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Frederick George Scott

1861 - 1944 Person Name: Frederick G. Scott Hymnal Number: d25 Author of "Cast thy care on Jesus, make him now thy friend" in Battle Songs of the Cross Scott, Frederick George. (Montreal, Quebec, April 7, 1861--January 19, 1944, Quebec City). Anglican. Bishop's University (Lennoxville, Que.), B.A., 1881; M.A., 1884; D.C.I., 1901. Pastorates (all in Quebec) at Montreal, 1884-1886; Drummondville, 1887-1896; Quebec, 1896-1933. During his time as Canadian Army chaplain on the Western Front (1914-1919), he formed close ties with thousands of soldiers, whose subsequent dispersal all across Canada ensured a warm reception for his writings, and his message. He published ten volumes of verse, a novel, and The Great War as I Saw It, which was widely influential. --Hugh D. McKellar, DNAH Archives

J. Mills

Hymnal Number: d205 Author of "Thy love, O Christ, to me" in Battle Songs of the Cross

J. H. Whyte

Hymnal Number: d120 Author of "He came from the heavenly land" in Battle Songs of the Cross

Mrs. D. V. Pengra

Person Name: D. V. Pengra Hymnal Number: d127 Author of "He's tenderly calling you" in Battle Songs of the Cross

J. A. Penfield

Hymnal Number: d136 Author of "O the joy of salvation, I love to proclaim it" in Battle Songs of the Cross

David Mills

Hymnal Number: d38 Author of "The hem of his garment" in Battle Songs of the Cross

H. Scribner

Hymnal Number: d166 Author of "Fills my soul with holy rapture" in Battle Songs of the Cross

Harriet Phillips

1806 - 1884 Person Name: Harriet Cecilia Phillips Hymnal Number: d42 Author of "Earth is not our home" in Battle Songs of the Cross Phillips, Harriet Cecilia, was born in Sharon, Connecticut, in 1806, and was for many years an active worker in Sunday Schools in New York city. She contributed five hymns to the Rev. W. C. Hoyt's Family and Social Melodies, 1853, and has also written for various magazines. "We bring no glittering treasures" (Sunday School Anniversary), was written circa 1848 for a Sunday School Festival in New York city, and published in the Methodist Episcopal Hymns, 1849 (Nutter's Hymn Notes, 1884, p. 31l). --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

Frank Hogg

Hymnal Number: d126 Author of "How much, my Savior" in Battle Songs of the Cross

Joseph S. Cook

1859 - 1933 Person Name: Joseph Simpson Cook Hymnal Number: d19 Author of "Glory to Jesus, praise his great name" in Battle Songs of the Cross Cook, Joseph Simpson. (Durham County, England, December 4, 1859--May 27, 1933, Toronto, Canada). Methodist. Wesleyan Theological College (Montreal) certificate, 1885; B.D., 1893; Illinois Wesleyan University, M.A., 1892; S.T.D., 1903. Pastorates in Ontario at Bayfield (1881-1882); Bluevale (1885-1887); Hensall (1888-1890); Ripley (1891-1893); Granton (1894-1896); Walkerville (1896-1898); Wallaceburg (1899-1902); Clinton (1903-1904); Ridgetown (1905-1908); Toronto (1909-1913, 1919-1925); Meaford (1914-1916); and Gravenhurst (1917-1918). He contributed articles and verse to many church-connected magazines. His best-known hymn, "Gentle Mary laid her child Lowly in a manger" won a 1919 contest of the Methodist weekly Christian Guardian. --Hugh McKellar, DNAH Archives