Code | DS/UK/1774 |
Name | Bonner; Rev; Carey (1 May 1859-16 June 1938); English Baptist minister |
Dates | 1 May 1859-16 June 1938 |
Gender | Male (cisgender) |
Place of Birth/Origin | Southwark, Surrey, England (born) |
Biography | Carey Bonner was a Baptist minister who served as the General Secretary of the National Sunday School Union from 1900 until 1929 and as Joint Secretary of the World Sunday School Association.
A composer and hymnist, he wrote and arranged hymns, choral works and sacred cantatas and compiled a number of hymnals. He is known for The Sunday School Hymnary (1905) and The Baptist Church Hymnal (1933). |