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Francis H. Rowley

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Francis H. Rowley

Geburt
New York, USA
Tod
14 Feb 1952 (im Alter von 97)
Massachusetts, USA
Bestattung
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Grabstelle
Glen Avenue, Lot 5565
Gedenkstätten-ID
181718227 Quelle ansehen
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Hymn writer, Baptist minister, and humanitarian. In 1886, he wrote "I Will Sing the Wondrous Story." A doctor's son, Rowley attended the University of Rochester and Rochester Theological Seminary in New York. He was ordained a Baptist minister in 1878, and pastored for over 30 years in several loca­tions: Titusville, Pennsylvania; North Adams, Massachusetts; Oak Park, Illinois; Fall River, Massachusetts; and at the First Baptist Church in Boston, Massachusetts. Around 1908, he became president of the Massachusetts Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, where he served until retirement in 1945. Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, Georgia, named the Rowley School of Humanities after him.

Hymn writer, Baptist minister, and humanitarian. In 1886, he wrote "I Will Sing the Wondrous Story." A doctor's son, Rowley attended the University of Rochester and Rochester Theological Seminary in New York. He was ordained a Baptist minister in 1878, and pastored for over 30 years in several loca­tions: Titusville, Pennsylvania; North Adams, Massachusetts; Oak Park, Illinois; Fall River, Massachusetts; and at the First Baptist Church in Boston, Massachusetts. Around 1908, he became president of the Massachusetts Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, where he served until retirement in 1945. Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, Georgia, named the Rowley School of Humanities after him.

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Francis H. Rowley, D. D.

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  • Erstellt von: BobB
  • Hinzugefügt: 23 Juli 2017
  • ID der Find-a-Grave-Gedenkstätte: 181718227
  • Find a Grave, Datenbank und Bilder (https://de.findagrave.com/memorial/181718227/francis-h-rowley: aufgerufen ), Gedenkstättenseite für Francis H. Rowley (25 Juli 1854–14 Feb 1952), Gedenkstätten-ID bei Find a Grave 181718227, zitierend Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Verwaltet von BobB (Mitwirkender 47607961).