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fANUARY, '1959, j«3T/SLETTEE~r-^Bi±X§L^^o^ Store

Kanpur 2, U.P., India

NEV/ YEAR BEGINS V'/ITH NET.^ HOPE

Ihe cluirct in Swarupnagar badits annual meeting on Jan. 5thand chose a fine group of elders,deacons and deaconesses. (I continue as an elder and treasurer . )More people took part in theannual meeting than before andmost of them were mature intheir participation. There wassome vinpleasantness but theIndian brethren handled it allvery well. The congregationshov/ed its strength as neverbefore andlwas very encouragedby it all.

Our church attendance hasbeen running behind that of avear ago, as the record showss

1967 1968Sept. 54 55"Oct. 67 66Nov. 76 62Deo. 65 62

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The average attendance duringthe Yfhole of 1968 was 66.

One of the had things ahoutthe old year was that we foiledto get the Novemher issue ofCHRISTASXAN into the mail.

Some otherunhappy things thathappened around here recentlyweres (l) Samuel the olindmanreceived painful injuries whenhe was tossed hy a stray hull;(2) Dae to a lust for gold, oneof our female neighbors murderedanother female neighbor; and (3)One of the charter members ofthe church in Kanpur turnedhostile and his complaints wereinvestigated by the police (whocleared us). Through it all, theLord's peace maintained us.

\7edding plans are underway forSamuel the blindman and a widowof Hanchi.

In our last newsletter we werehappy to announce that OroswellTheophilus was working for usfull-time in the Book Store.Soon afterward he v/as called toa job with the railways. YohanBeen, who had been unsuccessfulin his quest for a job as a welder has taken over the bookstore work. Oroswell continuesto work for us in the evenings.

We will soon lose the companionship of Frank and MarieRempel who will retire to Canadain March# We do not know how wewill get along without them andwe have hopes they will return.

Among the responsibilitieswhich we must take over from

Frank is the managership of theprinting press.

Daring the next month we willgradually be moving intoRempelshouse. The rent there vdll betwice as much as we are payingnow and there v/ill be othermaintenance costs which will benew to us. (And don't forget theexpenses of the printing shop.)Reverthlessj it looks as thougheverything is going to work outall right. During the past fivemonths our financial positiondramatically improved and wewill now be able to malce theshift with the minimum of diffi

culty.At Christmas we also received

some very generous personalgifts. These will be used tohelp pay for an airconditioner.

The book store statistics

v/ould indicate that business has

not "been so good. The main reason for the poor statistics isthat one large hill ov/ed to uswas not receipted before Dec,31st. Otherv/isej business inthe Sible Book Store continuesto grow.

Volume Bibles' NTs

Sept , 1967 092 10 - 291968 81 19 20

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1967 91 11 10

1968 247 19 20

N ov. 1967 194 20 41968 155 17 3

Dec, 1967 256 16 22

1968 133 13 5

And the total for the years1967 S1077 199 1491968 1035 235 167

A faithful friend of ours,Mrs, L;E. Allumbaugh of Eugene,Oregon, has joined the firstmissionaries in the heavenlyabode,

Tv/-o others who gave me iiameas-urable help when I first leftfor India in 1946 have alsodeparted from our midsts CarlMatthews and Dr. R.E. Elmore.There will be many stars intheir crov/ns.

COIWRIBUTIONS FROM AUGUST

THROUGH DECEMBER, 1968(Receipts Hos. 494-6X4)

IllinoissM/MRobert Walker 825-00

Haynes & Jerry 5.00Indiana^M/lvI Glen Mortical 50.00M/j!5 Stanley Vincent 55.00M/M Raymond Colestock 25.00Bright Christian Church 50.00Hammond South Side^ 133.30Hew Ross Christian 30,00Smithville Christian 400,00I ov/as

Mason City 15-00Loretta Huntington 40.00Kansas;M/Cti William Roland 20.00Virginia G, Templeton 3-00Mrs. Evelyn Hanks 5.00Eiverlavm Christian 100,00Kentucky;Mt, Vernon Christian 25.00Mt. Carmel Christian 50.00Ht. Zion Christian 50,00Unity Christian 60.00Kellie Story 25.00Thomas Omer 15.00Michi^scan:M/di/I Edward Ronda '10,00Hewton Church of Christ 20,00

Missouri tKeeper Church 60,00Dennis Mayden 654-00Iiiherty Bible Classes 100.71Mrs- Barbara Stauffer 5.00Nebraska;

Ijord*s Treasury Mission 50.00Ohio;Clinton Church 300.00Clifford V/heatcraft 10.00Clinton Adult Class 41-00Clinton Junior Class 11.00Mrs. William Jones 5.00Manchester Church 68.00Mrs. Veda Plint, Sabina 100.00linden Homebuilders 35.00linden Women's Guild 25.00Bladensburg l.D.s 50.00Mrs. R. Meade & Dale 25.00Old Stone Sunday School 40,00Mildred 1. Howell & Alda 50.00Perry Christian Church 53-00Receipt Ko. 526 50.00

Walter Handwork 55.00M/C5 Warren Steiner 25.00Mrs. Florence Flint 25.00Branch Hill Church 120.00Branch Hill ladiea 45.00Miss Dorothy Schmale 20.00Betty Deem 10.00Eva Brakefield 20.00Brinkhaven Church 67.01Suburban Christian Church 20.00

M/M p.m. Hawkins SlO-00Sciotoville Jrs. II 24-. 50Sherman Church of Christ 5.00Harrison Church of Christ 25.00Oklahomat

IJcAlester (Postage) 1.45Oregon;Grace- Parnham 10.00South Dakota:Donald P. Peel 45.00Texas;¥i/K Gene Bream 10.00Y/ashingt on;

V/apato Christian Church 40.00V/est Virginia;V/.M.S., V/ellsburg ^Q'OOTOTAL COHTRIBUTED ()3541.97

EXPENDITURES SEPT. TO DEO. 19^8Salary, four months (^600.00Educational 3^5.07Medical 72.24Other BenevolenceHindi Publications 184.64Office

Housing 286,98Utilities 43.91Christasian 37.31ChurchBible Society 0Transportation 66,78Book Store & Library 417.43Miss'y Convention Decor, 15.QQTOTAL EXPENDED 11)2366.35

iOTHl'VRY OF REPOFTBalance^ Sept. 1st ^5932-875 months contributions 3841.97lOTAIi RECEIPTS 4474.844 months expenditures' 2366.35BALANCE, JaJi. 1st 2108,49Less Itirlougb. Fund 1000.00Balance in Hand 1108.49

As I said, the improvement in•our finances was dramatic. Oardeepest gratitude to all ofthose who came forward to encourage us with their lettersand gifts. The letters are realtreasures in themselves. X mustconfess my unworthiness for allthis loves the Lord help me tobe more worthy.

Once again, our thanks to MissDouglas for her cheerful donations of time and money duringthe past fourteen years. Miss.Douglas is now official hostessat 02sark Bible College, and shestill finds time for our work.

Please send tjour contribaiions /o:

MISS FLORENCE DOUGLAS

1111 N. MAIN ST.

JOPLIN, MO., 64801

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Mr. Ilcte, (Ufl) lidding farru-dl to Mr. and Mrs. Frank RempdThe Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make Hisface to shine upon you and be gracious unto you; theLord Wrup His coLtenance upon you and give youpeace; both now and evermore. Num. 6:24-26

n, No. 3 MAYKanpur, India.

farewell addressDEAR BROTHER &SISTER REMPEL.

Our hearts are sad at ones who

toTlt\Jlrl1ou7leShip nese^/earJ.

In 1952 you assumed the post of P""VTf„ ^-hr siianr were trained toKulpahar. Under your care many ^"""8 ''"geinn on^^^ theproclaim the gospel to the lost souls o rhrist accordine to thehest teachers vou imparted the teaching of Jesus Christ accoiomg loNe^Testameir proudly can say that we are the fru.t of youilblr donrin the name of the Lord. Jesus Christ. We assure you hawe shall continue to preach and teach according to where the Biblespeaks we speak and where the Bible is silent we are silent.

The services done through the Printing Press has also glorinedthe name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Printing pages such as Tracts. BookletsPosters and Magazines have been printed at your press. Hindi course«SWARG VANP is one of the excellent services done at your press.Hundreds of students have studied this course and it speaks of your labour.India Bible Institute is very much thankful to you. Really we shall miss

VTA**!!you very much.

The Bible Society of Kanpur Branch has been benefited by yourservices. Film shows, raising of contributions and many such other work.smirror your zeal and labour done for it. After your departure the BibleSociety will loose one of the active members.

Mrs. Rempel will always be remembered for her generous hospitality /and for so expertly playing the organ in our church services. Our services ,also benefited from the beautiful flowers Mrs. Rempel brought us from her garden. /

The Church of Christ Swarupnagar, Kanpur. U. P. has been enjoyina • /your fellowship. We are also thankful to you for the services done in ithis church. After your departure we shall miss you and feel a gap in^our midst. It is our hearty prayer to God for your safe and comfortab'journey. May God lead and bless you as you start your journey homewp'

WE BID YOU ADIEU, ADIEU

IN CHRIST

We are the members

CHURCH OF CHRIST SWARU'W KANPUR, U. P., IND'

Farewell Address-to^JVlR. FRANK'REldiPBl^f li^easiurer^ KanpnrBranch bf ithe Bible-Society of India, and Mrs. Rempel on the

eve of their departure to Canada.The members of the Executive Comtnittee of the Kanpur Branch of the Bible

Society of India have assembled this evening to bid fareWell to Mr. Frank Rempelah outstandingly active member of the'Executive'and a very sincere workefTorthe Bible Society. .

After receiving your training In the Alberta Bible College, Calgary, AlbertaIn Canada, and a three year minlsty In Grande. Pralrie, you responded to a call towork for the Lord in, India twenty years ago and since then, but for brief periodsof furlough, you have been rendering yeoman's service In the printing and publication &distribution work, ever on the look-out for the ,niost "effective and long-lasting means of spreading the word of God in this land ofancient faiths &creeds"where hunger for truth jostles with pagan rites and. rituals. The pursuit ofthisnoble endeavour 4ias been made fruitful by the sterling qualities of your character&leadership, your firm faith in God and In your objectives.- , . ; •

As treasurer of the Bible Society the efficiency, of your work has-beenmatched by principles of utmost integrity. Whatever you undertook to do.youbrought a spirit ofdevotion, ofgreat sincerity and honesty of purpose. Your verypresence In committee deliberations was deemed a source ofstrength and inspiredconfidence &courage in other members. Your .^cheerful disposition &accommodating ways, your readiness to extend a helping hand and toco operate have been asource of pleasure for those who have'worked with •you;

The-1968 Easter dawn service which brought together Chrtistlans of nearly alldenominations in this Industrial metropolis of North India would be regardedas a legacy that you are leaving behind and as a. tribute to your concern forChristian unity. Those who attended that service were uhanimous In theiracknowledgment of it being a mcrnorable spiritually-rousing experience;

We thank the Lord for His gift in; sending td this towji an earnest Christianwith a sense of dedication & vision In you.. India today needs missionaries likeyou —friendly, understanding, participating In public life, carrying the GhOrchwherever they; go, obliterating the dichotomy .of"the secular and. .the sacredInterpreting what Christianity can &should mean in.the 20th.century^ taking: the,'Churchiness' but of It and letting in fresh air of the spirit.

In Mrs. Rempel we Would be losing a warm-hearted friend, a gracious &charming hostess the doors of whose home were alvvays open for lavish hospitality. Her unfailing kindness, her readiness to help in h6r quiet unobtrusivemanner and her generosity contributed in no small measure to the.success ofsome

•ofour annual functions. We would greatly miss her.As both ofyou go home not to retire, but to take, up a new assignment In the

. service of the Lord, you carry with you our most loving &prayerful wishes forGod's richest blessings. We also take this opportunity to present to you both, avery humble token of our deep affection &regard for you. May the Lord Almightybi.ess you abundantly and keep you under- His care.is the earnest prayer of

Ever your sincere well-wishers

KANPUR Members of the Executive Committee,March 3rd, 1969 Kanpur Bible Society

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IBILtGUtlCR *Ennore, Madras 57. Tamil Nadu

•• .We are .limiting ourselves in thepresent discussion to a special kind ofj^raculous powers.in the apostolic age^,Ipoir an excellent treatment pn modernclaims tqimiraculous ^fts'of healing seetjie article,' Who; Heds All !Youi:E)iseases," pp. 13-15, in the May-June^1964 issue of CHRISTASIAN.

. Meaning of MiracdiesIt is popular to ignore some factors

which must be taken into account. Oneof these is, Ihe- meaning of the wordmiracle. Miracle -is defined . as " anevent or eflfect- in the physical worlddeviating from the known laws pf natureor transcending our knowledge of theselaws" or "a wonder or wonderful thing;a . marvel." . In the; Scriptures miracles^re also spoken of as signs and' wonders.Jphn refers to the miracles performed byJesu$ as;simply His "works." The nature.of a miracle lies in its evidential vdue.

' A genuine, miracle is of necessityperformed, by the power of God. ButGod does not express either His poweror His providence through the mediumof miracles alone. The providence ofGod includes miracles, but is not limitedto miracles. The modern tendency, is.toconfuse miracles and - providence and topronounce: every act of God.a miracle. .

• Elijah's confroritatioh with the fklseprophets of Baal affords a true insightinto the evidential ivalue- of a- miracle.•^•And it came to. pass at the time of -the©ffermfe of the evening oblation,- thatElijah the prophet came near, and said,O Jehovah, the God of Abraham, of Isaac,and of Israel, ik it be known this daythat thou art God.-in Israel, and that I

am thy servant,: and that I have' done,allthese things at thy word" (I Kings 18:36).God makes known that He is Godthrough every, miracle.. He credentialshis messengers"by miracles. He establishestheir word as.His Wprd. Gifts ofHedingsand the.gift of tongues are only two in amuch, more comprehensive listing of,thespiritual gifts. The nature and purposehold true with every type of miracle,including t^se. , _

. Purpose

It can easily be seen therefore thatthe purpose of the gifts of healings doesnot lie in the healing itself. If suchwere the purpose and design, God wouldbe obligated to heal in every situation.

Jesus pointed out in the synagogue atNazareth, "No prophet is acceptable inhis own country. But of a truth I sayunto you. There were many widows inIsrael in the days of Elijah, when theheaven was shut up three years and sixmonths, when there came a famine overail the land; and unto none of them wasElijah sent, but only to Zarephath, in theland of Sidon, unto a woman that was awidow. :And there were many lepers inIsrael in the time of Elisha the prophet;and none of theni was cleansed, but onlyNaaman the Syrian" (Luke 4:24-27).

Even in the apostolic age every pleafor healing was hot met with healing..Paul himself, who bv very virtue of hisapostleship-enjoyed bqth the exercise ofmiracles such as the gifts pf healings andother spiritual gifts and the power tobestow such mirauclous gifts by prayerand the laying on of hands, was given athorn in the flesh,^ a messenger of Satan

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to buffet, him. Paul writes, "Concerningthis thing I besought the Lord thrice, thatit might depart from me. , Arid he hathsaid unto me, My grace is suflBicient forthee; for my power is made: perfect inweakness." CL II Corinthians 12:7-9. The-determinant factor was not Paul's desirefor healing. It was rather the demonstration of God's power. •

A Note of CautionWe must here insert a word of caution.

We do expect that God when performingmiracles would be moved by compassion.This is inherent in the very nature ofGod. God is essentially gracious, mercifuland compassionate. • Miracles of healingdo predominate in the gospels, in theapostolic age and'indeed Whenever mira-'cles are performed. This howeve'r does^not preclude a miracle such as the cursing'of the fig tree. Cf. Matthew 21:18-20;Mark 11:12-14,19-21. Neither does ifrule but causing a man to be blinjd for aseason. Cf. Acts 13:i8-12. The underlying purpose of ' all miracles is stillserved.

Extraordinary

There,Js an economy of^ miracles, iiithe ,Scriptures. They, are pipre prolificduring crisis periods of history.. TJfieycluster around such outstanding eventsas creation, the; deliverance from Egypt,the coming of Christ^ and the establishment of the church. We are not .purcouraged to expect miracles woven intothe warp arid woofof ordinary, everydaylife. \ ^ . •.: ^

Obedience Primary

Miracles or the power to performmiracles provide no substitute forobedience. Jesus fortold, "Many willsay to me in that day. Lord,Lord, didwe not prophesy by thy name, and by thyname cast out demons, and by thy narnedo many mighty works? And then willI profess unto them, I never knew you:depart from me, ye that work iniquity"

(Matthew 7:21.,22), « ,. . Hath Jehovah,as great delight in biitit-o^rin|s andsacrifices, as in obeyihg the voice of;Jehovah ? Behold, to obey is better thansacrifice, and to hearkea than the fat oframs.. For rebellion is. as the sin of:witchcraft, and stubbornness is as idolatry;and Iteraphim". (I Samuel 15:22,23 ).Lovfhjg obedience is of far more infinitevalue than the power to perform mirhclesor the possesSion'ofthe gifts of healings.;We may paraphrase theScripture and theprinciple would still hold true. "Behold,to obey is better than raiiracles, and tohearken than tlie gifts of healings."

. Pseudo-miraclei^

There are counterfeit and' \false'miracles. The magicians of Egypt wereable to copy the miracles of Muses up toa point. The "devil and his angels .havethoability to deceive-even the very elect.Satan is able.to transform himself into anahgelof light. '

. , Genuine Miracles .

The genuirie miracles ofthe Scripture'swere self-evident." The dead* were raised;The blind 'were made re see. The'lambwalked;' The lepers were 'cleanse"d. Eventhe enemies of, the gospei ^Ore facedwith ' incontrovertible eVideribe.They conferred among themselves, saying•What shall we do. to these men ? for that,,indeed a notable miracle hath beenwrought through them, is manifest to allthat dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannotdeny it" (Acts 4:15,16) Those possessingthe gifts of healings were not restrictedto the practice of internal medicine.

Control

Those in possession of miraculousgifts such as the gifts: of healings werein control of their exercise. Jesus refused•to perform' many; miracles in Nazareth."And he did not many mighty worksthere because of their unbelief" (Matthew

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13;58). Paul in giving instructions t6 tKe;church in Corinth concerning the properuse of the spiritual gifts affirnis .and the spirits of the prophets aye subject;tp the, prophets"; (I Corinthians 14:32)r.Faith or lack" of faith may be a factorinflMehcing the decision as to perform aparticular ; miracle. But neither beliefnor unbelief on the part of another couldprevent the possessor of the gifts pfhealings or any miraculous gift fromexercising that gift. And there alsocame together the multitude. from thecities round about Jerusalem, bringingsick folk, and them that were vexed withunclean spirits:, and they were healedevery one" (Acts 5:16). This is a far cryfront turning seekers away accusing themof a/lack of faith.

The gifts'of healings along with theother spiritual gifts and all miraclespccupy an important place in the providence of God revealed in the pages of theNew Testament. But God in His providence does T not always employ themiraculous. Providence and miracle arenot synonymous terms. God is active inthe healing process. God in His provndence does heal. But the basic underlying purpose of the gifts of healingswas not the healing itself. And God isnot limited to the gifts of healings in thehealing process. '

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Illus.— Jesus Cf. Lk. 2:48-51.

Obedience to parents requires: ,

1. Hoiiorlng them. Cf. Ex.20:12.

2. Hearing their instruction. Cf.Prov. 1:8,9; 6:20-23.

' 3.;' They should requite their' parents. Cf. I Tim. 5:4; jn.

: ;i9:26,;27:- ^F. The result of disobedience to

pUfents. Cf. ProV. 50:20;30:17.

C. they should riot follow theirParents in their wickedness. Cf.Ezek. 20:18-21.

Coric.- The responsibilities of parentsfor bringing up children after Christ areimmense in these modern days. Theirfuture, character and spiritual life findthe foundation in the home. "And thechild grew, :and waxed strong in spirit,filled with wisdom: and the grace of Godwas upon him" (Luke 2:40).

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King over all Israel without a rival,God-anointed ruler, a great warrior and^leader of men, wise. God-fearing andhumble, David grew stronger andstronger. The civil wars being over,he began the conquest of all the territories God had given to the children ofIsrael but which they had not yet possessed. David extended his kingdom on allsides up to the limits marked down byMoses and Joshua at God's command-rment.

. It may be noted here that no matterhow strong a power Israel may become inthe international field she is never to takeor possess any territory beyond the boundsset by God Himself. The U.S.A., theU.K. or the U. N. may partition theinheritance of Israel, but their work willriot stand long.

The first of the conquests of Davidwas the taking of Jerusalem. Davidshifted his capital there from Hebron andestablished himself in the city aboutwhich God.has said that he had "placedhis name there."

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SOME THINGS THAT ARE J^HNITELYBY —RALPH R. HARTER .

9. ODDS AND ENDS

During the past year we have discussed many things which are definitely bad.These eyils included the lusts of theflesh, idol worship, stealing, cpvetous-ness, foul mouthed reviling, slandering,swindling, extortion, lying, false witness,pride, ingratitude, strife, anger, jealousy,,divisions, party-spirit and church politics.With this installment we are concludingthe list with thirteen odds and ends.

1. Atheisin. "The wicked..... .;hllhis thoughts are. There is no God."Ps, 10:4. The fool hath said in his heart,There is ho God.', Ps. 14:1.

2. Disbelief. "Who is the liar buthe that denieth that Jesus is the Christ ?This is the antichrist, even he thatdenieth the Father and the Son." I Jn.2:22. "He that believeth and is baptizedshall be saved; but he that disbelievethshall be condemned." Mk. 16:16. "Thoushalt have no other gods before me."Ex. 20:3.

3. False Teaching. " Among youalso there shall be false teachers who shallprivily bring in destructive heresiesdenying even the Master that boughtthem, bringing upon themselves swiftdestruction." II Pet. 2:1. "Though weoi an angel from heaven shpuld preachunto you any gospel other than thatwhich we preached unto you, let him beanathema," Gal. 1:S. The Book of Revelation concludes with these words: "Itestify unto every man that heareth thewords of the prophecy of this book. Ifany man shall add unto them, God shalladd unto him the plagues which arewritten in this book: and If any man shalltake away from the words of. the book ofthis prophecy, God shall take away his

part from the tree of life, and out of theholy cityi which are written in this book/'Rev. 22:1«,19.

4. Fellowsbip with Unbelievers."Be not unequally yoked with unbelieversfor what fellowship have righteousnessand iniquity ? or what communion hathlight and darkness ? And what concordhath Christ, with Belial ? or what portionhath a believer with an unbeliever;? Andwhat agreement ., hath a temple Of Godwith idols ? for we are a temple .of-.theliving God;...." II Cor. 6:14ff. If anyman cometh unto you and brirtgeth notthis teaching, receive him not into yourhouse, and give hini no greeting for hethat giveth him greeting partaketh in hisevil works." I Jri.10,11. .

3 Profane use ofGod?s name."You shall not take the name of theLord your God in vain: for the. Lord willnot hold . him .guiltless who takes Hisname in falsehpod or without purpose".Deut. 5:11 (Amp.) The common practiceofexclaiming "God!" whene^e• one wantsto emphasise a point, is grevious to God,as is all other sacriligious language.

5i Murder. "You shall not murder,'*Deut. 5:17.

6. Materialism. "For whosoeverwould save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life for my Sake andthe gospel's shall save it. For whatdoth it profit a man .to gain the wholeworld-and forfeit his life ? For whatshould a man give Jn exchange for hislife ?" Mk. 8:35-37- God itold one materialist, "Thou foolish one, this night isthy soul required of thee; and the thingswhich thou hast prepared, whose shallthey be ?" Jesus added, "Sp is he that

layeth up treasure for himself and is notrich toward God." Lk. 12:20,21.

7. Overwork. God created the worldin such a way that it is not necessary fora man to work more than six days aweek. In his mercy, God intended thatwe should have a one day holiday eachweek. The individual who insists onworking seven daysa week is overworking."Six days shalt thou labor and do allthy work; but the seventh day is asabbath unto Jehovah thy God: in it thoushalt not do any work, thou, nor thyson, nor thy daughter, thy man-servant,nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that iswithin-thy gates: for in six days Jehovahmade heaven and earth, the sea and allthat in them is, and rested the seventhday: wherefore Jehovah blessed . thesabbath day and hallowed it."Ex. 20:9-11.

8 Underwork "We commanded youIf any will,-not work, neither let him eat."II Thess. 3:10. "Go to the ant, thousluggard; Consider her ways and be wise."Pfov. 6:6; May those who are contentto live off thd labour and benevolence of'others please take note.9. . Gluttony. Paul w.a r n e d thePhilippians, MFor many walk ofwhom Itold yoi\ often and now tell you evenweeping tkat theyare the enemies of thecross of Ghrist: whose end is perdition,whose god is the belly, and whose gloryis- in their shame,: who mind earthlythings." Phil. 3:18,19. Many Israelitesdied as a result of their gluttony atkibrothhatta-avah when they lusted afterthe flesh of quails. 3^00 years later,people still die from overeating.

10. Carousing. T h e s e are theEpicureans, the "Let iis eat, drink and bemerry" people. Regarding them, thepreachersaid, "I said in mytheart. Comenowy I wHi prove thee,with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this alsowas vanity, T said of laughter. It is mad;and ofmirth. What doeth it?'* Ecc. 2:1,2.

11. Unforgiving Attitude-. "If yeforgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if yeforgive not men their trespasses, neitherwillyour Father forgive your trespasses."Mt. 6:14", 15. Jesus explicitly taught, "Ifthy brother sin, rebuke him; and if herepent, forgive him. And if he sin againstthee seven times in the day, and seventimes turn again to thee, saying, I repent;thou shalt forgive him." Lk. 17:4. WhenPeter "asked, "Lord, how oft shall mybrother sin against me and I l^orgive him?until seven limes? Jesus saith unto him,"I say not unto thee, until seven times?but. Until seventy times seven." Mt.18:21,22. A lot of the world's griefcould be removed by this simple step.12 Lawsuits. "Does any ofyou darewhen he has a matter of complaintagainst another (brother) to go to lawbefore unrighteous men—men neitherupright nor right with God, laying itbefore them—instead of before the saints(the people of God) ? The very factof your having lawsuits with one anotherat all is a defeat, an. evidence of positivemoral loss for you. Why not rather letyourselves suffer wrong and be deprivedof what is your due? Why not rather becheated—defrauded and robbed ?" 1 Cor.6:1,7 (Amp.).13. Sorcery. This sin is seen whenpeople are very sick and near death and,their panic stricken faniilies, not beingcontent with prayer in the name of Jesus,resort to all sorts of incantations andincense burning. This type of sorcerywill do nothing for the departing soul.

Sorcery includes all types of witchcraft and voodooism used to cast spellsagainst an enemy, or to escape from suchspells. The wearing of amulets, medalsor crosses in order to assure good luckis evidence of one's disbelief in Christand is condemned. The display of certainpictures, including pictures of Christ,with the superstitious belief that theywill bring a blessing on the hoiise issorcery and wrong. .

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SOME

OUTSTANDING

WOMEN

OF THE BIBLE

By Miss H. Kaveri Bat

MICHAL

Michal's Changing FortunesFor two or three years after Saul's

death the people suffered much on accountof the rivalry between the two claimentsto the throne, David and Ishbosheth.Civil war ensued.

Ishbosheth was a good and humbleprince. He had no desire to be king and,but for Abner's ambition and hisdetermination to continue Saul's line,Ishbosheth would have gladly beenDavid's man.

Abner soon proved himself a turncoat.Ishbosheth had reproved him for somemisconduct and Abner took his vengeanceby going over to David's side. He sentmessengers to David promising to bringall Israel to acknowledge David as theirking. He reminded David of God's promise to him to give him the kingdom.Abner now offered to get all the tribes ofIsrael to come to Hebron and requestDavid to be their king. David replied toAbner, "I will make a league with theebut thou shalt not see my face except thoufirst bring Michal, Saul's daughter."

He had not forgotten Michal. Duringall of these years she had been on hismind. At the same time, David sentmessengers to Ishbosheth demanding thatMichal should be delivered to him.

When Ishbosheth suddenly sent for hissister and her husband Phaltiel andordered the latter to hand over his wifeto Abner who would take her back toDavid, Michal was stunned and dazedand moved as in a trance. Who can tellwhat mixed feelings were in cruel conflictin Michal's breast? As for Phaltiel, thepoor man followed her weeping until theparty reached Bahurim when Abnerperemptorily ordered him, "Go, return,"and he went away quite broken downand forlorn.

FIRST LADY OF THE REALM

Michal found herself in the king'spalace at Hebron. She seemed to liveover again that awful night when Saul'smen were watching at her door to keepDavid from escaping, waiting until themorning when they would escort himto sure death at the hands of Saul. It was

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she who had heroically saved his life^byletting him down through the windowat the back. That same fugitive andwanderer was now king., But the relationship was not exactly

the same as befpre. By this time therewere a number of other wives and theirchildren. There was one difference: whilethe other wives stood in awe of theking, Michal was in intimate terms offreedom with him. Inte'lectually, too,'she was far superior tp the others, andDavid sought Michal's company morethan that of any other wife, arid he confided to her matters which he kept fromthe others. It. was as if David had recovered some-precious thing he had oncelost. Her marriage to Phaltiel was anunfortunate episode which was always athorn to her complete happiness. Everyone naturally concluded that a son bornof Michal would surely be David's heirto the throne. David permitted Michalto bring up her sister's sons.

Having, restored Michal to David,Abrierset put on a tpur to meet all of theelders 6f:Israel and speak tp them aboutpetitidnihg David, their (3od-ordainedking, to rule! over all Israel.

One.day,.the wliole. palace was shakenby the terrible news that Joab, David'sgeneral,; a man high-minded, ambitiousarid of a domineering nature, had withoutDavid's knowledge, treacherously murdered Abner on: account of some privatefeud.

It was a most critical moment forDavid since he would be suspected by allIsrael to have instigated that dastardlydeed.

All the king's household was movedwhen itwas known that David had goneinto deep" mourning for Abner, saying,"I and; niy kingdom are guiltless beforethe Lofd for ever from the blood ofAbner.": David made Joab apd all themen rend their clothes and gird themselves with sackcloth, and the king him

self followed the bier to the grave loudlyweeping arid lamenting. His grief was sodeep and genuine that the people weptwith him and were pleased with him."All the people and all Israel understoodthat day' fhrit it was riot of the king toslay Abner," and David openly accusedJoab and his brother for the dastardlycrime. "Uncle" Abner's death removedone more of the near and dear ones ofMichal's young days.

With Abner's defection and death,Ishbosheth had lost his only prop, andhis handsbecame feeble. Hispeoplewerenow without a leader, Ishbosheth beingonly a figure-head.

Thinking that David would be only.too glad to be rid of his rival and wouldhandsomely reward them, two of theprince's servants murdered their masterin cold blood and carried his head toDavid. "Frpm love's shining circle," allthe getfi^ from her old home had droppedaway for Michal. If there was any comfort for her in this fresh grief it was theretribution those wicked servants'receivedat the hands of David. He had themsummarily put to death for slaying arighteous man.

KING OVER ALL ISRAEL

Not a single one of Saul's legitimatesons remained, David was now the soleclaimant to the throne. "Then came allthe tribes of Israel to David unto Hebronand spake saying, Behold, we are thybone arid thy flesh. Also in time pastwhen Saul was king over us, thou wasthe that leddest out arid broughtest inIsrael: arid the Lord said unto thee. Thoushalt feed my people Israel, and thoushalt be a captain over Israel." Michalno longer feared for Dayid's safety. "Soall the eldiers of Israel came to the Kine inHebron. arid they anointed David kingover all Israel." Already he had reignedover Judah for seven-and-a-half years.

( Continued on, page 6")

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V. GNANSIKHAMANIEnnore, Madras 57, Tamil Nadu

Like the Linen GirdleJeremiah 13:1-17

Intro.—Often God teaches us by wayof example from our day to day life.The lesson of the linen girdle is onesuch. As God instructed, the prophetdid to the linen girdle.

1. The girdle was marred and it wasprofitable for nothing (Jer. 13:7).

How did it happen ?A. It was not put in water. Cf.

Jer. 13:1.

B. It was not used. Cf. Jer. 13:4.

C. It was hidden in a hole of the rockin a mountain. Cf. Jer. 13:4. In

• order to be profitable the girdle:,1. Should have been put in water.2. Should have been used.3. Should not have been hidden in a

hole of the rock.

- II. Then comes the word frorn theLord with a *'Thus saith the Lord," thatafter the manner of the girdle, Godwould mar the pride of . Judah and thegreat pride of Jerusalem. Cf. Jer. 13:8,9.

A. Pride is one among seven thingsGod hates. Cf. Prov. 6:16-19.

B. God is against pride.C. Pride is a sophisticated weapon

of the Devil to prevent peoplefrom obeying God. It prevents

'. them from humbling themselvesbefore God and from submittingto His will.

///i«.-Naamanj II Kings 5:1,10-14.D. Pride of vain philosophies pre

vents people from accepting thesoul saving gospel. Pride goesbefore a fall.

III. That they shall even be as this

girdle which is good for nothing" (Jer.13:10).

,'A. They refuse to hear His words.Cf. Jer. 13:10a. It was the casein the days of the prophets andit is so today. A deaf ear toGod's words; means refusal ofeternal life and embracing eternal

' death. Cf. Rom. 10:17; Mk. 16:16.B. They walk in the imagination of

their heart. Cf. Jer. 13:10. Thegods of the world are nothing butthe imaginative creation ^of mandespite God's warning in Exodus20:1-6. A learned non-Christianprofessor once said that the godsof our devotion are the-gods ofour creation.

The world is fast moving afterstrange gods in the form of idolatry and ideology under the cover

/ of material welfare. The morethe emphasis on material prosperity the worse we see the moraland spiritual degeneration. Thelifeless gods of human imaginativecreation can never save the humanrace. In the end it would bevindicated as futile service toman's own imagination and wouldbe good for nothing. It is timeto hear God.

. IV. The girdle, cleaves to the loinsof a man. Cf. Jer. 13:11. We know thebenefits of wearing a girdle or a beltaround the waist.

A. God caused the house of Israeland that of Judah to cleave toHimself to be a people for Him,to be a name, praise and gloryfor Him.

B. BUT THEY WOULD NOTHEAR. Refusal to hear and obey

.. God is removal away from God.

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and understanding, the unparalleled institution for early Sc'riptui-al instruction.The parents are the architects under theChief Architect, God, and the childrenare their workmanship. " Children'schildren are the crown, of old men; andthe glory of children are their fathers")(Proy. 17:6).I. PARENT'S DUTY. .

Children are the blessing '.of the Lord.Parents must be the exhibition of divine.life. They are' the first teachers of gpdli- ^ness and they, are the first "examples."Train up a child in the way he shouldgo and even when he isold he will hot'depart from it" (Prov. 22:6)

A. They should be diligently taughtin the Scriptures and Christshould be shown as the exampleto. be followed. Cf. Deut 6:6,7;31:12,13; I Pet. 2:21.

Samuel and Timothy. Cf. I.Sam. 1:24;728; II Tim. 1:^. JohnQuincy Adams said, " ... Theearlier my children begin to readit, the more confident will be myhopes that they vvill proye useful

\ citizens of their country and respectable members of society."

B., Children need to be chastened:This shoWs the parents love forthem. Cf. Prov; 13:24; Hebi12:6-10.

C. Children should be corrected. Cf.Prov. 22:15; 29:17.; Pot failureto correct, ///MJ.-r-EH's sons. . Cf.

; I Sam. 3:11-13; Prov. 19:18.

D. Children are not to be provokedto anger to the extent ofdiscouragement. Cf. Col. 3:2.

II. Children's Duty.They are known by' their doings.Cf. Prov, 20:11

A. They are to obey their perents inthe Lord. Cf. Eph, 6:1.

( Continued on page 6 )

C. The jpenifent belieyers's obedience ,to the gospel through baptismcleaves him to the Lord. Thechurch is formed of such believers;Cf. Acts 2:37-47. They are onein Christ under the royal priest- •hood.

• :D; Denominational disobedience in• -refusing to hear all that God

«peaks in the New- Testamentremovedthe peoplefar from God.It is high time-to hear God andaccept the New Testament pattern

•of the church in order to cleaveto the Lord and this wjU result in

. the restoration, of primitive Chris-. . tianity. as; revealedTn the Scrip

tures. . • -

Coh.-T-In the different stages- in thelikeness of the linen girdle, where do westand ?

A. Is ours like the linen girdle thatwas not put in water ? Cf. Jer.

. 13:1; . Mk. 16:16; .I Pet. 3:21.B. Is is like the pne,that was marred

having been hidden in a, hole of' the rock ? Cf. Matt. 25:24-29.

C. Is it like the one removed from. the loins of the prophet, from

God? /

p.- Or is is like the one that cleavesto the Lord as to God for a

' . people, for a name, for a praiseand for a glory ? Cf; Jer. 13:11.WHICH IS YOURS? WILLYOU NOT HEAR GOD ?

THE DUTY OF PARENTS ANDCHILDREN

Ephesians 6:1-10/«/>flf:-^Th6ugh the world has different

rhces and colors of people they are fromthe one family that God created andsettled in the garden of Eden. The homeis the fundamental unit of godliness. Itis the plhce which produces people fromthe rank of a king down to the servant; aplace of devotion and discipline, education

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Indian Press GleaningsBy W. B; G.

The new Chief Minister of TamilNadu,'Mr. Karuiianidhi, said in the StateAssembly that action would be takenagainst those who indulged in activitiescalculated to wound the feelings of headsof religious institutions and religiouspreachers. He affirmed that as far as hisgovernment was concerned it did not ^propose to ban any religion or religiouspropaganda.

X X X X

The turnout at the polling booth inthe recent general election in Nagalandwas a staggering 85 p?r cent. With pollingin sonie constituencies going up to ,ashigh as 95 per cent. It is believed thatprobably in no democratic election in theworld where there is a choice between twoor more candidates and where voting isnot c o m p u 1s o r y have such figuresbeen achieved.

' Dr; Horst Moltrecht, deputy secretatyin the Getman Ministry of Economy, incharge of the Asian Desk^ speaking inBombay, said that Brazil, which had one-sixth of India's population, had receivedas much German investment in the firstsix, months of last year as India hadreceive^ during the last ten years. Heattributed this to licensing procedures,lack of spare parts and some other "minorirritants." Another reason for lack ofGerman interest in India, according tohim, is lack of information about theCountry.

X X X , X

' Contraband gold and wrist watchesworth Rs.l5 lakhs (One-and-a-half millionrupees) were seized by officials of themarine and preventive division of thecentral excise from the sea-bed off Manoriisland near Malad in North Bombay,the officials dived into the sea andscoured a vast area for hours beforeunearthing the contraband. Six thousandtolal of gold with British and Swiss markings and ingots of 10 tolas were foundconcealed in three gunny sacks. The Swissmade Wrist watches numbering about22,000 were found in two tins.

X ..X

The Deputy Prime Minister,Mr. Morarji Desai, while making thisyear's budget Speeeh in the Lok Sabha,said he was seeking to "irhprove the valueof imported motor cars as a status symbol" by raising the duty on importedmotors from 60% ad valorem to 100%.

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Mr. Desai was born on Feb. 29, 1896and celebrates his birthday as per theRoman calendar only once in four years.Since this is not a leap year, he observedhis birthday on March 5, a day afterHoli, according to the Hindu calendar.Mr. Desai has presented the Unionbudget on his birthday on two occasions,in 1960 and 1968.

X X

One way to save money is not to.spendit. This has been emphasized by thePublic Accounts Committee of Parliamentin its report on the Ministry of Education. Justifying the delay in constructingschool buildings on sites acquired yearsago and the consequent payment of Rs;10 lakhs (1million rupees) as hire chargesfor tented accomodation from 1962 to1967, the Delhi Administration made this

X X

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point Qh audil: -"Sad this delay ifothappened, the Government would havehad to spend a large amount of. capj|^/outlay (estimated at Rs. 98.86 lakhs, i. e.9,886,000): The interest on this amountalone woi-ksoiit to Rs. 4.7^ lakhs (475.000rupees) per annum, which would be trea-

;^'d as savings to- the'State exchequer."The Administration'. c o n c l'U"d e d withdeva^tating/i lo^c that, "it; can besafelyheld ;that. running a, schiool in - tents iss-bmiew.hat cteaper than raising,,abuilding.'V - ' * I , ' . ;; ^ ^

X X-. X h

- -^Six tbehage boys of the "Ramakrishhamissibp Vidyapith of P ii r u1 i a weredrowned in the Panchet lake about 30^miles. from phanbad; The incident cameto-fight only after a roll call was taken ofthe T50"students participating in a training^ camp at Panchet. An immediatesearch was made in the lake where theyhad gone to bathe in the morning. Thebpdies of the students, foiind floating inthe lake> were later removed to Dhanbadcivil hospitah •

X X

' At. the Leipzig Fair in the GerrnanDemocr^io R.ep'ublicj participation bydhdiaus.a whole has increased this ywrby a third.; Tn the joint India pavilion,l'2p hrms ar® participating, while 27 firms

•have set up-their own pavilions. At leasttwo-thirds of the Indian exhibits thisyear* are .engineering and chemical products and the rest traditional items.

X X X X

• the Home Miriister, Mr. Chayan,speaking'in.the Rajya Sabha, condemnedthe ShiV .Sena organization in his homestate ..of- Maharashtra as a, "fascistorganization." In recent Shiv Sena in-

sp^ireid riots in Bpmbay,- 52 pdrsons losttheir lives in the police firings and about127 persons were injured. Over 4,500arrests were made. It was estimated thatrailway property worth about Rs. fivelakhs (500.000 rupees) was damaged.Nineteen police stations, 103 milkboothsand 20 buses were* burnt. Also, I7L busesand 400 bus shelters were damage^.Private vehicles too did not escapedamage.- f Shops and hotels were the targets of loot and arson. Over200 personswere reported to have been injured otherwise than in police action and two persons, were reported to have died as aresult of such injuries.

X X X X

Eight fishermen drifting on the highseas without food and water for six dayswere picked up by a Colombo boundLiberian freighter BYBLOSS HORIZONoff Trivandrum coast. The distressedfishernien from aboard their-country craftshowed signals and .were taken aboardthe ship vyhere they wereprovided withfood and water. The fishermen andtheir fishing boat were then towed toQuilon.

. "x X X' XSix mien armed with a revolver and

posing as policemen madeoff with a truckladen with coconuts, a movie projectorand country liquor from Goa, collectivelyvalued at Rs. 32,000/- at King*s Circle inBombay. The truck was traced by policein another part of the city while it Wasbeing unloaded in the night and the goodswere recovered. Four persons were arrested. The police were considering actionagainst the owner and driver of the truckfor transporting liquor.

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REVEALING JESUS TO THE WORLD

Frank Remp^l

The greatest need of the world today,as it has always been, is for a knowledgeof Jesus Christ. The greatest truth thatcan be expounded is that Christ died foral| and is available to all men everywhere.His willingness to become the Saviour ofall who call upon Him constitutes thegreatest hope of mankind.

A preview of.Jesus the Christ is givehin the Old Testament scriptures. Comingto Nazareth to reveal Himself for thefirst time as the Messiah, Jesus openedto His countrymen the book of "Isaiah.Reading a short selection from it He said"Today this Scripture has.been fulfiiledwhile you are present and hearing."(Amp.)

The portrait of the coming Messiahwas found in the. Old Testament, butonly a very few had so studied the sacredwritings that they were able to recognizeHim when He came. Simeon and Annaneeded only a glimpse of the Babe Jesusto see in Him the fulfillment of the DivineWord. John the Baptist, too, saw inJesus the fulfillment of the Old Testamentlaw and spoke of Him as'the Lamb ofGod that taketh away the sin of theworld."

The preview was followed by theactual thing. In the fulness of time, theSon of God was revealed in actualperson.

For the most part, the Jews failed torecognise Him and would not believe Hisclaims. Those inclined toward mysticismexpected the Messiah to appear in theform of an angel. Those inclined towardmaterialism expected Him to appear inthe form of a King. To see Him bornof peasants was more than their pridefuli^tures could bear.

That Christ appealed more to thecommon people than to the self righteousupper classes caused the scribes and therulers of the people to refuse Him.

Yet Christ is the actual photo of GodHimself, for He said, "He that hath seenme hath seen the Father." His compassion for the afflicted of the earth. Hishatred of all forms of evil. His love forthi^t which is truly good — all. of thesethings are but a manifestation of thetrue nature of God.

Christ must now be reflected in thelives of those who are His followers.In the same manner as the moon, whiek1ms no actual light of itself, reflects thelight of the sun, even so the Christiiansare to "shine as lights in the world."-Thespiritual radiance and moral purity mani."fested by the Christ is to be reflecfed^^. inthe lives of those who believe Prt Him?

The picture of Christ which thie Worldsees is the reflected one in the lives ofthose who are called by His nainc.Unfortunately, that picture is not a verybright one. Too often the characteristicsmanifested by the Christians are anythingbiit Christ-like. In consequence the worldsees not what Christ actually is but whatwe make Him; and thus they reject Him.

All three of these means of revealingChrist to the world are placed in thehands of the Christian. He may use theOld Testament and the New Testamentto articulate the claims of Ch^st uponevery individual; but, most of alLi hemust use a Christ-like life to demonstratewhat the Old and New Testamentsmean.

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Due to Mr. Rempers retirement aseditor, this month's column should betitled, "Whine-off" instead of "BowWow." However, except that it took usa long lime to locate Miss H. KaveriBai's article in Mr. Rempel's files, we didbenefit from an extra portion of helpfrom Ass't. Editor William Gulick. itbegins to look as though I will not haveto move to Japan after all.

THE CHRISTASIAN

Editor: Ralph Harter

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ON FUNLOUGH UNTIL AUGUST

News of Ralph Harter, Ir,, on furlough from Nanpur, Inclia,at Box 144, Clinton, Ohio, 44216, Telephone 316-882-5852.Please send all contributions to i.iss Florence Douglas,

1111 No. i.ain St., Joplin, i\.o., 64801.

konths of suspense endedon Oct. 6th when the authorities at Lucknow granted metheir •'No Objection to Return to India'' endorsement,redeemable for a visa withintvjelve months at the IndianConsulate in N.Y.C. X leftthe next day for the UoS.a,via Greece and Asia minor.

It still remained for Johnand Shanti Lamen back inEanpur to say how long theyv;ould agree to stay in Kan-pur to help us. That is tosay, it was finally up tothe Zamens to decide howlong I could stay in theStates. You will like the

way John decided it: 7e

came here as directed by theLord to help carry on thework during your absence. Itis now almost 2 months sincewe came here, and God enabling us, we hope to carry ontill you return after a fullyear's furlough, V7e shallbe only too glad to knowthat we were in any way helping to make your visit toyour country worthwhile anda blessing to many."

We cannot, of course, expect mr. and krs, Zamen todo all of this work free ofcharge. The ''pay-' is certainly low but it still

amounts to at least ^75 amonth. Then there are otherexpenses whioh we did nothave to bear on previousfurloughs. There is no doubtbut that Frank and karieHempel saved us a lot ofmoney when they substitutedfor me in 1959 and 1964.

During my last two monthsin India and during the twomonths since, we wentthrough a serious financialcrisis. The use of creditcards and a loan from myparents helped pull usthrough. During the pastmonth, contributions havebeen very generous and weare gradually getting thingsstraightened out.

Barring any unforseen circumstances, I will now remain in the States untilAugust, This will permit meto serve in summer camps. Infact, three weeks have already been promised:

June 28th to July 4th:-Bock ^ke, Jaichigan^

(July 6th to loth I willattend the North American

Christian Convention at St.Louis: transportation bykindness of Henry kc^i-dams,)

July 20th to 31st, IndianLake Gamp over in karyland.

Lore immediate appointments are the following:

Dec. 21st, evening, Southwest Church, Barberton, 0.

Dec. 28, eve., Rittman, 0.

Jan. 4, all day, Old StoneChurch, Newark, Ohio.

Jan. 11, all day, UnityChristian Church, Cynthiana,Kentucky.

Jan. 18, all day, BranchHill, Loveland, Ohio.

Jan. 25, all day, Bladens-burg, Ohio.*'*'

Awaiting confirmation)Jan. 31, Harrison, Ohio.Feb. 1, morn., Osgood, Ind

eve., Versailles, Indiana.Feb. 8, S. Union, Ky. and

Lt. Zion, Ky. Both **Feb. 15, all day, Embree-

ville, Tenn. **

i..y 1969-70 tour was inaugurated at the home churchin Clinton, Ohio, on Nov. 9.Since then, I have spoken atSouthside, Hammond, Ind.;Smithville, Bloomington, Indiana; Newtown, Lich,; St.Louis, Mich.; Kalamazoo,Lich.; ACts Class at GreatLakes Bible College; Pleasant Valley, Lt. Carmel andGrange City churches nearFlemingsburg, ICy.; Manchester Church (near Clinton,Ohio), and Bright ChristianChurch, Indiana. I was alsoable to enjoy the Conferenceon Evangelism at Cincinnati,Thanksgiving with relativesat Ann Arbor, Michigan, anda visit with friends at Midland, Michigan, whom I hadnot seen for 40 years.

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EXPENDED SEPT.,OCT.,NOV. *69Salary, 3 months $450.00Dormitory 50,55Educational 114,01iviedical/Benevolence 46,66Office 2.17Housing 16,06Utilities 35,26Christasian 68.59Mr. and LiTS, Zamen 6.06Bible Society 2.57Press 82.55Book Store, Library 61.31Travel 148.95Phone 2.15Postage 13.63Promotion 116.28

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Balance, Sept. 1st 193.62C0 ntr ibute d 1686.0 7Total Receipts 1879.69Less Expended 1255.00Balance, Dec. 10 624.69

Tiiis balance (and more)has been sent to Lr. Samenin Ranpur to meet continuingexpenses there. His itemiza-tion of expenses vjill be reported next time.

-During my -stop-- —-in^-Jlew--Delhi on my way home, I baptized :3hanti Bose, daughterof our landlord, Rrank Rem-pel had previously baptizedher parents.

In order to visit PakistanI was made to sign a promise that I v\iould not preach.ITeverthless, my six lectureswere greatly appreciated bythe Pakistani brethren andBrother B.L, Turner baptizedsixteen who responded. These

•"^^olk" came forward during theannouncements and were bap-

^ tized in the cemetery.

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