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| This page lists all the Authors of hymns in the Re-selection of 1973 and the 1993 Supplement. |
Most of the hymns in both editions were contributed by brothers and sisters walking in separation from iniquity in accordance with 2 Timothy 2: 19-22.
In addition to personal knowledge, and details already on 'My Brethren', information has been obtained from several sources, including:
G. A. R.
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| Names are as in the 'Author Index', except that known first names are given. |
Adapted [1932] 77 360 No details available.
* Allan, Alec [1951] 535 537 "School headmaster in Glasgow. With the Lord", ALR.
* Allen, Henry (1838-1917) [1903] 94
* Angus, Andrew [1932] 204 Donaghadee, North Ireland.
Anonymous [1881] 185 205 294 523 No details available. [1932] 153 363 No details available. [1951] 217 No details available.
* Aris, D. H. [1932] 223
* Arras, R. fr. German [1903] 311 393
Bakewell, J. (1721-1819) [1881] 28 "Methodist lay
preacher. Born in 1721 in Derbyshire, England. Close friend of the Wesleys and preached at Greenwich Royal Park Academy. Died March 18, 1819", ALR.
* Barnes, Alec E. [1951] 503. Woking. Participated in London city preachings in 1938. See Memorabilia: The Ears of the Assembly: London 1938.
* Barnes, O. L. [1951] 531
* Beaumont, J. [1881] 310 "Linked with brethren with
J.N.D., and spoke at the grave at the burial of G. V. Wigram in 1879", ALR.
* Becker, A. fr. German [1951] 90
Bennett, H. [1881] 284 "Born April 18, 1813, at Lyme
Regis, England. religious affiliation not known. Died at Islington, London, on November 12, 1868", ALR.
*# Berg, Mrs. Henry A. ( Doris ) [1951] 5 512 549
A daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Markham and sister of Elliott Markham (both below) of Plainfield, N.J. See her poem 'Priscilla'. Sister of Marian (Mrs. I. Roy) Devenish.
Bernard of Clairvaux (1091-1153) [1881] 279 417
Founder and abbot of the Cistercian monastery at Clairvaux. "He was
simultaneously a contemplative mystic and an activist man of affairs in the world". DCC.
Bernstein, C. A. (1672-99) [1881] 174 No details available.
* Bevir, Edward Laurence (1847-1922) [1903] 10 20 29 33
57 68 506
* Biggs, Malcolm W. (1875-1941) [1932] 157 259 263 298.
Enfield "Ministered widely in the U.K., ALR. Mr. Biggs wrote the following booklets:
* Blanc, P. G. fr. French [1951] 401 Valence, France.
Bliss, P. P. (1838-76) [1932] 426
*# Bodman, A. Paul [1951] 62 91 129 Bristol. "Dr. Bodman
remained with the J.T.Jr. sect till taken. Was Percy Lyon's brother-in-law", ALR.
Bonar, Horatius (1808-89) [1881] 248 257 349 "Born,
December 19, 1908, at Edinburgh, Scotland, and was linked with the Free Church of Scotland. Served in the gospel preaching and house visitations in the Southern Uplands of Scotland – between Edinburgh and the English border. Died July 31, 1889", ALR.
* Booth, W. C. [1951] 32
* Boswood, C. R. [1951] 101 Bury. Withdrew 1960-1
"Mr. Boswood is now with the Lord. Finally was an 'associate member' of a Baptist Church", ALR.
Bowly, Miss Mary (1813-56) [1881] 6 8 56 86 142 184 271
427 447 458 "Was Mrs. John M. Peters. She wrote hymn 86 at the time of her husband's death just four years after their marriage; she was then 21 years", ALR.
* Boyt, E. J. [1951] 3 Manchester
Brewer, J. (1752-1817) [1962] 325
* Brown, A. J. H. (1866-1934) [1932] 358 429 Mr. Brown
ran a private "classical school at Bexhill" (HRS 3: 18). He was the father of W. M. Brown and grandfather of G. H. Brown (both below) and Arthur G. Brown, compiler of 'The Departure from the Truth after Its Recovery'.
* Brown, Gilbert H. [1951] 110 407 509 538 541 Son of
W. M. Brown (below) and grandson of A. J. H. Brown (above).
* Brown, Walter M. [1932] 269 309 362 Harrow. Author of
'Christian Relationships'. Editor of 'Words of Grace and Comfort'. Son of A. J. H. Brown and father of G. H. Brown (both above) and brother of Arthur G. Brown.
* Bullock, H. S. T. (1858-1938) [1903] 30
* Burlingham, Miss Hannah K. (1842-1901) [1881] 13 71
165 175 404 418 438 470 "Born March 17, 1842, at Evesham, Worcs. Her father was a Quaker but she was in fellowship with J.N.D. and others. She tranlated several hymns from the German including 71 'O Jesus, Friend unfailing' which was actually composed by Samuel Christian Gottlieb Küster who died in 1838, Miss Burlingham translating the hymn on June 13, 1865. It was said of her by some unnamed person, 'I never met anyone who loved her Bible as she did'. While just having entered her 60th year she developed meningitis and was taken in three days. Date of homegoing was May 15, 1901", ALR.
*# Burr, Eric C.(d. Feb. 2009, 88 years old) [1951] 63 337 London. Went with Aberdeen
in 1970, and then with Renton in 1972. For some years, he has edited and published a monthly magazine, 'A Word In Its Season', from 50 Red Post Hill, London SE249JQ.
* Burr, Mrs. H. B. [1951] 502
* Campion, L. A. [1951] 80 482
* Carlsson-Carren, Mrs. M. fr. Swedish [1951] 299 508
* Carren, E. fr. Swedish [1951] 48 322 364 492
* Carruthers, A. (1860-1930) [1903] 67
* Cecil, Lord Adalbert P. (1841-89) [1881] 112 201 390
He laboured in the gospel in Canada, at times with Alfred Mace, and figured in the opposition at Montreal to F. W. Grant's teachings. He also warned of coming difficulties re opposers of F.E.R. He drowned in the Bay of Quinte on June 12, 1889, while attempting to rescue a companion. He was buried in the cemetery in Napanee, Ontario.
* Champney, H. D'Arcy (1854-1942) [1903] 43 156 202
229 241 252 264 312 336 423
Chapman, Robert C. (1803-1902) [1881] 170
* Chapman, R. G. [1932] 479
* Chareyre, S. fr. French [1951] 255
* Chater, E. H. (1845-1915) [1903] 34 250 275 276 277 282 296 323 334 335 342 375 454 Ealing.
* Clarke, Jas. C. [1951] 96 Greenock, Scotland "Now with
the Lord.", ALR.
* Clewley, Miss E. (1881-1951) [1951] 355
* Coates, Charles A. (1862-1945) [1903] 161 293 431.
Conder, Josiah (1789-1855) [1881] 11 "Born in London,
England, September 17,1789. He was a Congregationalist. Died London December 27, 1855", ALR.
* Cooper, Charles W. [1951] 283 494 530 Belfast. His letter of withdrawal from the J.T.Jr. sect, Dec. 8, 1960 is in History: The Parting of the Ways.
* Cosido, M. fr. Spanish [1951] 31
Cousins, Mrs. Ann Ross (1824-1906) [1881] 415 471 Mrs. Cousins' husband was a clergyman of the Free Church of Scotland. She wrote many hymns and poems, but is best known for No. 471 in which she put the last words of Samuel Rutherford into verse. WWH. Rutherford, DCC.
* Cowell, Mrs. Gerald R. (Irene M.) [1951] 179 485 Hornchurch.
Cowper, William (1731-1800) [1881] 1 307 385 An extremely sensitive person, he was left motherless at 6, persecuted in school and later attempted suicide. He was converted through reading Romans 3: 24-5. Taken in by friends who lived near Olney, he became friends with John Newton. Together they wrote the Olney Hymns. His hymn "Of all the gifts Thy love bestows" has been 1 in all revisions, except 1932 when gospels hymns were all grouped together. WWH, DCC.
Crosby, Fanny J. (1820-1915) [1973] 162 Well known blind American hymn writer, sometimes associated with Ira D. Sankey. 162 is the only hymn in the 1973 re-selection which was not in a previous edition. In the 1932 and later editions, hymns by those not walking in separation were not considered for inclusion. There is no obvious need or reason for its inclusion.
* Cutting, Arthur [1932] 403 Brother of Geo. Cutting.
* Cutting, George (1843-1934) & Alfred Mace [1903] 234
* Darby, John Nelson (1800-82) [1881] 12 14 19 21 25 26 47 50 51 64 72 73 74 76 79 81 85 87 88 114 120 137 138 139 160 178 188 189 190 200 206 235 244 247 249 254 270 411 488
Davies, S. (1723-61) [1932] 262 "Born in Newcastle, Delaware, U.S.A. November 3, 1724. At 15 he became an earnest Christian and at 22 he began to preach as a Presbyterian minister in Newcastle and later in Virginia. In 1759 he became president of the College at princeton, N.J. (now Princeton University) as successor to Jonathan Edwards the well-known preacher. Died at early age of 36, in early 1761", ALR.
*# Deayton, Charles (1887-1967) [1932] 246 332 505 533
* Deck, James George (1807-84) [1881] 2 39 40 58 147 149 151 213 216 230 256 278 281 343 372 383 395 399 402 413 474 527 534
* Denny, Sir Edward (1796-1889) [1903] 93 215 317 437
* Dent, Mrs. A. [1881] 274
* Dix, C. [1951] 466
Doddridge, Philip (1702-51) [1881] 285 379 Doddridge was left an orphan while quite young. He wanted to be a minister but refused a rich lady's offer to pay all his expenses at Oxford if he became an Anglican clergyman. He preferred to suffer reproach as a dissenter rather than compromise his conscience. A friend of his father became a father to him. He began to preach at 20, and at 27 opened an academy to help prepare young men for the ministry. WWH, DCC.
* Dolton, P. W. [1932] 82
* Doughty, A. G. [1932] 44 117 414
* Eames, J. H. [1951] 100
* Earl, J. [1951] 128 134 Possibly John Earl, Geelong,
Australia.
* Edwards, R. D. [1932] 212 243 290 324
Elliott, Miss Charlotte (1789-1871) [1881] 446 Her grandfather was the celebrated Anglican preacher, Henry Venn (1724-1797), who gave the funeral oration for George Whitefield. Charlotte, left a permanent invalid by a severe illness, was converted through conversation with Dr. Cesar Malan, of Geneva, while a guest in her father's home. Her well known hymn was written in commemoration of her conversion. See WWH.
* Elliott, Dr. C. C. (1866-1949) [1932] 199 231
* Ellis, P. [1903] 41
* Elwood, Miss Frances J. (1830-1927) [1932] 192 347 Miss Elwood was completely deaf for the greater part of her long life. Letters of James Taylor has several references to her, and five of her compositions are in 'A Selection of Poems by Christian Authors', compiled by G. H. Stuart Price. 'A Paper by F.J.E. (1844-45)' regarding the Plymouth troubles is included in History: Early Years.
Evans, J. H. (1785-1849) [1881] 365 "Born April 15, 1785 in Salisbury, England. In 1808 he became an Anglican clergyman but in 1815 he left that communion to become a Baptist minister at John Street Baptist Chapel in London where he remained for many years. He died at Stonehaven, Scotland, on December 1, 1849", ALR.
* Farrell, L. H. [1903] 273
*# Fear, Robert G. (1916-2003) [1951] 109 Born in the Bristol area, but local in Prestwick, Ayrshire, Scotland for many years. He was with the Aberdeen / Strang / Croydon group. ALR.
* Fennell, Mrs. A. M. [1932] 116 376
* Fleming, Inglis [1903] 135 245 422 As a young man, he was at Park Street, London, in J.N.D.'s later years interested in gospel work among children.
Fleury, Marie de (d. 1799) [1881] 16
* Fraser, George West (1840-96) [1881] 52 69 70 123 140 265 286 328(v.3) 435 440 450
French, From [1951] 111 126 228 288 320
Gambold, J. [1881] 507 "Born April 10, 1711 in Wales and was an Anglican clergyman in 1739, but left that church to join the United Brethren (Moravians) in 1742. Died in 1771", ALR.
Gandy, S. Whitlock (d. 1851) [1881] 24
*# Gardiner, Alfred J. (1884-1975+?) [1962] 498
* Garland, J. F. [1951] 118
Gerhardt, Paul (1607-76) fr. German [1881] 55 368 382 Gerhardt is called the greatest hymn-writer in Germany, if not in Europe. He suffered for conscience sake and when he was dismissed from his pastorate in 1666, a nobleman gave him asylum.
* German, From [1951] 176
* Gilpin, G. [1881] 78
* Gipps, A. P. (d. 1920) [1932] 113
* Gould, Mrs. V. [1951] 295
*# Grace, J. Nelson [1951] 106 398 Melbourne, Australia. "Was taken home on Ju;y 21, 1994. Connected with the Aberdeen/Renton group", ALR.
* Grace, Rex H. [1951] 159 515 Australia. Connected with'Croham Hall'.
* Greeves, C. R. [1951] 449
* Gresswell, Miss J. E. [1932] 207 545
* Griffiths, A. Horace [1951] 89 97 168 521 522. Southport,
Lancs. "Now with the Lord", ALR.
* Gustafsson, G. fr. Swedish [1903] 211 338 339
* Hands, Mrs. C. M. [1951] 517
* Harding, Miss A. M. [1932] 4 Streatham, London, ALR.
* Hardingham, B. G. (1894-1973) [1932] 53 148 See HRS
21 and 22. Father of E. Peter Hardingham, author of 'The Alpha and the Omega'.
* Hardwick, Percy H. [1951] 496 London, "but was taken in Australia in 1957 in his 57th year. Buried in Australia", ALR. Participated in the London city preachings in 1938. See Memorabilia: The Ears of the Assembly: London 1938.
* Harris, W. B. [1951] 108 Bristol. A frequent contributor to 'Words of Truth', a monthly magazine edited by W. Henderson of Glasgow.
Hart, J. (1712-68) [1881] 23 208 "Born in London in 1712. Was the son of pious parents but he turned away from the gospel although anxious about his soul until he was converted through a preaching at the Moravian Chapel in London. He preached to a large congregation at the Old Wooden Meetinghouse in London until taken home on May 24, 1768. He served despitesuffering great affliction in his body", ALR.
* Haughton, Mrs. S. A. [1951] 497
* Haussman, J. [1951] 65
Havergal, Miss Frances Ridley (1836-79) [1903] 167 220 Frances, the youngest daughter of the Anglican rector of Astley, Worcs., was named after "Master Ridley", the reformer-martyr. She suffered painfully from disease and was only 42 years old when she died. WWH, DCC.
Haweis, T. (1732-1820) [1881] 197 445 "Born Truro, Cornwall in 1732 and he was an Anglican. Raised in aristocratic circles and was well educated. At 14 years of age he was brought to Christ through the preaching of a Church of England minister. At 24 was ordained to the Anglican ministry at Oxford. Preached the gospel so faithfully that he was accused of making the gospel too serious a matter on men's consciences. Removed by the Bishop of Oxford because of this, but a place was opened for him at Loch Hospital Chapel in London – for depraved and abandoned persons. He wrote a total of 256 hymns. Became infirm, spent his last days at Bath, where on February 11, 1820 he was taken home", ALR.
Hawker, Robert (1753-1827) [1881] 476 "Born at Exeter, England, 1753. Originally a medical doctor he became a minister in the Church of England at Plymouth. Remained there until his death on April 6, 1827", ALR.
* Hayward, Mrs. A. M. [1932] 99 Wife of A. M. Hayward.
"Was a sister of A. E. Myles.", ALR.
* Hedman, Mrs. S. fr. Swedish [1951] 314 377 434 A daughter of Dr. Edward Cronin, see remarks in Memorabilia: Ears of the Assembly: Sweden 1935.
* Helyar, Mrs. G. (1849-1913) [1903] 15 c. 1891. Written on her husband's death, four years after their marriage.
* Hemmings, Edward J. (d. Dec. 13, 1962) [1951] 520 Acton (London)
Hiller, P. F. (1699-1769) fr. German [1881] 104
* Holden, Richard (d. 1886) [1881] 405 (fr. Spanish) 464 "Date of birth unknown. Was originally an Anglican clergyman but left that church to meet with 'those gathered to the Lord's Name'. Served in the Lord's work in Portugal until taken home in August 1886", ALR.
* Holding, Douglas T. [1951] 125 164 214 356 416 A brother of Mrs. G. R. Cowell.
Hutton, J. (1715-95) [1881] 172 "Born Sept. 3, 1715 in England – place unknown. Was a cousin of Sir Isaac Newton. Was a bookseller for several years. In 1739 he went to the Moravian settlement at Herrnhut in Moravia – now the Czech Republic – and there met with Count Zinzendorf the founder of that group. In 1745 he retired from business to work for the Lord and in 1749 he was made a deacon in the Moravian group. On May 3, 1795 he went to be with the Lord", ALR.
* Isham, Benjamin [1951] 547 Oakland, California.
* Jay, Jethro (1878-1945) [1932] 305 "… seemingly local in Harrow", ALR, quoting Eric C. Burr.
Jeckell, G. [1881] 542
Kelly, Thomas (1769-1855) [1881] 103 105 115 141 194 224 233 378 381 384 388 397 448 451 472 480 "Was born on July 13, 1768 at Kellyville, County Queens, Ireland. His father was a judge and it was intended that he was to be trained as a barrister. However, he was greatly exercised about his soul and in 1792 he was ordained in the Church of England and preached the word so faithfully that the Archbishop of Dublin closed all the pulpits in his diocese against T.K. He left the established church to be free to preach the gospel. Crowds flocked to his preachings. Wrote over 750 hymns. Was stricken by a stroke in 1854 while preaching and was taken home May 14, 1855, at the age of 86", ALR.
Kent, J. (1766-1843) [1881] 477 "Born December 1766 at Bideford, Devon. Was a Congregationalist. Worked in Plymouth for his father but was essentially self-educated. His service appears to have been in the writing of gospel hymns published in 1803. Died November 15, 1843", ALR.
* Kleylein, J. fr. German [1951] 526
* Labett, Archie O. R. [1951] 203 Bournemouth. "remained with the J.T.Jr. sect", ALR.
* Lambert, C. T. * Lawrence, W. (1868-1942) [1932] 75 166 439
* Lee, E. A. [1951] 18
* Lewis, W. fr. Spanish [1962] 501
Lloyd, W. F. (1791-1853) [1881] 210 "Born December 22, 1791 at Uley, Glouc. Was an Anglican and produced several books for Sunday school teachers and scholars. Died at the home of his brother, Dr. Samuel Lloyd, at Stanley Hall, Glouc., on April 22, 1853", ALR.
* Lucas, George A. (d. 1973; 80) [1932] 49 524 Hornsey, London area.
* Lucas, Miss Margaret J. [1951] 484 Daughter of George A. Lucas (above).
*# Lyon, Percy (1881-1966) [1962] 158 544 Served brethren extensively. Participated in the 1932 Hynm Book Revision – See 'Revisions to 1951'. Late in life he married Ruth, sister of Dr. A. Paul Bodman (above).
* Macdonald, James [1951] 490 536 Manchester.
Mackay, Mrs. Margaret (1802-87) [1881] 333 "Mrs. Mackay – also her maiden name – was married to Lieutenant-Colonel Wm. Mackay and came from the Inverness area of Scotland", ALR.
*# Markham, Elliott [1951] 428 Plainfield, N.J. Oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Markham.
*# Markham, Mrs. Charles A. (1880-1986) [1951] 546 Plainfield, N.J. A daughter of Frank Lock. Mother of Doris (Mrs. Henry A. Berg) and Elliott Markham (both above), and Marian (Mrs. I. R. Devenish). See 'Memories of a Sister' in Biography: J. Taylor.
* Mason, Miss E. [1932] 529
* Mason, Wm. R. (d. 2006, age 84) [1951] 177 242 267 280 292 370 442 Londonderry, N.I. "Brother of John Mason, Belfast. With the Aberdeen / Strang / Croydon group", ALR.
* Mayo, Arthur E. [1951] 239 See The China Epsiode.
*# McCallum, Stanley (c.1901-87) [1951] 130 221 232 261 420 511 Detroit. Gave one of the words at the burial of J. Taylor in 1953. Served widely in the ministry of the word – including the 1957 and 1958 London meetings – until the Aberdeen crisis in 1970. At the end he had both Alzheimer's Disease and Parkinson's Disease.
Medley, Samuel (1738-99) [1881] 107 525 543 Despite pious instruction at home, in his youth Medley led a profligate life at sea. He was converted through his grandfather reading him a sermon of Isaac Watts on Isaiah 42: 6, 7. Later he became a minister of the gospel and, for many years, preached in Liverpool where many sailors came to hear him. WWH.
* Menzies, C. Musgrave [1951] 258 Cape Town, South Africa. A nephew of Miss Mercy Menzies, Lewisham, London, whose 'Reminiscences' were one of the sources for in F.E.R.'s biography. In December 1967 Andrew and Lois Robertson visited C.M.M. when in that country; he was unable to attend the meetings being confined to the house with Alzheimer's disease, though he greeted them warmly from his bed.
* Meyer, W. fr. German [1951] 453
Midlane, Albert (1825-1909) [1881] 169 196 240 266 354
357 367
* Miles, Harold J. [1962] 297
* Milner, L. G. [1932] 152 268 Tunbridge Wells, per Eric C. Burr, "I do remember his taking a fellowship meeting in Glasgow in the late thirties", ALR.
Montgomery, James (1771-1854) [1881] 36 191 469 "Born November 4, 1771 at Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland. His father was a Moravian minister who served with his wife in the West Indies where they later died, one being buried in Barbados and the other in Tobago. James was sent to a Moravian settlement at Fulneck, England, at the age of 6. At the age of 10 he began to write poetry and at 14 began to work in a retail shop. He became the Editor of the newspaper 'The Sheffield Register' but was not fully assured of his salvation until 1814 at the age of 43. Died April 30, 1854", ALR.
* Morford, Mrs. P. R. [1932] 380
* Mutton, J. E. [1962] 319
* Myles, Albert Edward (1880-1971) [1932] 236
Newton, John (1725-1807) [1881] 17 54 463 His story is told succinctly in his own words in the inscription on his tomb: "John Newton, Clerk, once an Infidel and Libertine, a Servant of Slaves in Africa, was, by the Rich Mercy of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, preserved, pardoned, and appointed to preach the Faith he had long laboured to destroy". His hymn 'Amazing Grace' is popular in the world, though few know the author or have experienced the amazing grace of God.
Nichols, E. E. [1903] 373
Nunn, Miss M. (1778-1847) [1881] 468 "Born on May 17, 1778 at Colchester, England. Possibly an Anglican. Died 1847", ALR.
* Nunnerley, Harry F. (1873-1953) [1951] 45 226 Croydon. NOEL.
* Ormsby, Miss A. S. [1932] 154
* O'Shaughnessy, E. [1881] 475
* Otsing, Daniel fr. Russian (1850-1936) [1951] 131 See Memorabilia: Ears of the Assembly: Russia 1935.
* Pallister, Mrs. D. [1951] 182
* Parrott, F. H. fr. French [1951] 102 318
* Parry, J. W. [1951] 98
* Patchett, E. R. [1962] 346
* Pearse, G. C. [1932] 304
* Peart, R. [1951] 408
* Pellatt, Joseph (1843-1913) [1951] 37 143 144 146 163 374 400 430
Perronet, E. (1726-92) [1932] 9
*# Petersen, Mrs. Wm. T. (Alison) [1951] 412 new York till c. 1972. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Casays of Toronto. Her husband, Bill (W.T.P.), was a grandson of Mr. James Taylor Sr.
* Petersson, E. fr. Swedish [1962] 121
* Pigott, Mrs. J. S. [1951] 500
* Porter, T. [1903] 180 225
* Prestidge, I. G. [1962] 27
Price, Miss A. E. (1838-1919) [1881] 124
* Price, Alan C. S. [1951] 487 Barnet. A brother of G.H.S.P. This hymn was reinstated in the 1984 Additions. He is reported to have still been with the J.T.Jr. sect when he died.
*# Price, G. H. Stuart (1911-1963) [1951] 133 183 406 436 514 540 Mr. Price was a trustee of Stow Hill Bible and Tract Depot. He edited 'A Selection of Poems by Christian Authors', and wrote 'A Brief Synopsis of the Public History of the Church'. He also wrote The Hymn Book Revision 1951, the preface to 'The Little Flock Tune Book - 1954' and, with the other three Stow Hill trustees, participated in 'The Hymn Book Revision - 1962'.
* Pugh, P. S. [1962] 237
* Purdom, T. E. [1881] 251
* Raikes, Miss H. M. [1951] 300
* Redfearn, H. F. [1951] 518 Croydon. See HRS 22.
* Reed, Miss Eliza [1932] 359
* Rellstab, Hans fr. German [1951] 519 Zurich. See HRS 14 and 17, Part 2.
* Revell, Joseph (d. 1900) [1951] 150 504
* Reynolds, Thos. H. (1830-1930) [1903] 59 95 394 457
* Roach, A. W. (1874-1961) [1932] 340 432 513 "Mr. A.W. Roach was born at Vowchurch, Herefordshire. His first connection with the brethren was in Cinderford, Forest of Dean, Glos." Janet Satchwell (Mrs. Bernard) Baker, a granddaughter of A.W.R.
*# Robertson, Andrew (b. 1923) [1993] 548
Robinson, R. (1735-90) [1881] 371 467 "Born in 1735 at Cambridge, England. He wandered much in his life until when travelling by coach one day a lady asked him if he had ever read this hymn – 'Jesus sought me when a stranger wandering from the fold of God' – but he tried in vain to change the conversation but she was persistent for an answer. Finally bursting into tears he said 'Madam, I am the poor unhappy man who composed that hymn many years ago and I would give a thousand worlds if I had them to enjoy the feelings I had then!' Later he was retored in his links with the Lord. He was taken hom June 9, 1790, ALR.
* Rofe, T. [1932] 456
* Ross, Miss A. [1951] 419 421
* Rossier, H. L. (1834-1928) [1881] 227
* Rubie, E. [ C. ] (1846-1942) [1903] 35 60 Purley,
Croydon. "Lois' father knew him when he lived in England", ALR.
Ryland, J. (1753-1825) [1881] 444 "Born January 29, 1753 in England. Composed 99 hymns. He received a degree from Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, and in 1794 he became president of Baptist College, Bristol, England, where he remained until his death on June 25, 1825", ALR.
* Samuels, David G. [1951] 218 Winnipeg. Son of L.E.S.
* Sandell, Mrs. L. (1832-1903) fr. Swedish [1951] 369
Sandeman, R. (1718-71) [1881] 366 "Contributed to Scottish Hymnals so it is possible that he lived in Scotland, but this is not known as a certainty", ALR.
* Sattler, H. fr. German [1951] 316
* Scarlett, Mrs. G. J. [1962] 387
* Schmolk, B. (1672-1737) fr. German [1951] 452
* Shanks, Miss E. C. [1962] 345
Sheckleton, Miss Mary (1827-83) [1881] 460
Small, J. G. (1817-88) [1932] 187
Smith, G. W. [1881] 222
Smith, J. Denham (1817-89) [1881] 478 He appears to have been in the open connection. NOEL.
* Smith, W. P. [1951] 491 539
Spafford, H. G. (1828-88) [1951] 238
Stennett, Joseph (1663-1713) [1881] 341 One of a family line of hymn writers. See WWH.
* Stevenson, Miss I. (1843-90) [1951] 389
* Stewart, Neil B. [1951] 193 425 489 495 "Was local somewhere in Australia", ALR.
* Stoney, James Butler (1814-97) [1962] 7
*# Stott, Robert (d. 1976) [1962] 528 Brighton "Robert and his brother Morton were born in Port Seton, near Edinburgh", ALR. RS was a trustee of Stow Hill Depot and its successor Kingston Bible Trust. He compiled 'The Way Everlasting' – for the help of younger brethren – 'If We Walk In The Light: Aberdeen and New York - 1970' and was editor of the 1973 re-selection of the Hymn Book. We were privileged to have Robert and Kathleen stay with us when they visited this area in 1971.
Swain, J. (1761-96) [1881] 308 353 "Born in 1761 at Birmingham, England. In his early years he wrote worldly songs and also some plays but God's eye was upon him for good. He bought a Bible and read it and as a result was led from 'darkness to light' in May 1783 at age 22. He became a useful and active Christian. Went to be with the Lord April 14, 1796 at the age of 34", ALR.
Taylor, Miss Ann (1782-1866) [1881] 155
*# Taylor Sr., James (1870-1953) [1951] 350
Theodulph (d. 821) [1881] 532 "Born about the year 750 of a noble Gothic family, probably in Spain. He found favour in the Frankish court and was made Abbot of Fleury and Saint-Aignan. In 781 he became Bishop of Orleans, France. He died in prison in 821 after being held for three years for an alleged conspiracy – not really proved – on behalf of Bernard of Italy", ALR.
* Thompson, Miss C. (1822-1909) [1881] 66 302 "No details of her birth. Later she resided at Clapham, London, with Miss F. J. Elwood", ALR.
* Thorstensen, T. [1951] 391
Toplady, Augustus Montague (1740-78) [1881] 361 396 493 He was converted at 16 through the preaching of an illiterate Methodist. He took Anglican orders and was "a powerful preacher and a vigorous Calvinist". DCC, WWH.
* Tozer, J. C. [1951] 186 351 392 441 516 Queen's Park, London. "With the Lord now for many years", ALR.
* Tregelles, Samuel Prideaux (1813-75) [1881] 42 198 315 481 Brought up among Quakers,Tregelles became a renowned New Testament textual critic. He was a cousin of B. W. Newton, whom he supported in the Plymouth trouble. Later he was identified with
Presbyterians and finally the Church of England. See DCC.
* Trench, Mrs. J. A. (1843-1925) [1881] 473 "Born on January 31, 1843. Maiden name was Janetta Taylor, daughter of Wilbraham Taylor of Dublin. Married May 25, 1866 to John Alfred Trench, a friend of J.N.D. She died on June 14, 1925", ALR.
* Trotter, William (1818-65) [1881] 145
* Trowbridge, W. H. [1951] 348 Loughborough, Leics. He edited the 'List of Meetings for Great Britain and Ireland - 1963'. He also issued a periodical list of special meetings (conferences) for the Aberdeen group (c. 1970-1). Latterly, he was connected with the Aberdeen-Strang-Oxted group (1974).
* Turner, Arthur W. G. [1932] 219 Calne, Wiltshire.
* Vergette, Miss N. [1932] 119
Von dem Kammer fr. German [1903] 46
Von Poseck, J. A. (1816-96) [1881] 410 May have been a
supporter of Wm. Kelly in the Ramsgate divergence of 1881. NOEL.
Walker, Mrs. Mary J. (Jane Deck) (1816-78) [1881] 461
Sister of J. G. Deck (above).
* Walker, Miss S. M. (1848-1918) [1932] 313
*# Waterfall, F. David (d. 1997) [1951] 61 173 352 Birmingham – latterly in Pershore. In late 1995 David "had a massive stroke … he would be about 87 and is with the Aberdeen / Strang / London group which separated from the others in August 1992 over Dr. Rooke … taken home Feb. 24, 1997", ALR. We have pleasant memories of David and Celia's stay with us during meetings in Toronto in July 1971.
* Watney, Miss M. M. [1951] 486
* Watson, J. [1951] 38 326
* Watson, S. M. [1962] 171 Dublin. "Malcolm Watson was with Aberdeen group at first. Later situation unknown", ALR.
Watts, Isaac (1674-1748) [1881] 209 272 301 330 409 443 459 465 510 Isaac's father, a deacon in a dissenting church, was persecuted and imprisoned for non-conformity. Dissatisfied with the unpoetic verses sung in the congregation of which he was the assistant pastor, Watts began writing hymns at 18 and is considered to be the father of English hymnody. In 1712 he was prostrated with a fever and never fully
recovered spending the next 36 years as guest of an appreciative nobleman. WWH, DCC.
* Wells, Henry P. [1932] 83 253 321 Leamington. Participated in London city preachings in 1938. See Memorabilia: The Ears of the Assembly: London 1938.
Wesley, Charles (1708-88) [1881] 287 291 328 (vv.1, 2) 331 462 483 Charles, youngest brother of John, was the most prolific English hymn writer. He composed some 7,270 hymns.WWH, DCC.
Whitfield, F. (1827-1904) [1881] 455 "Born January 7, 1827 in Threap Wood, Shropshire (Salop), England and was saved early in his life having been brought up in close connection with the gospel of God's grace. Graduated from Trinity College, Dublin Iniversity, in 1859 and became a deacon in the Church of England. He was in sequence made priest, curate and took parishes in Bexley Heath and Hastings. He was also connected with the Irish church missions and was an author and a poet. Being weakened in health in 1899 he retired to Norwood, England, and was taken home on Spetember 13, 1904", ALR.
* Wickens, Miss J. [1932] 424 Miss Wickens wrote her fine hymn after the death of Miss B. A. Newlands (1857-1930).
* Wigginton, A. J. [1951] 499
* Wigram, Miss F. T. (1831-71) [1881] 132 195 "Born in 1831 and daughter of G. V. Wigram (below). She travelled with her father, having beeen raised under the fullness of the blessings of Christ. She took up nursing and devoted her time to nursing the Lord's people, even when they had the dreaded small pox. She did contract this disease and was taken on March 4, 1871. Her father said at that time: 'She had taken up nursing, and was quite prepared to lay down her life for the brethren; and it would not have been like her to have retreated, had one known the issue beforehand, but of course that one could not have known … To me it seems as if the Lord were pleased to permit her to go on high through the laying down her life in nursing these dear to Himself. Why am I to allow my loss and privation to be of more importance than His pleasure?'", ALR.
* Wigram, George Vicesimus (1805-79) [1881]
22 92 303 329
* Willey, T. Dr. (1847-1930) [1903] 84 136 In 1904 he compiled the tune book 'Melodies and Chants'.
* Williams, E. (1847-1916) [1903] 127 181
* Wompra, Forrest [1951] 433 Middlesbrough, England. He "was a professional photographer … now with the Lord. Was with the Aberdeen / Strang group", ALR.
Wreford, Heyman Dr. (d. 1935, aged 84) [1932] 122 344 "Dr. Heyman Wreford, of Exeter, England … was a close associate and fellow-labourer of Mr. William Kelly" and "the last months of his life were spent" at Dr. Wreford's house. NOEL.
Wreford, John Reynell (1800-81) [1881] 260 "He is described as an English Presbyterian with unitarian views, having been educated at the Unitarian Manchester College in York, England, and became co-pastor of the Unitarian 'New meeting' in Birmingham in 1826. I do not know if he was related to the author of hymns 122 and 344 … He apparently was led to set aside all Trinitarian formulas and what savoured of Calvinism. The foregoing is taken from a history of the writers of the Little Flock hymn book of 1881", ALR - letter November 16, 1990. The author's views would doubtless have been known to J.N.D. who included the hymn in the 1881 edition. It is merely a paraphrase of Romans 8: 37-39, free of doctrinal error.