'OMARY*NEWS OF RALPH "BUD" HARTER. MISSIONARY '

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3/83, VISHNUPURI ICANPUR 208002, INDIA

MARCH 1989

MAYBE IN MAYthe next time you receive HARTER THROBS, I will have reached "home" at

Clinton, Ohio, where Cousin Mary (Mrs. Charles Knopf) has once again thrown open her hometo me. There is imuch red tape to unravel before that can happen but the prospects are verygood. At the urging of Brother Lee Turner I am planning to go first to Lahore Pakistan forseveral days. The Lord willing I will leave Mew Delhi at 3 a.m. on May 3rd and reach Akronthe same day at about 7:00 p.m.

My first weeksjin the U.S. have tentatively been planned as follows:May 3" 15 ! . C1 inton, OhioMay 16-2A.i..Celebrating sister's birthday July 23....Chesterfield, Va.May 27-28.J..Hampton, Iowa August 6-11...Raleigh H.C.June 3-10. J.. Near Clinton. Ohio August 1^-20. . Sv/artz Creek, Mich.

Sept. 2A-27..MC,Cincinnati,OhioJune3-10. . Near Clinton, Ohio

11 -1^.i..NACC, Louisville, KyI had already Informed you of the demise of my friends Mr. and Mrs. Aden McTeer of Texas

formerly of Wichita. You will see from the financial report that we have received a verygenerous portion|from their estate. This has gone to three churches to help them in theconstruction ofbuiIding for ChrSeventh Day Adventists while construction continues.

The Neeper, Mi iisouri,Church has been struggling for survival for many years but they havefaithful and generous in supporting many missionary enterprises. They

have supported us for more than 35 years during which time many of the old timers have goneto a better place. A new spark of life has entered their lives with the establishment oT' a

rby. This has in turn sparked off a project to replace the lOO year oldwith something more inviting. We are very happy for them and for the hope

their church buildings. The Swarupnagar church met in their uncompletedstmas and New Year's but they have now returned to the building of the

Shiloh Home neachurch bui1dingfor the growth o

In continuingThey are on "1Secular Movementiwi11 probably beIndia early in

During Januaryof here, a nice

the Lord's church in that areal)ursuit of a B.D. degree, I am scheduled to take four examinations in April.

Corinthians," "Principles of Preaching and Teaching." "Modern Religious andand "Indian Christian Theology.'' Next year when I am in the U.S., I

working on Greek and "New Testament Survey." I would like to return to990 in plenty of time for next year's exams.

I spent two weeks at the Union Biblical Seminary in Pune, 27 hours southplace to go when chilly winds are blowing up here in north India. For

Easter I have be^n invited to preach in the state of Bihar, 20 hours east of here.The news of ou

now employed a

posited in theformed a secondclus i vely wi th Bthe Bible Book

In the last isHami rpur hut heRamadhar once wa

Amarjeet contialso often takesing in India briother places. Iin certain offic

Please sendMiss Flornil N. MJoplin, M

Indian Income Tax case is not very good. V/e lost the first round and have^wyer who has appealed the case. The Income Tax officer is a lady who is

giving trouble to most of the Christian institutions in this part of India. In the meantimewe are making ad.jptations. We are now making many payments with dollar checks which are de-

:counts of the recipients without going through our accounts. We have alsocommittee, "The Kanpur Center, for Christian Studies," which will deal ex-ble College students. It would also b^ good to make a separate entity of

l^ore but we haven't gotten that far yet.sue of Harter Throbs I 'reported the continuing survival of old Ramadhar of

."iss. sj_nce departed. His son'iiD-^law- tcl d us that Ramadha-r had a"^oGd dea^h-'.'my cook when I lived in Hamirpur.

lues to take a computer course while working for us in the book store. Heme places on the scooter after dark. Computerization is gradually advanc-

iging some relief to a long-suffering public at railway stations, banks andt: is also hoped that computerization will also lessen corruption (bribes)es.

ontribut ionssnce Douglasain St.p. 64801

to Changes of address toFirst Church of Christ2545 W. Comet Rd.Clinton, 0. 44216

1989CONTRIBUTIONS

NOVEMBER! DECEMBER, 1988 drtd JANUARY

INDIANA, ILLINOIS and KENTUCKYStanley VincentOsgood Mission CircleEmily AikinsSmithville Christian ChurchBurlington Missionary SocietyKenneth EadeLena MorricalPortland Singles S DoublesLucilie WalkerMr. and Mrs. Glen ValbertFlora Christian ChurchDr. and Mrs. Thomas OmerMt. Carmel Christian ChurchEast Union Christian Church

MICHIGAN, MISSOURI and KANSASMr. and Mrs. Lewis DomkeNeeper ChurchMr. and Mrs. Melvin Hank

NEBRASKA. WASHINGTON and TEXASVi rgi1 Marshal 1Wapato Christian ChurchHelen BurfordEstate of Aden McTeer $1

ARKANSAS and CALIFORNIA"Uncle Ed" RondaJerilee S. Nickerson

CANADA and JAPANT.G. Rash for his Kanpur projectMark G. Maxey

NEW YORK and PENNSYLVANIAMargaret W. DunneDorothy GuayOak Grove Church of ChristLaVerne RomesburgLucretia NicholsonEthel Beardsley

NORTH CAROLINA and WEST VIRGINIACapital City ChurchHooverson Heights Church of Christ

OHIOClinton First Church of ChristRuth F. HandwerkStephen F. HandwerkMrs. Doris BlackBladensburg Loyal DaughtersMr. and Mrs. A.B. SloughMadgalene BowenOld Stone MissionaryLeona B. BlytheLinden Church of Christ

Con't.

$80.0060.0015-00

AOO.OO200.00200.00

AO.00109.0050.0050.0060.0025.00

100.00179.Al

200.0022.1550.00

100.00200.00

50.002,000.00

50.00300.00

130.00100.00

15-0025.0075-0060.0030.0020.00

$97A.56300.00

1125-00305-00A60.0025-00AO.00

100.0030.0080.0050.00

300.00

Luci11e MeadeSebring Church of ChristBetty DeemLinden HomebuiIders

TOTAL CONTRIBUTED...

$10.0015.0050.00

100.00$tB,960.12

It has been a long time since the contributors' 1ist overflowed into the second column. It is almost like old times, or Homecoming Sunday at the chu/ch. I see that

Uncle Ed" Ronda, a friend of my parents hasmoved from Midland, Michigan, to Homer, Ark.

EXPENDED FROM 11-12-88 to 2-8-89Salary for three monthsAudited ExpensesSwarupnagar Church BuildingGovindnagar Church BuildingJuhi Church PropertyStudent Scholarsh i psPreachersAmarjeet Singh SalaryBooksNational Missionary ConventionVictor Walter for help givenClearance of Rash AccountProject of Mrs.Hoi 1 is CollinsRent for six monthsHelp to sickTransportationPost Office

TOTAL EXPENDED

SUMMARYDeficit on 11-11-88ContributedSubtota1ExpendedDeficit on 2-0-39

$825-003000.008000.002000.001000.001962.79910.23A93.333A3.01

50.00100.00316.70105.20301.AO

2A.3BIA.3030.55

$19,A77-A9

$780.69$18,960.12

18,179-A319,A77-A9

1 ,298.06

As I have said before, this deficit doesnot indicate any problem although it may reflect some of our difficulty with the Indianincome Tax Department.

One of "^our" girls, Jessie Francis,recently married into a good family. V/enanced her education and then putthrough nursing training.

During these weeks before Easter I wtlpreaching in different homes all over KanpurMy theme this year will be, "Following InHis Steps."

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(Please excuse the extra marks on our newsletter this month. We have been waiting for ourcopy machine repair man for some time.)

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A RUNNING STARTWith the Lord's generous help 1 reached Clinton on May 6th and only the Lord's help got

me here because 1 had reached "the end of my tether" and was very near to cancelling out.On my last day in India one of my papers was missing and there was nothing that anyonecould do about it; but here I am.

Steve Dunham of Tom's River, N.J., came up to N.Y.C. and took me down to their home fortwo nights, then drove me over to Philadelphia. His wife Rhonda is the daughter of thelate Henry and Mildred Neumeister of Orrvllle, Ohio. The next night 1 stoped v-^ith Mr. andMrs- Wm. Eraser near Harrisburg and Hershey, Pa. At the moment 1 am at Clinton, Ohio butI will soon be taking off for Michigan, Missouri and Iowa. 1 must be back in Clinton byJune 10th. My address is Box 85, Clinton, Ohio A^2I6; and Telephone No. 1-216-882-^401.

The Swarupnagar Kanpur Church met in their uncompleted building for Christmas and NewYear's, and now they are meeting there regularly since April 30th. More than 100 heard mepreach there just before I left for the U.S.A. I also baptized six young people on March19th. The building is far from finished but it already looks impressive.

I did not get to visit Pakistan due to visa problems and now I have another visa problem that might necessitate my return to India in December. 1 would like to stay In theU.S. until March and 1 am corresponding with the Indian Consulate about it. At Kulpahar,Linda Stanton has been given an order to leave India without any reason given. The order isunder appeal. Linda has been a blessing to everyone and it will be a great loss to usif she has to leave. The Indian Government does not allow new missionaries to take upresidence in India although visitors can come in for up to six months.

The exams this year went off very well and 1 am hoping for better grades than 1 gotlast year. 1 am now studying Greek for the 1990 exams.

My sister Phyllis will be celebrating her birthday in Helsinki so 1 don't know when ourpaths will cross. She and her husband are part of a group that will be taking Bibles intoRussia.

Our Indian Income Tax case was not yet decided but it was looking hopeful. If we getextricated we will buy a three-wheeled vehicle, otherwise not. In the meantime we havedivided the 17 year old "Kalislya Sahayak Sanstha" into three organizations: The K.S.S.will take care of benevolence; the "Kanpur Christian Book Sockety" will take care ofliterature; while the "Kanpur Center for Christian Studies" will take care of Bible studyprojects. Some payments will be made with dollar checks without qoinq through our rupeeaccounts.

There are lots of helpers managing things during my absence. The forming of new committees has itself brought in 14 additional helpers. Amarjeet Singh is taking care of thebook store while SanI is taking care of the house and scholarships.

My driving license usually exprles while I am out of the U.S. which causes complications when I come back, and this time they have some new rules. Chuck Jeffries of Clintonis in charge of getting me on the road.

Frankfort, Germany, is half-way between New Delhi and Mew York City. It takes 8 hoursfrom New York to Frankfort, and another 8 hours from Frankfort to New York. The stopoverin Frankfort should be at least two hours.

Confirmed speaking dates are:--May 27, 28, Hampton , IowaJuly 2, Follansbee, W.Va.July 17-21, Clinton, 0. (VBS)July 22, Chesterfield, Va.

Please send contributions to:Miss Florence Douglas1111 N. Ma i n St.Joplin, Mo. 64801

Invitations to:Ralph HarterBox 85C1 inton, 0. 44216

July 30 Embreeville, Tn.Aug. 6-11, Raleigh,N.Car.Aug.12,13 Clinton, 0. (Homecoming)Aug.14,20 Swartz Creek, Mich.DVBSSept.25,27 National Missionary

ConventionChanges of Address:

First Church of Christ2545 W. Comet Rd.C1inton , 0. 44216

CONTRIBUTIONSFEBRUARY, MARCH AND APRIL

jMiINDIANA. ILLINOIS and KENTUCKY

Stan VincentHarold ShellenbergerLawpenee BallletFrank ReasMrs. Glen MorricalOsgood Mission CircleFlora First ChristianMrs. Louise B. Rambo

WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPILiberty Sunday School, Mo.Loretta Huntington, IowaGrace Conner, ColoradoDr. Don Peel, TexasWapato Christian Church, Wash.

EAST AND SOUTHEASTOak Grove Church of Christ,LaVerne RomesburgLucretia NicholsonHooverson HeightsCapital City Church, N.Car.Embreevi11e, Tn.Richard Zimmerman, Puerto Rico

OHIOClinton First ChurchDoris BlackLinden HomebuildersMadgalene BowenOld Stone MissionaryRuth HandwerkStephen HandwerkSebring ChurchBladensburg Loyal DaughtersLinden ChurchBranch Hill ChurchEdward R. X^hamderlin -

TOTAL CONTRIBUTED

HARTER THROBSIndia Missionary NewsRalph "Bud" HarterFirst Church of Christ25A5 W. Comet Rd.,C1 inton, Ohio AA216

Pa

$60.0015.0030.0050.0020,0030.00

135.00AO. 00

16A.00100.00100.00100.00160.00

75.0060.0030.00

260.001161.07

75.0035.00

1125.0025.00

100.0060.0080.00

286.00539.00

20.0060.00

300.00100.00100. OTJ

$5A95.07

EXPENDED FROM 2-9-89Salary for three months^fiUrch Building ProjectsBible Book StoreBible College StudentsChristian Housing ProjectTransportationHelp to PoorOffice RequisitesFurlough PreparationsChurch related donations

TOTAL SPENT

SUMMARYDeficit on 2-8-89Contri butedSubtotalLess ExpendedBalance on 5- -89

to 5" 10-89$ 825.00

1600.0036A.753A8.79200.00

18.008.3A

17.A35. AO

32.57Al .00

$3A61.28

$1298.065A95.07A197.013A61.28

735.73

The Clinton Church has been setting aside$25 a month for my furlough. This v/as notonly sufficient to bring me from India butthere is enough left over to take me back.Praise the Lord for that! We were havingbanking troubles when I left Kanpur but atotally unexpected gift of $100 from themissionaries at Kulpahar saved the day andgot me to New Delhi where my American Express Credit card took care of the rest.This gift from Clinton and its expenditureare not shown in the financial report.

HAVE AGOODDAY!

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OTGUST, 1989:SS DOUGLAS IS RETIRING

Florence Douglas has faithfully andsacrificially served as our forwardingagent for thirty-five years. As shehas now moved from Ozark Bible College into a retirement home, it doesnot seem proper to burden her furtherwith this work. Although final details have yet to be worked out, thisresponsibility falls to the ClintonChurch. You may send your contributions to:

Ken Downs13876 Bluffton St. NWCanal Fulton, Ohio 44614

Checks may be made out to ClintonFirst Church of Christ, with "IndiaMission" written in the lower lefthand corner.

Words fail in trying to express ourgratitude for all that Florence Doua-las has done though the years as shespent both time and money on our behalf. I am sure that all of you joinme in wishing her a happy retirement.

The Lord willing in all things, Iwill leave Seattle for India on Tuesday December 5th. In the meantime myitinerary looks something like this:

11, Raleigh, N. Carolina, Clinton Homecoming-20, Swartz Creek, Michigan-24, Ann-Arbor, Michigan, East Union, Kentucky, Mt. Carmel, Kentucky-11, Sebring, Ohio-17, Linden, Columbus, Ohio, Portland, Indiana-27, Nat'l Missionary Conv.

Cincinnati, OhioOct. 1, Oak Grove, Pennsylvania

5-6, Fort Wayne, Indiana7-8, Garrett, Indiana15, Branch Hill near Cinci.22, Osgood, Indiana29, AVAILABLE

Nov. 5, AVAILABLE12, AVAILABLE19, Clinton, Ohio23, Thanksgiving in Akron25-26, Lubbock, Texas27, Amarillo, Texas28, Denver, Colorado29, Boise, Idaho30-Dec. 1, Portland, Oregon

Dec. 3, Wapato, Washington4, Seattle, Washington5, Hong Kong - Bombay

Aug. 5-13152127

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There are three Sundays which havenot yet been promised:

Oct. 29Nov. 5,12

Anyone interested may either writeto me at Box 85, Clinton, Ohio 44216or with cousin Mary at (216)882-4401

We join with thousands of othersin lamenting the death of ArthurMorris, i am recalling happy dayswhen we both puttered around a golfcourse at a hill station in southIndia.

The news from Kanpur is mostlygood. Progress is continuing on thechurch buildings. A successful DVBSwas held, and a Friday night prayermeeting has been started. At Kul-pahar Miss Linda Stanton is beingallowed to stay for the time being.

There have been many enjoyable moments during this furlough, from theAtlantic to Kansas, from Michigan toTennessee. I will long remember theflowering crab of Ann Arbor, thelaurel of Pennsylvania, the historical sites of Bethany, W.Va., and theNorth American Christian Convention;and more to come. This is the firstfurlough that I was not invited toany camp but three weeks of D.V.B.S.helped to make up for that. It isnot easy to teach three-year-oldsabout missions. I failed a drivingtest and have so far been unable toretake it.

"Mary Muppet" now has a sister,"Phyllis". She is the gift of mysister Phyllis of Sevierville, Tenn.

My plane ticket from and to Indiahas been purchased by the ClintonChurch.

You will want to meet our new forwarding agent. Ken Downs. Ken andhis wife, Mary have both been knownto me since their childhood. Theyhave^ two children ages 10 and 14.Ken is 38 years old, tall, handsomeand an Elder in the Clinton Church.He is a nephew of Shirley Toledo,formerly a missionary in the Philippines, and Kenjs mother (Shirley'ssister) was Shirley's forwarding agent. It is my hope that Ken will(continued on page 2)

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the actual 2 Ol^jection to Return" endorsement,JhS more or less automatic. Nevertheless I was uneasy untilure from vavim willing, I will make my Lpart-Airlf^oS ?= birthday. December 4th. SingaporeT V, ?? from San Francisco to New Delhi via Sing-apore. I should reach New Delhi about noon EST on the 6th.

The last of my 1989 tour will be as follows;OCT. 5,6: Ft. Wayne, IN

8: Garrett, IN15: Branch Hill, OH22: Osgood, IN29: Sebring, OH

NOV. 5: Newark, OH12: Near Cleve, OH19: Clinton, OH

NOV. 23: ThanksgivingAkron, OH

26: Lubbock, TX27: Amarillo, TX28: Denver, CO29: Boise, ID3 0: Port1and, OR

DEC. 3: Wapato, WA

exactly what the Lord has in mind but I exnecthViic! J entering my final term of missionary service in India and thatIS has been my last furlough and last tour of American churches Thiso?anl wifT'Sevfcmi? l^^^whl^I wufbe'Vl '^Jearswe wtnt tol cmpleted 50 years in India. During the next seven years

1. Complete church building construction.2. Push Bible College level instruction in

the Kanpur area.

3. Stabelize the book store so that it canoperate without me.

4. Establish direct connections between ourKanpur leaders and the American churcheswho have been supporting us, and theClinton, OH chuurch in particular.

5. Finish my B.D. studies (by 1992 or 1993).

eifa-mci t*^ slight set back because I failed one of mymuch higher explctitionsf''^ ^ disappointment because I hadwan-h ^^^P'ting to her retirement,want to write to her at her new address: Some of you might

Florence Douglas201 Northpark LaneSpring River Christian VillageJoplin, MO 64801

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CONTRIBUTIONSJULY, AUGUST, SEPT 1989

INDIANA, ILLINOIS, IOWAFlora First Christian $145.00Robert Walker 100.00First Church, Garrett 75.00First Church, Portland 225.00Singles & Dbls, Portland 102.00Osgood Circle 60.00Howard Bond 10.00Burlington Miss. Soc. 225.00

MISSOURI, WASHINGTON, TEXAS, MICHIGANCa1vary Church 824.01Liberty Sunday School 80.00Wapato Church 120.00D.F. Peel 50.00

NEW YORK, NORTH CAROLINA, KENTUCKYDorothy Gray 20.00Capital City Church 1412.87E. Union Church 85.00E. Union Bible School 100.00Ralph B. Clary 100.00William Hester 15.00Margaret Dunn 20.00

PENN., TENN., VIRGINIA, W. VIRGINIA75.00

100.0060.0030.00

417.7775.00

300.00405.00

Oak Grove ChurchGeorge RomesburgIia Verne RomesburgL.A. NicholsonElmbreeville ChurchK/M David Barber^ri-City ChurchHooverson Hts. Church

OHIOClinton Church 775.10Sherman Church 60.00Homebuilders, Columbus 100.00Ruth F. Handwerk 286.00Stephen F. Handwerk 500.00Linden Church 600.00Loyal Daughters Class 60.00Richard -2-itmterman 100.00'Jean Baxendale 10.00Nathan Black 25.00Edward Chamberlin 100.00Bladensburg Church 157.51Mrs. Warren Steiner 100.00R. Harter (personal acct) 55.00

TOTAL RECEIVED $8160.26EXPENSES 7-21-89 to 9-30-89

Postage & Acctg. Supplies $ 260.42Bank Fees 11.41Travel Expenses U.S. 868.74Vehicles (India) 600.00Scholarship (India) 120.00H.L, Khoji, Ashram 2000.00Kalisya Sahayak Sanstha 1500.00Building Fund, Kanpur 2000.00

TOTAL EXPENSES $2000.00

BALANCE FOR PERIOD $ 799.69

Hii.RTER THROBSINDIA MISSIONARY NEWSRALPH "BUD" HARTERFIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST2545 W. COMET RD.CLINTON, OH 44216

The appeal on our Indian Income Tax is still pending. Our lawyer assures us that the decisionwill be in our favor but we are notall that sure about it. There is aclash between our lawyer and ourauditor and the auditor will probably be changed.

Letters from Kanpur tell methat the Swarupnagar Church has begun mid-week services. Also morechairs have been purchased.

A video tape has come from India but some kind of conversion ofit will haye to be made before evenI can see it on an American videoplayer. The Clinton Church is working on the problem.

Soon I will begin to receiveSocial Security payments of about$170.00 a month.

A sad item from Kanpur was thedeath of one of our Priscillas, Mrs,I. Das of the Govindnagar congregation. We are all a bit devastatedby it.

Deepak Lai is a very promisingyoung preacher whom we have beengiving some help. He was hoping tostudy for a B.D. degree but he failed the entrance exam. This discouraged him and he went into secularemployment for ten days (and tensleepless nights) until his conscience forced him back into theministry. At this time he is inBangalore which is considered to beIndia's finest city. (Not too farfrom Madras)

At the time of writing thisnewsletter, there are still somedates available mid-weeks, but noSundays. ' Available week dates are;

OCT 24-27 IOCT 31 - NOV 2 INOV 7-10 I

NOV 14 - 17NOV 21

People often ask what changesI have noticed in the US since 1981:

1. Much attention to choresterol2. Bus stations are cleaner and

better guarded, (busy)3. Many big towns no longer have

bus service, (expensive)4. Many "Help Wanted" signs.5. Many big stores have merged or

disappeared.6. Wide variety in seat belts.

Cars are very expensive.

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