Fraternity-Testvériség, 1977 (55. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)
1977-07-01 / 3. szám
the oppressed and to the persons sufferings by tyranny. We especially pray for the two and half million Hungarians living today in Transylvania, Rumania as second class citizens with the basic human rights denied to them by the atheistic Communist government and suffering from the damage caused by the earthquake. We ask Thee our heavenly Father to end their suffering and hasten the day of deliverance and freedom. Our heavenly Father, we rededicate ourselves today in faithful love and undivided loyalty to this Republic of Democracy and pledge our allegiance to the flag, for which it stands: “one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” Hear our prayer and answer it graciously with Thy heavenly Fatherly will, Amen. Rt. Rev. Arpad Beretz, Joseph Tegze, Bishop John Butosi and Rt. Rev. Arpad George The 11th General Synod of the United Church of Christ at its meeting held on July 1-5, 1977 in Washington, D. C., unanimously voted for the overture of Calvin Synod published in the last issue of the Fraternity. Human rights was a major concern of the Synod’s delegates. They based the resolution on the theological affirmation that Jesus was “totally for others” and was “God’s supreme demonstration of what it means to be human.” The General Synod will ask the World Council of Churches to continue to monitor violations of the freedom of religious and cultural minorities in Rumania and will call on the State Department to terminate trade agreements if necessary to maintain the human rights policy in the Socialist Republic of Rumania. Bishop Butosi prepared a six page “Background material” listing specific violations against minorities in Rumania. The Bishop was assisted during the discussions in the two committees making the recommendation to the plenary session by Rt. Rev. Arpad Beretz, Rev. Sándor Havadtoy, Mr. Joseph Tegze delegates and Mr. László Hamos counselor. (The overture of the Reformed Church in America will be published in our next issue.) Arpad George ARPAD GEORGE: FROM THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT The examination exercise of the Bethlen Home’s Summer School was held on July 30th. The President praised the teachers staff for their excellent work and distributed the Federation’s awards to the honor roll students. On August 19th the President and Secretary visited the youth camp of Calvin Synod held in Ligonier, Pa. The youth visited the two buildings of the Bethlen Home. A check in the amount of $1,000 was given to Rev. Anthony Szilagyi, Jr., camp director as the Federation’s donation toward youth work. Rev. Arpad Antal was unable to perform the duties of camp director this year because of the Johnstown and Windber flood. Rev. Szilagyi was ordained in 1974 and is regularly attending the youth camps since 1962. He is a dedicated youth counselor. Rev. Gabor G. Nitsch in May received his Master of Theology degree from the New Brunswick Theological Seminary. He was elected pastor of the First Hungarian Christian Church in Miami, Florida. He married Ilona Grof-Tisza in the Hungarian Reformed Church in New York. The President and the Executive Vice-President visited the newly built Hungarian Reformed Church in Ontario, California. Rev. Bertalan Negyessy, pastor studied the Hungarian Reformed Church building plans and styles in the XIX century. The HRFA was glad to be instrumental in helping to have the beautiful church in Ontario built as a landmark. I was happy to receive the report that Miss Jo-Ann E. Molnár, the daughter of our Treasurer, Mr. Joseph S. Molnár, graduated “magna cum laude” from Far- leigh Dickinson University on May 22, 1977. She is pursuing the Political Science field. She is interning during the summer in the Washington, D. C. office of Representative Andrew Maguire. Jo-Ann was a member of the University 3
