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Gehrwur Written in 1940 for the Bow- manvllh Statesman by Fred R. Foley Was a series on “Singers and Their Songs." There were ehl amicla which den". in I. personal and intimate WIy wim the life er and Joseyh Scnven. Creamr of the hymn "What a Friend We Have In Jesus.” Scri- veh‘s ire came he a. tragic end near the sh ran at lune Lake. mm A MND WE mum m msus mall in m-iend we hem in Jam. AH mlr sins and grief. no heart mm s privilege to many LLANh-Alw Ltd/v 1+ I MKS A Friend We Have In Jesus Everything La and m prayer: 0 what. passes we men mrfait, 0 what needless pain we hear, All because we do not deny Everything to God in prayer! persnnsl ransom-l, strike sentimen- m] nLiâ€"lngs In our heerrs in ways that are dimrulr ho describe or determine. Here is a hymn Lhdt muchaa sa tenderly Lha heart strings of the writer at these nticles that. for years. he wuld not sing it. While ohhem sang lhie dear old song MI eyes were on the epen V and wasted Wlfll disease she could Certain hymns. for vaneus and' v stream mummy Mayne-Non- i grew: tn Canndn an «he age of 25, book but ma maugnm were fax sway in e sick roam m Bowman- Vlll: when E 1123! mm lay for weeks en s bed of puin, HID wean scarcely 1m a hand and unable to speak nudihly for days. The family gathered annur awMtLl-lg tor her release from suffering. Suddenly, wilhoul human assu- Lnnne, she eel uprlght and began in sing her rewrite hymn “What a Friend We Have in haul." Without missing I note without a quiver in her voles, she sang Lhrse verses Lhneugn cmcluding min "In the arms He'll m and shield Mme, than shnll. find a sellers there." than sank beck upon me pillow. A muscleâ€"Heavenly ly wordsâ€"her ml. wordl. Few have known uni- in‘da story but u is laid now em medal Lhirtw years to illustrate the ewe? menl made above end that: omen may compare :1 wmi their pn- sum! experience; Anomr pen mm needs write the story at Josaph serivui And me mum-ml hymn A3 Mk m closvly associan with port. Hope and vicinity, e lrlund limp near (ha Scriven monument on lhe highway north of Pom, Hope lumi- ly prop-red the "mole which talâ€" laws. Our airman mank- in Mn. Ed. Dixon or Onmphsllorofl. It has been said that a. pest mn never dies. K we look nl. Joseph Scriven we will find this to be Lrvue since he enmposed the hymn. "What s Friend WI Have in Jesus." Joanph arrive-i was horn in Dublin, Ireland, graduated tram Trinirw Collage. mum, and enu- He settlled in our district of Ram-1 Lake mu be was first luwwn to this community. He boarded with m insured to children druzfliardl and 3.11 classes of people, deliver- ing God's word in hlarhsmilh's shop. past affine. nn street cal-mars “1 Per: l-inpe, and In mm of hotp‘is even idle hazelmen, lbr his smcexity. A! we menuoned befara. Joseph Semen was grad/fly interested in those who were in distross or mumbled. We remember the lines in me hymn. "All wr sins and griafs w hear,n snd “I: there trouble any. where?" ‘ spirit a! Lhe mlul, who went about dam; 890d, He Wan man seen on I?“ street or Part ane with a saw nurse and new. on his way to perform s kind'hy act tor some one in need. This hymn in mumluonul 3nd mmmml’nadonu. ven'i moth" and nix intended for m puma, a uopy or flu hymn tell inln one hand. at a traveller who med it m (L O. Converse, musical mpuser in Glicuglo, whu see in w muniel MA- Snrlven met his deeuh m:- eidenlnlly. hr supposed that the hymn writer, a I James aselmlla wm landed and opal-sled e mi“ er Sawing l-Ell m1 lhr snullh share at Lhe him. Mr, Surlven regularly .mlufl Lhe humu in nu; commuan He was always present where slenâ€" ness nr‘ Lroublu prevailed. a friend He was hemmed by everyone... Written origintu tor Mr. Sufiâ€"l n. The Sunlmlle tsmily where he boarded obtained their water supply l'rmn u spring Mid it wk. s was In pour henna, Wanner-e shine st night to the spring Ln get. *a drink and 1:11 into the creek at the share DI Rims Lst in 1585. About thirty years later Dr. Byrne. who as a. crippled boy known us David Kidd. was be and one at. Kidd's Garden, High way No. as. i i l On each at hhese monumean wee engraved the hymn, "When n ‘ Friend We HEN! in Jesus." Mr. Bryn: unveiled the monument st ’ Kidd's Comm and a common was mkm up among die irimda and admirers at Sci-wen lie of Lhis worthy Apoatu. is“ we men and lemplsdens? ls lhers trouble anywhere? We should never be discouraged: ‘ Take It ea the Lord in prayer. . m ‘H_ ; Are we weak and heavy-ledge. oumhsrad mm a. load of cui'! Precious Saviour. sun our remu‘ Take in. to me Lord in prayu. V De my friends despise, tam thee? Take ie Du lha Lord in prayer. in His arms He'll hue Ind shield ‘ thee: ‘ ‘ j Thou wilt find s Salem Hun. l Am . â€"â€"J. arrived, lam-lass a! the unfortunate and. distressed.‘ His income from Ireland wne uI-l udlly given no the poor, sherer denying himself or my luxurial. Those who knew him well in their rhlldhood can remember, us they . played hexâ€"stormed in are and on v n ma mad. seslng him lrneehng and prsylng to God for guidancel He was a man at kdmwledge ‘ and understood haw m rmmke snarl hul smoere appeaha to his listeners.