Fraternity-Testvériség, 1976 (54. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)

1976-10-01 / 4. szám

JIMMY CARTER Our Neiv President We congratulated him upon his election as our new President. We sent him the following telegram: PRESIDENT-ELECT JIMMY CARTER ATLANTA, GA. 30300 ON BEHALF OF THE HUNGARIAN REFORMED FED­ERATION AND AMERICAN HUNGARIAN FEDERA­TION, THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN HUNGARIAN CHURCHES, FRATERNAL ASSOCIA­TIONS AND SOCIETIES, WE SEND OUR HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR ELECTION. BY VOT­ING FOR YOU, OUR PEOPLE HAVE EXPRESSED THEIR APPRECIATION FOR YOUR STATEMENT CONCERNING THE OPPRESSED COUNTRY OF OUR ORIGIN, HUNGARY, AND OTHER SOVIET DOMI­NATED COUNTRIES OF EASTERN EUROPE. WE PLEDGE OUR FULL SUPPORT AND WISH YOU GODSPEED IN YOUR FUTURE WORK. BISHOP ZOLTÁN BEKY NATIONAL PRESIDENT The following reply was received: Dear Bishop Beky: Thank you very much for your kind tele­gram of congratulations. As President, Governor Carter will be com­mitted to achieve better relations with the people of Hungary and to working toward greater free­dom for the brave people of Hungary. I look forward to working with you in the months and years ahead. Very truly yours, Stuart E. Eizenstat JIMMY CARTER sent to Bishop Beky the following telegram on October 22: (in part) “On the 20th anniversary of the heroic struggle of the Hungarian people for freedom, I would like to send my warmest greetings to all Hungarians commemorating this occasion... I have repeatedly expressed my concern for the captive nations of Eastern Europe. Eastern Europe will not become an area of stability until the Eastern European countries regain their independence and become a part of a larger cooperative European framework, through freer trade and freer communications. When elected president I plan to make it understtod that if any nation, whatever its political system, deprives its people of basic human rights, that fact will help shape our people’s attitude toward that nation’s gov­ernment. If other nations want our friendship and support, they must understand that we want to see basic human rights respected, and this includes the rights of Hungarians wherever they may be. — In this 200th year of our nation’s independence let me pay tribute to the many contributions of talented Hungarian-Americans in labor, religion, culture and science... and to the Freedom Fighters who fought and died in a spontaneous and unforgettable illustra­tion of mankind’s love of liberty.” ☆ ☆ FROM BISHOP ABRAHAM’S REPORT AT THE DIOCESE MEETING: THE HUNGARIAN REFORMED FEDERATION OF AMERICA is the largest Reformed fraternal organization under the leadership of the Rt. Rev. Dr. Zoltán Béky, President, which helped many of our churches in the past and is ready to extend aid in the future. Dr. Zoltán Béky is a recognized leader not only in our churches, but on the national scene also wherever his eloquent voice is heard and his spirited messages are uttered: he became well known before several presidents of our country, when dele­gations visit The WHITE HOUSE, and he prays in CONGRESS, therefore our denomination worthily granted him the title BISHOP EMERITUS in recog­nition of his faithful service. THE BETHLEN HOME, our charitable institu­tion for children and the aged, achieved a new goal, a new section for the building on the “hill” was completed and the home is carrying on its mission under the leadership of the Rt. Rev. Louis Nagy, superintendent. May I ask the General Assembly to urge the faithful patronage of these fine organiza­tions by all congregations and members. 6

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