Magyar Egyház, 1986 (65. évfolyam, 1-6. szám)
1986-01-01 / 1. szám
4. oldal MAGYAR EGYHÁZ ITINERARY OF THE 1986 CONCERT TOUR WITH TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR INFORMATION AND TICKETS NEW YORK, NY Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Ave., Saturday, March 22, 4:00 PM (212) 734-8144. BRIDGEPORT, CT Klein Memorial Auditorium, 910 Fairfield Ave., Palm Sunday, March 23, 4:00 PM. (203) 368-3658, 355-1946. NEW YORK, NY Interchurch Center Chapel, 475 Riverside Dr., Monday, March 24, 12:00 noon (212) 734-8144. MONTCLAIR, NJ State College Memorial Auditorium, Valley Rd. and Normal Ave., Upper Montclair, NJ, Monday, March 24, 8:00 PM, (201) 836-4869, 778-1019. NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ Presbyterian Church, 100 Livingston Ave., Tuesday, March 25, 7:30 PM, (201) 828- 3165, 545-5841, 247-5054. NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ Theological Seminary Chapel, 17 Seminary Place, Wednesday, March 26, 10:00 AM, (201) 247-5277. PERTH AMBOY, NJ Magyar Reformed Church, 331 Kirkland Place, Wednesday, March 26, 7:30 PM, (201) 442-7799. PRINCETON, NJ Princeton Theological Seminary, Good Friday, March 28, Noon, (609) 921-8300. WASHINGTON, DC National Presbyterian Church and Center, 4101 Nebraska Ave. NW, Easter Sunday, March 30, 4:00 PM, (301) 770-1144. PITTSBURGH, PA Southminster Presbyterian Church, 799 Washington Rd., Tuesday, April 1, 7:30 PM (412) 421-0279. HOLLAND, Ml Dimnent Chapel, Hope College, Thursday, April 3, 8:00 PM (616) 392-9766. CLEVELAND, OH Lakewood Civic Auditorium, 14100 Franklin Blvd., Saturday, April 5, 4:00 PM, (216) 941-8380 day; 333-8409, 226-2209 evenings, West Side Hungarian Reformed Church 476-3736. DETROIT, Ml Magyar Reformed Church, 9901 Allan Rd., Allen Park, Ml, Sunday, April 6, 4:00 PM, (313) 382-1001, 381-8400. HAMILTON, ON R.C. Cathedral of Christ the King, 714 King St. West, Tuesday, April 8, 7:30 PM, (416) 525-3641, 659-7907, 659-7459, 659-7459. TORONTO, ON St. Paul's Anglican Church, 227 Bloor St., East, Wednesday, April 9, 7:30 PM (416) 266-7353, 751-6697. OTTAWA, ON Knox Presbyterian Church, Elgin and Lisgar Streets, Friday, April 11, 8:00 PM, (613) 829- 3907, 728-2900, 238-4774, 230-7788, 235-5510. MONTREAL, PQ Hungarian United Church, 50 Graham Blvd., Town of Mount Royal, Saturday, April 12, 8:00 PM, (514) 731-5732. MONTREAL, PQ Dominion Douglas United Church, The Boulevard and Landsdowne, Sunday, April 13, 4:00 PM, (514) 731-5732. COMMEMORATION OF THE REVOCATION OF THE EDICT OF NANTES 1685-1985 A word from the World Alliance of Reformed Churches The Revocation of the Edict of Nantes is one of those historic events which has left its mark on the hearts and minds of the Reformed Churches down to our own day. The original target of the Decree, of course, was France. The object was to suppress and finally to eliminate the Reformed Church there. But the shockwaves of this attempt would be felt far beyond France. It should surprise no one that that calamitous 22nd day of October 1685 should still be alive in the memory of many Reformed Churches today, three centuries later. I The Edict of Nantes was issued on April 13th, 1598 by Henry IV, King of France. It accorded limited recognition to the Reformed Christians of France. While not given equal treatment with Catholic Christians, they did acquire rights politically and, above all, religiously. This settlement was increasingly challenged in the following century under Louis XIV. For an absolutist regime, the coexistence of two different religions was intolerable. A unified monarchy called for a unified religion. Together, therefore, the State and the Catholic Church tried restore this religious unity. First of all, they sought to achieve this goal by conversion. By proffered advantages, on the one hand, and by large-scale intimidation, on the other, Reformed Christians were pressed to adhere to the Catholic religion. The final link in this chain of measures was the revocation of the Edict of 1598. King Louis XIV thereby deprived the Reformed Church of its legal right to exist. Reformed pastors were given a fortnight to abjure their faith or else to quit France. Reformed Churches were demolished. Any form of religious service, even in private homes, was prohibited. The Reformed schools were abolished. Anyone resisting these measures was severely punished. The persecution had consequences of a kind unanticipated by the French Government. A flood of refugees streamed across the frontiers. It was the largest exodus for centuries. More than 200,000 refugees sought asylum in Switzerland, Holland, England, Scotland, Ireland, Brandenburg, Denmark, South Africa and even in Russia. In many places, “Huguenot” communities were founded. II What is the point of continuing to commemorate these events today? One thing must be emphasized from the very outset: the Jubilee would have failed in its purpose if it served to rekindle the quarrel between confessions. That the persecution of the Huguenots should have fuelled polemic in the past is understandable enough, but the Reformed Churches today cannot rest content with that. On the contrary, they have a duty today to ask themselves anew what significance that calamitous set of events has for the witness of the Reformed Churches, indeed for all the Churches, today.
