. I 2 THE,; ALLIANCE or convenient. He used the trays The New from his travel trunks for literature displays." 1 Lives were molded and shaped for the Master's service in India. That A era marked a great awakening in Missions. We have the third Prime Minister in India since Independence was gaine$ twenty years ago. Mrs. Indira Gandhi as our new Prime Minister faces many problems that need immediate solutions. Young People in India are awakening to their role in World History. The Church in Maharashtra. has accepted large responsibilities. The support of pastors, evangelists and now a missionary to the Andaman Islands rests entirely on the Church in India. Evangelistic meetings in Urban Areas have met with attentive, responsive audiences. Missionaries have to seek new ways to cope with their involvement in helping build an indigenous Church. Young people are crowding educa- Ninety one years ago God began to tional institutions, lay-leaders are lay Maharashtra on the hearts of His anxious to push ahead, urban areas servants. Colonel Oldham and his are growing very very rapidly, wife, Albert Norton of William teachers and pastors need counselling, Tagor's Mission and Mr. & Mrs. Christian literature lags far behind Fuller with others pioneered this area. the need, and questing minds need Their names have not been forgotten guidance from companions they can and their work remains. trust. It is written of Mr. Fuller, "When Reviewing all this we as a the knowledge of the language gave missionary family have pledged him liberty he went from village to ourselves under the guidance of the village in a buIlock cart. At night Holy Spirit, using God's Word as he would sleep in the cart or the our directive to pray and seek God's ~ubliclodge in the village, dependant face for His strategy in this awaken- on which was the most comfortable ing age. Cartmel, D. W. Missim Policy and Program of A. B. Simpson, Thesis available from Rev. J. Carlson, 60 Richard St., W.Hartford, Conn., U.S.A. 06119.

THE, INDIA ALLIANCE is printed tri-annualy by the Maharashtra Field of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in India. We want to encourage Christians to pray and to give to our unfinished task in this land.. One of your missionary friends in India is sending this paper to you. You may receive additional copies by writing the Chairman, P. 0.Box 5, Akola, Maharashtra, India. Editor MRS. D. W. C~MEL Cover photo-Mrary Bazcman The Potter works at his task With patience, love and skill. A vessel molds and shapes And alters again to his will.

There is a Master Potter That surpasses the knowledge of men. He gathers the lost and loves them And restores to His image again. -Selected THE INDIA ALLIANCE

M.B.

A LIT'ITX CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM Many mothers, grandmothers, of Jesus, how He came and lived, school teachers, nurses, pastor's wives and died, ,and . . . . "He is coming and Sunday School teachers through- again some day on a cloud to take out Maharashtra received training at those who love Him to heaven." our Khamgaon Girls' school, where The mother cried as the little girl religious education is part of the spoke. She confided in a Christian curriculum. Many lives have been sister-in-law and told her of Lata's quickened by His Spirit during those concern for her salvation. early days and have maintained their In July the sister-in-law (who testimony. teaches in our Womens' Bible School) Lata, who was in first grade last came with Lata to school. The very year, went home for Christmas first news that greeted me was, "DO vacation begging her mother to you want to hear some good news?" become a Christian. While washing I could tell by their faces that God clothes at the river bank Lata talked had answered prayer and Lata's to her mother telling her, the story mother and father had 'become MARCH 1966 5 followers of the Lord. They were Her parents are Buddhist. Her baptized in June. Lata's people live father a leader in the village. She in a completely Hindu village and has found everything so very new. need our earnest prayers. She knew absolutely nothing of Christ and the Bible. She pleaded Manorama, has been with us since with her father to buy her a Bible. 1963. She also comes from a Hindu He kept putting her off, asking her home. The mother has been a all kinds of questions as to why she secret believer but her husband has been openly opposed to Christianity. wanted one. She would not let him Much to the father's displeasure go until she had her money. I gave f an bra ma was sent to our school by her the Bible and she clasped it to her mother's sisters who are Christ- her breast as her treasured possession. ians. When she went home for Then she looked up at her father and Christmas holidays her parents said, "Now, you get a second one." noticed such a change in their little The father replied, "Now you have your Bible and you are asking for girl. She had often requested prayer another one?'' "Yes", said Rohini, for her parents. Through her living want you to take one home with witness this family too have come to "I the Lord and have been baptized. you." She has given her life to Christ now. When the father recently Three other girls are earnestly visited her she said, "I am now a praying for their parent's shlvation. Chistian." We are amazed at her Rohini came to school in . boldness for Christ. -A. DROPPA

M.B. 6 THE INDIA ALLIANCE WOMENS' BIBLE TRAINING SCHOOL -W. SANFORD A Senior testified during morning Some have a desire to train for chapel, "Recently I heard my little Christian service but no encourage- brother cry for milk. I began to ment, or perhaps financial possibility, pray that God would send him some to fulfil the desire. Consider the milk. Shortly afterward someone eternal dividends in such an invest- came to the door with milk for the merit. whole family! This encouraged my Last December three Bible School faith. Again I began to pra that I teams went to three different areas might return to Bible ScZ ool to for ten days of Daily Vacation Bible complete my third year." School teaching and witnessing. "One day I was especially impress. Many children in Akola, Anjangaon, ed with the Word in Matthew 6, and Amraoti Districts were reached. '. . . enter into thy closest . . . shut We had wonderful 0PPortunities the door, pray to thy Father which is in Chandur to visit and witness in in secret; and . . . shall reward thee homes where keen interest was given. openly.' One day after coming from (Note: since this dele was written an that secret place the postman arrived Alliance pastor expressed his desire to with a letter informing me that 1 approach his people regarding the support: could return to Bible School." of several students.) "His name alone is excellent." It was a joy to receive a phone call from a Baptist pastor asking us if we would receive a student who was to be supported half by her parents and half by her church. I was very happy about this but, oh how I wished it had been an Alliance pastor who had made this application-the first of its kind to my knowledge to be made to the Womens' Bible Training School at Khamgaon. Pray that the Church .in India will have some part in supporting Bible School Students. W.S.

HERE AND THERE

1. A Pastork' Conference will be held -Khamgaon Mid-March. Pray in Poona April 18-23 for all pastors in for the graduates. Maharashtra who wish to attend. Railway Fate and food will be supplied. World (c) Union Biblical Seminary-Yeotmd Vision is sponsoring this conference and (ten students receiving Dr. Paul S. Rees will be one of the their two year ceMcate and ten speakers. studetits their B.D. degree). 2. Two national delegates and our Field (d) High .S~hoo!~Kodai.ktmd, South Chairman wiU attend the fourth Asian Indm Patricia Vandegrift, Judith Conference to be held in Derr and David Carner. These in June. three missionary young people will 3. Graduation: proceed to the U.S.A. with their parents after graduating in May. (a)Mens' Bible Training School, Nargaon Mid-March with nine graduates. 4. Mrs. M. Palaspagar and family will (two from the C.M.A. area). leave India soon to join her (b) Womens' Bible Training School husband in the Andasnan Islands. MARCH 1966 7 REPORTS . . . . "The mature president of the Young People's group requested Bible studies. What a joy it was to see these teen-agers participate in the lessons based on the discussion method. Study questions were given in advance and the youth led the discussions that followed. ,They invited the whole church to attend. A good proportion came including new converts." -Anjangaon Dist. "Devidas stood with us we said good-bye to our guest. 'I was almost run over by a truck this morning', he said. 'Are you ready to die?' We asked. He gave a negative reply and then went with us into the Church near-by and accepted Christ. He is witnessing to relatives and friends. He is a leader of a small band in the A NEW MISSIONARY town and while this 14 year old boy's "It was through the persistent hands beat' his drum his voice sings testimony of an older sister that I God's praises." saw my need of a Saviour." . -Murtazapur .'A few years later I attended a "Ours is a city of two hundred missionary meeting at a . Baptist thousand with an estimated ten Church and there dedicated my life thousand college youth!" to the Lord for missionary service. -Amraoti, Following High School the Lord led "Attending the Santa Barbara me to nurses' training and then to School was a boy from a back-slidden Canadian Bible College in Regina. Christian home. The Hindu festival Last year, my final year at College, I of Dasara was being observed in the applied for foreign service and sailed town. This lad's father began to for India a few months later. make preparations like his neighbours. "In these day$ of language study I Tlie little lad remonstrated with his have been finding the fulness of joy father, 'We are Christians. We don't that the Psalmist spoke of in Psalm worship other gods' May the 16:ll. "Thou wilt shew me the scripture be fulfilled again in that, path of life; in Thy presence is 'A little child shall lead them'." fulness of joy; at Thy right hand -Akola there are pleasures for evermore." -Helen Rast "Within recent weeks, in addition to the Prayer Cells started a year ago NEW for Evangelism-in-Depth, an evening ARRIVALS: prayer meeting for men has been David Chester Stengele started. On Friday afternoon the January 8, 1966, Kodaikanal women meet to pray. We need a Priscilla Jean Roth, Jan. 21,1966, Basim revival. Some are being driven to Food parcels valued at 95.00 or our source of help--Our Gracious, less come to India, duty free. Any Almighty Lord and Saviour." bonafide gift parcel valued for less than -Jalgaon $2.00 should also be duty free. MARATHI FIELD MISSIONARY CONFERENCENovember 1966

Left to Right: Front Row: I?. Gerrie, L. Carner, "M. Vandegrift, Rev. R. Williams (Guest Speaker), *G. Camer, *fi. Camer, Mr. & Mrs. A. Ei&er, W. Sanford, R Schlatter. " Second Row: H. Rast, B. Perret, B. Dyke, C. Roth, M. Stengele, E. Bell, F. Capps, A. 'Amstutz, B. ~art&el, @RDerr, *A. Droppa, K. Deshpande (Delegate from Wukti Mission). Third Row: D. Telgote (National Church Delegate), R. Perret, - H. Dyke, F. Roth, L. Stengele, W. Bell, D. Capps, J. Amstutz, D. Cartmel, @J.Derr, M. Palaspagar (National Church Delegate). "G. Vandegrjft and G. Jasper not pictured. "~eavingfor furlough

Change in RFsignmats: Mr. & Mrs. A. C. Eicher-Chairman, Akola Mr. & Mrs. H. Dyke-Murtaapw Mi. & Mrs. L. ~ten~ele- Mission School, Khamgaon. Returning to India early 1966: Mr. & Mrs. E. F. Eicher-Nargaon Men's-Bible School Mr. & Mrs. A. B. Shaw and Vivian-Missionaries' Children ~ome-~odaikanal.