Person Results

Text Identifier:theres_a_fountain_free_tis_for_you_and_m
In:people

Planning worship? Check out our sister site, ZeteoSearch.org, for 20+ additional resources related to your search.
Showing 1 - 2 of 2Results Per Page: 102050

M. B. C. Slade

1826 - 1882 Person Name: Mrs. M. B. C. Slade Author of "Free Waters" in The New Wonderful Songs for Work and Worship Mary Bridges Canady Slade USA 1826-1882. Born in Fall River, MA, she was well-educated and became a minister's wife, teacher, and poet. She was assistant editor of The New England Journal of Education. She also authored hymns, Sunday school materials and books on education, primarily used for training teachers. She authored a children's magazine, “Wide-awake”. She and her husband were active in the underground railroad (helping slaves achieve their freedom). She spent her whole life living in the same town. John Perry

A. Brooks Everett

1828 - 1875 Person Name: Asa Brooks Everett Composer of "[There's a fountain free, 'tis for you and me:]" in The Cyber Hymnal Asa Brooks Everett MusDoc USA 1828-1875. Born in VA, he planned to be a doctor, but decided to study music instead. He studied in Boston for four years and also in Leipzig, Germany for four years.. He composed many gospel tunes and edited “The Sceptre” a New York publication. His brothers, Benjamin and Leonard, were also composers. He and Leonard organized a musical instruction system in Richmond, VA, in the 1850s. By 1861, 50 teachers and singing schools were representing them and using their publications. He died in Nashville, TN. John Perry

Export as CSV