Calvin Synod Herald, 1992 (92. évfolyam, 1-6. szám)
1992-11-01 / 6. szám
CALVIN SYNOD HERALD-3-REFOMÁTUSOK LAPJA The 1992 Annual Meeting of the American Hungarian Reformed Presbyters' Association On September 6 and 7, the 46th annual meeting was held in Ligonier, Pa, at the Bethlen Home conference room. 74 delegates were registered. Church worship service was held at the Chapel of ML Moriah. Rev. Joseph Posta preached in Hungarian, and Rev. Paul Kovács presented his sermon in English. The meeting began at 2:30 p.m. at the Conference Room with a brief devotional led by the president, Paul J. Szaniszlo. After roll call, the secretary, Mrs. Pamela Lovász, presented her report and following was Mr. Andrew C. Lovász with the treasurer's reciples, sending of the 70, Apostle Paul and his Apostles, onto John Calvin, and to the present. It was a very interesting presentation. Mr. Steve Szabó, Chief Elder of the Hungarian Reformed Church of America, reported on the meeting in Budapest on August 13-14, of the Hungarian World Federation. The Rev. Dr. Béla Vassady Professor Emeritus of Theology (1902-1992) port. The president, Paul J. Szaniszlo, gave his report which included attending the Church Workers' Conference in Fairport Harbor on September 29,1991. On November 17th, he attended the installation service and banquet for Rev. Szabolcs Kalman. It was also the 85th Anniversary of the Cleveland West Side Hungarian Reformed Church. He also attended the fall and spring meetings of the Lakeside Classis of the Calvin Syond; and in May he was present at the Calvin Synod meeting in Ligonier. He then summarized his visits to the churches during the past year. The district vice presidents then gave their reports. From the Eastern District, Mr. John Nagy gave his report of the churches he visited in New Jersey. He also presented briefly, some Hungarian history and talked about some Hungarian Reformed Church books. From the Central District, Mrs. Janet Vegh reported that she visited Churches in central Ohio and western Pennsylvania. From the Western District, Mr. Robert Boné reported. Representatives from our Hungarian Reformed Churches gave reports of their Church's activities. All reports were informative and very interesting. The main speaker for Sunday afternoon was Rev. Nicholas Novak, his topic was "The Office of Presbyter - Its Past and Present", he gave us the history of the Presbyters, starting with Moses and his 70 Elders, progressing to Jesus with His 12 DisOn October 6, the saddest day in Magyar history, came the sorrowful news of our great scholar's entering into eternal life. No eulogy can be more dramatic than the announcement of a bereaving family, that started with a convincing quotation: "Death is not the extinguishing of light It isputting out the lamp, because the da wn has come." With broken hearts, but unbroken faith, Vacant Congregations Passaic, NJ - Applications to be sent to the Bishop's Office. Calgary (Canada) - Applications to be sent to Calvin Hungarian Reformed Church, 101 - 14th Avenue ,S.W. Calgary, Alberta T2R 0L8, Canada. Allen Park, MI - Applications for Senior Minister are to be sent to Mr. Edmund Vig, chief-elder, 9901 Allen Road, Allen Park, MI 48101. 1MMMJ v________________________________. we inform you that loving husband, father and grandfather; faithful preacher of the Word; dedicated teacher; in the ninetieth year of his fruitful life and the sixtieth year of his happily married life, passed away. A good and noble heart stopped after a long and valiant fight against the inevitable. The void he left can never be filled. His absence is an ever-aching wound. But, like the title of one of his books, he has been, and always will be a "Light Against Darkness." The legacy he left enriches not only his family, but generations of ministers he taught in his nearly fifty years of professorship spanning two continents. We mourn and weep, yet turn our tearfilled eyes upon the One in Whom Death was defeated, joyful in the knowledge that "those who live in Christ never see each other for the last time." Glory to Him! Wife: Serena; Children: Naomi, Béla Jr., and wife, Barbara, Timea; Grandchildren: Andrew, Lisa, David Béla, Julie, David The sad but glorious announcement closed with this Bible quotation: "I have fought a good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the Faith." (27 Timothy 4:7) We, the magyar Calvinists of America, are the living wimesses for the truth ofthat quotation being materialized in his life and work. A great Calvinistic Theologian of the Bartian School left our midst. His magnificent book, "Limping Along with God" (title borrowed from Calvin himself), gives a most dramatic description of not only his own life but the entire magyar tragedy of our Age. For his memory nothing could be more appropriate than placing Calvin 's portrait here below:
