Charles Purday, 1799-1885, the composer, was at one time a noted singer in London. He became a publisher of music and was a popular lecturer on musical subjects. 164. Lead us, O Father, in the paths of peace _Wm. H. Burleigh_, 1812-71 A hymn on the journey of life, entitled by the author, “Prayer for Guidance.” William Henry Burleigh was brought up on a farm at Plainfield, Conn. At the age of 25, he went to Pittsburgh, Pa., and learned the printing trade and journalism. He later became editor of the _Christian Freeman_, an abolitionist journal, at Hartford, Conn. He was an ardent temperance reformer and advocate of the abolition of slavery. His last appointment was harbour master at New York, a post he held for 15 years. Burleigh belonged to a distinguished group of Unitarians who have contributed to American hymnody. His wife, Celia Burleigh, was for some time minister of the Unitarian Church at Brooklyn, Conn., and wrote the _Life_ of her husband. _MUSIC._ LONGWOOD was composed for John Ellerton’s hymn, “Savior, again to thy dear name we raise” (43). For comments on the composer, Joseph Barnby, see Hymn 21. 165. O’er the trackless ocean guided _Wm. H. Adams_, 1864— A hymn on pioneer service, written probably with the Pilgrim Fathers in mind, but equally applicable to other groups of immigrants who came “o’er the trackless ocean” to build “rude homes” in the “new land, wild and lonely.” Information concerning the author has not been traced. The hymn is not listed in _Julian’s Dictionary_. _MUSIC._ BEECHER. For comments on this tune and its composer see Hymn 178. 166. For them whose ways are in the height _Richard Roberts_, 1874— This hymn for travellers by air was created to meet the new day of amazing development which has taken place in modern travel. It is a welcome addition to the hymnody of travel. Richard Roberts, born in Wales, in 1874, is an eminent preacher. Before going to Canada where he became the first Moderator of the United Church of Canada, he occupied pulpits in Wales, London, and Brooklyn. He is one of the founders of the “Fellowship of Reconciliation.” His views on the relation of the church to war are well expressed in his own words: The world order in which war is inherent, the church exists to transform. When it supports the method of war, an end-product of the unredeemed world order, the church is not only proclaiming its own failure, but is hauling down its own flag and hoisting instead the flag of the world.