Calvin Synod Herald, 1986 (86. évfolyam, 1-6. szám)
1986 / 5-6. szám
CALVIN SYNOD HERALD — 10 — REFORMÁTUSOK LAPJA “Last Tribute Walter Zoltán Hethy The tribute in this necrology is paid to one of the oldest second generation American Hungarian educators, who was born in 1898 and died on September 5,1986. He lived a long fruitful life of 88 years, — well past the Biblical majority of three score and ten — and for this his family, relatives and countless friends both in — the new and the old country — are grateful to God. Born in Szabolcs-Tiszabercel, Hungary, he emigrated to the U nited States of America with his mother, the late Ilona Korocz Hethy, in 1907 at the age of 9, — setting foot in Ellis Island. Though he received the greater part of his education in the U.S.A. — elementary and highschool in New York, graduated from Colgate University, had post-graduate studies in the University of Maine and some in the Sorbonne, Paris, France — he remained a faithful bilingual American- Hungarian throughout his life. Not only was he an outstanding bilingual citizen, At the September Hungarian Ministerial meeting the delegates were informed in Ligonier, PA that a pastor was needed for our South American mission. Since that time the Rev. István Kotsis of Szentgál, Hungary was unanomously chosen. Some of our congregations made financial pledges to aid our South American mission. Their help is urgently needed now. Please send your contributions to our Calvin Synod treasurer. Care packages are also needed. Some farmers in the Chaco region lost all their belongings in the last flood. If clothing is sent please include a certificate of cleaning. After an absence of more than fifteen years, instruction in the Hungarian language will be re-introduced into the curriculum of undergraduate colleges of Rutgers University of New Brunswick. Beginning in September and lasting for the entire academic year, a course in Elementary Hungarian will be given during the 5th period (2:50-4:10 p.m.) three days a week. Each semester will grant 4 credits, and the credit is equal to other elementary language courses on the New Brunswick campus. Please encourage students enrolled in Rutgers, Douglass or Livingston Colleges to sign up for a course. The educator, mathematician and businessman but he was also a good Christian family man. — Irene Binder Hethy his wife died well before him, but he leaves three daughters: Helen Marie Mulvihill, Eileen Torraca, Barbara Debonis and their families, which include 5 grandchildren. The founder and president for many years of the American Hungarian Cultural Society of Ronkonkoma, L.I.N. Y., he was also a member of both The Hungarian Reformed Federation of America and the William Penn Fraternal Association. On September 9, 1986 his burial was from the United Methodist Church in Lake Ronkonkoma, of which he was a member and respected elder for many years; interment was in the adjoining cemetery. May he rest in peace and may the comforting-grace of God remain with all who loved and respected him! Otherwise the needy people may not receive your gifts. In order to make the clothing duty free it should be marked: ANTIDAD DE BIEN PUBLICA The care packages should be less than 20 lbs each, and sizewise should meet the dimensions of postal regulations. They should be mailed to: Rev. Imre Szabó C. Ramon Freire 1739 Buenos Aires 1426 Argentina For further information call: Dr. John Bütösi (203) 368-3658. piecise number can be obtained by calling the Slavic Department at 932-7604. The re-introduction of instruction of Hungarian is part of a 3-year experimental program which has the support of the Dean’s office of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers. It is hoped that the elementary course will be followed by a course at the intermediate level and ultimately with a course in Hungarian literature. Funds to support this 3-year pilot program are urgently needed. A separate fund called Hungarian Studies Fund has been created through the Rutgers Foundationat 191 College Ave., in New Brunswick. Televised Lectures on the Bible The Hungarian Television has launched a series composed of 13 lectures on the Bible. The two already delivered lectures dealt with the evolution of the Bible and the social, ethical and geographical foundations of the Old Testament (OT) by the Marxist philosopher Gusztáv Geese and Msgr. István Jelenics, professor, of the Piarist Order, resp. The coming Saturday evening lectures will be televised in the following order: “OT Prophets” by Mr. Pál Horváth, who is on the staff of the Institute for the Study of the History of Religions- “The Laws in the Bible” by Prof. Andor Muntág of the Lutheran Theological Academy in Budapest- “The Birth of the New Testament (NT) and the Process of its Canonisation” by Mr. Gusztáv Geese- “Religious Wars and Trends” by Mr. Gusztáv Geese- “The NT as a Historical Product” by Mr. Pál Horváth — “Writings Cognate with the Bible and the NT’ by Prof. Béla Trajányi of the Roman Catholic Theological Academy in Budapest — “Social and Religious Factors in the Spreading of Christianity” by Pastor Dr. Pál Herczeg of the Reformed Church.- “The Religious, Ethical, Social and Political Conception of the NT’ by Prof. Béla Tarjányi- “Learning and Culture in the Bible” by the Historian Tamás Raj- “The Bible and Human Culture” by Academician József Lukács- “The Bible and the Fine Arts” by Church Historian Jenő Szigeti (HCP) Theological Statement Adopted Twenty-four years after church union was first proposed, the nine-member denominations of the Consultation on Church U nion (COCU) have reached theological consensus. In an unanimous vote, the 90 representatives to COCU, including the UCC, have agreed to ask their parent bodies to accept a 70-page theological statement as the basis for the next step toward unity. The 28,000-word document, “The COCU Consensus: In Quest of a Church of Christ Uniting,” calls for the mutual recognition of members and clergy, open and regular communion and joint work in mission and evangelism. There is no definite timetable for implementing the proposals, but it is hoped that all communions will have acted by 1988. UCC President Avery Post says the denomination will have two years to study the document before it is voted upon by the 16th General Synod in Cleveland in 1987. ARGENTÍNA------------------Hungarian Language Course at Rutgers (J. K. Portland, Maine)
