1923–2007

Introduction

Born: No­vem­ber 12, 1923, Beech­hurst, Queens, New York.

Died: March 27, 2007, Ty­ler Me­mo­ri­al Hos­pi­tal, Tunk­han­nock, Penn­syl­van­ia.

Buried: South Ea­ton Ce­me­te­ry, Ea­ton Town­ship, Penn­syl­van­ia.

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Biography

William was the son of Will­iam Watk­ins Reid, Sr., and Ed­ith Fowl­er.

He was edu­cat­ed at Ob­er­lin Col­lege (BA), Ob­er­lin, Ohio, and Yale Di­vi­ni­ty School (BDiv), New Ha­ven, Con­nec­ti­cut.

He served as a me­dic in World War II, and spent eight months as a pri­son­er of war in Ger­ma­ny.

When he re­turned to Am­eri­ca, he pas­tored Me­tho­dist church­es in North Da­ko­ta and Wilkes-Barre, Penn­syl­van­ia. In 1978, he be­came a Dis­trict Su­per­in­tend­ent for the Unit­ed Me­tho­dist Church.

He served on the Wilkes-Barre Ci­ty Coun­cil (1972–76), and as Wy­om­ing Coun­ty Comm­is­sion­er (1992–2000).

He was ac­tive in the Hymn So­ci­ety of the Unit­ed States and Ca­na­da.

Sources

Lyrics

  1. All Know­ing God, Whose Sci­ence Charts
  2. America, How Great the Dream
  3. Bless, O Lord, the Vill­age Road
  4. City Is Al­ive, O God, The
  5. Creator God, Who Gave the Plan­ets Life
  6. Eternal Christ, Who Kneel­ing
  7. Forgive Us, Lord, for Shal­low Thank­ful­ness
  8. Give Thanks, My Soul, for Har­vest
  9. Go, Says the Mas­ter, and Earth’s Paths
  10. God of Earth and Plan­ets
  11. God’s Glo­ry Com­passed Earth That Night
  12. God’s Ho­ly Qui­et Calms My Soul
  13. Help Us, O Lord, to Learn the Truths
  14. Lord, at Your Table Kneel­ing
  15. Lord, Wake Your Church from Self Con­cern
  16. Lord, Who Took the Lit­tle Child­ren
  17. Mountain Brook with Rush­ing Wa­ters
  18. My Hope Is Not in Self
  19. O God and Fa­ther of Us All
  20. O God of Ev­ery Na­tion
  21. O God of Hill and Mount­ain
  22. O God, to Whom All Na­ture Bows
  23. O God Who Shaped Cre­ation
  24. O Lord of Na­ture, Lord of Earth
  25. O Thou, Whose Youth­ful Years Were Spent
  26. Thou, Lord, Whose Come­ly Strength Was Gained
  27. Thy Pre­sence, Lord, Brought Joy and Splen­dor
  28. Where Lies the Chris­tian’s Hope