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Description
A letter written in August by B. H. Ploeg was published in De Hollander on this date. Ploeg is attacking Rev. Pieter J. Oggel for his defense of singing hymns and espousing the Sunday School. Ploeg is responding to Oggel's article that appeared in the July 25 issue of this periodical. Rev. Albertus C. Van Raalte refers to Ploeg's rejection of singing hymns in his letter to Philip Phelps on August 31, 1860. Ploeg claims that the use of hymns is contrary to the Dort Church Order which espouses psalm singing only.
Date
8-8-1860
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
Ploeg, B. H.; ten Hoor, Henry; and Kennedy, Nella, "Letter Written by B. H. Ploeg Published in De Hollander" (1860). Van Raalte Papers: 1860-1869. 3.
https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1860s/3
Notes
In Dutch; translated by Dr. Henry ten Hoor; revised by Nella Kennedy, March, 2006.
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.