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John Atkinson (December 6, 1835, Deerfield, New York - December 8, 1897, Haverstraw, New York) was an American Methodist clergyman and historian. He wrote histories of Methodism, and the hymn "We Shall Meet Beyond the River".
Biography
editHe became a preacher at 18 years of age and served in the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He filled pulpits in New Jersey (Newark, Jersey City); Chicago; Bay City, Michigan; and finally Haverstraw, New York; after another pass through Newark and Jersey City.[citation needed]
Works
editWorks deriving from his pastoral experience:
- The Living Way (1856)
- The Garden of Sorrows (1868)
- The Class Leader (1875)
Histories:
References
edit- New International Encyclopedia. 1905. .
- "Atkinson, John". The Biographical Dictionary of America. Vol. 1. 1906. p. 159.
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