Religion: Protestant Persecution

With Roman Catholics and Protestants the world over working together in a more friendly spirit than ever before, Spain has reversed the worldwide trend and resumed its ancient place as the world's most devout persecutor of heretics. Facts about Spain's 25,000 Protestants (Baptist, Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal) vouched for by Dr. Henry Smith Leiper, American secretary of the World Council of Churches:

> Practically all Protestant church services have been forbidden and nearly every Protestant school in the country has been closed, including the interdenominational seminary in Madrid and El Porvenir ("The Future"), the Protestant college.

> Some 30 Protestant pastors had to...

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