[Pressing onward, ever onward]

[Pressing onward, ever onward]

Composer: W. Stillman Martin
Published in 2 hymnals


Composer: W. Stillman Martin

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 Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [Pressing onward, ever onward]
Composer: W. Stillman Martin
Incipit: 17653 17653 71232

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Golden Grain #176

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Sacred Melodies Nos.1 and 2 combined #127

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