Background
Ohl, Jeremiah Franklin was born on June 26, 1850 in Cherryville, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Milton and Mary Elizabeth (Schick) Ohl.
Ohl, Jeremiah Franklin was born on June 26, 1850 in Cherryville, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Milton and Mary Elizabeth (Schick) Ohl.
Mercersburg (Pennsylvania) College, 1866-1867. Bachelor of Arts, Muhlenberg College, Pennsylvania, 1871, Master of Arts, 1874, Doctor of Music, 1893. Graduate Lutheran Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, 1874.
Doctor of Divinity, Wittenberg College, Springfield, O., 1921.
C. Theodore Benze), Else Rebecca, Frederick William. Ordained Lutheran ministry, June 3, 1874. Pastor, Quakertown (Pennsylvania) Parish, 1874-1893.
Organizer and rector Lutheran Deaconess Motherhouse, Milwaukee, and instructor Theological Seminary Lutheran Church, Chicago, 1893-1898.
City missionary, Philadelphia, 1899-1930. Superintendent Philadelphia City Mission of Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1903-1930.
Lecturer, Lutheran Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, 1910-1911. Music. editor The Helper, 1882-1891.
Lecturer at summer schools Frequent delegate General Council Evangelical Lutheran Church in North America (now United Lutheran Church in America), and member commission on liturgy and hymn books, since 1885.
Member Inner Mission Board and other boards many years. Long active in prison reform work, and frequent delegate to National Prison Congress. Delegate to International Prison Congress, 1910.
Trustee Muhlenberg College, 1877-1893.
Director Theological Seminary Evangelical Lutheran Church, Chicago, 1894-1899. Honorary president Inner Mission Society of Philadelphia Editor: Little Children’s Book (music), 1885.
Revised and enlarged edit Church Song (with Review Doctor Joseph A. Seiss), 1892.
Chief music editor and contributor to Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church, 1917, and the Parish School Hymnal, 1926.
Author: School and Parish Hymnal (with tunes), 1892. School and Parish Service Book (with music), 1892. The Responsories of Matins and Vespers Secretariat to Music, 1909.
The Inner Mission, A Handbook for Christian Workers, 1911.
Also festival anthem, “I Will Extol Thee,” for Quadri-Centennial of the Reformation (2d prize), 1917. “The Living Hope,” Easter cantata, 1923.
“The Christ Child,” Christmas cantata, 1925. “The Good Shepherd,” cantata for general use, 1927.
Home: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Member Inner Mission Board and other boards many years.
Married Olivia Elizabeth Kessler, March 10, 1873 (died January 16, 1919). Children: Hermine Elizabeth (wife of Professor.