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Ella Lauder

1864 - 1964 Alterer of "Christ is all the World to me" in Hymns New and Old, No. 2 Ella Lauder was Editor of the Home Department of the Midland, a Chicago periodical where many of her writings appeared, both prose and poetry. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)

Charles Walker Ray

1832 - 1917 Person Name: C. W. Ray Arranger of "[O when shall I see Jesus]" in Zion's Delight Rv Charles Walker Ray DD USA 1832-1917. Born at Otselic, NY, he became a Baptist minister. He was educated at Hamlton College, Clinton, NY. He earned his doctorate from Monongahela College, Jefferson, PA. That school closed in 1894. He pastored at North Stonington, CT, for a number of years. He also served at Plymouth, NY. He married Julia Tracy Sheffield, and they had a son, Arthur. He wrote a number of books and song books: “Grace Vernon Bussell, the heroine of western Australia” (1878); “Spicy breezes” (1883); “The day school crown” (1892); “The revival helper: a collection of songs for Christian work and worship” (1893); “Bright blossoms of song” (1895); “Zion’s delight” (1901); “The song of songs of the King and his bride-an interpretation” (1913); “The fallacies and vagaries of misinterpretation” (1914). He died at Philadelphia, PA. John Perry

Charles W. Bannister

1768 - 1831 Composer of "YARMOUTH" in Songs of Praise

Wm. L. Williams

Person Name: W. L. William Composer of "RELIGION IS A FORTUNE" in The Social Harp (or W. L. William)

J. W. Randolph

b. 1842 Person Name: J. W. R. Composer of "[O when shall I see Jesus]" in The Everlasting Joy James Weldon Randolph was born October 15, 1842, at Philadelphia, Pa. He attended Northern Liberty and James Bird's Schools. He has given special study to the subjects of music, French, German and Spanish, and received the D.D. degree from Paul Quinncollege. He was converted in 1863 and joined the A. M.E. Chruch the same year. He was licensed to preach and was ordained deacon in 1870 and elder in 1871 at Columbus, Ga. He has held appointments in George, Arkansas, Texas, California, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. From Centennial Encyclpaedia of the African Methodist Episcopal Church by Richard R. Wright, Jr. and John R. Hawkins (Philadelphia: 1916)

Wilson Marion Cooper

1850 - 1916 Person Name: W. M. Cooper Composer (alto part) of "THE MORNING TRUMPET" in The Sacred Harp Produced a major revised edition of the Sacred Harp fasola tunebook, 1902.