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Lina Zook Ressler

1869 - 1948 Person Name: Lina Z. Ressler Topics: Children's Songs Service for Children Author of "The Joy-Life" in Life Songs Lina Z. Ressler (1869-1948) and her husband, Jacob, were Mennonite missionaries in India during the early part of the twentieth century. Prior to her work in India, Lina had worked in home missions in the Chicago area, and after their return from the mission field the couple worked for a Mennonite publishing house. Archived papers, Mennonite Church USA Archives-Goshen; Mennonite Library and Archives, Bethel College, North Newton, KS ======================== Ressler, Lina Zook. (Wayne County, Ohio, September 26, 1869--August 17, 1948, Scottdale, Pennsylvania). As a youth she became a member of the Oak Grove Mennonite Church, Smithville, Ohio. She served the church faithfully and well until the time of her death. She was one of the pioneer city missionaries at the Home Mission in Chicago, serving from 1895 to 1900. In the educational work of the church, she served as preceptress and teacher at the Elkhart Institute, Elkhart, Indiana, from 1900 to 1903. While at Elkhart Institute she married Jacob Andrews Ressler, a missionary on furlough from India. They went back to India that same year and served there until 1908, when due to her health they had to return to the States. They lived in Wayne County, Ohio, for two years before moving to Scottdale, Penn., to assist at the Mennonite Publishing House. At Scottdale she became known throughout the church as "Aunt Lina" through assisting "Uncle J.A." in the editing of Sunday School literature. She served as editor of some of the children's papers until the time of her death. She became the outstanding literary woman of the Mennonite church for her time. She was also active in other women's activities in the church, such as Sewing Circles and home mission activities. She did a pit of poetry writing, from which two poems, "Hold Thou My Hand" and "Teach Me to Pray" were selected as hymn texts for the book Songs of the Church, edited by Walter E. Yoder, and published by Herald Press, Scottdale, Penn., in 1953. She was interred in the Scottdale Mennonite Church cemetery. --Martin E. Ressler, DNAH Archives

Skinner Chávez-Melo

1944 - 1992 Person Name: Skinner Chávez-Melo, 1944-1992 Topics: Rites of the Church Eucharist; Ritos de la Iglesia Eucaristía; Alegría; Joy; Amor de Dios para Nosotros; Love of God for Us; Beauty; Belleza; Brotherhood and Sisterhood; Fraternidad y Hermandad; Canción; Song; Children's Hymns; Música Para Los Jóvenes; Compartir; Sharing; Creación; Creation; Esperanza; Hope; Feast; Fiesta; Paz; Peace; Unidad; Unity Arranger of "[Una espiga dorada por el sol]" in Oramos Cantando = We Pray In Song Skinner Chavez-Melo, an organist, conductor and composer who was music director at the St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church in Manhattan, died on Saturday at New York Downtown Hospital. He was 47 years old and lived in Manhattan. He died of spinal cancer, said his brother, Juan Francisco. Mr. Chavez-Melo was born in Mexico City, but completed his musical studies in the United States, receiving degrees at Eastern Nazarene College and the Union Theological Seminary, and pursuing further studies at the Juilliard School and the Manhattan School. He toured internationally as an organist and conducted orchestras in Mexico, Brazil and the United States. As a composer, he wrote works for organ, choir and orchestra, and contributed hymn settings to several published hymnals, including those of the United Church of Christ and Yale University. He also lectured and presented workshops on Hispanic church music. Besides directing music at St. Rose, Mr. Chavez-Melo conducted the annual Singing Christmas Tree concerts at the South Street Seaport. http://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/28

Bayiga Bayiga

Topics: Children, Songs for Author of "Where Two or Three" in Singing the New Testament

Isaac Everett

Topics: Assurance; Biblical Names and Places Jacob; Church Year Advent; Church Year Baptism of the Lord; Daily Prayer Evening Prayer; Earth; Fear; Freedom from Fear; God as Refuge; God as Shield; God as Creator; God's Wonders; God's Armor; God's Deeds; God's Nearness; God's Presence; God's Protection; God's Strength; Hymns of Praise; Mission; Occasional Services New Year; Peace; People of God / Church Renewal; People of God / Church Witnessing; Prayer; Songs of Zion; Suffering; Victory; War and Revolution; Witness; Year A, B, C, Easter, Easter vigil; Year A, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, May 29-June 4 (if after Trinity Sunday); Year C, Reign of Christ, November 20-26; Settings Especially Appropriate for Children Author (refrain) of "Psalm 46 (A Responsorial Setting)" in Psalms for All Seasons