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Juliette E. Perry

Hymnal Number: d121 Author of "In the sweetness of the Savior's love" in Spirit of Praise

1839 - 1905 Hymnal Number: d76 Author of "Let us join for endeavor" in Spirit of Praise Butterworth, Hezekiah, was born at Warren, Rhode Island, Dec. 22, 1839. He wrote The Story of the Hymns, American Tract Society, 1875. He is the author of "0 Church of Christ, our blest abode" (The Church) in Root's cantata, Under the Palms, and of "Jesus, I Thee believe" (Jesus All in All) in the cantata Faith Triumphant. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907) ========================= Butterworth, Hezekiah, was born at Warren, R.I., Dec. 22, 1839, and died in 1905. His hymn, "Little ones of God are we" (Christ's Lambs), in the Sunday School Hymnary, 1905, and other collections, is dated 1870. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

Irma B. Matthews

Hymnal Number: d101 Author of "Some day, somewhere" in Spirit of Praise

Julia A. Williams

Hymnal Number: d73 Author of "O wondrous grace, so full and free" in Spirit of Praise

Charles Inglis

Person Name: C. Inglis Hymnal Number: d92 Author of "Shining all the time" in Spirit of Praise

Mrs. G. C. Needham

Person Name: G. C. Needham Hymnal Number: d152 Author of "I never knew you" in Spirit of Praise

Laura E. Tomkinson

1844 - 1944 Person Name: T. L. Tomkinson Hymnal Number: d126 Author of "By and by, by and by" in Spirit of Praise

Wilbur A. Christy

Hymnal Number: d154 Author of "Gathered home, all gathered home" in Spirit of Praise Wilbur Amos Christy USA 1845-1928. Born in Kinsman, OH, he attended the Normal Music School at Genesco, NY, and dedicated his life to music. He had an outstanding tenor voice and was encouraged to pursue an operetic career. Meeting J. G. Towner, they held conventions and concert tours in PA and NY. He also studied with other music masters, J. G. Webb, George F. Root, and Sir George McFarren. He became director and teacher of the National Normal Institute in Lebanon, OH, where George Root was principal. He was known for his work in glee, chorus, and class music, his convention work, and by his Sabbath school songs. His mission in faith caused him to pursue a career change. Following his friend, Philip P. Bliss, he became a singing evangelist. He was known as a gospel singer and composer of gospel hymns and songs. John Perry