Hungarian Church Press, 1957 (9. évfolyam, 14-15. szám)

1957-12-31 / 15. szám

HCKP XII-31,1057, Vele IX/l5~l 6

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Bishop of the Chekiang diocese of the Holy Catholic Church .in China, Principal of the Nanking Union Theological Seminary by conferring on him the degree of honorary doctor« The Presidium of the Synod of the Reformed Church in Hungary in accordance' with the proposal, gave permission for conferring the degree of honorary doctor* The solemn conferring of trie title on Bishop Dr* Ting took plaoe at the festive general assembly of the Academy on December 17th ICS?*

On the festive general assembly held in the hail, of "die Debrecen College there were present: Bishop Elemér GyUry,. Deputy President of the /general Convent; Bishop Lajos Dar Any xf and Dr0 I si, van Byencap Curator General'Both of the Clstisoian Church District; jSzsef Sr,-ebé.- ret,, Lutheran Bishop; L&asló Saabé-; President of the Baptist Church in Hungary; Mám Heckex y Lethoc-i st Dupe: int cadent, end the representatives of the local Roman Catholic 'parishes* Purthei- on there were present the staff members of the Office of the General Convent, the redactors of the Church Pres3 j, the seniors of the Trans.iscian Church District as well as great many people of the church organisations £xd functionaries of the sister eburobsso

There was present and took floor Jdnos Horvath, President of the State Office for Religious Affairs of the Ministry of €uiPrret. ~ There stood by Hao De-tain accredited Ambassador of People5s China in Budapest and Rn Di-pci Secretary at the Chinese AnJbassy in Budapest« There were present further tneIrerribers of the Chinese Church Delegation visiting Hungary, the representatives of the Town Council of the City of Debrecen, and those of the county and town committees of the National Popular Front; the delegates of the Debrecen University cf Medical Sciences and the Lajos Kossuth University, the representatives of other social organs as well as the collaborators of the Hungarian News Agency and the Pres a.

The stcu „ of the faculty of the Academy headed by Dean Dr« Endre 16th and led Ty the students in "toga" marched úx'- oeremoniously to the hall adorned with the Hungarian and Chinese flags, whereupon Bishop Dr, UAL Ting in the company cf the bishops and the representatives of the sister churches participating in the peremony entered the hall« After the Hungarian an! the Chinese anthems sung up by the choir of the College, Dean Dr« Endre T&th welcomed the guests and the person fíted. Having been commenced the festive general assembly

Elemér Gytiry, Ministerial Deputy Rfesident of the General Gonvent addressed the meeting, thankfully cataaemorafcrag all the blessings what God had given to the Reformed Church ini Hungary in Bishop Ting’s several, visits and stated that the resolution adopted by the faculty would strengthen the ties which already bore rich fruits between the Pr-otcstant Churches in Cuina raid Kungary* The competent presidency of the S;aiodal Comnittee liaving found the proposal of the faculty decent, gave permission to confer the degree of honorary doctor on the St, Rev. Ting FheD„, B«DS , one of the bishops of the Holy Catholic Church in China, the well-known and celebrated bishop in the Protestant circles of the world; the erudite theological Professor, and'Principal ox the HonJdLng Union Theological Seminary# Being our joy already complete I call upon the dean of this faculty.our brother, to conduct the ceremonies of conferring the degree of honorary doctor - ended his address Bishop Elemér Gybry, Ministerial Deputy President cf the General Convent. Then

Drc Sándor Qseglcdy, Deputy Born,made knov.n the biographical data cf bishop Ting and his scientific and practical, activity on the territory of theology done partly in the rrea of his country, partly abroad fer a good many years. He stat ed among others;- Bishop Ting is beyond the shadow of a doubt that Christian witness and service is possible'end necessary even in the Now China, He sharply discerns the real patriotism frem the ovcrcstimation of the race in nationalism, and wc have