Calvin Synod Herald, 1979 (79. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1979-11-01 / 11-12. szám
2 CALVIN SYNOD HERALD The Editorial Board of the CALVIN SYNOD HERALD-REFORMÁTUSOK LAPJA wishes all readers a VERY BLESSED CHRISTMAS and NEW YEAR! A Reformátusok Lapja szerkesztője és a szerkesztő bizottság ezúton köszöni meg íróink szíves szolgálatát. íróinknak, olvasóinknak és a Lap támogatóinak ÁLDOTT, BÉKESSÉGES KARÁCSONYT és BOLODOG ÚJÉVET KÍVÁNUNK! Szerkesztő és szerkesztő bizottság calvin nrn AI n SYNOD MJ:[\/ALL/ REFORMÁTUSOK LÁPJANovember-December 1979 Volume 79, No. 11-12 Published bi-monthly. Editor-in-Chief: The Right Reverend Desmond D. Parragh, Bishop, 8260 West Foster Avenue, Norridge, Chicago, III. 60656 EDITOR: REV. DR. FRANCIS VITÉZ 493 Amboy Ave., Perth Amboy, N.J. 08861 201-826-3513 Subscription-Elöfizetés: yearly; individual: $5.00 group: $3.50 Printed by I. H. Printing Co., New Brunswick, N.J. Second class postage paid at Perth Amboy, N.J. 08861 Send Form 3579 to Calvin Synod Herald-Rerormatusok Lapja Circulation Department 493 Amboy Ave., Perth Amboy, N.J. 08861 Please make checks payable to the Calvin Synod Herald Manuscriptt and photograph* ara not prvstrvod or rotumod. Sond all corrotpondonco to tho Editor Tho viowi and opinions of tho writors aro tboir own and do not nocossarily roprosont tho position of tho magazin# or Calvin Synod. Unloss a dofinito roquost for discontinuanco is rocoivod wo assumo that tho subscribor wishos his subscription continued without tho formality of a renewal order. THE EDITORIAL BOARD; Editor-in-Chief__ The Right Rev. Desmond D. Parragh, Bishop Editor ____________________________ Rev. Dr. Francis Vitéz Board Members: Rt. Rev. Dr. John Butosi, Rev. Zoltán Király, Rev. Nicholas Novak, Mr. Elmer Charles, Rev. Zoltán Szabó, Rev. Zoltán Kovács, Rt. Rev. Dr. Stephen Szabó, Rev. Dr. Arthur Ludwig, Rev. Leslie Egry, Rev. Andrew Hamza, Rev. Dr. László Medyesy, Rev. Denes Tamas. CALVIN SYNOD HEADQUARTERS: Rt. Rev. Desmond D. Parragh 8260 W. Foster Avenue Norridge, Chicago, Illinois 60656 Telephone: 312-456-3398 TO YOU IS BORN A SAVIOR . .. A BABE . .. LYING IN A MANGER This was to be a century when mankind was apt to adopt the proud slogan of the merchants: “The difficult we do immediately, the impossible takes a little longer.” Scientists of the Second World War vintage described the coming world as a world without hunger because DDT will eliminate the clouds of insects that destroyed crops needed to feed hungry human beings. To be sure, the first atom bomb shocked the whole world. It was qualitatively different from all the weapons that men used against men in the history of mankind. But after a suitable period, the overly bright sunshine of the atomic exploison became the warm sunshine of The atomic plants that promised to supply energy for industry and people beyond the dwindling oil supplies. All these achievements, and also the fact that scientific endeavor outstrip even the most fertile imagination of the best science fiction writers, seem to indicate that even the impossible will not take very long . . . Except... that our vaunted democracy is in deadly danger of being swept away by a militarily and otherwise expounding atheistic dictatorship and dictatorships; that insects developed immunity to DDT and other second and third generation insecticides, and we did not. Continued use of these will leave a world to the victorious insects without the bothersome presence of interfering mankind. The Three Mile Island accident has brought close to home the price we might have to pay for the daily use of the sophisticated energy source: the atom. It also brought to the attention of the common man the impossible problem that the disposal of atomic waste is creating for our country and the whole world. We are like the magician’s apprentice who released immense and unknown forces in his self confidence and now — very soon — he will reap the consequences. The solutions our most advanced society created to alleviate the social ills backfire and the remedies are like band-aids on a cancerous growth. Even our brightest hopes carry the dark foreboding of bitter pills, The Christmas story in its simplicity offers the remedy both society and individuals need to put the chaotic consequences of our sophistication and self confidence on the right track. To find the Savior at Christmas time we have to acknowledge that both advanced society and sophisticated individuals have to become humble enough to accept the message of the little child of Bethlehem: We do not know the answers! God does! And He sent a little child to force us on our knees that we may divest ourselves of the tremendous self-confidence and accept the love through which we may approach God and find ourselves close to our fellow-men. By putting the child of Bethlehem in a manger, God shows us quite clearly that we cannot endow Him with our social status, intellectual pride, class elevation or any of our clever devices to reform Him into the acceptable image of our framework. We must divest ourselves of all these and accept Him in the simplicity of the manger that we may hear that still small voice, and instead of making Him acceptable to us. make ourselves acceptable to Him. that Christmas may become what it was meant to be: the love of God descended from heaven, the good news of great joy for you and me and to all the people. On behalf of the Conference Council of the Calvin Synod, may Christmas be a blessed and joyful celebration for you and yours. Bishop Desmond Parragh
