Reformátusok Lapja, 1972 (72. évfolyam, 1-7. szám)
1972-06-01 / 6-7. szám
REFORMÁTUSOK LAPJA 3 THE FLAG SPEAKS Fiiled with significance are my colors of red, white and blue into which have been woven the strength and courage of American manhood, the love and loyalty of American womanhood. Stirring are the stories of my stars and stripes. I symbolize the soul of America, typifying her ideals and aspirations, her institutions and traditions. I reflect the wealth and grandeur of this great Land of Opportunity. I represent the Declaration of Independence. I stand for the Constitution of the United States. I signify the Law of the Land. I tell the achievements and progress of the American people in art and science, culture and literature, invention and commerce, transportation and industry. I stand for peace and good will among the nations of the world. I believe in religious and racial tolerance. I stand for personal liberty. I proclaim freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom of the press. I am the symbol of American democracy and the emblem of national unity. I am the heart of America, symbolizing the joys and sorrows, the love and romance of her people. I wave exultantly over the schoolhouses of the land, for Education is the Keystone of the Nation and the Schoolroom is my Citadel. I am the badge of the Nation’s greatness and the emblem of its destiny. Threaten me and millions will spring to my defense! I AM THE AMERICAN FLAG! — Col. James A. Moss, USA (Ret.) The Flag of the United States of America will mark its 195th birthday on June 14, 1972 (Flag Day). The Flag of our country truly represents the freedoms for which every man, woman, and child suffered through the trials of wars in which many of our brave men and women fought and died. The display of the Flag is a privilege. It emphasizes a basic freedom of choice which is at the very foundation of mankind’s only hope for a better tomorrow. The Advance, May, 1972 THE 16th ANNUAL SPRING CONFERENCE OF THE WOMEN OF THE CENTRAL CLASSIS OF THE CALVIN SYNOD - MAY 7, 1972 This year, the Spring Conference of the Women of the Hungarian Reformed Churches in the Central Classis of the Calvin Synod was held in the United Church of Christ (Hungarian Reformed Church) of Springdale, Pennsylvania, on the first Sunday of May. The usual registration and ‘get-acquainted’ session was held in the Church Hall between 2:30 and 3:00 P.M. where coffee and cakes were served by the ladies of the Host Church. This is always such a pleasure to all of us, to meet and greet our Sisters in Christ whom we have not seen for a year, since the last Women’s Conference. At 3:05 P.M. the ladies filed into the Sanctuary for the Devotional Service led by Mrs. Imre Kovács, wife of the Pastor of the host Church. Mrs. Mary Charles, President of the Ladies’ Aid Society of the Springdale Church extended warm words of welcome to all. This was followed by the singing of the Conference’s Theme Hymn: “HOW GREAT THOU ART” 2 verses in English and 2 verses in Hungarian. As in the past, the women of the participating churches conducted the Devotions. The deceased members of the various Ladies Aids and Women’s Guilds were honored by a moment of silent prayer and the singing of the Hymn:
