Hungarian Church Press, 1950 (2. évfolyam, 4-13. szám)

1950-06-01 / 10. szám

-3-you are i>ot always "blind. Have you never felt that Christ was knocking on the door of your heart? It has not bean by chance that, after the sufferings of the last war, many people in ,‘^ungaiy have found Jesus Christ. Suffering is a great opparf-tunity and tears wash away the uncleanness of many an eye / Of [course, suffering and tears are not enough. These may close and harden the hearts just as they might also soften and open them for the presence of Jesus Christ.Por He is near, and, as you know, He has been often very near to you when you suffered and cried. Have you never opened your Bible at these times, amidst your anxieties, loneliness and under your burdens, to try if it had anything to say to you? Have you nover hastened, under these circumstances, to your church where He is always present, according to His promise: ’’Where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them"? Have you never felt the urge to seek Him,-the restless urge which drove Mary to Him - for she was a woman rescued from great depths. * Understand this: He appears to those who need Him. I say it again: He appears to those who need Him. And who are not ashamed of this. Those who are willing to confess this and draw the consequences: I don't care what people will say, even if they call me a fool and take'my words for idle táles, I go and seek Him and shall find Him Who alone is able .to heal my broken heart, to take away the burden of my sins and to give me peace.

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THE GENERAL SYNOD OP THE REPORMED CHURCH

On May 13, the meeting of the General Conventus and Synodal Council of the Hungarian Reformed Church decided to convene the General Synod for September in this year. The main point of the agenda will be the legislation concerning the liturgical reform. The plan of the revised liturgy, with the pertinent instructions, was prepared and presented to the Council by Dr. Ladislaus Ravasz, Retired Bishop, Referendary of the Liturgical Committee, His draft had been previously examined by the four theological faculties, by the Synods and Bresbyteries. The revised draft will now be sent to all consistories which wall make their comments. The final draft will be presented to the autumn session of the General Synod for enactment.

MISSION wORK IN' THE ’DIASPORA’

The recent session of the General Conventus has dealt with the matter of mission work among the "scattered brethren", and declared this to be one of the most important work of the church. Acting on a proposal of the National Conference of Theological .Professors, the Conventus has called upon the exc- * lesiastical authorities of the Synods and Bresbyteries as well. as the Mission Committee of the Conventus to include in their annual programmes^the hording of conferences on this typo of work and to make arrangement's whereby the conferences of pastors, , elders also deal with the question as to how to organise and help this work among Reformed people living in scattered groups