The Religious Ceremonies and Customs of All the Peoples of the World

To the Very Reverend and Highly Learned Sir,
Mr. B. van der Feen,
Minister of the Dutch Reformed Congregation
of Middelburg in Zeeland; this copy
of Moubach’s Religious Duties original: "Godsdienstpligten." This refers to the massive illustrated work Naaukeurige beschryving der godsdienst-pligten, a Dutch adaptation by Abraham Moubach of a famous French encyclopedia of world religions. of all the nations of the world is respectfully offered and gifted
by his friends, on the occasion that his Reverence
has declined the call original: "voor de beroeping... heeft bedankt." In the Reformed tradition, a "call" is a formal invitation for a minister to lead a specific church. By declining the call to Haarlem, Van der Feen chose to stay with his current congregation in Middelburg. to the Haarlem Congregation,