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52 89. Ludwig, Sankey Still Sings, p. 111; Daniels, Moody, p. 63; and Weisberger, They Gathered at the River, p. 319, note 69.

90. P. P. Bliss, "Hold the Fort," illustrated by L. B. Humphrey and Robert Lewis (1877), unpaged. [A perfect copy of this book in the general collections of the Library of Congress was called to the author's attention by Colonel Albert F. Moe, USMC (retired); a somewhat mutilated copy is among the Albert James Myer papers in the Manuscript Division, Library of Congress.]

91. See ''Sånger till Lammets lof. Sånger sjungna af Ira D. Sankey'' (1877), no. 6. The song's melody is given as that of "Ho! my comrades, see the signal," which is, of course, the first line of "Hold the Fort." [James S. Beddie, formerly of the Department of State, has verified for the author that "Hållen Fästet" is a free translation of "Hold the Fort," which he knows.]

92. Memoirs of Philip P. Bliss, p. 331, as quoted from E. P. Goodwin's memorial address on Bliss.

93. Memoirs of Philip P. Bliss, pp. 63, 92. Compare with Nason, American Evangelists, p. 275.

94. W. R. Moody, D. L. Moody, p. 205.

95. For a brief biographical sketch of William Ashley (Billy) Sunday, see Who Was Who in America (1897–1942), vol. 1, p. 1206.

96. Seventh Illinois Reunion Proceedings (1908), p. 18.

97. Homer A. Rodeheaver, Hymnal Handbook for Standard Hymns and Gospel Songs (1931), p. 150. [Copyright 1959, Renewal. The Rodeheaver Co., Owner. Used by Permission.] On Rodeheaver, see Who Was Who in America (1951–1960), vol. 3, p. 737. Rodeheaver participated in the 1938 centennial commemoration in Rome, Pennsylvania (Detty, Centennial Sketch, p. 3).

98. See The Broadman Hymnal; Great Standard Hymns and Choice Gospel Songs New and Old, edited by B. B. McKinney (1940), no. 303. [Fred E. Brown called this hymnal to the writer's attention.]

99. Fifty Great Songs of the Church, compiled by Charles A. Kent (1942), pp..

100. Letters: Dorothy C. Higgins, Theodore Presser Co., Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, to Scheips, 22 May 1956; and John W. Hottenson, Theodore Presser Co., to Scheips, 16 April 1959.

101. Alden Todd, personal communication, 17 June 1960, regarding telephone conversation with a representative of the Billy Graham Crusade in Washington, D.C.

102. Radio Station WRC, Washington, D.C., 19 April 1961.

103. Unsigned and undated comment from Gospel Publishing House in response to a letter of inquiry from Scheips dated 10 November 1967.

104. Hayes and Wheeler Song Book, [compiled by] Union Republican Congressional Committee (1876), p. 9. [Copy in Yale University Library.] For this and various other references to secular uses of "Hold the Fort" the author is indebted to Irwin Silber of New York City, who has been very generous with his time and knowledge.

105. "Republican Campaign Song" (first verse), Hayes and Wheeler Song Book, p. 46. Other 1876 Republican campaign songs sung to the tune of "Hold the