Református ujság - Fraternity-Testvériség, 1940 (18. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1940-05-01 / 5. szám
TESTVÉRISÉG 17 through several of his works. And when his great heart was heaviest with pain at the time fo the nations great life and death struggle and deepest mournings, his masterpiece “Radicals’ Lament’’ raised him to heretofore unattainable height. Imre Madách, author of one of the world’s greatest dramas in verse “The Tragedy of Man”, not only commences his drama with the overture of the angelic choirs, but the entire action of the drama which deals with unraveling the mystery of Man’s destiny begins in the Garden of Eden, and Adam and Eve, as symbolic husband and wife, move through the drama as it unfolds the everchanging history of mankind. Among the newer poets, the popular lyric poet Michael Szabolcsba (born 1862) has taken the holy day subjects from the New Testament and constantly refers to them (advent, Christmas, Palm Sunday, Good Friday, Easter, Pentecost.). Lo- ránd Thaly, who is otherwise medical director of a hospital, has also turned to singing of the holy days in his poems, however, he has found different sources of material in the Bible for his many poems: The Prophet’s Prayer (Daniel ch. 6.), 23rd Psalm, The Veil Was Rent (Matthew ch. 28.) etc. There is Endre Ady, about whose works quite a literary battle raged, who was held by one side to be extremely radical, by the other to be the most religious Hungarian poet, — bases many of his poems, confessions, startling selfrevelations on Bible verses. Paula Vargha, wife of the poet Julius Vargha dipped most extensively into the Bible for inspiration. She worked up many of the stories in the Old Testament into lengthy epic poems. From the books of Moses: the Ark, Lot’s wife, Abraham, Rebecca, Jacob’s victory, the Promised Land, the Farewell Song of Moses. Also from other books of the Old Testament: the Babylonian cloak, song of Deborah, Gedeon, Ruth, The Prophte Elijah, Naaman, etc. She has used the stories from the New Testament in the same manner. As in other countries, so in Hungary too there have been writers of “The Life Of Christ." The most popular among these is Aladár Szabó’s work. Of the Bible Charles Szász, Jr. wrote a beautiful poem with this title “The Book of Books.” HUNGARIAN STAPMS TO HELP FLOOD VICTIMS April thaws surging hundreds of square miles under water, the task fell to the defence forces of Hungary, numbering some half-a- million men, to protect vital arteries of trafic and, above all, human life. In spite of flood- control work executed with military precision, material losses are still enormous, for over 12,- 000 houses will have to be rebuilt all over the country. Upon the plea of Regent Miklós Horthy, all classes of the population rushed to the aid of the flood victims, either work or donations. Postal authorities likewise hastened to issue a stamp bearing a 20 fillér value, carrying a one-pengö surcharge for flood relief purposes. It comes in a commemorative sheet, but contrary to other similar Hungarian adhesives, it carries full postal value UP to 20 fillérs, the equivalent of about 4 cents. The releasing date was May 6th, and, since only 100,000 sheets were printed, it may be anticipated that the issue will be sold out before May 31sf, after which date its postal validity ceases. Contrary to more common Hnugarian issues, oriTy two of this flood-relief stamp are sold to a customer, which may add to its desirability from a philatelic point of view. The attractive design, bearing the style of Sándor Légrády, shows a private of the Hungarian army, working with sleeves rolled up on a dike, protecting a mother and her two children who stand in the background. Color of this denomination -is green, printed on watermarked paper, size 22x33 millimeters, with 2 millimeters added around for perforation. The commemorative sheet itself is of parchment-like finish, bearing, above the stamp, elements of Hungarian heraldry: the apostolic cross, mounted on a triple peak, suggesting the ridges of Tatra, Fatra and Matra. Underneath the stamp four waves represent the largest rivers, Duna, Tisza, Dráva, Száva, with the words "Az árviz-sujtottakért,” “In aid of flood victims," imprinted in rusty red. The sum to be collected through this special issue is, indeed, just a drop in the bucket in providing the necessary capital for flood relief purposes; it is reliably reported that material damage exceeds the equivalent of 15 million dollars, an amount Hungary will have difficulty in finding with -her exports materially cut off from the rest of the peaceful world. HUNGARIAN REFERENCE LIBRARY 19 West 44th Street, New York City /£=S£ ATTENTION, DETROIT! FIGYELEM, DETROIT! Detroiti összes osztályaink kinevezett ügykezelője VERES JÓZSEF, aki jogosítva van úgy' a kollektálási mint tagfelvételi ügyek mtézésére. Iroda: Hivatalos órák: 7907 West Jefferson St. Hétköznap: 2—4 P. M. Detroit, Michigan Szombat : 2—4; 6—8 P. M. sag>j
