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Thomas Campbell

1777 - 1844 Person Name: Thomas Campbell, 1777-1844 Topics: Christian Commission Edification, Encouragement, Testimony Composer of "AND CAN IT BE" in The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 Campbell, Thomas, the Poet, has little in common with hymnody. A few of his pieces, including," When Jordan hushed its waters still," are found in a limited number of hymnals. His poetical works, The Pleasures of Hope, Gertrude of Wyoming, and others, have been reprinted several times. He was born at Glasgow, 1777; died at Boulogne, 1844, and was buried in Westminster Abbey. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Wellington K. Jacobs

1876 - 1935 Person Name: W. K. Jacobs Topics: Edification and Encouragement Composer of "[I love to tell the story]" in Church Hymnal, Mennonite Born: March 16, 1876, Wilmot, Ontario, Canada. Buried: Trenton, Illinois. Around 1903, Jacobs was teaching music at Goshen College, Goshen, Indiana. He may have been living in Kirksville, Missouri, in 1910. In 1930, he and his wife Elizabeth were in St. Louis, Missouri. --www.hymntime.com/tch

George D. Moore

1800 - 1900 Topics: Christian Commission Edification, Encouragement, Testimony Composer of "THE HAVEN OF REST" in The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 He was an itinerant evangelist in NJ & PA in the latter 1800s. He wrote the music to Henry Lake Gilmour’s hymn lyrics of 1885. John Perry

Abram Metzler

Topics: Edification and Encouragement Author of "When Trials and Temptations" in Church Hymnal, Mennonite

Samuel E. Good

1878 - 1905 Person Name: S. E. Good Topics: Edification and Encouragement Author of "The Cleft of the Rock" in Church Hymnal, Mennonite

W. P. Rivers

Topics: Edification and Encouragement Author of "The Righteous Marching Home" in Church Hymnal, Mennonite

John B. Sumner

1838 - 1913 Person Name: John B. Sumner, 1838-1918 Topics: Christian Commission Edification, Encouragement, Testimony Composer of "A CHILD OF THE KING" in The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4

I. H. Meredith

1872 - 1962 Person Name: I. H. Meredith, b. 1872 Topics: Christian Commission Edification, Encouragement, Testimony Composer of "FOR ME" in The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 Pseudonyms Charles C. Ackley (taken from his wife’s name, Clarissa Ackley Cowan) Broughton Edwards Floyd Engle (from his address on Floyd Street in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey) Arthur Grantley Bruce Kennedy See also Ackley, Chas. C. 1872-1962 See also Edwards, Broughton

Charles Edward Pollock

1853 - 1928 Person Name: Charles Edward Pollock, b. 1853 Topics: Christian Commission Edification, Encouragement, Testimony Composer of "REST BY AND BY" in The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 Charles Edward Pollock USA 1853-1928. Born at Newcastle, PA, he moved to Jefferson City, MO, when age 17. He was a cane maker for C W Allen. He also worked 20 years for the MO Pacific Railroad, as a depot clerk and later as Assistant Roadmaster. He was a musician and prolific songwriter, composing 5000+ songs, mostly used in Sunday school settings and church settings. He took little remuneration for his compositions, preferring they be freely used. He produced three songbooks: “Praises”, “Beauty of praise”, and “Waves of melody”. In 1886 he married Martha (Mattie) Jane Harris, and they had three children: Robert, Edward, and a daughter. He died in Merriam, KS. John Perry ================= Pollock, Charles Edward. (Jefferson City, Missouri, 1853-1924). Records of Jefferson City indicate the following: 1897 clerk at depot; residence at 106 Broadway (with Mildred Pollock) 1904-1905 cane maker for C. W. Allen 1908-1909 musician; residence at 106 Broadway (with wife Matty) 1912-1913 residence at St. Louis Road, east city limits --Wilmer Swope, DNAH Archives Note: not to be confused with Charles Edward Pollock (c.1871-1924).