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Anothèr major delineator aänce ,185Linthe;Midwest ,was tne. 'breach of
union betwèen theRèformedChurch, andthose whofollowedthe Christian Reformed
tradition. With' somefolk it was ao, bad' that,theywould not walkonthe same
side of the streat. Marriagèwas notevënoprisi'd.ered~Parents forall intents
and. purposes'disownedtheir childXanfor, àbreaChofthis bias. .
Further, ."until thisdB\r aoq"aiD.tance~li:ip,a9rOésthel:lê diyisions, is still
limi ted'bètween.theaforeJIl~ntio~ea church'c3.ivi~~oIlJ,;l1ndicating 8,. conscdoue
efrort onthe part()rSOJlle'to ignore,each,otl.lêrto, ~;~the"lea.l:lt. These
conditi6nsmadeit'~xtremely'dirrièu1 t}tö selèçt<älirë' mate.,'
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"W,ThiS'<l>Óokapp~arst(»likgenea1ógy t',tC)'tlÎepercepti ve s,tudent much
morethan~es and 'dates~anbeextr,acted".t~~:,~,~h~:~st8..~is~:i~s.'
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The statement of,.onehistPriÈmth~t·;theearly R~llanderB, and their
P:t'9geny.resi~ted the .intrtlÉJiop. ofnonDUtch ,blood is' obvi0'llsly exp:roded even
onca~B.1rp,érusa1 of,.th~~e~. ,. ,:. ',
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" "Pat'terns in thê'sél~~1;i()n é,rlll~tes,dan becÎi.sèerned; i.e". ,êthe"inclusion .
of the'issue of some.familiesfor' consideration.· asmarriagëableprospects,and
the 'exc~ll.sionof otherl:tarL(ibyiouspmis~ion,()f:i.in1;er lIla.rriagebetween '.certain
,ráll!nies .'~iagesseem.)o ,~á.vèbeen~~,;:a.rra.n8ed,' steered,ifyou will,
bythe ass.ociatioha.l arr~eri1;s' se:!ïup Lby th.e.parents, ,perhaps ,<~!en ·unwit'tingly
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Marri~· into otheret}mic:backÇcwids,couldcreate, frictiónat home and
iil,the ëhu.rch,":eventothe,drivingiofsome~aw~aY froin bóth.--" ~-. - ":.
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This book is riotdOnêf· Yoûràddi tióiiê~; ê'óri-éctions, etc .aresolicited
ft)-r' tncl'.lsion tn ~i-b~~_~·r.evi..~·a·d-a~':diti·ol1.a~-'
..R.. ()ss K.,Ettéjna.·
Member·of:
South Hól1andlÎistorical. Society
Holland"MichiganGeneological.& Historical Society
Association for the Advancemento.r Dutch-AmericanStudies
Dutoh"Immigrant.,Society
DutehHeritage Commtttee of TrL~ty Colle~
Origins - CalvinCollege and Sèminary Archiyes