Religion: Hard Preaching

When Traveling Evangelist Del A. Fehsenfeld, 38, settled down last fall as pastor of the Argentine Baptist Church† in Kansas City, Kans., he started right out"preaching hard — hard against sin." But after a while, Pastor Fehsenfeld began to get on the nerves of some of his parishioners. He acted like a dictator, they said — expelling people from membership, illegally changing the church's affiliations, preaching against lodges and fraternal orders. He even denounced Santa Claus from the pulpit. "He said Santa Claus is a dirty lie," reported one member of the congregation. "Then he cupped his hand over...

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