George M. Ophoff (12): His Early Years in the Ministry

What were the years like that Rev. Ophoff spent in Hope Church? They were those decisive years when the common grace controversy came to its head. However, before we enter into the controversy itself, it is well to sketch briefly the ministry of Rev. Ophoff before the break of 1924 actually came. This is not because of the fact that the reverbera­tions of the common grace controversy were not heard all the way into the quiet rural community of Riverbend; but this is because the early work of...