No only members, but also clergy. A clergyman could be preaching at a
Presbyterian Church and then be "called" to a Reformed Church and vice
versa. Once language ceased to be a divider, the two churches were pretty
similar in theology, practice, etc. In my "Long Islander" reading
[Huntington, LI newspaper] I came across [ca. 1880] the "call" of the
pastor of one of the Presbyterian churches in Huntington to a Reformed
Church in New Brunswick, NJ. In obits of clergymen [late 1870's - late
1890's], I have found a number who served both Presbyterian and Reformed
on L. I. or elsewhere in their careers. Also some who served both
Presbyterian and Congregational churches during their careers.
David
On Mon, 24 Mar 1997, W. David Samuelsen wrote:
> Eltiemblo@aol.com > > amazed to find my Scotch-Irish McNeil in there married to a > VanSchoonhoven! > > Gave birth & death dates, her maiden name etc! Don't know if there are > others like it for other parts. > > Nothing amazing about that, considering many Dutch do cross over to be > members of Presbyterian Church and vice versa. I came across some > Scotch-Irish surnames IN the Reformed Dutch Church in western New York. > > W. David Samuelsen > >