Richard Holden was born in Scotland in August 1828. Although he was raised in a Christian home, he was initially indifferent to God. At the age of 21, a serious illness led him to reflect on death and eternity. One winter afternoon, while choosing between a book by Shakespeare and a theological work, he opted for the latter—an event that led to his conversion to Christianity.
He later studied theology at Harvard University in the United States and was ordained a minister of the Scottish Episcopal Church in 1851. In 1861, after some business travels, he returned to Brazil as a missionary, but faced severe religious persecution, which hampered his efforts. After a brief return to Great Britain, he returned to Brazil in 1865 and began wor… Go to person page >
Deck, James George, eldest son of John Deck, of Bury St. Edmunds, was born in 1802 and educated for the army, and became an officer in the Indian service. Retiring from the army, and having joined the Plymouth Brethren, he undertook, in 1843, the charge of a congregation of that body, at Wellington, Somerset. In 1852 be went abroad and settled in New Zealand. His hymns were published in Hymns for the Poor of the Flock, 1837-1838; Psalms and Hymns, &c, London, Walther (containing those in the former collection), 1842; the Wellington Hymn Book, 1857; Hymns and Spiritual Songs, 1860. Of his hymns now in use outside his own denomination, the greater part appeared in the 1837-1838 book, and are found in his brother-in-law's (Dr. Walker's) Chelte… Go to person page >
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