The Eighth Hungarian Tribe, 1986 (13. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1986-03-01 / 3-4. szám
brought the dissolution of unity among the churches, with some joining the above mentioned church bodies, while others like Duquesne and McKeesport in Pa. and Trenton and Perth Amboy in NJ decided to form an independent church organization. On December 9, 1924, after three years of discussion, the Free Magyar Reformed Church in America was born in Duquesne. This church body is now known as the Hungarian Reformed Church in America. The book describes the hardships and the unselfishness of the church members, elders, and pastors who donated their hard earned money to support the church instead of buying new clothes or homes. Sometimes they even used part of their food money. It is unfortunate that there are no plans to publish the book In English. It would be worthwhile reading for current members of the Hungarian Reformed Church, most of who know little about its origins. Perhaps if they were acquainted with the sacrifices of their parents and grandparents, learning the deep faith they left behind, maybe then we would see fewer congregations adopting the ways of American churches and fewer church doors closing. It is a well known fact that many of the present church members do not know the Psalms or the Hyms that inspired their forefathers, even if they are available for them in English. Some churches have them packed away in boxes, in favor of modern Christian songs. Because the author did not want to create ill feelings between the different church bodies, and after both of the MEMBERSHIP IN THE HUNGARIAN EIGHTH TRIBE FOUNDATION P.O. Box 637, Ligonier, PA 15658 I/we wish to be a member of the Hungarian Eighth Tribe Foundation. — Membership: $10.00 per year. Name_______________________________________ Address_____________________________________ City _________________State_____Zip_______ church papers refund to print the manuscript, it was printed in Hungary in the Reformátusok Lapja, and later in book form. To purchase this book write to: Hungarian Reformed Federation, P.O. Box 34917, Bethesda, Maryland 20817. Hungarian Students Scored High in Worldwide Mathematics Competition. According to an 18-nation educational study just made public, and reported in U.S. newspapers, showed that students from Hungary, Japan and Netherlands scored the highest points on tests that covered arithmetic, algebra, geometry, statistics and measurement. In contrast, students from the United States scored below the average of all nations participating in the study and ranked above only Swaziland, Nigeria, Thailand and Sweden. When the top 5 percent of 18-years-old were tested in Algebra and Calculus the American students were last among the 10 nations participating. The above results are an example why many of American top scientists, engineers, mathematicians are Hungarian-born, or born of Hungarian parentage. The Manhattan Project during World War II had more Hungarian scientists than any other nationalities. Young Americans of Hungarian parentage should never be ashamed of their ancestry. ☆ ☆ TIBOR FLORIAN, well-known Hungarian writer, whose article appeared many times in the Hungarian section of the Eighth Hungarian Tribe magazine, one of the original Board of Directors of the Hungarian Eighth Tribe Foundation, has passed away on March 2, 1986, Sunday morning at the Punta Gorda, Florida hospital after a brief illness. He will be deeply missed by many. Our condolences to the Florian family. HUNGARIAN EIGHTH TRIBE FOUNDATION P.O. Box 637, Ligonier, PA 15658 Forwarding and Address Correction Requested BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID Ligonier, PA Permit No. 47 llj.5l-il.-8l4. Antal Lear 339 Pennington Street Elizabeth, N.J. 07202 '
