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C. T. Winchester

1847 - 1920 Person Name: Caleb T. Winchester Hymnal Number: 488 Author of "The Lord, our God, alone is strong" in Hymn Book of the United Evangelical Church Winchester, Caleb Thomas, M.A., was born in 1847. He is Professor of Rhetoric and English Literature in the Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut. His hymn, "The Lord our God alone is strong" (Dedication of a Science Hall), was written for the opening of the Orange Judd Hall of Natural Science, Wesleyan University, Middletown. It was included in the Methodist Episcopal Hymnal , 1878 (Nutter's Hymn Studies, 1884). -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) ======================== Winchester, Caleb Thomas. (Montville, Connecticut, January 18, 1847--March 24, 1920, Middletown, Conn.). Eminent teacher and author whose father and grandfather were both Methodist Episcopal ministers. After his preparation for college at Wilbraham Academy, he attended Wesleyan University, graduating in 1869. Appointed Librarian of the University he served in that capacity until 1895. In addition he was made Professor of Rhetoric and English Literature, 1873, and from 1890 until his death he was Olin Professor of English. He was literary editor of the 1905 Methodist Hymnal and his hymn was included in that book and is in 1935, the third stanza of the original being omitted. A scholar of distinction he gained world-wide recognition as an authority in his field. Author of many books, perhaps his most enduring one, was Some Principles of Literary Criticism, 1899. --Robert G. McCutchan, DNAH Archives

Thomas Morrell

1781 - 1841 Person Name: Rev. Thomas B. Morrell Hymnal Number: 439 Author of "Go, and the Saviour's grace proclaim" in Hymn Book of the United Evangelical Church

George W. Crofts

1842 - 1909 Person Name: Rev. G. W. Crofts Hymnal Number: 723 Author of "Go, work to-day, go, work today" in Hymn Book of the United Evangelical Church We have little data on Crofts, except that he was a minister. --www.hymntime.com/tch/

Joseph Straphan

b. 1757 Hymnal Number: 427 Author of "Delightful work! young souls to win" in Hymn Book of the United Evangelical Church Straphan, Joseph. This author contributed 3 hymns to Rippon's Baptist Selection, 1787 (see p. 149, i.), viz.:—(1) "Blest is the man whose heart expands" (Education of the Young, (2) "On wings of faith mount up, my soul, and rise" (Heaven anticipated); and (3) "Our Father, Whose eternal sway" (Divine Worship). From No. 1 two centos have been taken:—(1) "Blest work the youthful mind to win," in several collections in Great Britain; and (2), "Delightful work, young souls to win," in use in America. Straphan's birth is given as 1757. From a hymn in the Gospel Magazine, we find that he resided at that time at Hanley. Further details are wanting. [Rev. W. R. Stephenson] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

J. W. Cunningham

1780 - 1861 Person Name: Rev. John W. Cunningham Hymnal Number: 115 Author of "From Calvary a cry was heard" in Hymn Book of the United Evangelical Church Cunningham, John William, M.A., was born in London, Jan. 3, 1780, and educated at St. John's College, Cambridge, where he graduated in honours, and subsequently became a Fellow of his College. In 1802 he was ordained to the Curacy of Ripley, in Surrey. The following year he removed to Ockham, and later to Clapham, where he was curate to the Rev. John Venn, who was the original of Berkeley in The Velvet Cushion. In 1811 he was presented by his family to the Vicarage of Harrow, which he held for fifty years. He died Sept. 30, 1861. He published, in addition to pamphlets on various subjects:— (1) World without Souls, 1805; (2) The Velvet Cushion, 4th ed. 1814; (3) De Ranee, a Poem, 1815; (4) Morning Thoughts on the Gospel of St. Matthew, 1824; (5) Morning Thoughts on the Gospel of St. Mark, 1827. The two series of Morning Thoughts contained hymns which were given without any signature. As there is an acknowledgment that with the verse, in the first case he was assisted by "a friend," and in the second “by friends," it is impossible to distinguish his work from that of his "friends." With his name and publications the following hymns are associated:— 1. As the sweet flower that scents the morn. Death of an Infant. This poem appeared in The Velvet Cushion (4th ed. 1814, p. 157), in 6 stanzas of 4 lines. ln1826 it was given in a revised form as a hymn in 3 stanzas of 4 lines in the American Episcopal Psalms & Hymns, No. 127. In the Unitarian Hymns for the Church of Christ (Hedge & Huntington), 1853, No. 762, it is increased to 4 stanzas. It has been attributed to Allan Cunningham, but in error. 2. Dear is the hallowed morn to me. Sunday Morn¬ing. This was given in Oliphant & Sons' Sacred Poetry, 4th ed., 1822, in 8 stanzas of 4 lines, and signed "Cuningham." In 1833 Bickersteth gave stanza i.—iii., vi., as No. 639 in his Christian Psalmody, beginning, "Dear is to me the Sabbath morn." This has been repeated in English and American collections. 3. From Calvary a cry was heard. Good Friday. Published in his Morning Thoughts on St. Matthew, 1824, p. 103, in 5 stanzas of 4 lines. It is in somewhat extensive use In America, and sometimes in 4 stanzas as in Dr. Hatfield's Church Hymn Book, 1872, No. 460. 4. How cheering the thought that the spirits in bliss. Ministering Angels. Published in his Morning Thoughts on St. Matthew, 1824, p. 15, in 2 stanzas of 4 lines. In Bateman's Sacred Melodies, the Scottish Presbyterian Hymnal for the Young, 1882, &c, and several American collections, it is given as "How [dear is] delightful the thought that the angels in bliss." 5. The God of Israel never sleeps. Watchfulness. Published in his Morning Thoughts on St. Mark, 1827, p. 103, in 3 stanzas of 6 lines. As No. 548 in Kennedy it is in an altered form. [William T. Brooke] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Gurdon Robins

1813 - 1883 Hymnal Number: 610 Author of "There is a land mine eye hath seen" in Hymn Book of the United Evangelical Church Robins, Gurdon, an American bookseller, was born at Hartford, Connecticut, Nov. 7, 1813. Two of his hymns appeared anonymously in The Psalmist (Boston, 1843): (1) "There is a land mine eye hath seen" (Heaven); (2) "When thickly beat the storms of life" (God a Rock). --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

Francis M. Knollis

1815 - 1863 Hymnal Number: 622 Author of "No night, no grief" in Hymn Book of the United Evangelical Church Knollis, Francis Minden, D.D., son. of the Rev. James Knollis, Vicar of Penn, Bucks, was born Nov. 14, 1815, and died at Bournemouth, Aug. 25, 1863. He was educated at Magdalen, Oxford (B.A. 1837, D.D. 1851), and took Holy Orders in 1838. He was for sometime Fellow of his College, Chaplain to Lord Ribblesdale, and Incumbent of Fitzhead. His publications were somewhat numerous, including A Wreath for the Altar; A Garland for the School, or Sacred Verses for Sunday Scholars, 1854. His well-known hymn, “There is no night in heaven" (Heaven and its blessedness), appeared in Rutherford's Lays of the Sanctuary and Other Poems, 1859, p. 134, in 10 stanzas of 4 lines. It is headed "The One Family. Thoughts for the Feast of St. Michael and All Angels." --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) =================== Knollis, Francis M., p. 629, i. In the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge Church Hymns, 1871, No. 520, stanza v. is by the Rev. J. Ellerton. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

N. B. Sargent

Hymnal Number: 721 Author of "We are building every day" in Hymn Book of the United Evangelical Church

James Davis Knowles

1798 - 1838 Person Name: J. D. Knowles Hymnal Number: 491 Author of "O God, though countless worlds of light" in Hymn Book of the United Evangelical Church Knowles, James Davis, an American Baptist Minister, was born at Providence, Rhode Island, 1798; educated at Columbian College; became pastor of the 2nd Baptist Church, Boston, 1825, and Professor at Newton Theological Institute, 1832. He died in 1838. His hymn, "O God, through countless worlds of light" (Dedication of a Place of Worship), appeared in the Baptist Psalmist, 1843; the Methodist Episcopal Hymns, 1849, &c. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) ================ Born: July 6, 1798, Providence, Rhode Island. Died: May 9, 1838, Newton, Massachusetts, of smallpox. Buried: Newton Theological Institute, Newton, Massachusetts. His grave was in the rear of Sturtevant Hall. His father having died when he was 12 years old, Knowles was apprenticed to a printer, where he became thoroughly acquainted with printing, as well as writing for the press. At age 21, he became co-editor of The Rhode Island American. In March 1820, Knowles was baptized by Dr. Gano, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Providence. The following autumn, he was licensed by the church and entered the Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where Dr. William Staughton and Irah Chase were the professors. In 1822, the college merged with Columbian College in Washington, DC, and Knowles followed his instructors there. While there, he edited a weekly, The Columbian Star. After graduating in 1824, Knowles tutored at the college, but the next autumn, he received a call to the Second Baptist Church in Boston, Massachusetts, where he became its second pastor; he was ordained December 8, 1825. He remained in Boston seven years, then had to resign to ill health. He became a Professor of Pastoral Duties and Sacred Rhetoric at the Newton Theological Institute in 1832. After his health improved, he took over editorship of The Christian Review. Upon returning from a visit to New York, he was stricken with smallpox, which led to his death. Knowles’ works include: Perils and Safeguards of American Liberty, an address presented July 4, 1828, in Boston, Massachusetts Memoirs of Mrs. Ann H. Judson, Late Missionary to Burmah, 1829 Spirituous Liquors Pernicious and Useless. A Fast Day Sermon Delivered at Boston, 1829 Importance of Theological Institutions. Address Before Newton Theological Institution, 1832 Memoir of Roger Williams, the Founder of the State of Rhode Island, 1834 --www.hymntime.com/tch

Samuel Ecking

1757 - 1785 Hymnal Number: 546 Author of "Peace, troubled soul, thou need'st not fear" in Hymn Book of the United Evangelical Church Ecking, Samuel, a Baptist, born at Shrewsbury, Dec. 5, 1757, died Jan. 16, 1785, contributed hymns to the Gospel Magazine, in 1778 and 1779, under the signature of "S. E—k—-g." Of these the hymn, "Peace, peace, my soul," is in common use. This hymn is also found in his Essays on Grace, Faith, and Experience. [William T. Brooke] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)