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Carey Bonner
1859 - 1938 Composer of "THE HAPPY CHIME" in The Sunday School Hymnary Pseudonyms: E. Rawdon Bailey, A. Bryce, Nora C. E. Byrne, R. Y. Harding, Ernest B. Leslie, Frank Ernest Newton, Edwyn Vincent, Hermann von Müller
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Bonner, Carey, was born in Southwark, Surrey, May 1, 1859. He entered the Baptist ministry after studying at Rawdon College, and held pastorates at Sale, Manchester (1884-95) and Portland, Southampton (1895-1900). Since Sept. 1900 he has been Secretary of the Sunday School Union. He edited words and music of the Garland of New Sunday School Music (issued in parts, 1881 and 1882; complete edition 1886), and the S. S. Hymnary, 1905; and the music of the Christian Endeavour Hymnal, 1896, and the Junior Hymnal, 1906. The longer hymns contributed by him to these works include:—
1. Father, hear Thy children's voices. [S. S. Anniversary.] Written 1905 for a Sunday School Festival at Toledo, Ohio, 1905, as above, No. 362.
2. Gently a voice is pleading. [Come to Jesus.] Written 1902, first published in his Hymns for the Mission, 1902, No. 41; 1905, No. 225.
3. God of little children. [Reverence.] 1882, as above; edition 1886, No. 39. Also in School Hymns, 1891, and Junior Hymnal, 1906.
4. In hope, and love, and steadfast faith. [For Conventions.] Written 1896; first published 1896, as above, No. 369.
5. Now when from one another parting. [Parting Hymn.] Written 1896; 1896, as above, No. 383.
6. We join our hearts and voices. [The Children’s Friend,] 1882, as above; edition 1886, No. 25. Also in School Hymns, 1891, No. 388. See also under "Alleluia dulce carmen," p. 1602, i. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.]
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)
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William Carey
1761 - 1834 Person Name: William Carey, Jun. Author of "Jesus loves me! This my sweetest song" in The Sunday School Hymnary Carey, William, D.D., the first Baptist Missionary in India, was born at Paulerspury, Northamptonshire, in 1762, educated for the Baptist ministry, and left England for India in 1793. He was for some time at Mdnapatty, Bengal. Because of the hostile attitude of the East Indian Company towards missions, he with his companion John Fountain (p. 384, ii.) removed to Serampore, and placed himself under Dutch protection in 1799, and joined Joshua Marshman, then recently arrived in India. He was sometime professor of Sanskrit in Calcutta. He died at Serampore in 1834. He was the first to compose Christian hymns in Bengali, several of which are in common use in India.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)
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