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Life Begins at Calvary

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Author: Kenneth Herbert Wells

Kenneth Herbert Wells, born May 21, 1895, Oklahoma Territory; died Aug.22, 1997, Whitefish, Montana. Clergy in the Church of the Nazarene. Taught at Taylor University, Upland, Indiana; the Bible Institute of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia and the Chicago Evangelistic Institute. Married Eunice Oakes in 1918; she died in 1945. Married Lily Hedman in 1951; she died in 2004. After 1951, he and Lily were full-time evangelists for 22 years before retirement. Kenneth and Lily had beautiful singing voices. Melvin Carlson, Hymnary user Go to person page >

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First Line: Life begins at Calvary
Title: Life Begins at Calvary
Author: Kenneth Herbert Wells
Language: English
Copyright: Copyright 1946 by Kenneth Wells.
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Glorious Freedom #103

Glorious Freedom #103

Sing, Sing, Sing #d43

Sing, Sing, Sing #d43
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