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'glJfrJtl'SSWNAP^NEWS OF RALPH "BUD" HARTER, MISSIONARY
BIBLE QOOK STORE
7/130 D SWARUPNA6AR KANPUR 208002, INDIA
The following isof the excerpt fromGod for My India by Ralph
Harter as
a continuation
the book Thank
begun in our last issue. This willbe the final installment of
the
excerpt due to the book's length andthe need for this space. The
nextnewsletter will follow shortly.
Thank God for Mv India
by Ralph Harter(Section Two)
If Rip Van Winkle were to visitKanpur after an absence of
twentyyears, he would have to step fasterin order to avoid being
hit by thespeeding cars on the streets, thenhe would gawk at the
eight-storiedapartment buildings. The tallesttuilding in Kanpur is
a 17-storiedhotel. Van Winkle would look in
vain for a horse-drawn tonga but hewould travel instead by taxi,
auto-ricksha, bus, tempo or cycle-riksha.He would be sorry to find
thestreets and bus stations in bad
disrepair. Van Winkle would have toadapt himself to frequent
interruptions in the supply of water andelectricity.
Briberyof politicsevery year
catastrophicson for the
and the criminalizationhas been getting worseuntil it has
reachedproportions. One rea-nexus between politic
ians and criminals is that the police depend on the politicians
fortheir postings and promotions. Ithas been conjectured that some
stategovernments are completely under thecontrol of criminals and
that theCentral Government itself is not immune from them. A
reversal of thissituation cannot be corrected bylegislation because
the laws arealready there. A change can onlycome about through the
reformationof society.
Some people in India are still"crazy for foreign" but the
"foreign" is now Singapore or Dubai.Besides that, India now
manufacturesa wide range of cars, refrigerators,TV's, radios,
air-conditioners,furniture and clocks? and "Made inIndia" is
cheaper. There is notmuch left to desire from abroad.
"My India" is mostly Kanpur, alarge railway center situated on
abend in the Ganges River. Since theriver runs along one side of
thecity, the visitor may forget thatthe river is there at all.
Kanpurhas a large and busy railway stationwith tickets and berth
reservations
being issued by computer. Markets,both ancient and modern, teem
withthousands of shoppers. Kanpur isbest known for it's shoes and
cloth.Some consider Kanpur to be the worstcity in Asia due to it's
filth, congestion, squalor and a general lackof decorum, but it is
prestigiousfor having a stock exchange. ReserveBank, a sports
stadium and many colleges. The first Christian missionary to live
in Kanpur was Henry Mar-tyn who txanslated the_JBil),l.e ijStPUrdu
in 1810.
What is called "the Christianpopulation" of Kanpur is only
about1/lOth of one percent of the totalbut there is, nevertheless,
a strongChristian influence in the city dueto "Christian" schools,
teachers andnurses. The three largest denominations in Kanpur are
the Catholics,Church of North India and the Methodists. The
Lutherans and Baptistsnever had any work in Kanpur.
The Indian Government does notrecommend Kanpur as a
destinationfor tourists because what can beseen in Kanpur can be
seen more conveniently somewhere else. Nevertheless, Kanpur*s J.K.
Temple rivalsthe Taj Mahal in beauty and the Kanpur Zoo, built
within a forest, delights everyone. There are severalbeautiful
memorials built by theBritishers to honor one thousand oftheir
citizens who were massacredhere in 1857. The city has
severalhigh-class hotels fit for tourists.Milk is plentifully
available andmany housewives cook with gas. Manyown a scooter, a TV
set and theirown home. Radios are even more com
mon. Inflation has been kept to aminimum. Kanpur is a medical
centerwith special hospitals for heart,cancer, chest, eyes,
children, maternity and infectious diseases.
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INDIA MISSION of the CLINTON FIRST CHURCH OF CHRISTEXPENSES:
ANNUAL REPORT 1995 INDIA Medical 3.50
Beginning Balance 1--1~95 $1.,774.59 H.L.Khoji, Building Fund
700.00
Misc. Fees 163.00
Income: Postage 32.50
STATE NAME CITY Transportation 73.50
Books 780.68
Miac. Reimbursements 73.99 Sat Tal Ashram 750.00
CO Mrs. Hollis C. Conner Arvada 100.00 Clinton Mission House
600.00
IL First Christian Church Flora 390.00 Misc. Gifts 200.00
Robert Walker Flora 50.00 Telephone 73.00
IN Burlington Church of Christ Burlington 250.00 Misc. Office
Expense 256.50
Stanley E. Vincent Garrett 140.00 Kalisiya Sahayak Sanstha
2,000.00
Harold Shellenberger Garrett 55.00 Photos 8.00
Gene Zerns Garrett 50.00 Swarupnagar Bldg Fund 1,000.00
First Church of Christ Garrett 50.00 Salaries 3,733.50
New Ross Christian Church New Ross 820.00 Benevolence 10.00
Singles.Doubles Class Portland 167.00 Clinton Study Center
3,000.00
Lena Horrical Portland 100.00 Bldg Improvements 561.50
KY East Union Ch. Bible School Carlisle 345.22 Scholarships
1,268.00
Dr. Thomas R. Omer Horse Cave 60.00 United Church, Chakeri
350.00
Ralph B. Clary, Wallingford 100.00 I. Das, Building Fund
1,000.00
MI Georgia Domke Ann Arbor 250.00 U.S. Bank Fees 17.80
MO Liberty Sunday School Cairo 246.25 Misc. Fees 23.85
Miss Florence Douglas Joplin 25.00 Pos tage 190.24
M\H Donald Harris Kahoka 50.00
NH M/M Kenneth Eade Epsom 70.00 Total Expenses: 16,795.57
NY Mrs. Henry P. Guay Blasdell 20.00
OH Loyal Daughters Class Bladensburg 240.00 Ending Balance
12-31-95 $2,441.48
M/M Bill Lyons Canal Fulton 200.00
Mrs. Leona Elythe Canton 150.00
First Church of Christ Clinton 4 ,500.00 Continued from page
1Betty Deem Columbus 100.00
Mrs. W.L. Lile Cuyahoga Fls 225.00 There are also special
departments for burns.Branch Hill Church of Christ Loveland 400.00
amputations, fractures and diabetes Private
330.00
1.420.00
600.00
1.325.00
100.00
hospitals and "nursing homes' are available forthose with more
money.
The national sport of India would have to beCricket with foot^ll
(soccer) coming in a poorsecond^nd h^key a poorer third. Golf
andlbasketball are player by a few. Americanfootball, baseball and
rugby are almostnon-existent but can occasionally be watched onTV.
Indians enjoy flying kites and they havetheir own game called
kabaddi which does notrequire any equipment or much space.
PA
TN
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Old Stone Church Missionary
Stephen & Kathy Handwerk
M/M Warren Steiner
Mrs. Ruth Handwerk
A.B. Slough
Sebring Churcn oc Chrisi:'
Worthington Christian Church
L.A. Nicholson
Oak Grove Church of Christ
Mrs. LaVerne Ronesburg
Enbreeville Church of Christ
M/M David Barber
Mrs. D.F. Peel
Hooverson Hgts. Ch. of Christ
Newark
Orrville
Orrville
Orrville
Painesville
Sebring T^rOu"
Worthington 2.080.00
Cans
Lake Lynn
HcKeesport
Erwin
Seviervilie
Lubbock
Follansbee
90.00
300.00
200.00
300.00
500.00
90.00
825.00
Total Incone: 17.462.46 So ends this final installment of the
book
Thank God for mv India by Ralph Barter. Just asIndia itself has
changed, so has the work of theClinton Church there in Kanpur. We
have addedAmarjeet Singh to the staff of the mission andhe has
begun to carry the gospel to not onlyKanpur but the surrounding
villages as well. Weintend that the message be preached for the
restof this century and beyond until the Lord comesagain.
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BOOK POST PHOTOCOPY UP-DATE12th of July,, 1996
Here we are already entered into the second half
I spent most of the month of May with Mr. and Mrs. Bnason
Uriahin the beautiful green lush state of Meghalaya, and I was very
impressed with the work that Bnason and Marguerite are doing at
JowaiJowai was a very comfortable place to spend the hot month of
May.. '
Now several of us are planning to attend the annual national
convention of our churches. Last year it was held in Kanpur while
thisyear it will be held in the southern city of Cochin, a two-day
trainride from Kanpur. The convention begins August 29th.
The church at Kulpahar is planning a big celebration for
theGolden Jubilee in India of Leah lioshier. My own fifty years
in
will end on August 3rd, 1997, after which I olan to returnto
Ohio. My name is somewhere on the waiting list'at the
CantonChristian Home.
Simdays still find me preaching somewhere or other. Up inM^alaya
I p^ched 25 different sermons in 25 days. Last year
The Prophets was the theme of my sermons while this year. I
ampreaching on "The New Testament Church.."
Some of you may remember that ten years ago we had a
faithfulhouseboy" by the name of Salim. (Salims wife also worked
for us.)
pieir grandson, Anwar, recently died of injuries received in
adrink-related accident. The wife of one of our students also
diedin an accident. Anwar^ a we.lder-, v.-as oftcn-^rr^loyed at-ow
house.. --
we have one student,. Victor Khoji,. in Bible College this
year,^e other student, Bhasker Verma, has been asked by the colleae
todo practical work during 1996-97.
India is-adjusting itself to its new prime minister, Dev GowdaHe
sterns to be doing fine although he set off a new spiral of
in-flation by raising gasoline prices.
Be^el Getter has been invited to hold a three-day seminar
hereSeptember 12th. We are awaiting his response.
At one place in Meghalaya, the elders requested that my puppet
notprog^m due to rumors., that I practiced magic:^ I must be
getting pretty good at. it.
^^Ip from Kanpur to Gaxihati, the train, "The Bramaputra
Mail"reaching Kanpur (from Delhi) and nine hours late^a^ing
Gat^ati. Bnason drove straight to Jowai reaching there at
Express" reached on time. Awho rode the train every day said
that it was the first time inthree years that that train had been
on time.
^ply comes and goes^. Our: generator is a big helpbut, like our
neighbors, we don't always use it..
few^ minor con^laints, my health is very good. I havenever been
able to lose any weight.
f 1996.
Mx^ Kenneth Dovnss
X3876 Bluffton, N.W.Canal Pnlton, OU# 44614^(U.SJV,);
J5mu2a-JjL_Chrls t
RALPH HARTER
