1800 - 1861 Hymnal Number: d128 Author of "O why are you cast down my soul" in Divine Hymns, or Spiritual Songs for ... Religious Assemblies and Private Christians ... 9th ed. Rhinehart, William. (Virginia, November 28, 1800--May 5, 1861). United Brethren in Christ. Licensed 1825, ordained 1829. Presiding elder, Virginia Conference and Miami Conference. Editor of The Religious Telescope (magazine), 1834. Pastor, First Church, Dayton. Powerful singer. Active in temperance and anti-slavery movements. Compiled American Church Harp and in 1837 the Hymn Book of the United Brethren in Christ.
--Ellen Jane Lorenz, DNAH Archives
William Rhinehart