Christian Chronicle (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, August 20, 1965 Page: 4 of 12
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LsTH IN 'OPEN AREAS
Huns,
Turks,
its geograi
pie of Indi
are the peo-
They are pri-
marily a blend of two ra-
cial groups, Aryans and
Dravidians.
The Aryans are a fair-
haired, light-skinned race,
of the same sources as An-‘
glo-Saxons, who probably
migranted to India from
Western Asia and the Cau-
casus at an early date.
Even earlier came the
Dravidians, d a r k-skinned,
wavy-haired, and small of
stature.
Through the centuries the
two groups have retained
their different characterist-
ics. Northern India is pre-
dominantly Aryan and
Southern India Dravidian.
Other tribes have also in-
vaded India and remained
tn settle — Persians,
Greeks, Huns, Scythians
Arabs, Turks, Afghans,
Mongols and Western Euro-
peans. There are also sev-
eral aboriginal tribes of Ne-
groid stock still existing in
remote mountain areas.
In education, India has
made enormous strides in-
troducing compulsory free
education and organizing
hundreds of colleges. Thou-
sands of its bright young
’ men are sent overseas for
college and graduate study.
Religions of India
India is perhaps most vi-
tal to our thinking in terms
of its religious composition.
It is the home of the Hindu
faith, with 80 per cent of its
population embracing to
some degree this religion.
There are more than five
million Sikhs (a faith com-
bining both Hindu and Mos-
lem elements).
Parsis (followers of an-
cient Zoroasterism), Jains
(a Hi du sect), Moslems
and a number of Western
denominations also worship
in India.
With its many temples,
shrines, “holy” men, ana
exotic religious practices,
India can truly be called a
land of "many devotions”.
The word of God came to
India probably through the
apostle Thomas during the
first century. To this day
interest in Christianity is
strong in some areas, nota-
bly around Madras.
To this city came J. C.
Bailey, a Canadian evangel-
ist, less than two years ago.
His dedicated preaching has
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most problem-ridden,
yet one of the most
using for the future.
Second-La rgett
Country
The land that is now In-
dia was composed for long
generations of more than
500 separately-ruled prince-
doms. Great Britain gained
eventual control over India
and retained this control
until 1950, when India be-
came a sovereign nation.
Even after much of India
was lost to Pakistan, it is
still a large country. In
terms of population, its 500
million people make it sec-
ond only to Communist Chi-
na in size. About one out of
seven individuals in the
world now lives in India.
The country is one of ex-
tremes — from the highest
mountains in the world to
some of the hottest deserts,
broadest river valleys, wet-
test plains, and densest jun-
gles. Heavy growths of val-
u a b 1 e hardwood, vast
acreages of rice, corn,
wheat, cotton, sugar, tea,
Jute and rubber cover much
of India.
At the opposite extreme
commercially are some of
the world's finest modern
industries — manganese,
mica, steel and textiles.
Beautiful handcrafted metal
goods, textiles and architec-
ture indicate the skill of its
craftsmen.
Two Basic
Racial Groups
Even more striking than
By Glovor Shipp
Assistant Editor
LOS ANGELES - In the
days of Abraham great cit-
ies in ancient India rivalled
Ur of the Chaldees. Few
Westerners in fact, realize
how advanced was early In-
dia and how much we owe
to it. Arabic numerals and
the use of zero, without
which modern sciences
would be helpless, came
first from India. These peo-
ple were calculating com-
plex mathematical prob-
lems long before the rest of
the world was able to do
so.
So India’s place in the
world is long-standing. To-
day it is also known as one
of the most ambitious cen-
ters of democracy in the
world, one of the most hea-
vily populated lands, one of
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rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
Leave there thy gift before the altar.and go thy way?
first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come
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WHY we're not taking the
world for CHRIST
ks?
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In recent years, more and more of
our brethren are making tours of the
Bible Lands.
Probably more than 200 have passed
through Greece, Lebanon, Jordan, and
Egypt in the past year.
These trips have enriched the knowl-
edge of our brethren concerning Bible
geography and. since many of them are
preachers and teachers of the Word, no
doubt churches are benefitting from
these tours.
Those of us who are living in this
area attempting to restore New Testa-
ment Christianity feel that we have
been richly blessed by the presence of
many of our American brethren who
have made tours.
Some have been so impressed with
the need of the gospel that they have
later returned to work full time. Some
have given much support financially
themselves and have encouraged others
to contribute.
. Some talk with their guides and with
shop-keepers about the church and
have submitted names of those that
have shown an interest.
Some have acted as “messengers of
the churches’’ carrying correspon-
dence, tracts and other gospel materi-
als that it is difficult to get through the
mails in this part of the world.
Some have written in advance that
they were coming and asked if they s
could bring us things that could not be
purchased in the country in which we
live.
Some have invited the missionary
and his family to the hotel and treated
them to a dinner.
All of these personal favors are ap-
preciated and — above all — the efforts
however small, to contact new pros-
pects or assist in the growth of the
church are greatly appreciated.
Whatever we have to say we would
not in any way be offensive to these
who have done so much to make our
work more pleasant and to bold up our
hands in the preaching of the gospel of
Christ.
We regret very much to say that the
above description would apply to only a
small percent of our tourists. In fact,
those who are m the position to be of
greatest help in our work, our touring
brethren, are proving to be a hin-
drance.
To our great surprise, we have found
even that preaching brethren who
would oppose a family in the church’s
going to the lake or to the mountains
on a Sunday, even if they took commu-
nion with them, have no scruples
against spending Sunday in Baalbeck,
Petra, the pyramids or in a hundred
other places only a few minutes or
hours from the spot where a small
group of Christians are trying to wor-
ship as Christians did in New Testa-
ment times.
It is rather difficult to explain to the
babes in Christ that these preachers,
elders, or Bible school teachers are not
to be followed in the examples that
they have set before them. The New
Testament teaches that they are to put
the kingdom of God first and to put
God first, they should be in Bible class-
es and worship both Sunday morning
and evening.
All of this is due to the poor planning
by tour leaders and those making up
the tour. However close to God one
may feel in the so-called Garden of
Gethsemane or the Garden Tomb, his
actual presence is with the assembly of
the saints, even though it may be but
two or three. One tour advertized as
one of its purposes to meet missiona-
ries. Yet their itinerary called for wor-
shipping on Mars Hill one Sunday; and
to spend the next Sunday morning in
flight with a proposed visit to church
on Sunday evening after an afternoon
of sightseeing. They also proposed to
spend the next Sunday morning at Pe-
tra and Sunday night at the Dead Sea
with some free time in the middle of
the week.
We would like to make the following
suggestions to those planning a tour to
the Bible Lands:
(1.) Write the missionary to let him
know that you are going to be in serv-
ices. Sometimes such preparations as
extra chairs, communion cups, etc.
may need to be made.
(2.) Plan your own trip in such a way
that you will encourage the work of the
Lord. In some cases it is easy to attend
worship at two different places on Sun-
day.
(3.) Talk to others about the gospel
along the way. Bring a supply of tracts
and religious literature along with you
to distribute.
(4.) Be considerate of the customs
and don’t be offensive with the camera.
(5.) At least a letter of appreciation
to missionaries who have taken time
out to be a guide is always appreciated.
(6.) Don’t get so carried away about
places that you forget the most impor-
tant thing: the spiritual blessing of
being a Christian.
ChrisUan^.Cbronicle
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Are “We Ugly Christians?
(Editor's Note — Sometimes, being
human as we are, we make mistakes in
attitude and action. One of the problems
which we’ve heard of before is the de-
portment of Christians abroad. You
know, there is considerable oppositon to
the “ugly American” abroad. We need
to take definite measures to be sure
that we are not classified as “ugly Chris-
tians” when we travel to other lands.
During a recent Middle East Workshop
in Beirut, Lebanon, the missionaries
there wrote the following editorial, and
it is well taken. We commend it to our
readers wholeheartedly. As the writers
state, the criticisms do not apply to all
Christians who have come their way. But
may we say, if the shoe fits, wear it. The
writers are all respected workers in
their areas — Bob Douglas, Dick Biggs,
Evertt Huffard, J. C. Choate and Carl
Matheny.—LTC.)
.August 20,
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