The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-02

lty: he atterWard occupied the position
of professor OK theology in the Free !
University Of Amsterdam and. in 1885,
the honorary degree Of Ii. D. was con-
ferred upon him by the University of
Princeton, in the United States, where
he delivered the Stone lectures In the
midst of DR.. Kuyper's busy life he has
found time 10 write sixty books. 1t
sounds incredible, but when one sees
the solidity with which his body is
built, and the strong, square jaws of his
face, the massive head the height of
the forehead and the great breadth
through the temples, which is usually
a sign of tremendous brain power one
can no longer marvel at what he mas
accomplished. It is a rare privilege to
be allowed TO enter the heart of DR..
kuypeT's home life at The Hague. His
substantial residence is furnished with
all the solid comforts peculiar to the
Dutch people, and there are books,
books, bOokSi 1t was my pleasure To
be received cordially in the beautiful
reception room and, later, in the libra
~, to partake of after-dinner tea with
the prime minister's family. The four
sons were absent, but of his three
daughters, I met the delicate one who
laid down her health as a missionary in
Java and Miss Henriette, who is deeply
literary and devotes herself to the
translation OF books. The upper classes
of Dutch people are exquisitely cuI-
tured and have a certain charm about
them that is of the most captivating
and satisfying nature. because it
springs from a genuine refinement
which comes from a sense of worth,
based on true greatness. In Holland.
one hears English spoken without an
accent, and is made the recipient of
hospitality that is so unaffected, eS-
pecially in the most elegant homes, as
to make one feel instantly acclimated,
both socially and nationally. In the
building of their dykes. in the constant
fight to keep back the sea, the people
of The Netherlands have become strong
in character as individuals and self-de-
pendent as a nation They are accused
of becoming clanniSh and inSulari If
so, these peCUliarities are Of distinct
ly patriotic nature. The HOllanders
are Unconditional people; they are sell
dom stirred, but they are intensely ma
tional in spirit. and when any question
touches this. their most sensitive point.
their loyalty develops into such a vital
power that il transforms them from a
race of cool, Clear-headed philosophers
into a band of enthusiasts. This fact
was very plainly and wonderfully dem
Onstrated in the position which Holland
assumed during the Boer-English war
in South Africa. Their advocacy of the
BOer- cause was a marvel because it
was so gloTiOusly unSelfish. 1t was un-
wise. viewed from worldly standpoint
for though through their opposition to
England, they lost her enormous COM
merce, which composed q very large
per cent of the entire shipping in HOl-
land waters: but this course was beau
tiful because it was altruistic and Un-
usual The Beers came from Friesland
one of the seven provinces of Holland,
and are of the peasant class. The
Dutch felt that the Beers were a part
of them; consequently. in advocating
their rights, they defended the children
of their own nation.
In the Home of the Countesses at The
Hague.
In 1906. the last sem bIance of the
Dutch republic was lost by the action
of Napoleon i'm creating his brother.
Louis BOnapaTte, king of Holland; and
the last vestige of independence was
sunk four years later when Napoleon
caused Holland to be annexed to
France The unwelcome sovereign
lived exclusively for his own pleasure
filled palaces with costly furnishings,
for which the people had to pay, and
surrounded himself with every possible
! luxury. This was anything but accept
able to the Dutch who have always
been noted for their simplicity of life.
All along. many of the people had re-
manned true TO the House of Orange.
and ever since their departure that
had wanted to bring them back. Among
Z the lOyalistS was CrysbeTt KaTel van
HOgendOrp. Holland had a terrible
| time during the years when it was only
able to crush the ent isiasm for liber-
ty with which their souls were imbued.
At last. the discomfort SmOuldering in
the hearts of the people swelled into
revolt and, in 1913, the revolution be-
gan. The French We're driven from
Holland. the Prince of Orange landed
upon its shores and was declared king
of The Netherlands as William the
First. HOgendOrp was the soul OF the
movement in the uprising against Ma
I &c In
milton of this. three years after the
Prince of Orange became king. the hero
OF the revolution was made count aud
titles were introduced elsewhere into
Holland. Count HOgendOrp was deep
~ beloved by his people, who have
StriVen to honor his memory. The
great figures in bronze of the splendid
national monument at The Hague are
Prince Wilhelm Frederick. FIR. Ad- van
der Duyn. Count l. van Linn burg and
CirySOert KaTel van HOgendOTp-the
most famous figures in the revolution
Of 1913. when Holland made its supreme
effort to regain its Independence and
succeeded. As perfect representatives
of the highest and best type Of the peo-
pic of Holland. are three countesses at
| The Hague who are granddaughters OF
, Count GrYSbert kaTCl van HogendOrp.
/ His descendants are counted among the
nOblest in the land. In Holland, as in
several other European countries. the
/ daughters of q count are called count
/ esseS- HOgendOrp was very fond of
English customs and wanted to adopt
! the social code of that country relative
to titles He insisted that the daugh-
/ tiers Of q count should not be denom-
/ mated as .cOuntesses, but have an extra.
/ title: so upon his he bestowed that Of
| "gankOrOuw." an untranslatable dis
( tinction. but one understood TO be
/ countess in English. The counts idea
! OF changing titles did not suit the peo-
( pie of Holland. who never liked to inn
| itate England in any way, so his
| three granddaughters now living
I at The Hague are really count
esses. having Inherited the til
| ties from their father, who was the
old counts SON
ReIinquished Title for Husband.
The most noted of these ladies'
| is Madame "a Douairiere Klerehf
| she married a nObIeman, who was
| an admiral in the Dutch navy; as
! he was untitled, his wife relinquished
/ hers through courtesy. Her two sis
ters have practically given up theirs
| also. but the only son Of the family
1 their brother. holds to his and is ad-
dressed as Count Henry van de Ho-
/ gendOrp- Although conservatives by
/ birth. the three cOuntesses in the HO-
I gendOTp family at The Hague have be-
| come thoroughly democratic in spirit
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