Anna Weed Prosser

Anna Weed Prosser (October 15, 1846 – December 20, 1902) was an American evangelist. An invalid for many years, she believed her recovery due to prayer, and immediately entered upon her evangelical work in gratitude for her restored health. She worked for some time under the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (W.C.T.U.), ultimately establishing a mission of her own, known as the Old Canal Street Mission, in Buffalo, New York of which she took charge and was assisted in this work by reformed men whom she had saved from lives of destitution. After ten years spent in ministry among the poor and unfortunate, she entered the general evangelical work and became president of the Buffalo Branch of the National Christian Alliance.

Early life and education Anna Weed Prosser was born in Albany, New York, October 15, 1846.

At the age of seven years, she removed to Buffalo, New York, where she was reared in a luxurious home. As early as four years of age, she recalled deep stirrings of conscience at times and heart-longings after God. At the age of fifteen, she entered the Sunday school of the Presbyterian Church in the neighborhood. She took charge of the Canal Street Mission in Buffalo, of which she undertook the charge, assisted by her Bible class of reformed men. Her musical talent became the most prominent feature of her work. Burial was at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo.