Calvin Synod Herald, 1995 (95. évfolyam, 1-5. szám)
1995-05-01 / 3. szám
CALVIN SYNOD HERALD- 3 -AMERIKAI MAGYAR REFORMÁTUSOK LAPJA Prayer at the Opening of the State Assembly by Rev. Albert w. Kovács on February 6,1995, Trenton, New Jersey The months of May and June bring us some of the warmest occasions to remember. May 14 is Mother's Day May 28 is Memorial Sunday June 4 is Pentecost, the birth the Church June 18 is Father's Day These Sundays do demand special thoughts and prayers for the whole and important human trinity HOME NATION - CHURCH Bishop Kálmán Csiha's: "The Light Through The Bars" The printers are preparing at the present, the English version of Transylvanian bishop Kálmán Csiha's book, Fény a Rácsokon. It is the story of the Bishop's six and a half years of imprisonment by the former Romanian Communist regime. It is a unique publication with forty immortal poems. The Light Through The Bars promises to be a sensational publication, which should be kept next to the Bible in every Magyar Reformed home in America! The book will be printed on over 150 pages with an artistic outer cover, with Raphael's "Light on the Prison Bars", depictingthe angel in aburst of light aboutto unchain the imprisoned apostle Peter. The price per copy will be $8.00. Those interested in ordering greater numbers for churches and organizations should notify our Editor as soon as possible. In ordering 25 copies or more, the discount price will $6.00 per copy. If your order is received before May 15,1995, there will not be an extra charge for mailing within the U.S.A. All orders received after May 15, 1995 will incur a mailing charge of $1.24 per copy. 0 GOD, in whom we trust, we turn to You at the opening moments of this Assembly, and we ask for the blessings of divine Provi dence to guide in wisdom and justice the affairs of this state. FATHER of all, we brothers and sisters rejoice in our oneness as New Jerseyans, and celebrate the widely diverse heritages we all reflect enriching each other with our unique ways and gifts; and, may it please You to instruct our hearts that we may be respectful and understanding when our views conflict and to be good to each other, with good will and good law. DIVINE RULER, even as the founders of this young experiment in democracy turned to You for inspiration in making the words life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness more than vain platitudes, but practical and relevant for the people of this new nation and free state; may it please You this day to bless the members of this Assembly, and all officers of government, that they may serve well with reason and honor for the common good; and, when the day is over, grant to each a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction for their efforts in this complicated, difficult and honorable service. Hear our prayer, 0 Lord. Amen. Light Through Bars Nears Press é — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — I "The Light" Publication Project • 415 Steven Blvd. • Richmond Hts., OH 44143 i ORDER FORM I □ YES! I would like to order_______copies of Kálmán Csiha's book "The Light Through The Bars" for $8.00* per copy. I I have enclosed a total of $--------------------------------If you order 25 copies or more, we can offer each book to you for only $6.00 per copy *PLEASE NOTE: If your order is received by May 1, 1995 NO POSTAGE will be charged in the U.S.A. I Name:____________________________________________________________ I Address:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------j City:____________________________________ State:________Zip:_______| (Paid advertisement by "The Light" P.P.) \ — ~ — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — f Bishop Kálmán Csiha's story of his years in prison under dictator Ceacescu is nearing publication in an English edition. Csiha spent six years in various Communist prisons for his faith before the Liberation and his election as Bishop of Transylvania. The 150-page book will sell for U.S. $8.00. Quantity discounts are available to Observer subscribers until May 1, 1995. Reprinted from "Christian Observer“
