Written, Mimeographed, and Mailed by Ralph R. Harterat 112/352. Swarupnagar, Kanpur, U. P., India

ILDIHG FUiTD OPENED

We are happy to announcethat the church in Swarupnagar has no?; opened asavings account in v/hichto accumulate funds forthe purchase of land anderection of a - house ofworsbiii. At the moment ofwriting, there is already$152.60 in the Fund. It isestimate that about $6000will be needed for theproject.

Those who ordinarilycontribute to our work

will automatically have apart in this project sincewe will be giving 10$^ ofall of our receipts intothe Church Building Fund.lOj^ of every dollar yousend for our work will gotoward building a house ofworship in Kanpur.

Persons wishing to makea special contribution to

the building fund, may doso by either sending toour Flora, Illiiiois, address or direct to: TheTreasurer, Church o fChrist, 112/352, Swarupnagar, Kanpur,lt.P., India.

. RICHARD BAPTISED

Since our last report wehave had one more baptism.18 year old Richard Danielwho has joined our YouthHos tel from Ragaul, wasbaptised on his first Sunday in Kanpur, Feb. [^.th.Richard is apprenticeingas a mechanic in one ofthe city*s garages.

WILLIAM GULICK TO HELP ..VJilliam Gulick h a s3ii^"-'''

agreed to preach a oneweek's evangelistic meeting for us. May 20th-27th.This is particularly

"And should not 1have regard for Nineveh, that great city, wherein arc more than sixs^thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; andcattle ? " Jonah 4:II

appreciated since theweather will be very hotat that time and Williamwill have to sacrificesome of his hill time.

BOOK STORE HEPORrDuring December, the

Book Store did^12$ worthof business. Sales included 5 Bibles, 3 New Testaments and 5 Portions. *

During January and February, sales totalled $9^4-*Sales included 8 Bibles,12 New-Testaments, 25 Portions, and i|. Diglots.

• The Diglot. is a new pub-^lication of the Bible Society which features English on one page and Hindion the other. It contains

only the first five booksof the New Testament.

. During 1961, Bibleswere sold (75 more .than ini960). li|:8 New Testamentswere sold more than ini960). And 1633 portionswere sold (318 more thanin i960).

Besides this, we arepaying the salary at $21 amonth of Lawrence Lazaruswho 1 s at pres ent touringwith the van of the BibleSociety. He has been selling Bibles, New Testamentsand thousands of portionsfor the Bible Society. Inour next newsletter we

e we will be able to

inform you of the totalresults of his tour.

Incidentally, the salaryof Mr. Lazarus does notfigure in the summary onpage four since he came tous very late in the year.

D.V.B.S. MATERIALLast year we sent each

of you a nine-lesson pamphlet suitable for D.V.B.S.If you have mislaid yourcopy, or if you are new onour mailing list, you mayget a new copy by writingto our Flora, Illinois,address. It doesn't lookas though we will have anynew • material availablethis year.

• OTHER ITEMS

Our Hindi monthly JEEWANDEEP has been much improved by our hew printer.

Frank Rempel is in themidst of printing a bookof Christian songs writtenby one of the Indian brethren.

We attended the -annualKulpahar Convention fromMarch 1st to i|.th. We werenot on the program- thisyear, but the book stalldid a lushing business.

One of the Ragaul boys,Reuben, has disappointedus by quitting his training. He is a good boy, buta little mixed up.

THE CHEERFUL GIVERSHEGEMBER, l9ol

Illinois;''Paxton. Women

Indiana;The EadesKansas;

Derby YouthThe DunahughsRiverlawn ChurchMissouri:The PeelsNeeper ChurchOhio;Clinton ChurchBladensburg L#D»sSablna Jrs. VISabina Church

TOTAL CONTRIBUTED l8i|.v99 TOTAL

DURING Kentucky:Mt.„ Zion ChurchThomas R. Omer

.Missouri:20.00. Keeper Church

. Liberty S.S.10.00 The D.P. Peels

. Sherry Bally10.33. Ohio;22.00_ clinto n Church50*00 Linden Homebuilders

Portsaffouth Central10. 00 -Mrs. Flint10.00 Moscow Ladies Aid

' Linden W. C.S.G.. 20.00 Old Stone S.S.

10^00 Bladensburg L.D.s11»33 T'ennessee:II* 33 Church at Central

39*00io.oo

20.00

18.8515*001.00

40.0090.0010.0010.0025*0040.0020.0010.00

20.00

577.85

aiso- acknowledge withthanks a" Christmas giftfrom Mr. and Mrs* P.M.Hawkins ^

THE CHEERFUL GIVERS DURINGJANUARY AND FEBRUARY, I962

Illinois;Paxton Women 20.00Chester Sternaman 10.00Mrs. Vera Mills 6.00Indiana;The Colestocks 5*00Frank Rests 50*0GIowa;

Loretta Huntington 10.00TTot^cioq® —

The Dunahughs 78.00

Rec'd. in Dec. 184-99Rec'd. Jan., Feb. 577-853 Month Total. 7o2.84

EXPENDED FROM DECEMBER 19TO DECEMBER 31, I96I

Church 98.51N.i. Publi cations 87•45Christasian 48-38Book Store 43*52Boys & Girls 4l*Housing 29*47Lawrence Lazarus 21.22Library ' 11.48Medical 3.Q8

TOTAL SffiNT IN lic.'•382.21

Forwarding Agent: Miss Flotence Douglas, 419 N. Main St.Flora, Illinois,, U. S. A.

EXPENDED'FROM JM. 1st TOMARGH 9tli, 1962

Salary, 2 Months $250.00Book Store Subsidy 25il-.6Ii-Boys & G-irls 137* 39Housing 80i0oN.T. Publications 53•3oLawrence Lazarus 1^6.16Church ii-5*o5Office Supplies , "22.55Library 8.02TOTAL 897.7I4-

Spent up to 12/^1 382.21Spent to Mar. ^th. 897* 7it-3 Month Total 1279*95

3 M 0 . SUMBalance, Dec. I8Total ContributedTotal ReceiptsLess SpentBALANCE, Mar. 10

M A R Y

997.%762.84

1760.081279.95480.13

AHMgAL SIMMRY. 1961Contributions totalled

$3288.90 during the year,while expenditures

totalled $5311*38* Thismeans we spoit $2022.14-8more than we reco. ved. Wewere able to do tliis because of the generous con-tidbutions while we were

home on furlough. As youcan see, * those funds received on furlough havenow been expended.

During I961, the averagemonthly expenditures t othe nearest dollar were as

follows: 'Salary $125Book Store 80Boys & Girls 62Housing 37Christas ian 3IChurch 30N.T. Publications 28Equipment 16Publicity 11Library 9Medical 3T ransport ation 3

Which means that eachdollar contributed was

used as follows:SalaryBook Store lo^Boys & GirlsHousingChristasian 7^Church 7^N.T. Publications 6^2^Equipment .Publicity 3i^Library 2^Medical 1/Transportation 1/

"Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who loved us and gave us eternalcomfort and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts and establish themin every good workand word." II Thess. 2:16,17

^ JESUS CLEAJVs^;^blood

Come now, and let us reason together, saithJehovah: though your sins be as scarlet, theyshall be as white as snow; though they be redlike crimson, they shall be as wool.

Isaiah 1:18

Vol. Vin No. 2 March 19012 April Kanpur, India

Price: nP. 25

INDIAN PRESS GLEANINGS

Kjvlph R. Harter, Kanpur, India

An item in the Allahabad newspapersreads as follows: "An alleged thief whoreceived physical obstruction from themembers of the Village Defence Societyof Sarai Aquil on Oct. 30 died yesterdayin the M. L. Nehru Hospital."

Another interesting item fromAllahabad informs us that seven personswho had been arrested for gambling weremade to sit on donkeys' backs and weretaken in a procession headed by a bandthrough the crowded streets of the city.The populace cooperated by lighting firecrackers near the donkeys. More funthan gambling!

A bear near Bijnor was recentlyresponsible for catching a gang of thieves.The bear's trainer was given a night'sshelter by a villager, and the bear was tiedup along with the host's buffalo for thenight. During the night thieves stoleaway the buffalo. At some distance thebuffalo stopped and refused to go anyfurther. Thinking that she wanted hercalf, one of the thieves went back for it.In the dark the thief caught hold of thebear thinking it was the calf. Thusthe bear caught and hugged the thief.The cries of the thief awoke the villagerswho succeeded in catching all the thieves.

2,151 people were killed in attacksby elephants and tigers in the state ofOrissa last year. There were 143 deathsdue to snake bites.

In a recent speech K. M. Munshimade a complimentary reference to PanditNehru, adding that he had never beenguilty of paying Pandit Nehru an idlecompliment. Pandit Nehru replied thatan idle compliment is the salt of lifeand the life that does not indulge inan idle compliment is a dry life.

A small rat is believed to have ledto the discovery of secret ammunitionbeing stored by some persons bent onviolence in Kanpur. One of the conspirators hid a hand grenade in a holewhich he made in the wall of his house.Soon afterwards, a mouse also took upresidence in the hole. One day themouse picked up an eye dropper andcarried it to the hole. The good wifeof the house, in hunting the eye dropper,came upon the hand grenade. Thinkingthat the hand grenade was a containerfor money being hidden from her by herhusband, she broke open the grenade.She later died in the hospital. Herhusband and his friends are now in jail.

The naughty monkeys of Jammuwere at least temporarily tamed by a hugeswarm of locusts which entered the city.The monkeys shrieked and howled, becametimid, and behaved like domestic cats.They entered houses, but did not touchthe food prepared for lunch. The housewives were touched and treated themonkeys sympathetically. The monkeysrefused to leave the housesuntil the locustswere gone.

Mr. Justice V. D. Bhargava, administrative judge of the Allahabad HighCourt, paid a surprise visit to the Kanpurcourts and found only two out of twelvemagistrates present. He made two roundsof the court rooms and marked absent allthose who had not turned up. Courtpeons rang up the residences of theirbosses to inform them of the surprisevisit of the judge. A number of judgescame scurrying to the courts and a fewsent in leave applications. The surprise

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From the Editor's Typewriter

THE CHURCH: ITS NATURE PURPOSE

Bill Gulick, Ennore, India

Its Nature

We have seen that by baptism wecome into Christ (Gal. 3:27) and thatbaptism is the act by which we are borninto the family of God (John 3:5). Wehave seen further that without baptismthere is no conversion and that without itthere is no remission of sins for the aliensinner. Thus the very same act whichbrings us remission of sins also brings usinto Christ, or into God's family, or intothe church. According to the NewTestament there is no such thing as" being saved" and then deciding whetheror not we will "join a church." To besaved through obedience to Christ is alsoto become a member of His church.

How shall we, then, define thechurch of the New Testament? Fromwhat we have already studied, can we notagree on a definition something like this:

The church is the fellowship ofall those who have obeyed from the heartthe Gospel of Christ." We use the wordautomatic here because the same act ofobedience which saves us from past sinsalso brings us into the church—so thatcoming into the church is a natural resultor an automatic consequence of ourobedience. We may say that the chinchis simply all the people everywhere whohave been saved from past sins throughobeying the Gospel of Christ.

The church, then, is not a sect ora denomination. It is not founded byman or regulated by him. The true

church was built by Jesus Christ, (Matt.16:18). It was purchased with His blood,(Acts 20:28). He is the Head of it,(Col. 1:18). He is its Saviour, (£ph.5:23). It is the household or family ofGod, (I Timothy 3:15). Christ foundedonly one church. See Eph. 4:4, I Cor.12:13. As there is but one Christ, thereis but one way of salvation; all who obeythat way are added to the church. Thetrue church is composed of all thoseeverywhere who have believed in JesusChrist, repented of sins and who have beenburied in water for the remission of sinsin His name. When we do these things,we are converted and are " added " to thechurch by the Lord, (Acts 2:47).

Its Purpose

The church has three broad duties.We cannot be a Scriptural church withoutsincerely and zealously striving to perform these functions:

1. The church is to teach the Gospelto all men everywhere. The Great Commission is binding upon the disciples of alltime, (Matt. 28:19 f., II Timothy 2:2).The book of Acts gives the record of howthe early church went about carrying outthis commission, teaching the Gospel toall nations and peoples. One of therequirements of the elders of the churchis that they be " apt to teach," (I Tim.3:2). The church is called the "pillarand ground of the truth," (I Tim. 3:15)»

That is, the truth of the Gospel is entrusted to the church, the church is its supporton earth. We have already seen that theGospel is God's power to save men,(Rom. 1:16) and that this power is noteffective until men imderstand it. We.are now saying that the work of bringingmen to understand the Gospel is up tothe church.

We are told in II Cor. 4:7 that the** treasure is in earthen vessels." Thatis, the treasure of the Gospel is in earthenor human hands. Recall now from yourstudy of conversions in the New Testament how this worked out. When theangel appeared to Cornelius (Acts 10),he did not preach the Gospel to him; herather told him to fetch Simon Peter fromJoppa and that he would preach theGospel to him. The angel could havepreached the Gospel doubtless, but thistreasure is now committed to the humanchurch, not to angels, When the Lordappeared to Saul on the Damascus road(Acts 22), He did not tell him what to doto be saved, but left the preaching of theGospel to Ananias, the earthen vessel.So the Gospel is not spread by angels or byGod Himself, but is spread by the churchwhich is the pillar and ground of thetruth.

2. The church is to care for thepoor. This is in a way a part of itsteaching duty, as our relief of stifferingand need is a teaching of what the spiritof Christ means. Caring for the poorhas always been a special concern withGod and has always been a religious duty,whether under the. law of Moses or theGk)spel of Christ. Acts 6 tells how theJerusalem church appointed seven men forthe special work of caring for the tablesof the poor. In Galatians 2:10 Paul tellsais that the one thing the Jewish brethrenstressed that he should remember in hiswork was the care of the poor. James

.1:27, in defining "pure religion" men

tions " visiting the fatherless and widows intheir affliction." On and on we mightgo with Scriptures, showing that the reliefof the poor is a special and broad duty ofthe church ofJesus Christ. We cannot bea New Testament church without seekingto manifest the spirit of Christ in this way.

3. The church is to provide fellowship for Christian people. No man canlong be a Christian by himself. It is notgood for a man to be alone physically orspiritually. So the human family is givenfor day to day companionship, the churchis given for. fuller . spiritual companionship. Fellowship includes all the " togetherness " of the church: public worship,cooperative work for Christ, Christianassociation, brotherly sympathy andministry in time of distress and need.The church is a family and should becharacterized by the closeness of brothersand sisters under the tender care of oneFather. "Rejoice with them that dorejoice, and weep with them that weep:"this is a beautiful expression of the fellowship within the church. This duty of thechurch is so large and at the same time soobvious, that we will content ourselveswith this brief mention of it.

Its Name

In New Testament times, of course,there was only one church and no namewas needed to distinguish it from othergroups. Christians could be referred tosimply as " the church" or as " believersin Jesus Christ." A number of names,however, are used in the New Testamentin reference to the church; they weresurely not intended as dogmatic ordenominational terms. These names wererather descriptive terms used about thechurch. We should certainly use one ofthese terms from the New Testament

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TRANSITION IN INDIA

B, L. Turner, Lahore, Pakistan

Conditions are changing in Asiaand Christians are wise to attempt todiscern the signsof the times. Asidefromthe obvious and comparatively superficialchanges such as a dramatic increase inthe number of taxis in Asian cities (tomention a phenomenon which we havewitnessed in Lahore, where a year agothere was seldom a taxi when one wasneeded, but now they seem to be everywhere) there are more subtle, sinisterand basic changes that the church darenot ignore. For some of us who live inAsia the progress of change cannot beviewed from a purelyacademic standpoint.Occasionallywe experience the practicalconsequences in our lives.

These changes are a continuing reaction to the expansion of western civilization and the establishment of colonialempires which, to select a daring point inits development, may be said to havebegun with the voyages of Columbus andVasco da Gama.

That expansion has often beendescribed as " the time when the Westernnations were taking to salt water withBibles and cannon." We who are concerned with the preaching of the gospelmust realize that this characterization islargely true. The forms of Christianitywhich exist in Asia today must, by andlarge, trace their origin to the period ofwestern dominance. Logically, the firstconcern of the Eastern coimtries was tooust the Western cannon. Consequently,since World War Two, the success of resurgent eastern nationadismhas altered thepolitical geography of the world.

But the Asian countries are alsokeenly aware that the Bible and its influence in Asia were established, if not

with the direct assistance, at least withthe aid of western military and politicalpower. Or, if this is too strong a description for some areas, it was, in any case,while the western powers were ruling inAsia that Christianity gained its .presentfoothold. .

The situation which existed in Chinastill depicts the case. " The old chargeagainst missions used to be—it is stillmade everywhere, though in China it hasnow been supplemented by a more radicalattack—^that missions were a part of thewhole imperialist aggression of the west.This charge cannot be evaded, in face ofthe inclusion in the unequal treaties ofclauses, extorted from unwilling Chineseauthorities, establishing the right of missionaries to travel, acquire property andpreach the gospel in the interior of China.Nor can it be denied that most missionariesheld that China's only hope lay^ in fullwesternization, and that in its political andeconomic aspect this could only be carriedthrough witii western loans and westernpersonnel; and a good many missionarieshave in fact, (though decreasingly ofrecentyears) had very close relations with theircountries' embassies."

The case was different in India untilthe early policy of the British East IndiaCompany was altered. "The Directorsof the Company in London told a missionary delegation seeking to ease the Company's curbs against missionaries *AatIndia was their business and no religionorganization was going to impair theirbusiness activity'. This stand was notrevised until the missionary groups forceda ch^mge in the Company'spolicywhenitscharter was extended in 1813 by Parliament. Before that time both the Calcutta

and Bombay governments obstructed missionary activity. Carey and his grouphad to move out of company territory tothe Danish settlement. Newall and hisgroup were also forced out of Calcutta andmoved to Bombay. Only the directintervention of the Bombaygovemor savedthem from being forced to move from thiscity. It was not imtil after 1857 that theEnglish Indian government openly aidedthe missionary movement."

How far that change carried thingsmay be judged from one incident arisingfrom the rioting subsequent to GeneralDyer's firing on the crowd in Jallianwallapark in Amritsar on April 13, 1919 iiiwhich 379 werie killed and 1,200 injured.The people of Gujranwalla, a town somefifty-five road miles away, resorted toburning and rioting. " This was followed by the proclamation of Martial Law onApril 15 which continued until June 9.A series of orders deliberately designed tohumiliate Indians were passed. As theHunter Committee recorded later, menwere made to crawl while passing throughthe street where Miss Sherwood, a missionary, was attacked,"

It isn't too hard to understand theconnection between the violent attack ofGeneral Dyer and the animosity manifested to a western missionary. To thenon-discriminating person the whites wereall part of the one conspiracy. And, perhaps, to the knowledgeable and discriminating, this might have seemed even moreso because of the relationship betweenmissionaries and the government in thePunjab. " The Punjab was annexed bythe British in 1849 and not many yearsthereafter the Church Missionary Society,encouragied and assisted by warmlysympatheticBritish officials, opened centresin the region."

The consequences of this should,havebeen rather predictable when in 1857 theMutiny broke forth. " To be sure, mis

sionaries and Indian Christians in theNorth had suffered. The mutineers identified them with the hated European andin more than one place vented theiranger on them. About thirty-eight chaplains and missionaries and members oftheir families perished. Among them bothBritish and American missions were represented."

Many of these incidents might havebeen prevented if the missionaries hadread history a little more carefully andheeded its lessons. What we have mentioned above sounds strikingly similar toan episode from the reign of the Mogulking Shah Jahan. Perhaps a historicalnote is necessary for its full appreciation" After his accession to the throne. ShahJahan appointed Kasim AliKhan governorof Bengal and charged him with the dutyof punishing the Portuguese. Hooghlywas accordingly besieged on the 24thJune,1632, and was captured after three months.Many of the Portuguese, as we know fromthe court chronicler, Abdul Hamid Lahori,were killed and a large number of themwere taken as prisoners to Agra, wherethey suffered terribly."

It was in Agra that the relevant pointin this history occurred. " The Christians themselves brought about the destruction of some of their religious privileges.The Jesuits 'at the Mogul court had beenmixing politics with religion and they hadlittle to complain about, when on theoutbreak of hostilities with the Portugueseat Hooghly, Shah Jahan ordered thedismantling of their church at Agra andthe destruction of their church images.He allowed them, however, the right tohold their religious ceremonies in thehouses they were permitted to retain."

Add to this unfortunate identity thecases of inconsistent living which somemissionaries indulged in and then we havethe factors before us which led to some ofthe situations which Christianity faces in

the contempor^ scene. A case fromscores which might be cited to stress thislast point is given by Lakshmibai Tilakfrom so common a situation as a trip onan Indian Railway. She says, " When Icame to the carriage and looked in, aEuropean was sitting there. I ejectedthe usual experience of being turned out.Nothing of the sort happened. On thecontrary, smiling a little, he made roomfor me Many European travellersand servants in trains become by theirbehavioiu:, positive mountains in the wayof the spread of Christianity. The Hindupeople have a laughable ignorance aboutthe religion. All the same they havesome conception of how a man calledChristian should behave. Add to that thebeliefthat everywhite man is a Christian,and Christianity is stained in their eyesby the evil behaviour of one Sahib. Thetrains and stations are filled with peoplewho, by their bullying manner dealdeadlyblows to the Kingdom of Christ. I haveoften wondered with regret why thisshould be. May God send a servant toteach people on the Railways what loveis."

The flood of independence movements which followed World War II is notfinished. It continues in Indonesiawith the West Irian issue, in India withthe Portuguese enclaves just recentlyliberated, and in Africa where the mostspectacular manifestation is seen in Algeria's struggle against France. But we mustsee that the crusade against westernimperialism goes on in most of thesecountrieslong after foreign political powerhas been expelled or has voluntarilywithdrawn.

An increased emphasis is placed onindigenous culture and religion. No realor imagined slight by western scholars orstatesmen isallowedto pass unchallenged.How unreasonable and illogical thistendency may become is illustrated in an

item in the Peshawar Urdu newspaperShahbaz. The paper " criticized theeditors of Webster's Dictionary for giving*incomplete and sketchy' data about thefounder of Pakistan, Qjiaid-i-AzamMohammad Ali Jinnah. Attacking themotives of the editors, the paper said thatthey did it deliberately, for the Americanscholars could not be expected to beunaware of Mr. Jinnah and Pakistan."

This hypernalionalism doesn't evenspare its own notables. The Urdu paperffawa-i-Waqt " criticized the KarachiUnivereity Vice Chancellor, Dr. IshtiaqHussain Qureshi, for his speech in Bangkok, Thailand, (Dr. Qureshi was reportedto have said that Pakistanis are proud oftheirglorious Buddhist heritage). Nawa-i-Waqt said that this statement constitutesa misrepresentation of Pakistan's philosophy. It said the basis of Pakistan'sideolo^ is Islam, and Pakistanis areproudof their Islamic heritage."

Such vicious nationalism puts allinfluences of the West imder suspicion.A case in poiiit may be taken from a recentarticle in Pakistan Times, the largest Englishdaily riewspaper in Pakistan, whichsimmarizes an address of Professor AshfaqAli Khan, " an eminent educationist,addressing the Educators Club in Rawalpindi." This address, according to thearticle was a warning against the culturalonslaught ofthe West. " Citing examplesfrom world history, he said that in case ofthe conquered coimtries, military enslavement byitselfdid not amount to anything.For real enslavement of the conquered,the rulers used culture as their first andmost effective weapon. For culturalenslavernent, the rulers created a class^so which imitated its ways, served theinterestsof itsmastersandtherebyachievedsome privileges," Continuing, the articledevelops the Professor's argument, "Thecultural standards were thrust upon theenslaved with some economic advantages

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in view. Its logical outcome was thatthe class thus created by the rulersturned into exploiter by itself. Keepingthis historical analysis in mind-j it couldbe clearly imderstood how the foreignerabefore going away make sure that theireconomic interests continued tobe served."Coming to grips with the problem inpractical czises die Professor, according tothe press article, exhorts that " one hadto guard against the wide circulation ofthe costly foreign magazines, which weresometimes distributed even free. Thesemagazines, films, etc., were the spearhead of the movement of cultural enslavement." In this context we can easilyunderstand the propaganda v^ue of thepious Russian and Communist Chinesepreachments abhoring colonialism.

This clamour for cultural sterilitymay•easily be adapted to legislative andgovernmental policies. Only recentlyRoman Cathohc parochial schools inCeylon were nationalized. In BurmaBuddhism was made the state religion afew weeks ago. The significance of thiswas ameliorated somewhat by the unanimous passage by a joint session of bothChambers of the Burmese Parlieiment onSeptember 25, 1961 of a constitutionalamendment to allow the teaching of otherreligions. But this amendment waspassed in the face of the opposition of theBuddhist monks who continue to agitateagainst it. If they are persistent enoughthe Fourth Amendment Bill of theConstitution of the Union of Burma maybecome only a paper amendment."

We in Pakistan wonder what thefuture may hold for the proclamation ofthe gospel. President Ayub Khan abrogated die constitution when he came to powerin October, 1958 and since then thecountry has been governed imder martiallaw. While the freedom of religiousminorities not only to exist but to evangelize was guaranteed imder the abrogatedconstitution, one does not know what thenew constitution, which is due to bepublished in March of 1962, will ordain.A few months ago Pakistan Times reportedthe Home Afiairs Minister, Mr. ZakirHussain as giving assurance " that thecharacter of the future constitution wouldcertainly have an Islamic conception."But any student of Islamic policy willrealize that this terminology is elastic. Ifit is interpreted loosely it will constitute nothreat. If it is interpreted harshly we willhave entered a new and difficult era.Another indication of what the future mayhold is seen in the possibility that theCentral Institute of Islamic Research mayact as adviser to the future Parliamentof Pakistan on Islamic matters connected with the constitution. But, again,this does not say what will definitelyhappen.

God can and does prevail in history.Let us pray for His leading. Let us prayfor- his blessing in the decisions ofmen of power. And we must alsopray to see clearly God's purposeat each crisis in history that we may bearthe most fruit for Him.

FORCES AFFECTING CHRISTIANITY

Lawrence Lazarus, Kanpur, India

One force affecting Christianity maybe described as " the attitude of Pilate."

Pilate sits in judgment on Christ,but he does not remain in judgment tothe last. He washes his hands of it.There may be many reasons for this actionof Pilate. But one reason stands clearlybefore us. It is a lack of interest inreligious matters. Christ was a livingcriticism of the religion of the Jews andwas brought before Pilate. Had Pilateany interest in the Jewish religion, or inthe heavenly teaching of Christ, or evenany sound interest in his own Romanreligion, he would naturally have sat injudgment against Christ to the last. Hewould have taken bigoted pleasure inpimishing Christ.

Again, had he any interest in religionas such, he would have liked to keepChrist engaged in conversation in orderto know more about the spiritual matterswhich Christ preached.

From both angles Pilate had nointerest in religion. Therefore he leayesChrist in the middle ! The majority ofmen appear to be like Pilate, not interestedin religion and certainly not interested inChristianity, the religion of Christ.

The second force may be describedas " wrong claims for science."

Science is. primarily a study ofmatter. The study of science has beenwonderfully successful. It has paved theway for various inventions. The successof science has been so great that peoplehave been giving it undue importance.Science is elevated to the status of a god.Hue to this blind worship of science,people imagine that science is able totake the place of Christianity, the worldwide religion. They assume there is a

competition between Christianity andscience to explain the world and theuniverse in which Christianity will bedefeated. They also maintain that scienceproves what it says and Christianity onlykeeps on saying things which it cannotprove.,. It is therefore to them a blindthing, a bompoimd of superstition, notworthy of educated people.

This misunderstanding about sciencehas relegated religion into Ibe backgroimdof many lives and has made a certainsection ofsociety non-believers in God.

But an impartial examination of thematter reveals that claims made aboutscience are often blind and that Christianity continues to merit attention andinvestigation.

If Christizinity is blind because itcannot prove, science is equally blindbecause there are many things whichscience cannot prove.

There are many matters in whichscience believes without being able toprove them. Science, for example,analyzes color into wave lengths of lightor a beautiful song into wave lengths ofsound. But if asked, " Do wave lengthsmake color or melody of sound?," sciencecannot prove it, but yet believes that theymay. A scientist believes in the soundnessof his own consciousness without proving it.

Then there are times when a particular course is adopted by science, notbecause it has been proved, but because itis convenient to adopt it.

While making a study of light, forexample, confusion arises because lightappears to be both a wave and a series ofparticles. According to convenience,therefore, light is sometimes assumed to

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be a wave and - sometimes a series ofparticles.

If science believes things withoutproving them, Christianity has everyright to require faith and belief. Ifscienceadopts assumptions convenient to it,religious belief has a right to the samefreedom. If reason is to be foimd inscience, it is also to be foimd inChristianity.

Those who uphold and fondle onlyscience should realize that science does notembrace the study of the whole. Itcannot because it is checked by itsquantitative method. Science, because ofthe natme of its methods can study onlythe quantitative nature of a thing. Buta thing is not made up of quantity only.It has quality also. And science cannotstudy its quemtity because of the scientificmethod which is quantitative. The TajMahal, for example, has length, heightand breadth. Along with length, heightand breadth, the Taj Mahal has thequality of beauty. Science can measurethe quantity of this length, height andbreadth. Science is unable to measurethis beauty. This inability of science canbe demonstrated in the following quantitativestatement concerning the beautyofthe Taj Mahal. "The beauty ofTaj Mahal weighs ten tons and is fourfeet long." Such a statement will belaughedat because in it qualityis foolishlytried to be measured in terms of quantity.Science cannotexplainthe world ofqualify.

The world of quality is the world ofvalue^ good and spirit. It is the world ofpurpose in life. Science cannotexplain thisworld. But it is there all the same.

If science cannot, how can it beexplained? The answer is that man's

consciousness of v^ues, in otherwords, hisreligious consciousness, aided byall hisfac^ties of intellect and conscience must,weigh and sift the claims of religion..Science cannot decide whether religion hasbeen successful in giving the correctexplanations for spiritual facts. It is thedomain of religion to decide.

Christianity has, in addition, enough,reason in it to judge its results. Thatreason is not blind faith, but faith undercontinual verification of religious, moraland valued experiences. Faith in a truly^religious man can never be blind for hishonest spiritual satisfaction testifies to thecorrectness ofhisfaith. The laboratory offaith has itsown systemofapparatus whichismore delicate than that generally foundin a scientific laboratory.

Let Cain kill his brother Abel andat once the spirit of Cain exacdy records,shame, remorse and guilt; and the bloodof Abel swifter than radio waves tells Godthat good morals have been broken by a.man.

Those men who are aware realize-the necessity of Christian faith in the lifeof a man.

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today, rather than some name of humaninvention or in honour of some human,being.

Notice the following names of thechurch used in the New TestamentsChurch of God: I Cor. 1:2, II Cor, 1:1,I Tim, 3:15; Body of Christ: Col. 1:18,^Eph. 5:23; Church of the Lord: Acts.20:28; Churches of Christ: Romans 16:16..See also Matthew 16:18.

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SOME OUTSTANDING WOMEN OF

THE BIBLE

Miiiam

Miss H. Kaveri Bai, Hyderabad, India

Aaron and Miriam Rebel

It was like a dagger plunged intothe heart of Moses when his own brotherand sister turned against him. We arenot told when, nor what became ofZipporah. Both Aaron and Miriamlooked askance at this dark woman.

** What does he see in her? I amso ashamed to call this blackie my sister-in-law," complained Miriam bitterly.

Are there none among the daughters ofIsrael, if he wanted to marry? I am sureit is this woman who influences him todo the crazy things he says God has commanded him to do."

I am sure the Lord will chastisehim for marrying a strange woman,"replied her brother. " Moses can preachto everybody not to have anything to dowith strange women and then fall intothe snare of one himself."

But they should have noted that theLord had no; punished Moses. God hadespecially chosen Israel to bring backthe nations to Him from their idolatry.When there were believing Gentiles amongthe Israelites God made no distinctionbetween them and Jacob's descendants,so long as the strangers were circumcisedand identified themselves with Israel.

Joseph had married an Egyptian woman. There were many strangers and mixed people in the camp who had come out ofEgypt with the Israelites, sharing theirlot because God was widi them. ThisEthiopian wife of Moses may have beenthe daughter of one of the believing

strangers and the marriage a lawful one,recognized by God, and not a case ofadultery or imequal yoke with an idolater.God had said again and again in the lawgiven through Moses, " One law and onemanner sh^l be for you and for thestranger that sojourneth with you"(Numbers 15:16). There was to be nodifference.

The holy God Who cannot toleratesin, the God Who for such an act ofdisobedience on Moses' part as strikingthe rock saying, " Shall we bring forthwater to you?," had debarredMoses from entering the promised landafter all he had endured leading a perversenation to the very borders of Canaan, hadnot so much as given Moses a rebuke formarrying the dark woman. Although Godsaw nothing wrong according to Hisholiness, Miriam and Aaron out of sheerje^ousy brought accusations against theirbrother. " Has the Lord spoken only byMoses ? Has He not spoken throughus also?"

" Aaron," said his sister, " are younot a prophet too? Am not I a prophetess? And are we not older thanMoses? He thinks too much of himselfand also takes too much on himself."

God took note of this resentmentagainst His chosen servant. He summonedMoses, Aaron and Miriam to His presencein the tabernacle of the congregation.Moses, the meekest man on the face ofthe earth, may have hoped he would berelieved of his imwanted responsibilitywhich was crushing him. Miriam wentwith some misgivings at the turn of events.

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She saw that Grod ciame down in thepillar of cloud and stood in the door ofthe tabernacle. God called Aaron andMiriam to Him and said, " If there is aprophet among you, I speak to him invisions and dreams. But Moses is differentfrom all prophets. He is the most faithfulin all my house. Therefore I will not usevisions and dreams for him, but speak tohim face to face." In this silso Moses wasa type of the Son of God, the Lord JesusChrist, Who spoke what His ears heardand what His eyes saw from the Fatherand not from visions and dreams. "Iwill not even speak in mysteries and signsto him. But I will speak audibly in wordswhich he can hear with his own ears.How dare you speak against such aservant of mine?"

Miriam a Leper

Miriam trembled. When the Lorddeparted in anger, she stood dazed." Sister," cried Aiaron in sudden griefand panic, Get out of this holy placequickly. The leprosy is upon you."

Miriam looked down at her handsand feet and saw what she had brought onherself. She uttered a piercing shriekand ran out. " Oh, that I had beenstricken down dead at once like Nadaband Abihu. This is a living death, cutoflF from everyone to languish outside thecamp alone. Oh, Moses, do something!"

Aaron was griefstricken. His sisterhad been with him since he was bom, andnow he was over eighty-three. Thoughonly a little older than he, Miriam hadmothered him while her own mother wasslaving away at the brick kilns. Mosesnow was no longer his younger brother.Aaron now recognized his high positionand authority. " My lord," he entreatedMoses," Lay not this sin upon us wherein we have done foolishly Let hernot be as one dead."

Meek man that he was, Moses was.also touched with his sister's calamity—that sister who had done so much that hemight live when he was abandoned a.tender babe among the bulrushes. She.had helped his mother care for him when.Jochebed was bringing him up for theprincess. What an affectionate eldersister she had been to him! He nowentreated the Lord to heal her. Then,sadly he told Miriam, " Sister, the Lordwill heal you after seven days. But Hesays you must first be shut out of thecamp for a week. I have no heart to-send you out, but I must obey the Lord..In seven days you will be healed and.can come back. Don't weep like that-I also had leprosy once. Don't you.remember my telling that the Lord hadasked me to place my hand in my bosomand draw it out, and it was full of leprosy ?.Then He had me place it on my bosomagain and draw it out once more, and itwas whole. So don't be dejected. It isonly for seven days."

That experience, however brief„knocked out of Miriam's head all herpride, self-righteousness and all her ideasof self-importance. It enabled her toimderstand God better. She staggeredout of the camp. Those who brought herfood and water left it at a distance fromher tent, and went away. The journey to-Kadesh-bamea was not resumed for sevendays.

Oh, with what joy and relief andwith what gratitude and praise to hd:merciful God, Miriam came back to live inthe camp as if nothing had happened.Her skin was fresh and clean. She tookup her timbrel and sang and danced again.Amd after her purification, she went tohug and kiss her Ethiopian sister-in-law.The thank offering was duly made.

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Sermon Oui£iii£& for Barefoot freae^ers.

Bill Gulick, Ennore, India

The New Name

. Isaiah 62:2; Acts 11:26

Introduction: Note the importance ofthe name of God in the Old Testament,lEx. 20:7. iZ/ttJi—Scribes would stop,•ceremoniouslywash their hands smd begin^gain whenever they came to one of thenine names used for God in the OldTestament.

Jesus taught us to pray, Hallowedhe thy name". Matt. 6:9.

The name of Christ, Phil. 2:9, 19;Matt. 12:21; Heb. 1:4; Eph. 3:14, 15.

I. A name which offers salvation.Acts 4:12; Matt. 10:22, 19:29.

II. A name to be lived.A. Our deeds must correspond to

the name. II Tim. 2:19; Col. 3:17.. B. We must he willing to suffer

for the name. Luke 21:12; I Peter 4:16.III. A name which promises the

abiding presence and care of Christ.Matt. 18:20; John 14:13.

Conclusion: Are you willing to be aChristian only?

God's $tandud of Giving

Psalm 24

Introduction : We give from variousmotives:'income-tax deduction; to evadepersonal responsibility; to gain a showingof social respectability; to attempt to payour way to heaven; to be known as anxmselfish, lovable person; to salve ourconsciences.

I. God's standard of giving isneed. He teaches that we are to meetthe needs of men.

A. Not whether a person is deserv-ing.

B. IfGod had waited until we weredeserving of the imspeakable gift of HisSon, Jesus Christ would not yet havecome. Rom. 5:8; John 3:16,. 17; Mark9:10-13; Luke 19:10. The most undeserving are often the most needy.

II. We are to overcome Wedo not overcome evil merely by showing apreference for good, giving only to thatwhich is worthy. Romans 12:19-21.

III. We are to give liberally.Matt. 10:8; Acts 20:35; Mark 12:42;II Cor. 9:7.

Conclusion: What is your standardof giving?

Ghmrcli Membership

Acts 2:36-47

Introduction : The church establishedby Christ is a divine, imique institution.It is defined as the very Body of Christ,To be a member of the Body of Christ isa serious matter.

I. Church membership was iriadepossible by the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Cf. Eph. 5:25-27.The church is groimded in the redemptivework of our Lord. Its divine 'law ofadmission is wrapped up in the death ofChrist for our sins. His burial andresurrection. No other society or fellowship is made possible by this means.Church membership alone is made possibleby the facts of the Gospel.

II. Church niembership is madeessential by the fact that the divinelaw of forgiveness is identical with thedivine law of admission into the chinch.

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When in order to receive remission of sinsa man obeys the gracious conditions ofpardon Gk)d has laid down, he becomes amember of the chinch. Salvation andchurch membership are identical twinswhich cannot be separated. Cf. Acts2:37f., 41, 47. A person who is trulysaved is also a member of the church;if one is a member of the church he isalso saved.

III. Church membership entailsgrand privileges and responsibilities.

Faith, fellowship, unity, consecration, and power.

Conclusion: Do you take- churchmembership seriously?

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visit of Mr. Bhargava was due to complaints from the public of inordinatedelay in the disposal of cases in Kanpurcourts.

As Kanpur was suffering with itsharshest winter in history, a pedestrianwas attacked by the cold and becameunconscious on the roadside. The peopleof the locality, taking him to be dead,began to make prep^ations for thedisposal of the body. As instructions werebeing issued, the man got up and saidthat all he needed was a littie fire to warmhimself. His request was quickly granted.

The Government of Uttar Pradeshhave sanctioned the expenditure ofRs. 22,500 for the rounding up of straycows and delivery to Gosadans where thecows will be cared for. Another Rs.12,500will be spent for the catching and tamingof 400 wild cows (Rs. 30 per cow).

According to Mr. Joshua Fazaluddin,a Christian leader of West Pakistan,the Christian population of Pakistanhad decreased by almost 25% in thepast ten years. This contradicts a claimby the census commissioner that thestrength of the Christian community has

increased since partition. As a basis forhis statement, Mr. Fazaluddin quotedfigures of the Joint Christians Boardwhich show that there were 8,85,84SChristians in March, 1950 and 6,65,430this year.

Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia, Socialistleader of India, regards the removal ofthe body of Stalin from the Red Squaremausoleum in Moscow as an atUck andinsult to Asians. In a public meedngat Gaya, Dr. Lohia said that the Russianssuffered from superiority complex anddid not like to give Asians equal status^Stalin hailed from the Asian part of Russia..

The Economic and Statistic Department of the Uttar Pradesh Governmenthas revealed that 25% of the populationin Uttar Pradesh spends only Rs. 10($2*10) per head per month on food andother essentials of life. The clippingadds that only the " barest minimum " isspent on clothing.

One of the poverty-stricken citizensof Lucknow has committed suicide. Heronly son had died about two years before,,and her husba.nd had gone insane threemonths before. Her brother-in-law also-died. Thus the deceased arid her mother-in-law were living without any support.

During the floods in Orissa lastSeptember, eleven persons were drownedand eight others were killed when theywere hit with food packets dropped fromairplanes.

Pandit Nehru recently confessed tO"being frightened—^not by the Chinese orthe Portuguese, but by a great pacifist,.Mr. Jayaprakash Narayan. In a speech,of welcome, Mr. Narayan spoke for an.hour and then announced that Mr. Nehruwould be the main speaker. - Mr. Nehrureplied that if that was so, how long wouldhe have to speak? The Prime Minister,however, did not rise to the occasion andonly spoke for a half-hour.

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INDIAN RAILWAY TIMES

Ralph R. Harter

My month at Kodaikana] soon spedaway with reading, letter-writing, picnicsand parties, recreation, resting, schoolactivities and listening to the chatter ofMr. and Mrs. Morris. (I don't talk much,I only write). The three Morris children,David, Patty and Joey, waited on me handand foot.

When Mr. and Mrs. Morris returnedto Madrapakkam and their children moved into Boarding, I took up residence atStirling Hotel. The accommodation therewas comfortable, the food was good andplentiful, and the rates were reasonable.

But by the end of the month I wasanxious to get back to work in Kanpur.David Morris sent me a basket of fruitto enjoy on the trip, which I thoughtwas very thoughtful of him. As our busreached the city limits, we were bidGod-speed with a beautiful rainbow withits ends resting on two opposite mountainpeaks.

Later, at Kodaikanal Road RailwayStation, I enjoyed the fellowship of Mr.and Mrs. Matthew of the ChristianLiterature Service who insisted on payingfor my supper.

The train trip back to Madras wasagain disappointing. Although it wasa First Class compartment, a number ofpeople crowded in and slept on thefloor. Well, everyone has to get home.

Among the people I had metin Kodaikanal were Mr. and Mrs.M, Rangachari of the BuckinghamCarnatic Mills in Madras. Mr. Rangachari had been stranded in Germanyduring the war years and thus had manyinteresting things to say. They leftKodailkanal a few days before I did,but not before they made enquiries aboutmy own plans.

When our train reached EgmoreStation in Madras, the Rangacharis wereon the platform to greet me. First theydrove me to one of Madras' nicest hotelsfor breakfast. Although I had not previously cared much for iddlies (a SouthIndian breakfast), Mr. Rangachari'senthusiasm overcame all my prejudicesand I had an enjoyable time of it. Afterward they took me to their house so Icould wash off the grime of the trip.Instead of taking me to the railway station,Mr. Rangachari drove me all the way outto Ennore where I was to visit with Mr.and Mrs. Gulick. Mr. Rangachari didall this without the slightest idea that Iwould someday write about him.

Ennore Times Begin

The house in which William andEthel Gulick live was originally built in1787, but they have succeeded in puttingit into 1962 shape. The beams of thehouse are of Burma teak-wood and are inalmost as good a shape as they were 180years ago. They couldn't be duplicatedtoday in India for any amount ofmoney.

The Gulick home is in an idyllicsetting. One side faces the Indian Ocean,but at a distance of about half a mile.The ocean is only seen from the housewhen the sun is shining on it just right.The other side of the house edges on alagoon of the sea. Sailboats are continually plying back and forth. The Lordcalled the right people to this place sinceneither of the Gulicks go in for swimmingor boating. They work.

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Cover Photo; MuMoorie, India, in the winter time. Photo by courtesy of Vital Stores, Landour.Much of the work on this issue was done by the retiring editor, Mr. Gulick.

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Written, Mimeographed, and Mailed by Ralph R, Harterat 112/352.>warupfiagarrKanpur, U. P., India

1962 Jgrowth;

The Building Fund isgrowing and now containsabout I3OO. This is a longway from the goal ($5000-$6000), but v/e are stillencouraged by it.

Sales in the Book Storeare growing. During Marchand April, sales totalled$l55*88 and included saleof 7 Bibles 2p New Testa -ments, 3I1-OO Portions, and

English-Hindi Diaglots.This is considerable bet -ter than a year ago at thesame .season.

Our dormitory for youngChristian men has alsogrown: in fact it hasdoubled from four to eightsince our last report.This is about as many asthis small house can hold.Andriyas is back with us

after three fine years atKulpahar. Two boys arebeing supported by Mrs.Rothermel, one by LeahMoshier, and one by theWomen's Union Mission. Twoare partly supported bytheir families. Althoughwe do not have to bear thefull financial burden ofthese boys, we have had tobuy extra beds and makeother expensive adjustments. The boys do theirown cooking and are oldenough to manage prettywell for themselves. Oncein awhile a little discipline is needed, but theyare remarkably well behaved.

One of the boys, afterhaving only been here forthree weeks, received news

"And should not I have regard for Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscorethousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also muchcattle ? " Jonah 4:11

of the tragic death of ayounger brother. This l5year old boy slipped as hev/as preparing to drawwater from the v/ell andfell to his death. Although Kanpur Is only 70miles from Ragaul wherethe tragedy occurred, itwas five days before thefirst rumors of the tragedy reached us. The fatherwas evldentally too distraught to send his sonhere a telegram, and thepostal service there isvery bad. Letters writtenfrom Ragaul and the U.S.A.at the same time arrive in

Kanpur at the same time.In our last newsletter

we reported that one ofthe boys, Reuben, had disappointed us by quittinghis training. Actually, herejoined his training evenbefore the newsletter gotput in the mail. Someonehad poisoned his mindagainst his chosen profession of painting. Buthe soon became reconvincedthat painting was the job^ich he could do best,and he is nov; reported tobe at the top of his clasaA handsome poster which hemade for us has alreadybeen responsible for several new subscriptions forthe Hindi paper.

The number of subscriptions to both CHRISTASIAHand our Hindi languagepaper JEEWAH-DEEP have increased. This month, as asouvenir, we are sendingyou pages one and eight ofthe March, 1962, issue ofJEEWAN-DEEP.

As you will notice inthe financial report, contributions have grown.These increased gifts havecome at a very needed timeand we are most thankfulto all those \'\Sio favor uswith their help.

W© arc hesitant to claimthat the local church hasgrown. Our Easter attendance this year was quite abit less than it was lastyear, so we have evidentlylost some of our festivelyminded communicants. Onemember was disfellowshipodfor committing adultery*There were two recent additions by transfer. We arepraying for a time ofreaping during our evangelistic meetings whichwill be held by WilliamGulick, May 20th to 27th,

The Lord v/illing, I willspend the month of June atthe hill station of HainiTal. The hot season is already two months old andmost of the missionarieshave already left forcooler places.

THE CHEERFUL GIVERS DURINGMARCH AND APRIL, I962

Illinois:

Paxton Women

Mrs. Greenv/ood -x-Indiana;

The Eades

The ColestocksOsgood CircleKans as;

The R. DunahughsSharon DunahughDerby ChurchDerby YouthKentucky:East Union

Missouri; •

The PeelsNeeper ChurchLibertyOhio:

Clinton Church I4.0.00The P.M-. Hawkins' 10.00Linden Homebuilders 90^00Jerome. A. Laroau*-:?' 5*00Mrs. Florence Flint 10.00Mrs. Walter Handwerk 5-00Mrs. Eleanor Lair 363.00Bladensburg L.D.s 20.00Brinlchaven Church 29.31}.Branch Hill Church ifO.OOSabina Jrs. VI 12.72Sabina Bible Class 12.71Sabina Church 25.ii-3Tennessee:Church at Central 20.00"Welcome to Kanpur" 1.00

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#250.00180.83139.22120.7267.72i}.3.6614.3. 0829.81}.19494.796.31

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Balance, Mar. 10 I4.80.i3Contributed 1082^ 19'Total Receipts 1562.3^Less Spent 915* 66Balance, May 10th 6I|.6.66

Mrs. Lair who has givenso generously in this report was the first personwhom I baptised. The happyoccasion was on August 29,19ij-3, and the place wasLuna Lake, Clinton, Ohio.

Our friends in Kansasare giving us a lot ofhelp nowadays. Kansas isone of our favorite states.

Brother Lareau has sentus five subscriptions forCHRISTASIAN. Would anybodyelse like to subscribe fortheir friends?

Forwarding Agent: Miss Florence Douglas, 419 N. Main St.,Flora, Illinois,, U. S. A.

Lawrence Lazarus Is notyet back from his tourvdth the- Bible Society. Heis no longer touring, buthas stopped off at Bilas-pur for the marriage ofhis sister.

Prank Rempel has nowemployed a compositor, andhe hopes to expand hisprinting shop from July.The Rempe Is and Mrs. Dun-bar are now in the hills,but Frank will be returning to help us with theevangelistic meeting. Themeeting will be held infront of the Rempel home.

We had a near-tragedy atthe Book Store on April2nd. Our electrician wasfixing our outdoor lightwhen he fell from a heightof ten feet. He broke hisright wrist and sufferedbad cuts and bruises. Withthe help of Prank Rempeland his Jeep we were ableto arrange for prompt medical attention.

Frank and the Jeep werealso a great help in a re

cent evangelistic jaunt toHarairpur, Ragaul, and Gha-tampur. Meetings were heldin all three places, andin Ragaul 18OO copies ofMatthew, Mark, Luke, andJohn were distributed freef3?om house to house. Thiswas a cooperative effortbetween the mission andthe Kanpur diurch.

Many of you will be getting letters from me againas soon as I get to thehills. I have been fortunate in procuring the portable typewriter left behind by Vlda Stev;art v/henshe flew home to becomeMrs. Lew Gass. But evenafter gaining- her typewriter, I am still notconsoled to India's havinglost such a fine mission -ary.

Twelve American familiesare soon to arrive in Kanpur to teach in the newlybuilt- Indian Institute ofTechnology. Later a totalof 20 American professorsare expected.

"Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who loved us and gave us eternalcomfort and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts and establish them in every good workand word." II Thess. 2:16,17

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INDIAN PRESS GLEANINGS

Ralph R. Harter, Kanpur, India

Eight hundred Hindu priests at Siliguriseem to have been the losers when theworld didn't come to an end on February5th. They had been organised by a certain pandit to engage in a " mahayagna "for a month in order to ward off the evileffects of the conjunction of eight planets.When no calamities occurred, the panditrefused to pay the fees which amountedto about one lakh of rupees ($21,0C0).In protest, nine pandits went on a hunger-strike, and the priests confined the vacillating pandit in a room, from which he wasfinally rescued by the police.

Natural calamities claimed 1044human and 31,641 cattle lives in UttarPradesh during the last nine monthsof 1961. Heavy rains and consequentfloods took a toll of 344 human and1470 cattle lives. Landslides claimed50 persons and 301 cattle. Fires killed204 humans and 2031 cattle. During thelast two weeks of December, the unprecedented cold wave claimed 446human and 27,839 cattle lives.

After sampling Malayan curries inSingapore, Britain's " Curry King", SirWilliam Steward, was stricken with abad stomach-ache. It was the first timehe had been sick in twenty-six years ofcurry-savouring. Sir William said thatin general the curries in Malaya wereinsipid and that the Malayan dishes whichhe served in his restaurant in London werebetter than the ones he had tasted inMalaya. In conclusion he stated thatIndian and Ceylonese dishes are betterthan Malayan dishes.

During the recent national electionsin India, Prime Minister Nehru stronglyobjected to a pastoral letter writtenby some bishops and archbishops of theRoman Catholic Church advising votersnot to vote, for Communist candidates.Pandit Nehru didn't want the people tovote for the Communists either, but hethought it was a dangerous thing for areligious group to officially interfere withthe process of voting. The peoplecheered.

In the last issue of CHRISTASIAN,we stated that the Joint Christians Boardof Pakistan reported that there were6,65,430 Christians in Pakistan. DAWN,a daily newspaper of Karachi, says thatthere are 7,32,787 Christians in Pakistan,and DAWN is very worried about the" increase ". (Actually, this appears tobe a decrease, since there was a Christianpopulation of8,85,845 in 1950). Anyway,DAWN is demanding the appointment ofa commission to inquire: 1. Now thatPakistan has been established, haveMuslims begun to "succumb to the lureof another faith"; 2. Arc Christiansgiving material inducements to subvertthe faith of poorer people; and 3. Whatis the extent and source of all missionfunds in the country. DAWN would liketo see some form of check on the expenditure of mission funds enforced.

Perhaps we should pause to explainto Americans why in CHRISTASIAN100,000 is written 1,00,000. In India,one hundred thousand is one lakh.1,00,00,000 is one crore.

THE CHORCIH : ITS GOVERNMENT

Bill Gulick, Ennore, India

Historical Note

Common sense and experience bothteach us that any organization composedof human beings, whether a school, a club,or a nation, must have some type of rulingboard or government with authority tomap out a program ofaction for the organization and to maintain discipline and orderwithin it. The church is no exception.In the case of the church, however, weare not dependent simply on commonsense and experience, for the New Testament has made very clear the fact that thechurch must have its government and ithas told us what that government shouldbe and how it should function. The religious world is much divided today in thematter of the government of the church;some groups want this kind, others preferthat kind. This division has not comeover what the New Testament says aboutit, but it is the result of a process of historical development which we analyzed in aprevious article.

Rising Catholicism fell away from thetruth of the New Testament in the earlydays first of all in this matter of churchgovernment. Some ambitious men grasped powers to themselves whicli theScriptures had not given; they assumedthe authority to speak for many churchesand usurped power never intended forthem. It grew worse and worse ^vith thepassing centuries, until the bishop in Romefinally grasped all authority for thechurch everywhere. The Protestant Reformation, instead of making a clean breastof the thing and returning to the originalsimplicity of the New Testament government, was largely content to change theperverted Catholic system here and there;Protestantism patched and repatched,instead of rejecting the whole error andreturning to the original. Many denomi

nations today have simply a modifiedversion of the Roman Catholic government. What we want is a restorationof the pure and simple apostolic wayrevealed in the New Testament.

Church Government of the NewTestament

In the beginning of the church, eachcongregation governed itself in the Lord.Each was autonomous and independent,with no interference or dictation fromother congregations. One congregationwas as important as another, regardlessof size or position. There is in theNew Testament no inkling that onecongregation had more authority thananother. Each governed itself and allowed others to do the same. The ideathat one man or one group can haveauthority over a number of congregationsis entirely foreign to the New Testament;such an idea is simply a hangover fromthe Roman Catholic " falling a^vay".

As Paul travelled about the Mediterranean establishing churches as he went,he had elders appointed in every city.It does not say that the elders of one cityhad jurisdiction over the elders of another,but elders were appointed in every citywhere the church was established. Anelder functions within his own congregation and has no authority outside of it.See Titus 1:5, Acts 14:23. These elderswere not roaming elders or elders-at-large over the churches of a whole area.They were elders of the church withinthe city.

Names by which the elder is called

Many Protestant denominations today,following the Roman Catholic lead, makea distinction between the " elder " and the

bishop. They make the elder an officerin the local congregation and the bishopan officer over several congregations inthe area or the diocese. This distinctionis unknown to the Bible, as it teachesclearly that the elder and the bishop areone and the same person; just twodifferent names for the same man. TheProtestant broom did not sweep clean andmany of the old Roman doctrines anddistinctions yet remain within Protestantism. The New Testament uses " elder"and " bishop" interchangeably. SeeTitus 1:5-7. Titus is here told to ordainelders in every city and is told that thebishop must be blameless. Paul made nodistinction as Roman Catholicism does.See also Acts 20:17-28. In verse 17 weare told that Paul sent to Ephesus forthe elders of the church. In verse 28 Paulis speaking to these elders and calls thembishops (A.S.R.V.) or overseers (A.V.).Thus an elder is a bishop and a bishopis an elder; whatever name you call himby, he is an officer in a local congregation and has no authority otitsidethe church which he was ordained tohelp rule.

Not only is the elder called bishop;he is called by many other names in theNew Testament. "Elder" of courserefers to his maturity in the Gospel. He isno beginner, no novice. The Greek wordin the original from which "elder" istranslated is " presbuteros", which issometimes transliterated into English as"presbyter". See I Timothy 4:14,Thus " elder" and " presbyter" areexactly the same word. Both words referto the man's maturity in the faith.

As to his work, the elder is called an" overseer ", for the ciders are to superviseor oversee the work of the church. TheGreek word from which "overseer" istranslated is "episcopos". The Latinderivative of the same word is " bishopSo whether we call him overseer, episco

pos or bishop, we are referring to hiswork of supervising the life of the church.We have three words only because of thethree languages involved.

Notice in Acts 20:28 Uiat the eldersare to " feed the flock". This appliesof course to their teaching the Word ofGod to the church. Those who feed the

flock are shepherds. The Latin derivative for shepherd is " pastor". Eph.4:11; I Peter 5:1-3.

Thus we may scripturally call thegoverning officers of the congregationelders, presbyters, overseers, episcopates,bishops, shepherds, or pastors. They arethe only government for the churchauthorized by the New Testament; whatsoever is more than this is from man.

Deacons arc leaders in the church,not with authority and rule as elders,but are " servants " as the word itselfmeans. They are to serve the churchin material things. Acts. 6.

Q,ualifications and Duties of theElders

The qualifications for the elders arcset down by Paul in I Timothy 3:1-7 andTitus 1:5-9.

Jesus Christ is the Head of the churchand all authority within the church isHis authority. The elders are simplyexecutives of His will as revealed in the

New Testament. The elders have noauthority to teach new doctrines or tomake new regulations. They are simplyto see that the church docs the work theLord has given it to do. They are toteach or " feed the flock; " they arc torule and discipline. Hebrews 13:17.They arc to minister to the needs of thepeople. James 5:14. They are servantsof the Lord, not masters of the people.They advise and teach the disciples fortheir own growth and for the progress ofthe church.

TESTING OUR FAITH

B. L. Turner, Lahore, Pakistan

1 John 5:1-12

The essential meaning of being aChristian has both its inner and its outerelements. In a well known passage Paultells us, for example, that " with the heart

'man bclieveth unto righteousness; andwith the mouth confession is made untosalvation". (Romans 10:10 RV) Confession is an outward physical thing butthe faith which is confessed is inner andintangible.

There is a tremendous captlvation withtheological hair splitting to assign comparative values to these two classes ofelements. Notwithstanding the polishand erudition with which answers to theinquiry may be given, they have about thesame value as an investigation of thecomparative importance of the legs of athree-legged stool.

Yet, we should not conclude that alldiscussion of the essential factors of beinga Christian, beyond identifying and accepting them, is pointless. It is also important to establish practical methods ofevaluating the validity and reality ofthese essential factors in our own lives.Here we must acknowledge that evaluating the inner elements of being a Christian,since these factors are imponderables orintangibles, is infinitely more difficultthan appraising the outward perceptibleelements. It is for this reason, amongothers, that such a personal and intimateappraisal is often never attempted.

Fundamental among the inner realities of being a Christian is love for God.How does one evaluate such an elusive

quality? Another of the indispensableinner requisites is faith in God and inChrist. "What standards and proceduresmay a Christian use to appraise his ownfaith ? God has used the apostle John ina unique way to give Christians the means

for appraising these intangible factors inour relationship to God.

John's criteria for evaluating ourfaith are love, moral power and witnessing for Christ.

First, Faith is tested by Love

John introduces this test with astatement of the centrality of faith inthe plan of God for reconciling man. Hesays, " Whosoever bclieveth that Jesus isChrist is begotten of God". (1 John5:1 RV)'

He reminds us that in the normalcourse of events this begetting issues in abirth which makes us a member ofa Divinefamily, that is, the church. It is thisfamily relationship whicli provides theopportunity to determine the existenceand strength of redeeming faith in ourlives. He says that "whosoeverloveth him that begat loveth him also thatis begotten of him, " (1 John 5:1 RV) Thuslove, an intangible, becomes a means of

« The " New English Version by renderingthis passage, " Everyone who believes that Jesus isthe Christ is a child of God", has revived theconfusion of the Authorized Version which rendered it, "whosoever bclieveth that Jesus is theChrist of God is born of God ". This renderingnot only misrepresents the Greek text, for " gegenne-tai the third person singular, perfect, indicative,passive of" gennao "is to be translated " begotten ".(Thayer says of " gennao " that in the Greek writings from Pindar [521-441 B.C.] and in theSeptuagint it means to "beget". In the NewTestament it is used, properly, of men begettingchildren [Mat. 1:1-16; Acts 7:8,29] followed by thegenetive of the mother) It also distorts the Biblicalteaching of the pivotal role of faith, in the newbirth, identifying it with the consummation of thenew birth, rather than with its conception. However, it must be stressed that though John hererefers to the medium which faith has in beingbegotten of God, he speaks to those who are thechildren of God. It is, of course, appropriate tospeak of those who are born as having been begotten.

determining the existence and quality offaith, another intangible.

The logic is this: If you have faith,the faith John speaks of, it will resultin Gk)d imparting new life to you. Thislife will issue in a new birth and a familyrelationship which will be permeatedand motivated by love. Reasoning fromthis conclusion back to the premise, then:if one does not manifest the love thatcharacterizes the family relationship, it isbecause he is really not in that relationship.This means he has not been born which,in turn, indicates he was not begotten.This failure is traceable to the absence ofor a defect in faith.

The love of which John speaks is twodimensional. First, it is vertical, for it" loveth him that begat". Then it ishorizontal for it " loveth him also thatis begotten of him ".

The real value of this test of faithrests upon the validity of its assumptions.But are not these statements corroboratedby all our experience of family life ? How,for instance, is an infant's love for his fatherelicited? Are not the joy, comfort andconfidence of the little child in his fathertestimonies of his love for his father ? Buton what is the child's love based? Hasit been won by the father through logicalargument or temporal inducements ? Loveis evident long before these have anyvalue for the child. This love is, rather,a congenital love that is inherent in thechild-father relationship.

At first appearance John's next statement seems less obvious than the last—perhajjs even precarious. When jealousy,resentment and animosity so frequentiysummarize the relationship betweenbrothers and sisters, doesn't it jeopardizethe assertion that " whosoever lovethhim that begat loveth him also that isbegotten of him" ? Before we mayconclude this we must consider the brother-sister relationship under all its conditions. When we see this relationshiptested by adversity we see animosity,

jealousy and strife flee before a resurgenceof love. Brothers may be engaged onemoment in mutual strife, but if in the nextmoment one of them is set upon by anoutsider, his brother does automaticallywhat love and loyalty dictate: that is, heupholds his brother.

Though it seems at first thought thatJohn only intensifies our problem whenhe attempts to evaluate one intangibleby another, we should see if we are ableto obtain practical results from hisformula.

Here it seems that the whole argumentis turned back on itself, for John says," Hereby we know that we love thechildren of God, when we love God anddo his commandments." (1 John 5:2RV) This means that our horizontal love(that is, love of our brethren) is to beevaluated by our vertical love, which islove to God. First then, we need tounderstand how one love may be checkedor evaluated by the other.

One definition for love will help toclarify the meaning: love is a deep personal attachment for someone which seeksthe good of the one to whom it is directed.Now, we may see how my failure to loveGod can intimately affect my brethrenin such a manner that I can no longerdefend my profession of love for them.

The love of God is expressed in obedience to him, " For this is the love of God,that we keep his commandments; and hiscommandments are not grievous." (1John 5:3 RV) But if I allow myself tobecome disobedient to God I invariablyviolate any definition of brotherly love.This obedience to Divine will is referringto one's general and common manner oflife and not to occasional exceptions to it.The Bible does not equate sinless perfection with the essential definition of beinga Christian. "

a The Greek is literally: "that we keepon keeping (present active subjunctive as in 2:3)his commandments". A. T. Robinson, " WordPictures in the New Testament".

My disobedience may bring mybrethren under the wrath of God. Whocan confine the consequences of his rebellion against God? " Did not Achan theson of Zerah commit a trespass in thedevoted thing, and wrath fell upon ALLthe congregation of Israel ? and that manperished NOT ALONE in his iniquity(Joshua 22:20 RV) Brotherly love willkeep us from this selfishness, regardless ofthe contrary inducements, out ofconsideration for our brother's welfare.

My disobedience may make the consecrated efforts ofmy brethren ineffectual andthus bring defeat and discouragement uponthem. Paul reminds us that when" one member suffereth, all the memberssuffer with it..,. (1 Cor. 12:26 RV)He is pointing out the spontaneous sympathy that the church should express fora member who may have fallen intoadversity. But this is based on the inevitable and organic relationship whichexists between those who are in the familyof God. It is this relationship which canbe damaging if love is missing. Thinkhow, for example, the undisciplined lifeof one member of a church can nullifythe testimony of the whole church!Does the one who fails to bring himselfimder the discipline of God have theconcern of his brethren on his heart?Is he seeking their welfare? Obviouslynot. It is equally clear that he doesnot love those who are allegedly hisbrethren, and he thus mocks any profession he makes of the existence of thatvital faith which brings us into fellowshipwith Ck>d.

My disobedience takes me from theranks of those who are able to restore afallen brother. Paul clearly indicatesthat this duty is one of the obligationsinherent in that community of brothersknown as the church. " Brethren, evenifa man be overtaken in a trespass, ye whoare spiritual, restore such a one in a

spiirit of gendeness; looking to thyselflest thou also be tempted. Bear ye oneanother's burdens and so fulfil the lawof Christ". (Gal. 6:1-2 RV) We mustrealize diat some look to us for ex£imple,counsel, and guidance more than to anyother. What if through my disobedienceI make myself unworthy and incapableof giving the support such a brotherneeds in a moment of spiritual defeat ?Have I sought his best welfare? HaveI loved him? No! I have, then, hatedhim. " If a man say I love God, andhateth his brother, he is a liar: for hethat loveth not his brother whom hehath seen cannot love God whom he hathnot seen ". (1 John 4:20 RV)

In addition to checking brotherlylove against the performance of ourvertical love, it may be checked againstitself. John has already done this inhis episde and assumes that a readerhaving come this far is aware of thefact. For example:

" He that loveth his brother abidethin the light, and there is no occasionof stumbling in him ". (1 John 2:10 RV)

And again: "Hereby know we love,because He laid down his life for us; andwe ought to lay down our lives for thebrethren. For whoso hath the world'sgoods, and beholdeth his brother in need,and shutteth up his compassion from him,how doth the love of God abide in him?My little children, let us not love in word,neither with the tongue, but in deed andin truth". (1 John 3:16-18 RV)

As fruitful as these great passages are,we must only mention them and returnto the inunediate logic of chapter five:( This study will be continued in the next issueof CHRISTASJAN. The editors regretthat space does not permit its completion here^and they urge readers to connect the two instalments up together in order to gain the maximum spiritual benefit being qfered)

TIMES

Ralph R. Harter

All who visit the Christ Nagar Instituteat Ennore must be impressed by its spiritual emphasis, the excellency of thearrangements, the discipline, the forth-rightness of the Gulicks, and the friendliness of everyone.

On another occasion we visited theLeyland Truck Factory at Ennore. It isencouraging to know that efficient modernfactories are being built throughout thelength and breadth of the land.

From Ennore I went to Madras whereI preached to an interested and friendlygroup in Vepery.

Madrappakkaan Times

The next morning I arrived by busin the village of Madrappakkam wheremy baggage and I were put out under thevillage tree. Since the Morrises didn'tknow when I would be arriving, therewas no one to meet me. Nor were thereany coolies to be seen. I decided to sitby the side of the road until Art Morrissooner or later should happen to come by.

But before I could get my baggageconsolidated, my eyes were blessed withthe sight of Bro. G. D. Yesudian rushingto my help. Bro. Yesudian is a readerofCHRISTASIAN from many years back.He has been through many sore trials inrecent times, but his faith has stood thetest. After a cup of tea, Bro. Yesudiansped me out to the Morris home on theback of his bicycle. My luggage wouldremain safe in his dispensary imtil pickedup with the car.

Few mission stations in the worldhave been built on such a bleak desertof sand as has " Morrispur." But thedesert is beginning to bloom. The roadsare now much improved, and the electrification lines are very imposing. Theplace could use about twenty thousandtrees, if anyone had the time to plantand care for them.

When I arrived at Morrispur, Artand Ruth were their usual busy selves.They have attempted great things forGod, and so they are pretty much onthe go.

At the time of my arrival, the Morriseswere up to their necks in paper workrequired for their medical endeavours.The wind was blowing rather briskly,which seems to be the normal thingaround there. Finishing touches werebeing put on a hew roof since a tornadohad removed its predecessor.

In the afternoon we went to a weddingin one of the nearby villages. On the waywe stopped at a school to take care ofsomedetails about the free limch program,another Morris involvement.

Art performed the marriage in hisinimitable style. The village seemed tobe filthier and more backward than ournorth Indian villages, and I was hesitantto partake of the profFerred foodj but Ifollowed the example of the Morrises andescaped without any evil effects.

(One more instalment)

THE BETTER COVENANT

S. Nath, Jhansi, U. p., India

God made covenants with differentmen such as Noah, Abraham, and Isaac,under different circumstances and theconditions prevailing at the time. Butthe better covenant was made by JesusChrist. Hebrews 8:6 is the essential textin the consideration of this topic. TheJews were inclined to regard the Messiahas an executive, a commander-in-chiefwho would enforce the law of Moses onall the world. But Christ is His own lawgiver with a system all His own to fulfilthe Mosaic system and thus replace it.The Mosaic system, apart fromfulfilment in Christ, was imperfect, weak,impracticable and therefore to be dis-annuled. It served its purpose for a limited time, but must now give way to a betterway. The word betteris one of the writer'sfavourite words. He writes of a bettercovenant, " " better hope, " " betterpossession ", " better country ", " betterresurrection ", " better things ", and " bloodthat speaks better than that of Abel".

The Christian religion is a betterreligion than the Jewish religion andtherefore this better covenant providesa three-fold claim on our meditation.

1. A better covenant of Christprovides for a better ministry

The priesthood of Aaron was notbetter than that of Christ. It was for alimited period. It was incompetent toprovide its own necessary demands uponhuman beings. But Christ provides theperfect and everlasting covenant.

Hebrews 9 presents Christ's ministryas a complete and better one. In Hebrews9:11 Christ is presented as offering abetter ministry as a better priest. In thesame verse He is shown as offering abetter sanctuary which is greater andmore perfect. Hebrews 9:12 reveals

that Christ offered Himself as a bettersacrifice, better than the blood of animal

.sacrifice. He offered a better method incomparison to the priests and high priestsof the Jewish era. Through Christ camebetter blessings which obtained eternalredemption. Hebrews 9:14 af&rms thatChrist gave a better guarantee of theeternal spirit. Therefore the consequencesof this are seen in a better ministry.

Christ set the better example of thisbetter ministry. He has now entrustedthis ministry to us. Paul has written,"that the ministry of Jesus Christ maynot be blamed ". This may be taken asthe goal and the fulfilment of our lives.

n. Christ is the Mediator of thebetter covenant.

Christ has been declared as theMediator of this better covenant. He wasthe God-man, i.e. both God and man, andhence through Him this better covenantwas made. In the Old Testament Mosesand Aaron acted as mediators of theold covenant. This was for a short time.But Christ as a High Priest forever became the appointed Mediator betweenGod and man. God's purpose did notend in the better mediatorship of Christ.It is His purpose to reconcile and redeemlost and broken mankind. Christ continues to make intercession. We are topreach and plead with men, "Be yereconciled to God ".

in. The Covenant of Christ is madenpon better promises

The promises of the old covenant werebased on the merits of good works. Thepromises varied since covenants weremade separately with different men imdervarying circumstances. Those promises

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made in olden times are not for us. Thebetter covenant was made by the grace "OfGod and through faith. One of the bettereverlasting promises to a faithful steward,as Christ said, was, " Lo, I am with youalways, even unto the end of the world ".And this promise, " All things are yours ",provides all our needs.

The abundant flow of blood in therites of the old covenant pre-figured theurgent necessity for some great finalsacrifice for human sin.

Our lives are suffering with thepains of this world due to too miichinvolvement in it. We may have brokenour covenant with Christ. There was a

{Continued from page 15)the concept of a " Lenten season")The laws of behaviour are as applicable onthe street or in the office or on a socialoccasion, as they are inside of the Churchmeeting house. Though he may be "in theworld" momentarily (that is, surroundedby non-Christian companions) the goodChristian will not refer to them for aguide in the matter of his own conduct,but will still turn for reference to thethings " that are written" so that hisguidance may be from God.

The completeness, or " maturity ", ofthe Christian is of course the object.(1 Timothy, 3:17) Ultimately the household of God exists so that we may " showforth the excellencies of Him who calledus out of darkness into His marvellouslight". (1 Peter 2:9).

We propose, in a few more articlesunder this same heading, to clarifysome of the very practical instructionsin Christian behaviour given us in theNew Testament epistles. We pray thatthe Lord may commend them to you, and

provision in the old for a renewal ofthe covenant and the sealing of it withan oath. Christ wants us Christians underthe new covenant to renew our livesthrough true repentance and prayerand to make a firm determination to walkin the newness of life as a faithful servantuntil death.

The better covenant of Christ therefore provides a better ministry, a bettermediatorship and better promises.

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those who will can avail themselves ofthe pardon purchased by the blood ofJesus.

These were self-willed men, benton doing something contrary to whatGod had commanded, hoping that everything would come out all right in the end.After all: " God is love ". But God doesmake a difference between those whofear Him and those who try to makesport of Him. They had seen that Godmade a difference between Joshua andCaleb on the one hand, and the ten panicmongers on the other. Still, before thehorrified eyes of Moses, they went upthe hill to their own destruction. TheAmalekites and Canaanites sallied forthand set upon them and smote them.

Once more God proved Himself theMajesty on high. Whose will cannot betrifled with. " The soul that doeth aughtpresumptuously that soul shall becut off because he hath despised theWord of the Lord and hath broken Hiscommandment". (Numbers 15:30, 31)(Next issue: "The Sabbath Commandment broken ".)

make them a rich blessing to all whoread.

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SOME OUTSTANDING WOMEN OF

THE

Miriam

Miss H. Kaveri Bat, Hyderabad, India

Kadesh-Barnea, The Fatal Place

At last the Israelites reached Kadesh-Barnea and camped there. All that theyhad to do now was to invade Canaan. SoMoses sent twelve spies, heads of thetwelve tribes of Israel, among whom wereCaleb of the tribe of Judah, and Joshuaof the tribe of Ephraim. These twelvewere to do a thorough reconnaissance andreport back to Moses on the nature of theland, its strong-holds, its people and theircities. Had the people implicitly obeyedGod, their wilderness journey would soonhave ended. Their arrival in the Promised Land might have been a matter ofsome weeks only.

The result of the reconnaissance, however, led to events which caused Godto swear that none of those adults whohad been numbered after crossing the RedSea, save for Joshua and Caleb who hadbeen faithful in their duly, should enterinto Canaan. When they were almostwithin reach of Canaan the Lord orderedthem back to their starting point onthe Red Sea again. The pillar whichwas a cloud by day and a fire by nightwould not depart from the wilderness forforty years, but would keep the peoplewandering here and there till every manand woman of them who should not seeCanaan had died. We pay a terribleprice for disobeying God. That is whythe scriptures say: "The fear of God isthe beginning of wisdom," and also: " Toobey is better than sacrifice ".

This is what happened when the spiesreturned to Kadesh-Barnea after their reconnaissance expedition. Word went

around, " Our spies are leturning !" andall rushed out to see. With radiant facesJoshua and Caleb appeared with a polethey jointly carried on their shoulders, anenormous cluster of luscious grapes hanging from it. They presented other sweetand juicy fruit also which they had broughtas specimens, and gave glowing accountsof the fair and fruitlhl land God was givingthem. They confessed that some of theinhabitants were no doubt giants and theland had strong cities with high walls.These two leadeis were absolutely confident that, God being on the side of Hispeople, neither the stature of the inliabi-tants nor the height of their rampartscould keep Canaan from falling into thehands of the Israelites. Joshua and Caleburged Moses to go and possess it immediately. How excited the people were!

How different the alarming report ofthe other ten spies! These gave frightfuldescriptions of the inhabitants, beforewhom, they said, the Israelites were likegrasshoppers. Canaan, they warned, wasa land that devoured its people.

The weeping and wailing of thepeople of Israel rent the air, strikingterror to the heart of Miriam for thesafety of Moses. They were the self-sameindividuals who had again and again witnessed the power of God working on theirbehalf. Like a great many Christians oftoday they would rather not trust inthe Word of God, but preferred to beinfluenced by the words of man. Almostat the gates of Canaan they refused tofinish the last part of the journey andenter the Promised Land. They nowmutinied against Moses and Aaron and

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said to one another, " Let us make acaptain and letns return to Egypt".

Poor Moses and Aaron fell on theirfaces before them all. Joshua and Calebtore their clothes and again describedto the congregation the plenty of thatland where milk and honey flowed, assuring them that however frightening inappearance the inhabitants, God, infulfilment of His promise, had giventhem to Israel.

But the rebels shouted with one voice," Stone them with stones! " Even God'spatience could endure no more. Hetold Moses that He was going to wipe outthe whole lot of them and make a greatnation of Moses. Moses entreated andasked the Lord for His own glory's sakenot to exterminate His people. All thenations, Moses pleaded, had witnessedthe mighty things the Lord had done forHis people—if they now perished afterall this, the heathen would concludethat their God was impotent to savethem at the end. God responded to theintercession in part. He would spareall those who were under twenty whenleaving Egypt, and as such had not been

•numbered. But all those who were nowplanning to go back to Egypt would neversee the Promised Land sworn to theirfathers, with the exception of Joshuaand Caleb, who were found to be faithfuland believing.

Then, like a thunderbolt, came thesentence of death: " These people do notwant to go to Canaan ? Surely they shallnot go 1 March back to the Red Sea andbegin the march all over again. But thistime it will not be continuous progresstoward the Promised Land. They shallwander aimlessly in the wilderness forforty years, till all those debarred fromsetting foot there are dead ". Oh, whata blow to Moses and the faithful andobedient! The innocent suffered with theguilty as the innocent must always suffer inthis world, as for instance in homes wrecked by drink, or broken up by adultery.

" I am eighty-seven alreadys " criedstricken Miriam. "Am I going to liveanother forty years to see the PromisedLand ? So close to it we have come andnow we are to go back all the way to theplace where we began our wildernessjpurney. How can I bear this disappointment !" She shed bitter tears.

The ten alarmists who brought theevil report and demoralized the Israelites,died of the plague. The people of Israelnow realized what they had done. Theprize, which wasalmostwithin their graspthey had let slip forever. They hadrebelled against God by refusing to obeyHis servant Moses.

Miriam now saw the rebels in theirthousands running up the hill saying," We have sinned, but we will go up untothe place which the Lord has promised. "The Amalekites and the Canaanites confronted them in that hill. Moses, tryingto stop them, shouted, " You turned awayfrom the Lord and the Lord has turnedaway from you. Do not go. He will notgo with you !" Moses had received noorders to lead them nor to send the Arkof the Covenant to go before them. It wassheer impertinence on the part of thosemen, in open defiance of God's warning,to make the venture.

Like many people today they eviden-tally thought that God should carry outthe peoples' will. Like many others, theyexpected a " Gk)d of Love " to keep onforgiving the disobedient and the stubborn, by changing His mind and rescinding His orders. But they found, as weshall yet find, that the God of the Bibleis not only a God of love, giving sinnersevery opportunity to turn away from theirevil ways and turn back to Him, but Heis also a God of wrath and vengeancewhen His warnings go unheeded and Hisgrace and mercy are spumed. He couldgo no farther than to give His only-begotten Son to take the sinner's placeand bear the sinner's punishment. All

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Semo-n OuUinei for Barefoot Freaefer^.Bill Guligk, Ennore, India

Judgment at God's House

I Peter 4:12-19

Intro. Suffering, like sin, is universal.All men suffer.

It is not extraordinary that theChristian should also suffer in order totruly sympathize with the sufferings ofothers and in order to develop character.Judgment is also appointed, inescapable.Heb. 9:27; Rom 14:12. But why judgment first at the House of God ?

I. The church has a distinct advantage in respect to knowledge.

A. The World's knowledge is insciences, philosophy, art.

B. In the church " I know whomI have believed and am persuaded that Heis able...." Faith encompasses a higherrealm of knowledge.

II. The church is under directobligation to Christ and to the Worldon His behalf.

Illus.—The great Commission.III. The apathy and neglect of the

church to take advantage of its greateropportunities and to witness to the world.

Cone.—To whom much is given; ofhim much is required.

Made a Minister

Colossians 1:24-29

Intro.—The minister is a servant ofChrist to the people of Christ. Phil.1:1, "bond-slaves or servants." Acts6:4, "the ministry of the word". Thesupreme task of Christ's minister istlie ministry of the word, the preachingof the Gospel.

I. Why the ministry? "Accordingto the dispensation of God which wasgiven me to you ward " Col. 1:25. A taskfor man conceived in the heart and willof God. Note Acts 22:6-10. "Who artthou. Lord? ....What shall I do,Lord ?"

A. Christ calls to the ministry.B. The Gospel requires the ministry.

I Cor. 9:16.

II. The task of the ministry. " Tofulfil the word of God " Col. 1:25. Tofill full, to complete. Note Jesus asHe came to John, " Thus it becometh usto fulfil all righteousness." Of whatpractical value is a gospel, i.e. good newswhich has never been heard ?

III. The goal of the ministry. "Thatwe may present every man perfect inChrist " Col. 1:28. Every man and everyman perfect in Jesus Christ is the ultimategoal.

Cone.—^The minister is the servantof Jesus Christ, called by Christ, tothose who need the Gospel of Christ, whomhe hopes to present perfect in Christ.

Let Us Build

Nehcmiah 2:17-20

Intro.—All men are builders. Theymay use various materials. There may bevastly different purposes in mind. Theybuild in different ways with differenttools. Cf. I Cor. 3:9-15; Eph. 2:20-22.

Christians build to the glory of God.What hinders our work of building?

I. Ridicule. Neh. 4:1-3. Manyhave stopped their labors because theirwork was made to seem ridiculous. Whatwill you have when you are finished, but a

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pile of stones? Neh. 4:4, the answer ofprayer.

II. Anger. Neh. 3:7-8. We allwant to be accepted, to avoid being theobject of another's wrath.

III. Discouraged Brethren. Neh. 4:10-12. Discouragement is the devil'stool not for sale! There is that restlessness in us that wants all things perfectand it is so easy to become discouragedwhen they are not. The resource of faith,I John 5:4.

IV. Greed and Heartlessness. Neh.5:1-5. The poor had mortgaged theirlands, vineyards and houses that theymight buy grain. They had borrowed inorder to pay their taxes. They were nowat the place where they would have tosell their children into slavery. Neh. 5:11,the answer of " Restore, I pray you. "

V. Graft and Deceit. Neh. 6:2.The answer of manly firmness, " I amdoing a great work....why should thework cease whilst I leave it and comedown to you?" Neh. 6:3.

Cone.—" The wall was finished " Neh.6:16.

Man's Market Value

Psalm 8; Genesis 1:31

Intro.—The chemicals which composean average person's physical body aresaid to be worth less than Rs. 5/- on theopen market. Man has a greatly reducedmarket value even as labor. Electricityand machinery easily accomplish heavytasks man alone cannot attempt.

Wherein does man's value lie ? Whatvalue is to be placed upon him?

I. Man is the greatest creation andthe crown ofcreation. God saw that eachthing He had made was good. Aftercreating man, God saw that it was verygood!

Illus.—A biology teacher " made " aseed with exact chemical proportions asthe true seed. He admitted, " If I plantmine, it will come to naught. If I plantthe seed God made, it will become a

plant". That intangible gift of God iswhat makes man of infinite value.

II. Man is made in the image of God.He is not only after the deliberate planand purpose of God, but is also patternedafter God.

A. Physically man has a countenancewhich directs its gaze upward, a capacityfor varying facial expressions, a senseof shame expressed in a blush and thepower of intelligent speech.

B. In the inner side of the divineimage man has immortality, selfconscious-ness, reason, the ability to discern goodand evil, freedom of the will and conscience.

III. Sin, which would deprive manof his real worth, is cancelled out byredemption. Gen. 3:15.

Cone.—I have an old rupee note whichwill not be accepted in the bazaar. ButI can take it to the bank and redeem itat face value, at full and original value.Man, marred by sin, still bears the imageof God. He is worth more than thewhole world.

Three Great I Ams

Romans 1:1-17

Intro.—Paul saluted the saints atRome, spoke of the resurrection, notedhis desire to come to them.

I. I am debtor. Most people thinkthe opposite, i.e. the world owes thema living.

A. In debt to God.B. In debt to the church.C. In debt to all our fellow men.D. In debt to the sinner.

II. I am ready.A. To preach the Gospel.B. To live in harmony with the

Gospel.III. I am not ashamed.

A. Of the Gospel.1. The work and calling of God.2. What it can do in the life of a man.

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MEN ][N THE HOOSE OF GOD

Frank Rempel, Kanpur, India

The various divisions in the NewTestament scriptures were each writtenwith specific purposes in mind. ThusJohn says, concerning his own accountof the life and activity of Christ, that"these are written that YE MAY BELIEVE that Jesus is the Christ, the Sonof God, and that believing ye may havelife in His name (Jo. 20:31) The otherthree Gospels were unquestionably writtenfor the same purpose.

The historical Book of Acts carrieson, as Luke makes it plain (Acts 1:1)where the Gospels leave off, to giveus an historical account of how Jesus'teachings, and His sacrificial death, wereactually translated into fulfilment inthe salvation of men everywhere and inthe establishment of Christ's Church.The book is of tremendous importancebecause it is the record of the growth(and of the methods used to promotegrowth) of a new society of the race ofmen on earth. It is a dramatic andexciting account, too brief, one sometimesthinks, to give us the complete picture.But of course it is just exactly as much asGod intended us to have.

What about the epistles of Paul andPeter and of the others ? Do they havea specificpurpose? They do, mostsurely!It is a purpose not hard to discover. Allof them are written to and for believers inChrist who form His Body, the Church.Speaking regarding his own letter toTimothy, but generally including allof his letters to churches, Paul says theyare written so that we may " know howmen ought to behave themselves in thehouse of God, which is the Church ofthe living God, the pillar and groundofthetruth". (1 Timothy 3:14-15)

Christians, in order to please God,must attain to a certain standard of

conduct in every circumstance of life.This attainment is not an automaticachievement. Unlike our "salvation"(our forgiven state before God) which isan accomplished fact as the result of acompleted transaction, Christian behaviourrequires that a conscious effort to reacha definite goal be made. We have to"work at it" unceasingly, constantlychecking our progress by comparing ourlives with the standards divinely set-up.

The New Testament epistles constitutethose standards. The instructions givencover a wide range of conduct, with theone great limiting fact that they arefor the members of God's householdONLY. In the epistles we may discoverhowwe ought to act when we are workingout our business relationships. We aretold what our conduct and attitudesmust be within our immediate familycircles. We are told how to face problems and how to face tragedy—how toface persecution and ill-treatment and allmanner ofadversity, for the cause ofChrist.Careful teaching on the matter of localChurch relationships and inter-relationships is given.

The very wideness of the range of instruction in Christian behaviour underlinesthe tremendous fact that Christians areALWAYS in "the house of God " (alwayspart of God's household, that is) no matterwhere they are or what they are doing.Never at any moment are they NOT inthe Church and separate from its fellowship. Conduct, therefore, must be asChrist-like in one place as in another, atone time as at any other. The standardsof behaviour do not vary, in other words,with the changing of the days of the weekor the seasons of the year. (We cannotbe held responsible for what this does to

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By Langru, the dog

Mr. Rempel has long since returned tohis job as editor of this thing, and,believe it or not, I have not yet beengiven my trotting papers. Happily, publicopinion seems to be in my favour. Thenagain, Mr. Rempel does not enjoy solitary control of my destiny.

THE GHRISTASIAN

Editor

Mr. Frank Rempel7/131, SwarupnagarKanpur, U.P., India

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William GulickChrist Nagar Institute Ennore,Madras, India.

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My friend Mr. Gulick is now Ass't.editor instead of editor. In the circlesin which I travel, this is considered apromotion. But I was really well-fedduring Mr. Gulick's administration, Iam sure you will agree with me that hewas one of the three best editors this paperever had.

I can't say too much about the pictureon the cover since it was taken a longtime ago—several litters before Xwas born.Suffice it to say that it is the kind ofphotograph which could be taken anywhere by anybody at anytime.

Summer is here again, and we haven'tyet heard the end of Mr. Harter's vacationin '61. He better stay home this year,

Caninedly yours,

Langru

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Come, ye children, hearken nnto me:I will teach you the fear of the Lord*

Psalm 34:11

July 19G2 August Kanpur, India

Price: nP. 25

Ralph R. Harter, Kanpur, India

The cat and mouse game between therailway authorities and ticketless travellerscontinues to be one of the more interestingaspects of Indian life. Among thoserecently caught were six policemen atPratapgarh, a nciagistrate at Unnao, andfive brid^ooms with their parties atMoradabad, besides numerous teacheis,students and railway employees. Duringthe month of February, the NorthEastern Railway caught 63,033 ticketlesstravellers.

One of the reforms of the new BurmeseGovernment is the closure of the RangoonTurf Club. About 10,000 people, including jockeys, stable boys and horse-owners, depend upon the club and itsrace meetings for their livelihood.

The number of tractors in India hasgone up by more than 60 per cent duringthe last five years. In 1956 there were21,000 tractors, and in 1961 there were34,000. Punjab has the most, 7,840tractors. Uttar Pradesh is second with7,115 tractors. The Third Plan envisagesthe production of about 70,000 tractorsannually by 1965-66.

Ten thousand inhabitants of over adozen villages near Kanpur are in constantfear of destruction of property and lossof life due to a change in the course of theGanges river.

Mrs. Vijayalakshmi Pandit has decidedto settle down in Dehra Dun. She hadbeen trying to get land there for severalyears but every time she opted for anypiece, its price shot up.

A Kanpur judge was recently facedwith the novel problem of deciding whichof two men had the right to the body of adead child. One was the maternalgrandfather of the child, the other saidthat he was the father of the child. Inthe end, the judge handed over the bodyto the mother of the child. She gave

it to the father of the child, and he performed the last rites.

An ofiicial of Kanpur's health department recently stopped a milk carrier onthe edge of town saying that he wantedto check the milk. After detaining theman for two hours in the hot sun, helet him go without making any chedc ofthe milk. By this time the milk hadalready begun to turn sour because of theheat. Tn protest, the merchant, to whomthe milk bdonged, put a sign over the milkwhich read, " This is the Corpse of Milk.The ofiicial of the health department wasthe cause of my death." Two days laterthe corpse was cereinoniously cremated.

Hyenas continue to be a great menacein this part of the country. In BilhaurTehsil alone, twenty-five children werekilled and thirty-five others were mauledwithin one month.

In some villages of Banda District,water is so diflScult to get that if anyway-farer asks for a glass of water, he islikely to get a jug of milk instead. Watermust be brought from the Ken river whichfiows in a precipitous gorge 1,600feet deep.In some places of Rajasthan, the onlysource of water is the engines of the trainspassing on the railway. It is a pitifulsight to see thewomen and children runninglike mad for their drops of water when atrain arrives.

In the state of Uttar Pradesh, 148educational institutions are run byChristian missionaries. These include 49primary schools, 42 junior high schools,51 higher secondary schools and six degreecolleges. These institutions employ 2,948persons of whom 1,612 are Christians and1,336 are non-Christians.

Rs. 61,000 was recently stolen fromthe custody of the police guards inLucknow's Police Lines.

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July 16, 1962

SHALL THERE

During the midd.le ofJune the weather man gaveus to understand that'wewere to have an early andbountiful rainy season,but his predictions havefailed-, to materialise. Dayafterday • the nowspaponshave dared to predict thatit .may rain " toward even-ing," but the rains don*treach Kanpur.

The weather seen)s tohave set the- pace for manyother things; and yet whenw,e stop to count our manyblessings, we realise thatthings- aren*t bad at all*

We have been unable toget Andriyas enrolled inschool because somehow hisage has been given as 18,v/hich makes' him overage.

B E S H 0 V/ E R S ?

We think he is about l6,but are trying to locateproof of his correct age.Pessimisticly speaking, hewill probably bo overagebefore vie find the proof.

In the meantime it has

come to my attention thatthe other boys have falsebirth certificateso Sani,for example, who is now 19years old, has a certificate showing him to be 15«At; school he gave his ageas 18. ao he is now tryingto extricate himself from

a ludicrous situation.On May 30th I sent

Freddy bacli to his fatherbecause of smoking and lying. Five days later at apicnic, his 13 year oldbrother slipped in the

"And should not I have regard for Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscorethousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand^ and also muchcattle ? " Jonah 4:!!

water over ills head anddrowned. His l5 year oldbrother had drowned in afall on May 1st (as reported in our last nev/sletter). After he expressed achange of heart, we havetaken Freddy backo So farhe is doing all right.

We have not told youmuch about Benji Hoyt, he-cause he v/as being supported by the Women's UnionMission. Benji was crippled in infancy from polioaiid can only get ai'oundwith the help of crutches.But last year he neglectedhis opportunities andfailed his examinationsThis year he V7ill be earning his own money by doingsome teaching, and it ishoped that he will greatlymature therebyo Hext yearthe Women's Union Missionwill give further consideration to his furthereducationo He will continue to live in our dormi-tory©

KeUben (the artist) andRichard (the automobilemechanic) were very poorin their attendance atschool and work while Iwas cv/ay in ' the hills, butnow they are hard at workagain. Reuben has beenpainting scriptural mottosfor me in his spare time.

We are framing these andhanging them about, thehouse. They include thefollowing: "When X Becamea Man, I 'Pnt Away ChildishThings;" "A Poor Man isBetter than a Liar;" WeAre Hot Tempted Above ThatV/hich We Are Able to Bear;"Do All for the Glory ofGod;" "The Sleep of a Laboring Man is Sweet;" "IfA Man Will Not Work, Neither Let Him Eat;" '''KeepThy Tongue From Evil.'-!

Besides those v7ho livein our dormitory, we arehelping 7 children withthoir schooling. They In--elude Daniel and Vijay Pa-v/ar vdiose mother is in thefinal stages of tuberculosis, 3 of the 5 Washingtonchildreny and 2 of the ii-children of Cyril Loyal^

At the present moment weare feeling pinched financially. The expenses ofthese children, the dormitory, the book store, thepublications.., the rent,the electricity, thechurch building fund, etc.etc., are brooding over uslike the clouds of thepresent rainy season whichare not providing anyrain. But the rain willcome, and even so, wetrust will come the blessings from the Father^

IHE CHEERFUL GIVERS DURINGmi AND JUNE, 1962

Florida;Sunny iFles DVBS 21. Iq.•Illinois;Paxton Women " 10.00Indiana;Brigiit Women 30.00^Iowa;

Loretta Huntington 25*00Ka.ns as;

Nortonville DVBSMissouri:Heeper CLurch 20.00The Donald peels 10.00Liberty Bible Glass lq..20Ohio:Clinton Church kOoOOClinton Gold Tapes I4..50Bladensburg L.D.s 20.00Columbus W^.C.S.G. 35*00Old Stones 20.00Branch HillSabina Jrs. oSabf.na Church 8.05PennsylvaniaOak Grove DVBS 29*opTOTAL RECEIPTS 3^,6.62

Once again the Daily Vacation" Bible Schools havebeen a life saver to us.If these children had notgiven, we would only havereceived $89 during themonth of June^

Because of the low receipts, it may be somedays before we can buy thepostage to send off thisnewsletter. Please forgiveus for the delay.

21.00

EXPENDED FROM MAY 10th TOJULY 12th, 1962

Salary, 2 months $250.00"On the Rock" Fund- 318-30Boys & Girls 12o.53ChurchChristasian lp4-*25Lawrence Lazarus 43*50Library 34*32N.T. Publications 11.46Publicity 6-37Office 4*dlTOTAL EXIENDED " 896.8O

SUMMARYBalance, May 10ContributedTotal ReceiptsTotal Spent

BALANCE, July 12

6iL6^ 663I4.6.62993*28896.80

96.1^8

There are bills amounting to $235 on our desk,besides the $265 which wewill need on the first ofthe month. Besides this,there are the day to daysundry items for the boysand girls.

So you can see that every cent you "send is needed.Our prayerful aim is towisely spend the funds yousend so that they effectthe most good for thespread of the Lord*schurch in this land..

It bears repeating thatour foiwarding agent •isMiss Florence Douglas, andshe works at i|.l9 N. MainSt., Flora, Illinois.

Many of you receivedletters from rae v;hen I wasvacationing at Nalni TalHill Station. I was usinga typewriter left behindby Vida Stewart Cass. But,besides being unable topay for the thing, I foundit to be a very frustrating" piece of machinery. Soit 'has been sold to another and the cash forv/ar-ded to those concerned.

Book Store sales ai-e usually very low In the summer months, and this yearv;aB----no exception. DuringMay^and June, sales totalled $32^13 and includedsale of 8 Bibles and 1 NewTestaJiionto Our Free Lending Library continued tobe very busy.

We v/ere hot able to makeany contribution to thechurch building fund during June, but the balancehas continued to growneydrtiJalessa From the balance of #300 reported inour last newsletter, thebalance has now risen to

Every little bithelps.

The evangelistic meetingheld for us from May 2istto 28th by Bill Gulick wasan uplifting experiencefor us all, even though nobaptisms resulted from it.The Lord blessed us v;ithvery good weather in theevenings, although thedays were veiy hots Mr.Rempol*s front yard provedto be an excellent placefor the meetings exceptfor the opposition of thePentecostal pastor wholives next door.

Frank Rempel's priiitingwork is progressing rapidly now that he has employed a printer named MangalSingh. Mangal was formerlya teacher in the SchaefferMemorial High School inBilaspur. For the presntMangal- is sleeping in ourcrowded dormitory, but hewill probably soon arrangefor his own -place.

GOD BIESS YOU ALLU

THE CIHIUIR-CHJ ITS WOIRSHKP

Bill Gulick, Ennore, India

What is Worship?

Worship is man's adoralion of God, thereaching of the soul after God in whoseimage it is made. Notice in John 4:20-24the two requirements of true worship: itmust be in spirit and it must be in truth.Since God is Spirit. He is served by thespirit, by the inner man.

No act of worship is true or useful ifour heart is not in it. The position of thebody in worship doesnot matter: whetherstanding, sitting or kneeling; worship is inthe spirit, not in the body. A mereobservance of the form in worship isnothing; our spirit must give meaning tothe act itself.

To be in truth" our worship must beaccording to the truth revealed by Godin the New Testament. Man, by himself,does not know how to worship God; hemust be told by God Himself.

If we are right in spirit, naturally wewill want to worship the way God wants.Those who, ^vithout the Bible, worshipaccording to their own knowledge andthoughts, very often practice strange andeven revolting ritual.

Only when God tells man what isright can man worship " in truth". Thus,it is not for you or me to say what weprefer in worship, for we are not worshipping ourselves, but God. It is not for usto say what we think is fitting or properin worship.

Since we arc worshipping God, Healone can teach us how to worship. Inworship, as in all other religious matters,our question should be: " What does Godwant, and what has He commanded?"Our worship is vain unless it is accordingto truth: the truth of God made known tous in the New Testament.

What as New Testament Woi'shzp?

We are exhorted in Hebrews 10:25not to forsake the assembling of ourselvestogether. Acts 20:7 tells us both whenthe early disciples came together forworship and the chief reason for theirgathering.

Notice that they met on the first day ofthe week (that was the resurrection day)and they came for the specific purpose of" breaking bread." Breaking bread, ofcourse, refers to the Lord's Supper.

According to this passage, it was thesupper which brought them together.While they were gathered together, Paulpreached the Gospel to them. But theydid not come primarily to hear thepreaching. They came to break bread.

Some today do not break bread morethan once a month, or once a quarter, oreven once a year. Tlie question then is:Why do such persons come together on thefirst day of the week? The same passagewhich provides the apostolic example ofcoming together on Sunday at all also tellsus they came together to break bread.

Do we come together to break breadand then go away without breaking it?Study I CorintHians 11:23-29; 10:14-22;Matthew 26:26-30.

Acts 2:42 tells us in what the earlydisciples continued: in the teaching,fellowship, breaking of bread and theprayers. Thus preaching or teaching,fellowship and prayers are also authorizedacts of public worship. The Lord'sSupper, however, remains the central actof worship on the first day of the week.

The singing of psalms, hymns andspiritual songs is also commanded in theNew Testament. Matthew 26:30 says

that after Jesus and His disciples took thesupper, they " sang a hymn The passages of Ephcsians 5:19 and Colossians3:16 teach us to sing.

Another authorized act of worship isthe giving of money to the Lord for thesupport of His work: I Corinthians 16:2;11 Corinthians 9:6 f. In these twopassages notice the following points: ourgiving is to be done on the first day ofthe week. We are to give by " laying byin store." We are to " purpose " in ourhearts: to plan our giving and to giveaccording to that plan. We are to give aswe have " been prospered." We are togive cheerfully because we love the Lordand want to contribute to His work on theearth.

The modern day practice of givingsuppers, sales, bingos, soliciting from thecommunity as ways of raising money forchurches is entirely unknown to the NewTestament. In the early days the Lord'swork was supported by the Lord's people.Their giving to the Lord was done on thefirst day of the week; giving was an act ofworship. Giving is needed, not only thatthe Church might finance its programme,but that Christians might grow spirituallythrough giving.

If a man loves the Lord, he will give forHis work, and you won't need to enticehim with suppers and sales and bargains.A man who loves God will give Him allhe is able to give, and such a gift helpsboth the work and the giver. SeeJohn3:16. Where there is love, there is giving.The measure of our love is the degree ofsacrifice we are willing to make for thething or the person we love.

Thus we have these acts of publicworship authorized and commanded in theNew Testament: the Lord's Supper,teaching or preaching, fellowship, prayers,

singing of hymns and giving. Thisspecialpublic worship is to be on the first day ofthe week, the day our Lord arose fromthe dead.

Naturally we can worship God privately at any time, and we can worship together at any time in prayers, hymns andwe can study together any day of theweek. But we come together especiallyfor the breaking of bread, the fellowshipand the laying by in store on the firstday of the week.

Should We Worship and CommuneEvery Lord's Day?

We have seen that Acts 20:7 showsthat the early disciples came togetherto break bread on the first day of the

' week. But some still say: "Docs this: mean every first day of the week? Is itI proper for us to commune only once ai month, or to assemble for worship oni about every other Sunday? When the

Scriptures tell us to meet for worshipi on the first day of the week, does it meanj every first day of the week?"

Let us consider an example from the! Old Testament. In the Ten Command-I mcnls given by Moses, God told theJewsI to keep the Sabbath (the seventh day)i holy. Exodus 20:8, 11. Now He did! not say explicitly, " Remember every! Sabbath day to keep it holy," but thejJews understood that keeping the SabbathI day was a weekly duty to God. They

did not observe a Sabbath or two a year,for they understood the command to mean

; every Sabbath.j So also we should interpret Acts 20:7j and I Corinthians 16:2. Keeping the firstI day of the week holy in the New Testa-j ment means every first day of the week.

"Let us consider one another toprovoke unto love and goodworks; not forsakingour own assembling together, as the custom of some is, but exhorting one another;and so much the more, asye see the day drawing nigh."

Heb. 10:24,25

TESTING OOR FAITH

By B. L. Turner

{Second Instalment)

A Second Test of Faith

Next, then, faith is tested by moralpower. " For whatsoever is begotten ofGod overcometh the world: and this isthe victory that hath overcome the world,even our faith. And who is he thathath overcome the world, but he thatbelieveth that Jesus is the Son of God?"(1 John 5:4-5 RV).

Being a Christian is not only acceptinga philosophy, though that is involved;it is being endowed with a new life fromGod. And this new life is endowed withmoral power through the Holy Spirit (cf.Romans 15:13). It is, consequently, alife of moral victory, it overcomes (not inan unbroken line of ascent) the world.

What is the world ? " Love not theworld, neither the things that are in theworld. If any man love the world, thelove of the Father is not in him. For allthat is in the world, the lust of the flesh,the lust of the eyes, and the vainglory oflife, is not of the Father, but is of theworld. And the world passcth away, andthe lust thereof; but he that doeth the willof God abideth forever,—(I John2:15-17 RV).

If these three elements are still amongthe passions which move us, then we haveno victory over the world! Thus we donot have that faith which John speaks of,and therefore do not have that redeemingrelationship with God.

To make the analysis even clearer oneshould read the catalogue of victory," But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness,faithfulness, meekness, self-control; againstsuch there is no law."—(Gal. 5:22-23RV).

A Third Test of Faith

Finally, faith is tested by witness forChrist. " He that believeth on the Sonof God hath the witness in Him: he thatbelieveth not God hath made Him a liar;because he hath not believed in the witness that God hath borne concerning HisSon. And the witness is this that Godgave us eternal life, and this life is in HisSon. He that hath the Son hath the life;he that hath not the Son of God hath notthe life."—(I John 5:10-12 RV).

This, notwithstanding the rathergeneral contrary concensus of the commentators, scarcely may be understood torefer to some intuitive testimony whichGod gives to the believer. This is written,let us not forget, to the believers.

Do believers need some extra-Biblicalwitness to maintain faith? If so, it ishard to imagine how the unbeliever, oftenensnared in the most subtle philosophicaldeceits, can be expected to come to faithwith only Biblical evidence. Also, if thisaffirms that believers do receive someextra-Biblical evidence, how do we thenreconcile it with Romans 10:17 whichaffirms that faith is induced throughhearing the message of Christ?

Then what does John's assertion, " Hethat believeth on the Son of God hath thewitness in him," mean? It is pointingout another practical application of theinevitable relationship between faith andlife. Paul calls our attention to this samerelationship when he explains the dynamics of his ministry. He says: "Buthaving the same spirit of faith, accordingto that which is written, I believed, andtherefore did I speak; we also believe, andtherefore also we speak " (II Corinthians4:13 RV).

Thus, if one really believes the Gospel,he cannot keep that fact secret. He willwitness of its great varieties. If a manbelieves that it is a faithful saying " ....that Christ Jesus came into the world tosave sinners; " he will inevitablysay also that this saying is " worthy of allacceptation."—(cf. I Timothy 1:15). Oncea man says that, he will do all he can tohelp others accept it.

It is only natural, therefore, that sucha one will witness to others, for he " haththe witness in him."—(I John 5:10 RV).This organic and spontaneous witnesswhich inevitably springs from faith is thebroader meaning in Paul's affirmationthat " with the heart man be-lieveth unto righteousne^, and with themouth confession is made unto salvation."—(Romans 10:10 RV).

But what does such a one say whenhe gives witness? "And the witness isthis, that God gave unto us eternal life

and this life is in his Son. He that haththe Son hath the life; he that hath notthe Son of God hath not the life." (IJohn 5:11-12 RV).

This touches the root of the problemof evangelism. We do not speak becausewe do not believe. When we do speakfrom unbelief, our words are hollow andpowerless. Only the existence of faith,that faith which God is pleased to accept,will bring fruitful evangelism. When thatfaith flourishes, the Christians will not onlymanifest a love from each other throughtheir obedience to God but also God'spower in them through moral victory in asinful world, and a love for the lost of theworld by witnessing to them of the lifethat God has given us in Christ.

" Try your own selves, whether ye arein the faith; prove your own selves. Orknow ye not as to your own selves, thatJesus Christ is in you? unless indeed ye bereprobate." - (II Corinthians 13: 5 RV).

Who makes a Church a Success?

(Contributed by Mrs. T. G. Rash)

Xvxn though my typxwritxr is an old modxl it works quitx wxll xxcxptfor onx of thx kxys. I havx wishxd many timxs that it workxd pxrfxctly. Itis trux that thxrx arx forty-six kxys that function wxll xnough, but just onxkxy not working makxs thx diffxrxncx.

Somxtimxs it sxxms to mx that our Church is somxwhat likx my typxwritxr—not all thx kxy pxoplx arx working propxrly.

You may say to yoursxlf. " Wxll, I am only onx pxrson. I am not onxof thx kxy pxoplx. I won't makx or brxak thx church." But it doxs makx adiffxrxncx bxcausx a church to bx xffxctivx nxxds thx activx participationof xvxry pxi-son.

So thx nxxt timx you think you arx only onx pxrson, and that yourxfTorts arx not nxxdxd, rxmxmbxr my typxwritxr and say to yoursxlf, " I ama kxy pxrson in thx congrxgation, and I am nxxdxd vxry much."

You arx indxxd!

Sincxrxly,Your ministxr.

WO)M]EN OIF THE BIBLE

By H. Kaveri Bai

The Sabbath Commandment Broken

Till now the Israelites had obeyed theSabbath commandment from the day itcame into force. However, one Sabbathmorning, when all the others stayed indoors and no fires were kindled anywhere,Miriam saw a man go out of his tent togather sticks. He had not done such athing before. Many others saw it too andwere aghast at his impudence. Theyreported to Moses immediately.

The law made it clear how the Sabbathwas to be kept, but did not say how theSabbath-breaker should be dealt with.Moses immediately waited on the Lord fororders. Then he came back and announced that the Lord had commanded thatman to be stoned to death.

Nobody sympathized with the miscreant. They saw that it would not dofor God to condone such wanton, deliberate disobedience, which would encourage others to defy Him. As one manthey set upon him, stoning him till he sankto the ground a bleeding heap. Miriamclosed her eyes and stopped her ears,unable to bear the sight or to hear theyells with which the crowd rushed on thewretched man.

Did God give His commandments withthe intention that they need not be kept?Did He intend, if one transgressed any ofthem, to spare the guilty by manifestingsome sentimental nonsense which mencall love? No! the severity of God'sjudgment falls without fail on those wholightly treat His grace, or spurn Hispatience, His mercy and love. The burning lake, into which the Lord Jesus Christ,who is going to be the Judge on Doomsday,will cast the devil and all those who weredeceived by him, is far more to be dreadedthan merely being stoned.

A young Englishman, during WorldWar II, turned traitor to his King andcountry. From Hitler's Germany, hebroadcast under the pseudonym " LordHaw Haw" with the intention of demoralizing his countrymen. With Britain's fate hanging in the balance, this wasindeed a serious crime. But he fell intime into Allied hands and was brought totrial.

He paid a heavy price for his treachery. When he was executed for treason,nobody condemned the Government formeting out so severe a punishment to theman who had sought the destruction ofhis own motherland. Neither can Godallow traitors to live and lead others intosin and perdition.

The Gainsaying of Korah

In this incident two Lcvites, Dathr-^and Abiram, joined a man named Kora .in rebellion against Moses and Aaron.Some 250 leading men, outstandingcharacters among the Israelites, joined withthem. This crowd surged fo^\ '̂ard aroundMoses and Aaron, making Miriam onceagain anxious for the safety of her brothers.

The rebels questioned the leadershipof Moses and the High-priesthood ofAaron and flatly refused to submit to theirauthority. Poor Moses fell on his face insupplication to God once more.

Would that modern rulers might dothe same before the Almighty and theAll-wise today, and thus give jGod achance to set things right in the Vorld!Necessity for the United Nations Organization would then end; tody's appeasement policies would perish; the armsrace would end. The childish belief ina will o'the wisp, called "peaceful coexistence " wQidd'show itself the poisonous

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vapor that it is. But just as Korah and hisfellow-conspirators questioned the authority of Moses, their God-appointed leader,so the moderns question the authority andpower of the Lord Jesus Christ, theirDivinely-appointed Saviour and Deliverer.

Now God summoned the rebels toHis presence, saying He would show themwhom He had chosen for the priesthood.Dathan refused pointblank to obeyMoses' command to present himself beforeGod. But Korah led the seceders. Twohundred and fifty men, with their incensecensers went into the presence of God.Moses and Aaron, with fire in their censers,were also there. They all stood at thedoor of the tabernacle of the congregation.

Once more it was in God's heart todestroy all the children of Israel, andonce more His purpose was stayed at theintercession of Moses. He commandedthe two brothers to separate themselvesfrom the rebels and bade the congregationto depart from the tents of Korah, Dathanand Abiram. So, the people who hadcome in their multitudes to see what wouldhappen, withdrew themselves to a safedistance. Then Moses offered this signof God, that if the earth did not open andclose over the rebels, entombing them alive,then God had not sent Moses. As hewas still speaking the earth opened underthe rebels, and with piercing shrieks theywent down into the dark chasm and wereburied alive. Their cries caused the otherIsraelites to run from the fatal place pellmell.

Miriam felt a chill passing down herspine. She simply froze with fear." What a doom, O Lord ," she thought." Surely they brought it on themselveswilfully." How much more fearful, bycomparison, will be the drop into thebottomless pit, of those who wilfullyreject God's provision of salvation throughour Lord Jesus Christ!

Miriam hoped that the terrors wereat an end, that the people had come totheir senses. But no. The people whofled from the fearful place at the warningof Moses now worked themselves into a

frenzy and began to shout in anger againsthim, accusing him of killing God's people.Like their modern counterparts, thesepeople refused to admit that their ownsins had inevitably brought on the punishment. Had they obeyed God, theywould have seen none of the evils thathad overtaken them.

Now the tumult of the people againstMoses increased. Miriam trembled andprayed that her brothers might not betorn to pieces as by howling wolves. ThenMoses, who knew that the plague God hadsent had already started, gave Aaronurgent instructions: "Take thy censerand put fire therein from off the altarand lay incense thereon and carry itquickly unto the congregation and makeatonement for them, for there is wrathgone out from Jehovah: the plague hasbegun."

So Aaron with his censer ran into themidst of the people and the plague wasarrested before it had swept over theentire congregation. Even so, the effectsof the plague .were dreadful—on the oneside were the living; on the other, theheaps of the dead.

God now wanted the congregation ofthe children of Israel to sec that it wasHe who had set the Levites apart for Hisservices. The multitudes must cease tomurmur against Moses and Aaron infuture, about the leadership and the priesthood. He summoned the head of each ofthe twelve tribes to present himself beforethe Lord with his rod in his hand. Aaron

represented the tribe to Levi. God gavethe sign that the rod of the man whom Hehad chosen for His service would blossom.

The next morning, Miriam and theothers in the camp heard the excitingreport that Aaron's rod had borne buds,blossoms and almonds. The people sawthe wonder and were convinced that theirmurmurings against Moses and Aaronwere actually murmuring against theLord who had chosen them. Godinstructed Aaron's rod to be kept in theAi'k of the Covenant along with the tables

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Semo-n OuMinei fer Bcwefo&t freac^eM.Bill Gulick, Ennore, India

Why Jesus Came

Intro.—After creating man, God surveyed everything He had made and foundit very good. Man was crowned withglory and honor. Genesis 1:31, Psalm8:5. But man sinned and fell from hishigh estate. God so loved that He gave,sent. His only begotten Son. John 3:16.

Why did Jesus come? He Himselftells us.

I. To Do the Father's Will, John6:38. " Thy will be done," Luke 11:1, 2.

II. To Minister, Matthew 20:28;Acts 10:38.

III. To Bear Witness to the Truth,John 18:37.

" I have given them thy wordSanctify them through thy word, thyword is truth," {John 17:14, 17).

" I am the way, the truth and thelife" (John 14:16).

IV. To Send a Sword, Matthew 10:34.I John 3:8; Ephesians 6:17.

V. To Seek and Save the Lost,Luke 19:10.

" Fear not: for, behold, I bring yougood tidings of great joy, which shall beto all people. For unto you is born....a saviour, which is Christ the Lord." Luke2:9, 10; I John 4:14.

VI. To Give His Life, Matthew20:28. Acts 20:28; I Cor. 15:3; John10:14, 15.

Cone.—Jesus came that we "mighthave life and have it more abundantly "(John 10:10). John 11:25; I John 5:12;Rev. 22:14; Rom. 6:23; I Cor. 15:57.

Do As He Says

John 2:1-11

Intro.—" His mother saith unto theservants, Whatsoever he saith unto you,do it." (John 2:5). Mary's advice for the

gaes is to do just as Jesus says.The most easily understood language

is that couched in the form of a command.The verb root in Tamil is also the imperative mood.

The sermons on ihis page were delivered by Mr.Gulick in Kanpur. The translator was Mr. G. M.Timothy, editor ofJecwan-Deep Patrika

Jesus has formulated clear commandsrelative to our eternal salvation.

I. Hear, Matthew 7:24-28; 13:16,17; 17:5; Mark 8:23-25.

II. Believe, John 6:28, 29; 14:1;Mark 16:16; 1:14; 15.

III. Repent, Luke 13:1-5; Mark 1:15.IV. Confess, Matthew 10:32; 33;

16:13-20.V. Be baptized, Mark 16:16; Matthew

28:19, 20.

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Cone.—The blood of Jesus Christ isthe ground of our salvation. Jesus paidit all. The payment for sin has beenmade in full. You must turn it to accountby endorsing the check. Do just asJesus says.

Total Commitment

Psalm 31:5; Luke 23:46

Intro.—The final words of Jesus onthe cross are characteristic of a life spentin total commitment to the will of God.

I. At twelve in the temple, Luke2:42-52. Even though Mary and Josephdid not understand, Jesus must be aboutthe things of His FaAer.

The problems peculiar to adolescence or to any particular age in lifecan be solved by total commitment tothe things of God.

II. At His baptism, Matthew 3:13-17.Well meaning friends, our best friends,do not always understand the purpose ofGod for our lives.

HI. His temptation, Luke 4:1-13.Satan constantly tempts. He never

leaves us for more than a season.IV. His family, John 7:5; Luke

8:19-21; Mark 3:21. "My mother andmy brethren are these who hear the wordof God and do it" (Luke 8:21).

V. His disciples. Judas betrayed.Peter denied. Thomas doubted. Jamesand John argued for places of honor.They all slept, misunderstood and disappointed Jesus.

VI. Self, Matthew 26:39.Cone.—Throughout life Jesus was as

sailed, enticed and allured by every knowntemptation from every possible source.Vet Jesus died as He lived. " Father,into thy hands I commend my spirit."

The Great Invitation

Matthew 11:28-30

Intro.—" Of all the books of the worldreligions, none contains an invitationexcept the Bible." The late James EarlLadd checked 586 in the Bible. Only theliving God can invite.

I. Come unto Me, Mt. 11:28." Behold, I stand at the door and

knock: if any man hear my voice, andopen the door, I will come into him andwill sup with him, and he with me "(Rev. 3:20). The song "Pass Me Not,0 Gentle Saviour" has a beautifulmelody, but a false message. Rev. 22:17,20.

II. Take My Yoke Upon You, Mt.11:29. Mt. 16:24-27; Lk. 9:23; Mt.8:19-22; Lk. 9:57-62; Mt. 19:16:22;Mk. 10:21. "Why should men think itstrange for me to give up tliat which Ican never keep in order to gain that which1 shall never lose?"

III. Learn of Me, Mt. 11:29. " Searchthe scriptures; for in them ye think yehave eternal life: and they are they whichtestify of me " (Jn. 5:39). "And beginning at Moses and all the prophets heexpounded unto them in all the scripturesthe things concerning himself" (Lk.24:27).

Cone.—" Ye shall find rest unto yoursouls" (Mt. 11:29).

Kiss the son, let he be angry,and ye perish in the way,

For his wrath will soon be kindled.Blessed are all they that take

refuge in him.

Psalm 2:12

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llNOiiAN RAILWAY TliMlES

Ralph R. Harter

Ai't and Ruth succeeded in convincingmc that I ought to join the annualcelebration of American IndependenceDay given by the American consul inMadras. So on July 4th we arrived inMadras full of patriotic feelings. Beforeputting in an appearance, Art telephonedthe consulate to make sure of details. Itwas then we discovered that the celebration would take place at a later date whenthe American ambassador, Mr. Galbraith,could be present. We now felt lesspatriotic, but we still celebrated.

The people we went to visit that daywere cither not at home, unavailable, orpre-occupied. It would have been betterhad I been on the train heading for northIndia.

After a good night's sleep at the BaptistMission Rest house, we spent the morningmostly shopping. At noon I had to catchthe Grand Trunk Express which wouldtake me back to north India.

At train time we were all pleasantlysurprised to find that I had been reserveda place in a brand new 1st Class coach.When the Morrises saw it they were almostsorry that tliey weren't travelling withme. The ever-generous Moirises furnished me with some bags of sweets, and wewere off.

The next twenty-eight hours werespent in great comfort. Even the foodwas good. I was ready to take back allthe mean things I had said about theSouthern Railway.

It was on this trip that I made theacquaintance of V.A. Anandadoss, one ofthe Indian Christians who so faithfully

serve the Government of India in NewDelhi. Brother Anandadoss has a heartfull of song and is a member of the DelhiChoral Society. He did not hesitate togive vent to the melodies that floodedthrough his mind, and it was as thoughwe were in one of those American trainsthat treats its passengers to recorded music.Wc had some interesting discussions regarding the United States and religiousmatters.

With some reluctance, I left Bro.yVnandadoss and the Grand Trunk Expressat Bhopal. Brother M. M. Luther ofBhopal had insisted that I must stop offand see this capital city of MadhyaPradesh.

And it was indeed worth seeing. Iwas greatly amazed at the works whichhave been carried on there by theGovernment. The two main projects thereare the Heavy Electricals Plant, andthe residential quarters and other accommodations for the State Government.Brother Luther succeeded in convincingme that there were unlimited opportunities for Christian service in that area.As a matter of fact, it would make anexcellent site for a Bible College.

From Bhopal my travelling companionwas a member of the Railway Board whowas on his way to his home in Lalitpur.This gave me a chance to say all the goodand bad things I knew aboul the Indianrailways, with emphasis on the difficultiesof passengers travelling from Kanpur toMadras.

My homecoming in Kanpur the nextmorning was a happy one. Among thehappiest was Langru who hadn't had abone to chew on since I left.

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of the ten commandments, and the omerof manna.

Kadesh Barnea Again

Kadesh-Barnca! That place fromwhich Israel was ordered back to the

shores of the Red Sea to begin theirjourney over again—that place of dis-ol^edience when the people had refused togo forwai'd to take possession of Canaanbecause of the alarming report of theten spies. After they had wanderedtwenty years they reached Kadesh-Barneaa second time.

Already Moses was a centenarian.Aaron was a hundred and three years ofage and Miriam over one hundred andfive. She had seen many vicissitudes,passed through many dangers and criseswith her people. She was weary of life.Aged and weak, she longed for rest. Theywould not be entering Canaan for twentymore years. The Promised Land was soclose at hand, but was so inaccessible because of the punishments God had laid onthem. For her, twenty years more wasunthinkable.

Sad and frustrated, she exclaimed," My clothes are just as new and freshas when I first wore them. My shoes arein excellent condition. But my body isthoroughly worn out. I long for rest.I can wander no further in this wilderness.If I had the hope of seeing the PromisedLand I would somehow keep up by spirits.But twenty years more! Lord take meaway!"

Miriam's prayer was answered. Theold virgin prophetess, the high-spiritedgrand old dame of Israel, the first bornand yet the least illustrious of the trioborn to Amram and Jochebed, passedaway in Kadesh-Barnea. She knew thatAaron too was not destined to see Canaan,but she was spared the shock of learningthat Moses also was under the ban.

For a seemingly insignificant act ofdisobedience, that meekest of men on theface of the earth, would also be preventedfrom setting foot in the Promised Land.

Thus Miriam, a humbled and saddened woman, passes out of the pages ofhistory. Who knows but that on theday of the Lord's resurrection, when manyof the bodies of the saints which sleptarose, went into the holy city and appearedto many, Miriam was among them?

JUST WHAT WE TOLD YOU ALL ALONG !

In an article in the June 14, 1962, issue of the Indian witness.Dr. E. Stanley Jones has made some very interesting remarks:

Reeding the name, of the church : " there would be one church inIndia. 'The Church of Jesus Christ in India.' Note, not 'of India,' for itis a universal Church, but located 'in India.' Dr. Kraemar says the titleof'The Church of Jesus Christ in ,' is the only suitable name for theChurch."

Regarding the creed of thechurch : "Personally I would prefer the simplestatement of Peter and corroborated by Jesus. When Peter made the greatconfession 'Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God,' Jesus repliedwarmly: 'Blessed art thou, Simon, for flesh and blood hath not revealedit to thee, but my Father which is in heaven Upon the rock of thatconfession the Christian church is founded So the Rock of theConfession that 'Jesus is the Christ the Son of the Living God' should bethe doctrinal basis of the acknowledging of each other as being upon theRock. We dare not ask more, we cannot ask less, He asked this."

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M]EN IN THE HO^USIE 0)jF GO^D

Frank Rempel, Kanpur. India

In the previous issuc^ under the ipresent heading, the point was made thatChristians are always in the " house ofGodThis is to say that the term," house of God " as it is used by Paulin 1 Timothy 3:14-15, is to be taken asrepresenting the spiritual relationship theChristian has toward God. He is amember of God's household.

The Christian can no more have asort of " on again, off again " relationshipwith his Father, than the child of anearthly parent can. Fie is ALWAYS inthat relationship—always In the house ofGod.

The behaviour pattern about whichPaul is here writing is a constant, unchanging one.

Human associations, however, dovary greatly. A person might find himself in many changing situations duringthe course of a single day. He leavesa home environment to go to work, or toschool, or to attend church—in eachinstance a different set of influences andpressures arc brought to bear upon him.These make it necessary, not to devise anew standard of behaviour in each instance, but to make the required application of the one unchanging principleof conduct, as dictated by each newcircumstance.

It need hardly be said that the pointof reference as to the correctness of theapplication must always be the question:has my conduct in this instance broughtglory to God? Have my actions beenperformed in the consciousness of beingin God's house?

We will examine, in the remainderof this present study, what it is the NewTestament says ought to be our behaviourwhen we are in the company of other ofGod's people.

It IS in these circumstances that wefind it easiest of all to show piety. Very

frequently such associations will occur ina place that has holy and good connotations for us—it may be in a meeting house,or at a site where we have in time paststrongly felt the presence of God. Herethe iDest possible influences may bebrought to bear upon us.

Bear in mind, however, that althougha Church meetinghouse is a favorite hauntof the Christian, it is also frequented bytlie evil one. Flere he considers itappropriate to launch his subtlest, andmost potent, darts against faithfulnessamong Christians. Guard yourselves, then,against the following Satanic devices:

1. A spirit of irreverence, born oflong familiarity with a holy atmosphere.An extreme example was cited to mc theother day by a friend. He told of anessentially pious elder in a local congregation, whose forty years of attendance uponthe Lord's service in that gfoup hadrendered him insensitive to the reverencewith which we ought to approach ourmeeting with the Lord around Flis table.This man v/ould so far forget these circumstances that, during the passingof theemblems he might enquuc of a fellowelder, in an audible voice, for the currentprice of hogs in the market.

Certainly this man had allowed himself to get into a sad state, but our criticism of him puts many of us in the samecondemnation. A concerned Christianleader has written the following paraphrase on Isa. 1:10-18.

" Hear the word of the Lord, Oleaders of the Church of Christ of thetwentieth century, and open your earsto hear, all you who profess to be Myfollowers. Of what value to Mc are yourvarious rites and ceremonies ? I havebecome weary of seeing your empty worship and hearing your meaningless professions. I cannot take delight in your hymnsinging when it is evident that you yourself

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do not know what it is you are singing.The mere sound of your voices, when it isevident that your hearts are far from Me,I cannot accept as worship. Who askedyou to come to congregational meetingsmerely as a matter of Christian duty? jUnless you are really going to ' remember •Me' in your partaking of the Lord's |Supper, do not bother even to come—your presence and your pretence are anoffence to Me. ' This is My Body ' saysthe leader as he hands you the loaf ofremembrance—to you it is merely a pieceof bread that somehow became attachedto this particular part of the Sundaymorning service. ' This cup is the newcovenant in My blood ' repeats the servantof the Lord- you drink it as though itwere a social drink! What, to you, doesthe morning prayer mean? Usually,just an opportunity to slip out of themeeting unnoticed while others have theirheads bowed—or a time to see who ispresent and who is absent from the meeting.He who is absent is not necessarily agreater sinner than you yourself are; heis merely less hypocritical about it "

" The cup of blessing, which we bless,is it not the communion of the blood ofChrist?" "I would that men pray everywhere (in the Churches) lifting up holyhands ". These are but snatches of thePauline sentiment in this regard. Thewriter of Hebrev/s (Phillip's translation)puts it in a way that is almost frightening:" You (who are the members of God'shouse) have drawn near to God, the Judgeof all; to the souls of good men madeperfect; to Jesus, the mediator of a newagreement; to the cleansing of blood thatspeaketh better than that of Abel......let us serve God with thankfulness in wayswhich please Him, but always with reverence and holy fear."—(Read Heb.12:22-29).

2. A spirit of divisiveness and contentiousness, born of an unsurrenderedwill. This is an attitude entirely contraryto the teachings of the New Testamentregarding Christian conduct.

This is the attitude Paul finds so

offensive in the Corinthians, whom heexhorts that they " speak the same things "and that they "be perfectly joined togetherin the same mind and in the same judgment."—(1 Cor. 1:10).

A Christian walk that is " worthy ofour calling" is defined by the apostlePaul as one that is with " lowliness andmeekness, with long suffering, forbearingone another in love." It " endeavours tokeep the unity of the Spirit in the bondof peace ", recognizing that the God andFather who is above, and through, and inall, is He who has apportioned grace toeach " according to the measure of thegrace of Christ ". Not all, therefore, arealike in abilities. But all are alike in thebody of Christ so far as their essentiality isconcerned, and so far as their purpose isconcerned. In that purpose the will ofeach must be submerged: the building upof the body of Christ to the end that itmay mature.

In such a walk, division is impossible.3. The spirit of rivalry, fostered by

low ambition for the " higher place."It is after detailed instructions in

regard to seeking places of leadershp in thelocal congregation that Paul wrote thegeneral text for these studies—they explainhow it is that men ought to behavethemselves in the house of God.

He does not condemn the ambitionto assume leadership in the Churches—on the contrary he commends the office of" Bishop " in the local congregation as a" good work " (I Timothy 3:1). What ismade very clear, however, is that thefleshly ambition to " lord it over theChurches" is evil. Those seeking forleadership are warned that the qualifications are stringent, including those of ameek and quiet spirit, and the ability to" feed the Church of the living God."

From those possessing these qualifications (see I Timothy 3) the spirit of rivalryis entirely absent. Concentration is uponthat which represents the highest good forthe body of Christ.

For every dart of the evil one the" shield of faith " is sufficient protection.

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Faith (translated in the case of theChristian into simple trust in the Father)ensures behaviour that is at all timesbecoming to the child of the King.Only when correct patterns of conductwithin the fellowship of the believers havebeen established are we prepared to meetthose on the outside.

With these contacts we will deal ina later lesson.

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A British citizen fell victim to a rusein the Lucknow railway station and losthis attache-case. As he and his familywere waiting for the train, a man cameup and remarked that the dress of one oftheir children was soiled. When the wifestooped to notice the dirt, another mancame up and said that her dress was alsodirty. The wife handed the attache-caseto her husband and left with the child forthe cloak-room. Next came another manwho drew notice of the husband to some,papers lying on the ground and asked himto make sure whether these papers werehis. The gentleman set down his attache-case on the ground and made for thepapers. On his return the attache-caseand friends were gone.

Twenty-four Ghirstians lost their wayin the Bay of Bengal when a storm overtook them as they were journeying betweentwo of the Nicobar islands. Five of themdied during the ordeal, but nineteen ofthem survived the fifteen days of hunger,thirst and heat. They were lying motionlessand saying their prayers in preparationfor death when they sighted a ship. Whenthey flashed their flashlight, the shipcame and rescued them. " It was asthough Gk)d had sent the ship," one ofthe survivors said.

A Japanese scientist has discoveredthat primitive people enjoy a sweet tastebetter than those of cultured societies.Through sensory tests which he has madein Japan, China and India, he has dis

covered that up to forty per cent of thepeople in the upper strata of societycannot appreciate sweet tastes. Butamong primitive peoples, only four percent could not appreciate sweet. InIndia, up to sixty per cent among theprimitive population were insensitive tobitter tastes, while up to fifty per centwere insensitive to sour tastes.

A German national on a walking tourof India met with some difficulties nearMadurai. While walking along the roadat eleven o'clock at night, he was stoppedby four men who wanted to have a lookat him. Annoyed at this, the man ex-pr^ed his displeasure in German.Thinking that the foreigner was abusingthem, one of the men struck him in theface with a stick. German and Hindi areboth dangerous languages in which toexpress one's displeasure.

Mr. Gupta, Chief Minister of theUttar Pradesh Government, has said thatChristians have always kept nationalismabove racialism and communalism. Hesaid that Christians had marked themselvesout as one of these minority communitieswhich did not demand reservations andother privileges at the time the constitution was being made. He commendedthe contribution which Christians hadmade to the education of women andchildren, the nursing profession andassistance to the poor and sick.

India still prints more books in theEnglish language than in any otherlanguage. During 1961-62, 9,361 bookswere printed in English, 2,805 in Hindiand 2,043 in Bengali. The total numberof books printed in all languages was21,076. More books were printed inDelhi than any other place in thecountry.

A monkey who threw some bricks fromthe top of a five-storeyed building, causedthe death of a thirty-year old man inVaranzisi.

In the State of Uttar Pradesh, thereare 321 dispensaries working withoutdoctors.

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By Lanoru, the dog

This month's pictures are of morethan usual interest to me. They weretaken during an evangelistic meetingheld in Kanpur from May 20th to 27th. '

The lady on the cover is Mrs. G. M.Timothy wno was teaching the flannel-graph story of " Pilgrim's Progress."

THE CamiSTASIAN

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Mr. Frank Rempel7/131, SwarupnagarKanpur, U.P., India

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William GulickChrist Nagar Institute, Ennore,Madras, India.

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Her husband is pictured on page ninewith Mr. Gulick.

What a week that was! Few dogshave had the privilege to dine at the feetof such meat-eaters as Editor Timothy,Editor Rempel, Assist. Editor Gulick andPublisher Harter. My wife and I had somuch to eat that we were able to sharewidi some of the other neighbourhoodbarkers.

But we are back on lean times againbecause Mr. Harter has left for his usualmonth in the hills. Mrs. Langru haschosen this inopportime time to raise anew litter, so you can well imagine ourcircumstances. Those who feel sorry forus should renew their subscriptionsimmediately.

Ganinedly yours,Langru

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September 1^^ lQ6i

THE .G-OOD AHi) THE BAD

Although, we humped bottom several times during;the past two months 5 allseems to be virell at themoment of writing.

Our saddest news camefrom Knoxville, Tennessee,where my 1^ year old neiceslipped over a waterfalland fell to her death onJuly 28th„

Our Boys* Dormitory isless crowded now "thatthree of the boys havegone elsewhere. We finallysent Andriyas to a missionschool eight hours trainride to the north-eastsince all the Kanpurschools said he was overage. We conclude that theLord did not ant him tostay in Kanpur.

Benji, the crippled boywho was sent here by theWomen's Union Missionseemed to be getting alongvery well until he beganto resort to some pressuretactics to force the Womento send him immediatelyback to college. He lostheavily on his gamble andis now living elsewhere.

We were more saddened bythe departure of Reubensince he had such a brightfuture in art. Perhaps wecan mark it down to thetemperamentality which artists are supposed to havebut that Vifon't feed his

family in the years tocome.

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"AjikI should not I have >'cgard for Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscorethousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also muchcattle?" Jonah 4:11

gregat.ion, but that alsoseenis to be on the mend*It was the old ^tussle ofpeople trying to see howmuoh they can get out ofmission funds instead ofseeing how much they cangive to the Lord themselves « We hope that whenthey have their own houseof worship that they willfinally come to know thedifference between themission and the church.

The 'Chtirch Building Fundnow. contains $500 of the$14,000 to $5000 which willbe needed to purchase someland and erect a.buildingsDesigmted gifts for thisproject may be either sentthrough us or directly t othe Treasurer, Church ofChrist, 112/352, Swartip-nagar, Kanpur,UoP., India.We had hoped to devote 10^of • the mission income tothis projectj but lack off uhds prevent e d us from

•doing so.Getting back to the boys

in the; dormitory, thoserei^ining are doing well.Sahi has passed his examinations in tailoring ^dis now apprenticing witha Christian tailor nearby.David is soon to undergohis examinations in welding. Richard is workingsteadily at motor mechan

ics. We caught Freddy smoking again and have reduced his stipenci by $X a ;month. Otherwise he.\ismaking good progress withtyping and shorthand. Law-rohce Lazarus and MangalSingh are staying here only temporarily until theyfind a house of their own,and they are taking a longenough time at it. Emmanuel Masih, who tours thither and yon for the LifeInsurance Corporation ofIndia continues to makethis his stopping-placewhen he . vis its his homeoffice.; r ... . • .

Several months ago wetold you that a nurabor ofAmerican. professors andtheir families would becoming to Kanpur to teachin the. Indian Institute ofTeclihology. One of theseprofessors turried out tobe a member Of the Indian-ola Church, of Chriist, ; .Columbus, Ohio. Before theyarrived in Kanpur theyheard that we did not havea church building, and hadalready decided .that theywould associatb theii^elveswith .. the, Methodist Churchduring their.stay in Kanpur. Otherwise we have hada very happy fellowshipwith the Zimmermans, andwe honor them for the .fact

that they having theLord's Supper .every weekin their home. "

The three young menKdnheth Paul, Prem Masih,aiid'E^i* Masih seem to beddji^ better and betterMfXth the LibraiT; and BopkStore. During tiie pastydar, ll-OO different peoplebecame members of the- library. During July and. Au-giis-t-, the book store didI13I4..26 worth of bus iness,and sold (among otherthings) 11 Bibles. 6 NewTestaments, and o$o Portions (Mt«,, Mk.hie., Jn»)

Frank Rempel . and hisprinter Mangal Singh are

-making oxcol3-ent progresswith their -print ing work.Their first publicationwas a b ooklet of chr.istiansongs composed by .a youngman in Bilaspur. The costsof this were paid by.;Frai3k

•and T .G. .Rash.. Now theyare working, on our Hindi

.edition of, "On the Rock*"ax^- ^-have already finiahodfour chapters. -The fundsfor., this have been provided by Mrs. Ray Lair ofChagrin F.alls, Ohio. Law-

.rence Lazarus and I are,kept quite busy revisingthe .manuscript and correc -ting the proofs. .

In the midst of it .all#the Hindi magazine, Jeewan

Deep, continues to be pub-lisiied each month.. We areusually- ' pressed to getsufficient presentable ma-te.rial to the "•pre'ss -intinie.

^Mrs • Rempe 1 *s mother,retumed to her home inCanada. She and .DollyChitwood travelled together as far as Honolulu.The t hing here t hat .pro-bably astounded her ^ themost was the mass of people in the stpeets. Thepeople here loved her andare missing her.. ,

A young HindQ "feachernamed Ayodhya Ps^sad wasbrought to me with the request that I give hifii regular Bible teachings sp Xam now teaching him pvefryafternoon, from 00; to

except Sat'. & Sun.For the past- several

years our patipnee; hasbeen very sore^ tried bywhat must be the .world,'sfilthiest cow shed. Whenthe rains began the stenchbecame so, 7cdverp6werixigthat I had to move myoffice to the. back corner

• .of the house. We also madea complaint to the healthauthorities. We understandthat the Health Depai»tmenthas given them a month tovacate the premises•

THE CHEERFUL GIVERS DURIRGJULY AND AUGUST, 1962

Illlnoig: .on Women fcO • 00

Chester !• Sternaman 10.00Flora Circle 7 5*00Indiana;Frank Reas ij^O.OOThe Colestocks " '$.00The Eades ."7" 10.00Iowa;Loretta Hunt'ington 30.00Kansas;

Rpllin W. Dunahugh 130.00Sharon Dunahugh ^*00Missouri:The Peels 30.00Neeper Churcli 20.00Ohio ; 'Clinton Church . Ij.0«00The H.s': 56.00Old Stone 20.00Bladensburg. L.D.s 3O.OORuth Handwerk 30* PPBrinkhaven Church 27*l5Branch Hill Church. 20*..00Linden Uomebuilders 90« OPSabina Jr. Vis ... lij..88Sabina Ch-urch li{..88.rPemisylvaniasOak Grove D.V.B.S.> 2lj..l0Tennessee li- " •

Church at Central 20.00Embreeville Church . 3 7 • 91Texas ;•Mrs. Vera Mi11s • 5•00

TOTAL 753^92

EXPENDED PROM JULY 13th TOSBITEMBER 10th,

2 monthsCollege Press BooksLibraryBoys & Girls ^

$250^0080*90jj.8.06

109.97131.76

Christas ian . .73•kk-Office :23.pPublicity , • 13.93..Church _ 12.18Lawrence Lazarus .2$vp

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Balance, July 12 96•WTotal Contributed 753.92Total Receipts 850.JI0Less Expended 769.80.Balance, Sept • .11 80:.60

Thanks to the increasedgiving, .we. have been ableto: pay most of oiu? bills^

'LawrGhce Lazarus is hoWreceiving less from us be-.cause he is doing less .for

•hsn He is studying f9r anexamination> and BrotherT o . Rash. ; is helpingfinancialiy with that;Broc Rash • is giving himRso 60 per month, and I amgiving him Rs. 6o. . I willincrease my share to Rs.70 when he finds lodgingelsewhere. ; . - v-

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EDKTOR^S NOTE

The advertisement for Bible Correspondence Courses, inserted by the GoodNews Centre, Lucknow, in this issue of'* Christasian ", makes public what is onthe whole a very worthy Christian service.The " Good News Centre " is Methodistsponsored—the courses are not, however,denominational in emphasis. They offera good medium for simple Bible study,for the most part.

On one point in their teaching, however, we feel obliged to disagree strongly—a fundamental and very vital point. It isthe matter of Christian baptism.

Justifying the practice of infant baptism(sprinkling, presumably) as being equallyvalid with the baptism of adult believers,the English language course entitled the" Christian Life ", for example, makes thestatement: " In infant baptism the faithto receive the grace of God in forgivingsins is reposed in the Church, which givesthe baptism in the name of Christ. Thecongregation of believers and the parentsaccept the responsibility for the child,commit themselves to giving the childChristian love and training as a memberof the family of God, until such time as thechild is able to endorse what has beendone for him while he was still an infant."

Then follows the admission that thereis no mention of infant baptism in the NewTestament, an admission which is itselffollowed by the strange statement that" neither is there any example of a childof Christian parents being baptized whenhe reaches manhood."

We feel duty bound to warn our readersthat on this particular point the coursesare unscriptural. No where, repeat nowhere, in the New Testament can thestatement that the faith for the reception ofthe grace of God through baptism is reposed in the church on the behalf of aninfant be found. Nowhere is it evenvaguely hinted. This is a pure inventionof man. The scriptures know only thebaptism of believing, repentant sinners.

in the name of Jesus Christ, unto theremission of sins and for the reception ofthe gift of the Holy Spirit, (see Acts 2:38).

How the absence of any specific mention of the baptism of adult descendantsof Christian parents justifies or provesthe practice of infant sprinkling we arequite at a loss to say.

Our calling attention to this matter,done with Mr. Massey's consent, is nomere sectarian hairsplitting. We commend the Good News Centre for keepingdenominationalism so much to the background. But the point to which we takeexception is so closely allied to the verypurpose for the coming of Christ to giveHis life on the cross, the salvation of soulsfrom sin, that it can scarcely be accused ofbeing sectarian.

We beg our readers to study thescriptures very carefully and to followthem meticulously, as they are the ONLYsafe guide we can have in the things ofthe Spirit.

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THE BASIS OF CHRISTIAN MORALITYBy B. L. Turner, Lahore

Colossians 2:20-3:4

Those who participate most deeplyin the creation and function of new socialand economic conditions are frequentlyconcerned with the problem of definingright and wrong. " A major ethicaldilemma is raised, for example, by theorganizational practice of ' acting in thename of. Can the individual who permits his organizational representative tospeak for him in a whole host of mattersmake certain that his individual code ofethics is maintained by whoever servesas his spokesman?"'

Obviously, before any moral system canfunction, morality (that which is right)must be defined. Jesus clearly upheld thevalidity of this truism when he answeredthe critical enquiry, " Who is my neighbor?" (Luke 10:29) with the parable ofthe Good Samaritan.

Sometimes the awareness of this legitimate claim beguiles us. We permit theone elusive question of definition to become a comfortable rationalization behindwhich we hide our true moral problem.The problem is our inability to practisethe moral principles we know to be correct and which have not been clouded bynew or unfamiliar circumstances.

As we awaken to the dimensions of ourmoral weakness we feel Paul has utteredfor us what we have found too painful,too humiliating, and too frightening toverbalize: " For I know that in me, thatis in my flesh, dwelleth no good thing;for to will is present with me, but to dothat which is good is not. For the goodwhich I would do I do not: but the evilwhich I would not, that I practice."(Romans 7:18-19 ARV). If we grasp,even partially, the magnitude of thispersonal tragedy we may then cry witliPaul, "Wretched man that I am! Whoshall deliver me out of the body of this

death?" (Romans 7:24 ARV). But canwe exult in the answer which he found?" I thank God through Jesus Christ ourLord." (Romans 7:25 ARV) Not unlesswe share his understanding of the moralpower which comes from union withChrist.

In becoming the Saviour of the world,Christ so identified himself with man thathe took man's moral liabilities upon himself as far as possible. But, it was notpossible for him to take all man's moralliability upon himself. Otherwise, allwould in fact be saved from their moraland spiritual catastrophe. However, thescripture is clear: we were not automatically saved because Christ through hislife, death, burial and resurrection identified himself with us'and thus bore ouriniquities. Christ in his identity with usmade salvation possible, not actual. Whatthen changes this potentiality into reality?Our identity with Christ.

This identity of man with Christ inhis death and resurrection is also thebasis of Christian morality.

To appreciate this we must beginby understanding something of the character of identity with Christ.

It is, first of all, a REAL identityspoken of frequently and basically in thescriptures: "But if we died with Christ,we believe that we shall also live withhim." (Romans 6:8 ARV) " thatI may know him, and the power of hisresurrection, and the fellowship of hissufferings, becoming conformed unto hisdeath " (RSV—becoming like himin his death ) (Phil. 3:10 ARV) "Faithful is the saying: for if we died with himwe shall also live with him." (II Tim.2:11 ARV).

It is a SPIRITUAL identity. But whatis the essence of this identity ? It can be

' Marquis W. Ghilds and Douglas Cater "Ethics in a business society" (New York : Mentor Books,1957) p. IH.

neither historical nor geographical. Timeand distance make this considerationimpossible. We must therefore be joinedto Christ spiritually.

It is also a MORAL identity: "Ifye diedwith Christ from the rudiments of theworld, why, as though, living in the world,do yc subject yourselves to ordinances:handle not, nor taste," nor touch (all whichthings are to perish with the using) afterthe precepts and doctrines of men? Whichthings have indeed a show of wisdom inwill-worship and humility and severity tothe body; but are not of any value againstthe indulgence of the flesh." (Col. 2:20-23ARV).

This morality is something quitedistinct from that induced through civil,religious or social sanctions. They,through threat and fear, cause the potential offender to restrain himself. God, ilooking at the heart of such a person,knows that his morality is one of circumstances and not one of character. Bycontrast, one who has identified himselfwith Christ in his death and resurrectionin its Biblical sense, undergoes a profoundchange, a moral and spiritual regeneration, and his restraint from lawlessnessno longer stems from a fear of state, ecclesiastical or social vengeance. Long before any actual transgression of some divinemoral principle that the state may havecodified and enunciated, he is restrained bythe incompatibility which his new character holds towards lawlessness.

At this point we can already anticipate the fact that such an identity withChrist is essential for establishing a properrelationship with God.

Its necessity rests in the character ofGod. Without the moral and spiritualregeneration which comes only from thisidentity, how could God, through Christ,forgive us? We must remember that oursins involved us in crime as well as debt.(The criminal character of sin is seenin the Biblical insistence on personalresponsibility for sin in such passages asEzekiel 18:20 and II Timothy 2:11).Can God be just in forgiving the criminal

whose criminal tendencies have neverbeen renounced and rectified? To do sowould implicate God in injustice. Godhas clearly renounced this extreme as animpossible course for redeeming man. Hedeclares that salvation will be possible onlyif: " he might himself be just, andthe justifier of him that hath faith inJesus." (Romans 3:26 AR"V). But hewill not become unjust in order tojustify, for " God cannot be tempted withevil and he himself tempteth no man."(James 1:13 ARV).

We have seen that our identity withChrist's death and resurrection is aspiritual one. But how does one achievethis spiritual identity? Unless the scripture answers this inquiiy, our whole futuremust hang in doubt.

We participate in the realization ofthe moral issues in Christ's death throughfaith in Christ. No one is truly identifiedwith Christ in his death who doesn't seethe issues which led Christ to the cross.The very essence of faith in Christ is aconviction of the reality of that which wasreal to him. Most basic of the realitiesin Christ's life was the unique relationshiphe held with God. It would, for example,be utter inconsistency with the Biblicalmeaning of faith to profess faith in Christwithout believing AS HE DID that hewas the only begotten Son of God. But itwould be equally misleading to affirm faithin Jesus Christ while not accepting thereality of the moral issues which he sawin his death and resurrection.

The death of Christ signifies thereality of sin, for he explained that thenecessity of his death was dictated by theexistence of sin. " .... this is my bloodof the covenant, which is poured out formany unto remission of sins " (Matthew26:28 ARV). This involves the fact ofGod's moral government of the universe,for sin is a disregard for God's authority,for according to John: "Everyone thatdoeth sin doeth also lawlessness; and sinis lawlessness." (I John 3:4 ARV). Faithin Christ excludes Deism and the en-

couragcment to immorality which itaffords.

The death of Christ testifies of hishatred for sin. It is his hatred for sinwhich, in part, qualified him for his exaltation to kingship. " Thou hast lovedrighteousness and hated iniquity; therefore God, thy God, hath anointed theewith the oil of gladness above thy fellows."(Hebrews 1:9 ARV). His death was thesupreme expression of his hatred againstiniquity, because through it he made itpossible for sin to be destroyed. " Since,then, the children are sharers in flesh andblood, he also himself in like mannerpartook of the same; that through deathhe might bring to nought him that hadthe power of death, that is, the devil."" " (Hebrews 2:14 ARV). " Andyou know that he was manifested to takeaway sins, and in him is no sin." (I John3:5 ARV) "To this end was the Sonof God manifested that he might destroythe works of the devil." (I John 3:8 ARV).

Through his death Christ demonstrated the reality of his submission to God.Only as we see and appreciate the intensityof the emotional struggle with which heapproached the cross do we realize that itwas only his submission to the Fatherwhich permitted him to die on the crossfor our sins. Two passages particularlyreveal the intensity of his struggle: " Nowis my soul troubled; and what shall I

? Father save me from this hour.say

But for this cause came I unto this hour.Father, glorify thy name." (John 12:27-28 ARV). " And he came out andwent, as his custom was, unto the Mountof Olives; and the disciples also followedhim. And when he was at the place he isaid unto them, ' Pray that ye enter notinto temptation.' And he was partedfrom them about a stone's cast, and hekneeled down and prayed, saying,' Father,if thou be willing, remove this cup fromme: nevertheless, not my will, but thine,be done.' And there appeared unto himan angel from heaven, strengthening him.And being in agony, he prayed moreearnestly, and his sweat became as it were,

great drops of blood falling upon theground ." (Luke 22:39-44 ARV).

The death of Christ declares thereality of the love of God, for, " Godcommendeth his love towards us in that,while we were yet sinners, Christ died forus." (Romans 5:8 ARV).

We participate in the moral choiceof Christ's death through repentance.Repentance is a change of mind towardGod which, in the New Testament sense,causes the truly repentant person to acceptthe same position, mentally and emotionally, toward the realities revealedthrough Christ's death as Christ didhimself. It is, for example, one thing toknow that Christ hated sin and quiteanother for us to hate it in the same way.Through faith we know it, but throughrepentance we participate in the samestruggle. (Of course, not without faith,because without faith there can be no realrepentance). Repentance is that decisionwhich always allies us with God in thestruggle against sin—even when we mustgo to the cross.

Two examples in the scripture arcclassic. Mary, in the full realization ofthe agony she must endure to be thevirgin mother of Jesus, not only fromsuspicions of her betrothed but from thegossip of her village, accepted her placein God's plan joyfully. She saidj " Behold the handmaid of the Lord: be it untome according to thy word." (Luke 1: 38ARV). Also, Saul of Tarsus, in repentance renounced in one sentence all that

he had achieved in life and placed himselfat God's disposal: " What shall I do.Lord?" (Acts 22:10 ARV).

Many of us refuse to make this decision because it is the way of self-denial.It is the way of commitment to God thatwill lead to Gethsemane. But if we trulylove God, we trust him that: ".... thelast shall be first, and the first last."(Matthew 20:16 ARV). And we knowthat without this identity with Christ inhis death we cannot participate in his life.

God unites us in the moral and spiritualvictory of Christ's death and resurrection,

in baptism. Baptism is an act of faith" having been buried with him

in baptism, wherein ye were also raisedwith him through faith in the working ofGod who raised him from the dead."(Colossians 2:12 ARV). In baptism thedeath burial and resurrection of Christ isre-enacted and God legally joins us toChrist: " Or are ye ignorant that all wewho were baptized into Christ Jesuswere baptized into his death ? We wereburied therefore with him throughbaptism into death: that like as Christ wasraised from the dead through the glory ofthe Father, so we also might walk innewness of life. For.if we have becomeunited with him in the likeness of his death,we shall be also in the likeness of hisresurrection, knowing this that our oldman was crucified with him, that the bodyof sin might be done away, that so weshould no longer be in bondage to sin;for he that hath died is justified fromsin. But if we died with Christ, we believethat we shall also live with him; knowingthat Christ being raised fi'om the deaddieth no more; death no more hath dominion over him. For the death that hedied he died unto sin once: but the lifethat he liveth, he liveth unto God.Even so reckon ye also yourselves to bedead unto sin, but alive unto God inChrist Jesus." (Romans 6:3-11 ARV).

Now God, according to scripturalpromise, sends his spirit to dwell in usand empower us to live to His glory." Repent ye and be baptized every one ofyou, in the name of Jesus Christ, untothe remission of your sins; and ye shallreceive the gift of the Holy Spirit."(Acts 2:30 ARV).

The moral power of a Spirit-filledlife preserves and enhances the redemptionwhich Christ has given us from our pastsins. It extends the victory into life and

gives the mastery in the daily conflictwith evil. " But the fruit of the Spiritis love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness,self-control; against such there is no law.And they that are of Christ Jesus havecrucified the flesh with the passions andthe lusts thereof. If we live by Spirit, bythe Spirit let us also walk." (Galatians5:22-25).

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III. The Fruit of Subjective Faith1. Subjective faith leads us into a

vital contact with God's unseen realm.2. Such a vital contact results in

great spiritual power and blessing.3. As a radio set puts us in contact

with unseen radio waves, even so subjective faith puts us in touch with unseenspiritual waves.

IV. Hindrances to Subjective Faith1. Exclusive attention to objective

faith.2. Emphasis on physical and mental

sciences.3. Worldliness, laziness, unwilling

ness.

4. Case of Nazareth.5. Desire for the honour of men.

John 5:44.

V. Helps to Subjective FaithBible reading, prayer, yielding one's

self to the leading of the Holy Spirit.Cone.—Our subjective faith has become

like a disused muscle. Demas found theexercise too difficult. Shall we?

Note—Anyone preaching on thissubject is advised to read, " New Testament Christianity ", by J. B. Phillips.

SAVED TO SERVE

By H. Kaveri Bai

Yeshoda was a Sri Vaishnavite bycaste, and hers was a chiJd-marriage.She had lost her parents early, and wascared for by her mother-in-law. Someyears after her marriage, before she hadgrown up, her husband brought and keptanother woman, and this woman wasknown as the senior wife, since Hindusmay, under certain circumstances havetwo wives.

Yeshoda had never been treated kindlyby her husband. As an orphan her lifehad been an unhappy one, and in hermarried life she had been neglected andill-treated. The young man, her husband,had a job in Hyderabad, and the familymoved to this area to live.

Some time after, her husband contacted tuberculosis. When his conditionbecame serious he was admitted to thetuberculosis hospital at Yerragadda. Inhis time of greatest need, the concubinedeserted him. As a true and faithfulHindu wife, it was Yeshoda who servedhim under very heavy trials and .severestrain.

Yeshoda's home was in Kavadi-guda.Not far from here, in Bansilalpet, lived theofficer under whom her husband had

worked, and whose family were their closefriends. This officer had been a veryreligious man, but not finding any hopeor comfort in his own faith, as he thoughtabout the life after death, he had soughtthe truth and found it, in the Lord JesusChrist—He who said: " I am the Way,the Truth, and the Life; no man comethunto the Father but by Me," (John 14:6).He and his whole family had been baptized into Christ.

Yeshoda having come from a village,had no other friends, and she oftenvisited this family to whose house bothher husband and his brother, workingunder the same officer, had been in thehabit of coming. The wife and daughter

of the officer, full of zeal for their Lord,would always speak to her of the way ofsalvation. Her husband also had firstheard the Gospel there, and when he layon his death-bed he began to think of thebeyond where he was going. He becameburdened for eternal life.

His heart also began to soften towardhis girl wife who at the time was campingon the hospital premises with her mother-in-law and was nursing him with lovingdevotion. She mixed his fruit-juice; shewashed his clothes; she performed thevarious menial tasks required in the sickroom. As his disease advanced, one dayhe confessed to her his unkindness andsought her forgiveness. Just before hisdeath, he took baptism. This had a profound effect on Yeshoda's beliefs.

The young widow was thus left alonein the world. She had two married oldersisters in Lai Darwajah, and she went tostay with each of them by turns. Firstshe went to the elder sister, who waskind to her. Yeshoda's husband's officerhelped her to get the Provident Fund thathad accumulated for her husband, a verypaltry amount as he had not been long inservice.

The second sister, with whom she wentto stay next, was however a hard-heartedvirago. She appropriated the ProvidentFund and took from Yeshoda the ornaments that had been removed from herperson when she became a widow andwhich had been given to the sister for safekeeping. The poor girl was tauntedcontinually about her wickedness whichwas held to be responsible for her beingbereft of her husband. Among.Hindus itis a terrible thing to become a widow, sinceit is believed that this is the clearest proofof the enormity of a women's sins in aprevious birth.

Tears became Yeshoda's portion nightand day. Often she refused to touch her

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food. Often also she would shut herselfin a room and raise her voice and weep,calling on the God Krishna and askinghim to show her what her sins were inher former birth. This brought the womenfrom the neighbouring houses to see whatwas wrong. She was also aware of plansfor giving her away in marriage again,this being a community where there was nodanger of losing caste by widow marriage.How was she to escape all this?

While in this terrible state of helplessness and hopelessness, Yeshoda'sthoughts turned to the words of the officer'swife and her daughters. Once or twicebefore her husband died, she had gonewith them to their place of worship.She began to think also about the comfortand peace of mind that had come to herhusband even in the face of death, whenhe accepted the Lord Jesus Christ. Inthe house " Elim ", where the meetingswere held, lived some men and womenwho did both Gospel work and house work.Here many people also came to stay forfellowship, prayer and Bible study, and tolearn trades.

Yeshoda's sister was a veiy " religious " woman, like many Christians andother religionists, very particular aboutoutward performances. Her very lookingglass was mounted on a small portablestand, the side posts of which had carvedgoddesses. She was assiduous aboutapplying saffron to her face and markingher forehead with red kumkum. Yeshodano longer believed in the gods and goddesses of her former faith. Her heart wasmore and more set on Elim.

One morning, as she sat with heavyheart on the porch, making some lace, theurge to go to Elim came to her so power

fully that she rose to her feet and withher work still in her hand, walked out.She took leave of no one, and told no onethat she was going away or where. Shewalked six miles till she reached Elim.Perhaps this precipitous departure savedher from suicide. She was allowed toremain at Elim, and word was sent to hersisters who would not have given permission to her to go, had she asked them.

Yeshoda accepted the Lord Jesus Christin whom her husband also had trusted.

She gave her witness in believer's baptism,and took as her baptismal name, " Mary ".As there were several Marys, she wasknown as Yeshoda Mary. In course oflime she attained to such intimacy withher I.ord that her requests began to begranted. She began also herself to teachothers the way of salvation, and prayedearnestly for them.

Early in 1962, Yeshoda was given inmarriage to a Malayalee Hindu convert.This man had been serving in a Gospelministry, working with different assemblies. The two of them went to look afterthe assembly in K After a couple ofmonths they were sent more than twohundred miles away, to supervise the workin an assembly there.

Recently, when there were some Gospelmeetings being held in K some ofher friends from Hyderabad attendedthem. They rejoiced to hear the people ofK making loving enquiries aboutSister Yeshoda Mary, and give heartwarming reports of her strenuous Gospelministry in and around K

May .the Lord mightily use her andher husband for his Own glory, and givemuch fruit to their labours in this newplace.

1EL11JIA\H, THE SERVA\>^T OIF (GOD

By S. Nath, M.A., (Jhansi)

The characteristics of the life of theprophet Elijah have again and againinspired and encouraged the life of thispreacher. Therefore, it is once again myprivilege to share a few leading thoughtsbased upon the text found in I Kings18:36, "Let it be known this day tliatthou art God in Israel, and that I amthy servant, and that I have done allthese things at thy word."

This chapter deals with the victoryof God and the defeat of Baal. He whohad said to Elijah, "Go hide thyself",now said, " Go show thyself." WasElijah, who was but a servant, not boundto obey? Obediently, Elijah "went toshow himself unto Ahab."

In this new situation, the prophetencouraged himself by the words onwhich he had leaned when first heentered the monarch's presence: "TheLord is the strength of my life, of whomshall I be afraid? When the wicked,even mine enemies, came upon me to eatup my flesh they stumbled and fell."(Ps. 27:1-2) As the Lord of hosts liveth,before whom I stand, thine own wickedness shall correct thee, said Elijah withgreat courage to the King, and thy back-slidings shall reprove thee. Know therefore and see that it is an evil thing andbitter that thou hast forsaken the Lord

thy God."Many times our own wickedness, self

ishness, feelings of enmity and hatredblind us in our feIlo\vship walk withChrist. It is our duty to retain thatposition as a sacred trust. (I Cor. 7:20,24) But I cannot understand a man whodares to call himself a Christian andspends more upon the luxuries of lifethan he does upon that service of manwhich is also the heart of our serviceto Christ. This is surely the selfishnessof Ahab.

Many limes we, like Moses, will say,

" send somebody else for the propagationof the Gospel." None, neither pastorsjelders, missionaries, nor evangelists areexcluded from this condemnation. TheSpirit-filled man, Elijah, said: " Go tell

1 thy Lord, behold Elijah is here." Ourj inward man is empty, and therefore thei filling of our inner personality with the[ indwelling Spirit is very essential. As. the Spirit said to Paul: "Fear not, butspeak...." (Acts 18:9). Great sacrificesand a dedicated life are required by ourLord. There will be a lot of adversaries,and though these are as stumbling-blocks,they also bring many opportunities to

• speak and win souls for Christ. We needj not fear, but speak. Christ said, " thej world cannot hate you but me it hateth,j because I testify of it, that the works! thereof are evil." " Blessed are ye whenI. men shall revile you, and persecute you,

and shall say all manner of evil against you; falsely for my sake. Rejoice and beI exceeding glad."

Let us divide the text into three sepa-. rate thoughts for our consideration:

i ELIJAH WAS FILLED WITH ACON-I SUMING PASSION FOR THE GLORY' OF GOD.I " Let it be known that thou art God in^ Israel."j This prayer is the key to the under-. standing of Eljah's attitude. He neitherj knew nor cared to know what would be-, come of him. His soul was on fire for the

glory of God.We are very eager for the success of

our work, the Church, our particular sect., What we must do is to trust Him to fill; us with the fire of that zeal that burnedI in the heart of Elijah, consuming all that

was base, corrupt and selfish, and makingthe whole man a firm agent for God.

Are we filled with a consuming passionfor the glory of God ? Let our minds and

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hearts be so filled that no room mayremain for selfishness, or self-glory.

ELIJAH WAS PROFOUNDLY CONVINCED THAT HE WAS ONLY ASERVANT OF GOD." Let it be known this day that thou artGod in Israel and that I am thy servant."

The prophet Isaiah saw the visionand said: " I am here, Lord, send me."In ancient times, people kept slaves andhired servants. These bondsmen had nowill or desire of their own—they livedonly to hear and obey the commands ofthe master. Elijah was in this sense theservant of God. Paul also, in Romans1:1 calls himself the "servant of JesusChrist."

We Christians are the servants ofJesusChrist. Our duty is to work and serveHim faithfully, even unto death (Rev.2:10). In Matthew 24: 45-47, the" blessed servant " is described as he, who,when his Master comes, is found faithfulto his work.

Are we the faithful servants of Christ?

ELIJAH WAS EAGERLY DESIROUSTO KNOW AND WORK OUT GOD'SPLAN.

"I have done all these things accordingto thy word."

Moses also made the claim: " Ye shall

know that Jehovah hath sent me to do allthese works." (Num. 16:28) When Christian preachere work according to the willand guidance of the Holy Spirit, then wecan have progress and success.

God's plan was Elijah's plan and therefore he laboured for its fulfilment. Mostof the time we are disappointed because we carry on our labours accordingto the caprice and wishes of men. Wegive first place to OUR plan. My sincereprayer is that my plans may be crusheddown into pieces, and that God's planmay be the ultimate goal of my serviceand life.

( In order to fulfil this plan, workersj are needed. The call comes to each of

us as it did to Paul at Troas: a Macedoniancall.

I read a poster that said: " Christian1 preacher stop winning the soul". Shallj we stop winning souls for fear of these! threats, and turn to other things? NO!I A real Christian is a soul winner. EveryI moment ofthe day we must teach ourselves1 to know and to work out God's plan for' man's redemption.

CONCLUSION

In concluding, let us turn back toElijah's time. There was no fire in thealtars of Baal; no power in Baal tokindle one. The contest for the priestsof Baal was doomed to failure from thestart.

Many Christians are facing the samekind of situation. The Christian life tothem means little. There is no fire ofzeal and no light of the knowledge ofJesus Christ. Often our presentation ofthe right message is with the wrong spirit.Therefore, we have failure and are defeated in life.

The idols of Baal have face, but cannotspeak; they have eyes but cannot see; earsbut cannot hear. The same is true withus. If we are not in Christ, all ourefforts, plans, labours and investments willbe truly in vain.

O Christian preachers, leaders, pastors,missionaries and Church members, luniback to Christ\ This is the time to decide.

Elijah's cry comes to us: " How long willyou be in two thoughts? Follow eitherGod or Baal." There are two ways, butfollow only one. There are two mastersseeking our allegiance, but we mustfaithfully serve only one. Let Jesus ofNazareth, who was lifted up on the crossfor me, be now lifted up before theworld, by my example.

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MEN KN THE HOOSE OF GOD

By Frank Rempel, (Kanpur)

A Christian's behaviour is dictatedby the fact that he is a part of God'shousehold, a relationship which he hasattained to by the process of adoption intothe Divine family. We have seen, inprevious studies, that such a relationshipis not an intermittent one, but is constant,necessitating a constancy of behaviour nomatter where the Christian may be orwhat his surroundings may be. Thescriptures, particularly the New Testamentepistles, we saw, are written so that wemay know how men ought to behavethemselves in the house of God, which isthe Church of the living God....^.."(1 Timothy 3:15).

No human association can be ofgreater importance than our family relationships. The human is distinguishedfrom other of creation's species by capacities for appreciation and enjoyment offamily life that are infinitely higher innature than the merely instinctual attachments seen in the animal world. Thatthese capacities are not developed by allmembers of the race does not minimizein the least their importance.

The ability to develop tender familyrelationships is found in irreligious situations as well—it is no less a Divine gift inthose cases. With the purely worldlyhowever, concern for loved ones must ofnecessity be limited to their physicaland worldly welfare. Lavish provisionmay be made for home comforts and entertainment, for educational and culturaldevelopment. No thought whatever isgiven to the development of that very partof the human make-up that distinguishesus from the rest of the creation —ourability to know and worship the Creator.

The highest development of the familyrelationship is possible only where spiritual considerations are not only recognized but are given the major emphasis —where physical provisions are of secondary

importance to the provision for spiritualgrowth.

The rearing of children may be regarded by Christian people as the partnership of two people, set up for the accomplishment of God's highest endeavour—the nurture of future members of Hishousehold. This concept brings g-t oncetremendous responsibility and pricelessprivilege to Christian parents. It bringsto them simultaneously heavy burdens andgreat joy.

Between the husband and wife, aspartners, mutual respect, based on loveand understanding, is essential. Theconcept of equality is foreign to mostpagan cultures, and often those who cometo Christ from such a background find itdifficult to accept. The acceptance andpractice of it, however, yields a richnessof satisfaction and spiritual growth thatno Christian can afford to forego.

The balance is delicately hung in thescriptures, and needs to be studied carefully by Christian home makers.

The husband, in love and solicitudeoffers a degree of leadership that makeshim the " head of the house " and givesthe members of his household a real senseof security and firm guidance. Childrenare to be nurtured by him in the " fearand admonition of the Lord."

The wife, subject to her husband " asunto the Lord " and continuing in " faithand love and sanctification with sobriety becomes the steadying keel ofthe ship of which her husband is therudder. The scriptural teaching concerning women is not popular today—muchless is it practised—but it is still theDivine standard of behaviour for womenin God's household.

The children, fully subject to theirparents until they are able to make theirown way in the world, are taught to " obeythem, in the Lord ". This is surely more

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than a means for maintaining order anddiscipline in the home, thus assuring agood witness to Christ to the outsideworld. It is the training ground foradult conduct. Submission to parentalauthority prepares a child for a responsible citizenship in his country—still more,it prepares him for ultimate submissionto Divine authority.

The injunction to fathers to " provoke not the children to wrath so asnot to discourage them, repeated in atleast two epistles by Paul, is theirprotection against parental domination,wrongly applied.

Grown children are given the responsibility for their parents in old age,particularly for widowed mothers andgrandmothers. (See I Timothy 5:4, 8).These sacred obligations become a pleasureand a privilege to those; whose homeatmosphere has been one of love with firmdiscipline, and where the home emphasishas been upon high Christian aims.

These teachings must be regarded asbeing only guiding principles, for theapplication of which the Divine gift ofgood sense is to be used. Naturally manysituations will arise that have no specificanswer in the Word of God, but in everycase the solution can and must be basedon right Christian behaviour.

The fact that God has chosen to picture the Divine-human relationship as afamily one indicates its sanctity on even anearthly level. Pure gems of wisdom, idealing with family situations are in store jfor those who delve into the Book of IProverbs. The true Christian attitude !towards the home is perhaps summed up |by one of these diamonds of truth:" Better is a dry morsel, with quietness,than a house full of feasting with strife

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Wrong alignment of a nineteen-mileroad in a mountainous area near DehraDun has cost the State Government nearlyRs. 8 lakhs (§ 169,760). Alignment wasreportedly undertaken from either direction in pieces. When the job was nearingcompletion, it was found that the twosections did not meet at the specifiedpoint. Geological experts have said thatconstruction of the motor road on the basisof the present defective alignment wasnot possible due to geological reasons.

A mad elephant was shot near Muzaf-farnagar after it had damaged threebusses, two stalls, a gate-post and uprootedseveral trees. A Sadhu, who, with others,had been sitting on top of the elephant,was badly injured when he was trampledunder foot.

Although the butchering of cows isillegal in Uttar Pradesh, the U.P. Government do not consider it necessary to bantlie slaughter of buffaloes. Despite thefact that 174,600 buffaloes are being butchered every year, their number is increasing. During the last ten years, theirnumber has increased by fourteen percent.

The India Bible Institute of Mawlai,Shillong, Assam, is offering a very thoroughcorrespondence course for pei-sons whoreally want to work at Bible study. Thosewho want to play at it, need not apply.American textbooks are used, and theprice of these must be deposited. Oncompletion of the course, the money isrefunded, but the book is kept by thestudent. Here's a good opportunity foryou. Why not write them for furtherinformation?

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NAINK TAVL THMES

Ralph R. Harter

Naini Tal is the closest of the Himalayan hill stations to Kanpur. One canleave his home after tea in the afternoonand arrive in Naini Tal the next morning.The First Class round-trip fare is lessthan Rs. 50 (§10).

The rail-head for Naini Tal, as wellas for Ranikhet and Almora, is the smalltown of Kathgodam. The busses for thesehill resorts begin their climb to theheights almost immediately upon leavingthe station premises. At the other hillstations I have visited (Mussoorie, Dar-jceling, Kalimpong, Shillong, Kodaikanaland Pachmarhi) the beginning of theascent is not quite so sudden.

But th^ tourist must first get on thebuSj and that turned out to be no easymatter. The method of issuing ticketsseemed very primitive and inefficient,and the long lines of intending passengers grew very impatient after the firsthalf-hour. The ticket clerk was muchabused by the crowd even though he washardly responsible for the circumstancesunder which he laboured.

In the end, I succeeded in getting aticket, and we were soon wending our wayaround and around, higher and higher tothe cooler realms. As usual there were

those who could not tolerate the curves,and they were busy emptying their stomachs out the windows. Some of themlay down in an almost unconscious stateon the floor of the bus.

One of the passengers on the bus wasMr. Lawson Bell, a citizen of Barbados,who is studying in Lucknow. It turnedout that he was heading for the Y.M.C.A.,the same as myself.

The road from Kathgodam to NainiTal has been very expertly maintained bythe Public Works Department. Manyof the curbs have been very artisticallydecorated, and there are frequent springs

to quench the thirst of those who feel theneed.

The bus trip takes an hour-and-a-half, which passes very quickly for thosewho are enjoying the trip; and those whoare unconscious on the floor of the bus arein no condition to watch their clocks.Soon enough, we all arrive together at theTalli Tal end of Naini Tal lake amidstthe hustle and bustle of coolies, rickshawpullers, dandie porters and hotel agents.

The agent from the Y.M.C.A. was alsoj on hand and soon had us under his care.I As soon asour baggage was unloaded from! the top of the bus, he led us a couple of

furlongs around the lake where Mr. andMrs. Rolston, managers of the Y.M.C.A.were waiting for us.

Since I had made my reservation fourmonths in advance, I was fortunate to beassigned to Room No. 1, a pleasant littleperch convenient to the dining hall.It was just separate enough from the restof the institution to provide the right mixture of privacy and fellowship.

Within a few hours of my arrival, wehad a terrific storm of rain, hail andthunder. The noise on the tin roof of theroom was horrendous. The roof evenleaked a little. I concluded that this wasprobably a daily occurrence, but it wasnot to repeat itself during the monththat I stayed there.

This lovely room fitted with modernplumbing, together with all meals, costRs. 10 ($2*21) per day. "Meals",included tea in bed at 6-30, breakfast at8-30, lunch at 1, afternoon tea at 4 anddinner at 8. Dormitory space is availableat cheaper rates. The Y.M.C.A. is opento women, as is the Y.W.C..^. open to men.It is, of course, open to people of all faiths.The reasonable rates make it popularwith non-i>hristians as well as Christians.

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][N1D)][AN PRESS GLEANKNGS

Ralph R. Harter, Kanpur, (India)

In the 507-member second Lok Sabhain New Delhi, there were 104 memberswho had not spoken a single time beforethe House during their five years in office.The Deputy Minister of Rehabilitation,Mr. P. S. Naskar, spoke a single time, andthat for only two minutes. The mostvocal member of the house was PanditThakurdas Bhargava who spoke on 223occasions totalling 58 hours and 45minutes. Prime Minister Nehru spokeon ICQ occasions totalling 56 hours and 26minutes. Of the 28 women members,Mrs. Renu Chakravarty spoke the most—18 hours and 32 minutes spread over 75occasions. Mrs. Satyabhama Devi spokethe least—only for six minutes.

The family of Birlas are undertakingto build a new temple on the occasion ofthe centenary of their firm. The templewill be constructed at Kalyan nearBombay, will take four yeare to build, andwill cost thirty lakhs of rupees (S 637,000).A hundred masons will carve out theartistic models. When completed, thetemple will be visible from a distance offifteen miles.

The Canadian Government has made ahandsome donation to Kanpur's MedicalCentre in the shape of a Cobalt 60 unitfor the treatment of cancer in the J.K.Institute of Radiology and Cancer Research. The unit was inaugurated by theCanadian High Commissioner on a recentvisit to the city.

Sixty-three condemned prisoners in theprisons of the state of Uttar Pradesh weregiven a new lease on life during the year1961. The President of India commutedto imprisonment the death sentence of 29prisoners, while the Governor saved 34.Even then, 57 prisoners were executed during the year, as compared to 71 in 1960and 82 in 1959.

An unidentified man has committedsuicide by jumping down the funnel of the

Howrah-Madras Mail as it stood inCuttack railway station. A witness saidhe reported the matter to the engine-driver, but the driver did not believe him.A few miles later, however, the enginestopped and wouldn't go any further.The body was later recovered from thefire box.

The Government of Uttar Pradeshhave banned and confiscated copies of abooklet entitled, " Dharm Sidhant Pra-kash ", by Pastor Obadyah P. Lai. Thebooklet was printed at the Christian Press,Allahabad, and was published by theNorth India Christian Tract and BookSociety of that city. The Governmenthave banned the booklet ISecause it

attempts to injure the religious feelingsof the Hindus and Muslims. Every copyof the booklet and all other documents

containing copies, reprints and translations of, or extracts from it stand forfeitedto Government. Dangerous business this.

Somarama, the Buddhist priest whohad assassinated Prime Minister Bandara-

naika of Ceylon, professed Christianityjust twenty-four hours before he was hungon July 6th. He stated that the reason hewas becoming a Christian was that therewas no pardon under the Buddhist religion. One of his final remarks to fellowprisoners was that bad company leads aman to a bad end.

Telephone connections in Uttar Pradesh have increased from 8,247 in 1947 to39,216 in 1961, and there is a list of8,020 persons waiting for telephones.The Kanpur waiting list for telephoneconnections consists of 3,754 names.

Mr. Justice Brijlal Gupta of the Allahabad High Court has ruled that an idolor a deity is not a minor or a disabledperson. In giving this ruling, he dismissed a writ petition made in the name of anidol by its owner.

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Semon OutCinei for Barefoot freaefien.Ralph R. Harter, Kanpur India

Once when it was sprinkling, Mrs.Rothermel said it was raining, while Isaid it wasn't. Editor Rempel, who wasstanding by, remarked that this was thedifference between objective and subjective thinking. Mrs. Rothermel saw therain and so said, objectively, that it wasraining. On the other hand, I realisedthat it wasn't raining hard enough to getanyone wet. So I spoke subjectively thatit wasn't raining.

Faith also has its objective and subjective phases, and it is essential that weexperience both.

Objective Faith

James 2:14-26

Intro.—There are some people whothink that faith should be entirely subjective, and so they reject the objectivephase.

I.

II.

The Necessity for Objective Faith1. Subjective faith is not sufficient be

cause faith without works is dead.2. Our need of something objective is

shown in the common tendency toworship idols, crosses, pictures andother objects.

3. But God does not want us to worship objects since it detracts fromour worship of Him.

4. God has made ideal provision forthe objective expression of our faith.

Baptism is an Ideal Objective Test ofour Faith

1. Faith must be proven by obedience.Mt. 7:24.

2. God gives His Holy Spirit to thosewho obey Him. Acts 5:35.

3. Baptism is an ideal test of faith.(1) Universal availability of water.(2) Ideal in its figure:

a. Cleansing. Acts 22:16.

b. Birth. John 3:5.c. Burial and Resurrection. Rom.

6:4.(3) A difficult test which many fail.

a. Tests our allegience.b. Tests our humility.c. Tests our courage.

III. The Lord's Supper is an Ideal ObjectiveAssist to our Faith.

1. The partaking of the objects of thebread and the cup leads us to the subjective communion of the body and blood ofour Lord. John 6:53ff.

2. The weekly observance of theLord's Supper is of immeasurable assistance to the growth of subjective faith.

Cone.—God's way for the demonstration of objective faith is better than man'sway.

Subjective Faith

Heb. 11:1-6

Intro.—In emphasising baptism andthe Lord's Supper, we are inclined toneglect the subjective phase of faith.

I. The Necessity of Subjective Faith1. Faith is not merely a holding to

doctrines.2. We must believe that God is, and

that He is a rewarder of them who seekafter Him. Heb. 11:6.

II. Some Things a Subjective Faith Requires1. Assurance of things hoped for, a

conviction of things not seen. Heb. 11:1." Makes us certain of realities we do notsee". (NEB). See also II Cor. 5:7.

2. A conviction of the reality of theSpirit-world, such as was shown to Elisha'sservant, II Kings 6:17.

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The Publisher's Dog

Editor Rempel has requested that Imake it plain that I am not his dog.Fortunately, I belong to Mr. Harter.It must be admitted, however, that tliecrumbs from Mrs. Rempel's table are the

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YE ARE THE LIVING EPISTLE OF CHRIST

By S. Nath M. a., Jhansi

Paul, writing to the Christians ofCorinth, says: "Ye are our epistle, writtenin our hearts, known and read of all men,for as much as ye are manifestly declared^ be an epistle of Christ^

The apostle was accused of speakingtoo highly of himself. It must be remembered that in ancient time it was customary to produce a letter of recommendation to the churches one was visiting.Paul disclaims the need for any suchletter, and says, " You yourselves, whosefellowship with Christ I was instrumentalin establishing and to whom I preachedthe Word of Christ with Spirit and greatpower, are my epistle of recommendation

This was a sacred writing, this letterwritten in " hearts of flesh " by the transforming power of the Spirit of Christ, towhich Paul now makes his appeal foracceptance. The truth and righteousness which they lived and practiced wasall the commendation he could ask for.

It is not only Paul, however, whois commended by the holiness and goodnessof Christians, but the church, the brideof Christ, and Christ Himself, who appealfor acceptance by the world on this basis.

Three things are required for thewriting of any composition: pen, ink,and paper.

The pen, for the writing of the Divineepistle, is given us in verse three ofchapter three of I Corinthians: "Forasmuch as ye are declared to be the epistleof Christ, MINISTERED BY US".Paul and his fellow-workers in Corinthwere the instruments in the hands of Godin His writing in the hearts of the Corinthians. True, by many they were misunderstood to be more than that, and somein Corinth said, " I am of Paul " whileothers claimed Apollos and Cephas as theirspiritual leaders. Paul, however, saysthat these men were only the instruments

in God's hand for His record upon thehearts of flesh.

The sacred fluid for the writing wasthe Spirit of God: "Written not withink, but with the Spirit of the living God ".May one not say that this is an" indelible " fluid, whose writing cannotbe effaced if the Spirit's leading isfollowed?

The paper, in the case of God's composition, is the " fleshly tables of theheart". Soft, yielded hearts, that sowell absorb the ink and retain the impressions the writer wishes to put there.

Who will read these heavenly letters?" All men", says Paul. Christians are thespiritual library of the world, they arethe true " Christian literature ".

Every volume in this library is therefor the purpose of expanding the graceof God, and spreading abroad the knowledge of /His power to save. There aremany false writings and forged letters,it is sadly true. False teachers are theforged letters—the way of error writtenon their hearts by the great deceiver to•lead men astray imder the impressionthat they are following the true way.

Once I received a letter that was quiteillegible. There are many such alsoin the hearts of men—^men whose livesdo not make plain that it is Christ whohas saved them from sin. They are quiteuseless as a witness for Christ. This isnot the way He wants to write on ourhearts. He wants his letters to be perfectly plain and readable.

Forgeries and false writings must inevitably suffer the fate of forgeries anduseless papers in our every day life. Afriend of mine went to deposit some moneyin the bank. All of it was in ten rupeenotes. The clerk counted the notes andchecked them carefully. One was found

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MAJR.RIAGE AND THE HOME

Bill Gulick, Ennore, India

What is Marriage?The study of marriage and the home

may be approached from many differentpoints, depending upon the particularspeciality of the teacher and upon the goalin view. The sociologist, physician,psychiatrist and lawyer each has valuableinformation to contribute in his own field.We believe that Christian students wouldprofit from a knowledge of the basic datamade available in these spheres of study.

Marriage is, however, first of all adivinely ordained institution. Since itexists by divine right and blessing, onlythe Bible can give us information about itsfinal meaning and obligations. Fundamentally marriage is a religious agreementand no amount of scientific data cancompare in significance with that fact.

We may say that marriage today existson two levels, that it exists by the permission and protection of two authorities.We see immediately that marriage is alegal contract, recognized by the lawof the land. Marriage involves suchmatters as property and name which fallwithin the jurisdiction of the civil lawand civil courts. Thus the granting ofthe license to marry by the state, theceremony itself, the presence of witnessesat the ceremony, the recording of thelicense are part of the legal aspect ofmarriage. These enable the state toperform its duty regarding the legalobligations involved. Man then, throughhis own laws, makes or regulates marriageto this extent. The home, to this extent,exists and is protected by the authority ofthe civil government.

But is this all? By no means. Menmay record the marriage and may judgein tJie legal matters involved, but marriageitself is made by God; marriage has aright to exist because He ordained it.Before there was a civil law, divine lawestablished marriage and the home.

Marriage then is not a mere humanarrangement or a privilege which man hastaken to himself. God designed it. Godunites man and woman and marriage hasa sacred obligation to its divine Author.

Study Genesis 2:18-25. Notice thatGod saw man's need for a helpmeet andcreated woman; He made the bondbetween them to have precedence overevery other bond, " leave his father andhis mother and cleave unto his wife ".Marriage was given through the wisdomand love of God before there was a government of men. The home is older thancivil government so that it is regulated byan older law than those of men. Thedivine right of marriage is its fundamentalmeaning, and the legal contract recordedat the registrar's office is but the state'srecognition of the union, that it has legalstatus and obligations. See Ephesians5:22, 23, Here, in the New Testament,is the re-affirmation of the original meaning of marriage. Notice in this passagethat Paul likens the relationship between man and woman in marriage tothat holy relationship which exists betweenChrist and His church. Both home andchurch are here because of the wisdomand love of God; both are protected withHis blessing.

Study carefully Matthew 19:3-9.Notice that when Jesus was here askedabout divorce. He does not refer to thelaw of Moses but returns for His answerto the original meaning of marriage fromthe beginning. Since marriage is fundamentally a religious contract, made beforethe state came, divorce is not the right ofthe state. God alone can break whatHe has made.

Indeed man can break what man hasmade: the state can dissolve the legalrelationship which it has recognized.

; But this legal relationship is not the marri-

age itself. " What God hath joinedtogether, let not man put asunder Ifthe legal relationship is dissolved in thecourts by divorce, Ae religious relationship still exists, so that re-marriage involvesadultery.

All those assisting at weddings woulddo well to make it clear that they areonly witnesses and advisors, and thatthe marriage is actually performed inheaven as God joins the two together.It is God Who says that the two " shallbecome one

God, of course, can break what HeHimself has made. Matthew 19:9 tellsus specifically under what circumstancesGod breaks the union He has made: whenadultery is committed. Study Romans7:3f. This passage shows also that Goddissolves the bond through the death ofeither party and that the one left is freeto marry again. According to the Bibleonly unfaithfulness by one of the partiesor by the death of one of them is the holybond broken. What man has made, mancan break, but man does not make themarriage. See also Matthew 5:31f.

Adultery is such a violation of thesacred union that God dissolves theunion and sets the innocent person free.Naturally, to obey the laws of the land,the legal bond must also then be dissolvedin the courts. But the court action hasnothing to do with the essence of the marriage itself; that was here before courtsor governments.

God*s Design for Marriage and theHome

We have pointed out already that Godin His wisdom saw the need for marriageand the home, and that in His love Hesupplied that need by Himself joiningman and woman together and blessingtheir union. What, now, were the needswhich He saw, and what were His purposesfor the home as made known to us?

See Genesis 2:18, 20. " It was notgood for man to be alone ". By natureman is a social creature and needscompanionship. Love is natural to his

being, for he is in the image of God,and " God is love". Man needed a" helpmeet", that is, a help suitable tohis nature. The creatures inferior tohim were not suitable, for satisfyingcompanionship involves the understanding of equals.

Man needed a person like himself, onecapable of sharing his intellectual andspiritual aspirations and hopes. Sincethis sharing of mind and soul is a need ofhuman nature and since marriage wasdesigned to fill this need, mere physicalattraction or infatuation are not enoughfor a lasting and happy marriage.

Another design or purpose of marriageis given by Paul in I Corinthians 7:1-12;7:25-40. Paul here warns that persecution and trouble are coming upon Christians, and that those who have familieswill suffer most in the turmoil. He wouldspare them this heartache and advisesthem that as a single man or woman theywill have less suffering. He realizes,however, that through enforced celibacysome would fall into sin and wouldthereby suffer more than physical sufferings of the persecution. He, therefore, tellsthem that if they cannot refrain from sinthat they should marry despite the hardships that were coming. The Bible takesaccount of human nature as it was createdby God and marriage is a protection ofman against fornication and vice.

See Genesis l:27f., Ephesians 6:4and Proverbs 22:6. Marriage and thehome are given of God to bring childreninto the world and for training them incharacter and in the knowledge of Gk)d.

God gave marriage and the home forcertain purposes and no one has a rightto establish a home who is not willing tostrive earnestly to achieve them. Thevows that are made in marriage are notlegal contracts, but sacred religiousobligations. Violation of those vows isnot only a disloyalty to the marriedpartner but a sin against God Who granted the license for the Union. " What,therefore, God hath joined together, letnot man put asunder

THE WORLD OF CHRllST

By Mr. Lynnton Elwell, Eugene,Oregon, U.S.A.

Editor's foreword: Asserting thegeneral thesis that Jesus, as the " CosmicChrist" is the upholder of all things inthe universe and its cohesive force, thislecture was first delivered by Mr. Elwellat the " 1962 Gospel Festival" at thePuget Sound College of the Bible, Seattle,Washington, U.S.A. It was subsequentlyprinted in the " Christian Compass"from which it is here reprinted.

Mr, Elwell takes as his texts Colos-sians 1:17 and Hebrews 1:3. The entire \text of the lecture will appear in two jconsecutive issues of Christasian. The jarticle is highly recommended for reading !to students and other thoughtful and jserious-minded persons. >

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We have heard an expression in recentyears that has been ringing in our earsand disturbing our complacency just a bit." Your God is too small! " The author ofthe expression undoubtedly thought thatwe had humanized God too much, paredHim down in our thoughts so that nolonger do we consider God in the glowingand flowing terms of our Bible. I wonder,then, if we have not also been guiltyof having too small a Christ !

I don't know how we can read this

amazing epistle of Colossians and continue to think small thoughts aboutChrist. Why, the Son of God's love issuch a Person in that first chapter thatwe are left gasping a bit when we consider seriously what Paul is actually sayingabout Him! It makes the wonder of theincarnation even greater. We are evenmore astounded that Jesus should willinglybe crucified. The entire scheme ofredemption shakes us and makes us say,

'•"Love out of this world!"

Cosmic—Not Confined

Christ Jesus is a Cosmic Christ if we

read our Bibles correctly. He cannotbe confined nor limited to what we oftenrefer as " spiritual things ". Do we dareto suggest that Christ is confined tothe church buildings where, we, the"faithful", meet in His name? TheCosmic Christ cannot be limited to ourassemblies. We do not dare to claim amonopoly upon this One through Whomthe very world and the universe wereframed. We must lift our views. Thepoet may have been right when he saidof some one: " For tender minds he servedup half a Christ". Christ is not simplythe Lord of the celestial, which nevertouches us. He is not to be relegated tobeing Lord of the inconsequential—He isthe Christ of " all things ".

The entire knowledge of man aboutthe world and the universe in which welive is knowledge of the manner in whichour Cosmic Christ operates. The fartherthe students who pry into the marvels andsecrets of our universe go, the greateris our amazement of the Christ who holdsall these things together. A youngphysicist said to me about fourteen yearsago, " If we study hard enough and longenough, we will find God". Now Iam beginning to realize that all ourstudies, whether botany, biology, astronomy, nuclear physics, or chemistry mustall ultimately be studies in theology.Every study pushed to the very limit willbe a study of the system and manner inwhich our Cosmic Christ controls the vastand intricate order of things. Thisshould not surprise us, for after all, didHe not say, " All authority hath beengiven unto Me in heaven and upon earth " ?

We have sometimes spoken as thoughwhat we as Christians had to say was" spiritual ", while what those who workedwith the tools of science had to say was" secular " and, therefore, not " sacred ".

We have made an artificial world of the" spiritual" to which our Christ belonged.We have even suggested at times thatscience is contrary or opposed to ourChrist. There is no secular and sacred,for the Cosmic Christ is over all. All thatHe reigns over is sacred. The last scenesof our Lord in the Bible must not beforgotten. He is the reigning Christ,seated on the throne of the universe!The song has said, " He's got the wholeworld in His hand ". But that is not bigenough either, for He's got the wholecosmos in His hand!

Careful—Not CapriciousOur Cosmic Chiist, who upholds.all

things by the word of His power, throughwhom all things are able to cohere, iscareful with His charge, not capriciouswith His power. He is the eternal Onewho was before all things in sequence oftime. He continues the .saine yesterday,today, and forevermore. The viewpointof the Master is not a sectional view ofthe south or of the north, of the east orof the west. His views are not partisan,favoring farmers over city-dwellers, orlabor over management, or even communist or anti-communist. His view is theeternal view and His control is eternal.His power is infinite, and must be.

The records of Matthew, Mark, Lukeand John allow us to see some of this powerin operation. He was at home with thewind and the waves, and controlled themwith His word. His healings and miraculous ability indicate that power was His.

What an awful thing if our CosmicChrist were capricious and not careful!But His infinite wisdom and His motivating principle of love are ever present.If He were to abdicate, who would be wiseenough to replace Him? Search as wemight among lawyers, doctors, scientists and great world leaders, we wouldnot have confidence in any for such atask, even though they were given thenecessary power.

The vastness and complexity of ouruniverse has made necessary the break

down of fields ofstudy, and we hear ofanatomy and astronomy, botany, chemistry,geology, microbiology, mineralogy, physics, physiology, psychology, sociology andzoology. Our wisest have been able toencompass but a fragment of the knowledge of any of these studies. The lateRobert A. Milliken, famed scientist andNobel Prize winner, said: "A purelymaterialistic philosophy is to me theheight of unintelligence. There must bea higher Power. We have no alternativebut to gi'atefully bend our knees in prayerand acknowledge God ".

All things are directed by Him in theminute as well as in the astronomic. Allthings cohere through Him. Dr. Robertson in his " Word Pictures in the NewTestament, " declared, " Christ is the controlling and unifying force in natureDr. J. Brown said of Christ as the preserver of both order and the very existenceof all things, "By Him, too, they arepreserved from running into confusion orreverting back into nothing The wholeuniveree han^ on His arm.

What a universe it is, too ! Sir John! Jeans, author of many science volumesj said that there seems to be no reason; why this world and human life on the: earth, barring some cataclysmic catas-

trophe, could not go on for a millionmillion years. From all possible predic-

I tions there is apparently nothing to preventI this possibility. He further illustrated! what this could mean by suggesting that

we stack up a pile of postage stamps astall as Mt. Blanc (which is over 15,000

i feet in elevation)—the number of themI would give us a rough idea of this millionI million years possible.

The demonstrable laws of the universeare simply Christ's laws. These are thelaws by which we exist, which our scientific minds are discovering and using forthe good of men, as well as for a threatto our very civilization. William Barclayinsists: " All the laws by which this worldis an order and not a chaos are an

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SOME OUTSTANDKNG WOMEN OF THE EKELE

By Miss H. Kaveri Bai

« A C H S A H "

The daughter of a hero

Caleb was 85 years old when he conquered Kirjath-arbah, and offered hisdaughter's hand to the man who wouldtake Kirjath-sepher for him also. Both ofthese cities were situated in the area ofPalestine assigned to the tribe of Judah.The girl, named Achsah, to be the prizeof the victor of Kirjath-sepher, was thechild of Caleb's old age, born in thewilderness during the forty yeare of Israel'swanderings.

She had a hazy recollection of thegrand old lady of Israel, Miriam, and ofher death in Kadesh-barnea.

Achsah had only heard the earlyhistory of her race, and of their bondage in Egypt. She had been told howby God's command Moses had broughtthem out when they had cried unto theLord day and night for deliverance.

She saw how these same people, oncethey were free from the yoke of theiroppressors, were constantly murmuringand rebelling against Moses, even threatening his life. She knew from the accountsof the older people that this had been theirmanner from the very beginning of theirlife as a free nation.

• The elders related the several incidents which had drawn God's terriblewrath upon individuals and groups, andsometimes even upon the entire congregation. They told how^ only the intercession of Moses, who offered himselffor destruction that the people might bespared, had deterred the Holy One ofIsrael from wiping out the chosen race.

Achsah also heard how the peoplesaw God at Horeb, where the law and thecommandments were given to Moses;and how, finally, the journey to Canaan,which should have been over in elevendays, was prolonged Into forty years of

wanderings, because of the refusal of thepeople to go forward and possess the land.

The people had been ready to stoneher own father Caleb, and Joshua andMoses. As the result, God had determined that the corpses of all who sought toreturn to Egypt should fall by the wayside,and that none of all the adults who hadcome out of Egypt except Joshua andCaleb only, should enter the Promisedland.

Achsah had never, until she enteredthe promised land, seen foodgrains, fruitor vegetables, and fish. She had onlyimagined how they might look or taste.She had never seen a field or a garden.She knew only one food, and that was" manna ". She had always relished thisfood, whichever way her mother had prepared it.

She had never grown tired of wondering at the great cloud pillar overhead.By day, when the whole wilderness layshimmering under the dazzling glare ofthe fierce desert sun, the entire camp hadlain under the cool shade of that giganticcolumn. At nights, when it was dark allaroundj the very nooks and corners oftheir tents had been lit up by that verysame pillar, which had become a blazingcolumn of fire now. As soon as this pillarbegan to move forward in the sky, theyhad all struck their tents; the tabernaclewas dismantled and packed up into itscomponent parts, and, with the priestsalone carrying the tabernacle and itsfurniture, all had begun marching forward.

Her own tribe, the tribe of Judah,had always marched first. The priestsand the Levites had always been in themiddle of the marching nation. As longas the pillar overhead kept going theyhad followed it. When it came to a standstill they halted and pitched their tents.

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A memory of the death of Aaron

Then came the experience of warsin the young life of Achsah. TheIsraelites had to march through theborders of Edom. In the camp the reporthad been that God had told Moses thatHe would not give Israel an inch ofground here, because the Edomites weretheir brethren. " How are the Edomitesour brethren, father? " Achsah had asked her father. Caleb answered his fairchild; *' Edom was Esau, Isaac's firstborn ".

Moses had requested permission fromthe king of Edom for his people to passthrough the land, promising to touchnothing and to do no harm. If the peopleand their cattle so much as drank anywater, he would pay for it. But theking had refused them passage. Theyturned away and came near to theboundary of Mt. Hor.

Here, a very sad event had takenplace. God had forbidden Aaron the rightof entry into the Promised Land becauseof the latter's rebellion against Hisword at the waters of Meribah. Now hadcome Aaron's time to die. The Lordcommanded Moses to bring Aaron andhis son Eleazer up to the summit of Mt.Hor. There he was to strip Aaron of hishigh-priestly robes and other insigniaand to put them on Eleazer, who was tobe Aaron's successor.

There was much weeping when thesetidings were heard. The people tearfullygazed for the last time at their priest,the first High-Priest of God. The venerable old man, calm, erect and stately, dressed in the glory of his priestlyrobes, ascended the mount with Mosesand his own son. Tears swam in Achsah's

eyes and sobs choked her throat as shekept her eyes fastened on the noble formof Aaron till the three had disappearedfrom view. The people remained watching until only two men had been seen coming down. Eleazer, the new High-Priest,looked transformed in his gorgeous robesand jewels, though sad of face because

he had seen his dear father die and had

watched while his uncle buried him. Thecongregation mourned for Aaron forthirty days.

A plague of fiery serpents

Wars always frightened Achsah.Some time after Aaron's death. King Aradof the Canaanites attacked Israel and tooksome prisoners. The people did thewisest thing any man or nation coulddo in such an emergency: they soughtGod's help in prayer. They vowed that,should the Lord grant them the victory,they would utterly destroy all the enemy'scities.

In the ensuing successful battle ofHormah none, Achsah had been told,had been as daring and as valiant as herfather Caleb and her uncle Othniel.Othniel was a step-brother and manyyears Caleb's junior—indeed he was notvery much older than Caleb's oldest son,Onan. Othniel had been in his earlyteens when the children of Israel had leftEgypt and so had not been numberedamong those of fighting age when theearlier census was taken. Achsah hadalways admired the person and the gallantry of her uncle, who had a deep affection for his lovely niece.

Trouble in the camp soon followed.Because Israel could not pass throughEdom, they had to take a circuitous routein order to keep clear of its border. Thisdetour brought them to the Red Seacoast again. Back to the Red Sea insteadof to Canaan! So utterly weary anddejected were the people that they " spokeagainst God and against Moses," forgetting that Moses himself was sharingtheir suffering. They had forgotten alsothat it was solely as a consequence of theirown disobedience and rebellion againstGod that they were in this wilderness atall.

Achsah trembled when the multitudesin the camp raised a big tumult and became threatening in their attitude towardMoses. Her only comfort was that her

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father, her uncle Othniel, Joshua, andothers who like herself had been bornin the wilderness or had been childrenwhen they left Egypt, did not join inthe rioting.

Very soon there was an invasion offiery serpents in the camp. They appeared everywhere and many people werebitten and died in great agony. Thegroans of the suffering and dying, and thewails of the bereaved were appalling.Moses told the people that the serpentswere the Judgment of God upon them forrising against Him, and he called on themto repent.

A large number had already died anda great many more were in torments ofpain, when the Israelites repented andcame and confessed to Moses: " We havesinned pray unto the Lord that Hemay take away the serpents from us...."

Only when physical affliction or mentalanguish becomes unbearable do themost of us begin to call upon God, confessing our sins. Many, rebellious andstiff-necked against a merciful and forgiving and healing God, will not seek Hisgrace even when their wickedness andrefusal to surrender to Almighty Godinflicts terrible suffering on loved ones.

The most amazing thing to be seen inthe Bible is the demonstrations of God'slove, over and over again. As a just andrighteous Judge he cannot excuse theguilty, especially those who are in deliberate rebellion against Him. In Hisamazing love He warns, and warns yetagain, pleading with sinners to turnfrom evil and repent. The promise is thatif they do so, punishment will not becarried out, and grace abundant will begiven. Eventually, however, his patiencemust expire, and He must pour out hisfury upon the impenitent. This is theGod of the Bible—the living and lovingGod.

When Moses prayed at the request ofthe people, he was directed what to do.He was to make a serpent of brass andset it upon a pole. All the people wereto look at it and they would live. Moses

obeyed God. Achsah recoiled at thesight of the brazen serpent. She hadnot been herself bitten, and she observedwith deep wonder that all who looked atthe brazen object, * lived. She askedCaleb, " Father, is not this idqlatry? "

" My daughter", Caleb answered," Nobody is worshipping the brazenserpent. They are only looking at it.God's judgment is passing from them tothat serpent. When God says a certainthing is to" be done. He expects implicitobedience. It always goes well with thosewho obey the Lord without questioning ".

Could Achsah have seen into thedistant future she would have noticedthat Israel did indeed become idolatrousand that one of the objects to whichincense was offered was this very brazenserpent. A zealous and righteous king,Hezekiah, would, seven hundred and fortyyears later, break it to pieces and grindit to powder in order to keep them fromdoing so.

Caleb himself, however, could nottell his daughter how this serpent ofbrass was a symbol and a prophecy of theSon of God, who would be born from theirown tribe ofJudah, and would one day belifted up on a wooden cross in this samefashion. To Him would all the sins of theworld be transferred, and whosoever inrepentance would look upon this Sin-bearer, would not perish, but have everlasting life. Caleb could not tell herbecause he did not know—that would beover 1500 years later.(Next issue: more of Achsah's experiencesin the wilderness wanderings of her people)

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NAllNllTAL TKMES

By Ralph R, Harter

Part ^wo

In the first instalment of" this series,I painted a very rosy picture of theY.M.C.A. in Naini Tal. There were times,however, when I began to wonder if Imight not have stumbled into the wrongplace.

Six days after my arrival, the premiseswere the scene. of a dance at which theNaini Tal Beauty Queen was to be chosen.This almost ended in a riot since ticketswere sold to more people than couldpossibly have been accommodated in thehall. The author, of course, was notpresent.

Two days later, the crowds gatheredagain for the annual Y.M.C.A. Fete.There was much talk of lottery tickets,chances, and the cigarette concession.I was asked to manage a shop for the saleof decorative candles, and I appreciated•being given such a respectable assignment.

Happily, this was the end of suchentertainments until the last week of mystay when there was one more smalldance without rioting.

But there is a wide-spread feelingamong evangelical Christians that theY.M.C.A. could be a little truer in its

-Christian witness. We realise that theY.M.C.A. has its limitations so far asbeing a soul-winning organisation isconcerned. It could, however, avoid givingthe impression to its many non-Christian guests that Christianity emphasizesan enjoyment of the pleasures of theworld.

The spiritual aspect of the Y.M.C.A.was almost nil. Dr. E. Stanley Jones wasinvited to deliver a lecture, but it wasconsidered -improper to have either aninvocation or a benediction on theoccasion. The Shipley Evangelistic Teamwas invited to give a concert. It waswith great difficulty that they found an

opportunity to make a passing referenceto the evangelism that is so near totheir hearts.

When convenient, a half-hour serviceis held in the lounge on Sunday mornings.During the four Sundays that I was there,it was only convenient once. It was myprivilege to conduct-that service.

There was one ray of spiritual sunshinewhich regularly shone in front of RoomNo. 2. Mrs. D. M. Dass, now 78 yearsold, witnesses for her Saviour there everymorning and afternoon. She is also pro-American, having studied many years agoat Mt. Holyoke College in Massachusetts.Her reading table is equally shared withreligious periodicals and publications ofthe United States Information Service.She spends half the year in Naini Tal,and is lovingly called " Mother " by anyone who stays at the Y.M.C.A. for morethan three or four days.

Mrs. Dass prefers the Y.M.C.A. to theY.W.C.A. because of its more convenientlocation. The Y.M.C.A. is located halfway between the two ends of the lake,while the Y.W.C.A. is still a furlongbeyond the extreme end of the lake.This means that the Y. M. C. A. iscloser to the bus-stand and the UnionChurch.

As I say, there were times when Iwondered if I might have stumbled intothe wrong place. But when the monthwas over I was happy that I had beenthere. There is some satisfaction inbecoming the undesignated chaplain insuch a place, and I was happy to helpMrs. Dass in dispensing the Light.

The food at the Y.M.C.A. was not assumptuous as might be found in theexpensive hotels; but I found it quitesufficient in quantity and quality. TheirIndian food is to be much preferred totheir English food.

(To be continued)

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Sermoim OiuitUaes By Barefoot: Preachers

{Outlines gleaned from the Homiletics Class of India Bible Institute)

Christxan Unity

By Bro. Peter Rama Rao, Madras

Text:Eph. 4:5 " One Lord, one faith,one baptism

Man-originated "union" is like mixingdry salt and sugar together—they stillmaintain their individual characteristics.They are all mixed up too. Christ-originated unity is like dissolving salt andsugar in water. Separate identities aresurrendered—and a new solution is bom.Proposition: The basis for true Christianunity is given in the text:I. It is the recognition of ONE LORD {His

credentials are givet^1. The ONLY Son of God (He came

lo save) John 3:16.2. He was resurrected from the dead

(He lives) Hebrews 7:25.3. His return is imminent. (He

comes to judge) Rev. 22:20.II. Thepractice of OMEFAITH is required.

1. In your personal life. James 2:17.2. In the church. Acts 2:42.3. In the world. Acts 1:8.

III. It is the acceptance of ONE BAPTISM.1. WHY be baptized. (For remission

of sins) Acts 2:38.2. HOW be baptized. (Immersed

in water) Matthew 3:16, Romans 6:4.3. WHO is to be baptized. (Penitent

believers) Mark 16:16; Acts 8:37.Question: Are you a mixture of deno-

minationalism, or are you a pure productof the above ingredients?

Knowing GodBy Bro. Azum, Naoaiand

Text: 2 Timothy 1:12 bHOW DO WE KNOW GOD?

I. By His Works,1. Creation of the universe and man.

2. Preservation of the universe andman.

3. Salvation of the universe and man.

II. By His Words.1. " Let there be Light " (illuminat

ing, revealing).2. " Thou shalt not" (Authority

established).3. " V^ere art thou ?" (Concern

expressed).III. By His Workers

1. Recall the fathers of old (Noah,Abraham, Joseph)

2. Consider the prophets (Isaiah,Jeremiah, Daniel).

3. Remember the apostles (Peter,Paul, James).Conclusion: These three witnesses revealGod even today.

The Christian's Goal

By Bro. Azum, Nagaland

Text: Philippians 3:13-14.Consider the efforts made by the world

in order to attain its goals—in sports, thespace race.

Proposition: We can attain our Christiangoals equally as well.I. By Forgetting those Things Behind

1. Forget mistakes we and othersmade, v. 13.

Beware of looking backl RememberLot's wife, Israel in the wilderness, Demas,Simon the sorcerer, Annanias and Saphira.

2. Forget our past achievements,too. V. 7,8.

3. Forget the traditions of our fathers,as Paul did.

II. By Reaching to the Things Before1. Progress forward in prayer.2. Progress forward in Imowledge of

the Word.3. Progress forward in witnessing.

HI. By Realizing the Value of thePrize1. The pearl of great price—it is

worth all we have got and more.2. To be regarded as of more value

than the whole world.

3. It is the Crown of Life!Conclusion: Are we running the race

with and like Paul?

What is Christ?

By Bro. Somi, Nagaland

Text: John 14:6 Jesus answers thequestion in the title: " I am the WAY,the TRUTH, and the LIFE

I. Why is the Way Needed ?1. Because man went astray.2. Because of man's false ways.3. Because only the " narrow way "

saves.

II. Who are involved in this Question ofTruth ?

1. Satan—the father of lies.

2. Man—who willingly believes a lie.3. Christ—who established absolute

truth.

III. How do we find Life ?1. By forsaking Satan.2. By obedience to Christ.3. By faithfulness unto death.

Our Christian Duty

By Bro. Dishington, Shillong

Text: Romans 12:12.

I. Rejoice in Hope\ Why?1. Because He promised He will come

again.2. Because better things lie ahead for

us.

3. Because eternity may begin at anymoment.

II. Patient in Tribulationl How?

1. Remember He will not allow us to

be tempted beyond our ability to bear.2. By proving our faith. James 1:3.3. By remembering Job.

III. Instant in Prayer\ Why?1. To attain spiritual knowledge,

" let him ask of God ".

2. To live honestly, " pray withoutceasing ".

3. To conquer the Devil.Conclusion: We must take our Christian

duty just as seriously as we take our dutyin service—and even more so.

King—Save Thyself

By Bro. Peter Rama Rau, Madras

Text: Luke 23:37.

That was a cruel taunt on Calvary.Proposition: Why Christ COULD

NOT save Himself.

I. He was Condemned

1. By the mob.2. By His own people.3. By your sin and mine.

II. His Death was Predicted

1. By God Himself. Genesis 3:15.

2. By Moses and the Prophets.Isa. 53.

3. By Christ Himself.

III. His Death was Essential

1. For the remission of sins. Hebrews 9:22.

2. To provide the perfect sacrifice.3. To prove His power through re

surrection.

Conclusion: He did not " save Himself"in order that we might save ourselves.Acts 2:40. Friend, did He die in vain?

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which the clerk scrutinized very closely.It looked as good as the others, but to thetrained eye of the clerk it could be seento be false. He immediately put an official stamp on it, and wrote across it: •" Forged ". At the judgment there willbe many about whom the Lord will say" Cast them into the fire, for they areforgeries ". What if He should say to us," You are not of My writing".

This may happen even to some whohave served as Christian leadei-s, butwhose hearts are not right. Outwardlythey look very attractive as Christiansbut inward sin cannot escape the eyeof the experienced Judge of all men.

A letter that has been written but

is then not sent to anyone is as uselessas if it had not been written at all.

A missionaiy sent to India was soweak at learning that he could not evenleam the language of the country. Aftersome years he asked to be recalled,saying frankly that he did not have sufficient intellect for the work. His fellow-missionaries, however, petitioned hisBoard not to grant his request, saying thatthis man's goodness gave him a wider influence among the non-Christians than anyother missionary at the station. A convert

was asked, " What is it to be a Christian?"His reply was, "It is to be like Mr. ....."naming the good missionary. This manwas kept in India. He did not preachsermons, but when he died hundredsof heathen people, as well as his ownChristian friends, mourned him, and testified to his holy life and character.

It was said of John Giddie that whenhe was sent to convert a heathen islandto Christ, there were no heathen atall there when he left.

How clear and how forceful is themessage of Christ that the world isreading in your life?

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expression of the mind of the Son. The lawof gravity and all the so-called scientificlaws are not only scientific laws; they areDivine laws. They are the laws whichmake sense of the universe. They arethe laws which make this a reliable anddependable world ".

It is this very dependability, Christ'sdependability, upon which the scientistscan depend, though they may never nameit as being from Him. Sheldon J. Lach-man, of Wayne University in Detroitsaid, in his volume the " Foundations ofScience", that one of the fundamentalaxioms of science is that " there is regularity, constancy, a consistency, a uniformity in the operation of the universe.Consequently, if under a given set of conditions a particular phenomenon occurs,then a duplication or repetition of the sameset of conditions should produce an identical particular phenomenon. This hasbeen confirmed myriads of times in specific instances". Lincoln Barnett furtherstated clearly that: " It is the mathematical orthodoxy that enable theorists likeEinstein to predict and discover naturallaws simply by the solution of equations

(Next issue: " A Cosmos: not a Chaos ")

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INDIAN PRESS GLEANINGS

Ralph R. Harter, Kanpur, (India)

A ticket collector of the North EasternRailway was killed on Sept. 18th atPilibhit while saving the life of a boy.Mr. Prem Swarup Saxena saw a boystanding on the rail track and he rushedto pull him away from the track. Hesucceeded in saving the boy only at thecost of his own life.

But boys are not always kind to ticket ;collectors and other railway employees. ,Angry students rioted in Calcutta on |Sept. 4th when they heard that one of their ifellow students had been detained by jthe railway authorities for travelling in |a First Class compartment with a ThirdClass ticket. Damage was inflicted to :thirteen tram cars, two milk distribution ,booths, one city bus booth, and one tram jbooth. Eighty persons were injured and .258 persons were arrested by the police. 'An official of the Tramsway Companysaid that it would cost Rs. 8*5 lakhs(8 180,000) to repair the trams. Bela- ,tedly the students discovered that thearrested youth was not a student after all.

In another incident near Moradabad,students attacked a railway guard whoadmonished them for travelling ticketlessin a First Class compartment. They alsobeat up a passenger who tried to intervene.

A train running between Rajkot andOkha was held up for four-and-a-halfhours on August 8th when the engine ranover two straying camels and derailed.

Trains running between Kanpur andLucknow were running two hours late onSept. 9th because of an over-loadedgoods train that got stuck on the trackshortly after leaving Kanpur.

But travelling by road also has itsdangers. As yet not all of the statisticshave been received, but the tabulation sofar shows that during the fiscal year 1961-62, there were 665 deaths from roadaccidents in the state of Uttar Pradesh.

There were 323 bus accidents, 1,145 truckand 264 car accidents.

A merchant travelling from Azamgarhto Kanpur lost Rs. 20,000 (8 4,240) whenhe changed busses in Lucknow. He hadthe cash hidden in his bedding roll whichhe kept closely by his side. But whilehis attention was diverted at the ticketwindow, someone quietly walked it away.

A leading Kanpur merchant lost alakh of rupees (| 21,220) in an effort tosave two thousand rupees (S 424). Inorder to avoid payment of taxes, he convinced the truckers to list his goods asbeing coal tar. All went well until thetrucklers reached Kanpur and deliveredcoal tar at his door.

From June 8th (when a new CJovern-ment order went into effect) until July31st, the Government of India refused734 of its citizens the privilege of travelling abroad. By these measures it ishoped to improve the foreign exchangesituation.

Mrs. Tarakeshwari Sinha, Union Deputy Finance Minister, remarked in aspeech in Bombay that nearly fifty percent of the nation's earning in foreignexchange was being squandered throughgold smuggling.

Smuggling in India has become a verylucrative occupation and citizens fromall countries (including Paraguay andthe U.S.A.) have had a part in undermining India's economy in this way.

Following the introduction of directdialing between Kanpur and Lucknow,the number of telephone calls between thetwo cities has increased from 400 to 5,600calls a day. Direct dialing has now beenintroduced between Agra and Delhi.The next direct dialing connections willbe between Kanpur and Delhi, thenKanpur and Varanasi.

An interesting report has been receivedfrom a village near Lakhimpur-Kheri.

When a male vulture died there recently,the female remained sitting continuouslyfor twelve days by the side of her deadmate. She breathed her last on thethirteenth day. The villagers crematedthe pair with ceremonial rites.

The Indian poetic fancy that the touchof a virgin's foot can make a barrenAshoka tree blossom heis come true inJammu. An old Ashoka tree in the premises of the Ayurvedic College there,which had not flowered for the pasteleven years, suddenly blossomed in fullwithin one year of the opening of thecollege. Girl students of the collegehave been sitting in its shade, oftenleaning against it or touching its stem withtheir feet.

Bishop John A. Subhan of the Methodist Church, has appealed to Christianchurches in the country to voluntarilyremove the stigma of colonialism by becoming autonomous and indigenous." No Christian leader, no matter whatrank or position he occupies in a church,should receive his or her salary directlyfrom any organization outside India. Nocitizen of our nation while in the directpay of a foreign agency can claim to bea free agent".

One caste of people in northernMadhya Pradesh never uses a bed until adog has been made to lie on it. It isbelieved that the dog imparts to thefuture occupants of the bed some of itscharacteristic virtues—to men alertnessand vigilance, and to women faithfulness.

Karamat Hussain, a Muslim divine ofWest Pakistan, tested a rival's spiritualpowers with his gun. Before firing,Karamat told his rival that he wouldacknowledge his superiority only if he

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could withstand the thrust of a bullet.Now it is the Government's turn todemonstrate its superiority.

The senior house physician of aCalcutta hospital was stabbed to deathby a patient who was craving a drinkof water. The water had been refused onmedical grounds. The patient went onto stab three other doctors before he wassubdued.

The proposed Christian MarriagesBill is attracting an increasing amountof interest in India. Favoured by theW. C. C. affiliated National ChnstianCouncil, and opposed by the India BibleChristian Council, the bill is now beforea joint committee of the Indian Government. Several members of the RajyaSabha have urged the Government totake early measures for enacting a common civil code in respect of marriages anddivorces for all communities as directedby the Constitution. Such a step, theysaid, would be an effective instrument inpromoting national integration. Full information on the subject is available fromIBCC, Box 347, Kanpur, U.P. Thosewishing to express themselves on thesubject are invited to write to Shri A. L.Rai, Deputy Secretary, Lok SabhaSecretariat, New Delhi.

The new address for the Home StudyDepartment of the. India Bible Instituteis Kulpahar, U.P. In this correspondencecourse the students use the same textbookswhich are used in a number of AmericanBible Colleges. Write for more information.

A recent visitor in Kanpur was PastorV, I. Christian of South India who toldus of indigenous churches of Christ nearTrivandrum.

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By Langru

The Publisher's Dog

Fish are strictly for cats and I alsohave a strong aversion to much water(like some people I know). So you can'texpect me to appreciate the picture on

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our cover. For your information, how*ever, the picture was taken by Mr. Rempelon Ae Kanpur-Lucknow road. I thinkhe submitted it just to irritate me.

But the rest of the magazine more thanmakes up for the disappointment of thecover.

Those sermon outlines from theHomiiietics Glass of the India BibleInstitute were as delightful to me as ajuicy bone on a winter day. May thetribe of Indian homileticians increase.

Now that Miriam has died, we willhave to depend on Achsah to get us to thePromised Land.

I have resigned myself to spendingthe next year listening about Naini Tal.

Caninedly yours,Langru

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