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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 edit
He 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 edit
Works 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. .
- John Alfred Faulkner (1936). "Atkinson, John". Dictionary of American Biography. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons.