Fraternity-Testvériség, 1952 (30. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1952-01-01 / 1. szám
4 TESTVÉRISÉG Nem egy, igen sok esetben fizetett ki már Egyesületünk olyan biztosítást, hogy csak az első hónapi tagdija volt befizetve a tagtestvérünknek. Az igy hirtelen elköltözött tagtestvérünknek, ha árvája maradt annak neveltetéséről a Bethlen Otthonban gondoskodik az Egyesületünk, mely egy kedves, kies fekvésű kis városban Ligonier, Pa. van, közvetlen az iskolák szomszédságában a legmodernebbül berendezett kis kastélyban. 60 gyermek befogadására van felszerelve. Azokról a tagtestvéreinkről is gondot visel Egyesületünk, akik kiöregedtek a munkából és gondozás nélkül magánosán tengetik az életüköt. Az Egyesületünk Bethlen Otthonában 60 ilyen testvérünk számára van tisztán és kényelmesen berendezett lakás. Ha csak ennyit is említünk meg az Amerikai Magyar Református Egyesület életéről az uj esztendő küszöbén, ennyi is képet ad arról, hogy az egymást segítő krisztusi szeretet jegyében toborzódtak a tagjai. A Kossuth nevéhez méltó székházából az ország fővárosából, Washington, D. C., az Egyesületünk Központi Hivatalából üzenetül szüntelen hangzik ki az amerikai magyar telepek felé, hogy akik hisznek az Istenben, azok jöjjenek, lépjenek be az Egyesületünkbe, mert az Egyesületünk jeligéje: “Ha az Isten velünk, kicsoda ellenünk?” Király Imre. DIVINE PROVIDENCE has spared us from sorrow in connection with the awful mine disaster at West Frankfort, 111., where 119 men died and only a single miner escaped with his life. While doubtless some of our members in Branch 191 at nearby Johnston City worked there at one time or another, none of our members were among the victims. Mine catastrophes like this started our Hungarian aid societies on their way to fraternal help more than 50-60 years ago — and they are still with us. It is strange, to say the least, that while science made unbelievable progress in every field during this half-century, it is still unable to solve the problem of similar catastrophes. It is rather difficult to believe that it is an unsolvlable problem and that human lives must be sacrificed indefinitely to the unconquerable demon of the mines. Or would it be possible that the problem was solved long ago, only human greed or heartless carelessness keeps up the gloomy tradition of bygone eras? * * * WE SINCERELY HOPE that the blood donor program of the Red Cross, in connection with the idea that honoring the memory of Louis Kossuth’s American tour one hundred years ago, great masses of Americans of Hungarian extraction would offer some of their blood — will be a complete success all over the nation. The American - Hungarian press will keep the idea alive through the services of the American Hungarian Federation in Washington, D. C., and will inform the public about the progress. We are particularly pleased that one of our Reformed churches (our East Chicago, Ind. church, under the able leadership of its pastor, the Rev. L. Egry) already has taken definite steps in this direction. The nastor and his wife, who were instrumental in staging several very successful TV engagements in that great area, employed their zeal and talent in the interests of the blood donor program also. Our community life certainly needs outstanding examples like this. May their tribe increase! (The mobile unit of the Red Cross visited East Chicago February 4 and 5.) * * * THE CIO, one of the largest labor organizations in the world, some time ago laid down a fighting program for civil liberties. The resolution adopted by the CIO concerning civil liberties vigorously attacks Senators McCarthy of Wisconsin and McCarran of Nevada, together with the Supreme Court decision upholding the conviction of 11 Communist leaders. According to the CIO resolution, this decision is a “grave blow to America’s heritage of freedom of speech.” “We detest the men” — says the resolution — “who were convicted and we despise the ideas they spew forth, but their conviction and imprisonment, not for conspiring or attempting' to overthrow the government by violence, but solely to teach and advocate the ‘propriety’ of such overthow, is a threat to the free speech of all men.” The CIO’s stand on this grave question is strange, indeed. According to this, the Communist leaders “merely” teach and advocate IN PLAIN AMERICAN A monthly page conducted by Edmund Vasvary
