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Chas. H. Marsh

1885 - 1956 Composer of "[It is not mine, to run with eager feet]" in The Revival No. 6 Born: April 8, 1886, Magnolia, Iowa. Died: April 12, 1956, La Jolla, California. Buried: Riverview Cemetery, Brawley, California. Marsh’s father was pastor of the Congregational Church in Magnolia, Iowa. His gift for the piano was evident at an early age, and after he graduated from high school, Wilbur Chapman asked him to play for the Winona Lake Chautauqua and Bible Conference in Indiana. He later taught at the Bible Institute of Los Angeles (1915-19) and the University of Redlands (1919-26). He studied music in France in the 1920’s, and became president of the European School of Music and Art in Fort Wayne, Indiana. From 1928 to 1932, he played the organ at the First Presbyterian Church. In 1932, he moved to Florida to become professor of organ at the University of Florida, Gainesville, and to serve as organist and choir director at the First Baptist Church. In 1935, he moved to California, where he worked as district supervisor for the Federal Music Project in San Diego until 1939. He also played the organ and directed the choir at St. James-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in La Jolla (1936-56). Sources: Erickson, pp. 345-46 Hustad, p. 281 http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/m/a/r/s/marsh_ch.htm
Chas. H. Marsh

S. W. Straub

1842 - 1899 Composer of "[It is not mine to run]" in Bright Light Solomon.W Straub Solomon was the brother of Maria Straub. His father Joseph was a farmer. His parents, who were of German descent. From Hymnary user, via email
S. W. Straub

Julia C. R. Dorr

1825 - 1913 Author of "It is Not Mine" Born: Feb­ru­ary 13, 1825, Charles­ton, South Car­o­li­na. Died: Jan­u­a­ry 18, 1913, Rut­land, Ver­mont, at her home, The Ma­ples. Buried: Ev­er­green Cem­e­te­ry, Ru­tland, Ver­mont. Pseudonym: Car­o­line Tho­mas. Daughter of Will­iam Young Rip­ley, Julia lost her mo­ther as a child. In 1830 her fa­ther took her to Ver­mont, where she was ed­u­cat­ed. She be­gan writ­ing po­et­ry at an ear­ly age, but did not publ­ish an­y­thing un­til two years af­ter her 1847 mar­ri­age to Sen­e­ca M. Dorr, a prom­i­nent New York law­yer and bank­er. After her mar­ri­age, Ju­lia con­trib­ut­ed to mag­a­zines, main­ly po­e­try, with an oc­ca­sion­al short sto­ry. She count­ed among her friends writ­ers such as Ralph Wal­do Em­ers­on, James Russ­ell Low­ell, Ju­lia Ward Howe, Rich­ard Wat­son Gild­er, and Ol­iv­er Wen­dell Holmes. She car­ried on a cor­res­pon­dence with Holmes for over 20 years. Dorr’s works in­clude: Farmingdale, 1854 A Ca­thed­ral Pil­grim­age Bermuda. An Idyl of the Sum­mer Is­lands Bride and Bride­groom. A Ser­ies of Let­ters to a Young Mar­ried Couple Friar An­sel­mo and Other Po­ems The Le­gend of the Ba­bouh­ka Lanmere Sybil Hunt­ing­ton Expiation The Fal­low Field --www.hymntime.com/tch/
Julia C. R. Dorr

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