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Ida L. Reed

1865 - 1951 Hymnal Number: 69 Author of "Only A Touch" in Rodeheaver's Gospel Solos and Duets No. 4 Ida Lilliard Reed (Smith), 1865-1951 Born: November 30, 1865, near Arden, Barbour County, West Virginia. Died: July 8, 1951, Arden, West Virginia. Buried: Ebenezer Methodist Church, Arden, West Virginia. Reed is said to have written 2,000 hymns in her lifetime. In 1939, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers recognized her "substantial contribution to American music" by awarding her a small "weekly bonus." © The Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch)

Ida M. Budd

1859 - 1959 Hymnal Number: 76 Author of "When the World Goes Wrong" in Rodeheaver's Gospel Solos and Duets No. 4 Ida M. Budd was born in 1859 in a log cabin in Saginaw County, Michigan. When she was three years old her parents moved to Milford, Michigan. She loved nature and books. She decided to be a school teacher, receiving her teaching certificate when she was fifteen. Her first poem was published in 1881. She is known for her poems for children. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)

Charles P. Whitford

Person Name: C. P. Whitford Hymnal Number: 93 Author of "If You Will" in Rodeheaver's Gospel Solos and Duets No. 4

Frank A. Simpkins

1870 - 1939 Hymnal Number: 14 Composer of "[Who ever could dream of a service so sweet]" in Rodeheaver's Gospel Solos and Duets No. 4 Simpkins, Frank Addison. (Ashterville County, Ohio, June 8, 1870--March 4, 1939, Riverside, California). His childhood home was in the vicinity of the homes of other well-known hymn writers: Philip P. Bliss, James McGranahan and Charles C. Case. These, no doubt, influenced young Frank Simpkins. His schooling included a time at the Preparatory School, Hiram College. He was a member of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and traveled for a time with an evangelist. He wrote a number of hymns during the early 1900s. He entered the field of education and taught in Ohio: 1915-1916, Kinsman Township School; Music Director, 1916-1924; Assistant County Superintendent and Supervisor of Band and Orchestra in Trumbull County, 1924-1928; Music Director of Cortland Village School. He was known as the "Father of the School Band Movement in Trumbull County." After retirement, he moved with his wife, Matilda C. Simpkins, to Riverside, California. There he met hymn-writer Carlton C. Buck, and became a member of the Church where Rev. Buck was pastor. Through this association, he renewed his interest in hymn writing. Among his early hymns are: "Oh, for a glimpse of that city," "Scatter sunshine," "In the golden morning," "Am I ashamed of Christ?" and "I am coming, Lord, to thee." A pianist, he also wrote hymn tunes and collaborated during his retirement years on several hymns with his pastor. Among these are "Feasting in the center of His love," and the well-known "When God speaks." Funeral services were held on March 7, 1939, and in the interment was in Evergreen Cemetery at Riverside, California. --Carlton C. Buck, DNAH Archives

Jessie F. Moser

1860 - 1944 Hymnal Number: 110 Author of "A Crown Without a Thorn" in Rodeheaver's Gospel Solos and Duets No. 4 Jessie Fremont Moser, born 8 June 1860, Vienna, Trumbull County, Ohio, USA. Died 21 August 1944, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA Married to Ellet Joseph WAGGONER.