Abstract:
In 1894 the section of the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk which withdrew
from the attempt at church unification in 1885 and those members of the
church who had taken part in the unification but withdrew in 1890,
joined forces. The question posed in this article is: what direction did
the church take after this point in time? It is argued that, although there
was a certain amount of friction in the congregation of Pretoria, the
course of the church continued in the direction outlined by the synod of
the church in 1888. The church was hampered in its growth by the
events leading up to the war of 1899-1902. During the years 1902-1924
the church was gradually rebuilt. The outward pressure on the church
and its struggle to maintain itself, pre-empted any possibility of different
theological groupings developing in the church.
