CHRIS I ASIAN" All the churches of Christ salute you."

Rom. 16 :16

Vol. II, No. 1 JANUARY, 1956 Kanpur, India

ON RAISING OF HANDS

When we were boys and went swimming in water that was over our heads,we used to show how deep the water wasby raising our hands and putting our feeton the bottom.

Nowadays, people are raising theirhands in religious meetings all over theworld. By doing this, they show thatthere is not any water there.

" But you don't know the meaning ofraising of hands," a good friend of minerecently said.

" Suppose you tell me," I answered." It means that a person is fully

accepting the Lord Jesus Christ."" If it is that important," I replied,

" Why isn't the raising of hands mentionedin the Bible?" If the meaning of theraising of hands were in the Bible, Iwould not be so ignorant of it.

You are right in feeling that one shouldgive an indication of his acceptance ofChrist. Do you suppose that there is anypossibility that Christ intended for baptismto be that indication of acceptance ?

If the evangelist Phillip had talkedas much about the raising of hands asmodern evangelists do, we would find theEthiopian Eunuch saying, " Now whatdoth hinder me to raise my hand?" Butjudging from what the eunuch did say,Phillip must have been emphasizingsomething else.

I don't suppose that Satan is entirelyhappy when his old wards raise theirhands in such meetings. But at least hehas this comfort, that many of thesepeople will be satisfied with this un-scriptural practice, and will continue onin disobedience.

Except ye repent, ye shall all in like manner perish : Luke 13:3

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AMPUTATED WIVES

By Kanpurwalla

Cleaners in Bombay recently found aleg in a dustbin. Murder was suspecteduntil a local surgeon reported that hehad amputated it the night before.Amputated wives are also becoming morecommonplace.

That surgeon in Bombay probably hadmore difficulty getting that leg off hispatient than today's women have ofgetting away from their husbands.

Oh No You Don't

Your correspondent once had a cousinwho received a leg injury in athletics.He tried very hard to bring the limb backto usefulness; but it became so seriouslydiseased that the surgeon was forced toamputate it. The boy fought this sobitterly that it took several strong personsto sit on him while the doctor injected a.hypodermic. Only after he had fallenasleep could they take him from his houseto the hospital where the operation wasperformed.

But some women seem to feel that allthey need for enhancement and advancement is to be amputated from theirhusbands. Thus, many of today's separations are about as sensible as amputating your leg because you have stubbedyour toe on a brick. No marriage,whether " successful " or " unsuccessful,"is without its wide variety of bruises; butthese can hardly constitute a just cause foramputation.

Husbands Partly To BlameMany amputations could have been

avoided if proper medical attention hadbeen given at the beginning of the difficulty. Likewise, many wives would not beamputated today if their husbands, in thebeginning of their marriage, had obeyed

the injunction of the Aposde Peter to" Give honour unto your wives as imto a"weaker vessel." I Pet. 3:7. This is adifficult point to follow in this age of" 50-50" marriages and feminine independency; but it must be followed ifwe are to stop Satan's merciless butcheryof the Christian home.

Husbands ought to regard their wivesas much a part of their body as their ownarms and legs, and even much more thanthat. Wives must be given the mosttender and diligent care in order topromote their greatest usefulness andspiritual health. Their weakness must berecognized and the right medication givenat the right time.

Last Ditch FightIt is inconceivable that anyone would

submit to an amputation until everypossibility of saving the diseased memberhad been explored. Even so, no coupleshould submit themselves to the operationof separation without a last ditch fight tosave the unity of the body. Let us notgive up the struggle for marital unity untilwe are either victorious or until we areunconscious with hypo.

Spiritual MeaningAll of this has a deep spiritual meaning

involving Christ and the Church. TheChurch is the bride of Christ; and we, asmembers of the Church, His bride, aremembers of His body. We are weakmembers, and diseased; but, thank God,He has not cast us off. Christ gave Hislife that we might be joined to him; andcontinues with us that we might be preserved in Him. We cause Him pain, butHe will not let us go. God help us tobe as faithful to others as He is to us.

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THAT MAN FRIDAY

By D. R. Davis, Bilaspur

Robinson Crusoe offers an interestingtestimony. This literary classic publishedin 1719 is read today mostly by Children.But when it was originally published itcaused quite a stir among adults. DanielDefoe, its author, was a strong advocateof religious freedom. Robinson Crusoeis regarded as an allegory: RobinsonCrusoe representing England; Friday,representing India.

Crusoe finds a Bible in a ship that layon the shore of his desert island. Hemakes his own study of the book and also.teaches Friday, whom he had saved fromcannibals.

Friday ..." was now a good Christian,a much better than I . . . We had herethe word of God to read, and no fartheroff from his Spirit to instruct, than if wehad been in England . . . Another thing1 cannot refrain from observing here also,from experience in this retired part ofmy life, viz., how infinite and inexpressiblea blessing it is that the knowledge of God,and of the doctrine of salvation by ChristJesus, is so plainly laid down in the wordof God, so easy to be received and understood, that the bare reading the Scripturemade me capable of understanding enoughof my duty to carry me directly on to thegreat work of repentance for my sins, andlaying hold of a saviour for life and salvation, to a stated reformation in practiceand obedience to all God's commands, andthis without any teacher or instructorI mean humanso the same instructionsufficiently served to the enlightening thissavage creature, and bringing him to besuch a Christian as I have known fewequal to him in my life.

" As to all the disputes, wranglings,strife and contention which have happened

in the world about religion, whetherniceties in doctrine, or schemes of churchgovernment, they were all perfectly uselessto us, and for aught I can see, they havebeen so to the rest of the world. We hadthe sure guide to heaven, viz., the wordof God ; and we had, blessed be God,comfortable views of the Spirit of Godteaching and instructing us by His word,leading us into all truth, and making usboth willing and obedient to the instruction of His word. And I cannot see theleast use that the greatest knowledge of thedisputed points of religion, which havemade such confusions in the world, wouldhave been to us, if we could have obtainedit.

Defoe makes a strong plea for thesufficiency of simple Biblical Christianity.It echoes the voice of a dissenter in an erathat sought to unite Christianity throughcompulsion. It urges the discerning ofreligious opinions from religious fundamentals. Such a discernment will leadFriday to become " such a Christian as Ihave known few to equal him in my life."

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THE JOY OF THE LORDBy Bakht Singh

[From The Balance of Truth, Bombay]After God has loved you, saved you,

and poured His love into your heart, Hewill begin to sing for joy over you.

Mother's Joy

Watch a mother with a new-born babe.She is so full of love for the little one,hugging and kissing it all over, and evenputting its feet into her mouth! Ask herwhat she is doing? She will tell you thatshe is pouring out her love on her baby.Her face lights up with joy, and her songis sweet, as she pours her love into herbaby's heart.

God, too, will sing over us like thiswhen He can pour out His love over youand me. Then you will hear Him singinga song far sweeter than any angel's song.Such is the joy of the Lordthe joywhich He experiences by pouring His loveinto us more and more, and which fillsus with divine strength.

Four Dimensional Love

The love of God has four dimensions;height, depth, length, and breadth. Thatis divine love. Human love has only onedimension and lasts for only 10 or 30years, or perhaps even 50 years. But thelove of God has four dimensions; frometernity to eternity, and from heaven itreaches to the deepest depths that mancan go. Your sins may drag you to thevery depths of misery, your sinful deedsmay take you to the pit of corruption,your lusts may take you to places of darkness, or of filthiness and abominations

where your food is swine's food. Yet thelove of God is able to pull you out ofthat mire, and lift you up on high.However deep you may have gone intosin, however low you may have fallenmorally, however much you may be defiled through abominable practices, however stubborn you may have been in pastyears, the love of God is able to save youfrom the guttermost to the uttermost." Wherefore he is able to save them tothe uttermost that come unto God byhim." Heb. 7 : 25.

Your father may say,' No hope for you,my son'. Your mother may say indespair, ' All my hopes for you areshattered'. Your brothers and sistersmay be ashamed and refuse to own youbecause of your sinful life. Even preachersmay say, ' That man has absolutely nohope of being saved'. Yet our Lord willnever give you up. There is still hope foryoubecause the grace of God is nowbeing offered to all men throughout theworld.

Some Concluding QuestionsCan you say truthfully that the joy of

the Lord is your strength? Because youare entering more and more fully into theheart of God, is your joy increasing?Will God sing as He looks at your face,or shed tears because of your disobedienceand stubbornness, your rebelliousness andwaywardness ?

The joy of the Lord. We offer youthis joy in His Name. Please do notdespise it. Do not reject it.

THE ANGRY PEOPLE OP THE CTFY OF DESTRUCTION(Translated from Jiwan. ka Pani]

We have been informed by Mr. Talkative that nowadays there are a goodmany angry people living in the City ofDestruction.

The ricksha-pullers are angry becausethe majority of people have begun totravel by city bus. Those who go by busare angry because the buses are socrowded. When they are unable tosqueeze into the bus, they are angrybecausethey have to goby ricksha. Thosewho are standing in the bus are angrybecause they cannot get a seat. Thosewho have seats are grumbling because thebus does riot move along any faster. Thedriver is angry because the rickshas keepgetting in his way. The merchants ofVanity Fair are angry because the busesgo so fast through that bazaar that theirchildren have difficulty in crossing thestreet.

In Jime, the people of the City ofDestruction were angry because it did notrain; and in September they were angrybecause it did not stop raining.

In the City of Destruction, Mr. Prideis the most angry of all. He says thateveryone should think as he thinks andthen there will be unity and peace in thecity.

The members of the church in the Cityof Destruction are angry because thesermons of Mr. Big Pastor are very long.Mr. Big Pastor is angry because churchattendance continues to be quite low.

The editor of" The Destruction Times,"is angry because his electric fan keepsblowing his papers on the floor. Turningoff the fan, he is angry because of theheat.

Everyone in the City of Destruction isangry because everything is so expensive.The cinema costs Rs. 2 a week, cigarettescost Rs. 10 a month, and it seems atremendous burden to pay Rs. 2 a year

for the Jiwan ka Pani Magazine.The only thing that makes them happy

is that they are now receiving frequentpublicity in our magazine.

Preparations For Christmas

We have been informed by Mr. Talkativethat preparations for Christmas areunderway in the City of Destruction.

Beautiful gift items are on displayin every shop. In the shop of Mr. Greedthere are some new items imported fromthe U.S.A. such as cigarette lighters andcoloured wine glasses.

Mr. Selfish's son. Double Selfish, isbeating a path from store to store wondering what gifts he will receive this year.

The Christmzis Committee of the Cityof Destruction church has decided thatMr. Big Pastor should act as ChristmasFather (Santa Claus) this year because ofhis excessive width. It is hoped that themission will make arrangement for thegifts. If the mission does not supply thegifts, they will be purchased from thechurch treasury.

Because of friction by the church, therewill be no Christmas drama this year.There were six girls who wanted the partof Mary, but there were no boys willingto take the pzirts of shepherds.

It has been announced in the City ofDestruction Cinema that a special MickyMouse program will be presented for thechildren on Christmas morning. Theprice of tickets will remain the same.

It has been learned from the bookstore of Mr. Poor Christian that this year,as was true last year, the Re. 1 cards areselling the best.

A new shipment of Ban^i Saris hasarrived in the shop of Mr. Showoff. Asa special Christmas offer, the Rs. 50-8-0sari is selling for only Rs. 50/-.

Mr. Studied Much has placed aChristmas tree in his sitting room. It isdecorated with many coloured electriclights. He informed Mr. Talkative thathe learned this way of celebrating Christmas when he was studying abroad. TheElectric Company is happy about thewhole thing.

The editor of " The Destruction Times,"Mr. Sit Write, offered a prize to anyonewho could write an article on the meaningof Christmas. As yet no entries have beenreceived.

Because of the excessive Christmasexpenses, no citizen of the City of Destruction is able to subscribe to Jiwan ka Panithis month.

To all of you, from all the citizenryof the City of DestructionMERRYCHRISTMAS!

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do,To see how long 'twill take to read it

through.Some read it for the wonders that are there,How David killed a lion and a bear;While others read it with uncommon care,Hoping to find some contradictions there.Some read as if it did not speak to themBut to the people at Jerusalem.One reads with father's specs upon his headAnd sees the things just as his father said.Some read to prove a pre-adopted creed,Hence understand but little that they read;For every passage in the book they bendTo make it suit that all important end.Some people read, as I have often thought,To teach the book instead of being taught.And, some there are who read it out of spite,I fear there are but few who read it right.But read it prayerfully, and you will see,Although men contradict. God's words

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8CHRISTIAN WOMAN ACCEPTS VEDIC RELIGION

By Henry Emmanuel Kurban, Sagar

[Translated from Sandesh Tiirhi of Sagar]On July 3rdj 1955, Miss Khushalta

Bharos of Baikunthpur renouncedChristianity to become an adherent ofthe Vedic religion. At the same time, hermarriage was solemnized with ShriRaghunandan Prasad Gupta. The nameof the new convert was changed fromKhushalta Bharos to Khushalta Devi, anda gift of Rs. 40/- was given to the AryaSamaj. Following the double ceremony,prasad was distributed to the many guests.

The Responsibility

This is the result of our own weaknesseswhich fall upon our children and ruinthem. We must become alert, becauseyou and I are going to have to give ananswer for all of this.

There are many among us who areconcerned about leading their'cliildren intothe right paths, who teach their childrento pray, and who tell them Bible stories.

A Widow and Her Sons

There was a widow who had two sons.After the death of her husband, she wentto work to support the boys; and also,day by day, she taught them spiritualtruths and prayed with them.

After some years, her older son wentto America to study. This made themother feel uneasy about him, and oneday she wrote him a letter revealing herworries for him, and asking him concerninghis spiritual condition.

The widow later received this answerfrom her son:

" Dear Mother, There are indeedmany temptations, but when they comemy way I am victorious over them. When

we were little, we had family devotions.You sat us at your feet and read the Bibleto us. As we knelt, you used to pray forus. Sometimes I would open my eyesand look at your face, which was alwaysturned toward heaven.

" Mother, when temptations comeupon me, I continue to see before me thatsteadfast face that used to pray for us.

" Beloved mother, this is the secret ofthe way by which I overcome temptation."

Friends, what a beautiful life was thismotlier's, who did what she could for thespiritual growth of her children, and wassuccessful.

So come, let us together, with a prayerof faith, make a more earnest effort, asthis mother did, so that our sons and ourdaughters will become more firm in theChristian faith.

Oh, Lord, give us all a more prayerfuland devout heart that we might exert arighteous influence on our children, thatwe might teach them to serve thee with apure conscience through our Lord JesusChrist.

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VICTOR DASS'Victor Dass: is one of

the charter iiiCmbers of thechurch in Kanpur, and hasbeen active throughout thefour y.-^rs , that we havebeen here. His mar^ihgewith- a school teacher tookplace at our house on Valentines Day.

QUITE A BOOSTi ,vVe were, encouraged this,

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CHRISTIANA CALVER TRACTSTv/o months have passed

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OTHER ITEIUS" OF "INTERESTHanock Singh,, who had pre

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Rom. 16 ; 16

Vol. II, No. 3 MARCH, 1956 Kanpur, India

CONFORMED TO THE IMAGE OF HIS SON

By Bakht Singh

I have seen persons who have lived avery happy married life together for manyyears. When I saw them first they did notin the least resemble each other; butafter many years of married life theyseemed to be rather like twins than husband and wife. There is so much likenessbetween them because of that happy union.

If this is true of earthly married life,how much more true it can be withregard to your union and intimacy withyour Lord which is eternal?

This, then, is the Lord's final goalfor us. When God made Eve out ofAdam, the Scripture says, he took only apiece of rib from Adam, and from thetiny rib He made Eve like Adam in formand nature. So much so, tliat if you hadseen them both that day, you would havesaid perhaps that they were brother andsister, because they were both made inthe divine image. Could there have beenany comparison between the tiny bonewhich God took out of Adam, and thewoman he brought to him as his wife?

Imagine God taking out the piece of bonefrom that body and holding that beforeAdam. Could he have fellowship withthat piece of bone? God breathed uponit, and it became Eve, the very likenessof Adam.

Before we are bom again, we are justlike that dry bone. Whoever you maybe, as a sinner not born again, you arenothing but that small dry bone full ofevery kind of weakness and infirmity andshortcomings, and not having the leastresemblance to the Divine likeness, becauseof the sin which marred us and made usugly. Yet His high purpose for us isthat we may be like Him. And He iswilling and able to transform us till weare conformed to the image of His Son.As God confirms it in I Cor. 13:12 andI John 3:2, we shall be like Him.

It is hard on earth to understand sucha mystery, such a truth, such a purpose;but it is indeed going to be so.

From Balance of Truth,

As a bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, So shall thy Godrejoice over thee. Isaiah 62:5

MNITRIALSA very caste-conscious Brahmin

recently opened a tea stall in a localityof Kanpur. Because he refused to servepeople of low caste, he soon became aprey to their tricks. A low caste manwent to the tea stall of the Brahminand after taking a seat asked him fora cup of tea. With this the Brahminlost his temper. He became furiousand picked up a stick and asked thecustomer to leave. He also yelled outhundreds of bad names. The comfortably seated customer enjoyed the shopkeeper's fury. The Brahmin did not dareto hit the low caste man because thenhe would have had to bathe, and thewinter was cold. When the matter beganto look a little serious, the customer leftthe shop and came back with severalpolicemen. When the Brahmin saw this,he became more furious than ever. Hethrew out the tea pot, cups, plates, chairs,and even the milk into the street. Pouringhot water into his stove, he said, " Nowhave your teaIt turned out to havebeen a planned joke for which theBrahmin payed hea^y.

Editor R. G. Das has sounded thisobjection to " Church Union," in TheSeeker. "Church Union has largely succeeded in the South and is about to materializein the North. But this very success isa curse-to the Indian church as such.The church thus united will be nothingIndian in its life and witness but only aconsolidation of foreign church politics,western form of worship and westernculture with ample funds and a goodlynumber of missionaries as officers to

keep intact the western hold on IndianChristians with the help of denationalizedIndians whom they have trained in theirown western countries like the BritishIndian Civil Service. We are afraid that' one management and one purse' whichchurch Union is achieving will meanworse domination, authoritarianism of ahierarchy, and dull uniformity in spirituallife. Mere nationalism or independenceof foreign control will not unify Christians."Brother Das suggests a greater loyalty toChrist and His Word as a basis forChristian Unity.

A medical student in CommunistChina wrote the following testimony of thebook, "Questions Concerning The Faith."by John Wu: " This book has alreadyaltered the attitude of a number of peopletoward Christians. There are manyYouth Corps students at our school, andthey are all eager to see this book. Atfirst they gave the book to the YouthCorps political teacher specially sent toset our thoughts right. They wantedhim to discover parts of the book thatwere open to criticism, thus giving ahandle to argue with the Christians.The outcome was that Mr. Huang said," I cannot give the answer to many ofthe problems raised in the book. Theyare certainly worth discussingChristians are also reasonable youngpeople, and we should do our bestto try and get them to join theYouth Corps, leaving them free to preachtheir religion and pray." This bookis available at the Bible Book Store forAs. 5.

TREASURE IN EARTHEN VESSELS

By Kanpurwalla

Brother Samuel Nath of Jhansirecently preached a very inspiring sermonon this subject in Kanpur.

" But we have this treasure (i.e., thelight of God) in earthen vessels, that theexcellency of the power may be of God,and not of us." 2 Cor. 4:7.

Samuel pointed out that earthenvessels by themselves are practicallyworthless. They can be purchased inany Indian bazaar two for a pisa (four forone cent). But if you fill one with gold,another with silver, a tliird with brass,and a fourth with iron, their valuewould increase according to the value ofthe contents. Even so, before coming toChrist we are as worthless as these earthenvessels. But God fills us with His Light,and His Holy Spirit dwells within us.In this way we become of infinitevalue.

Just the day before Samuel preachedthis sermon, two of my adopted boys andI were walking past a new bank building.One of them jokingly suggested that Istore my wealth in the new bank. Inhistoric fashion, I replied that they weremy jewels and that I might have a littledifficulty getting them into a safety depositbox considering the way they have grownin recent months. But these jewels ofmine are contained in earthen vessels.Sometime witliin the next hundred yearsthose earthen vessels will have been castaway.

God can not fully use us until werealize that by ourselves we are earthenvessels. The Apostle Paul realized this.With his thorn in the flesh as a constantreminder, together with his frequentnarrow escapes from death, he knew verywell that by himself he was merely anearthen vessel.

One of my boys is especially brilliant.Everyone brags on him. But that isjust what worries me. He will not havedifficulty in getting ahead in the world,but he may have difficulty in entering intothe kingdom of Heaven. Because of hisgood looks, strong physique, and clevermind, he will have difficulty in recognizing himself to be a mere earthen vessell.

On the other hand, I have tlireefellow workers who have returned fromthe river of death. All three of them areweak physically, and none of them hasmatriculated. The result of this is thattheir service for the Lord is a humble one.They have a spirit of contentment andcooperation that is not found in thoseplaces where the vessels are gold andsilver. With this spirit of love they aredrawing others to Christ. But they areconstantly called upon to apologize forthe actions of their more brilliant brethren.

Not that we can boast of being aperfect example, for we are not. There arelimes when even the cheapest of us beginto feel a little polished; and then troublealways begins.

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TOBACCO IS A HINDRANCE

[ Translated from Sandesh Turhi ]Because of several financial hindr

ances, India is a very poor country.But the Indian people have becomefed upwith poverty and are trying to eliminateit as quickly as possible.

We are able to say quite definitelythat one of the most important of thecauses of this poverty is the use of tobacco.Its use has become widespread. Not onlymen, but women also, and not only adults,but youths and even children are using it.

Considering the extent to which itsuse has spread, one might think that thetobacco plant is a native plant of thiscountry and that its use dated back toancient times. But such is not the case.This plant came to India from England.In England, Sir Walter Raleigh hadbrought it from America and, despite theobjections of several people, he presentedit in the court of Queen Elizabeth I. InIndia, tobacco was strongly opposed byJahangir and Shahjahan and those whoused tobacco were punished severely.First oifenders had their noses cut off, andsecond offenders were beheaded.

The Water Pipe

Mr. Brayan, who was Deputy Commissioner of Disti-ict Gurgaon, Punjab, andwho has done much for village uplift, hassaid this regarding the water pipe: " Thewater pipe is the greatest enemy of thevillage people and is a great waste oftime. If the time the villagers waste insmoking the water pipe, and just a quarterof the expense, were given instead forthe improvement of their villages, thesevillages would be transformed into aheaven on earth."

Many years ago, someone told methe story of a woman in a certain village

who gave her son these instructions ashe was about to begin work for a farmer:" Son, take this water pipe and remembernot to work too hard. When the farmer isnot looking, leave your work and beginto smoke the water pipe and continue tosmoke it until he sees you. When he saysanything to you, you tell him that youwere smoking the water pipe. In thisway you will be spared too much hardwork." She told him the means for escape,and he learned the lesson of his mothervery well. In this country, this hindranceis found with the labourers. If we shouldemploy some labourers, we see themfrequently leaving their work to smokethe water pipe. They do this also inthe midst of their own work.

Evil Effects

The effect of tobacco poison on theheart is such that the enthusiasm forimproving one's financial condition is destroyed. Their wisdom also dies. In poorfamilies, those children who smoke seldomstudy beyond the Fifth Class.

If an account were kept of the expenseof tobacco in the family, it would beshown that in comparison to other expenses, the average cost of tobacco is more.We all know that in such homes a womanmay lie sick, or a child may be weakand there is not a single cup of milk forthem; but the men of that house, andperhaps even the women, are regularlybuying tobacco.

Perhaps there are many of us whobecause of indifference or for some otherreason, shrink back from telling peopleabout tobacco. But we are able to exerta great influence on people by ourexample. We should not use tobacco

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SAVED TO THE UTTERMOST

Notes from a Sermon Preached in KanpurBy Samuel Oommen of Coonoor, South India

" Wherefore he (i.e., the Lord Jesus)is able also to save them to the uttermostthat come unto God by him, seeing heever liveth to make intercession for them".Heb. 7:25.

It is very difficult to translate, explain,or understand the full meaning of thisword " uttermost". If we were to cleana table to the uttermost, we would haveto separate it atom by atom. So whenGod's word tells us that Jesus is able tosave us to the uttermost, it means thatHe is able to save us in every situation atany time.

It does not mean that God's salvationis limited only to our life after death.But it means that He is also able to saveus in times of sickness, peril, and distressin this present life.

When I was a lad in South India, Ibegan to study bookkeeping on my own.Being somewhat mischievious, I decidedthat I would keep a debit and creditaccount with God. When I wouldrequest something from God in prayer,I would write that item down in the debitaccount; and when He would give it tome, I would enter it into the credit account.So I made up my notebook out of scrapsof paper and placed it under my pillow.I thought that by this way I would makeGod a debtor to me. When I went tobed the first night, I began to think aboutwhat I would ask of God and place in thedebit account. Having only one suit ofragged clothes, I decided that in themorning I would pray to God for clothesand then write it in the debit account.Just at that time the superintendent ofthe Sunday School knocked on the door

and mother let him in. He announcedthat there was going to be a picnic on thefollowing day, and that he wanted meto sing. Recognizing it as a possiblesource of income, I readily accepted. Helooked me up and down and said, " Isthis all the clothes you have?" I didnot answer him, but it was true thatI went to school and church, worked,played, and slept all in the same clothes.He wrote on a slip of paper and told meto go to a shop for new clothes. I wentright away and the shop keeper told meto take whatever I wanted; and I chosethe most expensive items in the store.Before I had had a chance to ask God forthe clothes or enter it in the debit account,God had given abundantly. God is ableto save us to the uttermost and will not beheld a debtor to any man.

A Bruised Reed and Smoking Flax

There was a man whose wife complained of a dog that entered into thekitchen every evening on the sly and didsome damage. So one day the man tookoff early from work and sat quietly readingby the kitchen door. After some time heheard the noise of the dog in the kitchen.He quietly arose and stealthily approachedthe dog. He took hold of a reed withwhich to strike the dog and slowly raisedto strike. But as he raised it, the reedbent in two. In the meantime the dogescaped. Now the fury that had beenaimed at the dog was now aimed at thestick. He broke it up in pieces and threwit into the fire and said, " I don't wantto see tliis stick again ".

A smoking lamp is another thingwhich we will not keep around for long.

If it smokes, we will trim it and try torepair it. But ifwefail to stop the smoHng.we will throw it out.

But Isaiah 42:3 tells us that "Abruised reed shall he not break, and thesmoking flax shall he not quench: heshall bring forth judgement unto truth."This is a prophecy of the Christ. Christtakes the broken reed, mends it, and usesit. He takes the smoking lamp, remediesits fault, and uses it. Are any of you likethat bruised reed or that smoking flax?God can still use you. He will save youto the uttermost and use you to His glory.

Crossing the River

A friend of mine took his son visitingone day to a house a short distance fromhis own. But between the two housesthere was a river. The boy was worriedas to how he was going to cross the river.The father tried to reassure him thatthere would be no difficulty, but the boyreplied, " You will be able to cross theriver because you are big; but I won'tbe able to cross because I am small."When they reached the river, the boy said," Now, you see I told you the river wastoo big for me to cross." But the fatherpicked the small boy up in his arms andcarried him across. Then the boy beganto sing, " My father is a very cleverman." After a long time at the friend'shouse, the boy went to sleep. But whenhe awoke in the morning he found that hewas in his own house.

" Father," said the boy, " Didn't Igo to sleep over there?"

" Yes, my son."" And aren't we back home now?"" Yes, my son.""Then, how did I get here?"" I carried you in my arms." the

father said.

And when I awake in Heaven, Iwill probably ask, " How did I get here?"And I think our heavenly Father will say," I carried you in my arms". I will havebeen saved to the uttermost.

Brother Oommen is a New TestamentChristian who earns his own way by sellingtea. His address is: Samuel Oomen^ Coonoor,NilgiriSi South India.

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ourselves. We should not do that whichis a stumbling block to others. Do wenot have enough self control to leave thishabit ? Are others not able to learn fromour example?

In this country, everyone callstobacco an intoxicant, and there arenone to defend it. The users of tobacco,therefore, are lowered in their ownestimation.

This habit is contrary to the standardset forth in the scriptures for it is writtenthat we should not allow our eating anddrinking to be a stumbling block to others.Can anyone imagine the Lord Jesus witha water pipe or cigarette in his mouth?

A few days ago I became acquaintedwith a soldier. He told me that he hadleft the cigarette habit. I asked himhow it had come about. He said that hehad been trying to win a friend to Christand that his fiiend told him that whenhe came to him to talk about such thingsthat he should not have the smell oftobacco on liis breath. The soldier toldme that this word was sufficient for him.At that time the thought came to himthat smoking tobacco is a sin because itwas hindering his friend from coming toChrist. After he left the habit, his friendbecame a true servant of Christ.

THE HOW OF SALVATION

A Sermon in OutlineBy John R. Singh, Bina

Scripture Lesson: Gen. 3:15; 12:1-3;17:1-8; Gal. 3:1-29; Eph. 2:11-22;Hebrews, Chapters 8, 9 and 10.

The Party of the First PartI. GOD SAVES US Isa. 45:2.

1. By His Grace, Eph. 2:8, Titus 2:11-14.2. By His Love, John 3:16, Eph. 2:4, 5.3. By His Mercy, Eph. 2:4, Titus 2:4-7.4. By the Foolishness of Preaching,

I Cor. 1:21.II. JESUS SAVES US, Mt. 1:21, Lk. 12:10

John 3:17.1. By His Death, Isa. 53:1-9,

John 3:14, 15; 12:32, 33.2. By His Blood, I John 1:6, 7.3. By His Resurrection, I Cor. 15:12-19.4. By His Life, Rom. 5:10, 11.5. By His Word, John 6:63, 2 Cor. 3:4-6.

III. THE HOLY SPIRIT SAVES US,II Cor. 3:4-6.

1. By Inspiring the Apostles with theWord of Life, John 14:26; 16:8-14;I Cor. 1:21; Rom. 1:16.

The Party of the Second PartI. WE SAVE OURSELVES, Acts 2:40;

Phil. 2:12.1. By Hearing, Isa. 55:3, Rom. 10-17,

Heb. 2:1-4.2. By Believing, John 3:14-16; 3:36;

Acts 16:31; Heb. 10:39.3. By Repenting, Luke 13:1-5, Acts

2:38, Acts 11:18.4. By Confessing, Mt. 10:32, 33,

Mt. 15:16-18, Rom. 10:9, 10.5. By Being Baptized, Mark 16:16,

Acts 2:38, I Pet. 3:21, Rom. 6:1-6.Col. 2:12, Acts 22:16, Gal. 3:27.

6. By Receiving the Gift of the HolySpirit, Acts 2:38 (last part).

7. By Obedience, Rom. 6:17, 18, Heb.5:8, 9, I Pet. 4:17, 18, Rev. 22:14.

8. By Prayer, Rom. 10:13, 14.9. By Growth in Christian Graces,

I Peter 2:2, 11 Pet. 1:1-11.10. By Holiness, Heb. 10:12-14; 12:14.11. By Faithfulness, Rev. 2:10.12. By Christian Work, Mt. 25:31-46.13. By Holding Fast the Gospel. I Cor.

15:1, 2.

KULPAHAR CONVENTION

The annual Kulpahar Conventionwill be held this year during the first fourdays of March.

The circular which has been issued toadvertise the convetion, promises:SINGINGNew Choruses and old songs;LISTENINGGreat preachers of the

Word.PRAYINGGod Almighty in Heaven

FELLOWSHIPChristians from manyareas.

Harry D. Schaefer of Bilaspur willpreach four messages on the subject," God's PlanFor the World, Church,Christian, and Sinner." Your editor willdeliver three messages on the subject," The Anatomy and Disease of theSpiritual Eye." Other messages will bebrought by Alex Joshua of Allahabad, andJohn R. Singh of Bina. There will alsobe dramas, forums, and films.

Food will be available for a fewannas a day.

Those who are planning to attend,should write to: The Secretary, Convention Committee, Church of Christ,Kulpahar, U.P., India.

8HISTORY MADE AT KATNI

History was made at the church ofChrist in Katni, M.P., India, on Fridaythe 13th of January, 1956, when fourteenChristian bretliren from diiferent parts ofnorthern India voted the " New Testament Publications Assn." into existence.

The simple aim of this new associationis to promote New Testament Christianitythrough the printed word.

Under the Chairmanship of youreditor, a rough draft of the constitutionand by-lawswas drawn up, and an executive committee for the present year waselected.

The Executive Committee for 1956 iscomposed of the following well qualifiedbrethren i Chairman, Don R. Davis ofBilaspur; Vice Chairman, G. N. James ofBilaspur; Secretary, Frank Rempel ofKulpahar; Treasurer, Nathan James ofSatna; and Member Without Portfolio,Gaius Timothy of Kulpahar. The othermembers of the association are: I. B.Kangloo of Raipur, Paras Masih ofBasna, N. Hiradhar of Bilaspur, RoopSingh of Manendragarh, Maclean Lutherof Allahabad, Kent Bates of Jhansi, PaulMasih of Ragaul, Julius Yafaat andT. G. Rash of Kulpahar, and RalphHarter of Kanpur.

The policy and program for thepresent year will be formulated andexecuted by the Executive Committee.

Due to our confidence in the newassociation, we are planning to discontinuepublication of Jiwan ka Pani magazine(in Hindi) with the issueof next December.At the same time, we will donate some ofour office equipment to the new association. We request our friends to supportthe new association with both their prayersand offerings so that they will be in aposition to begin a monthly publicationnext January.

Funds for the new association arevery urgently needed. Send to Shri

Nathan James, Church of Christ, Satna,V.P., India.

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WE SALUTE YOU-our friends andfellow-workers in the homeland.Pray for us and with us for the salvation of the people to whom Godhas sent us to minister His Word.

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SUBSCRIPTIONS: $I of your annualcontributions to Church of ChristMission, Kulpahar, U. P., India forthe year 1955 pays for one year'ssubscription to SALUTE. Senti contributions to any forwarding agentlisted below. NOT TO PUBLISHER.

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EDNA M. HUNT-Miss ChrissieSemple, 9241-35th Ave. S. W.,Seattle 6, Washington. Projects:Women's Home, Village Women'sWork.

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FEATURING theINDIABIBLE

COLLEGEProject of Frank and Marie

THE India Bible College seeks totrain young men and women to go

forth as reapers into the world-widevineyard of the Master. The coverpicture represents a portion of thatfield which is "white already untoharvest." Look seriously at thefaces thereaccording to statisticsnot even one of them will be aChristian. For in a mass of 100Indians, only one or two Christianswill be found; their percentage tothe entire population of the countrybeing only a little more than onepercent.

In retrospect let us rememberthat IBC is only 10 years old, having been started in 1946. Since thenthere have been 24 graduates, andof them 22 are still in active servicewith us. We have no accurate recordof the number that each pf them havewon to the Master, but we knowtheir service is worthwhile. Anothergood sized group of men have studiedfor a year or so and then gone intoother phases of work, becomingconsecrated laymen.

Yea, the IBC and those whowork with it seek to commit untofaithful men the message of salvation, that they may be "able to teachothers also."

MARCH 1956

'More things are. . .

VTroughi By Prayer. . .than this world dreams'

AS the time for this Issueof Salute arrives, we deem

it both an obligation and privilegeto bring you up to date with "news."We know that you are vitally interested in the things that are"wrought" here; and we would onlyremind you, as we remind ourselves,that those things which have happened and those which lie in thefuture, will be much more blessedand fruitful if they are "wrought byprayer."

Of the more than 100 childrenin the orphanage a dozen of themare now in their teens, that well-known difficult age. Our youngpeople here are faced with many ofthe same temptations that confrontyours at home. All of these teenagers are young Christians, and at

this time of their lives Satan battlesmost furiously for their souls. Those-of us who work y-

_ with them, inj:_eluding many ofjjispa our teachers,

1|^ Mimnie "Mom- mie and "Broth-

er Julius realize that we lead andteach these youth only up to a certain point, then they are on theirown. Our hands are not tied however,and even as from the sidelines westill strive to influence, we have apowerful force at handprayer, Wehave set aside the fourth Saturdaynight of each month as a time tomeet together in prayer for ouryoung people. This world cannotdream what the results of such praying may be. Our first meeting washeld in January when 17 leaders metfor prayerwehope that some of youhold this "prayer tryst" with us inthe months ahead.

Pray for Brother Bhelwa, traveling evangelist, who this month concludes his preparations (preachingcharts, itinerary, etc.) and beginshis meetings among the churches.Also for Brother Emmanuel, A-Vmobile unit operator, as he negotiates with officials to secure a release from rigid rulings regardingpublic meetings. We believe thatwhen God's work is being hindered,

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believing prayer can lead God tointervene. If you share this conviction with us, will you share theburden of prayer?

At the time, of writing the 8thannual convention of the churchesof Christ at Kulpahar is slightly inthe future; by the time you read thisit will be passed. Every conventionsees someone accept Christ asSavior for the first time, and alsoinvariably results in many folksmaking a determination to livecloser to the Master in the daysahead. Your prayers and ours canhelp make these decisions permanent.

From a mere handful of Christianswith no capable leadership 10 yearsago, to a New Testament congregation of about 150 with consecrated,able leadershipthe story of thegrowth at Kulpahar. It was necessaryat the beginning for the missionariesto direct not only the mission work;but to assume the main places ofleadership in the local church. Thuswe have all served as either elders,deaconnesses, superintendents ofthe Bible School, etc. through theyears. Very early in 1956, severalof us, individually thinking alongthe same line, came to place ofunanimous decisionthat the localchurch must be ready after all thistime to manage its own affairs. True,we count ourselves as "one" withour brethren here, and the majorityof the brethren hold that same highconcept. But there are those outsiders who consider us as foreigners,interfering and dictatorial. And so,that the church here might take another step forward, those of uselected this year have resigned. We

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are members of the localcongregation, we are BibleSchool teachers and members of committeesbutthe elders and other officersof the church, the BibleSchool superintendent andits officers are nationals.The brethren here, at firstbewildered by our action, have takenheart and are prayerfully and determinedly assiuning full leadershipresponsibility in the church. Weknow that through prayer and faiththe foundation has been laid, andnow others build thereon. Let theirefforts be girded with your prayers!

Time and time again ithas been forcibly broughtto our attention that theplace where God's peopledare to take a stand againstthe Evil One becomes theplace where Satan immediately mar-shalls innumerable forces. Theevangelists connected with the Kulpahar work recently dared to launcha rebellion against a situation thathad long since born the seal ofSatan's mastery. Since the beginningof modern missions in India, evangelism has depended almost completelyon foreign support. Born of the conviction that the expansion of God'schurch in India must not come to astop simply because a mission budget has reached its limit, the evangelists adopted a plan whereby eachis to be self-supporting by I960 (seeDecember 1955 Salute, page 14), sothat the present evangelistic budget

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can take on a new group every fiveyears.

Even in opportunity-filled America, this would be expecting a lot ofthe Christian evangelist. In economically-poor India it becomes achallenge demanding the very bestin Christian consecration, cooperation and just plain hard work. Maywe call on you to build a protectivewall of prayer around these men ofIndia, especially the four who takethe initiative this month by beginning on a very small scale, a cyclerickshaw business, a poultry farm.

a housing project, and a grain-grinding business.

Each morning and evening thedispensary opens to serve the illand injured of this area, an averageof about 25 people receive medicine.At the same time they hear a portionof the Word of God from the studentsof the Bible college. They are farmore eager to take help for physicalails than for spiritual onesbut praywith us, that out of this number therewill be some who will come to knowChrist as the "Great Physician."

"Wherefore, let thy voice rise like afountain night and day' for

Tom and Leota, as they ace bucdeaed foe the souls of India who know notthe Christ, and as they lead the Indian evangelists In efforts towin their own people to Him.

Frank and Marie, as they endeavor to train future preachers and lay-workers for India, knowing that the influence of the well-equippednative far exceeds our own.

Edna, chat her every service, in the Bible college, in the Women's Home,and chat among the children (in whose work she is helping thisyear) might be fruitful.

Helen, that the medical work she is doing may also be a means of bringing men and women to Christ.

Leah, that efforts made in providing a home and other necessities forneedy children, may result in souls for Him in years ahead.

Dolly, chat as the miles now separate her from us and the work she lovesso dearly, that the Father above will bless and keep and bringher safely back.

GOD IS OMNIPOTENTGOD HAS ALL-POWER

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"Ho/ Every OneThat Thirsteth'^

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ONE of the substances uponwhich life everywhere de

pends is water. In India, because ofthe over-powering heat, and in consequence of the arrangement of theseasons, this dependence is greatlyemphasized. There comes that season when the land lies parched, andthe dominant activity to be seen isthat of equally parched cattle wandering about in search of life-givingwater. I-'lant life withers and evenman himself seems to shrink to insignificance and to inactivity in theface of this need.

Though India is classed as abackward nation it must be notedthat great ingenuity is shown, bothin past and in the present, in theconducting of water from availablesources to the points of need. Thereare numerous means used for theraising of water from a lower to ahigher level for the purpose of irrigation, some of which are laboriousin the extreme and others of whichmake use of natural laws in a mostworkable manner. By the use ofwater wheels turned by oxen, bysiphons, dams, canals, and even bythe simple expedient of lifting waterfrom a well or canal by means of abucket, the land is watered and madeto bear fruit, and the animals andman himself take advantage ofwater's life-giving flow.

MARCH 1956

INDIA BIBLE COLLEGE presented by Frank and Marie Rempel

Ingenious and hard-working asman may be in availing himself ofthis necessary commodity, in theface of a more serious ne^ed he standshelpless. It is the need, in India,for the Water of Life, which, saidJesus, is available to all who willworship the Father in Spirit and inTruth. But this no amount of laborand human ingenuity can supply. Itis not that the religious leaders haveignored this needthere is perhapsno other country in the world wheresuch attention is given to religion.But all attempts to quench spiritualthirst, and to save the people fromdying, have ended in the same dismal failure that is recorded of Israelof old, who "forsaking the Fountainof Living Waters, hewed them outcisterns, broken cisterns that canhold no water." (Jeremiah 2:13)

As a result the people perishhere in India as in Israel's time."The poor and the needy seek waterand there is none, and their tonguefaileth for thirst." (Isaiah 41:17)

All the more tragic is this to beseen when it is realized that the"fountain of living waters" flow withan abundance that can supply everyneed of all men everywhere. Itsgushing, sparkling, happy waterswill never cease to flow! How lavishis the promise of Jehovah God: "I,Jehovah, will answer them. I, theGod of Israel, will not forsake them.I will open rivers in the bare heights,and fountains in the midst of thevalleys. I will make the wilderness

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a pool of water, and the dry landsprings of water." (Isaiah 41:18)

How great is the privilege ofoffering oneself for use as a channelfor this blessed flow. The meansfor the supplying of water for aspiritually parched people are asnumerous as are those for irrigation.One may labor here and another there.It may be as a housewife, or as abusiness man, or as an evangelist,or as in our case, as teachers in aBible training school that we serve.One may be a "minister of finance"and another a laborer in the "irrigation department"but it all hasone and the same end and purpose.Friends, make your own ministry aholy one by dignifying it with thisconcept. Regard your own labors,which may have seemed insignificant uptill now, as a part of a worldwide project in the meeting of thisgreat human need, and as such, avitally important service!

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"Bread For The Hu

Nothing delights out boys motethan to assemble with a few friendsbehind out kitchen, build a smallchula (stove) and there make theirown bread. Each child contributeshis amount of coarse flour, salt, andlabor, which are the three main in-gredients. Soon a round of bread,resembling cardboard and about astough, is ready to be dropped intothe oil for deep frying. Such a"scrumptious repast" was never enjoyed so much at the table.

The Indian people of our community are bread eaters becauseours is a wheat growing area. Manytimes we have been asked to dinewith friends in the village. We areserved food that is excellent butwhich lacks the variety found on theAmerican table. Weare offered spicedvegetables and bread, which we havelearned to relish. The second coursewill be vegetables and bread. Thethird course, with some variation, ofcourse, will also be vegetables andbread. They may serve up to 10different varieties of bread, all madefrom the coarse flour (called atta)and salt and water.

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Bread is everywhere considered basic to man's

diet-"the staff of life." At whatexertions and laborious effort it isproduced can best be seen by coming to India to see the farmer atwork. The point to note, here, however, is that no matter how hard thelabor, or at how great an expense ofeffort, grain must be produced, sothat bread may be made to satisfythis very basic human need.

But "man shall not live by breadalone," only and mainly, by thatrevelation that comes from the lipsof God Himself. Is the Indian unaware of this need? Indeed he isnot. The Asian people exhibit perhaps a greater hunger for spiritualnourishment than can be found onany other continent, and the Indianshave among them a greater varietyof systems for the satisfaction ofthat hunger than has any other nation of people. Several world religions have had their birth and theirgreatest success here. There seemsno limit to that which some will suffer for the sake of religion, all ofwhich are designed, ultimately, tofeed the soul on other than materialbread.

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The state of a people so afflicted with systems that fail to satisfythe real hunger of the soul is madethe subject of a lamentation byIsrael's "weeping prophet:" "Arise,cry out in the night, at the beginningof the watches, pour out thy heartlike water before the face of theLord, lift up thy hands before Himfor the life of the young childrenthat faint for hunger at the head ofevery street." There is no one whohas seen the piteous state of peoplewho know not God, yet are desperately in search of Him, who willnot immediately make this his ownlamentation for the people of India!

It is the glorious mission of ourLord Jesus to offer Himself as theonly Bread for the spiritual nourishment of the human race. How tragically vain is all this striving toproduce spiritual food by human effort when here, free for the taking,and in an abundance undreamed of,is the Bread by which it is theRedeemer's purpose to sustain lifein Himself.

But oh how great is the responsibility upon those whom He has

made dispensers of that Bread! Withwhat great care we must see thatwe do not give a "stone" instead!The tremendous number of the starving only increases the responsibilityeach individual must becomea personal concern, for such he iswith God.

It is, indeed, a responsibilitywhich only the collective strengthof the Church of theXord can possibly bear. We who labor in IndiaBible College are very keenly awareof the partnership we have withhomeland Christians. Their prayersand material support are withoutdoubt as vital to the task as is ourown work. In the common cause ofaccomplishing the Lord's purpose,may we join hands and hearts asnever before!

INDIA BIBLE COLLEGE

LOOKS TO THE FUTURE

FIOR some time we havefelt the necessity for "in-digenizing this ministerial trainingschool from the standpoint of itsleadership. During all of its existence to date, the work has beenplanned and executed by one or theother of those of us who come fromthe west. While it is no doubt truethat such a procedure was necessary during the beginning stages,it must be seen to be equally truethat the very nature of the Gospel,with its world-wide applicability,forbids that the work of Christ isany given country shall forever bearbitrarily operated by "outsiders."*This, coupled with an increasinglystrong demand on the part of government that Indian Christians be entrusted with leadership positions inChristian institutions, has broughtus to the decision to re-organizeIndia Bible College along linesdescribed below.

NATIVE LEADERSHIP

The set-up will not seem sostrange to people in America wheresimilar systems are largely followed,but it is a radical step in India,where for so many years all Christianinstitutions have been under mission

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control. There is no doubt some argument as to the advisability of a-dopting these indigenizing measureswhile the major part of the supportstill comes from foreign sources,but we feel that such arguments arerendered ineffective by the necessityfor giving national leaders the opportunity to develop through practice,while still under the watchful eyesof those whom the supporting churches consider to be their stewards.

A Board of Trustees has beenappointed, consisting of nine persons, five of whom are nationals andfour missionaries. These persons,in the initial stage, have been arbitrarily appointed by us, but willcome into authority, after a year orso, to appoint their own successorsor to add to their number. They havebeen chosen from among personswho have connection with the College through study or who are knownto be interested in the work of theschool. It will be their task to:

1. Formulate the broad, policiesaccording to which the school willbe operated.

2. Appoint special committeesfor re-study of-the needs of the ministry of Christ in India, with a view

MARCH 1956

to the adoption of a curriculum ofstudies that will best fill that need.

3. Appoint the Principal of thecollege, and together with him appoint the teaching staff, setting forthem salary scales suitable to theIndian situation as it is at present.

4. Appoint an Executive Staff ofthree, of which also the Principalwill be the Chairman, whose taskwill be the actual administration ofthe College.

It has been stipulated that FrankRempel will remain as the BoardChairman, and as the Principal forthe period of at least a year, andthat Edna Hunt, who has for severalyears labored effectively with theCollege, be appointed the Secretary-Treasurer for a similar period, thusto form two-thirds of the ExecutiveStaff for the first year.

We have every confidence thatwe are taking a forward step in themakingof the church of Jesus Christa. self-perpetuating institution herein India. We believe it to be a furtherfreeing of Christianity from thestrangling hold of a "mission type"of leadership. Your interest andprayer support are earnestly solicited.

SALUTE

Gayas Masih Timothy is 30years |of age. He was born in Bilaspur ofhumble Christian parents, both ofwhom have now retired from activeChristian service. Along with hisbrothers, he was sent to Damoh Mission Boarding school (Disciples).

While working in Jubbulpur heheard of India Bible College andcame immediately to Kulpahar to enroll for Bible training. He graduatedfrom IBC in 1950 with the degree ofB.Th. During this time he also successfully appeared for both the matricand intermediate examinations.

When he was offered a positionasafulltime professor in the college,Brother Timothy said, "I deem it athing of honor, but I feel within myself incompetent for so great a task."He has, however, done good work.

Salochna Timothy, also of Jubbulpur, was bom into a family offive, the parents of which were alsoin Christian work. One brother,M. M. Luther, is an evangelist associated with the Kulpahar work. Afterfinishing elementary and high school,Salochna took teacher's training,and has been teaching in the elementary school at Kulpahar for thepast six years. The Timothys havefour children, Asha (Hope), Anugra(Grace) and Ernest and Arnold.

Salochna has now been asked totake over the management of theBible college students' hostel, awork for which she is well suited.

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The following persons will siton the Board of Trustees of IndiaBible College.

M. AL La//Kulpahar, teacher inthe Junior High School.

P. S. B/>e/uiagraduate of IBCand travelling evangelist.

C. Loya/graduate and pastor ofthe Church of Christ, Kanpur.

J. ya/atgraduate, teacher ofBible in Mission grade and Highschools.

G. M. TinjotAygraduate, for fouryears professor in IB C.

Missionaries as follows: EdnaHunt, Thomas Rash, Frank and MarieRempeL

"God is able to make all grace abound unto you;that ye, having always ALL SUFFICIENCY in

everything, may abound unto every good work."

Annual

Meeting

The first annual meeting, though not termed so then, washeld in August 1947, when Tom, Leota, Dolly and Leah

negotiated with the Disciples of Christ for the buying of the property at Kulpahar. In retrospect, we remind you that at that timethere was no ^hanage, no children's school, no Bible college,

PACKTWELVE MARCH 1956

almost no evangelistic work here-there was a weak congregationof believers with practically no national leadership. But the yearshave seen a change:

1948Much time and effort put into raising purchase price of property.First baptisms at Kulpahar.

1949Arrival of Frank and Marie Rempel.Edna Hunt came to join us.

1950First five couples graduated from India Bible College.1951Final payment for mission property made and title secured.1952Slow but steady growth witnessed in all work.

Third annual convention of the churches of Christ.

1953Eight graduates from the Bible college.Dedication of the new orphanage.Helen Doyal arrives to join our staff.

1954CAn'stran Junior High School recognized by government.Allahabad Fellowship Centre opens as evangelistic work strides

ahead.

On February 14th all the missioi.aries O' the field (Dolly wasabsent as she is on furlough) sat in annual leeting, and we againpraised God for His blessings and His wonderful goodness to us.None of us have witnessed a real need for which He has not provided, rather His sufficiency has abounded toward us. A glance atthe highlights from our 1955 work reports will cause you to rejoicewith us.

* The Christian Grammar School is recognized by the government.Total enrollment in Christian School is 106 with nine fulltimeteachers and fotir parttime.

** The orphanage now provides a home for 103 children, from babiesto teenagers. Two of our older girls are in training, and weddingplans are being made for Sushilla.

*** The new dispensary building is completed and in use, serving theneeds of the ill of the area.

'** A group of enthusiastic young men are studying in India Bible Col'/ege, preparing themselves for the ministry and effective laymanship.

"*** Eight national couples are engaged in evangelistic work; four ofwhom are beginning to make plans for eventual self-svpport.

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1955 FINANCIAL SUMMARIESEach Kulpahar missionaiy sends a

detailed, mimeographed annual financialreport directly to all of his supporters,listing their contributions and itemizingexpenditures. Following are brief summaries of each such report for the year1955.

Report of Tom and Leota RashTotal Receipts for 1955.... .S18,338.84 Education 394.50Transportation, Station Womens Home, provident fimd.

Wagon, Gas 1,263.13 school fees 494.80Postage, duty, promotional .. 1,233.90 Medical, income tax.Supplies, upkeep, insurance 602.55

building work 2,324.01 Rempel's bungalow repair... 500.00Evangelists salaries 4.098.51 totai 4n vz-a vnOut-station rent, work allow- l u l al u7,763.70

ances, camps, conventions. 3,192.30Repatriation fund 600.00Rash family salary January 1, 1955 Deficit $373.91

(6 members). 3,060.00 December 31, 1955 Balance $201.23

Report of Dolly Chitwood and Leah Moshier

Total Receipts for 1955 $19,394.83Kulpahar Kids Home (food,

clothing, medicines,supplies, etc.) 3,790.79

Mission School (books andsupplies)..... 595.90

Mission workers salaries(teachers, orphanage helpers) 4,091.48

Equipment, general supplies.. 557.40Unclassified: camp, duty, provi

dent fund, womens home, etc. 914.73

Transportation, car upkeep,petrol, one furlough fare.... 1,952.69

Postage, wires, publicity,pictures..... 1,297.52

Missionaries salaries 2,400.00Building work, repairs. ...... 3,592.63

TOTAL $19,193.14

January 1, 1955 Deficit $688.02January 1, 1956 Deficit $486.33

Report of Frank and Marie RempelBalance from 1954 $ 884.03 Light Plant 221.86Total Receipts for 1955 10,927.94 Living expenses(Livinglink). 2,314.65

Balance $11,811.97 TOTAL $11,674.47Travel in America, to and in , , i

India, accomodations 4,734.07 Balance januwy 1 1956 $116.50Publicity: Salute, circulars. Outstanding bills January 1 $254.00

photographic supplies 787.47Office and related expenses. Total travel funds received in 1953

insurance..... 216.54 and 1954, not heretofore reported a-College and related expenses. 2,081.84 mounted to S4,266.96, This entireMission equipment, building amount was disbursed in travel from

repairs, labor 1,063.51 Kulpahar, India to Canada and on tourWomen's Home 254.53 in Canada and the United States.

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Report of Helen Doyal

Balance from 1954 $ 488.29Total receipts 1955 3,604.62

Balance S 4,092.91Personal salary 1,200.00Promotional, postage, etc. ... 419.27Language school, travel .... 242.08Medicine 390.71

Dispensary. 1,376.15Women's Home, building,

...... 216.37198.33

$ 4,042.91

repaus.Workers' Salaries

TOTAL

Balance January 1, 1956 $50.00

Report of Edna Hunt

Total receipts 1955 $4,819.22Personal salary............. 1,200.00Jeep, travel expenses. 241.55Supplies, miscellaneous 213.46

Children, evangelistic.. ..... 390.50Promotional 302.60Dispensary 1,823.00

TOTAL $4,171.11

Light Plant Funds

The following gifts so designatedhave been received since gifts werelast reported in the Salute of September,1955.Mrs. Lottie Jesperson $ 6.00Oxnard, Calif., C C

Lamp Lighter& 35.00Mr. & Mrs. K. Palmer 29.44Pearl Parker. 10.00Mrs. Pearl M. Garrett 2.00Salem, 111. 1st C C,TheCircle.. 10.00Dayton, Ore. Chr.

Fellowsh^ Guild 8.00Newnam, Ga. Chr. Youth Camp.. 54.50Mr. & Mrs. Galen Thomas...... 105.85

Mr. & Mrs. Emmett Davison.... 20.00Mr. & Mrs. L. E. Raynor 53.00

Remember that your contributionsto the Lord's work are deductible fromyour income tax. Not only can the usual10% be claimed, but the governmentwill allow you up to 30% deductions forcharitable contributions, if you canprove your claim. It is wise to make allchecks out to Church of Christ Mission;then you not only have the forwardingagents receipt, but also your cancelledchecks.

"The weary one had rest, the sad had joy that day.And wondered how,

A plowman singing at his work had prayed'God help them now'

Away in foreign lands we wondered howOur feeble words had power;

At home the Christians, two or three.Had met to pray an hoiu.

Yes, we are always wondering, wondering how.Because we do not see

Someone, unknown perhaps, and far awayOn bended knee."

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So, in the name of Jesus,Against the dark gods stand,

Let's gird the earth with valor.Let's heed our King's command.

Onward the line advances,Shaking the hills with power.Slaying the hidden demons.

The lions that devour.

No bloodshed in the wrestling,But souls new-born arise-;-

The nations growing kinder,The child-hearts growing wise.

What is the final ending?The issue, can we know?

Will Christ outlive Mohammed?Will Kali's altar go?

This is OUR faith tremendous,Our wild hope, who shall scorn,

That in the name of JesusThe world shall be reborn!

Vachel Lindsay

M.

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. PUBLICATIONS

A friend receht-ly .tpld methat last year he v^as- hiking in the Himalyras andstopped at a wayside stallfor a cup of tea",". There,staring liim in the face,was a copy of JIWAI-; KA PAMI

^our Hindi laiguage publication, Brother I)on Davishad been distributing them,in that ai"*ea, "No tellingy/hore all they -went," Donsays, ; . - -

Sherwood Paul is a very^intelligent lad in Kanpur,Ho" was asked to load PrayerMeeting aiid worked a weekon iiis topic,. Everyone wasembarrassed when Ms program ended in loss than aminute, Horatius is not sobright in school. But hotook his lesson from JIWAlTKA PANI and led a veryeffective meeting,

"V/hat do you want theJIW#' KA PANI for, I- hearda man ask an independentpreacher, "These Biblelessons arc good," he said,

"l saw a copy of your TliEGHRISTASliU^ on Bakht Singlistable," one said,

"We got your CHRISTASIANtMs" morning and have already digested it," a Presbyterian liiissionary said.

Pov/ people caii read Hindiin Bombay. But v/hon we-were,in Bombay some months ago,a young man said that there,wero two of them in thatparticular jjlace who read

JIV/AN- KA PANI every "monthand had recently.-sent anold copy to a friend southof Boriibay who ';:read Hindiand had v/ritteh.; them forHindi language materials.

Many of the subs-criptionswMch we receive nowadaysare from people .and placescompletely unlcnown to us.We often wonder how theyever got a sample copy ofthe .magazines,

^00 copies of JIWAi'^ KAPANI and 5 00 copies ofGTEISTASIAN may not seemlike very many copies, butthey sure get around.

NEW GOIvlIITTEE The Executive Gomriiittee

of New Tostrmient Publications Assn, has chosen asits first project,, the publication of "Christian Doctrine V/orkbook," in Hindi,We have accepted their invitation to bo publisher ofthe book. Ah artist is busydesigning the cover, andestimates are being solicited from various printers.In Kulpahar," the translation is being refined. Thetreasurer of the association is an Indian brother,Shri. Nathan James, Churchof Christ, Dhawari, SATNAj.V.P., India,

FINANCIAL] REPORT

Eviduntally we were theonly ones who noticed it,-but a careful examinationof our reports, will shov/'that the expenditures forNovember wore never reported. The fact of the matteris that the November expeniditurea were reported butwere inislabelled December.It all comes out clean inthe report below.

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TOTAL

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.43$218.22

STOiARY OF REPORTSBalance ForwardJanuary ReceiptsFebruary Receipts 132.5"1>TOTAL RECEIPTS ll98.PDec^ Expenditures 190.9^'Feb. Expenditures 218.22;TOTAL EXPEI^IDITURES ' i^09.12

BALANCE 39.30

The Bible Book Store tookin $120.06 in December andspent- out $i55

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ASIAM" All the churches of Christ salute you.'

Rom. 16 :16

Vol. II, No. 4 APRIL, 1956 Kanpur, India

THE ANATOMY AND DISEASES OF THESPIRITUAL EYE

By Ralph R. Harter

Introduction

" I would rather be dead than blind,"people are often heard to say. But, bytheir-actions, it is plain that they wouldrather be spiritually blind than alive.

The consequences of being spirituallyblind are far greater than those of beingphysically blind. Many of the world'shappiest people are physically blind; butthe spiritually blind are in the gall ofbitternessand the bond of iniquity, whosepart shall be in the lake that burneth withfire and brimstone.

You would be willing to spend muchtime and money, and undergo greatinconvenience in order to save (or restore)your physical sight. Are you willing tobear with me a little while as we discussyour spiritual sight?

The parts of the spiritual eye werenamed by the Apostle Peter in his second

epistle. " He that lacketh these things,"Peter wrote, " is blind and cannot seeafar off and hath forgotten that he waspurged from his old sins."

What, then, are these things whichmean the difference between light anddarkness in the spiritual eye? " Givingall diligence, add to your faith virtue;and to virtue knowledge; and to knowledge temperance; and to temperancepatience; and to patience godliness: andto godliness brotherly kindness; and tobrotherly kindness charity. For if thesethings be in you, and abound, they makeyou that ye shall neither be barren norunfruitful in the knowledge of our LordJesus Christ. But he that lacketh thesethings is blind, and cannot see afar off,and hath forgotten that he was purgedfrom his old sins." II Peter 1:5-9.

Chapter I

FaithThe Orbit Of The Spiritual Eye

Faith is to the spiritual eye what theorbit is to the physical eye.

The orbit of the physical eye is thatbony socket into which God has placedthe eyeball. Those with glass eyes,insert and extract their glass from this orbitas they please. The eyeball is comfortablynestled in this orbit somewhat like a hen'segg would look in a i^obin's nestonlymuch smaller. The eyeball is, after all,only about the size of a small walnut.

This may givf you an oi how theeyeball fits mto the orbit.

The purpose of the orbit is to contain,protect, and motivate the eyeball.

Faith is the solid structure thatenvelops the spiritual eyeball. Thespiritual eyeball is contained in it, isprotected by it, and receives its motivation from it. The spiritual eyeball is ascomfortably nestled in faith as is Lazarusin Abraham's bosom.

It would be impossible for us to haveeyes in our heads if we had no orbits. Itis also impossible to have a spiritual eyewithout faith.

There is no orbit in the picture of askull. The orbit has decayed away andonly the skull cavity remains. Those whohave no faith are like this skull and bones.

Picture of a faithless man.

Malformation

There are sometimes defects in thedevelopment of the orbit. This mayresult in (1) No eye at all; (2) A very smalleye; or (3) A very large eye.

Fortunately, most of us are born withnormal orbits, and thus have eyeballs ofnormal size. But, unfortunately, this isnot true of the spiritual eye. There arean overwhelming number of people whohave no spiritual eye at all because theyhave no faith at all. Or, due to a verysmall faith, theyhave a verysmall spiritualeye. It is difficult to find people withspiritual eyeballs of normal size.

" But," you will say, " it ihust bewonderful to have a large spiritual eye."An enlarged eyeball, however, is not theblessing it may outwardly appear to be.The enlarged physical eyeball has symptoms of the dreaded glaucoma and usuallyends in blindness. It is unnatural, out ofproportion to the head, and contaiits apressure that is too strong for the tendertissues of the eye.

In the spiritual sense, the enlargedeyeball is like the seed that fell upon therock; and as soon as it was sprung up, itwithered away." These are they " which

when they hear, receive the word' withjoy; and these have no root, which for awhile believe, and in time of temptationfall away." (Luke 8:6, 13. Theirspiritual eye was unnaturally and disproportionately large, and was filled witha pressure too strong for their weak spiritualcondition. The pressure of temptationdamaged the tender tissues; and they wereblind, never to see spiritually again.

It is important that we have aperfectly developed faithone that isneither too large nor too small, but justright.

Here are a few brief rules to helpyou to have a perfectly formed orbit offaith.

For a Perfectly Formed Faith

1. " But without faith it is impossibleto please him: for he that cometh to Godmust believe that he is, and that he isa rewarder of them that diligently seekhim." Heb. 11:6.

2. " For other foundation can noman lay than that is laid, which is JesusChrist." I Cor. 3:11.

3. " He riiat believetli and is baptizedshall be saved; but he that believeth notshall be damned." Mark 16:16.

Other Affections of the Orbit

Even though the orbit of the eye maybe perfectly formed, it may suffer inflammations, tumours, injuries, or otheraffections. The result of this may bea protraction of the eyeball from the orbit,which is not a very pretty thing.

In the spiritual eye, these inflammations, tumours, and injuries are the caresand riches and pleasures of this life whichare mentioned in Luke 8:1-4

%Not very pretty

A spiritual blindness of this varietyis also described in Heb. 6:4-6:" Forit is impossible for those who were onceenlightened, and were made partakers ofthe heavenly gift, and were made partakersof the Holy Ghost, and have tasted thegood word of God, and the powers of theworld to come, if they shall fall away, torenew them again unto repentence; seeingthey crucify to themselves the Son of Godafresh, and put him to an open shame."These were once blessed with an orbit offaith, but they allowed the affections ofthis world to infect it. There was, then,no room left for the eyeball which waspushed out and destroyed.

Acts 2:42 very simply but fullyprescribes the cure and prophylaxis foraffections of the orbit of faith: " And theycontinued stedfastly in the apostles'doctrine and fellowship and in breaking ofbread, and in prayers."

Case Histories

John X was 16 years of age and wasconsidering how he might earn the mostmoney in life. At the suggestion of hisSunday School teacher, he read the Biblethrough. This cured his desire for richesand he entered the ministry.

Eunice R. did not partake in theLord's Supper very often. When she did,her mind was on other things. Her faithgrew weaker and weaker until she died.

Ernest B. spoke a great deal aboutfaith but there never seemed to be anymanifestation of it. One day a preacherpointed out to him that he had not yetobeyed his Lord by being baptized. Soonafter, Ernest requested baptism, and laterbecame a pillar in his congregation.

Mrs. T. suffered the sudden deathof her husband and was left with theresponsibility of three children. She wasalmost flooded under with grief when shebegan to pray. She and her children arenow a great power for Christ in theircommunity.

Alex N. accepted Christ in an evangelistic meeting, but did not feel inclinedto give up theatre going in order to attendthe Sunday evening services of the church.He soon lost all interest in churchfellowship.

Berl P. liked to sleep in on Sundaymornings, and so none of the familyattended Sunday School or Church. Butwhen his son died he realized that hehad not been doing right. He recentlyreceived recognition for ten years' perfectattendance, and he is now an elder in thelocal congregation.

Peter C. accepted an opportunity toearn extra money on Sunday. He laterearned a good sized fortune but died analcoholic while he was still in his forties.

Charles and Mary Y. were havingdomestic troubles and were about to geta divorce. Their minister, however,suggested family devotions and regularchurch attendance. They now have twochildren and are very active In youthwork.

{To be continued)The editor would appreciate sugges

tions for the improvement of this articlesince he hopes to reprint it later inbooklet form.

{From page 8)this reason the faults of leaders are noticedimmediately.

Ail the public move according to theclock in the clock-tower. If that clockshould stop for a while, or if it shouldsuddenly become an hour late, there wouldbe confusion in everyone's work. Everyone would arrive late at his office, manywould miss their trains, and all the studentswould arrive late at school. The clockacts as a leader to them all. If it is inerror, then it cannot tell anyone the correcttime. Everyone will be detracted from thecorrect path. This is the condition ofleaders. If they are not correct, then theywill guide the whole congregation ontothe path to destruction. If the leaderssmoke cigarettes and drink liquor then thepeople of the congregation will partake inall sorts of revellings \vithout any hesitation. Two or three times a year theycome to church in grandeur and give anoffering. It would be best for suchleaders to leave their places and listen tosomeone who sets a better example.In this way we will honour our HolyHeavenly Father, and some day he willhonour us by allowing us to sit with Him.

" Now unto the King eternal,immortal, invisible, the only God, behonour and glory for ever and ever.Amen." I Tim. 1:17.

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attacking Christians has been confiscatedby the U.P. Government. The bookletwas written and published by members ofthe Arya Samaj in Kanpur, and wasentitled, " A Complete Answer to theHypocrisy of Christians."

The editor of Advance has given afitting answer to those who are constantlycriticizing the police. " The police, whichare a part of our society, always remain toprotect law and order. But whereverit has to enforce law, it is subjected tocriticism. We must change our outlooktowards police if we expect them toperform their duties modestly. Onlythose persons who want to encouragedisorder will disturb the police in performing their duties. Clashes with policehave resulted very adversely everywherebecause the losses on both sides mean lossto the nation as a whole." In