The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-09-10
OBITUARY NOTES
Frederick crosweII Rowland.

Frederick CroswelI Rowland.
 Frederick Croswell Rowland, whose demise occurred at his residence on the Sth instant, was one of the most re- spected citizens of this city, where he was born August 1, 1844, and where he spent the most of his life.
 He was a natural mechanic and ear Ily in his youth determined to make me- chanical pursuits the business of his life.
 He was engaged to learn the trade Of |machinist at the locomotive repair shop of the New York and New Haven Rail- road company located here, and be- coming expert at his profession, was subsequently engaged as chief draughtsman, superintendent and gem eral manager of the Norwalk Iron Works, which positions he filled. for several years. Subsequently he be- lcame the senior partner in the firm of F. c. & A. D. Rowland of New Haven, Conn. whose business consisted of hy- draulic, marine and general mercantile lengineering. He proved to be one of the foremost mechanicians of the coun- ltry. He was a vestryman of St. PauIs lchurch for many years and highly re- lspected by every one with whom he came in contact. His home and his church, together with the expressing details of his business, claimed all of his ability and attention He never as lpired to any political prefernent.
 He married Miss Carrie E. Hull, of Birmingham, Conn, something more Ethan a quarter of a century ago, who lstill survives him. He was brother of Thomas Fitch Rowland of New. York I lcity, Mrs. Ruth A. Tibbals of Brooklyn, and the Misses S. M. and M J. Row Hand of New Haven.
 MT Rowland became seriously ill ear l 1y in May. and gradually failed till a peaceful ending came to relieve him of his great suffering.
 He was a lineal descendent of good old Connecticut stock his ancestors having early settled at Fairfield, Conn.
 THE LATE REV. DIR. L0RIMER.
 The Rev. Dr. George c. Lorimer, of Boston, whose death at Aix-les- Rains, France, was announced in our tele- graphic columns yesterday, and whose leloquent voice has been not infrequent- fly heard in this city on notable Baptist occasions, was born at Edinburgh in 1888, but most of his boyhood days were passed in London where he was taken by his stepfather, theatrical manager. In London he worked at the theater and attended a day school AL though brought up among theatrical people, he did not like the theater, and ihad made up his mind to leave the stage even before he came to America. lat the age of seventeen.
 For a time, however, he found it ne- lcessary to follow the profession in (which he had been reared He acted in Istock companies at the Louisville thea- Iter and attracted the notice of Char Ilotte Cushman and E. L, Davenport. A year later he was converted, was bap- ltized by the Rev. W. w. Everts, a fla Imous Baptist preacher, and left the Istage to study for the ministry After jthree years at Georgetown college Eyoung Lorimer was ordained and began This first pastorate at Harrodsburg, Ky, Ewhere he married Miss Arabella Bur lford. His rise as a clergyman was rap- lid. From Harrodsburg he went to All Ibany N Y, then to Boston and next to EChicago. In the latter city he worked Iten years, building up an abandoned
 church and helping to lay the financial
 foundation of $4O0,OO0 for the University of Chicago.
 pr, Lorimer left Chicago for a short lrest in Europe, from which he was lea1led to the pastorate of Boston's Tre- lmont Temple. After the Temple
 burned he preached for three years in 1.-the great Music Hall, drawing larger audiences than had Theodore Parker. I After Dr. Lorimer began his work in INew York many efforts were made to lhave him return to Fremont Temple, but the enormous salary offered did not tempt him from what he thought the Igreater need. .4s l pr. Lorimer was prominent in the
 work of aiding the oppressed Jews in I Russia and arousing public indignation lat the Kishineff massacre. Besides his
 brilliant preaching, he attracted atten-
 ton by his writings on chemistry and
 by his books of fiction and upon reli-
 gious subjects, among which the best
 known are '"The Master of Millions, D
 "Isms Old and New" "The$ Argument
 of Christianity" and "The Great Cali Ileean.''
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