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Knowles Shaw
1834 - 1878 Person Name: K. Shaw Author of ""I am the Vine"" in The Morning Star Knowles Shaw (1834-1878), a name familiar in many western households--was born near New London, in Morgan Township, Ohio, on the 13th of October, 1834. His mother's maiden name was Huldah Griffin, and by both of his parents he was of Scottish extraction. His early life was spent in Rush County, Indiana, where he first began to play the violin, furnishing the music for many a dance. While the ball was going on he was converted, ceasing to play in the middle of the piece he was performing. Very soon thereafter he entered the ministry of the Christian Church. On the 11th of January, 1855, he married Miss Martha Finley. Most of his time after entering the ministry was spent in the West and South, and on account of his wonderful vocal powers he was called the "singing evangelist."
As a singer he was considered, in some respects, equal to Sankey and Bliss. reporters of the press al spoke of his singing as something wonderful. Soon after beginning to preach, he began to compose and to write music. His first song was "The Shining Ones," still popular. He published at different times five singing-books: "Shining Pearls," "Golden Gate," "Sparkling Jewels," "The Gospel Trumpet," and the "Morning Star." "Bringing in the Sheaves" was one of the last songs from his hand.
His last meeting was held in Dallas, Texas, in May 1878. He was killed by a railroad accident, going from Dallas to McKinney, on the 7th of June, 1878. During his ministry he baptized over eleven thousand persons.
--A History and Biographical Cyclopedia of Butler County, Ohio. Cincinnati, 1882. DNAH Archives
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E. L. Jorgenson
1886 - 1968 Person Name: E. L. J. Arranger of "[I am the vine and ye are the branches]" in Great Songs of the Church Born: December 9, 1886, Nebraska.
Died: December 14, 1968, at his home in Louisville, Kentucky.
Buried: Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky.
Jorgenson was the son of Danish immigrants. His father, Christopher Jorgenson, had been a soldier in the personal guard of the king of Denmark (probably Christian IX), and his mother a seamstress to the queen. The 1900 census shows the family living in Boone County, Nebraska. As a young man, Elmer led singing in churches in and around Albion, Nebraska, and in nearby Missouri. He was directing the music department at Western Bible and Literary College by 1908. In 1910, he and his wife Irene moved to Louisville, Kentucky. He was a member of the Churches of Christ.
Jorgenson’s works include:
Truth and Grace, with Robert Boll & James Shepherd (F. L. Rowe, 1917)
Great Songs of the Church (Louisville, Kentucky: Word and Work, 1921)
The New Alphabetical Hymnal (Chicago, Illinois: Great Songs Press, 1957)
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E. L. Jorgenson
