because I have accepted Jesus as Lord in my heart according to John 1 : 12 .” Not all of the responses are favor able. A few indicate their antagon ism in relation to this form of pro- selytism. An educated Hindu writes: “ I have the Christian literature sent by you. I am of the opinion that Hindus have nothing to learn from Christianity. My friend who has re ferred my name to you has done neither credit to himself nor to me.” But for every letter like this there are many more that are from sincere seekers This correspondence school pro gram in India is proving an effective follow-up to radio, newspaper evan gelism, tract distribution and Gospel sales programs. Government-paid postmen are carrying thousands of lessons into thousands of homes into which the missionary would find it difficult to enter. Both the Moody Colportage Serv ice and World Gospel Crusade have provided free Gospels for the work, making it possible to take a student through the course for about 25 cents. Hillis predicts that 100,000 new stu dents will en ro ll in the next 12 months.
School children, whether in the city or in the country are a ready audience for gospel.
SOME 35 MILLION OF INDIA'S 350 MILLION CAN READ. THERE ARE 3,500 NEW PEOPLE TAKING COURSE EACH MONTH. N O V E M B E R 1 9 5 3 19
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