1888–1971

Introduction

Born: June 8, 1888, Port­land, Ten­nes­see.

Died: May 8, 1971, Com­mu­ni­ty Hos­pi­tal, Mo­ber­ly, Mis­sou­ri.

Buried: Me­mo­ri­al Park Ce­me­te­ry, Mo­ber­ly, Mis­so­uri.

Biography

Clarence was the son of Frank­lin Chase Dorris and Lou El­la Dorris. He mar­ried twice, to Flor­ence Cook (1890–1910) and Al­ma Earl Bruce (mar­ried Sep­tem­ber 1912).

He was men­tioned in the Min­utes of the An­nu­al Con­fer­enc­es of the Me­tho­dist Epis­co­pal Church, South for 1916. On pag­es 61 and 66, the 69th ses­sion of the St. Louis Con­fer­ence, held at Cape Gi­rar­deau, Missouri, Sep­tem­ber 27 to Oc­to­ber 2, 1916, list­ed Dor­ris as a dea­con who was a tra­vel­ing preach­er sta­tioned in Lead­wood, Mis­sou­ri.

The 1930 cen­sus shows him in Car­roll Coun­ty, Missouri.

An article in the Mo­ber­ly Mo­ni­tor-In­dex, Ap­ril 12, 1962, stat­ed he had writ­ten ov­er 800 hymns.

Sources

Lyrics

  1. Are You in Dark­ness and Bur­dened With­in?
  2. Christ Is the Sure Foun­da­tion Stone
  3. Do Not De­lay, O Sin­ner, Make Haste
  4. Don’t Keep the Sav­ior Wait­ing
  5. Down from Above
  6. Gate of Love Is Op­en to God’s Bright Home Above, A
  7. Have You Heard the News of the Sav­ior’s Birth?
  8. Heaven and Earth Will Soon Pass Away
  9. I Have Found the Joy and Peace
  10. I Know the Sweet­est Lit­tle Word
  11. I Love to Think of Je­sus
  12. I’m on My Way to Glo­ry
  13. In This World of Sin and Sor­row
  14. Jesus Is Our Lord and King
  15. Jesus Stands at Your Heart’s Door
  16. O Can It Be the Lord Knows All Our Sor­row?
  17. O Father, Now Grant Us Thy Bless­ing
  18. O Praise the Wond­rous Son of God
  19. Praise Him, King of Glo­ry
  20. Rejoice in the Lord, the Giv­er of Light
  21. Somewhere
  22. Song Is Heard on Ev­ery Hand, A
  23. Though My Lot May Seem Hard
  24. ’Tis Al­ways Morn­ing Some­where
  25. We Meet Once More with Hearts Aflame
  26. We’ll Fol­low Jesus Ev­ery Day
  27. We’re March­ing Home to Ca­naan’s Land
  28. When My Way Is Sad and Lone­ly
  29. Who Is on the Lord’s Side?

Music

  1. Jesus! Won­der­ful Name!

Help Needed

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