MRS.

A HEATHEN WOMAN'S FACE

By MRS.W. M. Turnsum

Wave you ever read the sorrow in a heathen woman's face,
As you met her eye to eye amid the throng?

She who is by sex your sister, though sunder'd far in race,
Have you ever wonder'd why she has no song?

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She's a prisoner that beats against the very bars of life,
And she longs for death, yet dares not, must not die.

She is cursed with cruel curses should she be a sonless wife,
And a baby daughter answers cry with cry.

She's the daughter of her mother, who before her trod the r o d *
She%the mother of a daughter who will know

All the depths of her own anguish, all the heavy, weary load,
Akl the bitterness-a heathen woman's woe 1

No, 'tis not a heathen woman-'tis a piteous, captive throng,
In the deserts, jungles, paddy fields and marts,

h the lands that know not Jesus, lands of c d t y and wrong,
Where there is no balm for wounded, aching heasts.

Shall we let tbis stream flow downward in its widening, deathward way?
Shall we let this flood of misery hold its throng?

We can stem the deadly current if we go and give and pray-
They must join us in the glad redemption song I

Field Chairman: E. F. EICHERA,kola
Editor: PAULC. HAAGEND,handhuka

THEINDIA ALLIANCiEs published by the Inclia Mission of the

C. & M.A. for thb purpose of soliciting prayer and inspiring interest
in missionarywork in India.

The paper is partially supported by free-will donations. All
correspondence sh~uldba addressed to: The Chairman, Mission
House,Akola, Berar, Madhya Pmdesh,India, orto the Editor, Mission
House, Dhandhuka,AhmedabadDistrict, Bombay Presidency, India.

FALL ISSWE, 1950

EDITORIALS

Prospects and Promises

JAMES LORING":DO you think the ,prosEects bright for the speedy
conversion of the heathen?"

ADONIRAMJUDSON: "As bright as the promises of God."

The Missionary has no more the exercise of patience the harvest

right to expect to reap where he is a sure thing provided we have

has not sown nor to gather where used the good seed of His Word.
he has not strawed than does the
"The husbandman waiteth for the
farmer. Fruit is nat hanested by
desire nor by presumption. Con- p ~ h u sfruit of the earth, and
verts are not won by lettering
hath long patience for it, until he
C. @ M.A. across the map. The
receive the early and latter rain."
occupation *of a few scattesed . . ." Word shall not return
unto Him void. " We have
Mission Stations does not auto-
matically evangelize a people. a right to expect a harvest-

The Missionary task is to plant proportionate harvest; not propor-

the seed of God's Word with love tionate to the machinery we em-
and to water it with copious tears
ploy, but proportionate to the seed
of importunate prayer. When this we actually sow.
is done we have a right to expect
Have we sown the Seed? How
a harvest. Due to the unproduc-
tiveness of the soil it may be mdl~hof the Seed have we sown?
a small thirty-fold harvest. Due
to the barrenness of the district Has our Sswirig been haphazard
it may be a delayed harvest. With
in trying to cultivate too large

a field? Have we watered it with

bgonizing prayer? Have we taken

time to cultivate %heincrease?

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May the zea1,of sowing God's ~ f , h~aravest will be "as bright' w
Word consume our every thought the promises of God."
and action! Then th&,pra9pects .

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Hair-splitting or tom-splitting?

The more a missionary pleads every hour of life. Words cannot

with philosophic minded Hindus raise a respopse in the ignorant

wbo delight in allegory and hair- , soul whose ears are deaf to truth,

splitting distinctions the more he but prayer like a thundeqousexplo-

realizes the impotence of man's sion can awaken the slumbererto a

wisdom and speech. As a language newness of life in which Christ

student he feels that all must yield -,will give him light. Words cannot

before his ardent and enthusiastic induce m a to pray., but prayer can

presentation of the Gospel when bringto the lips of the penitent the

be can but present it in the Ian- new-born cry of 'Abba, Father'.

p a g e of the masses. As a worker Prayer is of the essence of little

he soon finds he is not so strong ' things. It is infinitesimal in the

as he had thought. Hair-splitting eyes of the world, "but God hath

is a most tedious and exasperating chosen the weak things of the

task exceeded only by its un- world to confound the things that

profitableness. Certainly there are mighty." (I Cor. 1: 27) Prayer

must be some stronger instrument splits the spiritual atoms and

than speaking. Oh, for a power releases the inexhaustible power of

that would blast and shatter and ex- the Almighty God. Prayer is the

pose sin and filth to the purifying secret weapon that gives us

rays of the Son of Righteousnessi ' superior striking force enabling us

There is such a power. I t is the to be "more than conquerors" over

atom-splitting power of prayer. the adversary of our souls. If we .

Unimaginable power is locked up are to win the Battle for India, it

within it. The Maker of t h e will only be thru round-the-clock

universe has entrusted this incal- prayer bombardment.

culable power into the bands of God ,has designed that every

His workmen. He expects us to division of His forces should use

use it and holds us responsible if this selfsame weapon. We of the

we do not. ground t r o o p s occupying the

Words are weak, but p r q e r is beach heads must use it at close

strong. Words are dissipated into range, but our efforts will be too

nothingness, but prayer explodes little and too late unless you in the

over its target. Words are im- homeland soften-up the enemy

potent to check the unleashed by heavy gun fire. The fervent,

uprush of passion, but prayer can importunate, effectual prayer of

blast out its roots. Words cannot the righteous man is the greatest

stem the steady, swift current of force on earth for it is linked with

deep gorged habit, but prayer can Heaven. It sets off the Problem-

divert t h e stream i n t o new splitting, atomic power of God,

channels. Words can be brought The force of prayer extends 'round

to bear on a life but infrequently, the world effecting the "exceed-

but prayer can sustain a chain ing abundantly above all we ask

reaction through~utevery day and or think."

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"What do you need out there?" Spirit, "Lord, give me India or
is the thoughtful query in many of I die."
your letters. What do we need? "Call unto Me, and I will
There is no need to split hairs answer thee. and shew thee great
over that question. WE NEED and mkhty things, w h i c h thou
PRAYERW! e need the importunate knowest not." (Jer. 33: 3)

prayer which agonizes in t h e

Our Coverpage

The upper left hand corner is under the Mogul Rulers. The
a river scene at Benares the Holy lower picture is a bazaar scene-
City of the Hindus. Behind the
the gate and main street of almost
ghats the spire of a temple points any large city. Note the woman
heavenward. You will recognize carrying the child on her hip.
the upper central picture as the She is wearing her saree Gujarati
Taj Mahal-probably the most style. The woman who with her
perfect structure ever built-a daughter is watching the snake
monument to death. In the upper charmer is wearing her s a r e e
right hand corner the magnificent Marathi style. 'The third woman

Kutab Minar points its rosy finger is a Marwari. These line drawings
skyward reminding us of t h e were prepared by D. N. Walli,

magnificence t h a t was India's a Hindu artist.

PILGRIM FEET

By BERNICE. STEED

Pouring rain did not dampen footprints of a saint of long ago.

the spirits of the pilgrim band He was a devotee of Vithoba and

gathering in the early morning made pilgrimages to his shrine,

gloom at Poona. Two large horses The multitudes still follow in his

decorated with blankets of flowers footsteps. ASI saw that pedestrian

were touched in worship by many band set their faces toward the

hands. Even baby faces were temple one hundred and twenty

~ressedagainst these creatures in miles away, I thought of the stream

an act of veneration. There were of souls who had preceded these

many pilgrims who bore aloft pilgrims in the centuries past.

orange flags mounted on long Each succeeding generation has

poles, thus advertising the fact that given its toll of worshippers to the

they had taken a vow to make gods of darkness, and still the

annual pilgrimage to the temple of procession marches on.

Vithoba. Two weeks later I came face to

The center of excitement, how- face with these very pilgrims and

ever, was an ornate palanquin hosts of others in the sacred city

borne on the shoulders of men. of Pandharpur where stands the

Why are all those coins and flowers temple of Vithoba. As I saw the
being tossed into what seems to be muddy water of the Bhima River

an empty conveyance? Pushing in which many were seeking soul-

through the crowd and peering cleansing, as 1 moved with the

into the same we saw two silver jostling throngs on the Walk of

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Merit the pavement of which many years ago and for the faithful
seemed specially designed to tor-
ture weary pilgrim feet, as I looked witness which still continues with
at the unattractive outer walls of
unabated zeal. Thank God for
the place of worship (only a few the five Gospel Bands who this
are privileged to see the gilded year broadcasted the G o s p e1
message during the entire time of
dome), as I saw the poverty of the festival resulting in Gospel
those who gave again and again to
hands outstretched for offerings, portions being carried to villages
as I looked into the faces of thou- far and wide where the True Light
sands of men and women waiting
for the moment when they would had not yet penetrated. The feet
of such as these are described in
be permitted to enter the inner Romans: How beautiful are the feet
of them t h t preach the gospel of
sanctum of the temple and, as they peace and bring glad tidings of good
say, "get a vision of god" in the
fraction of a second allotted to ad%$.
each worshipper, I wondered what
it is that impells these pilgrims to But alas, the witnesses of truth

suffer so much hardship for a god are so few! Are there not those
of stone. I realized as never be- in the Church of India and from
fore how great is the power of the
enemy of souls and how real is the other lands who are willing today

battle for those who would have to be pilgrims for the sake of
making Christ known to souls
a part in freeing these captives.
As I saw the great host of who sit in darkness? Are there

women thinly clad and footsore, any with the pilgrim's zeal? We
I thought of a pilgrim of yesterday are reminded of the words of
who trod the length and breadth Samuel Rutherford: "Our fair
of this great land vainly searching
morning is at hand, the day star is
for the peace for which her soul near the rising, and we are not

longed. This disillusioned Hindu many miles from home; what
pilgrim became a saint-a saintly matters the ill entertainment in the
follower of the Lamb with her
smoky inns of this miserable life?
pilgrim feet ever set t o w a r d We are not to stay here, and we
will be dearly welcome to Him
Emmanuel's Land. Her foot-
prints have not been preserved in whom we go to." Do Christians
really believe the promise of thefar
silver but a trail of blessing has
followed where her feet have trod. more exceeding and eternal weight
of glory for those who suffer the
There is an ever-widening stream light aflction which is but for a
of those who follow her to the feet
of the Master. Her name was moment?
In India weary pilgrim feet are
Ramabai.
Thank God for the band of still on the move-moving from

Bible Women Pandita Ramabai one false shrine to another in

trained and sent to Pandharpur search of satisfaction. Oh that the
tramp, tramp, tramp of their feet
might raise in your heart the res-
ponse: Here am I; Lord, send me.

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EVERYWHERE WITNESSING

It was a Sunday morning in attention on this man for there
was an element of mystery about
early May, a beautiful, hot, stif- him. We noticed that, unlike the
ling day. The train in which we Europeanized H i n d u who sat
lolled rattled on monotonously opposite him, he seemed to be
tow a r d Delhi. T h e increasing
heat made us drowsy, for the rest indifferent to all that happened in
and quiet of the night had been o u r compartment. T h e n t h e
disturbed at every station by the mother of the M o h a m m e d a n
rush of passengers and the cries family on the seat opposite us
of venders. With an effort we decided it was too hot to remain
appraised the heterogeneous group in her burkha. Her husband, who
among whom we traveled. had just rolled up his prayer mat
from the seat where he had been
Sitting crosslegged in one corner
prostrating himself and speaking
a Hindu stared blankly into space to the angels on his right and left,
as his lips moved incoherently in helped this ghost materialize into
a series o f s h o r t ejaculations a rather plump, aggressive woman
prompted and tabulated by the who was soon taking an active part
fingering of a rude rosary hung and interest in all that transpired.
about his neck. Next to him sat Sharing a small corner of the same
a trim, iinmaculately attired Parsee b e n c h were two young college
gentleman and on the same seat a students who together were read-
rather dishevelled Hindu merchant ing, not a text book, but a Hindi
wearing coarse khadi and white magazine with the v o l u p t u o u s
Gandhi cap. Both were intent statue of a Hindu goddess illumin-
upon the reading of Gujarati and ating the coverpage.
Hindi newspapers. The next man
was bare headed with European In such surroundings we decid-
style hair cut and E u r o p e a n ed to hold our Sunday worship
clothes, but the long lock of hair service. Sitting just as we were,
at the crown of his head bore for to move would be to throw the
whole compartment into confusion,
certain testimony that he was a we prayed aloud. Then one of
Hindu. By the window in the
seat across the end of our carriage t h e missionaries seated i n t h e
sat a tall man of excellent muscular middle of the carriage, directing
development. He wore a plain his attention toward t h e o t h e r
white dhoti or loin-cloth and a seated missionaries, preached a full
purple-striped English-made shirt, length sermon repkte with Scrip-
the tails of which reached all the ture Lesson and exhortation.
way d o w n to his knees. His
features and build indicated that The newspapers and magazines
he haled from the North-Western remained poised in mid air as
part of India or perhaps even before, but we could sense that
from Afghanistan. He had taken the people behind them were no
off his Jinnah topi and laid it on longer reading but listening. The
the seat beside him; but when he unveiled face of the Mohammedan
opened his tin suitcase, I noticed woman was t u r n e d inquiringly
a Gandhi cap folded across the top toward her husband; however, he
of his belongings. We fixed our ignored her for he must listen
intently if he is to understand this

foreign tongue. Even our muscu- THE INDIA ALLIANCE
lar conundrum seemed to listen
Did you say that prayer f r o m
now and then. T h e sermon memory? Do you memorize
finished, we prayed again, asking prayers? Why not? Why didn't
God that His Word might bear you prostrate yourself? Is what
fruit in the lives of the hearers. was said written in that Book?
No one was offended. No one How may I know that's true?
resisted or spoke out above a Did you really mean it when you
whisper. No one was even shock- said there is only one way of
Salvation? How do you know but
ed, for the Christians were simply that my way is as good as yours?"
performing their religious duties as
the Hindus and Mohammedans Thick and fast the questions
were hurled at us. Before one
had been doing. They expected could be fully answered others
were being asked. In a matter of
us to do so in a different manner minutes each one of us was en-
for after all we were Christians. gaged in the answeringof some one
They were curious about these question. The general discussion
differences. broke up into committees of two
or three intent upon the explora-
Worship terminated, our un- tion of the topic that m o s t
interested them. Then, beginning
summoned audience immediately with their own questiohs, we
constituted itself into a question preached unto them Jesus.

bee: "What is that Book ? Where
can I buy one? Is that what
Christians do when they worship?

GUJARAT THRU THE EYES OF A JUNIOR MISSIONARY

Gujarat is a very small part of Perhaps the strongest impression
India; its total area is approxi- pertains to the varying responses
mately that of the S t a t e of
Pennsylvania; its people comprise afforded the proclamati~nof the
but four per cent of t h e total Gospel. Shortly after we arrived
population; bur there are literally
millions in the Gujarati-speaking in Viramgam, Mr. Morris asked
territory who have not received me to accompany him to a nearby
Christ into their hearts.
community where his evangelists
After having been in Gujarat
for ten months there are many and Bible teachers were holding
incidents and impressions written three weeks of services. No one
indelibly upon my memory. had been in that village with the
Naturally, when we left the shores
of America, we had certain pre- Gospel message for twenty years.
conceived ideas concerning the The people drank in every word
customs of the people, their mode ,sung and spoken. Many had
of worship, their standard of living,
hungry hearts. They were anxious
and their attitude toward t h e to know the True Way, but the
Gospel and its messengers. Some teachings of Hinduism were so
of these preconceived ideas have
been proven true, other anticipa- deeply rooted that they feared to
tions were very wide of the mark. reject them and turn to Christ. It
may take months of preaching,
pleading, and praying to help them

realize that Christ is their Saviour.

As a contrast, there are other

villages where the people refuse to

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listen; they ridicule the evangel- the danations people give him for

ists; they disperse the crowds. In performing this good deed.

spite ofall this we must remefnber It has been well stated that

that Christ died for them. We India is a land of "millions of

must be patient and persevere gods, but no Christ." In the

until they perceive that Christ temple near our bungalow the
people daily worship the sacred
alone can save.

Another unforgettable impre$- bull and elephant. Around the

sion is the effect of the caste lake near our station are 365

system upon the lives of the places of worship, one for each day

people. Although caste has been ~f the yeqr and each to a different

officially outlawed by the govern- god. As we travel along the

ment, the majority of the people countryside q e see evidences of

still live under its domination. worship ,on every, hand: small

Imagine a comparatively healthy temple6 built beneath the trees in

young man going about the streets which are plpced gods of stone or

of the yillage, day after day,. beg- ' clay; common stones piled in neat

ging for an anna here and a pice order with an offering placed

there. He is strong and healthy before them; a few clay dishes

and has the ability to work, but scatteredover the ground, evidence

because he comes from the beggar that a feast has been made to an

caste, he may not do any other idol.

type of 'work' d u r i n l g h i s This is a land of vast op-

lifetime. portunity. The Gospel has been

Every village and city has a faithfully preached for many

great number of holy men. These generations and still is being

y&are easily recognized by the clothes claimed~o India's millions.
they wear and by the paint which opposition at the hand of Satan is

they smear across their foreheads strong, but we have the promise,

and on their cheeks. Their object GMy Word shall not return unto
in life is to care for some animals Me void." & we continue the

or to perform good deeds. One work which has been carried on

such sadhu comes by our house for years, wectrust that the True

each day with a large can or puris God shall permit us to help bring

from which he feeds the passing in the harvest, for t r u l y "the

dogs. He "earns" his living by harvest is plenteous."

. ..Christianity does not subvert the relations of the household

But in all these relations, the obedience of the wife to her husband,
the love of thehusband for the wife, or the submission of the ahildren

. ..to the parents, areneverto superaede love andobedienceto God.

This is one of the places where Hinduism breaks down, in that
family caste relations are made to supersede obligations to God and
their fellow-men. This is the r o ~ kupon which so many reformers
make shipwreck. This is the cause of much unhappiness on the
part of the educated Hindus who sacrifice their convictionsto these
considerations. This is the oint whene so many hundreds of men
and women in India reject tEe Gospel, which is the very hope not
only of India's women, but of India herself.

-The Wrongs of Indian Womanhdd, by Mm. MARCUBS. FULLBR

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MISSIONARY LETTERS

The followingareportions oflettersselectedfrom the Editor's mail
bag. They have cometo our 9esk largely in response to our own
letters ofinquiry regaqbg the work. You could receive many like

them by kmgloying our method. Try it.

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Dear Paul: I Akola. Madhya Pradesh

Greetings in the Name of our Precious Saviour Jesus. We

have much to praise the Lord for as we look back to all His

constant provision fa* our needs and His touch in body when

there was a need

. .Williams always
that way. HeC.-doetha11 things well and as.Miss
used to write, "He abideth Faithful".

Now to bring you t b date with our activities:

PHYSICALLY we have liad our taste of sleepless nights with

Nancy who had diptheria and every once in a while gets

bothered with an allergy that we haven't traced down yet.

Betty has had a time ih bed and we both are fighting the

Amoeba bug right now.

SPIRITUALLY we are hungry to see God work through the Holy

Spirit in a new way Lyong the individuals of the Church.

MATERIALLYwearegladfortheco~tinualsupplyoPeveryneed.

STUDYINGLY we are stit1 making a daily dent in the books

and hope we are puting a buldge in our heads with the proper

aims of course.

DOINGLY we have had a turfl at giving a short message in

Marathi and even though we lost a few pounds thru fear, we

came out none the worse. I have had,a little advantage in

knowing Hindustani and have led the compound prayermeetings,

have helped in the Young Men's Society, have taught in Sunday

Sohool as a regular teacher, and have spoken most eveqy Sunday

to the Junior Boys' Sooiety. At least once and most often

twice a month there is an English lecture on Spiritual topics

given in the Akola Church. Those of us still studying have

taken turns so far in speaking-the others will have a turn.

As a result of these meetings a Brahman professor has asked

to come to the bungalow to read the Scriptures with us. May

God use this contact for His Glory.

FOR FUN we have had fellowship together with all the Akola

Missionaries whenever there is a Birthday or Anniversary. A

Surprise Party is generally the plan even when it is a few

days early or late it most often is quite unexpected and

truly fun and relaxing after the day's grind..

GENERALLY we have problemswith those who come begging for

w ~ r kand food, with red tape in getting ration cards, parcels

through to America, licenses and oountless daily interrup-

tions. We have our laughs goo at our words being taken at

.their face value when we'reallymeant something quite

different This is q o t at, f$rst but on looking back.

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That is it. Although tomorrow is not known we are oon-
fident that He which hath begun a good work in us will
perform it until the day of Jesus Christ. (Phil. 1: 6)

Sincerely,
Herbert, Betty and Nancy (Dyke)

Dear Friends: Murtazapur , Madhya Pradesh

In oonneotion with our imminent move to the Border of

Nepal, we are claiming His promise: "And the Lord, He it is

that doth go before thee; He will be with thee. He will not

fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be

dismayed." Deut. 31: 8

As we expect about mid-November, D.V., to leave oentral

India, where we have been in missionary service for forty

years, the time has now arrived for us to notify you of our

~hangeof address. Anything you write to us so as to arrive

before November 15th may be addressed as above. After that

kindly address us at our new home:

The Nepali Bible Sohool Fellowship
Bungalow 43, Notified Area,

Gorakhpur, O.T. Ry., U.P., India

We have been able to rent one suite of the bungalow at the

above address. Although Our quarters will be rather oramped
until we can rent other rooms, we shall have at least a plaos
to staok such possessions as we oan take with us. In order
to have sufficient room for ourselves as well as for Bible
Sohool olasses, the whole bungalow will be required. We

. . .probably will have to purohase the entire site.
During the latter part of September we are to hold a Short
Term Bible Sohool at Murtazapur for village Christians and
oandidates for baptism. From November 3-9we shall attend

our annual Mission Conferenoe at Akola. Then there will be

the final packing and preparations for getting off. We plan

travelling northward in easy stages with Jeep and trailer.

We shall need to be present in Luoknow when our goods are
trans-shipped to the narrow gauge Oudh Tirhut Railway for
carriage to Gorakhpur.

we are keeping in touoh these days with several Nepali
young men. We earnestly desire your prayers that the Lord,
Who is calling us to Nepali Bible Sohool work, may also be
preparing young Nepalis for study and help in the Sohool.
we may not be able to begin Bible classes until some time

next year, as there will be auoh to do in preparation for

Sohool work. Your Brother in Christ,
Allie Garrison

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Announcing the arrival of

Warren S3ruce Cartmel

Date Xuguat 22nb

Place Qandur Bungalow

Proud Parents Beatrice & '7Darpl

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Murtazapur, Madhya Pradesh

My dear Mr. Haagen:

There were 19 of us missionaries present for the very

profitable day of prayer here at Murtazapur recently.
In the midst of the preparation for the above day of

prayer a young woman was brought here by her brdther from a
village a few miles away. She was in a serious condition as a

result of mental oppression which had resulted in her refusing

food for about two weeks previously. She had studied for a

time in our Women's Bible School at Khamgaon some years ago

when Miss Beardslee was in charge, and had later gone back

to live with her Hindu husband to whom she had been married

as a Hindu child. He had not treated her kindly, even

refusing to permit her to have or read a Bible. When she had

become distracted her husband sent her to her brother who is

a nominal Christian, and he and his wife brought her here

for help.

We sat down in the midst of those who were polishing

silver and making other preparations for the day of prayer.

We spoke to her of the Lord, His blood and His faithfulness.

We then urged her to praise the Lord which she feebly did.

She cried out to the Lord for forgiveness, and being urged,

thanked Him for hearing her. This continued for about an

hour. After that she took some nourishment and slept. She

has remained for some days and seems to be fully recovered.

For three years in her husband's Hindu home, with a second

wife installed, she has been starved for the Word, being fed

only with what she had memorized in Bible School. It was
lovely to hear her sing and Pray and praise. She spent much
time with the Bible which was loaned to her while she remained

here. She has now gone back with joy to her village. Pray
with us that her husband and relatives may be saved.

One of our village Christian men was sick for three

months. He sold off what possessions he had to get money

for food. When the money was gone he had nothing to eat for

three days. Being very hungry, when someone offered carrion
such as he used to eat before becoming a Christian, he partook

of it. The Christian worker finally found him in this

desperate state, and prayed for his healing, and for the

supply of needs. However t h e conscience of t h e v i l l a g e
Christian troubled him over t h e e a t i n g of carrion. He f e l t
t h a t the Lord would not hear any prayer f o r him u n t i l he had
repented; He was heartbrokenand t r u l y repentant. When we
heard of h i s need we s e n t some temporal help. Later when
b e t t e r and stronger t h i s man with h i s wife came i n t o
Murtazapur, and were f u l l of p r a i s e f o r the Lord's forgiveness
and r e s t o r a t i o n t o fellowship. We were a b l e t o give them
work f o r a few days t o meet t h e i r immediate need. After a

time they departed with great joy.

Yours i n C h r i s t ,

-0- Mrs. A. I. Garrison

Akola, Madhya Pradesh

. . .Dear Anna and Paul: What s h a l l we w r i t e ?
We j u s t reoeived your l e t t e r .

We had s p e c i a l meetings f o r t h e boys a t which time t h e Word

was given f o r t h i n f a i t h f u l n e s s but we saw no tangible f r u i t .

On t h e l l t h , we begin a t h r e e weeks v i l l a g e Bible school

a t which time we may have about 40 a d u l t s and a number of

. . .Children. This has not been done ih Akola f o r a t l e a s t f i v e

years.
Otherwise t h e r e is nothing s p e c i a l going on here; j u s t

t h e rout ine-serving t h e Lord and people, people, people.

We s h a l l be glad t o see you a t convention.

Best wishes i n Him,
Bernice and A 1 (Shaw)

-0-

Malkapur, Madhya Pradesh

. .Dear Pawl:
, Now,, a s t o u s and Malkapur. I f t h e deepening of t h e

burden on our own h e a r t s is any i n d i c a t i o n of t h e work God is
intending t o do, we w i l l see s p i r i t u a l f r u i t i n Malkapur.
There is a depressing apathy among t h e Christians i n t h e
town, but those on our oompound, I b e l i e v e , evidence growth
i n perception of s p i r i t u a l values. Since g e t t i n g our jeep

we have v i s i t e d Christian f a m i l i e s and held open a i r meetings
i n Malkapur and i n some surrounding v i l l a g e s , t h a t is a f t e r
we had succeeded i n g e t t i n g t h e jeep t o run; i t seems t o f e e l
it h a s already done more than i t s share of work, and is

grouchy about s t a r t i n g and l i t t l e things l i k e t h a t .
Our f a l l program? ,Having had a l i t t l e experience with

making a schedule and t r y i n g t o l i v e up t o i t i n I n d i a , I am
l e a r y of making any exact statements. We do hope t o s t a r t

touring r i g h t a f t e r Convention f o r a month, e i t h e r i n t h e
north section which is r e a l l y Jalgaon Taluka (Berar) but has

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been appended to Malkapur District or else in the eastern

section of our district around Nandur, a railway stop on the
run to Akola. Then after a time of-recuperationat Christmas,

restocking with food, etc., we hope to tour again iii the

southern area of the district around Motala, a large bazar
t o m half way to Buldana. We have never beea tou~ingbefore

on our o w and so have a lot of tent equipment CQ acquire.

You can put it down, Paul, that I'm oounting on a real,

last-day outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the few who are
ready. Aside from that I see no hope. This last+isnot just

copy, but a conviction based on the impossibility of the task

as seen in the apathetic,faaes of the crowds that listen to

a purely humanly given message. God bless you and draw us

all to seek for the gifts of the Spirit-the enduement of

Power. Sincerely in Jesus,

-0- Jaok Derr

Akola, Madhya Pradesh

Dear Mr. Haagen:

This past year has been one of varied experiences

including touring, nursing, teaching, etc. Joining Miss Derr

on tour for five weeks was very interesting and helpful to

me, this being my first experience of Constant touring. God

blessed and we had many opportunities to give out His Word.

Many heard the message of salvation for the first time. 1

helped in caring for the sick at the Hospital in Basim and

then took siok myself requiring treatment and rest for several

months. God was good to me and I praise Him for renewed

strength and health. The physical testings are not always '

easy but He giveth grace. Returning to Akola in the Rainy

season I tried to piok up where I left off in the Akola city

work. It seems coldness and indifferenoe are creeping

rapidly into our church. This brings forth the cry from our

hearts for revival. The spiritual needs of our Akola Church

are great. Oh for the showers1

A few weeks ago I went to Akot to help in the sdha for our

workers and their wives. I had classes with the women, whioh

seemed a great blessing to them as they have so few opportu-

nities for such meetings. God blessed my own heart and I

trust these women too will be better fitted for service in

their villages.

We are now in our Short Term Bible School for village

Christians. Bernice Shaw and I have the women's and

children's classes. It is a joy to minister to these women

and children as they seem to drink in the messages given.

We desire and pray they will return to their villages to be

better men and women and children,-that through their lives

others;will be influenced for Christ.

TEIE INDIA ALLIA~WXI 13

With Conference catering taking much of my time in the

near future I will be occupied until after those days. After

that I am hoping to go out on tour again. The rest is in His

hands as is my life and my plans.
Sincerely in Him,

-0- Ann Droppa

Dear Mr. Haagen: .Bhusawal,E K.

As my Bible Woman is detained at home because of a

sprained ankle, I find I have time for that chit chat you

so desire. Perhaps the best way I can acquaint you with my

. . .work is to give my weekly schedule.
Sunday at T. 45 a.m. I hop onto my bike nicknamed Herkie

to go to the railway firemen's quarters here in Bhusawal for

our Sunday Sohool among the children from Hindu homes. This

Sunday School is held in connection with our Mission Day

Sohool in which there are now four teachers-all Christians-

and 220 pupils. When Herkie arrives at the school on Sunday,

one of the boys runs out to take charge of him while one of

the girls relieves me of my bag of books, pictures, etc.

All the children are friendly and eager to hear God's Word.

When I left my nine nieces and nephews in America, I did not

know that God would give me 99 and more who would call out,

*'Salaam auntie", and then settle down on a schoolroom floor

to listen to the message of our preciousSaviour. The largest

attendance at the Sunday Sohool has been 111. During the

week also the teachers give Bible instruction each morning

before class-time, and pn Friday afternoon after class one of

us missionaries, using the flannelgraph,presents the Gospel

to all those children who eleot to attend. This is not in any

way compulsory but we find thAt many children who do not Come

to Sunday Sohool are in attendanceeatthese periods of

instruction, A .largen ~ b e rof children have signified

acceptance of Christ as their Saviour from sin. Our hearts

were made glad when one boy told of his desire and his

parent's willingness that he should go to our boarding school

at Akola when he finishes the work in this school. Many of

the Hinduparents also are very friendly and open to the

Gospel. Please pray earnestly that Satan will in no wise be

permitted to hinder this working of God's Spirit.

While the Sunday School for children from Hindu homes is

being held at Agwalla Chawl, a Sunday Sohool for children

from Christian homes, with some other children besides, is

held on the verandah of our bungalow. At the same time,

Sunday Sohool is held inthe church for Anglo-Indian children.

A Christian Anglo-Indian woman is in charge of this Sunday

School. After Sunday School comes the morning Marathi Church

Service. There are about 36 Christian homes connected with

our Alliance work and quite often the church is nearly filled

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f o r t h e mornfng servioe and sometimes it is s o f u l l t h a t .

some f o l k s have t o sit on benohes-outside. Our Marathi

p a s t o r and h i s wife a r e f i n e s e r v a n t s of God who have served

f a i t h f u l l y and f r u i t f u l l y f o r many y e a r s . It is q u i t e a

common experience i n t h e church h e r e f o r s i c k members t o be

r e s t o r e d t o h e a l t h through t h e p r a y e r s of t h e s e s e r v a n t s of

God. During t h e p a s t hot season t h e r e were a number of

baptisms down a t t h e T a p t i River. I was s o r r y t o m i s s t h e s e

occasions.

A missionary, from a n o t h e r miss,ion who has been i n many

churches i n I n d i a doing e v a n g e l i s t i c worlq, r e c e n t l y made t h e

remark t h a t he has never been in,any church i n Tndia where

t h e r e has been such a f i n e and promising group of young

people, especiallyyoungmen. Bhusawal i~a railway c e n t e r and

many of t h e s e young men work i n t h e ,railwa$ h e r e . Recently a

young People's s o c i e t y hqs been s t a r t e d f o r them i n t h e church

on Sunday a f t e r n o o n a t 4 o'clock, and we have been happy t o

s e e a good number of young men and young women i n attendance.

Besides t h e Sunday Schools, morning Marathi churoh s e r v i c e

and a f t e r n o o n Marathi young p e o p l e ' s meeting, t h e r e i s an

evening s e r v i c e i n English f ~ Arnglo-Indians and I n d i a n s who

comprehend English. Many Anglo-Indianshave l e f t I n d i a s o t h a t

t h e work among them which a t one time was r a t F e r l a r g e h a s

b~~omeaminorpartofourp~esentA~lianceprograminBhusawai.

Nevertheless t h e r e a r e s t i l l s o u l s t o be reached and we covet

\ Your p r a y e r s f o r then.

Monday morning I hop onto t h e t r a i n f o r an hour's r i d e t o

our Bible Traiqing School a t Nargaop. There i t is my

P r i v i l e g e and r e s p o n s i b i l i t y t o t e a c h t h e wives of t h e men

who a r e i n t r a i n i n g f o r C h r i s t i a n s e r v i c e . Most of t h e s e

women have heard but few of t h e Gospel s t o r i e s yhioh have

t h r i l l e d and i n s p i r e d our h e a r t s . My language' is n e c e s s a r i l y

very simple f o r I teach thew i n Marathi, but I ask t h e Lord

t o make H i s Word r e a l t o them by t h e witness of H i s S p i r i t . f

would s o much a p p r e c i a t e your p r a y e r s t o t h i s end. The use

of p i c t u r e r o l l s and flannelgraph is a big help. I encourage

t h e women t o r e t e l l t h e s t o r y s o t h a t t h e t r u t h s may s t i c k i n

t h e i r minds, '.

On Tuesdays and F r i d a y s Mrs. Don H i l l i s and 1 godout

t o g e t h e r among t h e Hindu p e o p l e , s i n g i n g t h e Message of L i f e

and t e l l i n g t h e o l d , o l d S t o r y which is s o Very new t o many

of them. A t t e n t i o n is very good on t h e whole, and sometimes

t h e groups a r e q u i t e l a r g e while a t o t h e r times we d e a l with

t h e ones and twos even a s our Lord d i d when.He was upon e a r t h .

I ' m s u r e t h e r e i s no t r u e r j o y t h i s s i d e of heaven t h a n t o

witness even one soul praying t h e simple prayer of repentance

and f a i t h a s one aged lady d i d so very recently.

One F r i d a y morning when we were out among t h e people Mrs.

H i l l i s t o l d t h e s t o r y of Noah and t q e Ark. We a l s o spoke

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about the sin of breaking God's commandments and the need of
a Saviour. In the afternoon, when I was on my way to the school
for the children's Friday afternoon meeting, a little girJ
oame running toward me all out of breath. She said in
Marathi, of course, "Auntie, when you and the other auntie
were telling the story this morning you lost the kitten and I
found it and want to give it back to you just like today's
lesson said." Then I remembered that the kitten from Noah's
ark had fallen to the ground and had been left behind and this
precious little girlie had gotten the point of the teaching
ooncerning God's commandments and didn't want to be guilty of
keeping even a wee paper kitten. These are some of the
experiences which make one want to give up all and give out
more for the Saviour..

The usual schedule for Wednesdays and Thursdays is
visitation in the Christian homes with my Bible woman who is
the Marathi pastor's wife. I have come to dearly love these
Bhusawal Christians. I believe God has a real revival in
store for Bhusawal; yes, for INDIA1 We all can have a part
through prayer.

I thank God for the convenient little apartment He
privileges me to have. With the aid of an Indian woman I find
that oooking, cleaning, and shopping do not take too much
time from my missionary work. A little black Cooker Spaniel
pup provides diversion now and then. It's a joy to * *keep
house for the Master" and to be able to entertain one of His
ohildren now and then.

"Bless the Lord, 0 my soul: and forget not all His
banefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; Who healeth all
thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; Who
arowneth thee with loving-kindnessand tender mercies."

-0- In His Service,
Winnie Sanford

Khamgaon, Madhya Pradesh

. .Dear Mr. Haagen:

. I am going to surprise you by replying at once.

First. It brought great joy to our hearts to stand by
and watch a young Hindu from Shegaon baptized into the
Christian faith after he gave clear testimony to Salvation

from sin. This lad had been won to the Lord three years ago

by one of our Indian evangelists. Before his baptism could'
be arranged, he was called back to his regiment in the army.
NOW, with three months leave,he came home and at once asked
for baptism. After baptism he 9tood at the bus stand giving
out tracts to all and sundry. His mother who is a widow lives
with her parents in Shegaon. We are seeking to win them also.
She and her father wish to become Christians, but her old

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mother says the Christian teachings are too d i f f i c u l t t o
follow. She has had C h r i s t i a n neighbors and has learned t h a t

a Christian cannot even t e l l a l i e .

Second. Recently we again v i s i t e d t h e home of t h e Marwari
Brahman p r i e s t i n Shegaon who wishes t o beoome a Christian.

A s usual when anyone seeks t h e Lord the enemy a t t a c k s . I

heard i n March t h a t h i s ohildren had smallpox. I wanted t o
v i s i t them t o comfort and pray with them, so bought a b o t t l e
of dis'infectant, took some o l d olothes t o wear f o r the
occasion, and went t o Shegaon. Our Indian preaohers objected
s o s t r o n g l y t o my plan t o v i s i t t h e family and r e t u r n t o bathe

and change my garments i n t h e i r enclosed oourtyard, t h a t I

gave it up. Later when we saw t h e family, we found t h e

mother very sad, s i n c e her d a r l i n g t h r e e year old boy had
d i e d i n agony with confluent smallpox. However, t h e Lord
h~swonderfullyansweredprayerforthemother. When we f i r s t
saw h e r last February she had a t e r r i b l e T.B. u l c e r on t h e

c a l f of h e r l e g whioh f o r over a year bad made it impossible
f o r h e r t o walk. The surgeon who operated on i t t o l d her
husband i f it 'did not heal he would have t o amputate the
l e g . We prayed and Sugunabai olaimed deliverance from t h e
Lord s t i p u l a t i n g t h a t i t should be s o healed within a month

t h a t she might be able t o stand. When we saw h e r , she was
walking about and even v i s i t i n g her neighbors. The wound is
not y e t completely healed, but w i l l be soon. Best of a l l she,
h e r mother, and husband a l l gave u s a warm weloome and
l i s t e n e d again t o t h e Gospel s t o r y . The 12 year o l d boy, a sweet

l a d , sang t h e Gospel songs we had taught him while they a l l

l i s t e n e d proudly. Please pray especially f o r t h i s Family.
The Marwaris a r e t h e s t r i c t e s t of a l l Hindus. He knows t h a t
when he becomes a C h r i s t i a n openly he w i l l l o s e h i s home, h i s
work, his f r i e n d s . He does not ask f o r c h a r i t y but only t h a t
W e w i l l help him f i n d work t o support h i s family. This w i l l

be very dif f i o u l t since h i s education has been mostly i n the
Hindu sacred books and he knows nothing p r a c t i c a l . It may be
t h e Lord w i l l lead himinto H i s service, but these a r e matters
weoannot forceprematurely. For a n e n t i r e y e a r h e observedthe

dailyoonductofour Christianbook-seller. Watchingthislife
created t h e d e s i r e i n h i s own h e a r t t o beoome a Christian.

There is another matter f o r which I request prayer. A

C h r i s t i a n young m p , l i v i n g across t h e road f rom us, has had
T.B. f o r over 2 years. Medical help has f a i l e d and t h e i r
poverty makes t h e expensive food and treatments recommended
impossible. Wilson has turned h i s eyes t o t h e Lord f o r
healing. About a month ago he asked Mr. Amstutz, who was
then v i s i t i n g here, t o anoint and pray with him. He himself

wept and prayed, f i r s t f o r forgiveness and cleansing from h i s
s i n , then f o r healing t h a t he might be r a i s e d up t o witness
f o r t h e Lord. Thus f a r t h e r e is no change i n h i s condition.

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We often go across t o encourage and pray with him. We are

looking t o t h e Lord t o show u s why He has not y e t answered
prayer and t o give him a surrendered h e a r t and speedy
deliverance.

a My love t o Anna. We've been very i n t e r e s t e d i n hearing
about t h e homey place you've made out of o l d Dhandhuka and

pray t h e Lord t o b l e s s you there. I ' d hoped t o g e t over t o

Gujarat before another convention; but a s usual pressure of
work has hindered, being coupled t h i s time with a month of
poor h e a l t h . Thank t h e Lord, I ' m f e e l i n g O.K. again.

-0- Yours i n Him,
J u l i a 16. Derr

Dear Mr. Haagen: Dholka, B.P.

Well, a t l a s t the Bible School is started. (For Gujarati

women. Gujarati Men's B. S. i s a t Mehmedabad. Ed. ) The need

of t r a i n e d Bible Women is p a t h e t i c a l l y d i r e . We pray t h a t t h e

Bible School may develop and t h a t o t h e r s may come and j o i n
who f e e l t h e c a l l of God. The g i r l s take a g r e a t i n t e r e s t
i n t h e c l a s s on Bible Survey which I am teaching.

The second volume of "Power From On High" by D r . Simpson
has b e e n t r a n s l a t e d , and D r . Simpson's Exposition on Romans
is being t r a n s l a t e d . Earnestbhai has worked hard and
w i l l i n g l y during h i s holidays and spare time. We have gone

PvereverysentencetogetherinGujarati. Many of D r . Simpson's
ong, deep and parabolic sentences have exasperated

t h e young t r a n s l a t o r . He kept such u n t i l I came t o h e l p him
e x t r i o a t e t h e thought. (He has confessed t h a t h i s work on

"The Holy S p i r i t , o r Power From On High" has so influenced
him t h a t he no longer p a r t i o i p a t e s i n Church polities. Ed. )

A s you know each Mission takes i t s t u r n i n supplying an
e d i t o r f o r t h e Gujarati Sunday School Q u a r t e r l y published
b y t h e United Missions of Bombay Province. This year t h e t a s k
f e l l t o our Mission. I was appointed t o be e d i t o r f o r t h r e e
years. It is a great ministry as a l l the Christians i n t h i s
Province study from i t . I always ask t h e Lord before taking
up t h e preparation of any lesson t o quicken me mentally and
t o quicken my s p i r i t u a l perception t h a t I may w r i t e only t h a t
which w i l l be a blessing t o a l l who read.

Our Message of s a l v a t i o n by grace and not by works is a
strangemessage t o t h e Indian people. We and our oustoms a r e
a l s o strange t o them. When I was returming from Ahmedabad

where I had gone on some business, a l i t t l e g i r l by t h e s i d e

of me leaned over t o her grandmother who s a t opposite and

asked, "Is t h i s a man o r a woman s i t t i n g beside me?" Her
grandmother answered, ' 'It is a woman. '* I looked up and
smiled f o r it amused me. The g i r l continued, "But s h e is

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wearihg Boots ' (bfily mea wear boots in India. Women *ear.

sandals.) I saidtoher, * * Iamawomanlike your grandmother."
A young girl in back of me, after scrutinizing me for some
time with open mouth, said: * 'If it isn't a man, why isn't
her nose pierced and why doesn't she wear a nose-ring like
us? (All Hindu women have their noses pierced for wearing
jewelry.) fn this way I found opportunity for convarsation.
After making friends I was able to tell them about the Saviour
of the world who oame to save them.

Last Friday I was returning from my translation work.
Before the traiq pulled out two young Jain women oame into
my compirrtment. One of them made straight for the seat and
throwiing kierself down immediately closed her eyes. I asked
her companion if she were ill. She replied, "No, she is
finishing a fast of eight days. " I asked if she could not
eat fruit. She answered, ' 'No, it is not permissible to
take a mouthful of anything except hot water, not even cold
water. ' ' During the eight day fast they are obliged to go to
the Apashra (Jain Monastery) every day and there perform
religious rites. They were traveling home from the Apashra
to the next station. Through Tap (austerity) such ag
fasting, going on pilgrimages, feeding the Brahmans, and
bathing in sacred rivers, they think they will earn salvation.
Howoftenmyheartgoesout tothemintheirblindness, knowing
that the Remedy for their sin is near at hand if they would
only believe on Him and acoept Him.

I trust that the Lord is blessing you and Mrs. Haagen and
the evangelists and using you all for His glory.

Yours sincerely.
Myra Wing

Marathi Bible Training School

Dear Paul:

Our new school year began July 4th. There are now 15

single men and 12 married couples in attendance. The First

Term Exams will be held the last week of October. Between

semesters we hope to form the students into witnessing bands

and send them out into the surrounding villages. Also our

Berar-Khandesh Youth Rally comes between semesters and is

being held this year in Nandurbar, lest Khandesh, November 9

to 12. A number of our students will be attending this rally

with hundreds of other young people. May God meet cur young

people at that time.

The second semester begins November 16th. and the Lord

wil-lingwe will be opening thie new term with special

meetings. Pray that God may meet us at that time. God has

been speaking to the students and thece is a new spirit of

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prayer evident i n our midst. Of t h e i r own acoord s t u d e n t s a r e
meeting f o r prayer during t h e week. Oh, f o r a r e a l r e v i v a l i n
our midst-the outpouring of God's S p i r i t i n convioti.on a d
power. This is what we need. Pray with us. Other lands a r e
having it-why wot India?

One of t h e s t u d e n t s i n school is r a t h e r an unusual
character. He is an Indian bard, about 45 years old, who has
spent his l i f e singing Indian folk tales t o the village
people. Now he has found h i s Savior, and is here t o study
Cod's Word t h a t he may go out and from now on s i n g t h e Gospel
of Jesus Christ. Pray f o r him.

We f e e l t h e need of a loud speaking o u t f i t t o make our
witnessing i n r e l i g i o u s f a i r s , market plaoes, and v i l l a g e .
night meetings more e f f e c t i v e .

The walls o f t h e newmarried students' q u a r t e r s a r e now up.
The roof w i l l soon be on, and t h e f o u r rooms ready f o r f o u r
student oouples. Bricks are already being hauled for the
new chapel, and we w i l l soon be s t a r t i n g work on t h a t .

Pray f o r t h e s t a f f of t h e Bible Sohool, and f o r t h e
s o l u t i o n of t h e problem of more r e s i d e n t teaohers. Bpother
Jack Derr comes once a week from Malkapur, Brother Fred -
Schelander from Jalgaon gives two days a week, Brother Don
H i l l i s fromBhusawalalsogivestwodaysaweek,andMrs. H i l l i s
and Miss Sanford (Bhusawal) come one day each t o teaoh t h e

women.
Rainfall has been very scanty i n t h i s area t h i s year and

t h i s w i l l mean a sub-normal orop with s u f f e r i n g and hardshipp

for the poor.
Pray f o r t h e ministry of t h e Life of Christ Bible

Correspondenoe Course s t a r t e d by Brother Don H i l l i s of t h e
Evangelioal Alliance Mission. The s t u d e n t s here a r e doing
t h e Marathi lessons i n t h i s course, i n whioh nearly two

thousand have so f a r enrolled.

Greetings and God b l e s s you.

Gerald (Carner)

--a-

Dear Mr. Haagen: Dholka, B.P.

Wonderful, i s n ' t it t o have had a good monsoon once again?

We have been most thankful f o r it and a l s o f o r t h e new roof

over t h e g i r l s ' rooms. Remember how someone used t o have t o

go out and move t h e g i r l s ' beds, and s c a r c e l y f i n d space t o

keep them dry? None of t h a t t h i s year. It w i l l be a g r e a t day

when we get t h e same kind of roof over t h e school rooms and

chapel.

We have n e a r l y 160 c h i l d r e n i n boarding t h i s year. They

a r e still on r a t i o n s whioh a r e r a t h e r s h o r t . Among our nuiaber

a r e 10 Hindus, 2 Parsees and .one Mohammedan. Our g i r l s *

q u a r t e r s were f i l l e d before we r e a l i z e d t h e f a o t . One day

20 THE INDIA ALLIANCE

when Lakibai saw two new g i r l s coming, she asked i n a f r a n t i c
tone, "But where do we p u t them?" It wasn't because they
were Palcsees (fireworshippers). There j u s t wasn't room f o r
another bed.

The children have been unusually well t h i s year. When exam
time came t h e few cases t h a t were l i n g e r i n g on disappearedlike

t h e f l i e s i n Egypt. "There remained not one. " L i t t l e

Kathy, daughter of one of t h e teachers l i v i n g on t h e compound,
became a f f l i c t e d with p o l i o . We have not had a s i n g l e
a d d i t i o n a l case. How we p r a i s e God f o r H i s goodness1

You proipbly heard t h a t our f a i t h f u l old farmer was buried
t h e f i r s t day of school-registration day. The young mari who
replaced him found t h e work heavy and announced he would
leave a t t h e end of t h e month. It is an ill wind t h a t blows
no good, even i n India. That flood a few weeks ago which d i d
s o much damage t o property, railways, and even houses, h i t
h i s f i e l d s i n t h e v i l l a g e . Now h i s people a r e glad t o have
him s t a y on here.

Do you r e c a l l our old bullook, t h e one we used t o spare a s
much a s possible? Well, he worked t i l l noon one day and was
gone by evening. So we've had t o buy a new one, q u i t e a t a s k
f o r l a d i e s even with kindly help1 I would never say we
bought t h i s one f o r h i s horns, but i f horns add t o an animal's
value, t h i s one i s well worth t h e p r i c e we paid!

This summer seven young people were baptized. Among them
were t h r e e of our orphan girls-Sumati, Ramila, and Kanta.
This year we won a f a i r number of p r i z e s i n t h e Sunday School
Examinations. Rubina received t h e s i l v e r medal given h e r
d i v i s i o n f o r t h e highest grades i n a l l Gujarat. We r e j o i c e
over these and many o t h e r triumphs but we a r e sad t h a t t h e
r e v i v a l we usually s e e e a r l y i n t h e year has been delayed.
We have had our monsoon, but w i l l you not pray with us f o r an
early spiritual refreshing.

C h r i s t ' s and Yours f o r t h e l i t t l e ones i n India,
Luella C. Burley

, The C. & M.A. Mission Girls' School
Khamgaon, M. P.

Dear Mr. Haagen:
I hardly know what news w i l l be of i n t e r e s t t o you. We

now have 134 Boarders and a good number of Day Students. We
have t h e same group o f t e a o h e r s a s l a s t year. We a r e conducting
t h e F i r s t year of High Sohool, and a l s o have 10 g i r l s l i v i n g
i n t h e Hostel who a t t e n d t h e Girls' High School i n the town.
It has puzzled me why you have made t h e mistake of c a l l i n g
our Sohool a Primary Sohool; t h a t is j u s t a small p a r t of
t h e sohool. Please reotify t h i s i n your next Issue. I notice

(Continued on page 22)

T H E S O N G OE T H E KOSE

NEW KOSES

The I n d i a n Symphony o f until they almost become a part of
nature's voices and human-induced your rising ritual: First the loud
sounds is just as weird and unusual stoccato shouts of someone trying
t o the newcomer in the Land of the to back a pair of bullocks. Then
Indus as are the strange sights that
greet him on every hand. I n this the creeking sound of a slowly
great, vibrant open-air serenade, turning wooden wheel followed by
ever changing its movement but a subdued splash and several
seldom accelerating the tempo, you swishes in diminishing volume as
will distinguish several familiar of some large object submerging
voices-the rasping caw-caw of and resubmerging. Then the long,
the ribald crow on the open weary whine of a wooden wheel
verandah, the chatter of monkeys turning under a heavy load and the
i n a nearby tree, the shrill call of sound as of many leaking faucets
the peacock at the edge of the dripping a s i m u l t a n e o u s ac-
village, and the blast of the train companiment. The long, com-
whistle far in the distance. You plaining, soulful whine is climaxed
will also become aware of an odd, by a sudden swish and gush as of
unfamiliar, yet persistent solo. fast moving water which subsides
Early each morning you will bear almost as soon as it begins. Then
this unusual sequence of sounds the whole progression of tones
begins all over again with the harsh

HEADMASTER AND WIFE, DHOLKA BOARDING SCHOOL

SOWING THE SEED ( S e e p . 1)
VIRSENRAO V. HIWARALE (See$'. 28)

THE SONG OF THE KOSE

KOSE FILLING
KOSE EMPTYING

THE INDIA ALLINNCE a

stoccata commands and the occa- gushes out freely from the Living

sional dull thud of a light stick on Rock. There is no dearth of the

yielding flesh. life giving substance, but alas, the

What is it? Why is this mourn- well is deep and there are so few
ful ballad repeated over and over koses wherewith to draw I

again, and why so early in the In Maharastra we have but

morning ? 38 koses installed. In Gujarat

I t is the Song of the Kose. But .there are only 16. Our co-workers

for that mystic song there would in other missions have installations

be no water. No water in a dry here and there. Wherever the

and thirsty land can lead to most living water is brought to the

serious consequences. The Song fields, there we see life and fruit,

of the Kose with all its weirdness but the field is so vast, and the

and weariness, as if telling the koses for delivering the water so

aches and sorrows of two hundred few1

years of servitude, nay, 2000 years What can we do? What ought

of slavery to sin, is yet a song of we to do? What does God expect

life, a song of salvation. Slowly, us t o do2

slowly the unwieldy oxen are In the Scriptures we read:

...made to back up the incline by "Pray ye therefore " Friends,
the well as the kose descends it is prayer that installs new koses.

slowly, sfowly into the water. God expects us to pray the Lord

Then several bars of rest in the of the harvest that He may provide

medley as the kose quietly fills for the cultivation of His fields.

with the life-giving gift of God. Is it not possible that He is seeking

Now the oxen start down the to lead you to pray: Here am I,

incline, and the kose begins its send me?

tedious ascent. Then the joyous Within the past year Mr. and

gurgling release of the waters that Mrs. Karl Kose and little Rodger

flow thru the prepared channels Kose have been installed at Viram-

to every corner of the field. gam. But we need so many more

Oh, Song of the Kose, why do koses for dispensing the Water of

you haunt me so? Why is my Life! Join us in a ministry of

soul stirred by your plaintive lay? prayer that the needed koses may

'Tis not one barren field I see, be installed.

but a nation, a parched and barren Pray also that the koses already

country of 400,000,000 souls, an in service may be kept pliable

immense concourse of people, a and fit for use by the frequent

vast harvest of lives, blighted, and periodic application of oil.

scorched, dying for want of the Without the oil they crack and

living water that would bring life, leak and fail to deliver the needed

and growth, and fruit. water to the fields.

But why should such a harvest All the forces of Hell cannot

be permitted to go for naught? Is shut off the flow, but you and I

no one concerned about the great can do so by our indifference to

waste? Is there no water to the call of God. Let us espouse

change the barren field into a pool, His cause and take our part in the

the place of death into the garden humdrum but glorious Song of

of the Lord ? the Kose.

Ah, yes, there is water. It

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(Continued ftMn page 20)

you have olassifiedthe other Sohools as Boarding Schools.
(0.f. Ans. below)

The girls attending High School must take their stand
against oertain things. This has not been easy but it is
good that they have this Christian home with its counsel and
prayer to teach them how to overcome. They will be all the
stronger when they are oalled to go through more severe
testings.

Mr. J. Amstutz was here auditing books and remarked that
he was amazed to see how the younger group of girls oarried
on the Junior League Meetings. The Lord has some very fine
young girls and wonfen here in the soh001 and they are very
promising. We praise the Lord for their lives of devotion,
faith and love to Him.

Though we are busy from morning until night, day after day ,

yet we are happy, genuinely happy in His service. It is a
joy to teach the Bible to these young people who are so
responsive.

We always feel that people who have invested in these
young lives have laid up for themselves treasures in.Heaven
where neither moth nor rust oan oorrupt and their investments
will yield some thirty, some sixty and, we trust, some a
hundred fold.

Yours sincerely,
E. F. Moore

. .Dhandhuka , B P

My dear Miss Moore:
My memory must have been on a holiday when I wrote

ooncerning your school. I assure you no slight was intended
for fine as our other BOARDING SCHOOLS are they do not and
probably cannot surpass the Girls' BOARDING SCHOOL at
Khamgaon. Let me state it oorrgotly a third time then 1'11
be sure to remember-the Girls' BOARDING SCHOOL at Khamgaonl

Howeasilywe slip into oircumsoribed provinoial thinking!
Here in Bombay Presidenoy we speak of the first seven
standards of vernacular training as a Primary School. At
Dholka we use the terms Boarding School and Primary Soh001
interchangeably. In the future I shall try to remember that in
Madhya Pradesh you divide the first seven standards into
Primary and Middle Sohools.

Your apologetio Editor

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If you are the Salt of the Earth, you will create thirst in others.

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Dholk~Boar'ding School
Dear Editor:

In answer to your request for news conoerning Dholka, I
might say that we as usual are having our trials, but God is

helping us to triumph at least in some instances.
We praise Him for the favorable report given by the

Government School inspector when he made his annual visit
here September 22. le were told that our school should
oontinue even though some private ones are being closed. A

month ago when the flooded Sabarmati River overran all the
surrounding lowlands He spared us from damage and loss. Two
weeks ago Daud, one of the High Sohool boys, was overtaken by
a severe pain in his abdomen. God delivered him in answer to

prayer. For these and many more meroies we are grateful.
One of our teachers is still out of viotory. He has such

great possibilities yetis ConStantly oausingtrouble beoause
of his unspiritual condition. We long so much to see God
call some of our students to His service and pray that He may
not only call but make a way for them to prepare for this
ministry inspite of the claimstheir families have upon them.
We are definitely asking God to send the showers of revival
blessing this year. The ground has become so parched. Your
prayersinbehalfofDholkaSohoolwillbegreatlyappreciated.

In His Service,
Ruth Ellen Blews

ADULT LITERACY AND THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH

'For those living in Iands where hundred milIion in India alone.
compulsory education has been the
So you can easily see that one of
accepted policy for years, where
the tasks on the mission field
everybody reads and reads every
day, it is hard to comprehend the begins right here-teaching them
true situation in a land where
to read. Our mission
illiteracy is the common thing.
". .is a teaching mission:
To thoroughly appreciate what is fr,om,GJoe.sus.
our privilege as a literate people it ...and make disciples teaching
them to observe all things whatso-
would be well for us to sit down
and take time to consider how ever I have commanded you."

much of our daily lives would have (Matt. 28: 19 and 20) Yere in
to be deducted if we had not the
India that often means teaching
gift of reading. No newspapers,
them how to read all that He has
no magazines, no books, no
a c c o u n t s , no records-no commanded. Before we can give

Biblel How empty, yes, h o w them a tract, or a gospel, or a
empty !
Testament, or a Bible, their eyes
That is the life of over three
must be opened so they can ueder-
stand these things-Yes, part of

our ministry is to "open the eyes

of the blind."

24

Thank God that many have much more effective this is than

turned to Christ by the hearing of to tell him the Gospel once and

the Word, but how limited and let him go home with only his own

confined our ministry is if it is memory of the message to kelp

solely dependent on speaking. The him.

more we work among these people In addition there are the many

the more we are convinced of the illiterate Christians, scattered in

importance of giving these people dozens of villages, who sorely need

the gift of reading. We only instruction and guidance in the

regret that we'have been so slow Christian Faith and Way. Thank

to catch the vision. For so long God for the pastors, evangelists

we held the idea that the only and missionaries who labour

solution was to e d u c a t e the among them, but how few there

children. But in a society domi- are of these under-shepherds of the

nated by ignorant, prejudiced, flocks. Most of them, even if they

superstitious adults the children make a visit to a different village

still grow up illiterate and carry on every day of the week, cannot tour

the traditions of their illiterate their circuits more than twice a

elders. T o break the vicious circle month. Besides, these village

we must capture the adults, and Christians are so widely scattered

now. Thanks largely to the vision and thinly dispersed that the brief

and message of that great mission- contacts possible are entirely

ary, Dr. Frank Laubach, we real- inadequate for their proper

ize that this is possible-that if nourishment. We who work among

approached in the right way, adults them have often despaired of the

can learn to read and write quicker task in the natural, as we have

than children. Moreover they are seen their pitiful condition and the

doing it. Last summer over two discouraging circumstances of their

hundred adults learned to read on lives. S u r r o u n d e d by idol-

the Marathi side of our India worshipping relatives and neigh-

field in the six weeks campaign bours who are continually observ-

held at that time, when some ing their numerous Hindu festivals

twenty classes were organized in as and ceremonies; persecuted, ridi-

many villages. culed and ignored for their faith in

This Adult Literacy work is a Christ; with scarcely any Christian

two-fold ministry-it is an effec- f e l l o w s h i p save for one or

tive means of evangelizing the t w o opportunities a y e a r o f

unsaved, and a very necessary step attending Christian conferences-

i n t h e edification of believers. how can they grow in grace and

All over the country the village resist the evil surrounding them

people are now anxious to learn to unless they can feed on the Word

read, and so it is not hard to start for themselves. They must learn

a class in almost any village. to read, and must develop the

Each day the teacher has an op- habit of reading. This is no easy

portunity for witnessing as he task, but it is worth all the effort

teaches. As the student advances put into it. As we have tackled
he is given simple stories and the p r o b 1e m the results have
lessons from the Gospels which warmed our hearts. To see those

he takes home with him to pore who a few weeks before could not
over sentence by sentence. How recognize a single letter, now read-

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ing from the Word for themselves read a delightful and interesting
is a thrilling e x p e r i e n c e. T o
accomplish this has entailed sacri- business.
fice, patience, hard work and As the number of Adult readers
perseverance. The classes have
not been held at the convenience has grown we have felt it necessary
of the teachers but at times suit- to have suitable, simple reading to
able to the scholars and during the give them regularly. The best
hottest part of the year when the answer to this problem was a
village people have more free time. monthly magazine. This magazine
For instance, one young man was started in the fall of 1948. In
found that the most convenient
time for the villagers was mid- simple Marathi, large type, and
afternoon. He lived five miles geared throughout to the village
away from his class. Neverthe- situation this paper, the Khristi
less, during the hottest time of the Jivan Prakash (Christian Light of
day, when the temperature was Life) is filling a great need. We
often above 110 in the shade, this are now printing two thousand
teacher went on his cycle in the copies a month. This magazine
blazing sun, five miles every day goes out with its Gospel message
for six consecutive weeks to teach and -Christian teaching to every
these people how to read. We section of the Marathi speaking
can thank God for such a spirit part of India.
and can see in such service why
the hot season program was a Thank God for the gift of His
success. For this work we have Word, for the ability to read His
just completed the lessons for a Word, and for the privilege of
new Marathi Adult Primer which giving out His Word to others,
has been written and planned However, let us remember that
according to the latest methods there are still millions in darkness
recommended by Dr. Laubach. unable to read. Our job is to
This book will soon be off the bring to them the light of tbe
press. It is a four colour job with Gospel of Jesus Christ. Pray for
illustrative pictures for every this work of Adult Literacy that i n
the power of the Holy Spirit we
lesson. In the blessing of God we may be used in the opening of the
believe it will go a long way in eyes of the blind and in proclaim-
making the task of learning to ing release to the captives.

"The Lord gave the Word:
great was the company of those
that published it." Psalm 68. 11.

MINISTERING TO THE VILLAGERS

By TILMAANMSTUTZ

Come along with us for a visit folding chair, a large cotton rug, a
to the village where we will preach cane for pointing, and a large
assortment of books, tracts, and
the Gospel. Get into the Gospel
gospels. Yes, our supplies are all
Van and we will be off. Do you in the car. Now before we start
have your Testament with you? let's have a word of prayer.
How can a soldier go to warfare
without his sword? Let's check As we drive along we see women
and see that our equipment is all cooking food in the fields for a
here: the four large heart charts, a picnic lunch. They all seem very

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happy. Are they celebrating some heart ex-rayed, showinga huge lion,
-special festival? a shy fox, a sleek and crooked ser-
pent, a sneaky mouse, a filthy dog,
Only a short time ago the people a high flying vulture and a lumber-
were facing a shortage of rain. ing elephant. All these are directed
God in His mercy sent it just in
time to save the crops. These by Satan as ringmaster. Even the
people are thanking their deities illiterate can recognize characteris-
tics and sins thus depicted and will
for the rain. They rightly say, often name i n d i v i d u a l s of his
"The God of Heaven sends the own town which t h e various
rains", and yet they perform a pictures bring to mind.
ceremony of thanksgiving to their
earth-bound deities. Then the chart is changed. The
audience sees a man on his death-
Approaching the a p p o i n t e d bed with the reaper of death in
village, we send out a scouting charge, and a small insert showing
party to locate a suitable place to the torment his spirit is about to
receive in hell, What a picture!
hold our meeting. The town hall Some in the audienceare noticeably
is directly opposite the school and moved. What will be the fate of
would not be suitable at this time those who reject the Gospel?

s f day. Boys would play truant While a third picture is being
.to observe our meeting and the hung the Indian Chorus sings,
noise of several hundred children "Into My Heart, Come Into My
s t u d y i n g aloud would m a k e Heart, Lord Jesus." Now before
preaching difficult. The scouting the eyes of the a u d i e n c e i s
party returns advising a site on the portrayed the Dove of Peace and
other side of the village.
the heavenly light of truth entering
Our meeting begins with an man's heart and driving out all the
Indian Choir of three voices sing- uncleah animals. Who but Christ
can bring peace and cleansing to
".ing, "The Cross of Christ is our the heart ?

Banner As they sing our audi- Interest is keen but the service
ence gathers from here, there, and has many interruptions: "Is this
everywhere. The first heart-chart God you present only the white
picture is on display: an angelic man's God?" "Do you really
messenger presenting the Word believe that all men have sinned?"
As we look around to observe the
of the Cross. Everyone knows by q u e s t i o n e r s we see that our
audience is composed of students
now that a Christian lecture will and labourers, shopkeepers and
be given. Yesterday they h a d their customers, men w e a v i n g
listened to speeches on chaosing hemp to make rope, and many men
men for election to local offices. enjoying a leisurely hooka or clay
Today t h e Christians challenge pipe as they listen. Critical young
them to choose Christ or Barabbas. men are at the edge of the crowd
leaning against a wall and looking
The first speaker arouses mixed down on the seated group before
feelings of resentment and interest them with an air of tolerant disdain. ,
a s h e addresses t h e a u d i e n c e They call out to see our books
respectfullyon the folly of worship- before we have an opportunity to
ping gods after the manner of
knaves and thieves who pray for
successto be grantedin their nefari-
ous work. Then the speaker talks
about the chart hanging before
them. It depicts a man with his

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formally offer them for sale. They with the usual questions being
thus advertise their ability to read asked: "Are you doing this just
and their familiarity with the ways for money ?" "Do you expect me
o f f o r e i g n missionaries. Old to become a Christian?" "After all
mothers mingle with the crowd every religion is alike in its aims.
and the younger women form a You certainly wouldn't claim that
little group at a respectful distance. Christianity is superior to the great
On the right the town clerk stands H i n d u shastras, would you?"
Iisteningand the owner of the house These questions must be answered
before which we are speaking comes before we may leave and also the
out on his elevated verandah in
order to have a better hearing. All query of a young Hindu with
the windows and doorways opening conspicuous caste mark who says:
toward our service are filled with
vari-colored, veiled forms. I want to be a propagandist in
some kind of uplift work. How
The last speaker is now an- much will you pay me?"
nounced by Gopalraa who was the
first speaker. He b r i n g s t h e The aftermeeting takes almost
audience before the judgment bar as long as our formal presentation
of Christ. A vivid scene of the of the Gospel but many questions
last judgment is drawn when even are eventually answered and an
the sea will give up its dead and opportunity for emphasizing the
"'every man shall receive his own need of confession of sin and
reward." The f o u r t h c h a r t surrender t o Christ is afforded.
illustrating the home-going of a Finally we are on the road to the
g o d 1y ma n h e l p s greatly in
dramatizing t h e varying results Mission Bungalow but before we
which f o 11ow man's choice or arrive we have stopped several
rejection of God. times to sell tracts and gospels at
towns along the way where similar
The sun is now high, and hot. services were previously held, to
How could time pass so quickly? pick up an inquirer from another
Several words to arouse interest in village, and to fix a puncture.
the books and gospels are spoken.
The meeting is closed and the Now that you have once gone
with us to proclaim the Gospel in
workers move amongthe dispersing a heathen village, you will not
crowd selling scriptures. Equip- easily forget the great need of these
ment is folded up and packed away villages. If you cannot go along
in the car and we are ready t o go with us everytime, you can re-
home. No, one of the workers is member in prayer our llttle bands
engaged in an after meeting with of workers who do go out daily to
the young fellows over by the wall. village after village with the mes-
As we approach we observe that it
irs,a question and answer meeting sage of life. Their ministry d

be fruitful as we stand fast behind
them in prayer.

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MEET MR. CHRIST~AN

The personal testimony of
Virsenrao V. Hiwarale

ALBERTC. EICHER

District Missionav, Anjangaon

One Sunday morning, Pastor family finances forced his mother
Virsenrao V. Hiwarale, preached to move to Vihigaon, only four

from John the Baptist's cutting miles from t b Mission House at

text, "Oh generatioh of vipers (in Anjangaon. His father had died

Marathi it reads, 'Oh children of when he was too young even to

snakes') who hath warned you to remember him.

flee from the wrath to come?," At Anjangaon, in the person of
His message indicated that he had Rev. Fred Schelander,Virsen again

more than an ordinary acquaint- saw that loving, friendly spirit of

ance with snakes. I wondered Christ. He began to read his long-

where he acquired his knowledge. neglected New Testament. Later

When Virsen was about ten or Brother Fred gave him a Bible. A

twelve years old two missionaries keen struggle began in his heart

visited his home town of Telhara, between his old beliefs in Hindu-

some fifty miles from Anjangaon. ism and the new message he read

Telhara is a progressive, prosper- in the Gospels. Although only

ous -and militantly Hindu village. eighteen years of age he had chosen

The two miaionaries were driven to follow three localgurus (religious

away with stones and fresh cow teachers) and had gained consider-

dung, but before leaving they gave able fame as a youthful & sorcerer.

New Testaments to several boys One of the mantras (incantations)

who could read. One of these taught by his guru was supposed

Testaments fell into young Virsen's to be absolutely effective if pro-

hands. I n h i s sixth standard nounced exactly 1000 t i m e s.

history book there was one lesson With his slate before him to mark

about Jesus Christ. The Brahmin off the repetitions by tens and

school master did not teach that hundreds, h e would recite t h e

lesson. Instead, he gave a scathing three-sentence incantation 10 6 0

lecture against Christianity. times. When he complained t o

VirsenysNew Testament was put his guru that it was frequently

away unread. ineffectual, he received this reply:

Some time later, Pastor ''You must have said it only 999

Jagdhane was posted to Telhara. times or perhaps 1001. It must

Although Virsen found him to be be exactly 1000. Begin again."

loving and friendly, he despised And so he would return to the

him as a Christian. During his ineffectual repetitions. sC,enotridpiendaersy,
studies in the seventh standard, venomoua snake

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scorpions, and a black hairy variety actually he was praying secretly to

of scorpions that are particularly the Lord Jesus to heal the afl'licted

poisonous were his pets. He kept one and to give him strength to *

them about his person, fed them witness' openly.

and used them in his incantations. The struggle in his heart became

He even wore a golden ear ring in more violent. Finally he came out

the form of a hissing snake. No into the sunshine and persecution

wonder he could preach so effec- of a fearless witness to salvation in

tively from the "Generation of Christ. There was another young

Vipers" text I man of the same outcaste group

One day one of his gurus died. (Mahar) passing through a similar

Devoted followers buried his body experience at the same time.

in salt. Exactly one year later the These two became inseparable

grave was opened and a great c o m p a n i o n s . Together they

festival was held, during which studied and marked their Bibles.

hundreds of people worshipped the Together they left the filth of the

exhumed remains. It was fervently mud huts of the village and went

hoped that the holy man would be out wider the dense foliage of

restored to life. Sacrifices were spreading mango trees to pray for

offered, many incantations were grace and strength to stand firm

made, spirits were worshipped in in Christ. Thus encouraged they

the cemetery1 but the skeleton lay e a r n e s t 1y testified t o being

perfectly still. Christians long before baptism

Fred Schelander came to that d e f i n i t e 1y marked them a s

festival and preached powerful Christians. This brought threaten-

sermons on the futility of worship- ings, even the threats of being

ping a dead man. He told them beaten with a shoe, which is the

of a Risen, Living Christ. Among most ignoble of India's many

his listeners w a s Virsen, n o w beating techniques. Invited to

u n d e r d e e p conviction. The family social functions, they would

doubts concerning H i n d u i s m be rudely told to get out. Thru

which had come into his mind all this they kept cn witnessing in

while reading that New Testament Vihigaon and in nearby villages.

were revived. He was convinced In 1938 Virsen and his friend,
that his mantras were wrong, for whose Hindu name was changed
many of them were Pure demon to Joseph, were baptized together
worship; however the people still with four other young men of their

flocked to him to break the evil @age. The following year, three

spells which they believed were of their number went to our Bible
binding their sick ones. He was School in Bodwad, Their wives,

torn between his own heart belief to whom they had been married in

wand his desire for the applause of childhood, were sent to our

his followers. Moreover he honest- 0 m e n s B i b 1e school in

1~desired to spare the feelings of Kharngaon where they received

those who trusted in his efforts. training to help in the Lordss

When called upon to practice his work,
sorcery, he would often sit as if During his studies in Bible

casting the magic spell when School, Virsen developed a serious

'Caste Hindus cremate their dead but of stomach Much
outcastes prac&ceburial. prayer was made for him but an

- 30 TI% I ~ ALLAIANCE

operation was deemed necessary. illiterate adult massea to read and

His Hindu relatives said, "Our write? After taking a course of

household gods have laid hold on training in adult literacy methods

you. Give up Christ an3 your a s i n s t i t u t e d by Dr. Frank

own s o r c e r y will heal you." Lauback, he began this work by

Doubts flooded his mind, but t e a c h i n g forty lepers in t h e

Christ gave the victory thru K o t h a r a Leprosarium of t h e

.faith. Instead of renouncing neighboring Kurku M i s s i o n
his faith, he sent word to his Equipment was limited. Students

relatives that prayer would be used old pieces of tin for writing

effective if they too had faith in the on and held chunks of slaked lime

Lord Jesus. During the course of in their stubby hands while they

this long illness his elder brother learned.
and wife believed and were bap- Now, a I t h o u g b he is t h e

tized, but his mother waited to be regularly appointed pastor of the

baptized in the presence of her Anjangaon circuit of village Chris-

son, whose Lord she now trusted tian groups, Pastor Virsenrao is

as her own Savior. spending approximately half of his

An operation was performed at time in adult literacy wdrk; es-

the splendid Presbyterian Mission pecially as an instructor of adult

Hospital at. Miraj. Complications literacy teachers, and also as co-

set in, and for a time it seemed editor with Rev. G. L. Carner of

that there was no hope for his life. the Khristi Jivan Prakash (Light of

A second operation was performed ChristianLife) --a Marathi periodi-

and the Lord answered prayer and cal in large type and simple lan-

spared him. Through a 11 t h e guage especially designed to give

months of suffering, his constant Christian teaching and o t h e r

companion and nurse w a s h i s information of use to those who

faithful friend Joseph. have newly learned to read. His

Graduated from Bible School friend Josephrao is the much loved

after completion of the five year pastor of t h e South Daryapur

course of Bible study and student Circuit af village Christians. As

evangelism, he and his young wife these lines are being w~itten,both

Bhimabai started out in the Lord's of these brethren, together with

work together. They now have a other faithful Indian co-laborers

happy little family of three sweet are taking a major share in teach-

girls. ing in our Anjangaon District

He is the first boy in his family Short Term Bible Schools where

as far as he knows, who eve* most of the students are compara-

learned to read and write. It was tively newly won converts. Praise

through the written word of Cod God for his abundant power in

that his own salvation had been turning a man like Virsenrao and

wrought. Is it any wonder that many others also from darkness to

he became particularly interested light and from demon worship to

in the huge task of teaching India's become pastors of the flock of God!

Now that we have met our brother Virsenrao and heard of the
operation of the grace of God in his life, God forbid that we should
sin in neglecting to pray for him, his friend Joseph, and other

brethren like them in the Church of God in India.-Ed.

THE INDIA ALLIANCE 3%

CHOICE ILLUSTRATIONS

Soul Cleansing father did, set off to carry t h e

supposing a washerman puts a message of forgiveness. But s o o ~
number of soiled clothes in a box,
and then carrying it to the river- after he had entered the jungle
side carefully cleans the outside of
a band of robbers s e t
the box; will this process wash the a l1y wounded
clothes? So though a man's bath- him and
ing in the Ganges may indeed him. The younger brother was
cleanse his body, can it have any
effect in purifying the soul? One the band, and when he

pmost of recognized his elder brotherhe was

preachers") filled with grief and remorse. T h e

Full Xeasure of Devotion elder brother managed to give the

A rebellious son once left Eiis message of forgiveness and then,
father's house and joined a band
of robbers and became in time as saying that the purpose of his life
bold and ruthless as the rest. The
father called his s e r v a n t s aod was fulfilled and love's dutv done.
ordered them to go to his son and
tell him that if he would repent he gave up the ghost. ~ h s&acri;
and return home all would be
forgiven, and he would receive fice of the elder brother made so
him into his home. But the ser-
vants, in dread of the wild country deep an i m p r e s s i o n on the
and fierce robbers, refused to go.
Then the elder brother of the rebellious youth that he went back
young man, who loved him as his
in penitence to his father and from

that day forward lived a new life2

Is it not right, therefore, that My

sons should be prepared to sacri-

fice their lives in order to bring

the message of mercy to those of

their b r e t h e r n who have gone

astray and are ruined in sin, just

as I also gave My life for the

salvation of all?

HIGHROAD TO THE HEART

By RUTH G. BRABAZON

The women's compartment of hanging in an improvised hammock
the local train was already crowded that was fastened to the chains of
beyond belief. T w o corpulent the upper berth, I secured a tiny
Mohammedan women, robed in retreat left vacant by a disobedient
gay satins and hand embroidered tot who still preferred the outside
shoulder scarfs, sat guarding the world to t h e confusion of the

door. They glared menacingly as compartment. 0u t s i d e , t h e
I attempted to enter, and then
called loudly and angrily to their western sun was painting a glorious
evening sky, but my companions
tribe of children to sit down.
seemed too busy holding their
The young girls promptly squat- places and wiping erspiration to
ted upon the benches pulling their
take any notice. ~ ! e train jerked
younger unwilling brothers from and began to creep slowly out of
the windows so as to hold their
the station. This was the signal
places. Pushing aside a tiny baby to bring out snuff and pan boxes

32 IHE ~ D I AALLPANCB

and establish friendly relationships. rehearsal of her life story and

My day had been very full and I circumstances, culminating in a

was tired, so I felt content to shyly expressed longing to know

remain silent and rest. As we more about the Lord of whom she

jostled on the sun sank lower sang. By this time other women

leaving a rosy and then yellow had become attentive.

tinted sky that bathed the dust- "Now let me sing you one of

covered trees and grain fields with our Gujarati songs," I said. Ere
a golden glory. I had finished singing room had

A young Hindu woman near me been made for the other women to

gazing meditatively on this fading come closer. Seated on bedding

splendour began to hum a native rolls and tin trunks my inquisitive

air. I t was a plaintive, minor one audience listened to the explana-

with changes into a bright major tion that followed the song. For

and back again into the minor. two hours, above the disturbance

An unusual rhythm tapped ever so of the noisy train, the Words of

lightly on the window sill was her Life were given forth in song and

accompaniment. Her performance explanation. They listened res-

arrested my attention. pectfully, earnestly, attentively,

"Bai," I exclaimed, "the tune and only as the lights of Ahmeda-

is beautiful, will you not sing the bad came into view did any of us

words 2 " reklize that our journey was about

"You mould not understand to end. The lormer resentment

them," she said. "It is one of the of the Mohammedan women was

Hindi Bhajans." now turned to nods of approval.
Eager questions were asked. As
"Sing it anyhow," I replied.

Softly she began, almost in an the traincame to a stop the Hindu

undertone, but as verse after verse woman whispered, "Remember

gripped her heart her voice me in your prayers."

swelled in delightful cadences. Once again the Lord had found

Though Hindi differs from Guja- responsive hearts to the Word of

rati, I understood enough of its Life thru the introductory power

meaning to know it was the song of song. Yes, we find in India

of a lowly village woman inviting that next to the actual Word of

her Lord to condescend to enter God-the Scriptures, there seems

her humble hut. Realizing that to be no more effective instrument

often beautifully worded poetical than song in touching the springs

forms contain hidden suggestive of the heart. Not mere song for

meanings, I asked, "1s this song song's sake, but a s St. P a u 1,

one of devotion to a Hindu god or inspired by the Holy Spirit wrote,

guru ?" teaching and admonishing one

('No," she replied. "It is one another in psalms and hymns and

of the Christian songs sung by my spiritual songs, singing with grace

Christian neighbours to their God. in your hea~tsto the Lord."

They often sing it in their temple. Many and varied have been the

In Bombay I go with them to their contacts we have made on rattling

services when my husband will trains, in dusty villages, and in city

permit me, for they have such homes thru the medium of native

beautiful songs." songs. They silence distracting

This led to an interesting thoughts, and focus attention away

TII% INDIA ALLIANCB 33

from the foreign messenger to the and Kali are overflowing with

message of the song made familiar great crowds listening to choruses
by an old native air. Educated
Hindus and humble village folk of well dressed young people sing-
alike come under the spell of ing to the accompaniment of native
rhythm and music. Both are instruments. Are we doing a s

susceptible to our message when much to fill the minds of the
presented thru known n a t i v e
melodies. peoplewitheasy-to-be-remembered
thoughts of Him who is the Fairest
Radios and hotel loud-speakers of Ten Thousand ?
blare out their songs of idolatrous
devotion for every passerby to Pray with us that God will raise
hear. Training s c h o o 1s a r e up Spirit filled singers and song
instructing their teachers in the leaders, who thru the channel of
art of conducting chorus groups.
Retired educationalists are giving impassioned song and outpoured
their full time to the reduction of hearts of devotion, may be able to
hard poetical f o r m s to simple exalt the Saviour before those who
terminology suitable for children sit in darkness and the shadow of
death. "0 magnify the Lord with
to sing. The temples of Shiva me, and let us exalt His Name
together."

BOOK REVIEWS

Missionary portraits are presented. Herein is

Till Break of Day. By CATHERINEmaterial which should be tremen-

DEVOLCATTELL. Eerdmans, dously helpful to pastors and young

1947. Pp. 214. people's workers as well as t o

The author, a misssonary to missionary societies.
India for more than a decade,
As one reads he cannot help
&ds beauty in India which she
wishes to share with others, and so but realize that this book is the
she has given us twenty-five pen product of amissionar~who knows
sketches of village life in Central her people well and has become
One with them. Your heart joins

India. with hers in questioning, "Oh,
beloved India! Why art thou poor
The book will interest all who and naked ? Why do thy children
Want for food ? Food for the crows,
have en honest concern about the milk for the snakes, fields for the
Church of Christ ih India-its
monkeys, seed for the b i r d s
conception, struggles for existence, hospitals for the cows, and what i s
growth and expansion: for Mrs.
there for thy Sonsand daughters ? "
Cattell gives enlightening glimpses

of Caste, Superstition, Fear and

Prejudice that keep the people of The church in India has taken

India from the Gospel. root and grown up, in spite of

Indian evangelists who blaze persecution,and the work of sowing

trails for God in out-of-the-way, the seed of the Word goes on. As

lonely villages; a little goatherd the trail blazer goes forth he asks,

who blazes the trail in her own "Is there a man anywhere who

family circle; Khuba, who blazes cares, beside myself, enough to

the traiI in his caste-these and pray that the seed-will bring forth

many more short biographical fruit that shall remain? And if h e

t

34 THE INDIA A L L I W E

prays will he help watch the significant changes have taken
crops? "
place. At the same time the writer
If you read Till Break of Day I observes: cc Whatever happens in
the cities, the frillages of India will
believe the Lord will burden your
heart to pray until the harvest is change at their own pace, or change
safely gathered.
not at all."
V.T.M. In& for the Indicms is not a

great book but it is an interesting

Secular one. I t does n o t dicuss t h e
India for the lizdians. DoRoT~rrOe"flitghieoucshoanrgmeisstshioant aarryeimnopwlictaatkiionngs

!J1A9N4' 9. WPpa.rd2.39.Arthur Barker,
place. It does share ex eriences
and conversations that wi 1 enable

The author of this easy-to-read you to put your finger on the pulse

book lived in India approximately of1 this bouncing three year old

ten years ago, before India received baby girl-the Republic of India-

her independence. Last year she whose breast already $'swells with

made a return visit to observe the the consciousness of what she feels

change which independence had to be the path of duty and destiny"

wrought. The casual yet lucid towards the smaller nations around

comments and observations which her. "If she survives the insidi-

she makes on social, economic and ous effects of the intoxicants she

political life are concerned mainly will be quite a woman when h e

with the new India of today. grows older, this India!'

Thru the pages of this book you

will be convinced that great and ' P.C.H,

A competent knowledge of the languages where the missionary
lives, a mild and winning temper, and a heart giving up to God
in closet religion, these are the attainments, which more than all
knowledge, or all other gifts, will fit us to become the instruments
of God in the great work of human Redemption.

* * ** * --CAREY

We ask for toys to amuse ours:{ves when we should be asking
for islands and sub-continents. Ask of Me", is our Lord's
directive, "and 1shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance,
and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession."

(Pea. 2 :8)

(Conttnuedfrom $age 40) or the safety and well-
of t h e c h i l d r e n o f
prominence a s H i s C h u r c h missionaries.
increases. 19. For the missionaries study-
ing the vernacular languages.
14. For our Colportage work.
15. For fruit from the Seed 20. For t h e rn a n y requests
sown.
16. For growth in grace on the mentioned in the various articles
part of each national Christian.
17. For God's will regarding all of this paper.
Mission property.

THE CHILDREN'S PAGE

How would you like to have the because he wears the long tails

children pictured above for play- outside his short trousers. He
mates? You would have lots of fun attends the public school in the

learning their games of hatututu, village and is very s6rict in his
observation of his religion. His
kho, ah t ahpa h t ah , langadi, and
people emphasize the doctrine of
itiopitio. Well, come along and ahimsa (harmlessness) and will not
1'11 introduce you.
kill anything-not even the small-
The boy on the left is Abdul.
est insects. He likes to collect
He goes to a special school where stamps and will gladly exchange
he learns Urdu. Although he's Indian issuesfor American. During
just a small boy, he can speak both the early months of the year he
spends much time in flying kites
Gujarati and Urdu. He studies with powdered glass rubbed on
faithfully expecting to assist in his the string. He fights his kite with
father's hardware shop after he the other boys' kites until o m of
the strixfgs is severed and the kite
passes the Government examina- is blown far away.
tion given to those who have
completed seven years of study. The little girl's name is Kanta.
He knows the names of some Old
She wears her saree over her head
Testament characters although he like a prayer shawl. She will not
be seen outside the house without
has never read the Bible, for they
are mentioned in the Koran, the her earrings, bangles (bracelets),and
the round, red mark of tumeric
sacred book of the Mohammedans, powder on her forehead. She goes

about which his father and the back and forth from her village to
old ,Uulla tell him. Each Friday he
the Mission school each day, that
goes to the Mosque to pray. He is every day except Hindu holidays,

likes to ride his father's horse and for she is a Hindu. If you ask her
to play she will probably pull her .
is very proud of his red fez (hat) saree over her face and giggle.
with the long black tassel. If he She wants very much to play but
she doesn't know how and is
learns to like you he may even let
embarrassed. She spends most of
you try it on. her time caring for her baby
The boy on the right is a Jain.

He is wearing white Gandhi cap
and a plain white, collarless shirt

that looks to us for all the world
like an old-fashioned night-shirt

36 THE INDIA ALLIANCE

brother and c r ot c h e t i n g fancy their language is well developed
work.
and more regular than your own;
The capless boy is an Anglo- you will soon enjoy p!aying their
Indian and the son of an agnostic. games; and you will find out that
He lives over by the Railway Sta- under the Indian skies many of
tion where his father is Station their ways of doing things are
Master. He a t t e n d s a l a r g e ~uperiorto your way of doing
Catholic Boarding School and only them. When you get over the
comes home during the vacation shock of external appearances, you
periods. At this time he rides the will find more similarities than
switch engine, throws lumps of differences.
coal at the egrets, stilts, lapwings,
and plovers that wade in and about Are we then to say there are n o
the mud holes along the railway important differences? No l There
line and takes long excursions thru is one difference. I believe just
the bazaar for sweets and soda one! Although they are very
water. At night he collects the religious, they do not know the
many bugs, beetles and insects that Saviour of the World. They have
swarm around the petromax light had no opportunity to accept Jesus
by which his father reads The as their Master and Lord. They
Timesof India. No,he's not making a r e enslaved by harsh masters
a scientific collection, but only wbo do not care for them. Some
supplying himself with materials of them would love and serve our
for pranks when he gets back to Jesus if only we told them about
school. Him. Do you believe this? If you
do, you should do something about
Well now, these boys and girls it. If you believe that some of
are not so much different from you, these boys and girls would serve
are they? Some are studious, some Jesus after hearing the story of
bashful, and others tricky. They His love, then you should see t o
all love fun and adventure and lots it that they hear that story. We
of food, especially sweet>. They all ought to do our bit of mission-
are full of life, ready fof a good ary work.
laugh, and anxious to be friends.
Jesus said :" I am the Way, the
Is there any significant differ-
Truth, and the Life: no man
ences between them and you? cometh unto the Father, but by
At first you may think they are Me." Do we believe Jesus' words?
Then ought we not make it our
very different. You will notice business to pray and give our
their brown skin, their strange money for these children until they
clothing, their unintelligible lan- learn of His love and have an
guage, their unfamiliar games, the opportunity to accept the true
different way they do things. After Way ? Let's have a part in break-
you really get to know them, you ing down the one great difference
won't notice their darker skin; you between us and our Indian friends
will discover that their clothes are -the difference of eternal life and
especially suitable for the village eternal damnation.
way of life; you will learn that

THE UVDIA ALLIANCE 37

QUESTIONS ASKED T H E EDITOR

Is There Anything of Value in Beautiful lines are they not?
Hinduism I-G. D.
What's wrong with them? Noth-
Yes, from a moral and, cultural
standpoint there is much of value. ing, except the author's concept
H i n d u ism contains some fine
moral teaching. It insists on the of the God to whom his prayer is
reality of the unseen spiritual
world, the hindrance of material- addressed. Nothing, except the
ism, the value of prayer, the
efficacy of sacrifice. This is the fact that he does not know the
strengthof Hinduism and accounts
for the strong hold it maintains Lord Jesus Christ, who is at the
over the affections of the people of
India. Have you any argument right hand of the Father to make
with the sentiment of writings
such as the following beautiful intercession for the one bowed in
.extract from the pen of a Gujarati
poet and religious reformer by the prayer. No, there's nothing wrong
aame of Akha (A.D. 1615-1675)?
with this gem of a verse except
Though the whole city be on fire
that it does not include Jesus, who
Nhat do the song-birds care?
is the only Mediator between God
The wingless cats and rats lament,
Who cannot cleave the air I and man.

Heed not, my soul, the fires of care I Yes, there are things of value
Rise Godward on the wings of
prayer I in Hinduism; but it stands

condemned as a way of salvation

for it rejects Jesus Christ, He who

is The Way, The Truth and

. .The Life. . "There is none other
whereby we must be
name
saved."

EXPERIENCES IN TRAVANCORE

By LOUISL. KING

For nine days recently Brother Such was the prelude t o o u r
Fred Schelander and I were in nocturnal arrival.
Travancore holding meetings with
But "God moves in a mysterious
the Independent Brethren. We way, His wonders to perform."
arrived after dark one Saturday The meetings were not a failure
evening. Our arrival to those who but a glorious success. T h e r e
were contributing causes. Mr.
had called us was as foreboding as Schelander's lantern pictures on
that moonless night. A schism had the lives of Christ and of Paul
divided the sponsoring group. Ill- shown during the first part o&he
evening meetings had an irresis-
will was rampant. Only a faithful table appeal to everyone. People
few remained to carry on the Bible
Conference. Added to this were came in defiance of the ban. The
strange sight of two white sahibs
the evil reports circulated about swimming and playing water tag
the speakers who had traveled 1500 with a score of Indian boys each
miles to minister the Word: We afternoon attracted a large audience
were Seventh-Day Adventists. We
were Pentecostal. We were false to the river bank. It proved to be
a wonderful advertising medium.
teachers. One group had strictly

forbidden their members to attend.

THE INDIA ALLTANCE

Most all who came to see us bathe the Mar Thoma Church-a reform

came also to hear the Word group which years ago separated

preached. In addition the peculiar from the Jacob it e church-was

circumstances of schism and false our most interesting experience.

report msde us throw ourselves Here was a high school with nearly

upon the Lord in prayer. The 800 students, a Cathedral Church,

Word went forth in great power. a Men's Bible School with 19

The many hundreds who came students housed in a splendid

were definitely moved upon by the brick building, a Women's Bible

Holy Spirit. Before the week was School with 40 enrolled, and a

passed, all groups-Jacobite, Mar lovely orphanage, all of which were

Thomite, Anglican, Pentecostal, manned by well-trained Indians

Congregational, Plymouth and and maintained solely by contri-

Independent Brethern-were unit- butions from their own churches.

ed in the meetings. This church seeks to have "every

Travancore has several places of member a missionary".

historic interest for Christians. In During conversation with

Chengannoor we visited a church officials of the Mar Thoma Church

nearly 600 years old in which interesting facts were learned.

services are held every Sunday. In Forty percent of the population of

Kottayam, a city of half a million Travancore is Christian. One

population seventy percent of hundred and five percent of the

whom are Christians, we saw a children in the state are enrolled

cross carved from stone. Scholars in school. (Some must have

from many parts of the world have enrolled more than once.) The

come to see it and have endeavored Christians in the 12th century

to decipher the writing on it. It is were given privileges and status

reputed to be a cross that the among the high caste. Until the

Apostle Thomas set up when he merger with the Union of India,

came to Travancore in A.D. 52 Travancore time was 22 minutes

Here also resides the venerable later than the rest of India. The

Catholicus-a very old man with a Mar Thoma Church has two

long white beard whom we found mission fields in India and are

dressed in a silk crimson-colored seeking to open a third on the

r o b e . H e i s h e a d o f t h e Nepal Border.

Orthodox Church of Malabar Northwest Travancore seemed

which numbers nearly 300,000 exceptionally blessed with a vast

members. We visited him in the quantity of canals, rivers, forests

monastery and were granted the and every variety of tropical fruit

privilege of attending evening and verdure. Rice fields are

rs in the seminary. There ubiquitous. Two monsoons come

we eard an ancient, ornate, each year. Thetemperature seldom

fascinating ritual in the S yriac goes above 90 to 95 degrees. The

language. The old chapel contained hills and valleys affond picturesque

no seats since the ritual consists of scenery. In a word, it's a place

many genuflections. "where every prospect pleases"

The visit to the headquarters of and Christianity has flourished.

THE INDIA ALLIANCE 39

IMPORTANT DATES IN INDAIN HISTORY
...2000 B.C. (approx) Aryan Invasion of India.
..............................525 B.C. Birth of Gauta~naBuddha.
Persian Invasion under Darius.
508 B.C.
..............................408 B.C.
Beginning of Modern Hinduism.
327 B.C. Greek Invasion under Alexander the Great.
...............250 B.C.
Asoka makes Buddhism state religion.
..............1001 A.D. ; Mohammedan Invasion of Punjab under
Ghazni.
......1498 A.D. ........; Portuguese Expedition under Vasco da Gama. 4
...............1500 A.D. First ,Catholic (Portuguese) Missionaries.
...............1525 A.D. Founding of Mogul Empire.
...............1542 A.D. Francis Xavier landed in India.
...............1600 A.D.
...............1600 A.D. Akbar the Great patronizes Christianity.
British East India Company establishes military

............... power.

D. Dutch- East India Co. and ~ b t c hProtestant
Missions founded.
................D. Robert de Nobili, Jesuit Missionary.
..............................1681 A.D.
First English Church founded.
1705 A.D. King of Denmark sends first Protestant Mission-

...............1709 A.D. aries (Ziegenbalg and Plutscho.)
First English contribution for Missions in India

...............1750 A.D. given to Danish Mission.
Schwartz arrives in India.
...............1757 A.D. British interests in India established by victocy

...............1758 &;D. at Plassey under CIive.
Kiernander goes to Calcutta.
...............1793 A.D. Wm. Carey, First English Missionary and

Father of Modern Missions arrives in

...............1800 A.D. Calcutta.

..............................1806 A.D. Carey's first Hindu Convert baptized.

1812 A.D. Henry Martyn begins work in India.
...............1825 A.D. First American Missionaries: Burma (Judson.)

Abdul Masih, first native clergyman, ordained

...............1828 A.D. by Bishop Heber.
...............1829 A.D. Brahmo-Samaj founded by Ram Mohan Roy.

...............1830 A.D. Abolition of suttee.

First Scotch Missionaries: Alexander Duff and

...............1857 A.D. John Wilson.
...............1858 A.D. Sepoy Mutiny; East India Co. dissolved.
...............1875 A.D. Government of India transferred to Crown.
Arya Samaj founded by Dayanand Saraswati,

4 0 MIA ALLIANCR
...............1883 A.D.
...............1888 A.D. Indian National Congress instituted.
Miss Helen Dawlly, first Alliance Missionary

to India joined independent work under

...............1892 A.D. M. B. Fuller.
C. and M. A. took over North Berar Mission

...............1893 A.D. making Fuller Superintendent.
...............1894 A.D.
47 missionaries in India under C. & M. A.

New stations opened in Khandesh and Gujarat
under C.& M. A. (60 missionaries.)
...............1901 A.D.
............1906 & 1908 Severe famine in Gujarat.

...............1922 A.D. Revival throughout C. & M. A. Mission.

Violent political agitation leading to arrest of

1947 A.D. .............................................RI?n?edM?pe(uapFbheilnlailctdmieotnafwcGIeint.ahdnipdarhaiiny.aeru.g) urated.
1950 A.D.
1951 A.D.

PLEASE PRAY

1. For each Mission Station. 8. For the Preparatory Schools

(The underlined names in the map at Akola, Khamgaon, and Dholka.

on the opposite cover are C. and Recent Provincial action is curtail-

M. A. main stations occupied by ing our educational ministry in the

missionaries.) Bombay Presidency.
2. For Radhanpur, Akot, and 9. For Rev. and Mrs. A. I.

Arvi. Help us pray a line under Garrison who having r e a c h e d
retiral age are opening a Nepalese
these three places.
3. For consecrated national Bible School at Gorakhpur, U.P.

evangelists and teachers. (We 10. For the evangelistic efforts

repeat this request because of ~ t s now in progress as each district

importance.) missionary tours his assignlpent.

4. For a missionary spirit and 11. For those engaged in Adult

vision within the i n d i g e n gp s Literacy Work. 'May they not

Church. only minister to the intellectual

5. F o r a promising y o u n g thirst of their mature students but

worker who will finish his seminary to their hearts hunger as well.

course in the spring. 12. For the .adequate publica-

6. For the Bible School for tion of simple, fascinating, whole-

Gujarati Women recently opened some Christian literature to meet

at Dholka. the reading needs of the recent

7. For the long established literate.

Bible Schools: Marathi Men's 13. For the missionaries. We

Bible School at Nargaon, Marathi want to be adaptable, but only

Women's Bible School at Kham- God's grace can enable us to fully

gaon, and Gujarati Men's Bible live out our role of decreasing
School at Mehmedabad.
(Contmued on page 34)

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