Kuyper-gedenkboek 1907 - pagina 479

455 from Leyden and the eloquence of his to

take

of

the

as

persuaded him

the study of theology within the historie walls

lip

world-famous

Silent

sisters

reward

a

founded

university

Leyden's bravery

for

by

William the

in

withstanding

the siege of the Spaniards.

young Kuyper studied under such celebrated men

Here as

Modernism, hold

and

Scholten

Prof.

in

America

Kuenen.

Alas,

New

cailed

their talented student that he

of

He turned

liberal.

back upon the

his

theories

their

of

Theology, took such a

became an armored

God

of his fathers

even the customary giving of thanks became what he

and

cailed:

later

continue

long suspended habit." But

,,a

thus.

The remarkable way

in

it

was not

to

which he found the

complete writings of the Polish Reformer a Lasco and the reading

„The

of

of Reddiffé' made a very deep

But

misery.

reconciliation

—

was

as

been

installed

theology,

to

found

truths

of

came one Here

of

rest

the

it

of

made known

to

.,the

is

in

Jesus was

1863 after his promotion to doctor

1862.

Sept.

arising

the

He

in

orthodox

staunchly

word

staded likewise:

he

pastor of the church of Beesd, where he

when

Dr. Kuyper

of

re-

was

not yet found."

This reconciliation as

had

,,I

hold of" by the Lord. His eyes were opened to see

taken his

heir

impression on his soul. As he wrote later:

ligiüus

At Beesd he found a

„the

Word

them

led life.

Conversation

with

the eternal truths of Calvinism of

of

morningstar" of Dr. Kuyper's

people.

in

number

God.

In

of the pastors of the

—

the

Nov. 1867 Dr. Kuyper be-

Reformed Church

of Utrecht.

he began his combat with the synodical organization

the Dutch Reformed Church in 1816. He autonomy or home-rule of each congregation in all matters purely local. In 1870 the city of Amsterdam became the scène of the labors of this valiant man of God.

fastened

desired

upon

the

Scarcely installed as one of the Reformed pastors there, Dr.

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