| Born: May 7, 1839, Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania. Died: November 25, 1929, Chicago, Illinois. Buried: Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois. |
Elisha A. Hoffman (1839-1929)
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| Born: May 7, 1839, Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania. Died: November 25, 1929, Chicago, Illinois. Buried: Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois. |
Elisha A. Hoffman (1839-1929)
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A minister’s son, Hoffman attended Union Seminary in New Berlin, Pennsylvania, and was ordained in 1868. Afterward, he worked with the Evangelical Association’s publishing arm in Cleveland, Ohio for 11 years. He pastored in Cleveland and Grafton, Ohio, in the 1880s; at the First Presbyterian Church in Benton Harbor, Michigan, around the turn of the century; and in Cabery, Illinois (1911-1922). In his lifetime, he wrote over 2,000 Gospel songs. The 50 song books he edited include:
Leaning on the Everlasting Arms (Lyrics)
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