SOUTH IMDIA CHURCH OF CHRIST MISSIOi

U. S.A. ADDRESS Mr. Eugene houpt,

R. R. 2

Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Morris,

MADRAPAKKAM VIA GUMMUDIPUNDI P.O.
S. INDIA

DANVILLE, ILLINOIS

Feb. 3, 1958
PROGRESS REPORT ON Y/ORK IN 1957,

South india Church of Christ Ivlission

1957 was a year of decisons, and changes.

W. started oarPLAl^ 01' SELF SUPPOitTING PREAGtlEKS AND TEACIISRS, and now

have r^^ached the point of about 50^ self supporting. That is for each dollar

bul double value here.

you sen'^, we get i[;il.00 in labor and time donated here, so your money

The South -^ndla Christian College closed its doors, as its need seeraed to 5t

finished, and most students absorbed in the CHHISTIAN TIADE SCiiOOL. "'"his
year there are29 stud^^nts in this school, ''he first school year wilx end
in April, then another group will start immediately, and then another
group in September. The schools have gone down in number, but up in quality. We are getting

Our hostel program has slowed dovm due to lack of money. Vi/e have only 31 boys and girfci nov;, as fundsf^hot sufficient for any more. Itemember it costs only si>^.00 a month for a boy or girl in our hostels

Ghurchest^ur first and Greatest work, and s^^^

overlOO.

One

closed as the members moved away, and 5 new onss/established.

Also we

have worked hard on a whole new area that will be opened early in 1958.

Evangelism shows that 257 souls we^^^tised into Christ in 1957,_ Thisis one o our smallest number?^ Wte^artoy the rising tide of' nationalis andf^^^ the change over from &11 paid preachers to hyLf self supporting ^
men and women^A^o
, =

T/ffiV

Oo

AJ

>Aoc./y

in October, and by end of December has ou^rown the one on Mission Compound. "^\Mow have a full time Doctor and Nurse(j average from 60^Hio 80 patients a day in the two hospitals. We specialize in ^'Aaternity Gases, T.B.y Pheumonia
and snake bites

Hospital has really grov/n. "-^ew hospital in :.Iadrs.ipakk^/'(j!stablished

, and lots of fevers, dysentary, cholera and leprosy.

^\\\^

Oppoi tunities are great here. Some think that we do not need as

cS\

Still there are many new villages in which we must go and preach, and

funds now as before.

This Self Support just now brings us up out ofl debt.

whole new areas asking for us to come. How can we go? No new families can come from America, so we must do all we can. Will you help us, 0\/^

THE INDIA

Challenger
Published in the interest of the work of the Lord in South India by
THE SOUTH INDIA CHURCH OF CHRIST MISSION

JULY, 1958

THE GOSPEL vs. HEATHENISM

There are more people in Asia than in all of North and South America, Europe, Af

rica, Australia, and all the islands of the

sea.

Millions of these people know only such

"gods" as these.
What is the answer There is only one

the preaching of the Gospel. Where Christ is preached the devil trembles. These peo ple are religious, but they are not Chris
tians. Can any false god compare to the true and living God? We know the answer, but what are we willing to do about it?

%
WHAT CAN YOU DO?

The average Christian will say, "I know

this is all true, but what can I do?"
can do these things:

You

1. Pray for the missionaries.

2. Give money for Bibles to be used by the native preachers. (See Page Two.)
3. Give money to be used for training na tives in the Trade School. They will then be able to support themselves while they preach the Gospel. (See Page Three.)
4. Give money to help the village schools. (See Page Four.)

5. Help with the many smaller, but essen

tial, projects.

6. Keep your local church people informed by making a study of the work of the
Mission.

PAGE TWO .

THE INDIA CHALLENGER

JULY, 1958
EVANGELISM ON THE MARCH

MORRIS CODE

THANKS, FRIENDS, FOR THE BIBLElS

Dedicated to all our friends in In answer to our requests, we Christ around the world in His have received many Bibles. Even service. with that number coming in, we This has been a busy time, for are out again. With our training we have never worked so hard in program going on, there is a
our lives. We had 100 class great need for Bibles.

We are happy about opening two new areas in the past two months. So far, 30 have been baptised, and four new churches

have been established.

We hope
new

hours a week for the year. As week, we had to refuse two men churches in these two areas this soon as this was over, we started who are trying to carry on ser year. All other areas are show a summer school with more vices in their villages. Both men ing new interest, too. classes. Ruth and I taught all have New Testaments, but not we could and it is paying off in whole Bibles. Thay can not

Just last there will be at least ten

and David is now ready to go in ciety, and have them credit it to their church buildings. The har to boarding school again. Patty us in care of the Bible Society of vest was not great for it has been and Joe are back on the com India, Mahatmi Gandhi Road, very dry. Prices have doubled in many things so we were happy to pound and studying at home with Bangalore, India. Just mention Mother. Boarding school is a our name, or the name of the see this fine spirit. Several of problem, for there is that pain of Mission, and we will get them. the churches bought saris (dress separation. This time it will not You can send a special offering, es) for all their widows. They repaired their buildings. be as bad as the first time, either or if your church is in the habit also for David or for us. of sending an offering to the There is still a long way to go, Our snake problem has dwin American Bible Society, please but this is another step forward dled down now to about two or ask them to do it now and desig in the program of self-supporting and self-governing churches here. three aweek. This is bad,-but nate it for Bibles for India.
not as bad as it has been in the

A Bible costs only $1.00 and a New Testament costs only 25 We have just finished the har cents. You can send the money This while others are volunteer work to Bro. Houpt and we will buy vest festivals for the year. year the emphasis was on repair ers in their own villages. them here. Or you can send the Our kids are growing nicely money to the American Bible So ing, or in some cases rebuilding,

many qualified workers. There are now 23 graduates of the Bi ble College working regularly. In another year, there will be 45 graduates. These are all on the payroll as full time workers,

share the riches of the Old Testa

ment with the Christians they HARVEST FESTn^ALS

serve.

As the harvest is over, the people

have the rice and food in their No parcel valued over ? 10.00 houses. Soon we will announce eagerly watched the snake man the special Thanksgiving offer and his cobras perform on the will be allowed to come in now. Thanks to those who have ings, and go to each home and street. Now when we see them, it brings bad memories of real been sending Sunday School pa ask them to contribute as much live snakes with poison fangs. pers, bandages, and many other as they can for this need. Then They are a wonderful on a given day, they will come The performer has the fangs of things. together and bring their rice and the snake removed. We hope help. Your Co-Workers for Him, food to the church. It is then and pray that the snakes will not Art and Ruth counted and sold, and the money come as they did last year.

past.

When we first came, we

Did you ever go to the store and find the shelves empty? As
a result of new restrictions on
THE INDIA CHALLENGER

is used immediately for saris or

church repairs.

imports that is our problem now. The foreign exchange is in a bad way, and they have stopped al most all foreign goods. Tinned milk, milk powder, cheese, fruit,
as well as all manufactured

Published quarterly by South

India Church of Christ Mission
MISSIONARIES: Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Morris and Mr. and Mrs. William B. Gulick.
THANKS TO

VACATION

BIBLE

SCHOOLS

things, are either impossible to

get or are three times their nor mal price. And their normal

ADDRESS:
South

Madrapakkam Vil

lage, via Gummudipond Post,

India.

price is high enough. Everything is black market, and prohibitive in price. There is no hope in sight, either. They are talking of raising the duty of things coming in, and already there is 100 per cent duty or more. This was made because of so many projects under way under the Five Years plans. W e will change our food habits, and eat what we can get.

EDITOR and FORWARDING AGENT for ARTHUR MOR

As this paper goes to press, we are filled with joy because so many fine offerings have been re
ceived from the Vacation Bible

RIS Family D. Eugene Houpt, R.F.D. 2, Danville,

Illinois.

Schools. These offerings will make it possible for the mission aries to advance their fall pro

FORWARDING AGENT for MR. and MRS. GULICK:

gram

much

more

than

they

Dorothy M. Schmale, Box 34, Price Hill, Cincinnati 5, O.

CRAW & CRAW, POTOMAC, ILU.

dreamed would be possible. To all the boys and girls who have been so kind to give their offer ings to help tell about Christ in India we say, "Thank you." You can never fully realize how much good your gifts have done.

JULY, 1958
HOSTELS

THE INDIA CHALLENGER

PAGE THREE

Our hostels have suffered much

as a result of our lack of money. Last year we had 60 children. Now we have only 27. There are

so many hoys and girls who want

to study, and there Is no advanc

ed school in their village.

We do not take the small

But
chil

we can not afford to take them.

dren in the hostel, as they can go to school in their own village school. But when they get larg er, and there Is every sign that they will make good workers for the Lord, we would like to take

them and help them study.

Iti

takes only $2.00 to feed and care' for a hoy or girl in our school.

We furnish the house, food, and books if a child Is an orphan. In.

each church there are several'

who want to come, but we can

not take them. Now we have one

girl's hostel and three boy's hos tess. One hostel Is for Tamil boys,
one is for Telegu boys, and one Is 300 miles south in Bhavani. They have Bible classes in the

morning and evening taught by the preacher in charge, and they

girl's hostel is here on the Mis Mission all they could. sion compound, and Ruth is in
charge of it.
TEN FAMILIES

learn to preach each weekend in TIjcs? are representatives of the Government of I.ndia who visited the surrounding churches. The the compound in January of this yenr. They i)romised to help the

ACCOMMODATIONS FOR

400 MOKE TO GO

LIFE OF CHRIST BOOKS

ALL DISTIIIBUTKI)

When

we were

home

in

19 5 5

At last, we are beginning the and 1956, we promised you folk construction of the long-planned that in this next term we would housing unit for ten families who try and train 500 gospel workers will study In the Christian Trade to carry the story to Christ in as
This was our plan as many villages in South India.
soon as we came back from Am

We want to thank each of you School.

folk who gave an offering for printing the Life of Christ books in the many different languages. We have them in both Tamil and Telegu, and they have been a wonderful help. Only Book III

erica In 1956, but lack of funds has kept us from proceeding. We

can start this construction now, for we have sufficient bricks on

hand.

They were made freely by

was printed. For some reason, our last year's students of the the Standard Press did not print Christian Trade School. The new Book I. Those who have read students have volunteered 10 Book III can understand the plan weeks of free labor. So when the of salvation and the story of the building Is completed. It will be death of our Christ much more about one-third of the cost if all clearly. material had to be bought and

In little less than two years, there have been 100 workers trained, or under training as the last group now Is. We have just a lit tle less than four years to reach that goal. So production must be speeded up. We realize the need is great, each year the population of India increases by 5,000,000. If we don't do our best, then we are not even holding our own, but sliding backward. The mes sage of the Cross is urgent, and
any less than our best is not

Many who could not read could follow the pictures, and many who would not read the Bi ble would study the picture books. The project is now com plete, but we expect to keep on reaping the harvest of souls for many years because of this. To many of the Christians, this pic

labor hired at market prices.

We need money

for

the ma

good enough. If we have the men

provides a full course and starts know one in a business, so one can sup your gift Is providing a building port himself and preach or teach. ture book of the death of Jesus that will house students year af- Where can so much be done for like to share in this and

son's pay, wood, windows, doors, rafters, the sheet iron roof, and cement for plastering. This will amount to $500 for a building worth about $2,000. Would you

and teachers, and do

them, that is our

not teach
Won't

fault.

you

sacrifice,

as

so

many have

done, and sponsor a student? $50

Is their most precious possession. Iter year Thanks again, friends. icf God?

who will study the Word

so little? May the Lord lay this burden on many hearts.

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FOUT^

THE

INDIA CHALLENGER

JULY, lass Jesus.

CHRISTIAN VILLAGK SCHOOLS

Our Christian

Village Schools

are progressing, but as a whole are not going forward very fast.

Each time one area goes forward, it seems another goes back. Our mental exercises seem to have greatest problem is that the peo stopped. Instead of studying the ple are so poor that they take the facts, they jump to a conclusion. children out after the first year, They say that all preachers are or in the middle of the second bad, and we should have nothing year. Then we have to start all to do with them. So they work over again. They just can not in other ways, and get along afford to feed the child at home, without preachers. We have had since there are several smaller our gi-eatest sorrows and great children. So the child has to go est joys with preachers. There where they can earn at least fore, we feel free to write on this
their food. Often the child will matter so close to our hearts.

I Cor. 1:21 (b). It pleases God by the foolishness of preach We do not believe that this ing to save them that believe. If you agree with this, then question can be answered either in the affirmative or the negative. you will see that India can never There are both goad and bad be reached for the Lord Jesus preachers. Today there is a without many, many preachers. group of people among us whose We do not need just a few hun
ARE ALL PREACHERS GOOD?

ARE ALL PREACHERS BAD?

dred. we need thousands

and

NOW, if this generation is to be saved for Jesus Christ. Today in

India there are supposed

the churches of all kinds.

to

be

about S.000,000 Christians in all

This

work a whole year and get one or In our first five years, we had two dollars and their food, which to send 22 preachers away from
is awfully poor. the work of the church because

of
We are upgrading our schools to pass the Government exams, and we need more equipment. Each school is supposed to have a bench, chair, box for records, a clock, blackboard, and about 12
record books. In most of our schools we do not have either the

immorality.
was a

Almost

every

preachcr sin?

"better-than-av-

erage" man, too.

Why did they

Not only because of back

ground and environment, but be cause they took their eyes away of the Churches of Christ in In from the Son of God. This hap dia, we have another 50.000 peo

includes Catholic and Protestant, and all sects, isms and cults. Of these, less than half are active and in any measure serving the Christ. So, out of an approxi mate 400,000,000, the task is great. Then consider the mem bers of our Churches of Christ at less than 9,000 compared to 400,000,000. Can ycu see the task ahead? The matter is made worse by the addition of 5,000,000 more being born each year than die. So for every member

pens not on!y in India, and not ple. Consider there are about 200 only among preachers. If the law trained and untrained Church of Christ preachers in India. That furniture or the clock. In some of Moses were carried out con we do have all the needed equip cerning this matter now, there makes each preacher have the job ment. They are inspected by the would be a great reduction in the of winning 2,O0OvOOO people. Therefore, we believe that the Government, and our children population of the world, and few greatest need in India today is can then transfer to any other would be left to stone the rest. I agree that some preachers for hundreds of preachers to be school easily. It is difficult to

1. Support a native preacher at $10 a month. You, your family, class, mission group, or church. 2. Sponsor a student in the Christian Trade School. For $50 tary preachers and Bible teach he will be trained to go out and 45 VILLAGE SCHOOLS ers as we have paid ones. This be a self supporting preacher. REOPEN is not our problem today. We do We now have only one school, need good preachers. I believe but we need three or four. We that there never has been any could do it if we had the money other way of spreading the gos to operate. May the Lord lay School time is again with us pel. New trends come and go, this burden on your heart. We and, as usual, our Village Chris but preaching will always remain can train more than 100 a year. tian Day Schools are opening to our best way of telling others of Will you help? reach hundreds of village chil dren. The schools are open to all, regardless of religion. In fact, SOUTH INDIA CHURCH OF CHRIST MISSION BULK MAIL they are a real means of evange
lism. There is no school where
R. F. D. 2
U. S. POSTAGE

keep all the schools going, and are bad in many ways. Some are because of the lack of time and weak and frail. If it weren't true, al! would be perfect. We wouldn't money they sometimes suffer. need to be here in India at all. Whether preachers should be paid, or serve freely is another matter. We have as many volun

trained.

How can

you

help in

this great need?

there is no church.

The preacher

PAID

is also the teacher, so there is no

PERMIT NO, 5

duplication or waste of money. This gives the preacher a full time job, and a'so makes the church the center of village ac tivities. As the teacher, the preacher is automatically the vil lage letter writer and translator. This is a big help to him in his
evangelistic work.

Danville, Illinois

P0Torv:AC, ILLINOIS

sioNmi
Form 3547 requested
a

THE mmM.

Challenger
Published in the interest of the work of the Lord in South India by
THE SOUTH INDIA CHURCH OF CHRIST MISSION

FALL, 1958

havp: a g l a s s o r m i l k AXD A SLICE OF CHEESE

A N \

O U \

C E M E N T J

Mr.

and

Mrs.

William

Gulick

In 2S schools in this area, ev

ery

morning

there

is

"milk

break."

The school children stop

have resigned from the South In dia Church of Christ Mission. They are starting their own work
in South India
to

and enjoy a nice 8-oiince glass of milk. Every day, approximately 2,000 children enjoy this privi lege. I happened to qualify to be
a Contact man for distribution of

to

be

known
and

as

Christ
will a

Nagar

Institute.
India near

They
w^ork

return

under this new mission name in

new location Madras.

gift food products given by the people of the United States of

America. We stand between the

government of the United States, and India. The people actually 41^ tons of clu'cso and powdered home, so we know no more news. get the food. mi'k thnt we will (listribiito, free For further information you may For a three-months distribu of chjir}{e, to school cliildrt'ii; Riv -writ"^" their forwarding agent as tion, we got 1800 tins of milk en by you. the people of the U. S. follows: Miss Dorothy Schmale powder, 180 tins of cheese, 150 Box 34, Price Hill, Cincinnati 5 O bags of Am^riVan wheat and 150 Please send all funds for the bags of corn. This all came to HOSPITAL ISIOVES TO work of the Gulicks to Miss about 20 tons, and will be used XEW HOME
for school children only, except hospital and leprosy patients.
Schmale. Those interested in the

Bill and Ethel plan to do a new kind of work. They felt that un der a new mission group they cou'd do it more effectively. This happened after they went

6^'

It is quite an honor and trust

to be a Contact man and also

quite a bit of work. Each Mon day afternoon, I take about eight
bags
cases

of
of

wheat
milk

and
and

corn,
one

nine
of

case

cheese

in the car and

make

the

XEW POSTAL RULES the government schools, we give that the Gulicks have resigned There is a new rule now in ef this Mission. They are it only to the Headmaster and he from fect that no parcel valued over does all the rest. But in our mis starting a new Mission near Ma

rounds of the bigger schools.

In

work of the Morris family should moved continue to send their support across the road to its own eight money to Bro. Houpt, R. 2, Dan acre compound, with plenty of ville, Illinois. room for expansion. The sick We extend our best wishes to people are all in one place and Bill and Ethel in their new ven are not unduly exposing the 30 ture. children on the compound. This move is made possible by the fact Our hospital has now

sion

schools,

we

see

that

it

is dras and will work there.

Since

ten

dollars can

come

in without

served and used.

the buildings were standing emp will cake when exposed to air, ty, it seemed like it was the lead and the cheese will mold in hot ing of the Lord for us to move It is about a weather, I am down at the office the hospital there. mile or more from our at 6:30 a.m., dipping out milk half
Since the milk

an

import license.

This is very

hard to get. and the parcel may have to lay for months while the value

red tape goes on. Please do not any parcel over five dol lars. Also, if you would send 2 powder and cheese and wheat for house, but the private area for parcels together and the combin the day. It is trouble this way, the medical work makes up for ed value would be over ten dol but the only way to be sure that this inconvenience. The building that had been lars, then the same rule would the program will be successful. apply. If the value is under ten The wheat is ground by the stu used for the boys' hostel makes dollars, then there is no trouble dents or their parents, and a cer fine quarters for the nurse and
midwives. The old office build at all. children. The milk is

eal is made and served to all the school

We can still use used clothing, rage-house, in which the Gulicks Sunday School papers, Bible pic tures, picture rolls, tracts, Bibles lived, will be the Leper center. ed. and any teaching methods that This is such a wonderful help So all three buildings will be us you may have and do not need. now, as last year was almost a ed, with no expense in building Used papers and hospital band complete drougth. Many of the new ones. ages, if so marked as no value, come in duty-free. (Cont. on Page Two, Col. 1) (Cont. on Page Two, Col. 1) ing is the hospital itself. The gapoured over it and cheese is serv

PAGR TWO

TIIK

IXDJA

CIIALLEXGER

(Cont.

from

Page One,

Col.

1)

liEPKOSV WORK
nOUBI.IXG KACH AVKEK

poor children came io scihool with no breakfast and wou'd bring no

Innch. Just a small meal at

Every Monday they come, limp ing, hobbling, and carrying their
tin bucket;; on their disease in

night was all the/ ate, so you fected hands and arms. They can see that a good h'jt raeal is a are the forgotten, hopeless peo real help to them. Every three ple, who have been unfortunate months, we will order again. We enough to contact leprcsy. It
want to thank ycu and al! the

people of the United States who the hands, arms, gave this food to India.
We aslred the children in Ma-

thickens the nerves, and deadens

legs, and

feet.

No one cares for them for fear of been turned cut of their homes.

drapakkam school fover 500 stu

dents) how many had milk to drink at home, and not cne had.

that dreaded disease. Many have by Ist Cluirch, Washlnstim. Ind.

Wives have left husbands, chil

Our liousc trailer, bought for us

The same is truo e/srywhere. In this way, we are showing Chris tianity at wcrk.

dren

have

gone

away,

never

to

This venture is all started on

return for fear that someone will

know they are related to a leper.

Some are from high ca'ste homes,

and some from low, some are

rich and others poor. (Cont.

We

All

have
for

from
have

Page
room
at

One,
for

Col.

2)

that

hopeless,

dejected

look,

tients.
a few,

they have leprcsy. This disease slowly eats away on their body. Sometimes we have quite Their only expectation is living
20 in-pa
and times the:-e are

none.

One thing we have learned Thy coma in

death, alone and forsaken by all.

To them there is now HOPE.

here ig that things do n';t happen

s'.owly cr easi'y.
bunches. If the weather has been

f&ih. and without any added suppjrt at all. We know that jou wi 1 want a share in this prcgram. The preacUe? will cost us $10.00 a month, and the leper expert will cost us from 1535.00 to $40.00 a month. The medi cine will cost about $30.00 to $o0.00 a month to get started. Some people can pay all the cost. Those who can, we will be

It is the new D.D.S, pill that is glad to treat them and let them taken cnco a day for tv/o years. bear their own expense. All those
who have had it
of

It will cure 90% of all the lep very hot and it suddenly cools, ers. Before they had to use ex there will be from 20 to 50 pneu pensive injections, and slow use monia patients within two days.
When the weather settles down, less medicines. Now there is

for

some time

and
and

h?,va lost
the use

fingers
their

and

toes,

members

will

not be able to

pay at all.

they will soon be curad, and an other - epidemic will then 'breu.k
out.

sure hope for them that will be

Some we have to help feed, for if

Malaria, typhoid, snake bites, along VN'ith the common sores, cuts, burns and aches, keep us

busy. The Madrapakkam hospit al is always busy as it is right in

the center of town. other doctor and We need an but until nurse

they are available, we carry on.

to six they are starving, they will re The average positively ar cover so slowly. It. of course, treatment will take 2 years. Now can not grow new flnsers, or by the grace of God, a leper can toes. But it can stop it where it once again be a useful citizen. We are using the new hospital is, and let them live cut a happy useful life. It is easy to give, and have plenty of space to car and cheap. To treat a patient for ry on this work. The leprosy de a week, we need only seven D.D stroys the nerves. They can walk S. pills, plus vitamins and iron. in Are. on knives, or have a bad gin to show in months, and will rest the leprosy. thre
This total treatment will cost on

Wo can give milk and cheese to all the hospital patients and this helps them recover much more quickly. This has to be giv en daily. We can give our leper patients a week's supply at one
time. The main reason is this:

infection, and not know it at all.

ly 10c a week, or around $5.00 a year including any extra penicil

lin or ointments.'

There is no feeling
infection sets in

or

pain,
soon

so
one

and

finger after another drops off. Each Monday I examine the We were surprised to find that His statistics are one of our preachers was also a new patients.
leper, so we took him out of the put in a notebook, and in three

contact months we can check to see how work. Now he goes out and tells the patient has progressed. er, so we know he'll consume it. the lepers in the surrounding We are allowed to give out villages about our program. We milk powder, cheese, and wheat also have a trained leper worker to the lepers to last a week, so no one will buy food from a lep
coming, as supervisor over all. Ruth, plies
THE INDIA CHAIJ.IOXGER

school

and

put

him

on

the out,

nurse, and

and

the

wives on

of the preachers dip these sup

keep records

Published quarterly by South In

W''] !

dia

Church

of

Christ

Mission. Mrs. Mad

MISSIONARIES: Mr. and Arthur Morris. ADDRESS:

them. As the work grows, our two leper workers will be doing this each day. In one village just one-half
mile from our house there are

rapakkam Village, via Gummudi-

Th' new ('<niipouiil (Miurch that Eugene Houpt, RFD 2, Danville, cases Is almost completed, 1<>\82, near Illinois.

pond Post. South India. EDITOR over 100. In almost all the vil and FORWARDING AGENT: D, lages there are from two to 20

about 200 lepers. In another vil lage three miles away, there are

in

all

stages

of

leprosy.

ly 500 yards from our liouse.

CRAW ft CBAW, POTOMAC,

ILL.

(Cont. on Page 3, Col. 1)

FALL, 195!

THE INDIA

CHALLENGER

PAGE TIIIIEE

l)e<lifaten

To

Oiir Prionds

In Christ -Everywhere Never have we been through cuch a terrible spell of hot wea
ther. But at last it has broken
and now for the next two months

d(

to wri this is There like tc

your i

would

Before

we

left

America

in

when t.

15)50, we had a governing

vision of estab-

it should be cooler. David came home on the 25th

ut the lishing

self-supporting
Churches

and
of

self-

volum

Christ,

of October and we are happy to Tha have him home again. He has tient finished the fifth grade. Ruth in ans and the children will go up to to an

so na- But when we saw the ignorance,

pV poverty
e lems,

and

many

other

probalways

this

vision were

seemed trained

t
e
e

too far away.

preachers
the sion Christian come a

As more and more

and as
sent Trade bit School

the

hills

again

in

January

for

there do no

school.

David will be in the 6th

grade,

Patty will be in the 3rd, of the

to do.

e
e

out its members, we saw the vicloser. When

and Joe will be in the 1st.

Patty and Joe have a pet mon we lil key, two ducks, and a dog with word
which to amuse themselves. Do
Somet fore
You

;t
!-

people

who

are

starving

cannot

>. read or write, it is hard to make

of them the kind of leaders that

they rides
swim

have fun! The monkey the cycle and the ducks

in the lake. Of

i.

would

lead

vistorious

church

course, very 1

e e

on to glory. But with the many obstacles, we are slowly forging

ahead.

they have to go in and rescue the done 1 We ducks. Then the dog runs away, so they have to go with him. It sonal is quite an interesting life. They put i]
l^ve to go with me and help give It see;
out milk and cheese to the
person
commi

In 1955, we had 80 preachers u on the payroll and all were doing 5. a good job. In 1956, we cut this
e down to 55. In January, we cut 'f it down to 40. Then we had a

schools.

Many

people

in

India

do not know about cheese so they wards will eat some and teil how good agent.

it is and soon others try it also.

Ruth has her women go

Now

!- self-supporting man for every g man on the payroll. This was good, but still not good enough, e Since June of this year, we have

every Thursday and clean village. They cut weeds, clean Christ and white wash the church, and (a gr
make it as beautiful for the Lord and I

out extra up a sent y

't found ways to help seven more y men suiiport themselves and i. preach. So now we have 33 men
) on a full time basis and 47 on

e
t i-

own-support.

Thus, now for ev-

as pcssible. In the evening, the a s w e preachers go there and preach in our E all the streets and pass out tracts us thi to every home. This is another cate V step in Practical Christianity er yej by showing our love for Christ
to those who know Him not, and

'f ery dollar that is sent to us, we

make it do the work of two dollars.

The Church must govern itself t. in a proper way and that calls
for consecrated men. Bibles and teaching. When the Church is

by doing good deeds for them.

In January, there will be a missionaries camp up at Bilaspur

and all of our Church of Christ

I able to carry on with its own |i work, it must then reach out and
t teach
^ this,

others.
then the

If

it

cannot do
will die.

Church

missionaries
real thrill to

in
all

India
of us.

are

plan

I But if it can do this work, then

P there is success in sight. A new-

ning on coming.

It should be a
We can

f born baby cannot walk and to ex

share our joys and sorrows, and make better plans for His King

dom in India.

It will soon be Christmas time.'

If we do not get a chance to wish you a personal greeting, we thank you for all you have done
for us and the work of the Lord

here in So. India.May the Lord bless you all. Art and Ruth.

(Cont. from Page 2, Col. 3)

Some say about five percent of

all the people here in

State have leprosy.

Madras i, ^
Three

God opened

the door far us in this new work.

pect it to do so is foolish. But, new congregation, made up of members just out of Hinduism, walk right in the pat tern of our Lord. They have to try, fall, and then get up and try again. We help and advise them, teach them, and pray with them. Slowly they are growing. In 1950, there were only 3 churches here in South India and there are now 105. All of them are S years old or less, and many are . under 5 years. And none in these churches can read or write. This is a real problem. Please pray d with us that they might see God's
neither can a
clear nath and want to walk in it.

Please help us, and pray for us. for w

PAGE

FOUIl

Tin-: IXOTA CHALLENGER ies into India. We who are here

FALL, 1958

>rTliIiIOX TRACTS TO

BE

REAI> FIVE MU.LIOX TIMES

now can

do

only

so

much,

But the seed is being sown each but day and night in a quiet but care
manner. We have been able

that is not enough.

If we have ful

the proper tools, tlien we can do to work with the poor and the lower caste people but the high 50 much more for the Lord. In the past 6 months we have In our Lord's parable, much of ca'ite has always turned away started a rea! ministry of the it fell on the bad ground and from the truth. They will not printed word. We have distrib there was no crop, but some bore hear the preaching, they will not

Bibles, 300 New 50,000 tracts to the people of this area. We had stayed away from this type of work before, but now feel that we have enough qualified preach ers and church leaders to make the program successful. It is a very essential job to cover an en tire village, talking and preach
Testaments and

uted over 150

fruit.

The same will be true with

read tracts and they wil not lis

ten to a Christian witness. But

the tracts. Thus it would break down like

in

this

way.

they can

read

and

this: 500,000 tracts will cost $1,000; 250,000 will cost $500; 50,000 will cost $100 and 5,000 will cost $10. Where could $10 or $2,000 do so much good as in telling the

prepare their minds for accept ance of the blessed Gospel.

We need more books and liter

ature

and

soon

larger

room.

But in the three months we have

had

this

room,

we have shown

lest millions in India of God, the Word of Life to more high Christ, and His church. caste Hindus in Madrapakkam out trained preachers, there was If you wish a share in this than we have been able to in

ing to all who will listen.

With

matter, please write to us or to eight years. Bro. Houpt. Bro. Yesunasan, our preacherlibrarian, wcrks long hours there. successful. Each day when the papers come, We are distributing tracts in UEAI)I.\(i ROOM IX >LAI>R.\he marks the important things of Tamil, Telegu and English. Re PAKKAM OPENS DOOR TO the day, and shows them to the sults are bound to come from HIGH CASTK PEOPLE people who come. Soon they these, even thcush at present we By the blazing light of a Pe- learn to trust him and ask him can see no signs. We believe for the news. Then before long that there is a "time to sow and tromax (kerosene pressure light) he shows them important things some 40 to 60 men gather each a time to harvest." Now is the night in Madrapakkam to read in the Christian papers, and im time to sow. Almost all the con portant verses in the Bible and tacts we made in the past have at the Reading Room opened by the Life of Christ Visualized. When all else is come to accept the Lord or posi the Mission. They read and the seed is sown. dark in lonely, wicked Madrapaktively reject him. - "Frouj-l 950 to 1954, it Sviis pos kaiKr-thcsc young men conic to sible to win many souls to the read the newspapers, magazines. THIS OR CHRIST Lord by just preaching to them. Bible books and papers. Most of Now the door is closing and they these young men are from the are being hardened in heart and high caste and proud homes. To will not come by the old method. them it is an opportunity to ga Those who can read need to ther in a good location and read the news from the papers. But know about Jesus the Lord. Ma
Now that we are maturing in

no use trying a program like this.

men and knowledge, It is being

dras has about 20 per cent liter acy rating, so there it can be suc
cessful. We have to use tracts that are

most of all,

the news

of

Salva

tion that they have never heard before. They would not read a
Bible or tract in their homes be

good.

If they are not good, we cause of the strong caste feeling.

But while waiting for a newspa per or book in Tamil or Telegu, story but the whole story. There they turn shyly to the Christian is no way to get them except to Telegu papers or even to the Bi
will not use them at all. We need tracts that tell not half the

print them ourselves.

ble.

There is no hymn singing or We have been working on a prayers here. They series of tracts concerning a Hin audible A vlllaffe temple sce;ie. du man that finally accepts Jesus would be scared away by this. Christ as his Lord and Savior, and becomes a part of His SOUTH INDIA CHURCH OF CHRIST MISSION BULK MAIL church.
Our
each

goal
of

is

this:
ten

100,000
tracts.

of

U- S. POSTAGE

the

That

R. F. D. 2

PAID
PERMIT NO. 5

would be 1,000,000 tracts in Ta

mil, Telegu and English. To print and distribute 1,000,000 tracts would cost only $2,000. It
is estimated that each tract is read from five to ten times. So

Danville, Illinois

potomac "ULtNois

OEC h
-MrClLVKV. W. J-:.

in this manner, about 5,000,000 people would read or hear of the

way of salvation. We cannot get new missionar

r.(il)

West JeiTeraoii ILLINOIS

Form 354' reqaested

.JOLIKT.

THE INDIA

Challenger
Published In the Interest of the work of the Lord in South India by
THE SOUTH INDIA CHURCH OP CHRIST MISSION

WINTER, 1958

MEDICAL NEWS

CHRISTIAN TRADE SCHOOL

The Medical work has improv

ed very much in the past few months. We will try to give you
a brief idea of the present scope

This is one of our finest pro jects, yet one that takes more

of the work. Before, we had only a nurse. Later, a Doctor came

three afternoons a week. Since

time than any other. We have to work this in with the regular school, church work, correspond
ence, and the thousand and one other things there are to do. So

August we have had a full time

Doctor. Now there is need of an other nurse. We have a great

it is a very full day.

tian Trade School had

The Chris
to be di

number of patients.
We from have 8:00 to have the mission

vided
since

into
The

two
South

parts
India

this

year,

Christian

compound

hospital

open

only
noon.

College was closed by Bro. Gul-

A. M. to 12:00

ick.

In

the mornings we

have

The doctor and nurse are in Ma-

Bible classes for the Trade School

men and for women who are the

drapakkam at the hospital there. Also, the Madrapakkam hospital is closed all morning because the staff is on our compound. If we
had another doctor as a start,

Bro. Yosudlan, (lean of the trade school and Bible Collese teacher.

wives of regular preachers or the

Trade School men. In the after noon we have classes for the Bi

ble College men who will

then we could have both hospit als open all day. The number of
patients served could be doubled.

finish their work and graduate in May.

Each week there are 60 hours of

We have about 70 patients a day

now. That is all that can be

served with our two people.

So

Bible being taught, 20 hours of Trade for the men in making brick and tile, and 20 hours of Trade for women in mat making.
Thus each week there are 100

please pray that if it be the will

of the Lord, we can get another

doctor soon. Our cases run from

hours of classes. We do not teach all this alone, as that would be

simple sores, skin diseases, sore

humanly impossible.
1() hours is

Twelve to
a full

eyes, stomach ache, to bigger things such as pneumonia, ty phoid, cholera, tuberculosis, lep rosy, amputations, all sorts of burns, and baby deliveries. To do such a wide range of things takes a lot of equipment. Though we have the essential, often times a case out of the ordinary comes up and we can do nothing about

considered

load. help,
things

But we have to oversee, guide, plan, and get the

ready for all of it. We

have six teachers to help Ruth and myself, but still the job is
great.

Making bricks

iti

Indian

Trade
ATTEND CTTTTRCH SUNDAY!

(CoiiliiiUfJ on Pa^e Two)

School. Tk'n In DcciMnber, 1057

.Students in tin* Christian Trade School at Cliristmas time, 1957.

A few were sick when picluie was taken.

PAGE TWO

THE INDIA CHALLENGER

WINTER, 1958
EVANGELISM AND CHURCHES

IVIEmOATi NEWS

(CoiithiHcil from Vagc One) it. For the more serious cases,

we send them to Madras to the

Our evangelism is not as good as it should be, simply because

we are tied down here with the

government hospital.

It is al

most sure death this way, and it is a terrible risk to make the trip without proper equipment. Sav

Trade School.
that the door

My, how we wish

of India would

open so new missionaries could

come! But it is not. The preach ers are carrying on and doing very well, but not as much as they could be if they were able
to be on the field full time. Two

ing lives is very important, and

we feel worthy of your support. Recently we were so happy when one of our patients, who
was the daughter of the Village Munchiff, was cured of typhoid. The Village Munchiff is equal to our mayor or judge. He had ta ken her to Madras, but they could not stay there. He had been told that his daughter would die. He is a strong Hindu of High Caste,
and his opinion of Christians was

hundred

fifty-seven

souls

were

baptised into Christ in 1957, and

five new churches were establish ed. Two new areas will have

churches by the middle of Febru ary. The areas are near Madras,
and we should see the fruit of
our labors there soon. We have

not very high.

her to our

Yet he brought
Dr. Jaganatlian, full-time doctor.

been

hospital, where we

about four
children

working there some for years. Some of the

from these areas have

treated her. We cured her in eight days. Needless to say he was very happy, and has been one of our strongest supporters since. Below is a recommenda
tion from him. We think you will enjoy reading it.
From V. Gurappa Chetty

been to our camp, and are well taught. There are a little over 100 churches, but we had plan
ned to have over 150 by this time.

We have 40 full time preachers on salary, and 50 volunteer workers caring for these church

Village Munchiff of Madrapakkam

es and evangelism in new places. Another reason why evangelism

is slow is the rising tide of Na tionalism and Hinduism. If you are a Christian, you have to pay the school fees for your children.

November, 1957
To Whom it may Concern,

This__is highly.

to

recommend

the

Church of Christ Mission Hospi tal and Dr. Jaganathan very

ing from

My daughter was suffer typhoid and about to die. and when I had no hope, I

In some cases they get half-tui tion, but Hindus are admitted free. Also, if you want a Gov ernment job of some type, you
must be a Hindu. There are no

took her to this Mission hospital and in eight days she was well. I can certify that he is a noble and capable doctor, and that he has so much patience and anxiety
to cure sick. I recommend this hospital to all. Signed, V. Gurappa Chetty. We pray that the medical work may be the door through which we can win many in Madrapakkam to Christ.

jobs for a Christian, so you can see this is a temptation for many

Onr nurse. Kiimberlam.

to stay in their old religion, even when they know it is wrong. One must preach even harder now than we did five years ago to get results. But still there is a long list of villages waiting for us to come and preach. Not all will
respond, for some seek the world

THE INDIA CHALLENGER

ly things instead of the spiritual. But we must try and give them a
chance, then let them decide for

Published
I'.ACTvAGES AND GIFTS

quarterly by

South

themselves.

Each

weekend,

we

India Church of Christ Mission MISSIONARIES: Mr. and Mrs.

are pushing out into new areas.

So pray His blessings upon this

work.

We do thank each of you good

folk who have sent gifts to us

Arthur Morris and Mr. and Mrs. William B. Gulick.

this

past

year,

particularly

at

ADDRESS: Madrapakkam Vil lage, via Gummudipond Post,

South
EDITOR

CAMPING PROGRAM

this past Christmas season. The food and other gifts were won derful, and the duty was low be
cause you were careful. Duty is now usually 100% or more, so

India.
and FORWARDING

AGENT for ARTHUR MOR

We

have

greatly

accelerated

RIS

Family

D.

Eugene

our
feel

camping

program,

for

we
best

Houpt,
Illinois.

R.F.D.

2,

Danville,
for

that this is one of the

you can see why a low value is important. Also any parcel valu ed at over $10.00 requires an im
port license from the Union Gov

FORWARDING
MR. and

AGENT

MRS.

GULICK:

Dorothy M. Schmale, Box 34, Price Hill, Cincinnati 5, 0.

ways to reach many people with as little expense as possible. Al so, only those who are interested
will come to camp. Then we can
Each

ernment, which takes from three

teach, train, and challenge them

for the Lord Jesus Christ.

to six months to get. But if the parcel is bylow $10.00, there is

CRAW ft CRAW, POTOMAC, ILU.

year we have the children's camp (ConthiueJ on Page Three)

no trouble. Thanks for your help.

WINTER. 1958

THE INDIA CHALLENGER

PAGE THREE

MORRIS CODE

Dedicated Christ

to

our friends the

in

around

world.

We were sorry that we could

not send a Christmas letter to

each one this year, so please ac

cept this late note as our token

of remembrance. We had a fine

quiet Christmas, and started our camp the next day. We put up our new tent, and lived in it dur ing this week. It was such a
thrill for the kids.

We want to thank all of you

who remembered us at Christmas

with cards, letters, and gifts. We

have tried to answer each one, but sometimes letters go astray.

If, after a reasonable length of time, you do not hear from us, please write again. We got the hostel girls new skirts and blouses, so they were very happy. They looked very
nice to on Christmas There morning is no as that, but when it came again, he
could not resist it. He was a fine

Tlie Morris family as they appeared Januarj* 15, 10o8.

Taken at Kody.

they were coming down the path

church. Christ

God.

We

learned also,

to keep
His has

mas
the

holiday for
Hindu

school

children
they

watch dog, and a

against the snakes

faithful guard
for the chil

close to God in prayer for protection and care. He

here, but in January for Pongal,

Harvest Feast,

dren.

But life in the tropi(;s is

brought He will
too.

us safely through, and ill our every day lives,

get ten days.

We are now in the midst of the annual rice harvest, and every

hard, even for a dog. The snakes seem to be gone now. We catch only one or two

one is very busy.

Last

Sunday

night,
did

several

of
until

our

churches
P. M.

a week. We kept count, and we have killed 83 deadly poison

snakes were were in the past six months.

Are you one of those who say that you will write a letter to your missionary friends, yet get so busy that you never do it?

not meet

10:00

We'd love lo hear from you.

Your Oo-workers,
Art and Ruth.

During harvest time, the services

do not start until the Christians come in from the fields. Over

Over 60 were cobras, and the rest

Just us poisonous. There lots of non - poisonous

here an eight hour day and over time are unknown. They cut the
rice with small knives, and tie it

snakes, too. I was moving my books off a table in my oflice, and there was a little deadly viper
I'olled up in my dusting cloth. He

In bundles and carry it in to the house. All the harvesting is done

by hand, as it was done centuries ago. In our seven years here,

we have never seen a binder,

rolled outside quickly, where we finished him. We can not imag ine why there are so many
snakes this year. You must be

CAMPINt;

I'ROGR.AM

(Conlhiucd jriivi I'aRe Two)

combine, or a threshing machine. It is school time again,

is

and

guard constantly, even at night we wake up from dreaming about them. This must have just
been an extra burden that the

on

at Christmas time, running up to New Year's Day. This year was the fourth camp, Three young men graduated. All are preach ing regularly, even though they
are still in high school. One is a

that means our family

separ

ated, much to the regret of all. But there is no other way. Ruth
and the kids are 400 miles away

devil wanted to put on us be cause we were so busy anyway.

We learned one lesson from

freshman
mores.

and

two

are

sopho

They were here the first

year camp started

in 1954, and

now, up in Kldy hills. David is in the 5th grade, Patty is in the 2nd, and Joe will enter kinder

this snake scare. And that is to be careful. Don't sit down with

have not missed a single year.

In April wo have the Tamil

garten during April, May, and June. I will go up during the terribly hot months, and then we
all will come down in June, ex

out looking, don't lift anything, put your hand in or under any thing without first looking. As we thought about this, we also thought about the Christian life
and how many In the times end, we we do have

camp, in May the Telegu camp (for men), and in June and July
a camp in Bhavani and Erode. Our plans this year are to have a camp in Bangalore side, in Kan-

cept David. He will have to stay in boarding school. Education for missionary children is a problem. Our
cember.

things without looking or being

careful.
vil.

arese.

In

these camps

we can
It is a

talk to our men and teach them

their place in the church.

real help.

played into the hands of the De dog, Barry, died in De

So let us walk in the Chris

It was a sad day, for we

tian way as carefully as we would

walk through a path where a co bra might be. Then we will nev
er fall, but be drawn closer to

It costs us only 1^35.00 for the

week for 55 children and 12 fac

had tried everything we could for him. He had pneumonia, and penicillin brought him through

ulty

members.

Where

could

so

much else be done so cheaply?

PAGE FOUR

THE INDIA CHALLENGER

WINTER, 1958

tliz ^utiak ^ amity

TRAVEL FUNDS
NEEDED NOW!

GULICKS PASS TAmL EXA>UNATIONS

a conversation. When he depart ed, he said that he would come to

cur home and learn more. He

was You have always responded in the past when funds were need ed. Once again we must come to you for help. At this writing ap proximately $1,000 is still need
ed for the Gulicks' transporta

staying

in

Punoor

Village

After an over-night train ride from Madras to Bangalore, Bill

and Ethel took both sections of

near to us.

their

Tamil

language

examina

Each Saturday my wife, chil dren and I went to the village,

met each member and conducted

tion,

which

consisted

of

seven

hours of written work and an or

Since they have to wait un til they have been in India for 5 full years before they can be as sured that they can re-enter once they leave, they are not able to
take advantage
travel.

tion.

al exam before three examiners.

Both

Bill

and

Ethel

received

family prayer meetings with the help of the school boys. Each Monday then we returned and studied each day in the Bible Col lege.
The baby girl of Brother B. D.
John died. We all left for his

distinction in the written section.

of

off-season
that

rates for

We know

While this is not a government requirement, it is required by all organized missions or their
boards. The Gulicks felt that cer

you will want to help with this particular fund, and we would urge you to send your gifts today if possible.

tainly they

would be helped in

their service for the Lord in In

dia if they would at least meet

house, thirty miles away, on our bicycles and reached his home in the evening. Since the baby was buried at 6 p.m.. we were unable

the standards required by the de

nominations.

to return that night. So we stay ed and came back the next day.
One week when I was conduct

Send gifts to:

MISS DOROTHY M. SCHMALE

ing the worship service at Vanimalie, a heavy rain and a storm

came. We took shelter in a near

ANOTHER STUDENT ^\^?ITES

VANIMALIK VARIETY

by house. The walls of the church

building fell down twice. Twice

llo.v 34, Price Hill

CliirliHiirti- T, O.in'o

I replaced the mud they foil .down_again.

ducted school

walls but So I con

another

classes in

I baptized one man into Christ this month. I taught him on Sat

urdays, Sundays, and at night during the week and then baptiz
FURLOUGH FOR GULICKS

building nearby. During the month, I repaired the school building and am keeping it neat
and clean.

ed him.

That man attends Bible

School and the worship service regularly. He has learned to read

"To India's Coral Strands!"

well.

There is another man who I have been

The children are now all able to recite the names of the books

Many

things

have

taken

place

has not yet been baptized who at

tends the services.

of the Bible. I taught them these

since Bill and Ethel wrote this in

teresting article describing their trip to India five years ago. We know you are anxious to hear
these reports first hand. Plans

urging him to be baptized. He keeps putting off the time. Through God's grace he will re pent and be baptized. One Sunday I met a man who asked me about religious matters. He was a Telegu man, and so we had difficulty understanding one another's speech. Even so we had

even during the leave periods from regular teaching. I am also cultivating a garden at the
school. I killed two snakes in the schoolone at about 9 a.m. and

are being made now for Bill and Kthe! to leave India on April 3 and arrive in New York on April
22.

the other at about 2 p.m. We were kept safe by the grace of the Almighty. I am daily praying for those who support us finan
cially from Principal. abroad and for our

The quires

Indian government re certain procedures to be

and therefore this can

M. Daniel.

followed,

be only a tentative date. Only after five full years are actually spent on Indian soil can one ap ply for the necessary No-Objection-to-Return Permit and an Ex

SOUTH INDIA CHURCH OF CHRIST MISSION

R. P. D. 2

BULK MAIL
U.S. POSTAGE

PAID

tension of Stay.

March 20, 1958,

PERMIT NO. 5

Bill and Ethel will have been in

Danville. Illinois

POTOMAC. ILLINOIS

India five years. Please pray with them that these papers will be api)roved and that they will
be able to leave on schedule for

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UcUlLVl::y, w. 10. West Jefl'ei'soii

their furlough. Many camp dates in the United States have already been scheduled, as have a num ber of speaking engagements.

Form 3547 requested

JOLIET. ILLINOIS