The Church of Otjdemirdtjm

The village of Oudemirdum is to be found in the Dutch province of Friesland. The Synodal-Reformed Church was built in March 1889. Before that the congregation had gathered in a farmhouse. One of the elders was acting-minister. His name was R. Kuyper. There was a manse available, but sixteen times the Church called in vain a minister. Finally a Rev. M. L. Wijnia, from Zevenhoven (in the province of South Holland) was willing to come (with a big family) on March 12, 1894, and remained there till...