The Ohio Independent Baptist, January 1955

January 1955 THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Page Fifteen ~~~~~~~~~~~ ITALY AS A SSION FIELD William I tal,r? asl<ed t.l1e levela11 l ., 111ercha11 t i11 a11 i11cred11lou to11e as ,ve told him of Ollr d ir to ~ro t l1ere a 1ni io11arie . ' Why I ve al,,tay tho11g·]1t of Italy a. a t1l– tt11"ed, ci\'"ilized catholic cou11t1·y. ' ~ 0 goe t.he thi11l{i11g of 111anJr to– day. Cultu1 ..ed civilized a11d catl1olic it i b11t let me give yo11 a11 i11- side glimp e of thi cot111try ,, 1 l1ich con. titt1te one of the mo. t needy mi ion fielcl i11 the ,,rorld today. Yes, ITALY is : ·1 LTl RED A D CIVILIZED For ce11turie the proud rl1ler of the ,,..orlcl ,vith a backg·rou11d u11- equaled in gover11me11t ml1 ic a11cl art, Italy i , till the mecca for m} 1 - riad. of lo,..er · of all f orn1. of Cl1l– ture. Ribbon of up-to-date rail– roads a11d l1io·hvvay bed ck the . Ul"– face of thi boot-. haped peni11. ula ,,..l1ich ' ' ha i11 effect thri e 1·11led the ,vorld 011ce i11 g·over111ne11t, 011ce i11 r elig·ion, 011ce i11 art. ' ' Italy i. enjoyi11g the highe ·t statu.· eco11omically that it ha for ce11tur·ies ; yet paradoxically 1nany of it. citize11 are li, 1 i11 g· in al)jec-t poverty ,,,ith poor livi11g co:r1ditio11s, lo,v ,vages a11cl i11acle– (f t1atr eclt1 ·atio11. ~ ·eareh yotir BitJle, trace Pa1ll s 1r1is})io11 a1·}r journeys, a11cl j ~Oll ,,,ill fi11cl that he ,,.. a8 a11 ar11bassador for (thri~i to thP ·11]tt1rrd ci,riliiecl J)Ortio11 of thP k110,, 1 11 ,, 1 or]cl of hi. cla\r ~ . Yes, Italy is: (' 1\'I'II<)J_JI 1 JtalJ 1 's lat e J>ri111 p ~Ii11iHtt1r 1\l – c·i cl<1 ]J p (la.">J) >ri i11 1!)-J.7 <']ai111ecl t}1c1t CJf Jtal.\r', ..J.J ,f>2 (i ,750 })P()J>lP 45,,i4!J,~~] \\' Pl'(~ <'<it}l(J]ic-s. ( ' !'}1<1 J><,[)t1laticJ11 l1a.s 110,, j111111>ccl tcJ 111c>re 1l1a11 47 t11illio11. ) '1\l1c· s11 1111J' Itc1Jia11 sit>' is 1>if 1 1·c·<1cl ,,,itl1 tl1<Jll8,111cl ~ of c·,1tJ1<,li<· s1PCJ> lc · \Vi{}J tJJP ( 'j1\r <Jf l~ Olll(-1 alf)llP llcl\' - • i11g <>\' Pr ,t.()(J ·l111 1·(·l1c~s. J lc 1 1·ca <Jll<' fi11<l 8 fil e> ])Pilltiiftt] , \VPa)f}l.\' . lllclg– llifi,·,11)1 ll<'l'\Tp ('Plltt:1J' c,r tltP e,11·1}1 's 4f,() 111illio11 <!Htl1olic·s 111 ~ \ ati<·c111 1 it,,. IlrrP I'(\ idc~s tl1 ca i1· clciif'i cl • l\,IR . "\VILLI .i\ ::.\I ~ 729 Ga1"'field ve11 t1 a11clt1 lcy, Ohio lea l er tl1e Pope, s111·ro1111d cl by <l r elig·io11 111a ·l1i11e t l1at ~ro11lcl clo j11 ti· to the K1· 111li11. F'ron1 l1er c flo,v the log'1nas tl1a t lc>11g l1H, vc.\ l{e})t I ta}3, i11 the tl1 roe\· of i lolatr~.. a11cl . t1pe1" titio11. fter ce11t11rie. of the a11ti-hil)– li ·al tea ·l1i11g. of catholici. 1n, tl1r I talia11 lc110,v ve1·3r little of t l1c pre- io11 , tr11 th · of tl1e (lo~ ' lJ l of ' 11 ri.:t. Even tl1eir 1)erioclieal , i11 tl1i.· c·o\111 - try l)olcll3r ·la~ ify a.· erro1· fro111 th pit of he 11 it. lf tl1e t ar hi 11g of alvatio11 th1·011gh f,lit]1 ,vi t l1ot1 t ,i\ro1·k . Th a11ti- · l11·i:t .. cepte1· of catholi ·i 111 ha11g: ove1" Italy . But, Italy is also: 1 1\11\I ~ I TI The third la.r g·e. t on1n1l111istic Party in t.h wo1·lcl today i j11 I taly- ra11ki11g 011 ly behi11d Rl1. - ia a11d Red J1i1 a. 111 the 1053 electio11 tl1e co1nmt111i. ti> polled :35.5 % of the , ,ote a11d if they ha l gar11erecl a.bout 011e 111illio11 11101·e they ,vou]d have hacl 011t1 1 ol of the Italia11 gov 1"11n1e11t. It ha ~ been tated that th 0111- mu11i t pe11cl 45 n1illio11 clolla1-.. ea ·h yea1-- for their 011eratio11 · i11 Italy. Ma11y of the pa1"'ty n1 111 - bers ar·e xpe tel to ·011t1 .. il)11t0 tl1) to 011 third of their ala.l"}r £01· the c.:at1. ; a11cl 1 01111111111i. t 111 e111lJPrs of the J.>ar li111e11 t 011trib11te 11ea rl , ... • 011e 111illio11 clollars ,Tra rl,... . ()f • • c:011r. r., l\Iosco,v ctl,, 1 a}"S , ta11cl: ready to 111al{e 111) a11y clrfirit. Tl1( 1 a11ti-(1oc1 ·crJ)ter of 1 01111nt111is111 ha11g· 0'\ 7 CI' [ta ])r. And ITALY is: ( 1 <) l·i'' l f--_;ED Lorene Altl1ot1g·l1 tl1r c•cttl1oli e · <·lai111 99% of Ital,\' it 18 a 1<110,, 1 11 fa('t that t,vo-tl1irclH of Ro111P cl<> 11ot go to c-hl1rch 01 8t111clc1y. f 11 thr g·1·Pclt ~ ortl1er11 i11d t1str i,l I re 11 te1· of l\1 i– l <111 le. , tha11 ] 0% of tl1e J>rofes– sjo11a] cla.,. · atte11cl .:\Ia8.' . Thr 1 c1t11- olie ( 1 h 11rch i11 1 taly C'a11 110 1011 ~e r ·lain1 tl1c lo,\"al ty of tho11.'a11cli-; 1111- 011 tl101Lsa11 l.' of l tell ia11.'. 'l' h e,r • 11 ,r\Te . ee11 it for ,,,11 at it i8 a11 cl ,,·a11t 110 11101· of it. I311t to Yvhat are tl1r,'" tltr11i11°· ! "' ~ C 1 ertai11ly 11ot to tl1e (1c)Sl)Pl of ( •hri.. t for of t l1c1t the\' }1a,re 11e,·pr • l1 ea1"'cl. "'\,'\Tith le8: tl1a11 c)11e eva11 - g·elical 111i ·~io11ar:v· fo r ath 011P 111il – lio11 J talia11. h0\\ 1 <:Oll lcl thr,.. l1a ,Te ., hear cl ! A. 11 cl l 1 o,,, ~, l 1c1 ll t 11 r v b r- ._ lie,re i11 I Ii 1n of ,,Tl10111 t}1 e,r }1 cl ,rr • 11ot hea1·d ? a11cl 110,v sl1c1ll tl1e,· l1ea1· ,,,itl1011 t a 1 r eae]1cr ! • 1 e1·ta i11 ly t l1e 0111.''" a11~r\\rpr t () t 11 (1 ei ,;rilj zecl e1Ll t11recl ca at l1olit, to111- 1111111i, t i·, ·011f11.·ec1 I tal)· of toclcl)F is hrj ~, t. ,"\.,hat a, ·l1c1lle11g·p ! 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