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P. F. Camp

1863 - 1939 Hymnal Number: d83 Author of "Little Christians" in Rainbow Songs [Mrs. W. A. Camp] Born: June 18, 1863, Boston, Massachusetts. Died: January 15, 1939, Springfield, Missouri. Buried: Maple Park Cemetery, Springfield, Missouri. Camp visited Springfield, Missouri, in 1883, where she met Doctor Walter A. Camp. Two years later, they married, and she moved to Springfield, where she spent the rest of her life. She was a talented artist, poet & writer, contributing many articles and poems to leading magazines. She was also an ardent church worker, and member of the Calvary Presbyterian Church. --www.hymntime.com/tch/

Miriam E. Arnold

Hymnal Number: d61 Author of "Busy for Jesus" in Rainbow Songs Miriam E. Arnold was born in England, but moved with her parents at the age of five. They settled in Mount Clemens, Michigan. Her family was deeply religious. Her first poem was published in 1895 and she continued to write about 100 others, almost all of which have been set to music. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)

W. L. McRae

Hymnal Number: d38 Author of "I must do something for Jesus" in Rainbow Songs

J. A. Fraser

Hymnal Number: d57 Author of "Even the waifs of the street" in Rainbow Songs Early 20th Century

S. J. Beazley

Hymnal Number: d112 Author of "The divine Healer" in Rainbow Songs

R. M. Bronner

Hymnal Number: d69 Author of "God made the flowers" in Rainbow Songs

T. E. Allen

Hymnal Number: d122 Author of "Shining for Jesus" in Rainbow Songs

Mrs. Josephine Penfield Cushman Bateham

1829 - 1901 Person Name: J. C. Bateham Hymnal Number: d125 Author of "We'll mind the rule of Sunday" in Rainbow Songs Mrs. J. D. Bateham was born as Josephine Penfield and was brought up and educated at Oberlin, Ohio. After a year of post-graduate study she married Rev. R. Cushman and went as missionary to St. Marc, Hayti, where they established a school. Her husband died and she returned home. She subsequently married Mr. Bateham and they resided in Columbus, Ohio for 14 years. They jointly edited the Ohio Cultivator. They later moved to Painesville, Ohio. They had seven children; Minnie Bateham was their oldest daughter. Nancy Naber. From the book she wrote about her daughter Minnie: The Invalid Singer: Life and Writings of Minnie D. Bateham, published in 1895 by James H. Earle, Publisher.

Mrs. G. W. Briggs

Person Name: G. W. Briggs Hymnal Number: d2 Author of "All things beautiful and fair" in Rainbow Songs Constance Emily T. Barrow married George W. Briggs in 1909.