1878–1931

Introduction

Born: Ju­ly 14, 1878, Cam­den, New Jer­sey.

Died: 1931, while vi­sit­ing his mo­ther at the fa­mi­ly home at 544 Vine Street, Cam­den, New Jer­sey.

Biography

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

He was pas­tor of the Kaighn Ave­nue Me­tho­dist Epis­co­pal Church in Cam­den, and of the First Me­tho­dist Epis­co­pal Church in Glou­ces­ter Ci­ty, New Jer­sey.

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.

Sources

Lyrics

  1. Elijah’s God Still Lives
  2. God’s De­lays Are Not De­ni­als
  3. My Sins Were as Great as a Mount­ain
  4. One Day All Alone Afar Off from the Camp
  5. Some Say the Old Gos­pel Has Lost All Its Pow­er
  6. Victory Ahead

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