Biography of william clayton bower

-

William Clayton Bower, who was to become a minister, teacher, author, churchman, and friend to many, was born at Wolcottville, Indiana, on February 6, His advanced education was received at Tri-State College, Angola, Indiana, and at Valparaiso and Columbia Universities.

At Tri-State he met Ann Troas Hemry and they were married on December 22, To this union two sons were born: Phillip Graydon of Washington, D. C., and Clayton Hemry of Hong Kong.

Dr. Bower had been dedicated to the ministry before his birth.

William Clayton Bower is professor emeritus of The University of Chicago.

Follow William Clayton Bower and explore their bibliography from Amazon's William Clayton Bower Author Page.

William Clayton Bower ( - ).

Name, William Clayton Bower.

A Survey of Religious Education in the Local Church.

Particularly his mother desired him to be a man of God. Both parents were members of the Methodist Church and naturally Dr. Bower became a Methodist minister, delivering his first sermon when he was sixteen years old, in Green Chapel at Wolcottville.

While in college, he roomed with a Baptist with whom he had many religious discussions. He felt the need of help in bolstering his position so he turned to his minister. Still not satisfied