From: Peter Blaskiewicz [pjb@mccadm.mcc.cc.tx.us]
Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2000 6:58 PM
To: Harry Plantinga
Subject: RE: Bevan "Three Friends of God"

Dear Harry Plantinga,

I have examined two copies of "Three Friends of God" at the library of
Dallas Theological Seminary this weekend, and I have also heard from
Brian Neil in Australia concerning the copy he worked from in typing
the text.  Here is a summary of the findings:
- None of the three copies, nor a fourth (microfilm) copy at Southern
Methodist University, prints a date on the title page nor elsewhere in
the book.
- None carries any copyright notice, as all copyrighted published
materials after a certain date were required to do.
- Brian Neil's copy carries a handwritten inscription: "R.W. Rock 1907"
on the fly leaf.
- The two copies at Dallas Theological Seminary are catalogued as 1887
and 1900, while a reference work in the library, listing all books in
the New York City library system published prior to 1957, lists multiple
copies of this book, giving the following dates:  1887(?), 1889, 190-?,
and 1911(?).  [The question marks are part of the listings given.]

If this is sufficiently strong enough evidence for you that the book
has passed into the public domain, please let me know, and I will
forward the file to you for posting at your site.  I look forward to
hearing from you.

May the Lord bless you as you wait on Him --

Peter B



>Dear Peter,
>
>I would be happy to have it if it is in the public domain.  What's the
>publication date?  Also, do you have a word processor format as well as
>PDF?
>
>Blessings,
>
>harry
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Peter Blaskiewicz [mailto:pjb@mccadm.mcc.cc.tx.us]
>> Sent: Monday, March 13, 2000 11:10 PM
>> To: hplantin@calvin.edu
>> Subject: Bevan "Three Friends of God"
>>
>>
>> If you would be interested in posting the book "Three Friends of God"
>> by Frances Bevan (compiler of the Ter Steegen and Suso hymns) at your
>> website in pdf format, please let me know, and I will be glad to send
>> it to you as an attachment.  It is 438,078 bytes.
>>
>>