Excerpts from the Minutes of the Classis of Holland

Excerpts from the minutes of the Classis of Holland in which Rev. Albertus C. Van Raalte was mentioned several times. He and others gave addresses at the beginning of the session. Rev. Pieter J. Oggel replaced V.R. as permanent clerk. The Classis decided to stop the system of rotation for president and elect them instead. V.R. was elected president. He also read the list of gifts to the Academy since the last meeting of the Classis.https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1850s/1064/thumbnail.jp

Rev. Pieter J. Oggel Composed a Poem on the Occasion of Rev. Albertus and Christina Van Raalte\u27s 25th Wedding Anniversary.

Rev. Pieter J. Oggel composed a poem on the occasion of Rev. Albertus and Christina Van Raalte\u27s 25th wedding anniversary. Oggel was a beloved son-in-law of the Van Raalte\u27s. He reflects on many of the Van Raalte have had in the Netherlands and in America. He prays that they may also celebrate their golden wedding anniversary in the future, an event that did not come to pass.https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1860s/1089/thumbnail.jp

Two News Items in De Hollander

Rev. Pieter J. Oggel placed two items in this issue of De Hollander. The first was a call for a Prayer Day for Crops for Thursday, 28 April. The second was a report of the meeting of the Holland Classis on 6 and 7 April. Oggel and Rev. A. C. van Raalte were appointed minister delegates to the upcoming meeting of the Particular Synod of Chicago. Rev. Cornelius van der Meulen was released as a member of the classis to go to a Chicago congregation (First Reformed Church). Van Raalte along with two elders were appointed to establish a congregation in North Holland. The classis was pleased to hear that Rev. Philip Phelps had accepted the call to replace Rev. John Van Vleck as headmaster of the Holland Academy.https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1850s/1104/thumbnail.jp

Letter from Pieter J. Oggel Published in De Hollander

Rev. Pieter J. Oggel, writing from Pella, Iowa, on June 25, is engaged in polemics with a Mr. B. Ploeg who made charges about Sunday schools, Sunday school booklets and Hymns. Oggel wonders how he can be against hymns when he does not read English and therefore cannot know the words of the hymns. Oggel defends hymns for their spiritual and poetic value. Ploeg also claimed that the Sunday school materials did not teach Reformed doctrine. Oggel really takes Ploeg to task for his opposition in these matters. Oggel\u27s letter was published in De Hollander on the above date.https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1860s/1083/thumbnail.jp

A Report on the State of the Church Was Published in De Hollander w/ an Introduction by Rev. Pieter J. Oggel

A report on the state of the church was published in De Hollander on this date. The report is given by the Committee on the Religious State of the Church. This report was presented at the General Synod of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church which had met in Philadelphia in June. The report was preceded with an introduction by Rev. Pieter J. Oggel. (Is it likely that this report was translated and printed in the local paper due to the agitation created by B. Ploeg?)https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1860s/1005/thumbnail.jp

The Marriage Certificate of Johannes P. Oggel of Holland, 38 Years of Age and Magdalene De Vries of Holland, 28 Years of Age

The marriage certificate of Johannes P. Oggel of Holland, 38 years of age and Magdalene de Vries of Holland, 28 years of age. Rev. Pieter J. Oggel officiated.https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1860s/1359/thumbnail.jp