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George J. French

Hymnal Number: d142 Author of "The golden city" in The New Golden Sheaf

Emma F. Fisk

Hymnal Number: d15 Author of "Let your garments be always white" in The New Golden Sheaf

1855 - 1914 Hymnal Number: d36 Author of "Come unto me, thou sin sick weary one" in The New Golden Sheaf Miles, Ella Elizabeth. (Athol, Massachusetts, March 24, 1855--December 29, 1914, Holden, Mass.) Advent Christian. Daughter of W.W. Boyden and wife of James A. Miles, she began writing poems and hymns at the age of fifteen. Many of them appeared in early hymn books of her church. --Moses C. Crouse, DNAH Archives

Samuel Beck

Hymnal Number: d195 Author of "Under his wings I am safely abiding " in The New Golden Sheaf

Addison K. Scotten

Hymnal Number: d146 Author of "Sunbeams of glory, Love is the story" in The New Golden Sheaf

Cortland M. Keach

1850 - 1925 Hymnal Number: d158 Author of "He purchased life for me" in The New Golden Sheaf Keach, Cortland Mathew. (Washington County, Wisconsin, January 23, 1850--December 1, 1925, Alma Center, Wisc.). Advent Christian. Pastorates at Pine Hill, Pleasant View, South Alma, Hixton, North Branch, Avon, City Point, all in Wisconsin (dates are unknown although his pastorate at South Alma was for nearly thirty years). Author of several hymns and tracts. His best known hymn is "He Purchased Life for Me," set to music by A.E. Bloom. He was a farmer-preacher and also surveyor for Jackson County, Wisconsin, for twenty-five years. --Moses C. Crouse, DNAH Archives

F. D. Barnes

1837 - 1916 Person Name: Franklin D. Barnes Hymnal Number: d156 Author of "Far more precious than gold" in The New Golden Sheaf Barnes, Franklin D. (Barre, Vermont, 1837--June 5, 1916, Worcester, Massachusetts). When 12, his family moved to Colbrook, Mass. There, in addition to a public school education, he became proficient on the violin. In 1858, he settled in Worcester, Mass. After visiting several different churches, he was baptized in a stream at Lincoln Square in January, 1859, through the ice, after which he walked a half mile with the minister before they could change out of their wet clothing. For more than forty years, he served the Advent Christian Church in Worcester as deacon and song-leader. He was superintendent of their Sunday School from 1875 to 1900. In addition to his musical talent, he was also a successful artist. He composed 70 or more hymns. --Leonard Ellinwood, DNAH Archives. Also available in the DNAH Archives: Blanchard, I.M. (1912, May 29). Honoring a Veteran. The World's Crisis.