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A was call extended by the Reformed Church of Graafschap, Michigan, to the Rev. A. G. de Waal, pastor of the Seceded congregations at Axel, Zaamslag, and ten Neusden. He received 32 of the 43 votes cast. The congregation consisted of 51 families. There was a parsonage with five acres of land. The call was signed by the elders, H. Strabbing, A. J. Neerken, and Pieter Boven, and deacons, G. F. van Anrooy and M. Noeije.
Date
2-6-1852
City
Graafschap, Fillmore-Allegan Michigan, Holland Post Office
Source
The original documents are held in the Holland Museum.
Rights
This digitized material is intended for personal research/study only. The original documents may not be reproduced for commercial use in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without permission in writing from the Holland Museum.
Recommended Citation
Strabbing, H.; Neerken, A. J.; Boven, Pieter; van Anrooy, G. F.; Noeije, M.; Moerdyk, P. T.; and Kennedy, Nella, "A Call Was Extended by the Reformed Church of Graafschap, Michigan, to the Rev. A. G. De Waal, Pastor of the Seceded Congregations at Axel, Zaamslag, and Ten Neusden" (1852). Van Raalte Papers: 1850-1859. 222.
https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1850s/222
Notes
The translation is by P. T. Moerdyk. The translation was revised by Nella Kennedy, October, 2003.
Description of the document and reference to the Holland Museum by Dr. Elton J. Bruins.
About the collection:
Elton J. Bruins, long-time professor in the Department of Religion at Hope College, spent years collecting documents by and about Albertus C. Van Raalte, founder of Holland, Michigan and early patron of Hope College. Documents were gathered from dozens of public and private collections, making a nearly exhaustive collection of Van Raalte's writings and reflections. It is these documents that make up the "Van Raalte Papers."
Digitizing the Van Raalte papers was supported by the Dutch Culture USA program by the Consulate General of the Netherlands in New York. The project was done in partnership with Heritage Hall at Calvin University, which also digitized its Van Raalte collections.