Calvin Synod Herald, 1985 (85. évfolyam, 1-5. szám)
1985-06-01 / 3. szám
CALVIN SYNOD HERALD — 8 — REFORMÁTUSOK LAPJA achieving this unity can we except victory in the service of our Lord. We must humbly accept our role in our churches as members, teachers, workers, officers. We must trust our elected leaders. We should be obedient in our service to both God and humanity, and surrender our selfish desires for the sake of our Christian brothers and sisters within the Christian Church. The summary of today’s lesson is that the tribes of Reuben and Gad decided not to cross the Jordan to reach the Promised Land. But this decision could have influenced the destiny of Israel. Moses became angry because at an earlier time he sent out a man from each tribe to spy out the land of Canaan, and when they returned torty days later they gave a very inflated report about the strength of the enemy and a very negative report about their own strength. We read about this in Numbers 13. There was only one person, Caleb who believed that they were strong enough to conquer the land. Now the possibility of disunity rose up again. Defections could have jeopardized the mission of the whole people. In our churches the weaker brothers and sisters and those who defect from our ranks could jeopardize the mission of our congregations. So I urge all of you to work together for unity of the Church and be obedient in your Christian calling now and forevermore. Amen. May Youth Conference The annual May Youth Conference was held May 4-5,1985, at the West Side Hungarian Reformed Church in Cleveland, Ohio. “The Bible — Choosing the Good Life ” was the theme, and the conference tried to define the theme through several workshops on Saturday afternoon and a guest speaker on Sunday afternoon. Rev. Aaron Elek, pastor, and Rev. Bill Nyerges, associate pastor; Ernie Maxim, the youth advisor, and the 1985 youth conference officers Andy Szentkirályi, Stephanie Joba, and Bill Bachnatka were the hosts of this conference along with the congregation and organizations. Keynote speaker Pastor Ken Goss from Indianapolis, Indiana, began the Saturday program with a recreational mixer and pep talk before the youth went to the workshops of their choices. Some of the workshops were Personal Happiness, Joy, and Other Forms of Success; Every Date’s a Potential Mate—The Basis of Love; Choosing a Career; Christian Music — The New Wave; Hungarian Christian Heritage in America; and Family Ties — Who's in Charge? After a delicious beef gulyás dinner prepared by the ladies and gentlemen of the church, a dance and recreational time was held closing with the traditional vesper service. On Sunday the English service was conducted by the youth conference officers and the pastors of the host church. The afternoon presentation by Dr. Glenn Town from Wheaton College was accented by a slide show highlighting his message about the Biblical approach to competitive sports. The slides showed his preparation for and his competition in the 1983 Triathlon World Championships held in Hawaii. Approximately 75 youths, advisors, and guests from Canada, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Pennsylvania attended this weekend conference. At the business meeting officers were elected from the Duquesne, PA, church after the conference voted to accept their invitation to hold the 1986 Youth Conference there next May 3rd and 4th. The New Bishop Zoltán Király was born in Nagyvarad. He finished his elementary and high school in the same city receiving scholarships each year. Being a minority student he had to work hard to keep this privilege. He attended summer youth camps where he met Rev. Alexander Babos who few months later left for missionary work in Mandzsúria (China). He started theological studies at Kolozsvár and continued them in Debrecen receiving two scholarships without which he never would have been able to finish his studies. He passed all his examination with grade A. In the College of Debrecen he served as (esküdtfelügyelő) supervisor over the students who were preparing themselves for teaching positions, — was assistant pastor, taught religion, and from the University of Debrecen received teacher’s diploma (Hungarian, Latin, French). He became part time teacher is three schools. His students followed him to attend church services conducted by him. Giving up this service he was working in a factory in Budapest for six years, and attended seven semesters at the Mechanical Engineering University (Műszaki Egyetem) of Budapest (evening classes). Instead of finishing the final semester and receive his third diploma he came to the U. S. A. finding home in the house of an old friend: Rev. Alexander Babos. In New York at Columbia University he learned English and in the afternoon he attended English classes and lectures at Union Seminary. He started his services in Yonkers, then in Leechburg Pa. He served in McKeesport (6 years), Manville N.J. (9 years) and since 1974 he is the pastor of the Hungarian Reformed Church of Passaic N.J. He held offices as classis secretary and dean, secretary and president of the Hungarian Reformed Ministerial Association and treasurer of the Calvin Synod. He wrote arcticles in Calvin Synod Herald, Magyar Egyház, wrote a book (Escape) about his experiences in World War II, where he was soldier-pastor. Participated in Youth Conferences and Classis meetings and following an old habit installed many amplification systems in churches and church halls (Chicago, Carteret, Bridgeport, Passaic, ect.) His wife dr. Susanne Gaal was dental surgeon in Hungary. They have two children, Susanne: sophomore in Eastern College and Zoltán: who starts his college studies at Messiah in Pa. computer sciences and during the summer works at amissionary station in South Africa with a Teen Mission team. A richly blessed man — first of all servant, servant of God who wants to serve men in obedience to God, preserving and conserving the precious heritage of our fathers to His glory. During the past several months, Church World Service (CWSJ has assisted partner church groups in Ethiopia with relief efforts. More than two million dollars have been used to airlift food to feeding centers, provide 6,500 tents, 100,000 wool blankets, and trucks to transport food and water. One hundred percent of donations to CWS for the Africa Emergency, including funds designated for Ethiopia, are being used to meet humand needs. A ll administrative and promotional costs are being paid from other sources. So that Ethiopians can, once again, grow their own food—rehabilitation work will soon begin alongside the continuing emergency aid which will be needed this year. CWS will provide a total of3,000 tons of seeds. Tools and draft animals needed for farming will be provided. For the latest information about Church World Service work, call CWS's toll-free hotline 1-800-223-1310 Update on the African Famine
