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Felix R. Hill

Person Name: Rev. Felix R. Hill Hymnal Number: 17 Author of "Father, We Rest in Thy Love" in Morning Stars

b. 1833 Person Name: R. G. S. Hymnal Number: 64 Author of "The Christian's Work Song" in Morning Stars Robert Griffin Staples. He was born Robert Griffin on January 24, 1833 in Washington DC. Both of his parents died in a carriage accident when he was an infant; he was then adopted by his mother's sister, Mary Ann King, and her husband, Samuel Johnson Staples and he was given the name Robert Griffin Staples. He was a captain in the Union Army during the Civil War and after the war was promoted to Major. He then worked as chief clerk in the Portsmouth United States Navy Yard. Religion was an important part of his life, as well as music. He died June 20, 1891 in Portsmouth, VA. Dianne Shapiro, from Jean Brickey (great-granddaughter)

William A. Spencer

1840 - 1901 Person Name: Rev. W. A. Spencer Hymnal Number: 38 Author of "Help Just a Little" in Morning Stars

M. A. B.

Hymnal Number: 20 Author of "Lead Thou On" in Morning Stars

Catharine H. Esling

1812 - 1897 Person Name: Mrs. C. H. Esling Hymnal Number: 41 Author of "I Will Give You Rest" in Morning Stars Esling, Catherine H., née Watterman, was born in 1812, and married in 1840 to George J. Esling, of Philadelphia. Her poems were collected and published in 1850 as The Broken Bracelet, and other Poems. She is widely known as the author of "Come unto Me, when shadows darkly gather" (Invitation), which appeared in the Christian Keepsake annual, 1839, in 9 stanzas of 4 lines. It is usually given in an abbreviated form. Mrs. Esling is a member of the American Protestant Episcopal Church. (Nutter, 1884, p. 253.) --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)