Hungarian Church Press, 1950 (2. évfolyam, 4-13. szám)

1950-03-15 / 5. szám

otherwordliness, but should return to the progressive Protestant traditions. With this in view, we must strengthen the ties that bind us to other Protestant churches, especially to the Preformed Church. Let us not deny that there are still certain people among us who would prefer, to a progressive Protestant unity, the .camp of that '‘Christian unity" which, while using the slogan of Christ ianity, is actually inspired by the spirit of anti-democracy«Let us oppose these people for their programme, instead of bringing about the victory of Christian ideas, would rather bring back the anti-Protestant, anti-progressive and anti-democratic rule of new Caraffas. This is not our road! Our road is the renewal of our church as a people's church and our marching together with our people, ever forward and upward* Our church has already made the first steps on this road and nothing can pull her back! It is by marching on this road that I want to serve with all my work, I ask your confidence and yoür help".

"My thoughts take me now to the congregations of the Bánya bynod. To hard-working peasants, workers, intellectuals,all members of the church, on farms, in villages, in towns. To over— burdened pastors, especially in what we call the diaspora of our church, I ask our pastors: let they be pastors of our people in such a manner as their ancestors were their people's pastors, those staunch advocates of the people's cause. My wish to our people and to our believers is this: let there be peace and happiness, as the fruit of our building effort!

HEW PUBLICATIONS BY THL HUNGARIAN REFORMOD CHURCH

A commentary on the Gospel of John, by Dr« Ernest Mátyás,Professor of the Theological Academy in Sárospatak, has justoeen published* The book consists of 280 large pages. We shall have it reviewed sooni Two years ago Dr. Mátyás wrote a commentary on the Epistles of James and Peter. His new work is regarded as a significant achievement of our theological literature .

Last fall the Reformed Church published text books for the religious instruction of Primary bchool pupils in 14Ű.000 copies. The text books for the I-III. year pupils have been completely sold out. The Ministry of People's Education has now apportioned for the use of the ^efOrtied Church newsprint for 15.Q00 textbooks. These will soon leave the presses. This second edition made full use of the theological criticism which were published since the first edition.

"Events of Ecclesiastical Politics in the I-Ioly Year" is the title of a study by Dr. L. Pakozdy, Professor of Old Testament in the Theological Department of Debrecen University, which was published in the Református Egyház, official fortnight^ publication of the Reformed Church. This study has just been_ reissued in pamphlet .form, It contains a trenchant criticism Or those eccleaiastico-political designs that masquerade behind the programme of the "Holy Year".-7-Hungarian Church Press