The Autobiography of Elder Matthew Gardner: A Minister in the Christian Church Sixty-Three Years (Classic Reprint)

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I appoint Elder N. Summerbell to publish my life, as written by myself, which will be delivered to him at the proper time. I will leave the proper sum to pay for printing, etc., a stereotype edition of one thousand copies; two hundred of which he will see are delivered to my executors for my children and grandchildren; further than this, all profits then and forever after are to go to Union Christian College. In case he should fail, he may appoint another man to publish my life, or the President of Union Christian College shall do it, whoever he may be; always provided that the college continues to be owned and controled by the Christians, otherwise the profits of the book will revert to such benevolent cause as said Summerbell or his successor, as publisher, may select.

We, the undersigned, B. B. and John W. Gardner, appove of the continuation of the biography of our father, beyond the end of his own writing, by N. Summerbell, and the continuing of the narrative to the close of his life, bringing in whatever may properly belong to the book, or add to its interest, usefulness, and value. Also, as far as we have been able to examine the work, we approve of the pains which he has taken to supply deficiencies, and the faithfulness with which he has prepared the copy for the press.

P. S. - The following letters, in the autobiographer's own hand, give an exact view of his wishes concernig the preparation of his works for the press, and of his autography, the difference in appearance being merely that the autograph to the engraving was written with great care and a good pen, and the letters carelessly with an old pen.

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