In 1898 De Hope (see 1885.06) reprinted five meditations from De Heraut. The meditation on Psalm 22:31 in vol. 32, no. 35 was taken from De Heraut, no. 1063, May 8, 1898. The meditation on Esther 10:8 in no. 37 was taken from De Heraut, no. 1051, February 13, 1898. The meditation on Jeremiah 48:11 in no. 38 was taken from De Heraut, no. 987, November 22, 1896. The meditation on Luke 2:1 in no. 39 was taken from De Heraut, no. 991, December 20, 1896. And the meditation on Jeremiah 15:19 in no. 44 was taken from De Heraut, no. 1060, April 17, 1898.

De Hope (vol. 32, no. 29) also reprinted an asterism about Curacao from De Standaard 27 (1898), no. 8013, April 19, 1898. In the asterism, Kuyper expresses concern about the extremely vulnerable defenses on and around the island of Curacao. The weakness of these defenses might threaten the status of the Dutch as a neutral power in the event of a Spanish-American war.

Drawing from De Standaard 27 (1898), no. 8110, August 12, 1898, De Hope (vol. 32, no. 43) also reprinted Kuyper’s parting words as he left for the United States. In this piece (dated August 10, 1898), Kuyper explains to his readers why he will not be present during the investiture of Queen Wilhelmina. He had already had to postpone his reception of an honorary doctorate of law from Princeton University two years in a row and had accepted the third request before the date of the investiture had been announced. He states that he hopes to return to the Netherlands by November and that he plans to resume his contributions to De Standaard and De Heraut from the United States during September and October. See, however, 1898.07 and 1903.13.

Finally, De Hope (vol. 32, no. 48) reprinted the text of a telegram Kuyper sent to the queen (along with a Dutch translation) from De Standaard 27 (1898), no. 8137, September 13, 1898 (see 1898.13).