In preparation for putting our book catalog online, we have been checking the card catalog against the books on the shelf. This process has allowed us to re-discover many of the oldest books and pamphlets in the Samuel Colgate Baptist Historical Collection. One of the most unusual items was a New Testament a soldier in WWI was carrying in his breast pocket when a piece of shrapnel hit him. The New Testament stopped it and saved his life. American Baptists have been ministering to veterans since the Revolutionary War.
