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USEt/IUS ANV HIS MOTHER BAPTJZEV

AfteA a t/eoA-and-a-haZ^ ZJjj^q mXh a6, Ui^vXiu contmue^ to tmpAove. tn many ujay-6'and aXMU a 6pzclaZ joy to baptize, fum on ThuA&day, ApAiC. 23Ad, (lUhen U6evi(U dacid^d to be baptized it ukun't di^^icuit ^OA fii& motkeA to dzaide. that ^he imnted to be baptized too,MoAch 8th (AXU anotkeA happy day when I baptized the wi^e and ^ughteA o^ Panme^hwaA Din, Aman whom I had baptized in May, 1976,

The eZeven-day vtiit to India o^ my 6t&teA Ma&, David BoAbeA and Ma6, Wi/Ziam VAo^eA it*vww pa&t hi6toAy, I met them at the Neio Delhi oiApoAt and baought them to KanpuA a^teA showing them New DeZhi and the Taj Mahat at AgAa, Thein. vi6it then ended with two day6 atKalpahoA a^teA which they ^tew to Kathmandu in Nepal, The KanpuA ChuAch gave them a lovingAeception and Mu. FAcueA ha.6 given them ^100 {oA theiA building ^und.

It is amazing to see that people can heaA about India all theiA lives and still be socompletely suApnised at what they see heAe, Besides that, it is diHicult to get sometouAists to eat goat meat, to step out in ^Aont o^ tAa^^ic, and to Ae^Aain ^Aom scAeamingwhen they see a not. Qua visitohs failed to see a single snake anywheAe,

TheiA ^iA6t day in India was pAopitious, I saw in the nempapeA that Mas, Gandhi was going to speak at a women's seminaAy and so I thought it would be nice to see heA fAom the.sidewalk. One thing led to anotheA and we ended up inside the hall with badges declaAing usas delegates, i^ you can pictuAe me as a delegate to a women's seminoA, We had good seats,a good view OjJ Gandhi, and we weAe impAessed by heA speech.

In otheA Aespects also the past two months hive been {^ull and inteAesting, DuAing myvisit to South India, I pACached 23 times in 22 days and enjoyed {fellowship with Lois Pees,Ma, and Mas, EmAys Pees, \7, Gyansikhamani, Ma, and Ma6, Eldon WeesneA, Ma, and Mas, LeonandThompson, and Ma, and Mas, Alt MoaaIs, Foa the meetings in MadAas, "Sikhamani" had welladveAtised by plasteAing laAge postens on walls up and down the stAeets, It is {oA suAethat no meetings o{ mine had eveA been so well adveAtised,

EasteA week was also enjoyed at KulpahaA, Last yeoA a{teA I pAeached on Good FAiday, aman C£^e and said that my seAmon had made him come to a decision--he was going home and makehis will. Taking this as a suggestion, this yeoA I pAeached on Wills, concluding by tellingwhat ChAist has willed us. On EasteA moAning I attempted to show how we can make contactwith the AesiLAAection poweA, My hosts (Miss MoshieA, Miss Chitwood and Miss Stanton] didthe^ l^u^J:hing_o {^ makijLg me as com{oAtable- 'and--as well- iedr-as jjossibter, TPreiAt:up o{generosity Aunneth oveA, Back heAe in KanpuA ChuAch the building was jammed on EasteA SundaymoAning and many had to stand outside.

From 30th April to 3Ad May, I will be in BilaspuA whcAe William Poland has invited me tobe guest speakeA at the seminaAy commencemetvt services, A{teA another week at home, I willleave on May 17th {or six weeks at the Sat Tal Christian Ashram in the hills. When I comeback {rom there I will begin work on the documents necessary {or my {urlough. My cousin,MaAy Knop{ o{ Clinton, Ohio has invited me to make her home my headquarters when I am in theU,S, During the past several years Mary has been very kind in managing the {amily homestead

i on my behal{.Examinations {or our students have begun and the schools will soon be closed {or the

4ummet vacation. Our Nepali boy, Solomon, will be leaving us {or a boarding school, SanjaiwiM probably continue to live here with his {ather Sani Masih, Sani is proving to be abig help to us and there is little hope o{ his wi.{e returning to him, Useviiis may also besent to a boarding school i{ he passes his exams.

We luive occasionally mentioned, but not o{ten enough, that we also support nine girlsstudying in three di{{eAent schools. These girls are Anita, Jessie, Salome, Mona, Pinky,Mariyam, Shiwani, Edith and the daughter o{ Mr, C, Lewis, They are a nice group o{ kids butI know o{ no stories to tell about them.

In the {ulness o{ time we were able to make {inal cash settlements with Lawrence Lazarusand E,S, Peuben whom we retired on 31st December, We are now giving Lawrence a two-monthtrial run in the bookstore to see how well he can do in that job.

The public mind is much exercised nowadays over a woman dacoit (outlaw} named Phulan Devi,It has, however, become a complicated matter involving caste hatreds and political machinations, The police o{ two states are looking {or her with the help o{ three helicopters butso {or (with some help {rom the public) she has been able to escape their net. Some dacoitsare wanting to surAevider but they want to {irst make some bargain with the authorities. Itis good {or newspaper sales.

In my last newsletter I was optimistic about my {ormer ward Harinam Singh but matters havesince taken a turn {or the worse and he is having serious marital problems, Harinam has areputation {or being stubborn and dea{ to advice. He is having the same trouble with his{ather-in-law that he had with me only (vis {ather-in-law is more worldly-wise.

All o{ us living here at Bible Bhavan appear to be happy and in good health at this time.Two who work here, Salim and Joel,su{{er. {rom chronic ailments which sometimes get them down.My assistant manager, Victor Walter, has occasional attacks o{ asthma.

We gZve oua hejOAt-^eZt thanfn to God andto ouA iAtend& ^OA tha. {i^oZZoiMlng contAlba-ttons 6e.nt duAcng fzbAuaArf and t4aAc.k,19S1.

HOME CHURCH ANV AREA!X)n ChuAch $460

Ma6, Madgatem Bomn 60OaavWE^ LoyaJi BtAoan^ 9.0The (nJatteA SuU.gaAtA 59The HoAotd VAottcngeAA 200The P.M. Hawktn& 15

OTHER OHIO VONORSLinden ChuAah 330.

The Nathan Btack& 10.The PauE WtnZandt 100.SebAtng ChuAeh 15.

VoAothy SchmaZe SO.Bladen^buAg Loyat VaughteAS 20.Mas, Leona Btythe 20.Linden HomebuZtdeA& 150.Ma, 6 Mai>. Eugene C£o4e 50.

NEJ^BORING STATESStanZey l/tncent, Indiana 25.Pate Memo/Ual Fund 600.O^good ChuAch CiAeZe 100,Mt, CoAmet ChuAch, Kentucky 100.Oak GAove ChuAch, Penn&yZvanta 50,

OTHER EASTERN STATESCapltaX. City ChuAch, N.CoAottna 3S0.

WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPIM^^tn S Evetyn Hanki, Kan6CL6 50MttdAed L, RaynoA, CaZi{^, 25Wafoto ChuAch, Washington 55Da, VonaZd F. Peet, Texas 30Ma& . LoAetta Huntlngton, Jam 100Mason City FiASt ChuAch Mission 20

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The gAont oI $600^{Aom the Pate MemoAiatFund uUZt be used entlA2Jiy ^OA publicationsand iiAStZy ^OA the second edXtijon o{^ ABCsoi the Chfustian Faith, TheAe has also beena peA&istent demand {oA a AepAinting o{ TheAnatomy and Visease6 Ojj the SpiAituaZ Eye,These books mJUi be pAinted in "oua" pAe&sIn MadAas managed by Bao, I/. GyanasikhamanIwho also pAlnts books {^OA Da, Von VeweZt ojjJopiin, Mo. "SIkhamani" a pAoduct ojJ theminlstAy o^ Ma, and Mas, Wittiam GuCIck whonow seAve the LoaA In Cincinnati, Ohio,

Mas. RaynoA is the motheA o^ Miss LeahMoshieA o{ KutpahoA. Ma, RaynoA pAeceded usto gtoAy last VecembeA,

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST2545 W. Comet Rd.Clinton, Ohio

[May]HARTER THROBS

May the LoAd eveA help us to use theseguilds laisely, ExpendltuAes ^Aom 23Ajd FebAu-aAy to 23Ad ApAlZ weAe as ^oJll.ow&:—

SaZoAy, two months $600,00Budgeted and audited expenses

the KanpuA Mission $1500.00i/,Gnana6lkhamanI ^OA pAiMtlng

600.00National MissIonoAy Convention

(1981) i^oA boothEdith Vas [student]SuniZ Vesilva. [tAoInee]Medical [unbudgeted]StandaAd Publishing

TOTAL SPENTThen, puttiMg it all togetheA,

Total contAlbutedRefund {^Aom StandaAd

PublishingTotal Receipts

Ve^^icit on 2-22-81, ,16Total, expended $2862,41

Total Vebits ^Z863.T7Balance on 4-23-81

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$2862,41

$3124,89

99.065'3Z23.95

$2863,11$ 360.18

It is not yet known why the money was Ae-^unded by StandaAd Publishing, The suppliesthey sent have Aeached hejie safely. SeveAolpayments made to KlAkbAlde Bible Co, oAeyet to be shown and that will consIdeAablyAeduce the balance shown above.

Ma, BhoAdwaj Paul, a ^oAmeA Aesident Oj{KanpuA now living in Wheaton, Illinois, hassent $50 and this has been given to one o{OUA glAls, Shakuntala Lai, to help outfitheA as she enteAed nuAses tAoInlng.

Please continue to send youA gi^ts toMiss—FloAenxie^Voaglas1111 N. Main St.Joplin, Mo, 64801

and changes o^ addAess to:FiASt ChuAch Ojj ChAist2545 W. Comet Rd.Clinton, Ohio .44216

It is not enough to be "walking with theLoAd," we must walk IN the LoAd. 16 we oAeonly with ChAist and not In ChAist we oAelike the hoe oA Aake leaning against thetAee.We will neveA beoA any jj-tuXt In thatcondition and we will eventually Aot oAbuAn away. In oAdeA to be IN ChAist we mustabide In His woAd and obey His commandments(John 15:1,10). This adds meaning to Paulasstatement that we ale "baptized IntoChAist," Rom. 6:3, Let US all be tAuly,

"VouAS IN ChAist,",.,

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NEWS OF RALPH HARTRR

BOX 3, P.O, NAWABOANJ," KANPUR 20fe002 INDIA

JULY fqR]At the moment of writing there is nothing definite to say about my departure from India forfurlough but when I come I will probably come quickly. I have applied for the permit thatwill permit my return to India: it may come soon, it may come late and there is always thepossibility it won't come at all. After It comes, a "Clearance Certificate" must be procured from the Income Tax Office, and tickets must be purchased. If time permits, I amplanning to reach Ohio via Calcutta, Thailand, Korea, Japan, Seattle, Calgary and AnnArbor. The Lord willing, I will participate in a Timothy Rally at the Clinton Church Oct.4-7, and attend the National Missionary Convention in NYC Oct. 22-23 and the Conference onEvangelism in Cincinnati Nov. 10-12. Our class of '46 will enjoy its 35th AnniversaryReunion. And if I stay here then 1 stay here where I am always busy.

I was more useful than ever this summer at the Sat Tal Christian Ashram in the hills,preaching thirteen times. My blind boy Dlnanath attended the first half of the programwhich was in English while one of my helpers, Sani Masih, came for the Hindi half. Bothwere much helped by the experience and spoke of it In the Kanpur church when they got backhome. Tragically, two fine boys, ages 16 and 11, were drowned in the lake on June 13th,one trying to save the other. It is a beautiful but dangerous lake. It is sobering to

in the lake on June 13th,lake. It is sobering to

realize that mine was the last sermon they heard before they left for their heavenly home.One of the preparations I have made for leaving Kanpur is that 1 have sent Usevius to a

boarding school in the eastern part of the state. The school is located in a small quiettown which 1 trust will provide the proper environment for serious study, something Useviushas avoided here in the big city.

There will still be several living here at Bible Bhavan: Sani Masih will serve as "Housefather," and his tv/elve year old son Sanjai will also be here. Dinanath (the blind boy)and David Morar will continue their college studies. We are also expecting the arrival ofSushil Lewis, a fatherless boy from Hamirpur who v^/i 11 be In the Eighth Grade. We hadagreed to take another boy who is complete family-less but he has temporarily dropped outof sight.

As the new school year begins, there is only a siight.change in the line-up of girls whomwe support in boarding schools. Anita and Jessie go to school in the town of Fatehgarh.Salome, Mona, Pinky, Mariyam and Elizabeth study at the "Union Mission" Girls' School inKanpur while Shiwani Das studies at Hudson School. There is one other girl but detailshave not yet been worked out. Elizabeth is a new addition and comes from one of our poorestfamilies. She is about as unrefined as they come. We previously fitted her brother with awooden leg and bought him a horse. The education of Shiwani may be in Jeopardy due tofamily troubles. Her mother, who is mentally disturbed, recently married a non-Christianand then left him. The man is seeking to exert economic pressures on her to force her toreturn and he has threatened to remove Shiwani from school. Tune in tomorrow....

Harlnam has also had marital troubles mostly brought on by himself. Quarreling with hiswife of several months, he proceeded to sell the wedding gifts and her clothes. I am toldthat he was wanting to leave for the fleshpots of Bombay but that his departure was beinghindered by boi1s.

The two boys who have been in training, Arvlnd the good and Sunil the bad, will be finishing their training next month and will then be on their own. We also provide a scholarshipto Anoop Jas and the decision on another scholarship is pending. If Sanjai Stanley passedhis examinations then he will get it otherwise it will go to college student Clement Joel.

We also distribute about $20 a month in medical help but, despite all precautions, thismoney has often been misused. We have now turned over the responsibility of its distribution to the elders of the Kanpur church.

It should always be kept In mind that lives are not made by financial help. Education,training and health can be used to glorify the Lord but in the end it is only the word ofGod that makes lives. We have had some happy successes but others whom we have helpedgenerously and with love have completely failed in their response to the commands of Christ.Of course later In life they sometimes "come back."

Lawrence Lazarus, whose employment as "Publisher" was terminated at the end of 1980, hasnow been confirmed as a shop clerk in our Bible Book Store. He replaces E.S. Reuben whowas retired. He will work alongside H.D.S. Joel.

Unless I have a change of mind, I will not be showing slides during this furlough. Sofar every attempt to obtain pictures has led to a dead-end. Maybe the Lord is trying totell me something.

Rajiv Gandhi, elder and only surviving son of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, has nowentered politics and he is riding a wave of popularity. He gives the impression of beinghonest and mature. The rainy season has begun with the usual advantages and disadvantages.Floods have caused damage, people have been killed but that is normal for the course.Crops should be good. Phulan Devi, the woman outlaw, is still at large but she has had tosell some of her jewelry. On June 6th a train accident in our neighboring state of Biharkilled more passengers by drowning than were lost in the sinking of the Titantic sixtyyears ago. Most bodies will never be recovered.

Love,Ralph

God has blessed us with inany faithfulfriends and we are thankful to .them for thefollowing contributions sent during April,May and June, I98I.

HOME CHURCH AND AREA

Clinton ChurchOrrville Loyal BereansMrs. Walter Handwerk

The Walter SwigartsMrs. Madgalene BowenMrs. Robert Meade

Mr. & Mrs.P.M. HawkinsMr. S Mrs. Keith Drollinger

OTHER OHIO DONORSMr. £ Mrs. Nathan BlackLinden ChurchLinden Women's GuildBladensburg Loyal DaughtersSebring ChurchOld Stone MissionaryMr. 6 Mrs. Bob Mack

Miss Dorothy SchmaleIndianola ChurchBranch Hill Church

NEIGHBORING STATES:

Stanley Vincent,Bright Christian ChurchOak Grove Church,PennsylvaniaOak Grove Junior Class

Lucretia Nicholson

Sylvia Roser, West VirginiaFollansbee W.M.S.G.Mr. £ Mrs. Kellie Story, Kentucky

Indiana

OTHER EASTERN STATES:Capital City Church, N.CarolinaEmbreeville Church,TennesseeFlora First Christian,111inois

WEST OF THE Ml SSISS IPPI

Wapato Church, WashingtonMiss Nellie CopleyLoretta Huntington, IowaNeeper Church, MissouriLiberty Church Bible ClassesDr. £ Mrs. D.F. Peel, TexasMr. £ Mrs. Aden McTeer

TOTAL CONTRIBUTED

something. No, Grandpa,It may be though that byin his heart.

But even studying in a Christian school with its daily Bible studies will not savea child unless he/she forms the habit of obediently responding to the word. Even living here with me at Bible Bhavan is no guarantee that a boy is going to turn out alright although we try hard enough. The Kulpahar Kids' Home, which is as ideal a

Christian institution as you will find anywhere in the world, also has its failures.Where is your own mind? Is it on bread or on the word of God? This problems is not

limited to the mission field. Are you studying the Bible? Do you meditate on how itsteachings apply to your life? Then do you apply it or forget it?

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST2545 W. COMET RD.CLINTON, OHIO 44216

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49.2061.00

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EXPENDED FROM 2Ath APRIL to 13th JULY-iq8l

Salary, three,monthsBudgeted/Audited expensesContri but ionsExtra for students

Help to Amputee-Extra for medical helpDisplay items

TOTAL EXPENDED

PUT IT ALL TOGETHER

$600.003400.00

50.00

73.0734.488.62

55.80$4221.97

Balance reported on April 23,1981$360.78

of mistake in reporting200.00

Correct ion

salary in last newsletterTotal contributed

Total receiptsLess ExpendedBalance on Aug 13,1981

3774.064334.844221.97

112.87

To help me arrange for my visit to theU.S. the Lord has blessed us with whatI would call an easy financial position.

For your convenience we mention againthat our forwarding agent is

Miss Florence Douglas1111 N.Main St.

Joplin, Mo. 64801

BREADED CHRISTIANS

The devil tempted Jesus to satisfy hishunger of forty days by turning stones into bread. Many Christians today would liketo do that if they could. They would nolonger have to work so hard. They could

—ma4^e~a—1-ot--easy--money and eat-xake.In the end there are two types of Chris-

t i ans:

Mr. D.S. is typical of the Bread type.He recently came wanting financial helpfor his grandson's education. "It willmake the boy's life," he said. Yet no oneremembers ever seeing the boy or his mother in church. The grandfather comes ' onChristmas, Easter and whenever he wants

the life of your grandson will not be made by an education,studying in a Christian school the word of God may find root

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