Johnson Oatman, Jr., son of Johnson and Rachel Ann Oatman, was born near Medford, N. J., April 21, 1856. His father was an excellent singer, and it always delighted the son to sit by his side and hear him sing the songs of the church.
Outside of the usual time spent in the public schools, Mr. Oatman received his education at Herbert's Academy, Princetown, N. J., and the New Jersey Collegiate Institute, Bordentown, N. J. At the age of nineteen he joined the M.E. Church, and a few years later he was granted a license to preach the Gospel, and still later he was regularly ordained by Bishop Merrill. However, Mr. Oatman only serves as a local preacher.
For many years he was engaged with his father in the mercantile business at Lumberton… Go to person page >
Display Title: My Gaze Is Fixed On JesusFirst Line: While trav'ling thro' this vale of tearsTune Title: [While trav'ling thro' this vale of tears]Author: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr.Date: 1903
Display Title: Press Along, ChildrenFirst Line: While trav'ling through this vale of tearsTune Title: [While trav'ling through this vale of tears]Author: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr.Date: 1915
Display Title: My Gaze Is Fixed On JesusFirst Line: While trav'ling thro' this vale of tearsTune Title: [While trav'ling thro' this vale of tears]Author: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr.Date: 1899
Display Title: In All Thy Ways Acknowledge HimFirst Line: While trav'ling thro' this vale of tearsTune Title: [While trav'ling thro' this vale of tears]Author: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr.Date: 1910