Background
Bookwalter, Lewis was born on September 18, 1846 in Hallsville, Ross Company, Ohio, United States. Son of Review Isaac L. and Phoebe (Johnston) Bookwalter.
Bookwalter, Lewis was born on September 18, 1846 in Hallsville, Ross Company, Ohio, United States. Son of Review Isaac L. and Phoebe (Johnston) Bookwalter.
Bachelor of Arts, Western College, Toledo, Iowa, 1872, A.M., 1875, Doctor of Divinity, 1890, Doctor of Laws, 1906. Graduate Union Biblical Seminary, Dayton, O., 1887.
U.B. in Christ, 1872. Professor ancient langs. Western College, 1873-1879, Westfield College, Illinois, 1879-1881.
Missionary, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1881-1883. President Westfield College, Illinois, 1883-1885. Pastor Oak St. Church, Dayton, O., 1886-1888, First Church, Dayton, 1888-1894.
President Western College, 1894-1904, Otterbein U. (now College), 1904-1909. Pastor, Hiawatha, Kansas, 1910-1911. Central Church, Kansas City, Kansas, 1911-1918.
Welborn Community Church (Congressional), Kansas City, Kansas, 1918-1921, Muscotah (Kansas) Church, 1921-1924. Teacher English, National U., Peking, China, since 1924. Also private tutor in English.
Member General Conference, 1885, 1901 (secretary commission to amend church constitution, 1885). Member National Council of Congressional Churches, 1917 and 1921.
Married Miss E. M. Guitner, 1871 (died 1910). Children: Alfred Guetner, Mistress Ethel B. Burtner, Mistress Grace Frink, Mistress Phoebe Alice Ward, Lulu Gertrude, Mistress Emma Ruth Hummel.