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NEWS OF RALPH "BUD" HARTER, MISSIONARY

BIBLE BOOK STORE

7/130 D SWARUPNA6AR

NEWS

FROM^ THE

FIELD ~

KANPUR 208002,

On October 17, 1991, Amarjeet

Singh and Neeru Masih were united in

Ralph has been very busy during

the

last

quarter

of

1991.

He

INDIA

has

Holy Matrimony.
The wedding took
place in Amritsar, Punjab which is

been to Kulpahar on a couple of oc-

Amarjeet's

assions and to Madras

for the India

Christian Convention.

Also in early

scheduling difficulties, Ralph gave

up

November

to

friends (a very generous gesture).

he

traveled

mid-India

his

hometown.

ticket

to

Due
one

to

of

some

Amar's

for the Hindi language convention.

This disappointed Harter, but he was

The Elders at the Clinton church

have asked for an audit of all or

trip.

more disappointed that he originally

ganizations

thought he might be.

somewhat

ports.

good

that

the

Harter says

thing

to

do

mission

that this

to

sup
is

insure

apprehensive

As

it

turned

about

out

the

Amar was

that

After a brief honeymoon the

couple returned to Kanpur to find

things are on the up-and-up.

The
books are to be presented to Ralph
for inspection after auditing.

that Ralph had switched their living

quarters giving the couple the larg

Victor Walter of the Swarupnagar

er of the two apartments (another

generous gesture).
Ralph has grown

church

has

been

quite

ill

but

has

accustomed to the addition of Priya

now recovered a
great deal.
Mr.
Walter is the treasurer of the Kali-

good

siya Sahayak Sanstha and

cook according to Mr. Harter.

since his

(Neeru) to the "family" as she is a

housekeeper

and

very good

illness the book work has come to a

stand-still.

We

are

thankful

that

There was to be another addition

God has answered many prayers on his

to the family recently also.

behalf.

was promised to them by someone in

A dog

the neighborhood as soon as

weaned
THE NEWLYWEDS GET SETTLED IN

from

its

mother.

it was

However,

the pup died from the cold before it

left its mother.
The household was

saddened by the death after they had

anticipated

the

arrival

for

some

weeks.

SPEAKING OF DOGS

One day in early December, Ralph

was bitten by a vicious dog.
Not
much information is available about
the attack but the victim did not

require any stitches only antitetanus vaccine.

Harter is quoted
as

saying,

"I

don't

think

have

ever been so terrified".

It is not supposed to be news

when "dog bites man" but it is news

for us who sometimes worry about our

friends

in

the

field.

There

are

many dangers in that land or in ours

for that matter. Continue to pray

that Ralph and the family are kept
from harm.

(1 to r) Amarjeet, Harter, Priya

Thanks to God for all who helped

in 1991, Pray for India in 1992.

Financial Report Continued....

FINANCIAL REPORT SEPT-DEC 1991

EXPENSES:

$1567.83

BEGINNING BALANCE 9-1-91

U.S.:

Postage
Bank Fees

CONTRIBUTIONS;

IL

IN

1st Church, Flora

135.00

Glen Valbert
Robert Walker

100.00

50.00

Osgood Church
1st Church, Garrett
Church
$50
H. Shellenburger
20
Stan Vincent
Lawrence Balliet

ENDING BALANCE 12-31-91

Beginning Balance 1-1-91

80
35

Lewis Domke

Mrs.

MO

Miss Florence Douglas

25.00

Liberty Sunday School

Capital City Church

74.00
548.87

Total

NC
OH

Edward Chamberlin

100.00

Expenses:

Ruth Handwerk

225.00

10.00

Postage

132.95

Bank Fees

119.68

200.00
100.00

Bookstore
Travel
Books

20.00
20.00
100.00
30.00

229.98

438.55

Misc.

268.19
2000.00
1200.00

Reimbursements

930.40

Total Expenses:

24776.18

Ending Balance 12-31-91

$3518.84

80.00

M/M David Barber

500.00

Embreeville Church
TX^DirriD.F^r-I>eei

75.00
^ i:Wr&0-

Richard A. Huntington
Hooverson Hgts. Church

TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS:

800.00
300.00
7887.87

EXPENSES:
INDIA:

141.24
1000.00

Office Supplies
Kalisiya Sahayak Sanstha
Clinton Study Center

200.00

Mrs. Laverne Romesburg

WI
WV

2567.42
2787.65

M/M Warren Steiner

Philip Winland

Sebring Church

12915.12

Scholarships

Gifts

Mrs. Ethel Beardsley

25675.54

Salaries

100.00

Oak Grove Church

L. A. Nicholson

TN

Income:

A. B. Slough

Linden Church
300.00
Branch Hill Church
100.00
Homebuilders Class-Linden 100.00

PA

2560.00

Building Funds

350.00

Mrs. Anand Stephens

23115.54

(Issued in 1990)

1500.00
80.00
705.00

Lile

$2619.48

Total Contributions
Voided Checks

MI

1st Church, Clinton

Loyal Daughters Class
M/M Stephen Handwerk

1991

Income:

50.00

W.

$3518.84

ANNUAL FINANCIAL SUMMARY

455.00

Mrs.

5936.86

185.00

New Ross Church

Mrs.

1.77

TOTAL EXPENSES:

80.00

M/M Frank Reas

L.

40.19

Books

214.75

Transportation

101.38

Postage
Telephone

23.16
18.00

Convention Fees

12.60

Office Supplies

266.69

U.S.

The

TRIP PLANNED FOR NEWLYWEDS

newlywed

couple,'- Amar

and

Priya, are hoping to come to the

United States
sometime
in
1992,
hopefully in early summer.
As yet
they have only applied for their
Indian passports and there hasn't
been much progress to report.
After
the passports are obtained, then i t

is up to the U. S. State Dept. to

issue visas into this country.
We
have no idea how long this all may

16.80

take so we haven't spread the word

Ralph's Birthday Gifts 50.00

2350.12
Building Funds
1100.00
Scholarships

much.
Ralph, is hopeful that they
will be able to meet many of you
while they are here. They will be
staying,
for the most
part,
in
Clinton and Canal Fulton, Ohio and
traveling as much as possible to

Medical

Salaries

737.00

Kalisiya Sahayak

San.

Miscellaneous

1000.00
4.40

visit those who would welcome them.

Please continue to pray !

Continued in next column,

HARTER THROBS
INDIA MISSIONARY NEWS

NON-PROFIT ORG,

RALPH "bud" HARTER

U.S.

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST

2545 W. COMET RD.

CLINTON, OH

OHIO

PERMIT 7

FORWARDING AGENT'
IS876 BLUFFTON ST. NW

POSTAGE
PAID

CLINTON,

44216

KEN DOWNS

K.D.

Horizons Magazine
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RALPH "BUD" HARTER, MISSIONARY

BIBLE BOOK STORE

7/130 D SWARUPNA6AR

AMARJEBT SINGH ORDAINED

KANPUR 208002,

of

the

Church

On April 26,
1992 Amarjeet
Singh, the "Field Agent" of the
Clinton Church India Mission, was

INDIA

work

as

for

the

well

as

bookstore

and

the" forwarding

agent.
OTHER NEWS

ordained into the full-time Christ

ian

ministry

at

the

Church in Kanpur.

Swarupnagar

This indeed was a

"Red Letter" day for

the Church.

Amarjeet should complete his studies

for his degree this year (his exams

have been postponed until July). He
and his new bride, Neeru, reside in
the Pastorium of the Church building
along side Ralph's apartment. This
has proved to be an interesting ad
justment for all concerned at times,
but

is

also

most

efficient

ar

rangement for the Church and book

store downstairs to have them all

available on the premises.

We pray

that the Lord will continue to bless

-.^ma^joetashe serves in^his way.

By the way,

the proposed visit of

By

this

should be

time

in Sat

(May
Tal

31),

in

Ralph

the mount

ains for his annual teaching tour in

the

cooler

daytime
reach

climes

temps

over

of

in

100 F

India.

The

Kanpur regularly
at

this

time

of

year which is increasingly a hard

ship
for
our
intrepid
Harter.
(After experiencing that heat first
hand, this writer knows something of
the confining nature of this season.
It is much like being restricted by
a severe Ohio winter.) This respite
from

the

heat

is

also

welcomed

holiday from the day-to-day routine

of Kanpur.
Harter loves his work
and the people of Kanpur~buL" every
one needs a

break now and then.

the couple to the U.S. is still "up

in the air" since the Indian govern

While Harter is away, the Church and

bookstore
are
under
Amarjeet's

ment

watchful eye.

has yet

ports.

We

to issue
are

their pass

awaiting

further

"relax"

This allows Harter to

bit

as

well

as

giving

Amarjeet the opportunity for more

experience in the Lord's Church.

news.

INDIA MISSION ENTERS COMPUTER AGE

This
On both sides of the world, the
India Mission of the Clinton Church

has entered into the computer age.

In

the

U.S.

since

the

transition

from Mrs. Douglas to Ken Downs as

forwarding
agent,
the
mission's
books have been kept on computer
disk which used the computer at

Ken's place of employment.

Contrib

utors have been aware of

the "com

puter" receipts since then.

Now the

U.S. computer resides at Ken's house

as he has purchased a computer

his own use (at no expense to
missionalthough the mission
buy the software program that
needed). This should make all

for
the
did
was
the

year's

came forward to express their faith

and be baptized.
The Good Friday
and Easter Sunday services had over

flow crowds in attendance with many

seated on the floor. How many of us
would have been so eager to be in
the Lord's house under such crowded
conditions?

On February 6th,
tonsils

removed.

comed

ient.

giving her

the fact that the Indian side of the

work has obtained a

computer also.

This unit was donated by Ann Plettner and was "set-up" by Amarjeet
since Easter. We again are thankful
to the Lord for the way he provides
for us!
Although the Mission has
functioned just fine for all these
years without such aides, still it

celebration

es.
He described "many thousands"
in attendance at ^
!
At the
Swarupnagar service 6 young people

necessary office work more conven

But even more noteworthy is

Easter

proved to be quite an event. Harter

wrote of the "Dawn" service held in
Kanpur for all the Christian Church

operation

Neeru had her

This

as

trouble

was

they

for

wel

had

been

quite

some

time.
This gave her the chance to
be pampered just a little with ice
cream and pudding.
Our opinion is
that Amarjeet probably made quite an

"attentive" nurse.

(He really cares

for her!)
In January we mourned the pass

ing of Chuck Knopf, Mary's husband.

will make better use of the time of

Chuck died of a sudden heart attack.

all concerned in the bookkeeping end

Mary is Ralph's cousin from Clinton

FINANCIAL REPORT JAN,FEE,MAR,APR,1992

Beginning Balance 1-1-92

$3,518.34
325. 00

with whom Ralph stays when home on

furlough.
Ralph spoke very highly

135. 00

of Chuck saying "he was a good bro

100. 00

ther to me".
Our prayers continue
to be with Mary in her loss.

CONTRIBUTIONS

CA Jerilee S. Nickerson, Los Angeles

IL First Christian Church, Flora
IN First Church of Christ, Garrett

(Harold Shellenberger
(Stan Vincent
M/M Frank Reas, Kokomo

20.00)
80.00)

That' s

50, 00

New Ross Christian Church, New Ross

520, 00
Osgood Christian Church, Osgood
40, 00
West Walnut Church of Christ, Portland 100 00

(Lena Morrical)
Singles,Doubles Class, Portland
KY East Union Christian Bible, Carlisle
Ralph B. Clary, Wallingford
MO Liberty Sunday School, Cairo
NC Margaret Pryor, Apex
Capital City Church of Christ, Raleig

just the way it seems to

be for the missionary and his fam

ily. There is no way to get word to
the other side of the world quickly
enough let alone physically travel

100. 00

to

165. 40

I t should make us all thankful for

the closeness of our loved ones and

100. 00

be

with

someone

in

their

need.

not to take for granted our opport

unities for fellowship when they are
presented.
Also, it makes us all

144, 60

25 ,00
232 ,20

NY Mrs. Henry P. Quay, Blasdell

25 ,00

more

OH Loyal Daughters Class, Bladensburg

80 ,00

pend on the Holy Spirit for our com

First Church of Christ, Clinton

1,600 ,00
Linden Church of Christ, Columbus
600 ,00
Homebuilders' Class, Columbus
200 ,00
Mrs. W.L. Lile, Cuyahoga Falls
70 ,00
Branch Hill Church of Christ, Loveland 200 ,00
Stephen & Kathy Handwerk, Orrville
855 ,00
Mrs. Ruth Handwerk, Orrville
425 .00
M/M Warren Steiner, Orrville
200 ,00
Sebring Church of Christ, Sebring
20 .00
PA L.A. Nicholson, Cans
30 ,00
Oak Grove Church of Christ, Lake Lynn 100 ,00
Mrs. L'aVerne Romesburg, McKeesport

TN Embreeville Church of Christ, Erwin

TX Dr. D.F. Peel, Lubbock
WV Hooverson Hgts. Church, Follansbee

fort

Swarupnagar BAA?, PwA

Bldg rmpfoveihehts
Un. Church, Chakeri
Photos

Gifts to R.

Harter

Church Projects

Misc. Office Expense

known

The
all

mis

have

May we all work toward

Greetings from us and from Kanpur Church of Christ.

Yesterday I
went to investigate our passport.
The agent was saying it will take at

,00

160 ,00
500 M
7,332 ,20

least

two

months

more.

May.

But

hope

it

can

we go

to

the

office

1,000 .00
1,000 .00
M'

if

directly

that

Means

is

in

be taken

passport
80

kilo

meters from here (in Lucknow). So,

"i^^mll continue ^o give you progress
of our passport in order to arrange
your programme of our coming.

1,000 .00

I am

very (not "very" but a little) ner

vous

to

260 .00

my first

500 .00

do

not

come to USA.

Because i t is

visit out of India and we

know

the

customs

of

USA.

People, pray for us.

I hope God
will give courage and wisdom to us
and with you this nervousness and

20 .00

Misc. Gifts

have

de

NEWS FROM AMARJEET

1,000 .00

Furnishings

must

Excerpts from his letter of March 27

17 .00

Sat Tal Ashram

much we

companionship.

sustenance.

10 .00

Benevolence

how

a closer relationship to the Lord.

earlier

INDIA Clinton Study Center

of

keen sense of His presence and de

pend on Him greatly for their very

EXPENSES

266 .69
50 .00

Books

484 .69

hesitation will remove soon.

When I

Transportation

136 .90

think back on about my life,

I com

Postage

1,091 .00

Medical

"What" and

16 .80

Scholarships
Misc.

pare it with Moses (Exodus 4:10) as

Moses I left my life in His hands.

33 .16

Salaries

Fees

Travel Fund (Clinton)

Office Supplies
Postage

visit

lot of work in India.

As you are
aware of our country, more than 95%
people are non-Christians worship
ping idols.

50 .00

324 .32

40 .74

is also His wish.

Our

18 .00

He wants a

CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR INDIA!

HARTER THROBS
INDIA MISSIONARY NEWS

NON-PROFIT

RALPH "bud" harter

U.S.

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST

2545 W. COMET RD.

CLINTON, OH

am and

33 .60

8,787 .90
$2,063 .14

Ending Balance 4-31-92

"how" He wants I

will be ready to do His work.

1,025 .00

Telephone

U.S.

and

sionaries

80 ,00

150

aware

ORG.

POSTAGE
PAID

CLINTON,

44216

K.D.

OHIO

PERMIT 7

FORWARDING AGENT
Horizons Magazine

KEN DOWNS
13876 BLUFFTON ST. NW

P.O.

CANAL FULTON, OH 44614

Knoxville, TN 37901

Box

2427

//4 2-

NEWS OF RALPH "BUD" HARTER, MISSIONARY

BIBLE eOOK STORE

7/130 D SWARUPNA6AR

MEUIS

FROM

KANPUR 208002,

KANRUR

plants

SEPT.

Our

friends

in

India

much

are

of

responsibilities.

all

The

and

most

those

This

leaves
Harter
to
accounts and allows

studies

handle
more time

sermon

recent

set-up
the
for

preparation.

addition

to

the

bookstore staff is Neelu Jas, a

young Bible College student who is
quite

dependable

"disappearance"

Ford
has

isn't

since

of

not

the

Ford

actually

decided

waters,

God

gives

the

increase.

doing quite well at the present.

Ralph Harter has reliable help in
the bookstore.
Currently, Harter
does little "hands on" management
of the store as Amarjeet Singh is
handling

or

INDIA

to

John.

missing,
be

but

involved

in

Many guests have

in

come and gone

Harter/Singh
household

the

during

the

past

months.

Various

relatives
of both Amarjeet and
Neeru
have
come
to
stay
for
different periods of time,
some
for studies at the local schools,
but

some

least

just

of

to

visit.

these

Not

the

visitors

was

Neeru's grandmother who became ill

during her stay, (it seemed that
every

house

had

at

least

one

sick

person during this time.)

While
undergoing some medical tests, she
fell
cracking
some
ribs
and
otherwise injuring herself.
She

now seems to be i^ecuperating quite

well.

the bookstore (without warning)!

PASSPORTS

Another
bookstore
employee,
Joel, was involved in a tragic car
accident.
others

his

Joel's wife

were

killed

daughter

near

are

Delhi

Please
their

and

in

with

pray

and several
Joel

broken

for

this

and

hospital
bones.

family

in

loss .

There

the

Amar's
some
was

close

call

in

bicycle
rickshaw
that
nearly
tipped
over.
He
had
given
up
driving the scooter
(soon after
Joel's
accident)
but
said
that

returned

again.

There

being

passenger

is

no

guarantee

of being safe.

Amarjeet

was

used

of

the

Lord

in July to lead three young men to

Christ in baptism, Amar's first.
We

are

all

answering

thankful

our

to

God

prayers

on

behalf,

that he be

Gospel
Christ

and
from

continues

to

and

work

see

the

Amar's

hard

many
to
Amarjeet
at

developing

teaching skills.
results

It

His

vessel of the

will
lead
paganism.

sermons
to

for

and

to

know

not

that

waiting

on

will

the
some

not

be

October

should

find

Harter

in

Sat
Tal
in
the
mountains
doing
some
teaching
and
preaching
for
two

or

three

trio

had

spent

late

May

and

weeks.

month

early

The

there

June

in

complete

with leopard, deer and fox.

This
was
a
welcomed
escape
from
the
summer's

heat

as well

spiritual

as

time

renewal.

science

degree

becoming

the

Lord

efforts

used
will.

to

go

in

will

her

way

Harter's

also

We

that

if

to

she

it
he

to
that

bless

may

is

studies

as

her
of

way
pray

continue

so

this

well

on

doctor.

of

Neeru

continues
to
do
well
in
studies
toward
her
bachelor

her

the

that

but

suspects

are

from

report

b r i b e . . .which

his

he had a part in this.

We each
can
take
part
in
this
process
where
we
are,
many
times
never
seeing
the
results.
We
must
always
remember
that
whoever

so i t

heard

forthcoming).

his

is gratifying

never

on

Neeru.

mail with

available

(Harter

about
BAPTISMS

the

was

was

of

word

and

the document,

and

authorities
sort

little

Amar

came through

Neeru's
had

is

for

errors on

mailed
Harter

still

passports

AWAITEID

in

be

His

continue

received

an

"A+" in Greek, an "A" in House

Groups
and
a
"B"
in
Ethics
(nobody's perfect).
We assume the
"B"

reflects

lack

of

understanding

assignments

FINANCIAL REPORT

ethics.

HAY,JUNE,JULY,AUGUST
$2063.14

Beginning Balance 5-1-92

TYPE

INC

AHOUNT

NAHE

STATE

CO

Hra.

XL

First Christian Church,

Hollia C.

Conner

IN

First Church of Christ, Garrett

(Stan Vincent:

Flora

KY

OH

500.00

Osgood Christian Church

120.00
70.00

Loyal Daughters Class

80.00

Sebring Church of Christ

25.00

300.00

Stephen K Kathy Handwerk

650.00

Branch Hill Church of Christ

100.00

Edward Chanberlin

200.00

Hrs.

450.00

Believe

in

the

Holy

Spirit".

It

is

not

that

the

same

sermon is preached each week of

the month, but that the topic is
expanded
from
week
to
week.
Although
the
same
sermon
is

preached

at

different

locations

during the month.

80.00

CHURCH

The appearance and atmosphere

around the Swarupnagar Church is
getting better all the time since
Barter and the Singhs moved to the
new quarters last year.
The are
continuing reports of improvements
in the garden around the building,
including a rubber tree plant now
over

Hooebuilders' Class

100.00

that

H/H Warren Steiner

200.00

the
place
is
always
full
of
activity which is a good thing for

Hrs.

W.L.

Lile

45.00

Hrs.

LaVerne Roraesburg

80.00

the

L.A.

Nicholson

30.00

more

Oak Grove Church of Christ

TN

Enbreeville Church of Christ

TX

Dr.

WA

Russell

WV

Hooverson Hgts. Church of

D.F.

Peel

Elliott

100.00
75.00

local

I.

Das,

1,623.80

Building Fund

Kalisiya Sahayak Sanatha

Transportation

1,000.00
8.00

1,000.00
7.00

Bible Society

10.00

Postage

32.67

Total 1

4,423.99

Ending Balance 8-31-92

$3489.95

church.

that

almost

our

572.40

Advertising

other

and

108.76

Salaries

or

alive

12,. 36

the

It

So

the

see

24

hours

result

that

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who was put to death
in your
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REV.

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of

him
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the
sharp.
double-edged
sword.
I know
where you
live - where Satan
has his^
throne.
Yet you re
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to
my name.
You
did
not renounce
your faith
in me,
even in
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Birth".

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