John R. Clements was born in County Armagh, Ireland 28 November 1868 and was brought to the United States at the age of two years. He worked at the age of thirteen as a retail grocery clerk and had a successful wholesale grocery business. He began writing poetry when he was young.
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Display Title: But For a MomentFirst Line: "But for a moment" this weight of afflictionTune Title: ["But for a moment" this weight of affliction]Author: Jno. R. ClementsDate: 1913
Display Title: But for a MomentFirst Line: "But for a moment" this weight of afflictionTune Title: ["But for a moment" this weight of affliction]Author: Jno. R. ClementsDate: 1913
Display Title: But for a MomentFirst Line: "But for a moment" this weight of afflictionTune Title: ["But for a moment" this weight of affliction]Author: Jno. R. ClementsDate: 1913
Display Title: But for a MomentFirst Line: "But for a moment" this weight of afflictionTune Title: ["But for a moment" this weight of affliction]Author: Jno. R. ClementsDate: 1914
Display Title: But for a MomentFirst Line: "But for a moment" this weight of afflictionTune Title: ["But for a moment" this weight of affliction]Author: Jno. R. ClementsDate: 1914
Display Title: But For a MomentFirst Line: "But for a moment" this weight of afflictionTune Title: ["But for a moment" this weight of affliction]Author: Jno. R. ClementsDate: 1913Subject: Easter | ; Heaven |
Display Title: But for a MomentFirst Line: "But for a moment" this weight of afflictionTune Title: ["But for a moment" this weight of affliction]Author: Jno. R. ClementsDate: 1914