One summer day in 1860, a 22-year-old teacher of music named Philip Bliss collapsed in tears on the sofa of his in-laws’ house. He grew up in poverty and, while he honed some skills in the singing ...
BLISS, Philip J. Philip J. Bliss, 89, of Sleepy Hollow Park, died April 22, 2010, at The Mark Wentworth Home, Portsmouth, NH. Born Jan. 24, 1921, in New York City, NY, he was the son of Julius and ...