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L. W. Munhall

1843 - 1934 Hymnal Number: 69 Author of "Holy Spirit" in Joyful Sound Leander Whitcomb Munhall MA DD USA 1843-1934. Born and raised in Zanesville, OH, he attended Chattanooga University, TN (MA), Taylor University, Upland, IN (DD), and the University of New Orleans, LA. During the Civil War he enlisted in Company C, 79th IN Volunteer Infantry. He was promoted to corporal, sergeant, color bearer, sergeant major, regimental adjunct, and adjutant general, and is said to have taken part in 33 battles. In 1871 he married Mary Emily Thomas, and they had five children: Adelaide, Earl, LeRoy, Ruth, and Elizabeth. He was an author, having written at least 16 books and one song book: ‘Redemption Songs’ (1889) with John Sweney, William Kirkpatrick and John Hood. His writings were religious, largely regarding the infallibility of God’s Word. In 1874 he became an evangelist in the Methodist Episcopal Church and preached for 50 years. He did a fair amount of moving. He was in Mill Creek Township, OH, in 1860, Indianapolis, IN by 1880, and from 1910 to 1930 in Philadelphia, PA. He also wrote a few gospel songs. He edited ‘The Methodist’, a weekly publication. He also represented the Philadelphia Annual Conference in the General Methodist Episcopal Church Conference six times, from 1904-1928. He died in Germantown, PA. John Perry

Frank Gould

Hymnal Number: 97 Author of "Turn Unto Me" in Joyful Sound Pseudonym. See also Crosby, Fanny, 1829-1915

J. J. Lowe

Person Name: J. J. L. Hymnal Number: 24 Author of "If Any Man Thirst" in Joyful Sound John J Lowe. He was a professor who sang duets with his wife at evangelical meetings. One such meeting at Ocean Grove, NJ, was noted (8/10/1891) on the Hymntime website. His name is also associated with Philadelphia, PA, and in conjunction with other gospel song writers of his period in the Philadelphia area. John Perry

Emma M. Johnston

1835 - 1904 Hymnal Number: 146 Author of "Only Believe" in Joyful Sound Born: October 18, 1835, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Died: February 15, 1904, Ocean Grove, New Jersey. Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Daughter of Robert Elliott Johnston and Grace Acheson Johnston, Emma was baptized at the Salem Methodist Episcopal Church. She attended different churches in Philadelphia, including Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Church, where composer William Kirkpatrick also worshipped. She worked as a school teacher, and McElroy’s 1873 Directory of Philadelphia listed her as an authoress. After her elder sister, Esther Elliott Johnston Boyd, was widowed, the two sisters moved to Asbury Park, New Jersey, and later to Ocean Grove, New Jersey, where they shared a house. © Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch)