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This is what happened in our own Protestant Reformed Churches. This is the history of the Secession of 1834. Secession Of 1834
The seceders were forced to make important concessions to the government for one thing. They had to change their name also, for the government claimed that their name was stolen from the established church. The whole cause of the secession was rent by internal disagreements as to how far the church
Such frequenting of taverns and open drunkenness were usual. Secession Of 1834
In 1845 the land was hit with a potato crop failure and a cattle plague. Now there were many who were willing to leave, especially the secessionists who had persecution fresh in their memories. In response to those who wished to leave, associations were formed to help the emigrants.
Many of these Seceders came to this country, and our own Protestant Reformed Churches have many sons and daughters from immigrants who were a part of this Secession. My own paternal grandmother was herself a daughter of the Secession. It is a book about our roots. For those of our readers who do not
We must understand however, that the secession was a rather disorganized movement, especially in its beginnings. There was no organized process of secession. There were, as early as 1826 in fact, many groups that left the State Church and never joined the churches that carried on the Reformed faith.
Sometimes they were on the main floor while the family lived upstairs. Secession Of 1834
You will recall that in chapter 2 reference was made to the Afscheiding, the Secession or Separation of 1834 under Rev. De Cock of Ulrum. Mention was also made of the fact that even among the men of the Secession there were some who preached a general, well-meant offer of grace and salvation. The im