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Alfred Barratt

1879 - 1968 Person Name: Rev. Dr. Alfred Barratt Hymnal Number: 1 Author of "Abiding Faith" in Abiding Faith Barratt, Alfred. (New Springs, Wigan, Lancashire, England, October 25, 1879--December, 1968). Coming to the United States as a young man, he studied at Gordon College, Massachusetts, and Newton Theological Seminary, Mass. He was ordained in December, 1913, by the Baptists in Connecticut, then by the Wheeling WV Presbytery, Presbyterian Church in the USA, in 1924. He was pastor of Dallas, West Virginia, then of a series of churches in the Presbytery of Clarion, Pennsylvania. In 1937 he was awarded the Doctor of Literature degree by Bob Jones College. On November 26, 1962, he wrote the undersigned: "For 39 long years I have labored hard and steady writing sermons, children's story sermons, and hymns. Up to the present day I have written 4,477 hymns. 80 percent of my sermons are published in books and magazines." --William J. Reynolds, DNAH Archives

Barney Elliott Warren

1867 - 1951 Person Name: B. E. W. Hymnal Number: 14 Author of "Follow Thou Me" in Abiding Faith Barney Elliott Warren was an American Christian hymnwriter and minister. See more in Wikipedia

George A. Minor

1845 - 1904 Hymnal Number: 134 Composer of "[Sowing in the morning, sowing seeds of kindness]" in Abiding Faith George A. Minor was a native of Richmond, Virginia. He was an active member of the First Baptist church and led the singing in the Sunday school of that church. He composed several Sunday school hymns. He worked for the Hume-Minor Company, a piano and music dealer, and for the Mason-Hamlin Company,a piano manufacturer. Dianne Shapiro, excerpted from obituary in "Richmond Times-Dispatch," January 31, 1904

Geneva Stroud

Hymnal Number: 76 Author of "Love Will Roll the Clouds Away" in Abiding Faith

Mrs. A. S. Bridgewater

1873 - 1957 Hymnal Number: 21 Author of "How Beautiful Heaven Must Be" in Abiding Faith Bridgewater, Cordie. (North Carolina, ca.1873-ca.1957). Baptist. According to J. Wiegand, was living in Alabama (age 36) at the time of the 1910 census. Wife of A. Samuel Bridgewater. Leonard Ellinwood, DNAH Archives

Charles E. Moody

Person Name: C. E. M. Hymnal Number: 89 Author of "Kneel at the Cross" in Abiding Faith

George Thomas Speer

1891 - 1966 Person Name: G. T. Speer Hymnal Number: 111 Composer of "[You may have your worldly pleasure, your silver and your gold]" in Abiding Faith

N. B. Vandall

1896 - 1970 Person Name: N. B. V. Hymnal Number: 19 Author of "My Home, Sweet Home" in Abiding Faith

Marion W. Easterling

1910 - 1989 Person Name: M. W. E. Hymnal Number: 60 Author of "The Key to Heaven" in Abiding Faith Born: March 12, 1910, Clanton, Alabama. Died: December 10, 1989, Birmingham, Alabama. Buried: Martin Memorial Cemetery, Clanton, Alabama. Marion W. Easterling, composed over 300 southern gospel songs. He received his music education in various singing schools, being taught by Ocie Lee DeVaughan, Dad Speer and others. In 1938, he was the youngest composer to sign a five year contract with the Stamps-Baxter Publishing Company. He has been listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for his long career as the programmer for the WKLF Radio stations's gospel program "America's Favorites". The program began in December 1947 and continued for 39 years, during which time, he broadcast over 20,000 shows. --www.findagrave.com/

J. W. Acuff

1864 - 1937 Person Name: Jas. W. Acuff Author of "Just Over in the Glory-Land" in Abiding Faith Born: January 4, 1864, Freestone County, Texas. Died: August 1, 1937, Georgetown, Texas. Buried: Odd Fellows Cemetery, Georgetown, Texas. James was a well known singer and song writer among the Churches of Christ in Texas. He wrote several popular Gospel songs, often led the singing for protracted meetings, and helped compile hymnals for the Firm Foundation Company of Austin. His career as a singer and song writer spanned nearly 50 years. http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/a/c/u/acuff_jw.htm