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

1958-01-15 / 1-2. szám

HOHP Io 15;-IL» 1,1958, Vol^X/l-2- 3 «

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preaching consequently claims for the renewal and intensification of the church life and therefore X consider desirable that the pastors* conferences should deal profoundly with the question of preaching. It is of paramount importance the development of one dlatrictual library in view of the pastors’ self-educaticn and poe tgraduate iraining of which expenses.have been covered by state-subsidy frcsm January the 1st,

Our relation to the _ St fite

Afrjtfg those church loaders who in the time of the conclusion fif the agreement or preparation of it respectively like Jacob wrestled with the Lord, I am alone in service and can bear witness, - as one of the participants - that the cor elusion of the agreement was no sp ec-ulati or on ou.r •■‘y-.rt but decision of Faith listening to God. For my part I take thw socialist state-order from God*3 hand from the'" very beginning as I had expressed to several-foreign guests of ours and thus this relation turns ethical for me and its meaning is also different and bearing more than it would' otherwise,

In oar view ani conviction the relation between the state and the Reformed Church could not have been oonsidered proper m account of the wellknown onuses for months,.. The Presidium of the General Convent and the Presidial Council was trying to make it healthier incessantly» We are grateful to the state officials for the quietamicable atmosphere the talks of the standing mixed,committee could take place in- We could newly observed the helpful" back— ipg of the state in, unravelling arid in building up the church.

Sneaking of the peace service of the church the report states:- Our peace service since the last general assembly of our church district has not only failed to get inactive but lias been gaining strength and a new stress« It? intensity has been increased by the international situation becoming ever tenser. We were anxious about the breaking out of a possible World War III. for weeks, even for months and were praying lest what we were anxious about should ever supervene* I learned the fight against the war to be an evangelical mission- a divine cot.rand, for me peace signifies a sacred affair, serving for it means duty resulting from our vocation received from God*

Now the bishop quoted the statement issued at the New Haven Meeting of the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches on ceasing tests of weapons of mass destruction, and on disarmament, then he ciroumstaacially spoke about the service rendered by the Reformed Commission of the Hungarian Peace Council, and of the ecumenical relations of the Reformed Church.

Commenting the replacements in the .church during the last two years, he said;

• -< We welcome W: shop Alb er t Bereczky the ministerial president of“ the General Oaivent aid Synod Vie his advanced post again with the greatest delight, on the General Meeting held on November the 14th the Danubian Church District expressed its attachment and love towards him in an imposing manner* Blessed be the Lord for having restored his health in a wey that he is able to do his service both in the church district and in th^ whole of our church* Then hte fully spoke of the changes of personnel with reference to the whole of the church and the church district^ Further he made known to the general assembly that the 12 years5 cycle of the distriotual offices had expired and the general assembly was bound to prescribe re-election for officials of the church district»