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Bishop Foss is recognized as a man of superior abilities, an able preacher, and an earnest and devout
Christian... He received the degree of D. D. from Wesleyan University in 1870 and that of LL.D. from Cornell College, Iowa, in 1879. He has contributed to current literature, and has published
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