Magyar Egyház, 1970 (49. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1970-11-01 / 11. szám
MAGYAR EGYHÁZ 13 THE SECOND HELVETIC CONFESSION In Questions and Answers SECTION XXVIII. The possessions of the church. 1. Does the church of Christ need material possessions? Yes, the church of Christ needs material possessions to provide the necessities of the church. 2. Hoiv should the church obtain these material possessions? She should obtain them through the generous offerings of the believers. It happened in the past and it still happens that some believers bequeath their possessions to the church. 3. For what purposes should the possessions of the church be used? They should be used a. ) to provide the necessary things for the worship services and teaching of the religion b. ) to upkeep the church buildings c. ) to provide a living for the pastors and teachers and workers of the church d. ) to take care of the poor. 4. Who should handle the possessions of the church? The congregations should elect men of faith, integrity and ability to handle the possessions of the church? 5. What should not be tolerated? It should not be tolerated that ignorant, greedy and dishonest persons mishandle the possessions of the church. Let the pious and intelligent men in the congregations see to it that the possessions of the church are used for proper purposes. Stephen Kovács ☆ ☆ If a person can be religious and spirituallyminded among his treasures, surely he can be trusted elsewhere. I have learned that money is not the measure of the man, but it is often the means of finding out how small he is. —Oswald J. Smith RESTORE THESE MEN TO THEIR FAMILIES Below are ways you can help the Prisoners of War in Southeast Asia. 1. Write your Senators and Representatives in Congress. Implore them to take prompt, construction action toward exerting the greatest possible pressure on North Vietnam to release the Prisoners of War as American troops are being withdrawn from Vietnam. 2. Write your Newspaper Editor: the Editor, New York Times, 229 West 43rd Street, New York, 10036, and other major news editors pointing out the need for repeated editorials condemning North Vietnam for failing to grant the Prisoners protection of the Geneva Convention. 3. Help compile a record of concern for the Prisoners of War. Send a letter or postcard expressing your concern for the Prisoners to United We Stand, Box 100,000, Dallas, Texas, 75235 4. Ask the Organizations to which you belong to designate special periods of time during their meetings for members to write letters of concern for the Prisoners of War. 5. Ask the Company for which you work to appeal in the Company Newsletter for employees to write the above suggested letters of concern. 6. Ask your church leader to deliver a sermon about the treatment of the POWs and MIAs (Missing in Action) and appeal to their congregations to write letters in behalf of the Prisoners. 7. Write a letter condemning North Vietnam’s treatment of Prisoners of War to: Office of the President Democratic Republic of Vietnam Hanoi, North Vietnam (Airmail postage 25c) Minister Xuan Thuy Delegation of the D.R.V. 8 Avenue General Leclerc 94 Choisy-le-Roi Paris, France (Airmail postage 20c) 8. Suggest to the teachers and educators in your community that they make their students aware of the desperate plight of the Prisoners of War and of the things the students can do to help the Prisoners. 9. Have copies of these suggestions made and enclose them with the letters you write and the bills you pay. 10. Never underestimate the power of a personal letter when it expresses the heartfelt feelings of the writer.
