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Frank G. Ilsley

1831 - 1887 Person Name: F. G. Ilsley Hymnal Number: 131 Composer of "ILSLEY" in The Westminster Hymnal for congregational and social use and for the Sunday School Born: Circa 1831, Maine. As of 1880, Ilsley was teaching music in Newark, New Jersey. --www.hymntime.com/tch

Jennie Garnett

Hymnal Number: 22 Author of "Oh, graciously hear us" in The Westminster Hymnal for congregational and social use and for the Sunday School Fanny Crosby's Pseudonym. See Crosby, Fanny, 1820-1915

T. F. Seward

1835 - 1902 Person Name: Theodore F. Seward Hymnal Number: 190 Composer of "[Now I resolve with all my heart]" in The Westminster Hymnal for congregational and social use and for the Sunday School

Alfred G. Mortimer

Person Name: Rev. Alfred G. Mortimer Hymnal Number: 240 Composer of "FORWARD" in The Westminster Hymnal for congregational and social use and for the Sunday School

Richard S. Newman

1850 - 1927 Hymnal Number: 62 Composer of "[We sing a loving Jesus]" in The Westminster Hymnal for congregational and social use and for the Sunday School

Henry C. McCook

Person Name: Rev. Henry C. McCook Hymnal Number: 275 Author of "Forward, brothers, forward all" in The Westminster Hymnal for congregational and social use and for the Sunday School

George Edward Martin

b. 1851 Person Name: Rev. George E. Martin Hymnal Number: 250 Composer of "[Happy town of Salem]" in The Westminster Hymnal for congregational and social use and for the Sunday School George Edward Martin – Martin left his charge in St. Louis, MO, in 1898. For two years following he was pastor of the Holland Memorial Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia and then spent a year and a half in rest and travel. He was installed pastor of the Kirk Street congregational Church in Lowell, Mass., March 3, 1902. He received the degree of D.D. from Wabash College in 1895, and also from Park College, MO. He is the author of “Sermons and Sermon Rhymes,” and “Sunday Songs for Little Children,” and has given much time and study to the writing of hymns and tunes for children. Address, 48 Deer Cove, Lynn, Mass. --Biographical Record of the Class of 1872, Yale College, Volume 3 By Yale university. Class of 1872

Anna Shipton

1815 - 1901 Hymnal Number: 187 Author of "Press forward and fear not!" in The Westminster Hymnal for congregational and social use and for the Sunday School Anna Savage Shipton United Kingdom 1815-1901. Born at Evesham, Wychavon, Worcester, England, she was the daughter of Evesham solicitor, Edward Savage. She inherited land from her father when he died in 1839 (her mother had died in 1817, and her brother had emigrated to Australia), and rented out some of the land. She married Joseph Shipton in 1848, but separated in 1852, allegedly due to his infidelity. Her estranged husband died in 1860. She traveled extensively and continued writing poetry and essays. She wrote 20+ religious books, and many leaflets, mostly religious. Among her books the following: a hymns and meditations book entitled, “Whispers in the palms. Hymns and meditations” (1855); Precious gems for the Savior’s diadems” (1862); “The brook in the way-original hymns” (1864); “Tell Jesus- Recollections of E Gosse”; “The cottage on the hock-an allegory”. After living in mainland Europe from the mid-1860s to the 1880s, she returned to the UK and settled in Sussex, then in St Leonard’s on the Sea, East Sussex, England, where she eventually died. John Perry =================== Shipton, Anna. Concerning this writer we can ascertain no details beyond the fact that she published:— (1) Whispers in the Palms. Hymns and Meditations. London, W. Yapp, 1855; second edition, augmented, 1857. (2) Precious Gems for the Saviour's Diadem, 1862. (3) The Brook in the Way; Original Hymns, 1864. (4) Tell Jesus: Recollections of E. Gosse. (5) The Cottage on The Hock, an Allegory. Also other smaller books. Her hymns in common use include:— i. From her Whispers in the Palms, 1855-57. 1. Down in the pleasant pastures. The Good Shepherd. 2. Father, My cup is full. Gethsemane. 3. How shall I praise Thee, O my God? Praise. 4. Jesus, Master, hear my cry. Blind Bartimaeus. ii. From her other Works. 5. Call them in, the poor,the wretched (1862). Home Missions. 6. Praise God, ye gladdening smiles of mom. Ps. cxlviii. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Mary C. Seward

1839 - 1919 Hymnal Number: 190 Author of "Hear the Master say, Go and work today" in The Westminster Hymnal for congregational and social use and for the Sunday School Born: July 9, 1839, New London, Connecticut. Died: Circa September 1919, on a train going to Buffalo, New York. [Pseudonym: Agnes Burney.] Daughter of William H. and Sarah Latham Ashbey Coggeshall, Mary was educated at the Female Academy in Norwich, Connecticut, and married composer Theodore Seward in 1860. She belonged to the International Sunshine Society; the Sorosis Club of New York City; the Woman’s Club of Orange, New Jersey; was twice president of the National Society of New England Women; and was president of the Blind Babies’ Hospital in Summit, New Jersey. As of 1914, she was living in East Orange, New Jersey. --www.hymntime.com/tch/

Alice M. Edwards

1899 - 1973 Person Name: A. Morris Edwards Hymnal Number: 188 Composer of "SOLDIERS OF CHRIST" in The Westminster Hymnal for congregational and social use and for the Sunday School