HAETEE

rEBEOAEY

THEOBS
1977

NEWS OF liALPH "BTO" HARTER^

Bible Bhavanr5/S3.

(or) Box 3, P..O'i Nawatganjj.Kanpur 208-002, India

TA AND OUT
Mrs. Gandhi's recent decision to

remove press

censorship,

release

political prisoners and hold elec

tions in March, was a big surprise

OF TOWN

Harinam spent most of the month

of January down in Allahabad tak

ing civil service exams. He is

nursing a tad wound in his left

to everyone# Ifcs# Gandhi chose to hand inflicted by a cross dog.

open the election campai^ in the
I have been away from Kanpur also.
city ef Kanpur and I was one of For Christmas, I visited two of my
several hundred thousand persons foster sons up on the Nepal border.
who sat in the dust to hear her. For New Years^ I visited KUlpahar.
A pair of binoculuars helped.
From Jan. llth-21st, I was gone to
The Swarupnagar Church is hoping attend the All India Congress on
that wheels will move faster dur
Mission and Evangelization.
This

ing the campaign and that the Go

vernment will now

hasten to sanc

tion our application to buy land.

(Actually the owner's application
to sell.)
In the meantime the
church leaders have enclosed their

pavilion.

It is still classified

was a regional follow up congress

of the World Congress on Evangel
ization held earlier at Lausanne,
Switzerland.

Recent visitors to Kanpur included

Ellis Back and Mr. and Mrs. Stephen
Elliott.

During February we are ex

as a temporary structure althou^ pecting B.L. "Lee" Turner formerly

i t now has fom? walls.

One of my Indian co-workers,

Victor Walter, lost his mother,

aged 6^,

of Lsihore, Pakistan.

This was

habad.

the

tig year

for Alla

During January, millions of

on Jan. 24th, after a Hindus went there for a holy bath.

long illness.

Haju, who was to

end his stay

with us by Christmas, has been

granted an extra two months.

With finances provided by T.G. Rash

and the church

at Kulpahar, we pro

duced 32,000 tracts for free distri-^

bution to the pilgrims.

PLEASE NOTE...(Feb.10,1977 - Clinton First Church of Christ) Since we reeeived a copy of "Bud's" Harter Thi'obs on Monday - we received sad news.
"Bud's" father, Ralph Harter, Sr., passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 9th. Ser
vices will be held on Monday, Feb. l4th. "Bud" is expected home in time for
the services. Mr. Harter also has a daughter, Phyllis Baroer, now living
in Florida. Remember "Bud", his sister Phyllis &her family ir. this time
of great sorrow. Mr. Barter was 8l yrs. of age.

since this Is

the

first

of

year, I will say more than

on the subject of finances.
to the new

laws of

Indiat

the

vie must

be more specific than we used to be.

Also, although It is a dangerous
thing to say, our financial
situa
tion is healthy and sound.
A recent grant of $750 from the
Pate Memorial

Fund of

Smithville,

Indiana, will be used as follows

$180 for one year's care of Ladlie

P. Lai (a Kanpur orphan) at the

Kulpahar Kids' Home
and $750 for
the Building Fund of the Swarupnagar Church of Christ. Of funds
received

from Mr. and

Handwerk

of

Bonuses

Harinam Singh (foster son)

45.00
13 80
14.40

the

"39

Osgood Circle
Douglas

school

Stipends to five students

Special trainees (nurses-,

teachers, drivers)
Press Subsidy

$5.30

Hostel (dormitory)
Other benevolence

Housing & Electricity

Transportation

Mr.
Mr
Mr.
Mr

Reuben (book store)

Lazarus (editor)
Salim (property )
M Singh (printer)

3^.50

11.50
11.50
86.80
12.90
146.00
46.00

38.00
51 on

26.65
23.00

Mr. M. Panday (compositor) 20.00

Casual Help

13 25

25.00
20.00

Rittman Guild

10.00

5.00

Orrville Bereans
25.00
Embreeville Church 100.00
The Wm. Frasers
25.00
My Akron cousin
25.00
THANKS '

our

7-50
28.00

My sister

The Nathan Blacks

Five girls in boarding

One student as emergency

$50-00

Miss Florence

monthly budget is. as follows

Book Store Advertisement

755

December ' 76 were t'he following

the book

above,

$689.75
150.00

I am Sti11 planning to pay a short

visit to my father by December 1977
using mostly personal funds. Among
those who sent personal gifts during

store and library.

my salary of
$150 per month comes out of the
$180 per month contributed by the
Clinton Church.
to
In addition

2.90

Secretary & Treasurer

Miscellaneous
TOTAL MOr^THLY BUDGET
Add my salary

Ohio, $1^5

will be used to subsidize

8.15

Church Agencies

Mrs. V/alter

Orrville,

17 SO
25.30

usual
Postage,Telephone etc.
Thanks Auditing 6 Accounting

The home of

Editor

and

Mrs. Lazaru

has been blessed with a bright and

beautiful baby girl. TTheirs was
a late marriage and this is

their firs

chi Id

The Bible Society's North India

Auxiliary has chosen me to be one of

their

six vice

ing that it will

presidents.
be an

honor

am hop
without

work or responsibility, as it was

last

time.

Our winter was mostly pleasant. The

chill has begun to wang and the warmth
has begun to wax.
here.

Summer will soon be

CONTRIBUTIONS

Nov. S Dec ,1976

Mfs. Loretta Huntington

The Hom Church

Clinton First Church
Manchester Church
M/M Walter Handwerk
Orrville Loyal Bereans

$3^0. 00
^0. 00
280. 00
20. 00

Perry Christian Church

16. 25

Mrs. Robert Meade

James A. Rasor

10. 00
25. 00

20. 00

Linden Church
Linden Homebuilders

150. 00
35 00

10.00

Neeper Church

36.00

Vfymore Loyal V/omen

10.00

Mrs. Mabel R Rudder

TOTAL CONTRIBUTED
EXPENDITURES

Salary, Dec. S Jan.

$300.00

Audited expenses of Kalisiya Sahayak Sanstha

Printing of Receipts
National. Missionary Conv.

2200.00
32.10
25.00

The Lewis Holdrens

67. 00

The Nathan Blacks

10, 00

Miss Dorothy Schmale

'jO. 00 Mrs. Jas. Sec'y. {k mo.)

50 001 Harinam Singh

The Bob Macks

Cincinnati Cousins

Bladensburg Loyal Dtrs.

Sebring Church of Christ
Neighboring States;
Garrett First Church
Pate Memorial Fund

Mrs. Newel 1 Richey

V.V/alter, Treas.(l yr.)

,ool
,00'
'^0
5 .00;

25

Bank Charge

$2827 12

20 .00'
750 .001
50 .ooi

SUMMARY

Deficit on ll-2'}-76

Amount Expended

2827 12

25..noj

Less Contributed

39^11.56
2873.91
1062.65

50..00
^0.

Carnegie First Christian

61j..03 i miss

Gene S. Ronda

Mrs. Robert Walker

Capital City Church

Deficit on - 1-27-77

65..00:

Until we meet in heaven, we will

the fellowship of Emma Slough,

25-.00! our friend of some 30 years. For many

20..00' years she was forwarding agent for
25 .00: Tom and Leota Rash.
t

Other States:

Lord's Treasury
Verna Bergenholtz
Virginia G. Tempieton
Miss Nellie Copley
Flora First Christian

100.00

6.50

Kel1ie Story
East Union Bible School
Kenneth Eade
Albert R. Simpson
Mrs. Sylvia Rosser

lAO.OO
6.80

Non-budqeted benevolence

Portland Singles & Doubles h7.33' Total Debits

Mt. Zion Church

5.00
^2^7^791

FROM ll-2if-76 to 1-27-77

Other Ohio Donors:

Old Stone Missionary

$50.00

Wapato Christian Church

100 ool
25 00!
2 ,50;
25 ,00
^0 ,00
50 .00

150 .00

We appreciate very much the help

given us during 1976 by the church in
Carnegie, Pa., following
my visit
to their missionary rally in 1975.

Their generosity during 1976 was one

of the things that made '76 such a
great year for us.
Please send all

contributions tO'

Miss Florence Douglas

1111 N. Main St., Joplin, Mo.,6^801

THE PROBLEM V'lTH PREACHING

Mot very long ago,

I made the
statement that I have always given

preaching first priority. This.Is

still true but my enthusiasm for

vji CO

preaching sermons
cool

has

begun

to

1ittle bit.

The trouble Is

that the Christ

ians of Kanpur have made it a

craze to preach sermons to each
other, at the same time neglecting
3ible study, and neglecting also
the 58^ of the population who know
little of what Christianity Is all

about.

Can one hear too many sermons?

Definitely yeswhen one hears and
hears and does nothing with what
he learns. To be a
"hear only"
is one of the quickest ways to
harden your heart.
That reminds me of the prophet
Isaiah.

is

true

that

Isaiah

preached repentance but from Isa.

6, we learn that God's purpose in
ordaining him to preach was that
his preaching should harden the
hearts

of his listeners;

and

in

that he was very successful

And that reminds me

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about catar

acts. Eye surgeons do not operate

on cataracts until
they are ripe.
The preaching of Isaiah made the
Jewish nation ripe for its march
into Babylonian captivity.

Is my problem

becoming plain to

You? V/hen 1 preach to the Christ

ians of Kanpur, am I only harden-

theif hearts?

How can some of

this
preaching
turned
into
Bible Study? (That is not as easy
as it sounds.)

Shouldn't we spend

less time with the Christians and

more time with nonChristians?

//k
Box 3, P.O. Wawabganj, Kanpur 20S-002
India; February 15, 1977
Dear Ones,

One of the few ttiings that I know about ray maternal grandfather is that

his death and burial ooind.ded with that of President >^cKinley in Sept,, 1901,
More than 76 yeara later, my father has departed in the company of the presi
dent of India, Pakhruddin Ali Ahmed#::
"^brman Maynard, our pastor at Clinton, telephoned me on February 9th to
let rae know of Dad*s criticsl condition, then affain on the 10th to let me know
that he had passed away. After receiving the first call, I was able to make
good progress in getting my documents together for a quick trip to the tj#S.,
but all of ray plans and hopes were dashed when news^ came of the sudden deatb
of the president in Ti^ew Delhi. All offices, banks isuid stores closed immedi
ately and there was nothing more thajt could be done#.
The situation is now as it was two years ago. Perhaps I could have
reaciJed Ohio in tirae for the ftineral-if I had not wanted* to return to Indian

I am still trying to come to the U.S; but it all depe^'S on the pleasure of

the local offldis. It could be that I will leaVe'-foP-*the U.S. in four'days,

or four weeks, or four years or never. If, before sSAling this letter, there
is eaiy late news about this, I will add it at the end.
While all of this was going on, I got a tooth extracted. The last time .
I got a tooth extracted was in London in 1947. My guess is that if I had been
living in the U.S. during these past: 30 years, the ihnerican diet would have
left rae dth few teeth.of my own. Indian sweets are not as damaging to the
teeth as are American sweets.

^e main road near our house has been cut for the laying Of a new sewer
line and all of the traffic to
past our house. The result is
There is this good thing about
is located. There was
short

this part of the dty is now being detoured "

incessant noise and a permanent-cloud of dust.
it that now everybody knows vdiere Bible BhaVan
cut across a vacant lot which was heudly Tit
for blcydes but the busses and trucks have found i t more convenient than
negotiating all the curves. There have been Several aiall accidents and we

have laid in some extra first aid supplies.

A broadcaster from Holleind has*just said that when people there begin
to notice that the days are getting iZonger, then there is a spirit of optira-

iran everywhere.

If it is any encouragement to you,

days in Kanpur are

bednning to get waimer and waimer. :Within a montb^, fans will be needed.
If I am in Kanpur during March,* it looks as though it will be the
usud. ^Hnarch of seimons.

I am already scheduled to preach at twelve diffexy

ent places throu^out tVie length and bread-fch of the city during March/
We have a blind d^l staying at our house at the moment accompanied by

her father and oldest brother. Her youngest brother (24 years between the
two), has been living in our hostel for the past several mon'ths. The gi**!
(roofher of five children) is undergoing tests by one of Indiana finest eye

surgeons. Hopes are very slim that anjHhing can be done for her.
The three new boys in my hostel remind me of the three stooges. The
tallest of them has a mlx3 that ggoes blank whefiever you ask bim a Bible .
question. The other night, the short one got some inddLible ink on his
fingers and proceeded to wipe them off on the rug as though it vras the grass
outdoors. The 'third looks like a hybrid between a clown and a scarecrow,
and he has an interesting way of falling off of chairs~when he sits doim.
Yours most contOTtedly,

HAETEi?

THROBS

Bible Bhavan, 3/83, VIshnupurl, Kanpur 208-002, India

(or) Box 3, P.O. Nawabganj, Kanpur 208-002, India
April, 1977
News of Ralph "Bud" Barter
Briefly at home at Box 144, Clinton, Ohio, 44216

Telephone No, 1-216-882-3785 (when home)

HOME UNTIL IViAY 15TH

As you read

newsletter,

in

my

the

last

father died

on Feb, 9th and I was expec

ted
home
for
the funeral.
The latter was not to be but

I eventually reached Clinton

After all of the other de

lays, I was delayed one more

day because Pan American Air

ways said
for

flite.

on March 17th,

room

The delay was due to the

death of the Indian presi

to

dent

and

the preoccupation

of the officials and

their
clerks with
the
national
elections.

Still,

it

was

necessary

for me to come and help set

tle

the

estate and to make

some arrangement
for the
150 year old homestead.
Tentatively, I am planning
to stay in the U.S. until
May 15th although I could
leave sooner. I am not seek

ing any speaking dates but I

may accept some invitations,
I do not expect to come to
the U.S, for my regular fur
lough until 1981,

they

me

on

There

Tuesday

was plenty of

the next day and I en

joyed

two seats all the way

New

York, At sunrise on

Wednesday,
the

had no room

their

New

sunrise

I was sitting in

Delhi
on

airport. At

Thursday, I was

sitting in the bus station

in Pittsburgh after an eight
hour bus ride from N.Y.O# It

had been 34| lo^ hours from

sunrise to sunrise. The 24jhour trip from New Delhi to
New York entailed 18| hours
in the air, l | hours at Te
heran, 1| hours at Frankfort
and

hours in London. The

plane left New Delhi at 6:40

a.m. and arrived in New York
the same day at 8:10 p.m.
When I got to Clinton, I

promptly fell asleep and

slept for 10 hrs straight.

thaz,

especially

when

the

patient himself has lost his

CONTRIBUTIONS

Jan. &Feb., 1977

The Home Church & Area:

zes-: for l i f e .
It
Would
have

been more

The Clinton Church

f200.00

convenient for me if Dad had

Lueretia Nicholson

25.00

expired when I was home in

1975, but those extra two

Orrville Loyal Bereans 20.00

"ears of life

were very im

portant to Dad.

During that

Tiime he saw many expressions

of
the love of Christ, and
he had added tpportunities

CO prepare

himself

to meet

As for attending

the

in

terment, Jesus has already

made it plain in Mt. 8:21,
SS, that burying the dead is
very unimportant compared to
other aspects of Christian
service.

That is the reason

\\ am thanking G-od

\\ not say Yes

why

that He did

to my requests

despite the way

pestered

Him.

The 6th and 7th verses

of

Isa. 55 are also appropos to

Dad^s case.

man,"

being

a "good

was

not the

he

Christian

but

Dad will be re

as

but

He was

that

mother was.

"properly baptized,"

he needed to give more

serious

attention

to the

five commands of Isa. 55:6,7

to

178.00
10.00

The Paul Blythes

The Manchester Church
The Sherman Church

The H.L. Drollingers

25.00
45.00
60.00

200.00

Perry Christian

8.50

Other Ohio Donors:

his Maker

membered

The Walter Handworks

Mrs. Robert Meade

Seek, Call, Forsake, Re

The Holdrens
Miss Dtrothy Schmale
The Nathan Blacks

Bladensburg L.D.s

67.00
40.00
10.00

65.00

The Paul Winlands

Branch Hill Church

100..00
60.00

Sebring Church

10.00

Neighboring States:

Hooverson Heights

63.78

Frank.Reas

25.00

Burlington Church

250.00

Garrett Church

10.00

Portland S*s & D's

E. Union Bible School
The Kenneth Eades

65.13
79.49
65.00

Other Eastern States:

Flora First Christian

71.00

East Orange, N.J.

50.00

Embreeville Church

75.00

West of the Mississippi:

Wymore Loyal Women

Wapato Church
Hampton Church

10.00
80.00
50.00

Receive.""Being

The Leland Raynors

25.00

good is not good enough."

Which brings us back to Mt

Liberty Sunday School

62.83

Dr. Donald F. Peel

50.00

turn

and

21:22. Could it be that when

we ask amiss we are not ask

ing in faith?

TOTAL COITTRIBUTED

|2155.73

THANK GOD FOR UKAHSVfflRED PRAYERS

On the day that Jesus cur

sed the fig tree, Jesus told
his disciples, "Whatever you
pray for in faith you will
receive."

Mt.

21:22.

What a tremendous promise I

And many inspirational books
have been written about ans

wered prayers.
I
don't re
call though anyone writing a
book praising God for unans
wered prayers.
The Apostle Paul
could
have
From

written
II
Cor.

such
a book.
12:7-10
we

learn

that

he prayed three

times

that his

thorn in the

flesh would be removed,

but

God denied his request. From

this Paul learned that God's

grace was sufficient for him

and that God's power is made
perfect in our weakness.
Still it is a big shock
when God says No to our most
fervent requests.

From the day

goodbye to Dad

that I said
in December,

1975, I never ceased to pray

that I
would get to visit
with him again.
I
never
doubted

for

minute

that

God Would grant my desire.

Then, when Dad died, all
of us at Bible Bhavan prayed
that
I
in time
We
all

would reach Clinton

for
the interment.
believed
that
God

must admit

that

felt

that God had let me down,

and I
began to doubt that
God had listened.

Then,
in the middle of a
sleepless night, God remin
ded me

of

His word in Isa.

55:8,9, "My thoughts are not

your thoughts,
neither are
your ways my ways, saith the
Lord.

For as

higher

than

the heavens are

your ways, and

my thoughts
than your
thoughts,"
We should never
lose
our
confidence
that
God's actions are wiser than
our requests.

After all, we do not give

everything to
our- children
that
they
request.
Why
should w.e expect God to give
us a blank check for any
thing that we want even if
we could rate as being "good
children."

V/hat God did in regards to

my father was definitely the
best. As it was, God kept
him alive far beyond his

time. There is, after all, a

limit

to

which

an old and

abused (by cigarettes) ma

chine can be kept going. Ac
cording to the death certif

icate,
Dad was suffering
from renal failure, diabetes
heart
failure,
gangrene,
anaemia and pneumonia. So

would say Yes but again we

there may be a limit to what

were denied.

God

can

do

in a

case like

EXPENDITURES
from 1-27-77 to 3-4-77

Salary, Feb. & Mar.

CO CQ

Cn -3

Audited expenses of
Kanpur mission

cji o

Harinam Singh

TOTAL EXPENDED

ftj

tn

W ^o
y ^
O ffi

w
CQ

dO

M3cI
P"
iI

CO
H

CQ
na

o>

$300.00
1400.00
100.00
$1800.00

SUMMARY

Deficit on 1.27.77

1062.65

Amount Expended

1600.00

Total Debits

2862.65

Less Receipts

2155.73

Deficit on 3.4.77

706.92

My travelling expenses on
this trip to the U.S. have
been amply provided for from
personal funds.
tributors

Mr.

and

Recent con

to this fund were

I^s.

Ed. Ronda of

Midland, Michigan, long-time

friendssof my parents.
Other memorial gifts have
been given to the Clinton
Church. A fitting memorial
is being discussed with the
elders of

the

church.

Please continue to send

your contributitns through.

Miss Florence Douglas
1111 No. Main St.

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Knnpur rn the 0)3Tif?es

July ^6, 1977
Pear

The noneoon (that is, the rainy season), started about July 1st.

The fanners

who wore ooinplaining about lack of water several we4:s apo are now conplaiulng
that they have too mdi. Let us hope that during the Millenium, the Lord will
be able to satisfy all of the farmers of all of the nations.

There was one baptism here on July 3rdJ Shakuntala, the fourth of five
daughters of Puttu Lai. Puttu lives in a village fifty miles from Kanpur hut
he has not nepfl.ected to see that his children become baptized at a proper age.

On our part, we have also helped his children, one ly one, to get an education.
Otherwise, Puttu has a pugilisttc personality that enables him to make enemies
easily and for the wrong reasons.
I was due to go to Allahabad on Saturday July l6th to attend a committee

meeting of the Bible.Society, and so I decided to go one day early and visit
an old friend who was suffering from canceri However, one day before ny
planned departure, I got a telegram at 6 a.m. Informing me that ny friend had
died arid that her faneral would be that afternoon, 1 caught the bus at 8 a.m,
arriving in Allahabad at 2: 30 p.m. It was raining hard and the streets were
flooded but eventually I reached the home of the deceased. My entrance, just
aa fhe lid was being closed, was as dramatic as I have ever made.
There is some good news that makes us sadi

The good news is that an organs

isatioh called "Every Home Crusade" has ordered 1000 copies of the Hindi
edition of ny book, "ABCs of the Christian Faith. " The sad part of it is
that the Hindi edition is still far from ready. The promises of our publisher,
Lawrence Lazarus, that he would fini^ the hock quickly, have so far gone for
nau^t.
For the first time in 6000 years, it ianow possible to drive directly to
Kulpahar from Kanpur during the rainy season. Last year, the bridge across

the Jumna Blver was opened, and now this month traffic has begun crossing the
new bridge on the Betwa Biver,

Within the next couple of weeks, I hope to

take the Bible Chariot (ny three-wheeler) down to Kulpahar vlth a load of
books. Miss Moshier has handed out some Rs. 1000 worth of gift certificates
which are to be redeemed at our bookstall. In preparation for this Grand
Sale, I have ordered supplies from Hew Delhi, Bombay, Madras and Calcutta.
When ell of the shipments get here, I will tgke off for Kulpahar with the lot
and come back with the loot.

The Bible Chariot continues to be a big help, especially when it rains.

Unfortunately we are not able to use it much at night because the back light

and breke light are usually not woiking, despite^;^ch expense and effort.

It seems that "Sie wiring cannot stand the bu^eiy hisnps.

My new scooter was delivered in April, 15 months after it was ordered, Iwt
it was not expedient to regd-ster it until the 1967 scooter had been sold. It
was finally registered on July 1st receiving the license number UTZ 5001. The
numbers here do not change ftom year to year but continue as long as the
vehicle is on the road.

Good rec^pts during the past months have permitted us to buy new type for

the print shop. The machine will also he overhauled soon. We will probably
have to make some new arrangement for the contimance of our Hindi magazine
because the arrangement made a year ago has not woiked out veiy well.
The thirtieth anniversary of ny arrival in India will not be celebrated
but it will be remembered with thanksgiving on August 3rd.

/?^4:
H A R T E R
JULY

THROBS
1977

News of Ralph "Bud" Harter

Bible Bhavan, 3/83, Vishnupurl, Kanpur 208-002, India

(or) Box 3, P.O. Nawabganj, Kanpur 208-002, India

NO NEED OF DISNEY WORLD

In one of the
Last week as 1 sat
world's worst busses and careened
around some of the world's worst

roads,

within view

of the

world's

highest mountain

peaks.

to me that India

has no need of any

DIsney-type attractions
all of this.

It occured
when It has

It Is also cheaper.

However, I did enjoy very much my

visit to Disney V/orld In Florida in

April In the

company of my sister's

two grandsons. Other enjoyments dur

ing my two month visit to the States
Included Knoxvilie's Dogwood Trail,
Lookout Mountain, Walden Ridge, the
Atlanta
skyline, Chicago's Sears
Tower, the Mowering Crabs of Ann
Arbor, and the Gettysburg Battle
field. The visits with relatives and
old friends were more relaxed than

previously possible.

Fellowship was

enjoyed with our schools In Clnclnnatl,Joplln and Searcy, and with our
churches

In

Clinton,

Centerburg,

Linden, Ft. Myers, Wadsworth,Harrlsburg and Lancaster.

[j

the time that

for by

father's estate.
hills were also

all

of

mv

expenses

from the time tfiat^ TV^FIKanpur to

back were

paid

relatives,and my

My expenses In the
paid for from per

sonal funds.

The trip to the hills was sparked

by the wedding of one of "'my old
boys, "Prem Dan Das" who succeeded In
getting a wife much better than he
deserved. The wedding at Barellly on
June 17th was simple and very nice.
In the hills, I had two opportuni

ties to preach at the world

Sat Tal Ashgram founded by
Dr. E.

Stanley

Jones.

renowned
the late

The

present

manager Is an old friend of mine.

The flIte from

New York

May 18-21, was a version

where

the action takes

to Delhi,

of Alrport
place on the

ground.
Our take-off from JFK was
delayed by a violent thunderstorm
followed by a traffic jam. This also
resulted In a traffic jam at London
when we came In to land there. Engine

trouble
hours at

Just for the record. It should be finally

7 reported that

I got

friends and

Teheran.

delayed us a

couple of more

London, then

removed
We were

the plane was

from

service

at

taken to a Teheran

hotel for the day and

reached

Delhi

late. This vjas a blessing

rent from the old homestead win
because
I got to see be go Ing_in to. th Is fund.
something of Teheran free of charge, ^Dnly^t^^^
are living here at

2k hours
for
me

and I was able to get some much

needed
rest before
reaching India.

Bible Bhavan at this time. Harinam's

exams, v/hlch should have taken place

Otherwise, Teheran Is a very expen- In May, have not yet been scheduled
sive place to visit because the ex due to strikes and politics. He Is
change rate for dollars Is very looking for a job and at the same
unfavorable.
time planning to work for his M.A.
The

voters

our

of

Pradesh) helped
^dhl's government

to

In

hoW they have more

same thing

The

removal

has brought

state

oust

New

lately done the

within the

of

(Uttar degree (which Is roughly equivalent

Gan- to an
American B.A. degree). His
Delhi and English Is Improving.
Mrs.

state itself.

dictatorial

more

freedom

powers

but

also

higher
prices, more strikes, and
more
crime.
The Irregularity of
electric supply Is also the worst
ever.

The new

government

SanI Kumar the

tailor and

Alford

the signboard painter are progres

sing satisfactorily. Their year with
us will end In September.
Raju, the scooter mechanic, left
our dormitory on Feb. 2Bth. He has
found a fairly good Job for such a

cannot be young lad. He lived with his brother

blamed for these things Inasmuch as until tliey quarreled over his first
their policies have not yet had a paycheck. Now he Is living with a

chance to show fruit. The new men at friend next door to his brother's.
the top are conscientious and work
With the first half of 1977 ending
hard.

Our house owner has

repainted

It looks as though this year Is go

the ing to be a year of difficult read

. Inside of our house and we are very

happy for that.
The old homestead

at

Clinton

has

/^lalso been redecorated under the dlri/ectlpn of our most energetic cousin
// Mary Knopf. Before 1 left there, I
had It treated for termites. It will
soon be rented out. The Income from

the house will not be of any benefl

to me now but It may be later on.

justments,.

The first six

not seem to have been very

months do

fruitful

numerically. Government permission

has not yet been received to con
clude the land purchase by the Swa-

rupnagar church.

tn

fter waltlH^^^ for 17 mopths, my

ew

scQpter J was
f InaMy del I vered
n "f
was out of
India. The old S

nre (1967 model) Is being

"The Harter Family Memorial Fund by a member of the church. purchased

has been opened In the Clinton Church
ipii Is a very cheap thing but
with gifts given In memory of my
u woufd go broke If you tried to
parents.
The Interest
from
the
Istrlbute one peanut to every child
account,

v;hlch

now

contains

abou

$1000, will be used for the splrltua

activities of the young people of th
Clinton Church. Ten percent of th

In India.

Besides, what child

be satisfied with
governments

and

one peanut?
missionaries

.beware of the temptat.Ko.'

would
Both

must

Mrs.

CONTRIDUT?ONS-

March, April, May, 1977

The Home Church & Area;

Clinton Church
Sherman Church

$900 .00
120 .00

Mrs.Robert Meade

15 .00

V/alter Swigart
Miss A1ice Ikins

7^ .00
15 .00

The V/alter Handwerks

39^ .00

15.00
10.00

Minnehaha Church

50.00

V/apato Church
Virginia Tempieton
Verma G. Rergenholtz

30.00
5.00
25.00

TOTAL CONTRIBUTED

$323^72^

EXPEND I TURFS

From h-H'77 to 6-25-77

Other Ohio Donors;

The Nathan Blacks

Rudder S other

women of V/ymore
Nellie Copley

15 .00

Sa1ary, Apr i1,May,June

$^50.00

Bladensburg Loyal Daughters kO .00

Audited expenses of Kanpur

Linden Homebullders
Linden Church

50 .00
150 .00

Books from Pakistan

102.00

The R.D, Macks

100 .00

Harinam Singh

100.00

mission work

700.00

Old Stone Missionary

20 .00

Other Educational help

Sebring Church
Orrville Loyal Bereans
The R.H. Zimmermans
The Lewis Holdrens
Indianola Church
Perry Christian Church
Cousins

5 .00
30 .00
50 .00
67 .00
25 .00
23 .00
25 .00

Cooks Provident Fund

Branch Hill Church

60 .00

Miss Dorothy Schmale

Neighboring states:

20 .00

Mt. Carmel Christian

Central Area Church, Pa.

50.

00
100, 00

55.

00

Other Eastern States:

Flora First Christian

Eva Wood Circle

The Archie Bartleys

Capital City Church, N.C.
Embreevi11e Church

59. 00
15- 00

100.
75-

00

00

90, 00

West of Mississippi;
Neeper Church

Liberty Classes

59 63

62, 50

26.11|

Kanpur Secretarial help

Equipment from U.S.A.

Total Expended
SUMMARY
Amount contributed

Deficit on 3-k-77
Amount expended
Total Debits

Garrett First Church

30. 00
The Glen Morricals
35. 00
Osgood Circle
100. 00
The Wra. Pryors
20. 00
Portland Singles & Doubles 50. 10

Ralph Clary

(mission share)

Balance on 6-25-77

kkAO
10.23

5^.70
$1A87.^7

323^.26
706.92
1AR7.^7
219^?.39 2194.39
1039.87

Well, this is the first time we

have shown a balance In a long time.
How about thatl

I am behind again in writing per

sonal letters but I hope to get to It
soon. In the meantime, please be
assured of my deep appreciation for
the love and generosity which you all
continue to show for this work on the

Ganges. I pray always that God will

give me wisdom to use your monies

wisely and for the saving of souls.
Our forwarding agent is,
Mrs. Florence Douglas

1111 M. Main St., Joplin,Mo. 64801

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1 won't tell you that after wait

ing 20 minutes In front of the tic
ket window, I found that the tickets
had been

sold

Inside

the

bus and

that the bus, last for the day, had

left. I won't tell you how I had to
spend a night on a bench In the
railway station, or how hungry I was
or how Harinam got soaked looking
for me.

I won't tell you that after lug

ging my luggage from pillar to post,
I was sore In more ways than one and
would gladly have returned to Kanpur
If the way had been opened.
I won't tell you how that on the
return trip, the train conductor
disappeared before the train left

thus cheating

Harinam and

I of the

second berth that was due us.

Since
1 had a
berth and Harinam was sit

ting In the aisle,

I let him sit on

a corner of the berth. That was like

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sleeping soundly on the berth while

I spent the night In the aisle.
The Lord helped us when my suit
case fell

off the

upper berth nar

rowly missing the heads and bones of

other passengers.
It could easily
have killed or maimed someone.

SEPTEMBER, 1977
News of Ralph "Dud" Harter

Bible Bhavan,

(or)

3?83, Vishnupuri, Kanpur 208-002, India

Box 3, P.O. Nawabganj, Kanpur 208,002, India

ENCOURAGED BY GOOD RECEIPTS

We have been pleasantly

that contributions to

surprised

our work have

kept up so well this year. - It has

helped us to undertake more projects
for the year than what we had orig
inal ly planned and budgeted.
New type has been purchased for
the press In both English and Hindi,
and the printing machine will soon
be

overhauled.

Christasian

is

new

edition

also being

of

printed

but it will be different from before

due to government restrictions.

restrictions which were

the

government of

still

The

made law by

Mrs. Gandhi

are

in force.

One of

the

new

developments

in

India is that Coca Cola Is no longer

available here

because

the Atlanta

people refuse to reveal their secret

to

the Indian

manufacturers.

Fear

not, a more or less suitable substi

tute will be

available.

We have two new members in our ho

stel.
Sun 11 DeSilva was sent to the

Kulpahar

Kids' Home when he

small child and has now

was a

returned to

Kanpur after 12 years. This year we

will help him finish the 12th grade
if he behaves properly, we may help

him to learn a trade after that.

He

is reported to be a good student but

he had fallen in with

some bad com

pany there. Otherwise the kid has a

good reputation and he seems sedate
enough to us. "He isn't like Tommy",
is what everyone says.
The last time we heard from Tommy,

he was earning a fairly good living

doing odd electrical jobs In the
city of Jhansi. He lost his job in
Kulpahar several months ago.
The second

entrant in our

hostel

is a dog that has come to us fully

grown. He was named Peter by his
previous master who has joined a
circus as a musician.

He is a happy

dog who welcomes everyone who comes

through the gate. He is useless as a
watchdog but he is a good ratter.
The oldest

member of

the Vishnu-

PMri Church, 85 year old Mrs. Hori

Lai, died on Aug. 6th from injuries
suffered In a traffic accident.

Ha

ving expressed some forebodings, she

was coming to Vishnupuri when the
riksha in which; she was

riding was

bumped from behind by a scooter. She

had enjoyed good health and a good
mind, and she was also a good Chris-

tian. Among those who attended- her

funeral was the grandson of her
grandaughter. The funeral was held
outdoors

between

the

buildings and provided

opportunity to witness

apartment

an excellent
to the non-

Christians who were watching.

Just
the

two days

funeral

of

before, I
the

15

Total cost of

month

old

cause.

his

land

was

$5B00. A temporary building has also

been built

which is

sufficient for

the church's needs at the present

time. Due to government regulations,
it has not yet been possible to get
the deed registered, but in India,
possession

is

a nine-tenths of'the

law. Indian people are also too

religious to try and evict a church.
The consequences will be very ser
ious if I am wrong about this
but
chances must be taken if there is to

be any progress.
Harinam has begun his final year
of studies at Kanpur's Christ Church
College. At the same time, he con

tinues to take

tests

and

til after 10:30.

nam can write

see that

the

but the examiners

had

children
are baptised
when they
reach an age of accountability.
The Swarupnagar Church has made
the final payment for their building
site.

applicants were told to come at 8 a.m.

had

daughter of one of our more backward

families. Although I had pretty much
given up the family as a hopeless
case, I now have some hopes
of
bringing them forward.
V7e have not had very many baptisms
so far this year but one girl, Shakuntala Lai, was baptised on July 3*
Her father, Puttu Lai, was converted
from Hinduism 25 years ago, and he
has been concerned to

interviews that may someday land him

a job. One recent interview almost
ended in a riot when 1500 applicants
turned up to try out for 2 Jobs. The

appear at

did not

arrive un

think

that Hari

that one

off as a

lost

August 3rd marked the thirtieth

Anniversary of my first arrival in
India. August 15th was the thirtieth
Anniversary of India's Independence.
There will have

very

to be some

soon in the

changes

publication

of our

Hindi paper, Jeeyan-Deep. When the

law forbade printing it with foreign

funds.
The magazine was turned over
to the new owners. Unfortunately, they
have not

and

been able to make

they

have

also

ends meet

quarried

among

themselves.

Thanks
to some
Harinam, two of my
sale at the Kanpur
The books

are

salesmanship by
books are now on
railway station.

''ABCs

of

the

Chris

tian Faith," in English, and "What,

Kind of a Person^ Should I Be," in
Hindi. V/e are also trying to market
a book of Bible selections published
by Dr. Victor C. Rambo.
The annual

convention of

our Hindi

speaking churches will be held this

year In Kanpur with V/llliam Roland
as the main speaker.
It Is typical

of this group

that they

have not yet

decided on the dates but it will be

sometime in October or November.
On

some occasions
at the last

they change

minute

which

some people arriving either

early or a week late.

the dates
results

In

week

CONTRIBUTIONS

EXPENDITURES

June and July,1977

The Home Church S Area;

The Clinton Church

Orrville Loyal Bereans

$400 .00
30 .00

Mr. & Mrs. Handwerk

282 .00

FROM 6-26-77 to 8-13-77

Salary, 2 months
$300.00
Audited expenses of

Kanpur Mission committee

97 .91

Perry Christian Church

Manchester Church

9 .00
35 .00

Tuition for V.T. Thomas at

Mrs.

10 .00

Mission Services

30 .00

College Press

Robert Meade

Mrs. Madgalene Bowen

Johnson Bible College

310 .00

Church furniture (V'purl)

Other Ohio Donorsi

Branch Hill Church

Mr.

1425 .00

Harlnam Singh

60 .00

& Mrs. Nathan Black

10 .00
150 .00
67 .00
25 .00

Linden Church
Mr. & Mrs. L. Holdren
Cousins
Linden Homebullders
Minerva Park VBS

50 .00
70 .00

Book Store increased stock

Blood for Daniel Albert
Other Benevolence
Balance on second scooter for
staff S church officers

Kanpur secretarial expenses

25 .00
15 .01
126 .30
81 .40
21 .50
95 .00
21 .93

8 .72

Accounting expense

23 .25

Miss Cindy Mitchell

15 .00

Hospitality of mission guests

Mr. & Mrs. Bob Mack

50 .00

TOTAL EXPENDED

Old Stone Missionary

Miss Dorothy Schmale
Sebring Church
Bladensburg Loyal Daught.

40 .00
40 .00
15 .00
40 .00

Balance on 6-25-77
Total contributed

$1039.87
2045.03

Total receipts
Less expended
Balance on 8-13-77

3084.90
2561.52
523.38

Bordering States:

Stanley Vincent

20 .00

Frank Reas

25 .00

Portland Singles & Doublesl21 .05

Other Eastern States;

Flora Church

30 .00

R.L. MaCauley

15 .00

Embreevllle Church

180 .00

10 .50
$2561.52

SUMMARY

Miss Douglas has had some beautiful

letterheads designed and printed for
us In the print shop at Ozark Bible
College. Really great!
One of the young men we are pres

75 .00

ently helping Is Samson Brown who Is

taking driving lessons. He lives

Mrs. Loretta Huntlngton

40 .00

with his widowed mother and does odd

Neeper Church

23 .48

Liberty Sunday School

45 .00

V/ymore Loyal Women

Wapato Christian Church
Virginia Tempieton

10 .00
30 .00
2 .50

jobs in the book store.

Our forwarding agent Is
Miss Florence Douglas

Capital City Church

West of the Mississippi:

TOTAL CONTRIBUTED

$2045 .03

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Joplin, Mo., 64801

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One of the Christian preachers of

Kanpur, Mr. V.T. Thomas, has been
accepted as a student at Johnson
Bible College. It is hoped that Mr.
Thomas may reach Tennessee by the
end of August.
Brother Thomas is a

south

Indian

missionary who has been working for

several years in Kanpur. It must be
remembered

that

Christianity

in

north India
is so much weaker than
in south India that the churches in
south India send Missionaries to

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north India.

Brother Thomas
of the Restoration

is an immersed

knows very

little

Movement

but he

believer. During his

years in Kanpur, we have enjoyed the

fullest cooperation and fellowship.
Brother Thomas has a sister living

in Macon, Georgia, and

he is paying

his own travelng expenses.

not

be

said

therefore

that

It can
I am

sending him to the U.S., but I have

helped him with his admission to
JBC.

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no loss on his

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India, he will serve the Lord as the

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Bible College were also
willing to admit him.
Any of you who are interested in
helping with Mr. Thomas's expenses
at JBC may please contact the Regi
strar, Johnson Bible College, Klmberlin Heights Station, Knoxville,
Tenn.

37920

HARTER

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THROBS

NOVEBfBER, 1977

'News of Ralph "Bud" Harter

Bible Bhavan, 3/83, Vishnupuri,

(or) Box 3, P.O. Wawabganj,

Kanpur 208-002, India

Kanpur 208-002, India

CHIT-CHAT

The rainy season Is supposed to be

over but we are still having some
occasional showers.

Kanpur has been

times during the

party but then these are the things

that politics are made of.

Kanpur's

shaken up several
past month. You

Christian

will read about the Shia-Sunni riots

tors, a Pentecostal.

on the back

page.

These were pre

community was

shaken by the sudden death (by heart

attack) of one of its leading pas
There

was sub

Not

dued gossip about him before he died

but now "the lid Is off," and it Is

disturbances but

a main item of conversation all over

still adding to the temper of the

times was the gruesome murder of the

town. Our congregation in Vishnupuri

has gained several members due to
the departure of this their former

ceded by student

disturbances.

connected with the

six year old son

of a Muslim school

principal by the sixteen-year-old

son of the ex (and ousted)principal.
In a very surprising development,
Mrs. Indira Gandhi visited Kanpur
and a quarter-of-a-mi11 ion people
turned

out to

many as went

hear
to hear

hertwice

as

her when

she

was the Prime Minister. My own house

is sharply divided on politics and
so I am well informed about the good
and bad points of both parties.
No one Is happy

prices but everyone

about the rise In

disagrees as to

why prices have risen. Mrs. Gandhi

blames it on the new leaders while
the new leaders blame It on Mrs.

Gandhi and her party members. It may

not have anything

to do with either

pastor.

The church in Swarupnagar seems to

be moving along despite their squab
bling. 1 guess they need to squabble
in order to keep each other in line,
the members In Vishnupuri do not
squabble because they are not yet
sufficiently organized for It. The
group with which we fellowship In
Govlndnagar is doing well nowadays.
In my last newsletter I announced
a forthcoming issue of Christaslan.
This developed instead Into a small
book
entitled, "Same Story, New
Twist," a comparative study of two
parables of Jesus. After some time
most of you will receive a free
copy of this by seamail.

Two of
tailor

the hostel

and

his

boys (Sanl the

cousin

Alford

the

signboard painter) have now finished

their year with us and have returned

to their homes. One new boy, Shimon,

has come to us from Ragaul (Mrs.
Rothermel's old station) to spend a
year learning furniture making. He
Is a dullard

but he

has

a real In

terest In carpentry.
Harlnam's college classes

have begun

were to

two months ago but they

are still
pending. The reason for
this Is that the results of last

year's

examinations

have

not

yet

been announced.

situation by telling a fellow that I

was going out of town. Having said
that much, I then had to go out of
town or be proven a liar. Through a
system of casting lots, i decided to
visit one of our first converts, Mr.
G.S. Negl, In

Dehbra

was a joyrlde, I went

Dun.

Since It

at my own ex

pense.

One of the preachers of Kanpur,

Mr. V.T. Thomas, was leaving for the
U.S. and I helped him get admitted
to Johnson Bible College. At the

last minute though the American gov"

ernment refused to give him a visa.
Due to the problem which the U.S. Is

In the meantime Harlnam did a good having with illegal Immigrants, the
piece of work up on the Nepal border American Government Is now demanding
where two of my former boys (Peter that prospective students going to
and Andrlyas) live. Harlnam provided the U.S. prove that they have "com
the youthful spark that was needed pelling reasons," (like a wife and
to move the small group of Christians kids) to bring them back to their
there to meet weekly around the table homes again. Since Brother Thomas Is
of the Lord. Harlnam Is also trying a bachelor, he could not convince
to settle a very old dispute between the American officials that he would
Andrlyas and his girlfriend.
want to return to India.
I think
Another of my ex-boys, Charles, Is that my sympathies In the matter are
to be married here at my house on with the American government. The
October 20th to Shakuntala Lai, a only other alternative would be for
girl whom I baptized last year. She all nations to remove all restric
Is a different Shakuntala Lai from tions and allow everyone In the
the one that was baptized this July. world to travel and live wherever
Charles and Shakuntala are both lov
they chose. This would be good for

able kids and we have full hopes that

they will live happily ever after. My

missionary work but otherwise Ameri

cans might not like It.

presence Is also expected at weddings

i have been flattered with an In
In Hamlrpur and Kulpahar. These are vitation
lead a weekly - Bible
all "arranged marriages" where the Study among the staff members of the
brides and grooms have not much more Methodist High School In Kanpur. It
than met each other.
was their happy choice to study the
At the beginning of September, I book of Acts. My pay Is a free meal

extricated

myself

from a difficult

on V/ednesday nights.

CONTRIBUTIONS

EXPENDITURES

August and September,1977

Home Church s Area;

Clinton First Church

Mrs. Robt. Meade
The Walter Handwerks
Perry Christian Church
Orrville Loyal Bereans

$A00.00
5.00
215.00
19.00
10.00

Manchester Church

60.00

Other Ohio Donors:

Bladensburg Loyal Daughters

Mr. & Mrs. L.Nathan Black

AO.OO
10.00

Linden Church of Christ

Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Holdren

150.00
67.00

Branch Hill Church of Christ

60.00

Old Stone Missionary

40.00

Sebring Church of Christ

10.00

Miss Dorothy Schmale

Linden HomebuIIders

100.00
50.00

Bordering States;
Garrett First Church
Bright Christian

20.00
100.00

Portland Singles & Doubles

Frank Reas
Mr. S Mrs. Jerry Young
East Union Bible School
Mt.Zion Christian Church

55.00
30.00
30.00
42.96
25.00

Other Eastern States:

Capitol City, N.C.

Flora First Christian
Embreeville Church

75.00
35.00
190.00

Vifest of the Mississippi:

Loretta Huntington
Neeper Church
Grace E. Hardee
Wymore Loyal Women
Virginia G.Templeton

25.00
23.39
40.00
10.00
2.50

Wapato Christian Church

20.00

Miss Nellie Copley

25.00

REFUND FROM JOHNSON BIBLE

COLLEGE
TOTAL RECEIVED

275.00
$2,259.85

from 8-14-77 to 10-7-77

Salary, 2 months
$300.00
Audited expenses of
Kanpur Mission Committee 1490.00
Printing of Stationery
25.65
Book Store increased stock
253.25
Harinam Singh
100.00
National Missionary Conven.
26.00
Bank Charges
10.00
Bible Society
15.58
Education
20.97
Horse & cart for one-legged
boy
53. <^0
V/edding Ring for Charles
12.44
Kanpur Church
20.93
Other Benevolence

15.12

Photography
Committee expenses
Six months Advance Rent

6.40
4.88
700.00

TOTAL EXPENDED

$30501
SUMMARY

Balance on 8-13-77

$523.38
$2259.85
$2783.23
$3054.82
$ 271.59

Contributions

Total receipts
Less Expended
Deficit on 10-7-77

Miss Douglas enjoyed a trip out to

Anaheim, California, with Barton and

Betty McElroy where they all enjoyed

the National Missionary Convention.
Next year's convention
Knoxvi11e, Tennessee.

Financially

things

will

are

be in

looking

very good as we approach the end of

1977. Thank you one and all.

Our forwarding agent is

Miss Florence Douglas
1111 N.

Main St.

Joplin, Mo., 64801

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Muslims are divided Into two main

groups, the Shias and the Sunnis.

These two groups know how to unite
against a common enemy but at other
times they fight each other.
Trouble this time started in Luck-

now, the state capitol, when the

Shias were permitted to take out a

procession and the Sunnis (who are

in tb.^ minority in Lucknow) were not
permitted. At least eioht people
died in the rioting that followed.
The next morning the news appeared
in the Kanpur newspapers fifty miles
away where the Sunnis are the major
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are more
peaceable than Shias.
That morning at about 10,1 was
riding through the Muslim area when
the Sunnis began to take revenge on
the Shias. Smoke was billowing down
the street, some people were gawking
and others were scattering.
I went on my way as though nothing
were happening and attended to a
small piece of business. However,
five minutes later the police came
and ordered everyone home. I was one
of the first out of sight.
Officials say seven were killed in
Kanpur but exact figures are often
withheld in order to prevent further
revenge. Much property was also des
troyed and

some Shia

families have

had to be evacuated.

The two

cities are now

to normal, more or less.

returning