John F. Schuurmann Collection, 1928-1971 | Heritage Hall, Hekman Library

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Collection Overview

Title: John F. Schuurmann Collection, 1928-1971

ID: COLL/230

Primary Creator: Schuurmann, John F. (1903-1977)

Extent: 17.0 Cubic Feet. More info below.

Arrangement: Folder level description

Abstract

Minister of the Christian Reformed Church. Sermon files, with contextual notes and articles; addresses; minutes and reports of the Public Relations Committee of Classis Muskegon, 1967-1968; and an interview with Rev. H.J. Brink concerning Grundy Center and the Frederick H. Wezeman controversy.

Biographical Note

From his birth to his retirement, John F. Schuurmann's life was lived in parsonages. He was born in Campen, Germany, where his father was a minister in the Altgereformierte Kirche. Nine years later, in 1912, the family moved to Emden, Minnesota, where his father became the pastor of the Emden Christian Reformed Church.

John's education included studies in Grundy College, Grundy Center, Iowa; Calvin College and Calvin Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan; and a year of post-graduate work at Princeton Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

From parsonages of churches served by his father, John F. Schuurmann moved into parsonages where he served as pastor: Lincoln Center, Iowa (1931-1940); Wyoming Park, Michigan (1940-1944); Second Lynden, Washington (1944-1951); Fourteenth Street, Holland, Michigan (1951-1956); Moline, Michigan (1956-1964); and Ferrysburg, Michigan (1964-1969). When he retired, he served as Assistant Librarian in the Theological section of the Calvin College and Seminary Library. His interest in and knowledge of theological books served him well. After an illness of several months, he passed away on August 13, 1977. He was survived by his wife, Marguerite née Broersma, and 3 children.

John Schuurmann served the denomination in his writing for the meditation booklets of the Back to God Hour, in his activities at Synods, and in serving on denominational committees.

Our collection includes sermons which are in outline form. It will be observed that John read widely and well, for his sermon collection includes material from magazines and books used as background material and studies for preaching the Word of God. There are also notes on a variety of subjects with added pertinent material.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Heidelberg Catechism Sermons: Introduction-Lord's Day 52],
[Series 2: Old Testament Sermons and Notes],
[Series 3: Old and New Testament Sermons and Notes],
[Series 4: New Testament Sermons and Notes],
[Series 5: Old Testament Sermons Texts with Contextual Material],
[Series 6: New Testament Sermons Texts with Contextual Material],
[Series 7: Series of Sermons and Special Day Sermons],
[Series 8: Special Day Sermons],
[Series 9: Special Day Sermons and Education Material],
[Series 10: Education Material and Church Activities],
[Series 11: Addresses and Notes on Specific Subjects],
[Series 12: Notes on Specific Subjects],
[Series 13: Notes on Specific Subjects, and Papers],
[Series 14: Papers and Wedding Addresses],
[Series 15: Additional Sermons and Correspondence],
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Series 1: Heidelberg Catechism Sermons: Introduction-Lord's Day 52

Box 1

Folder 1: Heidelberg Catechism Sermons, introductory sermons and notes
Folder 2: Introductory material, copies of articles on the catechism
Folder 3: Introductory material, copies of articles
Folder 4: Lord's Day 1: Sermons outlined, notes and background items
Folder 5: Lord's Day 2: Sermons outlined, notes and additional reading material
Folder 6: Lord's Day 3: Sermons outlined, notes

Box 2

Folder 1: Lord's Day 3: Notes and articles used in sermon making
Folder 2: Lord's Day 4: Sermons outlined, notes, copies of articles
Folder 3: Lord's Day 5: Sermons, notes and materials
Folder 4: Lord's Day 6: Sermons, notes and related material
Folder 5: Lord's Day 7: Sermons, notes, sermonic material
Folder 6: Lord's Day 7: Sermonic material, articles
Folder 7: Lord's Day 7: Sermonic material on Faith

Box 3

Folder 1: Lord's Day 8: Sermons, notes, sermonic material
Folder 2: Lord's Day 8: Sermonic material
Folder 3: Lord's Day 9: Sermons outlined, articles
Folder 4: Lord's Day 10: Sermons outlined, notes and articles
Folder 5: Lord's Day 11: Sermons outlined, notes and articles
Folder 6: Lord's Day 12: Sermons outlined, notes and selected articles
Folder 7: Lord's Day 13: Sermons, notes and related material

Box 4

Folder 1: Lord's Day 14: Sermons outlined, notes and added articles
Folder 2: Lord's Day 15: Sermons outlined and sermonic material
Folder 3: Lord's Day 16: Sermons outlined and sermonic material
Folder 5: Lord's Day 17: Sermons outlined and sermonic material
Folder 6: Lord's Day 18: Sermons outlined and sermonic material
Folder 7: Lord's Day 19: Sermons outlined, notes and articles
Folder 8: Lord's Day 20: Sermons outlined and articles

Box 5

Folder 1: Lord's Day 21: Sermons outlined and notes
Folder 2-3: Lord's Day 21: Sermonic material
Folder 4: Lord's Day 22: Sermons outlined
Folder 5: Lord's Day 22: Sermonic material, articles, brochures
Folder 6: Lord's Day 23: Sermons outlined, notes, articles
Folder 7: Lord's Day 24: Sermons outlined and sermonic material

Box 6

Folder 1: Lord's Day 25: Sermons outlined and sermonic material
Folder 2: Lord's Day 26: Sermons outlined, articles and brochures with sermonic material
Folder 3: Lord's Day 27: Sermons outlined and sermonic material
Folder 4: Lord's Day 28: Sermons outlined and sermonic material
Folder 5: Lord's Day 29: Sermons outlined and sermonic material
Folder 6: Lord's Day 30: Sermons outlined and sermonic material
Folder 7: Lord's Day 31: Sermons outlined and notes
Folder 8: Lord's Day 31: Sermonic material on Church and Kingdom

Box 7

Folder 1: Lord's Day 32: Sermons outlined and sermonic material
Folder 2: Lord's Day 33: Sermons outlined and sermonic material in articles and brochures
Folder 3: Lord's Day 34: Sermons outlined and sermonic material
Folder 4: Lord's Day 34: Sermonic material in articles and brochures
Folder 5: Lord's Day 35: Sermons outlined and sermonic material in articles and brochures
Folder 6: Lord's Day 36: Sermons outlined and sermonic material in articles and brochures
Folder 7: Lord's Day 37: Sermons outlined and sermonic material
Folder 8: Lord's Day 38: Sermons outlined and notes

Box 8

Folder 1: Lord's Day 38: Sermonic material on Sunday and Lord's Day
Folder 2: Lord's Day 38: Sermonic material in articles and brochures
Folder 3: Lord's Day 39: Sermons outlined and sermonic material
Folder 4: Lord's Day 40: Sermons outlined and sermonic material on the 6th Commandment
Folder 5: Lord's Day 40: Sermons outlines and sermonic material on the 6th Commandment.
Folder 6: Lord's Day 41: Sermons outlined and sermonic material on the 7th Commandment

Box 9

Folder 1: Lord's Day 41: Sermons outlined and sermonic material on the 7th Commandment
Folder 2: Lord's Day 41: Additional sermonic material on the 7th Commandment
Folder 3: Lord's Day 42: Sermons outlined, notes
Folder 4: Lord's Day 42: Sermonic material on the 8th Commandment
Folder 5: Lord's Day 42: Sermonic material in articles on the 8th Commandment
Folder 6: Lord's Day 43: Sermons outlined and material on the 9th Commandment
Folder 7: Lord's Day 44: Sermons outlined and notes on the 10th Commandment

Box 10

Folder 1: Lord's Day 44: Sermonic material on the 10th Commandment
Folder 2: Lord's Day 45: Sermons outlined and notes on prayer
Folder 3-4: Lord's Day 45: Sermonic material in articles and brochures on prayer
Folder 5: Lord's Day 46: Sermons outlined and notes
Folder 6: Lord's Day 47: Sermons outlined and notes
Folder 7: Lord's Day 48: Sermons outlined and sermonic material in articles

Box 11

Folder 1: Lord's Day 49: Sermons outlined, notes and articles for sermonic material
Folder 2: Lord's Day 50: Sermons outlined and sermonic material
Folder 3: Lord's Day 51: Sermons outlined and sermonic material in articles
Folder 4: Lord's Day 52: Sermons outlined, notes and sermonic material in articles
Folder 5: New Year's Day sermons, notes and other sermonic material
Folder 6: New Year's Day sermonic materials in various articles

Series 2: Old Testament Sermons and Notes

Box 12

Folder 1: Genesis 1-14
Folder 2: Genesis 15-41
Folder 3: Exodus - II Samuel
Folder 4: I Kings - II Chronicles
Folder 5: Psalms 1-116
Folder 6: Psalms 119-Song of Solomon

Series 3: Old and New Testament Sermons and Notes

Box 13

Folder 1: Isaiah
Folder 2: Jeremiah-Amos
Folder 3: Matthew 1-6
Folder 4: Matthew 7-10
Folder 5: Matthew 11-28
Folder 6: Mark-Luke 7
Folder 7: Luke 9-14

Series 4: New Testament Sermons and Notes

Box 14

Folder 1: Luke 15-23
Folder 2: John 1-18
Folder 3: John 18-Acts 8
Folder 4: Acts 9-Acts 28
Folder 5: Romans
Folder 6: I Corinthians

Box 15

Folder 1: II Corinthians - Ephesians
Folder 2: Philippians - Philemon
Folder 3: Hebrews
Folder 4: I Peter - II John
Folder 5: James - Revelation 1
Folder 6: Revelation 2-3

Series 5: Old Testament Sermons Texts with Contextual Material

Box 16

Folder 1: Genesis 1:27, 28
Folder 2: Genesis 1:28, 30
Folder 3: Genesis 28:12
Folder 4: Exodus 3:6
Folder 5: Exodus 13:14
Folder 6: Job 1:12 - Job 42:1-6
Folder 7: Job
Folder 8: Psalms 1-148
Folder 9: Isaiah 6:1

Box 17

Folder 1: Isaiah 40
Folder 2: Isaiah 43:1, 2
Folder 3: Isaiah 45:15
Folder 4: Jeremiah 18:1-6
Folder 5: Hosea 2:23
Folder 6: Habukkuk 2:4
Folder 7: Zephaniah 1:12
Folder 8: Zephaniah 4:6
Folder 9: Micah 6:8

Series 6: New Testament Sermons Texts with Contextual Material

Box 18

Folder 1: Matthew 2:1
Folder 2: Matthew 5:17-20 - Material on the Sermon on the Mount
Folder 3: Matthew 6 - Material on the Sermon on the Mount
Folder 4: Matthew 10:32
Folder 5: Matthew 13
Folder 6: Matthew 18:3, 4
Folder 7: Matthew 18:35
Folder 8: Mark 10:13-16 - Material on Infant Baptism
Folder 9: Mark 16:45
Folder 10: Luke 5:33-39
Folder 11: Luke 9:24

Box 19

Folder 1: Luke 9:28-36
Folder 2: Luke 10:36
Folder 3: Luke 11:24-26
Folder 4: Luke 14:28-33
Folder 5: Luke 19:41,42 - Material on Palm Sunday
Folder 6: Luke 21:28 - Material on Christian Optimism
Folder 7: John 1:49 - Material on Discipleship
Folder 8: John 8:12 - Material on Light

Box 20

Folder 1: John 10:14-16
Folder 2: Acts 1:14
Folder 3: Acts 2:42
Folder 4: Acts 16:19-31
Folder 5: Romans 6:1-14
Folder 6: Romans 8:15
Folder 7: I Corinthians 1:23,24
Folder 8: I Corinthians 3:1-5
Folder 9: I Corinthians 8:1
Folder 10: I Corinthians 10:5
Folder 11: I Corinthians 12:3 - Material on Gifts
Folder 12: I Corinthians 13 - Material on Love
Folder 13: I Corinthians 12:9 - Material on the Thorn in the Flesh
Folder 14: Galatians 4:4

Box 21

Folder 1: Galatians 5:1,13 - Material on Christian Freedom
Folder 2: Ephesians 2:14-17 - Material on Peace
Folder 3: Ephesians 4:11
Folder 4: Philippians 2:1-11
Folder 5: Philippians 2:12-16
Folder 6: Philippians 3:30 - Material on Christian Citizenship
Folder 7: Colossians 1:16-17 - Material on Christian Education

Box 22

Folder 1: I Thessalonians
Folder 2: I Thessalonians 4:13-18 - Material on Resurrection
Folder 3: II Thessalonians - Material on Apostacy
Folder 4: II Timothy 1:5-7 - Material on the Christian Family
Folder 5: Hebrews 4:14-16 - Material on the Great High Priest
Folder 6: Hebrews 5:7-14
Folder 7: I Peter 1:3
Folder 8: I Peter 1:3-5 - Material on the Living Hope
Folder 9: I Peter 2:9,10 - Material on Kingdom Action

Box 23

Folder 1: I Peter 4:10 - Material on Stewardship
Folder 2: I Peter 5:6-11 - Material on Anxiety
Folder 3: II Peter 1:19
Folder 4: James 4:7
Folder 5: I John 1:8,9
Folder 6: I John 3:20
Folder 7: I John 4:10
Folder 8: I John 5:1-5
Folder 9: Jude 20,21
Folder 10: Revelation 21:1-5
Folder 11: Series of sermons on Amos
Folder 12: Series of sermons on the Cross --- 1961-1965

Series 7: Series of Sermons and Special Day Sermons

Box 24

Folder 1: Series of Sermons on the Church
Folder 2: Series of Sermons on I John
Folder 3: Series of Sermons on I Peter
Folder 4: Series of Sermons on Five Points of Calvinism
Folder 5: Series of Sermons on Freedom
Folder 6: Series of Sermons on Genesis
Folder 7: Series of Sermons on the Home
Folder 8: Series of Sermons on John 14

Box 25

Folder 1: Series of Sermons on Malachi
Folder 2: Series of Sermons on Pilate's Questions
Folder 3: Series of Sermons on Stewardship
Folder 4: Series of Sermons on Temptation of Jesus
Folder 5: Series of Sermons on the Words from the Cross
Folder 6: Ascension Day Sermons
Folder 7: Christmas Sermons

Series 8: Special Day Sermons

Box 26

Folder 1-2: Communion Sermons
Folder 3-4: Easter Sermons
Folder 5-6: Funeral Sermons

Box 27

Folder 1-2: Funeral Sermons
Folder 3: Installation Sermons
Folder 4: Passion Sermons
Folder 5-6: Pentecostal Sermons

Series 9: Special Day Sermons and Education Material

Box 28

Folder 1: Prayer Day Sermons
Folder 2: Preparatory Sermons
Folder 3: Radio Sermons, Psalm 27. --- April 1940
Folder 4: Reformation Day Sermons
Folder 5: Thanksgiving Day Sermons
Folder 6: Class notes on Catechtics, Liturgics, Homiletics
Folder 7: Course in Eschatology of O.T. Syllabus
Folder 8: Course on History of Christian Chiliasm --- 1944
Folder 9: Course on History of Redemption
Folder 10: Course on Preparation of Pagan World for Gospel by D. Kromminga. Notes.
Folder 11: Course on Psychology

Series 10: Education Material and Church Activities

Box 29

Folder 1: Course on Western Religion Trends. Notes and papers
Folder 2: Catechism class notes and questions
Folder 3: Congregational meeting reports --- 1964-1966
Folder 4: Consistory Standing Committees
Folder 5: Family Visiting Guidelines
Folder 6: Liturgical Committee reports and letters --- 1968
Folder 7: Liturgical Committee material. Notes and hymns
Folder 8: Psalter-Hymnal Supplement Committee reports --- 1971
Folder 9: Public Relations Committee of Classis Muskegon. Minutes and reports --- 1967-1968
Folder 10: Woodlawn CRC Worship Committee reports --- 1971

Series 11: Addresses and Notes on Specific Subjects

Box 30

Folder 1: Address, "The Christian in the World Today" --- 1941
Folder 2: Address, "Continuing Education in the Ministry"
Folder 3: Address, "Compensations in the Ministry," Dies Natalis Banquet at Seminary --- 1944
Folder 4: Addresses on various occasions
Folder 5: Meditations on prayer --- 1953
Folder 6: Notes on American Church History
Folder 7: Notes on Belgic Confession
Folder 8: Notes on Being a Christian
Folder 9: Notes on Bible Surveys
Folder 10: Address, "We Need an Answer" --- 1941

Series 12: Notes on Specific Subjects

Box 31

Folder 1: Notes on Christian Faith and History
Folder 2: Notes on Christian Schools with contextual articles
Folder 3: Notes on the Church
Folder 4: Notes on the Covenant
Folder 5: Notes on the Doctrine of the Holy Spirit. Princeton --- 1931
Folder 6: Notes on Doubt
Folder 7: Notes on Ethics
Folder 8: Notes on Evangelism with contextual material
Folder 9: Notes on Freedom and Service in the Church
Folder 10: Notes on Law in Paul's Epistles
Folder 11: Notes on Leisure and Recreations
Folder 12: Notes on Liturgy with contextual articles

Series 13: Notes on Specific Subjects, and Papers

Box 32

Folder 1: Notes on the Minister as a Servant
Folder 2: Notes on the Minor Prophets
Folder 3: Notes on Pastoral Psychology
Folder 4: Notes on Prayer
Folder 5: Notes on Satan
Folder 6: Notes on Second Worship Service and Orders of Worship
Folder 7: Notes on Scripture references to Christ's Suffering with various passages
Folder 8: Notes on the Ten Commandments
Folder 9: Paper, "Chiliastic Speculations of the Petersens"
Folder 10: Paper, "Conception of Revelation"
Folder 11: Paper, "Covenant Idea in Hosea" --- 1928

Series 14: Papers and Wedding Addresses

Box 33

Folder 1: Paper, "The Function of the Church in Society"
Folder 2: Paper, "History of the Baptismal Form"
Folder 3: Paper, "History of the Reformed Church in the Netherlands" --- 1935
Folder 4: Paper, "John 17
Folder 5: Article, "The Obedience of John Calvin," Federation Messenger --- 1954
Folder 6: Papers at Psychology Conference with notes and program
Folder 7: Paper, "Putting the Whole Child Through School"
Folder 8: Paper, "Russellism and We" --- 1935
Folder 9: Paper, "Theology of Crisis and Reformed Faith"
Folder 10: Wedding Addresses and Announcements
Folder 11: Wedding Certificates --- 1936-1951
Folder 12: Papers re the Protestant Reformed Church
Folder 13: Interview by J. Herbert Brink re Grundy Center and F. H. Wezeman

Series 15: Additional Sermons and Correspondence

Box 34

Folder 1: Old Testament texts with notes
Folder 2: Matthew and Mark texts with notes
Folder 3: Luke texts with notes
Folder 4: John and Acts texts with notes
Folder 5: Paul's Letters with texts and notes
Folder 6: Hebrews to II Peter texts and notes
Folder 7: Correspondence and call letters