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Grace Wilbur Conant

1858 - 1948 Hymnal Number: 279 Composer of "[Sometimes when morning lights the sky]" in The Cokesbury Worship Hymnal Pseudonym: A. B. Ponsonby. Born: September 9, 1858, Boston, Massachusetts. Died: April 7, 1948, Malden, Massachusetts. Grace remained single all her life. Her middle name was her mother’s maiden name. She served as musical editor for the Kindergarten Review for at least six years, starting in 1908. Her works include: Songs for Little People, with Frances Weld Danielson (Boston, Massachusetts: The Pilgrim Press, 1905) Worship and Song, with Benjamin S. Winchester (Pilgrim Press, 1913) Religious Dangers of Modern Tendencies in So-Called Religious Songs, 1917 Song and Play for Children, with Frances Weld Danielson (Pilgrim Press, 1925) --The Cyber Hymnal

W. G. Tarrant

1853 - 1928 Person Name: William George Tarrant Hymnal Number: 162 Author of "Marching With the Heroes" in The Cokesbury Worship Hymnal Tarrant, William George, B.A., b. 1853. Since 1883 Minister of the Wandsworth Unitarian Christian Church. Editor of The Inquirer, 1888-97. One of the editors of the Essex Hall Hymnal. 1890, and of the Revised ed., 1902. 1. Come, let us Join with faithful souls. The Faithful. 2. Draw nigh to God; He will draw nigh to you. The Divine Helper. 3. Long ago the lilies faded. The Constant Presence. 4. The Light along the ages. Easter. 5. With happy voices ringing. Children's Praise. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

Richard Watson Gilder

1844 - 1909 Person Name: Richard W. Gilder, 1844-1909 Hymnal Number: 260 Author of "Through Love to Light" in The Cokesbury Worship Hymnal Gilder, Richard Watson, LL.D., was born at Bordentown, N.J., Feb. 8, 1844, and educated at a Seminary at Flushing, L.I. He was associate-editor of Scribner's Monthly (now The Century) from its commencement in 1870 to 1881, when, on the death of J. G. Holland, he became editor-in-chief. His poetical works are somewhat numerous, and include The New Day, 1875; Lyrics, 1885; Two Worlds, 1801; Poems and Inscriptions, 1901; and In the Heights, 1905. His hymns in common use are:— 1. In myriad forms, by myriad names. [ Divine Incomprehensibility.] This, in In Excelsis, N.Y., 1897, is composed of the last two stanzas of a hymn sung at the presentation of the Egyptian Obelisk to the City of New York, Feb. 22, 1881. The hymn is in his Lyrics, 1885, p. 5. 2. To Thee, Eternal Soul, be praise! [God speaking through His Saints.] Written for the Methodist Hymnal, N.Y., 190 [Rev. L. F. Benson, D.D.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907) ======================= Gilder, Richard Watson, L.L.D. (February 8, 1844--November 18, 1909). Dr. Guilder's schooling began at his father's school for girls at Belle Vue, Bordentown, New Jersey, where he was the only boy enrolled. Details of his further education are vague, but the future editor began his journalistic work at the age of twelve or thirteen by publishing a paper of his own. He read law for a time before becoming a reporter on Newark, New Jersey, papers. In 1863, he joined a volunteer company of the Union Army, the First Philadelphia Artillery, but saw little actual combat service. Later he acted as paymaster for a railway company. He was a pioneer in magazine illustration beginning with his early association with Scribner's. Always a leader in plans for civic betterment, he was quite active through his late years; though in failing health he delivered a public lecture only two weeks before his death, which occurred at the home of a friend in New York City. His real contribution to American literature was as editor of an excellent literary magazine rather than through his own writing. He was the recipient of many honorary degrees from various educational institutions. Sources: Dictionary of American Biography; Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography; National Cyclopedia of American Biography; Who Was Who I. --Robert G. McCutchan, DNAH Archives

Elizabeth McEwen Shields

1879 - 1962 Person Name: Elizabeth McE. Shields Hymnal Number: 177 Composer of "[Lord, help me live from day to day]" in The Cokesbury Worship Hymnal Shields, Elizabeth McEwen. (Camden, South Carolina, September 22, 1879--May 5, 1962, Asheville, North Carolina). She was named for her grandmother, Elizabeth McEwen of South Carolina. Director, Children's Work of the Presbyterian Board of Christian Education; Chair, children's section of what is now known as the National Council of Churches. Published many books for children, including Junior Hymns and Songs and Worship and Conduct Songs. --Tina Schneider, from information in the DNAH Archives, which includes correspondence from Elizabeth McEwen Shield's sister.

Sallie Hume Douglas

1867 - 1944 Hymnal Number: 182 Composer of "[To knights in the days of old]" in The Cokesbury Worship Hymnal Sallie Hume Douglas was something of a hobbyist in song writing. She had published her “Garden of Paradise: Hawaiian Love Song” in 1915, and “Her Pink Mumu” in 1916. Living in Honolulu, Sallie Hume Douglas taught and was active in the League of American Pen Women, the Honolulu Press Club, the Daughters of the American Revolution and the National Society Magna Charta Dames and Barons. She pursued her hobby of genealogy, and wrote more songs: “Ocean of Love,” “Idol of My Heart,” “Deep in My Heart” and “Hawaiian Holiday” among them. “Garden of Paradise” was recorded at least twice, once on the Victor Talking Machine label by Keeaumoku Louis, a famed Hawaiian operatic baritone. Douglas even became the inadvertent composer of the University of Idaho alma mater, “Our Idaho.” In 1917, when “Garden of Paradise” was popular, a student at the University of Idaho “adapted” its melody for a song contest, with lyrics by another student. The song became a regular feature at university athletic events. New verses were written to create “Here We Have Idaho,” the state song. In 1930, the fact came out that the composer of the melody was, in fact, Sallie Hume Douglas. By this time, stadium-loads of the Idaho faithful knew the songs by heart and there was no turning back. The state’s regents and legislature cut a deal with Douglas and gained formal permission to use the melody. Before she died in 1944, Sallie Hume Douglas said that “Follow the Gleam” was the high point of her life. --kihm2.wordpress.com/2009/02/06/ (excerpts)

John Porter

b. 1877 Person Name: John Porter, 1877- Hymnal Number: 240 Composer of "[Let all the world in ev'ry corner sing]" in The Cokesbury Worship Hymnal

Joseph W. Lerman

1865 - 1935 Person Name: J. W. Lerman, 1864- Hymnal Number: 172 Composer of "ILONA" in The Cokesbury Worship Hymnal Born: December 23, 1865, London (possibly Bethnal Green), England. Died: October 24, 1935, Brooklyn, New York. Lerman emigrated to America as a child (he does not appear in the 1871 British census), and was a member of the Olivet Memorial Church in New York City. He played the organ there (1880-1908), and later at the Sixth Avenue Baptist Church, Borough Park Christian Church, and Fourth Avenue Methodist Church, all in Brooklyn. He wrote a considerable amount of church and Sunday School music, and served as musical editor for the Tullar-Meredith Company of New York City, and the Theodore Pressure Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Sources-- Hughes, p. 472 Reynolds, p. 336 --www.hymntime.com/tch

Mrs. F. A. F. Wood White

Person Name: F. A. F. White Hymnal Number: 248 Author of "That Beautiful Land" in The Cokesbury Worship Hymnal

Nathaniel Norton

1839 - 1925 Hymnal Number: 254 Author of "Speed Away" in The Cokesbury Worship Hymnal Nathaniel Norton USA 1839-1925. Born at Brooklyn,NY, he attended Yale University. He worked for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. He married Emma Sylvia Reed in 1865, and they had four children: Nathaniel, Caroline, Stella, and William. He died at Englewood, NJ, but was buried in Brooklyn, NY. No other information was found on this person. John Perry