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Bowles, Ada Chastina

minister, was born Aug. 2, 1836, in Gloucester, Mass. At the age of twenty-two she was married to the Rev.

B. F. Bowles, a universalist clergyman, under whose guidance she studied theology. In 1872 Mrs. Bowles was licensed to preach in Boston, and after three years' experience upon the platform and pulpit was ordained and became pastor of the universalist church in Easton, Pa. She has ever since been actively engaged in church, reform and philanthropic work; has been pastor in Marlborough, Mass., in Pomona, Cal., and is now acting pastor of the universalist church in Kingston, N. H. Since 1869 she has been actively at work for the advancement of woman's suffrage. In 1872 she was state lecturer for Massachusetts; has been president of several state, county and city associations for its advancement; was a member of the Pacific Coast Woman's Press association, and for ten years was secretary of the Woman's ministerial conference.