Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-04-17

on the 25th day of December, 1916. the
society took definite shape and adopt
ed on that day written regulations for
emigration to the United States Of
America
These are in the nature of a CON
stitution for the body and clearly in
dictate the purpose of the organization.
1t was to be composed of persons de-
sirous Of coming to the United States.
1t was largely religious in it's origin
immoral persons Were not allowed
to become members. Recollecting the
eighty years religious struggle be-
tween the Fatherland and Spain-a
struggle made memorable by the trans
cendent abilities of William the Silent,
and the exhaustless patriotism and for
titude of the people; by the despotism
OF Charles "; by the gunyielding obsti-
nancy of Philip H.; by the almost I'M
exampled cruelties of Alva; by the
great disparity Of resources in the con-
tending parties: by the memorable ex-
ample it gives that no movement is 50
deep as that which proceeds from the
religious nature OF man, ana of the
wonderful power OF a people animated
by the sublime instinct of preserving
at once one religion and one country
recollectlng this national epic. but as
yet not familiar with the great truth
$50 well known by the people of the
land to which they proposed to go) that
religious concord is the child only of
universal and indiscriminating reli-
gious freedom. they provided in terms
that no Roman Catholic should become
a member of the society. The object
was not to form communistic torgani-
cation. The society was to be gov
erned by a board consisting of pres
ident, vice-president, secretary and
four counsellors
Each member was to bear his own
expenses and to pay for his own land.
Money to buy the amount of land each
desired was to be paid to the board.
and when the place for settlement was
selected and the land purchased the
latter was to be divided. each to get
the amount for which he paid. In a
central position 160 acres were to be
retained for school purposes, with pro
vision that smaller parcels might be
sold to artisans and tradesmen, that
is to those not wishing to engage in
farming
Ibis will give one a pretty good idea
Of the founding and organization and
settlement Of the colony Dominic
Scholte has been dead now several years
but his sons still reside in Pella and
are bankers. They seem to have been,
the Goulds and Vanderbils Of the col
ony from the start. They had money
when they came-the father did-and
have retained it and added till they
are the wealthy family Of the colony,
though there are many rich men
among them.
You will observe they set aside some
land for school purposes. They are
strong advocates of educat ton. They
gave SO literally to the Baptist College,
Central University, that it was founded
and established there in the early fif-
ties.
Many of the younger generation have
gone into the professions. Cyrenus
Cole, one of the ablest editors in the
State, editor Of the Cedar Rapids Re
publican, got his training in PelIa Col
lege and city schools. His parents
came with the original band Of 100 and
knew all about the hardships of the
early settlers.
He began his newspaper work on
the Des Moines Register. and in a
rather peculiar manner. He was ed
itor Of the Central Ray, the college
paper. On a certain occasion he
wrote up the war history of the college
in such a pleasing manner that it
struck the fancy Of the Clarksons of
the Register and he was employed by
them and worked on that paper for a
number Of years before becoming a
part owner of the Cedar Rapids Re
publican. He is one of the strong
young men of the State.
Yet, in spite of it ALL in spite of the
fact that they are thoroughly Ameri-
canized and educated only in English,
american" they call it. you would
recognize at once that you had wan
dered into a strange land if you wenr
to the Dutch settlement around PeIIa.
There is frugality and an air of pros
perity and clannishness among them
not observable among the natives 1t
is a community worthy Of emulation.
May they live long in peace and pros
perity.