Calvin Synod Herald, 1973 (73. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1973-12-01 / 12. szám
8 CALVIN SYNOD HERALD REFORMATION GLIMPSED IN RARE BOOK New Brunswick—The Rutgers University Alexander Library and the Friends of the Rutgers Libraries have made easily available for the first time an important and influential sixteenth century book once thought lost to students forever. The book is Marót and Beza’s “Eighty Three Psalms”, published in Geneva in 1551. It has been reprinted in 250 facsimile copies, along with two other important and rare books, Calvin’s “La Forme des Prieres Ecclestiques” and “Catechisme,” in one volume by the Friends of the Rutgers Libraries. The only known and recorded copy of the notable volume to survive the Reformation is believed to have been destroyed in Dresden during World War II, but another copy was discovered in England in 1966 by Francis Johns, Rutgers University bibliographer, and promptly purchased for the university. The book, translated from the Latin into French, is now available for study by musicologists, theologians, historians and specialists in religious history and the history of the Reformation as an important document in the understanding of that turbulent period. It is of particular interest as one of the most widely circulated volumes of the Protestant Reformation which made a prime contribution to the rise of the Reformed Church. The News Tribune, Woodbridge, N.J. Nov. 5, 1973 HUNGARIAN VILLAGE PLAN IS PROPOSED The pastor of a Hungarian church thinks a deteriorating section of the South Side can be turned into a quaint reproduction of old Europe. The neighborhood, would be called Hungarian Village. Most of the 1,000 brick and wood frame homes in the mile-square area were built 50 to 60 years ago. The Rev. Zoltán Szabó, pastor of the Hungarian United Church of Christ, at E. Woodrow and S. Washington Aves. leads the renovation movement. He said residents want to create a neighborhood along the lines of German Village, just a few blocks to the north. Rev. Szabó emphasized that plans are not firm. But residents are talking about creating a Hungarian garden, surrounded by stores and restaurants, Members of his congregation, which numbers about 300, have talked with Tully Ross, a planner with the city’s Development Department, about restoring the neighborhood. Alexander Kocsis, a retired architect, and James Hildenbrand, a realtor and prime mover in the rebuilding of German Village, have volunteered help, Rev. Szabó said. “We can’t go on endlessly letting our neighborhood run down,” Rev. Szabó said. “The time has come to change things.” Columbus, and especially his South Side neighborhood, has a legitimate history of Hungarian settlement, Rev. Szabó said. Louis Kossuth, Hungarian revolutionary of Hungary, spent part of his exile in 1859 in Columbus, Szabó said. Hungarians settled in the neighborhood during two immigrations — the first during the early 1900s, the second just before World War II. The 68-year-old church would serve as a central point in the renovation area. Columbus Dispatch, Sept. 23, 1973 A nation-wide referendum in Switzerland on May 20 has led to a change in the country’s Federal Constitution whereby a hundred-year old ban on the Jesuit order and on convents was lifted, but almost 650,000 of those who went to the polls voted against the change. In predominantly Roman Catholic Swiss cantons, the constitutional change was approved by 85.4% to 14.6%; in predominantly Protestant cantons, 43.2% voted in favour, 56.0% against, while in cantons with equal confessional division, 62% voted in favour and 38% against. RPS Several pastors from Hungarianspeaking Reformed churches in different parts of the world, participated in a one-day conference on “Reformed Oikoumene”, held at the Reformed Theological College at Debrecen, Hungary, on August 12. Under chairmanship of Bishop Tibor Bartha, the churchmen discussed, among other things, the work of pastoral care among ex-patriate Hungarians in Western Europe and North America. The conference was also attended by representatives of Reformed congregations in the Debrecen area. Books For Christmas Margaret Fekete Csóványos: Widow Julia, Vantage Press Inc. New York, N.Y., 1971. Second Printing, Pp. 173. — 198 East Avenue East Norwalk, Conn. 06855. Louis Szathmáry: The Chef’s Secret Cook Book, Quadrangle Books, Inc., Chicago, 111., 1971. Pp. 288. — 2218 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago, 111., 60614. Szitnyai Zoltán: Szellemi tájakon, Transwordtaste Books, Chicago, 111., 1971, Pp. 280. — 2218 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago, 111. 60614. László Kecskemethy: City Built For Survival, Pp. 14. — 6845 Louise Ave., Van Nuys, Calif. 91406. George Lang: The Cuisine of Hungary, Atheneum, New York, N. Y., 1971, Pp. 496. — Standard Press, 364 Somerset St., New Brunswick, N. J. 08901. Dömötör Tibor: Kétélű kard, Ligonier, Pa., 1971, Pp. 207. — and Istentől Krisztusig, $4.50. -— 1657 Centerview Drive, Akron, Ohio 44321. Dr. Stephen Szabó: The March of Truth, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. 1944, Pp. 296. — 2856 East Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio 44104. Nagy Lajos: Otthoni harangszó, Testvéri szó bujdosó magyarokhoz, Áron vett alkalmak, Az arany paizs védelmében, Angyalok eledele, Csipkebokor templom. — Bethlen Home, Ligonier, Pa. 15658. Hungarian Reformed Church Cook Book — The Dorcas Guild, 9901 Allen Road, Allen Park, Mich. 48101. Dr. Ravasz László Űj Testamentum fordítása, Énekeskönyv és Bethlen Naptár kapható a Bethlen Otthonban. FIVE SPARKS TO WARM UP A CONGREGATION Trinity United Church of Christ in Canton, Ohio, offered suggestions in Trinity Tidings to help make for a friendlier congregation: 1. Speak to your neighbor in the pew first. Do not wait for someone else to take the initiative. 2. If you do not know the person sitting next to you, introduce yourself. 3. Wear a pleasant expression. If you have to be grumpy and sour, do it somewhere else rather than in church. 4. Take Will Rogers’ testimony as your motto: “I never met a person I did not like.” 5. Memorize and practice Proverbs 18:24: “A man that hath friends must show himself to be friendly.” (A.D. 1973, July, U.C.C.)
