Hogue, Wilson T. Hymns That Are Immortal: With some account of their Authorship, Origin, History and Influence. Chicago, Illinois: S. K. J. Chesbro, Agent, 1906. First Edition. [11231]
Green cloth with gilt titles to front and backstrip7 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches, a few light blotches to the binding, tight. B/w portrait of the author with printed signature and tissue guard. xix, [1], 326 clean pp. with b/w portraits of hymn-writers. Very good. Hardcover.
The hymns studied are arranged by subjects: Praise, Prayer, Consecration, Salvation, Resignation, Guidance, Trust, Warfare, Missions, Our Country, Death, and Future Life.
Wilson Thomas Hogue (1852-1920), bl Lyndon, NY; d. Michigan City, IN. A Free Methodist minister in the Genesee Conference of western New York State, he was elected Bishop in 1903. He wrote a History of the Free Methodist Church of North America, and was the first president of Greenville College, where he served for twelve years (1892-1904).
