Lane, Rev. John. (New York City, 1853--1945, Nashville, Tennessee). Singing evangelist and hymn-writer. Son of Patrick and Alice O'Connor Lane (formerly "Lean"), Irish immigrants. He was an advertising solicitor for New York newspapers, when he was converted to Christianity and under the tutelage of Dr. T. De Witt Talmadge, he became a mission worker, and later conducted revival meetings in the East before going West in 1893 to Kansas City, Missouri.
--Information from multiple letters from Laura B. Lane, daughter, to Leonard Ellinwood, DNAH Archives. A photo of John Lane is also in the DNAH Archives.… Go to person page >
Display Title: The VictoryFirst Line: If you have lost in the battle of lifeTune Title: [If you have lost in the battle of life]Author: J. L.Date: 1896
Display Title: The VictoryFirst Line: If you have lost in the battle of lifeTune Title: [If you have lost in the battle of life]Author: J. L.Date: 1895
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