Bethlen Naptár, 1987 (Ligonier)

Rev. Stephen Sziarto: Magyar medley

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BETHLEN NAPTÁR

labors for his Bachelor of Arts and I was on the other side of College Avenue struggling for my Bachelor of Divinity. We met frequently and early on developed a friendship that has never diminished during the past fifty years. As the years passed, Mary and A1 devoted themselves more and more to Hungarian Fraternal insurance activities. Their dedication and congeniality earned them friends in all of our states and many places abroad. Their Hungarian heritage remains a brilliant star not only in their own personal lives but in the lives of all whom they serve so well.

On Saturday morning. May 17, 1986, I made a special trip to the outlying Church of the Apostles (United Church of Christ) to pay my respects to former classmates celebrating the 50th anniversary of graduation from Lancaster Theological Seminary (LTS)... (it was my 52nd!). After several handshakes I bumped into Rev. Arthur Antal, celebrating his 45th anniversary from LTS. What a wonderful bonus! Back in 1933 Art was matriculating at F&M College while I was entering my senior year at the theological seminary. My life was often enriched by occasional meetings while we both served Hungarian churches: I in Ohio and he in Pennsylvania. Our parents labored in the coalfields: my father in southern West Virginia and his in western Pennsylvania. Our parents' Calvinism served us well in our respective ministries. (My visit with Art was far too brief.)

Driving back to our Tree Farm on Saturday afternoon, Margo and I gave thanks to God for two beautiful days in Lancaster. I heard our song that we — Lajos, Albert, Arthur and all the others — sang so often: “Ballag már a vén diák”... "the old alumnus wends his way... onward and onward... towards home!"

Rev. Stephen Sziarto Slanesville, West Virginia

Szedettem volna köbe véshető somokat i*cmi századunk falára, de nem volt \\ozzá tehetség s erő, egy száv-a tellett bőven: hála, hála!

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