John Doedes De Jong Collection, 1924-1975 | Heritage Hall, Hekman Library

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Collection Overview

Title: John Doedes De Jong Collection, 1924-1975

ID: COLL/047

Primary Creator: De Jong, John Doedes (1902-1975)

Extent: 18.0 Boxes. More info below.

Arrangement: Folder level description

Subjects: Christian Reformed Church, Heidelberger Katechismus - Sermons, Protestant Reformed Churches of America, Schilder, K. (Klaas), 1890-1952, Sermons, Dutch, Voyages and travels

Abstract

Minister who served Protestant Reformed and Christian Reformed churches. Papers consist of sermons; radio messages; Heidelberg Catechism sermons in Dutch; addresses; correspondence; family letters; notes of K. Schilder; travel accounts; records of the Hull Protestant Reformed Church, 1951-1960; and of the Hope Christian Reformed Church, 1960-1961, Hull, Iowa.

Biographical Note

John Doedes De Jong was born in Hallum, Friesland, Netherlands on August 30, 1902. In 1925 De Jong immigrated to the United States. In September of 1929 he graduated from the Protestant Reformed Seminary. Also in September of 1929, he married Marguerite De Vries. Together they had four children-Donald Warren, John David, Eunice Marie, and Marian Jane. He served the Protestant Reformed church communities of Doon, Iowa; Hudsonville, Michigan; Creston, Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Hull, Iowa.

Concerned over doctrinal and ecclesiastical tendencies in the Protestant Reformed Church, De Jong became a minister of the Christian Reformed Church in 1961. De Jong went on to serve the Christian Reformed Church communities of Hull, Iowa and Lynden, Washington. De Jong retired in 1968. De Jong‘s passing was caused by a massive heart attack on August 20, 1975. He was survived by his wife, four children, and fifteen grandchildren.

Subject/Index Terms

Christian Reformed Church
Heidelberger Katechismus - Sermons
Protestant Reformed Churches of America
Schilder, K. (Klaas), 1890-1952
Sermons, Dutch
Voyages and travels

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Biographical Material - Addresses, 1929-1968],
[Series 2: Articles, 1936-1963],
[Series 3: Correspondence, 1924-1975],
[Series 4: Hull Protestant Reformed Church and Christian Reformed Church, 1951-1961],
[Series 5: Protestant Reformed Church, 1934-1967],
[Series 6: General Subject, 1936-1966],
[Series 7: Sermons],
[Series 8: Sovereign Grace Radio Messages, 1945-1953],
[All]

Series 1: Biographical Material - Addresses --- 1929-1968

Box 1

Folder 1: Certificate of Marriage --- September 23, 1929
Folder 2: Diploma: Classical --- September 18, 1929
Folder 3: Diploma: Theological School of the Protestant Reformed Church --- June 6, 1929
Folder 4: Trip from the Netherlands, affidavit of support for Doedes De Jong family from Hallum --- 1950
Folder 5: Trip from the Netherlands, notebook, account in Dutch, with translation --- 1925
Folder 6: Trip to the Netherlands, notebook --- 1934
Folder 7: Trip to the Netherlands, handwritten accounts in Dutch and in English --- 1948-1949
Folder 8: Trip to the Netherlands, typed account, mimeograph copy --- 1949
Folder 9: Trip to the Netherlands, handwritten account --- 1968
Folder 10: Trip to the Netherlands, preaching requests while in the Netherlands --- 1949
Folder 11: Trip to the Netherlands, observations on church life --- 1968
Folder 12: Address: Adequately Equipped
Folder 13: Address: Baccalaureate sermon --- 1963
Folder 14: Address: Do you have the vision of Christ?
Folder 15: Address: Labor Union Question, and additional articles
Folder 16: Address: De Methode van Schrift onderzoek op onze Mannenvereenigingen. Mimeograph copy
Folder 17: Address: The Secession of 1834
Folder 18: Address: The Study of the Scriptures
Folder 19: Address: To what extent are employers and employees organizations and business associations justifiable. League of Men's Societies --- undated
Folder 20: Address: What can/should the church do?