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Description
A translation of the minutes of the First Reformed Church of Holland, Michigan, of the stormy session when the congregation (males only at that time) voted to leave the denomination of the Reformed Church in America.
Date
2-27-1882
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
Moerdyk, P. T., "A Translation of the Minutes of the First Reformed Church of Holland, Michigan" (1882). Van Raalte Papers: 1880-1889. 6.
https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1880s/6
Notes
In Dutch; translation by P. T. Moerdyk, 22 May 1957.
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."