Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. IN 1863 Mr. Charles D. Cleveland, United States Consul at Cardiff, wrote to Daniel Sedgwick, the Father of Eng lish Hymnology, suggesting that he should prepare a Biographical Dictionary of Hymn-writers that would sell for half a crown or a crown - the cheaper the better.
