Son of a Bap­tist min­is­ter, Web­ster at­tend­ed school at Sax­on’s Ri­ver Acad­e­my. His first pas­tor­ate af­ter ord­in­a­tion was in St. Johns­bu­ry, Ver­mont. Of his over 50 years of service as a min­is­ter, over 30 were spent in non-de­nom­in­a­tion­al set­tings, oft­en in com­bined church­es with Meth­od­ist, Pres­by­ter­i­an, and Bap­tist mem­bers. In later years, Web­ster was pas­tor of the Fed­er­at­ed Church at Es­sex, New York, where there is a plaque in his mem­o­ry. He wrote sev­er­al hund­red pub­lished hymns and other songs.

• Emurian, pp. 50, 143-6
• Sanville, p. 76

1. Clericus Hymn, The
2. Fear Not, but Trust
3. He Took My Place
4. I Need Je­sus © 1924
5. Jesus Set the Mu­sic Ring­ing
6. Jesus, Who Knows and Cares
7. Just a Whis­pered Prayer © 1924
8. Keep the Joy-Note Ring­ing
9. Let Us Sing for Joy
10. Love Led Him to Cal­va­ry © 1924
11. Praise God for His Word
12. Victory May De­pend on You, The