Magyar Egyház, 1985 (64. évfolyam, 1-5. szám)
1985-01-01 / 1. szám
MAGYAR EGYHÁZ 9. oldal REVEREND ANDREW KOSA, D.D. 1896 - 1984 The Kosa family came through Ellis Island from Tiszaszalka, Hungary in 1905 and joined the father who was working in the iron mines in Wharton, NJ. Andrew, the 9 year old child fit easily into the life in the town. The local pastor noted that he was studious and arranged a scholarship for him in Bloomfield Academy in preparation for Bloomfield College and Seminary, Bloomfield, NJ. Upon graduation in May, 1920, he received a call from the Manville, NJ church. In January, 1921 he married Margaret Blum. Two of their three children were born while at the Manville church — Ernest Martin and Lillian. Margaret was born in New Brunswick. In 1955 Bloomfield College and Seminary conferred the Doctor of Divinity degree on Andrew Kosa for his Christian service to his church, community and school. For 64 years he was a member of the New Brunswick Classis, Reformed Church of America. Upon retirement in 1963, Reverend and Mrs. Kosa did much traveling. Their son Ernest, was a Chaplain in the U.S. Army and they had occasion to visit with him and his family throughout Europe and the U.S. Even in retirement he served the Magyar Reformed Congregation of New Brunswick as their Pastor Emeritus and was the “substitute” for his son-in-law, Rev. Imre Bertalan, who succeeded him as pastor of his beloved church. The fifty-nine year marriage ended upon the sudden death of Mrs. Kosa in 1980. From then on, Reverend Kosa lived for his six grand-children and especially the four great grandchildren who became the center of his life. His home at Lake Hopatcong became the focal point for the family. His funeral was held on December 7th from his beloved church. 15 Ministers participated in his funeral service. May God bless his memory. 1985 SPRING PROGRAM OF THE HUNGARIAN ALUMNI ASSOC. The Hungarian Alumni Association, Bessenyei György Kör, enters its twenty-fifth year of maintaining a Hungarian School, offering a cultural-academic program and an oral history lecture and publication series: TANŰ — KORUKRÓL (History Makers Testify). This Spring the Association offers a variety of lectures by scholars from Europe and the United States. On January 19, Joseph Held, professor of history at Rutgers University will talk on the topic of his newly released book: “Hunyadi — Legend And Reality” (Columbia U.P., 1985). On February 23, the widely published Hungarian poet: Elemér Horváth of Mahopac, N.Y. will offer a program of literature and poetry reading. He will be introduced by a bilingual AmericanHungarian poet and translator, this year’s President of the Association, Miklós Kolumban. On March 2, Péter Püspöki Nagy of Pozsony, now Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, will share the results of his historical research about the appearance of the Slavic people in East Central Europe in the 8th Century. On March 16, Béla Király, Professor Emeritus of Brooklyn College and Director of its “Society in Change” conference and publication program will talk about his experiences during the Soviet take-over of Hungary’s military forces in 1945-1951. Dr. Király’s lecture is one in the Association’s series: “History Makers Testify,” and its subtitle is: “Methods of Sovietization in East Central Europe.” On April 13, Péter Hanák of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences’ History Institute will talk on Hungarian national consciousness. In May, Mihály Ilia, literary historian of Szeged’s József Attila University will be the guest speaker, offering a survey of how Hungary views those six million Hungarians who live outside of its borders. In June, Gyula Kodolányi, a poet and traslator who teaches at Budapest’s Eötvös Lóránd University will offer a lecture with the title: “The Writer in Contemporary Hungary.” OOOOOOOOQOOOOOOOOOOOOOOQOQOOOOOOOQCOÖOQOÖOOOOCOODOQCX» — NEWS FROM OUR CONGREGATIONS — — EGYHÁZI HÍREK — ALLEN PARK, Ml The annual report will be ready soon and available, ask for your copy in the church office. The organizations have helped the church in the past year and their generous support is greatly appreciated: Ladies Aid Society gave the church $30,200, the Dorcas Guild $10,- 665, the Golden Circle Club $4,140, the Men’s Club $3,750, The Christian Youth Fellowship $1,560, and Martha Circle $125. The voting list of church members has been prepared and submitted to the office of the dean: McKeesport, Pa. The Spring Fashion Show and card party of the Dorcas Guild was held on February 9th, and drew a large group. Thanks to all, who helped. The Ladies Aid Society catered the traditional Pork Dinner, “disznótoros vacsora,” all tickets were sold out 2 weeks in advance. The Men’s Club members and other helpers had their first hurka-kolbász sale in January with great success.
