John H. Schaal Collection, 1928-1991 | Heritage Hall, Hekman Library

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Collection Overview

Title: John H. Schaal Collection, 1928-1991

ID: COLL/218

Primary Creator: John Hamburg Schaal (1908-2002)

Extent: 15.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Folder level description

Abstract

Minister of the Christian Reformed Church, academic dean of the Reformed Bible College, and editor of Sunday School Papers. The collection includes: sermons, Sunday School Committee minutes, correspondence, reports, lecture notes, outlines for Bible studies, Young Calvinist articles, class notes, programs, brochures, pamphlets, and an interview with J. H. Brinks relating the beginning of the Reformed Bible Institute. [See also the Campus Titles Database.]

Biographical Note

John Hamburg Schaal was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan on April 28, 1908. Schaal attended Calvin College, graduated with his B.A. in 1930, and went on to Calvin Seminary graduating in1933. Schaal’s first call came from his hometown, Kalamazoo’s Milwood congregation. He served there from 1933 until 1943 when he accepted the call from Second Fremont. Schaal’s gift of being a great educator and writer led him to be the denomination’s editor of the Sunday school papers and material.

He was the editor and pastor of Second CRC until 1948 when he agreed to be the Bible instructor at the Reformed Bible Institute. In 1972, he was appointed as the Academic Dean at the Reformed Bible College. Only a year later Schaal entered emeritus status. At the age of 94, John Schaal died on September 24, 2002. His wife, Grace (Workman), preceded him in death. His son Wendell and five grandchildren survived Schaal.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Sub-Series:

[Sub-Series 1: Biographical Material, 1928-1989],
[Sub-Series 2: Board Member, Chaplaincy, Committees, 1933-1991],
[Sub-Series 3: Evangelism and Miscellaneous, 1934-1989],
[Sub-Series 4: Reformed Bible College Material, 1939-1989],
[Sub-Series 5: Sermonic Material, 1933-1984],
[Sub-Series 6: Sunday School Material, 1946-1972],
[Sub-Series 7: Addenda and Miscellaneous Material, 1946-1975],
[All]

Sub-Series 4: Reformed Bible College Material --- 1939-1989

Box 7

Folder 1

Item 1: Alumni Fellowship Letter --- 1968.
Item 2: Reflections --- 1971-1973
Item 3: RBC Quarterly --- 1947-1949

Folder 2: Bible History: New Testament Studies. God's Triumph in History --- 1972

Folder 3: Bible History: Old Testament. God's Triumph in History

Folder 4: Brochure: Questions and answers touching the RBC --- 1945

Folder 5: Character Studies. The Coming and the Goings; outlined papers

Folder 6: Christian and Church Leadership. Notes and outlined papers

Folder 7: Christian Ethics. Notes for Ethics 331

Folder 8: Christian Ethics. Notes for Ethics 331 --- 1965

Folder 9: Christian Ethics. Press clippings

Folder 10: Christian Leadership. Course and notes

Folder 11: Christian Pedagogy. Outlined material

Folder 12: Church History: God's Triumph through History. Outlined material and questions

Folder 13: Church History: Notes for H352 --- 1942

Box 8

Folder 1: Comparative Religions. Outlined material
Folder 2: Correspondence Course on Evangelism and the Bible book by book --- 1960-1966
Folder 3: Covenant of Grace. Outlined paper
Folder 4: Current Denominations. Material outlined
Folder 5: Discussion material for Faculty meeting --- January 21, 1966
Folder 6: Dogmatics. Proof texts
Folder 7: Dreams about the future. Paper and book list suggested by the faculty of RBC
Folder 8: Education Committee material --- 1941, 1945-1948
Folder 9: Evaluation Report on Great Lakes Bible College --- 1973
Folder 10: Fiftieth Anniversary Book --- 1939-1989
Folder 11: Gospel of John Lectures outlined
Folder 12: Kingdom of God in Modern Thought, notes
Folder 13: Lordship of Christ. Mimeographed notes and student responses
Folder 14: Memorandum --- 1971
Folder 15: Missions and evangelism. Brief papers and outlines
Folder 16: News Letters of RBC --- 1968-1976: (Incomplete)
Folder 17: Old Testament Minor Prophets. Material outlined
Folder 18: Old Testament: Subjects included the Four Hundred Year interval between Malachi and Christ
Folder 19: Public Speaking Course. Notes
Folder 20: Public Speaking Papers

Box 9

Folder 1: Religions of History, outlined material
Folder 2: Religions of History, outlined material and brief papers
Folder 3: Reports on the RBI --- 1966-1970
Folder 4: Schaal Residence Hall dedication, program --- January 15, 1977
Folder 5: Self-Evaluation of RBI --- 1962
Folder 6: Self-Evaluation of RBC --- 1974
Folder 7: Spiritual Pioneers. Sketches of RBI personalities --- 1962
Folder 8: Student Memo released --- 1968
Folder 9: Studies in the Book of Acts, notes
Folder 10: Studies in the Book of Acts. The unfinished task of witnessing for Christ, notes
Folder 11: Studies in the Book of Acts. The unfinished task --- 1967-1971
Folder 12: Studies in the Book of Acts and the Epistles
Folder 13: Studies in the Book of Ephesians. Outlined, 17pp.
Folder 14: Studies in the Book of Ephesians. Typed material (incomplete)
Folder 15: Studies in the Book of Ephesians. Better living through Christ --- 1968

Box 10

Folder 1: Studies in First Corinthians
Folder 2: Studies in First and Second Thessalonians. Coopersville Reformed Church Bible Class --- 1980-1981
Folder 3: Studies in First and Second Thessalonians, edited notes --- 1980
Folder 4: Studies in First and Second Thessalonians. Discussion notes, Coopersville Reformed Church --- 1980-1981
Folder 5: Studies in the Book of Galatians. Student papers --- 1970-1971
Folder 6: Studies in the Book of Galatians. Examinations --- 1973
Folder 7: Studies in the Gospels, 115pp.
Folder 8: Studies in the Book of Hebrews, mimeographed copy
Folder 9: Studies in the Book of Hebrews; Better living through Christ --- 1968

Box 11

Folder 1: Studies in the Book of Hebrews; notes --- 1972
Folder 2: Studies in the Book of James; notes --- 1972
Folder 3: Studies in the Book of Jude --- 1970-1972
Folder 4: Studies in the Book of Philippians; notes --- 1966
Folder 5: Studies in the Book of Revelation, outlined
Folder 6: Studies in the Book of Romans: God's Triumphs revealed in Romans
Folder 7: Studies in the Book of Romans; notes
Folder 8: Studies in the Book of Romans; RBI mimeographed copy
Folder 9: Sunday School Challenge; Use of the Bible with brief papers
Folder 10: Thirty-first Commencement Program --- 1972
Folder 11: Thirty-fourth Anniversary --- 1974
Folder 12: Thomas Aquinas paper
Folder 13: Twenty-fifth Anniversary material --- 1965