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Dr. Albertus C. Van Raalte was a delegate at the General Synod of the Reformed Church in America, held at Hudson, New York. Overtures from the Classes of Holland and Wisconsin asked the synod to disapprove of the order of the Freemasons and the right of men to be members of the Freemasons while being members of the RCA. The synod's action was: "Resolved that this Synod do not consider it proper to express our opinion in the case." The reason given for this was that the synod should not rule on abstract questions and that it was left to the consistoriesto exercise discipline. There was a call for the question. Eighty nine members voted for the recommendation and nineteen voted against the resolution. Van Raalte was one of the nineteen to vote against the recommendation along with Jacob Vander Meulen, John Vander Meulen, and John H. Karsten.
Date
6-3-1868
City
Hudson, New York
Source
The Acts and Proceedings of the General Synod of the Reformed Church in America, convened in regular session in the City of Hudson, N. Y., in June, 1868, pp. 461 and 463.
Recommended Citation
Board of Publication of the Reformed Church, "The Acts and Proceedings of the General Synod of the Reformed Church in America, Convened in Regular Session in the City of Hudson, N. Y., in June, 1868. pp. 461 and 463" (1868). Van Raalte Papers: 1860-1869. 577.
https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1860s/577
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.