Hungarian Church Press, 1957 (9. évfolyam, 14-15. szám)
1957-12-31 / 15. szám
HCHP XII. 31,1957, Vol,Ia/15-16 18 -196 the first to last, is the first Hungarian scholarship-hoi:-er since a long time having tne chance to get close impressions of the life of the Protestant church and theology in Fi’ance. Both the Geneva Office of the World Council of Churches anu the dean of the faculty in Montpellier did their utmost to put out cf the way all the obstacles fron his sojourn in France, The young pastor departed with the hope to come home enriched with blessed impressions after the two terms like the other scholarship—holders before him, DR, OLIVIER E&GKEjf'S STATEMMT ON THE HUNGARIAN HTDFAVOÍJUS OF MAKING THE BIBLE Dr, Olivier Béguin, who hr 1 spent a week in Hungary last November - gave interesting indicatings to a collaborator of the Reformed Ifess on the work of the translation and colportage of the Bible all over the world. He spoke of his general impression that renewal in the congregations arouses interest for the Bible in any case. He said of hisiipressions got in Hungary as follows;- The Bible is available in Hungary and one is grateful to think that sufficient quantities will be published next year. In this matter the authorities have shown wisdom and understanding. But it is not sufficient to have tlie Bible available. Those Bibles must be read. It is one of the principal duties of the Hungarian churches - and in this they arc just in the same position as practically all the churches .in Europe - to call their members to read and search the Holy Scripture and to help them in that search ar.d study. It was a. joy for me to find among those whom I met such a keen interest for the cause of the Bible, I am grateful to think that we sliall benefit in the future in the world-fellowship of the United Bible Societies, of the experience, the eagerness and spiritual concern of the friends of the Bible in Hungary - said Br. G. Béguiu,General Secretary, EXCERPTS OF THE AUTUMN WORK OF THE CONFERENCES OF THE SHNIORATES On the annual meeting of the Veszprém Seniorate, Senior Kálmán pethe emphasized in his Report the significance of evangelization made in the sense of the Confessions in building up congregations spiritually. The Meeting passed a resolution among others to back the orphanage of Balatonfökajár with gifts in kind, further on to help in acquiring a house for pastoral work in the Badacsony diaspore and in restocking the library for pastors of the seniorate, On the Annual Meeting of the Budapest-South Senioratc, Senior Zsigmond Bükki pointed to the individual and collective sins menacing the unity of the church; jelousy arising of observing the various charisms, inpatience, conceit, all comrjiissions end omissions comiitted in the territory of the missions, "The time received üanGed for service we had spent in criticism and lamentations just when we were in great need of wise,bold '.and sure dir ec ticnkbxsightforth of the faith, the blare of the trumpet was uncertain; those living on the Word, tlie praying people were helpless muddlers card any a times false fuglemen... Tlie dreadful possibility even when looking bade that our motherland might have been a battlefield and subsequently almost a cemetery - is also our sin. It is only our nord's great mercy tiv t there is a Hungarian nation.*a Southern Budapest Seniorate keeping its conferences in peace, because God's grace raised men by whom the order has been restored, and to our hope the life of the national community will be further built more truly and happily - said among others the Senior, *<* Hungarian Reformed. Church,
