Thank you very much Pat. An interesting guy. Rebecca ---------- > From: P1TTYPAT@aol.com > To: rdea@seark.net > Subject: dow > Date: Friday, October 23, 1998 5:30 PM > > Dow, Lorenzo (1777-1834). Traveling evangelist and circuit rider who conducted > camp meetings throughout the eastern half of the sparsely settled United > States. Born in Coventry, Conn., on Oct. 16, 1777. Educated at home. Began > preaching in 1794. Suspended from Methodist church in 1796. Restored in 1798, > he went to Ireland to preach until 1801. Traveled tirelessly throughout the > United States, especially in the South. Late in life he became quarrelsome, > writing freely against all organizations he opposed, including his own church. > Died in Georgetown, Md., on Feb. 2, 1834. > > [found this in the encyclopedia thru AOL] > Pat