Fraternity-Testvériség, 1991 (69. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)
1991-07-01 / 3-4. szám
Page 10 TESTVÉRISÉG mindenkor aláhelyezve, vezetik Krisztus ügyét diadalról diadalra közöttünk és mindenütt, ahol magyarok és református magyarok élnek. "Az amerikai magyar reformátusok ajándéka" hirdeti az emléktábla felirata. Az alkotó művész - Kur Csaba - tiszteletdíja, szállítási költség és a tábla elhelyezésével járó kiadások meghaladják a NÉGY ÉS FÉLEZER dollárt. Az egyháztestek, Lelkészegyesület, Református Egyesület támogatása mellett nagy szükség van közadakozásra, egyének támogatására. A lapunk útján beérkező csekket kérjük washingtoni egyházunk nevére kiállítani, és az Egyesület címére küldeni Hungarian Reformed Church, Washington, D.C. Ravasz Fund 2001 Massachusetts Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036-1011 AZ ÚJ SZÖVETSÉG Fordította KÁROLI GÁSPÁR A Fordítást Az Eredeti Szöveggel Egybevetette Es Átdolgozta RAVASZ LÁSZLÓ A Bethlen Nyomda Kiadása 1971 Ligonier, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. 2nd World Conference of Hungarian Reformed Churches The II World Conference of the Hungarian Reformed Churches held in Hungary in June of this year attracted a number of bilingual members of our American Hungarian community to their homeland. For some of these guests it was a first time visit to the country of their ancestors; for others, who knew Hungary under Communist rule, it was a joyful experience to witness a liberated country. The letters we publish below under the title, "My Trip to Hungary," reflect the joy and happiness of these people in discovering or rediscovering the country of their ancestry. I.B. "MY TRIP TO HUNGARY" Edmond Vig, Chief Elder, Allen Park Michigan: "A tour group of 18 people left Metro Airport in the Detroit area for the trip. Of the group, I believe that 10 or 12 had never been there. The matriarch of the group was a lovely lady of 80 and she was with her granddaughter of 23. The rest were from age 40 and up. No one in my family had ever been to Hungary since 1914, that's 77 years. The last contact was in 1969 when 4 Christmas Cards to family members had been sent and returned unopened, marked "No Addressee Known". Others had similar stories. Most of the people were from Michigan but we also had people from Indiana and Ohio. My trip to Hungary from June 13 to June 27,1991 had a two-fold purpose. First and foremost was the "II World Conference of Hungarian Reformed Churches" and secondly was to visit the birthplace of my parents. The trip was very successful on both counts. When I first entered Hungary on Sunday, June 16th at the city of Sopron, it was a memorable occasion and a once in a lifetime visit for me. I had read about Hungary, listened to my parents who emigrated from there in 1907 and 1914, listened to my friends who had previously been there, seen some TV program documentaries and had an idea or vision of what I would see. I thought I would see a nation that had been suppressed by the aggressors, one that would be behind the times, and in many ways it would be rural, old and rustic looking. Instead I found beautiful countryside, grand buildings with a lot of history dating back a 1,000 years. New construction was everywhere; in the villages, towns, and cities. I perceived the people were building homes for themselves. They were doing their own work. I was also impressed by the beauty and warmth of the people. I felt that I was in a way at home at the birthplace of my father and mother, Izsófalva and Abaujszolnok. It was here that they had been born and raised and grew into young adulthood. It was a glorious and exhilarating feeling.
