Fraternity-Testvériség, 1970 (48. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1970-10-01 / 10-12. szám

has come... when, with our children and our youth, we can make our fondest dreams come true. The time has come when we must lead them on the paths pointed out to us by God, the paths of faith, love of race, and brotherhood. On these paths we must lead them to the organizations established by their forebears: the Church ... and through it, the Federation, and so onto fra- ternalism and benevolence toward our established charitable institutions, all of which is their herit­age. The concerns of youth have been and will continue to be in the thoughts and planning of the future of the Federation. It is also good to know that the true spirit of frater- nalism still exists within the Federation. The concerns of its members continue to be the concerns of the Fed­eration. Throughout the years countless little things like information concerning immigration and naturalization, social security, medicare for the aged, and even infor­mation on new vaccines or medicines have been pub­lished as knowledgable aids to its members. During the Hungarian revolution in 1956, the Hun­garian Reformed Federation, along with other Hunga­rian bodies, voiced strong opposition against the acts of the Soviet Union and her “oppression against the inde­pendence of Hungary” through the well known Decla­ration and Appeal. Over the years, there has been con­tinued concern and assistance by the Federation for the land of their fathers. Just recently, the Federation sent $2,000 to Hungary to help those flood victims left home­less or without food and clothing. If someone wanted to express the Federation’s con­cern for its members, it could easily be done in two words—Bethlen Home. To the best of my knowledge, the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America is the only Hungarian fraternal benefit society in tbe whole world which, without additional assessments, assures its aged members of the possibility of retirement in a beau­tiful Christian home and rears and educates tbe depen­dent children of its members in home like and religious surroundings. The Bethlen Home lies amongst the beau­tiful hills surrounding the town of Ligonier, Pennsyl­vania and is, undoubtedly, one of those little things that has grown to be one of the greatest achievements of the Federation. The past-president of the Federation said, “We must do more for our brethren, the small and large, the young and old, who are burdened by life and disquited by cares and troubles.” The Federation fol­lowed this statement with an expansion of the children’s home and the building of an enlarged Home for the Aged. At the dedication of the new Home for the Aged, Albert Fiok described the new complex saying: This edifice is dedicated as a symbol of strength, exemplification of true fraternal life, of deter­mination and cooperation among our people to the end that so long as there exists a need for giving a helping hand to our brethren, we shall not fail! Alany, many more wonderful words of praise and thanks­giving could be said of the Bethlen Home but we will let its tremendous accomplishments speak for itself. Tbe Federation continues to reach out to the com­munity by annually contributing to tbe American Red Cross, the Tuberculosis Association, the Heart Associa­tion, the Cancer Fund, Flood Relief, and many other worthy American charitable institutions. It lias sent large amounts to the Canadian old folks’ home and the South American Reformed Churches. Alany know nothing of some of the things I have mentioned because most of them are little things. As one reads through many of the past issues of the Frater­nity, he would see exceptional student members recog­nized by a short article, a special gift to a Federation- sponsored bowling or soccer team, or even one of the many notes of thanks and heartfelt appreciation re­ceived from members by the Kossuth House almost every day. A close reader might even notice that the entire delegation at the 28th Convention of the Federa­tion stopped all business to pay a one-minute tribute to members who had been killed in action in Vietnam. Little things? Yes, but that’s what makes up the Hun­garian Reformed Federation of America. STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND CIRCULATION Title of Publication — Fraternity. Frequency of Issue — Four (4) times a year. Location of Publication — Bethlen Freedom Press, Ligonier, Pa. 15658. Publisher — Hungarian Reformed Federation of America. Editor — Rt. Reverend Dr. Zoltán Beky, President of H.R.F.A., 3216 New Mexico Avenue, N.W., Washington, D. C. 20016. Owner — Hungarian Reformed Federation of America, 3216 New Mexico Avenue, N.W., Washington, D. C. 20016. No share holders — Non Profit. Total No. of Copies printed — 17,000, Mail Subscription — 16,586, Free Distribution — 200, Total Distribution — 16,786, Office use, leftover, un­accounted, spoiled after printing — 214. I certify that the statements made above are correct and complete. Sándor EX Chomos, Mgr. Bethlen Freedom Press, Inc. Ligonier, P*. 15658 19

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