HUNGARIAN REFUGEE FUND
Vienna, Dec. 31, 1956 W e, the undersigned, wish to state our approval and recognition of the interdenomi national Protestant ministry achieved by the Rev. Douglas G. Stewart, director of the European Evangelistic Crusade (Evangelische Europa Mission), among the many thousands of Hungarian refugees, who fled into Aus tria. He and his missionaries have performed a most definite and invaluable service for the cause of Christ among these homeless and destitute people. This Christian ministry has been evidenced in the following manner: $60,000 of food and clothing together with Christian literature has and is being distributed among needy Protestant refugees in Austria and suffering Protestants in Hun gary. The spiritual needs of the refugees have been met, in that Rev. Douglas Stewart has been responsible for the printing of 100,000 Gospels of St. John, 10,000 New Testaments and 200,000 tracts in the Hun garian language. This distribution and pur chasing of Scripture portions has been vitally important as present supplies of Bibles have been exhausted. Besides this, Rev. Stewart has completed and payed for a Hungarian hymnbook, to gether with music, with fifty of the best Protestant Hungarian hymns, taken from the Hungarian Reformed, Lutheran and Baptist hymnbooks. In closing we wish to emphasize that a definite work has been accomplished by Rev. Douglas Stewart and his Mission in that they have laid a very important groundwork for the future spiritual and physical aid among the Hungarian refugees. Last, but most important of all, Rev. Douglas Stewart has been instrumental in rescuing individuals and families out of Hungary into the freedom of the West, at great personal risk to his own life. (signed) David S. Lusby Vice Consul, American Embassy, Vienna, Austria Prof. D . Trombitas Dr. S. Haraszti Vice Principal Baptist Seminary, Budapest, Hungary Karl Zedlacker,
Copyright, 1957. Used by permission of Rev. Douglas Stewart. Hungarian refugee Mother and her two children devouring their first meal in the free dom of the West after making their flight from Communist tyranny.
garian language I was able to gain their con fidence and to work more closely with them. The EUROPEAN EVANGELISTIC CRU SADE is continuing to send physical and spiritual aid to the Hungarian refugees who still continue to escape into Austria daily. HELP THESE COURAGEOUS PEOPLE NOW IN THEIR HOUR OF DESPERATE NEED. These are moments of crisis and momentous change and we cannot wait to help the thousands who are suddenly home less, sick, hungry and comfortless. THEY NEED YOUR HELP N OW ! As God directs and touches your heart, please send $1.00, $5.00, $10.00 or $100.00; but send it today and mark it "Hungarian refugees.” WE NEED YOUR PRAYERS AND WE URGENTLY NEED YOUR SUPPORT N OW ! Yours on behalf of the Hungarian Refugees, TZJL
idealistic Communists. Rev. Douglas Stew art’s work has been directed toward filling that vacuum with spiritual values in the lives of these people. The need is great and I am glad that Rev. Stewart and his co-workers have done so much toward filling that need, (signed) David S. Lusby, Vice Consul Embassy of the United States of America From the very first day that the Hungarian Refugees began to stream across the frontier, the missionaries of the European Evangelistic Crusade have been giving physical and spir itual aid to these hungry and homeless people. I have and am per
s o n a lly supervising our relief ministry to the Hungarian refu gees. I h ave seen their appalling physi cal need, as well as th e ir n eed fo r the c o m fo r t o f G o d ’s W ord and the mes sage of salvation in this tragic hour; and since I speak the Hun- Dr. George A. Palmer, President of the Board of Directors Mr. Thornley B. Wood, Vice President Mr. Earle B. Daum Dr. Ralph S. Wright Dr. Lehman Strauss Rev. Douglas G. Stewart Miss Ethel O. Moote Reference Council Rev. Paul E. Billheimer Rev. George T. B. Davis Rev. John P. Forsyth Dr. J. H. Hunter Rev. C. H. C. Jackson Dr. Bob Jones, Sr. Dr. Herbert Lockyer Dr. James McGinley Dr. F. J. Miles Dr. Palmer Muntz Dr. J. Winslow Smith Rev. Howard Sugden Dr. Louis T. Talbot
Director of Austrian Y.M .C.A. & Member Internatn’l Y.M.C.A.
Professor of Theology, Presbyterian Church Komarom, Hungary Prof. Dr. G. K. Ents Professor of Theology, Lutheran Church, Vienna, Austria
Helmut J.
Douglas G. Stewart
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Protestant layman and journalist Vienna, Austria
HUNGAR IAN REFUGEE FUND I Rev. Douglas G. Stewart, F.R.G.S. I EUROPEAN E V AN G E L IST IC CRU SADE, INC. (Member Mission I.F.M.A.)
TH E FOREIGN SERVICE OF TH E UN ITED STATES OF AMERICA
Director for North America I
Vienna, Austria January 8, 1957
To Whom it may Concern: This is to certify that I have personally observed and come in contact with the ac tivities of Rev. Douglas Stewart among Hun garian refugees. I have been very pleased to note that his work places its main emphasis on the spiritual needs of the Hungarians. Rev. Stewart’s missionaries have held evan gelical meetings wherever possible in the camps and have distributed, in addition to material aid, hundreds of thousands of Bible, New Testaments, Hymn Books, and tracts in Hungarian to the refugees. The great disillusionment which has fol lowed the years of Communist indoctrination is greatest among the Hungarians who were
811 Westview Street, Dept. K, Philadelphia 19, Pa. Dear Sir: W ith a glad and w illing heart I am enclosing | $...................... to help alleviate the physical and spiritual I | needs of the Hungarian refugees. '
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