Title
Minutes of a Special Meeting of the Classis of Holland
Files
Description
Minutes of a special meeting of the Classis of Holland, held at Zeeland. The meeting concerns the secession of the Drenthe church from the Classis of Holland. The certificate of secession is dated May 15. Smit opposed the leadership of Van Raalte. Classis rules that Smit is forbidden to serve as pastor of the church and is deposed from the ministry. A letter is sent to the congregation with that information and to the Elders of the Reformed Associate Church in Martin, Michigan. Rev. Wynand Gardiner is called to serve the Kalamazoo church.
Date
5-25-1853
Source
Unknown
Recommended Citation
Ympa, M. A. and Van Raalte, A. C., "Minutes of a Special Meeting of the Classis of Holland" (1853). Van Raalte Papers: 1850-1859. 478.
https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1850s/478
Notes
Description of the document 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.