HYMNS YOU LOVE------------- By Phil Kerr In M i/ H ea rt There Rings A M e lod y Words & Music by Elton M. Roth O ne summer Roth conducted a series of revivals in Texas. Taking a walk, one hot after noon, he grew weary, and slipped into the open door of a church he happened to be pass ing. It was very quiet, with a lingering sacred presence. As he walked up and down the aisles, contemplating the goodness of the Lord, a new song was born in his heart. Quickly he found his way into the pastor’s study, procured pencil and paper, and wrote the words and music of In M y Heart There Rings A Melody ,—=teaching it to his re vival audience that night. Roth was born near Fort Wayne, Ind. He spent several years in the evangelistic field, later becoming a music teacher in Minneapolis. Next, he served six years on the music faculty of the Missionary Training Insti tute in Nyack, N.Y., then moved in 1930 to his present home in Los Angeles, where his time is occupied in teaching, writing music and directing choirs. I W ill Sing Of M y R ed eem e r Words by Philip Bliss Music by James McGranahan W hen Bliss was killed in a tragic train accident (Dec. had been writing a new gospel song just before his death— I Will Sing Of M y Redeemer. The words were found in his trunk. It is not known whether or not he had formulated a melody in his mind for the song. James McGranahan, who suc ceeded Bliss as Major Whittle’s musical director, composed the musical setting which is now used. It was first sung in Moody’s original tabernacle in Chicago, early in 1877. These hymn stories are reprinted from the book “Music In Evange lism” by Phil Kerr. Price is one dollar, available from Gospel Music Publishers, P.O. Box 409-K, Glen dale, Calif. COPYRIGHTED
PH IL K ER R ’S MUSIC Helpful and Inspiring • "PH IL KERR'S GOSPEL SONGS" in eluding such favorites as “In Love With The Lover Of My Soul,” “Why Should I Care If The Sun Doesn’t Shine,” “Melody Divine,” etc. 112 pages . . . Price 50c. • "MUSIC IN EVANGELISM"— 216-page textbook, which includes stories of how many famous hymns were written . . . Price $1. • "PHIL KERR'S FAVORITE POEMS"— Price 50c. • "AS THE YEARS GO BY" — Kerr’s well-known wedding solo . . . Price 25c. • Write for information about phono graph records of Phil Kerr’s famed “Harmony Chorus.” Order from your Dealer or direct from G O S P E L M U S I C Box 409-K Glendale, Calif.
A UNIQUE GREEK MISSIONARY I n a certain section of Greece there is one figure that is familiar to all. An old man of 76, almost blind, whom they call the “Evangelist on the Donkey.” His real name is Pródromos Fotiades, an un tiring distributor of tracts, Bibles and Testaments. One day as he entered a vil lage with his saddle-bags full of Gospel literature, he was set upon by a crowd of young and old who demanded the Word of God. As they began to see that there would not be enough Bibles to go around, they fell upon the little donkey and helped themselves. The old man was helpless in the face of their attack—but seeing their spiritual hunger preached unto them Christ and Him crucified. He prom ised to be back with more literature, after he had made the need known to us in America and received a response. He is extremely poor, with a wife, a daughter and three grandchildren to sup port. Recently an enemy of the Gospel took advantage of his poverty by offering him poisoned fruit to eat. The old man and his wife nearly died. And now he is to be tried still further in the courts of Berea, that ancient city where the people daily searched the Scrip tures to know the truth of the Gospel. The Greek Orthodox Church likes to call evangelizing “proselytizing,” and persecute those who spread the Gospel. We must rally to his defense with legal help, that the work of the Lord through him may not be hindered but have free course. Would you not like to have this old war rior of the Cross as your personal mis sionary in the land of Greece? Even if you went yourself, you could not do what this wise old Greek can do to win his countrymen to Christ. (Full support would be $50 a month. Partial support accepted, or help toward providing Scriptures and legal aid.) You can write to Rev. Spiros Zedhiates, The American Mission to Greeks, Inc., Dept. K, P.O. Box 423, New York 36, N.Y. (In Canada: 90 Duplex Ave., Toronto 7, Ont.) — Adv.
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