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J. H. Tenney

1840 - 1918 Arranger of "[I saw a wayworn trav'ler]" in Pearls of Truth in Song John Harrison Tenney, 1840-1918 Born: November 22, 1840, Rowley, Massachusetts. Born just after the presidential campaign of "Tippecanoe and Tyler, too," Tenney was named after American president William Henry Harrison. A deacon in the Congregational Church in Linebrook, Massachusetts, he edited or was associate editor of over 30 books, and contributed to hundreds more. His works include: American Male Choir Temperance Jewels, with Elisha Hoffman (Boston, Massachusetts: Oliver Ditson & Company, 1879) Bells of Victory, with Elisha Hoffman (Boston, Massachusetts: Oliver Ditson & Company, 1888) Gems of Gospel Song Golden Sunbeams Sharon’s Dewy Rose Songs of Faith Shining Light Songs of Joy Sparkling and Bright Spiritual Songs, Nos. 1 and 2 Sweet Fields of Eden The Beacon Light The Singing School Banner The Anthem Offering The American Anthem Book The Crown of Praise Sources-- Hall, pp. 219-22 Music-- Asilomar Bogotá Beyond the Swelling Flood Cancún Come to Jesus Ever Will I Pray Hallowed Hour of Prayer Jesus Is Passing This Way Jubilate! My Anchor Is Holding Nothing Between Onward Christian Soldiers Sabbath Bell San Francisco We’ll Never Say Goodbye Where Will You Spend Eternity? --www.hymntime.com/tch

T. C. O'Kane

1830 - 1912 Harmonizer of "[I saw a wayworn trav'ler]" in The Evangelist No. 3 O'Kane, Tullius Clinton, an American writer, born March 10, 1830, is the author of "O sing of Jesus, Lamb of God" (Redemption); and "Who, who are these beside the chilly wave?" (Triumph in Death), in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos, 1878 and 1881. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907) =========================== Tullius Clinton O'Kane was born in Fairfield County, Ohio, March 10, 1830. He resided with his parents in this vicinity until the spring of 1849, when he went to Delaware, Ohio, and entered the Ohio Wesleyan University, from which he graduated in 1852, with the degree A. B., and received his A. M. degree three years later from his Alma Mater. Immediately upon his graduation, he was tendered a position in the Faculty as Tutor of Mathematics, which he accepted and successfully filled for five years. The students always called him "Professor," by which title he is known to the present day. His musical abilities were early recognized in the University, and for years he was the musical precentor in the daily chapel devotions. He organized and maintained a Choral Society in the College, and was the first musical instructor in the Ohio Wesleyan Female College, which a few years ago was incorporated into the University. In 1857 he was elected to a principalship in the Cincinnati public schools, and served in that capacity until 1861, when he resigned his position to accept a place in the piano establishment of Philip Phillips & Co. He remained with this house until its removal to New York City in 1867, when, although urged to be transferred with the house to that city, he preferred to remove with his family back to Delaware, Ohio. For the ensuing six years he traveled over the state of Ohio as the general agent for the Smith American Organ Co., of Boston, Mass. During this time he visited conferences, Sunday-school conventions, both State and County, introducing his Sunday-school singing books, and in this way became well known throughout his native state, and quite extensively in some of the adjoining states. His musical compositions were first published in Philip Phillips' Musical Leaves, in 1865, and since then but few Sunday-school singing books have appeared without one or more of his compositions. His first music book, Fresh Leaves, was issued in 1868. This was followed at intervals by Dew Drops, Songs of Worship, Every Sabbath, Jasper and Gold, Redeemer's Praise, Glorious Things and Morning Stars. In connection with his son, Edward T. O'Kane, who is himself a most excellent composer and a very skillful organist, in 1882 he issued Selected Anthems, a book designed for use by the more advanced choirs. In association with J. R. Sweney and "Chaplain" McCabe, he issued Joy to the World, a song book for prayer-meetings, and the same editors, with the addition of W. J. Kirkpatrick, compiled Songs of Redeeming Love, No. 1, in 1882, and No. 2 in 1884. He also issued Songs of Praises, Unfading Treasures and Forward Songs. Some of Professor O'Kane's best known songs are Glorious Fountain, The Home Over There, On Jordan's Stormy Banks, Say, are You Ready? and many others. With Mr. O'Kane, music and musical composition have ever been a recreation, rather than a profession. He is an excellent leader of choirs, but his forte seems to be in leading large congregations, Sunday-schools and social religious meetings in sacred song. He sings "with the spirit and the understanding also " — with a due appreciation of both words and music — and very naturally infuses his enthusiasm into his audiences so that they cannot "keep from singing." In his music he endeavors to catch the spirit of the hymn, and then give it expression in the music he composes for it. This sometimes seems to have been almost an inspiration, and could be illustrated by a reference to the circumstances under which many of his compositions have been made. One of his earlier and more widely known pieces is that entitled, Over There. He says he cut this hymn out of some newspaper and put it with others in his portfolio, intending some time when he felt like it to give it a musical setting. One Sunday afternoon, after studying his lesson for the next session of his Sunday-school, he opened his portfolio, and turning over the selections, found these words, and something seemed to say, "Now's your time." He sat down at the organ, studied the hymn intently for a few moments, and then, as his fingers touched the keys of the instrument, melody and harmony were in every movement, and when the stanza was ended, melody and harmony found their expression in the chorus, and Over There was finished. Another of his well known songs is Sweeping Through the Gates. One cold, blustery day he had occasion to go from his residence to the railroad depot, about a mile distant, and in his route had to cross the river on a suspension foot-bridge. As he came down to the bridge, he thought of the "river of death," so cold, with no bridge, and then the words of the dying Cookman came to his mind, and he exclaimed to himself: 'Who, who are these beside the chilly wave? " Words, melody and refrain seemed to come all at once and all together, so that by the time he arrived back at his home, the composition was complete. Professor O'Kane is a genial, modest Christian gentleman, who carries sunshine wherever he goes. His greatest joy comes from the consciousness that his music has cheered and comforted the hearts of Christian people all over the world, and has been the means of winning thousands from the pleasures of the world to the higher enjoyments of the Christian religion. His song, Sweeping Through the Gates, will be sung till all the ransomed are gathered Over There. -Hall, J. H. (c1914). Biographies of Gospel Song and Hymn Writers. New York: Fleming H. Revell Company. ======================== O'Kane, Tullius Clinton. Died 10 February 1912, Delaware, Ohio. Buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Delaware, Ohio. --DNAH Archives

Anonymous

Person Name: Anon. Author of "Deliverance Will Come" in Songs of Free Grace In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.

W. McDonald

1820 - 1901 Person Name: Rev. W. McDonald Arranger of "[I saw a wayworn traveler]" in Spiritual Songs for Gospel Meetings and the Sunday School McDonald, Rev. William. (Belmont, Maine, March 1, 1820--September 11, 1901, Monrovia, California). Becoming a local preacher in the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1839 he was admitted to the Maine Conference in 1843, being transferred to that of Wisconsin in 1855 and of New England in 1859. For a number of years he was editor of the Advocate of Christian Holiness. In addition to being a writer of biographies and religious books, he compiled, or assisted in compiling, a number of song books of the gospel song type, among them being the Western Minstrel (1840), Wesleyan Minstrel (1853), Beulah Songs (1870), Tribute of Praise (1874). This last book was that which had been compiled by McDonald and L.F. Snow, and re-edited by Eben Tourjée, appeared in 1882 as the official hymnal of the Methodist Protestant Church. From 1870 he spent many years in evangelistic work before his retirement to Monrovia. Sources: Metcalf, Frank J., American Writers and Compilers of Sacred Music; Tillett, Wilbur F., Our Hymns and Their Authors; Nutter and Tillett, Hymns and Hymn Writers of the Church; McCutchan, Robert G., Our Hymnody; Benson, L.F., The English Hymn. --Robert G. McCutchan, DNAH Archives

John B. Matthias

1767 - 1848 Author of "Deliverance Will Come" in The Cyber Hymnal Born: January 21, 1767, Germantown, New York. Died: May 27, 1848, Hempstead, Long Island, New York. Buried: Methodist churchyard, Hempstead, Long Island, New York. Matthias moved to New York City as a young man, and attended the John Street Methodist Church. He was licensed as a Methodist preacher in 1793, and four years later Bishop Asbury ordained him a deacon. He entered the "itinerant connection" in 1811, and in 1813 Bishop McKendree ordained him an elder. He pastored at a number of locations in New York, and by 1836 was in Huntington, where he wrote Deliverance Will Come. In 1841, failing eyesight forced him to retire to Hempstead, Long Island. Sources: Choir Herald, June 1947, pp. 222-23 http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/m/a/t/matthias_jb.htm ================= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_B._Matthias

Benjamin F. Nysewander

Person Name: Benj. F. Nysewander Arranger of "[I saw a wayworn trav'ler]" in Songs of the Sun Bright Clime

C. T. Catlin

Author of "I saw a wayworn traveler" in Songs of Pilgrimage Charles Titus Catlin was born on March 12, 1821 near Fort Ann, New York. He was the oldest of five children of Leonard and Lucinda Catlin. His family moved from the Fort Ann, New York area to West Troy, New York between 1830 and 1835. According to family oral tradition Leonard Catlin operated a canal boat business and Charles worked as a canal boat pilot. While Charles traveled the Erie Canal, he wrote many poems with deeply religious themes. His earliest extant poem dates to 1838. His poetry infers that he was well educated and according to family oral tradition could read Greek as easily as we read English. On March 27, 1842, Charles Titus Catlin married Jane A. Morrison and had three children with her by 1848. By early 1847 Charles started to lament the Erie Canal life that takes him away from his “…children dear” and his“…fond and faithful wife.” On May 1, 1847 Charles sold his 80 - ton scow the “Charles T. Catlin”. Based on his poetry he continued to pilot on the Erie Canal but by 1850 he was working as a tinsmith in his father’s and brother’s tinsmithing shop, “L. Catlin and Son.” He continued to write poetry and has some of his works published in the local newspaper, The West Troy Advocate. By 1857 Charles moved with his family from West Troy to Troy, New York. Charles worked as a tinsmith until 1859 when he started working for his father as a bookkeeper. From 1860 to 1868 his occupation is listed as bookkeeper. In 1869, he was listed as the principal of the William Rich School in Troy, New York. The William Rich School was an all African-American school. When the school was closed in the spring of 1873, Charles later in the year was ordained at the 5th Street Baptist Church in Troy on December 13, 1873. Based on his extant sermons, Charles worked as a circuit pastor for two churches in Rennsalear County from 1876 to 1879. On December 7, 1879 his wife of 37 years died and he moved to East Poestenkill, New York in 1880, where he was the pastor of the East Poestenkill Baptist Church. On April 8, 1883, Charles married Cynthia A. Wager, a widowed woman with one surviving child. The couple had a 28 year age difference between them. Together the couple had three children, one of which lived to adulthood. Charles Titus Catlin continued to pastor at the East Poestenkill Baptist church until he became ill before his death on January 7, 1898. He was buried in the Oakwood Cemetery in Troy next to his first wife. As of the early 21st Century he has over 366 descendants by his youngest surviving son from his second marriage. Notes on the song “I Long to be There” and “Deliverance will Come”: Based on the poetry of Charles Titus Catlin, Charles appears to have been caught up in the anticipation of the expected Second Advent of Christ in the early 1840’s. He writes in 1843 the poem, “An Admonition to Inconsiderate Judges of the Miller Theory”. In this poem he writes, ‘If the cause is of God, Tis useless on Miller, to Hamper.” In spite of the “Great Disappointment” the poem “I Long to be There” passionately anticipates a better world to come. Charles work, originally written as a 10 stanza poem, is found as part of his paste book collection of poetry dating from the late 1840’s to the mid 1850’s. Most of the poems written in the book were published under his name in the West Troy Advocate. “Deliverance Will Come” has long been considered by the Catlin Family to have been an original work by Charles Titus Catlin. The poem is found among his collection of paste book poetry. In Charles T. Catlin’s two poetry books he appears to be very careful to only attribute his work with his initials C. T. C or published works clearly list him as the author. This poem is clearly marked with his initials. But the poem has an earlier claim to authorship by J. B. Matthias that predates Charles’ work. While Charles original authorship for “Deliverence Will Come” is doubtful, “I Long to be there” has the only and exclusive attribution. Sources: The Catlin Family Bible; The West Troy Advocate, New York State Archives, Albany, New York; New York State Archives, Albany, New York; Written Works by Charles Titus Catlin. Collected and Researched by Gertrude Catlin and Gary R. Catlin. Prepared by Elmer and Bonnie Taylor for the Catlin Family Reunion July 14, 2007. (A collection of the poetry from two original booklets of poetry written by Charles Titus Catlin from 1838 to the mid 1850’s); Troy City Directories, Troy Public Library, Troy New York. From 1854 to 1879; Recorded Oral History of the Descendents of Edwin R. Catlin, part of Betty Hall Payne Collection. New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.; U.S. Census Records and New.York.State. Census Records; History of the First Baptist Chruch at East Poestenkill, wrtitten by Marian Legenbauer and Ellen Dzembo from recrods in the chruch archives; Oakwood Cemetery Interment Records, 50-101st Street, Troy, New York 121180 --Gary Catlin, great-great-grandson of C. T. Catlin

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