Pella Iowa: Tulips in a Crumbled Castle (2)

In our study of the history of Pella, we have noted the reasons why Reformed believers wanted to leave the Netherlands. In addition to persecution, the farmers suffered from a severe potato blight. What makes Pella unique is the man who led the Reformed believers out of the Netherlands and to the plains of America. Scholte was a cultured Reveil man, yet he had a dream which he could fulfill only if he severed his ties and plunged into the uncivilized land of America. We already noticed that he...