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A revised and updated version of
Abraham Kuyper: An Annotated Bibliography 1857-2010 by Tjitze Kuipers (2011)

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1922

1922.03
[Letters.]
In: Herinneringen van de oude garde aan den persoon en den levensarbeid van Dr. A. Kuyper. Verzameld en van toelichting voorzien door H.S.S. Kuyper en J.H. Kuyper. (Standaard-Serie VI.)
Amsterdam, W. ten Have 1922, pp. 17–23, 150–151, 183.
Published: April 1922.

In this collection of memories about Kuyper, written by individuals from very divergent social levels and backgrounds, from the Netherlands and abroad, there are also three letters and two postcards from Kuyper himself.

Two of the letters are addressed to A.J. van Buuren, a miller in Beesd. The first (pp. 17–21), which was written in London on July 7, 1867, deals primarily with Kuyper’s feelings about accepting a call to Utrecht and with his copy work for 1871.02. The second, dated Utrecht, December 30, 1867, describes his first impressions of Utrecht, offers a look back at his experience in Beesd, and encourages Van Buuren to continue his correspondence.

The third letter (p. 150), dated Amsterdam, August 26, 1895, provides a reply to an offer of support that M.H. ter Haar of Amsterdam had written on behalf of himself and a few others. Most likely, they had written to affirm and encourage Kuyper in his conflict with De Savornin Lohman (see 1895.03).

The first postcard (p. 151), sent to M.H. ter Haar and dated April 3, 1897, contains brief personal remarks (including this expression of faith, “without prayer works cannot go forward and without works prayer would be flat”). The other postcard (p. 183), dated The Hague, October 28, 1910, was sent to Miss P.A. Timmerman, who later married A. Sizoo (1889–1961; professor at the Vrije Universiteit, 1933–1959). The postcard contains a reply to her request for a contribution to a memorial stone for the grave of Ds. J. van Andel (†1910). Kuyper writes that though he is against memorial stones in principle he will make a contribution after he has received information about the total cost as well as the amount received to that point.

This collection of reminiscences was published on April 1, 1922—the day of the fiftieth anniversary of De Standaard—and was available to subscribers as an anniversary gift, with a ƒ0.75 discount on either the stitched or the bound edition.