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Eliza Holmes Reed

1794 - 1867 Person Name: Eliza Reed Hymnal Number: d110 Author of "O why not tonight" in Songs of Old-Time Power Reed, Eliza, née Holmes, was born in London, March 4, 1794; married to the Rev. Andrew Reed in 1816; and died July 4, 1867. Mrs. Reed entered fully and earnestly into her husband's extensive charitable works. Her publications include Original Tales for Children; and The Mother's Manual for the Training of her Children, 1865. Her hymns, 20 in all, were contributed to her husband's collection, and were republished with his in the Wycliffe Chapel Supplement, 1872. They are only of average merit, and have not attained to a marked position. They include:— 1. Gracious Lord, as Thou hast bidden. Holy Baptism. 2. I would be Thine, 0 take my heart . Dedication of Self to Christ. 3. 0 do not let the word depart. The Accepted Time. 4. 0 that I could for ever dwell. Communion with God Desired. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Ada Powell

Hymnal Number: d98 Author of "Move forward, move forward" in Songs of Old-Time Power

J. W. Ferrill

1879 - 1975 Hymnal Number: d63 Author of "A soul winner for Jesus" in Songs of Old-Time Power

Will M. Ramsey

1872 - 1939 Person Name: William M. Ramsey Hymnal Number: d31 Author of "A deep settled peace in my soul" in Songs of Old-Time Power William Morgan Ramsey Born: August 24, 1872, Belton, Texas. Died: March 12, 1939, Little Rock, Arkansas. Buried: Roselawn Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas. Will was the son of Charles Crump Ramsey and Martha Ann Frances Burns. He married twice, to Virgie Celemma Statton and Willie Mannasas Lawing. Ramsey moved with his family to northwest Arkansas as a child. He studied music in Normal schools under Ephraim Hildebrand, Stephen Oslin, and Benjamin Unseld. He began teaching shape notes and singing while still a teenager, and became well known in singing schools throughout the American South. He went on to become president and owner of the Central Music Company in Little Rock. © The Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch)

James Henry Stanley

1869 - 1954 Person Name: James H. Stanley Hymnal Number: d65 Author of "Saved by the blood" in Songs of Old-Time Power James Henry Stanley, Feb. 2,1869 - June 1, 1954, was a singing school teacher, band director and hymn composer. He died in Saltillo, Miss., where he had been a resident for 60 years.He is buried at Springhill Presbyterian Church in Lee County. His best known composition was "Prepare to Meet Thy God," for which wrote music and lyrics. Carolyn Hurt Nichols (grandchild), from email 7-19-2018

Miriam E. Oatman

1887 - 1987 Hymnal Number: d66 Author of "The Son hath made me free" in Songs of Old-Time Power Miriam Oatman was the daughter of Joseph Oatman, Jr. and married Frederick F. Blachly. She was a political scientist and served on the Brookings Institution from 1925 to 1933 and taught political science and economics at the American University Graduate School in the 1930’s, and 1940’s. She also wrote over three hundred hymns and composed the music to several of her father's hymns. "How the Fire Fell" is perhaps the most widely known.

M. S. Lemons

Hymnal Number: d60 Author of "I remember how my Savior died for me" in Songs of Old-Time Power

D. Wesley Myland

1858 - 1943 Hymnal Number: d138 Author of "Tell Jesus when the burden seems too great" in Songs of Old-Time Power

Adalyn Evilsizer

1862 - 1899 Hymnal Number: d22 Author of "Close to the Savior, near to the cross" in Songs of Old-Time Power Wife of Louis M. Evilsizer (L. M. Evilsizer), her full name was Ruth Adalyn Hearn Evilsizer. She was born on 05 Oct 1862 in Randolph Co, Deerfield, IN and died on 19 May 1899 in Whitfield Co, Dalton, GA aged 36. Married Louis M. Evilsizer in 1884, they divorced in 1897. Dianne Shapiro