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Beverly Carradine

1848 - 1931 Person Name: Rev. B. Carradine Hymnal Number: 60 Author of "Calvary" in The New Wonderful Songs for Work and Worship Beverly Francis Carradine (April 4, 1848 - April 22, 1931) was an American Methodist minister, and a leading evangelist for the holiness movement. He was a productive author, writing primarily on the subject of sanctification. Beverly Francis Carradine was born on April 4, 1848, on Altamont Plantation in Yazoo County, Mississippi. Carradine was the sixth of nine children, and fourth son of Mary Caroline Hewitt Carradine (born June 5, 1819 in Washington, D.C.; died 1881 in Yazoo City, Mississippi) and Henry Francis Carradine (born June 7, 1808 in Yazoo City, Mississippi; died March 8, 1854), a planter. The Carradine family moved to Yazoo City in 1852. 1n 1865 Carradine, aged 16, enlisted in Wood's Regiment in the Confederate Cavalry in Mississippi, and served until the end of the American Civil War. In May 1865 he was mustered with the 6th Cavalry Regiment Mississippi. Carradine graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1867. Later he studied pharmacy and worked as a clerk and bookkeeper in a store. Carradine "prayed through" on July 12, 1874, and then he told his wife, "Laura, I’m not going to go to Hell after all." He was licensed to preach in October 1874 and became a pastor in Mississippi and New Orleans. He was ordained a Methodist elder in 1878. On June 1, 1889, Carradine received the "blessing of sanctification" in his study in the parsonage at 35 Polyminca Street, New Orleans. His third book, Sanctification, was published the next year. Many of his subsequent books were centered on the concept of sanctification. He published at least 26 books. He also wrote about his opposition to the Louisiana lottery, making an analogy between it and slavery. The New York Times/ reported that his early opposition as a prominent New Orleans pastor helped to end the lottery in that state. Carradine died on April 22, 1931 in Western Springs, Illinois. Carradine was buried on April 26, 1931 at the Cedar Hill Cemetery, Vicksburg, Mississippi. Although a prolific author, Carradine wrote little about himself and his family, not even in his autobiographical Pastoral Sketches. Carradine was married twice, and had at least nine children. --en.wikipedia.org/wiki (excerpts)

Christopher C. Stafford

1893 - 1977 Person Name: C. C. Stafford Hymnal Number: 196 Composer of "[It thrills my soul to hear the songs of praise]" in The New Wonderful Songs for Work and Worship

W. G. Irvin

Hymnal Number: 37 Author of "I Am Waiting for the Morning" in The New Wonderful Songs for Work and Worship

J. Henry Showalter

1864 - 1947 Hymnal Number: 237 Composer of "[How blest and happy is the man]" in The New Wonderful Songs for Work and Worship

A. J. Buchanan

b. 1854 Hymnal Number: 219 Composer of "[I gave my life for thee]" in The New Wonderful Songs for Work and Worship Adoniram Judson Buchanan was born on December 1854 in Linn County, Missouri. In 1867, shortly after the American civil war, he moved with his family to a community near Sherman in Grayson County, Texas, purchasing several acres of land and settling near the Elmont Community, a few miles west of Van Alstyne, Texas. NN, Hymnary

Abner P. Cobb

1853 - 1923 Person Name: A. P. Cobb Hymnal Number: 156 Author of "When the Harvest Is Past" in The New Wonderful Songs for Work and Worship Born: October 27, 1853, Wooster, Ohio. Died: February 11, 1923. Buried: Fairlawn Cemetery, Decatur, Illinois. Cobb’s family moved to Decatur, Illinois, when he was about 13 years old. As a young man, he worked as a machinist. He graduated from Eureka College, Eureka, Illinois, in 1878, and pastored in Normal, Washburn, Petersburg and Springfield, Illinois; Des Moines, Iowa; Covington, Kentucky; and San Antonio, Texas. He was also an active evangelist, attending meetings in Boston, New York City, Minneapolis, and other major cities. --www.hymntime.com/tch/

James D. Vaughan

1864 - 1941 Hymnal Number: 67 Composer of "[Dread not the things that are ahead]" in The New Wonderful Songs for Work and Worship Vaughan, James D(avid); b. Dec. 14, 1864, between Lawrence Co. and Giles Co., TN; d. Feb. 9, 1941, Lawrenceburg, TN; music publisher, composer and compiler of gospel songs in shape notation

J. P. Lane

1858 - 1910 Person Name: J. P. L. Hymnal Number: 186 Arr. of "The Lord Our Rock" in The New Wonderful Songs for Work and Worship James Pleasant (Plez) Lane was born on September 20, 1858 in Arkansas. He later moved to Comanche Count, Texas. He composed music for his own hymns as well as for hymns written by others. He also published a book Lane's analysis of harmony and musical composition (Waco: The Singing Evangelists' Music Company, 1903) Dianne Shapiro from "Only Through Grace, by J. P . Lane" from Ministry and Music - Seeking the Old Paths blog post by R. L. Vaughan (accessed 1/21/2025 from https://baptistsearch.blogspot.com/2017/03/only-through-grace-by-j-p-lane.html)

M. W. Spencer

Person Name: M. W. S. Hymnal Number: 91 Author of "Lord, Send Me" in The New Wonderful Songs for Work and Worship

I. E. Reynolds

1879 - 1949 Person Name: I. E. R. Hymnal Number: 17 Author of "We'll Understand Better Some Day" in The New Wonderful Songs for Work and Worship