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Vicente P. Mendoza

1875 - 1955 Person Name: V. Mendoza Author of "Los Hijos Del Reino" in Himnos Selectos Vicente Mendoza Born: December 24, 1875, Guadalajara, Mexico. Died: 1955, Mexico City, Mexico. Mendoza studied initially under Don Aurelio Ortega. At age of 11 he went to work in a Protestant print shop in Mexico City and helped produce El Evangelista Mexicano (The Mexican Evangelist) for the Methodist Church of the South; he rose to become its director for 17 years. Looking to improve himself, Mendoza entered a night school for workers, but later feeling the call to preach the Gospel, he entered the Presbyterian Seminary in Mexico City. When the seminary closed temporarily, Mendoza entered the Methodist Institute of Puebla, where he finished the course in theology. In 1898 he became a member of the Annual Conference of the Mexican Methodist Church. From 1915 to 1917, he belonged to the Southern Methodist Conference of California. Mendoza worked on several periodicals, including El Mundo Cristiano (The Christian World), El Abogado Cristiano (The Christian Advocate), and El Evangelista Cristiano (The Christian Evangelist). © The Cyber Hymnal™ (hymntime.com/tch)

Thomas M. Westrup

1837 - 1909 Person Name: T. M. Westrup Translator of "Vamos marchando, tendamos valor" in Himnario Cristiano para uso de las Iglesias Evangélicas Thomas Martin Westrup moved with his family from London to Mexico when he was fifteen years old. He translated hundreds of hymns and, along with his son, Enrique, published a three-volume hymnal Incienso Christiano. Dianne Shapiro from Celebremos su Gloria (Colombia/Illinois: Libros Alianza/Celebration), 1992

M. N. Hutchinson

1835 - 1935 Person Name: M. N. H. Adapter of "Vamos marchando, tengamos valor" in Himnario de las Iglesias Evangelicas Merill N. Hutchinson. As of 1871, Hutchinson was pastor of a Presbyterian church in Dunellen, New Jersey. In 1873, he resigned his pastorate and moved to Mexico City. His works include: Himnario de las Iglesias Evangelica Translations-- Amoroso Salvador Con Cánticos, Señor Hay una Fuente sin Igual Obediente a Tu Mandato © The Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch)