Fraternity-Testvériség, 1951 (29. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1951-06-01 / 6. szám
TESTVÉRISÉG 5 Elszomorodva, elérzékenyülve került szóba minden értekezleten a magyar nép üldöztetéséről érkezett hirek igaz voltának kédése s azzal záródott az ügy, hogy az erről érkezett megbízható Írásbeli értesítéseket ki-ki küldje be az Amerikai Magyar Szövetséghez, hol ezek alapján az arra illetékes hivatalos helyen orvoslást próbál keresni a Szövetség. Ezeken az 'értekezleteken a múlt évről és a 15 év alatt elért eredményekről felsorolt adatok mérlegelésével az a vélemény alakult és váltódott ki, hogy Egyesületünk munkásai minden dicsekvéstől menten, szivükből fakadt őszinte érzéssel mondhatják el: az Amerikai Magyar Református Egyesület tagsága a bibliai értelemben kapott talentumokat nem ásta el, hanem alapításától fogva forgatta és a forgatás közben talált fölösleget, — mikor egyet, mikor kettőt, mikor hármat, — nem tartotta meg, hanem Isten nevében az Egyesületünkön kívül állóknak, az arra rászorultaknak is juttatunk tőlünk tel- hétően, nem egyszer — túl a megengedett határon is. A jövendő utján pedig ezután is annak a bibliai jel-igének a világítása után megyünk, melyet alapításakor tűzött maga elé az alapitó tagság: “Ha Isten velünk, kicsoda ellenünk....” Király Imre PIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIH 1 IN PLAIN AMERICAN | A monthly page conducted by Edmund Vasvary .......................................................................................................................................................................i........ The conference for the workers of the Chicago district held in Whiting, Ind., as usual, was a highly successful one. By fortunate coincidence, the same Sunday was set aside by the people of the Whiting congregation to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of their Pastor, the Rev. Joseph Malasics, in the ministerial work — and it was his 30th wedding anniversary with Mrs. Malasics. The good people in Whiting, joined with the pastors and people of neighboring churches, gave many testimonials of their appreciation of the good work Rev. and Mrs. Malasics have been doing in this congregation for the last four years. — It was noted with particular satisfaction that our Chicago district (Rev. Sigmund Balia, Dist. Mgr.) fulfilled all quota expectations for the year 1950. It was the first time this happened in this difficult industrial district. >1« * * There is hardly a day without out-of- town visitors in our new Kossuth House. In these restless times when traveling is easy and is increasingly becoming a prime necessity even for sedate people, Washington is really a crossroads for everybody. So far, we haven’t met anyone who did not express his or her highest appreciation of the beauty, spaciousness and practical appointment of the Kossuth House, besides noticing its high financial value. We urge all our members and friends to come and look us up! By the way — for visitors there is always ample parking space on our own grounds. The old Kossuth Building on Pennsylvania Avenue is for sale, but so far, we have received no satisfactory offer. Thirteen years ago the building cost us $54,000.00, including all remodeling costs. Half of the building was occupied by our own Home Office for 13 years, and the other half was always rented for an annual rental of $3,600.00. It is easy to see that it paid for itself already. The other day, the Supreme Council declined an offer of $115,000.00, because, in the opinion of our directors and officers, the property, considering its excellent location, is now worth more. * * * Our next door neighbor at the Kossuth House Is the famous Patterson mansion, which, during the presidency of Calvin Coolidge, for a time served as a temporary White House. It is a big, white, marblefaced building, which recently was bought with all its furnishings for well over $400,000.00 by the foremost women’s club in Washington. The new owners are now selling some of the furnishings — strictly to club members. The price tags cover a wide range from $50.00 for a small lamp table up to $50,000.00 for a six-piece set of French ballroom furniture covered in rare Gobelin tapestries. One of the main items is the “Coolidge bed”, which was occupied by the late President for some months while the White House was being repaired. If you are a member of the club, you may purchase this bed for a mere $1,000 00.
