Barney E. Warren, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Barney E. Warren

American Christian hymnwriter and minister

Date of Birth: 20-Feb-1867

Place of Birth: Lewiston (town), New York, New York, United States

Date of Death: 21-Apr-1951

Profession: minister, hymnwriter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Barney E. Warren

  • Barney Elliott Warren was an American Christian hymnwriter and minister.
  • He was born in Lewiston, New York on February 20, 1867.
  • In 1884, during a revival meeting at Grand Junction near Bangor, Michigan, he converted to the Church of God of Anderson, Indiana.
  • Two years later, he joined Daniel Sidney Warner as a bass in his company of singers.
  • He married Nannie Kigar, another member of that company.
  • He served as minister and pastor to several congregations.
  • From 1888 to 1940, he worked on song books and hymnals for the Gospel Trumpet Company, the publishing arm of that Church of God.
  • He died on April 21, 1951 in Springfield, Ohio, and is buried in Vale Cemetery there.
  • He has been credited with writing either the words or the music or both for more than 2000 hymns and children's songs; but as of 2015, almost all have fallen out of fashion, though a number of Church of God congregations still sing them weekly.

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