Calvin Synod Herald, 1990 (90. évfolyam, 2-6. szám)
1990-11-01 / 6. szám
CALVIN SYNOD HERALD REFORMÁTUSOK LAPJA The ordination of Rev. István Nyeste IV Left to right: Terry Albert Vice Pres., Rev. Gerald Koster, James Csáki Chief-Elder, Mrs. James Csáki, Rev. Endrei, Bishop Szucs, Mrs. Nyeste (Judit), Rev. István Nyeste IV, Rev. Lajos Med gyesi. We here in Columbus, Ohio have had a full year so far this year. Our Student Pastor graduated from the New Brunswick Seminary, May 13, 1990 Cum Lauda and he was ordained June 10,1990. We had a lovely service at the Church and a banquet at the Berwick Party House. Bishop Zoltán Szucs, Rev. Lajos Medgyesi, Rev. Frank Endrei, Rev. Raymond Kaiser and Rev. Gerald Koster were present at Rev. Nyeste’s ordination. In September Rev. István Nyeste III and Mrs. Nyeste arrived from Transylvania and were here for our “Robe Dedication September 23rd. At that time Rev. Nyeste’s father dedicated the Hungarian Robe presented by the Lorantffy Női Egylet President Mary Marton and the Women’s Guild President Mary Ftileki. Rev. Gerald Koster dedicated the White English Robe which was presented by the Brotherhood’s President Terry Albert. At that time on behalf of the Calvin Synod Irma Carnevale presented Rev. István Nyeste IV with his ordination certificate. Following the dedication we had a lovely dinner in the fellowship hall. At this writing we have a lot of things coming up for the rest of the year. We had the October 21st Commerative Service and dinner, on November 10 and 11th we did represent the Hungarians at the U.N. Festival, on November 18th we did have our Bazaar and then here comes Christmas. Thanks to our dear Lord’s help we are alive again. A most timely new book just off the press from one of our own about by artifical means, as it is time after time. You only need the sparkle to start the fire! You only need a Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin, or Saddam and it all explodes! The providers of sparks are the chess players! On the board on both sides sacrificial pawns moved by hands of the players. What a horrible Truth?! Just a few weeks ago I performed a funeral service. After the service I saw a young woman with a baby in her arm. The baby belonged to the mother, who was inside with the mourners. Her husband, this baby’s father, is in Saudi Arabia. Suddenly it flashed into my mind: I hope History will not repeat itself! When I came to my Cleveland church from Toledo, my first painful duty was to perform funerals for 36 soldier boys, whose bodies were just brought back from Europian and Pacific theaters of war. Thirty-wix white and little American flags in the soldiers’ section of Highland Cemetery. God save us from World War No. III! Our Century turned out to be the bloodiest Century of the History of Mankind. Two World Wars, endless row of so called little wars: Korea, Vietnam, Falkland Island, Granada, Panama. Iran-Iraq war, and now a new one in the making between Iraq and the rest of the whole world. Let me end with Ady. He wrote this poem after World War I. — entitled: “Prayer after Battle”. — Let us pray with his words before World War III. After? It would be much-much too late! My Lord, it is from war I come; All things surcease, surcease. Set me at peace with myself and Thee; In truth, Thou art the Peace. An aching tumor is my heart; And nought will soothe my pain. Upon my heart kiss Thou a kiss That somewhat it may wane. My sombre eyes are closed toward all That is on earth to see; They have nought else now to behold Save Thee, my Lord, save Thee. My speeding legs one time knee-deep Waded in bloody lees; And now, behold, I have no legs, Just knees, my Lord, just knees. I wage no war, I do not kiss; These lips are sere and dry; These arms are shriveled limbs; my Lord, Measure me with Thine eye. Look down at my Thou too, my Lord: All things surcease, surcease. Set me at peace with myself and Thee; In truth, Thou art the Peace. Dr. Stephen F. Szabó: “The changing Politics of German Security”. Just off the press by St. Martin’s Press in New York City. Library Editioa $45.00. Dr. Stephen F. Szabó is Associate Dean at Johns Hopkins University. Advanced International Studies, Washington, D.C. The Changing Politics of German Security is the first book in English to deal with the domestic politics of defence in West Germany since Catherine Kelleher’s Germany and the Politics of Nuclear Weapons was published in 1975. Our “Calvin Synod Herald”s editor, proud father of the author, in lack of space, is limited just to quote the short and very characteristic conclusion of this newest book: “The unnatural division of Europe is ending and with it so must the unnatural division of the German nation. It can only be hoped that this new Germany will, as the new Eastern Europe, fit into a larger European architecture which provides the framework for a post-national Europe. The problem posed by the German Revolution of 1989 is that the speed at which German unification is occuring is now much faster than the pace of European unification. Yet without a viable new Europe developments in Germany could become destabilizing. In some important ways the Europe of 1990 is like the Europe of 1919. If Europe’s leaders do not seize the opportunity offered by German unification to speed up the building of Europe, a great opportunity will have been lost and new dangers could replace the hopes raised by 1989. ”
