Celebrating the Bible in Women's History
- Collection ID
- PBK.003874
- Type
- Printed Book
- Date
- 1921
- Geography
- United States
- Language
- English
- Medium
- Printed on Paper
- Dimensions
- 7.75 × 5.31 × .5 in. (19.7 × 13.5 × 1.3 cm)
- Exhibit Location
- Not on View
Gospel Pearls was edited and compiled by the Sunday School Publishing Board of the National Baptist Convention. The director overseeing the project was an African American woman named Willa Ann Hadley Townsend (1880–1947). She was educated in Nashville public schools and received degrees from Fisk, Roger Williams, and Northwestern universities, as well as a degree in religious education from the National Baptist Missionary Training School. She was a teacher, organist, music director, songwriter, and editor. She held positions on many boards and civic organizations, including the Women’s Auxiliary of the Nashville Medical Association and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Her best-known work was the Baptist Standard Hymnal.
This publication includes the popular hymn “His Eye Is on the Sparrow” written by Civilla D. Martin (1866–1948) and composed by Charles H. Gabriel in 1906.
Gospel Pearls was edited and compiled by the Sunday School Publishing Board of the National Baptist Convention. The director overseeing the project was an African American woman named Willa Ann Hadley Townsend (1880–1947). She was educated in Nashville public schools and received degrees from Fisk, Roger Williams, and Northwestern universities, as well as a degree in religious education from the National Baptist Missionary Training School. She was a teacher, organist, music director, songwriter, and editor. She held positions on many boards and civic organizations, including the Women’s Auxiliary of the Nashville Medical Association and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Her best-known work was the Baptist Standard Hymnal. This publication includes the popular hymn “His Eye Is on the Sparrow” written by Civilla D. Martin (1866–1948) and composed by Charles H. Gabriel in 1906.
Published in 1921 by the Sunday School Publishing Board, National Baptist Convention, USA, Nashville, Tennessee. Privately purchased before 2020 by Ted Steinbock, private collector, Louisville, Kentucky; Privately purchased in 2020 by Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
Published in 1921 by the Sunday School Publishing Board, National Baptist Convention, USA, Nashville, Tennessee. Privately purchased before 2020 by Ted Steinbock, private collector, Louisville, Kentucky; Privately purchased in 2020 by Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
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