Securing Permission in Hungary

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Aug 25, 1910

Securing Permission in Hungary

IN this land our church is known as “the church that does not use intoxicating drinks.” The president of our Hungarian Conference, Elder J. F. Huenergardt, says:— “Theoretically this is a land of religious liberty and tolerance. In practise, however, especially when we begin to work in a new place, we generally have difficulty in securing permission to hold public meetings. Sometimes we are denied permission entirely. Then we do our work without it. The result usually is that the authorities, upon the command of the clergy of the place, Catholic or Protestant, as the case may be, arrest our workers, lock them up in a safe place for a few hours or sometimes days, or transport them home free of charge. After they are released, they return and follow up the interest. Then they may be again taken. This is repeated until we are no more molested. These experiences often bring good results.”