Daughter of Meth­od­ist pas­tor Tho­mas Hunt­ing­ton, Em­i­ly at­tend­ed Ober­lin Coll­ege, and mar­ried John E. Mil­ler in 1860. She helped ed­it The Lit­tle Cor­por­al, a child­ren’s mag­a­zine, and in the 1890’s was Dean of Wo­men Stu­dents at North­west­ern Un­i­ver­si­ty in Il­li­nois. Her works in­clude:

• The Par­ish of Fair Ha­ven (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Un­ion Book Con­cern, 1876)
• Captain Fritz: His Friends and Ad­ven­tures (New York: E. P. Dut­ton & Com­pa­ny, 1877)
• Little Neigh­bors (New York: E. P. Dut­ton & Com­pa­ny, 1879)
• What Tom­my Did (New York: John B. Al­den, 1885)
• What Hap­pened on a Christ­mas Eve (New York: Phil­lips & Hunt, 1888)
• Helps and Hin­der­anc­es (New York: Hunt & Ea­ton, 1892)
• Home Talks About the Word (New York: Hunt & Ea­ton, 1894)
• From Av­a­lon, and Other Po­ems (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: A. C. Mc­Clurg & Com­pa­ny, 1896)
• An Of­fer­ing of Thanks (Wo­man’s For­eign Mis­sion­a­ry So­ci­e­ty, Pres­by­ter­i­an Church in Ca­na­da, 1899)
• The Lit­tle Lad of Beth­le­hem Town (San Fran­cis­co, Cal­i­for­nia: P. El­der & Com­pa­ny, 1911)

• Julian, pp. 1579-80

1. Because He Loved Me So
2. Beyond the Dark Ri­ver of Death
3. Blessed Are the Child­ren
4. Breath of the Lord That Moved of Old
5. Children Sing in Hap­py Mea­sure
6. Enter Thy Tem­ple, Glor­i­ous King
7. Father in Hea­ven, While Ang­els
8. Father, While the Sha­dows Fall
9. God of All Com­fort
10. Good Night
11. Great Build­er, from Whose Per­fect Thought
12. Hark, the Chor­us Swell­ing
13. Here in This Tem­ple
14. Ho, Ho, Ho, the Wild Winds Blow
15. I Love the Name of Je­sus
16. I Love to Hear the Sto­ry
17. Kingdom of Light
    • Oh Realm of Light
18. Lord, Whose Good­ness Ev­er
19. Mellow Chimes Are Steal­ing
20. New Year’s Song, The
21. O, Land of the Blessed!
22. O Mer­ry Is the Green­wood
23. O Realm of Light, Whose Morn­ing Star
24. On His Shin­ing Throne Above
25. Ring Out, Mer­ry Bells in the Stee­ple
26. Stay, Tremb­ling Soul, and Do Not Fear
27. Tell the Bless­ed Tid­ings
28. Thine Own We Bring Thee
29. Thou Art Our Fa­ther, from Thy Hand
30. Tinkle, Tin­kle, Sil­ver Clear
31. To Him That Loved Us
32. Walk with Us, Lord
33. We Love to Hear the Sto­ry
34. What Can I Do for Je­sus?
35. Work and Ne­ver Wea­ry