Lettie E (Burd) Cowman (1870 - 1960)

Born 3 Mar 1870 in Afton, Iowa

Wife of Charles E Cowman — married 8 Jun 1889 in Afton, Union, Iowa

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Biography

Missionary to Japan with her husband, Charles.

Co-founders of The Oriental Missionary Society (later known as OMS International, and eventually One Mission Society).

Worked along side her husband to complete The Great Village Campaign in 1913. The goal was for every person in Japan to hear the Gospel within the next five years.

Lettie began writing in November 1902 when OMS cofounder Ernest Kilbourne initiated a monthly publication called Electric Messages.'. She wrote monthly reports of the work being accomplished.

When the Cowmans returned to the US in January of 1918, Charles Cowman became gravely ill. Watching her husband suffer she penned the best-selling devotional book, Streams in the Desert. Lettie often stated, “I did not write Streams. God gave me Streams.”

Other published works by L.B. Cowman include:

Streams in the Desert

Springs in the Valley

Missionary Warrior

Consolation (Words of Comfort and Cheer)

Count it all Joy

Praise Changes Things

Sit Still, Until

Thoughts for the Quiet Hour

Mountain Trailways for Youth

Traveling Toward Sunrise

Handfuls of Purpose (God-After All)

Sources

"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XJWT-L4Z : accessed 18 Jan 2014), Isaac Burd in entry for Charley Cowman and Lettie E. Burd, 1889.

"United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MSQC-16R : accessed 18 Jan 2014), Lettie Cowman in household of Charles E Cowman, Precinct 9 Chicago city Ward 24, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing sheet , family 290, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1240273.

"United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHQN-R4D : accessed 18 Jan 2014), Lettie B Cowman in household of Charles E Cowman, Los Angeles Assembly District 63, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing sheet , family 45, NARA microfilm publication T625, FHL microfilm 1820107.