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N. C, MAR. IB, IMt THE NEWS-RECORD , PAGELEVG O V. H Y M ? of the E, By Rv, Emeit K. Emurian o HOW FIRM A FOUNDATION . SEND The News-Record TO, VOURN SON IN SERVICE Some authors and composers try to fool the public by publishing their ords under a variety of pen names. ted : as Anne' Hawthorne, is none er than the Philadelphia song er, Septimus Winner, hiding be v l woman's name. In his own I he was well known in his as the composer of "Listen to , mocking bird." I As for Fanny Crosby, who iMied more than eight thousand -,v ".v;..' jweinfci and hymns during her niney- if lvA wbtr. sne n till mure than Public Enemy Number One. Many of her finest poems appeared as the compositions of A.C.; H.D.W.; V.A.; Ella Dale; Jenny V.; Mrs. Jenie Glen; Mrs. Kate Grinley; Grace J.; Henrietta Blair; Rose Athertan and dozens of others, equal- ly -anonymous. Other hymn writers hesitate tt sign their names as both author and composert although a few, like Rev. John Hopkins Jr., who gawe us the words and music of "We three kings," and Rev. Edwin P, Parker, who wrote, "Master, no offering costly and sweet," are not embar rassed by that fact Henry Ernest Nichol solved the problem to his own satisfaction by using his real name as author, and adopting a pen name for those hymns for which he also composed the music He is- reraemfc-ed as the author of "We've- a story to- tell to the- nations," -while the' canposer of - the tune to which it is sung is : listed as "Colin Sterne." A second glance will reveal that "Sterne" is the poet's name "Ernest" scrambled to suit his .taste, while "Colin" is his last name, "Nichol," all mixed up with the "h" left out! Some poets get credit for other author's successes as was the case with the famous German man of , nals was credited with having writ ten the hymn, "Purer yet and pur er." Research by Prof. Alan Pieffer V of the University of Buffalo estab- lished the fact that the hymn ac- 'i 1 AV am a An a Anna R. Bennet, and was included in one of her volumes, printed i origatr wotTOT bomb trwiaiaiKmr from the German writer. Hence me unfortunate mixup which baffled hymnologists for decades. Again there are poets who are so ashamed of some of their creations Hut thev actuallv deny them as their own. Bev. Clement Clarke Moore felt that way about his po em. "Twas the night before Chris man." aavinir it was beneath the dignity of a Hebrew professor in a famous Theological Seminary to ad mit having written such stuff. But the year3 proved how wrong he was, and, before he died, he confessed to having penned the only poem by which he is remembered today. Still others put a strain on his torians of the future by affixing on ly an initial to their writings, to the dismay of those who wish to give them the credit that is their due af ter the passing of time. Urrf Jrtun ately we do not even have an in.tiai as a clue to the author of "Come Thou Almighty King" and "We gather together (o ask the Lord's blessing." But we do have a letter of the alphabet, and only one, as the aignature of the poet who pen ned the' seven thrilling stanzas of the majestic - hymn . "How firm a foundation." When it: was published for the first time in 1787, in "Se lection," a collection of hymns pre pared by Bev.. Dr. John Rippon, ..tnliiWW ..prominent Baptiat : hwftUa Umdon at. the turn of the Wnjrtentkelitury .h' atanxaa ap- WHr ;flat' bgdn :l with -hat JUHKfti Kfrkman to Keith aid Kftury .to Keene. -.BuVwWto a majority- of them agreed that "Keene" could have been Robert Keens, the . director of musk in Dr. Rippon't t church at., the time, his authorship hat never been fully es tablished beypnd a' reasonable doubt, and th creator of one of the noblest hymns of tha tJwrch eontmnea to I be listed tJ Vkl it thai were not anoafh. th to "which' thee lUnainN f ur ASeste Fidelia," ia wrappea m . ' aara--cloak af? aa6arJr-''r aot.ctlma after It waa first i- tv vrAm'u volume. , Can- - tua Civerti". in England In .1761, ri . , wn c-::ci "Portugwa Hymn," loaj -y i mV.lk ttt erronooua taaptw?;- ' :n th Chapel of the Portugese Em bassy in London, and had no con nection with the country from which the ambassador bad come. Even the Christtmas hymn, "0 come, all ye faithful," which is wed ded to the same excellent tune in the hearts of Christians all over the world, was authored by an unknown poet. Supposedly it came from the pen of an eighteenth century French or German writer but its translation into English by Canon Frederick Cakeley in 1841 assured it a per manent place in Christian hymnody. The most important fact about the two hymns and the tune to which they arc sung is not that their cre ators are unknown, but that they themselves knew Him of whom they wrote and sang. It was for that rea son that "How firm a foundation" was the favorite hymn of President Theodore 'Roosevelt," as well as President Andrew Jackson, who re quested that it be sung during his last and fatal illness. For that reason, too, it was the special favor ite of that southern gentleman with out peer, Robert E. Lee, who asked that it be sung at his funeral "lit an expression of his full trust in the Heavenly Father." When earth's final secrets are re vealed and her deepest mysteries unravelled, many will rejoice to know the names of the unknown au thors and composers whose hymns have made many weak Christian become towers of strength, and sus tained others by encouraging therr to lean heavily upon a God who would never forsake them, but would be with them to the very end. INFANTRY 1 The United States Aimy'i In fantry, Queen of Battle, gives leadership development. Such de velopment it the key to euccett in life. The proven infantry leader is a good possibility for supervisor, foreman, superintendent, manager, or executive in whatever area his other abilities qualify him. Typographical Error Two business executives were in llio woods hunting for moose. "I'll Kounil my nioosecall horii," one said confidently, and did so. "There! That's bring 'em." But no moose appeared instead, dozens of mice came running. The executive who had sounded the horn stared, then uttered an imprecation. "That secretary of mine!" he fum ed. "I ordered a nioosecall by mail and she had to make a typographic al error!" With Our Boys In Service SSgt Marion E.1 Ncal, Marine Recruiting Sergeant for this county announced this week that Clarence Reed,, son of Mr. Jack Reed of Wal nut is now serving with the Marines at Parris Island, S. C. Pvt. Reed enlisted in the Marines in February, and was transferred to Parris Island where all Marines here on the eastern coast -undergo their first ten weeks of training known as Boot Training by Marines. This Boot Training consists of many different studies and lectures in teaching the new .recruit to be come and live the Marine way of life. Some of the subjects covered are: Military courtesy and discipline, health and hygiene, drill and cere monies, and qualification and oper ation of the many different weapons used by the Marines of today, plus the learning to swim, and participa tion in the many different sports. After this first phase of training, Pvt. 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