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Charles B. Widmeyer
1884 - 1974 Person Name: Rev. C. B. Widmeyer Composer of "[Are you ready, O my brother]" in Songs of Calvary Widmeyer, Charles B. (Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, 1884--California, December 14, 1974). Studied vocal music from age 12 under J.M. Cowgill; at age 15 began teaching classes of his own. First song was written at age 15. The first one published, "Upon the Cross," was written at age 20.
Bachelor of Music degree from Bethany-Peniel, Bethany, Oklahoma. Wrote more than 350 songs; edited or contributed to many songbooks. "Come and Dine" was written following the reading of John 21:12 and his meditation on the similarity between the tired, hungry disciples and people of his day both spiritually and physically hungry; translated into Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, and Serbian.
--E. Roger Taylor, DNAH Archives
Charles B. Widmeyer
N. B. Herrell
1877 - 1953 Person Name: Rev. N. B. Herrell Author of "Are You Ready Now to Go?" in Songs of Calvary Born: March 8, 1877, Miami, Indiana.
Died: May 10, 1953, Pasadena, California.
A Nazarene minister, Herrell was a pastor in Arlington, Virginia, when a heart ailment forced his retirement. His works include:
Christ at the Controls
The Way of Christian Prosperity
--www.hymntime.com/tch/
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Rev. N. B. Herrell has had a rich and abiding ministry in the church. As pastor, evangelist, district superintendent, and church leader, he has had opportunity to test the fundamental principles of stewardship in every phase of church activity. He has spent nearly a lifetime of study concerning this important theme. For thirty-five years he has preached and practiced the fundamentals of Christian stewardship.
--wesley.nnu.edu/wesleyctr/
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Herrell, Noah Benjamin. (Miami, Indiana, March 8, 1879--1953). Saved and sanctified in 1901 under the preaching of Lillian Belle Vanderbur, in Marion, Ind. Two years later, he married the girl evangelist. They had one daughter, five sons.
District Superintendent of the Church of the Nazarene: Pittsburgh District (1910-1916) (Brought Illinois Holiness University into his denomination as Olivet Nazarene College); Northern California District; Idaho-Oregon District (helped build Northwest Nazarene College and Good Samaritan Hospital); 1920-1922, Ohio District (bought and organized Central Ohio Camp Ground); 1925-1933 (Kansas City District); Pastored churches in Coffeeville, Kansas; Hammond, Ind.; and Arlington, Virginia.
Could not read or write music. Most songs came by inspiration, words and tune together.
--E. Roger Taylor, DNAH Archives
N. B. Herrell
