Kuyper-gedenkboek 1907 - pagina 481

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Kuyper did

Dr.

advocated

also

And

everywhere. ideals

opening

when

of his life attained

Amsterdam.

organized

in

and Church

State

with

saw one

This

institution is

It

and

is

He

Bible"

te

of the great

was

the „Free University"

control.

Calvinistic, principles

is

„schools

of

1880 he

Oct.

in

from that

agitate political reforms alone.

not

the

is

free

alii<e

based on Reformed, especialiy devoted to

number of students is constantly growing. So is its number of professors. Last month a fourth faculty, that of medicine, was added to its three faculties of theology, jurisprudence and letters. And by this time it is wielding a marked influence on Dutch development

their

and

spread.

lts

life.

The attempt ter

orthodox

consistory

disruption

a

its

theological graduates en-

Kuyper

of

refusal of the

Amsterdam to give certificates to to become church members, led

young people

unbelieving to

have one of

to

Reformed Church as pastor, and the

the

and

the

of

Church

Netherland

numbering

followers,

his

1886. Dr.

in

ultimately

some

200,000, were compelled to leave the Church of their fath-

They formed congregations

ers.

leerend,"

of

that

prominent

Some

ministers

and a number

of the nobility

were

Almost

Church.

Netherland

„do-

themselves

,,sorrowing," viz. over the corruption of

is

old denomination.

the

calling

among from

those

who

left

beginning

the

the

these

,,doleerend" people sought a union with the Christian Re-

Church

formed from 1892.

the

Netherlands,

which

old Church in 1834. This union

These

Churches,

But not

the

of

all

all

denominations,

united

recognize

in

Dr.

was

effected in

the

Reformed

called

Kuyper

seceded

had

their great leader.

agree with him in certain views of his regard-

ing predestination, regeneration, justification, and a of

other

„hero

matters.

The Dutch never were

worshippers."

In

1894

Dr.

out

number

and

out

Kuyper once more en-

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