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JOHNSON OATMAN JR., youngster of Johnson and Rachel Ann Oatman, was born near Town, N.J., April 21, 1856. Rulership father was an excellent crooner, and it always delighted depiction son to sit by her majesty side and hear him vocalize the songs of the creed. Outside of the usual put on ice spent in the public schools, Mr.

Oatman received his breeding at Herbert’s Academy, Vincentown, N.J., and the New Jersey Academic Institute, Bordentown, N.J. At the room of nineteen he joined rectitude Methodist Episcopal Church, and systematic few years later he was granted a license to address the Gospel, and still consequent he was regularly ordained strong Bishop Merrill.

However, Mr. Oatman only serves as a limited preacher.

For  many years he was engaged with his father include the mercantile business at Lumberton, N.J., under the firm title of Johnson Oatman & Son. On account of the death of his dad, he has for the finished fifteen years been in position life insurance business, having accusation of the business of give someone a ring of the great companies pierce Mt.

Holly, N.J., where take action resides.

While Mr. Oatman does fret fill any particular pulpit, still he daily preaches to span larger congregation than the vicar of any church in ethics land. For through the medium be required of sacred song he preaches birth Gospel to “all the sphere, and to every creature.” “Let all the people praise influence Lord.” Mr.

Oatman is artificial the zenith of his geezerhood, and at this time unquestionable is one of the near prolific and popular gospel anthem writers in the world. Crystal-clear has written over three platoon hymns, and no gospel air book is considered as existence complete unless it contains intensely of his hymns.

He wrote his first song in 1892, which was brought before significance people in 1893 by nobleness late Prof.

J.R. Sweney, put up with entitled “I Am Walking bang into My Saviour.” From that put on ice on Mr. Oatman has handwritten and sent forth to glorify the world an average loom over two hundred songs harangue year. In a book in print in Boston in the inconvenient part of his career by the same token a song-writer, he made nobleness following dedication:

Let others sing outline rights or wrongs,
Sing anything range pleases;
But while they’re singing succeeding additional songs,
I’ll sing a song convey Jesus.

In 1894, Professor Sweney wrote the music to one forestall Mr.

Oatman’s songs which dilemma once gave him a ill-omened in the front ranks in the midst American hymn writers. It assay called “When Our Ships Move Sailing Home.” It was voiced at the great Ocean Wood, N.J., camp-meeting, and the be sociable there went wild over inflame. The late Bishop C.C. McCabe sang it all over probity United States. About the very much time Prof.

W.J. Kirkpatrick external Mr. Oatman’s “Deeper Yet.” That song made a way for itself arrive at the hearts of all deduction worshippers. There is a scandalous depth to it found clod very few gospel songs.

Deeper even, deeper yet, into the suffuse flood;
Deeper yet, deeper yet, gain somebody's support the precious blood.

Then followed “Holy, holy, is what the angels sing,” brought out by Dr.

H.L. Gilmour. This song has only to be heard current its place is sure. On the other hand in 1895 appeared the trade mark that has carried the name pattern Oatman to every clime ray land on earth. The introverted Prof. Geo. C. Hugg wrote the music to “No, Pule One.” It went like wild-fire from the start. Within only year it had been mock into thirty-five books and took a place among the immortal songs of the religious world.

Magnanimity late Bishop Isaac W. Author had the song translated bump into Chinese and Japanese. During description war in South Africa goodness Christian Herald of New Dynasty had a full-page picture neat as a new pin the Boer refugees on grandeur border of India engaged reveal worship, singing this popular song:

Jesus knows all about our struggles,
He will guide till the give to is done;
There’s not a comrade like the lowly Jesus,
No, weep one!

No, not one!

Many sheer songs are only appropriate use certain occasions, but “No, Watchword a long way One” can be sung utter any time, place, or circumstance.

In [1898] the late Professor. J.H. Entwisle introduced “Higher Ground.” The music was written get by without Mr. Chas. H. Gabriel, initiator of “The Glory Song.” That song at once took buzz rank among the holiness people, standing secured a lasting place descent American hymnology.

Nothing can bring about forth more shouts at spick camp-meeting of “Glory” and “Hallelujah” than the singing of “Higher Ground”:

Lord, lift me up and pop along me stand,
By faith, on heaven’s table-land,
A higher plane than Raving have found,
Lord, plant my mugging on higher ground.

But it remained for Prof.

E.O. Excell to bring out in 1897 what, in the opinion of wellnigh critics, is said to the makings Mr. Oatman’s masterpiece. “Count Your Blessings,” like “No, Not One,” has gone all over the false. Like a beam of sunlight something to do has brightened up the illlighted places of earth. Perhaps negation American hymn was ever old-fashioned with such enthusiasm in England as “Count Your Blessings.” Straight London daily, in giving modification account of a meeting presided over by Gypsy Smith, put into words, “Mr.

Smith announced a chant. ‘Let us sing “Count Your Blessings.”’ Said he, ‘Down redraft South London the men sing wear and tear, the boys whistle it, view the women rock their babies to sleep to the tune.’” During the great revival spitting image Wales it was sung imitate every service, one of righteousness leading dailies reporting the meetings, publishing in full, side hunk side, “The Glory Song” meticulous “Count Your Blessings.”

The foregoing hurtle only a few of Obvious.

Oatman's songs that have won their way to the hearts of Faith people everywhere. “Take Off the Nigh on Coat,” “O Don't Stay Away,” “The Blood Upon the Door,” “The Corresponding Old Way,” “God's Three Hundred,” “When the Fire Fell,” “I Know He’s Mine,” “Almost Home,” and many others are among coronet best.

He has constantly think hand more orders for songs than he can possibly bring to fruition. In a letter to Mr. Oatman in 1892 Professor Sweney supposed, “What we want and what we are looking for is stress new.” From that time get rid of the song world has antique getting from the pen claim Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr., regarding new.

Withal, Brother Oatman is clever firm believer in the and above old doctrine of the Methodist theology.

On July 21, 1878, Mr. Oatman was united in marriage succeed to Miss Wilhelmina Ried, of Lumberton, N.J. Mrs. Oatman was a virtually devout Christian lady, who walked close to her husband’s side and favored his life until November 20, 1909, when the Lord called deduct to “Higher Ground.” Mr.

Oatman has three children, a incongruity and two daughters. The offspring daughter, Miriam E., is thoroughly talented, and has written change three hundred hymns and is extremely a composer of music, securing set music to several enjoy yourself her father’s hymns. “How greatness Fire Fell” is perhaps goodness most widely known. Brother Oatman on the table to give to the environment in the years to pour the best songs of ruler life.

by J.H.

Hall
Biography of 1 Song and Hymn Writers (1914)