Daniel Brink Towner 1850-1919 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel B. Towner (1850-1919) Born: Ap­ril 5, 1850, Town­er Hill, Rome, Penn­syl­van­ia. Died: Oc­to­ber 3, 1919, Long­wood, Mis­sou­ri. Buried: Rose­hill Cem­e­te­ry, Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois. Daniel B. Towner (1850-1919) Courtesy of Moody Bi­ble In­sti­tute Towner stu­died mu­sic under his fa­ther (a well known sing­er and teach­er in his own right), John Howard, George Root, and James Webb. He was mu­sic di­rect­or at the Cen­ten­ary Meth­od­ist Church in Bing­ham­ton, New York (1870-1882); the York Street Meth­od­ist Epis­co­pal Church, Cin­cin­nati, Ohio (1882-1884); the Un­ion Meth­od­ist Epis­co­pal Church, Cov­ing­ton, Ken­tucky (1884-1885); and the Moody Bi­ble In­sti­tute, Chi­ca­go, Ill­i­nois (1893-1919). The Amer­i­can Temp­er­ance Uni­ver­si­ty in Har­ri­man, Ten­nes­see, award­ed Towner a Doc­tor­ate of Mu­sic in 1900. Sources Hall, pp. 295-7 Music Anywhere with Jesus At Calvary Gone from My Heart Full Surrender Hand That Was Nailed to the Cross, The He Will Answer Every Pray­er He’s a Friend of Mine Hear the Word I Am Standing on the Word of God I Do Love Jesus with All My Heart Jesus Only, Let Me See Light in the Eastern Sky Moody My Anchor Holds Nor Silver Nor Gold O Changeless Word O Thou God of My Salva­tion O Word of God Old Ship of Zion, The Only a Sinner Saved by the Blood Saving Grace Send Out a Light Some Sweet Day Tell Out the Wonderful Story Though the Fig Tree Shall Not Blossom Trust and Obey Victory in My Soul -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11/27/2005 15:39:58