Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-20
AMONG THE HOLLANDERS.

Steps are being taken to organize an
English speaking Christian Reformed
church society on the west side. Some
thirty names have already been Sc
cured for that purpose. This would
make the third church among the H0l-
landers where the services are con-
Quoted in the English language In this
city.
Tho Rev. Wander Beck of the La
grave Street Christian Reformed
church, lectures every Wednesday
evening in the Scrlbner Street Baptist
church.
Master Frank Hulswit, Jr., of this
city has completed Q clock, in which,
besides the usual hour machinery, the
following additions are exhibited, VIZ:
every ten minutes a figure appears,
representing headsman, who, raising
an Ak, cuts off the head OF condemned
criminal, which head is received on q
plate by an attendant, who deposits it
through door opened by q figure
representing death. 1t is very IN
genioue piece OF mechanism, and to be
seen at No. l57 Monroe street.
The Holland Church society, led by
Mrs. Klaas Smit of this city. and who
lately held their meetings IN the hall
in the Leipzig block on Lyon street, has
disbanded. The old age of MIR. Smit
and the loss by death as we'll as ina
bllity of other former leaders led to
the dissolution. The society was known
among the Hollanders on account of
their strict Calvnistic doctrines ad-
hered to by its members. Elder Smit
worked during the week days IN his
blacksmi shop on North Division
street and preached Sundays to the
congregation, besides attending to the
spiritual welfare of his flock during the
evenings, and that all without any re-
muneration.
The Vryheids- Banter of this city con-
tains q long editorial in its .ssue of tn g
week commenting on the alleged fraud
and deception practlcec upon the Hol-
landers by the Netherland- A merican
Land and Emigration society, who in
duced Hollanders IN the old country TO
settle on lands situated in the San LUIS
valley IN Colorado. According to the
reports as contained In the Denver Re-
publican, those immigrants were caught
III bubble such AS often are sent afioat
by land spectators.
Noticing above we notice further
from the "Ons Masndbiad" (ouf
monthly. published by the Holland
church IN New York, and comment ng
on the same subject, under the caption
OF "De Hollanders IN Colorado
wherein it substantIates the above al
legged fraud practlced. and says: "And
the colonis,s themselves knew nor
thought otherwise tof everything being
! strsight) till nearly half December,
when the fraud was exposed"
That the Holland emigrant IL looked
upon with favor in the west goes with
out saying. for quoting from the came
MaanbIad We notice the following:
Judge Hoyt of Colorado gives the
| following testimonial regarding the
Holland emigrants: in these Holland.
ers we have the best emIgrauts | ever
saw--they are strong, industrious and
| frugal 4"
| Jsbez Norman says: "Of all the
| countries on earth the Netherland j,
the best to receive immigrants fl
f, America from. The Hollanders are
clean, intelligent and bright"
Governor Rondt of Colorado, speak
| ing Of the suffering OF those misguided
colonists, ssys: "Here - a situation OF
immigrants for which has TO be pro
vided for. The cltIzens of Aismo.s
will not permit that these people suffer
| or are abused" CoRR.
Morrill,. II ggine a Co. have IN pres
and will lssue shortly. NV Jean" b,
Patience stspleton, author of "Ksdy, :
babe Murphy" etc. "An Odd situa
uon," Ivy stanley Waterloo. suthof O
"a Man and Woman" the Mar
Fr m Wall street." ~. George Rsth
borne. author of "Dr- Jack" CTR.
Loyalty OF i-augstreth,' bv Jno. X v
talbast, sutnor OF "Mrs. Leslie and
| Mrs. L~nnox."
| Tie hfesking OF the Hsnse on
wheel e WABASH ffelgnt train yea
! tefasy Afternoon dersiled the car IN,