In Thy Presence Is Fullness of Joy

Author: Benj. T. Tanner

Benjamin Tucker Tanner (b 25 Dec. 1835, Pittsburgh, PA | d 15 Jan. 1923, Philadelphia, PA), son of Hugh S. and Isabel Tanner, studied at Avery College, Pittsburgh (1852–1857). Was licensed as a Methodist preacher (1856), trained at Allegheny and Western Theological Seminary, and was ordained into the AME Church (1860). Married Sarah Elizabeth Miller and had seven children. During the Civil War, Tanner ministered to freedmen in the U.S. Navy. He founded the Alexander Mission in Baltimore (1862) and served churches in Georgetown (1863–1866) and Baltimore (1866–1867), then became editor of the AME Christian Recorder (1868–1884) in Washington, DC, before founding the AME Church Review (1884). He was elected bishop of the AME General Con… Go to person page >