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News of Ralph Barter, Ir,, on furlough from Kanpur, India,at Box 144, Clinton, Ohio, 44215, Telephone 216-882-3852.Please send all contributions to Kiss Plorence Douglas,

1111 Noo Kain St., loplin, Ko., 54801.

Five months of winter arenow passed and I am lookingforward to five months ofSpring and Summer, I ran thegauntlet of snow, sub-zeroweather and Asian Flu anddid not even have a cold. Inone place so many peoplewere sick and the weatherwas so bad that only sevenpersons turned out but I waspresent for every appointment. A bus I was riding metwith an accident at Louden-ville, Ohio, but no one onthe bus was injured. Surelythe Lord has been with me,an answer to the prayers ofmany on both continents.

The news from Kanpur ismostly good, but we have all

been deeply ^ieved to hearof the aaddenSliasato of17 yr. oM-'^en Getter ^tSatna in S^tral-lndia-wiierehe fell from a train.

normanr'"^KdynaW7-"iitinisterat Clinton, and companionshave returned safely aftertheir Holy Land tour. Noneof the brave pilgrims backedout from the trip.

For the first time in 25years I showed my teeth toan American dentist. Dr. A,Vvhwra could not find anything amiss which would goto prove that my Indian dentists, Dr. Gandhi and Dr.Chibbers are pretty goodfellows after all.

CONTRIBUTIONSReceipts ITos, 856-950

Deo. Ja.gebTwenty kile Area;Clinton Churcli 140.00Clinton Adults 15.00Manchester 25,00 36.00W, Steiners 5,00 5,00W, Handwerks 45,00 5.00Mother Flint 10,00 10.00Rittman 40,26Perry Church 25,50 16,75'Clinton Methodist 28.66W, Swigarts 16.00S.V/., Barherton 25.'00Other Ohio Towns;Branch Hill 20.00 40,00D. Schmale 10.00 40.00Sebring Bereans 5.00 5,00Bladensburg D*s 10,00 -10,00Bladens, Church 50.00Mrs. Porterfield 5.00ivirs. Toothman 5,00Harrison 51.80No, 877 50.00Old Stone Missionary 75.00Linden Guild 18.75Linden Homebuilders 35.00Mrs. G. Thompson 20,00lissorted Sta%es:J.N, , Calif. 25.00cT,0 , y Fla. 5.00W,R,, Kansas 25,00L,R. j Oregon 2,00k.C,, Wash, 5,00S,R., vV.Va. 10.00ir.Wo, Mo. 50.00Neeper, Mo, 20.00 10.00Liberty, Mo. 40.90Flora , 111, 100,00L,H., 111. 5.00E,B«, Texas 5.00

P.D. , -V/,Ya.O.G, Jr,Hi, V^.Va,Indiana;Br ight Church 75.00Garrett 11,00G, Morricals 30 ..00Burlington 100,00Frank ReasCleo BlakeRobert AikinsOsgood Church

-7errsariXle"S~ChurchKentucky:Grange City 125,00Mt, Carmel 45,00Pleas. Valley 40,00lit. Zion 25,00Thomas Omer 15,00Unity ChurchC. ChamberlinKill's CrusadersM,M, ClarkHorse CaveHarold IngramEast UnionMichigan:Oakland Drive 40,00Newton Church 10.00St, Louis 25,00Teiinesse"e:

Walnut YouthW, V/alnut LadiesAunt BonnieTOTALSGRAND TOTAL

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THANKS TO EVERYONE!

byrrch 18, 1970-

Three of our best circulated publications have recently publicized the newlyformed i.iid-India mission.

Although this new missionhas higher objects, its immediate objective is to rescue members of the Disciplesof Christ in India fromjoining the United Church ofNorth India.

The Indian brother who ismainly responsible for the .formation of this mission isDr. Vijai Lall. He is sponsored by the Osage ChristianChurch in Tulsa, Oklahoma,and is presently touring inthe United States,

From what I have been ableto learn, Dr. Vijai Lall isa man of integrity, courage,faith and good character. Heis in a better position towork with the dissident Disciples than anyone else inIndia,

There is, however, a -cred^in some of the

things which have been saidand in some of the thingswhich have been done, and alittle clarification wouldbe very good.

For more than twenty years

JlT-U-- has been very•faithfully serving the Lord

in mid-India, yet he has

been mostly ignored in thepresent matter. Just howmuch of this was intentionaland how much unintentional,I have no way of knowing;but if unity and brotherhoodare to prevail between thesebrethren in mid-India, thenthere ought to be more cooperation between the two.

Should ximerican Ghurohes\o7send money to afield where

no --imerican on the field tosupervise expenditure?

This points out a^hnnpi^p.nn^ntinn Which exists be-'tWeen'missionaries and nationals on many of the worldsmission fields, mine too,that the nationals, and notthe missionaries, shouldhave control of the cash. Itmay be that a man of Dr.Lall's caliber will succeedadmirably in managing thefunds, but there is evidencethat some of his associatesare more interested in thecash that is to be deliveredthan they are in the faithwhich was once and for alldelivered.

No one appreciates betterthan I the blessing of x.mer-ican dollars on the missionfield: yet money is also theroot of evil as much thereas anywhere else. We go tothe field as evangelists andend up being bookkeepers. Wego to wage war on the devil

mission ]there is to be '

and end up sq.uabbling witheach other over the budget.

Several of us were told

that Dr. Yijal Lall and hisgroup only desired our handin fellowship and that thereWould be no large fund raising. Did we misunderstand?

)—-^Another confusing factorinvolved is

Council of Disciples yj3^fChr is t, hereaf-:fe£bE=E2£^redto as ICCDC. This organization contains some unscript-ural and unscrupulous elements which Dr. Lall and theliid-India 'mission do not endorse. Yet it is difficultto see where one begins andthe other leaves off. It maybe that the line has not yetbeen drawn. There is a real

sense in which it can beZsaid that the IGGDG is Dr.1^1*s mission field.<^he ICGDC has begun a

^ • «3 +-1.11 n-if . Struggle v^ith the UGIuS over(/property. On the surface itvSould look as though we

ought to support them intheir efforts to keep thoseproperties from going intothe Union Church. Judgingthe matter from equity, however, it does seem that theUGK'iS has rights over theproperties since it was theywho financed them and notthe ICGDC. Sven on techni

calities, the UGtiS seems to^ be> winning over~"^tre'""TG'CD'G" in

the courts. This " church

fight is also giving themovement a bad name all overIndia, Unfortunately, someof the members of the ICGDCconsider the possession ofthe church building in 3il-aspur and other propertiesas a matter of life and

death, I am given to under-\\stand that Dr. Lall is back-y )ing ICGDC in this matter.

The news items and statis

tics which have been published indicate that Dr.Lall hopes to rescue the entire membership of the ICCDCfrom the UCliS Disciples andChurch Union, Let us hopefor the best, but consider-.ir^ the cpmplexiy^s,

^ ,nnt. at all tiia-if~nptimistic^.-- •I was perspnaTi^u^v-erv_ up-

set with the article by Dr.'"D'.F. Lm'JiU irPthe Jan, 24th

issue of CiniSTI--iN STi-JlDAHD.L.iy only consolation is thatvery few people seem to haveread it. The i-iid-lndia l.iss-ion cannot be held responsible for Dr, iviurch^s remarks,and yet he formed his conclusions from materials supplied by them. Also, membersof MBa saw nothing wrong inDr. luurch's remarks. Let mesay definitely that the Lordhas had faithful laborers inCentral and Horth India |since before Dr. Lall wasborn. We are happy to havehim join the bani^ and mayGod help himl

EZPSI©ITURSSU.S,A,, Deo*, Jan, Feb.:Salary, 3 months ~ §450.00Travel 338.40Lodging 36.45Phone 13.05Postage 43»91Publicity 344.40Office 3.63India; Oct. through Jan.Mess 388.9^Educational 73.00Ledical/Benevolence 44.98Hindi Publications 319.79Office 5.38Housing 315.34Utilities 174.35Ghristasian 43.64Mr. and Mrs.: Zamen 50.71Transportation 46.69Press 181.66Book Store 334.90TOTAL SPENT §3790.14

SOMMART

Balance, Dec. 10 634.69Contributed 3366.85Total Receipts 3891.54Expended 3790.14

"Falance, 3Sar. 10 101.'40

Despite generous contributions, we have still beenrunning nip and tuck withthe bank balance.

Is there anyone who wouldbe interested in providi^ ahearing aid for our Hindilanguage editor, LawrenceLazarus, present editor ofGhristasian Magazine?

ITINERARYAbbreviated to save space.

Subject to change.

March 19-33, Garrett, Ind.33-36, Indianapolis39, Evening, Portland, Ind,April 5, Keeper Church, Mo.7-9, G.G.B., Moberly, Mb.13, Liberty Church, Mo•_1^16, 0 .B. C, Joplin, Mb19, Canby, Minn & Huron SD.30, Visiting Aberdeen,. S.D.31-33, Dakota Convention..36, V/ymore, llebr.39, Awaiting reply, Eans.May 1, Visiting. Hays, Kans.3, Morning, Alniena, Kansas.5-7, Kiamichi Clinic10, Mathis, Texas13, Riverlawn, V/ichita, Kan14, Awaiting Churoh Board17,1 Morning, AVAILABLE

Eve. Jennings, St.Louis34, Linden, Columbus, Ohio-

. Evening AVAILABLE31, Morn., Round Lake, Ohio

Even., Reply AwaitedMay 30 a- Mason Cit-y, Iowa317^ Hampton, IowaJune 7, Barberton, Ohio14, Available near So. Ind.'14-30, Camp Illiana, Ind.31, Morn., New Ross, Ind.

Even., Kokomo, Ind.33-37, Cedar Lake, Ind.38, Being arranged, Mich..38-4, Rock Lake, Mich.July 5, Alma Mich.7-10, HACC, St. Louis, Mo.13, AVAILABLE in Ohio.13-18, Round Lake, Ohio

July 19, A-waiting Reply,19-31, Indian Lake, Uaryland26, East Orange, N.J.August 2, Getring, Ohio2-8, Round Lake, Ohio9, AVi.IL.;BLE;, Ohio16, North liadison, Ohio23, Last Sunday at Home,

Churohes wishing to extendan invitation should firstsize up the possibilitiesfrom the above itinerary,then "write me at Box 144,Clinton, Ohio, 44216.

The advantages of having atape recorder gradually gre"won me until I bought one thelast of February, I am nowable to tape messages topersons and groups who wantto know more about our work,^ter my return to India,slides with a taped comiaen-tary will be available.Taped messages will also beavailable from India, Therecorder is a Cassette typeand so those who want tohear its product must have

First Church of Christ2545 W. Comet Rd.Clinton, Ohio, 44216

access to a Cassette player,ii player of this type shouldbe easily available in youroojjomunity because they arebecoming very popular,

I am also in a position totape lessons for your DTBS.Just let me know your requirements: how many lessonsdo you need? and what shouldbe the length of each?

Indian batiks such as I amdisplaying -on this furloughare made by a Hindu friendIn Kanpur, He is willing tosupply them by Airmail atthe rate of §7 each, any design imaginable,

V^ith the departure of theRashes and Rempels from India, my own expenses haveconsiderably increased butincome has not kept pace.Some of you may want to consider increasing our allowance •

kiss Florence Douglas,1111 ITo. luain St., Joplin,liO,, 64801, is in her 17thyear as my forwarding agent.

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News of Halph Harter , , ~arr-n2rlough from Kanpur, India,until August 27, 1970. Blease send all contributions toICiss Florence Douglas, 1111 No. llain St., Joplin, lie.,64801. personal correspondence may be sent to Box 144,

Clinton, Ohio, 44216. (Telephone No. 216-882-3852).

Viffi THANK GOD FOR OUR V/Oin)SRFUL FRIEIDS

lly past seven months inthe United States have been

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tian fellowship as I havevisited from church tochurch and home to home.

Contributions have also

been better than ever, andit was necessary that theyshould be. We are deeplygrateful to all who continueto help.

The tentative date for mydeparture for India is Aug.27th, In the meantime, myschedule is as follows:

JUNE:

7, Barberton, Ohio;3-12, East Sparta, Ohio;14 mo: Burlington, Ind,;14-20, Camp Illiana, Ind.;21 morn, New Ross, Ind,;

3VG, hohouojind.;22-26, Cedar Lake, Ind.;27, Coe, l.Iichigan;28 morn, ?;28-4, Rock Lake, Llich.

JULY:

5, Alma, llich.;7-10, NACC, Ho.12 morning. Available;

eve., Kenmore, Ohio;13-18, Round Lake, Ohio;19 morn, Binghamton, N.Y.;19-25, Indian Lake, Md.;26 morn. East Orange, N.J.

aft,, parsippany, N.J,;26-31, Indian Lake, Md,;

AUGUST:E, Sebring, Ohio2-8, Round Lake, Ohio;9, Greenford, Ohio

(2nd & 9th may be changed).16, North Madison, Ohio;

23, Clinton, Ohio;30, Enroute to India;Sept. 6, Kanpur, India.

India is also on the itin

erary of some of our friendsthis year. Conley Silsby,Don DeV/elt and Gordon Clymer•will hold Church Growth In

stitutes in India duringJuly. You will notice fromour financial report that wehave sent §100 to India forthis special effort. Our 100will be used to feed the

Indian leaders who attendthe Institute when it isheld at Kulpahar.

Virgil & Laverne Marshallof Wymore, Nebraska, willvisit India in September,They have previously visitedKulpahar and Kanpur. Thistime they are particularlyinterested in Sarguja andthe Bernel Getters.

Joe Garman of RevivalFires will be in India forthree months, Nov. to Jan.

Reggie Thomas and team areexpected to visit India in1971.

Many letters have comefrom India. The year hasbeen a long one for them andthey are looking forward tomy return.

There are still some ofyou, especially in the West,whom I have not been able tovisit. I am sure you willunderstand my difficulty.

CONTRIBUTIONSMarch, April, May, 1970

Home Church;Clinton Church §245.00Adult Class 20.00Twenty Mile Area:Mrs. Robert Meade 10.00

Tallmadge 50.00The V/arren Steiners 10,00The Walter Handwerks 15,00Mrs. Florence Flint 30.00

Manchester Church 42.00Perry Christian Church 21.75Other Ohio Churches

10.005.00

20.00

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Gebring BereansMoscow Church 50.00Bladensburg L.D.s 30.00Old Stone Missionary 20.00Branch Hill 60.00

Clovernook (D.S.) 35.00Linden Women^s Guild 18.75World Mission Voluntrs 30,00Dr. Z.S. Rothermel 100.00Linden Homebuilders 35.00States Bordering Ohio:Lowell, Ind. 61,00Garrett, Ind, 33.00Mt, Zion, Ky. 40.00Fast Union, Ky. 68.62Unity, Cynthiana, Ky. 40.00Mrs. Berry, Ky, 20.00Newton, Mich, 30.00Oak Grove, Pa. 79,55Mrs, Rosser, W.Va. 25,00Follansbee 1st Chr. 100.00Hooverson Heights 75.00The James Nimiths 20.00Osgood Circle 25,00Portland, Ind. 51.82Mt. Carmel, Ky. 25.00

Mary Simpson, Mioh. 5,00H,L, McKinney, Ky. 25.00East of the Mississippi:Capital City, N. Car. 40,00Kathy Ann Storey, Tenn 25.00Smbreevilla, Tenn. 75.00D.W. Barber, Tenn. 50.00W, Walnut St., Tenn. 13.03Walnut St. Youth 5.00Stronghurst, 111. 60.00Flora, 111. 45.00The Glen Valberts 5.00Flora Primary II 5.00West of the Mississippi:Keeper, Mo. 30.00Stanley pew 2,00Donald F. Peel 50.00Mrs. Harkin 2.00liTS, Temple ton 3.00Canby, Minn. 100.00Liberty, Mo. 102,00Dennis Magden 70.00Mrs. Sohwentzer 110.00Wymore, Nebr. 75,00The Ray Grahams 5,00The Virgil Marshalls 50.00Wapato, V^ash, 30.00Nortonville, Kans. 38,30Plainville, Kans, 23.00Riverlawn, Wichita 100.00Tannings, Mo. 50.00CCCB Couriers, Mo. 25.00North Joplin, Mo, 36,85Jennings Mission Stdy 20.00Mathis, Texas 75.00TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS 02921.67

Several contributions received in the latter part ofMay are not included in theabove report.

EXPENDITURES

U.S.A., Mar., Apr., May 1970Salary, 3 months $450.00Travel 189,10Lodging 23.78Phone 11,83Postage 23,32Publicity 111.50India, Feb., Mar., Apr.Mess 227.25Education 104,07Medical & Benevolence 27,26Hindi publications 161,14Office Supplies 5,05Housing 174,23Utilities 93.69Christasian 111.66Mr. Zamen 43.22Transportation 16,57Book Store & Library 169.35Press 123.48Kulpahar Institute 100.00total E^CPENDED $2166.50

SUIlvIARY

Balance, Mar, 10 101.40Total Contributed 2921.67Total Receipts 3023.07Less Expended 2166.50Balance, May 31 856.57

Of this balance, $556.27 hasbeen sent to India,

There is a scheme by whichI can save about $200 on Airfare to India by travellingvia Florida, the Bahamas andLuxumbourg. This would be onan "Available Space, Standbybasis" but space is usuallyavailable on planes flyingeast at the end of summer.

REGiiRDING FINANCES

Our work in Kanpur is amission project of the FirstChurch of Christ in Clinton,Ohio. The bank accounts arein the name of the ClintonChurch, any property ownedby the mission is the property of the Clinton Church,and the elders at Clinton

are the overseers of themission work. Ivliss Douglasis serving as ForwardingAgent at the invitation ofthe Clinton Church.

The elders and members ofthe church in Clinton greatly appreciate the help ofall those who contribute tothe work in Kanpur.

Ours is not a big operation, I am not a Five Talentindividual and my budget isa small one. For better orfor worse, I do not have afamily to support. The totalmission budget, including mysalary, is approximatelywhat my salary would be were

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ly sure: Cod has always pro- ^vided for our needs. When we 1]have had a deficit it was \jdue to some mistake or mis-i'management on my part.

A missionary's heart is lyalways larger than his purse //and vjs have many wants and [wishes which go unfulfilled.

I'^hen the Frank Rempelsleft India, I moved intotheir house and took overtheir printing shop. Cur expenses increased but our income did not keep pace. Somecontributions formerly sentto the Rempels are beginningto find their way to us.

Throughout the years, wehave published our financialreport every two or threemonths so that our contribu

tors can know where theirmoney has been spent.

We always strive to spend ,mission funds with prayeraiid integrity for they contain many a widow's mite.

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IJews of Ralph Harter, Jr., ending his furlough at Clinton,Ohio, and returning to 7/131, Swarupnagar, ICanpur 2, U^P,,India. Please send all contributions to Miss Florence

Douglas, 1111 No. Main St., Joplin, Mo., 64801,

A V/ONDERFTJL

It was thrilling to witness the moving of the HolySpirit in the Christian Service Camps this summer. Itwas great to be a part ofbringing these tremendousyoung people closer to ourLord lesus Christ.

Now the ebb tide is movingout and I must go. I enjoyedthe fullness of the floodtide; the ebb tide, too, _will turn to joy when I*^reach the other side.

The Lord willing, my concluding itinerary on thisfurlough will be as follows:

Aug. 23: Farewell programat the Clinton Church.

Aug. 24, 25: o/o F.E.Dusenberry, The CincinnatiBible Seminary.

S U M M E R ENDS

Aug. 26: Capital CityChurch of Christ, Raleigh,N.Car. Thanks to AlonzoGlasscock formerly of Ky.

Aug. 27, 28: c/o Mrs, RuthSmalley, Holmes Beach, Fla,{Ruth is a cousin).

Aug. 29: o/o Mrs. DavidBarber, Ft. Myers, Fla, (Sheis my sister)•

Aug. 30: Morning at First_Chr4:-s:tlan:::;ghurGh, Ft. Myers.

(.Aug. SlTOLeave Miami for'I&ia——via Andros Town,Nassau and Luxumbourg.

In order to avail of a 505^^discount, I will be travelling on some obscure airlinessuch as Mackey, Air Bahama,and Brothers Air Services.A1 Hamilton recently wentthis way to Europe but I do

not know anyone else who hastried it. Net saving shouldbe v200 to

Leah Moshier has writtenfrom Kulpahsir that everyonethere was iA»-i-hh theteaching visit of GonleySilsby, Don DeV/elt andG-ordon Glymer. A second institute of this kind may beheld next year at Kanpur.

Mrs. Rothermel is mendingat the Lincoln Memorial Hospital, Lincoln, 111., 62656.She had gone to Lincoln toattend the wedding of hergrandson, David Roland. Thatevening she broke her hip ina spill at one of the L.G.G.dormitories.

Frank and karie Rempel escaped serious injury in anautomobile accident in Canada that badly damaged theircar. They slipped off theroad on a patch of mud.

Dean Rempel is hoping toleave in October to serve as

-a - -missionary - in-- Nai^obi,Kenya. Dean is very artisticand he has published a veryattractive brochure abouthis work. Contributions andcorrespondence may be sentto him c/o iirs. AnnabelleMarshall, 7112 Pellett St.,Downey, Calif,, 90241.

Two friends to v\;hom I oweda great deal have left ourmidst: R.C. Foster andLonnie Dever. We will have agreat fellowship together inheaven.

CONTRIBUTIONSJune and July, 1970

Home Church:Clinton ChurchTwenty Mile Area;Orrville Church 25.00Florence Flint 20.00Mr/iirs, Warren Steiner 20.00Mry4lrs. V/.A. Handwerk 60.00Barberton First Church 40.00Sherman Church 12.00Mrs, Robert Meade 10.00Perry Christian 20.75Mrs. Lewis Smith 25.00Ke nmore Church 75.80Manchester Church 8.00Other Ohioans:Round Lake (Hugh

Snepp*s week) 382.45Dorothy Schmale 20.00Veda Flint 5.00Centerburg Church 30.00Branch Hill Church 40.00Eva Brakefield 15.00A.O. Griffy 5.00Linden Church 50.00Bradensburg L.D.s 20.00Old Stone Missionary 20.00Sebring L.B.s 8.00States Bordering Ohio:New Ross Church, "ind. 50.00New Ross S.So Class 10.00Burlington Church 75.00Camp Illiana (George

Trueblood*s week) 138.70The Kenneth Eades 20.00Ernest Linn 20.00Frank Reas 40.00Kokomo Church 25.00Kokomo Individuals 25.00Garrett, Ind., Church 22.00

$140.00

Cuniberland, Indiana 15.00Por tland, Ind iana 25•00Newton Gliurch, Mich. 20.00Mr. I^Irs. Edward Ronda 25.00Goe Ghurch 25.00LaVerne Taylor 10.00Rock Lake Assembly (Mel

Harrell*s week) 147.33E. Superior Ghurch 100.00lutm Zion, Ky. 25.00Unity Ghurch, Ey. 80.00Oak Grove S.S., Penna. 51.00Oak Grove Ghurch 76.35Hooverson Heights WVA.100.00Other Eastern States;

W. Walnut St., DVBS 17.05Gapital Gity, N. Gar. 20.00West of the Mississippi;Hampton Ghurch, Iowa 75.00Mrs. Gerald Taylor 1.00Mason Gity Ghurch 48.00The Ghristensens (in memory

of their daughter Mrs.Goldie leanette Dillon)

5.00

Derby Ghurch, Kansas 17.50Neeper Ghurch, Mo. 20.00GoV^.B.A. and Old Peoples

Home, St. Louis, Mo. 8.00Liberty Bible Glasses 52.15Viapato Ghurch, Wash. 10.00Mrs. Nellie Gopley 80.00TOTAL CONTRIBUTED $3429.83

Gontributions during thesetwo months were very verygood. The record contribution for the year was received Aug. 8-9 from Round LakeGhristian Assembly, SecondSenior V/eek (Joe Sutherland,dean), and totalled more

than §550. A million thanksto everyone who helped, andmay God bless all of youi

EXPENDITURESJune and Jul3 1970U.S.A. j

Salary, 8 months §300.00Travel 193.08

Lodging 83.17Phone 10.83Postage 19.84Publicity 81.75New Receipt books 55.00Goliege Press 18.45Mission supplies for 40.38

IndiaTOTAL EXPENDED §675.84

SIBAMARYBalance, May 31st §856.57Total Gontributed 8489.83Total Receipts 3886.40Expended 675.84Balance, Aug. 18th 8611.16

Of this balance, §1756.87has been sent to India. Asyet nothing has been paid ontransportation to India.

Regarding our forwardingagent, one young man told methat one reason he had decided to enrol at Ozark BibleGollege was the friendly reception he got from Florencewhen he visited Joplin. MissDouglas is official greaterthere. Other aspiring BibleGolleges take note. MissDouglas was our forwardingagent 11 years before shewent to O.B.G.

VVHA.T THE FUTURE HDIUS

It is very fortunate forall of us that "we do not

f knoiw what the future holds.^ It is sufficient to know

that everything is safe inGod's hands.

"f/ Under noraal conditions,(l my next furlough will begin

in the Fall-of 1975.Ivlany of the fine contribu

tions which we have received

were one-time gifts and willnot be repeated until mynext furlough. There are indications that I may havepicked up some additionalmonthly support but it willbe several months before Iwill know for sure.

Unless the monthly contributions have sufficientlyincreased, we v;ill have tocut back on some of our programs, y/hatever happens, wewill consider it the Lord's

plan for us,There .has always....been.a

need for more emphasis on

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leadership training, Uhosewho specialized in this department in north India haveleft India, I am not as expert as they but I will nowhave to do somethiJig aboutit neverthless.

Many of the boys that werein my dormitory last Octoberare no longer there. MissMoshier is waiting until myreturn before she sends ussome more. Money must bespent on improving theiraocomodations and a "dormfather" ought to be employedto help care for them. The

are, of course, ourboysbest prospectsship training.

More must be done through"Coffee Cup _Syangelism',.'' only in this case it Will bethe te_a cup

My continiTing in India atVall continues to be more and ^more but until )the Lord leads in some other / Jdirection, it is my intent-^/

for leader-

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News of Ralph "Bud" Barter,U.P., Indxa /DECE1-4BER 1970

Details of ray return tripIndia will be appearing in Chris-tasian Magazine: the first installment is already on boardship on its way to you. Sufficeit to say here that I arrivedsafely in Kanpur on Sept. 2nd after a quick trip. I did not makeany stopovers enroute except tochange planes.

The days since then have beenhectic as I have tackled last

year's backlog as well as presentresponsibilities. For a week Iwas laid up with the flu. Fortwo weeks I was the guest of theBernel Getters in Madhya Pradeshwhere I preached eight sermons intwo conventions.

I was successful in sheddinghalf of the work of the BibleSociety Kanpur Branch. Insteadof being fully secretary, I amnow only Corresponding Sec'y.Since the departure of theRempels in March, 19^9j the workof the branch has been going downhill.

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lave made some improvementsin our Boys' dormitory includingan extra bathroom. At the moment,however, only one boy, Yohan, isin residence. Good news has Justcome that three of our former

residents have now found goodJobs.

As the date for Miss Dolly Chit-wood's furlou^ neared, I spentmore than three days at the Income Tax Office to clear her dues

before she left the country. Dealings with the I.T.O. have alwaysbeen frustrating.

Two pairs of tourists broughtus a breath of fresh air: Chaplain and Mrs. G.C. Fisher whom I

have known for 30 years, and myNebraskan friends, Virgil and La-verne Marshall.

This newsletter is a month late.

Please forgive us!

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CONTRIBUTIONS

Aug., Sept., Oct., 1970

Sponsoring- Church;Clinton Church S26O.OOMrs. Wm. Fraser •' 100.00Jr. High Class 27-26Women's Fellowship 10.00Jr. II Class 10.00

M/M Laurel Webster 5-00Several other gifts

designated for personal use arenot shown.

Twenty Mile Area;Manchester Church 69-00Sherman Church ^9-75Perry Christian 117-25M/M Walter Handwerk 65-00M/M Warren Steiner 10.00Mrs. Florence Flint 30-00

Mrs. Robert Meade 15-00

Other Ohians:

Sebring Church 75-00Sebring Bereans 27-00Greenford Church 25-00Bladensburg L.D.S. ^0.00Branch Hill Church 6O.OOLinden Homebuilders 70.00East Sparta DVBS 138,58Round Lake Seniors II 628.01Dorothy Schmale 3O-OONorth Madison Church I38.78Painesville Church 5-00Old Stone 20.00

Rosalie Toothraan 15.00M/M Robert Stockmeier 15-00Batavia Nursing Home 17-25M/M Richard Zimmerman 100.00L.H. 50.00Mrs. Eva Brakefield 5-00Jrs. IV - E. Lair 65-^0

Bordering States:

Hammond Southside,Ind« ^0.00Garrett, Ind. 35-00Newton, Mich. 50.00Unity, Ky. AO.OOHooverson Hgts.,WVA 13-05Forrest Hall, Pa. 2.00Frank Reas 3O-OO

Pate Missionary Fund,Smithville, Ind. 500.00

East:

Indian Lake Camp, Md. 200.00Creswell Church, Md. 10.00Bingharaton, N.Y. 50.00East Orange, N.J. 25-00Raleigh, N.C. 7O.OOM/M G.C. Fisher, Va. 13-36

South:

V/alnut St. Youth, Tenn. 10,00Embreeville Church 50.00

Ft. Myers, Fla, 25-00

West:

Neeper Church, Mo. 40.00M/M David Spellmen 5-00Huron Church, S.Dak. ^7-91Wapato, Wash. 30-00Liberty Church, Mo, 58-00Wymore Ladies, Nebr. 10.00Grand Prairie,Canada 20.16

TOTAL RECEIVED $3645.76

For several years we have been receiving very generous amounts fromthe Pate Missionary Fund. Mr. andMrs. Pate died in a tragic accidentsome years ago. Half of the interest on their estate goes tomissionaries. In '67 we bought ourscooter from this contribution.

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The following includes expenditures by I4r. Zajnen from Maythrough August as well as my ov;nexpenditures from August throughOctober,

Salary, 3 monthsEducation

Mess

Medical, BenevolenceHindi MagazineOffice

HousingUtilities

Christasian/PublicityThe Zamens

Bank chargesBible SocietyTransportationBook Store

Press

HospitalityCommunications

Clinton to Kanpur: allpenses including excessbaggageTOTAL EXPENDED

SUMMARY

$k30.00293.81311.77373.^7W.ifl

41.32841,09203.24233.01253.19

4,61116.98169.35

85.38268.25

23,10

40.91ex-

680,075J4877.98

$2611.163645.766256.924877.961378.96

August BalanceContributed

Total receiptsLess ExpendedNovember Balance

October's receipts were $1245which included $500 from the PateFund. This is particularly encouraging considering that allthe contributions sent in October

were sent in after my return toIndia. I must admit that I was notexpecting it because my faith wastoo small.

Evangelist Joe Garraan of Revival-Fires is at present touring India.We are expecting him to visit Kanpur on Dec. 28-30, Next summer weare expecting the Reggie ThomasTeam.

Church attendance always increases just before Christmas.The church in Swarupnagar has nowentered that period of annual enthusiasm.

After some trial

have managed to getClass organized fornoon at 4, The songin Hindi. Some Sundays the Attendance is good and sometimes itisn't. The time conflicts withthe afternoon services in thecity's three largest denominational churches. This diminishes

our prospects a little bit butotherwide it is a very convenienttime. We have begun our BibleStudy with the gospel of Matthew.

The slides which I showed lastyear are available with cassetterecording from Mr. Richard Cajneron,2688 Vanderhoof Rd., Barberton,Ohio - 44203. He also has the projector and is available for speaking engagements.

and error .1a Bible StudySunday after-service is

One of the orphan boys whomwe helped raise, came severaldays ago asking me to help himget a driving license. It was afrustrating conversation becausehe had no clear idea of justwhat help he thought we couldgive him.

This is a complaint which someof our friends have had with us.

They have wanted us to be moreexplicit about our needs. Our"we will appreciate all the helpyou can give us" has not beenvery challenging to them.

In order that our work can be

/"adequately supported, we willneed a monthly income that neverfalls below S600 in any month.Let it go over this but don'tlet it go under.

Jur budget of $600 a month is.for our total work. It includes

my salary as well as all expenses connected with the book

store, printing press, boy's

First Church of Christ

25^5 W.Comet Rd.Clinton, Ohio ^^216

Ralph HarterMissionary

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dormitory j Hindi langiiage magazine, Christasian Magazine,rent, utilities, and help to thepoor and needy.

My remaining in India does notdepend on this. However, unlesssufficient funds are forthcoming,we will have to close down some

of the work we are doing here.If this happens, we will say itwas the Lord's will.

Most of you laiow that our expenses increased when Mr. and Mrs

Rempel left India and we tookover some of their responsibilities.

The home church at Clinton istaking a big step forward by increasing their contribution fromS70 to S12O a month. In time theyhope to provide my full salary of-$150 a month* - —

The Clinton Church has also

undertaken the mimeographing andmailing of IIARTER THROES at theirexpense.

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TELL US ABOUT KANPUR - RALPH HARTER

Situated on the bank of the Ganges River in northern India is a large city calledKanpur, sometimes spelled Cawnpore. Itis not a tourist center and some touristmaps do not show it at all. For those whohappen to stumble on the place, Kanpur hasmany surprises.

For one thing, visitors, whether Indianor foreign, are never prepared for the sizeof the city or for the mass of people in thestreets. Kanpur is the seventh largest citym India and has a population of more than1 1/2 million people.

Kanpur has no skyscrapers but some ofits buildings are imposing: the ReserveBank with it's brass doors, the Medical College, the new post office, the Life InsuranceCorporation Building, the railway stationwith it's domes and turrets, and the six-storied office building of the Oriental Fireand General Insurance Company. The tallest and most dominant structure in the city,rivalling in beauty the Taj Mahal itself, isthe new and modern Radha Krishna Temple.

The people of India are movie-mad, andthere are many palatial theaters in the cityto keep them entertained. On the other hand,Kanpur is not a cultural center and there arefew concerts, plays or art exhibits. Thereare thousands of restaurants ranging fromgood to very bad, but decent hotel rooms arein very short supply. An Ol3anpic-sizedswimming pool is available to all but thesports of cricket, soccer, hockey, tennis,badminton and kite-fljdng are more popular.

Our house is located in one of the bettersections of the city named Swarupnagar (Swa-roop-nugger). By the time you cross the cityand reach Swarupnagar, you will be very depressed at the filth of the city and the povertyof the people; although here and there youreye will be refreshed by beautiful Indian ladies gracefully wearing their beautiful saris.Through it all, you will wonder how the masses of people get enough to eat. You will ponder whether or not it would be possible toreach them all with the Gospel of Christ.

The Gospel of Christ is being preachedin different places in Kanpur. Bibles, NewTestaments and smaller portions of Scriptureare sold in large quantities, and some aredistributed free. The Bible Society has anactive branch in the city. Bible correspondence courses are easily available and are verypopular. Yet only one out of every 300 personsin the city claims to be a Christian of any kind.

There is only one congregauon of theRestoration Movement in Kanpur. This wasestablished by us in 1953. The congregationdoes not own a church building, but it holdsits Sunday morning services in a hall whichit rents for two hours a week. I am active

in the work of the local church, but the churchis independent of the mission and autonomous.

The mission work is centered at the Ekk-

lesia Press, 7/131, Swarupnagar, two milesfrom downtown. This was formerly the residence of Frank and Marie Rempel who livedhere for ten years before returning to Canadain 1969.

Ekklesia Press is involved in four main

activities: printing, publishing, Bible andbook sales, and a free lending library. Twomen are employed full time (often over time)in the one-room printing shop. The printingmachine itself is a small one brought to Indiamore than 40 years ago by Sterling Rothermel.Frank Rempel resurrected it from oblivion,fixed a motor to it, and set it going again formany more years of Christian service. Alltype is hand set.

Two periodicals are published at EkklesiaPress: Christasian in English and Jeevan-Deep in Hindi. The former is available toAmerican readers at the rate of $2 for threeyears. Mr. Lawrence Lazarus is the publisher of the Hindi paper and he is usually to befoimd at his desk working on some article ortranslation.

The bookstore was begun by LaVon Harterin 1954. Several years later, due to persistent public demand, the library section wasopened. The library has since proven to beour most effective evangelistic tool. At different times of day, different persons workin the book store and library, easily handlingboth departments at the same time.

At our place we also have a small dormitory for teen-aged boys. Many of these boysare orphans from the Kulpahar Kid's Home.Others come from Ragaul where Mrs. Rothermel labored for 50 years. These boyscome to the city seeking jobs or to take someoccupational training. During the months thatthey stay here, we put forth every effort toestablish them more firmly in the church.

The church in Kanpur is very fortunate tohave the help of Mr. Victor Walter. Mr. Walter is employed by Mr. T. G. Rash and is in

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charge of the India Bible Institute whichmajors in Bible correspondence courses.In addition to this, Mr. Walter serveswithout pay as one of the pastors of theSwarupnagar Church of Christ. Mr. andMrs. T. G. Rash lived and worked in Kan-pur for several years and their influenceis still being felt.

At Ekklesia Press there remain tworooms for my living quarters and two guestrooms. Any of you are welcome to visitus at any time. We cannot offer your luxurious accomodations, but we can saveyour money and show you what India is allabout. Kanpur is easily reached by air ortrain.

At present (Dec. 1970) I am 46 yearsof age. I first left the USA in 1946 aftergraduating from the Cincinnati Bible Seminary. On the way to India, I stopped off atLondon, England where I studied for ninemonths at the Missionary School of Medicine. I was married in India in 1949 to La-Von Eagley. Mrs. Harter has been livingin the U.S. since 1955.

I am the missionary of the First Churchof Christ, Clinton, Ohio. The bank accountsare in the name of the church and the eldersof the church are the overseers of the mission work. What movable properly we ownis the property of the Clinton church. Wedo not own any immovable property in Kanpur. Ekklesia Press is operating in rentedquarters at the very reasonable rent of $52a month.

There have been many indications duringthe past 23 years that the missionary era inIndia is coming to an end. We do not knowhow much longer God intends for us to workin India, but it is our firm conviction that allof our missionaries remaining in India shouldbe upheld by fervent prayers and adequatefinances.

Ralph Harter7/131, SwarupnagarKanpur 2, U. P., India

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