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William J. Kirkpatrick
1838 - 1921 Person Name: W. J. Kirkpatrick Composer of "[The Leaves of Life] " in The Search Light William J. Kirkpatrick (b. Duncannon, PA, 1838; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1921) received his musical training from his father and several other private teachers. A carpenter by trade, he engaged in the furniture business from 1862 to 1878. He left that profession to dedicate his life to music, serving as music director at Grace Methodist Church in Philadelphia. Kirkpatrick compiled some one hundred gospel song collections; his first, Devotional Melodies (1859), was published when he was only twenty-one years old. Many of these collections were first published by the John Hood Company and later by Kirkpatrick's own Praise Publishing Company, both in Philadelphia.
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Theron Brown
1832 - 1914 Person Name: Rev. Theron Brown Author of "The Leaves of Life" in The Search Light Born: April 29, 1832, Willimantic, Connecticut.
A Baptist minister, Brown pastored churches in South Framingham and Canton, Massachusetts (1859-70). Retiring from pastoral work due to vocal disability, he was a contributor and editor of the Youth’s Companion for more than 40 years, and a member of the office staff for the last 20. Between 1880 and 1890, he contributed hymns more or less regularly to the quartet and antiphonal chorus service at the Ruggles Street Church in Boston, Massachusetts. His works include:
The Blount Family
Nameless Women of the Bible
Life Songs
The Story of the Hymns and Tunes, with Hezekiah Butterworth (New York: American Tract Society, 1906)
--www.hymntime.com/tch
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