Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-17
!, 9TH of the Life Of Rev.
Henry Il. ScbOlte,
TX WILLIAM NJ. DoNNEL.
eaeler of the HoUdnd Colony IN
Marion County.

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q subjectof this sketch, the latter
of whose life was so intimately
ected with the large and thr;v-
Iolony planted in Marion county,
si7, that his biography might
constitute a history of the
py itself, was born in Amsterdam,
and, in 1905.
rlyin life he manifested desire
nter the naval academy, and
,ne an officer in the navy; but
bother, for whose preference he
a dutiful regard, opposed the
me. and he abandoned if; but
of an active temperament, and
Be to idleness, he apprenticed
eelf to a carpenter, learned the
E, and also made some advance
t in the art of drawing.
hen about seventeen years of age
:lther died, which circumstance
XII his attention to the subject of
ion, and his interest in this
ect eventually ripened into a
re to preach the Gospel. With a
to prepare himself for this pro-
on, he began the study of the
|uages, ard made 50 much pro-
in this department that he was
barred to enter the seminary, at
sterdam, in 1921. IN 1921, he
ed successfully through the liter
examination, at the University
.eydeu, and began the study Of
)logy at that institution. During
werfuI religious revival in Uol-
in which two converted Israel
took an active part, he became
tainted with numerous leading
(istians Of various denominations,
b England, France, Germany,
the Netherlands, who were on Il
iii to Holland, and became so
Werfully convinced of the narrow
IS Of sectariani,m, that he aban-
he'd it altogether, regarding even
lrch organizations of secondary
|portance. He was, therefore
pting his own words-"prevcnted
m clothing his faith in the straight
ilet of ecclesiastical formalism.
I'm 1880, a rebellion broke out in
pgium, and Mr.. S., with many
Ter students, responded to the call
the king for troops to suppress it.
the close Of the rebellion, 1892, he
turned to his Studies at the univer-
! y, passed through the theological
Summation, and was licensed to
each. In the same year he was
&aminod in the synod Of Holland,
ID in 1898, was installed as minister
the Gospel in the national reform
Wch establishment. Here, how
Fer, he began to experience trouble,
|kulting from his refusal to submit
! the established forms and doctrines
bat he found had produced spirit
Fl dcgencracy in the church. His
Fcided opposition to a sectarianism
|at amounted almost to bigOtry,
ought down upon him the enmity
the national clergy, and this, in
b, resulted in separation. Mr..
hOlte, and few other ministers,
lowed by large number Of lay
EN- bers, withdrew from the nation
church, and became separate and
dependent organization. But they
ere not permitted to remain so
Instigated by the
nod Of Holland, the government
and for some time car
I'd on, aseries Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
e rebels, consisting Of fines and
Iprisonmcnts, basing the legality
their acts upon law of Napoleon,
bidding the assembling together
more than twenty persons for
ligious services. For "A violation
this law, Mr.. Scholte was once
Iprisoned and fined several hun
ed gilders. But, during his i'm
he made valuable use of
time by acquiring a knowledge
the English language from the
ldy Of standard authors, which
luirement became quite useful to
III afterwards.
But these prosecutions, instead OF
ting down the rebellion, increased
c number of its adhcrents, till
ally the government became weary
SO Improbable an undertaking,
q, soon after the accession of Will
IN II. to the throne, persecution
ased entirely, and the newly
sanized church was permitted to
urish free of the restraints OF secta-
n rule enforced by secular author