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The Twenty-Eighth Annual Report of the Board of Domestic Missions of the Ref Protestant Dutch church: presented to the General Synod at their annual meeting in Philadelphia, Pa., June 6, 1860. Items of interest: p. 27: the First Reformed Church of Holland, A. C. Van Raalte, pastor, contributed $23.94 to the board. The church lists 151 families and 321 members. The Zeeland church has 183 families and 320 members. p. 38: The "Reformed Dutch Church, Holland, Mich., Rev. A. C. Van Raalte, pastor, per Wm. Ferris," a contribution of $16.77, in November, 1859. p. 67: A report of the mission at Holland, Michigan, served by Rev. P. Phelps Jr., and Rev. G. Van de Wall. "Through the liberality of Dr. Van Raalte, a site has been presented for a 2nd Reformed Dutch Church, to be organized for American services as soon as practicable." p. 76: the Rev. A. C. Van Raalte, D.D., is listed as a life member of the Board of Domestic Missions because he contributed "Thirty Dollars or upwards between January 1, 1850, and May 1, 1860." Rev. Philip Phelps and Rev. Cornelius Vander Meulen are also on the list.
Date
6-6-1860
City
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Source
The original documents are held in The Joint Archives of Holland.
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 Joint Archives of Holland.
Recommended Citation
Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, "The Twenty-Eighth Annual Report of the Board of Domestic Missions of the Ref Protestant Dutch Church: Presented to the General Synod at Their Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA., June 6, 1860." (1860). Van Raalte Papers: 1860-1869. 78.
https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1860s/78
Notes
Description of the document and reference to The Joint Archives of Holland 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.