Fraternity-Testvériség, 1959 (37. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1959-10-01 / 10. szám
FRATERNITY 3 creates that bond between listener and performer, which is a strong requisite of all successful music-making.” — Washington Evening Star. “The precision of attack, the richness of the strings, the elegance of the woodwinds and the brass, the full, clear fortes were a pleasure to hear.” — Washington Daily News. The long, loud “bravos” which echoed throughout the great hall after each number attest to the fact that this group has found a permanent place in the hearts of Washingtonians and all Americans and Hungarians. The officers and staff of the Home Office were surprised and delighted when the entire orchestra visited the Kossuth House before departing Washington on the next leg of its tour. “Most monuments to freedom are made of bronze. Here is one built of Music.” ★ ★ ★ ANNUAL CONFERENCE The Hungariran Ministers’ and Church Workers’ Conference of the United Presbyterian Church in the U. S. A. held its annual meeting in the denomination’s Hungarian Presbyterian Church, 116th Street, New York City, on September 29 and 30. With a few exceptions, all Hungarian Presbyterian Churches were represented by their pastors and some laymen. Because of illness, the Rev. Charles Papp, President, could not be present. The chair was filled alternately by the Rev. Andrew Szabó of Alpha. N. J., and the Rev. Béla Szigethy, Secretary, of Wharton, N. J. A number of visitors from two other Hungarian denominations attended some sessions of the Conference, showing a marked interest in the special address delivered by Dr. Eugene Blake, Stated Clerk of the United Presbyterian Church in the U. S. A., on the topic: “We and Our Brethren Behind the Iron Curtain.” The following visitors were welcomed by the Conference: Dr. Stephen Szabó, President of the Magyar Synod of the Evangelical and Reformed Church; the Rev. Sigmund Ladányi of the Hungarian Reformed Church in America; the Rev. George E. K. Borshy, President of the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America; the Rev. Joseph Kecskeméthy, Secretary of the Federation; and Dr. Stephen Haller, President of the American- Hungarian Reformed Presbyters’ Association. Among the many motions passed by the Conference it is noteworthy to report that the next meeting was voted to be held at the Bethlen Home in Ligonier, Pa., which institution was recommended for support to all Hungarian Presbyterian Churches. It is our hope that our churches, our Bethlen Home and our Federation will always be bound together in brotherly love and in the spirit of mutual support and understanding. “Bear ye one another’s burden and so fulfill the law of Christ.”
