Calvin Synod Herald, 1998 (98. évfolyam, 1-6. szám)
1998-09-01 / 5. szám
CALVIN SYNOD HERALD- 2 -AMERIKAI MAGYAR REFORMÁTUSOK LAPJA In This Issue ENGLISH SECTION Cover: Rembrandt’s Mene, mene, tekl......... 1 Calvin Synod News...............................................2 Former Bishop’s PartingWords..................... 3 Lausanne Dispute..................................................4 InThe Foot jps of Reformation .................. 5 Rev. A. Kovács: “Report"................................... 6 Worldwide Communion.......................................7 Youth Camp & Ligonier.......................................8 MAGYAR RÉSZ Jámbor Pál: “Kossuth”........................................9 Egyházkerületünk Hirei....................................10 Orth Gy.: “Lausanne Poem”.............................11 Paál Gyula Rovata...............................................12 Uton-Vizen-Levegöben.....................................13 Petőfi szobor Erdélyben...................................14 Forradalom és Hitvallás ...................................15 Hirdetések.............................................................16 1998 150th Memorial Year of the Great Hungarian War of Independence of 1848-49 The 42nd of its glorious 1956 repeat Fight for Freedom To be a magyar is not a word, a name, or ancestors. In life, Heart and Soul makes one a magyar. FERENC KÖLCSEY ‘The fate of our Synod and our congregations depends & on tfwse members, whose roots are deeply rooted, whose family ties are strong and enduring and whose reformed convictions are unshafeahle! Synod's Vacant Pulpits Bridgeport, CT Columbus, OH Gary, IN Kalamazoo, Ml Those interested in applying for these positions are asked to contact the Bishop. The Christian Observer published the New Officers of the Calvin Synod. For the benefit of our readers, we present the list of the New Officers as follows: Bishop: Rt. Rev. Louis Medgyesi Auxiliary Bishop: Rt. Rev. Béla Póznán General Secretary: Rev. K.K. Ludwig Treasurer: Wilburn A. Roby, Jr. Synod Presbyter: Edward Szabó Bishops Emeriti: Rt. Rev. Dr. Francis Vitéz and Rt. Rev. Dr. Stephen Szabó 1998 Season Youth Conference The Youth Conference of the Hungarian Reformed Church in America and the Calvin Synod Conference, United Church of Christ, was held August 2-8, 1998, at the Laurelville Mennonite Church Center in Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania. This summer’s Youth Conference was the single most successful enterprise done together by the two American Reformed Church bodies year after year with the help of the two gracious fraternals: the Hungarian Reformed Federation and the William Penn Association. The joint Annual Youth Conference was designed to be the first step toward a complete union of the two Church Bodies. Unfortunately, the second step was never followed! The Traditional Around Labor Day Ligonier Conference of 1998 The 52nd Annual Conference of the American Hungarian Reformed Presbyter’s Association was held at the Bethlen Home Conference Room in Ligonier, Pennsylvania on Sunday, September 6th and Monday, September 7th. The Minister’s Association had its annual meeting on September 7th and 8th. Rev. Török presided. Rt. Rev. Dr. Gustáv Bölcskei was the guest speaker from Hungary. He is the presiding bishop of our Mother-Church. He was accompanied by Bertalan Tamás and Lenke Nagy. Rev. Judith Mayer (South Norwalk, CT) also gave a lecture on Ministry. Bishop Medgyesi’s solemn Ordination will be held on October 11, Sunday at 4:00 p.m. in the Fairport, Ohio church and will be followed by a Banquet at 6:00 p.m. at the La Malta Party Center, 5783 Heisley Rd. in Mentor, OH. The Bishop’s Ordination and Installation is a unique and most solemn event, with ancient Hungarian traditional liturgy in the life of the Synod’s constituting congregations. Rev. Steven Géczy’s Installation was held at the Walton Hills, OH church on September 6,1998. Bishop Medgyesi was assisted by former bishop Rev. Zoltán D. Szűcs and 22 ministers in the solemn service with Holy Communion. The new pastor was celebrated together with Dr. Stephen Szabó on his 96th birthday. It was a never-to-be-forgotten excellent and festive event in the history of the First Church. C4SLVIN 0 VflUf 111 SYNOD HERfiLD if Reformátusok Lapja Official Organ Of The Calvin Synod United Church of Christ Founded in 1900 •........... ..... . . .. . CALVIN SYNOD HERALD (ISSN 0161-6900) is published bi-monthly for $10.00/year for individual subscriptions; $8.00/year for group subscriptions; $6.00/year for 50 or more copies by Rt. Rev. Dr. Stephen Szabó, 415 Steven Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio 44143-1723. Periodicals postage paid at Cleveland, Oh. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to CALVIN SYNOD HERALD, 415 Steven Blvd., Cleveland, Oh 44143-1723 Editor-in-Chief: Rt. Rev. Louis Medgyesi, bishop Newsletters prepared & printed by C. Paksi-(440) 729-1765
