Spoelder, Cornelis (1886-1958)
Cornelis Spoelder (1886-1958), a Dutch Mennonite, professor of Latin and Greek and rector of the Gymnasium at Haarlem, was a man of many interests. He was prominent in sports, was a commander of the Haarlem fire brigade, and member and promoter of many associations, but most of all he was a loyal member of the Mennonite Church. Stemming from a non-Mennonite background he later joined the Haarlem Mennonite congregation, of which he was a deacon from 1945 until his death. He was a trustee of the Algemeene Doopsgezinde Sociëteit from 1946 to 1955 and a curator of its seminary, 1951-1955, acting as its moderator. Spoelder was a beloved teacher, a man of strong faith, who sometimes as lay preacher conducted services in Mennonite congregations.
Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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Date Published | 1959 |
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Spoelder, Cornelis (1886-1958)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 4 Oct 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Spoelder,_Cornelis_(1886-1958)&oldid=109966.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1959). Spoelder, Cornelis (1886-1958). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 4 October 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Spoelder,_Cornelis_(1886-1958)&oldid=109966.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 601. All rights reserved.
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