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Description
The synod of the "Chr. Geref. Kerk in Nederland" received a letter, written on this date, from the Reformed Church in America over the issue of Freemasonry. The synod made a lengthy response to the letter in its response.
Date
6-10-1889
City
The Netherlands
Source
Stadsarchief Rotterdam, Archief Gereformeerde Kerken
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 Stadsarchief Rotterdam.
Recommended Citation
Reformed Church in America and Kennedy, Nella, "The Synod of the "Chr. Geref. Kerk in Nederland" Received a Letter, Written On This Date, from the Reformed Church in America Over the Issue of Freemasonry" (1889). Van Raalte Papers: 1880-1889. 15.
https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1880s/15
Notes
In Dutch; translation by Nella Kennedy, 2002.
Description of the document and reference to the Gereformeerde Kerken, Stadsarchief Rotterdam, 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."