The Eighth Hungarian Tribe, 1985 (12. évfolyam, 1-11. szám)

1985-11-01 / 11. szám

THE EIGHTH HUNGARIAN TRIBE (ISSN 0272-1341) - (USPS 046-310)

Published monthly by the Bethlen Press, Inc. - P.O. Box 637, Ligonier, PA 15658, U.S.A.

Editor-in-Chief...........Sándor E. Chomos

Phone: 412-834-0169 Assistants: Sándor Emery Chomos, Raymond W. Boeche,

Nancy J. Chomos Boeche. Rhonda L. Chomos Associate Editors: Bob Chomos,

Ferenc F. Sajgó Featured Correspondents:

Andrew Haraszti, Dr. Victor W. Molnár, Paul Body, Joseph Szurcsik, Bela Biro.

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— Editor

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The Hungarian Nation when entering the Carpathian Basin in the ninth century A.D., was composed of seven tribes of Scythian-Sumerian origin. Hundreds of years later some of them left for a newly discovered land—this segment became the Eighth Tribe.

To them, their descendents and to those joining them at a later date, this magazine is dedicated. The first issue of the Eighth Hungarian Tribe Magazine was published by Bethlen Press. Inc., April, 1974.

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SÁNDOR E. CHOMOS

TO THE READERS OF

THE EIGHTH HUNGARIAN TRIBE MAGAZINE

and

THE MEMBERS OF THE HUNGARIAN EIGHTH TRIBE FOUNDATION

Dear Friends: old and new! This is my final editorial in this magazine, and with it comes the final month of this magazine, as the Hungarian-Americans have become accustomed to. Starting with the December issue, you will see new personals and a new name for the magazine. For the second time The Eighth Hungarian Tribe magazine will be a thing of the past. The first time in the 1930’s it appeared on the horizon only a few times. This, the second time it was around, served the Hungarian Americans, for twelve years.

With your permission I would like to take you back through the eighteen years life of the Bethlen Freedom Press/Bethlen Press. By relinquishing the ownership to the magazine, the final chapter for the above organization also has been written. THE BETHLEN FREEDOM PRESS was born in 1967, through the effort of Rev. Sándor Daroczy, administrator of the Bethlen Home, funded by the Mellon Foundation and put together by Sándor E. Chomos. It was established to serve the Hungarian Reformed Churches (like the Menonite Publishing serves the Menonite Churches), and the Hungarian American community. But someone forgot to take into consideration that the relationship that exists amongst the Menonite churches, does not apply to the Hungarian Reformed churches.

In 1968 the Hungarian Reformed Presbyter’s Association requested that a book be published describing the Hungarian Reformed Christian Faith, her Creeds and beliefs in the English language. This was to be given to every family, who belonged to the Hungarian Reformed churches - over 100 congregations existing in five different denominations. 5,000 copies of “The Creeds of the Hungarian Reformed Christians’’ were printed. At the Presbyter’s Conference a sale of 25,000 copies was mentioned. But once again the gap between the presbyters/church members and the clergy was not taken into consideration. Through-out the past years I have spoken to many elders and church members, who never heard that such a book ever existed. The book is available at the Bethlen Home, Ligonier, PA.

The second major publication was the “Revised Version of the New Testament’’, in Hungarian, by the late Bishop Dr. László Ravasz, of Budapest, then presiding Bishop of the Hungarian Reformed Church, in Hungary. Because of Bishop Ravasz’ disagreement with the Hungarian government, it was impossible to publish the manuscript in Hungarian. It was finally smuggled out, and was given to Rev. Daroczy. The Mellon Foundation once again donated money toward the publication of the New Testament by Bishop Ravasz. 5,000 copies were printed. If anyone is interested in purchasing this book, they can do so at the Bethlen Home.

There were many other publications produced, below cost, which otherwise could have never been printed. Finally, in 1974, the Bethlen Freedom Press changed ownership, and became the Bethlen Press. The new owners continued the same policy, to serve the Hungarian community.

THE EIGHTH HUNGARIAN TRIBE magazine was revived in 1974, the first issue published in April. The name Eighth Tribe was given to the Hungarian emigrants and their children in the 1920’s, when Bishop Dr. Dezső Balthazar, then the presiding Bishop in Hungary, visited the United States after the First World War. This is the origin of the name of the magazine.

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