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

1950-07-15 / 12-13. szám

HUNGARIAN CKilIß I'm ITT IN THx, NEE HUNGARIAN Sí'A TE - THE PAMPHLET 01' BISHOP BERECZKY IN ENGLISH -The British periodical, The Religion and the People, has new published in English Bishop Bereczky's tractate which was written two years ago and later published by the Swiss Zoliikon Verlag»in German. The preface to the English edition was written by the Rev. Stanley G. Evans. Rev. Evans points out that the way of the Hungarian Reformed Church brings significant lessons to the entire world of Christianity so that all churches should familiarise themselves with the problems of the Hungarian Christians. Bishop Bereczky's work is a good introduction to these problems.

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A HUNGARIAN CEURoH DELEGATION IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA

The Christian Churches of Czechoslovakia have held a joint conference in Luhaoovice to discuss the vtnskB oi the churches, in the countries devoted to building Socialism, with regard to the defence of peace. The Hungarian.delegation was headed by Bishop Bereczky and consisted of Mr.Roland Kiss, Ley President 01 the Senoral Conventus of the Reformed Church, Bishop John Péter of the Trnnatibiscan Synod, Bishop Lndislas Dezséry of the Montana Synod of the Lutheran Church and five representatives of the Roman Catholic clergy, with the Prior of tho Budapest xrancisoans among them.

THE INSTALLATION OP THE NEu LUTHERAN BISHOP

The new Bishop of the Montana Synod of the Hungarian Lutheran Church, Pastor Ladislas Dazaéry of the Budapest-0buda Church, was solemnly inducted into his office on June 27, in Budapest. The ohurch service of .installation was conducted by Bishoj Zoltán Turóozyof tho Transdanubinn Synod. The subsequent Installation Assembly was presided over by Joseph Darvas, State Minister of Public Education and Religious Affairs', General Inspector of the Montana Synod. All Lutheran and Reformed Bishops were present.

In his speech of welcome, Minister Joseph Darvas, made, among others, the following pointereit is now perfectly obvious to all that, as far as tho future of the Lutheran Church is concerned, the Agreement with the State was a right thing. All Lutherans, who wish to remain true sons of our Hungarian people and of our church, should follow the road of implementing this Agreement. The new Bishop will have the calling and task ta augment and secure tho results which the Agreement has so far produced. He should be particularly concerned With dispelling the appearance as though the agreement and cooperation of the Lutheran Church with our People's Democracy were merely a matter of opportunism. He should endeavour to make this agreement an expression of the conviction of all honest church members, Let tho work of the church be inspired by the spirit which aims at serving in this country the interests of our people and those of the ohurch. These are really no conflicting interests,