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The history of the Church of Christ in South India starts
in the year 1935-1936 with a man named Johnson Edwards.
He had heard the teaching of the New Testament Church
through a stray copy of the Lookout, and had written to
America to find out more abo^nj^/his "NewTeaching." He was
directed to write to Mrs. Rothermel who for 16 years carried
on this work in South India> and Mr. Fred Smith, then
a co-worker in the Christian Mission to India. Upon their
invitation, Edwards visited North India and for severai
days "Wfw taught the teaching of the New Testament
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house. He published a paper called *'Faith and Prayer"
and our missionaries helped^ffchis endeavor. He started
the Church of Christ with two young helpers, Immanuel
Jacobs, later a-Maoi^v'tfaw^ and Abraham
Samuel. The n^R^dMoifl SraOT^Qhe workers was
Brother D, Doraiswamy, who with Brother Samuel, have
been faithful and are still working with the Church of Christ.
Mr. Edward's faithfulness was not as great as his
beginning zeal, and felt the lure of denominationalism. He
left the work here for long pemods of time, from 1940 until
1946 and again from 1948 until 1950. The last we have
heard of him, was i
Pentecostal Church
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When we arrived in Madras in June, 1950, we found
the village area of Churches faithful to HisWordf and
interested in further developing their knowledge of the truth.
Brother Doraiswamy had been faithful during the years,
even though he had done without pay for many years, and
had eaten fruit from the palm tree, at one timei for a period
of three months. These people had not been trained and
had many false ideas about the teachings of the Church of
Christi but they were sincere and eager to learn the truth.
We realized that no great
continued to live in Madras, 40 miles away from the work.
Therefore, in Wl!b A .tli&tohed roofed two
room house, with bamboo sides, and moved in. The South
Indian Christianand10 men and
7 women enrolled. Along the teaching in the College,
where I taught the men if th taught the women, we
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1950, we ;lt^\v .fo%P.<v0fewpifea?,vJiten,:i^^
of 7 more Churches here in the villages. Each preacher
stises&jed: imoppri&Bted; ffeople
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of 1951, there were 20 Churches of Chri^^; -Aishaac^JifiiL
means of evangelism, we had the preachers conduct schools
in feaohivillaîwherdiiidfeiwafr a^totsh bniWiAgV' iiiidimany
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plastered npr, had a pEmane,nt r^pf.., (The.tepipoisarK one
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Numerous programs were planned anld fii^caocted'tfoi: ifeiu^
further development of the Churches here. Included in
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Many clothes have beiengtatefuUy andus^dfor
Churchjgroups hdrei men and wOmeln and children. Alight
plant for the compomid was also given by one family.
; Hundreds of boys and girls ih America learned of South
India habits and customs through their Indian playmates
Baja and Banee,
. In 195SIduring the month of Marchj Gulioks arrived in
Madras , and came directly to' the comipound and-work. They
#(Bre at; the closing exercises of the school in Apfil, where
Brother S. I)aniel, w^ô. graduated in 1953, and Brother
Gi Doraiswamy, who graduated in 1952j î^re presiented their
diplomas by Mr. Guliok,' presMeiit of the College^. We ha^
beenlstudying the regional la^îag^ Of Tanail all during tliis
tiniei -^nd in Ati^st ,the Gulicks jOiriM in thife'study. In June
of 1953, Christ Nagar hostel was opened to boys frdm the
village scôls, and 23 enrolled. Although,this was open to
aily who were interested and who could meet the qualifi
cations, emphasis was placed on the Christian bqiys from
Churches of Chrwt in surrounding are têse. boys
have expressed; their desire to be either pêacher^.qr't^^
^he Bible; College opened in August, with 41 enrolled and 5
teacliers, teaching 13 diffOTenii subjects. >In Qptpber,
listening struck and demplished Gulicks' partly cpmpleted
house, and they 'continue^ to ,live in th,eir, one ropm oflBce
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/ 1953 ended with 72 Churches of Christ ah 45 preacliers
jfctid byJanuary: Slst^ 1954. thrpugh the qpm^ pf
all the werk, 2149 pepple have been baptized iriip,.Christ.
A three months' course especially for elders and deacons has
just been completedi ; i ? . , i /
In the near 1future, we. are! planningliDaily Vacation
Bible Schools with material ithat jhas: been prepared especially
for:the Church of Christ yillage school children.! . A Christian
Service iâmp is being prepared,yto.be,held.3n Julyf -There
are more than 50 villages that we are now teachings and each
of,the; existing six iareasrneed miueh evangelism' and .teaching.
Withoyer 30,000,000; TamUians, and 33,000,000 Telegus,
we have not yet b6gun. At this d&te, ^we are looMng forward
to- the arrival of . Mr. and ; Mrs.- Roy ;Goldsberry, who are
expecting to come sometime in 1954 or 1955, as the Lord wills.
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THE INDIA
Challenger
Published in the interest of the work of the Lord In South India by the
SOUTH INDIA CHURCH OF CHRIST MISSION
SEPTEMBER, 1954
FIFTH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE
BULLETINS PROM THE
BATTLELINRS
New Church Establlshe<l
III Madi-as Area
Another new church has been es
tablished in the Madras City area by
Brother Samuel and his helpers.
This makes five Tamil Churches and
one English Church in Madras City
area supported by the Palmyra
Church, Predericktown, Ohio. Last
year two new churches were estab
lished, and we are praying for the
same or more this year. Madras was
the original field when we arrived
in 1950 with two churches now
there are six.
Two \pw Churchcs Opened
In Colmbatore Field
Two new churches were establish
ed in the Coimbatore Field in March
and April. This makes a total of 14
churches in this great area that
should have at least 50 to 75 strong
churches. It is 250 miles away from
the compound, but a great area for
Christ. We established the first
church in this area in 1950, and the
Lord has doubled and tripled our
efforts each year. This fine area is
mainly supported by the Northeast
Church, Columbus, Ohio.
TeleRu Area Evanscelism Succeeds
In Opening Two New Churches
Two more churches have been
opened in the Telegu area this year
making a total of 5 new churches in
1954. This is the area that Brother
Goldsberry will work with and evan
gelize. There are over 30,000,000
Telegu people, and no one but the
Goldsberrys have dedicated their
lives to carry the simple New Test
ament Gospel to them. Please pray
that their visa will be granted by
the government of India. Whaf are
16 churches in one area among so
many? The people speaking Telegu
now have their own State, called
Andhra. and what a wonderful thing
it will be to have many missionaries
in Andhra. May the Goldsberrys be
but the first!
Oothakotie Area
Churches Strong
The churches In the Oothakotie
Art. Ruth, Dnvid, Patty and Joo. Ta
ken in April as Art was recovering
from hi.s illness.
area are growing In spiritual
strength and wisdom. Brother Dan
iel, our second graduate, is minister
ing to three of these churches and
they are all doing well.
Pereiapalayani Area Finishes
Three New Buildings
Three new buildings have been
built in this new area, and there is
much rejoicing there. It is not neces
sary to have a building, but how
wonderful it is when there is a cen
tral place of meeting besides the
trees or a Hindu temple! In this
area there is a far corner from us,
and closer to Madras, comprising
some 20 villages. The leaders of
them are calling us. We are teaching
them and preaching, but so far no
more new villagers have been bap
tized. The teaching is being done
and when the support of the men is
available, this will become our larg
est area, perhaps even larger than
the compound area. Pereiapalayam
is the center of a great Hindu festi
val lasting for 10 weeks. It draws
thousands from all of South India,
but in this stronghold of Hinduism,
there is a great cry for the Gospel.
"How shall they hear without a
Preacher, and how shall they preach
except they be sent?"
June was the anniversary month
in a double way. We resigned from
the Church of Christ in Lawrence-
burg, Indiana, effective in June of
1949, and on June 3, 1950, we ar
rived in Madras to begin our labors
for the Lord here. So it was five
years of the Mission and four years
for us In India. In this time, our
Lord has blessed us abundantly and
has, through your gifts and prayers,
used us and the native preachers to
win over 2,300 people to Christ. In
1950 there were only 3 Churches of
Christ In Madras, and one of them
closed. One man was preaching.
Today there are 77 Churches, and
over 50 men preaching His Word.
There were no .village Christian Day
Schools, and today there are over
50. Then there were only 3 small
rented buildings. Today 46 Church
es have their own buildings. Both
land and buildings have been given
by you in America through the
"Build A Church" campaign.
The Mission owns the 13 acre
compound where both Gulicks and
we live, and 24 acres of trees that
were given for the cultivation of
food for the Hostel. Our house was
finished in 1953, and Gulicks are
working on theirs. The hospital
work has helped thousands of pa
tients to be healed and treated, and
many have heard for the first time
about the Lord Jesus Christ there.
The Hostel and Bible College are
under the supervision of Brother
Bill and Ethel Gulick, and their re
ports are listed in this paper, too.
We have been constantly living
on Faith, and hoping and praying
that enough money would come to
meet the payroll each month, and
in a marvelous way. He has used
you to meet each need. We have
never had a surplus or backlog, but
this has not hindered the Work of
the Lord one bit, for we have to
keep humble and on our knees in
prayer to get by each day.
The future Is bright and so many
villages are asking us to come and
preach there. There are now over
50 villages that have asked us to
come and preach and establish
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PAGE TWO
BULLETINS
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churches in their midst, but we do
not have the men and money to do
more. Our goal is 1000 added to
the Lord this year, and 100 Church
es of Christ by the end of 1954. It
is possible if we could just get the
support for 15 more preachers at
?10 a month, and 25 more groups
to send money for a Church. We
are making the plans for this and
are doing everything in our power
to be ready when the Lord, through
you, sends the money to begin this
period of soul winning. Will you
pray with us that this can be ac
complished? WE CAN DO MORE
IN '54!
THE GREAT COMMISSION CLUB
We are happy to tell you folk
again of the great opportunity to
join the Great Commission Club.
Many have joined this, and now al
most all of the students enrolled in
the College this past year have a
sponsor. The first member of this
club was Brother Ralph Lambert's
Class at Belle, Missouri, and they
are still supporting their preacher.
Brother Yesudian. The second was
"A Friend" from the same church,
and from this beginning many have
joined. What is this Club? It is a
club of Honor, for the members are
actively engaged in the spreading
of the Gospel by supporting a na
tive preacher in India. Just the
other day we had a letter from a
good brother who said that the sup
porting of a native preacher, and
the letters they had received from
him had done more than anything
else in making the church mission
ary minded. Another Brother told
us that "The preacher that I support
will be preaching for me."
That is the truth, friends. Have
you ever heard an inspiring mission
ary message or good sermon and
said, "Yes, I will serve the Lord in
some direct way," and then forgot
all about it? Here is a real, con
crete way of spreading the Gospel
to the ends of the world. A native
preaclier here In South India needs
only $10.00 a month to live and
preach His Word. He works 2 8
days a month (Saturday mornings
are rest time), and that means he
works 244 hours a month for the
Lord, at a price of about 4 cents an
hour. He may be teaching a Chris
tian Day School, teaching a Sunday
School class, or be preaching and
doing personal evangelism, but the
whole work Is one of soul winning.
Some preachers teach one school,
and study all afternoon In the Bible
College, while some will teach two
or three village Christian Day
Schools, and preach at these places.
Where could your money buy so
much for so little.
THE INDIA CHALLENGER
This sod was supposed to protect his
village, but he failed. Here one of
our ifospel prearher.s Is standing be
side liim preaching the Gospel.
Young people, even though you
are only 6 or 7 in number in your
class, each could miss a candy bar,
or chewing gum or coke a day and
support a preacher. Ladies, will
four of you save ten cents a day on
your shopping, and support a
preacher? A family of four, with
each member saving 10 cents a day,
can support a preacher. Elders,
deacons, preachers, will you save
33 cents a day and support a preach
er?
We need 25 new men this year to
preach His Word in this great time
of expansion of His work. The har
vest is so great, and if you do not
support this great and worthy club,
souls will go lost to Hell. In 1952
there were 855 souls baptized into
Christ: in 1953 there were 907;
and this year there can be over
Published quarterly by the South
India Church of Christ Mission
MISSIONARIES: Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Morris, Mr. and Mrs.
William B. Gulick.
ADDRESS: Madrapakkam Village,
via Gummudlpond Post, South
India.
EDITOR and FORWARDING A-
GENT for ARTHUR MORRIS
Family: D. Eugene Houpt, Box
510, Danville, Illinois.
FORWARDING AGENT for MR.
and MRS. GULICK: Dorothy M.
Schmale, Box 8 4, Price Hill,
Cincinnati 5, Ohio.
MIDDLEFORK JOURNAL
TEL. 104 POTOMAC, ILLINOIS
The devil's television unti^nna. The
wind blows the bells, the gods hear
them and come down to tlie temple.
1000. Will you volunteer for this
Club?
REPORT OF PROJECTS
AND NEEDS
The Build A Church campaign is
still going strong and because of new
churches, 22 last year and 5 so far
this year, there is need for 25 more
church buildings. We had thought
that this project would be finished,
but that was a shortsighted and
faithless way. There should never
be a time when we do not need
more churches. Remember it is on
ly $20.00 for a building and $20.00
for the land. Sometimes land Is
cheap, and we can do both for the
$20.00, but this Is rare. If you
want us to do both, please try to
send at least $30.00 We will be
able to do most of them for this but
the building is smaller.
THE FLSHERS OP MEN TRAILER
This is a worthy project for a
church or an individual who has
been particularly blessed by the
Lord. As I mentioned in the last is
sue of the Challengoi', this trailer
can be built here in India, and we
will have no duty or freight to pay.
It can be completely built and equip
ped for $500.00. In it will be a
small kerosene stove, double deck
beds, and equipment room where
the generator, public address sy
stem, slide machine and filmstrips
will be carried and used. We will
go from village to village and visit
and teach the men, women and chil
dren. We will spend at least three
days In a village, and try and cover
the whole field each year. There
will be souls strengthened, souls
won and Churches made strong in
Christ. Who can help?
IT'S A LOXG WAY BACK
BUT IT'S FARTHER AHEAD
We think back to those days in
the winter of 1949 and the spring
of 1950 when we prayed that our
visa would be granted by the gov
ernment of India. Finally it came,
and then we could not get passage
on any ship. Finally, an old adver
tisement filed away provided a ship
in two weeks. Living link and sup
port for the work came, and we were
soon in Madras. The Lord helped us
to find a favorable landlord, and we
began looking after His church.
Again it was just in time, for the
village churches were so discouraged
that there was no hope of a mission
ary coming to teach them, that in
July they were all going the way of
another teaching. We came, and
even before they had seen us, they
turned down this offer that had been
so persistently given, and set out to
build for Christ. The task was so
great and we prayed for workers.
The Gulicks were given their visa at
a time when it seemed impossible.
We saw stacks of refused visas, but
their presence was needed, and He
gave it. Now the work is so much,
that again help is needed. The Roy
Goldsberry's have their living link
and passport, and have applied for
their visa. Will it come? We believe
it will and know it will if you good
folk pray for them as you have in
the past. Still more workers are
needed. At least one family in Ma
dras, and one in Colmbatore side.
TJiere is a long way ahead, but it is
safe in the hands of Christ.
OTHER NKEDS
We can still use more cycles and
pressure kerosene lanterns. They
are wonderful aids to an effective
village work. Your gift of $15.00
for a lantern will last for at least
10 years, and over 1,000 services
will have good light. Help us spread
the Light with a light.
RAJA AND RAXEE IX
VACATION" TIME
During the month of April, Raja
and Ranee received a letter from
one of their relatives, Veythamuthu,
who was a cousin brother to them.
Their cousin brother wrote in this
way:
April 10, 1954
Dear Little Cousins,
Now that the College is drawing
to a close, and vacation time is al
most upon you, my Mother, Father
and I are hoping you will decide,
with your family, to come back to
the village of Soorapondie. While
you are here, we hope you will hold
the Church meetings, and also the
Daily Vacation Bible School for this
summer.
We do very much need j-our
Christian guidance. A new temple
Is being erected in this village, and
they are sculpturing great images
of the sacred bull, and Krishna,
along with several of their minor
deities. Elephant heads are also
there for the god Ganesh. This
brings Hinduism closer to us than
ever before, and we sometimes feel
that the Light will go out unless we
are quickly reinforced.
You remember the village well
in the center of the village. Well,
since you left, we were ordered not
to use it any more, but must get
our water outside the village. Yes,
the well is sacred and for the use of
Hindus only.
The watchman left the church
door open again last Sunday night,
or it must have been early evening,
for when the missionaries came to
church, the hogs had been in again.
Fortunately, there was little dam
age done, but how unpleasant for
all.
The ten-week festival started last
Saturday at Periapalayam and, of
course, all of the people from Soor
apondie went either to watch or
to take part in it. They left in bul
lock carts, busses, lorries (trucks),
and by walking. It was a great
time for all, and all the men were
dressed in those hideous devil-head
ed costumes, and the women began
dancing around dressed only in
leaves from the nearby trees. They
have this every Saturday and Sun
day for the ten-week period, and it
is supposed to appease their gods
and give them a good harvest. In
church, we showed them the evil of
all this, and the futility, and pointed
out that their god had to be carried
around on a stick, and so would be
unable to help anyone. Then we
planned special worship periods in
our church, so our people who are
Christian would feel that they could
have an active part in this festival
praying against the god, and for
the people. We also had to keep a
good watch to see that some of the
weaker Christians didn't attend this
festival for the food it affords. How
wonderful it would be to have three
meals a day, and to never again
have "hunger pains".
So, you can see why we need you
so this summer, and what you will
have to help us with when you ar
rive. If we could this summer make
a special effort to get the Christians
to cut and keep cut their long,
Hindu-inspired hair, that alone
would be quite a testimony. So, un
til you arrive, I remain,
Your devoted cousin brother,
Veythamuthu.
PAGE THREE
MORRIS CODE
"Dedicated to our Friends in
Christ, wherever they may be"
It has been quite a long time
since we have written to you, and it
seems longer, as I have been sick
most of the time. Just after our
convention in March, I became sick
with yellow jaundice, and before
that was cured, they checked and
found that I also had a good case of
amoebic dysentry. The only trouble
with these two diseases is that one
type of medicine and treatment
cures one, and requires just the op
posite treatment for the other. Fi
nally, they gave me Aureomycin
and this cures all the infections. In
four weeks I was cured, instead of
many months. Now as soon as the
six weeks of rest are over, I will be
as good as new. Thanks to all who
have written words of kindness and
cheer.
I have before me two wrappers of
goods purchased for the family.
C.ne has in large print these words,
'MADE IN ENGLAND," but in
small print above these letters is
"same as." On the other wrapper
in large print is the "MADE IN
ENGLAND," and in small printing
"superior to." This seems rather
strange, but to me it is a good les
son for all Christians. Here in South
India the standard of excellence of
any art'cle is that it is made in Eng
land. England as the ruler of India
was looked upon as ruler of the
world, and although we know that
their goods are not so good in qual
ity or price as those MADE IN U. S.
A., still the highest praise of any
article is tliat it is made in England.
Today, because of the freedom of
India and the high import restric
tions, many things cannot come in
from abroad, and they are being
manufactured here in India. In al
most every article, there is some
flaw. It is either not the right size,
color, or shape or it will break in a
few days. As a result, they want
their products to be known as Made
in England so they can command a
higher price and wider buying pub
lic. It ia a deception, but this brings
in the real point of the story. Jesus
ordained and established only One
Churrh. He is the head of only one
Church, and only one Church is His
bride, but the world is filled with
many counterfeits. Some churches
have been established in Germany,
some in England, France, Switzer
land or even in America. Christ's
Church was established in Jerusa
lem on the day of Pentecost and no
matter how some say that is MADE
AS IN JERUSALEM, or even SU-
PAGE FOUR
MORRIS CODE
PERIOR TO THAT MADE IN JE
RUSALEM, it is NOT His Church or
His plan. Let us not trust in substi
tutes, but let us be strong for Hia
Churchbuilt by Him, Christ Him
self. Again we see this use in many
who say, "Yes, I want to see the
heathen converted, and the Gospel
spread all over the world, but It
does not mean Me in the Great Com
mission. I will work here or there,
as I like. It Is the SAJME AS; or I
will give my offerings to the Com
munity Chest. It is the SAME AS
giving it to a Mission field. I'll
think of the missionaries. It Is the
SAME AS writing a letter of encour
agement. I will feel sorry for the
missionaries, it is the SAME AS
praying for them." In Missions, let's
DO MORE THAN EVER BEFORE
IN '54.
March was a birthday month.
Patty turned three, and I also had
a birthday. Thanks for all the love
ly birthday cards and greetings.
How true it Is that time marches on,
and when we come home next year
on furlough, we doubt if you will re
member us.
Speaking of Anniversaries, we
want to thank you good folk, one
and all, for your wonderful cooper
ation and help in the five years of
the History of the South India
Church of Christ Mission. Your
prayers and gifts have wrought a
great work in South India. May
God bless you.
Yours in Christ,
Art
LIFE IN THE ORIENT
Ruth
Following are several late "news
items" that we thought would be of
interest to you. These are found in
"The Mail," which is the daily news
paper of South Indiaor at least,
one of them.
"India's Attitude to Foreign Mis
sionaries" May 21, 1954
From a rather long article, I
quote this paragraph, "The old Idea
of missionaries going to backward
countries to convert the heathen,
who were supposed to be primitive
and very backward people, obvious
ly has little implication in the India
of today. Sometimes, however, that
Idea persists and comes in the way
of free and equal intercourse, which
we would like to encourage." Just
before this Mr. Nehru states, "Hu
manitarian and educational work is
always welcome, and though we
may not he enthusiastic about pure
ly evangelical work, we do not wish
to come In Its way."
Under advertising "Grateful
thanks to Lord Jesus, BI. Virgin
Mary and dear Sr. Alphonse for an
impossible and other great favours
granted."
"Weather Report, May 19. Ma
dras, Maximum temperature - 107.
Minimum temperature - 83."
"Buddha's Gospel recalled. The
third and last day of Buddha Jayan-
tl celebrations marking the 2498th
year of the Buddha's enlightenment
commenced this morning with a pic
turesque procession of Tibetan
monks attired In colourful national
robes. The Tibetan lamas offered
puhahs, and kindled several thou
sands of brass lamps under the Ma-
habodhl tree at the foot of the im
age of Buddha. The Burmese priests
and a lone Chinese woman from a
Chinese temple along with Ceylon-
ese Buddhists also offered puja ac
cording to their own religious rites.
"Of all the gospels," Sri Diwakar
added, "the modern world has been
attracted most by the gospel of Bud
dha which was the product of great
spiritual realization."
"Matrimonial
Wanted - A bride of Tamil Brah
min or sub castes for a tall, fair, In
telligent, young Brahmin officer of
central government drawing RS500
a month. Bride must be fair, edu
cated in arts and cooking and will
ing to pay reasonable dowry. An
swer with horoscopes and refer
ences to Box 10, Madras mail."
These are not our opinions or
views, but sidelights of the dally
news as It comes to us.
HOSPITAL NEWS
The hospital is still in running.
We need more money, more equip
ment, more bandages, first aid kits
for the preachers, beds, Bible pic
tures for the Hindus, a microscope,
and an American nurse. The work
has such possibilities that an Amer
ican nurse is very essential and the
government is giving visas for nurs
es. We need a nurse with a pioneer
spirit, a willingness to work, and
one who can appreciate and want to
help those in darkness and filth
and just plain dirt. We do not want
one who requires the highest stand
ards of civilization, nor one who
looks "down" upon these poor, Ig
norant people. Is there such a one
Our cJo.sc petrol (gas) pump. It is
only 25 miles from Maclrnpakkam.
left today?
NUGGETS FROM THE
GOLDSBERRYS
It is time once again for us to
make our report to God's people.
Barbara and I can only report the
blessings of our Lord. As we travel
from place to place in our beloved
United States telling others about
the need in South India for the sav
ing power of Jesus Christ, we have
been thrilled with the reception
those of the Household of Faith
have given to us. We have also been
thrilled by the many other manifes
tations of God's goodness toward us.
These serve to Increase our faith in
our Lord and also serve to strength
en the bands of Christian love be
tween us and those who have us in
their prayers. Again and again,
God's truth is displayed to us that
"if we walk in the light as He Is in
the light, we have fellowship one
with another and the blood of Jesus
Christ, His son, cleanseth us from
all sin."
Thus far we have presented the
work of the mission and our plans
in the chapels of two Bible colleges,
41 congregations, one missionary
rally, one Christian service camp,
one public school assembly, and one
youth rally. We are writing this
from the State of California, where
we still have a number of speaking
dates before heading back to the
Mlddlewest once more.
We feel that each one should give
not only an account of the funds he
receives for mission work, but that
he should also give the method he
uses in disbursing those funds. We
should like to tell you folk how we
are handling this until such time as
we are on the field. It Is to be rec
ognized that many things might oc
cur to close the door of India to us.
With such a possibility, the church
es should be safeguarded in their
giving to us. Since we feel very
strongly about this point, we have
devised the following method of
safeguarding the churches.
1. The funds pledged for our liv
ing expenses are being placed Into
our repatriation fund. We must pro
duce a letter to the effect that this
fund is on hand before the Govern
ment of India will grant us visas.
By having the churches at Portland
and East Palestine place our living-
link money Into this fund, it will be
on hand by the time we sail.
2. The funds pledged for our share
of the operating expenses of the
mission are being placed Into our
fund to purchase transportation to
India and Into our student support
fund. In this manner, neither item
NUGGETS
one nor Item two will be touched by
us until we are assured that visas
will be granted to us. In the event
we are restrained from entering the
mission field, these monies will be
returned to the churches and the in
dividuals for their use in other mis
sion work.
3. The money we receive when we
speak presenting the work is being
placed into our general fund. From
this general fund we receive our ex
pense money, which covers only the
expenses we Incur while traveling
in this country. Out of this general
fund, we are purchasing 3,000 co
pies of the Life of Christ visualized
for the Telegu-speaking people.
When we receive our visas, we will
use this general fund to purchase
the items we will need to take with
us to the field for the mission work.
In the event we are restrained from
entering the field, since these monies
in this general fund were given to
the mission, we will divide them
evenly between the workers now on
the field.
As you can see from the above,
this method of handling the finances
entrusted In our care leaves us with
no personal Income at all. There are
certain personal requirements
doctor bills and the like that all
of us have to meet. To take care of
this, we have scheduled some evan
gelistic meetings. The last one was
at Portland, Indiana, during the first
of April. Recently, our personal
funds were almost non-existent, and
we were faced'with some necessary
personal needs. We were wondering
how they would be met when we
learned again that the Lord takes
care of His children. HE DOES
PROVIDE. One of our needs was to
pay the insurance on our car. If we
were going to travel in behalf of the
mission, the car had to be Insured.
Then we spoke at Portland, Indiana,
during a mid-week service. Since
this was Barbara's living-link church
and they were already supporting
the work, we did not expect an of
fering. But at the close of the serv
ice, to our complete surprise, their
minister stood and told the folk that
he thought it would be a fine ges
ture for them to receive an offering
for us for some of our personal
needs. We had not even made these
needs known to him nor anyone else,
except the Lord. When the offering
was received, there was enough In
it to pay for our automobile insur
ance. THE LORD PROVIDES.
Again, the other day another need
of a personal nature came before us.
One of the tires on our car was worn
very smooth. Though we could have
legitimately taken the funds for a
new tire from our expense money,
we were reluctant to do so because
some of the wear on it had come be
fore we were using the car for mis
sion business. When this need arose
we were staying with Bert Layman,
minister of the church at Afton, Ok
lahoma. Brother Layman was going
to trade for a new tire, using a good,
but used, one as a trade-In. He came
in as we were eating breakfast and
said, "I notice you have a very
smooth tire. I will get the same
trade-in value for a smooth tire as I
will a good used one, so let's trade."
Now we have four good tires on the
car. THE LORD PROVIDES.
One of the things that is discour
aging to the recruit as he travels to
speak for his work Is that he seldom
sees the results of his labors. By
this we mean that he sees very few
people accept the Lord Jesus as Sa
viour. It does his soul good when he
can take time out to do some soul
winning. The summer camps he
works in and the revivals he holds
fill this need. We have just come
from a week of camp near Joplin,
Missouri, and last April we worked
in the revival meeting of the Port
land, Indiana, church. Here is a list
of future revivals:
Christ's Church, Eastside Park,
Kentucky, October 1-9. First Chris
tian Church, Carthage, Missouri, Oc
tober 11-24.
The Mo-Ark-Kan-Ok Christian
Service camp met this year at
Strong's Ranch near Joplin, Mis
souri. True Lockhart of Alba, Mis
souri, was the dean. Barbara help
ed with the music and I taught a
class in becoming a Christian and
spoke at the morning chapel serv
ices. We made many new friends
and were able to renew old acquaint
ances as Professor Dale, formerly of
CBS and now of Ozark Bible College
and A1 Karges, a former classmate,
were both working in the camp.
Brother Karges is the minister of
the fast-growing Blendville Chris
tian Church of Joplin. Brother A1
Part of the clothes sent in a nsetl
clothes parcel by the Little Prairie
Church, Albion, Illinois. Such joy
you have never seen. Keep value of
parcels under S3.00.
PAGE FIVE
spoke in the evening vesper services.
An invitation was extended at both
the morning chapel and evening ves
per services. During the week eight
senior young people confessed Jesus
as Savior and Lord. Instead of hav
ing the usual "Galilean service" on
the closing night of camp, we spoke
and showed the slides we have of
the .South India field. The last slide
in the series is a baptismal service
taken on New Year's day in India.
This slide provides, an excellent op
portunity to extend an invitation,
which is what we did. Two young
boys came forward to confess their
Lord. The faculty concluded that
this was a "real life dedication serv
ice."
Tulsa, Oklahoma, is the cleanest
and most progressive city we have
visited, and the Cincinnati Avenue
Christian Church of that city is as
zealous and as enthusiastic as any
church in our country. After speak
ing in their mid week service, and
talking with the folk, we concluded
that they are a praying congregation
as well. One of the women's circles
of the church has decided to "adopt"
Barbara and send her personal gifts
for her birthday, anniversary, and
so on. This should help make life
seem easier for her In India. The
church also decided to send us $10
a month to provide for a native Bi
ble student.
Speaking about providing for na
tive Bible students, our hearts were
touched when we visited Kentucky
Christian College. My living-link
church at East Palestine, Ohio, has
two young men enrolled there pre
paring for the ministry. One is nam
ed Robert Booth. After speaking in
chapel. Bob approached me and said,
"People have made it possible for
me to study for the ministry, and I
would like to send you my tithe to
help another study for the ministry."
This is certainly a fine example of a
consecrated young man.
About a week ago, we met with
another group of consecrated young
people. The young people at the Pe-
taluma, California, church invited
us to speak for them In Bible school.
After the morning services, a "sail
ing party" was given at the home of
their teacher, Mrs. Alice Coate. Tha
theme was "the Goldsberrys are
sailing to India." After a fine pic
nic lunch, the llvingroom windows
were covered and we showed our
slides. After the slides were finish
ed, the young people had many
questions to ask us about the people,
the climate, the country, and the
PAGE SIX THE INDIA CHALLENGER
JESUS ESTIMATES THE VALUE OF A SOUL YOU CAN BALANCE THE SCALES
M(5JtON OffER'NB
You-*15
Jesus said, 'For what shall a man be profited, if he
shall gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? or what
shall a man give in exchange for his life?" Mat. 16:2G.
The average expeiiso per baptism in South India
has been $15. This include.s all expenses of wliatever
nature to the mission and missionaries.
WORSHIP IX INDIA
by BILL GULICK
"Where shall we go to church to
night?" This is the usual question
the missionaries ask each other each
Lord's day evening. It is difficult
to visit even each one of the 2 5 com
pound area churclies regularly. The
Lord's day evening service offers
one of the best opportunities to see
the preacher and the church in ac
tion. So usually on Sunday night
Art and Ruth Morris, their children,
David. Patti and .loe. and Bill and
Ethel Gulick climb into the Morris'
jeep and leave for a village worship
service. Come and worship with us
this Sunday night.
It is impossible to know exactly
what time a particular church will
hold its worship service. And the
time varies greatly in each church
depending upon the season of the
year. If it is harvest time the church
may hold the evening meeting at
10 p.m., or its morn'ng service as
early as 5 a.m. The preacher rings
the bell when he thinks the people
are likely to gather. The people ga
ther after they hear the bell ring.
But before the ringing of the bell
the preacher often walks through
the village calling into each Chris
tian home that it is nearing church
time and they must come. After be
coming acquainted with a congre
gation we usually know whether
they like an "early" or "late" ser
vice. Then taking into considera
tion the season of the year we can
approach rather close to about what
time the service generally is held.
Also the villagers are very accomo-
dating. Whenever the preacher sees
the missionaries coming he lights
the lantern and rings the bell. He
calls out instructions to one of the
school boys and soon someone comes
carrying a rope bed from someone's
home for us to sit on. If this is your
first visit to a village and they
know beforehand that you are com
ing they will have a garland of flow
ers to place about your neck. We all
stoop to enter the small door and
seat ourselves on the bed. The chil
dren quickly seat themselves cross-
legged on the floor and sit gazing
up into our faces. The men seat
themselves together toward the
front and the women toward the
back of the building.
The service begins as the preach
er leads in the singing of one of the
native songs. The children sing en
thusiastically the songs they have
been taught in school through the
week. Sometimes the preacher will
sing a line and the congregation
will repeat it after him. Occasion
ally the songs may be accompanied
by the beating of drums or the play
ing of a harmoniutn. Whether there
are instruments or not, some usual
ly keep time by clapping their hands.
Meanwhile people enter and leave
at will. A mother may call her child
from a distance or come to the door
and call right into the church build
ing. The child will get up and run
out. Conversations are never con
ducted in a whisper. The preacher
often interrupts his singing to call
out to someone to sit down or to be
quiet.
After the song the preacher
places the lantern where he wants
it, adjusts the wick, and picks up his
Bible to read. Because of the poor
light and the wind he may pause
frequently in his reading to adjust'
the lantern or the wick. He may be
the only one in the congregation to
have a Bible. Sometimes there may
be two or three other men who are
able to read and who have Bibles.
Immediately after the Bible read
ing the preacher launches into his
sermon. We always enjoy the
preaching which at least of an eve
ning is always without written notes.
To these pieachers notes and a pul
pit might prove to be a great hin
drance. Their hands are fully as ex
pressive as their voices in their
preaching, Many times the sermon
may be interrupted. The preacher
may pause and call out to the peo
ple to be quiet. Or a Hindu present
may want to debate a i)articular
point for a few moments. Someone
from the congregation may com
ment on the sermon. Often a village
leader seated near the front will
ga"e in fascination at the preacher
all through the sermon and con
stantly say Uh, Uh, Uh.
While a song is being sung, after
the sermon is finished, someone
takes up the evening offering. The
communion plate does double duty
both for the loaf of the liOrd's Sup
per and the offering. Usually a few
will give one pice {^ of an anna,
or about of a cent). Sometimes
there will be an anna (Ihi cents)
or 2 annas (about 3 cents) in the
collection. The offering may be so
small that the preacher has to pro
vide from his salary for the loaf and
fruit of the vine for the Lord's Sup
per. During the harvest, however,
WORSHIP
many give generously at a Thanks
giving service. This year much of
the repair work on the church build
ings was paid for by the congrega
tions themselves from their harvest
offerings.
The offering having been receiv
ed. we are ready for the observance
of the Lord's Supper. The members
kneel on their hands and knees with
their eyes closed in prayer. The
preacher reads a passage of Scrip
ture, usually I Corinthians 11: 23
ff., and comments on its meaning.
Many times this period of explana
tion amounts to a second sermon.
After the Scripture reading he
takes the flat, unleavened loaf
made from rice flour in his hands
and breaks it and lays it on the
plate. The fruit of the vine is pro
vided for by boiling raisins to ex
tract their juice and this is near at
hand in a decanter. After a short
prayer of blessing for the loaf it is
distributed to each member. The
preacher goes to each Christian and
gives a "gentle" tap to let them
know he is there. Then after the
prayer for the cup the fruit of the
vine is poured from the decanter in
to the one glass and is likewise dis
tributed to each.
Following the Lord's Supper the
closing prayer announces the end
of the service. All rise hurriedly
and placing their hands, with the
tips of their right and left hand fin
gers touching, in front of their faces
they each say "Stotheram." This is
the Christian greeting here in South
India and literally means "Praise."
Thus we have an opportunity not
only to worship but also to see how
well the student preacher is re
sponding to his teaching in the
classroom. We also get an idea as
to whether or not we are meeting
the particular needs of the people
in this field with the teaching we
are giving. The sermon, the man
ner in which the service is conduct
ed, the attitude of the people, the
condition of the meeting place, the
singing, and the little bits of con
versation we are able to understand
all combine as the real test of the
effectiveness of our daily labor of
teaching and the preachers' daily
labor of study and field work.
Naturally we take a human pride
in our students and our comments
to each other on the way home re
flect that we consider the preacher
under discussion has passed the test
and that our labor is not in vain In
the Lord.
GOSPEL CYCLE BRIGADE
by BILL GULICK
During the past school year thir
teen of the students have put as
many cycles to work as they travel
ed to the villages in their work of
preaching and teaching. A number
of these used their own cycles for
which they had paid themselves or
are In the process of purchasing.
The college supplies two tires and
two tubes annually to those stu
dents who own and use their own
cycles for their Christian work.
Each student pays for the necessary
repairs and maintenance of his cy
cle. Some of the cycles are mission
cycles and are used exclusively for
mission work. These cycles are
equipped, repaired and maintained
by the mission.
It would be difficult to estimate
the number of miles the men have
cycled in order to preach the Gospel
during this past school year. Some
of them have a daily round trip of
fourteen to sixteen miles in order to
teach in the village Christian Day
Schools. The cycles have been in
valuable in permitting large num
bers of the students to go in a body
to the distant surrounding villages
for the evangelistic meetings held
each Wednesday evening during the
school year.
The cycles have saved them long
wearisome hikes under the hot sun,
thus conserving needed energy and
precious time, helping them to be
better and more effective servants
of Jesus Christ.
Part of the Gospel Cycle Brigade.
SO. INDIA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE
GRADUATES THIRD STUDENT
IN THREE-YEAR HISTORY
by BILL GULICK
The third annual graduation serv
ice of South India Christian College
was held April 7, 1954. G. D. Yesu
dian, our interpreter, was the third
consecutive graduate to receive his
diploma. Brother Yesudian is a high
school graduate and holds the Sec
ondary School Leaving Certificate.
He had had one year of college work
in an interdenominational school be
fore the coming of the Morrises as
the first resident Church of Christ
missionaries in South India. Thus,
with his three years of work in
South India Christian College, he
has completed a full four-year col
lege course.
PAGE SEVEN
All during his student days Bro
ther Yesudian also carried the bur
den of translating into Tamil for the
classes taught in English by the mis
sionaries. In addition he has served
as the faithful minister of the Com
pound church and the church at Ma-
drapakkam.
When classes resume in August,
Brother Yesudian will teach Homll-
etics and Village Teaching Methods.
This will be a start in a contemplat
ed Practical Ministries department.
Brother Yesudian will teach addi
tional subjects in this same field in
future years. He Is being supported
in his work by the Christian Church,
Belle, Missouri.
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G. O. Ye-siidinii, 3rd ffradwate of the
South India Christian College.
Ethel Giilick opening a package from
home.
Bill Giilick and James, an 8th stand-
ard Christ Nagar Hostel student.
PAGE EIGHT
David holdinii two of Susan's puppies
wliile the njaiiiina watcljes.
NUGGETS
mission work. As we were prepar
ing to leave, one of tiiem stood and
made a very Impressive speech pre
senting us with a check and inform
ing us that they were going to send
us regular support for the operation
of our part of the mission. We re
joice in their interest, for we know
that as they grow in grace and
knowledge of our Master, they will
be blessed because of this step they
have taken. In their youth they
have begun to lead the consecrated
life, and certainly they will contin
ue to grow therein and should reach
great heights in their spiritual de
velopment. Thanks to them, to Mrs.
Coate. and to Joan Smith from San
Jose Biblo College, who works with
them during the summer months.
In almost every one of the church
es we visit, we note something wor
thy of passing on to others through
the Chnllonsei". Lack of space for
bids this, but to all who have gra
ciously given us the right hand of
fellowship and have helped speed
us along our way to India, we give
our heart felt thanks.
SENT) THR SCRIPTURES TO INDIA
The American Bible Society will
send the Scri^'ures to India In your
name If you will make a contribution
to them with that re'iuest. Here Is
the procedure. Send your money to
the ABS in this country requesting
that Bibles or Testaments in the Ta
mil or Telegu language be sent to
the South India Church of Christ
Mission, Madrapakkam Village, Via
Oummudipondl Post, South India.
They will do the rest. A Bible costs
about $1.08, and a New Testament
from 20c to 30c. Individuals and
churches can render a tremendous
service to the Mission if they will
do this.
CHILDREN'S NOOK
by DAVID, PATTY and JOE
Dear Friends in America,
I am glad to write to you again, and tell you how we are. For my birth
day last October, Daddy got me a monkey, which I called Babu. He was a
nice monkey, and the hostel boys liked him so well that he stayed there. One
day Jeeves, the big dog, came and chased Babu and killed him. Now my
monkey Is dead. One of the boys prayed for him at the funeral, and we put
up a stone over his grave.
Mommy has ordered me a set of lessons from America for the 2nd grade,
and as soon as they come, my vacation will be over. The sun has been so hot
that we cannot play out at noon time, but the evenings, after four, are not too
hot. One day we hitched up Janice, the small donkey, to my wagon, and Joe
and Patty and I had a nice ride. Then Janice got seared and ran so fast. Fin
ally, Daddy caught her, but we were all dumped out of the wagon first. Janice
can really run fast if she wants to.
Now that Patty is three years old, it is time for her to learn to read,
so I am teaching her the A B C's. We use pictures and Patty and Joe can
both learn. See if you can tell the letters from the following pictures:
The dhoby you see is carrying some dirty clothes that he will wash In
some stream, starch, Iron and take back to the owners. Next time I'll do E
F G and H. Then you can see how Patty is learning to read.
A B
A Autorickshaw: A taxi for two.
B Bullock Cart: The chief means
of transportation.
D
C Coolie: They cai-rj* their loads B Dhoby: He is the laundry man.
on their heads.
Box 510
Danville, Illinois
Form 3547 requested
THE INDIA
Challenger
Published in the interest of the work of the Lord in South India by the SOUTH
INDIA CHURCH OF CHRIST MISSION
SPRING 1954
NEWS NOTES
By BILL GULICK
Class for Elders
For a period of three months
Brother Morris and I alternated
teaching the men from the nearby
congregations each Thursday night.
The class was about one hour in
length and included teaching on the
qualifications for elders and deacons,
their duties, manner and method of
selection and ordination. Coupled with
this was some discussion concerning
the practical problems involved. The
class was held at 7 each Thursday
night and generally closed ai-ound 8.
One rice meal, the evening meal, was
provided for the men who attended
since many lived at a distance and all
had to come right from their field
work in order to attend the class.
Some walked as many as 7 miles in
order to be able to receive this Bible
teaching. The majority of those who
came spent the night on the com
pound, returning to their homes the
following morning. We felt that much
was accomplished by this 3 months'
course and are contemplating repeat
ing the course next year.
Laborers for the Harvest
At the time of this writing we now
know of at least 25 young men from
churches of Christ here in South
India who want to study for the Gos
pel ministry this coming school year.
Applications to come have been re
ceived already long before the closing
of this current school year. The har
vest is great. The laborers are few.
These young men want to be laborers
in the Lord's harvest field. In order
to be effective servants of Christ they
must be trained. In order to train
them the Bible College must have $10
per month for each student. This
means a monthly increase in our
budget of $250 by August. At the
present time we are going beyond the
money which comes in each month
for student support in order to care
for the students who have no spon
sors. Therefore unless additional
student support is forthcoming not a
single one of these new applicants
will be able to enroll next year. Pray
with us that the Lord of the Harvest
will make it possible for these la
borers to be sent into His harvest
field. If you are able to provide a
(Continued on page 2)
k
V
Wiltiam B. Gulick, pretideni of th
South India Christian College.
Ethel Gulick with her two adopted sent,
BabrI and Smderaj. They are cleaning freth
fish for the evening meat.
OUR FIRST YEAR
By BILL GULICK
It was a year ago February 7 that
Ethel and I left our home in Cincin
nati bound for South India. We sailed
from New York on February 20 and
arrived in Bombay, India, March 21.
From there we came by train to
Madras, arriving on March 23. The
Lord was gracious in making it pos
sible for us to be present for the
graduation exercises and closing of
the second school year of South India
Christian College. The quality of their
teaching and the great progress they
had made in Christ impressed upon
us even more firmly the privilege that
was now ours in being co-workers
with Arthur and Ruth Morris.
We chose to remain on the plains
during the hot season, though many
argued against it. We felt we had
enough of our American energy left
to see us through the first hot season
at least and especially we desired to
woi^k on our house and finish it before
the opening of the new school year.
At the time we thought we would
save the mission much expense by
building simply of mud as the native
peoples do and covering the walls
with cement. Other buildings on the
compound had been built in that man
ner and were lasting very well. Be
sides, we did not have enough money
to do more than this. So we worked
through the summer and succeeded in
completing the walls and getting
them plastered. And then we were
forced to stop because there was no
more money. It was quite a blow to
us on October 4 when the Christ
Nagar Hostel boys came running at
(5 A. M. to tell us the walls of our
house had caved in.
Ethel wrote in her diary the events
of that day. 'At first we thought it
was the Hostel, but it was our new
house completely demolished. Three
walls in the living room had col
lapsed and the other walls in the
house were ready to fall. So our
summer's work and expense on the
house were gone. But we were gi-ate-
ful we weren't in it! The Morris's
house was also struck by lightning
and a piece from the side of the
asbestos roof about one foot wide was
ripped off. And the cement which
joined the wall and roof was scat-
PAGE 2
OUR FIRST YEAR
(Continued from page 1)
tered. No one was hurt, for which we
praise God."
Therefore in one seftse we are back
where we were when we started our
first year in South India, without a
home. First we lived in Morris's home
while they were in the hills. Then we
moved into the dispensary while they
were putting a permanent roof on
their home, and while we were finish
ing the two-room mud and thatch
building where Brother Morris and I
each planned to have an office. From
the dispensary Ethel and I moved
into our office room. Recently things
became so crowded that Brother Mor
ris moved his office fui-niture and
books out of his office into the store
building they had just completed so
that we could have his office room and
consequently a little more space.
Fifty gifts of fifty dollars each will
provide $2500 with which we can
build a permanent house. In it will be
four rooms, a kitchen, sewing and liv
ing room, bedroom and a bathroom. It
will be built of brick and will have a
permanent roof. We plan to build in
such a way that we can add to the
same building later if more money
should become available for that pur
pose. We are praying that if it is the
Lord's will there are fifty persons,
Bible classes, missionary societies, or
churches that will each be able to send
a gift of fifty dollars for this purpose.
These gifts should be sent to our for
warding agent, Miss Doi'othy M.
Schmale, and marked plainly for the
purpose for which they are intended.
This is not an emergency appeal. We
can continue to live in our one
thatched room and we are quite will
ing to do so. We do not ask you to
take money that is urgently needed
in the Lord's work elsewhere and send
it so that we may have a house. But
the need is real and gifts for this pur
pose will be greatly appreciated.
Our greatest encouragement and
satisfaction this year has come from
the teaching which we came to do. It
has been a great thrill to see some
thing of the moral and spiritual froni
the lives and messages of the proph
ets seep into the lives of the students.
They have been drawn by the hu
manity the prophets shared in com
mon with us all and challenged by
their inspirted ministries and mes
sages. The problems with which the
Apostle Paul deals in I Corinthians
are so pertinent today in India. Re
ligious schism not merely in the local
church, but in full bloom, in all of its
ugliness, abounds in South India.
Lawsuits before heathen courts pre
sent a great problem to the Christian
minority. Fornication abounds in the
loose moral atmosphei-e of Hinduism.
The intense problems of finance and
others of a transitory nature often
make maiTiage tempoi'ai'ily inadvis
able. In a land where the Hindu
widows are forbidden to remarry and
widows in general suffer much, they
are deeply concerned about the status
and instructions for the Christian
widows. Here it is the task of the fa
ther to arrange his child's marriage
and to choose his children's mates.
Consequently Paul's advice to fathers
concerning the marriage of their vir
gin daughters is as timely as it is
eternal. And it has been a real joy to
see their zeal and enthusiasm for the
church of Christ as a unique organism
develop and grow as they have gone
carefully through the book of Acts
tracing its early beginnings and rapid
growth. New concepts of a startling
nature have occupied their minds as
they have carefully thought out the
principles laid down in the class on
Christian Doctrine.
Daily fi'om the classroom the stu
dents take the lessons learned out into
the village home and school and teach
them over and over again. Each morn
ing, Monday through Friday, has
found the students teaching from 8
to 11 in the village schools. Every
Wednesday night they have gone out
in one or two groups to one and
usually two or more of the villages in
the compound area to preach in open
air meetings. Three or more preach
at each of these meetings. On Satur
day evenings each preacher along
with his wife gathers the members of
each of the churches and holds a
prayer meeting in preparation for the
services of the coming Lord's day. On
the Lord's day morning Bible school is
held for the children and the morning
worship service for all. Again in the
evening the church comes together
for worship. Many are preaching at
two or more places each Lord's day.
All of this has combined in bringing
new converts to Christ, the establish
ment of new churches of Christ, the
opening of new areas hitherto un
touched by the Gospel of Christ. The
Published quarterly by the South
India Church of Christ Mission.
MISSIONARIES: Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Morris, Mr. and Mrs.
William B. Gulick.
ADDRESS: Madrapakkam Village,
Via Gummudipond Post, South
India.
EDITOR AND FORWARD
ING AGENT FOR ARTHUR
MORRIS FAMILY: D. Eugene
Houpt, Box 510, Danville,
Illinois.
FORWARDING AGENT FOR MR.
AND MRS. GULICK: Dorothy M.
Schmale, Box 34, Price Hill,
Cincinnati 5, Ohio.
students themselves have been
brought closer to Christ as they and
the villagers they teach daily gi-ow
in the grace and knowledge of our
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. This
year has been a good year. He said,
"Go . . . Teach . . . Preach . . . Bap
tize . . . Teaching all things whatso
ever I have commanded you." We
have tried to obey.
NEWS NOTES
student scholarship write to Miss
Dorothy M. Schmale, Box 34, Price
Hill, Cincinnati 5, Ohio.
Music Classes
Most of our Christians can neither
read nor write. To provide the small
pamphlets containing the words of a
few of the Tamil Christian lyrics is
not enough. They must be taught the
words and the tune until each song is
perfectly memorized. Brother G.
Doraiswamy teaches the women
Tamil music daily Tuesday through
Friday for one half hour. He teaches
the men half an hour each Monday.
He accompanies the singing with his
violin, which is a popular instrument
in South India. Ethel Gulick has been
working with our Tamil language
teacher, Mr. Veythumuthu, translat
ing some of our Amei-ican Bible
choruses into Tamil. She then teaches
them to her women's Bible class. The
women are studying the parables of
Jesus now and have been learning a
chorus to go with each parable. They
are already singing such choruses as
"The Wise Man Built His House
Upon The Rock," "One Door And
Only One," and 'This Little Light of
Mine." Ruth Morris has been empha
sizing the use of songs in Vacation
Bible Schools in the villages and the
women in her Village Teaching Meth
ods class can now conduct very effec
tively an entire program for Vacation
Bible School.
At the beginning of this year four
of the new students who entered
school had previously been members
of a band of musicians who played for
vai-ious Tamil plays and church func
tions. One of their number, a student
nan\ed B. D. John, plays the harmo
nium, aiiother very popular instru
ment here, very well. He is now
teaching a class in how to play the
harmonium to a number of the college
students. In addition he now goes
each morning to one of the close vil
lages and with the preacher-teacher
there conducts a singing class for the
school children. In this way the chil
dren will be able to memorize and
sing all the songs available in their
Tamil Christian Lyrics book. And
consequently the congregational sing
ing in the various churches is
improving greatly.
NEWS NOtES
Cycles
A cycle is to the Indian what the
automobile is to the American. Little
by little we have been trying to pro
vide those who must go the greatest
distances with cycles. Formerly some
walked as far as 7 miles each day to
reach their schools, or a round trip
daily of 14 miles. Now those who
walked to these far villages have
cycles. But there are others who still
must walk 10 miles round trip each
morning In order to teach the village
school. Some of them are willing to
buy their own cycles. But they are
able to pay only 1 each month and
the only way they can do this is for
the college to buy the cycle and sell it
to them on the monthly payment plan.
Cycles also enable them to go farther
on Wednesday evenings when the
students go out in groups to the vil
lages to preach. More cycles mean
more villages reached for Christ. At
the present time there are 10 on the
compound who have cycles. Four of
these own their own cycles. Four of
these are paying the mission 1 a
month for their cycles. Two cycles
are owned by the mission. In addition,
the mission has tried to supply cycles
for the distant fields. A used cycle in
excellent condition can be purchased
here for $25. We are proud of our
Cycle Brigade of Gospel workers as it
goes out each day on the King's
business.
Christ Nagar Hostel
Produces Preacher
One of the aims Bill and Ethel
Gulick had in mind in establishing
Christ Nagar Hostel was to instill in
the young students who come the de
sire to be Gospel preachers. Already
that aim has borne fruit beyond our
expectations. It started in the Lord's
Day Bible Class when the eighth
grade boys reached the place in their
training where we felt they could be
gin to prepare sermons. Each of these
five boys prepared sermons and
preached in the Bible class. From this
number all the boys chose the one
whom they considered to have
preached the best sermon and he was
given the privilege of preaching for
one of the (5:15 A.M. chapel services.
One emergency occasion necessitated
sending the boys to conduct services
in some of the churches where there
otherwise would have been no service.
We were amazed at the zeal and en
thusiasm with which they responded.
Babu, one of our two "adopted sons,"
preached for a number of Lord's day
evening services in his home church
at Madrapakkam. We missionaries
were somewhat dubious of this ar
rangement. But we went to Madra
pakkam on one of our Sunday evening
visits and wer.e thrilled with the way
THE INDIA CHALLENGER PAGE 3
Woter falls of the Shovani River. Most of our churches in the Coimbatore District
ore along this river.
the entire service, including the
Lord's Supper, was conducted. The
five eighth grade boys have already
announced their intention of becoming
preachers. All of them in Christ
Nagar Hostel have now begun a pro
gram of reading through the New
Testament regularly. "Come, ye chil
dren, hearken unto me, and I will
teach you the fear of the Lord."
Poovalambedu Church
Has New Look
When Ethel and I were finishing
the plastering on our first attempt at
a house last summer, the natives be
came fearful that it was going to rain
and wash down the mud walls.
Brother Morris had provided cement
and a mason to plaster the one brick
church building among the churches
here at Poovalambedu. He had nearly
finished the work there. But the ma
son kindly came with the cement and
worked on our building. Last week we
repaid the cement and the mason. So
a mason laid a cement fioor and plas
tered the rest of the walls. Soon the
church at Poovalambedu hopes to be
able to install windows and a <loor.
Then they will have what we call here
in India a "pukka" building.
At the present time a trained
teacher is teaching the children at
Poovlambedu. He is Brother Veda-
naiagem, a recent convert from
Hinduism, who was working in a Gov
ernment school at the time of his
conversion. He resigned his job in
order to come and study in the Bible
College. He has been teaching at
Poovlambedu in the mornings and
studying in the college in the after
noons. If we are able to get a desk
and chair for the teacher, books and
supplies for the students, and a clock
for the school, Brother Vedanaiagem
will be able to secui*e Government
recognition for Poovlambedu school.
New Student Sponsors
Recently the Bromley Christian
Youth Association, Bromley Christian
Church, Bromley, Kentucky, has ac
cepted the support of G. Wesley, a
first year student. They desire to
send $10 each month for this student
even though they are not pledged to
this amount. Charles Gilliam is the
minister of the Bromley church.
The Grape Grove Church of Christ
Bible class taught by its minister,
Paul E. Wiener, has begun the sup
port of S. Jayaraj who was formerly
supported by the Christian Crusaders
Class, Springfield, Ohio.
Guiick's house after the montoon storm
Bro. A. Swamidess, and his bullock cart.
Both cost about SI6.80. He gets his support
from the Chase Ave. Church of Christ,
Cincinnati, Ohio,
PAGE 4
NUGGETS FROM THE
GOLDSBERRYS
We believe in prevailing prayer! !
When James said, "The supplication
of a righteous man availeth much in
its working," he was backed up by
the Holy Spirit, by the Father, and by
the Son of God. Jehovah has barkened
to the prayers of His people; He is
doing so today; and, we have His
word that He will continue to do so.
BRETHREN, LET US PRAY THE
PRAYER OF FAITH. We are doing
all we can to see that permission is
granted us to enter India. Art and
Bill are doing all they can from that
side of the ocean. Now we want you
to do all you can! The most powerful
and effective thing you can do is in
the secret place of your prayer closet
and in the public assemblies of your
prayer meetings as you lift your
voices to God and implore Him to
work His divine providence to effect
a speedy entry for us to do His work
in South India. Brethren, pray for us.
"Certainly," Barbara wrote her
mother the other day, "the Lord is
leading us. Both of us now have our
living-link support. Others have
pledged to give us funds for operat
ing expenses so we can do an effec
tive work on the field. And, all of
this has been done while we were still
working with the church at Birdseye,
and before we really started to ac
tively solicit support."
Full living-link support for Barbara
has been assumed by her home church,
the Walnut Street Church of Christ,
Portland, Indiana. Brother Marshall
N. Weaver is the minister. Brother
Weaver and the church had the wheels
rolling even before Barbara and Roy
were mai-ried.
Roy's full living-link support has
been assumed by the Church of Christ
at East Palestine, Ohio. Brother
Lawrence W. Bain, former field rep
resentative of Kentucky Christian
College, is the minister there. When
the church decided to assume support
of a living-link missionary, it douliled
its budget to take care of the new
responsbility instead of taking away
funds it would ordinarily have sent
to other fields. The church at East
Palestine is a model church for mis
sionary giving. It gives another $100
per month to missions in addition to
the living-link support given to Roy.
When a missionary speaker comes to
their church, he is assured of a .speci
fied amount plus all over that taken
in an offering. Every March it is the
host to a Missionary Rally which pro
motes the cause of world-wide evan
gelism in its area. IT IS NOT A
LARGE CHURCH. An average at
tendance on Sunday mornings of
about 270 would cover it. Brother
Bain states that this missionary zeal
has paid off in a more spiritual church
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Goldsberry, recruits to the
South India Christian College,
with greater consecration on part of
all.
A NEW WRINKLE that has a lot
of merit is the title the church at East
Palestine has given Roy. He is their
"minister in India." The folk feel
that they now have TWO ministers,
one at home and one in India.
So far, other pledges for the pro
jects that the Goldsberrys plan to un
dertake in India have come from the
following chu!ches and individuals:
Montgomery Road,
Cincinnati, Ohio $40.00 per mo.
Birdseye, Indiana 10.00 per mo.
Eastside Park,
Butler, Ky 5.00 per mo.
Ralph and Betty Miller,
Cincinnati, Ohio 5.DOper mo.
Recent letters from Art and Bill in
dicate that the Goldsberrys will need
at least $^500 per month to carry on
their part of the work. The projects
they plan to undei-take are (1) Work
with the Telegu speaking churches,
(2) Teach in the South India Christ
ian College. They will learn the
Telegu dialect and develop a section
in the college for these students, and
(3) establish and direct a teacher
training program.
Some, perhaps, are wondering about
Barbara Ruth (Myers) Goldsberry.
They read all about her husband in
the last issue of the Challenger, and
now they want to know about her.
Well, Barbara was born in Poi'tland,
Indiana, December 1, 1927. She was
graduated from The Cincinnati Bible
Seminary in the class of 1950. She
was awarded a certificate in church
music. Barbara was in the field of
song evangelism for a while. She was
youth director and chinch secretary
at the Madisonville Christian Church
in Cincinnati for two years before she
became the wife of brother Golds-
berry. R. C. Foster, professor in The
Cincinnati Bible Seminary, has this
to say about her: " a graduate
of the Seminary and a capable Christ
ian worker. Her leadership in the
Madisonville Christian Church of Cin
cinnati has been outstanding. These
two devout workers should make a
splendid addition to the work of the
Morrises and Gulicks in South India."
Her home church at Portland has this
to say: "We are glad to commend
Mrs. Goldsberry to the work of
Christian missions, not only because
she has gone forth from this congre
gation, but also because of her abil
ity, Christian character, and devotion
to the Divine command to 'Go into all
the world and preach the Gospel.' "
R. C. Ingram, chairman of the board
of Elders, Madisonville Christian
church writes: "We have enjoyed
working with you for the past two
years and have appreciated your co
operation and timely reports. The
splendid work you have done has al
ready brought results and there is no
doubt much fruit will still ripen from
the seeds that have been sown, be
cause of your efforts and diligence
Our prayers will be with
you in your new endeavor on foreign
fields and may the Lord bless your
efi'orts with success."
P-R-O-P-O-S-E-D I-T-I-N-E-R-A-R-Y
March Northeastern Indiana.
April Ohio, West Vii-ginia, Pen
nsylvania, Northern Kentucky.
May-June Missouri, Kansas, Ok
lahoma, Iowa.
JulyCalifornia, Colorado, Texas,
New Mexico, Arizona.
August-September Indiana, Illi
nois.
October Kentucky, Tennessee,
Virginia, North Carolina.
November Arkansas, Louisiana,
Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South
Carolina, Florida.
December Ohio, West Virginia,
Pennsylvania.
January 1955 Nebraska, Iowa,
Minnesota, Wisconsin.
For speaking dates, write 4003
Grove Ave., Cincinnati 12, Ohio.
GOLDSBERRY'S MOST URGENT
NEEDS
1Travel funds foi- passage to India.
This requires about $1500.00.
2Funds to share in the operating
expenses after arrival in India.
This would require about 240 per
month of which $70 is pledged. It
takes $10 a month to educate a
student. Many groups have this as
a project. How about you?
3Prayer for the visas to come
through. Passports are now in
hand and applications are being
entered for visas.
Madrapakkam
February 23, 1954
Dear Friends,
Did I ever tell you about our milk
supply? Here in India, we do not
have a milkman who puts bottles on
the doorstep of our home, but we
have to have our own cows or buffalo.
Joe and Patty drink so much milk
that Da<idy had to buy a buffalo. We
named her Jezabell. She is so mean.
If Patty or I turn our backs, Jezabell
runs at us and tries to butt us. Her
baby calf is very nice, and Patty calls
it her cow. Jezabell has two long,
curved horns, and wallows in water
and mud much of the time. She is a
dirty gray in color, and has two fero
cious eyes. But she does give lots of
good, rich milk which we appreciate.
The horns of these dirty, ugly buffalo
are used to make the most beautiful
carved objects, some of which we
have sent to you in America from
time to time.
My birthday was in October, and
Daddy and Mommy got three presents
for me. They were a baby donkey, a
monkey, and a pair of ducks. I named
the donkey Janice Y., and the monkey
Babu. The hostel boys liked the mon
key so well that I left him there. The
ducks ate some soap and died. Babu
certainly frightened Mommy.
We had a very good Christmas this
year. We went to the forest and
brought back a tree a casurina,
which looks somewhat like a cedar.
We decorated it, and put our presents
under it. Bright and early on Christ
mas morning, we opened the presents.
This is the first year that Patty could
really know about Christmas, so even
yet she talks about the BIG boxes.
Every time a box came after Christ
mas, she would say "Doll Baby," since
her grandparents had sent her dolls
this way. Joe just stood around with
his finger in his mouth, getting into
everything.
Now it is February, and we are get
ting ready to go to the hills. I just
came back from Madrapakkam with
Mommy and Daddy. We went there
this morning for the second day of
Daily Vacation Bible School for the
children. Not only the children at
tended, l)ut also the mothers and sev
eral fathers. Mother told them if they
came regularly each day, she would
give them a prize. There were 23
present, but not the same 23 as be
fore. We had songs, an Old Testament
story, Old Testament questions such
as 'What is the Greatest Book in the
World," and all the other things that
are carried out in a Vacation Bible
School. The preachers' wives went
also, and Daddy and Mother are hop
ing to take this to several schools
before the College is out for the
summer.
I have to do my studying in addi
tion to all these trips. The alphabet
why is it, I wonder, that I have to
write the alphabet over and over. If
I can say from A to Z, and if I can
write from A to Z, that should finish
it. But almost every day. Mother
?ays, "Now, you may wi-ite this little
alphabet again!"
Patty and Joe are growing up.
Patty is pretty good, for a girl, and
can climb on top of almost everything
I can. Since we don't have trees, we
have to climb boxes, or houses, etc.
She sometimes falls, but always tries
again.
I must close because Mommy is
ringing the school bell, and if I'm not
on time, I may have to wTite ABC's
ten times. So here is wishing you a
very happy Spring.
Your friends,
David, Patty, and Joe.
COMMUNION SET PROJECT
Five complete communion sets have
been supplied to the churches by
gifts. Four were supplied by the High
School Class, Ladoga, Ind., for the
churches at Kylnmedu, Kongal,
Poovlambedu, and Sanapathur. The
Indian Creek Church at Cynthiana,
Ky., supplied the church at Marapak-
kam, which they also built.
This is not all that has been done.
Cloths, plates, and decanters have
been supplied to over 20 churches
with the remaining money. By getting
tables and chairs from an auction
company, we saved some money, and
with this same money were able to
get five tables, the chairs, and com
munion sets. With the remaining
money, we bought 20 glass decanters
and aluminum plates. Friends, you
have served the Lord well.
BUILD A CHURCH CAMPAIGN
A SUCCESS
The "Build a Church" campaign
fii-st asked for 20 Churches. Soon the
number needed was raised to 30, and
they were provided. Last year the
number needed was raised to 40. To
date, 48 Churches have been given,
and 46 have been built.
A few mistakes were made in the
last Challenger, as to the place where
the buildings of the following
churches are located. The corrected
places are as follows:
Washington, Indiana, Missionary
Society at Chetpat instead of
Panishcheri.
Lockland, Ohio, at Panislicherri
instead of Perunkayam.
PAGE 5
HELP FOR YOUR VACATION
BIBLE SCHOOL
Have you been looking for some
good missionary material to use in
your Daily Vacation Bible School?
If you have, we have the answer to
your problem. Mrs. Ruth Morris pre
pared last year a series of 10 stories
about two Indian children. The series
is entitled "Stories of Raja and
Ranea." Many churches used them
last year, but they came off the press-
too late for the majority.
Mi's. Morris has very cleverly
woven into story form facts about
India as a country, Indian customs,
Indian family life, the problems of
Indian Christians, and many other
things that are of interest to those of
us who have never been to this far
away land. Children of all ages will
listen with undivided interest as
teachers read to them these accounts.
They will be eager for the next story
to follow. If you want to teach them
missions in an attractive setting, you
must have these stories.
Fi'om this build-up you would
probably conclude that these are being
offered for sale. Such is not the case.
You may have as many copies as you
can profitably use by writing to the
Morns' forwarding agent: D. Eugene
Houpt, Box 510, Danville, Illinois.
These stories are free, so be sure to
order them in time for use in your
Bible School this summer.
Chas. Hardy family at Pereiapa-
layam instead of Kandagai.
J. O.Y. Class, Calhoun, Ky., at
Rajanathurpuram instead of Pel-
trudi-Kandagi.
The following new Churches have
been built by the following Churches
or Individuals:
1. Bromogapalayam Land and
Building given by Ephi-aim J. Reece
and the Crusaders Class of Union,
Iowa.
2. Thalavoy Land and Building
given by Billy Sweeney of Campbells-
burg, Ind.
3. Karamanurkundagi Land and
Building given by the Central Church,
Pontiac, Mich.
4. PalampulayamLand and Build
ing by J. 0. Y. Class of Calhoun, Ky.
5. Volguthur Land and Building
given by Indian Run Church, E. Can
ton, Ohio.
By the time you receive this Chal
lenger, there will be two more build
ings built. One at Kalencherri by the
Churcti at Museville, Va., and the
other at Koopardu, by the Church at
Pontiac, Mich.
This program has to date been
240'^ successful, but still more are
needed. Let's give until it is 300''/e:
succcessful, for even now 15 more
buildings are needed. Thanks.
PAGE 6
MORRIS CODE
"Dedicated to our Friends in
Christ, wherever they may be."
Dear Friends,
I don't think we have written since
last October about the things happen
ing to the Morris family. It seems
almost impossible that so much time
has gone by. Although we are living
out in the country, away from all the
noise and confusion of the city, one
would think we would have time for
meditation and a little peace. But in
reality, just the opposite is true.
Never have we been so busy, nor so
happy. Our days begin early and end
late. The <lemands on our time seem
never to cease. And with hot weather
overtaking us last week in an almost
unbelievable manner, we feel a ter
rible lack of strength. But the Loi-d,
who supplies all with the needs of
that time, will strengthen us if we
are faithful to Him.
David had his sixth birthday in
October. November brought us cooler
weather, and Joe's first birthday.
Also, in November packages from
home began arriving here for our
Christmas. We are constantly thrilled
with the selection sent us from home.
So often it is the very thing we need,
or for which we feel a hunger. We
want to express our appreciation to
all who sent packages. The wonder
ful canned tins of food that can*come
only from America, the clothes for
the children, and the toys that came
truly helped make it the happiest
Christmas we have ever had in India.
We would not forget the com
panionship we have had with the
Gulicks at this time. They wei-e like
a breath of cool weather from home,
so American and wonderful. Although
the temperature was very high at
Christmas time, we played the record
with "Oh, Come All Ye Faithful" and
"Silent Night." Somehow, we could
not get "I'm Dreaming of a White
Christmas."
If you have written to us, and did
not get an answer, then please write
again. The Post Office has been a
center of intrigue. Two men came to
be preachers, and were studying at
the College. They were talented, but
used their talents in the wrong way.
They tried to cause trouble in a num
ber of unpleasant ways. They tried
to rob, and in fact, did take many of
our letters. Any letter that we would
mail from Madrapakkam was imme
diately taken for its stamp, and most
of our mail was opened. Several let
ters from Bro. Houpt did not arrive,
and we do not know of how many
more. After we sent them away, we
found the reason for their mis
behavior. They were members of the
Communist Party. But now they and
their threats are gone, and so is the
Postman. So things are about back to
normal once more. We have just re
ceived the September list of sup
porters from home, because we had
to write for duplicates from Gene.
So we will begin answering them
soon.
Keep praying for us, the task is so
great.
Yours in Christ,
Art
RAJA AND RANEE CELEBRATE
CHRISTMAS
Christmas is the happiest thing in
the life of Raja and Ranee, and this
Christmas is one that they will long
remember, Always before, they had
lived in the village of Soorapondie,
and their lives had been exactly like
that of hundreds of Indian Christian
boys and girls. But this year, they
lived on the mission compound and
there they saw the many activities of
the preachers preparing for Christ
mas. The preachers practiced e.ach
night for a special Christmas drama,
and Raja and Ranee watched with
great joy. Raja saw his father acting
in the drama and knew what a won
derful life the Christian life really
was. "I think to be a preacher like
Daddy would be my heart's desire.
When I grow up, I want to be a
preacher, too."
The best thing of all was the an
nual Christmas feast. It was held in
the school chapel. All the preachers,
their children, and the missionaries
gathered, and a good time was had by
all. Raja loves mutton curry more
than anything else, and for this feast
a whole mutton was bought and pre
pared for the curry. Although the
feast was to begin at 6:30 in the eve
ning, the preachers and children
worked all day preparing for this
great time. Three of the preachers
and their children helped decorate the
chapel with crepe paper streamers,
and airplane floats. The others helped
prepare the food. Raja helped cut the
firewood and took that job of placing
the wood under the hot rice. Since so
much rice had to be cooked, Raja had
to do this three times for the rice,
and twice for the curry. Christmas
time is always hot in South India,
and sitting by the fire made Raja
very warm. But he did not mind, for
this was Christmas, and there was
going to be a big feast. Ranee helped
Rajamal and the other wives prepare
the spices and gi-ind the chillies. Pan
after pan of the curry would have to
be made because so many were going
to be eating. At the appointed time
of 6:30, Raja and Ranee and their
playmates placed the stitched leaf
plates all around the walls of the
chapei, but still there was not enough
room for them all to eat. Then they
placed two rows in the middle, and 75
places were fixed for the guests. One
of the hostel boys rang the bell, and
the people began to arrive. Ranee
watched the ladies as they caine in
wearing their' beautiful saris. The
men, women, missionaries, and hostel
boys all sat cross-legged on the floor
in front of their plates. After prayer,
one person served the rice, while an
other followed with the curry and
drinking water. After the rice and
curry, sweet vermicelli and coffee
were served. When the meal was over,
the floor was spent in preparation for
the program that was to follow.
After the program, there was still
another attraction. One of the Chris
tian coolies wanted to take advantage
of the food and crowd to marrythis
would save him all the expense of
preparing a banquet. So one of the
hostel boys loaned him a shirt, and
he was married, with Brother Doraw-
swamy performing the ceremony.
Then the hostel boy asked him to
come outside, for he wanted his shirt
back. After much laughter, the meet
ing was finished. Raja and Ranee had
fallen asleep through part of the
meeting, but were awake when it
finished. They then went back to their
homes. They dreamed of the sweets
and presents that they would receive
upon awakening in the morning. Isn't
Christmas the best time of the year?
Vacotion Bible School of Madrapakkam.
CHRISTIAN DAY SCHOOL
EQUIPMENT PLAN
This plan was well received and
several churches sent money in order
to equip the schools. The equipment
includes New Testaments and Gos
pels, school books, some slates, books
for the teachers, and other things
necessary to caiTy on school. These
things will stay in the school and will
be used again and again. The books
will belong to the school instead of
the pupils, unless they buy them.
Then replacements are made. The
Christian Day School is a worthy
step in the right direction of an edu
cation based around Christ. Christ
is really the center of these schools.
The preacher is the teacher, the
church building the school room. The
Sunday School children are most of
the students, and over 50% of all the
students are from Christian families,
or are Christians themselves. The
Hindu and Mohammedan children
who do come are often won to Christ
before the school year is over, and
they take their place as members of
the family of Christ. Every year in
almost every village, three to five or
more of the school children are bap
tized into Christ. Many new homes
are opened because of this means of
taking Christ into the Hindu homes.
We believe that this is one of the
most effective means of evangelism
that we can use, for it has many good-
points. It trains the youth of the
church, which is its duty. It makes it
possible for the members of to
morrow's church here to read the
Bible, which is a thing most of
members today can not do. It opens
many new homes to Christ. It also
makes the church a real center in the
village. Most of all, though, it suc
ceeds in bringing souls to Jesus
Christ. We believe you would have to
go far to get more for your money.
Here is a list of the churches in
the States that sent money to equip
these church-schools. All of you
should have received a picture of your
church-school. If you have given for
this purpose and are not mentioned,
please let us know immediately. This
makes 36 of the 48 villages that have
been equipped. We started by asking
20 groups to adopt schools, and now
36 are adopted by 23 groups.
1. Palmyra Church of Christ, Fred-
I'icktown, Ohio Palawdie Village,
Panishcherri, Velsavakkam.
2. A. M. Boehning, Granby, Mo.
Soorapondie Village.
3. First Christian Church, Peters
burg, Indiana (D.V.B.S.) Eardoor
Village.
4. Concord Christian Church, Callao,
Mo. Poovlambedu Village.
5. Little Prairie Church, Albion, 111.
Thanipondie Village.
6. Young Ladies Bible Class, Indian
Creek, Ky. Malayapalayam.
7. Junior and Intermediate Dept.,
Washington, Indiana Achanaidu-
kundagai.
8. Noble Avenue Church, Akron,
Ohio Madancherri.
9. Mrs. Austin Beckett, Loogootee,
Indiana Vanimalee.
10. Mrs. Myrtle Skidmore, Law-
renceburg, Indiana Kongal.
11. Sugar Creek Church, Campbells-
burg, Indiana Ambackam.
12. West Village Church, Albion,
Illinois Kunnombackam.
13. High School Class, Ladoga, In
diana Kylamedu Village, Chennam-
petti Village, Palayam Village.
14. First Christian Chui'ch, Ke-
nosha, Wise. Velakavarem, Mam-
backam, Nundemenderla.
15. Central Christian Church, Pon-
tiac, Mich. Kalathur, Agharam,
ari.
16. Bethel Wesner Karterpallai.
17. First Christian Church, Michi
gan City, Indiana Perieapalayam.
18. Ladies Aid, Lawrenceburg, In
diana Kunduchettypalayam.
19. J. O.Y. Class, Calhoun, Ky.
Karamunurkundagi, Doodairaddi-kup-
pam, Kalencherri.
20. Mt. Carmel, Campbellsburg, In
diana Shopcherri, Mayur.
21. Walnut Grove Church, Camp
bellsburg, Indiana Keelapondie,
Sriramapuram.
22. Northeast Church, Columbus,
Ohio Kalingramayapalayam, Jala-
thur.
23. Indian Run Church, E. Canton,
Ohio Volgathur.
FISHERS OF MEN TRAILER
We are launching this new project
with the hope that it soon shall be
completed, for the need is gi-eat.
The churches here spread out from
100 miles north of Madras to Madras,
and 250 miles south, and now number
72. These Christians need help and
encouragement, and so much teaching
from the Word of God. How can we
take the three children and go stay in
the villages when there are no extra
houses, or rest houses near-by? The
only feasible answer is a trailer. This
is the idea we are mentioning. We
can eat and sleep in the trailer, and
also carry the genei-ator, slide ma
chine, and PA system that is so neces
sary for village preaching. With this
equipment that we already have,
every house in the village can hear
of the wonderful story of Jesus and
His saving love.
We can get a body of an old car,
with two wheels, and build a body of
teakwood frame, with sides of mason-
ite and roof of aluminum. Thus the
mission jeep can take it to any of
the churches. The builders of these
charge approximately $500. Will you
help with this means of evangelism?
PAGE 7
CYCLE FUND
This particular project has been of
great value to the preachers here.
Many villages have heard of Christ,
many services conducted, and count
less days of school held here because
you have shared in this particular
way.
If any have sent money for this and
are not listed, please tell us. We have
used only funds so marked for this
purpose by Bro. Houpt.
1. J. O.Y. Class, Calhoun, Ky., Feb.
1951, now used by Bro. Rajaruthum
at Irugulam.
2. High School Class, Ladoga, Ind.,
Oct. 1951, used by T. Sinderaj at Am
backam.
April 1952, used by Bro. Thungeraj
at Malayapalayam.
4. J. 0. Y. Class, Calhoun, Ky.,
June 1952, used by Bro. A. Dorairaj,
5. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hendricks,
Washington, Indiana, Jan. 1953, used
by Bro. Rajamonickam at Kalathur.
6. J. 0. Y. Class, Calhoun, Ky., Jan.
1953, used by Bro. Jeasdoss at Bha-
vani and Coimbatore Area.
Aug. 1953, used by Bro. Jaesing at
Sriramapuram.
Thanks to you who have made this
means of transportation possible.
The two young people's classes are
certainly setting an example for many
to follow.
SORRY!
Before this issue was all put to
gether, our space was exhausted. Two
very interesting articles and many
pictures had to submit to the editor's
shears. We will save these for the
summer issue since it is material that
is always interesting. We invite your
continued interest in this paper, and
we hope you will eagerly await future
issues that will be filled with inter
esting news as well as sidelights of
life in India.
The beys of Christ Nagar Hostel piled on
top of the jeep en route to a baptism
at Alipuram.
PAGE 8
BULLETINS FROM THE
BATTLE-LINES
Since this paper has last been
written, there has been a great victory
over sin and evil. In the first six
months of 1953, there were 385 souls
baptized into Christ, and seven new
churches established. But in the past
six months, there were 523 souls bap
tized, and 13 new churches estab
lished. This makes a total of 908
baptisms, and 72 Churches of Christ
now in South India. The credit for
this can not go to us for our work or
plans, but only to God, who changes
the heai-ts of men. In this way, we
have surrendered ourselves to His
will, and this has come to be.
Npw Churches Established
In Pereiapalayam Area
In October, we established the first
Church in Pereiapalayam, and now in
this area there are 11 Churches. Thei-e
are approximately 50 villages in this
area that lies between us and Madras
City. Our preachers had been visiting
here, and teaching for a long time.
But no visible fruit had matured.
In the village of Seeravoidu, there
had been one Christian family there
for 16 years, but no one else had ever
accepted Christ. Abraham, the head
of the family, had worked and taught
quietly and patiently. Today there is
a nice group of Christians there, and
soon a church building will be built
there. In Pereiapalayam, there was a
man living who was a member of the
Church of Christ from Poovlambedu.
He gathered his friends into his house
for prayer, and then invited Bro.
Doraiswamy to come and preach.
Bro. Doraiswamy is the first graduate
of our Bible College, and is now Mu
sic professor. There is a fine congi-e-
gation and new building as a proof
of Abraham's love and faith in the
Lord.
In Thairaj, things are vastly differ
ent, as this is a strong Hindu village.
There had never been a Chi*istian
allowed in the village. Twenty-four
were convinced by Bro. Doraiswamy's
message, and became Christians. Per
secution was strong, and they still
have to meet at three to four A. M.
in order to sing and pray without
trouble. The persecuting Hindu
stopped them from working in the
fields, their only way of making a
living. They also stopped them from
getting water from the well, and even
beat some. They are remaining faith
ful, but do need your prayers.
Three more villages have accepted
Christ in the Coimbatore area. The
number of Churches in this ai'ea has
steadily grown until there are now 11
churches here. This field is over 250
miles away, which makes it hard to
visit it often. But the faith of the
people makes it worth while. In the
villages, one after another of the
enemies of the Cross have accepted
Christ. Now a new wave of opposition
Mr. and Mr*. Arthur Morris, David, Pally
and Joe.
is coming from the Communists and
Buddhists. These groups are working
hand in hand to gain as many num
bers as possible, not to help the peo
ple, but to gain control of the govern
ment. This land lies in the valley of
two rivers, and is very fertile and
productive. How we do wish that we
or some missionary couple could be
here working all the time. The har
vest would be so great.
With the establishment of the
Rajanathurpuram Church in Decem
ber, there are now four Tamil
Church and one English Church in
Madras City. Bro. Samuel preaches
at four Churches, and has four Sun
day Schools in different villages each
Sunday in Madras for the Tamil
speaking people. Now he is starting
classes in Tambaran, another suburb
of Madras. The young men that
Samuel has been teaching are helping
with the work while he is on the com
pound attending Bible College. Six
of these young men have expressed
their desire to become preachers, and
study the Bible in August.
There has been an unusually large
attendance in the English Church in
Madras, and those coming a little late
find no place to sit. They, therefore,
stand during the service, or sit on
mats placed on the floor.
On October 1st, the State of Madras
was divided into two States. The
Telegu speaking people are now sepa
rated from the Tamil speaking people.
The new Telegu State is called
Andhra. Therefore, our work is now
in two States. The Tamil speaking
people are all in Madras State. All
the Churches in the Telegu area are
growing, and there are now 14
Churches of Christ here. These Telegu
people need Bro. Goldsberry's help
and guidance urgently. Let us pray
that he will be allowed to come to
India soon.
Under the leadership of our second
graduate, Brother Daniel, the Ootha-
kotie field is growing and prospering.
This area had the greatest harvest of
rice in over seven years, and we feel
it is ripe for a bigger harvest of souls
to Christ Jesus. Since three new con
gregations have been established in
this area, there are now nine Churches
of Christ in Oothakotie.
As soon as the Gulicks arrived last
year, we divided the fields. The work
was so heavy. Men from the College
preach and teach in these Churches.
All the Churches that can be reached
by cycle or by walking are now listed
in this area, and Brother Gulick helps
them with their Church problems, sor
rows and joys. At present, there are
22 Churches in this group. All have a
building which was furnished by the
"Build A Church" campaign. We all
visit these Churches on Sunday
nights, and Wednesday for the mid
week preaching campaign.
LIGHT PLANT FUND
A light plant and wiring for the
Mission Compound was given by the
Boyce family of Akron, Ohio. A five
K.V.A. generator, and wiring for the
houses, hostel, college building, and
hospital were given. You have
brought light to us, so we could better
bring Light to these. Thanks from
all of us.
Money for three Petromaxes was
given by the High School Class at
Ladoga, and are daily used. Two are
used in this area, and one is used at
the Coimbatore area. Young people,
you took Light to the villages.
HOSPITAL PROJECT
The Hospital was built and initially
started by the women of the Walnut
Grove Church. It was equipped with
instruments with a gift from the
Prentiss Keith family of Washington,
Indiana. Curtains and bed sheets were
supplied by the women of the County
Line Church, Axton, Va.
Thanks to one and all. Inasmuch
as you have done it unto these poor
people, you have also done it unto
Him.
Box 510
Danville, Illinois
Form 3547 requested

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