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BUSY BUSY BUSY

Ga^nis Timothy (who isthe Indian editor of theHindi magazine Jeowan-Doep)and 1 have- finishedediting the Hindi translation of C*j. Sharp's, "WhyWo Believe." This requiredone trip by him to Kanpurand three tripsAllahabad, T.G-,giveii aome $300project, so wesoon be in theprinter,

A n elderly man naniedSolomon- Jacob "v/as baptisedhere on Jsntiary 8th. Wo arehappy for this auspiciousbeginning to the now year.

I will bo preaching foursermons at tlie annual Kul-paliar^ Convention from 23rdto 26th of February, I amalso slated to speak atBanda and Bhopal conventions.

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Prank Rempel is due tofly to Canada on ilarch 1st hfor furlough while the fam-^ily will remain in India inthe hills,

The annual election ofofficers came off verypeaceable in the Swarup-nagar congregation, I waselected co-pastor to servewith Victor Das, I am alsotreasurer.

During November and Do-comber the Bible Book Storedid $279*714- worth of business which is more than athird of the yeai^'s totalbusiness. Sales included 37Bibles, 2l^ Hew2ij4 Po rtions,Felton book,greeting cards,pel was of inestimable helpin renovating old greetingcards, and she is well onher way in preparing our

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Hope Christian Church 8.02perby Youth 5-00Kiverlawn, Viichlta 25.00Kentucky:kt. Carmel (Fleming) 33.00Kollie Story 25.00Missouri;Keeper Church 20.00Ohio:Clxnton Church I1.O.OOBladensburg L.D.s 20.00Portsmouth Central 20.00Receipt No. IblpO lip. 00Sabina Jrs. VI 26.00Old Stone * . 20.00Mrs. Flint 10.00Brinlmavon Church 26.88

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BEFORE THE FACE OF GOD ! "

Moses and Aaron, two brothers,were both chosen by God for Divineservice, a fact which is well worthyof our attention. It is to Moses thatwe most often attribute Divine authority, he being by far the better knownof the two.

We must not, however, supposethat Moses, because he performedhis function in the public eye, hadthe more important ofi.ce of the two.The service of each, being complementary to the other, was of equalimportance.

Moses was the leader throughwhom God spoke to the people ofIsrael. Through him God revealed Hisjudgments and His laws. ThroughMoses God built the tabernacle. Hisown dwelling place among men.When Moses spoke to the people, itwas as though God Himself spoke.

Aaron was appointed the HighPriest. As such he came into thedwelling of God on behalf of thepeople. Through him the peopleconfessed their sins. Through Aaronthey offered sacrifices for the atonement of sin. Aaron, when he spoke,expressed the desire of the people forGod. He spoke, not for, but to God,using for this purpose manyDivinelyprovided media.

Unlike Moses, who was God'srepresentative and appeared for Godbefore the people, Aaron was therepresentative of man and appearedon man's behalf before God.

Any student of the fascinatingstudy of typology " will of coursereadily see how these two functionswere combined in Jesus Christ. Hewas both Son of God and Son ofMan. Jesus came to us from God,

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[Continued fromfront page)and went away from us to God. " Godhath spoken to us in HisSon but the Son, havinggiven us the Divine revelation, " entered into heaven itself, now toappear before the face of God for

We cannot stress too strongly thatthere is another means by which this OldTestament typological picture is completed.Very vitally associated both with Christ'sproclamatory and His intercessory functions are similar ones which are made theholy duty of the Christian.

Before God, on Man's Behalf

Like the Levitical priesthood; the"Royal Priesthood" has the function ofappearing before God on behalf of man.

The effectiveness with which a Godlyperson can intercede for his own kindwas demonstrated by Abraham. Thatcourageous and compassionate soul, standing before Jehovah and looking out overthe doomed cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, identified himself, not with the Judge,but with the condemned ones, and madehimself their pleaderwith dramaticresults.

Many of us would prefer to stand withthe righteous, not as priests, but as princes.Aware though we are of the imminence ofthat catastrophe which is about to fallupon the erring children of men, we rushfar more readily to the pulpit than to theprayer room. We prefer, it seems, torepresent God and speak to men (oftenmerely to heap further condemnation onheads already bowed under a weight ofit), rather than to identify ourselves withour unfortunate fellows and so to speak toGod on their behalf.

Yet, is the terror of judgment not firstof all to be stemmed by intercession? SoPaul, it seems, thinks: " I desire therefore,

first of all, that supplications, prayers,intercessions, thanks givings, be made forall men " (1 Tim 2:1).More Diffitult to Pray Than to Preach

This function is the more difficult ofthe two. Preparation for it is moreexacting and intricate, The priest mustmeet stringent qualifications,amongwhichwere the washings to which he had tosubmit and which made him ceremoniallypure. Only after he had cleansed handsand heart could he appear in the presenceof the Almighty. Ceremonial purity istranslated for us to mean righteousnessand moral purity, " a washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit"(Tit. 3:5).

The priest, himself human, must exercise complete understanding of humanweakness. Even Christ, in order to fulfilHis priestly ministry, found it necessaryin all things to be made like unto Hisbrethren, that He might become a faithful and merciful High Priest in thingspertaining to God, to make propitiationfor the sins of the people. For in that Hehimself hath suffered, being tempted. He isable to succour them that are tempted."(Heb. 2:17-18).

The Christian intercessor must notlook critically at his fellow-manno onecan effectively pray for another while heharbours a spirit of fault-finding. " Lestthou also be tempted," should be continually in his thoughts. Carefully guarding himself from transgression, he shouldwith the deepest of compassion intercedefor the souls of those who are underSatanic bonds.

Friend, there may be those whosedoom you alone can avert. Don then,your priestly vestments, and offering the" sacrifice of praise, that is the fruit of lips

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Born in the East, and clothed in Oriental form and imagery,the Bible walks the ways of the world with familiar feet, and entersland after land to find its own everywhere. It has learned tospeak in hundreds of languages to the heart of man. It comes intothe palace to tell the Monarch that He is the servant of the Most

? High, and into the cottage to assure the peasant that he is the sonof God. Children listen to its stories with wonder and delightand wise men ponder them as parables of life. It has a word ofpeace for the time of peril, a word of comfort for the day of calamity,a word of light for the hour of darkness. Its oracles are repeated

I in the assemblies of the people, and its counsels whispered in the earS of the lonely. The wise and the proud tremble at its warnings,i but to the wounded and the penitent it has a mother's voice. TheI wilderness and the solitary place have been made glad by it andi the fire on the hearth has lighted the readings of its well-worni pages. It has woven itselfinto our deepest affections and colouredi our dearest dreams; so that love and friendship, sympathy andI devotion, memory and hope, put on the beautiful garments of itsJ treasured speech, breathing of frankincense and myrrh. Abovei the cradle and beside the grave its great words come to us uncalled.5 They fill our prayers with power larger than we know and thei beauty of them fill our ears long after the sermons have beeni forgotten. They return to us swiftly and quietly like birds flyingi from far away. They surprise us with new meanings, like springs |i ofwater breaking forth from the mountain beside a long forgotten |I path. They grow richer, as pearls do when they are worn near Sf the heart. No man is poor or desolate who has this treasure for |i his own. When the landscape darkens, and the trembling pilgrim $I comes to the Valley named of the Shadow, he is not afraid to enter: |i he takes the rod and staff of scripture in his hands; he says to i5 friend and comrade: " Goodbye, we shall meet again." Comforted |i by that support he goes toward the lonely pass as one walks through Js the darkness into light. $

IPOTOiiM filNiNTA Pnblsshiiig Lapse

Unexpected and added duties, herein Kanpur, have been responsible for aserious lapse on the part of the " Christ-asian ** staffno January-February issuewas published. We apologize.

An Experience in FaithWhen the proposition of printing a

large number of tracts for distribution atthe Kumbh Mela, Allahabad, was put tous, the project seemed impossible.No funds were on hand for it. However, it seemed so worthwhile and sonecessary that, in fellowship with Bro.J. Zamen who had written the tract, wewere induced to launch out in faith.

An. appeal to friends of the cause ofNew Testament Christianity broughtimmediate results. We were madeashamed of our initial hesitation. Moreover, God seems to have known that wehad underestimated the cost of production so He provided us with the additionalfunds needed. Thus does God honourour faith, and thus does He use His ownpeople for the fulfilment of His purposes.

To the friends who contributed sowonderfully liberally, we say a veryheart-felt thank you ! "

This comment tells by no means thefull story. The remainder must be sup-'plied by those who ventured out, againin faith believing, to put the Word ofGod into the hands of the pilgrims atthe mela. Brethren from different placesin northern India co-operated in this work.None worked for personal gain^and someno doubt at personal sacrifice. Our reportis that it was a wonderful experience forall of them. ' Perhaps we can obtain afuller accoimt of their labours for a laterissue.

The Bible is not Sufficient?

No more prolific source of divisionsin the Body of Christ can be found thanin the writing of distinctive andseparatist " creeds '* and " articles offaith". Even though the " articles " maybe mere re-statements of what the scriptures have already said, they are divisive.

Re-statements of Bible teachings, asarticles of faith, are an absurdity. Ifwe are merely saying in different wordswhat has already been given to us inthe Bible, then why do we not contentourselves with the Bible itself? Thuswe shall be giving others, who might beinduced to join us, no cause for suspicionthat we are perhaps putting our owninterpretation upon Biblical statements,and making 6ur own beliefs a qualification of acceptance.

Does the N.T. not speak for itself?Is the Holy Spirit, its Inspirer, incapableof putting the essentials of Christian faithsufficiently clearly so that we are forcedto lend Him a hand? Whom, if this isthe case, has Go^ ordained and separatedfor this task of re-writing His revelation?

We reject, out of hand, " creeds"which supplement the scriptures withadditional items for belief. They arenothing but Satanic devices for rendingthe Body of Christ.

We maintain that ** Articles of Faith "which merely re-Word what the Spirit hasalready given.us, are totally unnecessary.We believe, further, that they alwaysraise additional barriers to true Christianunity.

Let the New Testament alone sufficeus:

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By Ralph R. Harter

My visit to Japan could hardly havebeen at a more auspicious time. Duringmy visit the cherry trees bloomed, thechurches had a convention, and the CrownPrince was wed.

Japan has made great strides sincethe war and there are very few evidencesof the conflict left. Except for someruins which have befen deliberately preserved at Hiroshima, I cannot rememberseeing any battle scars; but large groupsof widows working along the roads bearmute witness to sorrow that remains.

In many ways the war was a blessingin disguise so far as Japan was concerned.Japan could hardly have built suchmodern cities if the old cities hadn't firstbeen destroyed. Then, the gracious helpAmerica has given its defeated enemieshas taken away some of the sting.

The trguj^fiedce in Japan is phenomenal. The trains are fast, frequent,comfortable, clean, cheap, punctual, andserve all areas. Whenever a train is morethan an hour late all passengers get theirmoney back. You can be sure that this-docs not happen very often.

The American tourist however, willfind travelling in India much easier thantravelling in Japan. Compared to India,very little English is spoken in Japan,and English language newspapers aredifficult to get. One also eats better inIndia whether he eats English or Indianfood.

The Church

Th^rhnrrh nf^Qhrist ip Japan docsnot seem to have kept pace with Japan's

-technological^ progress. Japan may beahead of India in material things, but

India is ahead in the spiritual realm.Xhe_churches in -India are far more

-numerous" and are stronger than theJapanese churches. The missionaries andthe Japanese leaders are however leadingvery dedicated lives and progress is bein^.made.

The PeopleDuring my three weeks in Japan I

had a very pleasant association with theJapanese people preachers, church members, students, train passengers, and shippersonnel. They are intelligent, alert,and efficient; and I hope to visit them,agsiin sometime.

Efficiency is^an obsession with the-Japanese. For hundrecTs oF^ars they have-been noted for using every inch of space.The road shoulders are only inches wideand then the rice fields begin. Some ofthe roads are pretty good, but the traveller

1 frequently sees automobiles and buses-which have overturned in the fields.

Most of the Japanese still live in"paper" hniisps. Most of the paperhowever is on the inside. The fragiletype ofJapanese housing makes it imperative that shoes not be worn in the house.The houses are also drafty, as a result ofwhich I caught a bad cold.

For several days I attended the missionary convention in a Japanese inn;and I don't know which was the moreinterestingthe convention or the inn.The fellowship with the missionaries wasvery enjoyable, and so was bathing inhot ofuro. The only thing I didn'tenjoy was the shark fin soup.

But despite all my enjoyment ofJapan, I must say that India is betterstill.

woiSHOP m iriHiE ciHiyicm f tihh LiPBy Dr. G. H. Phillus

{Continuedfrom last issue)The demand for and the possibility

of such worship are intensified by arecognition of the very nature of the peopleof Christ. In their relation to God" they are not in the flesh, but in theSpirit", because of the residence of theHoly Spirit within them. They havebeing "in Christ". (Rom. 8) Theirinward or hidden lives, inclinations,aspirations and longings all result fromthe "aid of the Spirit" (Rom. 8: 26).

How, then, shall they be "in theSpirit" and how shall they .worship "inSpirit" unless their spirits be free fromthe entanglements of the flesh? It isin this sense that Paul speaks of orthodoxyin relation to Christ. It is not to beestimated by externals, except as thesegive indisputable overt evidence of aninward condition. (Rom. 2:29, 6:17). Suchpersons can never be limited in theirspiritual activity to the yoke of legalisticforms (Rom. 7:6; 2 Cor. 3:6) but arefreed by their submission to " the lawof the Spirit of life, the law of liberty,written on the heart". (Rom. 8:2, Jas.1:25; Heb. 10:16). It is with these thingsin view that Paul distinguishes the peopleof Christ (Phil. 3:3) and writes to thedisciples in Galatia (Gal. 5:25).

We conclude, then, that worship,to be acceptable to God must include theabstract qualities suggested by the termsused; that its overt expression must bemotivated by a spirit that is subject tothe Holy Spirit. It must therefore besubject to the TRUTH as it is revealedin Christ. Such worshippers will availthemselves of every aid to physical expression as provided by God, but they will

never let themselves become so enslavedto the "means" as to fail to worshipshould these aids be unavailable.

Worship in the AssembliesWith these conclusions admitted, the

matter of worship in the assemblies ofChrist is cleair. While ample means ofexpression are provided for the individualmember, very few forms or aids for thegroup are stipulated in the apostolicwritings. Prominence is given to thenecessity for personal worship rather thanto the social or collective forms of expression.

That an outline of the conduct ofthe Jerusalem church is given in Acts2:42 is certain. But that its meaning isto be confined to the activities of the disciples in their congregational or collectivecapacity is to affiinm the presence of thatvery legalism that later disturbed the churches. PERSONAL as well as CONGREGATIONAL observance of the principles of life are summarized in thestatement by Luke. To suggest that adistinct formal gathering, conductedaccording to a stipulated schedule, isessential to the fulfilment of that statementis to substitute, for the elasticity of theprecedent, the tension of the law. Itis to compel the spirit to conform to theoperations of the flesh.

That social intercourse is necessaryto the perfection of Luke's principlesof worship, as given in Acts 2:42, is admissible. That bodily nearness is essentialto the spirit ofthe observance is contradicted by the scriptures and by experience.Insistence upon and provision for the

proxirmty of disciples with each otherhas widened the distance between Godand His people, and them from eachother, and has replaced the spirit of trueworship with the activities of overtorthodoxy.

The foregoing can be demonstratedto be true. A careful reading of theapostolic history of the assembly of theLord reveals that neither the brethrenas such or as assemblies ever came together to " worship " as worship is nowunderstood. It is revealed that theyassembled for the purpose of " breakingbread" or "to eat the Lord's Supper"(Acts 20:7; 1 Cor. 11:20-23). Thechurch also came together for the purposeof exercising the various "gifts" givenfor the benefit of the church as a ^vhole.(1 Cor. 14:23, 26; 1 Pet. 4:10; Eph.4:7-16). The brethren were exhorted tocome together for the express purpose of"exhorting one another" to faithfulness. (Heb. 10:25, 3:13). On one occasion the whole church in Jerusalem cametogether (and the adjective "whole"isquite suggestive in this place asimplyingthat such was not ALWAYS the practice)for the purpose of considering word fromanother local congregation, that atAntioch. (Acts 15:4, 12, 22) NO-WHEREis it discoverable that they cametogether " to worship" as a distinctoperation or as an expression of theirrelationship to God or to one another.

The purposes enumerated for theirgatherings ^1 provided AIDS to thedemonstration of their reverence for andhomage toward God in Christ, but cannotbe conceived as the WHOLE of worship,nor yet as indispensable to individualworship. Further, the practices at thesegatherings undoubtedly provided forproper "religious observance" and "divine service ", but cannot be consideredas the heart of the worship they depict.

nor as being essential to either the SPiRll'of worship or its truth in the " inwardman " of the individual believer.

In Summary

To sum up, we are driven to thisconviction: worship did not originatein order to the existence of the church;the church exists for the perfection ofworship in the experience of the individual.The disciples did not assemble solely forworship nor confine its expression tosuch gatherings. They did not distinguishbetween a " worship service" and anyother gatherings of the children of God.They did not prescribe, nor proscribe,paraphernalia and programmes for " worship " exclusively, nor engage in the performance of " service " to be consideredother than as acts of worship. All thatthey did was to be done " in the nameof Christ "expressions of reverenceand homage toward God in Him" worship ".

Thus, they worshipped God in spiritand in truth. Because they did so asindividuals, they availed themselves ofthe apostolic aids to proper homage.Therefore, to worship God in spirit and intruth is to have the whole man, psychicaland physical, receive and conform toall that God has revealed as being acceptable to Him. But the conformity mustbegin and come from the heart beforeit can be properly expressed in the" forms of worship ", even though they be" scriptural

God judges the inward attitude asbeing inalienable from true worship.Formal expression often provides nomore than a means of fallacious humanjudgment; and is often a positivehindrance to the worship God requires" in Christ".

Setmm Out&nei for Barefoot Breaefer^.THE NEW BIRTH "

Introductiont: Read John 3:3-7There is no event so personal, so

identified with the finest and deepestemotions of the human heart as a birth.The fact that the process of birth is afixed one in no way alters the deep personalemotions attached to all its phaseseach time another individual is bom.Nicodemus understood well the fixedprocess of birth. Hence when Jesus toldhim, " Except a man be born again hecannot see the Kingdom of God",Nicodemus immediately countered, " howcan a man be born when he is old ? Canhe enter a second time his mother's womband be born?" (John 3:3, 4). A fixedcourse of procedure is a process. It maycover a long or a short period of time,but it always involves the same process.The " New Birth " also involves a fixedprocess.

I. CONCEPTION IS A PART OFTHE PROCESS.In the new birth the Holy Spirit is

the active agent of the God-head, andthe Word of God is the seed. James(1:18) tells us that " of His own ^1 hebegat us with the word of truth, that weshould be a kind of first-fruits of His

.creatures". Peter agrees that we were" born again, not of corruptible seed butof incorruptible, by the wordof God whichliveth and abideth for ever ". (1 Pet. 1:23)

Paul expresses the thought in differentfashion when he writes that the Gospelis the power of God unto salvation. Healso affirms that God ordained that by thefoolishness of preaching men are to besaved. There can be no new birth apartfrom conception. This begetting dependsupon the word of God and its receptioninto the heart of the individual.

The seed must be placed in groundthat is conducive to germination andgrowth. Only when the soil is right andthe seed is the Word of God can oneenter into the process of the new birth.

II. EVIDENCES OF BEING BEGOTTEN.

Proper evidences inevitably followwhen conception has taken place:

A. FAITH" Whosoever believeth.that Jesus is Christ is begotten of God ""(1 John 5:1).

B. LOVE" Beloved, let us love one-another: for love is of God; and everyone that loveth is begotten of God andknoweth God ". (1 John 4:7)

C. REPENTANCE"Whosoever isbegotten of God doeth no sin, because Hisseed abideth in him, and he cannot sinbecause he is of God". (1 John 3:9)III. THE BIRTH ITSELF IS A FIXED

PROCESS.

Birth is defined as a " coming forth,from ", an entering into a new life. Thetime and the acts involved in the processprior to the birth are not the birth itself.It is possible to pinpoint the exact timewhen one was born, when the entireprocess culminated in a single event.

In the act of being immersed into-Christ one indeed comes forth from thewatery grave and enters into a new life.Neither sprinkling nor pouring fulfilthe necessary symbolism attached to the.new birth.

" Or are you ignorant that all wewho were baptized into Christ Jesuswere baptized into His death? We wereburied therefore through baptism into-death, that like as Christ was raised from

the dead through the glory of the Father,so we also might walk in newness of life(Rom. 6:3, 4)

Conclusion

In physical birth we were not consultedand had no choice. The new birth is

eminently fair in that it is a matter ofchoice, and also within the reach of all.We may choose as to whether we shallbe born again, but we may NOT decidethe process for ourselves. " Except aman be born of water and of the Spirit,he cannot enter into the Kingdom ofGod". (John 3:5)

SOME OyTSTAIMPDN@ WOMEN OF TIHIEililLE N. 6

" TAMAR "

By Miss H. Kaveri Bai

The Bible has the story of two Tamars,::and both of them make tragic reading.In this article we will discuss the first

"Tamar. (Gen. chapter 38)'Tamar and Er, First son of Judah

Judah, Jacob's son, had married-Shuah, a Canaanite woman. Even asearly as Abraham's day the people ofCanaan were so wicked that God had todestroy two of their cities, Sodom andGomorrah, by fire. We have a faintpicture of Canaanite immorality andabominations in Leviticus, chapter 18."Though Judah well knew what had happened to those two cities and what hadhappened to his kinsman Lot, and knew

of the conduct of Lot's daughters who hadbeen reared in Sodom, he yet marrieda Canaanite woman.

There is no mention that Judah everattempted to correct his erring children.When parents thus neglect their duty,

young people reap the fearful consequencesof their own folly and rebellion against

God.Judah took a bride, Tamar, for Er,

his first born son. We arc not'told ofwhat race Tamar was, but since her

father lived at Timnath, from whereSamson long after took a Philistine wife(Judges 14:1) very likely Tamar alsowas a Philistine girl. The only thingthat the Bible tells us about Er is that" Er, Judah's first-bom, was wicked inthe sight of the Lord, and the Lord slewhim". (Gen. 38:7)

In that brief statement lies a worldof meaning. Er may well have been avery popular figure in the eyes of men,with plenty of boon companions andflatterers around him. But a man'spopularity in a Godless world is neveraccepted by the Most High as a compensation for sins and trespasses. This factis all the more serious when those sinsare not recognized as such, are neverrepented of, and are never given up.That was why " God slew him ". Everyman has to reckon ultimately with Godfor his misdoings.

Tamar and Onan, second son ofJud^

Nor did Onan, Judah's second son,take a lesson from the calamity thatbefell his brother to seek after righteousness.

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It seems to have been the practicein those days, to be codified four anda half centuries later in the law of Moses,that when a man died his brother shouldmarry his widow, and raise up seed tothe deceased. Judah required that hissecond son should do this duty by hisbrother. Outwardly Onan obeyed hisfather, so that in man's sight he was quiteblameless. Secretly he did such anabominable thing in the sight of Gk)dthat the thing " displeased the Lord;wherefore He slew Him also". (Gen.38:9, 10)

Where God requires strict obedienceto His holy laws, the world may winkat men's misdoings. They may call sinby some less odious name and evendeclare that the sinner was not responsiblefor what he did because he had a naturalweakness for it. But the terrible natureof sin is that a man has ultimately toface God's judgment, perhaps in this life;but most certainly after he has lived hisshort span of years on earth. "It isappointed unto men once to die, but afterthis the judgment". (Heb. 9:27)

Judah seems to have thought wellof his second son who obeyed him implicitly to all appearances. Just like manya father, Judah would not believe thathi? sons paid the penalty for their ownwickedness.

The daughter-in-law was made thescapegoat. Perhaps superstitious Shuahheld Tamar responsible for the death ofher sons. So, though they still.had athird son living, Tamar was not givento him, but was packed off to her father'shouse till " Shela my son be grown".That was the way Judah put it. Inreality, he was afraid that Shela would" die also, as his brethren did", if hemarried the twice widowed woman.

The Daughter-in-lawPoor Tamar waited, and waited in

vain, at Timnath. As a young and child

less widow, she must have been anxiously-looking forward to her marriage withShela. But that time never came. Weare not told how she was treated at herfather's housepossibly she faced insults-and persecutions there. Her mother-in-law Shuah was now dead. When lifehad perhaps become intolerable, one dayshe heard that Judah would be coming to-Timnath with his sheep-shearers and his.friend Hirah.

Then this desperate young womanconceived of a terrible plan to teachJudah a lesson for breaking his promise.Tamar had Philistine blood in her veins;and she showed it now.

Veiling her face she disguised herselfas a public prostitute, stole out of thehouse, and sat by the roadside waitingfor Judah to pass by. The widower,spying her, took her for a common harlotand Tamar's shocking scheme worked out.perfectly. Judah had bargained herfavour for a kid to be sent from his flocks,,but Tamar took as a pledge that the kidwould be sent, his signet, bracelets andstaff. Tamar had actually no use for thekid, which could not furnish the identification she wanted of the man who was herpartner in sin. Therefore, once she was.in possession of these incriminating tokens,,she vanished. Judah's pledges must nothave meant much to him for he soon forgot all about the incident.

Man forgets, but God does not. Hehas declared, " Be sure your sins willfind you out". (Num 32:23) ThoughMoses would record this only centuries-later, the truth has been in operationever since the time that Adam tried tohide himself from God's sight. Manhimself can take and record and photograph his words and actions: how muchmore efficient will be God's record ofman's every word and thought and deed?On the judgment d^y He is going to produce these infallible proofs of our guilt,.

uand what a day it will be for those whodo not get right with Him while thereis time and an opportunity!

In the matter of fornication andadultery, the man may manage to escapethe consequences of his sinin this life.It is the woman who carries the proofof her guilt on her person. So it was withTamar. Soon all were talking about it.The matter was reported to Judah:"Tamar, thy daughter-in-law, hathplayed the harlot; and also, behold, sheis with child by whoredom".

Judah's blood boiled within him.What a disgrace she had brought on thefamily! In those days, when the peopleof God were too few to have judges orkings, or a national government to ruleover them, the head of the family wasthe "patriarch", holding the powers oflife and death over the members. NowJudah passed the sentence, imposing thesupreme penalty on the guilty member:"Bring her forth and let her be burnt".

The judgmentBut the judgment proved a boomerang

to himself. Tamar produced the pledgesand calmly announced: "By the manwhose these are am I with child....discern, I pray thee, whose they are: thesignet and bracelets and the staff".

Those who had seized her at herfather's house and brought her thereto be burnt, and all who had gatheredto hear the sentence and witness theburning, could readily recognize whosethe articles were. They must havestared at his worship, the learned judge.Judah could only hang his head and own up.

Later on, when the law of Moses wasgiven, it was required that both of theguilty parties should be stoned to death.If this law were in operation today, canwe count the number of those who wouldperish all over the world? Jesus said,"Judge not that ye be not judged".

(Mat. 7:1) for unless the person whojudges is himself free from guilt, his ownevil will be summarily exposed. Oursecular proverb says the same things indifferent words: " People who live inglass houses should not throw stones ".

Judah is to be admired for one thing.Not only did he confess his sin, sayingthat " she hath been more righteous thanI but also " he knew her no more ".

The story tells us that Tamar gavebirth to twin boys. One of the mostglorious aspects of our Lord's condescension in leaving heaven and His throne inglory, was not alone his being born ina poor family, and living so all Hislife. More than this, He humbled Himself to the extent that He took His descentfrom women like Rahab the harlot, Ruththe Moabitess, and Tamar the incestuouswoman. It was in the line of Pharez,one of Tamar's twins by Judah, that KingDavid was born. It was in David's linethat the Son of God was born.

Those who despise the poor, despiseour Lord's earthly relatives. Those whodespise the fallen woman, instead ofmaking every effort to restore her, despiseour Lord's human ancestry.

{Continuedfrom page 2)that make confession to His name," appearbefore the face of God in holy and compassionate supplication for such fellowcreatures.

We do not say, " Be an Aaron andnot a Moses"! We do say, "Be anAaron as well as a Moses ". In a subsequent article it is our hope to be able toshow that we are, as Christians, therepresentatives of God, ordained to standbefore men on His behalf. But let usfirst put an appeal before God on behalfof our sinner friends, that will gain for usthe time in which to proclaim the savingmessage of Christ, and for them the timein which to repent.

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{Conlinuedfrompage 4)Cause for our reference to this matter

is a newly circulated doctrinal statementof the *' Fundamental Bible Society ofIndia". Purportedly organized for thepurpose of translating and circulating theBible, this new society nevertheless doesnot wish to content itself with letting theWord speak for itself.

We cannot help but wonder if thesearticles of faith will be included as a partof the text of the Bibles which are producedby the new Society. We presume they willnot find a place there, but why not?That would at least indicate consistencyfor if acceptance of these statements is anecessity for membership in the societythen surely they are no less essential forthe ordinary seeker after truth. How willconverts find acceptance with these "funda

mentalists '' unless they conform to thecreed of the society? How will theyknow what the creed is unless it is circulated along with the Bible?

Search the New Testament as you will,you will find not a single hint of theexistence of separate " creeds " for different churches during the apostolic periodof church historynot even an " ApostlesCreedThe christians in Jerusalemfound sufficient instructions in the"apostles' teaching", in which, we aretold, they " continued steadfastly " (Acts2:42). That same teaching, under theSpirit's direction, was finally collated intoour present New Testament. This doctrine, and this ONLY, have we any rightto impose upon others as a condition foracceptance in Christ's Church and itsassemblies.

STATEMENT ABOUT OWNERSHIP AND OTHER PARTICULARS ABOUTTHE MAGAZINE, CHRISTASIAN " TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE FIRST

ISSUE EVERY YEAR AFTER THE LAST DAY OF FEBRUARY.FORM IV

( See Rule 8 )1. Place of Publication:

Bible Book Store, 112/352 Swaroop-nagar, Kanpur, U.P.

2. Periodicity of its publication: Bimonthly

3. Printer's name, nationality, address:Shri S. K. Dutt, Indian,Job Press Private Ltd.,Mahatma Gandhi Road, Kanpur.

4. Editor's name, nationality:Frank Rempel, Canadian,7/131 Swaroopnagar, Kanpur.

5. Name and Address of individuals whoown the magazine.Shri R. R. Harter,112/352 Swaroopnagar, Kanpur.

I, Frank Rempel, hereby declare thatthe particulars given above are true tothe best of my knowledge and belief.Dated: 1, March, 1960 Signature of

Publisher.

Edited and Published by Mr. Frank Rempel and Printed by Shri S. K. Dutt at theJOB PRESS PRIVATE LIMITED, KANPUR,

.Written by Ralp^ HarteiLat 113/553,. Swarupnagar^ Kanpur,U.-P., India, on^May 15, I9607^)and Flown to Clinton, Ohiowhere-it was mimeographed "anci mailed.

KEEPING .COOL IN' THE" H-EAT

The daily temperature.inKanpur is now about .110;but that does not mean thatyour missionary is undergoing any great" difficulty,-The temperature inside theBible Book Store is kept.comfortable with the newair.cooler;, and the new refrigerator is providing itsWell-known services. Exceptwhen necessary, I donit govisiting or shopping imtillate in the afternoon.

The weather will becomemore unbearable as the humidity rises in June. The.humidity will also stop theefficacy of .the air cooler.So, the Lo.rd. willing,, I .will', be spending most of , the month of June .in thehills -aloi^ with the other..missionaries.' "

We are', happy to report,two baptisms that "- tookplace on Lord's Day, May. 1.

Asha and'Pushpa Dass aretwo sisters whose motherwas a member of our congregation before .she died oftuberculosis two years - ago. .They were baptized by-Samuel Yusuf, one of the older members of the churchin Kanpur.

Mdriyas has passed thesixth grade at the KulpaharKid's Home; and,, if allgoes Well, he V7ill remainthere untill he passes theeighth grade. According tomy records, Andriyas shouldhave been in the Fifth instead of the Sixth Grade;'but We have sirjce learned 'that;'he skipped the FifthGrade altogether. We arepaying $15 a month for^ his-care at Kulpahar.

Some of you will remember Samuel Rahim whose education we interrupted twoyears ago. He had been

Spe.fd.lng h.ls tiiae and moneyat tlie movies instead of atschool. He has since repented and has continuedfaithful; and he also has aJot) with the ElectricitySupply. We are now going tohelp him further his education at night school FromJuly he will be living atour house again. Samuel hasthe highest I-Q. of any boywe have ever had.

Frank and Marie Rempelhad my house in pretty goodshape when I arrived, butit still took me aboutthree weeks to get settledin. My ex-cook had left thedishes, utensils, and cabinet in filthy shape, and itv/as quite a Job makingthings usable again. I havedefinitely decided not tohire that man again.

At the present time I ampreparing my own breakfastand supper, and am eatingluhcQ at the Rempels. TheReiapels themselves are nowin the hills, but they lefttheir expert cook behind*

On April 24th I was thegxiest preacher at Kulpahar.Otherwise, since ^ return,I have preached five timesto the church here inSwa-rupnagar, and three timesat other places in the citySome of the brethren arestill puz^slcd about my Good

sermnn, I began as

though I were going to tellthem about my visit to Moscow. Then, by pre-arrange-ment, I bad my sermon interrupted by the arrival ofa special delivery letter.It happened to be a letterfrom the Apostle John telling of the last week of ourLord's ministry. After thebenediction, several boysrushed up to get the stamps

My Resurrection Day sermon, "So You Want To BeBaptized," was provoked bythose who-biad delayed theirbaptism so that they mightbe baptized on "Easter." Itwill not soon be forgotten.Another sermon of mine,"Why I Did Not Reach theTop," will be outlined inthe next issue of CHRIST-ASIAN.

BIBLE BOOK STOREBusiness in the Bible

Book Store during April wasnothing to brag about; buthere are the statistics forthe record. Sales totalled149.88. Four Bibles weresold to customers, and fiveto another book-store. 16New Testaments, 16 Portions,50 Hindi Life of ChristVisualized, and 25 Hindi"Bible for'Youth," by G.J.Sharp were also sold.

COKTRXBUTIONS, APRIL , 1960 EXPENDITURES UP TO MAY 10th

Illinois: Salary 4125,00Paxton Women ^10.00 Hindi Publications 1.10Indiauia Kulpahar for careFrank Reas 10.00 of Andriyas 100.00Osgood Circle 25.00 Typewriter Repair 24.42The Henry Schramms 50.00 Publicity 19.05Kansas Housing 10.25Derby Youth Group 5.00 Trip to Kulpahar 2.54Missouri Medical Help 2.12Liberty Bible Glasses 16^56 Postage 6.00Keeper Church 10.00 TOTAL SPENT $395.48New YorkBinghamton Church 31.35 SUMMARYOhio Balance, April. 19th 3300.92Clinton Church 20.00 Total Contributed 368.18Norwalk Homemakers 17.95 TOTAL RECEIPTS 3669.10Linden Homebuilders 90.00 Less spent 395.48Sabina Jrs. 4,5,6 33.12 BALANCE, May 10th 3273.62Bladensburg LD.s. , 10.00TennesseeChurch at Central 25.00

.West Virginia Please send all contribuSixth Avenue Church 14.20 tions for our work to Miss

Total $368.18 Florence Douglas, Flora,Illinois.

raring my first days back in Kanpur, some little chil?Tdren began to vex me at my front door by asking me totake their photo. I reasoned thus: (1) I don't have acamera, and so it is not possible; (2) They don't knowwhat they are asking; (3) It wouldn't do them any good;(4) It wouldn't satisfy them. Then I wondered if some ofOur prayers aren't just the same. (1) There are somethings God can't give us because of His righteousness;(2) We do not understand the implications of all we ask;(3) We do not always know what is best for ourselves; and(4) We are also hard to satisfy. So I had to stop beingvexed with the little kids for fear of bringing God'sjudgement on myself.

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missionary report

'WATER OF LIFE' TRACT PUBLISHED

FRANK REMPEL a decadeof service.....

HOLI FESTIVAL"CELEBRATED IN KANPURPOLICE MEASURES TO MAIN

TAIN PEACE IN THE CITY.

"Holi", a Hindu religioas festival, ocurred this year on March 11 to13. Its nature is such as to promoterowdyism to the extent that police inKanpur have found it necessar>' topromulgate the following order, inorder to maintain peace in the city:

- That no person shall throw orsprinkle dry or wet color on any persons who object to it.

- That no person shall ilirow cattle dung, cattle urine, sullage mud orany corrosive substance on any person,animal or property.

- That no obscene song or sloganor abuse of any type shall be sung orshouted in any public place.

- That no person shall damage orcause to be damaged any public or private property.

- That no person shall manhandleor cause to be manhandled any person.

- That no person shall fire crackers or use fire works in any public place which is likely to cause injuries tomen or animals or to damage properly.

- This order shall come into forceat once and shall apply to all areas inthe limits of the Kanpur Corporationand Cantonment Board.

- Contravention of any of the provisions of this order is punishable un

der section ,188 of the Indian PenalCode":

45,000 COPIES OF VITALTRACT PRINTED,

LNTlTLfcD "JKliWAN JAl/', ( WATEKOF LIFE ) THE TRACT WAS LESIGNEDTO PROCLAIM THE ENTIRE GOSPEL TO

READERS AT THE HUGE KUMBH MELA

AT ALLAHABAD. 40,000 COPIES OF THEBROCHURE WERE DISTRIBUTED THERE.

The author of the 8 page tract, Mr.John Zamen, was formerly psstor ofthe large Jumna Presbyterian churchin Allahabad. He embraced New Testament Christianity and was immersedinto Christ at Kulpahar five years ago.

Bro. Zamen felt the need fur anevangelistic bulletin that would revealthe "whole counsel of God", and heprevailed upon the Rernpels to undertake publication. It was under his leadership that distribution teams were ableto hand out such a volume of material.Stationed at strategic points along theroads leading to the main festival site,workeis reported that they had no diff-

.iculty putting the booklet into the handsof the pilgrims to the bathing festival.With more woikers and more tracts asmany more conld have been distributed.

Results from the undertaking arelargely intangible, but some visible results are seen in numerous fo|iow-upenquiries by readers that are being answered by Allahabad workers. Theywant to discuss the "Way" more fullywith Mr. Zamen, whose name and address were printed on the back.

Flash!CLOVIS N.MEX., CHURCH

PLEDGES SUPPORT !READ DETAILS ON PAGE TWO

PAPER CUTTER ADDED

A much needed paper cutting machine was purchased in' January from aKanpur printer for the amount of $115The machine, used but very serviceable,greatly facilitates the printing of chiis-tian literature which Che Rempels aiedeveloping as funds become availablefor the purpose.

It is hoped that a "proof-press'may also soon be added to the gradually increasing facilities in the "woikroom" in the residence, 7/131 SwaroopNsi^ar;

MARIE REMPEL in lndi

.To westerners, the basic differencesin temperament between them and theaverage Oriental often become sources Mahavir wasa sort of Hindu "Protestant" whosemain theme was; "Salvation is withinyourselves, by means of the surrenderof all desirea". Thus Jainism got itsstart. The two had a tremendous influence on the Indian scene as a whole.

A fourth ingredient is a matter ofboth western and eastern history-theTHE INVASION OF INDIA BYTHE GREEKSUNDER ALEXANDER.

Definice'y a military incursion,thisnew injection of cultural material camein the year 326 B.C., at the very apexof Greek world dominance. The "300years of silence", Bibiically, was justbeginning. The Jews are being handedback and forth between the Greeks andEgyptians. The Maccibeans have notyet appeared on the stage of history.

The extent of Alexander's rule inIndia was not very great, his influenceon the country being far out of proportion to his military conquests. Thenumerous times the place name 'Seeunderabad'( means 'city of Alexander' >appears on Indian maps is symbolic ofhis lingering influence even today. Hiscorning paved the way for the periodof European interest in India.

There follows now the period of the

great Indian empires, culminating indomination, first by the MohammedanMoghuls, followed by the period of ruleby the English, now happily ended.Their history is more recent and neednot occupy space here.

All of these things that we havenoted, this stirring in of more and morediverse ingredients, has resulted in thegrand mixture that is India today.Everyone has brought a fresh influx oftribes, which India, like the maw of amammoth animal, proceeded to chew upand digest and assimilate till they hadlost all their original identity and became just Indians.This process of absorption continuedthrough the medieval period and onthrough the age of Muslim rule. Theassimilation of Muslims, however wasnational rather than religious, so* thatMuslims became Indians but remainedMohammedans.

The latest incursion of a foreignpower, that of the English, could nothowever, be handled in the great melting pot. The English came as tradersnot settlers. When they moved in, bagand baggage they brought their ownpie^ of England with them, in the wayof Englishmen everywhere, and refusedto be integrated as others had been.

We can perhaps suggest a reasonlor this Indian inability to absorb theEuropean: he cameas a Christian (evenit in name only) and the nature of the(hrisiian faith is such that it standsiilone, wit hout compromise.

THE DIVINE IMPRESSON INDIA?

If what we have said is true, thatIndia IS the end result of theselong periods of building without Divinedirection, is there hope that the Divineimpress may yet be left upon her"?

It is with the fullest confidence thatthere is that hope - that the "stone cutout of the mountain' WILL grow andgrow till earth is filled with the praiseof His glory - that the churches ofLhrist. and the Rempel's publicationsministry, continue to witness in Hindustan to Him Who is the "Desire ofNations".

"KANPUR KALLING" is la

the nature ofan "occasional report"from Frank and Marie Rempei,Kanpur, India, to the'r supportcr.sin America.

It was at first intended to mailit out quarterly, but further thoughtmakes it seem more advisable tosend it out as there is need for it.

This particular issue goes outfor the specific purpose ofpublishingour yearly linancial report.

Our field address is^7/I3I Swaroop Nagar,Kanpur, U.P., India.

Forwarding address:Central Christian Church,2724 S.E. Hawthorne BlvdPortland, I5, Oregon.

FINANCIAL PAGERECEIPTS

Central Church, Portland,Livine-Lirk 2460 00G.M. Timothy 300.00

First Church of Christ,Bluffton.Ind." for Dale and Dean, 390.00Fairview Christian church,Carthaye, Mo. 450.46Anonymous, 795.38McKinley Pk.Christian church,Tacoma, Wash., 159.13Co-Woikers Class,Amarillo, Texas, 120.00Central church,Charlottetown, P.E.I. 285.50Chrisiian church, Montague, 150 75Mr. & Mrs.E. Gillam, Portland, 67.50Friendship class, Plainfield, Ind., 400.00Ladies' Council,Church of Christ, Oregon City, 120.00Roanoke Christian church,Falmouth,Ky., 60.00Mr. & Mrs. Fordney Morford,Connersville, Ind., 80.00Glenmont Christian church,Danville, Ohio, 125.00Third Year Juniors,Church of Christ, Orville, Ohio, 29.14Ladies Aid Society,Waierford Church of Chiist, 31 00W.M S.jChri.'s'ian church,Bradalbane, P.E.I , 51.00W.M.S..Church of Christ,Grande Prairie, Alt a., 37.50Church of Christ, Jeromesville, 0 , 7.50Loyal Wotker's class. Church ofLhcist, Yoncalla, .Oregon, - _ 0.00Junior Women, Hanna, Alta., 10.00W.M.S, Hanna, Alta., 10.00Mrs Ruth Sherman,The Dalles, Oregon, 15.00Tuxedo Pk.Ciuich of Christ,Calgary, Alta., 60.47Christian church, Minier, 111 , 6 00Mrs.Iris Newhouse, Ponland, Ore., 10.00Mr.& Mrs. Russell MacGregor,Montague, P.E.I., 25.00Mr. Robt. Basford, Nampa, Ida., 20.00Christian Service Fellowship,Plainfield, Inciana, 161 19Warwood Christian church.Wheeling, W. Virginia, 25.00Mr. & Mrs. R.L. Rash,Taber,Alta. 6.00Mt.Zion Christian church,Nowata, Okla., 66.50New Antioch Church of Christ,Wilmington, Ohio, 36.75Shirley MacGregor, Montague, 40.00Mr.Virgil Marshall,Wymore,Neb., 50.00Women's Council,West Amarillo, Texas, 11.55Crabtree Christian church,Albany, Oregon, 20.94Missionary Society,Monmouth,Ore., 20.00

BIBLE BOOK STORE

During the months that Rempelswere in charge of tho Bible Book Store,Mr. R. Harier's Christian literatureselling agency in Kanpur, business luthe approximate value of Rs.2300. wastransacted. With Bro. Barter's returnto India,at the beginning of April, thestore has again come under bis personal supervision.

1959 Mr.C.Turner, Portland, Ind., 15.00Mrs. L.E.Allumbaugh, Eugene, 10.00Christian W.M.S., Church ofChrist, Liscorabe, la., 89.73Christian Missionary Society,Burlington, Indiana, 50 00Night Missionary Group,Central Church, Portland, Ore. 15 00Women's Council,V/aynesburg, Pa., 120 93Ella Hollin, Portland, Ore., 10 00Loekliind Chri-^tian Church, *Ciiiciiinaii, Ohio, 51.00Ifouth Group,Belvidere, Neb , 50.00Mary Freeman, Portland, Ore., 1.00Mrs. R Johnston, Newberg,Ore., 100Mrs. J Oglesby, Newberg. Ore., 1.00.Mrs Rosa Vance, Brownstown.IlI., 1.00Mr.Harold Dobbins,Remington,Ind., 1.00Mr.A.Smith, Yellow Gras.=, Sa^k., 2.00Mr. J Holt, John.son City, Tenn , 1.00Mr.J.Blackburn,Johnson City, Tenn., 1.00Mr.Claude Pierce,Johnson City, 1.00Mr. W Patrick, Johnson City,Tenn., 1.00Mr. J. Lawsiin, Bristol, Va., 1.00Mr.Harry B. Herring. Truro, N S. 2.00Beth Doer, Los Angeles, 50.00Sharon Cowan, Hanna, Alta ,From T G.Rash mission account.Transfer from Travel Fund,TOTAL

5.58

634 25432.00

8117.15

Balance brought forward fiom1958 " " "54.43

TOTAL RECEIPTS 8171.58

DISBURSEMENTS

Book Store subsidyMiscellaneous expense itemsOffice expense, equipmentMedical expensePubLshing and printing expensePublicity expenseHouse and rent expenseSalaries of workersStudent tuitions. Women's Home

Insurxnce, tax expenseTravel expenseChildren's education expenseSalaries of missionaries

TOTAL

BALANCE CARRIED FORWARD

90.65104.07

275.1697.85

981.18

46.69962 75

217.75

820.63

165.21

177.21

738.52

3281.93

7959.60

211.98

Like all such literature distribution undertakings in India, this workis not self-supporting, requiring a subsidy of at least 10 percent from missionfunds. Tnis is not regarded as excessive in view of the fact that the distribution of Christian literature is a veryessential part of the evangelistic program of the church of Christ.

The Book Store, in addition to itsretail business, serves as a ciearing-

GRATEFUL APPRECIATION

The list of contributors over theyear is never very large in our reports,a mere 60 names or so. Of those sixty,39 are "one time givers"- in fact anumber are listed only by virtue of 1.00subscriptions to "Christasian" magazine. That leaves a mere twenty onenames of those who have been mainlyresponsible for the support of our worLFrom them we received an amount inthe neighborhood of 6300.00.

We believe that this is a goodindicaiion of how wonderfully generousour regular supporters have been.Many of these have taken an activeinterest in the work from the time ofits beginning, 10 years ago.

We are truly grateful, believe us !

BIBLE CREDIT MADE

AVAILABLE TO REMPELS.

In response to a notice appearingin the January, 1960 issui of '"Salute",a credK of Rs. 75 has been made available to us with the Bible Society ofIndia and Ceylon, against which wehave the priviiege of ordering scripturesin either Eng'ish or Hindi for distribution in the course of our work. Thedonors of that amount are:

Miss Berkie BootsSania^^uz, Calif.

Miss Bessie Wright,La Harpe, 111.

Others might wish to let us takeadvantage of what would be yournormal contribution to the Bible Society.To do so, send your remittance in theform of a money order or bank checkpayable to the American Bible Society,with full information, to the ;

American Bible SocietyForeign Department

450 Park Avenue,New York, 22, N.Y.

The information required is simplythat you wish to make this amount-available to "The Bible Book Slore",112/352 Swaroopnagar, Kanpur, U.P.In due course we will be informed bythe local branch of the Bible Societythat we may order Bibles up to theamount of your contribution.

house for literature procured fromStandard Publishing Co., and for thatwhicli is produced indigenously throughthe New Testment Publication association. Orders are received and goodsare despatched by mail as well.

Reirpels express themselves ashaving come to a new appreciation ofthe importance of such a work whichthey think well deserving of the timethat it takes to conduct it.

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YOUNGER CHURCH LEADER

SHIP IN KANPUR

The newly elected church councilof the Church of ChrLt in Kanpur hasnow a Bcod proportion of young menon it. Bros. Dilawar Masih and Sher-w ood Paul were placed on the council as

Stencilod byIndia, ol^September 193 l^^oOhio,

- ^tom T^dlpk]S^s Svvarupnagar, i\an'our_ and flon-n to Clinton,iplied and mailed.

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prepare this news-iettor, a carpenter is busy

/replacing the library cup-boards which v/ere eaten up

er-mite^. Iheyalso malting tracks inbook store, and so v/eto paint the boutomof the v/alls with coalYae aren't sure that v/ethem stopped yet, but

or the other of us willsoon bo lickod.

Our lending, libr^y ispi eking ^Up sp'eM and it maysoon prove . to be more potent than the Book Store.

- a n.d hoah^..^shier have made generous

donations of books, and wehave promts OS from others.

' The termites devoured someof the Hindi books but theyhave now been replaced. Twononcnristians have borrowed Bibles, andNew Testament.

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attack

The appear^ice o f theBook Store has been enhanced with our first outdoor

expec**ting ^ a sharp rise in salesfrom this now fixture.

Sales during July andAvigust continued to bo below the bragging level. Du-riiig the two months salesamounted to $33.09 and included sale "of 10 Bibles,6tions.

rev/ TespaLients, 219 x"'or9^Iris]i}.9 Life of

Visualised, 8 The Bible forYouth, and 2 Christian Doctrine horkbook.' of the'

month is that the lii^diversion of Vergil Foltcnhs,hew Testajiiont Studies, is^

nov/ at the printers. FraiilvHemp el had planned to printtnis hiijiself but later decided to give the job toJob Press whore Christasianllagasine is printed.

The Boys and GirlsAt hulpeiiaj;-- Ar-drlyas has

been having some troublevdth his eyes but is somebetter novj". He must novirwear sunglasses during thedaytime, v.hieh isn*t a badidea anjway#

Our house has a new occupant*' iai the person of SemuDas. he has coiiio from mrs.Kothermel's iijission faiiiily,and is hero to learn motormeohaiiics. He has adaptedhli-iself very v/ell to citylife and reports from hisboss ere good.

V/e are- again puzzled atthe beliavior of Samuel Ka-him v/ho ' is on again offagain. \ie decided to givehim anotner chance to go tosc!hool but his schoolattendance is once againproving . ^to be highly irregular. Vj6 have an idea, however, that even if hedoesn't go to school hev/ili -be able to pass theyearly examinavions. Perhaps we v/ill let him do ithis way.

Mavis Washing'ton is reported to be improving inher behavior at hpiphanyG-irls' Boarding School. Wesurely hope she is. MarjoryLoyal's father, however,decided to keep Marjory athome so we are paying herfees at a near-by school.

Besides Samu Das and Samuel Raiiim there are fourother fine young men in ourcongregation who give us agreat deal of help. Theyare tv/o sets of brothers:Sherv/ood and Kenneth Pauljand Prem and Emiiianuel iia-sih. They manage the twoSunday Schools, clerk inthe Book Store, help huntmistaices in uhe manuscriptsand proofs of the Hindi magazine. Dilawar Masih whohad been helping us is presently employed in the Kul-pahar mission. The threeMasih brothers are sons ofthe Rempei's cook.

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INDEPENDENCE DAY THOUGHTS

Clear thinking Dr. RajendraPrasad, President of the IndianRepublic, called for pre-conditionsof existence as a free and independentnation," in his 1960 IndependenceDay address. To create such conditions, he appealed to the people ofIndia to dev^op, as national characteristics, the essential traits ofloyalty and discipline.

We may say, " Well, that's surelyself-evidentso much so that nomore needs be said about it. " Trueenough, that that same message wasdoubtless spouted to the nation inthousands of other places at thatsame moment. But is it not truealso that until loyalty and disciplineon the part of every citizen are morethan just a mere showuntil they aremore than just a cover-up for graftand other crimes against the statethe preaching, the pleading, must goon?

After all, what is loyalty? Surelyit means more than shouting "JaiHind " lustily on Independence Day!(the idea behind this overt displayoften being that one may go aboutcollecting bribes the more unsus-pectedly when the office opens onAugust 16th) Loyalty involves thesubjugation of one's own intereststo the interests of the nation so thateven if personal advancement ishindered the nation's progress ishelped. It involves the surrenderof one's right to his very life, if thatlife is needed by the nation.

And discipline? No citizen hasthe right to give way to the kind oftemper that leads to mob action, andthat complete lack of self-controloften seen in India. Discipline thatcreates conditions in which freedomn^ay survive and flourish demandsthought for others first, and theability to see another's viewpoint.

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Citizens of the Kingdom of God-members of churches of Christmay welltake such " preachment " to heart! In nosituation are sham and hypocrisy so deplorable as in matters of the spirit.

" Freedom " is a watchword of Christianity. " If the Son shall make you free,you shall be free indeed." " For yebrethren, were called for freedom: onlyuse not your freedom for an occasion tothe flesh but through love be servantsone of another." (Gal. 5:13).

Here too are pre-conditions to beimposed. An atmosphere must be created by us (in the power of God) in whichfreedom may advance so as to embraceothers as well. For I am not, in fact,free until I have removed from myselfevery barrier to freedom for others.

The church does not save souls. Itexists to create conditions in which theGospel may flourish and in which itsmessage of saving grace may reach intoa maximum number of individual hearts.That is why there must forever be, fromthe church, this appeal to loyalty andto discipline on the part of its members.

Our loyalty to Christ must go deeperthan words; must be apparent whenwe are separated from the brethrenas well as in the assembly. Ourpiousness must include doing the willof God as well as hearing it.

Discipline must be self-imposed,extending to every realm of life. Theman who is an ''abstainer" only, and doesnot develop the positive characteristicsof serenity of spirit, brother-love, and aneven temper, has neglected an importantphase of his development. Physicalhabits damaging to the body, on the other

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]ED][TO)R][A]L CO)MMENTIt is not for a minute maintained

that in order to meet with the demandsof Christian principles, all traces ofancient Indian culture must be discarded!Much of what is so uniquely and completely the "Indian way of life" is a grace toIndian Christians. Far from being contrary to the Word of God, much of it ismost consistent with the Divine requirements of Christian behaviour.

Other features of it cannot be sodefended. One of these is the deplorablehabit of chewing betel and pan, not ofcourse restricted to India. One condemnsthe habit out of hand for its obvious filthi-ness. This alone ought to be sufiicientto make Christians steer clear of it.

Now weight is added to the argument against the habit by the strongsuspicions that the chewing of beteland pan causes mouth cancer. Readersare urged to give a careful scrutiny tothe article, " Cancer, the Killer ", reprinted on page five of this issue of Christasianby the kind permission of the " Heraldof Health ".

The Christian must remember thatwhatever the world may do, he has asacred obligation to maintain his bodyas nearly clean and pure as possible.It is the temple of the Holy Spirit.Whatever defiles the body and in anyway knowingly harms it, is to be avoided.Deliberately to cause the destruction ofthe Spirit's dwelling place is a sin!

" Don't let your characters be mouldedby the desires of your ignorant days, butbe holy in every department of yourlives, for the One who has called you isHimself holy" (I Peter 1: 14,15)

By R. R. Harter

We crossed from Belgiuminto Hollandat an obscure point, and so my entranceinto Holland escaped, the notice of theDutch police..

At the Maastricht raUway station, Igot $ 10 changed into Dutch Giiilders.Then I proceeded to buy a Second Glassticket to Arnsterdam.

While waiting ,for my train to, comein, I noticed on other trains that someof the coshes had special signs on them.I no longer remember what the Dutchwords were, but I concluded, and correctlyso, that these, coaches were set apart fornon-smokers. So, when my train camein, I foimd myself a seat in one of the nonsmoking coaches., Soop afterward, a mansat down beside me and began to light upa cigarette. I pointed to the sign and readit off to him in perfect Dutch. Heimmediately put his cigarette away,apologizing to me in French, saying thathe was from France and didn't knowDutch. It didn't occur to him that Iknew neither Dutch lior French. Nowdon't ask me how I knew what he said,but I did.

The trip across the Netherlands wasvery interesting. > I was very intriguedby the low-lying land, the canals anddykes, and the windimlls. I was alsoimpressed by the many large factoriessuch as Bata Shoe Co. and PhiUips Lamps.

After a quick change of trains atUtrecht, I arrived forthwith at Amsterdam.

It rained most of the day that I wasin Amsterdain, and so I did not have theopportunities here that I had during mythree beautiful days in Brussels.

At the suggestion of the manager ofthe Hotel Trion, I took a tour ofthe canalsand'harbor on one ofthe many sightseeingboats of the city. The glass top of theboat kept us from getting drenched by therain, but it Was still a miserable trip.The guide made wisecracksin three languages, and he succeeded a little in dispelling the gloom. The guide was a littleupset ,that one of the house boats on thecanal belonged to American missionaries.He couldn't quite appreciate the fact thatthe Americans were sending missionariesto Holland. Perhaps he womd have beenconsoled had he known that Americanshave missionaries in America.

After the boat trip, I visited the^.National Gallery of Art. This didn'timpress me too much either. Perhaps Iam too xmcultured to correctly evaluatethe work of Rembrandt, but I don't think.I would want one of his paintings hanging in my house. The paintings by someof the other Dutch Masters were very-beautiful and worthy.

My rooih at the Hotel Trion was very-nice and reasonably priced, but I thoughtthe price of the mpals was a bit too high.My lunch cost me almost as much as the-price of the room. In the evening, aftera long search, I ate supper in a Chineserestaurant.

That night I went to bed early. Ithad been a hard day.

The next morning the weather was-better, but there was no time for sightseeing now. At the appointed time Ireached the air terminal, and we were:soon on our* way to Moscow.

Somehow I had failed to understandjust how the plane was going to get toMoscow, and so the trip was full ofseveralpleasant surprises. We passed over andgot beautiful views of Copenhagen, Denmark, a corner of Sweden, and theBaltic Sea. Later we landed at Warsaw,Poland. Most of the passengers got offhere and only four of us remained toproceed to Moscow. We were here forabout an hour while the plane re-fueled,but oiur movements were restricted, andwe saw very little.

On this part of the journey I wastravelling by K.L.M., the Dutch airlines.Of the three airlines I travelled, thiswas no doubt the best. I was very pleased with their food and service.

There were many signs that Amsterdam was about to blossom forth in a riotof beauty. If I could have stayed a coupleof days longer perhaps I would have beenbetter impressed.

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The Christian experience is a perpetual" Independence Day For " for freedom did Christ set us free: stand fasttherefore, and be not entangled again inthe yoke of bondage. ".{Continuedfroni page

" I have sacrificed my whole life forthis causereceived almost nothing fortwenty-five years of the time. Baptizedmy thousandsI think seven thousandas near as I could tell^but havea beautiful home ready for me on theother side ofJordan. I am in my eightiethyear, preach yet much, my voice as goodas ever; can speak in the open air so asto be heard by one thousand people.Amen."

LIBERTY IN THECHURCHES

{A Reprint from '^Restoration Herald^*)The bane of the churches today is the

hierarchy, whether Catholic or Protestant;the pompous clergy who lord it over God'sheritage. Local churches have been trained to look to the ecclesiastics for light andleading, and to take orders from thebedecked oligarchy.

In the present system ofchurch government the. local congregation, in surrendering its independence, has abdicated thelof^ place given to it under the charterof Christ. No longer a queen, she is avassal. Relieved of her important ministry, which was gradually taken over bygoverning boards, she pays tribute to theorganization in the peaceful illusion thather major responsibilities have been discharged. The more docile the congregation, the greater its importance.

This is the deadening effect of sacerdotal rule. The spirit of initiative dies. Thespiritual life decays.

We plead for a congregational renaissance, a revival of the liberty and theloyalty of the New Testament church.Stripped of bureaucratic red tape, tastingthe sweets of Grospel liberty, let the loc^church take up its own Godgiven work ofevangelism which too long has beendelegated to imscriptural officials.

The greatest stride we can maketoward Christian unity is to. induce ourpreachers and local churches to rousethemselves to proclaim to their owncommimities the pure and powerful NewTestament message, and to enter uponpracticail efforts to lead all the peopleof their own neighbourhood to walk inthe light.

CANCER-THE KILLER

By D. K. Down

{Reprintedfrom " Herald of Health ")

More Indians suffer fromcancer of the mouth than any othernationality in the world.

Why?The author puts his finger

on the popular habit of Indianpeople: PAN CHEWING.

A few weeks ago I visited theChittaranjan Cancer Hospital in Calcutta.The medical superintendent, Dr. SubodhMitra, who is a highly skilled doctor ofinternational experience, accorded mecourteous and valuable assistance inmy investigations. The information hesupplied, and the facilities he placed atmy disposal made a deep impression onmy mind. I offer these observations tothinking people everywhere who shouldknow more about this dread disease,its nature and its cause.

Every year approximately two lakhs(two hundred thousand) people in Indiadie of cancer. In most cases their deathis painfully slow, yet terrifyingly certain.Their tortured bodies sink slowly to thegrave, often accompanied by agony anddespair. At the present moment some isix lakhs of people are in the grip of thisdisease. Most of them have very littlehope of recovery. They face certaindeath.

The great tragedy is that much of thissuffering is avoidable. An enlightenedpublic could largely escape the clutches ofthis killer, which accounts for one out of

every twenty adults that die. What iscancer ? What are its causes and how canit be avoided?

The body is constantly growing newcells to replace worn-out tissues. Oldcells pass out of the system, and nature isconstantly at work replacing the discardedunits. In normal health the system growsjust the right amount of body cells toreplace the old ones. But under certaincircumstances not fully understood, thegrowth of new tissue runs wild and getsout of hand. Body tissue grows beyondthe replacement needs of the body. Theredundant tissue spreads its deadly tentacles beyond its local sphere, stranglingblood-vessels, crushing vital organs, destroying life functions, until the body isnot longer able to operate, and naturegives up the struggle for existence.

The patient's only hope is to arrestthe growth of the tissue before it has riotedbeyond control. This arrest can beachieved by destructive treatment such as-radium, or elimination by surgery. Recently chemotherapy has been used withsuccess. But to have any hope of cure thecancer must be detected early. For thisreason the public should be verythoroughly acquainted with the earlysymptoms of cancer.

What is the cause of this disease?'Why should otherwise normal cells runamok and threaten life? The completeanswer to that question is not knownto medical science as yet. But muchhas been learned. It has been demonstrated that continued irritation ta

body^or^^'j^vtissu^ the acti-vitieS.of hhhcCT,,i&sue bir itis. way. Certain

apprehensions and became emboldened toagain start chewing pan. Soon after hehad once more to consult his doctorbecause of a sore cheek. This time thefateful verdict was pronouncedcancer.No doubt the irritating spices, constantlybiting into the delicate membrane of thecheek had done their work. As he spoketo me his cheek and lower lip were asickly white and pouted out in an uglygrowth. He spoke with difficulty as inbroken tones he cursed the day he hadresumed his pan-chewing. He died soonafterwards.

A few days ago a man came to me foradvice. Two and one half months agohe had noticed a sore in his lower lip.It gradually spread until at the time of theinterview a repulsive white growth extended from his lip to his chin like a cauli

flower. At the centre of the growth thecancer had eaten a hole right throughhis lip out of which the saliva pouredfrom the inside of his mouth. Withbitter tears he confessed to me that formany years he had chewed 8 to 10 annasworth of tobacco daily. He was beyondmedical aid, and by the time you read thisarticle, he may be in his grave.

Some conservative individuals mayconsider that the relationship of panchewing to mouth cancer is not conclusive.But no one will deny that pan chewing isa possible cause. During 1960 up to40,000 men and women in India alonewill die of mouth cancer. Why run therisk of being one of them? The safestcourse for your health's sake is to abstainfrom the habit of chewing pan, tobaccoor other irritating spices.

INDIAN PRESS GLEANINGS

On a previous occasion we mentionedthat in India it would be difficult toknow a drowning man if we saw one. AKanpur juggler recently proved thispoint by hanging himself before a largecrowd. After assembling the crowd bymeans of his tricks, he threw a rope overa tree and hung himself. The crowdevidentally thought it was a prettygood stunt.

Pandit Nehru recently interruptedhis consideration of the serious issuesof the world in order to say a word abouta domestic matter which he considers tobe of basic importancethe brooms of thesweepers. He pleads for long-handledbrooms and refuse-cans with lids.

On the other hand, Panditji has madeit plain that he doesn't care for perfumes.

On a recent visit to Allahabad, a well-wisher approached the Prime Minister toapply some scent on his clothes; but Mr.Nehru stepped back, then told the manthat the perfume would make him sick.

Eight women who demonstrated atJullundur against increased taxes weretaken to see the Bhakra-Nangal dam onan education tour instead of being finedfor contempt of court. A half-dozenothers who refused to go on the tourwere fined Rs. 200/- or one month simpleimprisonment.

Some of the unpunctuality of trainshas been blamed on the birth of babieson trains. In the Nagpur division alonethere are an average of 15 babies a monthbom on trains, and each childbirth heldup the trains for 30 to 55 minutes.

8Two marriage parties got mixed up ona crowded train near Bijnor and the bridesaccidentaUygotexchanged. It wasn't un^five days later that the mistake was discovered by the parents of one of the girls.Both husbands have again exchangedtheir brides. .

At the inauguration of the Air Wingof the N.G.G. at Indore, a large crowd ofdignitaries, including the Ghief Ministerof Madhya Pradesh, were astonished tosee a young girl clad in a red sari climbinto an aircraft and quickly take off.Consternation was increased when theplane flew low over the spectators. Theairport sounded the alarm sirens summoning the fire brigade and the police, but theplane landed safely. The girl was broughtto the Ghief Minister where it was discovered that the " woman " pilot was theChief Flying Oflficer in disguise. '

People in Bodh Kharbu Valley inLadakh Saw an automobile for the firsttime in their liveswhen a convoy of abouta dozen jeeps passed through the valleyon its way to Leh along the newly-builtKargil-Leh road. While many watchedcuriously, some of them muttered prayerswith folded hands. An old woman anda group of children bent low to examinethe underframe of the vehicle. Whenthey touched it they were disappointedsince they had imagined it to be somenew kind of animal.

A young sailor washed overboard ina heavy sea in the Bay of Bengal is stillbelieved to be alive because of his horoscope. For this reason the boy's relativeshave asked the authorities to m^e a searchfor him on uninhabited islands.

India is among the five largest bookproducing countries in the world with theUnited States ranking sixth. In tfieproduction of feature films, India is in

second place with 295 movies during theyear. Japan is first with 360 films, and theUnited States is third with 288.

During the years 1958 and 1959, therewere only 15 cases of divorce in the stateof Uttar Pradesh. This statistic does not,however, give a true picture of thesituation. A recent survey in the cityof Kanpur showed over a thousand destitute children who had no one to care forthem. Many of them were of illegitimatebirth.

Villagers in the inaccessible andmountainous Gilgit and Baltistan areasof occupied Kashmir have recently resorted to the novel method of " planting "glaciers in order to ensure supply of waterto food crops. The process is to cut oflfa slice of a glacier and transport it to aspot where there is no glacier. It is thenburied in a pit with indigenous chemicalsand herbs to reduce the temperature. Ifthe planted glacier remains withoutmelting till winter snowfall, it gets rootsand goes on growing. These glaciers canthen ensure an adequate water supplyduring years when there is no snowfall.

It took Rs. 100/- worth of salt to bury"Lucky", an elephant of the KamlaCircus when it died at Indore. After sixmonths the bones will be disinterred andsold.

Twenty-five persons travelling on theroof of the Kathgodam Express were killedand himdreds were seriously injured whenthey were knocked off by the ceiling ofa covered bridge over the Yamima Rivernear Mathura. The dead and injured included a large number, of women andchildren. The bridge had recently beencovered with steel girders leaving a gapof about a foot between them and die roofsof passing trains. The train was overcrowded because of a religious fair.

A villager who found the fish platesremoved from a railway track near Katiharsaved a train from disaster by standing onthe track and waving it down. Coin-cidentally, the man was a fisherman.

Ramu, the wolf-boy, who has beenundergoing treatment in Lucknow for thepast six years, has once again broken intoprint. In the U.P. Assembly, a memberof the opposition asked the HealthMinister whether Ramu could now become a member of the cabinet. TheHealth Minister replied that in his presentcondition Ramu could onfy become amember of the Legislative Assembly,adding that he was capable of only beinga member of the opposition.

The large number of failures in therecent Mysore University examinationshas caused widespread concern. Of atotal of nearly 16,000 students only about

3,000 were declared successful. Of 117examinees from two rural colleges, onlynine passed.

In advertising the arrival of a newfilm, Kanpur's Vivek Cinema advertised," For Disappointment, Book Your Seatsin Advance." Despite the discouragement, the rush for tickets was so great thatthe city magistrate had to issue an orderprohibiting the carrying of guns within200 yards of the place.

One of the recent endeavours ofIndia's indefatigable pedestrian VinobaBhave was to learn Esperanto. One ofthe first books he studied in this International language was the Bible.

Our readers will be sorry to know thatKanpur's daily newspaper ADVANCE,whose errors we quoted so profusely, hasfinally expired after a long illness.

AN OLJy PREAVCHER'^S AUTOBKOGRAPHY

Samuel Rogers "

(From Memoirs of A, Campbell")" I was born in Old Virginia, Novem

ber 6, 1789; moved to Kentucky in 1793,settled in Clarke County, Ky. until 1801.Moved then to Missouri, called UpperLouisiana, then under Spanish rule.

" My mother, a pious Methodist, sewedup her Bible in a feather-bed to keep thepriests from finding it. This was the onlyBible I ever saw till I was grown. Myfather urged my mother to leave her Bible,as it might give her trouble in the newterritory, but she said she must haveit to read to her children, and she didread it to us much, and by her pietyand counsels tried to impress its truthupon our minds and hearts. As I was the

eldest child, this was all the preachingI heard till a grown man.

" After my mother had taught me towrite my name and spell a little, Iwas sent to school three months. Atthe end of this time I graduated withhonor, having learned to read, write,and cypher to the rule of three. Thiswas about all our teachers knew themselves.

" My mother's readings, prayers andcounsels gave me early a high regardfor her religion. Though my proudheart often rebelled, yet a mother'svoice would bring me back to sober reflection again. I heard a Methodist preach

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the first discourse I ever listened to; soonafter that I heard a Baptist. I liked thefree salvation of the Methodist, but disliked his baptism. I liked the baptismof the other, but disliked his Calvinism.

" I returned to Kentucky aboutnineteen year old, and found a great^tiroccasioned by the late strange revivalsunder B. W. Stone and others. Manyabused Stone, while others praised him;I, however, went to hear him for myselfand was much pleased. He called on allto come to Christ, and invited all to layaside their creeds and take the Bible asthe only rule of faith and practice. Iwas pleased with his preaching: it sounded like the truthlike the religion Ihad read of. Whatever may have beensaid of the errors of Stone and thosepeople, it was evident that they werespiritually minded, and the most prayerfulpeople of their times.

" I was baptized by Stone, 1812.The war came on and the church becamegreatly demoralized; and I among the restwas by.no meeins exempt from its unhappyinfiuences. However, after the war,,through the preaching of Stone and others,we ^1 got to work again, renewingour covenants with God, and a gloriousrevival followed.

" I became an exhorter by necessity.Wd held little meetings from house tohouse, and often had to send for a preacherto baptize our converts. The preacherstold me I was called of Gk)d to preach.I had not thought of being a preache^,but being convinced by their argumentsthat I was Divinely called, I was ordainedby Stone at Caneridge 52 years ago.He then gaye me a Bible, saying, " Preachits facts, obey its commands, enjoy itspromises

" I was greatly troubled about mycall. I contended that if I wzis calledas were the apostles, I ought to have their.credentials and be able to prove myaposdeship. I attempted to draw from

dreams and visions and vague impressionssome super-human aid; often went ohlong tours upon a mere impression of themind, taking it as a call. I thought Iought to perform miracles. My niind wasoften in a wretched state.

" About this time I got the " GhristizinBaptist" and found relief. I believe Ishould have gone crazy but for AlexanderG^pbell. I was not slow to embracehis view, but knew it to be the truth themoment I saw it, and at once and in hasteadopted it. This was about 1825.

" I had travelled thousands of miles,preached all over the wilds of Ohio,Indiana, Illinois, Missouri^swam rivers,exposed myself to every dzinger, saying," Woe is me if I preachnot the Gospel!I was ardent, impulsive, enthusiastic andmy labors were greatiy blessed. But aheavy gloom himg over me when I wouldthin