Author talk:W. A. Fletcher

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The lyrics to the song “Farther Along” were written by Rev. W. A. Fletcher, an itinerant

preacher while traveling on a train to the Indian Territories near the end of 1911. He was

feeling a bit sad because his wife was expecting their first-born child in a few weeks and

he wouldn’t be there for the occasion. He felt that his priorities were to his obligations

with his ministry in the Indian Territories and wrote the lyrics to reflect his frame of

mind at the time. Sitting next to him was J. R. Baxter, a gospel music promoter who was quite taken with the

lyrics that the Rev. Fletcher was writing and offered him $2.00 for them. Mr. Baxter then

had them put to music and the song has been quite popular in the gospel music arena ever

since. Contributed by James Greer (Grandson of Rev. W. A. Fletcher)

—User:Jwgreer [1]

—Beleg Tâl (talk) 16:07, 20 October 2017 (UTC)