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, BY RALPH^iHARTER '':Dhring the past year an extra room was built to accommpdate

the orphans; the gBHlKXX dispensary was equipped and XfilX medical

service was begun; Jungle Christian Service Camp was held; a monthly

paper, "Jiwita Pani", was started;^congregation was established in,-rvUU'*-*-^

Kanpur; and .evangelistic campaigns were conducted*^ ("Living Water")

Our expectations for the "JiWita Panl** magazine/have been farsurpassed. It has received the co-operation of all of our missions

and churches in India. Our mistakes in editing and publishing have

gradually been corrected until it has become most attractive and ef

fective in spreading the gospel. Its present circulation is one

thousand free copies. The nefed for a great effort in publishingin India has long been recognized by our missionaries. This is actu-

ally the task we came here ta do qnd by the grace of the Lord we are

now able to do.

We have great hopes for the future, and we believe that the

Lord will give us more than we expect as He has done in the past.

At present SiSS we are procuding a Hindi version of the booklet

"Discipleship". We hope that soon it will be possible for us to

own our own printing equipment, publish several magazines and quarter

lies, print vital books, and thus take advantage of the power that

is in the printed word.

Like the apostle Paul, we realize that v/e must return occasionally

to our "Antioch" and report to those vho have sent us to the mission

field. We are planning to arrive in the United States in the spring of

1953 I am now .in my seventh year here and Mrs. Harter is in her fourth.

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Leaving India on furlough will be very difficult since our roots have

grown rather deep in India's sun-kissed soil

Correspondence concerning our "jeep fund" should be sent to Mrs.Nina Eagley, 10? North Portage St., Buchanan, Mich^, and travel funds

may be sent to Mrs. L, B. Barter, Box 144, Clinton, 0.

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MORNING L^:SSAGE BY MR. BARBSE

E^NING 3ERI>;0N BY IRiV BRAITON OF HOIiuESVILLlill

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"NEWS FROa THE BARTERS"

Jan. 1, '50

Dear Friends at Orrville,We have been thinking of the un

searchable depths of God's wisdcsnand power, and how wonderfully Heguides us every day. It is justtoo wonderful to understand as 'wesee the Lord's hand leading peopleto our door to hear the Gospel message. Not that we are too lazy toleave the bungalow, but it justseems that the Lord is keeping usbusy on our doorstep*,

Toni^t, for example, the Hindufather of Babu Lai (n^o was baptised last year) came to our door,seemingly begging, which is his"work". We invited him in and foran hour talked with us about Christand salvation* We feel that there

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CONGRECiATIOHAL.MEETING & FELL0TI9SHIPSUFFER ' '

Next Wednesday night the entirecongregation will meet in the churchbasement for the firs'^ Fellov/shipSupper of the new year. After theSupper the congregation will have abusiness meeting. The followingclasses are asked to take charge ofthe duties listed.

Men's. Glass has charge of seeing tables are set up ajid covered.

Electa Circle take food as itcomes in and take to kitchen.

Faithful Followers see food getson t&bles and serve'tables.

Loyal Bereans ' responsible fordecorations.

Each person is asked to bringhisown table service. Coffee, milk,

-bread and butter will be jTurnished.

The Urrville Christian is publishedeach week in the interest of theChurch cf Christ, 236 hh 7J.lnut St,'Orrville, OhiOo E, W, Barbee^ Minister - Editor* Mrs, Henry McAdams,Associate Editor Mr Ralph Harter,

Living-Link raissionary. to India,Miss Evelyn Jones, Living-Link Ivlis-sionary to Italy,

EIBLS SCHOOL LESSON

TOPIC: "The First Christian Martyr",

TEXT: Acts 6:5-15; 7.:5U-60 .

Golden Text: "Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee acrcvm of life". Rev. 2:10.

"And Stephen, full of faith andpoV;er, did great wonders and miracles among the people. And theyv/ere not able to resist the wisdomand the spirit by which he spake.And they set up false witnesses,which said. This man ceaseth not tospeak blasphemous v/ords against thisholy place, and the law: When theyheard these things^ they were cutto the heart, and they gnashed onhim v/ith their teeth. But he, beigfull of the Holy Ghost, looked upsteadfastly into heaven, and sawthe glory of God, and Jesus standing on the- right hand of God. Andthey stoned" Stephen, calling uponGod, and saying. Lord Jesias,receivemy spirit. And he kneeled down,andcried with a loud voice. Lord laynot this sin to their charge". Andv/h@n he had said this, he fell a-sleep."

A BEAUTIFUL HARD-WOOD FLOOR IS BEING UID IN THE CHURCH AUDITORIUM,and because of this it v/iil be impossible.for us to have services inthe main auditoriuriu All classesare asked ^ in the basementannex for poa;uig exercises', aridthe separate classes will be toldwhere to meet.

Sunday evening services will alsobe held in the basement. BrotherIra Brandon of Holmesville will bethe speaker of the evening. He, willbe speaking in" the interests of.Round Lake Christian Assembly and,will shovr colored slides of the newLake. An offering will also be' taken for the Camp site.

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rHEEE^ :i7lLL BE 'A SHCRT"ELDER*S MEETING immediately after church Sundaymorning.

THE KNOWN SICK

LOU HULLS undeipvent an operation inBeeson Hospital this past week,sheis getting along as well as can beexpected,

DAVID CHILCOTE went this v;eek tothe Shriners Crippled Children's Hos-

.pital, Roosevelt Blvd, at PonrypackPark, Philadelphia 15, Pa. Davidwill be in the hospital from 3 to 6months. David is not permitted anyvisitors, so we ask that each ofyou remember him with cards and inyour prayers. He is undergoing aseries of skin grafts.

(from pt 1, col. 2)is rsal hope for this man, althoughright nov/ he is much worried aboutthe things of this v/orld.

Last Sunday night two young mencame, to talk v/ith us. One had previously stated that he. wanted tobecome a Christian, and I reportedthat to you some months ago. Hehas not yet, however,manifested hisfaith in Christ, The tv^o studiedan hour Or so with us^ taking, a copyof the Nov.' Testament home v.lth them..They came back later- in the week:and wanted to know who Matthew was.So we spent anothoi'. happy hour ofBible study with thom.

During the Christmas school holiday a good many of the school boyshave been coming taking severalclasses. Krs. Hartor has been ableto teach some in English, and sheis also the director of recreation,the boys remaining after study, toplay volley ball and other games.

.Our Christmas program was seemingly much appreciated by our Hinduand Mohammedan friends. On Christmas Eve,- and again on Christmas Af- ,ternoon, v/e presented a play followed by a Gospel message. Between 125and-150 attended each of the twoprograms. This has heightened theinterest of the townspeople in ourprogram, and many have mentionedtheir appreciation of our presenceand work. These are very enoourag-

ing signs. Today our church attendance was 3a, which included .someHindu folk.

Work is progressing on the rais

ing of the floors in the churchrooms. We hope to have all of thiswork completed within several weeks.Our mats and rugs arrived in timefor the Christmas program and helped make it the success that it was.

Brother Harry Schaeffer is goingto be here for an evangelistic meeting from the 22nd of this month until the 29th . We had wanted him tocome for a longer time, but sincehe will soon be returning to thestates, his progran is very full.But we feel that the prospects ofthe meeting are vary excellent indeed.

Y.ours in the Master's sorvics,Ralph and Lavon.

P. S. New Xoarbaptism - Son ofage 17.

Sunday wc had cnoEvangelist Peter,

BIRTHDAY LIST

E- C. KraftMrs. Inez llillorGunner SeaburgMrs. S^ott -Uhl.Verge WeaverKrs, Lucy AldenDonna June BaileyRobert KenwoodH. E. StoutFloyd Chilcote

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Absence from your church is a voteto close its doors.We do not experience joy in livinguntil we have walked with God. ' i

MRS. LILLIE TITTLE TO THE C^^CHPEOPLE

This little piece expresses mywishes for you better than I cai sayit in words of my own. I hope-youwill have'all its blessings.

"BLESSINGS on your house^Maythere be peace within it, and goodcheer." May there be joy in yourhouse, and love and contenianent.Maythe lights in your windoy; ~ be gaylights,bright and merry lights,fullof warmth and happiness, and maythey proclaim to all the world thatthose v;ho live in your house arehumble and thankful before God andserene in their own little worlds.

May- there be a friendly fire inyour house and good things cookingin the kitchen. May the table youset be a full table and those aroundit near and dear to you.

May there be laughter in yourhouse, the laughter that comes frema full heart, kindly laughter . thatcheers the lonely passerby who passes through your street; so that hefeels better, warmed by the laugh- 'ten from your .house. May your housebe a house vihose well-being brings afeeling of well-being to yourneighbor's house, and makes thewhole neighborhood better because-your house is there.

Blessings on your house and allthe people in it. And a merry,merry Christmas.

Raymond Carlson.This message sent from Mrs. LillieTittle, Holmes Co. Home., Holmes-vil]^, Ohio. Vfe are sorry it wasreceived late.

THANK you NOTE

Mrs. V/, Boyd Morris wishes to express her sincere thanks to theChiurch of Christ for the lovely'plant which she received.

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THE ELECTA CIRCLE will meet at thechurch on Thursday Evening, Jan.l9,at 6:30 for a Tureen Supper. Buns,coffee, cream, meat, potatoes, andsauer kraut will be furnished. Thehostesses will be: Mabel Butzer,Lura Gandy, Edna Ferguson, Mary Walker, and Ada Criswell.

CHRISTM WS FELLO?/SHIP

The January meeting of theChristian Men's Fellowship will beheld in the NASHVILLE CHURCH OFCHRIST on MojKiay evening Januaryl6th. Supper at 7:00 p.m. Businessmeeting follows. Come and have avoice in the accepting or revisionof the charter for Round LakeChristian Assembly. Ira Brandon of^Holmesville will-be the speaker.

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Wien Admiral Foote was in Siamhe invited the royal dignitaries todinner on his vessel. As soon asthe guests were seated at the tablehe, as was his invariable custom,asked a blessing upon the food. Theking in surprise said he thought only missionaries asked a blessing^yes,but all Christians are missionaries^answered the admiral.

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Feb. 1,Dear Friends at Orrville,

Our one week*s eVangelistic meeting with Bro. Harry Schaeffer as e-vangelist closed Sunday night vdththree baptisms. The three baptizedwere two brothers and one sister ofa Christian family.

'It is still too soon to say justwhat effect the meeting will haveon our Hindu and Mohammedan friends.There were those who showed a verydefinite interest, attending regularly despite the civic celebrationsof the inauguration of the Republic,

The Republic of India v/as ushered in with great fanfare, but hardly comparable ' to Independence- Day,August 15, 19ii7 To a great extentthe people did not know what it wasall about. Public buildings were

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ON GUARD .

(Second in a series of informativearticles needful in these days ofapostasy).

Last week we were speaking ofthe officers in the Church. TheLord ordained that the local congregations be ruled by Elders wnoseduty it is to see that the congregation abides by New Testament Doctrine, We cannot stress too muchthe fact that AN ELDER HAS NO POWEROR AUTHORITY OUTSIDE THE NEW TESTa-MENTl He cannot lead a congregation away from the New Testamentdoctrine and ask them to follow him"because he is an Elder and a rulerof the church". The Judge is bound

to dispense justice according .tothe law books of statutes and theElder is bound to keep in accord

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The Qrrville Christian is publishedeach week in the interest of theChurch of Ghrist_. 236 N. "Walnut St-Orrville, OhiOo ET, W. Barbee, Minister - Editor. J^rs. Henry McAdam^Associate Editor-' Mr. Ralph Harter,living-linl: Missionary to", India.Miss Evelyn Jones, living-link idis-tionary to Italy.

BIBLE SCHOOL LESSON

TOPIC: "The Fight For ChristianFreedom"

TEXT: Acts l^il-l^j Galatians 2.Read the lesson text, then answerthe following questions.1. Is it possible to avoid differences among men, even in church?2, How can one be a slave ofChrist, as Paul said, and yet befree?3* IVhat would happen if controversial meetings among men in all activities of life were opened by thereading of this lesson passage,fol-;^owed by a sincere prayer that-Christ^s principles might rule?U. ^Vhy is it that men are everwilling to accept the rules everywhere except in the church, but insist upon interpreting God's rulesaccording to their "own ideas?

Memory Verse: Stand fast thereforein the liberty wherewith Christhath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. Galatians Sil

BIRTHDAY LIST

James TurnerMrs. Eleanor EdwardsRobert ShifferlyEva'SouthardDenzil LorsenAnne GhilcoteDelores MusserBilly CampbellHerbert Flint

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We express our deepest sympathyto Mrs. R. L. -Gray, and Mrs. MarkMurray at the death of their father.

We have been-asked to urge all thosewho have PENNY BANKS out, and arefilling them, for the new rug,pleaseturn them in to some member of theLOYAL EEREAN CLASS.

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'Learn from the mistakes of others,you can't live long enough to make"them all yourself. '

(from p. 1, col, 2)beautifully lit with tiny oil pots,and there were dramas,, races, parades, and a music festival.

A goodly amount of repair workhas been accomplished this pastmonth. The floors of the churchrooms were completed, the bathroomcompleted, and only a couple dayswork left to be done on the frontporch (veranda), Windows have beenput in, and a few pieces of furniture made. Repairs have also beenmade again on the houses of the native workers. The grounds have beengreatly cleaned up and improved.The kitchen is the next part of thehouse that will need attention.

It is very necessary that wesoon have some tents for preachingtours to the outlying districts.Right now we will need three tentswhich will cost us about ^UOO.OO.

Mrs. Harter has become the cham-'pion snake "killer of the neighborhood, although she has yet to see areally large one. Yelling "snake"around here any more is like yelling "candy". The champion snakekiller, however,isnH so brave whenit comes to rats.

Beginning this coming Sunday, wewill be haying a weekly evangelistic service. Preachers from Ragaul,Kulpahar, and Jhansi will be invited to bring the messages, ,and v/ealso hope to show lantern slidesand film strips. These meetingswill need your special prayers.

Yours in His'service,Ralph and LaVon,

THE FAITHFUL FOLLOVJERS will" havetheir February meeting at the homeof Mr, and Mrs. Robert Studer. Thehostesses will be: The Studers,theFreys, and the Chewnings. HenryNeumeister will have devotions. Themeeting will be Friday night, Feb,2lith.

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1500 CLUB

(Membership in this group is obtained by making a pledge of atleast $10.00 to . be paid to RoundLake Christian Assembly on or beforeApril 1, 1950.)

Vvith the addition of six morenames this week our total membership in the 1$00 Club is now 32. Ifyou intend to make a pledge . -andhave not made it yet, please do soright away. The sooner we know howmuch the 1500 Club is going tobring in, the sooner we will knowwhat to count on and what we mustdo to get the entire down paymentby the deadline Many husbands andwives are each making a pledge.Perhaps more could but the thought hasnot occurrec to themo Latest additions to the Club membership are asfollows:

Herbert Flint-K-Mrs. Herbert Flint*Herbert Flint, Jr.*Mrs. Walter Handwerk*Mrs. Warren Steiner*W. J Ramseyer*-

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(from p.lj coi l)with the New Testament," oiir- rule of .faith and practice.

This is important beca^lse scsne"Christian" Churches have taken itupon themselves to assert their "local autonomy" (thier supposed free-corn to govern themselves aoart fromNew Testament requirements') and teve"voted" to admit people into theircongregations without, requiringthem to be immersed, THIS IS NOTHING SHORT OF DEPARTURE -FROM THEFAITH. And though they claim thatit is in teaching with the historicidea of "local autonomy" it is really an abuse of that principle.

Local autonony (self-government)simply means freedom frcm controlby other congregations .and individuals and NL-T FREEDOM FROM CONTROL BYTHE LORD AW HIS INSPIRED, FINALAND PERFECT VfORD AS R^'.CCRDSD IN THENEW testament:

^Vhile we are taking on this subject, we would like to point outthat there is much room for VOLUNTARY cooperation between individualChristians and congregations. SinceChristians are referred to as "onebody" in Christy as Brethren andSisters in the Lord with JesusChrist Himself our Elder Brotherand God as our Father, WHO ^^HLL BESO RASH AS TO ASSERT THAT IT ISWONl FOR SUCH TO VOLUNTARILY CO- .OPERiiTE IN VARIOUS WAYS TO FURTHERTHE CAUSE OF CHRIST?

Examples of this voluntary cooperation is seen in the support byChristian individuals and congregations of our various Bible Colleges,

and Seminaries; Evangelistic Associations; Faithful missionary enterprises; Christian Service Camps,conventions, conferences, etc.

Our own project in this area.Round Lake Christian Assembly, is agood example. It is to be a project in which the faithful churcheswill voluntarily cooperate. Everypossible safe-guard is being takento prevent the possibility of its'becoming more powerful than anddictatorial to the cooperating andother churches. Instead qf a smallgroup of individuals being investedwithout complete' control and poweras is "true in some Camps, the committee responsible for its organization has continually been concerned with setting it up in such a waythat the churches themselves, thrutheir elected representatives willexert the controlling Influence.

This is more fair to the churchthan any cause "with v/hich we are ao-quainted. Other institutions andcauses, such as our .Bible collegesand missionary enterprises are inthe complete control of trustees andworkers who are engaged in each particular endeavor. In their case itis perhaps not possible to have thetype of cooperation that we willhave in Round Lake Camp, becausethis is a local affair and theirsis not.

We are a little disturbed by theevidences we see that indicate some"brethren" are making "tests offellov^ship" out of matters of opinion.

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News From HamirpurNews of fhe missionary labors of Ralph and LaVon Harler

SUMMER 1950 CHRISTIAN MISSION, HAMIRPUR U.P. INDIA NEWS LETTER NO. 2

TWO KIDS

Wc couldn't find a better picturethan this to introduce to you one ofour Christian boys in India. Thisis Stanley, son of Ramadhar, oneof eight children in the family. Heis holding a two day old kid, andsitting on top of a pile of bricksin the winter sun. This picture tellsso much about India.

Stanley is a likable lad. BornMay 30th. 1936, he has spent hisfourteen years on the mission property in Hamirpur, where his fatheris caretaker. This year he is studying in the sixth class in school. Withhis brothers he attends Bible classes,conventions, camps. He confessedhis faith in Christ, and was baptizedon Sunday. April 9th. He continuesto study and grow daily in thefaith.

Perhaps you have heard only ofthe cows in India: but there areother animals also. There are a greatmany goats, _ and they are goodanimals to have around. Goat milksells for 8c a quart, while cow milksells for 11c and buffalo milk (therichest) sells for 13c. It is againstthe law to kill cows for meat, butgoat meat can be purchased in thebazaaror marketfor 18c a lb.

by Ralph R. Harter

So this young kid in Stanley's lapis headed for a useful life.

Everybody likes to sit in the sunon a winter morning in India. Thenight may become uncomfortablycold, but it's not so bad when youknow that the sun will soon riseto warm you again. That is whyStanley and the kid, named Mun-nee, were sitting in the sun whenhis picture was taken.

Bricks! bricks! bricks! bricks! Itis just as hard for an Indian toimagine houses made of lumber asit is for you children to imaginehouses made of mud. It would takea fortune to build a house of woodhere, and then it wouldn't last verylong because of the weather andthe ants. There are wooden housesin the cool mountains but we haveyet to see one on the plains. Wehave used many thousands of bricksrepairing the mission building here.These in the picture were from oldhouses which had fallen downduring some of the hard rains. Theywere brought to the compound onthe backs of donkeys, which arevery small, like the one that is oftenpictured with Jesus.

Mrs. Lewis is one of those jollywomen you hear before you see.Some look suspiciously at her bub-ling enthusiasm, but we have neverfound her guilty of any indecency.The only trouble was that, sprinkled into denominationalism, shedelayed to be immersed. She wouldbe immersed "sometime", but sheseemed to be bargaining with theLord. Her married daughter, Mrs.Fussel Masseh, wanted to be baptisedvery much, but she delayed becauseof her mother. Through the yearsevery missionary and each of thebrethren had attempted to bring herto repentence, but to no avail. Theanswer was always "no". BrotherHarry Schaefer told her that whenshe got to the gates of Heaven andthey asked her if she wanted tocome in, that he was afraid thatshe would still answer "no".

About this time we decided thatit was no use talking to her on thesubject, but we all continued toprciy for her. You can thus urider-stand. some of the joy of the congregation at Hamirpur when Mrs.Lewis definitely announced that shewas going to be baptized on Resurrection Day, and her daughter withher. Sister Lewis, as now called, isvery effective with children, and weare expecting great things of her inthe years to come. Her son will begin training for the ministry atKulpahar in July.

Eight members of the Das familywere baptized during the winter of1949-50, while Mr. Las, a formerPentecostal preacher, having previously been immersed, placed hismembership. We first met Mr. Daswhen he came to the hospital atHamirpur for treatment. We hadseveral conversations with him atthe time, but he soon returned tohis village. Later we came to knowthat his son, Harris, and a marrieddaughter had moved to Hamirpurand were working in the hospital.Harris was soon convinced of hisneed of being baptized, but delayed.One night he was bitten by a snake.

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MY TRIP TO THE HILLSOn April 21st. we left Lucknow

for the "hills" at Landour to spendthe summer in language school. Thetrain goes only to Dehra Dun. Therewe unloaded and went by bus asfar as we could, which centainlywas some trip. Curves, curves, upand around! At one time we couldsee from the window what appearedto be ten roads, but were reallythe same road behind us and aheadof us. It was expected that one ofus new missionaries might get sickfrom the curves and the altitude,but fortunately not one of us did.---Aft^c-a-while we-camc-to-a-gate,-where we stopped with other bussesand trucks and waited, as from upthere was only .one-way trafEc. Aswe still went up and up, and aroundand around I could soon understandwhy it was only "one way". Wecame to a little house where all hadto stop and pay about 30 cents forusing the road. I was advised thiswas not necessary when goingdown. Another long climb ofcurves. And now what? The endof the bus line, so all had to leavethe busses with still four miles togo. AH the luggage was then strapped on the back of coolies, and

NEWS FROM HAMIRPUR

LaVon Harter

carried to our houses, almost straightup. We, as new missionaries, wereadvised not to climb the steep trail,as, the change of altitude and thestrain would only wreck the bestof hearts; so it was the rickshawfor us. Each one will hold twopassengers, and are pushed by 5coolies. There are some places wherethe walk is so narrow that we musttransfer to "dandy" chairs, whichare carried on the shoulders of men.

We are now settled for twomonths at the Bellvue Hotel, whichis really only a rooming house. Ifyou were to step out of our frontdoor you could not help but see

'the" beautiful Iriow^capped mountains in the distance. No man couldtruly paint this beauty of God'shandiwork, which we see daily,nearly 7000 feet above sea level.But you could not leave our housewithout going almost straight up,or almost straight down.

On May 1st I began languagestudy here. I will be in class severalhours each day, and have muchhome-work besides. I am taking allthe work I can in order that I canbetter help to carry on our missionwork at Hamirpur. Ralph is takingsome advanced work also.

MV TRir TO THE HILLS

"Alter we left the busses, the lufe't'age was stran|H'

NEWS LETTER NO. 2 NEWS FROM HAMIRPUR

SATM IS HIND0IED WHENWEPUYby LaVon Harter

The Scripture tell us that weshould "Pray without ceasing", andcertainly I can think of nothing thatSatan fears more than the prayersof Christians. For every prayermeans another defeat for him anda Victory for Christ.

There is a saying, "An idle brainis the devil's workshop", but if w^would pray without ceasing therewould be no room or time for Satanand his angels to work on us or th:ones we love.

Oh, to hear people say they havenothing to do makes you only wishthey knew Christ and were Christians pointing others to Christ!

They then nolonger wouldhave "nothingto do"', butwould be thebusiest peoplein the world,as the Christians are sooutnumbered.

We want to remember that thedevil is a better church member thenmany so called Christians, as h:never misses church. He is alwaysthere in the empty pews, and heencourages others to vacate theirsfor some foolish reason. Satan isalso with the atom bomb, "Learnto live together, or perish, and doit at once."

Let us ask ourselves, "Where ishappiness."

Certainly -not -inUnbelief.- Vol^taire was an infidel of the mostpronounced type. He wrote: "Iwished I had never been born."

Certainly not in Pleasure. LordByron lived a life of pleasure, andworte, "The work, the canker, andthe grief are mine alone."

Certainly not in Money. JayGould, the American Millionaire,had plenty of that. When dying,he said, "I suppose I am the mostmiserable devil on earth."

Certainly not in Position andFame. Lord Beaconsfield, whogained more than his share of both,wrote: "Youth is a mistake, manhood a struggle, old age a regret."

Certainly not in Military Glory.Alexander the Great conquered theknown world in his day. Havingdone so, he wept in his tent, becausehe said: "There arc no more worldsto conquer."

Where is happiness then? Jesussaid, "I will see you agian, andyour heart shall rejoice, and yourjoy no man taketh from you."John 16:22

The scripture tells us that thedevil believes and trembles, andcertainly those who follow him arealso found in unhappy surroundings. Let us pray that Satan and hisangels may be hindered and thatwe may march on victorious forChrist.

Christ Knows"A little girl had disobeyed:She had been naughty all the dayWillful and impish, undismayedBy all that I could do or say.

Her bedtime came: we went upstairs.Then she refused to say her prayers.Weary, disheartened, she perplexed,I talked no more of ill or good.

"Here's Mommy's Bible. Find a text,And do shake off this naughty mood.Look for a little verse, my dear,For you to learn and me to hear."

"It's just a tiny little text.Just 'Jesus wept,' Will you read onAnd tell mc, Mumm., what comes next?Was Jesus sad? I wonder why,I want to know what made him cry."'

I could not spc.ak. the tears gushed deathAnd healed my poor rebellious heart.Oh. grieving Christ! of matchless worth.Thy tears to salve each wound and smart.

Oh, man of Sorrows! Thou dost shareOur agonies, our loss an dcarc.The little girl began to cry."Oh, Mummy dear. I will be good!".

Now when we meet, mv Lord and II say the same, in contrite mood.For wounded .hearts His balm is kept.He understandsfor Jesus wcptl"

I HAD NO NAMEby LaVon Harter

If you had asked my name beforeI was given to the care of my newparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Harter,I'm afraid I could not have toldyou, nor anyone else.

I was born May 23, 1948, intoa broken home. My mother claimsto be a Christian, and my daddy aMethodist. But I have never livedwith my daddy. I have been livingwith my grand-parents, Mr. andMrs. Peter Mall, for nearly a yearand a half, and during the last yearthey have been wanting to put meinto a Childrens' Home, becausethey felt they could not support mcthrough school. I now learn that myreal parents are separating for good.

One day I was taken to a convention of Christians held at Kul-pahar, but they did not tell me thatit was a one way trip for me. Afterthe wonderful convention all thepeople that I knew left, and I wasleft here with other boys and girls.The first night I noticed it quite abit and cried and also ran a fever,but I'm getting used to mv homeand don't mind it as much as Ithought I would.

Do not think it odd that I hadno name until my parents namedme Sara Rueben'(my real mother'sname) Harter. There arc many inIndia like me.

It costs only $5 a month for myboard in the mission school at Kul-pahar. Some kind fr'cnds of my newmamma and daddy have alreadypledged and sent support for ihe.They are Mr. and M:s. G^org:Wilson of East Rochester, N. Y.

There arc many other childrenin India who would like to betaken care of in this way, if therewas support lor th;ni. Won't youdrop a line, and say ycu wcuidlike to take the support of a iitt :one like me, or some of the olderboys and girls. For a child aged7 to 14, tbev tell me the cost wou'dbe about SB per month, and fora H gh S'"hool or a Bible Studentabout $10 per month. It is truewc reed missionaries over here tohelp us learn about Jesus, but weneed missionar-es too at home toprovide funds for our care.

Thank you and may God blessyou for giving us a chance to growin the nature of the Lord.

Wliere to Send MoneyBanking and forwarding of

monev for this work is handledby Mr. Harter's mother. Sendchecks and other moneys to Mrs.l,cu!se Hartcr, Box 144, Clinton,Ohio.

PEOPLE WH KNOW(From Page 1)

but prompt medical attention savedh.s life. Still he delayed.

One Sunday evening in Decemberbe could wait no longer and wasbaptized the same hour of the night.

to town and at the conclusion ofcmr evangelistic meeting held byBrother Harry Schaefer. the daughter, and Morris and William wereimmersed in the Betwa River. OnResurrection Day morning, thelaothcr, a se-ond married daughter.John and Sampson obeyed theirLord by being immersed.

Upon our arrival here in thehills wc received the good news fromthe Evangelist Peter Mall that thesixth son Eric had been immersedrftcr our departure. There is stillone more member of the family,a daughter, but she is about the sam:rgc as the grand-daughter, her niece.

Peter Mall, Jr., son of the Evangelist, was baptized on New Year'sJDay. Peter Jr has been living with.'n older brother, Benji, in Morra-rdabad and going to school there.1 bus before the Christmas holidaysof 1949 wc had not met him,nor lae us. _We had a very hanpyfellowsHio wltla him during tlaosedays, and we rejoice at the dcmons-t-ration of his faith before returningt") his denominational environment.Dn our way to the hills we passedthrough Morradabad, and the twobrothers. Peter, Jr., and Benji cameto the station for a brief visit withns. Benji seemed to have no interest'n remaining in his home or in New"'"estament Christianity. Yet PeterJr. was excited that he was soonto visit his home again where wetrust will be refreshened withpure Bible teachings.

News From HamirpurChurch of ChristOrrvillc. Ohio

NEWS FROM HAMIRPUR

HARTER WEDDINGRECALLED

For the benefit of the youngpeople in Christian Camps we willagain include one of the weddingpictures, and a few notes about themarriage of LaVon Eagley andRalph Hartcr, on December 14th1949. LaVon went to India inOctober, and visited Mrs. Rother-mel and the Rolands at Ragaul,until plans were completed for thewedding. Although half-way aroundthe world, the wedding at Ragaul

was a bit of homeland, with severalChurch of Christ missionaries inartenJancp... .bringing flower andgifts for the occasion. The weddingceremony was performed by Mr.William Roland. Miss Edna Huntwas Maid of Honor and little MaryEsther Roland was flower g'rl. Robert Duff, missionary from NorthernIreland, was best man. Vocal selections were given by Dolly Chit-wood, Leah Moshier and JudySchiller.

Although Following Americancustoms in general, the young couplefollowed the Indian custom of removing their shoes before enteringthe church building.

Please notify of change of address on Form3547. postage for which is guaranteed.

SUMMER 1950

MISSION AIRThrough the kindness of Mr. and

Mrs. George Wilson, an air-packagewas sent to us. We found this to bemuch slower in the end than boatmail, and it resulted in a great dealof red tape and more expense beforewe were able to get delivery of thepackage. A statement later made byMr. Wilson. "Money wasted is agift to Satan" has put us to chinking over several ays we can makethe Lord's money go further.

1. Do not try to send any nack-ages by air-mail. Howeverair letters come through(luickly.

2. ReiKcavboF-that-wha-tovcrue vou nut on articles eut isused as a basis for customcharges, and that amount ispaid bv us. Keep valuationdown.

3. Packages of good used clothing and bandages, which maybe home made, are alwaysappreciated, but please mark,"Used clothing, for missionuse. No eommercial value."

We were greatly encouraged toreceive word from the church ofChrist at Millersburg, Ohio, thatthey have pledged $25 a month toour work in Hamirpur. We considerthis as a sign that the Lord willsthat we should advance and enlargethe work He has placed in ourhands.

We are happy to report, thatsince our last news-letter, the kitchen in the bungalow has beencompleted, which now leaves onlyone more room to be repaired.

Hx'c biili in x'lccd-cf- ceiiLs, to -be used for camps, conventions,.Tiid for nreaching in the villages.We would welcome any offeringsand pledges to covei; the cost oftents and equipment,. which w illbe about 1300.

Following the ceremony'.,a reception was held and refreshmentsserved by the hostesses, Mrs. Roth-ermel and Mrs. Roland.' The youngcouple went directly to their homein the Mission bungalow at Hamirpur, U. P. India.

Sec. 34.66 P. L. ^ R.

NEWS FROM HAMIRPUR mailed fromChurch of Christ. Orrville, Ohio

Sec. 34.66 P. L. & R.

mm FROM HAMIRPURNews of the missionary labors of Ralph and LaVon Barter

FALL 1950 CHRISTIAN MISSION, HAMIRPUR, U. P. INDIA NEWS LETTER NO. 3

She Works For20c A Day

THE NATIVE INDIAN WOMAN yousee in this picture was helping whenrepairs were being made on the roof ofthe bungalow. She is carrying bricksup to the roof. Her pay for this work is2C cents a dayyes, 20 cents.

But repair work had to be discontinuedfor lack of funds for labor and material.Though only 20 cents, it is often 20 centsmore than we have to use. Can you puther back to work for us?

SOULS"At least a single-track mind usually

trsgtitfigv-So let a lijcjkis"Knowswheie _that single-track mind, soul-winning.

"Christians are like tea, and their realstrength comes out in hot water."

PEOPLE WE KNOWBy Ralph Harter

Of the multitude of government officials in our city of Hamirpur, threeprofess the Christian religion.

The first to arrive was Mr. McCor-mick, the excise inspector. He hasbeen here a year and during that timehas attended church once, althoughinvited on numerous occasions.

Late in December Mr. and Mrs.Seeley, an Anglo-Indian couple, moved into a bungalow not very farfrom ours. Mr. Seeley is the "LinesSahib," a supervisor of police. Anglo-Indians are folk of mixed Indian andEnglish parentage, and have thus taken up the customs of the Englishpeople. This relation between themand the English has made themsomewhat unpopular with the Indianpeople, nor are they very welcomein England. Many have moved toAustralia and New Zealand.

In Hamirpui", however, there wasno such resentment, and Mr. andMrs. Seeley are much loved by thepeople. Our impression is that Mr.Seeley is a Roman Catholic, and Mrs.Seeley is a Methodist. At any rate,they accepted our invitation to cometo our services and the next Lord sDay Mr. Seeley arrived in his uni-foi'iii, accciiipanicd by his .wife .andbaby daughter. They were offered achair, but refused it and sat on the

The Church Marches On

floor with the rest of us, as is ourcustom. This action of theirs immediately aroused the admiration of allpresent, and the tale of it has spreadfar and wide. They have attendedchurch many times since, and we haveexchanged hospitality on several occasions. We have had several longconversations with them on spiritualmatters, and they have read booksand ti-acts which we have loaned tothem. We pray that they may not befar from the Kingdom of God.

The day we left for the hills thissummer the third officer arrived inHamirpur to take up the post of Superintendent of Police. This is thesecond most responsible job in thedistrict, and is the equivalent of theCounty Sheriff at home. We weretold he was an excellent man, andhe has no doubt been zealous in theLord's work as he understood it.

Shortly after his arrival he attendedone of our services, and, as he said,within an hour everybody in Hamirpur knew about it. tie found thefloor too uncomfortable and acceptedthe chair, although he found it embarrassing to sit on a chair while everyone else was sitting on the floor.He found the hall of meeting too austere,-and liC was--iiot picascc* -Nvith .hemorning sermon of Brother Mall. Hetold me later, "It is evident that thepeople here have some set ideaswhich they would not want me to try

(See PEOPLE on p. 3)

The church at Hamirpur continuesto March On in many ways. Thisterm, which began the first part ofJuly, we have two young marriedcouples, in Bible training at Kulpa-har, studying under Tom Rash andassociates. We also have four singleboys in Bible training at Ragaulwith Brother William Roland.

The church attendance for thesummer months was far above whatit has ever been, sometimes beingdouble. This was in spite of the temperature being well over 100 degrees

on many Lord's Days.We also have a young man from

Bilaspur working with us and teaching in our small school. He was recommended to us by Brother Schiller.He helps our boys and girls in manyways, and each day leads them in anhour of Bible study and singing.

With the return of LaVon from hersummer's language study "in the hills"all of us are ready with great zealand love to win more souls for Chi-ist.

Yes, thanks to God, the church inHamirpur is Marching On.

Ralph and LaVon with ihe Rambler RosesWhen thorns would vex and try you

And ihe world step on your toes.Try tc see some hidden beauty.

With the thornlook for the rose!Mary Larkin-Cook

NEWS FROM HAMIRPURPublished in the United States for

Ralph and LaVon Harter by MissionYouth, Willernie, Minnesota.

MAILING ADDRESS OFRALPH AND LAVON HARTER

isCHRISTIAN MISSION

HAMIRPUR, U. P. INDIA

WHERE TO SEND MONEYBanking and forwarding of funds for

Ralph and LaVon Harter is taken care ofby Ralph's mother, Mrs. Louise Harter,Box 144, Clinton, Ohio. All gifts promptly acknowledged.

Additional copies of this newsletter willbe gladly sent on request.

An Evangelist's Answer,by Ralph Harter.

Q..What is the purpose of your mission?A. EvangelismQ. What is the policy of your mission?A. EvangelismQ. What is the program of your mission?A. EvangelismQ. In what lies the hope of the future

progress of your work?A. EvangelismQ. What are the future plans of your mis

sion?A. EvangelismQ. For what are you soliciting funds?A. Evangelism

NEWS FROM HAMIRPUR FALL 1950

We Wore No Shoesby LaVon Eagley Harter

"Why did Ralph and I remove ourshoes before entering the church inIndia, for our marriage?"

This is a question which manyhave been asking, and I will try toanswer it in this newsletter.

First. May I say that in Indiashoes are luxuries, and one will always see twice the number of persons without shoes, or with just sandals, as with shoes.

Second. Families have little or nofurniture in their homes, and it is ascustomary for them to sit on the floorall the time, as it is for us to sit onchairs. When they sit on the floorthey usually cross their legs and siton them, and this is very uncomfortable with shoes on.

Third. The Hindu and the Mohammedan remove their shoes before theyenter any place of worship. Whetherthey get it from God speaking toMoses and telling him to pull off hisshoes for he was on Holy Ground, 1do not know. But I do know thatit is as much a custom for the In-

dian to take off his shoes as it is formen in America to remove their hatswhen entering a church. I would notsay that they do it as a religiousceremony, but more in respect forGod's church. It is also customaryfor them to remove their shoes whenentering your home for a visit.

Where church buildings havebenches or chairs so that they do nothave to sit on the floor you will findoccasionally that they will keep theirshoes on. I believe that, a little at atime, they will grow out of this custom.

The shoe is cosfrideredanytlnng-but a good object in India. One ofthe worst things you could do therewould be to hit or spank someonewith a shoe. They would be moreinsulted than ,if you beat them inany other way.

Do you have a question youwould like to ask, the answer towhich might be interesting to readersof this paper? If so, let us knowand we will try to answer it in ournext Newsletter.

Recruiting Station HereWhen Jesus commanded us to "Go

. . . make disciples . . . baptise

. . . teach," He was commissioningus as recruiting officers to enlist" combatants in the Holy War.

In "making disciples" we soundforth the call to service. Who willjoin the army of our Great and Victorious General? We challenge mento join the fight for righteousness andtruth. We challenge them to opposeevil and error. We show them thebenefits to be derived by being inThe Army, and we warn them of theconsequences if they are not. Wetell them the great pay they shallreceive, but we cannot hide fromthem the fact that the battle willsometimes be difficult, but, thankGod, always victorious. So, now enthused to join with our Great King,we open to them the plan and stepsof joining the ranks.

In baptising them we are administering the oath.

Herein lies the exhibition of thefaith which they have confessed before men. Herein lies testimony oftheir repentence from evil works.

Ralph R. HarterSOULS

Here begins for them a new life, alife dedicated to following in thesteps of One who leads to eternalpeace and happiness.

In "teaching them to observe allthings whatsoever I have commandedyou" we train them from the battlemanual for the trials that surely lieahead. They too, then, become effective recruiting officers and a newgeneration of brethi-en is on its way.

Now some of our recruiting stations haven't been doing too well;nor can we say that our own officehas been running up to standard.We might take a look and see whatthe cause might be and see if anyimprovement can be made.

1. The doors are closed and hoursirregular. Many shops have lost mybusiness because I found their doorclosed and locked. I am afraid thatmany interested persons have goneaway disappointed because theyfound the door of our recruiting stations unopened to them. It wouldbe best then to maintain twenty-fourhour service, open on Sundays, and

(See RECRXHTING p. 3)

LaVon Eagley Harter."Aim high. Strive for it, live it,

dream it, pray for it, wish for it, fightfor it. And as sure as there are starsin heaven, you will attain it."

These are the words of Atlas Chee-tio, and certainly they should be thewords of every Christian who wantsto strive to win souls for Christ.

In Hamirpur we have aimed high;we are striving to live it, not only bypreaching but by our lives. We havenot only been wishing, but we havebeen praying for souls to be turnedto God. And we rejoice in Christ,that IS souls were won between December 15th and April 1st. We nowrejoice that we have two young married couples and four single boys inBible college, studying to learn theword of God more perfectly.

There is now a part that we cannot do. Will you aim? Will youstrive? Will you dream? Will youpray? Will you wish? to do thatwliich we cannot do? That is, tokeep these young people in BibleCollege? (See SOULS p. 3)

NEWS LETTER NO. 3 NEWS FROM HAMIRPUR

Two Little Girls Mrs. LaVon Eagley Barter.In this pictui'e you can see two lit

tle gii-ls. They are the youngestchildren in the family, having sixolder brothers. We are glad to saythat they are a Christian family, andthe parents and the two oldest boysbelong to the church at Hamirpur.

These girls are sitting on one of thenative beds, made partly of rope.Cumbla, the smaller child is abouttwo years old, and Nancy, the olderone is going on five. They are hap-py-go-lucky children, and Nancy goesahont most of the day singing songsshe learns in church.

The Indian children have not usually been taught to keep their haircombed, but we are trying to train

SOULS (began on p. 2)It will cost $10.00 a month for each

single boy, $15.00 a month for everyyoung married couple. Is there achurch? Is there a Sunday School?Is there a Women's group? Is therea young people's group, or an individual who will try to promote soul-winning by helping to train theseyoung people so that they may goout and bring others into His fold?If you will aim, strive, live, dream,pray, and fight for it, tjou, too willattain it.

them to be clean and tidy. HereNancy has decided to comb Cumbla'shair.

These children sleep four andfive on one bed, with only some thinblankets to cover them.

The sweater which Nancy is wearing was given to her last year forChristmas. They rejoice over eventhe smallest thing given to them, forthey do not have toys or nice clothesas most children in America have.But these two little girls are far better off than thousands of other boysand girls in India; -Won't you prayfor all these little ones, that they maylearn more about Jesus, and that theymay have more of the necessities oflife.

CHILDREN!

Children .... Children staring upFrom empty plate and imfilled cup,With eyes from hunger wide, to cryWith chill blue lips beseeching "Wiy?"

What can I say, whose household's fed,Whose table never wants for bread.When other eyes that I must meetReproach me? "Give ye them to eat."

TOMORROW!I saw tomorrow marching by

On little children's feet;Within their forms and faces read

Her prophecy complete.I saw tomorrow look at me

From little children's eyes;And thought how carefully we'd teach

If we were really wise.

PEOPLE (began on p. 1)and change." I might say here thatthese government officials constitutethe only part of the "chi-istian community" in Hamirpur which have notbeen baptised in the Bible way. Atleast we appreciated that this manwas not afraid to say what he thought,and many of the things he had to saywere helpful. We will now be putting cushions on the floor for thosewho find the floor too hard. Perhaps,too, we will be a little speedier inmaking the appearance of the hallneater.

The Superintendent is too busy inhis office on Sundays to come to services, and he is very self-conscious thatevery one in town must know that he_has been to church. In other placeshe had had a Bible study class in hishome, but he found people werecoming to it just to court his favorand not as sincere seekers. He cannot be too friendly or brotherly to aman like Mr. Seeley because Mr.Seeley is his subordinate officer. Inthe city of Meerut he was publiclycriticized in the press for "stiiring upthe Cliristians;" and so he has justabout concluded he had better not beso zealous. The conversation I hadwith him left me wondering whatCornelius did after he was converted,and how hard it is for a governmentofficial to enter into the Kingdom ofHeaven.

RECRUITING (began on p. 2)no summer or Christmas vacation.

2. The Posters are dirty. Some"posters are so worn that it is impossible, even at closest range, to makeout what the words are. Some people no doubt think that the war isover and we have just forgotten totake the signs in. So let's spi-ucethings up a bit, wash things up (ordown), throw out the trash, paintwith pure colors, and border the poster with love.

3. The recruiting stations are badly situated. No use maintaining anoffice in an area which civilians donot frequent. We must go to thepeople and not expect that the peoplewill travel out to the desert to searchfor us. We must go out into the highways and byways and bring them in.

May your poster blaze forth, "Recruiting Station Here."

THANK YOU.Thanks! to each and every one

who has given through church groupsor personally, to help in this commission to win souls for Christ.

Thanks! to the children of different churches who brought money toDaily Vacation Bible Schools, to helpchildren in India.

Thanks! to Miss Alyce Forst, aformer school-mate, for her gift of$100 for mission work, which arrivedjust when it was greatly needed.

Thanks to all the following groups,and individuals, who have latelypledged their help in earing for neglectedchildren, or to support studentsattending Bible schools.

Misses Dorothea and Marcella Snider, Mount Vernon, Ohio.

Home Makers Class, Church ofChrist, Norwalk, Ohio.

Mr. and Mrs. Roy L. McCullough,New Palestine, Indiana.

Mrs. Mildred Fogle, Clinton, Ohio.Circle 2, First Christian Church,

Roanoke Rapids, N. C.Christian Endeavor, Macedonia

Church of Christ, R 1, Midland, Ohio.Loyal Women's Glass, 6th Ave.,

Church of Christ, Huntington, W. Va.Mrs. E. A. Mayer, Barbara and

Frankie Simmons, Michigan City,Indiana.

Thanks! to those persons and groupswho have sent packages. One wasrecently received from the New Corinth church at Mt. Olivet, Ky. Twoor three others are on the way, butwe can use a great many things inour work here.

Good used clothing for children;men's sweaters, shorts, cotton materials, washed and slightly used, blankets, sheets, canned meats, puddings,soup mixes, bouillon cubes, etc.; ballpoint pens, crayons, anklets and manythings suitable for Christmas gifts,such as ribbons, baretts, small bookswith many pictures, especially religious books; games, balls, combs,bars of soap, scissors, etc. (No shoes,hats, pocketbooks, ties, or jewelry).

Each box must not weigh morethan 22 lbs., should be sewed into acloth sack, marked for Ralph Barter,Christian Mission of Hamirpur, U.P.India, contents listed mostly as usedclothing, and marked "gift for mission,no commercial value," Any furtherinformation may be obtained fromMrs. Louise Harter, Box 144, Clinton,Ohio.

NEWS FROM HAMIRPUR FALL 195D

SEMI-ANNUAL STATEMENTDear Christian Friends: fine gifts have come in for these projects.

When I was preparing to write this Others would be truly appreciated,letter to you, LaVon, who was then "in Yours in Christian Love,the hills" studying language, wrote, "I Ralph and LaVon Harter.hope that you will make it a letter of _thanksgiving unto God for those who are SEMI-ANNUAL STATEMENT OFhelping in His program to make it pos- FINANCESsible to give India a chance to know and January - June 1950love the Christ." Indeed the financial Louise B. Harter, Secretarysituation has not always been easy, but ^as we summarize the last six months as a ^whole, we see that the Lord's work in this RECEIPTSplace has been able to expand because _ , ^ i io-n of your increased gifts, offerings, and On Hand Jan. 1, 19o0 in Clintonpledges. 5

Thanks be to our Godwho answers our On hand Jan. 1, 1950 in India bank 171.93prayers: and thanks be to our brethren Received from contributors 1719.94through whom the Lord has chosen to Refund on Ralph's passport 12.00bless us , ,, . j Refund from Bernel Getter 15.00

Like the pioneers of old, we stood on ^ ^the frontier of an advanced program. Refund from LaVon for personalwith few provisions. To advance without items taken to India 'assured provisions might bring many dif- T.rT&T 940fl9lficulties, but to retreat seemed to be a TOTAL 52408.91lack of faith. We were convinced that thefinger of the Lord pointed onward, and DISBURSEMENTSso we dared to advance. As a result the Living Link for Ralph and Lavon.SlOOO.OOLord has marvelously provided, and we ^ ,= 72find that we are not in a wilderness af- Medicine 15-72i-gj. ai] Relief Work 51.12

We are now paying the scholarships of Transportation 103.77four single young men in Ragaul Bible publicity and Postage 128.03College with brother William T^ola^nd ^ .ju-we have two married couples studying at e fi'India Bible College in Kulpahar. We dentshave also called a teacher from Bilaspur, Language Shcool 137.47who is teaching the children here. These Repair and Labor on Mission Bldg. 546.68are all added financial responsibilities Supplies and freight bill (1929),. 86.24since the first of Juy. Plans are ad- jjgg gnd films for projector 57.86\rnnf-inp for the care of orphans and des-titute children. This will first require Postage and publicity in U. S. .. 51.30the erection of new buildings. TOTAL S2358.28

The tents are still unpurchased. andthe bungalow still uncompleted. Some BALANCE July 1. 1950 S 50.63

ContributorsJanuary-June 1950RECEIPTS JANUARY - JUNE 1950 Buchanan, Mrs. Earl Longworlh 5.00

CALIF. Gridley, Mrs. Laura Rammon $10.00 Buchanan, Church of ChristIND. ' Darlington, Auxiliary, (2 gifts) 200.00*

Christian Church 30.00 Galien, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle WooIIet 5.00Elwood, Harmony Christian Church Miles, Church of Christ 50.00*

of Leisure, Missionary Soc. 4.00 Three Oaks, Mich.Granger. Harris Prairie Church of Church of Christ (7 gifts) 36.00*

Christ Missionary Organs. 20.00 N.Car. Athens Chapel, Church of Christ,Indianapolis, Frank Reas 10.00 Missionary Soc. (2 gUts). 40.00*Liberty, Church of Christ, Roanoke Rapids,

Vacation Bible School 5.00 Firgt Christian Church Circle 2 25.00*Marion, Miss Alyce Forst 100.00 N.Y. East Rochester.Osgood, Christian Church, ^ Mr. and Mrs.Geo. W. Wilson 60.00*

Missionary Society 25.00* Ohio Cmcmnati,Owensville Margaret Stelzer 10.00

Mr. and Mrs. Claude Allison 10.00 Clinton, Church of Christ,Portland, Church of Christ,

Busy Beavers Class 25.00 Clinton Mrs. Mildred FoglePoseyvilla, Old Union Church 10.00* gifts) 11.00--yville. Old Union Church of Crrist^ '^ 20.00

Massillon,111. E. St. Louis, r r-u . innn Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Weaver 10.00Lansdown Church of Chnst 10.00 Millersburg

Iowa Brooklyn Robert MilUr, Church ol Christ (3 gilts) 75.00*through Madison Church of Moscow, Ladies Aid,Chnsf 20.00 church of Christ 10.00

Hampton, Vernon,Missionary Chu.-ch of Chnst Misses Dorethea and(2 gifts) 30.90 Marcella Snider (2 gilts) 25.00*

Carlisle, East Union Church Newark. Miss Martha Wright S.OD(3 gifts) 33.00 NorwalK, church of Christ,

Grayson, Volun'eer Mission Band, Missionary Soc. 15.00Kentucky Christian College 5.00 Orrville, Church of Christ

Mooreiield; (2 gifts) 500.00*Mt.Zion Church of Christ (3gifts) 55.59 McMinnville, "Miss Ruby Merchant

Mt. Eden Christian Church (2 gifts) 60.88 (2 gilts) 20 OCSpringfield, Vacation Bible School Yenn. Johnson City, Central Church of

Christian church 5.3U Christ 6.27Mich. Bangor, Christian Church, Reimbursement from Edna Hunt 60.00

Primary Department 3.00Berkley, Bonnie Acre Missionary Tntnl 1719

Group, Church ol Christ (2 gifts) 30.00*Buchanan, Mrs. Nina Eagley 5.00 * received on pledges

MISSIONARY... TO ...

INDIA

LaVon Eagley

Isaiah 6:8 "Also I heard the voice ofthe Lord, saying, Whom shallI send, and who will go for us?

Then said I, Here am I; send me."

Romans 1:16 "For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ; for itis the power of Sod unto salvation to everyone that believeth; tothe Jew first, and also to the Greek."

LaVon was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Eagley in Alien County,FortWayne, Indiana, April 3, 1924. Thefamily soon afterward movedto Michigan, where the children were reared on a large farm. Theparents with their six children, five girls and one boy, were found inregular attendance at the Church of the Brethren. LaVon obeyedher Lord and Savior in Christian baptism at the age of nine. Shewas graduated from the Womer Grade School of Berrien Countyin 1938 and from Buchanan High School in 1942. Through havingattended Vacation Bible School in Buchanan public school where theminister of the Church of Christ was in charge, she learned the simplicity and clearness ofthe New Testament Church, and sought to gether parents to attend the Church of Christ. In November, 1939, herparents, brother Cleland, and sister Gloria, and LaVon dropped theshackles of denominationalism and placed their membership in theBuchanan Church of Christ.

LaVon has always been active in all church activities, having beenpresident of the young people's group for three years, and also aprimary teacher. In the fourth yearat Lake James Camp she heard ofthe Cincinnati Bible Seminary. Immediately she made preparationsto take work in that school and enrolled January, 1945. During herthree years of schooling, she has held a part-time job outside theschool at the same time.

The World Mission Volunteer Group of the Seminary has beenher chief interest, other than personal work which has been with several of the churches, the Hamilton County Home for the Aged, Neg-gro and white; and with Negroes in the Laurel Homes district of Cincinnati, where endeavors are being made to plant a New TestamentChurch.

She is the fiance of Ralph R. Harter who began his first term ofservice in India lastyear. Her plans are to leave for India after graduating in 1949.

To The Brethren and Sisters in Christ,Churches of Christ, U. S. A.

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ:While on my last furlough I was impressed with the earnestness

and 2eaj of Miss LaVon Eagley so am happy to commend her to youas worthy of support on the Mission field. We beJieve her to be afaithful servant of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and shall behappy to welcome her to this field when she Is ready to come.

Most sincerely.Your sister in Christ,

Zoena S. RothermelRagaul, India

To Whom It May Concern:Miss LaVon Eagley is at present a student in the Cincinnati Bible

Seminary. She is now a Junior in the Seminary, planning to graduateIn 1949.

Following her graduation, Miss Eagley intends to work for her Lordin India.

LaVon's unaffected humility, her wholehearted consecration toJesus Christ, and her present zeal in serving her Master indicate thatshe is worthy of your consideration.

We commend to you this servant of "like precious faith."George Mark ElliottProf. Cincinnati Bible Seminary

Miss LaVon Eagley, a student in the Cincinnati Bible Seminary,is preparing to go to India as a missionary. The wonderful group ofworkers associated with Dr. Rothermel at Ragaul will receive capablereinforcement in the person of this new recruit. Miss LaVon Eagley hasbeen a diligent student in the Seminary, zealous, devout, and intenselyevangelistic. She deserves the support of loyal brethren everywherewho long to see the Gospel of Christ carried to the ends of the earth.

R. C. FosterProf. Cincinnati Bible Seminary

I have known LaVon Eagley since coming tor, Buchanan mSeptember. 1947. In my contacts with her she has shown herself to be consecrated to Christ andzealous in laboring for Him. Ifshe ispermittedby Sod's grace to go to India, I am sure thaH: she will be able to doa good work for Him there.

. James. W..Greenwood, Minister. Buchanan, Michigan

Ways You May Help

1. Your prayers.2. biviiiy 'Linjc.- -3. Suffioienl ffiml'. Hooriza for traveling expenses and

transportation and supplies to India.4. Bfeyde. 5. '-Shre^t^, print makeritil, imssors; self-seal glass iars.

Personal Message

I will be available, for speaking in different churches all summer.) will also have a projector to show pictures from those who are nowin India.

My permanent address: c/o Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Eagley; 407 North Portage Street

Address while in school:

Forwarding Agent:

Buchanan, Michigan

950 Grand5, Ohio

Mrs. Ralph R. HarterBox 144Clinton, Ohio

Please send all money and business correspondence to this last address.Make checks and money orders payable to Mrs. Ralph Rv Harter.