1860–1926

Introduction

Born: Ap­ril 12, 1860, Pitts­burgh, Penn­syl­van­ia.

Died: June 20, 1926, Bal­ti­more, Ma­ry­land.

Buried: She­nan­go Val­ley Ce­me­te­ry, Green­ville, Penn­syl­van­ia.

Biography

Alfred was the hus­band of Sar­ah Brown.

He stu­died at Thiel Col­lege, Green­ville, Penn­syl­van­ia, and the Lu­ther­an Theo­lo­gic­al Sem­in­ary, Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia.

Ramsey was or­dained to the Penn­syl­van­ia Min­is­ter­ium in 1885, and served pas­tor­ates in Scen­ery Hill and Un­ion­town, Penn­syl­van­ia, and in Min­ne­apo­lis and Sta­cy, Min­ne­s­ota.

For 13 years, he was Pro­fess­or of His­tor­ic­al Theo­lo­gy at the Lu­ther­an Theo­lo­gic­al Sem­in­ary, Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois.

Sources

Lyrics

  1. And Whi­ther Wilt Thou, Pil­grim Dear?

Translations

  1. All Ye Who on This Earth Do Dwell
  2. Awake, My Heart, Re­joic­ing
  3. Conquering Prince and King of Glo­ry
  4. Heavenward Still Our Path­way Tends
  5. O How Ho­ly Is This Place
  6. One Thing Need­ful
  7. Thine For­ev­er
  8. Thy Word, O God, De­clar­eth
  9. Watchman, Is the Dark­ness Wan­ing?

Help Needed

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