The herald., 1893-08-20
POMONA'S PREACHER.
REV. ADA O. BOwLEs INvALIDID
AT GLOUCEsTER,
She Receives Injuries on Her Journey
Co the East-An Outline OF Her
Career ~ an Expounder
of Doctrine.

The Gloucester Mass } Times of Au-
gust I'd says:
Rev. Ada G. Bowles, pastor of the
First Universalist church in Pomona,
CAL, left that city August let for Massa-
chusetts, expecting to spend two months
in the interest OF a new church, the
concussion in coupling while her train
ceived severe wrench of the muscles
of the left hip and knee, and is thus dis
abled from work. DIR. Albert s. Garland,
after examination of the injury, has Or
dered complete rest for the remainder of
the month. She is at the old homestead
at Moss Lodge, where she arrived Tues
day.
OF Mrs. Bowles the Boston Herald of
August Sd. in commenting on the lady's
birthday, which by a coincidence was
the date of the accident above referred
to, speaks az follows:
The Rev. Ada @. Bowles was born in
Gloucester, August 2, 1885. Though
the mother OF grown-up and unmarried
children, she has been successful as a
preacher and lecturer. For years she
occupied the pulpit conformity with her
husband, the late Rev. DR.. Bowles, and
at different times she has had exclusive
charge of different pastoratss.
II first began preaching in 1885," she
said, when asked for bit of her own
interesting history.
I'm III was licensed to preach in
Boston. Two years later in Pennsylva-
MIA was ordained. l took no regular
theological course. but studied with my
husband. For number OF years after
my ordination he occupied the pulpit of
the Church of the Restoration in Phila-
delphia, while Twas the Nonresident
pastor Of the First Universaliat church
! in Easton, Pa.
when my husband died year ago
he had charge of the Universalist
churches at Arlington and South Wey-
mouth, Mass, while I was pastor At
East Gloucester.
"Whsn he became sick 1 took charge
Of his psstorates, but when he died l
gave up the active life Of preacher and
have led somewhat quieter life, occa-
sionally lecturing and attending to my
duties as secretary of the Woman's Min
isterial conference"
Mrs. Bowles went west last fall for the
| Columbian exposition.
| While in California she stopped with
her daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. HEM of Alameda. At one time
during the winter she was asked to sup
ply the pulpit at Pomona, and the peo-
preaching that they asked her to take
the pastorste of the church. She ac-
cepted the call and is now settled in Po.
mona.
1t is sad fact, but nevertheless true,
that women who follow professions too
often do 80 at the expense of good house
keeping and are inclined to neglect their
homes. Mrs. Bowles, however, is de.
cidedly an exception to that rule. Miss
Wilde, one OF the editors OF the Wo-
mans Journal, is personally acquainted
with Mrs. Bowles, and told the repre-
sentative OF the Corner that one of the
most charming things about Mrs.
Bowles was her ability and success as a
housekeeper.
"She always considered that her first
duty was to her children and her home,"
said Miss Wilde, land her darning bas-
ket was always empty, for she always
kept the stockings mended to date.
used to tell her did not see how che
found time to do 80 many things well.
Her houeework seemed to be done by
magic, for che alway had plenty of time
for philanthropic work and yet her
house and children were never in the
least neglected" Aside from Mrs.
Bowles there are few working women
preachers permanently located in Cali
fornia. Three of them are Friends, the
others Rev. Florence Kollock of Pasa-
dena Rev. Florence L. Pierce. Pomona; !;
Rev. Carrie s. Rice, San Diego; Rev.
Lila A. Sprague, San Francisco.