Dow, Lorenzo

Dow, Lorenzo
(177 7-183 4)
   popular American Methodist preacher
   Lorenzo Dow, known for his eccentric ways and his wide travels, was born in Coventry, Connecticut, on October 16, 1777, and was converted in 1791 under the ministry of Hope Hull (1763-1818), a Methodist preacher. Dow began to preach in 1794. He was admitted on trial as a preacher in 1798 by Bishop Francis Asbury.
   After a two-year stay in England, trying to overcome poor health, he returned in 1801 and was appointed to a circuit in New England. Six months later, he left the circuit, effectively severing his ties to organized METHODISM, and he began a life of itinerant preaching.
   Dow was tall and thin, with a long, red beard. His harsh, raspy voice and jerky movements and gestures while preaching became famous, along with numerous anecdotes of odd and humorous incidents. However, he was acknowledged to be a serious evangelist, creative in devising methods of reaching his audiences. Early in his ministry, he met Samul K. Jennings, who had written about camp meetings, and he became an advocate of them. In 1804, he published the first of many editions of his Life and Travels, recounting his evangelistic work. In 1805, he traveled to England, where he met peters phillips (1778-1853), later the founder of the Independent Methodists, and Hugh Bourne (1772-1852), who joined Dow in introducing camp meetings into England. Bourne later helped found the Primitive Methodist Church.
   Though cut off from the main body of Methodists, Dow's travels did much to spread Methodism in the United States and England in the early 19th century. He died in Washington, D.C., on February 2, 1834.
   Further reading:
   ■ Lorenzo Dow, The Dealings of God, Man, and the Devil, As Exemplified in the Life, Experience, and Travels of Lorenzo Dow, in a Period of Over Half a Century, Together with His Polemic and Miscellaneous Writings, To Which Is Added the Vicissitudes of Life, by Peggy Dow (New York: Sheldon, Lamport & Blakeman, 1849)
   ■ -----, History of Cosmopolite, Or the Four Volumes of Lorenzo Dow's Journal (Wheeling, Va.: 1848); , The Eccentric Preacher (Lowell, Mass.: E. A. Rice, 1841)
   ■ Charles Coleman Sellers, Lorenzo Dow: The Bearer of the Word (New York: Minton, Balch & Company, 1928).

Encyclopedia of Protestantism. . 2005.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Lorenzo Dow — (October 16, 1777 ndash;February 2, 1834) was an eccentric minister whose infamy, influence and travels throughout the country led to many thousands of U.S. children of the early 19th century to be named after him. The 1850 U.S. census lists… …   Wikipedia

  • Lorenzo Dow Turner — (b. August 21, 1890 d. 1972) was an African American linguist who did seminal research on the Gullah language of coastal South Carolina and Georgia.Early lifeBorn in Elizabeth City, North Carolina on August 21, 1890, Turner was the youngest of… …   Wikipedia

  • Lorenzo Dow Lewelling — (* 21. Dezember 1846 in Salem, Iowa; † 3. September 1900 in Arkansas City, Kansas) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker und von 1893 bis 1895 der 12. Gouverneur von Kansas. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Frühe Jahre und politischer Aufstieg 2 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Lorenzo Lewelling — Lorenzo Dow Lewelling (* 21. Dezember 1846 in Salem, Iowa; † 3. September 1900 in Arkansas City, Kansas) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker und von 1893 bis 1895 der 12. Gouverneur von Kansas. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Frühe Jahre und politischer… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Lorenzo — may refer to:Places: * Lorenzo, Texas * Lorenzo State Historic Site, also known as Lorenzo, house in New York State listed on the National Register of Historic PlacesIn television and film: * Lorenzo (film) , a Disney film about a cat * Lorenzo… …   Wikipedia

  • Lorenzo D. Lewelling — Lorenzo Dow Lewelling (* 21. Dezember 1846 in Salem, Iowa; † 3. September 1900 in Arkansas City, Kansas) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker und von 1893 bis 1895 der 12. Gouverneur von Kansas. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Frühe Jahre und… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Lorenzo D. Lewelling — Infobox Governor name= Lorenzo D. Lewelling caption= order=12th office= Governor of Kansas term start= January 9, 1893 term end= January 14, 1895 lieutenant= Percy Daniels predecessor= Lyman U. Humphrey successor= Edmund N. Morrill birth date=… …   Wikipedia

  • Lewelling — Lorenzo Dow Lewelling (* 21. Dezember 1846 in Salem, Iowa; † 3. September 1900 in Arkansas City, Kansas) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker und von 1893 bis 1895 der 12. Gouverneur von Kansas. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Frühe Jahre und politischer… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Gullah language — Infobox Language name=Gullah states=United States region=Coastal low country region of South Carolina and Georgia including the Sea Islands cite web url=http://www.ethnologue.com/show language.asp?code=gul title=Sea Island Creole English… …   Wikipedia

  • Projet:Économie/Liste des articles — Le but de cette page est de lister les articles de Wikipédia relatifs à l économie. Ainsi, ceux et celles intéressés par le sujet peuvent suivre les changements en cliquant « Suivi des liens ». Sommaire 1 Articles 1.1 0 9 1.2 A 1.3 B …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”