Evangéliumi Hírnök, 1981 (73. évfolyam, 1-16. szám)
1981-01-01 / 1. szám
8. oldal ^gaiumiHlrSaP 1981. január 1. man Catholic translation appeared in 1599, and still another translation was completed in Gdansk in 1632. It was 1975 before the next translation appeared. It was in the literary langnage, “modern, but distinguished, ” the director says. Society translators have laboured for the past four years on a New Testament version, similar to Today’s English Version. The first volume — the four gospel — was released this year with 15,000 copies. The Polish Bible Society was linked as early as 1816 to the British and Foreign Bible Society, and retained its name as a branch until ten years ago. A traveler in East Europe early in the last century could find only three Bibles in Poland, in the King’s palace, in the National Curia, and a very old Reformation Bible in a peasant home. The traveler, a Mr. Pinckerton, persuaded the Minister of Religious Affairs to allow establishment of a branch of the British and Foreign Bible Society. The father of Barbara Enholc- Narzynska was the Society’s director CONTRIBUTIONS November, 1980 Mr. and Mrs. Theodor Merkl, Pompano Beach. Fla. $100.00; Silliman Memorial Baptist Church. Fairfield, CT 184.95; Bethesda Baptist Church, Palm Bay, FL 170.00; Mr. Aaron Hollander, Palm Bay, FL 50.60; Mr. and Mrs. Steve Crump, Merritt Island, Fla. 25.00; Mrs. Margaret Mobley, Palm Bay, Fla. 25.00: Mr. Alex Raduly, Palm Bay, Fla. 15.00; Mrs. Wilhemina DeJager, W. Melbourne, Fla. 73.42; Mrs. Julia and Margaret Vargo. Hemet, CA 15.00; Mrs. Helen Veizer, Palm Bay, Fla. 5.00; Mission Guild-Sillintan Memorial Baptist Church, Fairfield. CT 64.80; Mr. and Mrs. George Kalman, Piscataway, NJ 10.00; Mrs. Esther Carabelos, Denver. CO 10.00; Mrs. Edith Welcsh, Youngstown, OH 10.00; Mr. and Mrs. Adam Eifert, Sr., Vero Beach, Fla. 50.00; Mrs. Margaret Nemeth, W. Melbourne, Fla. 10.00; Mrs. Emilie L. Fisher, North Kingston, RI 25.00; Hungarian Baptist Church, New York, NY 55.00; Mr. and Mrs. John Black, Sr., Robbinsville, NJ 10.00; Mrs. Helen Gregsamer, Richton Park, IL 20.00; Mr. and Mrs. John Balogh, Northbridge, CA 30.00; Mr. and Mrs. Geza Legoza, Fairfield, CT 200.00; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kish, Fairfield, CT 15.00; Rev. and Mrs. Gabriel Petre, Palm Bay, FL 10.00; Mr. and Mrs. Ignatz Fekete, Palm Bay, FL 10.00; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Fenecel, Bethlehem, PA 25.00; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest J. Kish, Palm Bay, FL 30.00. — Total: SI,248.77 The end of all learning is to know God, and out of that knowledge to love and imitate Him. for 50 years. When he told her, “You must be my successor, ” she was studying interior architecture and had no wish to take up his work. But after two year of his daily insistence she agreed to attempt theological studies. As the only women then at her theological faculty, she recalls praying, “Lord, help me not to pass the examinations!” But after receiving high marks she said, “Lord, you just don’t hear my voice!” Turning to a work with homeless children she discovered that they loved her story-telling from the Bible. “I found then that what I had resisted was my gift and calling, ” she admits. She then took an advanced theological degree and began writing a history of the Bible Society. Except for one small Bible edition printed in England, all printing today is done at Poland’s two main printing houses. “We have money from sales and as we produce more Scripture we have more funds. These are used for production, distribution and administration costs, ” the director says. But all the Society’s work depends on paper, and amounts needed from its friends in other countries are enormous. One Kilogramme of paper is required to produce one Bible; nearly 35 tons are needed for a New Testament edition; and the Society’s present schedule demands at least 100 tons of paper stock yearly. “Since paper is a priority item we are relieved from paying customs duties on our shipments from abroad,’’she says. The main need is for offset quality stock of 50 gramme weight, in the normal 61/86 centimetre format. A recent Polish television feature on books included the Bible Society’s work. And last year, editors of “Poland” magazine — circulated internationally in five languages — asked Mrs. Enholc-Narzynska to write an article about the Society. The response was so great they have commissioned a further series for future issues. But her concern for God s Word is not limited to Poland. She concluded the interview with these words: “I hope that in all countries the Bible will be more widely read. ” (EBPS 80:134) SZÖVETSÉGÜNK TÖRTÉNETE (Folytatás az 5. oldalról) jai: Bállá György, Wancha Sándor és Fodor József. Az Evangéliumi Hírnökben minden hónapban helyet adnak a menházi jelentések közlésére. 1956. július 11-től 16-ig Clevelandban (Fulton Road) kerül sor a közgyűlésre. Megint statisztikai adatokat tesznek közzé. Ezek szerint 25 gyülekezetben 1600 tagja van a Szövetségnek. A konvención eldöntik, hogy a menházat Watervlietből átköltöztetik Floridába, ahol Bállá György ajánlatára, egy 43 holdas földterületet vásárolnak 42.000 dollárért. Furcsa módon, a delegátusok jónak látják, hogy a konvenciók sorszámozását megváltoztassák. Ezzel azt akarják elérni, hogy a konvenciók száma azonos legyen a Szövetség éveinek számával. Ennek érdekében az 1956-os konvenciót 49A konvenciónak, az 1957-eset pedig 49B konvenciónak nevezik el. 1957. július 10-től 14-ig Bridgeport (Conn.) fogadja a gyülekezetek küldötteit. Ez az úgynevezett 49B konvenció az öregotthon átköltöztetését véglegesen elhatározza. A korábban elkezdett 5000 dolláros belmissziói kampányt tovább folytatják. Ebben az évben a Szövetség Ohio állam törvényei szerint inkorporáltatta magát. 1958. július 9-től 13-ig Clevelandban, a West Side-i gyülekezet rendezésében a Szövetség megtartotta 50 éves jubileumi konvencióját. A nagy gyűlés helye az Euclid Avenuen levő nagy angol baptista gyülekezet temploma volt. Ez már a 12. eset, hogy az évi konferencióra Cleveland városában került sor. A jelenlevők száma 500 600 között van és annak ellenére, hogy a Shaker téri gyülekezetben súlyos problémák ütötték fel fejüket, a konvenció nagyon sikeresen végezi munkáját. A Szövetség 50 éves történetét Gazsi István nyugalomba vonult lelkipásztor olvassa fel, aki az 1908-as első konvención is jelen volt Homestead városában. (Folytatjuk) Beverly Sills, singer: “If you can’t say something nice about someone, don’t say anything at all. ”
