The Eighth Tribe, 1979 (6. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1979-05-01 / 5. szám
P «ge 2 THE EIGHTH TRIBE May, 1979 DEDICATION This magazine is dedicated to the Eighth Tribe in America, descendants of the original Seven Magyar Tribes. Whatever their faith, their familiarity with their ancestral language, or their degree of Hungarian ancestry, we address ourselves to each of them. If this reading is your first acquaintance with “THE EIGHTH TRIBE”, we hope you find it informative and enjoyable and that in time you will become one of our regular subscriber. THE EDITOR’S CORNER Now that the church leaders have officially acknowledged that they will not acquire the Bethlen Home Orphanage building, the time has arrived for the people to rally behind the Eighth Tribe Foundaton. At present there are 46 individual donations; however it should be several hundred times 46 by now. Many people have told me that their reason for not donating lies in the fact that they were under the impression that the churches would obtain the building and they should not believe what they read in the Eighth Tribe. My pl?a to the Hungarian Reformed Brethren of the Calvin Synod and the Hungarian Reformed Church in America as they meet in the near future for their Synod meetings is this: Earnestly consider accepting the plans of the Eighth Tribe Foundation and ask your membership to rally behind this maga-DONATION TO THE EIGHTH TRIBE FOUNDATION P. 0. Box 637, Ligonier, Pa. 15658 Enclosed is my (our) donation toward the establishment of a Hungarian Cultural Institute in Ligonier, Pennsylvania. $............................................................................................ Name ........................................................................................ (Husband and wife, please use first names) Address ...................................................................................... All donations will be published monthly in the EIGHTH TRIBE. All donations wil be refunded if our goal is not realized. zine and the Foundation. I believe that if the Board members of the Bethlen Home and the Hungarian Reformed Federation see a united effort from all sides, rallying behind the Eighth Tribe Foundation, they will reconsider the sale of the building to a private individual. But if it should be sold — whom are we going to blame? Everyone knew about it — the blame must be shared by all. Some have said that we can always build a new building — but it will not be the same. Our parents and grandparents, of all faiths, donated thousands of dollars for the up-keep of the Orphanage through the years past. Perhaps the building can be replaced as one’s home can. But what about all the sentiments; the history built into this building by many. For when talking about the Bethlen Home, 99 percent of the people thought about this building, and not the one on the hill (the Old People’s Home). As we discovered, Ligonier was an ideal location for all. It is located only a few miles from a major U.S. Highway which leads to the four corners of the United States, and only 50 miles from the Pittsburgh, Pa., airport. Time-wise it is the same distance from Chicago or New York. And most importantly, only a few hours from the large Hungarian populations of Ohio and Pennsylvania. • * • The American Hungarian Research Foundation based in New Brunswick, N.J., under the able directorship of Dr. Ágoston Molnár, informed this editor that they would willingly work hand-in-hand with the Eighth Tribe Foundation to achieve our goal. As Dr. Molnár said, “the Eighth Tribe Foundation and his organization has a common purpose, and we should work together, not separately. The location of the Hungarian Cultural Institute, whether it be in New Jersey, in Ligonier, or in another place, is not the major issue at hand —the most important thing is to have a Hungarian Cultural Institute.” We hope many others will come to this realization: If we want to achieve something lasting and worthwhile, we must work together, not separately. • » « The quality of the movie “Rain and Shine”, and the attendance at the showings were both disappointments. Our deep appreciation goes to Miss Julia Orosz and Dr. Victor Molnár for mentioning it on their THE EIGHTH TRIBE Editor ........................................................... Sándor E. Chomos Contributing Editors: .......... Albert Wass, Joseph Széplaki, István S. Tuba, Elizabeth Tuba, Steven B. Várdy, M. Takács Barboe, Endre Nánay, László Könnyű. Mollie E. Webster, Kálmán Bognár Published and printed monthly by the Bethlen Press, Inc. P. O. Box 637, Ligonier, Pa. 15658, U.S.A. Second Class Postage paid at Ligonier, Pa. 15668, U.S.A. Subscription: $8.00 yearly.
