Calvin Synod Herald, 1986 (86. évfolyam, 1-6. szám)
1986 / 4. szám
CALVIN SYNOD HERALD — 7 — REFORMÁTUSOK LAPJA “Children’s Day observed PANORÁMA NEW LEADERSHIP Congregations of the Hungarian Reformed Church in America have elected a new slate of executive officers. A special meeting of the Bishop’s Council, held August 2, 1986 in Carteret, New Jersey chaired by Bishop Dezső Abraham, opened the ballots which yielded the following result as presented by Synod General Secretary Alexander Forro: Out of 27 eligible votes 24 were received by the deadline of August 1. Out of the 24 one congregation abstained from voting (all across the board), 22 of the remaining 23 elected Dr. Andrew Harsanyi to the office of bishop, 21 Mr. Anthony C. Beke to the oitice of Synod Chief Elder. Also elected by the congregations were the 6 members of the Synod Judicial Commission, one minister and one elder from each Classis. These are the following: Elder Balint Balogh (Bethlehem, PA) and the Rev. Imre Bertalan from the Eastern Classis; Elder László B. Vanyi (New York) and th Rev. Dr. Lajos Nagybaczoni Nagy from the New York Classis; Mr. Joseph Szarka (McKeesport, PA) and the Rev. Paul Mezo from the Western Classis. The candidates from the Eastern Classis received 23 votes each, the others 22 votes each because one congregation of the Eastern Classis voted only for candidates of its own Classis. Other officers of the Synod (General Secretaries, Treasurer, Counsellor) will be elected by the General Assembly of the Synod which will take place Saturday, November 8,1986,1 p.m. in Carteret, New Jersey. At that time, in the course of a service of worship the new bishop will be consecrated and — together with the other officers — installed. Deans of the Calvin Synod Eastern Classis: Eugene Szabó 21 Lexington Avenue So. Norwalk, CT 06854 Central Classis: Sándor Kovács 416 Tenth Avenue Munhall, PA 18015 Lakeside Classis: Paul Kantor P.O. Box 07812 Columbus, OH 43207 Western Classis: Kalman Ludwig 7319 Tapper Street Hammond, IN 46324 Like the “ Day of Old People”, a “Children’s Day” is also observed annually in the diaconia institutes of the Reformed Church in Hungary. On these occasions delegations are mutually sent by the institutes to one another. It was for the “Magdaleneum” of Nyíregyháza to receive the delegates in 1984, and, in this year, the Őrbottyán institute hosted the delegates from the other diaconia homes for handicapped children. Preparations had been in progress for months in the homes of Almásneszmély, Cegléd, Sajósenye, Tiszafüred and Őrbottyán rehearsals of performances to be presented on “Children’s Day” in the Őrbotthán home. A large crowd of guests gathered together on the 14th of June at Őrbottyán which cares for 170 handicapped children. Woman Pastor and Head Matron Miss Zsófia Juhász welcomed the guests who included a 25-member delegation from the Sarepta Deaconesses’ Mother House of the Modelschwing Institutes at Bethel- Bielefeld of the German Federal Republic who, led by Pastor Finger, were on a tenday tour in Hungary to visit nearly all the diaconis Homes of the Reformed Church. In Őrbottyán, the foreign and Hungarian guests thankfully applauded the performances of the children who sang hymns, folk songs, put up puppet-shows, presented conjuring tricks. Pastor Finger and a number of the accompanying deaconesses gave brief reports about the diaconal institutes of Bethel-Bielefeld. Many people of the Reformed Church in Hungary know the vast cluster of diaconal institutes in Bethel which have often received leaders and staff workers of the Hungarian diaconal institutes and for months of study — students of the Training Institute for Diaconal Workers. (HCP) TEN LITTLE CHRISTIANS Ten little Christians, standing in a line, One didn’t like the preacher, then there were nine. Nine little Christians stayed up very late, One slept on Sunday morning, then there were eight. Eight little Christians on the road to heaven, One took the lower road and then there were seven. Seven little Christians got in an awful fix, One didn't like the music, then there were six. Six little Christians seemed very much alive, But one lost her interest, then there were five. Five little Christians wishing there were more, But they quarreled with each other, Then there were four. Four little Christians, cheerful as could be, But one lost his temper, then there were three. Three little Christians knew not what to do, One joined a sporty crowd, then there were two. Two little Christians, our rhyme is almost done, Differed with each other, and then there was one. One lone Christian won her neighbor true, Brought her with her to church. And then there were two! Two earnest Christians each won one more, That doubled their number, so then there were four! Four sincere Christians worked very late, But each won another, so then there were eight! Eight splendid Christians, but nothing rhymes with “Sixteen ”, so we simply note in seven more jingles There would be 1024 Christians, which would be Quite a church-full! by Vernon Leslie Smith
