The Message in Hungary
By J. F. Huenergardt
THE work which was begun here several years ago, first among the German-speaking people of Transylvania, has now gained a foothold among the Hungarians, Romanians, and recently among the Slovenians. We are glad to report to our brethren that the good work has also been established in Budapest, the capital of Hungary, a city of nearly eight hundred thousand inhabitants. We now have a company of twenty-five members, mostly as a result of the work since the month of February. In Bekes-Csaba, a city of about forty thousand inhabitants, we organized our first Slovenian company of ten members in May. These people first heard of the Sabbath several years ago, and have since kept it, but had not fully accepted the system of tithing; but, after a thorough consideration of the subject, they were happily united with the remnant people of God, and now enjoy the light of the full truth for this last generation. Through these people another company was also convinced of the Sabbath truth. This company lives on the southern border of Hungary, near the city of Belgrade, the capital of Servia. After these heard that the people at Bekes-Csaba had united with us, they at once invited me to visit them. This I did last week. During my stay it was my privilege to study the truth with them. As a result most of them were fully convinced, and declared that they wished to unite with us at the time of my next visit among them. This was considered the wisest step under the circumstances. These people also speak the Servian language, and we have hope that through them the truth will soon find its way into Servia also, which is one of the few countries of Europe into which the truth has not yet entered. In company with Brother H. F. Schifferth, from June nine to twenty-eight, it was my privilege to visit in all parts of our great field. The trip was a very profitable one. Forty-one souls were baptized and taken into the church during the quarter which closed in June. This gives us a membership of over two hundred. The work is onward, and we are of the best courage, and expect yet greater blessings in the near future.