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t h e C h risti a n A p p r o a c h Missi o n a cti viti es i n B et hl e h e m , J o r d a n . T h e c o n n e cti o n b et w e e n t his b e n e v ol e n o r g a ni z ati o n a n d R e d B ri d g e St a bl es r el at es a st o r y t h at g o es b a c k m a n y y e a rs .
R A L P H E . B A N E Y w as b o r n i n Miss o u ri , b ut w as s c h o ol e d i n D y e rs b u r g . T e n n ess e e , w h e r e his f at h e r , a mi nist e r , h a d a n o r p h a n a g e . A v e rs atil e i n di vi d u al , y o u n g R al p h d e v el o pe d a n e a rl y i nt e r est i n m usi c a n d at o n e ti m e h a d a b a n d c o m p ris e d of o r p h a ns w hi c h t o u r e d T e n n ess e e . His fi rst i nt e r est i n h o rs es i n g e n e r al , a n d t h e T e n n ess e e W al ki n g H o rs e i n p a rti c ul a r , g r e w o ut of a n e a rl y ass o ci ati o n wit h t h e b r e e d o n t h e f a r m w h e r e his g r a n df at h e r a n d f at h e r h a d s o m e g o o d s a d dl e st o c k .
B ei n g t h e s o n of a mi nist e r , h e , as w ell as his b r o t h e rs , w as g ui d e d t o w a r d t h e mi nist r y . H e a p p r o a c h e d t his i n s c h o ol a n d c oll e g e , a n d w e nt t o P al esti n e o n a s c h ol a rs hi p . W hil e t h e r e , his i nt e r est t u r ne d t o w a r d t h e n e e ds of t h e d estit ut e c hil d r e n of t his m ost h ol y of C h risti a n l a n ds a n d h e d e dic at e d his eff o rts t o m e eti n g t h es e n e e ds .
As a r es ult of t his p e rs o n al eff o rts , w hi c h t o o k hi m o n a t h r e e- y e a r s p e a ki n g t o u r of t h e U nit e d St at es a n d m a n y f o r ei g n c o u nt ri es , D r . B a n e y w as a bl e t o att r a ct att e nti o n t o t h e p r oj e ct h e h a d i n mi n d a n d h e est a b lis h e d a missi o n i n J o r d a n i n 1 9 3 6 . T his l e d t o a n O r p h a n a g e i n 1 9 4 9 a n d a C ri p pl e d C hil d r e n ’ s Di visi o n i n 1 9 5 2 .
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A lif el o n g i nt e r est i n e x pl o r ati o n a n d S C U B A di vi n g , pl us his b usi n ess a cti viti es i n J o r d a n , l e d D r . B a n e y t o a p e rs o n al p r oj e ct of s e a r c hi n g t h e D e a d S e a f o r t h e l ost citi es of S o d o m a n d G o m o r r a h . T his p r oj e ct , u n d e r t h e p at r o n a g e of Ki n g H uss ei n , p r o v e d t o b e a v astl y i nt e r esti n g a n d e v e nt u all y p r o d u cti v e v e nt u r e .
O n r et u r ni n g t o t h e U nit e d St at es , D r . B a n e y w r ot e a b o o k r e g a r di n g his e x p e ri e nc es i n t h e s e a r c h f o r t h es e f a bl e d citi es of Bi bli c al ti m es . N o w i n its s e c o n d p ri nti n g , S e a r c h f o r S o d o m a n d G o m o r r a h h as s ol d 2 2 5 , 0 0 0 c o pi es , a n d t h e p r o c e e ds of t his b o o k g o t o t h e e x p a nsi o n of t h e Missi o n p r o g r a m .
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T h e n e xt p r oj e ct w hi c h w as u n d e rt a k e n o n b e h alf of t h e Missi o n w as t h e p u r c h as e of a 5 0 0- a c r e f a r m o n R e d B ri d g e R o a d i n K a ns as Cit y . Si n c e K a ns as Cit y h a d b e e n t h e h o m e offi c e f o r m a n y y e a rs , D r . B a n e y a n d his st aff l o o k e d at p r o p e rt y f o r m a n y m o nt hs b ef o r e t h e e x a ct sit e f o r t h e n e w Missi o n H e a d q u a rt e rs w as s el e ct e d . As l u c k w o ul d h a v e it , t h e f a r m t h e y d e ci d e d u p o n h a d f o r m e rl y b el o n g e d t o t h e M a y o r of K a ns as Cit y , w h os e h o b b y w as r aisi n g p ol o p o ni es . T h e fi n est b uil di n g o n t h e pl a c e at t h e ti m e of p u r c h as e w as a si xt e e n-st all st a bl e .
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A n at u r al h a bit at f o r h o rs es , t h e f a r m s o o n a c q ui r e d t w o S h etl a n d p o ni es a n d t w o p al o mi n o m a r es . T h e g e n e r al i nt e r est of t h e B a n e y b o ys s o o n att r a ct e d D r . B a n e y a n d l e d t o his c o nsi de ri n g T e n n ess e e W al ki n g H o rs es as a p ossi bl e us e f o r t h e e x c ess p r o p e rt y . S o m et hi n g h a d t o b e d o n e wit h t h e l a n d a n d , aft e r
4 4 c o nsi de ri n g r aisi n g c attl e , c r o ps , a n d s e v e r al ot h e r a r e as of p ossi bl e p r ofit , t h e y d e ci d e d t o i n v esti g at e t h e T e n ness e e W al ki n g H o rs e . H a vi n g d e ci d e d t o uti li z e t h e f a r m f o r r aisi n g a n d t r ai ni n g T e n ness e e W al k i n g H o rs es , D r . B a n e y us e d t h e p r o c e e ds f r o m t h e s al e of his b o o k t o p u r c h as e t h e st o c k wit h w hi c h t o st a rt . H e si n c e r el y b eli e v es t h at t his will b e a p a yi n g b us h n ess w hi c h will e v e nt u all y p r o vi d e a d diti o n al f u n ds t o f u rt h e r t h e p r o g r a m t o h el p t h e o r p h a ns i n B et hl e h e m .
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E a g e r t o st a rt ri g ht , D r . B a n e y a n d his a d vis o rs s e a r c h e d f o r a l e a di n g st alli o n f r o m w hi c h t o b uil d a st a bl e of fi n e h o rs es . His s e a r c h l e d t o t h e M c F a r- ' l a n d F a r ms of T o p e k a , K a ns as . Aft e r m u c h d eli b e r ati o n , t h e y w e r e s u c c essf ul i n p u r c h asi n g t h e g r e at Mi d ni g ht S e c r et , w h o w as s h o w n t o a n u n d ef e at e d c a r e e r b y Miss K A Y M c F A R L A N D . Mi d ni g ht S e c r et h as b e e n r ef e r r e d t o as " t h e h o rs e t h at will c a r r y o n t h e Mi d ni g ht S u n t r a diti o n ,” a n d his m ost o utst a n di n g st at u r e , t e m p e r a m e nt a n d s h o w ri n g r e c o r d will c e rt ai nl y b a c k u p t his st at e m e nt .
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T h e n e xt st e p w as t o o bt ai n a b a n d of b r o o d m a r es t h at w o ul d a d d d e pt h t o t h e st a bl e o p e r ati o n . F o r o v e r a y e a r , D r . B a n e y s e a r c h e d f o r g o o d m a r es a n d r o u n de d o ut his s e a r c h wit h a n u n p r e c e d e nt e d p u r c h as e of m a r es at t h e 1 9 6 5 S p ri n g M u r r a y F a r m S al e . At p r es e nt h e h as o n e h u n d r e d a n d si xt y-t w o b r o o d m a r es a n d pl a ns t o p u r c h as e s o m e m o r e aft e r c a r ef ul st u d y a n d pl a n ni n g .
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As c o ul d b e e x p e ct e d , a st a bl e o p e r ati o n of t his si z e r e q ui r es t h e h a n dli n g of a p r of essi o n al t r ai n e r . Aft e r l o o ki n g f o r q uit e s o m e ti m e , D r . B a n e y a c q ui r e d t h e s e r vi c es of M r . R A Y G R E E N . R a y h as b e e n i n t h e W al ki n g H o rs e b usi n ess f o r m a n y y e a rs a n d h e a n d his wif e R U T H h a v e q uit e a j o b k e e pi n g u p wit h t h e t hi rt y- o n e h o rs es i n t r ai ni n g . R a y is b a c k e d u p b y Assist a nt T r ai n e rs P A U L PI N G L E T O N a n d B O B S U T T O N , b ot h of w h o m s p e n d c o nsi d e r a bl e ti m e i n t h e s a d dl e . T h ei r c u r r e nt list of o utst a n di n g s h o w ri n g p e rf o r m e rs i n cl u d es Ti m T a m , a t w o- y e a r- ol d b a y st alli o n b y G o B o y ’ s S h a d o w o ut of C as h ’ s Bl a c k Q u e e n . T his is a t o p p r os pe ct . T h e y a r e p r o u d of R a m bli n g R os e , a bl a c k J u ni o r M a r e wit h pl e nt y of p r os pe cts w h o b el o n gs t o M rs . R U T H B A N E Y . T w o ot h e rs a r e Vi ct o r ’ s S u n D ust , a j u ni o r st alli o n , a n d C h as e s L ast C h a n c e , a bl a c k t w o- y e a r- ol d fill y . T h e J u ni o r M a r e E b o n y ’ s Bl a c k L a d y , p u r c h as e d b y D r . at t h e M u r r a y F a r m S al e , h as g o n e b a c k t o R U S S E L L P A T E at t h e P at e B r ot h e rs St a bl es f o r t h e C el e b r ati o n . R uss ell r o d e h e r t o t h e R es e r v e i n t h e w o- Y e a r- Ol d Fill y C h a m pi o ns hi p l ast y e a r , a n d s h e is r e p o rt e dl y b ett e r t h a n e v e r .
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a r e all a cti v e i n t h e aff ai rs of t h e C h risti a n A p p r o a c h Missi o n . T h e y als o t a k e a n i nt e r est i n t h e h o rs es b ut a r e c u r r e ntl y c o n c e r n e d wit h c oll e g e a n d ot h e r a r e as ? e d u c ati o n . W h at is i n t h e f ut u r e f o r t h e B a n e y „, m ! ’ A " ot h e r t ri p t o t h e D e a d S e a is b ei n g s c h e d- ui e d t o r t h e n e xt y e a r o r t w o . E x p a nsi o n of t h e C h ris- , A p pr o a c h Missi o n i n t h e H ol y L a n d is b ei n g n ne a n d ’ ° f c o u rs e , i n c r e as e d a cti vit y at R e d B ri d g e
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