Hungarian Church Press, 1949 (1. évfolyam, 4-13. szám)
1949-06-12 / 8. szám
re n* «* about suffering tö Prb'fostmicistn as it practically shed tears and blood during the time of the Holy Homan Empire and the counter-reformation. how it cannot but heartily and sincerely rejoice over human progress, offering new possibilities for peaceful social development. It is the very characteristic of every noble human endeavour, that it wants to expand the fruits of culture and civilisation as common treasure to mankind. The maintainance of social discriminations is inhuman and must therefore be condemned by the Church. The leaders of the Lutheran Church are going to spend a week in Switzerland and will then return to Hungary. HUNGARIAN ECUMENICAL COMMITTEE REORGANISED The Hungarian Committee of the World Council of Churches was reorganised. The new office bearers are the following: clerical president: Albert Bex^eczky, reformed bishop, laic g resident: dr.Iván-Reok, general inspector of the Lutheran hurch, co-presidents: Zoltán Turdczy Lutheran bishop and dr* Béla Szentpéteri' Kun general inspector of the Reformed Church, acting vice-president: dr. Gyula Grod, general secretary of the Lutheran Church, secretaries: dr. Barna Nagy prof, of theology and Lászld Benczúr prof.-of religion, recording secretary: dr. George Harsanyi attorney of the Reformed Conv^ntus, General secretary of the reconstruction department became dr.Lászld Makkai, University lecturer* CHURCHES AGAINST ANTI-SEMITISM - REFLECTIONS UPON THE POINTS OE SESLISBERGThree Hungarian Churches, the Catholic, the Reformed and the Unitarian published a booklet with similar outside appearance, but with different contents against anti-Semitism. The publication of each church brings the ten points accepted by the Christian and Jewish delegates at their common international conference at Seelisberg /Switzerland/ in July 19 4-7* Each church adds an explanation to the points ascording to its own creed. The purpose of the booklet is to refute false anti-Semitic doctrines hiding in the church. CONFERENCE OP BAPTIST MINISTERS 70 Baptist ministers from all districts of Hungary met in a one-week conference on the lake Balaton at the end of June.In the absence of dr.Imre Somogyi, who after a serious operation is still in hospital,pastor M. Baranyai, director of the Baptist Seminary presided the conference. 'The subject was the church life and the missionary activities of the Baptists, with a view to intensify evangelistic work amidst the general revival in Hungary.
