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8-June-1998 
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    Major Gift to Bring Distinguished Speakers to Montreat 
 
    by Emily E. Odom 
 
MONTREAT, N.C.-A substantial gift from the Daniel J. Stowe Foundation has 
been 
received by the Montreat Conference Center to establish the Daniel J. and 
Alene Stowe Lecture Fund. 
 
    The fund will enable Montreat Conference Center to secure distinguished 
speakers from within the ranks of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to 
enhance Montreat's educational ministry and mission. 
 
    Dan and Alene Stowe, residents of Belmont, N.C., have long sought to 
attract and to preserve a wealth of resources for Dan's native North 
Carolina.  The financial successes of the Stowe family, whose ancestry 
traces back many generations in the Tarheel State, were achieved in the 
textile business. 
 
    The Stowes' ties to Montreat were natural, since they are lifelong 
Presbyterians and members of First Presbyterian Church, Belmont. 
 
    "A critical part of Montreat Conference Center's mission is to engage 
and challenge those who attend conferences, worship and retreat programs 
here," said R. James Henderson, interim 
executive director of Montreat.  "This objective is best accomplished by 
offering our guests an opportunity to be exposed to the very best the 
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has to offer.  There is no telling how many 
thousands of lives and spirits will be touched thanks to the Stowes' 
remarkable legacy to this institution." 

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