Christian Chronicle (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, February 10, 1967 Page: 1 of 11
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permitted.
11 be legally
assures the necessary protection so
that no one will be constrained or
perturbed in the legitimate use of the
right.
“Consequently, the profession and
practice public and private, indi-
vidual, familiar and communal — of
any religious belief will be guaranteed
with no limitations except those es-
tablished by law".
The fundamental difference in Span-
ish religious life brought by the new
law is that after its passage, freedom
of worship will not merely be a
matter of tolerance by the state—as,
in practice, is the case-at the present
time—but of positive legal right.
‘ In the case of non-Catholics, though,
it remains unclear to what extent, if
any, proselytism will be
Although non-Catholics will
free to "disseminate their faith by
word or in writing" and to publish or
i m port "non-Catholic confessional
publications'*, these activities wilt be •
subject to the limitations set forth in
the law.
These limitations are described as
follows:
“The right of religious freedom will
have nojimitations except those de
rived from the observance of laws,
the respect for the Catholic religion
and all the other faiths, morality;
peace and public living together, the ’
legitimate rights of others as well as
the just requirements of public
order".
The draft law lists as acts contrary
to public order the “use of physical or
moral coertion, seduction, threat or
bribery with the aim of winning
followers for a given faith or leading
them away from another.”
has
passed from a simple official toler-
ance of non-Catholic religions to guar-
anteed religious freedom. r--r— „
This break with long standing poli,. auditoriums”
Now. the basic principle of religious
liberty in Spain can no longer be
questioned in the light of the new
Spanish Constitution, approved by the
courts establishing that “the state will
aissume the protection of religious
freedom that will be guaranteed by an
effective juridical system . . . That, at
•the same time, will safeguard morali-
ty and public order”..
In specific implementation of this
constitutional provision, the law de-
clares: “The Spanish state recognizes
religious liberty as a right based on
the dignity of the human person, and
By Juan A Monroy
Chronicle Nows Service
MADRID, Spain — Spain
non-catholics were just “tolerated;
they were not authorized. It was
impossible to open new places to
worship, or to place signs on the front
of the churches, or to talk with the
people about the Gospel out of the
cies toward religious activity came
after the Spanish Government submit
ted a new constitution to the people on
December 14, 1966 and 85 per cent of
them, voted yes to the new code of
law, which spells out the more com
plete religious freedom.
Under the old law, “Fuero de los
Espanoles," the text referred to “reli-
gious tolerance" saying,’“No one will
be bothered for his religious belief,
neither for the private exercise of his
service. No other ceremonies nor ex
ternal manifestations will be permit-
ted but those of the Catholic religion."
Under this law, the services of the
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have established congregations
in Montevideo, Uruguay; Lima,
Peru; Caracas, Venezuela; and
Buenos Alnis, Argentina. His
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^AN ANTONIO, Texas—San
Antonio area churches of Christ
announced plans January 30 for
a n eight-month multi phase
evangelistic campaign to be 'cli-
maxed August 20-27 With a cru-
sade-type series in the San An
tonio Municipal Auditorium,
Campaign activities, which
began with a kick-off rally Jan-
uary 30 in Municipal Audito-
rium, are designed to intensify
commitment among church
memberships, to identify area
residents interested in religious
renewal, and to present Chris-
tianity as a living 20th century
force.
“Our 1967 San Antonio Cam-
paign for Christ is planned to
Pickartz Closes Near Decade
Of Mission Endeavor
SANTIAGO, Chile (CNS) —
Evert Pickartz, missionary to
Chile for the past nine years,
will end his work in Santiago on
February 28. Atilio Pinto, mis-
sionary in Montevideo, Uru-
guay, will succeed Pickartz in
the work of the church in San-
tiago.
Pickartz is supported by the
chureh in Ulysses, Kansas.
Pickartz began his work in
Santiago on March 8, 1958, after
an overland missionary trip to
South America that lasted four
months. At the time of his
arrival in Santiago, first capital
city on the continent to receive
missionaries from churches of
Christ, he was the only mission-
ary of the church in all of South
America.
Pickartz has edited “The
South American Christian
Chronicle" since September,
1958.
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been under the oversight of the
church in Ulysses.
Pinto returns to his home
congregation after almost five
years of mission work in Uru-
guay. He was the second person
baptized by Pickartz in Chile,
and the first of the young men
of the congregation to become a
gospel preacher.
Before his work in Monte-
video, he worked for a time with
Norman Merritt in Caiacas, Ve
nezuela, in the establishment of
the church in that city. Pinto is
editor of “A Todas Las Nac
iones," and will succeed Pick-
Harding Gets Government $$$
SEARCY, Ark. — An addition
al $105,000 has been approved
by the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Develop-
ment for a women's dormitory
on the Harding College Campus,
according to Lott R. Tucker Jr.,
business manager. A loan of
$823,000 had been approved ear-
. Iler for the building, but the
lowest bld submitted for con
structlon was $930,000, Tucker
said.
The three-story hall to house
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artz as editor of the Chronicle.
He will begin his work in
Santiago by preaching in the
gospel meetings observing the
anniversary of the congregation.
March 5-12. Pinto is married,
the father of four children. He " land
will work under the oversight Of
the Ulysses elders.
Pickartz will move to Monte-
video to carry on the work there
until this autumn. After attend
ing the South American Lecture-
ship in August he will return to
the United States. Pickartz’ ad
dress is Uruguay 1615, Monte-
video, Uruguay.
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the south campus near the three
existing girls' dorms — Patti
Cobb, Cathcart and Kendall home Bible surveys.
, Campaign (
Hie new dormitory is coming maxed Aug.
nearer to reality each day as
site work continues on the cam-
pus. The school's maintenance
and carpenter shops and a series, since the churches
building which housed some sci l.J ~
ence laboratories have been re- crusade as part of their church
. moved to make room for the expenditures. day on
dormitory. Crusade speaker Bailey, who Mark.**
ncwal,” said executive commit-
tee chairman Paul P Rose, a
leading San Antonio architect.
“This campaign will be no ordi
nary campaign, for this is not an
ordinary time.
“Even the most casual citizen
has become aware of the ero-
sion of the family, the new
morality, the accelerating crime
rates, the shame of racial injus-
tice and violence." ’ Rose said.
“To meaningfully communicate
the Christian answer to man’*
crisis to the greatest number of
persons, the church must mar-
shall every individual member
and utilize every spiritual re-
source at her comm .nd. Out of
this deep conviction, we have
forged plans for the 1967 San
Antonio Campaign for Christ."
Speaker for the crusade will
be George W. Bailey,- minister
of the College Church of Christ
in Abilene. Tex.
Nearly 40 area churches of
Christ are sponsoring the cam-
paign, and direct supervision of
the efforts is by the eiders of
the Jefferson Church of Christ, •
assisted by an executive com-
mittee composed of Rose and
ministers Ted Ware of the High-
1 ” Hills Church of Christ,
Frank J. Dunn of Beacon Hills
Church of Christ, and Herb
Smith, education director of the
Jefferson congregation. /
First public phase of the cam-
paign will be an extensive
neighborhood religious survey
or census to be conducted April
29-30. Church leaders plan to
contact 25,000 homes in selected
city areas to determine family
church preference and involve-
ment. . ' . <
A massive follow-up program
will be the second public phase
of the campaign, and local
churches throughout the area
will be presenting color-Blmed
efforts will be cli-
20-27 with the
S;m Antonio Churches
Plan 8-Month Campaign
create a city-wide religious re has spoken in more than 60
countries, has just completed a
two-week crusade in Perth, Aus-
tralia, which was a part of his
second a round-the-world tour.
His 1966 campaigns included
missive efforts in- Houston,
where more than 40.000 heard
him speak in the Houston Coli-
seum, and in New Orleans.
Bailey was the keynote s[
er at Monday night's rally in
Municipal Auditorium, when
campaign plans were detailed to
area church leaders.
Charles Nelson, chairman of
the music department at David
Lipscomb College, will- direct
the singing at the campaign.
John T. Smithson, Jr., minister
for Jefferson, will serve as mas-
ter of ceremonies.
Pepperdine
Schedules
7 Preachers
By Hollis Miller
LOS ANGELES - Seven min
isters from various areas ol the
world will present evening ad-
dresses at the 24th annual Pep
perdine College Lectureship.
Two speeches will be given at
8 p.m. daily Monday through
Wednesday, March 13 15. in the
college auditorium and the audi
torium ol the adjacent Vermont
Avenue Church of Christ.
Juan. Manruy of Madrid
speak on "Let the World
Gut" while Kenneth Reed ol
Tuscaloosa. Ala., speaks on
“Harnessing Youth Power"-
Monday.
Tuesday's speeches include
Cal Hall of Portland, Ore.,
speaking on “Making Convert
Campaign efforts will be cli Bur?"
maxed Aug 20 27 with the New York on lhe Doom of the
open-to-the public crusade in the °P^ess?J-
• Municipal Auditorium. No col Not We"ry
lections will be taken during the
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Nichols, James W. Christian Chronicle (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, February 10, 1967, newspaper, February 10, 1967; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1320699/m1/1/?q=music: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.