Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-06

was thorough student Of Dutch history and
/ literature lie preached in a region OF coun-
/ try which was full Of "Auabaptists" a
! people who maintained for over a century
/ the yicwS which Williams advocated. and
/ for which he is famous
In 1851 William Penn founded pennsyl-
lanta. He was the son OF Dutch woman,
| Margaret Jasper OF Rotterdam. His re-
| ltgodS ideas were derived from his mothers
country. According to Barclay" English
and American Quakerism Is the doctrine OF
| the Dutch Mcnnonitcs under another name.
Penn Travelled extensively In Holland spoke
| the language and made there many con-
Ncrts, who settled In his commonwealth.
Seven Of our states Massachusetts Rhode
Island. Connecticut New York New Jer-
sew, Delaware and Pennsylvania came
came under the direct influence OF Dutch
ideas. The conCctiou between Holland and
America was thus sufficiently close to al
low for their transmission.
Various other things can be traced back
to Holland influences. Armcnus a Dutch
professor, systcmatizcl the doctrines which
Wesley. the founder Of Mcthodism. em-
braced Rutgers college, Union college Hope
college and other schools all established by
dutch immigrants have rendered splen-
did services to freedom and religion. ono
OF her sons, Hugo GrotiuS. gave to the world
the hrSt code OF International law Van
Nondel did much for literature in iunucnc-
ing Milton. pHtinier Rembrandt Paul Pot
ter the brothers Van Dyke Gerard Don,
Adrian BrouwCr Frank Halls Wander Ilclt
Ruysdaal and others did much for paint
ing; Erasmus FOR scholarship. Spnzora for
philosophy and Kucnen for higher criticism
Was there space | would cnumcrate some
ot the many flowers ana trees and vegetables
which the HollandCrs have introduced into
our garden society. the various fabrics and
patterns OF lace work that are the delight
OF our ladies' the daintCs that tempt the
palate cookies and waflcs and mullins and
crullcrs and doughnuts-which are Dutch.
invcutlcns
In our great revolutionary struggle Hol-
iand gave us her unsclhsh sympathy. Her
example in shaking off tho yoke of an on
nrcssivc master inspired our leaders md
norved them on TO victory. She politely re-
FUSED to give Great Britain the aid to which
she, according to the treaty of Nymwcgen
was entitled. She opened her harhors for
the protection and shelter OF our fleets She
advanced us loan of $14 600 in the most
critical moment OF our struggle when our
silver dollar had deprecated to the value of
cents and our credit was gone Holland
ers were the first to salute our newborn
stars and stripes; burned the first powder
CG welcome to our flag and were the first
after France to acknowledge our indepond-
enCC
Pamphlets written bv Dutch scholars
greatly encouraged and chcered our strug-
Cling revolutonists These facts are CRATE
fully recorded in the letters and addresses
Of Madison. Franklin and Washington.
When at length our independence was an
nounccd amcng them wave Of JOY spread
over the country which found expression IN
thanksEiVings. illuminatiOns and bunflres.
Many loving links bind Holland and Amer
lea. Great and glorious is the part which
this little country Of windmlls and dykes,
and polders and vessels, and velvety
meadows and comely farms and quaint old
cities, and liberty-lovinG people has played
in the development Of humanity and espe-
cially in the formation of America.