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WORLD SURVEY - 1956

Arthiir Morris

Please complete both sides of this form and mail to reach Mission Services, Box 968, Joliet, Illinois by May 21, 1956.

52f2^ Eastwood Drive Cincinnati 2?, Ohio

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This report covers work of (make any correction needed)

Report any addition to family in 1955: Name.Day.

Monthr

Name of Mission with which associated (if any).

Names and Addresses of endorsing churches (or church). . .

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What is your PREMARY job on the field? (Write name of each adult, and ONE of these termsor an other of your own choosing which seems more accurate: evangelist, training preachers, homemaker, teacher (general education), doctor, nurse, secretarial, Christian journalism, benevolence. . . . . . )
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STATISTICAL REPORT ON THE WORK ITSELF.

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Nationals preaching Nationals teaching (general education) Nationals training preachers 'v Nationals preparing to preach
Number of churches started in 1955

^ Other churches meeting in homes, etc.

'? - I. Other regular preaching points.
Additional Bible Schools

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' i Total number of Christians in your field

in 1955

Sd/j Baptisms

Church buildings in use

Number of known unb^tised believers

Write below any ideas you have for a 1957 Survey which might be more meaningful?

(Please fill out other side also)

WHAT DOES IT COST TO DO MISSIONARY WORK BY INDEPENDENT SYSTEM?

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Ho^ much livinglink support did you receive in 1955 (total) (include pledged support and personal offerings)

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This was foru

adults andow^iw cMldren.

How much did you receive for the work itself in 1955 (total)?

(include pledged support for operating costs, transportation on field, equipment, supplies, promotion, printing, etc.)

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How much did you receive in funds designated for the the support of native: Laborers and skilled workmen ^
Preachers and teachers

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Preacher students

Orpfciaas and aged

How mXi'ch did you receive in fiznds designated for assisting

in building NAI'JIVE churcSies, etc. How mucliL did you receive in .funds designated for MISSION building projects (housing, workspace, etc.)

For those traveling in the States (new missionaries and those on furlough):

How mucli did you receive in total offeiings while visiting

churches in 1955?

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How. many churches did you visit?

How many miles did you travel in this deputation work?

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How much did such travercost you (mileage, food, lodging)?

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Write below any ideas which would malce this survey more meaningful for another year.

(Please fill out other side also)

cxjUTH INDIA CHURCH Oi- CHRIST MISSION

u s. A. ADDRESS
M.1. Eugene Houpt,
R, R, 2

MR. a Mrs. Arthur mor

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MADRAPAKKAM VIA GUMMUDIPUNDl P, C

DANVILLE, ILLINOIS

LCo

S. INDIA
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May, 1957
Kociaikanal

Dear Fnends in Christ,

at Mission Services,

since the last letter. April was a busy month, and seemed to pass very quickly. The men and

We are glad for the opportunity of writing to you again, and telling you about the work

women of the Christian Trade School went out to work and support themselves, and that was a leal step forward in Self Supporting, Self Governing Chnrches. Another step was we hope will be a big forward move in this same Direction, ord that is our ON THE SPOT MBLii
TRAINING PROGEA.M." We have one of our young preachers, who justgraduated from the i^i Die

College this April, to begin on April 21, the first of these classes. He and his wife go the mam central

way we have a month's course in the Word of God. right in their own village, and they are bemg taught to preach and conduct the work of the Local Church. This wiy, with a Trained Eldership, we are conducting Evangelism on the same basis as done m the New Testament. Sonae respond very well, and others take some more help, but this way. one man may be a better preacher, so he
then, we shall receive ?3.00 in offerings or work here.

villages and there have a class for Church Elders, Deacons, and interested Men, of that area. In this

will do that. Another will learn to conduct Sunday Schools, and another to do the night school. This much is still in the planning stage, but is a must in the general plan of making the Work 75% SELF SUPPORTING BY 1960. In other words, for every dollar we receive from America

We are all well now, and the children are enjoying the school in the hills. _I had a small bike accident, and lost 3 teeth, and have a slight fracture of my jaw bone, so ani having a hard time to talk. It seemed so quick that no one is able to tell what happened. I was ridmg along, and the
next minute, I was sliding on the concrete road on my face.

Ruth is still teaching the 1st Grade Class in the American Sunday School here and it is a good opportunity to witness for out Lord, among those of many different religious manv fine missionaries here, and almott all of them are sincerely doing their bes , u ins

Uniting the Work of the Lord, they are only dividing it. If they could just see the J>eauty of the

New Testament Church. We are shocked to find a goodly number of members of Christian Churches and Churches of Christ out here as Missionaries under many different church boards, and teaching
heart bleeds for them, for they have chosen financial security, retirement, pension, and a life time iob, to the hard task of raising the support and coming out Direct from the Churches.

many different doctrines of men, instead of the Unsearchable Riches of Jesus Christ alone. Our

Our Telugu camp is now just over, started May 13th to 2Gth, and this is the fin.t time, there J \ has ever been a Telugu Men's Camp. It is another s!ep forward in a Trained Leadership,
*5^ Pray for us.

^
DeariiBro# Mac,

Yours Co-workers,
^ Yi/e have beenwanting tov;rii;e to you fos so iong,

ana ask you if you got our -Qacket ofmaterial that vve sent for ItLssion lessons, and also about the pictures for the missionary
behind on pay roll here. Our prayers p:o to you ano we do hope the
^ situation im-oroves soon for you.

picture book. ViTe do eciate all tha.t you are doing, but it 6oes not help you financially. Sure ^^Ish we could, but are 3 montl:

Our schoo v/ill be over in 9 more days, anci Ruth and kids oe

come back to ^'"adrpkkam again, Work is going eil,

they have

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SOUTH INDIA CHURCH OF CHRIST MISSION

MADRAPAKKAM VILLAGE

CHRISTIAN TRADE SCHDDL

^fll <1

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STUDENT BODY AND FACULTY 19561957

We have just witnessed the graduation of the first 29 atudenta from our
new Christian Trade School. These are the first of the 500 that we promised

training each Gospel worker and it comes to 40.00 each for a 6 months course and then to get them started in business, so they can he able to support themselves will
of Jesus Christ for a lifetime.

you good folk to train within the next 5 yea*-8. We have counted up the cost of

cost 10.00 more, ot in other words, for 50.00 investment in an Indian Christian we can train a man or woman to preach or teach the Glorious Gospel
Where can so much be done for so little.

RECREATION TIME

THE TBOBLEM OF ASIA

world three of them live in Asia. Yes, that is true, there are more people mAsia

Did you ever slop to think about the fact that out of every five people in the

than in the United States, all North America, South America, Europe, Africa, and all the Islands of the Seas. Asia is fastly closing to the American Missionary, so there must be a new way or method of Mission work if we are ever going to win
the Greatest Continent in the World for the Lord Jesus Christ.

If more new missionaries are not allowed to come, tnen there must be trained Asian preachers to take their places, and to go into the unreached areas. In the old days, when missionaries could freely come into India, the common practice was for the missionary to pay his preachers from America, and this is a good ides as far as it goes, for the laborer is worthy of his hire, but to reach the

millions of people even in India alone, we could never be able to pay them all.
How can this problem be solved.

TAILORING CLASS OF THE CHRISTIAN TRADE SCHOOL

With this fearful problem facing us, we opened up in 19r56 the first school among our people teaching both Bible and a Trade, and here we hope to be one of the answers to the problems of the need for many preachers.
We are making this a means of Mass Producing Cokseckated
Dedicatbd Gospel Preachers and Teachers. MAKING A LIVING IN INDIA

India is a very poor country, and the average farmer in our part of the country for a long day of about 12 hours in the field can make only 25 cents. This must suppori himself, and family, which often consists of some grand parents, and some brother or sister who has no job. The ordinary man who has to work like this is very handicapped in his time to preach, so we chose jobs that will pay belter to teach in our school. This year, we taught Tailoring, Barbering, Poultry liaising and Pood Preparation. In this way, at a job that pays more, the men and women will be better able to make a living with enough time left over to preach. With every 4 or u self supporting preaahers, would be a full time evangelist supported by the mission, so he would have his full time to give
to the Lord's work, while these men and women will daily care for the churches
in the villages.

BARBERING CLASS

HOW CAN YOU TKAIN A PBEACHER IN 6 MONTHS

We have been asked again and again how can we train a pi-eacher in 6 months, and we all agree that he cannot be taught as well as one who has had longer training, bat by a caieful planned program of study and work, and practice the job can be done. We teach 10 subjects to the men, so you can better under
stand how this is done, I will give you the day's schedule We start at 0:00 A.M. and have classes all morning, then in the afternoon 4 hours of trade

training, and then English and study again at night. 9 P.M. Thus in a 15 hour day, the job can be done.

The day ie not over until

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mm
POULTRY AND GARDENING CLASS

PLANS FOB THE FUTUKE

You may say that out of a goal of oOO Preachei-a and Teachers being
trained, we have not made a very good start, and such is the case. Why have
we not done more. Not because we are not willing, or the Indian people are not

support themselves, 500 workers will cost $26,000, and this will need to come in this 5 year period. We must have this above the regular expenses of the

willing, but because there is no more money to spend on this. To train 100 Gospel workers will cost ^cOGO, and to get them started in their work so they can

churches, schools, and hospital, if we are to reach our goal. We are willing to work long hard hours to do this- and the Indian people of today, from our village churches are willing to come and study and so preach, so the success of-this

program depends upon you, Christian Friend, and upon the Will of Our Lord.

After the reorganisation of the states in India, we are now working in 3 states, and the needs are tremendous. If we did not have so many village
Christians who are dedicated to the cause of Christ this could not be done, but we and the over 4000 members of the Churches of uhrist here in S. India, ask

you to consider this program, and to see if you would like to adopt one person
and train them for a life work of service at only ^>50.00.
too late.

We believe that this

offer could not be duplicated any where in all the world, and may the Power of

the Gospel be undeashed and defeat the Power of Communism before it is forever

' ' \
MORRIS FAMILY

Mm

U. S. A. ADDRESS MR. Eugene Houpt,

R. R. 2

MR. & MRS. ARTHUR MORRIS,

MADRAPAKKAM
VIA GUMMUDIPUNDI p. 0.

DANVILLE, ILLINOIS

S. INDIA

THE INDIA

Challenger
Published in the Interest of the work of the Lord in South India by
THE SOUTH INDIA CHURCH OF CHRIST MISSION FALL, 1957

fxom tliz ^u[ia^

THE PRINTED PAGK VAMMAlilE VILLAGE WOMAX RESIDENT BIBLE COLLEGE CLASSES DISCONTINUED

/
"The Printed Page never flinches, never shows cowardice; it is never tempted to compro mise; it never tires, never grows disheartened; it travels cheaply, and requires no hired hall; it works while we sleep; it never loses its temper: and it works long after we are dead. The printed page is a visitor which gets inside the home and stays there: it always catches a man in the right mood, for it speaks to him only when he is reading it; it always sticks to what it has
said, and never answers back;

For the past year the Gulicks have had the Bible College stu dents under their supervision on ly during the time they were ac tually in class. It was recently brought to their attention that
some of the students had asked

for leave from their village work

and although refused, went any way. Others were sleeping in the church building during the time they should have been teaching school. Some had pulled out the
supporting We saw her when she was com poles in the church

building roof for firewood.

ers were simply

Oth

and it ia bait left permanently in the pool."

Selected.

ing across the plain from a far distance. She never once broke her stride. Neither did she once touch the large basket of cow manure she was carrying on her

lazy and would

not even

repair the

thatch roof

with

few

leaves

(luring

the

rainy season.

MA!>RAS.I-0M)0\ ROAD

head. Her child jogs along rest ing on her left hip and supported
by her left arm.

During the month of July elev

en students were dismissed or

I you should decide to visit

London, drive a
Madras! It can

car on down to
be done. This TAMIL LESSONS

left ing ber ed

their evangelistic and teach work in the villages. A num of these would have complet their four-year course this

year.

all-weather road is being used more and more frequently by touring motoriats. and is being realigned and resurfaced in many countries through which it pass es. thanks to the generous aid given by the U, S. A. The road
at present runs from London to Dover where one may get a good

The

students,

on

the

other

Bill

and

Ethel

began

private

hand, were coming constantly to us and bitterly complaining of the immoral lives, dishonesty,
and dictatorial attitude of those

Tamil language study under Mr.

K. J. Veythunuithu in Madras the

first part of August.

the 6:;10 a.m. bus

They take
Into Madras

other Indians who were given the responsibility of checking their work and reporting on them.
Without control either over the

motor ferry to Calais

Dover. 21 miles).

(Straits of

each Friday morning.

enables them to make

This bus
the first

students

in

their

woi-k

or those

The road then

arrives there about 9 o'clock and

runs through Paris and Nice (France). Milan, Venice (Italy), Ze^reb, Belgrade (Yugoslavia), Salonika (Greece), a 5 mile ferry
ride through the Straits of Bosphorus to Istanbul. Ankara (Tur

class at 10 o'clock.
have four hours

They remain
with the

in Madras overnight in order to each

Tamil teacher.

checking them, there was no way in which we could get to the root of these problems and solve them. This year also the student fami lies were required to live in the village where they were preach

key), Alleppo, Damascus (Syria), dad

ing and teaching and many of them were unable to walk daily
back and forth from their homes
to the school.

Amman (Jordan*. Rutbah. Bagh (Iraq). Teheran, Zahidan

Mr. Veythunuithu arranges an

outline of study for them to fol

(Iran),
(India).

Quetta,

Lahoj-e

(Pakis

tan). Delhi. Bombay and Madras

low during the remaining five days they are at Madrapakkam.

They are trying to prepare in this way for the coming first year ex amination in Tamil, which will
be conducted in November.

We decided therefore to dis continue for the present time the resident scholarship classes. Bill
continues a four-hour Bible class

Be sure to obtain tourist travel visas for all these countries. And

on

Monday

mornings

for

those

by the way, allow at least three

munths for the journey!

(Continued on Page Two)

PAGE TWO

THE INDIA CHALLENGER

FALL, 1957
LESSON PREPARATION

THE INDLW ECONOMY

HORIZONS

Most of India's people live in villages. Many of these persons

live and die without seeing one

Horizons prints news of our missionaries every Saturday af ternoon. It reports the work of
500 185 missionaries mission who in serve 27 in centers coun

The Gulicks are in the process of preparing a series of Bible les sons which will carry the student
from the Last Passover observed

of the large cities such as Delhi,

Bombay, Calcutta or Madras, even though it may he only forty miles away. Some of the boys In Christ Nagar Hostel have said that they have not yet seen Ma
dras.

tries.
all

The paper Is sent free to

who contribute to the

those

work of Mission Services, 968, Joliet, Illinois.

as that of Mission Services

Box

by the per will

III

Jesus and the Apostles and institution of the Lord's Sup through His ascension. It also be possible to use these
in Tamil of the "Life of

lessons in conjunction with Book

in

The nature of any work such

volves a good deal of cash. A

This means that banks remain

Christ

Visualized"

series

which

largely unknown to the people, even if they should be fortunate

we now have.

enough to accumulate a little ready cash. When the villagers want to hold on to money, they invest it in gold rings for their wives' noses, gold bracelets for
their ankles,
been more

weekly publication goes into debt rapidly because of postal regula

tions and commitments - to sub

Bill

is

doing

the

preliminary first English

scribers

which

dictate

regular

study and research as well as the

publication whether funds are available or not. This means

that the work of Mission Services

preparation
draft.

of the

Ethel

teaches two classes

of boys Bible from six to eight

each morning Monday through Thursday, using this draft as the
basis for the class discussions.

and

other
than

orna
ever

ments.
has

The gold trade recently

brisk

before. The reason, however, is not a heightened economy, but a greatly deflated paper rupee.
India's banks are 75% lent

a.ways lives on the brink of dis aster. Send your contribution to day. and both you and Mission Services will benefit greatly.
Mission Services also sells in

Bill for

is currently four hours

to two

teaching Bible each Monday

students who

dividual study packets concern ing the separate mission centers

and their work for 50c each. An

morning

out.

Bankers are

paying

4.4%

come weekly for lesson notes which they study in their homes
during
the

fur funds and relending at 8.5%.

nually

they

compile

an

address

the week.
lesson

He also
material

uses
as a

Hard-to-get loans are going at a minimum of 12.5%. Prices of in dustrial raw materials are up 40,8% and wholesale food prices
up 54.1% since 1955. In the

list of all missionaries who serve under local churches in the Unit

same

ed States, which sells for 10c per copy. Mission Services also pro vides a missionary purchasing
service. All Bookstore items are

basis for this weekly class. The Gulicks are teaching these class
es in Tamil.

past six months food prices have jumped Hi %. They continue to go higher.
Two months ago Finance Min

In

this way they are able to

provided

for

the missionaries at

determine whether or not the les

ister T. T. Krishnamachari plac ed a ban on all imports Into India which require foreign exchange.
It was thought that this month

co.st. plus 10% handling charge and postage. They are usually able to obtain larger items whole sale. They (;harge a 4 % service fee and the missionary addressee pays shipping charges.
Mission Services serves the

sons are suitable for a wide age range and where they need to be revised and adapted to fit the
needs of the students. After the

final English drafts are prepared

and this first series of lessons

foreign
lion

exchange reserves would reach the rock bottom $840 mil

minimum that the Indian

completed, they will be translat

ed into Tamil.

missionaries and, in serving them

serves the churches.

government maintains in London

as backing for its currency.

All of this is translated into
THE INDIA CHALLENGER

such

concrete reality for our people here when they go to the bazaar to buy rice and other basic com

The Gulicks plan to print each series as a complete text book which can also be used by classes or study groups. The
tests will be exhaustive of the

Published

quarterly by

South

material

and

printed

separately
Thus

India Church of Christ Mission

.MISSIONARIES: Mr. and Mrs.

modities. We also are brought face to face with the problem when we purchase a large bag of rice at a time for the hostel boys. Every bag costs half again what it did two years ago. The present
financial situation makes us all

for each individual lesson.

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

they may be mailed out one at a time in such a way as to fit the

desire,
each

need,

and

progress

of

.ADDRESS: Madrapakkam Vil lage, via Gummudipond Post.

South India.

student.

EDITOR

and

FORWARDING

Bill and Ethel are now budget

ing the gifts received in their
General Fund so as to be able to

the more grateful for the regular

sacrificial support given our work
by our Christian friends.

AGENT for ARTHUR MOR

RIS

Family

D.
2.

Eugene
Danville,
Morris

Houpt,
Illinois. ADDRESS

R.F.D.
of

accumulate
one time

the
for

large
translation

single
ami

amounts which will be needed at Arthur

CLASSES DISCONTINUED

(Continued from Page One)

who support themselves and
come for teaching. Two men are

Family: Madrapakkam Vil lage, via Gummudipond Post.

South India.

printing.

currently
this class.

taking
Two

advantage
hours of

of

FORWARDING AGENT for MR. and MRS. GULICK:

These correspondence lessons will also provide an opportunity

to the students

formerly

taking

Bible

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

residence work in the Bible Col

lege to complete their full course

of Bible study. This first series

are also being taught daily by Ethel. Monday through Thursday, to the boys in Christ Nagar Hos
tel.

COAW a

CRAW, POTOMAC, ILL.

is designed so that it takes up the thread of study where last

year's course left off.

FALL, 1957
CORRESPONDENCE INSTRUCTION

THE INDIA CHALLENGER are either illiterate or have education. had

PAGE THREE CLARA JANE DOUGLAS

only a few years of grade school

Miss Clara Jane
of

Douglas,
the

de

This year I had the opportuni ty of hearing a denominational

missionary speak about the work

he has been doing in Hindi Bible correspondence lessons. One thing

he stressed was that one should

Correspondence takes the Gos pel to where the people are. Such a means enables the foreign evangelist to reach many more people within a radius of unlim
ited distance than he would nor

voted

member

Central

Christian Church, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, recently arrived in

Madras for a three-year term as

not

begin

giving correspondence
unless he intends to

instruction

mally be able to contact person ally in a lifetime.

As in most Asiatic countries

Head of the Department of Chem istry at Women's Christian Col lege. This college is one of six
Union Colleges in Asia and is a

devote all his time to that alone.

Their correspondence work now requires the full time of six for eign missionaries in addition to the help of a number of Indian co-laborers. The only advertising they have done is to insert one
advertisement for one day in one

today there is a rising tide of na

tionalism in India. Here this

part of the University of Madras. The University, which recently celebrated its centennial, is one
of the finest in India.

feeling is also associated with the conviction that Hinduism, native

to Indian soil, is the national re

ligion
proper ern of

and

that

Hindus
of

are the

citizens and

Hindustan. to

paper at an Interval of every six mouths. The response has been

tremendous.

Christianity is viewed as a West

religion considered
have been the handmaid and tool

Professor Douglas holds de grees from Randolph-Macon Col lege and the University of Chica go. She has been Associate Pro fessor of Chemistry at Carnegie Institute of Technology and will
return to that work after comple
tion of her term of service in In dia.

Bible

instruction

by

corres

imperialism

and

colonialism.

pondence has its attractions and

advantages. It offers no material

Even those who have an intellec

tual curiosity hesitate to permit

a foreigner to teach them where

Miss Douglas taught the Co-ed

Bible School Class in Central

or financial

compensation to the

prospective student. A knowledge of the Bible itself is the only re ward. The responsibility for stu
dy and the use made of the

they may be seen by friends or

Church
meant a

for

several
in

years.
India

Her
has

business associates. The Gospel by mail can overcome distance,

nationalism, religious intolerance and the barriers of race and col
or.

Christian

service

great

financial

sacrifice

knowledge gained fails directly upon the student. Education at any level is not compulsory in India. An increas

from the standpoint of salary. Her educational background, teaching experience, manner of life so worthy of the Gospel and
keen desire
cause of

ing number are attending the first eight grades of school. The OovHrniuent is making rapid and astounding progress in the field of education. But at the present time there are very few high school graduates from which to draw a student body of college level. l-'rospects become even
more restricted when limited to

Bible lessons in permanent printed form can be kept and re

ferred to over and over. Where

to

contribute to
all combine

the
to

Christ

eminently

qualify

her

for

this

i.s the person who understood ful

new venture.

ly

and

wholeheartedly

accepted

the Gospel the first time he heard it? Repetition is the mother of learning. The moral standards

She hopes to travel during va cation periods from the college

and learn firsthand about the so

(Mu'istian converts.

The majority

liOC.AIi

POSTMAN

and religious outlook here are diametrically opposite the princip es of the Christian religion. Basic concepts themselves must first be taught, before there is any foundation whatsoever upon which to build. With the mater ial at hand and in hand one can go over it again and again. Peo ple have an innate curiosity. If the subject matter and the meth od of presentation are at all in teresting, the curiosity increases, even as it is being satisfied.

cial and religious life of India as well as become acquainted with the various missionary enterpris es being engaged in by our
chu rches.

VEGETABLE

AND FRUIT

MEN

Through the printed page The Gospel may well kindle the imag ination, take hold of the heart,
and change the life.

HELP GULICKS TRAIN

NATIVE LEADERS
His cycle is loaded down with five parceJs! Each parcel had been mailed on a different date. Rut they had accumulated in the customs department of the postoffice. Some of them had been on the way more than three months. This was the largest number that we have yet received at one time. At the Landour, Mussoorie. Uttar Pradesh hill station. They carry the entire day's supply of fresh vegetables and fruit in
their head baskets for all the

Send gifts to:

MISS DOROTHY M. SCHMALE

Bu.v 34, Price Hill Cincinnati 5, Ohio

families in the vicinity. When they lift them down, the baskets make attractive display counters,
too!

PAGE FOUR

THE INDIA CHALLENGER

FALL, 1957

o%%L
SOUTH INDIA MISSION WORK
YOU CAN SKND THESE FOR

JfOW r0% SRLP SUPPORTING

THE GLORY OF THE LORD

We have been back one year,

and in this time have tried our

You may want to send a pack age to the people here and not
know what or how to send it.

plan of making the work here as much self supporting as possible.

"We had the goal of 50% self sup

This is to guide you in how to do it cheaply and safely. 1. Used clothes are needed, but the package has to be 22 pounds
or less. Please mark the value

porting
1960.

by

195S,

and

75%

by

Now we have succeeded in

the first part by 18 months ahead

of schedule.

When we stop to consider the meaning of this, we find it is not to raise funds, or for you folk to stop giving, but to be able to reach out into new areas, where
we would otherwise not be able

low, say $1.00 or not over $2.00,

and for free distribution. We still

to go. Our job is not done as long as there are those who have
never heard of Jesus Christ.

have to pay duty but not so much this way. Men's, children's, and some women's clothing are al ways needed. Indian women wear a sari, not a dress. Only Anglo Patty and Joe in Kaly
Indians in Madras wear dresses.

They are very poor.

the value low. f'HlLORKN'S CORNER

Please keep

Each year 5,000,000 new Indians are born, so the job will never be
done.

In 1955 there were 80 preach ers drawing pay from the Mis sion, and doing the work of the
Lord in over 100 churches here.

2. Bible pictures, picture rolls, picture story papers, etc. are very wonderful helps here. We can

Time

has

rolled

around,

and

use small quantities of "Straight"

etc., but "Lookout" and other lit
erature should be sent to fields

Now the churches are still carry ing on, and we have only ."50 on

the children are really growing up. We went up to Kodaikanal to see David, and it was wonder
ful to see the reunion of our chil

full time pay.

The other 50

Thus the idea of

or so workers that

dren.

Now they can hardly wait

se;t support is put into practice.

to see David come homo, to read

where the English language is used. Indians can't read English but can understand the Bible pic tures. We tran.slate the English,
into Tamil and write It under the

are needed are doing voluntary self support. They earn their
food by teaching school, running

stories and play with them. From October 26 until January 10, we will all be home together. Then
Ruth and the kids have to go up

pictures.
3.

Then they use the pic

pants for the hostel

tures until they fall into shreds.

Short

shops, barbering, tailoring, run ning restaurants, farming, doing

coolie work, selling fish, working

for the school again. This is Da vid's first time in boarding, but
no other way has been found for
him to continue his studies as the

in offices and several other ways. In their free time they preach and teach the Gospel of Jesus
Christ. We are now on the march

family had to come down.

finished her the three months in

Patty
1st Joe

the

grade and now Ruth is teaching

rest of it at home.

boys, and skirts for the hostel girls. The boys all wear shorts, or half pants, and shirts. Size or color mean nothing to them. They wash them by hand and wear them without ironing as they cannot afford to have it done. The girls wear long skirts
that down come from their waists to about three inches from

again
we

to

go
at a

out

into

new
for

areas
lack

and win more souls, when before

were standstill

of men and money. When we say that we are now 50% self sup
porting, we mean that we receive as much in man hours, and mon

ey in offerings and gifts, that the

total equals the total of what we get from America. If we had to

finished kindergarten, but will have to go again next year as he is not old enough to go to school. Our kids here are getting afraid to go out and play, as the snakes are so bad. And they had an awful fright when our snake man got bit and fell over as dead. He had some herbs, and did not die, but seeing him fall over was
bad for all of us.

the ground. A draw string at the top is all the stitching necessary. Feed sacks or other sturdy ma terials are good. Our girls are from nine to thirteen years old but are small for their age. The boys are from nine to sixteen
years old.

pay all these men, and women, and do all the work as before, our budget would have to be dou

David Is now ten years old and Joe will sjon be five, and so life
goes on.

bled. We had gone in debt very badly and, after two years, are
just coming out of it. Mr. Gulick

was paying from 15 to 20 preach

They all thank you for your letters and gifts, so all three childien send their greetings.
David, Patty and Joe

We ask nothing for ourselves. do like to send, we gratefully receive it. Especially small toys and things for the children. Jello, pudding mixes,
But if you
Koolaid. cake mixes and tinned meat are appreciated, but these

ers, and that is all stopped too. So we want you to rejoice with us in knowing that this great vic
tory has been won.
This number can not be reduc

things take a very high duty. So

the value should be low. The

Government has
we can reach our goal of over 75% self supporting here by

recently

raised

ed now, churches

for if It is, then the will suffer too much.

1960.
the

This has been possible by

Trade School and

Christian

But we can increase our number

On The Spot Bible Training Pro

gram.

of self supporting workers until

the duty on many of these to ov er lUO per cent. Thus, if you list $5.00 on the package, we must pay between $4.00 and $6.00. If you put the value higher, we have to pay on the same basis.

FALL, 1957
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THE INDIA CHALLENGER

PAGE FIVE

les or New Testaments.

Then we

Dedicated

to

our

friends

in

can go down to Madras and pick them up. We can get either 94
New Testaments or 19 Bibles for

Christ arotind the world

Dear Friends, This has been a busy time here with the schools opening and the Bible College closing. For his own reasons, Bro. Gulick closed the Bible College and sent the preachers away. This was really a hardship at first, but no matter how dark things seem, the future can be bright. Now the churches are all happy and doing good.
We believe the church elders do

your offering. These will be used

for our churches and elders in so

You can designate it to either Arthur Morris, Madrapakkam, Via Gummudipondi P.O.
South India or to the South India

many places.

Church of Christ Mission, Madrapakkam. Via Gummudipondi P.O. and we will get them. You will get a letter from us just as soon
as we receive the order.

ing the work is even more scrip tural, too. We thank you for your re

If we can't send a preacher to a village, at least we can send a

Bible. You can provide the Sword of the Spirit that will slay
Satan and win souls for (Miri.sl.

sponse in supporting preachers, and now all of our men have sup port. With our plan of self sup
port. we are holding our own.

Two littio Hindii boys from our

government school at our Inde

KV.AXGKIilS.M

Many men w:>uld like to preach if we could pay them but we can not, and do not feel that it is ne
cessary now to the older church

pendence Day relebrattoii.

The
been

evangelistic
slowed down

program
because

has
of

es. In a new church, they must have a preacher or they will ne

ver know about God. We thank all who But we can write such

not keep them there forever. nice letters to us. week goes by and We really do
whole

appreciate it, and when a

not

letter

from home, it is rather discour

aging. Even if we have not met you personally, why not drop us

line telling us all about your

selves?

Have you heard about the hen and the pig who wandered down

the street looking for food? They

saw a restaurant featuring ham and eggs. The hen looked at the board and said, "Yes, that is an

the same offering for us, through the Bible Society of India, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Bangalore. India. If you do not designate it. it will be used for any work they choose. But if you designate it. you will know your own mission aries are getting Bibles in the native tongues of Tamil, Telegu, cr Kanareje, and are being used to teach souls the way of Salva tion. The American Bible Society is pleased to do this. They count the number of Bibles we get, and add that to the number they have distributed. So your offering will be doing double duty. For example, if you send $20 to the American Bible Society,
they send it on to the Bible Soci

lack of money. Because of our. self support methods, it at last is opening up again. We have a
goal of ten new churches this

year,
this.

and

are

working

toward

So far only one new church

has been established, but almost 100 people have been baptised
into Christ.

We can see the lost and dying

souls, and have not been able to

send a man to preach and help them. It is too bad, as this is really the reason we came here.

It is not right that the winning

of souls has to depend on money,
30 we have worked out other

ways to get around most of it. But there is the cost of transpor
tation, food and that just have to arrangements be met. We

offering from me." But the pig looked at it and said, "Yes. that
would be a sacrifice for me." If

ety of India. They write us a let

ter te;:ing us that we have 94 ru pees in our credit for Tamil Bib-

are praying the Lord will open the hearts of many, that this will

your gift for the winning of souls here is an offering, that is fine. If it is a real sacrifice, then you
will be more blessed than us. We

be a fine year in soul winning.

thank you

both.

By your

work

or business, and through your gifts given here, you have helped
to win thousands of souls to our
wonderful Lord.

May God bless you,

Art

BIRI.RS FOR IXDTA

We are folk again

reminding you good that we need Bibles

for the work of the Lord here in

South India.

You can designate

your offering for this as you send it to Brother Houpt. If you or your church sends gifts to the American Bible Society, then
please have your church treasur

er to direct the Society to send

(Continued to Column 2)

Our village carpenter shop.

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THE INDIA CHALLENGER

FALL, 1957 family goes out to a different

NEW I>ISPENSARY-HOSPITAL
OPEXEl) IN MADRAPAKItAM

send

a boy to school. He has Bible lessons morning and night and goes out on the weekends to

church to preach, teach, and help

the people there.

The Christian

A new step forward In the medical work ia the opening of the new Dispensary Hospital in Madrapakkam. For a long time,
we have seen the need of reach

the surrounding villages to help preach. Thus for a school year

of 11 months, it would cost you only $22.00 to send a boy thru a year of school. The Co-work
ers Class of Madisonville has

fellowship is great here and when they come back, they say, "Oh, it was sure wonderful when
we were here."

The harvest is great and the

laborers few.
we could

My, how we wish

more students!

ing the high caste people of Ma drapakkam with the Gospel, but
all attempts have failed. Now we

been sponsoring most of the girls

since last September.

take

But we can not do it, as there is not enough money for the food.

believe we have the answer, thru the healing of the body, to reat^h
their souls. CHUISTI.W TR.ADK SCHOOIj

Remember, it costs only

to train a

$50.00

person and start him

We

have

recently

opened

out in the business so they can support themselves and preach

for the rest of their lives. Where

new Dispensary Hospital in Ma

drapakkam with our doctor there. We believe this is the best way to
reach the rich leaders and many

The Christian Trade School re

opened for its second year on September 16, 1957, at the Mis sion Compound at Madrapakkam.
As before, we have our Bible

could

or $100 than in educating one or two fine young Indian Christians

for a lifetime of service for

you

better

spend

$50

The caste feeling is so strong that many will not come to the mis sion compound Hospital. With
this branch office there, we can

thousands of Madrapakkam.

classes in the morning, and give

20 hours a Then a!l week of Bible lessons. eat a common lunch

Christ?

begin to reach them and treat them as out patients. But we will still bring the more serious cases and the maternity patients to the Compound Hospital.
Since the last three
works

and go back for four hours of Trade training in the afternoon,

or 20 hours a
This

VILLAGE SCHOOLS

week at this.
was successful

method

We
and

opened

with
five

49

schools,
It

last
tive

year,

and

the
of

men

learned
We

then

added

more.

how to preach, sing, and be effec

servants the Lord.

looked like a

good year.

Then

Chailfnsser,

we a
At

the

Bible

College

stopped

and

stopped
come

Dr.

Simon.

He

could

hope our new class will be even

only
He

afternoons
full time.

week.
than. first

Now we have Dr. .Taganaboth the

better, as we have gained a lot of experience since the begin

he will have to do

Madrapakkam

work
too.

and

the

Compound Hospital

But as

ning. We major in the Word of God, and one night a week we go out for vi''a5?e preaching. Each man puts into practice what he
has learned. On weekends each

all those preachers were sent away. Since then eight schools have had to be closed, as there was no preacher-teacher. This
brings us back to 4 6 schools now. Not all are good, but all are do

soon as the lady doctor we have engaged comes, she will work
here and he will go to Madrapak
kam,

ing much better than last year. And the future is bright.

There are many people are sick and die needlessly, this way we can help them. in he'-plng the body, reach
to the soul.

who that And thru

We believe that we

are following in the example of our Lord, as He often healed the

body to show them the way to the healing of the soul. In going through our records,
we found in the three main reg
has

isters over Il.OUO names.

can see a little more

So you
needs

what

been

done,

but a'.so

what

to be done yet. If you are interested in helping in the Medical work, please write
for a definite project.

Down in a bis wi'II tlie scene of a recent baptismal scrvire at th

close of <>n<* of our camps.

HOSTEL.S

This has suffered very much as

SOUTH INDIA CHURCH OF CHRIST MISSION

n. F. D. 2

BULK MAIL
U. S. POSTAGE

the lack of money became worse.

We had 65 boys and girls in hos tels studying and preparing for a
life of service. their Last December, and

PAID

PERMIT NO, 5

Danville. Illinois

POTOMAC, ILLINOIS

we had to stop 40 of them and

interrupt education

NOV 15 1957

send them home. This year we have only 13 girls and 15 boys. We would like very much to have at least 40. Would you like to support a boy or girl? It costs only $2.00 a month to feed and

sioxrrii "vLyi'fOf
Form 3547 requested
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