Hungarian Church Press, 1958 (10. évfolyam, 1-2. szám)

1958-01-15 / 1-2. szám

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On several occasions I admonished all fellow-pastor s to take care not to abuse the appeasement, and patience should not become a chance to revive the judged old nan and all the eoclesiastiool, theological, churchpolitical and political ghosts of his, for otherwise we •should destroy the redeeming time by that

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Parallel with these series of events something has happened in the church, too,; We were speaking in those days that the timu of recommencement had arrived« We also talked of the sense of the rcoommsaeotaen'c, and how we had to take all with, proved to be good .from our former pcx'iod* and how we ought to do good better« At that seniors-* conference which was held in Ootobex lo56 and in the article I wrote in the "aa Ut" (Hcformed weekly paper) on the possibility of the recommencement I spoke still with solicitous care of the possibility that vre might even destroy this redeeming ti e, the blessingö might turn into malediction in our hands if we make ill use of them* Those days X only spoke of that with solicitous care but on October the 2Gth among the Ilyirség pastors 7 already spoke of the fact which was consummated.,

■'/hat happened on October the 05rd,

or better to say in the series of events, the explosion of which was only on October the 23rd ?

Ag).in s'inilar events happened out;aide aid it, iüo which are in deep historical connection with each otheir. On October the 25yd together with three at ny f ellow-pastors wo were listening to the deioon-jt rat ions and shouting slogans of the youth knowing nothing of the consequence of the affairs meanwhile certain people were beside thesis elves with joy, I told them: averts plenty of extraordinary troubles began just now, I made the staff .\ember of tlie Hungarian Hews Agency, present here, a statement declaring that a murderous attenpt was on against the people just in the moment when we were staling on the threshold of extreemly fav urábly chances, On October the 26 th I made a declaration of this ovit rage against the pe ople at Nyíregyháza which contained all what had to be said warning an that pecuJi-vr situation by a pastor pledged him elf to the congregation ' and. thzxAjgti the congregation to the man*

Vihat did happen in reality ? That do we understand by counterrevolution ? And what is it that came forward in the church ? People arc much wondering about v.hat were the pushing and immediate motives of those events which started on October the 23rd: whether they were the oJd mistakes of leading or the reactionary forces presenting themselves-, and the faults of those leaders of those d<ays who brought grist to mill of the reactionary forces, I do really not make excuses for the blunders of the past; not ever, for ay own mistakes but I have to say the counter-revolution was n.-t created of the fruits of the paste The counter-revolutionists made the counts r-revolution a_counter^reyolutton and those who brought grist to mill of these people rea.üzca*ih-1 the bulk of tue people participating in the events were not_ counter-revolutdonista, them did not knew even what they were dolog -• even when p retaking of political. demanotration. faults and armed action of ary degree t But there were peaole who knew very well what'they were doing- Such á political event becomes aomethiiig .i-ik-ft tliwt, nnt~T>y the intention of tire partakers but by the consequences of the event. Now, Right Reverend General Assembly if one list a.ing to the .-rüiü D,roodcasting of 'Radio 5i*cc Europe' in those days that need nut any other proof to be sure that tlie events wore in the hand of tlie international reaction ana which wanted to direct them according to their own aims* Radio free Lr.rope was broad-