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In The Acts and Proceedings of the Seventy-First General Synod of the Reformed Church in America, convened in Regular Session in the City of New York, June, 1877, pages 700 and 701, it was reported that "The institution [Hope College] has, during the year, sustained a sad loss in the death of two worthy fathers, Rev. Cornelius Van Der Meulen and Dr. Alburtus [sic] C. Van Raalte, who, from the beginning were identified with our educational and religious interests in the West. Dr. Van Raalte, representing the Particular Synod of Chicago, was a member of Council, and its president, from the date of its organization; and Rev. Van Der Meulen, a member from the Classis of Grand River, since 1868. Their memory will ever remain dear to us, and the influence of their lives, characterized by a self-sacrificing Christian fidelity, cannot be lost."
Date
6-6-1877
City
New York, New York
Source
The Acts and Proceedings of the Seventy-First General Synod of the Reformed Church in America, convened in Regular Session in the City of New York, June, 1877, pp. 700-701.
Recommended Citation
The Council of Hope College, "The Acts and Proceedings of the Seventy-First General Synod of the Reformed Church in America, Convened in Regular Session in the City of New York, June, 1877, Pages 700 and 701" (1877). Van Raalte Papers: 1870-1879. 357.
https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1870s/357
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.