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'GREAT OCCASIONS IN OTHER LANDS '—VIII

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Mr. C. H. CUNNINGHAM : Hungary ' MR, CHARLES CUNNINGHAM , who knows Hungary well, is preparing a book on that country which, is soon to be published. In this talk ho describes the St. Stephen Festival at Budapest. St. Stephen, who is the national hero of Hungary, was its first king. He was originally the' son of the Duko of Hungary, and. Hungary became a kingdom under Stephen in the year 998. when he quelled a pagan reaction. His position as king was soon afterwards confirmed by the Pope. Stephen was the type of the soldier-Christian ;he spent his life in fighting paganism and Christianizing his kingdom by force of arms. The Festival of St. Stephen is the great event of the Hungarian year; peasants from all over Hungary collect in Budapest in national costume. Mr. Cunningham will give some idea of the of the scene.

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