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Born: April 5, 1850, Towner Hill, Rome, Pennsylvania.
Died: October 3, 1919, Longwood, Missouri.
Buried: Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois.

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. His works include:

Hymns Tried and True (Chicago, Illinois: The Bible Institute
Colportage Association, 1911)


Music

Anywhere with Jesus
At Calvary
Christ Jesus Hath the Power
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
Joyful Sound
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
Sunset Gate, The
Tell Out the Wonderful Story
Though the Fig Tree Shall Not Blossom
Trust and Obey
What Will It Be When We See Him?
Victory in My Soul

Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/t/o/w/towner_db.html