Song Writer. He wrote the words to over 100 hymns, including "Trust and Obey" and "He is A Friend of Mine." A business man and YMCA worker in Logansport, Indiana, Sammis attended McCormick and Lane Theological Seminaries, was ordained a Presbyterian minister in 1880. He served in Glidden, Iowa; Indianapolis, Indiana; Grandhaven, Michigan, Red Wing, Minnesota; and Sullivan, Indiana. For the remainder of his career, he taught at the Bible Institute of Los Angeles.
"Born 1846 in Brooklyn, NY to Sarah T and Oliver Ketcham Sammis. Married Mary, adopted daughter Louise; Died in California in 1919, taught at Biola Bible College. Our family thinks it is John Hanna Sammis, not Henry." - email from Gina Sammis.
Song Writer. He wrote the words to over 100 hymns, including "Trust and Obey" and "He is A Friend of Mine." A business man and YMCA worker in Logansport, Indiana, Sammis attended McCormick and Lane Theological Seminaries, was ordained a Presbyterian minister in 1880. He served in Glidden, Iowa; Indianapolis, Indiana; Grandhaven, Michigan, Red Wing, Minnesota; and Sullivan, Indiana. For the remainder of his career, he taught at the Bible Institute of Los Angeles.
"Born 1846 in Brooklyn, NY to Sarah T and Oliver Ketcham Sammis. Married Mary, adopted daughter Louise; Died in California in 1919, taught at Biola Bible College. Our family thinks it is John Hanna Sammis, not Henry." - email from Gina Sammis.
