Coincident with the interment at Paotingfu of the Rev.
Lowrie, doyen of the Presbyterian "Mission (North) China, a memorial service was held January 31 at the Free Christian. Church, of which Dr.
Lowrie-was for miny years a mem. ber, later holding the office of Elder. The Rev. C. E. Patton, secretary of the Mission, presided at the service, which was.attendéd by presentative gathering of mission Workers and other personal friends.
Mr. Patton, in his opening marks, paid 2 warm tribute to the work and personal influence of Dr.
during his many years'-service in China, and touched a very personal chord-by recalling that, as 2 boy, -he Tisteneg to Dr. Lowrie, during one of his furlough visits: to America, speaking on work in-the Mission "field in China. Tt was largely-due-to Dr. Lowrié's influences that he'later entered the ministry of the Presbyterian Church, and subsequently came to China as a jon ary. When in 1911 the hina Council of the Presbyterian was organized, Dr. Lowrie was almost unanimously chosen to be its chairman, and for years he frequently visited the 95. stations of the Mission, conferring -with the 500 missionaries, entering sympathetically into'their problems and difficulties. "By sympathetic his understanding, his courtesy and Dr. Lowrie won the esteem confidence of.every worker the field, and of the*Home Board,—a confidence which is really the foundation and strength.of the organization at the present time, The principal speakers were Mr.
Hoste, director of the China Inland Mission, and Dr. P. F.-Price, of the American Presbyterian Mission (South), Nanking. Mr, Hoste spoke of Dr. Lowrie's per-tenacity to high ideals, and of -his work and interest. in the Free Christian Church.
Dr. Price -spoke of many year intimate friendship with: Dr. Low Me was an earnest lover of the Master whom he so loyally served; loved China.and the Church in China; he loved his Bible; and he man of winsome.and lity. It was. be-lifted up in his own life that Dr. Lowrie was able to-draw men to-himself. The call that came to those left behind was {ul during so. many years, mong others taking part in the service.were Miss Paxon, the Revs.
G. F. Tewksbury, E. W, Lucock, and Dr. T..R. Bryat The musical: portion of th vice included: the hymns thousand times, ten. thousand," "For.all-the saints," the land of fadeless day," Mrs. Arthur Dui,
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