• “Prayer means lovingly contemplating the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, allowing our hearts to be enkindled to praise and adore the love and omnipotence of the most blessed Trinity.” – Basilea Schlink

Charitie L. Bancroft (1841-1923)

Born: June 21, 1841, Bloom­field, Mer­ri­on, Coun­ty Dub­lin, Ire­land.

Died: June 20, 1923.

Buried: Mount­ain View Cem­e­te­ry, Oak­land, Cal­i­for­nia.

Charitie was the daugh­ter of Sid­ney Smith, Rec­tor of Drum­ragh, Coun­ty Ty­rone, Ire­land. She mar­ried Ar­thur E. Ban­croft in 1869. Her hymns ap­peared in Lyra Bri­tan­ni­ca, Bi­shop Ryle’s Spir­it­u­al Songs, in other col­lect­ions, and as leaf­lets.

(NetHymnal)

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