Die Nederduits Gereformeerde Gemeente Glen Lynden
Die Nederduits Gereformeerde Gemeente Glen Lynden (Centenary Parish History, Illustrated, 1930)
A Centenary History of the Dutch Reformed Congregation of Glen Lynden, 1829 to 1929, Illustrated with Church Views
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: Die Nederduits Gereformeerde Gemeente Glen Lynden
- Binding: Publisher's grey-green cloth boards with black-printed title, border and a church illustration to the front board, and a second church illustration to the rear board.
- Physical Format: Illustrated with line drawings of churches on the boards and photographic plates within the text. Page count not established.
Official Condition Report
- The Book: Good (G)
- Exterior / Boards: The grey-green cloth boards are solid and square, with the printed titling and illustrations clear and legible. The head of the spine is frayed, with loose cloth threads and some loss at the top edge. Cloth wear is visible at the spine hinges and along the fore-edge of the front board, with light rubbing and mild toning to the edges. The spine cloth is toned and carries no printed lettering.
- Interior: The text block is intact and appears firmly bound. The paper is toned, with scattered foxing and brown spotting to the endpapers and preliminary leaves. A small dark mark appears on the title page. The text and the photographic illustrations are clear and complete as far as photographed. No ex-library marks are visible.
- The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued)
Synopsis & Historical Value
Published in 1930 by Nasionale Pers, Beperk, of Cape Town, Stellenbosch and Bloemfontein, this Afrikaans volume by Ds. S. F. Feneysey records one hundred years in the life of the Dutch Reformed congregation of Glen Lynden, from 1829 to 1929.
The history follows the congregation through its successive ministers and church buildings. One chapter covers the period from 1859 to 1890 under Ds. G. W. Stegmann, including the building of a new church and parsonage, the financial burden of the undertaking, and the minister's long service to the congregation.
The book is illustrated with photographs and drawings of church buildings, among them Glen Lynden's church of 1874 and the Bedford church of 1895. Parish centenary histories of this kind preserve local detail on congregations, ministers and building projects that rarely appears in wider histories, and they are valued by students of Afrikaner church and heritage and of local genealogy.
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