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Hendrik van Gelder, b. 1737 at [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]], d. 3 October 1808, at [[Zaandam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Zaandam]], the son of Arend van Gelder and Alida Nieuwenhuizen, was called as pastor of the Mennonite congregation at [[Ouddorp (Zuid-Holland, Netherlands)|Ouddorp]] in 1759, Enkhuizen 1765, [[Enschede (Overijssel, Netherlands)|Enschede]] 1771, and [[Zaandam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|West-Zaandam]] 1781-1808. He was married to Maria Smidt, a daughter of Petrus Smidt, a professor at the Zonist Seminary. Their son Pieter Smidt van Gelder was the founder of the paper factory that still bears their name. Another son was [[Gelder, Arend van (1756-1798)|Arend van Gelder]]. Hendrik van Gelder was the author of the following: <em>Davids dankbaarheid . .. </em>(Amsterdam, 1784), a sermon preached in the Mennonite church at West-Zaandam on 14 March 1784), when a pipe organ was installed in the church; <em>Lyk-rede op S. Hoekstra Wz </em>(West-Zaandam, 1786); <em>Het </em><em>voorregt der openbare godsdienst-oeffeninge </em>(Amsterdam, 1787), a sermon preached on 4 November 1787, the centennial of the dedication of the West-Zaandam church; <em>Het leven van Joannes den Dooper in leerredenen </em>(West-Zaandam, 1803). For a number of years van Gelder was secretary of the [[Zonist Conference|Zonist Conference]]. He also diligently studied Mennonite history, as appears from a manuscript found in the [[Amsterdam Mennonite Library (Bibliotheek en Archief van de Vereenigde
Doopsgezinde Gemeente te Amsterdam)|Amsterdam Mennonite Library]]. He also composed the<em>[[Naamlijst der tegenwoordig in dienst zijnde predikanten der Mennoniten
in de Vereenigde Nederlanden|Naamlijst]]</em>of 1815.
= Bibliography =
<em class="gameo_bibliography">Catalogus der werken over de Doopsgezinden en hunne geschiedenis aanwezig in de bibliotheek der Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente to Amsterdam</em>. Amsterdam: J.H. de Bussy, 1919: 153, 254, 311.

<em class="gameo_bibliography">Doopsgezinde Bijdragen</em><em class="gameo_bibliography"> </em>(1869): 25.

Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Mennonitisches Lexikon</em>. Frankfurt &amp; Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: v. II, 47.

Hoop Scheffer, Jacob Gijsbert de.<em class="gameo_bibliography"> Inventaris der Archiefstukken berustende bij de Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente to Amsterdam. </em>2 v. Amsterdam: Uitgegeven en ten geschenke aangeboden door den Kerkeraad dier Gemeente, 1883-1884: I, Nos. 759, 937.

Molhuysen, P. C. and  P. J. Blok. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek.</em> Leiden, 1911-1937: III, 200.

<em class="gameo_bibliography">Naamlijst der tegenwoordig in dienst zijnde predikanten der Mennoniten in de vereenigde Nederlanden.</em> Amsterdam (1808): 73 f.; (1810): 72.
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