Born: May 26, 1823, Bel­per, Der­by­shire, Eng­land.

Died: June 29, 1894, Gun­nis­lake, Corn­wall.

After em­i­grat­ing to Amer­i­ca, Bot­tome be­came a Meth­od­ist Epis­co­pal min­is­ter in 1850. Dick­in­son Coll­ege in Car­lisle, Penn­syl­van­ia, award­ed him an hon­o­ra­ry Doc­tor of Di­vin­i­ty de­gree in 1872. His works in­clude:

• Centenary Sing­er, 1869
• Round Lake, 1872

Bottome al­so helped com­pile Gos­pel Songs, by R. P. Smith, 1872.

Sources

Hymns

1. Come, Ho­ly Ghost, All Sac­red Fire
2. Comforter Has Come, The
3. Full Salva­tion, Full Salva­tion
4. Let Us Sing of His Love Once Again
5. Oh Bliss of the Purified
6. Precious Jesus, O to Love Thee