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| Short Name: | J. M. Driver |
| Full Name: | Driver, J. M. (John Merritte), 1858-1918 |
| Birth Year: | 1858 |
| Death Year: | 1918 |
Rv John Merritte Driver DD PhD DL USA 1857-1918. Born in Jefferson County,IL, he attended Illinois Agricultural College and Boston University. He married Elzire (Elsie) Louise Wiley in 1880, and they had an adopted son, Merritte. He was ordained a Methodist Episcopal minister and served, beginning in Prairie, IL in 1880, and at a number of churches in Chicago and other cities. He pastored the People's Church, Chicago, IL, 1902-07. He was a member of the American & Asiatic Archaelogical Society. He traveled extensively in Europe. He was a lecturer, orator, and writer. He wrote several books, including fiction, history, travel, and a number of hymn lyrics and a few tunes. He co-edited “Songs of the soul” (1885).
John Perry
Hymnals by J. M. Driver (4) | As | Publication Year |
|---|---|---|
| Bible Temperance Hymns | J. Merritte Driver (Editor) | 1906 |
| Bible Temperance Hymns | J. Merritte Driver (Editor) | 1878 |
| Songs of the Soul | J. M. Driver (Editor) | 1885 |
| Songs of the Soul | J. M. Driver (Editor) | 1889 |
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