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Joseph Scriven, described as one who lived the Christian life of service to his fellows, was born at Ballymoney Lodge, Banbridge on the 10th of September 1819. His father was Captain John Scriven of the Royal Marines; His mother was Jane Medlicott, sister of a Wiltshire Vicar, the Rev. Joseph Medlicott whom her son was named after.
"What a Friend We Have in Jesus" is a Christian hymn originally written by preacher Joseph M. Scriven as a poem in 1855 to comfort his mother, who was living in Ireland while he was in Canada. [2] Scriven originally published the poem anonymously, and only received full credit for it in the 1880s. [3]
Robert Murray M'Cheyne (1813–1843), Scottish preacher and minister of St Peter's, Dundee; Joseph M. Scriven (1819–1886), Irish poet, moved to Canada and wrote What a Friend We Have in Jesus; William Henry Green (1825–1900), chairman of the Old Testament committee for the American Standard Version (1901)
Joseph M. Scriven (1819–1886) Irish poet. Lawrence L. E. Scriven (1931-2007) American Professor of Chemical Engineering; Margaret Scriven (1912–2001) British tennis player. Mary Stenson Scriven (born 1962) United States federal judge. Michael Scriven (born 1928) British-born polymath and academic. Paul Scriven Baron Scriven (born 1966 ...
Charles Crozat Converse (October 7, 1832 – October 18, 1918) was an American attorney who also worked as a composer of church songs. He is notable for setting to music the words of Joseph Scriven to become the hymn "What a Friend We Have in Jesus". [1]
Alexander was born at 25 Eccles Street, Dublin, the third child and second daughter of Major John Humphreys of Norfolk (land-agent to 4th Earl of Wicklow and later to the second Marquess of Abercorn), and his wife Elizabeth (née Reed). [2] She was known by family and friends as Fanny. [3]
Jane Scriven was my ggGrandmother and the little sister of Joseph SCriven. The world seems unaware that she existed, so I just created a blog to visit about her and the work I've done on our family history. I attempted to put the name and link of my blog at the very bottom of Joseph's page as an External link but you have deleted it.
[2] [4] He and first wife, Bertha Bragg Scriven, purchased the property in 1893 and lived there with their two daughters, Elizabeth and Katherine, there. [2] In 1901, Scriven hired the architect Henry Simpson and the builder Charles A. Langley to build an addition at the north side of the house. [2]