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Description
A notice appeared in De Hollander on this date that the four congregations of Grand Rapids, Noordeloos, Graafschap, and Polkton [Coopersville] have seceded from the Classis of Holland. It was decided by Classis to call a traveling minister to visit the various vacant congregations now deprived of regular preaching and pastoral care. It was also reported the Rev. Albertus C. Van Raalte and Rev. Pieter J. Oggel were nominated delegates to the meeting of the Particular Synod of Chicago to be held 29 April.
Date
4-15-1857
City
Holland, Michigan
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
ten Hoor, Henry, "Notice in De Hollander" (1857). Van Raalte Papers: 1850-1859. 370.
https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1850s/370
Notes
In Dutch; translated by Dr. Henry ten Hoor.
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.