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Thomas Curtis Clark

1877 - 1953 Person Name: T. C. C. Hymnal Number: 27 Author of "Calvary" in Epworth Praises Thomas Curtis Clark (born on January 8, 1877) author of over sixty hymns, studied at University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois 1901-02 and served on the editorial staff of the Christian Century in Chicago, Illinois 1912-48. Won first prize in the 1943 Hymn Society of America nation-wide contest with his "Thou Father of Us All." --legacy.lincolnchristian.edu/library/ =============================== Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, England --Five New Hymns on the City , 1954. Used by permission.

Annie F. Bourne

Hymnal Number: 98 Composer of "["Give Me thy heart," says the Father above]" in Epworth Praises Pseudonym See also Kirkpatrick, William J. (William James), 1823-1921

Harriet E. Jones

1823 - 1915 Hymnal Number: 141 Author of "Willing Workers" in Epworth Praises Harriet E. Rice Jones, 1823-1915 Born: April 18, 1823, Pompey Hollow, Onondaga County, New York. Died: 1915, Binghamton, New York. Buried: Oran Community Church Cemetery, Pompey, Onondaga County, New York. Daughter of Eleazer Rice, Jones lived in Onondaga County, New York. Her girlhood was spent on a farm, receiving what education the country schools and one term at high school could provide. She was always fond of reading, and was a great singer, with a clear ringing voice. On July 7, 1844, she married a son of Rev. Zenas Jones; her husband died in 1879. Her song writing career began when her poetry came to the attention of Dr. M. J. Munger, who asked if she could write some Sunday school hymns for him. She went on to write for Daniel Towner, J. C. Ewing, the Fillmore brothers, and others. --hymntime.com/tch

Jessie H. Brown

Hymnal Number: 48 Author of "Anywhere With Jesus" in Epworth Praises See Pounds, Jessie Brown, 1861-1921

Mary B. Wingate

1845 - 1933 Person Name: Mrs. Mary B. Wingate Hymnal Number: 3 Author of "Dear to the Heart of the Shepherd" in Epworth Praises

Emma Louise Ashford

1850 - 1930 Person Name: E. L. Ashford Hymnal Number: 263 Composer of "[So teach us to number our days]" in Epworth Praises Ashford, Emma Louise (Hindle). (Delaware state, March 27, 1850-- ). Sand and studied with father. Moved to Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1864; to Seymour, Connecticut, 1865; Organist, St. Peters (Episcopal) Church, 1865; married, 1967 to John Ashford; moved to Chicago, ca.1867; alto soloist (under Dudley Buck), St. James (Episcopal) Church, Chicago, 1967-1868; moved to Nashville, Tennessee, ca.1869. Studied pipe organ with Dr. Anderson; composition with Dr. R.H. Peters. 10 years, Mr. & Mrs. Ashford conducted choir work at Presbyterian Church and Jewish Temple in Nashville. Visited and studied in Europe, 1894, 1897, 1904. Publisher, Lorenz. See: Hall, J. H. (c1914). Biographies of Gospel Song and Hymn Writers. New York: Fleming H. Revell Company. --Keith C. Clark, DNAH Archives

Kate D. Ulmer

1874 - 1950 Person Name: Kate Ulmer Hymnal Number: 28 Author of "His Grace Aboundeth More" in Epworth Praises Born in Pennsylvania, lived in Dauphin County Pennsylvania with her husband Benjamin E. Ulmer.

George Lansing Taylor

1835 - 1903 Person Name: Rev. Geo. L. Taylor Hymnal Number: 200 Author of "Dare to Do Right" in Epworth Praises Taylor, George Lansing, D.D., born at Skaneateles, N.Y., Feb. 13, 1835, graduated at Columbia College, 1861, D.D. from Syracuse, 1876. Entered the Methodist Episcopal Ministry in 1862. His hymn, "Dare to do right! dare to be true" (Christian Courage), appeared anonymously in W. B. Bradbury's Golden Censer, 1864; and Bradbury's Clarion, 1867, as by "Rev. Geo. Lansing Taylor." In the Sunday School Hymnary , 1905 [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907) ============================ Taylor, George Lansing, D.D. (February 13, 1835-- ). Dr. Taylor spent two years at Ohio Wesleyan University before entering Columbia University. While a student at Columbia he was co-editor of the Christian Advocate and Journal and of The American Monthly. He preached for a number of years at various points in New England. --Robert G. McCutchan, DNAH Archives