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Anonymous

Person Name: Anon Author of "Only" in Heavenly Sunlight In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.

Charles Edward Pollock

1853 - 1928 Person Name: C. E. P. Author of "Only a Word for the Master" in Crowning Glory No. 2 Charles Edward Pollock USA 1853-1928. Born at Newcastle, PA, he moved to Jefferson City, MO, when age 17. He was a cane maker for C W Allen. He also worked 20 years for the MO Pacific Railroad, as a depot clerk and later as Assistant Roadmaster. He was a musician and prolific songwriter, composing 5000+ songs, mostly used in Sunday school settings and church settings. He took little remuneration for his compositions, preferring they be freely used. He produced three songbooks: “Praises”, “Beauty of praise”, and “Waves of melody”. In 1886 he married Martha (Mattie) Jane Harris, and they had three children: Robert, Edward, and a daughter. He died in Merriam, KS. John Perry ================= Pollock, Charles Edward. (Jefferson City, Missouri, 1853-1924). Records of Jefferson City indicate the following: 1897 clerk at depot; residence at 106 Broadway (with Mildred Pollock) 1904-1905 cane maker for C. W. Allen 1908-1909 musician; residence at 106 Broadway (with wife Matty) 1912-1913 residence at St. Louis Road, east city limits --Wilmer Swope, DNAH Archives Note: not to be confused with Charles Edward Pollock (c.1871-1924).

John T. Grape

1835 - 1915 Person Name: J. T. Grape Composer of "[Only a word for the Master]" in The Emory Hymnal No. 2 John Thomas Grape USA 1835-1915. Born at Baltimore, MD, he became a successful coal merchant. He married Sophia F MacCubbin, and they had one daughter, Agnes. He was a member of Monument St. Methodist Church in Baltimore, where he played the organ, directed the choir, and was active in the Sunday school. Later, he directed the choir at the Hartford Avenue Methodist Church. The hymn noted below was composed by Grape in 1868, with lyrics composed by Envina Mable Hall of the same church in 1865 while sitting in the choir loft during a sermon. Both words and music had been given to the pastor, Rev George W Schreck, at different times, and one day he remembered he had been given both. Grape's tune had a refrain, so Ms Hall, hearing it, then added words to her poem for that, and the hymn was complete. At Schreck's urging they sent the hymn to Professor Theodore Perkins, publisher of “Sabbath Carols” periodical, and it became popular. Grape died in Baltimore. John Perry

C. C. Case

1843 - 1918 Composer of "[Only a word for the Master]" in Wondrous Love Charles Clinton Case USA 1843-1918. Born in Linesville, PA, his family moved to Gustavus, OH, when he was four. His father was an accomplished violinist, but a neighbor gave him a small violin when he was nine, and he mastered it before he could read music. At age 16 he went to singing school (without parental consent), borrowing the money from a neighbor. C. A. Bentley, a prominent conductor, was his first vocal music instructor, and William Bradbury's “Jubilee” was the school textbook. For three winters in a row, he attended Bentley's singing school, working his father's farm in the summer. He married Annie Williams. In 1866 he studied music in Boston with B. F. Baker. He also studied under George Root, Horatio Palmer, Philip Bliss, George Webb, and others, hymnwriters in their own right. Soon after, Case began teaching music, and when James McGranahan moved two miles from his home, they became friends. Case wrote and edited a number of Gospel song books in his life. 6 works. John Perry

Powell G. Fithian

b. 1861 Composer of "[Only a word for the Master]" in Heavenly Sunlight Born: April 30, 1861, Greenwich Township (now Gibbstown), New Jersey. Fithian was music director for the public schools in Camden, New Jersey. He and his wife Julia were both listed in the 1910 and 1920 census, but his wife appears alone in the 1930 census. Powell’s works include: Songs of the Mercy Seat, with George Hugg (Methodist Episcopal Book Room, 1899) Songs for Work and Worship, with Howard Entwisle & Adam Geibel (Dayton, Ohio: Lorenz & Company, 1900) Exalted Praise, with Howard Entwisle (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: MacCalla & Company, 1901) Heavenly Sunlight, with Howard Entwisle & Adam Geibel (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: MacCalla & Company, 1902) The Fithian Music Primer (New York: American Book Company, 1915) --www.hymntime.com/tch/

James M. Dungan

1851 - 1925 Person Name: J. M. Dungan Composer of "[Only a word for the Master]" in Revival Praises Born: Circa 1852, Indiana. The 1880 census shows Dungan in Franklin, Indiana, with his wife Helen. --www.hymntime.com/tch

George Beaverson

Person Name: G. B. Arranger of "Only a Word" in The Peacemaker George Beaverson lived in Jersey City, New Jersey in the late 19th century and in New York City in 1917. His works include: The Peacemaker, with Winfield Weeden & Leonard Weaver (New York: Weeden & Van de Venter, 1894) Songs of the Peacemaker, with Winfield Weeden & Leonard Weaver (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: J. W. Van de Venter & Company, 1895) Then Up with the Starry Flag (New York: James H. Beaverson, 1917) NN, Hymnary editor. Source: www.hymntime.com/