October 14

On October 14, 2 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: W. G. Fischer was born in 1835; W. A. Ogden died in 1897.

Each date below is given only where two independent sources — Hymnary.org and Wikidata — agree on the year, and the day itself comes from Wikidata. Dates before the 1750s are given as they were recorded at the time, in the Old Style calendar where that was in use.

W. G. Fischer, who was born on this day in 1835, is remembered in this library for the hymn “I Love to Tell the Story”.

W. A. Ogden, who died on this day in 1897, is remembered in this library for the hymns “He Is Able to Deliver Thee” and “Look and Live”.

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