*Bold text pertains to The Hymn Society*
1950
- National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America founded
- Bailey, The Gospel in Hymns
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First general meeting outside New York held in Cleveland with MTNA, enabled by Ohio Chapter
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Chapter forms at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
1951
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McAll visits HSGBI to discuss resumption of work on Julian replacement
1952
- Hauessler, The Story of Our Hymns
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Chapter forms in Los Angeles
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Three-day meeting, May 18-20, celebrates Society’s 30th anniversary
1953
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Harkness, “Hope of the world! thou Christ of great compassion”
1954
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Office moves to National Arts Club building,119 East 19th Street, New York City
1955
- The Hymnbook [Presbyterian and Reformed]
- People’s Hymnal
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14 new and developing chapters
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Leonard Ellinwood succeeds Henry Wilder Foote as Chairman of THS committee on replacement for Julian’s Dictionary
1956
- Baptist Hymnal
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HSGBI approves concept of American dictionary of hymnology
1957
- Worship and Service Hymnal
- McCutchan, Hymn Tune Names
1958
- Pilgrim Hymnal
- Service Book and Hymnal
1959
- American Choral Directors Association founded
- Internationale Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Hymnologie / International Society for Hymnological Studies established
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Caroline Bird Parker is the last of Founders to die
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Members in all 50 states, in all but 1 Canadian province, and in 24 other countries