The grave of the Evangelical pastor Győző Farkas
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The Lutheran church weekly newspaper City Built on a Hill remembered Győző Farkas on June 29, 1928: "Farkas Győző, the Evangelical pastor of Debrecen, has died. The members of our Buda parish were deeply shocked and shocked by the unexpected and sad news that Farkas Győző, the leading pastor of the Debrecen Evangelical parish, passed away suddenly on the 9th of this month. He died of stomach poisoning. The Evangelicals of Buda knew the deceased excellent man well, who started his promising career at our parish. ; He started as a religious teacher and proved to be an excellent teacher. Then we could hear his speeches in our castle church, full of energy, agile, and delivered with oratory fervor, in which he always discussed profound thoughts and current church topics. He was a true warrior for his church. ; It has been about five years since the Evangelicals of Debrecen, recognizing his excellent abilities, invited him to be their pastor. He worked tirelessly to organize his parish and his activities were crowned with success. Great He soon gained public respect due to his knowledge, outstanding talents and personality. He also gained merit in the field of building connections with the Protestant brother Reformed Church. His excellent church oratory skills were also recognized by our Reformed brothers and, at the invitation of Bishop Baltazár, he spoke in groups in the Reformed churches of Debrecen. He also completed a foreign mission in England last year. ; His boldly arcing path, a promising career, was cut in two so unexpectedly and we regret his sudden death all the more. ; His memory is preserved with reverence by the followers and former students of our Buda church. ; Bishop Geduly buried him on the 11th of this month with the profound participation of the entire Protestant society of Debrecen. Born and studied in Késmárk, he completed his theology in Eperjes and taught, later he pastored in our Buda church community. With his excellent friend: Lajos Duszik, pastor of Miskolc, he had a greater He made a study trip to Germany, France and the Netherlands, where the two enthusiastic Hungarian priests were also received by the German Emperor William.