The Dows or Dowse family in America: a genealogy of the descendants of Lawrence Dows, including the genealogy of the Masterman family, two branches of the Newman family, a branch of the Morse family, and many genealogical lines of other families1642-1890 . was his college room-mate; Ros-well D. Hitchcock, d. d., of Union Theological Seminary, New York city;the late Dr. Nathan Allen of Lowell, Mass., a writer on medical topics,whose name is familiar in Europe and America; and Stuart Robinson, d. d.,one of the leading divines of the Presbyterian chr. in America. Soonafter graduation Dr. Dowse st
The Dows or Dowse family in America: a genealogy of the descendants of Lawrence Dows, including the genealogy of the Masterman family, two branches of the Newman family, a branch of the Morse family, and many genealogical lines of other families1642-1890 . was his college room-mate; Ros-well D. Hitchcock, d. d., of Union Theological Seminary, New York city;the late Dr. Nathan Allen of Lowell, Mass., a writer on medical topics,whose name is familiar in Europe and America; and Stuart Robinson, d. d.,one of the leading divines of the Presbyterian chr. in America. Soonafter graduation Dr. Dowse studied theology with the late Dr. Jacob Ideof Medway, Mass., and was ordained and settled Oct. 10, 1838, as pastorof the Pilgrim Chr., with which he united in his youth. Rev. A. H. Coolidge of Leicester, Mass., contributes the following:The circumstances of the settlement and long pastorate of Dr. Dowseare quite remarkable and perhaps unique, and are alike creditable to pastorand people. He was a native of Sherborn, and his whole life has beenpassed there. He was well known by all the people. His venerable andsaintly grandfather, Dea. Dowse, his father and mother, and other mem-bers of the family were members of the congregation and church under his. o^-l,.^^ & ^y^*-7-n^-<^^Un^ Cy^ oU^ FAMILY IN AMERICA. l8l pastoral care. His young wife was also a native and resident of the was a beautiful singer, a woman of superior character, much belovedby all, and is still remembered with respect and affection. Her early deathwas mourned by all the people, adults and children alike. The time of Dr. Dowses settlement was regarded as a somewhatdelicate and critical period in the history of the church. It was far fromstrong in numbers or in means ; the unhappy relations occasioned by theseparation of the church from the Unitarian society had not yet beenhealed ; the church was somewhat divided in opinion, though not in feel-ing, in relation to the controversy between the old- and t
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