Kuyper-gedenkboek 1907 - pagina 482

458 Second Chamber.

the

tered

vinism.

Three

highest

place

years

he

later

was

Stone lectures on Calcalled

to

occupy the

Netherlands, next to the queen. Dr.

the

in

1898 he visited the United

In

now famous

States and delivered his

Kuyper became the premier or leader of the Dutch cabinet. As SLich he tried to reorganize Dutch society according

in

behalf

of

Sabbath

He found it a difficult task. But he amount of good, especially

principles.

his

to

accomplished

encouraging

an

the

rest,

working

in

the interests

classes, etc. But in

went against him and

elections

and

free christian instruction

of

1905 the

and the Kuyper

his allies

cabinet retired. 1903, while yet premier, Dr.

In

manly

lauded by liberal and orthodox alike, for his.

day,

the

of

Kuyper became the hero

opposition

to

and

statesmanlike

restrainini;- of

so-

labor movements.

cialistic

When

Kuyper became prime minister he

Dr.

professor

the

of

Standaard and of

these

to

them.

retired as

Free University and as editor-in-chief of

To

Heraut.

this

day he

is

not in charge

papers but continually furnishes splendid articles At

present

a series called „Pro Rege," „for the

king", appears, a splendid exposition of Christ's claims and

power as King. Some years ago De Heraut published long

series

then

been place

its

of

articles

published

on ,,Common Grace."

in

as a Standard

bookform and has

work on

this

much

It

a

has since

instantly taken

neglected and

misunderstrood subject.

Other

Standard

works

of

Dr.

Kuyper are

his Encyclo-

pedia of Theology, part of which has been translated into English;

Work of

the

Ho/y

Spirit,

also rendered in

The Incarnatinn of the Word, The Angels comments on the Heidelberg Catechism, E Voto

English

His

The

much

:

etc.

are

appreciated.

This

month

a

new work

appears,

„Around

the

Old

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