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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
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