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Henry F. Colby

1842 - 1915 Person Name: Henry F. Colby, D. D. Hymnal Number: 11 Author of "In Christ" in The Sheet Music of Heaven (Spiritual Song) Colby, Henry Francis. (Roxbury, Massachusetts, November 25, 1842--May 8, 1915). Baptist. Son of the philanthropist Gardner Colby. Brown University, A.B. 1862, A.M. 1865; Newton Theological Institution [Seminary], 1867; Brown University, Honorary D.D., 1882. President, American Baptist Missionary Union, 1865-1868. Pastorate at Dayton, Ohio, 1868-1903. President, Board of Trustees, Denison University. President Ohio Baptist Convention, 1883-1886. Author of Restricted Communion, also a memoir of his father Gardner Colby (1879), a memoir of Ebenezer Thresher LL.D. (1886), and a sketch of Caleb Parker. His hymn "Waiting on the eve of labor, Knowing not he coming day," was sung at the graduation of his class at Newton Theological Institution, June 26, 1867. His hymn "My sin is great, my strength is weak" appeared as No. 299 in Gospel Hymns Consolidated. See In Memory of Henry Francis Colby (for private distribution, Dayton, Ohio: Otterbein Press, 1916). --Scotty Wayne Gray, DNAH Archives

Charles Reign Scoville

1869 - 1938 Person Name: Chas. Reign Scoville Hymnal Number: 111 Author of "Christ Is King" in The Sheet Music of Heaven (Spiritual Song) Born in Indiana, died in Kansas Dianne Shapiro, from Find a Grave website (accessed 6/20/2022)

Paul D. Rivers

Hymnal Number: 85 Composer of "[A friend I have, call'd Jesus]" in The Sheet Music of Heaven (Spiritual Song)

Clayton F. Derstine

1891 - 1967 Person Name: C. F. Derstine Editor of "" in The Sheet Music of Heaven (Spiritual Song)

Franklin Earl Hathaway

Hymnal Number: 36 Author of "Old-Fashioned Gospel" in The Sheet Music of Heaven (Spiritual Song)

Talmage J. Bittikofer

1892 - 1986 Person Name: T. J. Bittikofer Hymnal Number: 81 Composer of "[Complete in Thee! no work of mine]" in The Sheet Music of Heaven (Spiritual Song)

Warren C. Coffin

1844 - 1929 Hymnal Number: 257 Composer of "[Rejoice, the Lord is King]" in The Sheet Music of Heaven (Spiritual Song) Warren Coffin Born February 25, 1844 in Boscawen, New Hampshire. Died October 2, 1929 in Chicago, Illinois. He spent most of his life in Chicago. He was one of Chicago's well known musicians. For 50 years he directed large church choirs in Chicago. For more than 30 years he was music professor at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. He was also a Reverend. A newspaper clipping that we have about he and his wife's 50th anniversary says that he was a charter member of the Apollo Musical Club and the Imperial Male Quartet. I don't have a lot of info on his religious background. But, we do know that he was a Christian since he is connected with Moody Bible Institute (est. 1886) and probably The Moody Church (est 1864). The Moody Church website today says that they are a non-denominational church. Not sure if has always been non-denominational. I would think not. I have contacted The Moody Church to see what they can tell me about Warren. But I haven't gotten a reply. Probably because they are closed now due to the Coronavirus, like all other churches. When I do hear from them, I'll let you know if I get some new information that we didn't know about. I'm eager to go to The Moody Church the next time I'm in the Chicago area. Most of my family lives in the Chicago suburbs except me. I live in Washington, Missouri. Lianne Bryant (great-great granddaughter)