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Written, Mimeographed, and Mailed by Ralph R. Harter, 'Jr.at 112/352, SWARUPNAGAR, KANPUR—2, U. P. INDIA

[Kanpur sometimes spelled Cawnpore)

21, 1966^

TWHERE

It has always been aninteresting experience ofours that the Lord oftenleads us into projects into which we had no intentions of our own of entor-

inga The book store, library, the boys* dormitory,Hindi language editorialwork- and Blblo Societywork are examples of projects into which the Lordseemed to thrust us.

A nev/ " ex^plo of thisconfronts us this month. Inever thought that my helpwas in any v/ay needed forthe publication of BibleCo r r ospondence Courses.That department was flourishing vi/ithout any attention from mo. But becausewe (the "wo" includes Lawrence Lazarus, our editorial assistant) were handy,the printers began tobring the proofs to us for

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correction. After a fewdays, the printers decided that there would besome advantage in havingus make corrections inthe manuscripts beforethey set them up in type.Thus, unintentionally andunappointed but not unhappily, wo have becomeco-operatives v;ith Bro.T.G. Rash in the production of lesson materials^

Once in awhile . somo-thlng happens that makesme feel as though I amstill needed around here.A handbill was beingprinted to advertise somereligious- films. Theproof had been approvedby two missionaries and150 copies had been printed before I arrived onthe scene. With oneglance I stopped thepress. The headline read.

"Should not 1 have regard for Nineveh; that great city, wherein are more than slxcorethousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also

much cattle?" Jonah 4;11

"Audio Visual Threat," instead of "Audio VisualTreat." While I was at itI found throe or fourother errors.

In the realm of BibleSociety work, I am onceagain serving as secretaryof the Kanpur Branch. Also(despite my efforts t oavoid further involvment),I have also been chosen torepresent the KanpurBranch on the AuxiliaryCommittee—a position Iheld briefly prior to myfurlough in 190I1-.

While some responsibilities have increased, some .others have decreased. Thelocal church nov/ has some

very fine leaders, and wemissionaries are, no longerserving on the "ChurchBoard. I continue to raalce

pastoral calls and helpwith funerals, but thev;ork-load is definitelydecreased.

Since my return in September, no new juvenileshave applied for housingin" our dormitory. Thus wehave been released fromthe necessity of runningall over the city to checkon them. Of course nowapplicants could arriveany day and wo will acceptthem if we have room.

One of our "old" boyshas moved back to our

house. We have allov/odthis because he has contacted tuberculosis. He isstill trying to hold on tohis job, and at the momenthe appears to be makingout satisfactorily.

In the Bible Book Store,sales during January totalled $81.65. Sales included 10 Bibles and 10New Testaments. In the library section, 68 booksv;ero taken out in January,and, at the moment of writing, 51 out on loan.

We have repainted ourtwo signboards, and the^rarc pulling in some hewcustomers. We have- alsobuilt three new showcases

for our front windows andthose are also helping toexpand our sales.

We are sorry to reportthat we finally had to ad-rait defeat as regards theEnglish language service.The audience v;as composedalmost entirely of membersof denominational churches

which meant that sometimeswe had an audience andsometimes we didn*t. Weare hoping that Frank andMario Rempel will revivethe English services whenthey return to Kanpur inDecdraber. Expansion of theprinting ministry is alsoanxiously awaiting the return of the Rompels,

^ CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVEDDEC., 196$, AND JAN., I966

Arkansas:

Church at Piggott ,California:

Jerilee NickersonIllinois:Pairfiold JOY GlassContralia 7 GradersWomen at Paxton

(Final gift)The Lyman "KaynesesIndiana:Church at BrightVincents/Garrett Ch,The ColestocksK ans as;Mother DunahughRollin and VJilmaAlmena PilgrimsKentucky:Mrs. Easel Barr

Kollio StoryH.L. McKinnoyThe OmersMt, 2ion ChurchMt« C armel'ChurchUnity ChristianMissouri:

Church at NeeperLiberty 3.S.^Montana: (brrrrr)Donald Peel •

Ohio:

Church at ClintonManchester/SwigartsManchester M. Soc.Bladensburg L.D.sRittman Church

Sabina Jrs. IVSabina Jrs, VI

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25.00

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10.005.00

10.0010.006.00

10.0030.0075.00

10.0025-0050.0015.0017.2730.0020.00

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35.00

120.0023.6120.0020.0010.00

22.08110.28

Ohio; (Continued)Brinkhaven Church 27,91Sebring 10.00Branch Hill 20,00Gordon S. Turner 25,00The Handworks 35.00Mother Flint 10.00

Perry Christian 13.00The Stobaughs _ • 10.00Linden Homebuildors QO.OOMilford Church 8O.6OWest Virginia:Mrs. Sylvia Rossor - 10.00Lester LoMay • .

(for Ghristasian) 2,00• • - romi, §ii5i.li-9

EXPErffiED PROM JMUARX 1stTO PEBHJARY 17 th, 1966

Salary, two months 300.00Benevolence 122.06Hindi Publications 14.0.27Office Supplies

•'HousingBook Store-LibraryGhristasian, Throbs

& Publicity Items 119,18Church Related .29,16Bible Society 11.82

TOTAL #971.30

SUMARY OF REPORTBalance, Jan. 1 #li.l69,10Contributed- ll5l.i4-9Total Receipts 5320,*59Loss Spent 971.30Balance, Feb. I8 " [(.349.29Less amount deposi

ted in Reserve 1500.00Balance in hand 2814.9.29

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FORWARDING AGENT, MISS FLORENCE DOUGLAS, 1111 N. MAIN ST.JOPLIN, MO., 64801

Any airmail letters wemailed on January 20th orthereabouts may have beendestroyed in the Air Indiacrash near Geneva on Jan2ij.th» At least you canthink that that is why youdid not get that letterfrom us that you were expecting—and it could bethat you are right.

We recently received aletter from a man in Biharwho had just seen a copyof our Hindi; paper datdSeptember, 195^*w.anted to subscribe—andhe did. Another example ofthe durability of theprinted word.

While in the TJ.S.A:!, Ibought a number of thingsto. bring back to India,When I got them here andbegan to look at them moreclosely, I": f£)und that mytypewriter was made inI.taly; clock, kitchenshears, and brush werem. a d e in Germany; canopener a' n d book holderwere made in Japan; awoolen duster made in England, and an instant addermade in Hong Kong. Theopen-ness of trade in theU.S.A. is a greab contrastto that of India where

very few foreign madegoods are allowed into thecountry.

The Juniors and teachersat Sabina, Ohio, sent me anice little box camera andflash attachment forChristmas. It sufferedfrom a rough trip, but Iam getting some nice pictures with it, Andriyasand his friends are alsoenjoying using it.

For the benefit of ourstamp collecting friends,we always try to use commemorative stamps whenv\o

mail out the CHRISTASIAWS.These special issues ate

not alv/ays oasy to got,but we have nov; managed tohoard up enough for threeissues.

We got the last issue ofCHRISTASIAN in the mail onDecember 31st, just oneday before the rates wentup. Even then, severalcopies came back from Bora-bay for extra postage. Wecomplained to the authorities, but for what purposeI don*t know. Let us bethankful that all of themagazines didn*t return.

Our love in Christ toall of you. You are allv/onderful people to know.

Thanks be to God for his gift beyond words!'II Cor. 9;15

CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH - MISSIONARY REPORT

KMm mmFRANK AND MARIE REMPEL

APR C 13GB 7/131, Swarupnagar, Kanpiir-^2, U. P., India

April, 1966 ^ Box 8, Clovis, N.M. 88101

Central Christian Church

Box 8, Clovis, New Mexico 88101 / FORWARDING

Stanley Letcher, Jr., minister [ AGENT

BACKGROUND INFORMATION;

Both Frank and Marie Rempel come originally from the town ofGrande Prairie, Alberta, Canada, in what is known as the"Peace River Country" and through which so many Americanpeople travel, these days, on their way up to Alaska on the famedAlaska Highway,

Both received their earlier training in the Alberta Bible College,Calgary, Albert, and following their marriage in 1942, ministeredfor a number of years and in several congregations in that Canadian province. The Rempels have two 19 year old boys, whomthey adopted as infants during this general period.

In 1949 they answered the call to go to India to labor with theIndia Bible College at Kulpahar, in the north Indian province ofUttar Pradesh. In this capacity, and following language study(Hindi) they worked till the year 1958, when due to local circumstances it was found necessary to terminate that particular work.

During these years Dale and Dean, their boys, have attendedthe WOODSTOCK SCHOOL, a boarding school for missionarychildren, and have now returned to pursue further educational programs in America. When Prank and Marie return to India, asthey hope to do in November of 1966, the boys will remain athome, until they are able to return to India on their own.

In 1958 the Rempels moved to the city of Kanpur, a hundredmiles to the north of Kulpahar, where they established themselvesin the literature work which they are now dcxng.

HISTORY OF THE WORK;

The mission properly at Kulpahar was purchased in 1947,'fromthe then owners of it, the United Christian Missionary Society,who had abandoned the field in order to concentrate on their work

in the Central Provinces, The original persons involved in thepurchases were Tom and Leota Rash, and the two single womenLeah Moshier and Dolly C^hitwood. Here, in addition to the- IndiaBible College, a Children's Home and School were also establishedthe latter being in the charge of the two single women. It was inresponse to the call of the Kulpahar missionaries that Prank andMarie journeyedto India to assume charge of the preacher training school, Tom and Leota Rash wishing to concentrate their efforts on direct evangelism.

Both the College and the children's work prospered, the children' s phase of the work being still a going concern today at Kulpahar. The College continued till 1958 and many young men weretrained for local ministries and as evangelists. The concept, however, of churches and ministries that were supported by foreignfunds, and of converts for whom the mission was to assume finan*-cial responsibility, persisted among the national workers. It wasfelt that somehow a complete break must be made with the old"mission methods" from which such a concept had been born andby which it had been fostered, and regretfully the training program,in the formal way that it was carried on in the India Bible College,was terminated. The buildings which had been occupied wereneeded,' in any case, by the expanding program of the Children'swork and turned over to that phase of the missionary program.

The attention of the Rempels, in their search for an avenue ofservice that would spread their influence.over the greatest possiblearea, was directed toward a developing situation in India in thematter of literacy. The government' s emphasis on education hadgiven the growth of literacy - the ability to read and write - anunusual impetus so that the numbers of those who could read withunderstanding was increasing at a phenomenal rate. This newreading public had of course to have material to read - this presented itself as a wide-open door for the preaching of the Gospelthrough the medium of the printing press. Accordingly they joinedforces with Brother Ralph Harter in the city of Kanpur, whereBro. Harter was already working in this field, in the year 1958.

In that large industrial city of nearly 2 million people the Rempelshave lived and worked since that day. They were able to rent ahouse adequate for this purpose in a good section of the city - andindeed had the privilege of leading their Hindu landlord to the LordJesus Christ. Their own equipment for printing being totally inadequate for the task they have utilized the ser-vices of the many commercial presses of the city, though not always with satisfactoryresults.

other co-workers in Kanpur are Tom and L>eota Rash, whoalso moved to this cliy where their work, that of a Christian correspondence teaching ministry, very nicely dovetails with that.:ofRempels who prepare much of the lesson material for Tom andLeota. Rashes have four children, the eldest of whom is justfinishing high school work at Woodstock School.

THE NATURE OP THE WORK;

As already idicated, the burden of the work is that of preparing, printing and distributing Christian literature, although it is inevitable that much time should be given to preaching wheneverpossible as well. The work of preparation usually involves translating from English some of the teaching aids, texts and tracts andbooks, that have proven their usefulness among Churches of Christand Christian Churches in the west. In northern India this in

volves the use of the Hindi language, which is spoken by thelargest single group of peoples in India, It has also been designated the "lingua franca" of India, although it is by no meansuniversally accepted as such by all of the multitudinous languagegroups of Hindusthan. Whenever possible, however, materialsoriginally written in Hindi are printed.

Two periodicals, one in English and one in Hindi are printedand distributed. A considerable', number of books have been trans

lated and printed, as have also tracts on a variety of Christiantopics. Where other languages use Roman script, as for examplethe Khasi language of Assam hills, we can and do print materialsfor those areas as well. A further phase of the printing ministrywhich has been started and needs much more development is theprinting of display posters, with Gospel messages, by the silkscreen process.

In actual fact, the only limit that is imposed on the work is thatof funds. The Rempels work to produce literature to the extent towhich they have the funds to purchase printing supplies and paythe "help" in the workroom of the "SER'VICE" Printing and Publishing Press, which is the official designation of the press.

A PRESSING NEED FOR MORE MODERN EQUIPMENT

The piece of machinery that forms the basis of the facilities at"SERVICE" Press is an old treadle letter press that has aprinting area of 8" x 13". This machine was originally used bySterling G. Rothermel, one of the very first of the "independent"T^issionaries to work in India. It was made available to Rempelsfor their work by his widow. Dr. Zoena Rothermel who retiredonly a year or so ago edter 50 active years of service in thatcountry. It is a good sturdy machine, but of course hopelesslyoutdated in this day of phenomenal advances in printing technology.In the face of the ever-expanding opportunity His woefully inadequate.

The Rempels feel that the time has come to supplement thismachinerv with a printing unit more adequate for the need and morein line with the advances that printing industry has made. Theywant to purchase au off-set press and export it to India, Not alarge press, but one which, if it is not new, at least it will havethe capabilitv and the ease of operation that characterizes thesemachines these days. They have in mind something along the lineof an A,B, Dick model 360 machine and some of the equipmentrelated.to it, but it could be any other, provided that servicing andrepairing facilities for it were available in India. If, as it is notanticipated, their should be difficulty in getting an import licensefrom Indian customs, they will purchase a machine already in thecountry - perhaps a Buropean model.

They estimate that an amount of not less than $7,000 is neededto furnish the equipment, and they are appealing to the Christianpeople of America and Canada to furnish this amount of money during this year,

AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

The Rempel' s former living link church, the Central ChristianChurch in Portland, Ore, has decided to discontinue their personalsupport, but it is being assumed by the Central Christian Churchof Clovis, New Mexico, By November of 1966, when the Rempelshope to return to India, the Clovis congregation will have takenthe support of Frank and Marie to the extent of $300 per month.In addition, this generous group of people are supplying the amountneeded for travel to and from the field,

A s their main supporting church, the Clovis church will also actas the Rempel's forwarding agency and will edit and print the newsbulletins as the need may be. Carefully note the new forwarding,address: Central Christian Church

P.O. Box 8

Clovis, New Mexico 88101A s funds are sent, they may be designated, "general fund", "equipment fund", or other as the case may be. Checks, for which areceipt useable for income tax purposes will be issued by the Clovischurch, should be made payable to Central Christian Church -India Mission.

WORK FOR THE NIGHT IS COMING

All missionaries in foreign fields labor, these days, under theawareness of the rapid passage of time. Even though the Lord maytarry for a time yet there is never any assurance that doors willnot close without warning. It has already happened in ever so manysituations. Though there is no special indication of it's happening inIndia right away, we believe that it is necessary to bend all effortstoward evangelization by every and all means at our disposal, for"the night cometh when no man can work".

Let lie not think that the excuse that is so often used will be al

lowed us: "O, if we had only known that time was so short, wewould have done this or that while we could!" We DO know! If

we fail to act the account will one day have to be rendered in full.

CENTRAL CHRISTIAN ClIUPC]! - MISSIONARY REPORT

KMm KmmFRANK AND MARIE REMPEL

7/131, Swarupnagar, Kanpur—2, U. P., India

JUM 196P

boxH, ciovis, N.M. Bgnyr

THE FAMINE CONDITIONS OF INDIA

Wifh jndia reportedly facing severe famine conditions - the "worst in her history"according to some newspaper reports - many people ask us for •. c. liication . Are peoplemIndia actually starving? The average reader of news reports Is confused by furthernews releases to the effect that the cause of riots in the state of Kerala (south India)is the fact thot wheat instead of rrce Is being offered to the hungry people. Just whatis the true situation?

It is as difficult to give an unequivocal answer to such questions os It might be forthe average politician to tell you (and mean it) exactly what he stands for. So oftenwhat may be perfectly true of one section of the country of India or of a certain segment of its complicated social structure is not at all valid when transferred elsewhere.No single answer can ever be given which will not need modifying in order to meetthe demands of the endless variety of peoples ond places. So varied ore the political,religious and sociological conditions that all together make up the great country ofHindustan that Europe itself does not offer us on adequate comparison.

We thought you might like to read the following excerpts from recent letters andnewspapers from India. They may help to clarify your thinking, even If they do notgive you a clear cut onswer to your many questions about India.

Not only you, but on Indian editor asks: "Are people actually starving?"Is there any evidence that our needs ore so desperate that we hove to accept aid

from not only governments, but from ordinary people like school children and housewives in other countries?

ir is true that compared to western standards many people in India lead woefullypathetic lives but on that score alone should we deserve pity? People like Mr.Subramaniam (Union Food Minister of India) may try to evade the issue by putting theblame on foreigners. On Sunday he characterized as 'scare-mongering' reports in theAmerican Press that a crore of people (100 million) would die In India this year andsaid that he had told the meeting of ambassadors that such 'scare-mongering'must stop.He also said that he was confident that there would be no famine or starvation deathsin the country.

"No one may die of starvation, but many do starve. The real picture of India Istheold paradox of poverty in the midst of plenty •* millions finding it difficult to have aSquare meal aday while the few rich revel In luxury. Before we accept food gifts fromindividuals abroad should we not make sure that all efforts possible have been madeto ensure a fair distribution of the food in the country? Have all our resources beenfully utilized to improve the standard of living?

"The foreigners wTto skipa meal for the sake of hungry in Indio will get a shock Ifthey come to know of the conspicuous spending which our ministers andoM">er responsible people indulge in."

Ralph Harter, our associate In Kanpur, said this in a recent letter; "You probablyhear more about India's food situation than we do. The people in our section of thecountry are not very much aware of the famine conditions in other parts. Strict rationing of wheat and rice is in force here - but everyone seems to be getting enough -thanks to the generosity of the American government."

Do animals in India really consume as much food grains as it is reported? Why donot the Indian people take proper measures against these conditions? Brother Harter,quoting the Indian press, again gives answers:

"Insects, rats and moisture deprive India of 20% of its stored grains every year.Birds also destroy a tremendous amount of foodgrains. A crow takes 30 grams per day

the rodent, with on intake of 50 grams per day, remains the most potent usurperof the country's foodstocks.

"Accordingto Mr. Subramaniam, India's Food Minister, there are ten timescsmanyrats in India as people. (People population; nearly 500 millions!) Rats consumefood grains in India to the extent of 29 million tons every year.

"Mr, Subramaniam has said, 'The time has come when one has to choose whethermonkeys and useless cattle have to survive or man.' He has urged the people to makeit their duty to eliminate the rat population and discard superstition in regard to themonkeys.

In a bit of really fine satire, an editor of the LUCKNOW PIONEER, an Englishdaily, wrote; " it has been proved to everybody's satisfaction that bats eat fruitin abundance and are the worst ravagers of orchards. The bats of the aforesaid districthave nicely solved their housing problem by migrating en masse Into the massive temples. Their food needs they are satisfying to their hearts' content by despoiling theneighboring orchards, having their pick from among the fruits in which theDirectorate of Plant Protection in Madras is very much Interested. To drive the batsaway the Directorate and its employees started planting a number of tiny bombs in the

^trees on which the bats swooped for their dinner. The villagers however reached theI / conclusion thot as the bats were temple dwellers they had acquired something of the(_.^ncfity of the deities and therefore could not possibly be desl'oyed as '•'ondals. Le-

gend has it that the rat is the favorite mount of LordGanesh, the elephant faced deityof leorning and success. Mother Cow is naturally sacred to everybody. The monkeyof course we cannot touch for he Is the lineal descendant of Lord Hanuman who was

Lord Roma's first lieutenant.

1/"With our gardens turned into o glorious pasture for the roaming cattle, the fields

handed over to the rats, the fruits and other edibles above the surface of the groundto monkeys and Ixits, the average Indian must learn to live like the yogis of old onthe thin air. Those however who find the regimen too irksome for their tender framecan always join the bats in the belfry, sprout wings if they ore devoted enoughto winthe favor of these flying foxes and live on fruit trees for the rest of their lives to thegreater glory of this very free and eosy country." ,

And from a March issue of the PIONEER, a news headline:"THREE ARRESTED FOR COW-SLAUGHTER"

In this largest democracy in the world, where the press iis as free to criticise thepolicies of those who govern as it is in America, some strong statements have beenissued in support of America's recent much sterner attitude toward India's ownindifference toward her food crisis.

"People in this country - the Government, the Opposition, and the general public- have not yet tumbled to the fact that time is running out fast and that unless thiscruel and humiliating dependence on other countries for food is done away with,India will be plagued by famine not for one or two years but for a wholegeneration.Americans have no sinister motives when they send food to India with the proviso thateverything possible should be done at our end to make this country agriculturallyself-sufficient. WhenIndians fail to get a move-on effectively on the food-frontthe Americans and other donor countries cannot be blamed when they argue that Indiawill not take the necessary steps to ensure self-sufficiency except under pressure.

In the matter of its long term aid America is insisting that India set its agriculturalhouse in order It hurts our self-respect when we ore told by a section of theAmerican Press that India has no business to go in for massive arms build-up whenshecannot pay but has to beg for the food she needs for her starving millions. The accusation may be uncharitable, but it is not unfair What is more, the dangeris |growing of the more affluent countries writing off India in sheer despair as a hope- Iless cose and allowing its wretched millions to stew in their unsavoury politicaljuice."

To most of us who hove lived in India for a considerable number of years, and whohove looked at its problems from a Christian viewpoint, the long term answer is perfectly clear: loosethe strangling, stultifying hold of a false faith that is the rootcauseof India great troubles by the, acceptance of. theL^^SBftL-PJf QJir. Inrd-Jesus^hrist. Itis not atoll hard to picture whdt^"change would come over India if the miracle ofconversion to Jesus Christ were to take place on a truly large scale. We ask our fellow-Christians in America to pray very seriously for just such a change, and to do sobelieving that the power of God through His Holy Spirit is fully able accomplish amovement into the Kingdom of God of such a size that all of India will be affected.

FORWARDING Central Christian ChurchAGENT Box 8

Clovis. New Mexico, 88101Stanley Letcher, Jr., minister

Dear Friends of the Konpur Publications Ministry,

^ Believing that these times, mwhich each of us is playing out his part, are criti-ical and that the people of God have never faced graver responsibilities in the matterof world evangelism than are before them at this moment, we are appealing to youonce again for a partnership that will enable both you and us to meet our Divineobligations.

India has become a focal point in the world struggle, for reasons that are commonknowledge. We believe that witness to the power of God unto salvation, through theGospel, must be kept clear and bright in that land. WE WILL RETURN - WILL YOUSEND US?

Our personal support is promised. Travel r.ioney is assured. It is in the matt-r ofvital equipment - printing equipment - that we need your help.

A press and related plate-making equipment have already been selected and arebeing held for us pending payment. Aconservative estimate of the total cost: purchase, shipping and import charges, J§^$i7.,pj30. Of this around $1,200 has alreadybeenplacedatourdisposal. (Lincoln Christian College, where Ihove spentasemesterin a guest lectureship, has put.$l ,000 into this fund in lieu of a salary to me). Therest IS urgently needed so that we can secure these machines and crate them for shipment. Your dollars are- vital to the success of this proiect. The cause is God's andnot our own and for this reawn we are bold to ask you pointedly: To what extent will ^you enter into this partnership with Christ in the India Literature ^ff^Tt? /

Your checks should be made payable to Central Christian Church - India Missionand marked "Press Fund". The address is P.O. BcX8, Clovis, New Mexico, 88101!

Receipts that ore useable for income tax purposes will be regularly issued and yourgifts acknowledged. May God bless you as you prayerfully consider this need.

In the cause of world evangelism.Yours sincerely,

Frank Rempel

FI NANCIAL -REPORT: February through May

RECEIPTS DISBURSEDGeneral Fund $2,567.71 Salary expense $1,790.00Travel Fund 493.00 Marie's hospital 325.60Press Fund | .00 Press expense 1,050.00*

$4,425.71 Miscellaneous 12.23

D I . ^ . 53.177.83Balance in General Fund $ 439.83Balance in Travel Fund 493.00 need $4,000.00Balance in Press Fund 315.00 need $6,000.00

*down payment on a newj^JjJI[th 1250-W - $1,050.00 - to be taken bockto India. _ .

Written, Mimeographed, and Mailed by Ralph R. Harter, Jr.at 112/352, SWARUPNAGAR, KANPUR—2, U. P. INDIA

.C;) {Kanpur somclimes spelledCawtiporc)

0? f^emlDer 5, 1966

'V~E -—--.JLjCLy- -r U I. L YW E S

Considering that thisedition is a half-monthlate, you will have concluded that we are servinga little bit too joyfully,

The main reason for thedelay was that the monsoonwrecked havoc with ourprinting rollers# Threenew rubber rollers fromAgra together with somedrier weather has broughtprinting operations backto normal.

But it seems a long timesince I mailed the lastGHRIoTASIAI^ on June 9th.One day later I woke up tothe fact that I had under-stamped the magB.2ines. Irushed to the postofficebut the magazines were al--ready on their way to Bombay and the U.S.A. Evi-dentally they got throughokey. I concentrated somuch on the commemorative

fifteen paisa stamp thatmy mind absented itselffrom the obligation o fputting on the other fivepaisa. Just blame it onthe 117.7 degree heat- Rowthe postage rates havegone up to thirty paisaper copy. However, becauseof the devaluation of therupee, oiir postage, bill indollars will actually beless.

On June 12th, thanks toa repetitious invita-tionfrom Tom and Leota Rash, Ileft Kanpur for a two weekrespite in the hills. Ithad been five and sixyears since I had seensome of t .h e missionarykids.

Since then I have madetrips to Allahabad, Kulpa-har and New Dellii- As amember of the Bible Society Auxiliaiy Committee, I

"Should not I have regard for Nine\*eh; that great city, wherein are more than .sixscore'thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also

much cattle ?" Jonah 4:11

must go to Allahabad atleast once every threemonths. In Kulpahar, Ipreached a sermon on theNew Birth, then helped toarrange the forthcomingmarriage of one of "myhoys," Sani, to one of"their girls," Eosie. letus hope that their futurewill be as bright as theirnames. The Avedding is set.for Christmas-time. In NewDelhi I made an unsuccessful attempt to get an import license for FrankRempel's printing machinery. Understandably, theIndian Government wantsFrank to spend his moneyin India.

In our last issue, wetold you that Andriyas hadbeen told that if he wasgoing to continue livinghere in the dormitory thathe must get a job some-Vv'here else; but if he didnot get a job somewhereelse then he must livesomewhere else. V/e wereapplying pressure hopingthat he would do somethingabout getting a permanentjob. He decided to continue to v/ork here and-live

somewhere else. That somewhere else has turned outto be a couple of roomssub-letted by Tom Rash.So it looks as

though Andriyas got to eathis cake and keep it too.Ferhaps Cupid will somedaysucceed where we havefailed.

The month of July wasbusy with getting ourwards settled into school.Daniel Y/ashiiigton, JohnPeter and David Dass v/ereoutfitted and sent off bytrain to'a mission schoolin Nawabganj. We also provide schooling for AnupDayal and the school busfees for his sisters. Itv/as our intention to provide only for Lalita layalbut we ended up helpingher brother Raju as well.We also support the threechildren o f Pyari LaiMasih in the Kulpahar KidsHome.

"Operation Twigs," ourproject to put midget libraries in different homesaround the city, is havinga wide influence. It isencouraging to hear thepeople discuss the goodChristian books they haveread from these racks. Ourmain library also continuesto do excellently. A quickcheck shov/s that at least

85 books were borrowed fromhere in August. The Tv/igsmust have had at least

tiivice this number of

readers.

If we would wait a fewmore days we coiild printthe list of contrihutors

for August, but we hadbetter not v/ait even one

more day.

COHa}EIBUTIOIirS HECSIVED INJUNE AND JULY, 19S6

Illinois;

J.O.Y,, Dairfield $40.00Centralia 10.00Indiana;

Garrett 5-00Frank: Reas 60.00The Colestocks 6.00

Bright Christian 35-00Iowa;The Lyle TannersKansas g

The Dunahughs 30-00Mother Dunahugh 10.00Kentiioky s 'Unity Christian 20.00Mrs. Barr 10.00Ivlissouri;

Keeper Church 20.00Jennings Church 50.00Bast Prairie DVBS 110.00Xiiberty S.S. ' 33-05Ohio;Clinton 120.00

Bladensburg L.D.s 20.00Branch Hill;, 20.QOManchester 20.79Dale Meade 10.00Sebring 5.00Korth Terrace 16.00The Warren Steiners 5-00The V7alter Ilandwerks 5-00Mother Flint 10.00

Sabina Jr. IV 6.88Sabina Jr. VI 68.73Sabina Church 75-61Brinkhaven Church 26.85Perry Christian 21.00Chase Avenue 20.00The Stobaughs 10.00Oregon;Christasian Sub. 2,.00Pennsylvania5Oak Grove DVBS 31-00Oak Grove Church 20.5020TAI, CONa?EIBUTEIl $973-41

Although we arc only reporting two. months of contributions, we are showingalmost three .months of ex-

20-00 penditures.EXPBNDF.D FROM JU3^TE 5 thto AUGUST 31st, 1966

Salaiy (July 1st andAugust .1st) t 300.00

Benevolence 496,41Book Store, Library 184.46Housing 127.06Hindi Publications 103-64Kalimpong 60.29Office 39-28Print Shop 38.24Church 36.58Documents 28.16Bible Society 6.50TOTAL SPDNT s$1420.62

Balance, June 4 $3478-50Contributions 973-41Total Receipts 4451.91Less Expended 1420.62Balance, Aug. 31 $3031-22Less Reserve Pond 1500.OCCash in liand $1531-2'

FORWARDING AGENT. MISS FLORENCE DOUGLAS, 1111 N. MAIN ST.JOPLIN, MO., 64b0i

It was a year ago today• that I returned to India,

and on th.e same day fighting broke out betv/een India,and Pakistan.

Paring the past . twelve] months, the Book Store has, done- $894-. 56 worth of bus-; iness.. Sales included 153; Bibles, 77 New Testaments1 and 3222 Gospel Portions.

Six years ago, our chiefhelper in the book store

1 was- Pilawar Masih. • From• here he went to Kulpahar,: and last month he. joined a, government job in central

to

and

for

our

. India. Pilawarj Kanpur once '-a- when he does- we

him to pronouncepremises ' have

' since- liis last visit. V^henhe stopped here on his way

• to his new . j ob, we. werehappy once ' again to re-

. ceive his approbation. He- v/as particularly impressed• with the painting job that

cost' us so much money last; March.

: •The latest improvemeitproject is to install

• tvielve drawers in the BookSto-re.' . i. never realized

' before' how hard and expensive it is to make dra\7ers

•but 'the profit is going to

comes

year

v;ait

that

improved

needs the money as badlyas vie need the drawers.

Other recent acquisit-^ions are a second filingcabinet and a weighingmachine. Nov/ vie won't have

to go to the postoffice toweigh our bundles, and theextra filing cabinet' isjust right for storing themusical instruments,Christmas merchandise, anda dwindling stock of someof our ovm publications.These things were purchasedwith the extra funds thatwere' available after therupee -\va.B deva.lued.

The" Sunday that Saiii'andI went to Kulpahar was adifficult day for the

church in Kanpur. Shortlybefore the morning servicev/as due to begin, one ofthe hardest downpours inhistory flooded the streetsincluding two feet of waterin front of the door. Thepreacher did not make it,and • the total attendancewas • six. Neverthless, aser/ice was held, t h •e•lord's Supper observed, asermon v/as preached and anoffering v/as taken. All ofthe cinema houses cancelledtheir very popular Sundaymorning shov/s and many of

a Christian

II Cor. 9:15

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Written, Mimeographed, and Mailed by Ralph R. Harter, Jr.at 112/352, SWARUPNAGAR, KANPUR—2, U. P. INDIA

[fCanpur sometimes speUed Cawvpore)

[wember 5, 196i

KJIiL STM AHEAD IH TROUBLED WATERS-q:

Busses are s"torLed andbumed, postoffices andpolice stations are sieged,telephone and electricalequipment i s destroyed,stores are forced to lockup, and schools are closed.That's the way it is thiswinter in Kanpur and manyother cities of India.

There are many causes ofthis violence, but themain stem of the troubleis the anger of studentsagainst injustices, somereal and some imaginary.

While the students riddle, the land is burningup with drOLight. Althoughwe had lots of rain up until August 14th, most ofthat flowed into the sea,and the latter rains didnot appear. Irrigation washindered by lack: of electric power. Happily, v/heatis still arriving from the

U.S.A.In the midst of these

troubled times, the Lord'sv^ork: is pushing ahead.

In conjunction with theprogram of the Bible Society, we have employed astudent named Yoel Albertto distribute free copiesof Matthew, Mark, Luke andJohn, house to house- TheKanpur Branch of the BibleSociety has undertaken tocover every home in Kanpurin this way. The cost ofthe books is borne partlyby us and partly by theKanpur Branch.

Another new project tliismonth is our campaign tosell Bibles through themail. This we are advertising in different newspapers.

You will also rejoice tohear of the baptism of amother and her two adult

"Should not I have regard for Nineveh; that great city, wherein are more than sixscore• thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also

much cattle ?" Jonah 4:11

children on Sept. l8th. Iacceeded to the elders*

request to perfom the"baptisms although we prefer to have the Indian"brethren perfoim the "baptisms.

The Book Store has had achange of personelle withAndriyas being replaced byJames Samuel. James v/asra,ised at Kulpahar but hasbeen hindered from employment by bad eyesight andmenta-1 dullnes s • H ov/ever,he is a willing, hard, andloyal v/orker.

Andriyas was set afloatwhen his secret engagemeut.t o a nurse beeame. knov/n.We have nothing againstthe match but we want himto haye a better job beforegetting married. He hasnot fallen from grace, andhe is busying himself withthe sale of Christmascards.

There v/ill be a y/eddinghere on November 12th whenMavis Washington marriesEric Ellis. The Washingt onfamily has been closelyassociated with us for thepast tv/elve years. We provided Mavis*s educationfor many years, and now weare providing schoolingfor Daniel Washington.

On Nov. 14th (Nehru* sbirthday), Sani and I willbe in Kulpahar for hisengagement to Rosie. Thelord willing, the wedding

will take place during theChristmas vacation.

Mangal Singh, our printer, was married in Bilas-pur several months ago. Wein Kanpur have yet to meetthe bride. She is a nurseattending to her duties.

According to the latesthints from the U.S.A.,Erank and Marie Rempelwill reach Kanpur sometimein January. In the meantime, the Rashes are busystudying in Seattle. Tommade superior arrangementsso that his work wouldproceed without burdeningme v/ith extra duties. Whatwe failed to foresee wasthat the Kanpur Br. BibleSociety would expect me totake over Tom*s duties inthe Bible Society in addition to my own as Secretary of the Branch andmember of the AuxiliaryCommittee. . By the timethat the fiscal year endedin October, I was fit tobe tied. The unsatisfactory results should havetaught the Branch a lessonor two.

In some letters- I wrotea month or so ago, I saidsomething about buying awater cooler. The coolersproved to be too highlypriced so I have abandonedthe idea. Next summer wewill try to quench t h ethirst of our friends withthe help of thermoses.

CONQ}RIBUTIONS EEGEITOB INAUGUST & SEPTEMBER, 1966

IllinoissFairfield J.O.Y. 140.00IndianasHsMnond South Side 120Garrett 5The Glen Morricals 25The Colestocks 6Kansas;

The Roliin Bunahughs 30Mother Bunahugh 10Kentucky sUnity Christian 20Mt. Zion 25East Union 41Missouri;

20

v5•01

• 05.00.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

.88

.00

.00Keeper ChurchThe J ohn Ogle shysMontana;

The Bonald Peels

Ohio?

Clinton Church

Kenmore Missionary.SehringLinden Homebuilders l80

10.00

12022

38

Suburban Christian 25Manchester 7Milford (CVburg) 55Branch Hill 20The Handwerks 15Mother Pliht 10The Warren Steiners 15Bladensburg L.B. s 20North Terrace Church 6.The Wm. Stobaiighs 20No. 2908 55Old Stone S.S. 20Prof. ZiTTimerman 20

OleLahQiiia and OregonWelch CWP 26Mrs. LwE. Allumbauffh 20TOTAL CONTKEBUTEB ^1053.42

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

.07

.72

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

.70

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

EXPENBEB IN SEPTEDffiER ANBOCTOBER, 1966

Salary (Sept. 1st andOct. 1st) $300.00

Benevolence 265,29Hindi Publicati ens 104.91Print Shop .54Office 12.50Housing 77.29Book Store, Libraiy 306.48Christasian etc. 61.04Church .84Kalimpong 40.19Bible Society 39.45

TOTAL EXPENBEB $1208.53

SUMlVlARy OP EBPORT-Balance, Aug. 31 $3031.29Receipts 1053.42Total Receipts 4084.71Less Spent 1208.53Balance, Nov. 1 2876.18Less Reserve Pund 1500.00Cash in hand 1376.18

Some of our friends have

asked about our large balance. This amount was

earned by us duidng ourlast furlough and is beingused to subsidize us thosemonths when expenses exceed income. In this way,the balance has decreased

from $5300 to $2876 duringthe past twelve months. Ifit is not all used up before 1970, we may use itfor travel funds. It isalso on hand in case we

need it for the construction of a house of worship.

FORWARDING AGENT, MISS FLORENCE DOUGLAS, 1111 N. MAIN,ST.JOPLIN, MO., 64801

REPORT ON QTOSTIONAIHE •By John Maxkwood, Chairmanof Elders, Pirst Church of

Christy Clinton, Ohio

Out of all the lettersthat we received concerning Bro. Ralph Harter wehave found that he is wellliked wherever he goes.

Here are the questionsthat were .asked and anaverage" of the answers.

1, Of what value wasRalph's visit to yourchurch or camp? Of themany answers received, wefind that all were gladthat he- came and that hegave the people a "betterinsight into mission work.Here are a few replies?(1) He made mission workseem more real than it had•been; (2) It inspired togreater giving and a realinterest in the work; (3)Good; he lifted the peopleto nev/ heights.

2. What did you find obnoxious in his behavior,and/or presentation? Ofhis behavior they saidmostly nothing; but somegot mad at the elders foreven asking the question.Will not try to tell whatthey said but they loveBro. Ralph and they werequick to

II Cor. 9

3. In what ways bould heimprove? Most said theydid not know. But^ one saidwhat I think was ihe bests"May he gain in loiowledgeand 'grace as I we allshould." \

4. •Was furl ough "k oo •1 ongIf you think it v^as, canyou suggest ways in ^hichthe territory could be^ covered in less time?What

could have been most easily eliminated? Most saidthey could not or wiuldnot say anything aboutfurlough time. They thoughtthis should be up tdlalph .

5. When do you thinkBro. Harter should comeagain to the U.S.? Mostsaid it was up to Ralph.

6. Any other comments.Many comments but all weregood.

I have found that reading these letters havemade me know; how much thepeople in the brotherhoodlove you and how much theythink of you. God blessyou and may yoar work goforward. We here are pray-^ing for you and we knowyou will do. your best.

Por the love of Chnst *and in His name. Yours,

John Markwoodgift beyond words !"

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CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH - MISSIONARY REPORT

FRANK AND MARIE REMPEL7/131, Swarupnagar, Kanpur—2, U. P., India ^ ••

J)ecember, 1966 Box.8, CloviS/ New Mexico 88101

"GIVE GOD ANOTHER VOICE" / (5_

Itissaidof Cameron Townsend/ General Director of Wye!iffe BibleTrans!a tors. Inc.and earlier a missionary in Guatemala, that he became truly on fire for his Divinelyappointed task when an Indian, to whom he offered an English copy of the Bible, /said: "Why, ifyour God is so smart, hasn'tHe learned our language?" Then and there /Townsend dropped what he was doing and set about "giving God another tongue"

The basic and sound principle of offering to the people of the world the Gospel intheir own tongues has become almost universally recognized. It has received addedsupport and impbtus with the growth in literacy that has marked this generation.

To the primitive tribes of Latin America the printed word is"the paper that talks".Hindustanis may be more sophisticated, for after all they have been Iiterateforthou-sandsof years, and are the originators of some of the world's most ancient literature.That is, a few of them have been literate, for it is only recently that an opportunityto learn to read and write has come to the Indian masses. Since RernpeiS-fifst went to ^0^India no less than 170 millions of people have become literate. To them, too, apiece of reading material literally "talks". It isa voice to which they listen witha-vidity.

This ought to sound as a warning to us. The newly literate person, proud of his uplifting accomplishment and eager to make use of it, cannot be expected to be verydiscriminating in the matter that he reads. But he can* be expected to accept whatever it is that comes to his attention in this wayas truth. As we would screen theliterature that we allow children to read, so should we take the greatest of care thatthese whoare, in the compassion of Christ, upon our hearts and consciencesare givenonly the kind of reading material that will lead them along in the right direction.WRITING THAT POINTS THE WAY TO THE SAVIOUR OF ALL MEN IS THELITERATURE THEY NEED!

These are the factors that impart their importance to the literature ministries ofFrank and Marie Rempel as they prepare to return, after their year's furlough, toIndia. Working with Bro. Ralph Harter, and more indirectly with Tom and LeotaRash in the city of Kanpur in north India, they are seeking to give Godanothervoice

by which He can present His claim upon the affections and the allegiance of thechildren of Mother India. Tracts^ books/ periodicals, posters and study courses arethe media of this ministry, but we believe that it is the Holy Spirit who is the agentin making it effective.

A WARNING OF CRITICAL TIMES TO COME

"Man's struggle against hunger has reached an historic turning point " "theState Department last week told U.S. Embassies todiscourage requests for wheat because the nation must cutback such aid shipments by 25% this year...." "Unlessthe hungry nations learn to feed themselves there will be world famine in less thantwenty years," are some of the statements with which a recent essay in TIME magazine literally bristles. (Vol. 88, No. 7)

The essay, which isa reading "must" for all persons concerned with andaboutworldconditions, callsattentionas so many writers in recent times have done, to the frightening situation that the world population figures represent. What took from thedawnof history to the year 1800 A.D. to do - ie. to bring the world population figure toone billion persons - has been more than duplicated within the last thirty-six years.With the total persons now living numbering three and quarter billions, there areenoughfemales already bom to produce the staggering total of 7.4 bjiH6ns of peopleby the year 2000. The present rate of population growth makes spefigrowth amathematical certainty.

Whatneeds to be particularly pointed out is that 80% of the population growth occurs in countries that are already totally unable tocare for their people in the matter of food production, and where mass illiteracy makes it virtually impossible to impose the kind of controls that will curb population growth.

Standing ^uarely athwart the road that a country like India must take if some ofthese conditions ore to be overcome and ifthe ultimate and final calamity is to be.averted, are the ignorance and prejudice and distrust that a false faith engenders.The evidence of this is in the repeated occurences of bloody riots and agitations toforcea total ban on the slaughter ofcattle in India. If India loses a third of her harvest to "insects, rots and rot" and has that distorted sense ofvalues thatpermits useless cattle to consume precious food stocks that are so desperately needed by starvingpeople, where else but in Hinduism are we to search for a reason? Not less than 90%of the Indian people adhere to this and to the smaller, related religions of IndT

"SAVE YOURSELVES FROM THIS CROOKED GENERATION"

The things transpiring in India today are but the "beginnings of travail". Unchecked, the trends already in full swing in the depressed areas of the world will engulfnot only those nations but our own civilization as well in catastrophe - AND THATWITHIN OUR OWN TIME! Aggressive, foresighted action alone con save us from themess the world is in. We believe wholeheartedly that there is no greater issue confronting us today - no graver concern than we can hold - than that all men should be.node aware of the soul saving, soul freeing power of the Gospel of the Lord JesusChrist.

Other concerns/ some legitimate and some purely selfish, that take the precious -time and resources ofGod's people today, must be set aside. The Kingdom of Godmust be the primary objective in what we do and say.

Christ can save, and He wants to. But He can save ONLY as the Gospel ispreoch-ed. LET US TAKE, OR SEND, THE GOSPEl TO THE UTTERMOST PARTS OF THEEARTH!

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FURLOUGH ACTIVITIES

Since concluding the work we were privileged to do at Lincoln Christian Collegelost winter, we hove been very much "on the go". Some of the time was spent in ourown province ofAlberta, where in addition tomaking a number ofmission presentations before the congregations ofChrist, Frank was able to participate in the "Fellowship Festival", sponsored by Alberta Bible College in Calgary. He and Marieal-soattended camps in Alberta, for parts of threedays at Pine Lake and for a week atGrande Prairie.

Returning to the Pacific Northwest, we had a port in the Wi-Ne-Mo Week ofMissions, aminspiring week of fellowship and helpful sharing with folks whose zeal andinterest thrilled us. Afurther week of Boys' Camp, at the same place, followed.

The "School ofMissions", a uniquely arranged schedule by which a group of sixmissionaries follow each other for presentations in thirty churches in a tri-state areaof the Pacific Northwest, began for Frank on Sept. 29and ended on November 4.The final two days involved the concluding Missionary Conference in Portland.

T̂he final visit to the Rempel's living link congregation. Central Christian Church'̂ ^AinClovis, New Mexico, will remain a highlight of our furlough experience. This ) )warm-hearted group of people received and entertained os royally. May God bless I jthem for their thoughtfulness. We ore proud to be associated with a congregation of /yChrist that soearnestly and zealously seeks the Kingdom of God.

At the time of writing we ore making the final preparations for our return toIndia,fellowshipping in the meanwhile with the McKinley Park Christian Church xn'lfxc.omi,Washington - a church which also has had a substantial part with us in our Konpurministry. We hove grown to love the friends in this assembly and will be the richer,when we leave them by many a precious memory.

A SET-BACK IN THE PRINTING PRESS PROJECT

A sfci'-Kc.-k that we hope will involve time only has been encountered in our projectfor taking an off-set printing press bock to India with us. With every prospectofgetting the necessary import permit from the Imports Controller in New Delhi, wewent ahead and purchas^.ajaress that seemed like a real good buy to us, s'ightlyused but in good condition. Then word came that the application for import licensehod been refused

The word is not final; we believe/ but it will involve deferrment of shipping themachinery till Frank hashadan opportunity to make a newapproach to the NewDelhi official. J

In the meantime, the West Seattle Christian Church, where Brother Eugene Barfcf^e ris the minister, will take care of the machinery for us. They wflI haV5x»-soFt-o^p-tion on it: if we can get the necessary permit they will see to having it crated andshipped to India; if wediscover that it simply is not possible, they may purchase thepressfrom us. We are especially grateful to thisWest Seattle group for theirhelpful-ness in this matter.

RETURN TO INDIA ^ ^

Frank and Marie plan to return to India on^ot^dbout January tenth, 1967.^Toeyplan to travel by air, with short stop-overs in Hong King and Bongkok.

A number of things about which there was a good deal of uncertainty and whichprevented our return in November ds originally planned are being resolved. Ourneed for Divine guidance and help as we return prompts us to lay claim to the prayerbacking of all you may read this.

THE FAMILY DIVIDED

Dale and Dean will not, as most of you know, be returning to India with us, butwill remain for their college work. Dale is in the sophomore year at the Universityof Puget Sound, doing work toward an engineering degree; Dean has enrolled in thePugetSound College of the Bible in Seattle. Needless to say we do not look forwardto the separation!

Financial provision for the boys' education continues to be a major concern. Ourliving link support simply is not sufficient to take care of this. We would welcomepledged support, designated especially for this purpose. Up. to $150 per month isneeded for the next two years. ~

MERRY CHRISTMASAND A

HAPPY NEW YEAR

FROM: FRANK, MARIE, DALE AND DEAN REMPEL