1866 - 1949 Person Name: Rev. J. Hoffman Batten Hymnal Number: 62 Author of "When Jesus came my way" in On Wings of Song James Hoffman Batten was a Methodist minister. He served the West Grove Methodist Church in Asbury Park, the Matawan Methodist Church, and other Methodist churches in New Jersey and Illinois. He later left the Methodist Church and joined the Congregationalist Church because he agreed with the teachings of the Congregationalists. He died in Anaheim, California
Dianne Shapiro, from "Red Bank Register", Dec. 7, 1904, Find a Grave (findagrave.com)
J. Hoffman Batten