1830–1887

Introduction

Born: No­vem­ber 25, 1830, Fox Chase, Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia.

Died: Ap­ril 10, 1887, Buf­fa­lo, New York.

Buried: Old Pen­ny­pack Bap­tist Church Ce­me­te­ry, Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia.

Biography

Taylor gra­du­at­ed from the Uni­ver­si­ty of Lew­is­burg (now Buck­nell Uni­ver­si­ty) (1854) and Ro­ches­ter Theo­lo­gic­al Se­mi­na­ry (now Col­gate Ro­ches­ter Cro­zer Di­vi­ni­ty School) (1856).

He served pas­tor­ates in Terre Haute, In­di­ana (1857–60); Cin­cin­na­ti, Ohio (1860–64); Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois (1864–70); New Or­leans, Lou­isi­ana (1870–75); Pro­vi­dence, Rhode Is­land (1875–81); New York Ci­ty (1881–82); New­ark, New Jer­sey (dates un­known); and Buf­fa­lo, New York (1885–87).

Taylor ed­it­ed the Bap­tist Sun­day School Quar­ter­ly, and was ex­po­si­to­ry ed­it­or of the Bap­tist Teach­er.

Sources

Lyrics

  1. Able to Save to the Ut­ter­most
  2. Arise and Be Do­ing
  3. At His Word
  4. At the King’s Ta­ble the Kind­ness
  5. By the Val­ley of El­ah in Bat­tle Ar­ray
  6. Calleth the Sav­ior in Tones of Love
  7. Closer Lord, to Thee
  8. Fear Not!
  9. How Sweet from the Script­ures
  10. Meet Me There!
  11. Not Try, but Trust
  12. Our Lord Is Ris­en from the Dead
  13. Out of the Hor­ri­ble Pit
  14. Settled For­ev­er, Sin’s Tre­men­dous Claim
  15. Sings My Hap­py Soul of Je­sus
  16. There’s a Beau­ti­ful Sto­ry
  17. Wherefore Stand Ye Idle?
  18. With the An­gel of God

Music

  1. Latakia
  2. There Is Life for a Look

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