THE FANNY CROSBY OF SWEDEN AND THE PIETISTS (Lina Sandell)
As will be noted in a subsequent chapter, the Nineteenth century witnessed the phenomenon of gifted Christian women assuming a… Continue reading
AN INVALID WHO BLESSED THE WORLD (Charlotte Elliott)
“Just as I am” will doubtlessly be sung to the end of time, and as often as Christians sing it… Continue reading
AMERICA’S FIRST WOMAN HYMNIST (Phoebe H. Brown)
Less than twenty years after Timothy Dwight’s hymns were published, a very poor and unpretentious American woman began to write… Continue reading
SARAH ADAMS AND THE RISE OF WOMEN HYMN-WRITERS
Nineteenth century hymnody was characterized by an extraordinary number of women hymn-writers. It is significant that this development came, as… Continue reading
AN ARCHBISHOP’S WIFE WHO WROTE HYMNS (Cecil F. Alexander)
Shortly before the death in 1911 of Archbishop William Alexander, primate of the Anglican Church in Ireland, he remarked that… Continue reading
The BIOGRAPHY of Ruth Bryan, 1805-1860
“Your eyes shall see the King in His beauty.” Isaiah 33:17
Reader, This little book is sent forth with much… Continue reading
HISTORY OF HERALD OF HIS COMING
Herald of His Coming came into being in Los Angeles, California in 1941. Willard C. and Sarah Foulkes Moore had… Continue reading
Shi Meiyu (Mary Stone)
1873 ~ 1954
Shi Meiyu, also known as Mary Stone, a name she adopted while studying in the United States,… Continue reading
The Story of Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand
Many people called him ‘the Voice of the Underground Church’ and others referred to him as… Continue reading