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Conrad Speece

1776 - 1836 Hymnal Number: 547 Author of "Blest Jesus, When Thy Cross I View" in The Cyber Hymnal Speece, Conrad, D.D., b. at New London, Va., Nov. 7, 1776; ordained by the Presbytery of Baltimore, April 22, 1804; and died Feb. 17, 1836. Full particulars concerning him are given in W. H. Foote's Sketches of Virginia, 2nd series, 1855. His hymn, "Blest Jesus, when Thy cross I view" (Good Friday), is dated Oct. 6, 1800, and was first printed in The Connecticut Evangelical Magazine, vol. ii. It was included in the Presbyterian Psalms and Hymns, 1831, 1843, and 1901, and is still found in some modern collections. [Rev. L. F. Benson, D.D.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

Julia Gill

Hymnal Number: 9287 Author of "The Master Has Come Over Jordan" in The Cyber Hymnal Gill, Julia, is given in W. B. Bradbury's Golden Censer, 1864, as the authoress of "The Master has come over Jordan" (Children for Jesus), given in several collections, including the Sunday School Hymnary, 1905, and others. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

Mrs. R. N. Thomas

Hymnal Number: 97 Author of "All Hail to the Prince of Life" in The Cyber Hymnal

J. N. Speakes

Hymnal Number: 7922 Author of "There's Glory In This Way" in The Cyber Hymnal

William R. Haulciter

Hymnal Number: 16138 Author of "No Better Time Than Now" in The Cyber Hymnal

Susannah V. Aldrich

1828 - 1905 Person Name: Susie V. Aldrich Hymnal Number: 7887 Author of "The Messenger" in The Cyber Hymnal Miss Susanna Valentine Aldrich, author, was born in Hopkinton, Mass, 14th November, 1828. She is the only child of Willard and Lucy (Morse) Aldrich. From her earliest years she showed a decided literary bent. Her studies were interrupted by a severe illness lasting for years. A victim to insomnia, she always kept paper and pencil within reach in order to jot down the fancies that thronged upon her. Encouraged by the Rev. J. C. Webster, her pastor, also one of the directors of the academy which Miss Aldrich attended, some of her compositions were offered to a magazine, and were accepted. For many years Miss Aldrich contributed both prose and poetry to a number of papers and magazines. since 1879 she has made her home in the Roxbury District of Boston. American Women: fifteen hundred biographies, with over 1,400 photos: a comprehensive encyclopedia of the lives and achievements of American women during the nineteenth century (Rev. ed.) by Frances E. Willard an Mary A Livermore (New York/Chicago/Springfield, OH: Mast, Crowell & Kirkpatrick, 1897

Lily W. Grafton

Hymnal Number: 7890 Author of "The Bright And Morning Star" in The Cyber Hymnal

Solomon S. Allsop

1824 - 1913 Hymnal Number: 9106 Author of "Our Hymn Of Thanks We Sing Today" in The Cyber Hymnal Solomon Smithee Allsop was the son of a Baptist missionary in Jamaica, and husband of Maria Roberts. He returned to England after his father died in 1829. In 1860, Allsop became pastor of a General Baptist church in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. He later served in Longford (near Coventry) and March, then moved to Burton-on-Trent in 1879. New chapels were built in March and Burton-on-Trent in connection with his ministry (the latter was referred to as Solomon’s Temple). While Allsop was pastor at Longford (1864–68), it was the custom to have an original hymn at the Sunday school anniversaries, and he wrote several for these occasions. Allsop became president of the Baptist Annual Association in 1879. He spent the last decade of his life in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, where he was an honorary pastor. © The Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch)