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HARTER THROBSJANUARY, 1978

MEWS 01^ RALPH HARTER ^Bible Bhavan, 3/83> VishnupurT, Kanpur' 208-002, India

(or) Box j, P.O. Nawabganj, Kanpur 208-002,IndiaEXCITING END TO UNPREDICTABLE YEAR

A very fine young man of iucknow,Rajendra Ellas, has been winningrelatives and others to the Lord andbringing them to us to be baptized-five since our last newsletter. Ibaptized two of them, and Harinamthree. Of the latter, one was a Hindu while another is the husband of agirl raised In Kulpahar. It is possible that we offer the easiestimmersions in our part of India.

Harinam organized a very successful meeting on Dec. 4th in which hebrought together new converts wrththeir problems and old converts.withtheir testomonies. Something goodshould come out of it.

Much of the city of Kanpur wasblacked out for several days andnights due to the collapse of 50 yr.old machinery and resulting fire inone of Kanpur's two power houses.Although our electric supply failedfrom time to time, we were betteroff than those in other areas of thecity who lacked both lights andwater.

Other news of our dark city isthat smoldering labor unrest eruptedon December 6th when employees of

one of our cloth mills ganged up onand murdered two members of the management on the mill premises. A severe battle with the police followedin which ten employees are reportedto have been killed. Rumors say that"not less than fifty" were killed.Countless others were injured.

One of India's best trains crashed150 miles from here Killing 116passengers and crew. One of my former hostel boys, now an expert welder, was sent to the site to cut upthe engine. The crash was within astone's throw of a house where iattended a funeral last July.

Through the years some of you havefollowed the various tragedies anddisasters of the Washington family.Their latest is that their house wasraided by the police because theyhad given shelter to a fellow whoturned out to be a wanted criminal.Out of fear, they left their housefor the night. In the morning theyreturned to thefr house only to findit burned out and the roof irallen in.Since then they have been existingon the front porch. Me are supporting the youngest . daughter In a

mission boarding school.Late in November, I took the three

wheeler on a 250 mile booksellingcircuit of Hamipur District. Fivetowns were visited including Kulpa-har where I preached on Sunday. Iam due to preach in Kulpahar againon New Years Day. This year I intendto spend Christmas in Kanpur,

The 3~Wheeler gets 70 miles to agallon of gas. With gas costing $2a gallon, that figures out to about3^ a mile.

Bookstore sales have been excellingso much so that we have been hard-pressed to keep our shelves wellstocked. Shipments from Madras werealso held up for a month due to thedislocation of rail services following the devasting cyclone in AndhraPradesh.

The people of India responded generously to ease the distress of thecyclone victims. Our committee contributed $35 to the cause.

Our Hindi magazine JEEVAM-DEEP isin serious trouble because it has notbeen able to make it on its own without mi ss i on funds. A number ofIndian brethren gave generously butthe commi ttee chosen to manage thebusiness failed miserably. We areplanning to start a new publicationbut it will not be possible to register it with the Press Registrar ofIndia. This means that postage costswill be much higher but there willalso be some advantages.

In the meantime, our printing department has been very busy. Ourjcompositor and machine operator havenot been able to keep up with the

demand.The Hindi edition of my book,

"What Kind of a Person Should I Be,"is selling well at the Kanpur Railway station. A second edition of theEnglish edition Is awaiting its turnin the printing department. The Hindi edition of "ABC'S of the Christian Faith," is still not finished.

For a second year, I will be serving as secretary of the UnitedChristians Committee of Kanpur. V/eare sponsoring a city-wide feast ofChristmas music on Dec. 26th. I alsocontinue my Wednesday evening visitsto the Methodist High School where Imeet with their staff members todiscuss the book of Acts. Twice amonth I have a two-hour visit withtwo Hindu thinkers who "believe" inChrist but not in the Bible.

One more college boy has joinedour hostel and we are expecting oneother by the end of the month. Thesetwo will pay for their food andother personal expenses, and will bewith us for only five or six months.

It has been a year now since ArupDas left our hostel and rejoined hisfamily near Delhi. We hear that heis serving the Lord faithfully andthat a church has been started inhis house.

North India's cold season is nowupon us. We do not have any snow inKanpur but it can still get prettymiserable.

I was very sorry to hear of thepassing of my dear friend ArchieBartley. He seemed well enough whenhe put me on the bus last April atOcala, Fla.

COHTRIBUTIONSOctober and Movember 1977

The Home Church & Area;Clinton First Church $375.00M.rs. Magdalene Bowen 90.00Mr. & Mrs. Walter Swigart 60.00Mrs. Robert Meade 10.00Orrville Loyal Bereans 20.00M/M W.A. Handwerk 27^00Wadsworth Northside 50.00Terry L. Bower 5.00Other Ohio Donors;M/M L. Nathan Black 10.00Sebring Church 10.00M/M Lewis Holdren 75.00Bladensburg Loyal Dgtrs. 65.00City Cousins 25.00Neighboring States:Mrs. McCurrie of Ontario 25.00Dr. & Mrs. V.C. Rambo 25.00Stanley Vincent 20.00New Ross Christian Church 105.00Hooverson Heights Church 6563Frank Reas 25.00Dr. S Mrs. Thomas Omer 25.00Lewisie Simpson lf5.00Sylvia Rosser 20.00Other Eastern Donors:Embreeville Church 90.00Flora First Christian 38.00Capital City Church 120.00West of the Mississippi:Loretta Huntington 50.00Liberty Sunday School Class 46.80Neeper Church 44.54Wymore Loyal Women 20.00Or. Don F. Peel 45.00Virginia Tempieton 2.50Wapato Christian 30.00Minnehaha Church of Christ 25.00

TOTAL RECEIPTS $1936.47

EXPENDITURESfrom 10-8-77 to 12-18-77

Salary, 2 months $300.00Audited expenses of

Kanpur Mission Corranittee 1300.00Harinam Singh 100.00Directory of the Ministry 8.85Help to Students 42.50Other Benevolence 7.86Hosnitlity 22.71Tools for Raju D. Maslh 23.53Increased stock in bookstore 106,98

TOTAL EXPENSES $1912.43

SUMMARYDeficit on 10-7-77 271.59Add Expenditures 1912.43for total debits of 2184.02Subtract receipts 1936.47for deficit on 12-18-77 247.55

our forwarding agent;Miss Florence Douglasnil N. Main St.Joplin, Mo. 64801

LATEST NEV/SOn the weekend of Dec. 9"11, Hari

nam and I traveled 300 miles in thethree-wheeler to sell calendars,etc.at a mission school. When we gotback, we found that one of the hostel boys, Sunil, had been rushed tothe hospital with acute appendicitis. No operation was performed thistime, and he is now quickly returning to normal back here in BibleBhavan. Another of the boys, Shimon,added to the confusion by developing(probably out of sympathy) a pain inhis side but he had no fever.

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nam came and asked, "What don't youhave?'* Although he went on to add," that doesn't cost much money,"It would have been a difficult question to answer in any case. I wasamused to realize that 1 had joinedthe ranks of "men who have everything."

In the September 4th issue ofChristian Standard, Glen V/heelerwrites that the average salary ofour preachers in the U.S. is$13,756. This is more than my salaryand all of our mission expenses puttogether. It is therefore all themore amusing that I have everything.

Of course people are always suggesting that I replace my S-Wheelerwith an automobile. That would bethe beginning of needs and not theend of them.

I have been blessed with goodhealth, a good house, good clothing,good food, good friends and goodhelpers. Best of all, I have JesusChrist. It does not leave room formuch more to be desired. The onlything I worry about is my income tax.In fact, I have refused a raise insalary because it would raise my income tax without really doing anything for me.

Harinam ended up giving me a trayfor the private snack bar I have setup in my bedroom. That snak barcould also absorb a Christmas giftor two but I must not start gainingweight again.

"There is great gain in godlinesswith contentment. I Tim. 6:6

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News of Ralph ''Bud" BarterBible Bhavan, 3/^3> Vishnupurl, Kanpur 208-002, ' India

(or) Box 3> P.O. Mawabnanj, Kanpur 208-002, India

March, 1978

MOSTLY GOOD WMS

Once again, as is true every yearin Kanpur before Easter, preachingservices are being held every nightin every section of this large city.During these weeks some of the yoiingmen get their first chance to speak.It also provides a good time of fellowship among the Christians as theysnack from house to house. The enthusiasm will climax in a UnitedEaster Dawn Service when UOOO of thecity's Christians will gather in anathletic field downtovm at k ajoi.

And once again I will be out oftovjn at k Easter Sunday morningbecause I will be visiting southIndia from March 11th.

Fulfilling a promise that I madethree years ago, I will first visitthe work of Lois Eees in Andhra Fra-desh. It is not yet known whether ornot Lois will have returned by thattime from the U.S. but Emrys will bethere. The program for that week hasnot yet been fully worked out but itwill no doubt include some stops in

and around Madras. Frraa H^ch 19th'Vjto 26th, I ifill preach and teach atI a convention of independent brethren

V/( somewhere in the state of Kerela.

The Lord willing, I will be back inKanpur early in April.

During February I made a three dayvisit to New Delhi. The trip wasbeneficial but I was not stole tosucceed in what I went there to do.I was able to attend four exhibitions, all of which were impressive.They were the World Book Fair, Indian Industrial Fair, InternationalAxt Exhibition and Defense ServicesExhibition. I returned to Kanpurwith a load of books for resale inour book store.

On that trip I rode two new trainswhich I had not ridden before. TheGcmti Express is a daily except Saturday train which makes the trip toNew Delhi non-stop in ^ hours 10minutes. I was to have come back ona slower train but due to some mixupI came back on the best train of allthe Rajdhani Express which makes thetrip in hours. On the Rajdhani,meals are served to the passengers

:;as on airplanes. The meal served tome included chicken and ice cream.This train stops for only five minutes in Kanpur before hurling on toCalcutta, .

Our financial report regularlycontains the item, "Audited isxivensesof Kanpur Mission Committee". Sincethis leaves a great deal to the imagination, we try, about once a year,to let you know more exactly how thefunds are spent. During 1977^ thesefunds were spent as per the following monthly averagess

Rent, $117*65 per month. The bookstore, press, hostel and my own roomare included in this. The VishnupuriChurch a^so meets here.

Electricity - $10.06 per month.Other Housing Expenses - $7*10Book Store - $11.76, plus $377U

for Mr. Reuben's salary &$ t*33for other part-time help.

Dress - $1957 for paper,etc. plus$21.22 for the compositor and$23.76 for the machine operator.

Lawrence Lazarus, Hindi Editor,

It cost us $81.13 per month tofeed, clothe, educate and medicatethe boys in the hostel and to entertain the guests.

"The committee spent $82,25 permonth for the school expenses of alarge number of boys and girls, and$11,10 for job training for young

people.$15.67 a month was spent for other

people.in need.. Transportation, $UU.71 por month

Postage, $18.U3 per monthBonuses, $13.8U per month.

Sundries - $138U per monthThe Church - $ii.8,2U per monthAuditing and Accounting -$13 O^

That is what the committee spent#Besides that, these other funds werealso spent2

My salary of $1^0 per monthHarinam cost us $ii8.58 per month.Expenses of the committee's Sec'y.and Treas. were $18.33 per month#Extra expenses in the book store

wore $1;6.$5 per monthFurniture and equipment cost

$17 UU per monthWe made donations of $7.29 per mo.Stationery and Bank Charges cost

$3.71 per month.If you add together all of the

monthly averages mentioned above,you will find that we spent on the$51,66 per month. 's.V^erage of $1006.92 per month during

Salim, the caretaker - $28.lU ^^^977* We can expect that with risingTea for the workers cost $3*^3 / f wages and inflation coupled Td.th theThe sweeper charges us $1.76 a erosion of the value of the Americanmonth, and our share for the dollar, our expenses during 1978 maynight watchm^ is $1.18 per: month, average about $3100 per month. VJe

hope, though, to be able to cut downon some items. The Lord has alwayssupplied all of our needs. Lack ofljfunds has not been any problem to'*us. X'Je hove always tried to be cautious and faithful in spending thefunds entrusted to us. It is, afterall, the Lord's money.

Still you can see that every giftwhich reaches us, from the smallestto the greatest, is very much needed, and there is no contribution sosmall as to be unappreciated.

CONTRIBUTIONSDecember 1977 and January 1978

The Home Church & .AreasThe Clinton Church $3?OoOOThe Walter Swigarts UO^OOMrs. Madgeline Bowen 60.00Orrville Loyal Bereans 30.00Mrs. Robert Meade S.OOPerry Christian Church 13 #00Mr. & Mrs. Handwerk 233.00Other Ohio Donors sMrs. Nathan Black l^iOOLinden Homebuilders ^0.00Linden Church l$OiOOOld Stone Missionary UO.OOThe Hbldrens 7^.00Bladensburg Loyal Daughters i|.0o00Sebring Church 1^.00Branch Hill Church 60.00Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Close $0.00Bordering States?Mt Caimel Church (Ky) 100.00East Union Bible School 36.10Mt. Zion Church 25.00Stanley Vincent (Ind.) 20.00Pate Estate 600.00Burlington Estate 200.00Portland Singles & Doubles lij.6.57Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Eade 60.00Mrs. Lucretia Nicholson (Pa.) 25.00Other Eastern States^Flora Christian Church (111.) 28.00Mrs. Robert Walker 50.00Enibreeville Church (Tenn.). 90.00West of the Mississippi;Mrs. Leland Raynor (cklif.) 25.00Mrs. Loretta Hmtington (la.) 25.00VirgU Marshall (Neb.) 100.00Wynore Loyal Women 10.00Virginia G.Templeton (Tex.) 2,50Wapato Church (Wash.) 30.00Minnehaha Church 25.00Keeper Church (Mo.)

Liberty Sunday SchoolTOTAL CONTRIBUTED $2908.37

Besides this there were seme verygenerous Christmas and birthdaygifts, and Chidanand Stephens sent adesignated gift of $25.00

In addition to the $17^ which theClinton Church sends each month,they also deposit $25 per month formy furlough expenses in 1981.

EXIENDITURESfrom 12-19-77 to 2>^U-'78

Salary, 2 months $300.00Audited expense of

kanpur Mission Ccanmittee 1800.00Kanpur Treasurer for 1978 17^.00Harinam (four months) 200.00Kirkbride Bible Co. 108.00College Press 13*00Extra Benevolence 60.00Christian Music Festival 12.50Travel 8.81TOTAL EXPENDED $2677SI

SUMMARTDeficit on 10-7-77 $ 271.59Add amount expended 2677*31

Total Debits 29U8.90Less Contributed 2908.37Deficit on 2-2U-78 UO.53

For income tax purposes, you maymake out your check to the FirstChurch of Christ, Clinton, Ohio, butcontinue to send through our forwarding agent

Miss Florence Douglas1111 N, Main St.Joplin, Mo., 6I4.8OI

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The Hincii paper JEEVAN-DEEP is nolonger oiirs but it is still beingpublished every month. It is farfrom being what we would like it tobe but for the time being we aregiving them a monthly advertisementfrom the book store. Our plan tostart another publication has receded to the background.

A new steel bookcase is about tobe delivered to the bookstore. Forvariety of selection in Hindi, English and Urdu, our bookstore may bethe second best Christian bookstorein all of north India.

The three-wheeler is also boastinga new waterproof canvas top, thistime with side curtains to protectthe passengers from rain and xfind.

The bookcase and new top were provided for from the Pate Estate ofSmithville, Indiana. In the past,the same estate has also furnishedus with two scooters and a watercooler. An annual grant from an estate at Burlington,Indiana, is alsoa great help in giving us a freshand healthy start for every newyear.

Kanpur boasted some gorgeous gardens during the winter months. Ourcaretaker, Salim, did very well asusual with our little patch. One ofhis Hollyhocks is 9 feet tall andreaching for 10.

My glasses slipped out of my pocket on Feb. 11th and I am having tomanage with a locally made substitute until a replacement comes fromAkron. For a week I had to wear myprescription sunglasses both dayand night and in aH places.

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three Bible classes, baptized throebelievers and conducted one ccanmun-ion service I am not sure what DrJones would have thou^t about allof this activity by a Church ofChrist missionary, but the presentdirector of the ashram was wellenough pleased that he wanted me tostay an extra week at his espensoThe program of the ashram is non-denominational

When I went to Sat Tal, I did notexpect that I would be used thatmuch As it turned out, several ofthe invited speakers could not comeand I was the most available substitute The main reason why I wentto Sat Tal was to develop somethoughts and to set them down onpaper Thus I have written thefirst draft of my next booklet,"Lessons from the School of Faith"During the rainy season, I hope toperfect it for print As it standsnow, it will contain three partss"A Student Testimony," "fi?ovingGod*s ill^". And "Putting theSpirit First"

Harinam also spent throe weeks inthe mountains working for the BibleSociety After his university examshe tjill decide whether or not hewants to make this his lifers work(My impression is that he wants todo something else) The exams whichwere to be held, in April xjere firstpostponed until July, then untilAugust This is not the fault ofthe University but it was forced onthem by a violent minority

On Pentecost Sunday, May litth, wehad two baptisms in Vislmupuri, oneby Harinam A neighborhood lady wasbaptized on May iBth

Unfortunately, the VishnupuriChurch itself has split due to apersonality clash between Harinamand one of the elders although theroot of the trouble goes much deeperAlthough the hate displayed ismuch to be regretted, there areenough Christians in the area tofill both congregations

Harinam has lived with us foreight shears and is now 21^ yearsold After he finishes his exams,it wrill be time for him to lookfor lodging elsewhere

June is the month xvhen we decidewhich students we are going tohelp financially during the nexttwelve months Of the boys who livein our doimitoiy, we keep up tothree at our expense. Twelve otherboys and girls receive i&cut $7 amonthWe deliberately limit these ^to twelve, and we do not take on^new students until old ones drpp.fjout This year there are three &changes although in two cases the gscholarships were only changed hfrom one member of the family todanother In the third case, we "8have dropped a boy who ran away from home last Januaj^ In his place we will help "King", theyoungest of Victor Walter* s four childrenVictor is a groat help to'^us in our mission work in KanpurThree new boys are being consi- ?dored for our dormitory although one of tliera,. Sunil, is not really ojnow.Stinil was eaqxjlled from the iddormitory in March for breaking hjthe rules X'7e will take him baclc^if and when he is admitted to onc"*^of the government*5 industrial &training schools, I am sorry to

This month we must omit our usualfinancial report duo to circumstances beyond our control The list ofcontributions for April has beenlost in the mail# Before the losswas realized. Miss Douglas had leftfor a well deseived vacation inCalifornia# In our next- newsletterwe hope to bring you up.to date#

Whenever a report is lost in themail,' it is necessary to warn ourcontributors that their addressescould possibly fail into the handsof greedy persons who might sendletters begging for money. Which reminds me to tell you of a

scoundrel' who, for the past twomonths, has been using ray name tobeg money frcm people# He says thathis daughter has died- Mr. Harterhas given him money for a x^opdenbox to bury her in but he needscloth to cover the box# It is entertaining to think what I might doto him if i caught up with him#

We seem to have lost oxir dogBeter as he has fastened his iaffec-tions on one of our church familieswhere he enjoys the con^any of kidsand females# For awhile he wouldstop in during the heat of the dayin order to rest -under the fans butnow he has stopped that too. Onceagain our house has become a cat*sparadise# .

We have also ."lost" one of ourtwo scooters as we , have gif-ted itto the iSwarupnagar Church#, As itwas, it was a bone of : contentionbotween all the people who x^rantedto use it# It may or may not stopthe quarreling but at least therehas been a change in referees#

For several years, .1 have been

mulling over the idea of turningour press over to our long-time employee Mongal Sjngh who x^ould thenrun it as a private enteiprise instead of a mission enterprise o Thematter xjill be decided once and forall by our local managing ccanmitteeafter considering all of the prosand cons# A decision is expected inJuly#

Wo. have finished printing thesecond edition of my book, '*I'lhatKind of a Person Should I Be," butwhen -we got ready to print the cover, we found the blocks were missing# We have moved txiice since theblocks -were last used six yearsago# The artistes designs are alsomissing#

Work has also begun on the secondedition of its companion, "SemeThings which are Definitely Bad,"xrhich, this time aroxmd, xd.ll beprinted separately#

The Hindi edition of "ABC's ofthe Christian Faith" is finished atlast and is being bound# Wo havealso reprinted a Hindi tract entitled, "IfJater of Life#"

One of the desires of the Kanpurmission is to help Christian yoxingpeople get a good start in life#During Jxmo we gave financial helpto one girl that xd.ll allox^ her totalce an advanced co-urse in tailor*-*ing# Help has also been promised totwo girls wanting to be nurses, andto txjo boys wanting to be truckdrivers# Another boy xfhom we trained as a tailor x^ill receive a sewing machine. Some of these youngpeople become pillars in the churchand then some of them don't#

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Our local Tnanaging ocamiittee has/msfle the leap and decided to gift\ the tadLntipg laasas (valued at about

/ $1000) to Mir. Mangal Singh who hasbeen our employee for at least 1^

11 years. Mangal will now run it as aenterprise instead of a

X^mi^Toil'^ehterprise. This equipmentwas originally .gifted to us bx^?nwe take it to Hamlrpur and GorciaDistricts. The last three months areclw-vs busy for the bookstore and weexp'tct this to be cur busiest yearever.

The VIshnupurl congregation Is doing fairly well attendance-wise butIt Is very slow In taking form as abody. If you know v/hat I mean. It Isone thing to attend services and ItIs something else again to become amember of the body. There Is alsopressure from some of the participants to make It a Pentecostal congregation: so It Is really a verytougii rov/ to hoe.

On the other hand, the SwarupnayarChurch seems to be too Spiritless.

My tv^/o year stint as secretary ofthe United Christians Conmilttee of

Kanpur has now ended. During my ten=ure, 1, have glyen the organizationIts first written constitution.Written or unv/rltten, the committeehas for years been following therule that officers cannot serve morethan two years In any post.

Lawrence Lazarus Is still suffering a little from his broken collarbone, and Victor Walter Is stillplagued with asthma, but both havemanaged to go to Surguza Districtdown In Madhya Pradesh for the annual convention of the churches InBrother Getter's area of activity.

Many 1979 calendars were mailed toour Stateside friends on September12th. Hopefully they will reachtheir destinations before Jan. 1st.

SunII DeSMva, who had an attackliving In our hostel. Is now back Inthe hospital with a second attack.We are sorry to say that his reputa-lon continues to be under a blackcloud although there are some whostaunchly defend him.

One recent visitor to Kanpur saidthat there are always two things henoticed when he visited KanpurItsfilth and Its population. In othercities, he said, the streets arefull on special occasions but InKanpur the streets are always full.The Christians of Kanpur thereforehave a unique opportunity to reachthe maximum number of people withthe maximum amount of movement.

Hundreds of new trees have beenplanted along some of the roads Inour part of the city. Kanpur v/lllcertainly be a nicer place In whichto live If some of them take root.Let us hope for the best!

CONTRIBUTIONSAUGUST AND SEPTEMBER-1978

Home Church and Area;Clinton ChurchJunior 11 ClassM/M P.M. HawkinsOrrville Loyal BereansM/M Walter SwigartMrs. Madgaler.e BowenThe Walter HandwerksPerry Christian ChurchMrs. Robert MeadeOther Ohio Donors:

Daughters^O.OO10.00

Bladensburg LoyalM/M Nathan BlackM/M Lewis Holdren 75.00Sebring Church of Christ 10.00Miss Dorothy Schmale 100.00Linden Homebuilders 75.00Neighboring States:Mrs. Lucretia Nicholson,Pa.25.00Mrs. Louise B.Rambo 20.00Hooverson Heights>W.Va. 62.82Gene S. Ronda, Mich. 25.00Stanley Vincent, Ind. 20.00Frank Reas 30.00W. Walnut St.,Portland 25.00E. Union Bible School,!^. 45.30Other Eastern States:Capital City,N.C. 78.50Flora First Christian,111. 80.00West of the Mississippi:Mrs. Loretta Huntington,ia.45.00Dr. Donald F.Peel,Tex. 40.00Neeper Church, 16.10Minnehaha Church,Wash. 45.00Wapato Christian Church 10.00TOTAL RECEIVED $1501.72if you contributed during Sept. andare not listed here, it is becausethe books were closed early to allow Miss Douglas to attend the National Kiss. Convention in Knoxville

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Salary, 2 monthsAudited expenses of Kanpu

Mission CommitteeHarinam SinghO.B.C. BookstoreBimla Lai In Nurses Tr.Other Educational helpExtra medical assistanceExtra on travelTOTAL EXPENDED

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Ruth Handwerk and her sister Marion Steiner are old family friendsand very faithful supporters of ourmission work. Ruth has had a verybad time of it following a fall lastJanuary. Mrs. Madgalene Bowen hasalso been in and out of the hospitaldue to several freak falls.

Some of you have written newsyletters recently. Thanks1 It wouldbe good to have at least one lettera year from all of you, and 1978 isvery quickly coming to a close.

Please send contributions toMiss Florence DouglasllllN. Main St.Joplin, Mo. 64801

and changes of address toMrs. Charles JeffriesFirst Church of Christ2545 W. Comet Rd.Clinton, 0. 44216

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INDIAN COOKINGTwo recent requests have come for

Indian recipes. The first request Iignored, to my hurt. The second wasanswered by sending a cookbook.

For one thing, I employ a cook for$^0 a month and I seldom set footinside the kitchen. Secondly, mypresent cook, Hari, and his fatherbefore him, wouldn't have known whatto do with a recipe If they saw one.

Thirdly, Indian food cooked in theU.S. does not turn out very well.One American hostess went to a greatdeal of trouble to cook some Indianfood which I was supposed to praise,but I didn't. I never heard fromthat church again. Being a missionary returned from India is a dangerous occupation in many ways.

The Indian spices, which are noteasily available In the U.S. makemost of the difference. Also, onecannot learn from a book how to makethe differ(ent types of Indian bread.

What we^fike best of Hari's concoctions is goat meat ground up andcooked with potatoes and other vegetables. This is best eaten with thecommonest of Indian breads, the cha-pati. Tableware is not used but itIs eaten with the hands.

At our house we have two meals aday, the first at 9 a.m. and thesecond at 5 p.m. Those who want toeat at other times find their foodin lunch pails (or what we here calltiffin carriers). We have rice atthe first meal and chapatis at thesecond meal. Twice a "'iteek we havemeat, once a week eggs, and the restof the time vegetables. At 9 a.mT'-oHihave a piece of fruit-usually bana-''

nas during this time of year.