Reformátusok Lapja, 1971 (71. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1971-12-01 / 12. szám
REFORMÁTUSOK LAPJA 7 lation in Springdale, Pennsylvania and played the organ for the Service. The little old primitive organ under his hands became a musical marvel and once during its lifespan met its maestro. ... We wish this lovely couple much success and a long and blessed life. Francis Vitéz Albert Ajtósi Dürer Albert Dürer, world famous engraver and painter was born in 1471 in Nürnberg, Germany (died in 1528). The 500th Anniversary of his birth was observed this year throughout the world. In Hungary, a commemorative stamp was issued. Albert Dürer writes that his father, Albert, Sr., was born in Hungary in the town of Ajtós (later destroyed by the Turks) about eight miles north east of Gyula (Békés County), where his relatives were cattle ranchers. Albert, Sr. became a goldsmith apprentice and to further his craft, he went West. He refined his apprenticeship in Holland and later, in 1455 settled in Nürnberg, where he married. Much research has been done on Dürer’s life and I would like to share with you the research of Lajos Haán, 1818-1891, of the Hungarian Academy of Science. Haán conducted an excavation and found the foundations of the town of Ajtós (Eytás), where the artist’s father was born. The family coat-of-arms shows a sekler door, giving the family the name of Ajtósi, which was translated to Türer and then later to Dürer. Francis Vitéz A NOTE OF SYMPATHY To Mr. Albert Kovács For a layman of the Church it should have been the supreme experience to be a delegate at the General Synod of the UCC. The writer of this note represented his Church year- after-year and been called the perennial hunkie delegate. The three day meetings of the California Conference had little time to deal with the spiritual needs of man in this confused and ever-changing age. Instead, we wasted three days every year beating back left wing resolutions of political nature. Most of them were presented by descendants of the Pilgrims we merged with. Every year the “hunkie delegate” had to take the floor in defense of his adopted country which the “natives” tried to undermine and turn over to a cruel state capitalistic system of which they knew so little. The report of Mr. Kovács leaves a questionmark in the minds of the average reader: Why do we belong to the UCC? And this prompts my note to him and those who read his report. All through the history of the Hungarian Reformed Church our forefathers were in the forefront of the fight against foreign domination as well as the domination by Rome. But they still found time to care for the spiritual needs of the Hungarian Calvinist. It seems this hard doublerole is still our lot here in America. We most definitely MUST STAY IN and help to stem this all-destructive tide. The election of Dr. Butosi will give us voice in the highest council. And we hope that the Calvin Conference will be further guided by the example set by the galley slaves. L. R., Presbiter First Hungarian Los Angeles Jew, Nun Share In Ordination Rites For UCC Minister A Jew and a Roman Catholic nun were invited by Naida Sutch to give scriptural readings at her ordination as a United Church of Christ minister. Psychologist Melvin E. Allerhand, a member of Temple Emanu El, and Sister Mary Hurley of Lourdes — St. Stephen’s Academy read from the Old and New Testaments at the service held in Pilgrim UCC in Cleveland. Four UCC clergy participated in the service of Miss Sutch’s ordination. They were the Rev. Elam G. Wiest of the Western Reserve Association of the Ohio Conference; the Rev. Irving W. Camerer, pastor of Parma Ridge UCC in Cleveland; the Rev. Robert S. Winegarner, pastor of Pilgrim, and the Rev. Vernon H. Holloway, pastor of Brecksville UCC. U.C. Herald, Oct. 71.
