LOWRIE, lau'ri, SAMUEL THOMPSON: Presbyterian; b, at Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 8, 1835. He was graduated from Miami University (B.A., 1852) and Western Theological Seminary, Allegheny, Pa. (1855); remained for an additional year at Allegheny, after which he spent two semesters at the University of Heidelberg (1856-57). After being pastor of the Presbyterian church at Alexandria, Pa., from 1858 to 1863, he spent nine months at Berlin, and then held pastorates in his denomination at Bethany Church, Philadelphia (1865-69), and Abington, Pa. (1869-74). From 1874 to 1878 he was professor of New-Testament literature and exegesis in Western Theological Seminary, after which he returned to the ministry, being pastor of Ewing Church, near Trenton, N. J., in 1879--8b and chaplain of the Presbyterian Hospital in Philadelphia, as well as minister of a mission Sundayschool (now Emmanuel Presbyterian Church) in the same city, in 188689. From 1891 to 1896 he was co-pastor with T. W. J. Wylie, of the Wylie Memorial Church, Philadelphia. He was also corresponding secretary of the Presbyterian Historical Society from 1893 to 1906, when he retired from active life. In addition to assisting D. Moore in preparing the volume on Isaiah for the American Lange series (New York, 1878) and A. Gosman in preparing Numbers for the same series (1879), he has translated H. Cremer's Ueber den Ztsatand each dem Tode (Gütersloh, 1883) under the title Beyond the Grave (New York, 1885), and written Explanation of the Epistle to the Hebrews (1884) sad The Lord's Supper (1888).

LOWRIE, WALTER: Statesman and missionary secretary; b. near Edinburgh, Scotland, Dec. 10, 1784; d, in New York City Dec. 14, 1868. He was brought to America when eight years of age; studied for the ministry with marked zeal and swift progress, but, being prevented from finishing his studies, went into politics, and in 1811 was chosen to the senate of the State of Pennsylvania; after seven years' service there he was United States senator, Dec. 6, 1819-Mar. 3, 1825. At the expiration of his term he was made secretary of the senate of the United States, serving till 1836 when he became secretary of the missionary society of the synod of Pittsburg, which became, the year following, the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church. He was corresponding eeoretary of this organization until his retirement in 1868, shortly before his death, and to his faithful service much of the great success attained by the board must be attributed.

LOWRY, ROBERT: American Baptist; b. in Philadelphia Mar. 12, 1826; d. at Plainfield, N. T., Nov. 23, 1899. He was graduated at Lewisburg University (1854). He was pastor at West Chester, Penn. (1854-58); in New York (1858-61); in Brooklyn (1861-69); at Lewisburg, Penn. (1869-1875); and at Plainfield, N. J. (1876-85). He was professor of belles-lettres in Lewisburg University (1869-75). He was the editor of several popular hymnals, and also wrote a number of hymns, the beat-known of which are " Shall we gather at the river," " One more day's work for Jesus," and "Where is my wandering boy to-night?"

Bibliography: 8. W. Duffield, English Hymns, p. 479, New York, 1888; Julian, Hymnology, pp. 899-700.