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Thomas H. Nelson

b. 1863 Person Name: Thos. H. Nelson Hymnal Number: 84 Author of "The Prophet's Call" in The Joy Bells of Canaan or Burning Bush Songs No. 2

W. May

Hymnal Number: 3 Author of "Jesus Is Strong to Deliver" in The Joy Bells of Canaan or Burning Bush Songs No. 2

1865 - 1949 Person Name: C. P. J. Hymnal Number: 29 Author of "I Have Tarried for the Power" in The Joy Bells of Canaan or Burning Bush Songs No. 2 Charles Price Jones born December 9, 1865, near Rome, Georgia. He grew up in Kingston, Georgia, and attended the Baptist church. He was converted in 1884 while living in Cat Island, Arkansas. In 1885 he was called to the ministry and began preaching. In 1888 he attended Arkansas Baptist College and taught school in Grant County, Arkansas. He preached and pastored several Baptist churches. After asking God for a deeper experience of grace and fasting and praying for three days, Jones experienced a closeness with God, and in 1895, along with other Baptist holiness adherents, who taught that a second work of grace can cleanse the Christian of original sin. They started a holiness movement in the Baptist church, and he began teaching holiness in his congregation, Mount Helm Baptist Church in Jackson, Mississippi. He faced much opposition from some members of his congregation and other Baptist churches. Eventually the church voted to remove "Baptist" and change it to "Church of Christ." For several years, Jones led a non-denominational holiness movement. In 1899 he began to write songs for his church. Most of his hymns were inspired by a scripture passage. The congregation built the Christ Temple campus which included a 1000 seat sanctuary, a printing press, a school building, and a girl's dormitory. In 1917, Jones organized Christ Temple Church in Los Angeles and moved the printing press there. He died January 19, 1949 in Los Angeles Dianne Shapiro, from Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A. website and "Charles Price Jones (1865-1949) Religious Leader" by David Daniels, Mississippi Encyclopedia website (both accessed 10/9/2020)

Lorelle Damon

Hymnal Number: 98 Author of "At Jesus' Feet" in The Joy Bells of Canaan or Burning Bush Songs No. 2

Frederick E. Rimanoczy

b. 1875 Person Name: F. E. Rimanoczy Hymnal Number: 98 Arranger of "[I’ve a precious recollection, ‘twill nevermore depart]" in The Joy Bells of Canaan or Burning Bush Songs No. 2

N. Keff Smith

Person Name: Rev. N. Keff Smith Hymnal Number: 100 Composer of "[An hundred dear sheep in my tenderness shared]" in The Joy Bells of Canaan or Burning Bush Songs No. 2

H. C. Hart

Person Name: Rev. H. C. Hart Hymnal Number: 74 Author of "The Second Blessing" in The Joy Bells of Canaan or Burning Bush Songs No. 2

H. H. Himer

Hymnal Number: 104 Author of "I Have Found the Blessing" in The Joy Bells of Canaan or Burning Bush Songs No. 2

John A. Campbell

Hymnal Number: 51 Author of "Beyond the Silent Night" in The Joy Bells of Canaan or Burning Bush Songs No. 2

Charles J. Butler

Person Name: C. J. B. Hymnal Number: 17 Author of "In that City" in The Joy Bells of Canaan or Burning Bush Songs No. 2 Charles J Butler USA 1860- Butler, a Methodist, speaks of a voyage he took from his home, Camden, NJ, as a bachelor, to Britain around 1894, stating he roamed around the British Isles for 14 months through Scotland, Ireland, Britain, and Paris, dealing with ship stewards, street urchins, and visiting famous sights. He wrote about his trip in 1901. He later resided in Philadephia and was a salesman and musician. He wrote “Heart Melodies #3” with Charles Bentley (1897). He is possibly the listed secretary of the YMCA in Philadelphia in 1920. John Perry