Magyar Egyház, 1985 (64. évfolyam, 1-5. szám)
1985-07-01 / 4. szám
8. oldal MAGYAR EGYHÁZ he continued his artistic endeavors in Germany, eventually coming to the United States in 1949, settling in New Jersey. In 1954 he started his trek westward and eventually settled in Sedona, Arizona in 1961. He is incredibly prolific in a wide range of media, water color, oil, tempera, pen-ink, wet-dry plaster. He is well known for his portraitures, murals and frescoes in churches and public buildings from Coast to Coast, as well as Western art and the spectacular Red Rock paintings in the Sedona area He has done important biblical interpretations and sophisticated impressionistic European scenes. He has an important mural collage of President Eisenhower in the Historic Gettysburg Museum Hall of Presidents. He maintains Treasure Arts Gallery at Sedona, Arizona. Since the mural has been mounted in The Hungarian Room at the University, it has been adjudged a masterpiece and the University has been encouraged to obtain a grant equal to three times the value of the cost. While the Hungarian Room will not benefit per se from such a grant, the Committee is proud to have had this mural receive this recognition in such a short time. The Ethnic Room Program has been in effect at the University since 1975. Fifteen nationalities have participated to date, with eleven rooms completed. The Hungarian Room interprets a folk theme with “Kalocsa” painted wall design, wood carved pillars, a Transylvanian Portal (Szekely Kapu) installation, donated by Mr. and Mrs. Geza Kogler. The next project the Committee hopes to undertake will be the theme and design for the five stained glass windows. Further fundraising or private donations will be required to complete the carved entry door, carved long table and 20 chairs, as well as several other smaller projects. The room is used daily by the University for lecture classes. All the rooms are located in the Manoogian Hall where Speech and Languages are taught. The mural can be seen at any time during school hours, provided there are no classes in the room. The room is No. 280. The Committee hopes to have available in the future poster-prints of the mural or postcards as a fund-raising media. For information contact Mr. and Mrs. G. Zoltán Oláh, Gateway Green, 12612 Elaine Drive, Southgate, Michigan 48195. Telephone (313) 281-7718. The Committee members are Mr. Vilmos Misangyi, Mr. Geba Kogler and Mr. and Mrs. G. Zoltán Oláh. REFRESHING, RELEVANT AND REFORMED If you want to read something refreshing, relevant, and Reformed the resent publication of Professor M. Eugene Osterhaven is your best choice: “Garment of God: A Theology of Nature.” It can be ordered from Sunday School Guide Publishing Company, 18 South Elm Street, Zeeland, Michigan 49464. The author should not be a stranger to us, his associations with Hungarian Reformed people span five decades. Eugene Osterhaven is a very patriotic American, Dutch Reformed in theology and background, who loves the Canadian rivers and wilderness, a twentieth century “voyageur,” always a young man (even at seventy) and he is married to a lovely lady of Hungarian origin. That he is a distinguished doctor of theology of Princeton Seminary is self-evident. In his multifaceted Christian ministry and leadership, has always been a great friend and benefactor of Sárospatak College. He is a true friend of all Hungarian Reformed people who knows our faults as well as our virtues. History will record that he was probably the first pioneer among American leaders who raised the issue of the plight of our Hungarian brethren in Transylvania at a time when most people in the Western world could not even locate Transylvania. In his “theology of nature” Dr. Osterhaven gives us a delightful master-piece, which is a theology that liberates, refreshes and challenges. It is highly recommended to all age groups: teenagers as well as senioi citizens. It is structured in such a way that Sunday School classes, youth conferences and church worker’s workshops may use it effectively. If you take the trouble to read this delightful booklet of 48 pages, I am sure you want to read Dr. Osterhaven’s two other, major works as well: “The Spirit of the Reformed Tradition,” 1971 and “The Faith of the Church,” 1982. Both were published by Wm. Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan. As we all should know, Eugene Osterhaven was one of the two authors of the 20th century English translation of the Heidelberg Catechism. The beautiful spirit of the Catechism pervades this delightful booklet “Garment of God.” Aladar Komjáthy FAITH CONQUEST FEAR... “The Lord is my light and salvation, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life, of whom shall I be afraid?”’ Psalm 27:1-2 One of the greatest problems of our modern age is FEAR! You can hardly find a person, who has no fear in his heart. People are filled with all kinds of fears. If you talk to a person, who was burglarized you can see how jittery they are from fear ever since. If someone has been sick for a long time, that person, too, develops fear in his heart. This is described by doctors as “despondency.” If you talk to persons, who are veterans of the various wars, who have seen death and destruction all around them, you can see that person too, has fear in his heart. Some of you may never have had reason to experience fear. But think about those parents today, whose children are missing! or you think, they are without fear in their hearts? Yes, there are all kinds of fears in the world and no doubt, most of you have experienced this emotion at one time or another. Just to mention a few: fear of what to eat and what to drink, fear of how to meet life’s challenges fear of illness, or death, fear of tornadoes, floods, terrorism, etc. Since the beginning of time men has always lived in the shadow of this terrible emotion. You can read about it in the pages of the holy writ. If you study the Bible, you will be surprised to find how many words and expressions are used to describe fear. Remember the time, when the Great Flood inundated the world and Noah and his household were safe in the ark. Oh how much fear and trembling must have been in the hearts of the people as the waters rose.
