1 the Americanization of the Dutch I Reformed Church
This dissertation has been microfilmed exactly as received 69-10,611 Ï LUIDENS, John Pershing, 1917- 1 THE AMERICANIZATION OF THE DUTCH I REFORMED CHURCH. The University of Oklahoma, Ph.D., 1969 History, modem University Microfilms, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan @ Copyright by JOHN PERSHING LUIDENS 1969 /> THE .UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA GRADUATE COLLEGE THE AMERICANIZATION OF THE DUTCH REFORMED CHURCH A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE GRADUATE FACULTY in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY BY JOHN PERSHING LUIDENS Norman, Oklahoma 1969 THE AMERICANIZATION OF THE DUTCH REFORMED CHURCH APPROVED BY DISSERTATION COMMITTEE TO THE REV. ANTHONY LUIDENS But Christ's own lore, and His apostles' twelve | He taught, but first he followed it himselve. j (Chaucer's Parson) ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This dissertation could not have been completed without the generous assistance of many people. I am deeply indebted to Professor David ¥. Levy, whose wise and always constructive direction was valued through each phase of the work. Acknowledgment of indebtedness must also be extended to the other members of the doctoral committee, Professors Bryson D. Gooch, Rufus G. Hall, William E. Livezey, and Robert E. Shalhope. My research was greatly assisted by several li brarians and their staffs. In particular, gratitude is an obligation to Miss Mildred Schuppert of the Western Theo logical Seminary Library, Holland, Michigan; to Mr. Peter N. VandenBerge, lately of the Theological Seminary Library of New Brunswick, New Jersey; and to Mrs. Dorothea Ray and Mr. Tom Baker of the Central State College Library, Edmond, Oklahoma. A word of general appreciation is also due to the staffs of The New York Public Library, The New York Histor ical Society, Rutgers University Library, and the Hope College Library, Holland, Michigan.
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