1850–1939

Introduction

Born: Sep­tem­ber 8, 1850, Bed­ford, Mis­sou­ri.

Died: Oc­to­ber 24, 1939, Ma­con, Geor­gia.

Buried: Ri­ver­side Ce­me­te­ry, Ma­con, Georg­ia.

Biography

James, a min­is­ter, was the son of Ben­ja­min Dil­lon Mid­yett and Eli­sa­beth Bar­bee, and hus­band of Ma­ry Ell­en Fair­child.

He a­ttend­ed Will­iam Jew­ell Col­lege, Li­ber­ty, Mis­sou­ri, and South­ern Bap­tist Col­lege (lo­ca­tion uncer­tain).

Sources

Lyrics

  1. All the World Was in Dark­ness
  2. As the Train Speeds Across the Bridge
  3. At the Feet of Je­sus Sit­ting
  4. Beneath Life’s Hill
  5. Boys of Today, So Ac­tive and Strong, The
  6. Brought un­to Je­sus by Pow­er
  7. Captain of Sal­va­tion Now Calls, The
  8. Drifting Away on the Out Go­ing Tide
  9. Eternal Fa­ther, Migh­ty King
  10. Farmer Came His Grief to Show, A
  11. Father Di­vine, Whose Death­less Love
  12. He Called for His Own from His Fa­ther’s Hand
  13. He Knows When For­tune Fails
  14. Here Is a Mess­age to De­clare
  15. High Seat­ed on the Great White Throne
  16. Ho, Reap­ers for Eter­ni­ty
  17. I Am Glad to Read of a Fair­er Clime
  18. I Have Read of a Ci­ty of Jas­per and Gold
  19. I Shall Hear There the Song
  20. I’ll Not Fear What­e’er May Be­tide Me
  21. I’m Long­ing to Look on That Glo­ri­ous Sight
  22. I’m Quick­ened by the Spir­it
  23. Is There Any­one to Help Us with Our Hea­vy Load?
  24. I’ve a Let­ter from My Fa­ther in My Hand
  25. John Was Called from the Fish­er’s Net
  26. Mighty Hymn of Vic­to­ry Was Sung Ou­tside, A
  27. Mountains Be­fore Me Are Steep, The
  28. No Oth­er One but Je­sus
  29. O the Earth Will Be Quak­ing
  30. On the Rail­way of Re­demp­tion from This World
  31. Praise Wait­eth for Thee, O God
  32. See the Faith­ful Sheph­erd Seek­ing
  33. So Great a Sal­va­tion
  34. There Springs a Stream of Pre­cious Blood
  35. There’s a Word That Is Ring­ing Through This Ru­ined World
  36. This the Crown of All the Pro­mis­es Re­cord­ed
  37. Though the Clouds Come Nigh
  38. Time Is Naught but a Fit­ful Gleam
  39. We Have Seen the Sav­ior Com­ing
  40. We’ve Met To­day in the Name of Our Lord
  41. Whole World Was in Dark­ness, The

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