Oct. of reply: To insist on reunion of the two parties; that a majority vote must prevail, with right of appeal to Classis; that the ordinations performed by the Coetus, though irregular, must be allowed, that examinations cannot be generally allowed, but may in extraordinary cases; but this not allowed until the two parties unite..... .3792, 3793 ? Acts of the Deputies-Extracts from a letter of Rev. Haeg- Extracts from a letter from the Coetus of June (May?) Extract from a letter of May 8, 1760-(See Abstract, 6 Rev. Samuel Seabury to the Society for Propagating the 3147 ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNOR GEORGE CLINTON (CONTINUED). Sept. 2, 1743-Oct. 10, 1753. CLASSIS OF AMSTERDAM. Correspondence from America. Rev. Eggo Tonkens Van Hoevenberg to the Classis of Amsterdam, Portfolio "New York", Vol. i. To the Very Reverend and Very Learned Messrs., the Members of the Very Reverend Classis of Amsterdam, to be delivered to Brouwerius Brouwer, Minister at Amsterdam on the Keizersgracht. Very Reverend Sirs, Highly Esteemed Brethren: Inasmuch as my entire salary in Surinam amounts to eighteen hundred carolus guilders, and I received during the years 1742-48 not more than six hundred of that sort of guilders, per annum, and that only by begging for it, as is known to you, through your Committee ad res exteras: therefore, I think that for those years, thirty six hundred carolus guilders are still due me; and for the years '48 to '50, eighteen hundred guilders more, according to ecclesiastical laws. I have, therefore, endorsed two sight-drafts, drawn on Jean Guerin and Son, wine merchants on the Heeren gracht, to the account of the (Surinam) Company. I hope that you will urge a speedy payment, and do justice to a minister, who, as a rebel, although the Consistory has no charge against me, was threatened with a stick by the Governor's Adjutant, Herschel, on coming once from the service of prayer. This I can prove by witnesses under oath, and the Consistory Minutes, which, however, were refused me, although I was living in a strange land and without a fixed position in the service of the Company of Surinam. Of Du Bois and his adherents, you have heard. I hope that you, who can get possession of these papers more easily than I can will give information to the Synod of North Holland and will also urge even on their High Mightinesses (the States General) the importance of speedy aid and justice; as well as upon the Lord Prince, the Hereditary Stadholder.* In expectation of this, I sign myself, Very Reverend and Highly-learned Sirs, and Highly Esteemed Brethren, Your very humble servant and brother, Eggo Tonkens van Hoevenberg. Done at the Manor of Livingston, 1751 January 3, 1750, English Style. CLASSIS OF AMSTERDAM. Correspondence from America. Rev. E. T. Van Hoevenberg to the Classis of Amsterdam, (Portfolio "New York", Vol. i.) Very Reverend Sirs, Highly Esteemed: Inasmuch as the Lord Governor chased me, by his creatures, out of Surinam, and that in a violent manner, although I was not under any ecclesiastical censure, 1747. This official had been made Supreme Governor of the East and West Indies in 1751 neither was I provided with a certificate from the Church; and a peace-contract (contract of settlement?) with the Governor was pilfered by the wild Negroes, (as is known by the congregation?) of New York...... ....therefore, my request is that the Rev. Classis will kindly see to it, that I, now in these strange regions, may obtain the payment of my salary, by the Society (of Surinam). Although, through the underhanded treatment of Du Bois, whom you justify in a letter to the Coetus, I am without a settlement, nevertheless I am ready to depart to Surinam, or anywhere else,-to Smyrna or the East Indies, if Classis approve such a course. If the Society refuse payment, I request that you will complain to the Synod, and the Commissioners (of State in Synod); so that their High Mightinesses, through whom Brother Liege enjoys six hundred guilders per annum, may make some reparation, and I may enjoy my full salary, or the half of the eighteen hundred guilders, for the half of those years which have elapsed; for only through begging I have been paid, but only six hundred guilders each year. That such is the duty of Classis, I do not need to teach it. Signed in haste, by your Rev. servant, E. T. Hoevenberg. January 3, 1750-51. No. 13. ACTS OF THE CLASSIS OF AMSTERDAM. Peter de Wind. 1751, Jan. 12th. Art. 11. Rev. Peter de Wind, candidate, called as minister to Bergen and Staten Island, in New Netherland, and furnished with complete certificates and documents for the call, requested to be examined, finally, and to be ordained. His request was granted. Afterward he was examined and found well qualified, and the instrument of the call was ordered to be inserted in the formulae-book. Quod factum. It was then recommended to the Quaestor, at the request of those churches, to make the costs as moderate as possible. xii. 225, 226. Depp. ad res Exteras. There were presented by the Deputies ad res Exteras, 1. A letter from New York, of August 10, 1750, signed by Revs. du Bois, Ritzema, and elder Lopkins. ? 2. A letter of Sept. 14, 1750, in the name of the Coetus, signed by Revs. du Bois and Ritzema. 3. Another letter, of August 8, 1750, signed by three, and as they say, in the name of all, the members of the Consistory on Long Island, in Kings County, who adhere to Arondeus. 4. A letter from Queens County, August 10, 1750, (signed by) four members of the Consistory, in the name of all. 5. A letter from Arondeus himself, of August 10, 1750. xii. 230. 1751 Arondeus. The report (pre-advice) of the Deputies in these matters, as also the letters, were approved. N. B. The sentence against Arondeus, which should have been recorded here, is now to be found in the Classis (Acta) of December 5, 1751. xii. 230. Examination. Art. 18. Rev. Peter de Wind and Rev. Brukner having been examined, the former was admitted to the preaching office and ordained thereto, after he had signed the Formulae of Concord, and promised to help promote the Coetus, and to keep up correspondence with the Classis. The other, making objections to signing the Formulae, was given time till the next Classis, to ponder the matter maturely, in the fear of God. At the next Classis Rev. Coll van Schelluyne must preside ex ordine. xii. 232. ACTS OF THE CLASSIS OF AMSTERDAM. New York, particularly Arondeus. Judgment against Arondeus given, January 12, 1751. [Inserted here, at the proper place, but not recorded until Dec. 5, 1752.] 1752, Dec. 5th. § 10 ad 13. The Rev. Depp. report that the judgement against Rev. Arondeus, rendered January 12, 1751, was then neglected to be recorded, and was preserved by us only on a loose paper. The Classis thinks that it should now be spread on the minutes. This was done, and it is of the following purport: The Classis of Amsterdam perceiving to its sorrow that all its efforts to remove the vehement (hoog gaande-high going) and scandalous disputes on Long Island between Revs. Arondeus and van Sinderen, with their respective adherents, are fruitless; and that all its admonitions to submit these disputes to the judge |