Record #:

7743

Author(s):

Berry, C.B.

Abstract:

Lorenzo Dow was born in Connecticut in 1777 and preached Methodist doctrines in North Carolina, traveling forty to fifty miles per day through the countryside, giving sermons and his own medicinal concoctions to the sick. Dow died in 1834 at the age of 56 and was buried in a cemetery in the District of Columbia.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 54 Issue 2, July 1986, p17-18, por

Subject(s):

Methodist Episcopal Church--Clergy; Dow, Lorenzo, 1777-1834

Record #:

12585

Author(s):

Seay, Majel Ivey

Abstract:

Born in Connecticut in 1777, Lorenzo Dow, moved to North Carolina to become a preacher. Scheduling appointments statewide as well as performing at various public locations, Dow was able to amass crowds of up to 1,500 people and issue sermons lasting for some four and one half hours. Dow was known for his ability to recover lost or stolen items, his powerful influence in the religious life of North Carolina, as well as his role as an eccentric pioneer Methodist evangelist.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 30 Issue 7, Sept 1962, p8, por

Subject(s):

Methodist Episcopal Church--Clergy