Magyar Egyház, 1964 (43. évfolyam, 3-9. szám)
1964-05-01 / 5. szám
MAGYAR EGYHÁZ 9 DUQUESNE’S NEW CHURCH IS TEN YEARS OLD The Duquesne congregation commemorated the tenth anniversary of the dedication of their new church on the first Sunday in May. The celebration was a succesful event with a large crowd in a festive mood. A Thanksgiving Service was held in the afternoon with the participation of the ministers of the Western Classis, Dean Tibor Toth preaching the sermon in the flower bedecked church filled with worshippers. Reservations for the Anniversary Dinner were closed a week before the event, Greetings were extended by Mayor Joseph Sabol of Duquesne and State Senator Leonard Staisey, as well as from the Church by Dean Toth, Chief Elder John Dar nay and General Secretary Louis Nagy. The Choir rendered two numbers and their director, Ann Shigo, sang a solo. Two outstanding men were the main speakers of the evening: Dr. Dennis J. Carney, Gen. Supt. of Duquesne Works (U.S. Steel Corp.) and the Honorable Albert A. Fiok, Judge of the Common Pleas Court A large number of representatives of the community and the sister churches were present, led by Youngstown with 36 strong who came by chartered bus. Also, all the ministers of the neighboring churches were present. Chief Elder Andrew Sapos gave the welcome and his First Assistant Joseph Kallery the closing words. At the close Mrs. Margaret Kovach, president of the Women’s Club, presented the pastor with a surprise gift of a beautiful desk set. * Ground for the new church was broken on Sunday, March 8, 1953 and completed in February, 1954. The dedication was held on Sunday, March 28, 1954. The total cost of building was $175,000 and during the ten year period since an additional $11,000 was spent on improvement and equipment. At the time the building was started the congregation had the clear title to the land and $33,000 in funds; during the year of building a similar amount was contributed and $100,000 was borrowed as mortgage. Payments on the mortgage were started in November 1954 and during the nine and a half years $92,307.59 were paid ($60,822.27 on the principal), leaving a balance at the present time of $39,177.73.--------------o-------------THE SECOND HELVETIC CONFESSION RENDERED IN QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SECTION V. Worship, adoration and invocation of God through the only Mediator, Jesus Christ 1. Whom should we worship and adore only? We should worship and adore God only, according to this commandment of the Lord: “You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.” 2. How should we worship and adore God? We should worship and adore God according to his instruction, that is, “in spirit and truth,” without any superstition. 3. Whom should we invoke as our helper in all our afflictions? We should invoke God through our only Advocate and Mediator, Jesus Christ. 4. How do we know this? We know this from the Holy Scriptures. God says: “Call upon me in the day of trouble, I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me.” Jesus said this: “If you ask anything of the Father, He will give it to you in my name.” Paul says then this: “There is one God, and there is one Mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.” 5. What is our attitude toward the inhabitants of heaven or the saints? We neither worship nor adore nor call upon them for help; and we do not believe them to be our advocates or mediators before the Father. 6. Why do we have this attitude toward them? Because God said through Isaiah: “My glory I give to no other.” And Peter thus teaches us: “There is no other name (but Christ’s) under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” 7. Does this mean that we disrespect and despise the inhabitants of heaven or the saints? Not at all. We respect and love them as our brethren, but not by any religious devotion. Their faith and virtues we try to imitate and desire to be with them once at God. 8. What did Augustine teach about the saints? He taught that if the saints really lived piously here on earth, they do not expect any veneration from us, rather they want us to give all adoration to God. 9. How do we regard the earthly remains or relics of the saints? We definitely do not give them any religious devotion or veneration. 10. What did the ancient believers do with their dead? They buried their earthly remains decently, and regarded their virtues, teachings and faith as their most precious bequest. 11. Why do we refuse to take an oath by the names of saints? Because the Holy Scripture says: “By the name of God you shall swear.” (To be continued) Stephen Kovács PERSONAL NOTE In the auditorium of the Unitarian Church, Montclair, New Jersey a brilliant, young pianist, Ilona Nemesnyik had her first recital on Mother’s Day. 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