Peter Yemen De Jong Collection, 1911-2005 | Heritage Hall, Hekman Library

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Collection Overview

Title: Peter Yemen De Jong Collection, 1911-2005

ID: COLL/049

Primary Creator: De Jong, Peter Yemen (1915-2005)

Extent: 13.0 Boxes. More info below.

Arrangement: Folder level description

Subjects: Christian education, Christian Reformed Church, Christian Reformed Church - Missions, De Jong, Peter Y. (Peter Ymen), 1915-2005, India, South - Religious life and customs, Missions - India, South

Abstract

Former minister of the Christian Reformed Church. The collection includes study manuals, family letters, materials relating to India, addresses, lectures, sermons, class papers, catechism materials, study outlines, course materials, unpublished manuscripts, articles, book reviews, pamphlets, thesis, letters of call, notebooks, correspondence, and clippings. [See also the Campus Titles Database.]

Biographical Note

Son of Rev. Yemen Peter De Jong, Peter Yemen De Jong was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1915. De Jong graduated from Calvin College and Seminary in 1939. Joanne H. Heyns took De Jong’s hand in marriage in 1940. Together they had six children. De Jong was ordained into the CRC ministry in 1940 and served the Preakness Christian Reformed Church. At the same time, he was attending Hartford Theological Seminary. De Jong received his Ph.D. from Hartford in 1942.

From 1942-1948, The Rev. Peter Yemen De Jong went on to serve the church communities of Alpine Avenue CRC and Oakdale Park CRC in Grand Rapids, Michigan. During 1952, he took a break from sharing the gospel in United States to spreading the gospel as a missionary in India. By 1953, De Jong returned to North America, and began to serve the First CRC in Pella, Iowa. Eventually De Jong moved on to First Hamilton, Ontario Canada.

In 1963, he returned to his home town of Grand Rapids to serve Alger Park CRC. While in Grand Rapids, he became a professor at Calvin Seminary. However, by 1970, De Jong went back to Iowa to serve the communities of First, Sioux Center and First Sheldon. He retired from serving the Christian Reformed Churches in 1980 only later to become affiliated with the United Reformed Church in 1982. Rev. De Jong passed away in 2005 from heart failure.

Subject/Index Terms

Christian education
Christian Reformed Church
Christian Reformed Church - Missions
De Jong, Peter Y. (Peter Ymen), 1915-2005
India, South - Religious life and customs
Missions - India, South

Administrative Information

Repository: Heritage Hall, Hekman Library

Alternate Extent Statement: 6.45 cubic ft.

Access Restrictions: (to be restricted until 01/01/2026 for all but his children)

Acquisition Source: Gift of P.Y. De Jong

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Addresses, Lectures, Sermons, and Miscellaneous Material],
[Series 2: Papers, 1936-1993],
[Series 3: Lesson Material],
[Series 4: Church Polity and Government Material and Unpublished Manuscripts],
[Series 5: Foreign Missions],
[Series 6: Personal Material],
[All]

Series 1: Addresses, Lectures, Sermons, and Miscellaneous Material

Box 1

Folder 1: The Christian Reformed Church: A Study Manual --- 1947, 1967

Folder 2: The Christian Life: A Study Manual [HERH BV4510.D4] --- 1950

Folder 3: Letters to family from India (written by Mrs. De Jong) --- 1952-1953

Folder 4: Account of activities in India --- August 23 - September 19, 1953

Folder 5: Notebook, Observations on trip to South India --- 1981

Folder 6

Item 1: Letter --- 1989
Item 2: Indian interlude, p. 1-114 --- 1990

Folder 7: Indian interlude, p. 115-228 --- 1990

Folder 8: Indian interlude, p. 229-342 --- 1990

Folder 9: Material re: mission work in South India --- 1989-2005, undated

Folder 10: Reports/correspondence re: South India Mission --- 1997-2001, undated

Folder 11: The Christian Reformed Church - Who and Why are We? --- 1977

Box 2

Folder 1: RE: resignation from Calvin Seminary --- 1970: Access Restriction: Restricted until 01/01/2026 for all but his children

Box 3

Folder 1: Addresses: Genius of Reformed Church Polity; On Sermon Making --- 1967-1974
Folder 2: Address: Why I Left the Christian Reformed Church --- 1993?
Folder 3: Address to the First Convocation of Mid-America Seminary --- 1982
Folder 4: Address to the Alliance Meeting --- November 15, 1994
Folder 5: Reformation Day addresses --- 1992,undated
Folder 6: Address at North American Presbyterian and Reformed Council Conference --- 1979
Folder 7: Lectures at Westminster Seminary --- 1952
Folder 8: Lectures at Navigators Training Institute, Pensacola, Florida --- 1975
Folder 9: Sermons preached --- August-September 1976
Folder 10: Sermons preached --- October-December 1976
Folder 11: Sermons preached --- January-March 1977
Folder 12: Six sermons re: conversion --- August-October 1972
Folder 13: Sermon: The Mystery of Christ and the Church --- August 25, 1974
Folder 14: Sermon re: Isaiah 40:3-5 for S. Volbeda --- 1938
Folder 15: Records of churches served and sermons preached --- 1940-2005

Series 2: Papers --- 1936-1993

Box 4

Folder 1: Class papers re: E. Brunner and modern concept of missions --- 1936-1938

Folder 2: Class papers re: Christian liberty and Josiah Royce --- 1938-1939

Folder 3: Class paper: The Life and Times of Berkeley --- 1940

Folder 4: Class paper re: Søren Kierkegaard --- 1941

Folder 5: Class paper: Old Testament Biblical Theology --- undated

Folder 6: Class papers re: Old Testament exegesis --- 1938

Folder 7: Class papers re: pastoral theology --- 1937-1939

Folder 8: Liturgics class notes --- 1937-1939

Folder 9: Paper: Philosophy of India --- 1940

Folder 10: Paper: Calvin and the Duchess of Ferrara --- 1985

Folder 11

Item 1: Paper: Genius of Reformed Church polity --- 1967
Item 2: Paper: A Reformation Without Deep Roots --- 1993

Folder 12: Paper re: the new hermeneutic --- undated

Folder 13

Item 1: Paper: Introduction to Sects and Cults --- undated
Item 2: Paper: Christ Marches to Victory by the Gospel --- undated
Item 3: Paper: Needed, a Reformation in Preaching --- 1969

Folder 14

Item 1: Paper: Christian Life --- undated
Item 2: Paper: Highlights of the Christian Faith --- undated

Folder 15

Item 1: Paper: Teaching Ministry of the Apostolic Age --- 1939
Item 2: Paper: The Genius of Reformed Church Polity --- 1967

Folder 16

Item 1: Paper: Helps for Elders --- 1977
Item 2: Paper: Manual for Those Making Profession of Faith --- undated

Folder 17: Paper re: the history of baptism --- undated

Folder 18: Paper: The Evangelizer of Evangelist --- undated

Series 3: Lesson Material

Box 5

Folder 1: Lesson material for advanced catechism students --- 1993
Folder 2: Lesson material for 5th and 6th grade catechism students --- undated
Folder 3: Catechism material: The Heritage of Our Forefathers --- 1993
Folder 4: Adult catechism material for Russians --- 1991-1993
Folder 5: Children's catechism lesson material --- undated
Folder 6: Catechism course material --- 1938
Folder 7: Lesson series: How to Read the Bible --- undated
Folder 8: Course material: The Christian Church in the Apostolic Age --- 1965-1966
Folder 9: Study material re: the Canons of Dort --- undated
Folder 10: Bible outlines for Old Testament Prophecy and Minor Prophets --- 1985-1986, 1991
Folder 11: Study material re: the Books of Revelation and I Peter --- 1981, 1991
Folder 12: Course material: Reading the Bible with Understanding and the Epistle to the Hebrews --- undated
Folder 13: Course material re: church polity and government --- undated

Box 6

Folder 1: Study material re: the Psalms --- undated
Folder 2: Lesson outlines re: the book of Ephesians --- undated
Folder 3: Bible study material re: the books of Acts and I Peter --- undated
Folder 4: Courses taught at Eastern Reformed Bible Institute --- 1940s
Folder 5: Theological encyclopedia course material --- 1936
Folder 6: Bible study outlines --- undated
Folder 7: Adult Bible class material re: understanding the Old Testament --- 1979
Folder 8: Studies re: God's Covenant and the Sabbath --- 1985
Folder 9: Pastoral care course material for Mid-American Seminary --- 1984, undated
Folder 10: Course material re: homiletics (Mid-America Seminary) --- 1968-1985
Folder 11: Course material re: preaching (Mid-American Seminary) --- undated

Series 4: Church Polity and Government Material and Unpublished Manuscripts

Box 7

Folder 1: Material re: Church Polity and Government Material --- undated
Folder 2: Material re: church polity and government --- undated
Folder 3: Material re: church polity and government --- 1969, undated
Folder 4: Unpublished manuscripts: The Christian Home and Family --- 1956, undated
Folder 5: Unpublished manuscript re: infant baptism --- 1945
Folder 6: Unpublished manuscript: My Church and I --- undated

Series 5: Foreign Missions

Box 8

Folder 1: Article for The Outlook --- August 1992
Folder 2: Banner articles by Peter Y. De Jong: The Church at Worship --- 1946-1954
Folder 3: Booklet: The Wonderful Word of the Lord --- 1994
Folder 4: Syllabus: Preaching on the Heidelberg Catechism --- 1968
Folder 5: Book reviews by Peter Y. De Jong --- undated
Folder 6: Preparatory meditations for the Lord's Supper --- undated
Folder 7: Communion meditations --- 1978, undated
Folder 8: Booklet: Forty Years of the Lord's Favor (South India Mission) --- 1995?
Folder 9: Material on the educational ministry of the church --- 1969, undated
Folder 10: Material on theology and philosophy --- 1925-1937, and undated
Folder 11: Obeying the Great Commission: A Study Manual on Foreign Missions [HERH BV2090.D43] --- 1959
Folder 12: The Story of the Schools [HERH BV1464.D45] --- 1962
Folder 13: Christian Education in a Changing and Challenging World [HERH BV1473.D4] --- 1962
Folder 14: The Ministry of Mercy for Today --- 1963

Series 6: Personal Material

Box 9

Folder 1: Calvin College diploma [Peter J. is Peter Y.] --- 1936
Folder 2: Masters thesis: Ritschl's Conception of the Kingdom of God --- 1940
Folder 3: Letters of call --- 1942-1960
Folder 4: Material re: call to the Reformed Church in New Zealand --- 1957
Folder 5: Material re: First Christian Reformed Church Pella, Iowa, leaving the Christian Reformed Church --- 1991-1998, undated
Folder 6: Booklet by Peter Y. De Jong (in Dutch), father of Peter Y. --- 1914, 1919, and undated
Folder 7: Mid-America Seminary materials --- 1997, undated
Folder 8: Vietnamese language lesson notebooks --- 1953
Folder 9: Student catechism sermon evaluations --- 1965
Folder 10: Pamphlet in Vietnamese --- undated
Folder 11: Correspondence --- 1940-1949
Folder 12: Correspondence --- 1950-1959
Folder 13: Correspondence --- 1960-1990
Folder 14: Correspondence (includes with E. Pereszlenyl) --- 1991-2002
Folder 15: Maps [6] --- 1982,1988, and undated

Box 10

Folder 1: News clippings, Indian newspapers --- 1953
Folder 2: Scrapbook, family news clippings --- 1911-1938
Folder 3: As I Remember It, by Joanne H. [Heyns] De Jong --- 1940
Folder 4: A Few Leaves: the Peter Y. and Joanne H. Heyns De Jong Family, by Peter Y. De Jong --- 1999
Folder 5: Articles re: Dutch settlers --- 1947-1976

Box 11

Item 1: Scrapbook I: "Church at Worship" clippings --- April 5, 1946 - April 16, 1948
Item 2: Scrapbook II: "Church at Worship" clippings --- April 23, 1948 - April 17, 1950

Box 12

Item 1: Scrapbook III: "Church at Worship" clippings --- April 14, 1950 - March 28, 1952
Item 2: Scrapbook IV: Clippings re: South India missions, book reviews written by PDJ, "Church at Worship" clippings --- Nov. 7, 1952 - April 10, 1953

Box 13

Folder 1: South India Conference minutes --- 1953
Folder 2: To the Synod of the Christian Reformed Church --- 1954
Folder 3: Africa Report: CRWM --- 1980
Folder 4: Survey of the Christian Reformed Mission of South India --- 1981
Folder 5: Photographs, Christian Reformed Mission of South India --- 1989
Folder 6: Maps [6] --- 1982,1988, and undated
Folder 7: Materials re: Ceylon --- 1954-1959, and undated
Folder 8: Domestic Missions Week --- undated
Folder 9: Booklets in the Telugu language (India)
Folder 10: Learning to Know the Lord --- 1972
Folder 11: Articles from Our Mission Page by Peter De Jong --- 1948