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I came across this reference to a missionary in one of John Love's sermons:
Yes; I see thee among them, marked by thy meek demeanour, by thy humility and majesty of benevolence — thee, Van der Kemp! and near thee some of thy astonished Hottentots, thy joy and crown of rejoicing in the presence of the Lord!
John Love, ‘The Power of the Bible Operating by the Ministrations of Holy Missionaries: A Sermon, Preached before the Missionary Society, at the Tabernacle, on Wednesday Evening, May 13. 1812’ in Sermons Preached on Public Occasions: With Fifteen Addresses to the People of Otaheite, and A Serious Call Respecting a Mission to the River Indus (Glasgow: Maurice Ogle, 1826), p. 257.
I suspected it was not the same guy who wrote the sermons on the Heidelberg Catechism. It turns out that Love is referring to Johannes van der Kemp (1747-1811). The Wikipedia entry is fairly basic (yes, I know it is not the most reliable source), though he appears to be an interesting figure. Has anyone here read much about him?
Yes; I see thee among them, marked by thy meek demeanour, by thy humility and majesty of benevolence — thee, Van der Kemp! and near thee some of thy astonished Hottentots, thy joy and crown of rejoicing in the presence of the Lord!
John Love, ‘The Power of the Bible Operating by the Ministrations of Holy Missionaries: A Sermon, Preached before the Missionary Society, at the Tabernacle, on Wednesday Evening, May 13. 1812’ in Sermons Preached on Public Occasions: With Fifteen Addresses to the People of Otaheite, and A Serious Call Respecting a Mission to the River Indus (Glasgow: Maurice Ogle, 1826), p. 257.
I suspected it was not the same guy who wrote the sermons on the Heidelberg Catechism. It turns out that Love is referring to Johannes van der Kemp (1747-1811). The Wikipedia entry is fairly basic (yes, I know it is not the most reliable source), though he appears to be an interesting figure. Has anyone here read much about him?