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John W. Beebe

1853 - 1938 Person Name: Jno. W. Beebe Hymnal Number: 174 Author of "Made Whole" in Songs of Joy and Gladness No. 2 John W. Beebe,was born in Milford, Delaware on August 3, 1853. He moved to Indiana in 1873. He moved to Kansas in 1878 but returned to Anderson, Indiana in 1894 where he served as deputy recorder for two years and then as bookkeeper at the First National Bank of Elwood. He was author of Prairie Flowers (G. W. Crane & co., printers, Topeka, Kan. 1891) a book of poetry. He died in Elwood, Indiana June 10, 1938. Dianne Shapiro, from "Indiana Authors and Their Books 1917-1966" by David Eugene Thompson (Crawfordsville, IN Wabash College, 1974) accessed online at http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/inauthors/view?docId=encyclopedia/VAA5365-02.xml;chunk.id=ina-v2-entry-0164;toc.depth=1;toc.id=ina-v2-entry-0164;brand=ia-books;doc.view=0;query=&text1=mary%20hagler&field1=text&hit.rank= 3/14/2020)

John Parker

1825 - 1911 Person Name: Rev. John Parker Hymnal Number: 83 Author of "The Bolted Door" in Songs of Joy and Gladness No. 2 John Parker, born in England, immigrated to the United States about 1847 at the age of 22. He was a Methodist pastor, serving churches in New York and Vermont. He was a chaplain in the U.S. Army during the Civil War. He died in Asbury Park, New York in 1911. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Christian Advocate," Vol. 86, September 28, 1911, P. 1298 (6)

Charles Roads

Person Name: Rev. Chas. Roads Hymnal Number: 90 Author of "O Glorious Way" in Songs of Joy and Gladness No. 2

Mark Trafton

1810 - 1901 Person Name: Rev. Mark Trafton, D.D. Hymnal Number: 110 Author of "Marching to Canaan" in Songs of Joy and Gladness No. 2 Trafton, Mark, a Representative from Mass.; b. in Bangor, Me. (then a district of Mass.), Aug. 1, 1810; ordained pastor of a church in Westfield, Mass.; d. Mar. 8, 1901

John Wesley Ewing

1845 - 1921 Person Name: J. Wesley Ewing Hymnal Number: 80 Composer of "[Come, weary souls, by sin oppressed]" in Songs of Joy and Gladness No. 2

J. A. Duncan

Hymnal Number: 194 Composer of "[Jesus saves me ev'ry day]" in Songs of Joy and Gladness No. 2

Mrs. E. C. Ellsworth

Hymnal Number: 128 Author of "Oh, how Fast they Gather" in Songs of Joy and Gladness No. 2 Late 19th Century

J. B. Foote

Person Name: Rev. J. B. Foote Hymnal Number: 56 Author of "Enter By the Blood of Jesus" in Songs of Joy and Gladness No. 2

William Harrison Horner

Person Name: Wm. H. Horner Hymnal Number: 79 Author of "Jesus, Keep Me Near Thee" in Songs of Joy and Gladness No. 2 Late 19th Century

F. D. Sanford

Person Name: Rev. F. D. Sanford Hymnal Number: 5 Arranger of "My All-sufficient Friend" in Songs of Joy and Gladness No. 2

James Morrow

Person Name: James Morrow, D.D. Hymnal Number: 134 Author of "The Lost Are Coming Home" in Songs of Joy and Gladness No. 2

Jonathan Dungan

Person Name: Rev. Jonathan Dungan, B. D. Hymnal Number: 167 Author of "The Canaan of Rest" in Songs of Joy and Gladness No. 2

J. P. Dimmitt

Person Name: Rev. J. P. Dimmitt Hymnal Number: 97 Author of "Our Jesus" in Songs of Joy and Gladness No. 2

Elmer J. Rogers

Person Name: E. J. R. Hymnal Number: 29 Author of "It Is Better Farther On" in Songs of Joy and Gladness No. 2

Rose Williams

Person Name: Rose M. Williams Hymnal Number: 11 Author of "Fully Saved" in Songs of Joy and Gladness No. 2

Iden Lenton

1870 - 1931 Person Name: I. Lenton Hymnal Number: 33 Author of "Jesus Will Save You" in Songs of Joy and Gladness No. 2 Born: March 24, 1870. Died: March 24, 1931. Buried: Arlington Cemetery, Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania. --www.hymntime.com/tch

W. T. C. Hanna

Person Name: Rev. Wm. T. C. Hanna Hymnal Number: 10 Author of "The Everlasting Arms" in Songs of Joy and Gladness No. 2 Late 19th Century Hanna graduated from Madison University, Hamilton, New York, in 1870. He served as pastor of Baptist churches in Ballston Spa, New York (1880-90), and Bradford, Pennsylvania (1890-). Lyrics-- Everlasting Arms, The --www.hymntime.com/tch

L. E. R. Stunz

Hymnal Number: 28 Author of "Rejoice Ye Saints" in Songs of Joy and Gladness No. 2

Valentine March

Hymnal Number: 106 Author of "Why Tarry?" in Songs of Joy and Gladness No. 2 Late 19th Century Lyrics: Why Tarry? http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/m/a/r/c/march_v.htm

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James L. Black

Hymnal Number: 93 Author of "To the Uttermost" in Songs of Joy and Gladness No. 2 Pseudonym. See also Crosby, Fanny, 1820-1915

Annie Wittenmyer

1827 - 1900 Person Name: Mrs. Annie Wittenmeyer Hymnal Number: 119 Author of "When the Curtains Are Lifted" in Songs of Joy and Gladness No. 2 Sarah Ann Turner; b. 8/26/1827; d. 2/2/1900; Wittenmyer, Annie (Turner) 1827-1900; usage: Annie Wittenmyer

Henrietta E. Blair

Hymnal Number: 32 Author of "Building Day By Day" in Songs of Joy and Gladness No. 2 Pseudonym. See also Crosby, Fanny, 1820-1915

Mrs. S. Z. Kaufman

Hymnal Number: 193 Author of "Just the Same To-Day" in Songs of Joy and Gladness No. 2

Martha J. Lankton

1820 - 1915 Hymnal Number: 92 Author of "O Rest, Sweet Rest" in Songs of Joy and Gladness No. 2 Pseudonym. See also Crosby, Fanny, 1820-1915

Jean Sophia Pigott

1845 - 1882 Hymnal Number: 14 Author of "Jesus, I Am Resting" in Songs of Joy and Gladness No. 2 Jean Sophia Pigott United Kingdom 1845-1882. Born at Leixlip, Ireland, she was a poet and hymn lyricist. She wrote “A royal service and other poems” (1877). She was a sister to William Frederick Pigott ,a missionary to China, He was murdered in the 1901 Boxer Rebellion, along with 76 other missionaries working with missionary, Hudson Taylor, but in other parts of China.. Taylor was overcome with grief to hear of the massacre, and took much comfort in Pigott’s hymn. She died at Leixlip, Ireland. John Perry

Mrs. R. N. Turner

1857 - 1957 Hymnal Number: 142 Author of "More of Thee, Saviour" in Songs of Joy and Gladness No. 2 Fronie Bell Turner, married to Rev. R. N. Turner, pastor in the Protestant Episcopal Church.

G. Tabor Thompson

Person Name: Tabor Hymnal Number: 55 Author of "Walking With Jesus" in Songs of Joy and Gladness No. 2 Thompson, G. Tabor. (19th century). Little information has been available on this author, except that he succeeded J.H. Burke as song leader under A.B. Simpson at the New York Gospel Tabernacle about 1890. --Paul Milburn, DNAH Archives

J. H. Knowles

1835 - 1929 Person Name: Mrs. J. H. Knowles Hymnal Number: 153 Author of "He Has Come" in Songs of Joy and Gladness No. 2 Ellin J. Toy Knowles [Mrs. Joseph H. Knowles] The 1903 History of the Newark Female Charitable Society said Knowles’ was from New York City when she addressed the Society in 1886; it also says she was president of the Society in 1893. The 1906 Minutes of the Newark Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church listed Knowles as a minister’s widow. Her works include: Spirit and Life; Selections from Bible Readings, 1899 Heart Talks on Bible Themes (Fleming H. Revell, 1911) The Woman’s National Foreign Missionary Jubilee The Christian Point of View --www.hymntime.com/tch

Frank Gould

Hymnal Number: 38 Author of "Another Hour with Jesus" in Songs of Joy and Gladness No. 2 Pseudonym. See also Crosby, Fanny, 1829-1915

F. B. Harris

1850 - 1909 Person Name: Flora Best Harris Hymnal Number: 120 Author of "At the Gate Called Beautiful" in Songs of Joy and Gladness No. 2 Birth: 1850, USA Death: Sep., 1909 Flora Lydia (Best) Harris was the daughter of Dr. David and Elizabeth (Lockart) Best. She was the 1st wife of Rev. Bishop Merriman Colbert Harris. He was a minister in the Pittsburgh Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. She was a writer and wrote on Japanese themes. In 1891 she translated the 10th century classic 'Tosa Niki' ('Diary or Log of a Journey From Tosa to Kyoto'). Mary Jane Haight-Eckert on Find A Grave web site

Emma M. Johnston

1835 - 1904 Hymnal Number: 95 Author of "Land of the By and By" in Songs of Joy and Gladness No. 2 Born: October 18, 1835, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Died: February 15, 1904, Ocean Grove, New Jersey. Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Daughter of Robert Elliott Johnston and Grace Acheson Johnston, Emma was baptized at the Salem Methodist Episcopal Church. She attended different churches in Philadelphia, including Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Church, where composer William Kirkpatrick also worshipped. She worked as a school teacher, and McElroy’s 1873 Directory of Philadelphia listed her as an authoress. After her elder sister, Esther Elliott Johnston Boyd, was widowed, the two sisters moved to Asbury Park, New Jersey, and later to Ocean Grove, New Jersey, where they shared a house. © Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch)

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