The Eighth Tribe, 1978 (5. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1978-07-01 / 7. szám
July, 1978 THE EIGHTH TRIBE Page 13 REV. DR. ARTHUR A. LUDWIG Rev. Dr. Arthur A. Ludwig of East Chicago, Ind., recently celebrated his twentieth year of service as pastor of the Hungarian Reformed Church in Indiana Harbor. Rt. Rev. Dr. John Bütösi, Bishop of the Calvin Synod, Bridgeport, Conn., Rt. Rev. Árpád Beretz, Hammond, Ind., Rt. Rev. Árpád George, President of the Hungarian Reformed Federation Washington, D.C., Very Rev. Dezső Parragh, Chicago, 111., Very Rev. Victor G. Orth, Lansing, 111., Rev. Joseph Benedek, Gary Ind., Rev. Kálmán Csia, Dr. Károly Szabó, Rev. Kálmán K. Ludwig, Whiting Indiana and Ft. Alfonz Skerl, pastor of the Hungarian Catholic Church of East Chicago served at the Anniversary Worship Service. The Anniversary Banquet’s master of ceremonies was the Rev. Kálmán Ludwig, son of Dr. Ludwig. The mayor of East Chicago was the first to greet the honored guest, followed by the representatives of many churches, representatives of the steel industry and union. The Eighth Tribe extends heartfelt congratulations to Rev. Ludwig on this occasion and ask God’s blessings on his continued ministry of his congregation. JOHN NEMES According to the information received from the Rt. Reverend Dezső Ábrahám, pastor of the Allen Park, Mich. Church and Bishop of the Hungarian Reformed Church in America, Mr. John Nemes of Carteret, N. J. was reelected to be the Chief-Elder of the Synod, the highest office for laymen in the Hungarian Reformed Church in America, at a meeting held in Ligonier, Pa. on July 3, 1978. Mr. John Nemes resides at 22 Matthew Street, Carteret, N. J. and has been a member of the church all of his life. He was born in Peekskill, New York in 1908 and moved to New Jersey while still a young man. He is married to the former Helen Jacob of Roebling, New Jersey. They have one married daughter and four grandchildren. For the past 34 years, Mr. Nemes was always active in business and politics. He is a former City Councilman and presently serves as “Mayor’s Aid”. He served in the Carteret Hungarian Reformed Church as a member of the Church Council from 1932. He was Chief Elder of the congregation for 11 years. He was elected “Honorary Chief Elder” — an honor rarely bestowed upon anyone. For eight years, he was Chief Elder of the Eastern Classis and in that capacity he visited the Hungarian Churches in New Jersey and Western Pennsylvania. His activities include membership in the Theodore Roosevelt Lodge Masonic Association, the Zoning Board of the City of Carteret and the Shriners of Crescent Temple, Trenton, N. J. Now being elected by the member churches of the Hungarian Reformed Church in America to serve as the Chief-Elder of the General Synod, he will be lay cochairman of the meetings with the Bishop. CHARLES BONE Mr. Charles Bone has become The Eighth Tribe’s regional representative in Michigan. Mr. Bone resides at 26295 Ponni Road, Dearborn, Mich. 48125. Now available from. Bethlen Press: “A Condensed Geography of Hungary” 80 pages with maps, pictorial illustrations and other valuable information. $5.00 plus 75 cents postage
