Sumter County GaArchives Obituaries.....Burrows, Lansing October 1919
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The Butler Herald, October 23, 1919
The Butler Herald
Thursday, October 23, 1919
Page One

Dr. Burrows Is Dead At Americus

Distinguished Baptist Minister Expires After A Few Days Illness With Pneumonia

Americus, Ga. – Dr. Lansing Burrows, former president of the Southern Baptist
Convention and present statistical secretary of that body, died at the Americus
hospital here at 7:20 o’clock this morning.  He had been ill only a few days,
his death being due to pneumonia.  Dr. Burrows, who is survived by one son and a
sister, Miss Mary Rochester, of Americus.  He was born April 10, 1842.

Dr. Burrows was a Mason of high rank, the author of numerous church books and an
educator of note.

The funeral will be held late Friday from the First Baptist church here of which
he formerly pastured, after which the body will be taken to Nashville, Tenn.,
his old home for burial.  It was announced that the funeral services at
Nashville, will be conducted by Rev. Henry Alfred Porter, of Atlanta Sunday.

Dr. Burrows was born in Philadelphia in 1842.  He held high degrees from
Princeton University, Madison University, New York, and Bethel College, Ky.  He
served in the civil war and was captured at Winchester, Va.

In addition to pastorates at Nashville, Tenn., Augusta and Americus, Ga., Dr.
Burrows also served churches in Sanford and Lexington, Ky. and Bordentown and
Newark, N.J.



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