Hungarian Church Press, 1958 (10. évfolyam, 1-2. szám)

1958-01-15 / 1-2. szám

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be ready to ponder tue church5 s financial situation in accordance to the agreement concluded in 1948 and the situation of our church.

We vnt-to show our gratitude by our helping the endeavours of our government for the sake of the peace and wellfare of our people in the manner mentioned in detail above.

We deolare that we act all that from conviction for the advantage and progress of the Hungarian people. ' May God bless the work of our government exerted in the interest of the Hung, rinn jjcople and the endeavours in which we wont to be engaged for the good relation between our state and church«

Budapest, January the 21st 1953,

D.Dr. Lajos Vető nup.'

Ern6 Mih&lyfi. m.p.

The Presidium of the Lutheran Church in Hungary

János Horváth m,p.

President of the 3tate Office for Religious affairs

"CHRISTMAS PKESBHT TO THE WORLD"- Exoerpts of the editorial by Bishop D.Dr. Lagos Vető published in the Christmas issue of the "Evangélikus élet" ("Evangelical Life") -Bishop Vet 5 returned heme immediately before fule-tide to take over his bishop’s office having been lecturing in the Halle-.,'Ittenberg University as a guest in the first semester of the 1957/58 term. Ke writes in his Christmas article among others:- Coming home from the country of Luther’s Reformation, from among the walls of the Wittenberg Martin Luther University I feel as if I had - of God’s holy will - brought a spiritual gift of those experiences, I got of our German brethren’s Christmas preparations, to our people and church. And this spiritual gift is "On earth peace" Words of the Bible, seen.frequently in Germany nowadays,- Let nc hand over my brethren this precious gift with Cliristmas

faith and joy.- This is a gift indeed. It preaches through the power and truth of the word of God that God thus wants to present us with giving us His only begotten Lon. It is consoling that it is God who wants the peace on earth. Faith cannot choose but to accept this message knowing that it is God’s will. It is He '.ho has the angels announce that tlirough the Bethlehem night. That váll tum out so, for what God will He also realizes against any difficulties gathering in front of Kis plans.