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Excerpt from The Life of the Reverend Benjamin Bausman D.D., LL. D
In preparing this biography, I have endeavored, wherever possible, to have Dr. Bailsman's own words express what was to be said. This assuredly will be the feature of chief interest. There is but little quotation from his books. In the multitude of extracts from diaries, letters, addresses and articles, the punctuation, abbreviations, etc., have been in the main retained, in the belief that therein would be found additional autobiographical and even antiquarian interest.
One of the great satisfactions attending my work on this book has been the ready assistance tendered by many, due reference to which is made as a rule in the context. To all who have in any way helped, I wish to express my gratitude.
I have been exceedingly fortunate in gathering material. Dr. Bausman had the wise habit of retaining his documents and the important letters sent him. I succeeded in getting very many letters which he wrote to friends and fellow-workers. Those to Dr. Herman Rust, the largest and most important batch, I secured through the kindness of Dr. John B. Rust, his son, to whom I am under special obligation. My chief regret, which many others will likewise feel, is that Dr. Bausman's letters to Dr. Harbaugh, evidently quite numerous, were destroyed.
All the letters we have, which were written to Dr. Bausman, and nearly all those from him, by the permission of the persons who hold them, are to go into the archives of the Seminary at Lancaster.
Since the death of Dr. Bausman, I have conversed with many of his relatives and friends from whom I have obtained valuable information and atmosphere.
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