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Mancius Smedes Hutton Addresses The General Synod Of The Church, Mancius Smedes Hutton May 1857

Mancius Smedes Hutton Addresses The General Synod Of The Church, Mancius Smedes Hutton

Van Raalte Papers: 1850-1859

Rev. Mancius Smedes Hutton, secretary of the Board of Education of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, addressed the General Synod of the church because Rev. Albertus C. Van Raalte requested that "certain young men" be allowed to receive their theological education at the Holland Academy rather than attend Rutgers College. The board is passing this request on to the synod because it does not have the authority to act on this matter. Hutton also reminded the synod that the churches need to be much more generous to the board if all the young men requesting aid can be helped in …

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A Committee Of The Classis Of Holland Petitioned The General Synod Of The Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, Cornelius Vander Meulen, Albertus C. Van Raalte, Peter Oggel, John Van Vleck May 1857

A Committee Of The Classis Of Holland Petitioned The General Synod Of The Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, Cornelius Vander Meulen, Albertus C. Van Raalte, Peter Oggel, John Van Vleck

Van Raalte Papers: 1850-1859

A committee of the Classis of Holland consisting of Rev. Cornelius Vander Meulen, Rev. Albertus C. Van Raalte, Rev. Peter Oggel, and Rev. John Van Vleck petitioned the General Synod of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church to issue a dispensation for Adrian Zwemer, Johannes Vande Luyster, and Gerrit Nykerk from formal theological education so that they could be licensed to serve in the Holland churches which are in great need of ministers. These men range in age from thirty-five to thirty-eight. All three men are students in the Holland Academy.

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Letter From Cornelius Vander Meulen And A. C. Van Raalte To The General Synod Of The Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, Cornelius Vander Meulen, A. C. Raalte Sep 1855

Letter From Cornelius Vander Meulen And A. C. Van Raalte To The General Synod Of The Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, Cornelius Vander Meulen, A. C. Raalte

Van Raalte Papers: 1850-1859

In a letter signed by Rev. Cornelius Vander Meulen and Rev. Albertus C. Van Raalte to the General Synod of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, reported the Rev. Cornelius van der Meulen and elder Van der Luyster would not be able to attend the special session of the synod in October. However, the delegates wished to go on record that the application of "some sister churches in the South" [the North Carolina Classis of the German Reformed Church] not be allowed into the denomination because of their position on slavery. The letter is not in Van Raalte's handwriting.

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Rev. Seine Bolks, President, And E. B. E. Janssen, Clerk, Of The Classis Of Wisconsin, Reported To The General Synod Of The Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, S. Bolks, E.B. E. Janssen, Nella Kennedy Apr 1855

Rev. Seine Bolks, President, And E. B. E. Janssen, Clerk, Of The Classis Of Wisconsin, Reported To The General Synod Of The Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, S. Bolks, E.B. E. Janssen, Nella Kennedy

Van Raalte Papers: 1850-1859

Rev. Seine Bolks, president, and E. B. E. Janssen, clerk, of the Classis of Wisconsin, reported to the General Synod of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church that the Reformed churches in the state have "banded together to form a Classis."The classis now seeks recognition from the synod. Rev. Martin A. Ypma and Elder G. Brand were elected as delegates to the meeting of the General Synod.

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David Mcneish, Stated Clerk Of The Classis Of Michigan, Wrote The Board Of The Education Of The Reformed Protestant Dutch Church As Well As The Board Of Domestic Missions., David Mcneish Mar 1854

David Mcneish, Stated Clerk Of The Classis Of Michigan, Wrote The Board Of The Education Of The Reformed Protestant Dutch Church As Well As The Board Of Domestic Missions., David Mcneish

Van Raalte Papers: 1850-1859

David McNeish, stated clerk of the Classis of Michigan, wrote the Board of the Education of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church as well as the Board of Domestic Missions. [See file, same date.] Resolution one of the classis was: "That this Classis urge upon our Board of Education the necessity of establishing in the Village of Holland an Academy in which can be taught the pious youth of the Churches who have the ministry or teaching as a profession in view." The second resolution read: "That it be recommended to the B. of Edn to confer with our Board of …

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