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Amos R. (Amos Russel) Wells
1862–1933
A hugely prolific Christian writer and editor, he spent decades shaping devotional reading, Sunday school study, and hymn collections for a wide popular audience. His work joined the energy of a teacher with the steady output of a lifelong magazine man.
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Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers
by Amos R. (Amos Russel) Wells
About the author
Born in Glens Falls, New York, in 1862, Amos Russel Wells was an American editor, author, and teacher. Sources agree that he graduated from Antioch College in 1883, and biographical records describe him as later teaching there, including work in Greek and geology.
Wells became especially known through Christian publishing. Records connected with his career describe him as an editor of The Christian Endeavor World, and library and biographical sources show that he wrote extensively on Sunday school work, devotion, poetry, hymns, and juvenile literature.
He died in 1933. What makes him memorable is not just one famous title, but the sheer range of his output: he was one of those writers whose books, lesson helps, poems, and religious writings were meant to be used, shared, and returned to again and again.