Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-02-12
FANNY CROSBY,
HYMN WRITER,
DIED TODAY
Woman Who Wrote 5000 Hymns of Chris
tian Worship Dies at Age OF 95-BIind
WOman's Contributed Hymns Translated
in All Languages.

Bridgeport. Conn. Feb. L.. Fanny
Crosby, the hymn writer. died here to-
day at the advanced age of -.
Born ia Putnam County. New York
state, March y. ls2O, chriStcncd Fran
rcS Jane Crosby. and married M AlrA
audcr Van Alstynr. 4 blind music
teacher who died many years ago. the
blind writer lived ~ b. ~ years old
Her mother had lived To- be- lO2. and
her grandmother to hr loo. She re-
tanned "a the last An Of her faculties
excepting rye>ight. She lost this dur
ing 4 fever 10 infancy when u hot pnul-
iicc was applied 10 her eyes. destroying
the optic nerve.
Eight thousand hymns NJ Christian
worship sun 10 Protestant churches
throughout the world. are the work Ut
Fanny Crosby. No u since tn davS
OF Charles Wesley or Isaac Watts has
made anywhere near w large \ rontri
button 10 the gospel song book a. did
the blind writer Whose death occurred
today.
Fanny Crosby name was signed So
regularly a. author uf unr hymn after
another that Tho hymn book makers VT
Il quarter OF a century ago wrr, forced
~ give her >umr POO different pen
names Ia make II appear that someone
besides the famous writer had contrib
utrd. Thousands perhaps hundreds vi
thousands who sang her songs. which
were translated MO every language.
did not know that Il was \ blind wum-
ans Inspiration which They employed
W express their Christian faith and
hope in song.
Saved BY Grace. n BLESSED .ASSur-
anrr. Rescue tn, PrriShiug. and
SAFE in Tho Arms OF Jesus arr typi-
cal MI Fanny Crosby most popular
religious verses. OF the latter thr Vr,-
ter has related an incident showing thr
remarkable rapidity with which >hv
employed her Inspiration amt h,r tall
rutS ot Vrr~itiratIun.
N. II. Duan,. who wrote th, music
for many 81 her verses. had called one
morning Nv Miss Crosby home W New
York.
must take a train tu Cincinnati.
i'll forty minutes. NV said. auI haN
some music for which want Won 10
writ 4 hymn.
lie Sat clown w th, piano and
played his music.
" think ! can write .t Mr.. D,au
| said.
III hurried upstairs aud ~at down tn
write For >om, time was entirely
ubliviouS Of surroundings. When /
came back io mv full senses thr hymn
WAS written and was on paper hrfurr
mc. ! learned that had only taken
fifteen minutes. Triumphantly rur
rird il down 10 Mr.. Doaur. The music
hr played then and the words | haI
hurrirlly written are thr ~autr IVY used
today in singing SAT- in thu Arms n
JESUS.
1t was my most successful hymn.
AMI | believe il was dictated IN tho
spirit MI The Lord. and that II was born
for a mission.
Rut Fanny Crosby diet not hogan
hymn writing until >hr Was over forty
years IF age. Fifty years AGO Shc was
best known for her popular mrl"dir~
which were whistlcd ali over the cuuu-
try. such as Proud World Good-by.
I'm Going Home. Hazel Dell The
lIoncysuckle Glen. and Never For
grt the Dear Ones.
AZ eight years the Iittlr girl display
ed her first talent in yrr>iiicatinn by
this philosophy Nj runtrntmrut
oh. what . happy soul am l.
Although rannot >rr:
! am resolved that III this world
Cnntrntrl ! will TAI.
How many dressings ! enjoy.
That other people don't.
II weep amt SIGH because 'm blind
| cannot and | won I.
For twelve years she studied Al the
New York Institution for the Blind.
She never learned 10 read TN the raised
letters. Playing the guitar while "
/ child she ;" callouScl her fingers that
they were mot sensitive enough NJ read
the raised characters. All She learned
she mrmorizrd from hearing. During
her connection with the MSriufiun
/ which included "a additional - years
~ 4 teacher. she travelled nll over thr
country drrlalming her n verses.
Before both Houses Of Congress she
once rrcitrd these special lines
20 ye. who here from every STATE q y
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