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Foss L. Fellers

1887 - 1924 Topics: Soul Winning and Service Composer of "[Give me a passion for souls, dear Lord]" in Soul-stirring Songs and Hymns (Rev. ed.) Born: May 4, 1887, Findlay, Ohio. Died: June 16, 1924. Buried: Maple Grove Cemetery, Findlay, Ohio. Fellers taught music at the Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, Illinois (circa 1910-24), and wrote and published some piano arrangements for hymns. Sources: Hustad, p. 239 Music GIVE ME A PASSION FOR SOULS --www.hymntime.com/tch/

Helen C. A. Dixon

1877 - 1969 Person Name: Mrs. C. M. Alexander Topics: Christian Service and Soul Winning Author of "Work, for the Night is Coming" in Alexander's Hymns No. 4 Dixon, Helen Cadbury Alexander (b. 1877, Birmingham, Eng.; d. Mar. 1, 1969, Birmingham, Eng.) was the daughter of Richard Cadbury, a prominent British industrialist and philanthropist who was a member of the Quaker fellowship and keenly interested in evangelical mission work; attended the university and spent some time in Germany, studying music and language; in 1904 married Charles M. Alexander, songleader with evangelist R. A. Torrey; traveled with her husband and assisted him in his worldwide ministry with both Torrey and J. Wilbur Chapman (q.v.) until his death in 1920; assisted J. Kennedy Maclean in writing the biography, Charles M. Alexander: A Romance of Song and Soul-Winning, 1921; in 1924 married Amsji C. Dixon. Don Hustad, DNAH Archives

W. Stillman Martin

1862 - 1935 Topics: Christian Service and Soul Winning Composer of "[Everybody needs a little sunshine]" in Alexander's Hymns No. 4 Born: March 8, 1862, Rowley, Massachusetts. Died: December 16, 1935, Atlanta, Georgia. Buried: Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia. Husband of hymnist Civilla Martin, Stillman attended Harvard University and was ordained a Baptist minister, though he later switched to the Disciples of Christ denomination. In 1916, he became a professor of Bible studies at Atlantic Christian College in Wilson, North Carolina. Three years later, he moved to Atlanta, Georgia. It was from there he went all over America to run Bible conferences and evangelistic meetings. Sources: Hustad, p. 282 http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/m/a/r/t/martin_ws.htm

Thomas Jackson

1715 - 1781 Topics: Christian Service and Soul Winning Composer of "[I’m not ashamed to own my Lord]" in Alexander's Hymns No. 4 Jackson played the organ at Newark, England (1768-81). His works include: Twelve Psalm Tunes and Eighteen…Chants, circa 1780 --www.hymntime.com/tch

J. Gilchrist Lawson

1874 - 1946 Topics: Christian Service and Soul Winning Author of "Here Am I, Send Me" in Alexander's Hymns No. 4 James Gilchrist Lawson, 1874-1946 Buried: Mount Olive Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois. James Gilchrist Lawson (1874-1946) was an American evangelist and hymn writer who compiled several best-selling books of Christian biography and poetry. Lawson’s works include: Deeper Experiences of Famous Christians (Chicago, Illinois: Glad Tidings Publishing Company, 1911) Did Jesus Command Immersion?, 1915 Greatest Thoughts About the Bible, 1918 Greatest Thoughts About God, 1920 The World’s Best Humorous Anecdotes, 1923 The World’s Best Conundrums and Riddles of all Ages, 1924 The World’s Best Epigrams, 1924 The "International" Christian Worker’s New Testament, 1924 The Marked Reference Bible The Best Loved Religious Poems, 1933 Farm Animals, 1935 The Book of Dogs, 1936 Seeing America, 1936 The Christian Worker’s New Testament and Psalms Famous Missionaries, 1941 --www.hymntime.com/tch/

Leonard C. Voke

Topics: Christian Service and Soul Winning Composer of "[I will be like Daniel, bold]" in Alexander's Hymns No. 4

J. E. Delmarter

1864 - 1948 Person Name: James E. Delmarter Topics: Christian Service and Soul Winning Composer of "[Be a light for Jesus, witness for your King]" in Alexander's Hymns No. 4 James Ellsworth Delmarter (1864 - 1948) Son of James, son of Cornelius, son of Moses, son of Cornelius, son of Isaac, son of Jacobus, son of Claude, born in Varick, NY and died in Fresno, CA. He taught music at the Moody Bible Institute. He walked across the city to go there on Sundays as he refused to use public transportation on Sundays. He wrote at least two books on how to teach music and published them with his own publishing company (Delmarter Publishing Co.), in 1909. --connectingwithourpast.com/20th_Century.html