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JULY 1967 THE ALLIANCE While you missionaries have tried to reach China by preaching, by talking, we have PRINTED our message and spread OUR LITERATURE over all China. Some day we will drive you out of our country. And again we By the Editor will do it by means of the PRINTED Some time ago I was greatly PAGE'. impressed by an article with the Frustrated and hurt by the truth above title in REVOLUTION, report contained in these statements, the and prayer bulletin of Operation missionary was silently praying for Mobilization in India. In it the an answer. He well knew that every- story is told of a missionary in China where one turned the Communist about 20 years ago. He had just literature was in evidence. Bill- concluded a street meeting when a boards, newspapers, magazines, pay- Chinese army officer walked up to phlets and tracts united to call Chlna s him and in no uncertain terms began attention to the 'big lie'. China was to criticize the missionaries' methods. being brainwashed by 'red ink'. 'WHY DIDN'T YOU GIVE THEM With only a few details changed SOME LITERATURE? Then they this story could have happened in could have studied further the strange many other fields. All over the world, things they had heard, and the and most certainly in India, each message would have had effect for missionary is competing with a flood perhaps months instead of just for the of anti-Christian literature. moment !' In vivid contrast, listen to the plea The missionary started to answer, of Mr. Russell Self-an authority in but the biting criticism continued. Christian literature production in India 'You missionaries have been in China -at a recent Literature Conference for over 100 years, but you have not in Kodaikanal, : 'Five won China for your Christ. You million gospels are being printed in lament the fact that there are still India this year. But what is that uncounted millions that have never among India's 500 million? Including heard the name of your God. We tracts we may have 20 million pieces Communists have been in China for of Christian literature in India today. less than ten years, but there is no Again, what is that among 500 such thing as a Chinese who has not million?' heard the name of Stalin. What you Is not this the time to learn a missionaries have failed to do in 100 lesson from our critics, and to acknow- years, we have done in ten. We have ledge the tremendous need for more filled China with OUR doctrine. high quality Christian literature? Covw Photo: Yohan, Christian colporter at Akola, ready for business. THE INDIA ALLIANCE is printed tri-annually (Maroh, July and November) by the Field of the Christian and Missionary Alliance, to encourage Christians everywhere to pray and give for the unfinished task in this land. You receive this paper either through one of your missionary friends in India (note initials on address label, unless mailed to you by missionary directly in private envelope), or with the oompliments of the Mission (if no initials). Notice of address change or your request for additional copies may be sent to the Chairman, P.O. Box 5, AKOLA, Maharashtra, India. Editor: Fred Roth JULY 1967 3

medium of fiction, drama, biography, etc. Editors, translators, ada tors, publishers and printers are nee8 ed to transform a manuscript into a finished book. Then multitudes of distributors-individuals and agencies -are required to take such books to the people where they live. Admini- strators must be found and trained to oversee the total program of writing; Careers in Christian literature? Are production and distribution; giving there such? An emphatic YES! attention to the planning of publica- The Christian literature worldwide is tion schedules, continually checking suffering from lack of personnel-men work flow and controlling the financial and women to get on with the job. position; as well as supervising the Those already engaged in the Christ- hiring, training and assigning of ian literature program are all over- personnel. Accountants are required worked; yet seeing the challenge on to keep proper financial records and to every side and being unable to meet meet government business require- it, they are becoming almost desperate. ments. Photographers and artists also In almost every country the oppor- have a contribution to make in assuring tunities are greater today than ever attractive productions and suitable before because of the increasing num- advertising. Librarians and reading bers of people and because of the room counsellors meet the public and advance in literacy and education, and assure a continual spiritual ministry yet in almost every country the total to their readers. program is hindered by lack of The personnel needs in Christian personnel. At the same time, litera- literature are numerous. Almost all ture leaders keep wondering how long types of personalities and all kinds of these opportunities will be ours. The qualifications are useful, but all must only answer is an increase in staff- be channelled aright for the greatest with a corresponding increase in effectiveness of the work and for the efficiency and productivity to pay the greatest personal satisfaction of the bills ! individual. We cannot afford to No longer are the left-overs good make mistakes as one incompetent or enough for the literature ministry. A one malcontent can undermine the literature agency's most valuable asset total ministry of the program. is good personnel, and they are the There are careers in Christian key to its success. Only born-again, literature open today-for short-term committed Christians possessing de- personnel from abroad as well as for sirable personality traits and meeting long-term missionaries, but most of high educational and technical re- all we need national young people quirements will do for this front-line determined to use their talents and ministry. training for the Lord. The Church Today in every country scores of must become more involved in the national writers are required-those Christian literature program, realizing who can express their Christian con- that this is evangelism and nurture in victions in the idiom of the country printed form. We are attempting to and use local color to speak relevantly see that fervour is fueled with facts and to the needs of their people in the (Contimed on we5) 4 THE INDIA ALLIANCE

this action, but as the year wore on EIYCOURAGEMENTS we realized that people could not pay these increased prices, and that im- porters and jobbers of books were forced to slash their discounts to DISCOURAGEMENTS booksellers and bookshops seriously upsetting the financial position of us FERNEGERRIE all. The Society was one pub- lisher who had to cut down on the discounts offered to us booksellers. Almost one year has passed since This had not only worked a decided Operation Lydia became a reality! hardship on us as a self-supporting The year has been filled with a series bookshop, but more so on our faithful of encouragements and discourage- Indian colporter, Yohan (see cover ments. Encouraged as we see in- photo), whose commission for selling creased numbers of men, women and has been greatly curtailed. Now children pouring into our lovely new he must spend even longer hours try- library, but discouraged at times with ing to sell more and more Scriptures, restrictions placed upon our ministry in order to support himself and his of getting literature into circulation. six children. But as often happens, But it takes sunshine and shadows, privation and difficulty have become hues of black and white, to enhance the handmaidens for opportunities the beauty of a masterpiece, and unlimited. In an attempt to provide perhaps through our difficulties, the good, wholesome literature at rock- Master Artist is endeavoring to bottom prices for the Asian English prepare and fit us into His great reader, we have published in India design. The Bamboo Cross and The Pursuit of Last June just as we were about to God in cheap Asian paperbacks, which open the newly enlarged wing of our everyone can afford to buy. We are library, the Indian rupee was devalued, happy to report that The Pursuit of causing an increase of 57 per cent God by Dr. A. W. Tozer was practic- overnight in the price of imported ally a sellout within the first month. books. At the time, we did not fully Encouraged by this trend we now understand all the implications of hope to,see-Man: the Dwellilzg Place

Enlarged Bookshop and Library, Staff browsing through new AkoIs M0odybook-s JULY 1967 5

of God by Dr. Tozer published in a college student, and the engineer month or two. As the Lord enables began to enquire from hi how he us, we shall be publishing Cannibal could become a Christian. His in- Valley and other much-needed books terest in has not just in cheap paperback editions for Asian come overnight, but as often happens readers. in India, the process has been going After seven years of ministry on for years. A Christian college through our reading room and lending influenced his sister; contact with library, we are beginning to see local Christians and missionaries have evidences of God's quiet working in shown him the love of Christ; and a the hearts of educated men and women. beautiful library providing good, Recently a civil engineer who had lost wholesome Christian reading has caused him to ask the question: What motivates your people to do this for us when no gain or profit is to be secured? Pray that this young. man may come into the light of the Gospel soon, and may become a true leader in the Church. Despite the dis~oura~einentswhich come in any work for God, we are not cast down. Foreign missionaries may have to withdraw, but the most versatile missionary in the world- Christian literature-is here to stay.

Where enquirers meet the counsellor (Continued from page 3) that our Christian young people are his lovely young wife with cancer informed of the need, but we earnestly only a couple of years ago, read a copy desire the daily prayer backing of our of COMPASS (AYF magazine) in our entire home constituency that God library telling about the ministries will call, prepare and direct into our of one of our Bible Schools in America. worldwide literature program His Though a Brahmin, and an engineer, chosen ones for the work yet to be he applied to this College in order that done before the King returns. And he could study the Bible and Christ- in remembering our personal needs, ianity. He began to read Christian remember, too, to pray for those magazines for college students such as already faithfully serving the Lord in HIS and CAMPUS CRUSADES as this ministry. well as every issue of COMPASS. Yes, there are careers open in One of the staff in our library is a Christian literature!

A Calcutta paper relates that recently a young Brahmin came to the house of a missionary for an interview. Itl the course of the conversation he said, 'Many things which Christianity contains I find in Hinduism; but there is one thing which Christianity has that Hinduism has not.' 'What is that?' the missionary asked. His reply was striking-'A SAVIOUR.' G THE INDIA ALLIANCE five stories. An Indian author of THE MAKING children's books recommended this as the best way to illustrate our books. An artist in Akola did the pictures for Part One. His work is excellent, but because of his motto, 'Why hurry?' we made five trips from Khamgaon to Akola, 32 miles, before we finally got the set of pictures. After giving them to me Mr. Deshmuk said, 'Your stories JULIA DERR have given me an entirely new view- point of the Bible. I'd like to read itY. 'Didn't you buy that book for me?' I was two weeks behind schedule, a small boy pleaded with his father. SO hurried to Poona to get the book 'Grandma has taken it and won't give printed. Out here we don't sell our it up'. The lad was the son of a Bene manuscripts to a publishing company Israelite (Indian Jew). And the book and leave the work to them. We put was 'Friends of God', Part One of the them through the press ourselves. Bible Stories geared to non-Christian After six weeks and many trips to the children, which the Lord had helped press Part One was finished. Part me to write. Two was another headache, since two I was sent to the U.S.A. for a de- artists did not get my ideas and the tached retina operation in 1965. pictures they drew weren't usable. I While I was recuperating from it, the finally went back to Poona, and there Lord led me to write Bible stories in the Lord led me to a man who did the . It seemed a beautiful work for me. After another strange place to do it, but the Lord led seven weeks, Part Two also was finish- me to a fine Indian lady from Maha- ed. The coloured cover pictures and rashtra who was glad to work with me. many inside ones have made the books I wrote the stories first in my 'mission- attractive, and they are selling well, ary Marathi'. Then Nanda took them for which I thank the Lord. He laid and made them beautiful by rewording it on my heart to write them in such a them. We nearly completed the way that little folk, brought up to fear book before both of us returned to gods of cruelty and anger might come ' India last summer. When finished, to know that the true God is indeed it had grown into two parts. 'Friends one of love, and that He is ready and of God' were stories, waiting to save each one. Both books and 'The Children's Friend, the Lord contain a clear statement of salvation Jesus' were ones. through our loving Saviour, Jesus Actually, preparing literature in Christ. India is not as simple as that. After Please pray with us, that these little we had been through the Manuscripts books may bring many children to several times, we started getting a sim- accept the Lord Jesus as their Saviour ple picture done for each of the thirty- and Lord. . . -.- .,. --.1 The Kingdom of God is Significance; all else is insignificance', -STANLEY JONES We cannot serve GO^ AND mammon, but we can servt ~odWITH manmon. - - . .-Ro$. E, SPEBR JULY 1967 7

scale were made and approved. The work was begun, the old structure torn down. And today the builder who undertook to construct the new library is making no headway at all with the work. It is quite apparent that the enemy is contesting the work of establishing a place where the glory of God will be revealed, and men and women, young and old, will come under the power of the Gospel. This is an earnest and urgent appeal to all God's people in the homeland and on the field, to join hands and hearts with us in strong faith and prayer for the completion of the great work of building the Amravati library to the glory of God. 'The God of heaven, he will prosper 'For we wrestle not against flesh us; therefore we his servants will arise and blood, but against principalities, and build'. Neh. 2:20. against powers, against the rulers of As in every age, so also in this age, the darkness of this world, against God's people will endeavour to build spiritual wickedness in high places'. to the glory of God. And the enemy Eph. 6:12 of man will seek to disrupt or destroy But 'greater is He that is in you, that building. But praise God that than he that is in the world'. we are labourers together with Him 1 John 4:4 Who is the Master Builder. After much prayer and guidance, several years ago a reading room was established in a small room 12' x 20' on POINTS TO PONDER the Alliance Church property in the One little drop of ink can make a large and important city of Amravati. million think. " At once this Christian reading room --Unknown became a center of attraction. Daily The pen is mightier than the sword. large numbers of people would visit it -Bu~wrm LYTTON and be given the opportunity to read * The world has many religions; it the Word of God and other Christian has only one Gospel. .literature, and to hear of the saving -GEORGE OWEN Grace of God through Jesus Christ, . His Son. Every man has the right to accept Itwas obvious even in the beginning, or reject Jesus Christ. that in a large and growing city such as -RUSSELL SELF Arnravati-with ten thousand college * Count your obligations, name them students alone-the existing reading one by one, and it will surprise room was quite inadequate. And you what the Lord wants done. again after much prayer it was propos- -Selected ed to remodel and enlarge the reading * Literature has the key to Lay room into a library. Because of Evangelism. limited funds, plans on avery moderate -RUSSELL SELF 8 THE INDIA ALLIANCE 1 THE FIRST ALL-INDIA BIBLE TRANSLATORS' INSTITUTE (

All over the world there is intensely the evening, too, but this was not accelerated activity in the field of Bible usually so technical as those during Translation and Revision. In India, the day. We had the good fortune to practically all translations in the have as instructors some first rate fourteen major regional languages are scholars and translators. Dr. Eugene undergoing thorough revision, and new Nida, well-known linguist and author, translations are being made in many and Dr. Robt. G. Bratcher, both of the minor languages. India has about 250 American , were the languages, but many of these are principal teachers. We also had Dr. spoken by very few people. Most of W. Smalley, our own missionary from the small tribal languages will never Thailand, who is Translations Secre- rate a whole Bible, but they should tary for the American Bible Society have some gospel portions and perhaps in South East Asia, and Dr. Bradnock, the New Testament. Dr. Moulton, Dr. Price and Rev. W. To help those engaged in this work Culshaw, all of the British and Foreign the recently Bible Society in London. These arranged a 'Translators' Institute'. four were formerly missionaries in This was held on the premises of the India and active in Bible translation International Y.W.C.A. in Ootaca- work. Then we had Dr. Fry, Transla- mund, a lovely hill station in South tions Secretary of the Australian Bible India, from April 22nd to May 19th. Society, a former missionary to Papua One or two translators from each and translator of the whole Bible into language area were invited. Repre- one of the Papuan languages. Dr. senting Marathi (spoken by over thirty Kubchandan., an Indian national, million people) were Rev. H. W. Professor at the Deccan College of Nissanka, Secretary and chief trans- linguistics, was with us for part of the lator of the Marahti Old Testament course. Through this team of instruc- Revision Committee, and the writer. tors we received much information In all we were about sixty translators and helpful advice in many areas of and would-be translators. translation work in both Old and New Every forenoon--except Saturdays Testament fields. and Sundays-we attended four lec- The largest group of students came tures on various aspects of the science from , near India's northeast of Bible Translation. There were border. They represented many Naga some afternoon lectures also, but tribes. Some of them had travelled usually the afternoons were given to two weeks to get to Ooty. It was group workshops where local linguistic thrilling to meet these fine young edu- and rranslational problems were dis- cated Christian leaders and hear from cussed. We often had a lecture in their own lips how the Bible has JULY 1967 9 transformed their savage tribal culture (perhaps the first convert from the within the space of a generation or fanatical Moslem Kurds) was the most two. A few Naga delegates could not outstanding among a few delegates come because they were engaged in a from outside India. delicate, Government-sponsored peace We were from many different deno- mission to the rebel Nagas who have minations, with perhaps Anglicans been resisting the authority of the including the Indian Government. -Baptists and Lutherans leading. A young man from Kurdistan There were half a dozen Roman Catholics present, visible evidence of the Roman Church's renewed interest in Bible translation. As non-Christian ideologies increasingly seek to influ- ence the minds of man- kind, it is more than ever necessary that the Word of God be presented in a clearly understandable and attractive form to all people. To this end we were inspired and instruct- ed, and all of us who attended the Institute will, in our work as translators, strive harder than ever Teachers and students at the Tiansl. Institute before to attain this goal.

RETIRAL @ ChristMrs. and~uth IndiaSchlatter for more hasthan servedforty- two years. Her normal time for retiral would have been Sept., 1964, but she joyfully stayed on beyond retiral age to minister in the capacity which had been her first field appoint- ment-that of Sub-Treasurer and Secretary to the Chairman. We have all appreciated her capable work, her friendly advice based on long years of experience and her willingness in service. She left India on March 16th, 1967, and had the joy of attending the wedding of her youngest daughter, Ethel, on April 1st. We wish her many more years of happy service and fellowship with loved ones. A. C. EICHER,Chaimm 10 THE INDIA ALLIANCE

6@B 6 AND REINFORCEMENTS We are indeed happy to report the safe arrival in India of Rev, and Mrs. Franklin Thomas with little Brent, from. Toronto, Canada, and extend them a very hearty welcome to the Alliance Family in Maharashtra. Their testimonies have been a new inspira- tion to us, and we are sure they will be to you, too :

THE LORD'S LEADING 'Perhaps the Lord will have a place on the mission field for you some day', were the words an elderly, white- haired missionary spoke to me as I left church one Sunday as a very small child. From that day a missionary took on a new meaning to me. At a young age, even before the time of my After two months of waiting God acceptance of Christ, God had placed provided the necessary permission to the burden upon my heart to serve Him enter India, following the passing of in this way. new laws by the Indian Government. We are grateful to Him for allowing us Following the witnessing of a the privilege of coming to this land. playmate, at eleven years of age, in our small country church, I accepted After two years of language study we Christ as my Saviour. Due to lack of look forward to proclaiming the mes- teaching, I did not grow rapidly as a sage of God's redeeming love. young Christian. Consequently, my FRANKLGTHOMAS vision of being a missionary also grew dim. I quit school and forgot all FIRST IMPRESSIONS about God's call. However, God in 'Is it ever hot herel I wonder His love continued to deal with me where we are'. 'Maybe this is India', until I found myself back in school said the other suitcase. 'They said and then on to Canadian Bible it would be much warmer there'. College. Yes, only three days after leaving the Coming to India was to me no easy cold of a Canadian winter, we were task. There were barriers that only enjoying the warmth of India. The God could remove. One barrier pre- climate was indeed different, but it was sented itself when a Doctor informed only one of the many changes that me that I had a heart murmur. At faced us. In Bombay we were imme- my bedside I committed the matter to diately impressed by the multitudes God claiming verses four and five of people, the extreme poverty of many, of Psalm thirty-seven as God's pro- and the new language and culture that mise to undertake. Months later I must be mastered. These impres- was informed by the same Doctor that sions were deepened as we travelled no murmur could be found. further into the country. JULY 1967 11

It was a strange experience to travel tials for living, being content with a by bus and upon pulling into a ter- place to sleep on the street or a tiny minal not to know whether the driver shack to house a large family. Many had called out a five minute stop or a are steeped in and bound by Hinduism, half hour lunch break. As we heard and yet they lack any hope of Eternal the language and saw the script we Life. One devout Brahmin told me wondered if we would ever be able to that Jesus Christ helps the Christians speak it. However, we are confident when they pray, but that his many that the Lord Who removed obstacles gods do not help him. However, he to bring us to India, will also remove refuses to accept the Christ he knows the language barrier as we study and could hear and answer his prayers. trust Him. We look forward to the day when The people of India naturally im- we will be able to speak to these pressed us the most. Many of them people in Marathi of Christ's saving lack what we consider absolute essen- power. -DONNA THOMAS

NEWS NOTES AND PRAYER ITEMS Jt The annual Synod Mela (camp out of whom eight were of non- meetings) was held at Katepurna from Christian families. We commend March 15th to 19th. This year's these babes in Christ to your faithful speakersincluded Dr. Fred Schelander, prayers, and especially so as they will Rev. Castillo (an Alliance pastor from be mostly isolated from missionaries the Philippines who is presently study- and pastors during rainy season. ing in the Yeotmal Seminary), and + We rejoice with the Akot church Rev. Ishmael, editor of the REVIVAL as from May lst they again have a magazine in the Telugu language- pastor, Joseph Salve, afterhaving been Themessageswere a real challenge and without a shepherd for over 18 months. attendance good. Pray that each member shall have a * In Murtizapur a Short Term Bible real concern for his support. School was conducted from March 31st a A joint-Mission Youth Rally is to April 8th. Twenty-one were baptiz- being planned in the Akola region ed, out of whom seventeen were of around mid-November. Boys' and non-Christian background. A college Girls' Camps will also be conducted professor who witnessed the baptisms in Chikalda about the same time. reported them to a newspaper- As a * Rev. and Mrs. Cartmel and Rev. result many were s~mnonedbefore and Mrs. Perret, along with their the police and cross-examined as to children, have left for furlough during their reasons for becoming Christians. the month of M~~.we wish them They are standing UP very well, but an enjoyable and in every way profit- prayer for them will be appreciated. able time with their loved ones and .k Another S.T.B.S. was conducted friends* in Amravati from April 10th to 20th. * Earnest prayer is requested for Two backslidden Christians-one of Mrs. G. Vandegrift-presently on them a church elder-who had married furlough-for a health-giving touch Buddhist wives, were restored to from the Lord, so that the family may fellowship with the Lord, and their be able to return to the field before wives wonderfully saved. At the end November 1&h, when their visas of the course sixteen took baptism, expire. \

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RISE UP, 0 MEN OF GOD! Risepup, 0 men of God! Have done with lesser things; Give heart and soul and mind and strength To serve the King of Kings. Rise up, 0 men of God! The Church for you doth wait, Her strength unequal to her task; Rise up and make her great. Lift high the cross of Christ; Tread where His feet have trod; As brothers of the Son of man Rise up, 0 men of God! -WILLIAMP. MERRILL

WESLEY PRESS, MYSORE