1854–1945

Introduction

Born: June 18, 1854, Flush­ing, Ohio.

Died: June 10, 1945, Flush­ing, Ohio.

Buried: City Ce­me­te­ry, Flush­ing, Ohio.

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Biography

James was the son of Mark Kirk and Lu­cin­da Mc­Pher­son.

Raised a Me­tho­dist, he be­came as­so­ci­at­ed with the Christ­ian and Mis­sion­ary Al­lia­nce (CAMA) in 1887.

He or­ga­nized the CAMA’s Gos­pel Mis­sion in Flush­ing, Ohio, in 1907.

As part of the Ohio Quar­tet, he sang at CAMA con­ven­tions and ga­ther­ings.

Sources

Lyrics

  1. I Hear My Sav­ior Say­ing
  2. I Read the Sweet Sto­ry Again and Again
  3. I’m Nev­er Lone­ly Any More
  4. Jesus Heals To­day
  5. O Won­der­ful Sto­ry of Mer­cy and Love
  6. Our Lord, Whom We’ve Not Seen
  7. Our Lord’s Re­turn to Earth Again
  8. Under Thy Wings, My God

Music

  1. Blessed Quiet­ness
  2. Jaén (ar­ran­ger)
  3. Ye Shall Be My Wit­ness­es
  4. Yielded to God

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