Born: April 25, 1866, Fort Ann, New York.

Died: October 1, 1942.

Buried: Bol­ton Land­ing, New York.

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.

Sources

Lyrics

1. Clericus Hymn, The
2. He Took My Place
3. I Need Jesus (© 1924)
4. Jesus Set the Music Ringing
5. Just a Whispered Prayer (© 1924)
6. Let Us Sing for Joy
7. Love Led Him to Calvary (© 1924)
8. Praise God for His Word
9. Victory May Depend on You, The