Christian Chronicle (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 15, Ed. 1 Monday, July 17, 1972 Page: 1 of 12
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eceives Three Year Sentence
There are about 110,000
presented by
peans who were baptized
obvious fruit was 14 new births the “Voix du Salut”. This
Tanzania Church Meets Trials
26 baptized and the first Jem heritage. Even today Mos-
Dar es Salaam has been a dif-
gregations numbering 50 to 65
members. The church is twice
the size of the number of
Catholics. Several denomina-
tions are suffering loss rather
See India Church page 8
Water Gone but Flood Remains
HORSEHEADS, N. Y. — wade into the mire and muck
CHRISTIANS RESPOND with aid for New England flood victims. The small congregation in Hor-
seheads, N.Y. work to help care for the six members who lost their homes and to share with
the hundreds of neighbors who lost homes, cars, and other possessions. Floods washed many homes
from foundations making lakes of the basements. (Related pictures on page 10.)
of DAR ES SALAAM, Tansania of Dar es Salaam. In May there ficult city because of its Mos-
r_„_, - - ; were 26 baptized and the first lem heritage. Even today Mos-
Package with the New Testament. I ihad lighted the [village open- work in this African country is few days of June another six lem priests pray over loud-
... r coming by. As beginning to bear fruit. During had been added, according to speakers which can be heard
soon as I told him of what I had received, he ordered me to April there were seven bap- a report from Jack Pape. throughout the city. The fol-
See Greeks page 6 tisms reported in the capital city Dar es Salaam has been a dif- ^ee yrtaig page 7
Geneva Campaign Baptizes 14
GENEVA Switzedand - intoChrist. Five of these were program is sponsored by World
L - iiicscv Over a period of three weeks, Americans and nine were Euro- Radio and is presented by
June 11 through July 2, about peans. One man was a radio lis- Jacques Marchal. The Euro-
100 Christians worked in the tener from France who was peans who were baptized
Geneva campaign. The most taught through the messages of included 3 French, 2 Swiss, 1
obvious fruit was 14 new births the “Voix du Salut’’. This See Geneva page 9
devasted. Public utilities have
been restored in most areas and
communication is getting bet-
ter. “It will be a long time, how-
ever, before people will be able
See Floods page 10
Church Second to Hindu in India
stantinidis, director of “O Logos’’ Publishers, a subsidiary of MADRAS, India — The Nathan, who preaches in Mad-
American Mission to Greeks of Ridgefield, New Jersey, had church of Christ is the fastest ras and travels the nation exten-
been sentenced on May 12 by a three-judge first degree court growing “Christian’’ religious sively.
in Pyrgos on two charges: First, that he had sent New Testaments group in India. It is second only There are about 110,000
in Modern Greek to several pupils at their written request after to Hindu in all religions in the members identified with the
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Gospel messages in the entire Greek press, but particularly in
the local newspaper Patris. Second, that he had sent New Testa-
ments in Modern Greek to five adults in the village of Myrtia,
Peloponnesus.
The Ancient Greek language in which the New Testament
was originally written is hardly understood by the majority of
tion forbids anyone either to translate or circulate it in the Modern
Greek language. The only Bible officially accepted by the Greek
Orthodox Church is the Septuagint Old Testament, a translation
°f the Hebrew Scriptures made 200 years before Christ, and the
original Koine New Testament, written some 19 centuries ago.
Io both the first trial and the appeal it was stated under oath
that the Modern Greek New Testaments were confiscated by
the village priests or teachers and were never replaced by their
°wn approved version. Under questioning the pupils stated that
they still did not have New Testaments.
In the case of the second trial involving five adults, one <
|he witnesses, Constantine Stathopulos, stated ‘I received the — After a long struggle, the
mr earthen] oven. At that time the priest was
Greeks Guilty
of Publishing Bible
(Ed. Note: Although the men charged in the following story are Flood waters in many areas of to see what is salvageable.
not known as members of the church of Christ, the report does the seven state region attacked J. Granville Jones reports
explain something of the conditions under which our missionaries by Hurrican Agnes still prevent that the Elmira, Corning, Big
do work in that country.) families from claiming their Flats, and Painted Post areas
PATRAS, Greece - “It is a heresy to publish the claim that h°meS' Some beginning to of New York are completely
a person may be saved through faith in Jesus Christ.’’ So stated
two Greek Orthodox priests and a high school principal, before
a Superior Court in Patras, Greece, at the appeal of the Greek
Evangelical publisher, George Constantinidis on June 27. Con-
American Mission to Greeks of Ridgefield, New Jersey, had church of Christ is the fastest ras and travels the nation exten-
in Pyrgos on two charges: First, that he had sent New Testaments group in India. It is second only
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they had read the offer at the end of Spiros Zodhiates’ paid-ad nation, according to Paul S. church in India with most con-
J. Granville Jones reports
families from claiming their Flats, and Painted Post arcas
homes. Some are beginning to of New York are completely
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