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Sir Walter Scott

1771 - 1832 Person Name: W. Scott Hymnal Number: d1070 Author of "The [That] day of wrath, that dreadful day, When heaven" in Hymns for Use in Divine Worship ... Seventh-Day Adventists Walter Scott was born in Edinburgh, August 15, 1771. In 1786, he commenced his apprenticeship as writer to the Signet. In 1796, he first appeared before the public in a translation of Burger's "William and Helen." Many poetical works followed, until in 1814, he began the series of "Waverly Novels." He died at Abbotsford, September 21, 1832. It is related that on his death-bed he distinctly repeated portions of the Latin original, upon which "That day of wrath, that dreadful day" is based. --Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A., 1872 ====================== Scott, Sir Walter, Bart., was born in Edinburgh, Aug. 15, 1771, and died at Abbotsford, Sept. 21, 1832. Although so successful and widely known as a poet, he made no direct contributions to hymnody whatever. His condensed rendering of the “Dies Irae", and his hymn of Rebecca in Ivanhoe, "When Israel of the Lord beloved" (q.v.) were utilized as hymns for congregational use by others, but were never intended for such a purpose by himself. His work and rank as poet, novelist, and historian are fully set forth in his Life by J. G. Lockhart. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

John B. Hague

1813 - 1898 Hymnal Number: d377 Author of "Hark, sinner, while God from on high doth entreat thee" in Hymns for Use in Divine Worship ... Seventh-Day Adventists Hague, John B., born in New Rochelle, New York, in 1813; entered the Baptist ministry in 1835, but retired in 1845 to undertake educational work. For some years he has been a lay member of the Protestant Episcopal Church. In 1842 he published Hymns for Social and Private Worship, to which he contributed 7 hymns. From this collection his hymn, "Hark, sinner, while God from on high doth entreat thee" (Warning) is taken. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907) ======================= Hague attended Hamilton College (class of 1832) and the Newton Theological Institution (1832-35) and was ordained a Baptist minister in 1835 in Eastport, Maine. He pastored in Eastport until 1845, when he left the ministry for the educational field. He served schools in Jamaica Plain and Newton Centre, Massachusetts (1845-51); Hudson, New York (1850-70); and Hackensack, New Jersey, where he moved in 1870 and was still living in 1888. His works include: Hymns for Social and Private Worship, 1842 --www.hymntime.com/tch ====================== Hagues, John Bayley. (New Rochelle, New York, November 13, 1813--November 18, 1898, Hackensack, New Jersey). Graduate of Hamilton College, Clinton, N.Y., 1832, and Newton Theological Seminary, 1835. Awarded an honorary Ph.D. from Hamilton College in 1888 for his translations of Horace and Virgil. Pastor of the Baptist Church at Eastport, Maine, 1835-1845. Taught classics at girls' schools in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, 1845-1847, and Newton, Mass., 1847-1850. Principal of the Female Seminary, Hudson, N.Y., 1851-1870. First principal of Hackensack Academy, Hackensack, N.J., 1870-1898. Published a collection of seven hymns in 1842 entitled Hymns for Social and Private Worship (Eastport, Maine). --Paul Hammond, DNAH Archives

James H. Evans

1785 - 1849 Person Name: J. H. Evans Hymnal Number: d266 Author of "Faint not, Christian, though the road" in Hymns for Use in Divine Worship ... Seventh-Day Adventists Evans, James Harrington, M.A., son of the Rev. Dr. Evans, priest-vicar of Salisbury Cathedral, was born. April 15, 1785, and educated at Wadham College, Oxford, where he graduated in 1803, and became a Fellow in 1805. Taking Holy Orders in 1808 he remained in the Church of England until 1815, when he seceded, and became a Baptist Minister. He was the Minister of John Street Baptist Chapel, Gray's Inn Road, London, for many years. He died at Stonehaven, Scotland, Dec. 1, 1849. His Memoir and Remains were published by his son in 1852. In addition to various prose works, Dialogues on Important Subjects, 1819; Checks to Infidelity, 1840; and others, he also published:— Hymns, Selected Chiefly for Public Worship, London, printed by E. Justius, 1818. This edition contained 179 hymns, several of which he wrote. This Selection was enlarged from time to time; the 3rd edition, 1822, contained 211 hymns; and the last, 1843, 451 hymns. Of his hymns, “Change is our portion here," and "Faint not, Christian, though the road," are the best known. Mr. Evans contributed to Carus Wilson's Friendly Visitor of 1827, &c., under the signature of "Alix." [Rev. W. R. Stevenson, M.A.] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Jacob Richardson Scott

1815 - 1861 Person Name: J. R. Scott Hymnal Number: d1183 Author of "To thee this temple we devote" in Hymns for Use in Divine Worship ... Seventh-Day Adventists Scott, Jacob Richardson, was born in Boston, Massachusetts, March 1, 1815, and graduated in Arts at Brown University 1836, and in Theology at Newton Theological College, 1842. He entered the Baptist ministry in 1842, and was successively located at Petersburg, Virginia; Portland, Maine; at Fall River, Massachusetts; and Yonkers, New York. He died Dec. 10, 1861. His hymn “To Thee this temple we devote" (Dedication of a Place of Worship) was contributed to the Psalmist, 1843. It is found in several American hymn-books. [Rev. Frank M. Bird, M.A.] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Eleazar Thompson Fitch

1791 - 1871 Hymnal Number: d644 Author of "Lord, at this closing hour, Establish" in Hymns for Use in Divine Worship ... Seventh-Day Adventists Fitch, Eleazar Thompson, D.D. Born at New Haven, Jan. 1, 1791, and graduated at Yale College, 1810. In 1817 he was appointed Professor of Divinity in Yale, and retained the Professorship to 1863. Died Jan. 31, 1871. His published works include Sermons, &c. With Dr. Bacon and others he compiled the Connecticut Congregational Psalms & Hymns, 1845, and contributed to it 3 psalm versions and 3 hymns. Of these the following are in use: (1) "Lord, at this closing hour." (Close of Divine Service. ) This is extensively used in America, and is also found in the English Presbyterian Psalms & Hymns, 1867. (2) "The God of Peace, Who from the dead." (Close of Divine Service.) (3) "By vows of love together bound." (Holy Matrimony.) [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Emily C. Pearson

1818 - 1900 Hymnal Number: d224 Author of "Coming Savior, now in faith" in Hymns for Use in Divine Worship ... Seventh-Day Adventists Emily Catherine Clemons [“Clemens” or “Clemmons”] Pearson (1818-1900) Emily Catherine Clemons was an educator, author, poet, and from 1844 to 1845 a “female laborer” exhorting people to be ready for Christ’s impending return. She later continued her writing career as an abolitionist novelist and advocate for Temperance, missions, Sabbath School, and other reforms. She was noted author of numerous hymns. Michael Campbell (director of Seventh Day Adventist (NAD) archives, statistics and research)

William Allen

1784 - 1868 Hymnal Number: d380 Author of "Hark, the archangel's trump is sounding" in Hymns for Use in Divine Worship ... Seventh-Day Adventists Allen, William, D.D., born at Pittsfield, Mass., 1784, graduated at Harvard, 1802. He became Pastor of Pittsfield, 1810; President of Dartmouth University, 1817, and of Bowdoin College, 1820-1839. He died at Northampton, 1868. He published the American Biographical and Historical Dictionary, 1809; Psalms and Hymns, 1835. The latter contains ver¬sions of all the Psalms, and 200 original hymns. Some of the hymns, especially those about slavery, are curious. Five are found in Campbell's Comprehensive Hymn Book, Lond., 1837. His compositions have almost entirely passed out of use. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Robert T. Daniel

1773 - 1840 Hymnal Number: d657 Author of "Lord, in humble, sweet submission, Here we meet to follow thee" in Hymns for Use in Divine Worship ... Seventh-Day Adventists Daniel, Robert T., was born June 10, 1773, in Middlesex Co., Virginia, and removed in boyhood to Orange Co., North Carolina. He was engaged for some time as a blacksmith and cabinet-maker. In 1803 he was ordained to the Baptist Ministry, and acted as a missioner in North and South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, and Mississippi. Besides being an agent for various Baptist Missionary and Education Societies, he was an eminent revivalist. He died at Paris, Tennessee, 1840. His hymn for Immersion, “Lord, in humble, sweet submission," appeared in Broaddus's Dover Selection, 1828-31, in 6 stanzas of 4 lines; Winchell's Additional Hymns, 1832; and is given in Spurgeon's Our Own Hymn Book, 1866. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

J. L. Holman

1784 - 1842 Hymnal Number: d660 Author of "Lord, in thy presence here we meet" in Hymns for Use in Divine Worship ... Seventh-Day Adventists Born: October 24, 1784, Danville, Kentucky. Died: March 28, 1842, Aurora, Indiana. Buried: Veraestau Cemetery, Aurora, Indiana. When [Holman] was sixteen years of age he united with the Clear Creek Baptist church. For his life-work he directed his attention to the bar in Newcastle. For a while, he read law in the Lexington office of Henry Clay. On account of his opposition to slavery, he crossed the Ohio river in 1810, and made his home in Indiana, on a bluff to which he gave the name Veraestau, and where he continued to reside the remainder of his life. It appears he come into a considerable estate soon after he turned twenty-one. Five years later, he brought his slaves to Indiana for the sole purpose of freeing them. He was named Prosecutor of Dearborn County, Indiana, in 1811. In 1814, he was elected a member of the territorial legislature, and near the close of the same year he was made presiding judge for his district. Under the state government, in 1816, he was appointed a judge of the supreme court, a position which he filled fourteen years. In 1831, he was a candidate for United States senator, losing to John Tipton by a single vote. Four years later he was appointed United States district judge for Indiana, and in this office he continued until his death. Holman took a deep interest in missions, Sunday-schools, Bible and temperance work. In 1834, he was ordained, and on his circuits he frequently addressed large audiences upon topics connected with these enterprises. For many years he was a vice-president of the American Sunday-school Union. He was also president of the Western Baptist Publication and Sunday-school Society. For five years he was president of the Indiana Baptist Convention. He was also, from its organization, a member of the Indiana Baptist Education Society. His works include: The Prisoners of the Niagara, or Errors of Education. A New Novel, Founded on Fact (Frankfort, Kentucky: 1810) --www.hymntime.com/tch/