1847–1929
J. Calvin Bushey

Introduction

Born: Sep­tem­ber 8, 1847, Ar­endts­ville, Penn­syl­van­ia.

Died: Oc­to­ber 15, 1929, Pe­or­ia, Il­li­nois.

Buried: Prair­ie Town­ship Ce­me­te­ry, Holmes­ville, Ohio.

Biography

Calvin was the son of Pe­ter Bushey and Isa­belle Jane Ray Tay­lor. He mar­ried twice, to Eliz­abeth Scott (1891) and Ca­ther­ine Re­bec­ca Hall.

In the ear­ly part of his ca­reer, he taught in a sing­ing school at Prair­ie, Ohio. He lat­er taught in Ma­son Ci­ty, Io­wa; was a pro­fess­or of mu­sic at Ells­worth Col­lege, Io­wa Falls, Io­wa; and taught in Gil­man and Pe­or­ia, Il­li­nois.

Works

Sources

Lyrics

  1. Going Home, Yes, Going Home!
  2. In Our Fa­ther’s Heav­en­ly Man­sions
  3. It May Not Be My Way
  4. Jesus Wept! Those Tears Are Ov­er
  5. Just Be­side the Riv­er An­gels Wait
  6. My House Is Built up­on a Rock
  7. O How Sad to Part with Loved Ones
  8. O Welcome, Bright Morn­ing
  9. Oh, the Time Is Speed­ing
  10. One by One Our Loved Ones Leave Us
  11. Round the Father’s Throne in Heav­en
  12. Savior, Dear Sav­ior, O Show Me the Way
  13. Savior Is Watch­ing by Night and by Day, The
  14. See Our Bann­er Bright­ly Wav­ing
  15. Sinner, Come, O Come To­night
  16. There Is No Death!
  17. We Are Bat­tling for the Right
  18. When Clouds, Sin, Temp­ta­tion and Fear
  19. When Doubts and Temp­ta­tion and Fear

Music

  1. Beautiful Home Ab­ove
  2. Golden Shore
  3. O Why Not To­night?

Help Needed

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Bush­ey (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),