 As president of the Baptist Union he aimed at dissolving church debts and started a building fund and a mission in India.He substantially funded the construction of the Glen Osmond Baptist Church and the reading room of the Glen Osmond Institute.Fowler died at his home "Wooton Lea" in Glen Osmond, South Australia on 1 October 1896; he was survived by his wife, two sons and two daughters, and left an estate valued at £80,000.