Research Catalog

Title

Waxing the gospel : mass evangelism & the phonograph : 1890-1900.

Publication

• Champaign, IL : Archeophone Records, [2016]
• ©2016

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Details

Additional Authors

• Martin, Richard (Sound recording producer)
• Hennessey, Meagan
• Devecka, Michael

Description

• 382 pages : illustrations, portraits, music; 23 cm
• 3 audio discs : digital, CD audio ;

Summary

"Led by internationally-famous evangelists Dwight Moody and Ira Sankey, the revival business of the late 19th century was an established juggernant, complete with its own musical soundtrack. It met up with an infant recording industry in the 1890s still experienceing growing pains. Waxing the Gospel is a groundbreaking exploration of how tradition and technology merged in three distinct areas of recording: commercial, celebrity, and vernacular."--Cover.

Alternative Title

• Mass evangelism & the phonograph : 1890-1900
• Mass evangelism and the phonograph : 1890-1900

Subjects

• Sound recording industry
• Gospel music
• Sound recordings
• Moody, Dwight Lyman, 1837-1899
• Live sound recordings
• Religious awakening > Christianity
• Evangelistic work > United States
• Sound recordings > United States
• Sound recording industry > United States > History
• 1800-1899
• Field recordings
• History
• Sankey, Ira David, 1840-1908
• Gospel music > 19th century > History and criticism
• Criticism, interpretation, etc
• United States

Genre/Form

• Field recordings.
• Live sound recordings.
• Criticism, interpretation, etc.
• History.

Note

• Compact discs feature 102 original historic recordings from the 1890s.
• Compact discs in pocket at back of book.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes table of contents, list of songs, bibliography, and glossary of names.

Credits (note)

• Produced by Richard Martin, Meagan Hennessey, and Michael Devecka ; authored by Richard Martin.

Contents

• CD 1, Commercial recordings. The Lords prayer / Emile Berliner (1890) -- In the sweet by and by / Anonymous (1890) -- Rocked in the cradle of the deep / Holding's Parlor Orchestra (1892) -- Rocked in the cradle of the deep / Bison City Quartette (1892-94) -- Nearer, my God, to thee / Baldwin's Cadet Band of Boston (1893) -- Hallelujah chorus, from Messiah / Baldwin's Cadet Band of Boston (1894-95) -- Swing low, sweet chariot / Standard Quartette (1894) -- Rocked in the cradle of the deep / Thomas Bott (1894-95) -- Nearer, my God, to thee / Mozart Quartette (1895) -- Medley: Psalm 100 / Old hundred (excerpt) / David C. Bangs / J.W. Myers (1896) -- Onward, Christian soldiers / J.W. Myers (1896) -- The home over there / J.W. Myers (1896) -- What shall the harvest be? / Len Spencer (1896) -- Calvary / J.J. Fisher (1897) -- Pass me not, o gentle savior / Steve Porter (1897) -- The 23rd psalm and the Lord's prayer / Len Spencer (1897) -- What a friend we have in Jesus / J.J. Fisher (1897) -- Yield not to temptation / Steve Porter (1897) -- There is a fountain / J.W. Myers (1898) -- Almost persuaded / J.J. Fisher (1898) -- Marching to Zion / J.J. Fisher (1898) -- Blest be the tie / J.J. Fisher (1898) -- Safe in the arms of Jesus / Church Chimes (1897) -- Just as I am / Steve Porter (1898) -- Rock of ages / Steve Porter (1898) -- The ninety and nine / Frank C. Stanley (1898-99) -- Hold the fort / Len Spencer (1899) -- Throw out the life line / Len Spencer (1899) -- Almost persuaded / Frank Butts (1898-99) -- The holy city (edit) / Roger Harding (1898-99) -- Rocked in the cradle of the deep / Greater New York Quartette (1900) -- The mistakes of my life / Anonymous [J.J. Fisher] (1900) -- I am praying for you / Steve Porter (1900) -- Safe in the arms of Jesus / Harry Macdonough (1900).
• CD 2, Celebrity recordings. Only remembered / Prof. John R. Sweney (1892) -- Rock of ages / United States Marine Band (1895) -- The 91st Psalm / Dwight L. Moody (1898) -- The ninety and nine / Ira D. Sankey (1899) -- Jesus of Nazareth passeth by / Ira D. Sankey (1899) -- A shelter in the time of storm / Ira D. Sankey (1899) -- Saved by grace / Ira D. Sankey (1899) -- Shall you, shall I? / Ira D. Sankey (1899) -- My ain countrie / Ira D. Sankey (1899) -- There'll be no dark valley / Ira D. Sankey (1899) -- Jesus, lover of my soul / Sankey Quartette (1899) -- I'll go where you want me to go / Ira D. Sankey (1900) -- Hold the fort / Ira D. Sankey (1899) -- The mistakes of my life / Ira D. Sankey (1899) -- Wonderful words of life / Ira D. Sankey (1899) -- True-hearted, whole-hearted / Ira D. Sankey (1899) -- God be with you till we meet again / Ira D. Sankey (1899) -- My Jesus, as thou wilt / Ira D. Sankey (1899) -- God is love / Sankey Quartette (1900) -- Beulah land (excerpt) / Prof. John R. Sweney (1892) -- Nearer, my God, to thee / Ira D. Sankey (1899) -- The sermon on the mount / Dwight L. Moody (1898) -- Beautiful city of God (excerpt) / Ira D. Sankey (1900) -- Nearer, my God, to thee / Ira D. Sankey (1899) -- Lead, kindly light / Ira D. Sankey (1899) -- Blessed assurance / Ira D. Sankey (1899) -- Throw out the life line / Ira D. Sankey (1899) -- Though your sins be as scarlet / Ira D. Sankey (1899) -- Where is my boy tonight? / Ira D. Sankey (1899) -- Safe in the arms of Jesus / Ira D. Sankey (1899) -- Onward, Christian soldiers / Ira D. Sankey (1899) -- The homeland / Ira D. Sankey (1899).
• CD 3, Vernacular recordings. Threescore years and ten / Fanny Crosby (1897) -- Jesus, savior pilot me / Capt. Charles L. Estey (1897) -- Just tell my mother / Adjt. Edward Taylor (1897) -- The wayside cross / Prof. John R. Sweney and unknown (1897) -- Service cues / Harry Heath (1897) -- Haydn's creation: "The Marv'lous work beholds amaz'd" (excerpt) / Ocean Grove Auditorium Choir (1897) -- Sunlight / Winfield S. Weeden and chorus (1897) -- Rocked in the cradle of the deep (fragment) / Trombone solo (1897) -- The 23rd Psalm and the good shepherd / Rev. J. Reeves Daniels (1897) -- Almost persuaded / Capt. Charles L. Estey (1897) -- Trusting Jesus (fragment) / Unknown (1897) -- I surrender all / Winfield S. Weeden and chorus (1897) -- Saved by grace / Windfield S. Weeden -- The shepherd true / Moody Quartette (1897) -- Why do you wait? / Unknown Mixed Quartet (1897) -- Massa's in de cold, cold ground (fragment) / Cornet solo (1897) -- The church across the way (excerpt) / Showers of blessing (fragment) / Silas Leachman (ca. 1894-97) / Flute solo (1897) -- Lead me, savior and it is well with my soul / Rittersville Singing Club (ca. 1898-1900) -- In that city / Rittersville Children's Chorus (ca. 1898-1900) -- Looking this way / Rittersville United Quartet (ca. 1898-1900) -- Hebrew morning hymn / Rittersville Choir (ca. 1898-1900) -- Will a man rob God? / Rev. Frederick A. Graves (ca. 1900) -- The power of God / Rev. Frederick A. Graves (ca. 1900) -- Poem: "Resting in his love" / Anna Maria Sawyer (1894) -- Testimony and a little talk with Jesus makes it right / Rev. C. Herbert Rust and Bertha W. Rust (1894) -- Birthday celebration / Rock of ages and old 100th / Joseph Sawyer and family (1894) -- The scholars of Bethany / The pillar of cloud / Collect / Frank L. Embree (ca. 1897-98) -- Nearer, my God, to thee / Unknown, "My dear departed mother" (ca. 1895) -- Down at the cross / D.B. Broad (ca. 1895) -- Pass me not, O Gentle savior and The Lord's prayer / Ernest V. Parcells (ca. 1898) -- What a friend we have in Jesus / Charles Taylor and his two daughters (ca. 1898) -- Thanksgiving greetings and Nearer, my God / Psalm 103 / C.W. Crary family, friends, and cat (1898) -- The holy city / Miss Grace Marvin (1899) -- De massa ob de sheepfol' / God is now here / Harry Heath (ca. 1896-1900) -- Prohibition speech / Harry Heath (ca. 1896-1900) -- Barnyard (Guiet in the country) and the Holy City / Harry Heath and unknown female (ca. 1896-1900).

Call Number

*LE 17-2277

ISBN

• 9780997435900
• 0997435909

LCCN

868490000203

OCLC

969907070

Title

Waxing the gospel : mass evangelism & the phonograph : 1890-1900.

Publisher

Champaign, IL : Archeophone Records, [2016]

Copyright Date

©2016

Type of Content

text

performed music

Type of Medium

unmediated

audio

Type of Carrier

volume

audio disc

Digital File Characteristics

audio file

CD audio

Bibliography

Includes table of contents, list of songs, bibliography, and glossary of names.

Credits

Produced by Richard Martin, Meagan Hennessey, and Michael Devecka ; authored by Richard Martin.

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Chronological Term

1800-1899

Added Author

Martin, Richard (Sound recording producer), author.

Hennessey, Meagan, producer.

Devecka, Michael, producer.

Other Standard Identifier

868490000203

Publisher No.

ARCH 1009 Archeophone Records

Research Call Number

*LE 17-2277 [Text]

*LDC 53811 [CD]