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E. R. Latta
1839 - 1915 Author of "Land of Beauty" in Epworth Songs Rv Eden Reeder Latta USA 1839-1915. Born at Haw Patch, IN, the son of a Methodist minister, (also a boyhood friend of hymn writer Willam A Ogden) he became a school teacher. During the American Civil War he preached for the Manchester Methodist Church and other congregations (possibly as a circuit rider filling empty pulpits). In 1863 he married Mary Elizabeth Wright, and they had five children: Arthur, Robert, Jennie, two others. He taught for the public schools of Manchester, and later Colesburg, IA. He moved to Guttenberg, IA, in the 1890s, and continued writing song lyrics for several major gospel composers, including William Ogden, James McGranahan, James Fillmore, and Edmund Lorenz. He wrote 1600+ songs and hymns, many being widely popular in his day. His older brother, William, composed hymn tunes. He died at Guttenbert, IA.
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Alfred Beirly
Person Name: A. Beirly Composer of "[Let us seek the land that is fair and bright]" in Epworth Songs Dr. Alfred Beirly was the author of many song books:
Great Joy!, 1881
Crowning Glory No. 1, 1889
Sovereign Choir No. 1, A Book of Easy Anthems, 1889
Beirly’s Memorial Songs No. 1, 1892
Beirly’s Jubilee Choir Vol. 2, 1892
Beirly’s Song Triumph, 1892
Beirly’s Festal Days, 1894
Golden Grain Nos. 1 and 2 Combined, 1894
Beirly’s School Songs for Public or Private Schools, Academies and Colleges, No. 1, 1896
Beirly’s National Singer, 1898
The Concert Master, 1899
Emmanuel, a Sacred Oratorio, 1892
A Greater Chicago (The Woman’s Temple, date unknown)
The Song Wonder, 1907
A New Harbor for Chicago, 1908
NN, Hymnary editor. Source: http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/b/e/i/beirly_a.htm
Alfred Beirly
