a y t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e sa r e b e i n g t r a n s f e r r e dp r e p a r a t i o n f o r my d e p a r

t u r e f r o m K a n p u r o n M a r1 s t W i th t h e a n n u a l c h u r ce l e c t i o n on Jan . l\.th I v/a l s o r e l i e v e d o f Kiy d u t i ea s P a s t o r a n d Tr e a s u r e r

t h e S w a r u p i i a g a r c o n g r e g at i on a n d a new e d i t o r ft h e c h u r c h b u l l e t i n h a s a ls o been c h o s e n


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S i n c u I hiivt; h a d sucdi ane a s y t ime t o t r a n s f e r myr e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s i t mighto c c u r t o some t h a t t h e r e i sno need f o r my r e t u r n B utt h e s e many d u t i e s have been

p r e s e n t i n g me from giv inga s much a t t e n t i o n t o H i n d il l L o r a t u r e a s i s n e c e s s a r yPerhaps when I r e t u r n toIndia^ I wi l l be able tus p e c i a l i z e more i n t h a tf i e l d

On t h e f i r s t S u n d a y t h a tt h e R o m p e l s w e r e i n K a i i p u r,F r a n k , M a r i e , D e a n , andt h e i r cook p l a c e d t h e i rmembership v / i th th e l o c a lc o n g r e g a t i o n On th e sameday Dec, ll^th) Prank bapt i z e d D a l e I w as n o t o nh a n d t o v ; i t n e s s t h e h a p p ye v e n t s i n c e I p r e a c h e d t h a tday a t Ragau l and v i s i t e dv ; i t h M r s R o t h e r m e l

O n C h r i s t n i a s D a y I p r e ac h e d a t K u l p a h a r F o r y e a r sth e Rempels had urged mo tospend Christmas a t Kulpaharand so t h i s y e a r I d i d B u t i n t h e m e a n t i m e t h e y h admoved t o K a n p u r H o w e v e r,a;7iple h o s p i t a l i t y was f u rn i s h e d by th e m i s sio na rie sp r e s e n t t h e r e

Kg f i n a l d e c i s i o n h a s y e tb e e n m a d e a s t o w h o r eAndrlyas w i l l lodge dur ingmy absence. He w i l l f i n i s nt h i s year, o f s ch o o l i n g h er ei n K anpur and t h e n some newarrangement w i l l be madea f t e r t h a t

A f t e r a y e a r o f exp^jr i - .-enc.e as d r i v e r f o r M r sR o t h e r m e l S t a n l e y N a t h i snow o n h i s - own . P r a y f o rh i m

W i l s o n whom we r e p o r t e di n j u r e d

i n o u r l a s t i s s u emade a q u i c k r e c o v e r y Heh a s s i n c e r e c e i v e d a g o oo p p o r t u n i t y w i t h t h e I n d i a nR a i l w a y s ; and he and h i sf fmii ly have moved t h i s weekt o G h a z i a b a d n e a r D e l h i

The m a i n c a s u l t y o f myd ep ^a rtu re from I n d i a w i l lbo my Moslem c o o k , Mahmud.H i s d i s m i s s a l w i l l m o s tl i k e l y b o a permiHient o n e

TRAVEL P L A N S

The L o r d w i l l i n g I v / i l ls o i l f r o m Bombay o n M a r c h7 t h o n t h e S S VXETILUI- Ihope t o r e a c h Kobe , J a p a n

o n M a r c h 2 8 t l i v i a Colombo,S i n g a p o r e , S aig on , M a ni la ,a n d Hong K o n g . My p a s s a g ef rom J a p a n t o S a n F r a n c i s c ow i l l b e o n a J a p a n e s ef r e i g h t e r o f t h e O . S . K .l i n e l e a v i n g Yokohama o nA pr. 2:1st . 21 s t )

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N N U L J S T T I S T I C S

T h o B o o k S t o r e

1956Sales 80lj.Expended 951D e f i c i t 152Bib le s Sold I38T e s t a m e n t s 1 2 2p o r t i o n s 3 1 7L i f e o f C h r i s t

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i s s t i l l o u t o f p r i n t , andfo r t h i s r eason o u r Bible

s a l e s h a v e b e e n h a l - e d .

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155; Medica l 3ll.; P a s s p lo4-; Banking 5; photogrphy l4; Camp 32^ Furlou 110; and Sa l a ry 1075-

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c a n . a n a l i z e t h et h e Kanpui ' M i s s i o

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During 1958 the Sv/arn a g a r c o n g r e g a t i o n w ab l e s s e d w i t h 11 new m e m bby b a p t i s m and 9 by- t r a nf e r T h e r e a r e f i v e m e m bv^ho preach ^by t u r n . 'c h u r c h a s s i s t s e i g h t c hd r e n i n t h e i r educa t ioa n d t v / o v / i d o v / s .


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We r e g r e t t h a t as we goo press v/e cannot loca tehe l i s t o f contr ibutorso r N o v e m b e r- B u t w h a t weave v/e g i v e u n t o y o u .

CONTRIBUTIONS PGR OCTOBERAi DECEIvIBER 1958l i n o i s

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n d i a n a ;he H enry Scljrammsh e K e n n e t h E a d e s

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h e C o l e s t o c k sK e n t u c k y ;

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u m n e r J u n i o r sM i n n e s o t a ?Mrs- UIâce K i c k e r s o nM i s s o u r i ;L i b e r t y J u n i o r sL i b e r t y As Ps & YpsT h e D o n a l d P e e l sO h i o ;

C l i n t o n ChurchB l a d e n s b u rg L . D . sN o r t h T e r r a c eC l i n t o n T e e n s

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Book-Store 2[i.9.29N.T .. pub l i c a t i o n s 59-87Boys 31 88Gla i s t as i an 6 l 8Housing i}_ ii C h u r c h 3 1 - 7 2Banking 3-18M e d i c a l ' 1 9 11D e p o s i t on B o a t T k t . 110-00S a l a r y 200 .00

TOT AL EXPENDED 809 . 3L u r i n g t h i s t ime? Book

S t o r e r e c e i p t s t o t a l l e d 303 .81 . Sales inc lud ed 13BibleS;, 36 Nev/ Tes tamen t s ,J4 3 portions, 3^8 Life ofChris t . Visual ized; I4 2 Biblef o r Yo u t h , and 250 Dav. sJG h c i s t m a s C a r d s .

Vfe s h a l l n o t a t^êmpt tsuTi jmer ize t h e a b o v e f i g u r e su n t i l o u r n e x t i s su e w h e nv/e hope to have th e l i s t oN o v e m b e r c o n t r i b u t o r s I

t h e e v e n t t ha t t ha t l i s thas b e e n s t o l e n t h o s e whc o n t r i b u t e d i n N o v e m b e rshou ld be s u s p i c i o u s o f anl e t t e r t h e y m; a y r e c e i v ef i o m the t h i e f

I t h a s b e e n d e c i d e d t ha td u r i n g o u r a b se n c e f rom I nd i a t h a t we v / i l l send 10a m o n t h to . b e a r o u r s h a r e

of t he b u r d e n h e r e

^ MISS FLORENCE DOUGLASRT. y> FLORA, I L L I N O I S ,i s o u r f o r w a r d i n g a g e n t .


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(December 1958 Issue mailed late)

Volume 1958 Number 4

WE SALUTE YO U o ur f ri en ds fellowworkers in the homeland. Prayfo r us an d with us for the sa lvat ion

of the people to whom God has sentu s to m i n i s t e r H is Word.

SALUTE is published at Joliet, each quarter in March, June, September, December for the Churchof Christ Mission, Kulpahar, U. P.,India by the Mission Services Press,509 West Jefferson, Joliet, IlL

Entered a s S e c o n d l a s s Mat te r a t

the Post Office in Joliet, Illinois.

MISSIONARIES

and their forwarding agents

Thomas Leota Rash, Mrs. A, 6 .Slough, 136 Gillette St., Painesville,Ohio. P ro je ct : Vil la ge city evangelistic centers.

Leah E. Moshier, Mrs. Joanne Yorke,4601 East Granada Road, Phoenix,Arizona. Project: Orphanage.

Dolly Chitwood, Mrs. Verma Ber-genholtz, 4044 C en tu ry B lv d. , Lyn-wood, California. Project: Kulpahar h r i s t i a n S c h o o l

Prank Marie Rempei, Central Christ i an Church, 2724 S . E . HawthorneBlvd., Portland, Oregon, Project:P u b l i c a t i o n s

Villa .J. Stewart, R. N., Centra l Christ ian Church Miss ions , Bo 144, Char-lottetown, P. E. 1., Canada. Project:M e d i c a l Wo r k .

So/ufe presents

T HE K UL PA HA R KIDS ISSUE

The children s woric at Kulpahar Kulpahar Kids Home (orphanage) andK ulp aha r C hr ist ia n School are theprojects of Leah Moshier and DollyChitwood. This issue seeks to give youa condensed view of what has happenedin the past 10 years, since this phaseof the work began, and what hopes weh o l d fo r t h e f u t u r e .

We are grateful for the privilege andresponsibility of service in the Master sfields here, on your behalf. Thankfully,we recall the ble ssings of th e yearspast, and-hopefully, plan to continue ourservice here. How definitely we realizet ha t we c ou ld n ot s erv e h ere were i t no tfor those at home who give to make allthis possible. So, out thanks to all whounderwrite our monthly expenses of theHome and School, and to the Firs tChurch of Christ, Phoenix, Arizona andth e South Broadway Church of Christ,Los Angeles, California, our respectivelivinglink congregations.

We would thank all of you, too, whohave held us up before the Throne ofGrace during these several months ofDolly s illness. Released from the hospital in early November, she expects tobe able to resume work the first of the


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10 Years Pas t and a

pj j jTTtaBe [ifl[ia[y]Ka[RraE)

TH T S thw ywh vf ltwhile observing this lO-yearanniversary of the Kulpahar

Kids* Home. Laughter has beenoccasionally mixed with tears during years past; but the young fearlittle and hope much, so the future,

for them, is without limit, indeedOn our cover page, Sosun, now

a lovely 11-year-old, honors the heart oftheHome, Munnie Peters,with t h e f i r s t s l i c e o f t h e ann ive rsary cake. Ten years ago, Munniewas helping rescue her, our firstorphan, from the dreadful effects ofneglect and opium. Munnie was no

stranger, then, to the fears experienced by most young mothers. Aftercaring for 53 that have come to thehome in 10 years, she has becomeca lm a n d c o n f id e n t

Each yea r several babies havebeen lovingly tended and broughtinto robust health, like the toddlersshown here. We can t help remembering the 13 little ones who didn'tlive beyond their first year. Thoughit grieves us, i t s to be expected

that all will not s ur vi ve t he neglectand malnutrition suffered beforethey are brought to the ome Forthose who do, th e facilities of theHome and School, as pictured onthe following pages, minister tot he ir n e ed s .

Through you in the homeland,the Lord has met every materialneed as i t has arisen, an d sent an

Iw-Joccasional luxury periiaps to remind u s th a t th e l ove He s h e d s

abroad in your hearts is an overflowing one. Repeatedly, He ha sjustified our faith that there willalways be enough to take in onem o r e s m a l l chi ld .

Happiness House i s home for94 of the children. They chose thatname for the big, two-story building


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second floor does give an excellentview of the countryside. I t s afavor ite study spot for the girls, awinter sunning place for the babies,and there, during devotions at twi

light-time, th e ch ildr en s v oic essound sweet and clear as they singtheir thanks to a loving an d bountiful Heavenly Father.

Baby room youngsters , 32 ofthem, are from crib-size to kindergarten age.' Five women manage totake care of their wants, day andnight. Most of the women who work

in the Home are young widows,with s m a l l ch i l d r en o f t h e i r o w n .Mohanni, (top row, extreme left) isusually on night duty with onehelper. Changing beds, bottlingthe five babies at 10 and two, getting toddlers up a couple of timesto prevent accidents, and keepingmosquito nets tucked in gives thema busy night. In th e morning, i t softentimes a race to see which babyroomer makes i t to the s win gs a ndslides first Toys, dolls, and theirown lively curiosity about all thatgoes on keeps them happy throughthe day. On starting to school theyacquire new status and the right tomove into th e boys' quarters or upstairs with the bi g girls.

Seen here with her 20 youngrough-and-tumble charges, Vimalacould probably tell psychologists athing or two about little boys. Savefo r a few hours in school, they are

her constant responsibility. We'resure her happy, loving dispositionhelps erase the nightmarish memo r i e s some o f t h e s e l i t t l e f e l l owsh av e of how crue l t h e world can

be for a child without good parents.

A fortunate few know nothing otherthan the cheerful, kindly atmosphereof the Home, having come here whenonly a few d ay s o ld . When they t ireof toys and marble g ames, th ey dot h e i r e s t to i m i t t e th e f o o t b a l land hockey gamesof theolder boysespecially the noisy part

A Big Sister arrangementligh te ns the load a bit for Munniein her care of the 42 girls living inthe large upstairs rooms. It alsocreates something of a family relationship between the girls especially good for those who haveno relatives at all. A long schoolday, study hours, and cho re s keepthem well-occupied most of thetime. Besides keeping their ownrooms in order, they do most of thesweeping, wash their own dishes,and all over 12 years old, washtheir own clothes by hand. Most ofthem have a favorite among the


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pole or swings, join in badminton,or their fast Indian running game, Teepo.

During long hot summer days,they spend

time on fancy-work orat more uti l i tar ian t asks , such asstringing beds for themselves andothers in the Home. Here a villagewoman, expert at this craft, showsAlice the way to complete theintricately woven mat that servesas springs for their cots. On e ofour teachers who is skilled in spinning and rug weaving delights inteaching th e gids these crafts inthe summer. When they becomehousewives, they'll find such handwork useful for balancing the budgetof the meagre average Indian income.

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It was t he L or d's b less ing tha tbrought Munnie to us when the Homebegan. When it outgrew one roofand Munnie s supervision. He provided two young couples, the Yafatsand the Lais , who also feel H isleading in this ministry to unfortunate children. A quarter of a miledown the road from Wappfness Houseare their two homes for bigger boys.

teaching duties, the Lais find achallenging service in being substitute parents to 15 young boys,along with their own small son.It 's good that the Lais are young,for it takes youthful vigor to keepup with that many eight-to-12-year-olds. Last year's flu epidemic isabout the only thing that ever putthem l l d o w n a t o n c e

Contentment Cottage with i tsfamily of 16 teen-age boys, somet imes be l ies i t s name. A t l e a s t i tw as chosen with an idea l in mind.Julius and Salome Yafat, who father and mother them, ate contentin t h i s work for t h e L o r d and doimpart a generous measu re of thatsame spirit to the boys. hen i tcomes to enthusiasm and cooperation in woric or sports, the boys areright there. Neither i s there complaint about pulling all th e waterthey use from a well nearby, washing and ironing their own clothes,and doing their own dishes, butn ea t s h e lv es and draw ers a re t he i rWater loo

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\ m A T O F T H E I R F U T U R E ?

Not a surprising question andone we ve often been asked bothhere and in the States . It i s a question to give one pause when thereare some hundred and thirty forwhose destiny we feel a great responsibility. Bible instruction inthe classroom as well as in churchand Bible school helps the childrenrea l i ze that to become a Chris t ianthey must choose the Lord JesusChrist and His way - they re not

just conveniently bom into it asin Islam or Hinduism. Since theygrow up in a Christian ommunitywith church a nd B ib le sc ho ol a t t endance the accepted thing i t susually not until early adolescencethat they real ly understand and feelthe need of an individual personalrelationship to Christ. Happily

none thus far have completed

Junior High School without heedingt h e L o rd s c a l l

With most i f not all of theirearly l ife spent in the Home orschool in the las t 10 years 15 youngChristians have gone out into aw i d e r a r e a o f a s s o c i a t i o n fo r work

or further training:

Two young men ar e in Junior College. One of themMangal Deen still aspires to the ministry the otherto schoolteaching.

Three of our girls are attending a mission high schoolin Jhansi seventy miles from Kulpahar.


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One young man is a railway guard on the Great IndianPeninsular Railway

Four gi rl s dec ided on marriage as their career andhave happy Christian homes Two are settled atKulpahar the other two in towns not very far away

One young man is a clerk in the government PublicWorks Department

Nothing hurts more than the friendly letterthat one never got around to writing

Brendan Franc i s

CALENDAR FOR 9 5 9

J A N U A R y 3

4 6 6 7 8 9 111 2 3 4 6 6 7 8 9 2 21 2 2 2 3 2 42 5 2 6 2 7 2 8 2 9 3 31

J U L y

3 45 6 7 8 9 1 1 1

2 3 4 5 6 17 181 9 2 2 2 2 2 3 24 2 52 6 2 7 2 8 29 3 31

FEBRUARy

1 2 3 4 5 6 78 9 1 1 1 2 3 4

5 1 6 1 7 8 9 2 212 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 8

AUGUST 12 3 4 5 6 7 89 2 3 4 5

6 1 7 8 9 2 21 2 22 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 27 2 8 2 93 3

M A R C H1 2 3 4 5 6 78 9 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 2 212 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 82 9 3 3 1

SEPTEMBER1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 92 21 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 62 7 2 8 2 9 3

A P R I L 3 4

6 6 7 8 9 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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goized Christian school inproved a source of embar-

in the minority, in a localer then that being prizees them great satisfaction.

ors i s the awarding of the58 junior high school grad-

h r i s t i a n Schoo l h a s t a k e nfts exhibi tion and placedeover, the l as t school in-ol i s better than any othero s t e l s a r e m o s t a t t r a c t i v e

r n e d t h a t o u r s tu d e n t s

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Fifth-grade girls crochet, knit, andembroider. Can sew a fine seam

Gardening teacher, John Davidsending okra grown in the schoolgarden to the Home. Hindustanistyle transport


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T h r o u g K t h e E

O wad some Power the giftie gie us

To s e e o u r s e l s a s i t h e r s s e e u s

We h ea rt il y a gr ee with that bit

of Robert Bums Scotch philosophybut seeing ourselves as others seeus i s no t so easy. The hearteningthing i s when others perceive andappreciate, at least , our intentions.

We doubt if there is a better-equip

ped, bet ter-s taffed , bet ter-organized, orbetter-managed orphanage in the wholeof Asia. And best of all , i t is dedicatedto teaching undenominational true-to-the-Bible Christianity.

This institution is hardly elevenespecially when the on e observing years ro its very meagre beginningshas a good frame of reference forhis observations. Ralph Hatter hasbeen acquainted with the work at

Kulpahar since 1947 His six yearsin the teeming city of Kanpur hasgiven him wide experience in th es o c i a l c o n d i t i o n s o f c hi ld re n t he re .Hence we appreciate his commentson t h e H o m e a n d S c h o o l in a r e c e n t

issue of his Christasian magazinefrom which we quote below.

It i s , therefore, to o early to know whati ts i mp ac t w il l be on India. But the influence of i ts alumni i s beginning to befelt. The first fruits look good, and

t he re p ro mi se s to be a b ou nt eo us h arv e s t

Kanpur i s greatly indebted to theKulpahar Kids Home for sheltering somany of i ts motherless and fatherlesschildren. At the present time t he re a reat leas t 28 Kanpur children at the Home,and there are probably more.

There are many others in Kanpurw h o w o u l d l i k e to s e n d t he i r c h i ld re nto Kulpahar, but only the most desperatecases can be accepted. The folk atKulpahar would r at he r g iv e good careto a few than poor care to a throng. Eventhen, the few has become more than130 boys and girls, an d the number co nt inues to grow.

We pray that the Lord wil l con tinueto richly bless t he Kulpaha r Home i t schildren, i t s s ta ff , a nd i t s financiers.

T H E K I N G D O M

Kulpahar is a l i t t le teeny bit of aplace with a big heart. The train stopsthere for such a s ho rt t im e that passengers must be fully awake or they willen d up way beyond. One man was soworried about getting off at Kulpaharthat he got off one station too soon.But th is l it tl e place is known all overth e world for i t s K i d s Home. . .


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V X^ ^ iPi

4 e e i iSurendra, Sueman, Sushil , SatishGeorge, Snehlata, Usha Yashwati

Strange arithmetic? No, just our way of telling you that the loving

concern and generosity of one congregation there equals the happinessof seven chi ld ren here. I nd iv id ua ls a nd g ro up s of an average-size congregation in the Great Northwest share our faith in an unlimited futurefor the youngsters above by furnishing the means necessary for theirs u p p o r t

In addition to these seven, one member has supported one of ourgirls for seven years - through school days, nurse s training, and nowcontributes toward her salary as nurse in the Kulpahar Kids Home.

At this writing there are ten children, both boys and girls, needingsupport. They range in age from three months to eight years.

You can inves t in a l i fe , too,and reap generous dividends ofs a t i s f a c t i o n

Individually, or as a group, decide to adopt one of thesey o u n g s t e r s

Express your preference in a letter direct to us at Kulpahar,or to Leah s forwarding secretary - Mrs. Joanne Yorke, (seepage 2).


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Called and Chosen and Faithful0 matchless honor all unsought.High privilege, surpassing thoughtThat Thou shou lds t ca l l us . Lord, to beLinked in world fellowship with Thee.

- ~ Anonymous

doubled again during the 13 yearsthat she has devoted a major portion

task. Agreeing tobest when Leah asked her,

t she added this to an already fullTHri strhedule as housewife and active

[xSfv M AtI church woman. She found that reg y wv r \ forwarding funds was^jpl u fir ftoni the sum total of the job.

Love for th e Lord and the growth ofKingdom everywhere prompted

j both her and Mr Raynor to find nu-merous other ways of helping the

work at Kulpahar. Pop, with hisAs we sometimes rely on the life-time experience in the PostHoly Spirit to interpret our prayers Office has been responsible forwhen we cannot plumbourown depths siMiaacBgfaastMiiwith words, so we of ten times dependon a God-inspired poet, such as theunknown soul above, to expressthose thoughts to o eloquent for ourp ro sa ic s pe ec h. Th e aw es om e won-de r at working in fellowship withthe Creator of the universe is not UI^Bthe peculiar experience of any oneChristian but is felt by all who ^91 I^^Hjdevotedly do the task He has set zj^them. By varied circumstances theL or d m ak es t he t a sk known and ca l l s /fo r i t to b e d o n e . a i t h f u l n e s s i n

the one who responds forges th e link of fellowship.


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keeping our mailing l is t correct an dmailing out quarterly newsletters.B o t h o f t h e m h a v e b e e n o n c a l l to

ass is t in mission programs throughout southern California, always

traveling at their own expense. Theyhave been purchasing agents as well,an d over the years have forwarded amountain of parcels for the KulpaharKids at Christmas. Realizing thatbecause of age they might not bea b l e to c o n t i n u e fo r h e r n e x t ful l

term in India, they discussed withLeah, while on furlough the possi-

bility of finding a new forwardings e c r e t a r y

Ti m e w as s h or t in w h i c h ro f ind

ano ther capab le , careful , interestedperson who could give time to thisvital service. It was truly an answerto prayer that led Leah to just sucha person in her Uvinglink church.While t h e m a t t e r w a s u n d e r d i s c u s

s ion i n t h e h o me o f Mr. a n d M r s .Ted Yorke, Joanne stated that she

common to a wife and mother ofyoung children. Beginning her newrole as forwarding secretary in October she felt a calling to the taskbecause, as she wrote, I just can t

tell you how much I enjoy doing thiswork fo r t h e L o r d .

For the present Mr. an d Mrs.Raynor should still be contacted forprogram materials to use in missionary meetings.

Though he has gone on to therich eternal reward of the faithful,many of you will recall the name of

John Farmer aged elderof the SouthBroadway Church of Christ, whoserved as Dolly s forwarding secretary for seven years. After years ofinterest in the work being doneamong th e children here, he felt hehad been singularly blessed whenhe picked up little Sosun visitingfrom India, and heard her call him Unca John. In 1953 advancingage made him ask to be relieved ofa responsibility he felt no longera b l e to hand le . I t w a s then t h a t M r s .Verma Bergenholtz busy housewife,mother schoolteacher, and veryactive worker at South Broadway,found herself led to accept stillanother opportunity for service,when Dolly requested her help. Sixyears of conscient ious attention tot h e work i n v o lv e d h av e n o t b e e n

without reward, though it i s of the intangibles. Verma like otherswho thus serve has f ound a mple remuneration in the ever-widening circle of friends made through correspondence and in the warm feelingthat close fellowship in th e L ord s


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a n d T j e o p l e

VICTORY FOR SIX. Camp VijyNagar near Kulpahar, limited thisyear to a men s session in mid-October, saw 55 persons in attendance including missionaries Harter,Rash, Rempei, Bates and CampD e a n Be rn e l Get t e r. T h e r e were s i x

baptisms on the closing day.

E VA N G E L I S T S AVA I L A B L E - W I L L

TRAVEL. Evangelists Tom andLeota Rash, with pre-school Rodneyalong, have been successfully demonstrating that the additional title traveling could well be applied to

t h e m . T h e i r fa l l a c t i v i t i e s s t a r t e dwith a month's teaching program forabout forty young evangelists inSurguja District, Madhya Pradesh.Then, Leota went to Ludhinana,where Dol ly Chi twood was hospitalized, to r el ie ve L ea h Moshier fromnursing activities so she couldcatch up on some wor back at Kulpahar. After a week-end with their

to Surguja to continue teaching,they stopped off at Sahdol, M.P.,for a three-day Christian conference.They will be back at Kulpahar inearly December, awaiting their child r e n s re turn from schoo l a n d confronting their mountainous pile ofcorrespondence stacked up here.

HOWDY, STRANGER Vida Stewart, away since June, broke training* and came home to Kulpahar for24 hours. Taking a few days offfrom her midwifery training in Bilas-pur, she had just attended a nursesconference in Jhansi. With Kulpaharand dear friends only five hoursaway she couldn t resist droppingo u t for a b rie f h el lo . All o f u shere will be so glad when she canreturn to stay, by summer ' 59.

We recently brought out the welcome mat for Rudi Lincoln,too. Ruth, a former Kulpaharite, nowhandling administrative wodc in herhospital in South India s KeralaState, paid a flying visit to northIndia-. She stopped briefly at Bareillyto arrange admission of an Indiancolleague to a hospital technician scourse,

at Delhi for Consulate business, and at Kulpahar to renewacquaintance after seven years.


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make the running water possiblea portable diesel engine and generator and an electric pump. Howgrateful we are to the many of youwho gave us the Station gon andto t h e unknown f r ie n d in A rizo na

who is furnishing the pumping equip-

stock School, in the Himalayanfoothills, flock down to thei r respective locations on the plains of Indiathe first week in December. Kulpaharw as d es t in a t io n fo r t h e R a s h and

Rempel fledglings Steve, Sheryl,a n d Karen R a s h a n d Dale and D eanRempel. For weeks they ve beendating letters home so many days to'going down day.

P R I N T E R ' S IN K A - P L E N T Y A

recent a nnual meeting of the NewT e s t a m e n t P u b l i c a t i o n s A s s o c i a t i o n

re-elected Frank Rempel fora fourthterm as secretary. He will also assume duties as publisher of JeewanDeep, and as editor and publisherof Ralph Harter's Cbristasian magazine. Marie will be responsible forthe Bible Book Store in KanpuruponRalph's departure for furlough.

R U N N I N G W A T E R A N D T U R N I N G

WHEELS. Conjure up an image ofan o ld r iv er s team bo at? Well, that 'sn o t w h a t t h o s e w o r d s m e a n to u s .

Rather, we have in mind cool well-water tunning from convenientlyl o c a t e d f a u c e t s in t h e H o m e a n d

adjacent living quarters, and the turning wheels of the new WillysStation wagon, as it rolls down theseI nd ian roads on some urgent t rip.

The new Station wagon arrivedin Juneand has been busy ever sincebringing supplies, making hospitaltrips, etc. The order ha s just beenplaced for th e equipment that will

WHERE'S THAT BIRD? Edna Hunt,

on furlough travel in the States andCanada, got in on neither th e Canadian nor the American Thanksgivingobservances wrong side of th eborder both t imes However, thisdidn't dampen Edna's spiritof thankfulness. Her gratitude for the fineChr is ti an fel lowship she i s enjoyinga t h o m e i s r e v e a l e d i n a l e t t e r c om

ment: Friends are my most prizedtreasure and I feel very wealthy ind e e d . S h e ' s t o b e i n S e a t t l e a n d

other northcoast cities during January and February.

MAN PROPOSES, BUT . . . Unseasonably late rains kept rivers ata high level andpreventedtheannualre-installation of pontoon bridgeson the Jumna and Betwa Rivers,crossing the Kanpur road. T his a ls odelayed th e Rempel s proposed moveto Kanpur. The unfortunate aspectof this situation was changed to ablessing for the woric at Kulpaharbecause it kept Frank and Marie onhand to ho ld th e fort fo r L e a h andDolly while both were away, due tot h e l a t t e r ' s i l l n e s s .


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m f ?

The world

Again filled with a spirit of fierce nationalismTurns a troubled face to the New Year

But as Christians everywhere greet it

Let us pray for all the little children everywhere embracingevery creed and race an d c olou r in our p raye r Pray that every childmay have the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of th e Man of Galilee

Only thus can we ensure the future of mankind In the hear t of

every child His Truth must be enshr ined : the love of good of brotherhood f ri^tfWBusivât^l^^Se.VAll cJii^refT-^^st be led to Him

will âse

^ 1^^ will build the rujn^ world, and those as yetunlîf^ .iwilllivejîsee the ^îdour of a newand glo^rioi . pawn dawn c^ôpe and happiness fornations great and siâll. Pray tlien for the children

May the Father b le s s them al l

Pa t i ence Strong


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News of the V/ork of Ralph R. : Harter a t 112/352,Swaroop Kagar Kaiipur, U,P. , I n d i a , on. February 28th,

ALL THINGS AR2 READY

I n answer t o many p r a y e r sby many p e o p l e a l l t h i n g sa re no w r e a d y f o r my d e p a rt u r e f rom I n d i a o n M a r c h 7 ,T h o G-overni t ien t o f I n d i a h a sg r a n t e d me a Ho O b j e c t i o nto Return Endorsement , theIncome Ta: : O f f i c e has . g ivenme a n fncorue Tax C l e a r a n c eC e r t i f i c a b e . t h e p o l i c ehave given t h e i r permiss i o n i n n o c u l a t io n s h a v ebeei;. s u f f e r e d , boa t passageh a s b e e n co A if i rm ed . ande v e r y o t h e r t h i n g i s w o r kin g t o g e t h e r fo r good.

The Lord w i l l i n g i n a l lt h i n g s I w i l l be l eav ingKanpur a t I I3 I8 pnu Sundaye v e n i n g M a r c h 1 s t an d w i l l

a r r i v e i n Borabay Tuesdaym orn in g M arch 3 r d a t 8 ; 1 0 ,T h i s sh o u ld g iv e me morethan s u f f i c i e n t t ime to g e ta l l t h e l o o s e ends t o g e t h e rb e f o r e t h e VIST NAM s a i l so n S a t u r d a y M a r c h 7 t h

The s t e a m s h i p VIET Nw d l l b e i n C o l o m b o f o r

day on Mai ch 9 th , ^ d a ySingapore on the ^ li | . thdays a t Saigon l 6 th -19 t7 h o u r s a t M a i i i l a o n2 1 s t 1 d a y a t Hong Kongt h e 2 3 r d , d e l i v e r i i i g meK o b e , J a p a n o n M a r c h 2j u s t i n t i m e f c r E a sS u n d a y w i t h t h e p a u l p r a

D u r i ng t h e wook l o l l o w i nE a s t e r I Y/ i l l be a t t e i x l i nt h e a n n u a l m i s s i o n a r y cv e n t i o n t o b e h e l d ty e a r a t N a g o y a . I i i av e ba s k e d t o b r i n g on e o fm e s s a g e s t h e r e .

T h e r e s t o f

i t i n e r a r y i sv ^ i s e h a n d s o f

and M ark M axeyMy d e p a r t u r e f r o m .Yokohma w i l l b e on a 12 p a s s eg e r J a p a n e s e f r e i g h t e rHONOLULU MARU . l e a v i n g A2 1 s t F u r t h e r d e t a i l sl ack ing , b ut we suspt h a t th e HONOLULU MARU

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s t o p a t Hono lu iu . I f s o ww i l l v i s i t o u r m i s s i o n a r yf r i e n d s t h e r e

T h e HONOLULU MARU i s e xp e c t e d t o a r r i v e i n S anF r a n c i s c o a b o u t May 1 s t .

A f t e r two w e e k s o n t h e We s tC o a s t X hope t o b e i n C inc i n n a t i on May 22nd andC l i n t o n o n May 23i*dc.

F r o m t h e r e o n my p r o g r a mw i l l depend upon who i n v it es me im d w h e n . T h o s e i nt e r e s t e d s h o u l d c o n t a c t myf o r w a r d i n g a g e n t . Miss F l orence Douglas 3J4 S- NorthS t . F l o r a I l l i n o i s . A f t e rMay 23rd you may c o n t a c t medirect at ox ifiipa ClintonO h i o .

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M r. and M r s . Franl^ R e m p e lSlid f ami ly have adaptedt h e m s e l v e s v e r y n i c e l y t o

Kanpur c i t y l i f e . They havet h e w o r k w e l l i n h t i n d . D a l ea n d D e a n w i l l b e l e a v i n gf o r t he i r s c h o o l i n t h eHimalayas j u s t a few hoursa f t e r I l e a v e f o r B o m b a y.

We a l l a t t e n d e d t h e a n n ua l c o n v e n t i o n a t K u l p a h a rf rom F e b . 1 9 t h t o 22nd . Id e l i v e r e d o n e of the m e s s

ages t h e r e s o r t o f a f a r ew e l l s e r m o n .

The Rempels have found ab e t t e r h o u s e t h a n t h e o n et h e y f i r s t occupied; on movin g to our c i t y . I t i s a l so

great deal nearer our owhouse here a t 112/352.

Y ou m ay r e m e m b e r t h es t o r y o f M r. Wa s h i n g t o nw h i c h a p p e a r e d i n C H R I S T-ASIAN N o v . - D e c . i s s u e . T h e

c o u r t . c a s e h a s j u s t b e e nc o m p l e t e d w i t h Mr. Washingt o n b e i n g a d j ud ge d N oG u i l t y . I liad appeared icour t a s o n e o f hi s w it s s s .

A n d r i y a s v ^ i l l b e f i n i s hi n g th e p r e s e n t s c h o o l y e a rh e r e i n K a n p u r v ; i t h o n e ot h e c h u r c h p a s t o r s s e r v i n ga s h i s p a p a . Miss L e a h Mos h i e r has k i n d l y a g r e e d t ot a k e h im a t K u l p a h a r f r o mMay u n t i l m y r e t u rn .

We h a v e h a d a m i s e r a b l et i m e g e t t i n g good s l i d e s t os h o w i n t h e U . S . F o r r eas o n s n o t y e t knov/n twr o l l s of f i l m t u r n e d o uc o m p l e t e l y b l s m k . V/e s u sp e c t t h a t t h e C u s t o m s h a dX - R a y e d t h e f i l m a u t o m a t ic a l l y e x p o s i n g i t b u t t h i ss u s p i c i o n may n o t b e t r u e .I n t h e l a s t r e s o r t S i s t e rM o s h i e r h a s l e n t u s t w om o r e r o l l s of f i l m w h i c ha re r e c e i v i n g t h e e x p e r ta t t e n t i o n o f B r o . R e m p e l

P e r h a j s a l l t h i s c o o p e r at i o n w i l l r e su l t i n s o m et h i n g w o r t h y . .

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Did any of you add up t h ec o n t r i b u t i o n s we r e p o r t e di n o u r J a n . 1 3 t h i s s u e ? I fs o y o u Y / i l l h a v e n o t i c e dt h a t t h e f i g u r e s added upt o $538-75 ins tead of 558.75 as we repor ted . Ther e a s o n f o r t h i s i s t h a t i n

c u t t i n g t h e s t e n c i l w ea c c i d e n t l y l e f t o u t r i e n t i o nof th e 20 s e n t b y th eN e e p e r C h u r c h i n M i s s o u r i .A s i n i i l a r e r r o r w a s i n a d e i n1952.

MOREs t a t i s t i c s

I n 1958 con t r ibu t ions tot a l l e d $2777-32; i n 1957, 282i|..l4.5; and i n 1958, 3203.014.. Of this l a t t e r

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i n 1958, 28ij.3.03 was givef o r t h e w o r k i t s e l f T h ii s $19.53 t han i n 195and $65.66 more than i1956. Looking fu r the r, ws e e t h a t o u r e n t i r e w o r ki n c l u d i n g s a l a r y p u b l i c at i o n s book s t o r e boysc h u r c h h o u s i n g e t c . wasupjoor t fed o n an a v e r a g e o$236.92 a month.

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r e p o r t does n o t i n c l u d e ani t e m f o r t h e B o o k S t o r e .F o r one t h i n g t h e BooS t o r e a c c o u n t s h a v e n ob e e n s e p a r a t e d f rom t hMiss ion acounts and onlt h e s u b s i d y w i l l now be r ep o r t e d . The s e c o n d t h i n g it h a t s i n c e o u r ow n f u n d sh a v e b e e n low t h e l a s t tw

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W H E N H E R A I S E D H I M F R O M T H E D E A D

There is a certain point to which we may come in humanexperience lower than which i t is not possible to go. I t may betha t some of us have had such an experience of touching bottom perhaps in the realm of human sorrow or in the mat ter ofpersonal sin

I t seems in such instances t ha t nothing can s ta y th e downward plunge Every new incident or experience only leads inexorably lower unti l human resource is a t an end and the soul p lungesi nt o d es pa ir

Friend take courage I You are not alone in y ou r s tr ic ke ncondi t ion O ne h as descended in to th e p i t before you so t h a tHe m ay r en de r help in starting yo u on the upward path

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He made Every move brought Hi mcloser to the bottom till finally, in thetomb of Joseph of Arimathea, He laym o t i o n l e s s .

How agonizing must have been thedescent I The faithlessness of His countrymen, the flight from Him of His followers,His betrayal by Judas, lack of faith onthe part of His apostles the cross itselfsignifying as it did utter separation fromthe Fathereach of these were but run^in the awful ladder He chose to use inorder to come down to our level.

But the pit into whichJesus descended is not the BOTTOMLESS one.There was a l imit to which he cou ld come,and in this lies ou r hope. That limit wasexactly the level of our direst humanneed. From here He offers help to everystricken human condition.

T h e e lement which offers to us this living hope is the POWER OF GOD,which raised Jesus from the dead. Peter, Pet. 1:3) speaks of it. Paul also(Eph. 1:19 refers to the exceedinggreatness of His power which He wrought

in phrist, when He raised Him from thed e a dSee the full implications of this, my

friends, and glory in them. The extentof His exaltation from that lowest pointis the measure also of our restoration.God raised Jesus from the dead to sitat His right hand, Far above all ruleand authority. He gave Him a Namewhich is pre-eminent and before whichevery knee shall bow. To us He gives an inheritance incorruptible and undefil-

ed an d that fadeth no t away, reservedin heaven for us. What a height torise to, after the depths to which weh a d descended

This is what happened, when Heraised H im from the dead . This is ourhope of eternal life

IDITOWAL COMMilMir

The President of In dia , D r. RajendraPrasad, speaking to a medical group aBombay recen tly, asked th e doctors oIndia to work with missionary zea lto mitigate sickness in the country.

The use of th e popular expression missionary zeal , speaks rather well othat dedica tion to task and willingness topersevere which has characterized missionary labours in this country an d sp ro vo ke d t he simile.

I t seems to us, however, that somet imes zeal for service has been offeredas a substitute for an even more import

an t ingredient of true successknowledge.It is a situation roughly comparable tthat of Israel, to w ho m P aul bore witnesthat they have a zeal for God, but noaccording to knowledge .

Misdirected zeal is as harmful, ifnot more so, as utter indifference. Zeaon the part of many to perpetuate particular sects and strange doctrines inChristianity is as productive of wronas is t h e z e a l o f a n u n i n f o r m e d c h em i swho touts a deadly poison as a healingagen t .

C o n s t a n t re fe rence to t h e s o u r c eauthority and truth in Chris tianity, ouN e w Te s ta m e nt , is needed. We c om m en dto your reading the article on NewTestament Christ ianity on page three,in which the entire appeal is to Divineand not hum an, wisdom.

T w o f o r mer staffers o f C h r l s t a s i anc o m e i n fo r c o m m e n t

Shri I.angru wishes to be rememberedto a l l h is f r i ends a n d fans . I n a n i n t e r

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{Digest of a radio sermon preached by Mr. K. T. Morris, Canada

Seve ra l t imes i t h a s c o m e t o o u r a t t en

tion that people are asking, What isthis Ne w Testament Christianity that youta lk a b o u t ? H ow is i t different f roma ny ot he r form of Christianity?

In answer to these questions thefollowing remarks are presented.

New Testament Christianity is thatwhich is se t forth in the Bible. T heBible, being the basic textbook of our religion, describes that form and type ofChristianity which God sets forth form n

New Testament Christianity is of theOld Testament, however, only insomuchas it is found there concealed, in its typesfigures ^ d prophecies. The Old Testament pointed forward to Christianity,preceding it by hundreds of years. It wasessentially the Bible oftheJews,containingparticularly the Law and the Prophets.T h e last book o f the O ld Tes tament waswritten in 400 B.C.Christianity wasestablished by Christ in 30 A.D., 430years later.

New Testament Christianity is not,therefore, a mixture of the law an d thegospel. The Judaizers ofPaul s day triedto mix the two, insisting that the GentileChristians must obey the law of Moses,as well as believe in an d obey Christ.This synthesis k completely refuted^ inmany passages, particularly 2 Corinthians3, Acts 15, an d the book of Galatians.

To our sorrow, multitudes of believers

today are attempting this same mixture.L et i t be remembered tha t the . law wasfor the Jews, and was nailed to the cross.The Gospel ofJesus was for all the worldu n t i l t h e e n d o f t i m e .

New Testament Christianity is theChristianity set forth in the New Testa

m e n t o f o u r Bible. t is based in t he N ew

Covenant, purchased with the bloodof Christ, and mediated by the LordHimself. t w a s r at if ie d in heaven w henJesus Christ, having been crucified onCalvary and risen from the dead, ascendedto the Father, pr^eriting His own bloodas a sacrificial offering for the sins of thewor ld .

I t was established on earth by ourLord on the Da y of Pentecost, A.D. 30.On that day Jesus, from heaven, pouredout His Holy Spirit upon the apostles.They first, on that day, proclaimed HisGospel of the remission of sins to theworld. Three thousand people neededthe Word and were baptized into theLord Jesus.

h e N e w Te st am e n t conta ins t h e constitution and by-laws of Christianity; thehistory of its Divinely guided establishment m the world; its promise of victorioushope in the future.

Christianity, as God designed it^ isin the New Testament as God gave it.

During these many intervening years,men widiout authorityuninspired ofthe Spirit of Go d an d very fallible menhave corrupted and changed the perfection of that original revelation into thestate in which we now find Christianity.The picture of Christianity today is notone of beauty. Divided, its doctrinesdistorted, its ordinances corrupted, substituted and added to, its authori ty vested

in men rather than in God, with manymediators rather than one, an d manyways of salvation in place of th e Way,it presents indeed a sorry spectacleto the world. I t is no wonder that th echurch today presents so importent andso lifeless a challenge to the world.


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New Testament Christianity was setforth by God for all time. We haveabsolutely no right to change it. Let usthen go back to the Word of God an d findth e essential elements of th e Christianityof the New Testament. Finding them,let us adhere to them with all th e strength^ d determination that God may giveu

. The Message o f the New Testament

In the first place, New TestamentChristianity preaches the message of theNew Tes tament

On that grand day when Christianityfirst came to the world, the apostle Peter

preached the death of Jesus Christ forour sins. His resurrection and exaltationto heaven. H e c li m ax e d h is sermon withthese words: L e t a l l th e house o fIsrael therefore know assuredly that Godhath made Him both Lord and Christthis same Jesus whom ye crucified .

In theNewTestament,Jesus ofNazarethis presented as the Son of God, the onlySaviour, an d th e one Mediator betweenG od a n d m en. N ew Tes tament Chris t ianity today preaches that same message.

Again, New Testament Christianitypreaches the same message of repentancef rom sins a n d th e new life i n G h m t aswas preached by the aposdes. Ringingthrough that apostolicmessageis the insistent-command to repent and bring forthf ^ t s worthy of repentance.

It is a message of salvation from sinand the hope of eternal life. I t promisesabundant life here and everlasting lifehereafter. I t promises victory over sin,S a t a n a n d d e a t h .

T e r m s o f P e r s o n a l S a l v a t i o n

New Testament Christianity, secondly,proclaims the terms of personal salvationas s e t for th in the N e w Te s ta m e n t. Prea

ching life through Jesus Christ, it tellsmefT that they cannot be saved by theworks of the law by feelings or emotionalexperiences,^no, no t even by faith only.N o n e o f these wil l save a m a n

According to the New Testament,man is saved by faith in Jesus Christ,accompanied by the obedience of thafaith. In Gal. 3:26 27 Paul writes , Foye are all th e children of Go d by Faithin Christ Jesus. For as many of you ahave been baptized into Christ have puon C h r i s t T h i s was also Peter s messageto th e believing Jews: Repent an d bbaptized, every one of you in th e nameof J esus Chr is t unto the remission of sinan d ye shall receive th e gift of th e Hol

Spirit .Peter, writing later (2 Pet. 1:10-11),

tells us that by diligendy adding thChristian graces, Christians may maketheir calling an d election sure .

The way of salvation as set forth ithe New Testament is dear its termclearly stated. Le t us practice anproclaim them to ou r own salvation.

New Tes tament Worsh ip

Thirdly, New Testament Christianityprescribes ^e worship found in the NewTe s t a m e n t .

Jesus had said that. th e time wouldcome when man wotdd worship God inSpirit and in truth. When those threethousand people were baptized intChrist on Pentecost Day, they immediatelybanded together to worship the Lord.We are told that they continued steadfastly in the apostles teaching and fellow

ship, in th e breaking of bread and thprayers .I n Act s 20 :7 i t is re la ted t h a t w h e n

the disdples came together, at Troason th e first da y of th e week to breakbread Paul preadied to them.

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P a r e n t s a n d S o n s

R e b e k a h h a d b e e n b a r r e n a n d I s aacen t rea ted th e L o r d for his wife . . . .and th eLord was entreated of him . When, after20 years of married life, Rebekah, wasabout to become a mother, he r sufferingwas so great that she prayed to the Lorda b o u t i t . G od to ld h e r t h a t t he re w e r etwins in he r womb, actually two nations,a n d tha t th e elder one would servethe younger. God knew the children snature even before they were born.

T h e i r b i r th also i n t roduced a l i t t lerift into th e life of the parents. Parentsgenerally deny that they have any favouritechildren, but there usually is a father sfavourite an d a mother s favourite, althoughal l are dearly loved. Here, Isaac was

partial to his first-born, Esau, and Rebekahto the other, Jacob. She aJso knew thatJacob was God s choice for th e covenantblessing.

Esau, with his love of a free, outdoorlife, open-hearted, brave and strong,appears to be more worthy of th e blessingthan home-staying, cunning, timid Jacob,clinging to his mother s apron strings.But Jacob loved God first, and Godcou ld m o u ld h im l a t e r o n t o w o r k o u t H isown purposes.. Esau lived for himselfand trifled with things of spiritual value.He could lightly sell away his birthrightfor a mess of pottage, an d marry heathenwives .

T h e Blessing

Isaac in his old age and blindnesshad developed an uii^ealthy appetite

a n d his fondness fo r ven ison cou ld b e

satisfied only by his hunter son. Feelingthat his death was near a t hand, Isaacdesired Esau to give him a dish of savomyvenison, and t^ e in return his father sblessing. Rebekah was in consternation.God had meant that blessing for herfavourite son. She h a d a s t ra in o fcunning in her makeup somewhere, andJ ac ob h ad inherited it. So she conspiredwith her younger son, disguised hi m asEsau, an d gave him a tzistily prepareddish o f k id wi th which to d e ce iv e h i s f a the ran d get the blessing.

Isaac had a few suspicions, bu t beingblind, he could go only by touch an dsmell, and in these he w as deceived.E s a u iarr ived to o l a t e for t h e coveted

blessing. The sharp, agonized cry ofdespair that was wrung from hi m musthave pierced his mother s hear t.

Jacob Flees

When he vowed to kill Jacob, shehastened to get the yoimger son ou t ofEsau s way. Though Esau s anger cooleddown quickly an d he was a generous man,in a fit of passion hewas capable ofcommitting cold blooded murder. So ,thought his mother, I must send Jacobaway from home temporarily, till hisbrodier is calm again .

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the covenant blessing without her takingany unauthorized action.

Isaac's permission was needed tosend Jacob away. She called his attention

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c on ce rn E s au s t w o wives w e r e causing her, and said she did not want Jacobalso to give her a heathen daughter-in-l aw. W h a t w as more n a t u r a l for I saacthan to agree that Jacob's wife should comefrom the same family that ha d givenhi m his Rebekah? Bu t it wa s a strangeirony of destiny that Isaac, who thoughthis death to be imminent should havelived at least 21 years longer to meetJacob once more, while Rebekah, for allher cunning plans, never saw her darlingagain.

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H er death is not mentioned in theaccount. W e do not know how s he f ac edhe r husband and elder son, after havingfrustrated them. I t may be that remorseslowly consumedher life. We can imaginehow he r heart must have longed, ached,for one sight of Jacob's face before shedied. W he n m a n s self-willed schemeshinder the working out of God's plans,he can look for unforeseen problems an dtragedies. In Jacob's and Rebekah'scase, God foresaw this and tried to prevent sorrowfrom beclouding the remainingpart of their lives.

What a lesson for parents who lightlyregard their responsibility of bringingup children in the will of the Lord Andwhat shall we say about those who havesome child who has gone astray, and who,radier than agonize and pray for that sonor daughter to be saved seeking also theprayers of God's children, hush up thesin ? In their anxiety to keep up respectability, real or imagined, they are sendingt h a t chi ld s soul to hell .

How much better to trust God, an dlet Him have His way

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The Corinthians were exhor ted, othe first da y of th e week, to la y by i

store of their material things, forth e

helof needy Christians. (1 Cor. 16:2)The Ephesian Christians were ex

horted to speak to one another in psalmsan d hynms an d spiritual songs thussinging, and making melody in theirhea r t s t o t h e L o r d .

The above scriptures show to us allthose elements t h a t w ere c o m m on to t h e

worship of the Christians in apostolictimes. I t was truly worship in Spiritan d in truth. The heart o f t ha t worshiplay in th e Lord's supper, which theyevidently observed weekly, as He ha dappointed. When it is observed aswas observed by those early Christians,an d when it is not obscured by th e imagerand ritualism that is so often seen today,then i t is a simple, yet unspeakably subl ime feas t o f r e m e m b r a n c e .

The apostles teaching was anothervery important element in the worshipof those early Christ ians. The scripture

themselves, as well as th e histories of thostimes, reveal that i t wa s th e custom whenan apostle was present, to have him preachto th e assembled people. If no apostlwas present, then other leaders wouldread from and expound the doctrinesChrist from the writings of the apostlesThese writings we have, of course, today,in o u r N ew Tes tamen t . . T h u s w e too c acont inue in th e apostles' teaching

Christian fellowship is very mucha part of the worship of New TestamentChristianity. Fellowship means the sharing of all that we possess, both physicaan d spiritual. The offering of our moneor other possessions is no t a necessary evil,as it is so often regarded, i t is an acof worship. I t is in this way that we ca

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Out of the darkness and despair of aconquered Israel looms the figure of am a n o f G o d whose life a n d c h a r a c t e r r eve rberates through history and soundschords of respect in the heart of everym a n w h o str ives to serve G o d . F ro m t h e

noble life of Daniel comes inspiration toe ve ry c ou ra ge ou s young man trying tolive a life of righteousness. Although

he was confronted with the superficialglamour of sin, this young eunuch emergedtriumphant and fai thful in the Lord, inWhom he found th e source of his strength.

C h r i s t s r e f e r e n c e i n M a t t h e w 2 4 : 1 5

to th e pr op het Daniel fully authenticateshis person and character.

The Book of Daniel may be dividedinto two parts. In the first six chaptersis found a brief biography of Daniel;the last six chapters contain the propheticu t t e r ances o f Dan ie l . T h i s bo ok o f

history an d prophecy was originally writteni n A r a m a i c a n d H e b r e w

Due to spiritual declension, approximately twenty-five hundred years ago,God allowed Israel to be overrun by theB ab yl on ia n E mp ir e. The eastern victor.King Nebuchadnezzar, besieged the cityof Jerusalem and established an armyof occupation there.

This king of Babylon had establisheda system of banking and commercial controls by which he monopolized the tradea n d w e a l t h o f t h e t h e n c iv i l ized wo r ld .Until Nebuchadnezzar s t ime goods weremostly bartered an d exchanged. Theking, however, improvised a system whereby gold became a medium of exchange.I t became dangerous to transport gold inthose unsettled conditions, so the gold

ByMarkkapapa

was deposited in Babylon an d certificateswere issued against it.

D a n i e l 1 :3 -4 te lls u s t h a t i n D a n i e l stime Nebuchadnezzar had originatedwhat is today called an internationalcultural exchange of students and prof ssors which is regarded as the highesttype. of statesmanship in the modernwor ld . T h e r e is his tor ica l evidence t h a t

h e dea l t w ith o ther nat ions as he d idwith the Hebrew captives. Nebuchadnezzar founded an institution of trainingbu t it was more than a university. Intohis court were gathered the most promisingyoung men of th e conquered lands to betrained in the knowledge and culture oft h e Cha ldeans .

Among the Hebrew youth came Daniel,Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. Theywere immediately given Chaldean names.Daniel, which means God is myjudge,was given the name of Belteshazzar,meaning a prince of Baal Hananiah,which means, Beloved of the Lord,w as n a m e d S h a d r a c h i n h o n o u rof a su n god. Mishael was renamed

Meshach so t h a t ins tead of H e w ho isas G o d h e w as H e w h o is l ike u n t oShach (later known as Venus). Azariahwas given the name of Abed-nego whichsignified a servant of one of the lessergods. Thus the religion of the Chaldeans was thrust upon them.

H a d i t n o t b een fo r f irm fa i th a n dtrust in Go d they probably would haveyielded to the temptations of the lustfulliving that was offered to them in th eKing s palace.

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the temptations of the world they areoffered s im i la r i n du c e me n ts to forsake th etrue God for the false teachings of evil men.Few are those who dare to be a iDaniel,d a re t o s t and a lone . I n t ime o f n e e d G o d

delivered Danie l; Daniel in return offeredhis thanks to God, remembering Hi m withprayer and praise for His deliverance.

We too must step ou t tmcompromis-ingly for God, contending for th e fiith ,e v e n t o th e d e a t h . A C hr is t i an w asonce attacked and captured by savagecannibals. In prayer to God he said:

If by my dealb, O Lord, I ma y glorifyThee more than by my life, then let medie. Bu t if by my life I may glorifyThee more than by m y death, let mel ive t o con t inue t o serve T h e e

Our primary motive in life, as itwa s in Daniel s case, should be to maint a i n a cons is ten t a n d c o n t i n u a l f a i t h i nGod, being ever obedient to Him, so thatwe might inherit, through deaA, thec r o w n o f life

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tion It is evident that he has been harbouring secret ambitions regarding theeditorship, the dog

Bro. R. R. Harter, founder, editor,publisher, an d leading light in thismagazine from the time of its inception,heis relinquished his duties temporarilyand has gone to pa y his home a visit. Wewish him safeand happyjourneys

Bro. Harter intends to stop brieflyin several A si an c ou nt ri es en rou te to

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share with others in the preaching of theWo r d a n d in th e c are o f the saints.

Prayers, the giving of thanks, thesinging of hymns and psalms and spiritualsongsall these add to fellowship andworship in the New Testament sense. I tis worship in Spirit and in truth.

Othe r elements o f New Tes tamentChristianity will be listed in a later article.In the meantime, think on these things .If you have never received the Gospelof our Lord Jesus Christ into your life,if you have not yet the promise of remission of sins an d the hope of eternal life

through Him, ifyou have never given yourheart to the Lord and submitted yourwill humbly to His, then we urge you to doit NOW. It is God's way of providingyou with abundant life, a free conscience,and the peace of heart and mind that comeswith the assurance that all is right betweenyou and God.


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R e m p e lT h e h r i s t ia n s P r a c t ic a l R e l a t i o n

ship to h is fel low-men.

The history of man is an unbrokenrecord of the clash of men s personalities. When the will of one person iso u t o f a cco rd w ith th a t o f ano ther a n dwhen the guiding principle is that eachshall strive to fulfill his own desires, thenan y contact between them can only

result in a grave disturbance.A dictatorship is nothing more norless than one man s success in imposinghis will upona larger group of his f^ow-m e n . Wa r s a n d revolu t ions r es ul t f ro m^ny attempt to resist the dictator s will.Injustice and wrongdoing, hatred an dinjurythese ar e the trademarks of aworld which, as John says, lies in theevil one . (I John 5:19).

Christianity proposes a new an d an

entirely different principle of behaviour-among men. The basis of this new principle of behaviour is th e surrender ofo u r wills t o th e wil l o f G o d . O f thiswe spoke in th e second article of thisse r ies .

T h e su r rende r o f th e hiunan wil l tothe will of God Supreme has two practica l results o the r t h a n th a t one w h i c hhas already been mentioned: 1. Peace-and serenity come to the believer s ownhear t as he ceases to fight against his own

conscience. The individual will beingnow merged with that of on e whoseJudgements are infallible, there is nolonger an inner striving to fulfill personaldesires an d worldly ambitions. Thespirit rests in His Spirit. This is spiritualand private, affecting th e self only. 2.An entirely new attitude toward our

fellowrmen is engendered. This is practical and, so to say, public, affecting allpersons who come within the range ofou r activities and experiences. I t isof this practical behaviour on the parto f the Clhiistian toward h is f ell ow -m enthat we concern ourselves especially int h is a r ti c le .

Paul specifies t ha t o ut love mus t havethe quality of utter sincerity 12:9

Unfeigned or unpretended is theword used by the A.V. translators. Toillustrate the difference between t rueand feigned love: the love of many ofthe early disciples was genuine and itled them to surrender all their possessionsin th e public interest; the love of Ananiasan d Sapphira, on the other hand, wasa feigned love though foolishly and vainlythey thought to convince even the HolySpirit of its genuineness.

Love which is of the quality which isrequired is like a huge diamond whichsheds its brilliance no matter what maybe the angle to which it is turned.

The abhorrence of evil verse 9)is evidently a facet of true love whichturns it s sterner side to our view. I tappears that in regard to evil one maynot be passive. It is insufficient merelyto refuse to sanction evil^it should beactively opposed. To merelykeep silencein regard to it is to be considered ascondoning it.

Jus t as firm must be ou r insistencein favoiu* of that which is good. Proveall things; hold fast to the good; abstainfrom every form of evil 1 Thess. 5:21)are the tlu-ee steps that genuine love willt ake .


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T h e br i l l iance o f this marvel lousdiamond of love, turned upon our fellow-Christians, scintillates in an amazing andan utterly imworldly fashion. See in thesefollowing instructions of Paul to us, howit flashes and bums: They ar e in respect to:

1. Our respect (or preference, if wegive that word that same meaning thatit formerly held) for one another. 2. Ourzeal (diligence) for the work of God. 3.Our eamestness of spirit in Christ'sservice. 4. Otir attitude of th e joyfulnessof hope. 5. Our patience in affiction.6. Our constancy in prayer. 7. Ourgenerosity in helping those who are inneed. 8. Ou r hospitality toward stran

gers (the original gives the sense of entertainment of strangers , very likelyhaving in mind those who had beenuprooted by persecution in that stormyage . 9. Our reactions to those who revileor curse us (more clearly explainedlater). 10. Our sympathetic and unselfishattitude toward the imfortunate and th erejoicing alike. 11. Our utter disregardfor the stations in life to which our fellowbrethren in Christ may have attained.12. Our spirit of humility that seeks not

high estates but seeks the lower seats .There isnot a singleone of the practicalaspects of life which is not affected andradically so by this new life principle.

Render to no man evil for evi l .With these words Paul reveals still anotherof the significant implications ofembracingthe rule of God in our lives. (Readverses 17-21)

Do not return evil fo r evil? Buthow shall one possibly exist in this dog

eat dog world? Will not the worldimmediately see its advantage and makesh ort w ork of us i f we cease to avengeourselves for th e hurt we must inevitablyabsorb? These are questions that leapa t once to our attention.

And is such a course not sure to beregarded as being weak and fearful by

the sceptics? Will we not be held icontempt by this self-seekingworld ? The-street dog, they will say, does not fightback either, but cringes in terror beforthe kicks of the passers by, an d whinein a revolting way.

I t might seem so if ou r resistance weremerely passive. I t has, however, apositive aspect which changes its apparent:weakness to t r emendous a n d unreal izedpower The apostle goes on, in the versementioned above, to explain this secrweapon .

Imagine the kicked dog rushing to-save his tormentors from an unexpectedh a r m . Wo u l d t h e t o rmen to r s a t t i t ude

toward him no t change immediately?Having refirained firom avenging ou rselves (not from cowardice but in accodance wi th t he principle of a surrendered:will which has given that responsibilityover to God) we now turn the powerDivine love fully upon our detractorsFinding an enemy hungry, or in danger,,or in an y need whatsoever, we immediatelymove to give help.

Our attitude, in this way, is no morcringing than was Jesus' attitude when He;looked with calnmess and patient resignation upon His tormentors. I supposecould have bee n said that Jesus followedth e path o f weakness, but IBs conquestth e Roman centur ion who crucified Himof the multitudes of the Jews who oncc r i ed fo r H i s d e a t h b u t w h o n o w s a i d m e n

and brethren, what shall we do , of thhearts of countless millions in succeedingages who once cursed but now ferventlybless His name^all these practical effects,would certainly give th e lie to such a claim

We go forth not merely to endurevil, but gloriously to conquer it Ouweapons ar e unique in th e experiences othe world, but they ar e Divine, and thear e wonderfully effective.

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Dear Kids,I want to tell you the story of a very foolish man.

Once upon a time a man was to be presented at theroyal court.

You know, before one can be brought before a Kingand a Queen there are a great many things that must belearned. One must learn how to properly speak to thepeople of the court, and to be very polite. He mustleam to wear the right clothes. There are certain wayshe must bow, or curtsy. This man had to learn how tostand, sit, eat, walk and talk. The King is a very important person

When the day arrived for the man to go before theKing, he took his invitation card with him. This is a

very important thing to remember because it is the passby which we e nter into the King s presence.Just before the gate of the palace, he not iced another

man sitting. He said to him, Say, friend, what areyou doing? The man answered, I am patching mygarment because I have an invitat ion to appear beforethe King . He was very busy sewing patches on hisdirty garment.

Now, I have not seen so many dirty garments anywhere as I have seen in India, and I know they are not

fit to wear into the presence of a King, no matter howmany patches are put on. Sewing patches on your filthy garment 1 Why you

foolish man, don t you know that you are to be givena new garment by the King?

Foolish man indeed but King Jesus has given usa l l a n i n v i ta t io n to c o m e t o H i m H e h as i n v i t e d l i t t lechildren to come unto Him, in these words: Suffer thelittle children to come unto Me,.. . Mark 10:14

Children, when you tell lies, when you do bad deeds,

or steal, or cheat, do not try to patch things up. There isnothing you can do to make yourself better. Isaiah hassaid, All our righteousnesses are as filthy rags .(Isaiah 64:6) The Lord Jesus is waiting to give us a newgarment. Though your sins be as scarlet, they shallbe white as snow . (Isa. 1:18)

u n t M a r i e


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S E RVA N T S O F G O D

A B R A H A M

Genes is 18

Intro This chapter gives us an interesting insight into Abraham's qualitiesas a servant o f G o d .

I . H is Agility.Although Abraham was now 100 years

old, the account shows that he was notindolent. H e sat in the heat ofthe day... .h e ran to meet them.bowed himself . . . . ha st en ed i nt o the tent ran unto the herd and fe tcht . . . .hasted to dress i t And he took. . . . andset it before t hem. . . . and he stood bythem . As servants of God, we must besp ry.

n H e G a v e H i s B e s t .

And he gave it cheerfully. Threemeasures of fine meal cakes upon thehearth.. . .calf tender an d good butterand milk . I t wa s not tha t th e Lordneeded so much to eat, and He ca nsurvive without our gifts. I t is mercyon His part to accept our gifts and it iswe who are blessed thereby.HI. A b r a h a m Believed th e Lord .

The Lord's promise was so stupefyingthar Sarah laughed within herself .But Abraham no longer shared suchqualms Nor should we harbour anydoubts regardingGod's incredible promis s

M O S E S

N u m b e r s 12

Intro. In Moses we have one of th emost dynamic personalities that everl ived .

I. He followed Ins truc tions Prec ise lyOne might almost say , that Moses

lacked initiative because he depended on

G od fo r a ll o f his ideas. B ut th is w as th

secret of his power. He was faithful tothe smallest detail, e.g. the buildingo f t h e t abe rnac l e . -

n He Had a Most Forgiving Spirit.Moses blessed those who most sorely

vexed him. Num. 12:13; 14:13-19;11:2. N o servant o f G od ca n afford thold grudges.i n H e W a s S e l f l e s s N u m . 11:26-30.

H e h a d th e L ord s w ork a t h e a r t a n d

was no t disturbed by those who seemed

to slight hi m personally. He was willingto be spent in the service of God. Exodus1 8 : 1 3 - 1 6 .

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cows h av e tu rn ed wildin a village near Raipur and have beenseen destroying crops and attackinghuman beings. The district magistrateh a s announced a r eward o f R s. 500 fortheir capture. But they ha d best becaught alive.

One hundred and five tigers andtigresses and thirty-two leopards andpanthers were shot in the forests of UttarPradesh during 1955-56. In additiono ne m an -e at er was shot but another isstill at large. Other animals killedwere one musk deer five Himalayan bearsfour sloth bears two pythons 164 chitala n d 430 o the r dest ruct ive a n im a ls i n cl u ding porcupines.

25-year-old AH Mulick strangled todeath a five-foot-long leopard whichha d attacked two children playing in agarden about a hundred miles nordi-westof Calcutta. Hearing their cries Alira n to th e rescue o f th e ch i ld ren an dengaged the prowler with bare hands.Though badly mauled he did no t releasehis stranglehold on the leopard until itdropped dead.

A Delhi craftsman Bhagat Bhim Senh s c rved an ivory ll of only 4|inches i n d iam ete r w hich h as w ith in i t26 bal l s o n e ins ide th e other. T h i s isa new w orld reco rd for in t r ica te craftsmanship. All th e inside balls ar e separatefrom each other an d each ball is ingeniouslyca rved from th e outs ide wi th f lower

an d filigree work. I t took Bhagat BhimSen about a year an d a half to finish thebaU working with simple tools. The costof the baU is modestly estimated atRs . 7 000.

The Janata Furniture Company ofKanpur has been cheated out of 750.

chairs by a customer who posed as astudent. The young man took the chairso n hire for some funct ion a t th e schooland deposited a sum of Rs. 50 as ana dv anc e towards th e r en t . W h en th echai rs w e r e n o t r e tu rned a f t e r t h reedays the proprietor inquired at theschool. T h e r e h e w as to ld t h a t t he reh a d been n o funct ion a t th e school a n dno one ha d been asked to ge t anyc ha i r s .

T h e P r i m e M i n i s t e r M r N e h ru m a d e

his shortest speech while inauguratinga cultural programme at Nagpur. Hewalked up to the stage an d said I verygladly inaugurate the cultural programmean d invite you all to witness it attentively .For this short speech the audience applauded loudly.

In another speech at Nagpur PanditNehru compared planning to a ride ona bicycle. Once you start planningthere is no stopping. This process ofplanning is like a ride on a bicycle. Youhave to go on pedalling because themoment you stop you are instantly downon t he g round .

A serious dramatic performance atAllahabad was provided with an anticlimax when th e bodyguard of th e ChiefMinister of Madhya Pradesh could not belocated. After a frantic search an an-noimcement was made on th e loudspeaker. u t s i n c e t h e a n n o u n c e m e n t w a s m a d e i n

English an d th e bodyguard knew only

Hindi he remained unlocated.A village girl was fataUy injured

near Gonda by a police van. The driverwho was taking some under- tr ial prisoners from the jail to th e court had tojoin the prisoners in the van until hewas b ail ed o ut.


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The Foudroyant, a 46-gun woodensailing frigate biiilt of teak-wood in aBombay shipping yard in 1817 is believed

-to be the oldest ship in the world freelyafloat. Th e ship is used to provide sea-training holidays for hundreds of boysand girls at Portsmouth, England.

T h e taxi drivers o f Delh i chose anovel method of demonstrating againsta new parking restriction. They parkedabout 400 taxis on several m ain roadcrossings and blocked traflfic throughP arlia men t S treet to th e ParliamentCent ra l Secre t a r i a t a n d o t h e r Governm e n t ofiices. T h e d e m on s tr a ti o n w a s n o tcalled off until the police had removeda b o u t a h u n d r e d o f th e vehicles.

Cases of currency note forgery areo n th e decl ine in Ind ia . n 1956 57notes worth Rs. 411,792 were detected;bu t last year only Rs. 43,295 were detected. Bu t Rs. 348,600 in counterfeitcoins were detected, which is almostdouble that of former years.

A survey has reyealed that there are3 217 beggars in i anpur 1 834 in Agra3,271. ih Varanasi Banaras), 1,795 inAllahabad, 2,155 in Lucknow, and 1000i n M e e r u t -

-Thanks to the students, the game ofCricket, is at last becoming excitingeven the tea break. In a game at Delhi,when the players adjourned for tea, thestudents swarmed the field and the wicketmd blocked the entry of one of theteams; Th e police were called in to clearthe field before t he m a tc h resumed fifteenminutes late. During the tea break,some persons even crossed the pitch onbicycles.

In a Cricket game at Kanpur 28policemen and 5 students were injuredin a dispute with students who wantedto see the game without tickets. On theprevious day 1500 ticketless studentsmanaged to see the game by variousdubious means, A canopy meant for

protecting the spectators from the sunw as t o r n i n to shreds .

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