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J. A. Patton

Person Name: Rev. J. A. Patton Author of "'Tis Joy to Sing His Praises" in Junior Praises

1853 - 1901 Person Name: M. W. Knapp Author of "Jesus Knocking" in Bible Songs Born: March 27, 1853, Albion, Michigan. Died: December 7, 1901, Cincinnati, Ohio, of typhoid fever. Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio. At age 17, Knapp began studies at a Methodist college in Albion, Michigan. He worked on the family farm in the summer, studying Greek and Latin at night, and attending classes in Albion in the winter. In 1877, the Methodist Michigan Conference assigned him a circuit. He went on to a career in ministry, founding the magazine God’s Revivalist in 1888; the International Holiness Union and Prayer League in 1897; and God’s Bible School (later known as God’s Bible School and College) in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1900. His works include: Christ Crowned Within, 1886 The Double Cure Out of Egypt into Canaan, or Lessons in Spiritual Geography Diary Letters; A Missionary Trip Through the West Indies and to South America The River of Death and Its Branches Pentecostal Preachers Revival Kindlings, 1890 Revival Tornadoes; or, Life and Labors of Rev. Joseph H. Weber (McDonald, Gill & Company, 1890) Impressions—How to Tell Whether They Are from Above or Below (Revivalist Publishing House; sixth edition, 1892) Lightning Bolts from Pentecostal Skies; or, Devices of the Devil Unmasked, 1898 Holiness Triumphant, or, Pearls from Patmos, 1900 Bible Songs of Salvation and Victory, with R. E. McNeill (Cincinnati, Ohio: M. W. Knapp, circa 1902) --www.hymntime.com/tch/

Mary O. Page

Person Name: Mrs. Mary O. Page Author of "The Other Shore" in Best Hymns

George P. Hott

Person Name: Rev. Geo. P. Hott Author of "Safe With the Loved Ones at Home" in Crowning Day No. 5 20th Century Hott, a minister in the United Brethren Church, was Principal of Shenandoah Collegiate Institute (now Shenandoah University), Winchester, Virginia (1887-96). His works include: Christ the Teacher (Dayton, Ohio: United Brethren Publishing House, 1900) --www.hymntime.com ================= Hott, George P.: Residence, Dayton; clergyman, educator, author; a frequent contributor to magazines, and a writer of a number of excellent hymns; author of “Christ the Teacher.” --www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/

M. Hampton

Person Name: Miss Hampton Author of "Sweet Rest at Home" in Songs of Salvation

Frank L. Bristow

1845 - 1914 Person Name: F. L. Bristow Arranger of "[O'er Jordan's dark and stormy river]" in Wondrous Love Born: April 15, 1845, Jacksonville, Illinois. Died: November 11, 1914, Covington, Kentucky. Buried: Linden Grove Cemetery, Covington, Kentucky. Son of minister Benjamin Franklin Bristow, Frank was a well known composer and teacher of popular and religious music. --www.hymntime.com/tch/

John W. Holt

Author of "Beyond The Mystic River" in The Cyber Hymnal

W. B. Judefind

1862 - 1941 Person Name: W. B. J. Arranger of "[Come to the Fount of love now flowing]" in Heart Hymns William Burchinell Judefind Born: Circa 1862, Maryland. Around 1888, Judefind taught vocal music at the Westminster Theological Seminary, Maryland. In 1907, he was pastor at the Violetville Methodist Protestant Church, Baltimore, Maryland. Later, he and his brother ran a publishing company in Baltimore. He was living in Baltimore as of 1920. His works include: Exultant Praises for Sunday Schools and Young People’s Societies On Wings of Love, 1902 Heart Hymns, 1912 Rally Round His Banner (Baltimore, Maryland: Judefind Brothers, 1936) --www.hymntime.com/tch