Calvin Synod Herald, 1975 (75. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1975-03-01 / 3-4. szám
2 CALVIN SYNOD HERALD OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION Resolutions Adopted at the Unity Meeting, Feb. 17, 1975 in New York City The Calvin Synod of the United Church of Christ and the Hungarian Reformed Church in America, at their 1974 official General Assemblies, expressed their willingness to form a new and united Hungarian Reformed church body according to the guide lines laid down by their Unity Meeting on February 11, 1974 held in Saddlebrook, New Jersey. In order to implement these resolutions and to put into operation that which had been laid down in principle, the two bishops, the Rt. Rev. Dezső Abraham and the Rt. Rev. Arpad Beretz, appointed a committee of two, consisting of Dr. Stephen Bessemer and Dr. Andrew Harsanyi, to draw up a set of resolutions to that effect. These proposed resolutions were presented to the Unity Meeting, held in the Hungarian House on February 17, 1975, and received. After point by point discussion, the following resolutions were voted on and unanimously accepted: 1. With a clear mandate from their respective highest judicatories the duly appointed representatives of the Calvin Synod of the United Church of Christ and of the Hungarian Reformed Church in America declare the establishment of a new and united church body of Hungarian Reformed Christians subject to the approval of the respective church bodies at their official 1975 meetings. In its initial phase it shall be called The Hungarian Reformed Church Uniting. The two aforementioned church bodies further declare themselves to be charter members of The Hungarian Reformed Church Uniting and shall delegate an equal number of persons from their respective Bishop’s Councils — as required by law — to carry out its incorporation. 2. In addition to the two charter members all Hungarian Reformed Churches in the global diaspora — church bodies and single congregations outside historic Hungary — shall be welcome to become active members of the Hungarian Reformed Church Uniting provided they subscribe to its goals and by-laws. The Hungarian Reformed Church Uniting is envisioned to be a communio communionum. 3. The goal of The Hungarian Reformed Church Uniting is to manifest the unity of the Hungarian Reformed Churches in faith, witness, and service; to coordinate the life of the Hungarian Reformed Churches in the dispersement toward the implementation of this goal so that the Hungarian Reformed Oikumene become a dynamic reality. 4. Thus, the initial aim of The Hungarian Reformed Church Uniting is not structure but ministry and service. It is emphasized, therefore, that these latter functions are not unilateral patemization but multilateral service, mutually sharing in the (Continued on page 6) Calvin Synod Dear Friends: This is just a brief comment on the enclosed resolutions adopted at our Unity Meeting in New York City on February 17, 1975. 1. The new church body will not change in any way the present status of any denomination, synod, classis or congregation. 2. The new church body will make possible a common unity of program, mission and fellowship amongst our Reformed people in the Diaspora. 3. If and when changes in the present agreement are needed, it will be negotiated and acted upon by the parties concerned. 4. The new church body will make possible a common witness to our oneness, history and heritage amongst our own people and the ecumenical church. No vote by Classis is needed at this time. The primary aim is to have a full airing of the matters to come before Synod so that a meaningful vote can be taken at the Annual Meeting in Ligonier. Arpad L. Beretz, Bishop calvin urn A in jk 1 synod HtryALU Jgik Reformátusok Lapja Offklel Orpin Of The Calvin Synod -United Church of Chris» founded In 1900 March-April 1975 Volume 75, No. 3-4 Published bl-monthly. Editor-In-Chief: The Right 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 Please make checks payable to the Calvin Synod Herald Send all correspondence to the Editor. Manuscripts and photographs are not preserved or returned, e o e THE EDITORIAL BOARD OF THE REFORMÁTUSOK LAPJA: Editor-in-Chlef.............. Right Reverend Arpad L. Beretz, Bishop Editor ...................................................................... Rev. Francis Vltez Board Members: Rev. Aaron Elek, Rev. Joseph Kecskemethy, Rev. Dr. George Csla, Rt. Rev. Dr. Stephen Szabó, Rev. Victor Orth, Rev. Alexander Babos, Rt. Rev. Dr. Stephen M. Bessemer, Rt. Rev. Dr. John Butosl, Rev. Leslie Egry, Rev. Zoltán Király.
