Calvin Synod Herald, 1974 (74. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1974-12-01 / 12. szám
2 CALVIN SYNOD HERALD THE RIGHT REVEREND BISHOP ÁRPÁD L. BERETZ 7520 Woodmar Avenue Hammond, Ind. 46323 Tel.: 219-844-8632 calvinUCDAI d synod ntryALL/ Reformátusok Lapja Official Organ Of The Calvin Synod —Unifad Church of Christ Founded in 1900 December 1974 Volume 74, No. 12 Published monthly except Aprll-May, June-July, August-September and October-November when bi-monthly. Editor-in-Chief: The Eight Reverend Arpad L. Beretz, Bishop 7520 Woodmar Avenue, Hammond, Ind. 46323 EDITOR: REV. FRANCIS VITÉZ 493 Amboy Ave., Perth Amboy, N. J. 08861 Phone: (201) 826-3513 Subscription—Előfizetés: yearly—évi: individual: $5.00, group: $3.50. Printed by Standard Press, New Brunswick, N. J. Second class postage paid at New Brunswick, N. J. 08901 Send Form 3579 to Calvin Synod Herald — Reformátusok Lapja, Circulation Department, Parker Offset Printing Co., 163-167 Albany Street, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 —o— Please make checks payable to the Calvin Synod Herald —o— Send all correspondence to the Editor. Manuscripts and photographs are not preserved or returned. j Christmas Message '1974 j Light In Darkness The moon-bound astronauts beholding the I bluish-green color of earth as it glows in the dark- I ness of space, speak of that unforgettable sight in I terms of awe and reverence. I In a moment of divine-like revelation the phe§ nomena of Light and Darkness is grasped in it’s I uncompromising reality. The magnitude of the I words of scripture penetrate the marrow: “And the 1 light shineth in darkness: and the darkness com! prehended it not” John 1:5. I After the fall of Adam, man lost the divine I light and lived in abject darkness. Even though, as I Calvin puts it. “sparkling bits of light keep darting I out of the deep and heavy darkness of the human I mind.” But the darkness did not comprehend the I remnants of that light left in man. In a time of historical and cosmic fulfillment, I God in His infinite mercy, reveals the true light. I Christ is the true light. There is no other like him. I The sun, the stars, the heavens and the earth merely I reflect the glory of God’s creative power. But Christ, I himself, is the light. Man cannot banish darkness, nor apprehend I the light with mind and reason alone. Only by faith I can the light be comprehended. Now, by the miracle of the Incarnation, man I can grasp the true light: Christ. He was always the I light, even before the world was called forth, but I now He was made manifest to all men. For the astronauts, that glimpse of eternal light I was as a new Bethlehem on Christmas mom. I Today, the words of the Christmas gospel bum I deep into our consciousness as we by faith welcome I the Bethlehem Babe: I “In him was life, and the life was the light of men. the light shines in the darkness and the darkness I has not overcome it.” John 1:4-5 I May God give each of you a blessed Christmas! tide in His everlasting love and mercy. THE EDITORIAL BOARD OF THE REFORMÁTUSOK LAPJA: Editor-in-Chief .................. Right Reverend Arpad L. Beretz, Bishop n Editor ........................................................................................ Rev. Francis Vitéz = Board Members: Rev. Aaron Elek, Rev. Joseph Kecskemethy, Rev. = Dr. George Csia, Rt. Rev. Dr. Stephen Szabó, g Rev. Victor Orth, Rev. Alexander Babos, Rt. 1 Rev. Dr. Stephen M. Bessemer, Rt. Rev. Dr. = John Butosi, Rev. Leslie Egry, Rev. Zoltán § Blessings and Peace! Arpad L. Beretz, Bishop HAPPY HOLIDAY 4 4 :]|||||IIIIIIIC3IIIIIIIIIIIIE3IIIIIIIIIIIIE]IIIIIIIIIIIIE1IIIIIIIIIIIIE3IIIIIIIIIIIIE]IIIIIIIIIIIIE1IIIIIIIIIIIIC3IIIIIIII *I«3IIIIIIIIIIIIC3lllllMIMllC3IIIIIIIMIII[]llllllllllllC3IIIIIIIIIIIIC3IIIIIIIIIIMC3IIIIIIIIIIIIC3IMIIIIIIIIinilllllllllllE3lllllllllllll!3IIIMIIIIIllC3llllllllllllC3IIIIIIIIIIIIC3IIIIIIMMII[3ll IIIIIIIIIIC3llllllllllll[3llllllllllll[3IIIIIIIIIIIIC3llllllllllll[3llllllllllll[3IIIIIIIIIIIIC3llllllllllll[3llllllllllll[3llllllllllll[3llllllllllll[3IIIIIIIIIIIIE3!illlll!ll!'
