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The call to China, Hear, Hear and obey

The call to China, Hear, Hear and obey

Author: Thomas O. Summers
Published in 2 hymnals

Author: Thomas O. Summers

Summers, Thomas Osmond, D.D., LL.D., son of James Summers, was born near Corfe Castle, Dorsetshire, England, Oct. 11, 1812. Proceeding to the United States in after years, he was admitted to the Baltimore Conference in 1835. From 1840 to 1843 he was a missionary in Texas; removing to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1844, and Charleston, South Carolina, 1846. From 1845 he acted as Secretary of the Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and was also Book Editor. Subsequently he was Professor of Theology and Pastor of Vanderbilt University. He was Chairman of the Hymn Book Committee of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and edited the Songs of Zion, 1851, and the Wesleyan Psalter, 1855. He died in May 1882. Dr. Summers is the author of several… Go to person page >

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First Line: The call to China, Hear, Hear and obey
Author: Thomas O. Summers
Copyright: Public Domain
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Hymns for Schools and Families #d441

Hymns for Schools and Families #d441
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Hymns for Schools and Families, Specailly Designed for the Children of the Church #417

Hymns for Schools and Families, Specailly Designed for the Children of the Church #417
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