Boros György (szerk.): Értesítő a Nemzetközi Unitárius Conferencziáról (Kolozsvár, 1897)

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We remember always with gratitude the English Unitarians, who have constanthy received our young students in their country with open arms and brotherly love.

The result of this sympathy has incited the English Unitarian ladies to a similar action. Miss Tagart, who was present at the opening of our Church at Budapest, on returning to England, informed our present bishop, that Miss Sharpe, the directress of the Channing House School was quite willing to receive a Unitarian young lady on free board in her school, which was founded for the education of the daughters of Unitarian ministers.

Miss Sharpe wrote too and expressed in her letter, that her hearts’s desire was, to have a young lady in her school just as permanently as a young student is maintained in Manchester College, for, by so doing her intention was, to strengthen that brotherly relation between English and Hungarian Unitarians, which is so precious to both of us.

In accordance with her great kindness, there has been since 1892 three young ladies, enjoying the advantages of this school.

However I do not intend to take up much of your time, so, 1 will not go into details of all the aids, which our English and American brethren from time to time have heaped upon us; let it be sufficient to call to mind here, tt|p fm i pH min nnf_\ n.n gUR.i chmojuU whi oh she gave for the maintenance of a profe§50ml chair. In like manner there were many donations given in 1882—83, when our professor John Kovács travelled in London and America and when he received everywhere a most cordial reception.

It is a great pity, that we cannot visit them oftener, most especially the Americans.

Our country is divided from them by the ocean;