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in 1840 at the convention 1855 london 200px english 1789 josiah conder 1840.jpg josiah conder -lrb- editor and author -rrb-
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josiah conder -lrb- editor and author -rrb-

josiah conder , -lrb- 17 september 1789 -- 27 december 1855 -rrb- , correspondent of robert southey and well connected to romantic authors of his day , was editor of the british literary magazine `` the eclectic review '' , the nonconformist and abolitionist newspaper `` the patriot '' , the author of romantic verses , poetry , and many popular hymns that survive to this day .
his most ambitious non-fiction work was the thirty-volume worldwide geographical tome `` the modern traveller '' ; and his best-selling compilation book `` the congregational hymn book '' .
conder was a prominent london congregationalist , an abolitionist , and took an active part in seeking to repeal british anti-jewish laws .
