Howard B. Grose

Howard Benjamin Grose (September 5, 1851 – May 19, 1939) was an American Baptist minister, journalist, writer of hymns, educator, university president, newspaper editor, and author.

Early life and education Grose was born September 5, 1981 in Millerton, New York to Reverend Henry Laurence Grose. in 1876. In 1883, he became an ordained Baptist minister. Grose then began teaching history at Chicago University. During this time, he was also the associate editor of the Watchman, published in Boston. He also copyrighted hymns.

After the publication of The Incoming Millions in 1906, a reviewer with Religious Telescope called Grose "the most important writer of this century".

Personal life Grose married Caroline Bristol, with whom he had at least two sons, Howard Grose, Jr. and Laurence R. Grose. The Incoming Millions (1906) The Praise Book with George B. Graff, Boston, Massachusetts:, United Society of Christian Endeavor (1906) Advance to the Antilles (1910) Never Man So Spake (1924)