J. 16, 1647 H.W.F. Alcott, Louisa May, Concord, Massachusetts, November 29, 1833—March 5, 1888, Concord. She was the author of widely known books for children, _Little Women_, _Little Men_, and others. Julian’s _Dictionary_, p. 1602, records her hymn, _A little kingdom I possess_, and cites Eva Munson Smith’s _Women in Sacred Song_ as quoting a note from Miss Alcott dated “Concord, Oct. 7, 1883,” in which she says that this is “the only hymn I ever wrote. It was composed at thirteen - - - and still expresses my soul’s desire.” Notwithstanding this statement another hymn attributed to her, apparently written for use by young people and beginning, _O the beautiful old story!_ is included in _The New Hymn and Tune Book_, 1914. J 1550, 1602 H.W.F. Alger, Rev. William Rounsville, Freetown, Massachusetts, December 28, 1822—February 7, 1905, Boston, Massachusetts. He graduated from the Harvard Divinity School in 1847 and in the same year became minister of the Mount Pleasant Society, Roxbury, Massachusetts. In 1855 he was settled over the Bulfinch Place Church, Boston. He was a popular lecturer and the author of numerous articles and several books, the most notable of which was his _History of the Doctrine of the Future Life_, 1864, and later editions. His Christmas hymn _Jesus has lived! and we would bring_, written in 1845 while he was still a student, is included in Hedge and Huntington’s _Hymns for the Church of Christ_, 1853. Other poems by him, including a hymn for the graduation of his class from the Divinity School in 1847 and another for the ordination of Thomas Starr King, are included in Putnam, _Singers and Songs_, but have had no further use. H.W.F. Ames, Rev. Charles Gordon, Dorchester, Massachusetts, 1828—April 15, 1912, Boston, Massachusetts. He was ordained as a Baptist minister in 1849 and spent some years as a home missionary in Minnesota. In 1859 he joined the Unitarian denomination and served several churches, his last pastorate being with the Church of the Disciples, Boston. In 1905 he wrote a hymn for the dedication of the new edifice of that Society beginning, _With loving hearts and hands we rear_, which is included in _The New Hymn and Tune Book_, 1914. A hymn beginning _Father in heaven, hear us today_, is attributed to him in the Universalist _Church Harmonies_: _Old and New_, 1898, but is not found elsewhere. H.W.F. Anonymous