Magyar Egyház, 1974 (53. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1974-05-01 / 5. szám
8 MAGYAR EGYHÁZ Duty is always a two-way street. We also must ask ourselves, if we deserve these conscientious women, called mothers? ... by obedience, respect and love. Motherhood is attractive to the heart, and to the pocketbook likewise. Merchants will show you how important is Mother’s Day! The question is: does your heart tell you, how important is Mother’s Day for you? Miss Anna Jarvis, of Philadelphia was the founder of Mother’s Day. In 1914 she asked the Hon. J. Thomas Heflin to introduce legislation to the effect that the President of the United States should designate by annual proclamation the Second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day, and request the display of the American flag from government buildings, homes, and other suitable places. President Wilson was the first president to issue such a proclamation on May 9, 1914. Thus the United States was the first nation in the world to accord patriotic tribute to the home and motherhood. This is all good and well, but motherhood means so much more for the individual person. The wisest man on earth, or the worst gangster, they all have mothers, who love them, no matter what. A mother’s ).ove is the golden thread tying our life to something decent, love, and to God’s providence. Therefore our heart is the best source of information on motherhood. I hope that you took time on Mother’s Day to reminisce, and went back into the hazy forest of your past, and search for beautiful flowers of memory, as I did. Remember the first feeling of contentment in your mother’s lap, as you found rest from the tiring world of playing, or even studying? ... or the feeling of safety as you ran into her open arms, from the dangers of the world? . . . the soothing power of her love and her healing wisdom, when you came to her (with your wounds of the body, or the mind? ... or the wonderful liberating feeling of confidence, as you came to her to tell of your first love, to see the sparks of encouragement in her eyes, as you told her your dreams, and the soothing warmth of her bosom, as you sought refuge from disappointments and hurts? Yes, other people may have perfect mothers, just as the book of Proverbs describes her, but we have someone more special, our own mothers! Think of all the people and other creatures standing in line to pay homage to their mothers, and stand in line, too! . . . and I hope that you didn’t forget to tell her, Wherever she is, at your arm’s length, or within your voice’s reach, or perhaps under the flowers of a silent grave, yet only a prayer away ... I hope you didn’t iorget to tell her, how you feel, but if you did, make up for it now, say the four magic words that will bring happy tears, and a radiant smile to her face, into her eyes: “Mother, I love you!” Louis Illés THE ANNUAL WOMEN’S CONFERENCE OF UNITED CHURCH WOMEN HUNGARIAN REFORMED CHURCH IN AMERICA The annual Women’s Conference was held on Sunday, May 5th in our Staten Island Church with 117 delegates registered. There were representatives from Roebling, Trenton, Linden, Carteret, Perth Amboy, New Jersey, Poughkeepsie, and New York City. In the two groups, the larger was the Hungarian. They discussed the question “Why Do I Work For My Church” with many participating in the deliberations. The following new officers were elected for the coming year: Mrs. Susan Torok, President, Roebling, N. J.; Mrs. Lorraine Magyar, Vice President, Perth Amboy, N. J.; Mrs. Helen Nemish, Secretary, Carteret, N. J.; Mrs. Frank Lugosi, Recording Secretary, Trenton, N. J.; Mrs. Helen Nagy, Treasurer, Roebling, N. J.; Mrs. Elizabeth Lovász, Chaplain, Staten Island, New York. Delegates-at-Large: Mrs. Maria Varga, New York City; Mrs. Lydia Kalman, Poughkeepsie, New York; Mrs. Eva Kuchta, Linden, N. J. The Women voted to send aid to the following in the amount of $50.00 each: The Montevideo, Uruguay Church in South America; the Phoenix, Arizona Church; the flood-devastated church, to be rebuilt, in Turterebes, Romania; the Crippled Children’s Home in Nyíregyháza, Hungary. THE EIGHTH TRIBE The Bethlen Press in Ligonier just published the first issue of a beautiful new monthly magazine with the title “The Eighth Tribe”. The editors of the new English-Hungarian monthly are Sándor E. Chomos and Albert Wass. The new monthly will publish articles about the history and culture of the Hungarian nation and will be a great bi-lingual treasure source about the Hungarian Heritage for first, second, third and fourth generation Hungarians. It will also present articles from today’s generation and current related subjects. Subscription: $8.00 for a year. — THE EIGHTH TRIBE, P. O. Box 637, Ligonier, Pa. 15658.
