Introduction

Biography

William was the son of Ben­jamin and Ca­ro­line Car­rie Grum, and hus­band of Le­na Pur­dy.

He served as pas­tor of the Kaighn Ave­nue Me­thod­ist Epis­co­pal Church, Cam­den; the First Me­thod­ist Epis­co­pal Church, Glou­ces­ter Ci­ty; and (by 1930), the Wood­lynne Meth­od­ist Epis­co­pal Church, Wood­lynne.

In ad­di­tion to his mu­sic­al gifts, Grum was a tal­ent­ed ar­tist. His large paint­ing of The Old Rug­ged Cross was pre­sent­ed post­hu­mous­ly to the Bi­ble class at the Kem­ble Me­thod­ist Epis­co­pal Church in Wood­bu­ry, New Jer­sey, in 1932.