Son of James Ward, 1796-1885, & Ann Banta, 1800-1878;
Crescent City, July 16 - Dr. George Henry Ward, one of the pioneer rectors of the Episcopal church in this section of Florida, died here Sunday afternoon, following an extended illness.
The funeral was held this Wednesday morning from the Church of the Holy Comforter, of which he was for many years rector. A requiem celebration of the Holy Communion being held at 9:30 o'clock, followed by the funeral, which was conducted by Rev. C. H. Jordan, of this place; the Rev. Guy Frazer, of Palatka and the Rev. Fitz-James Hindry, of St. Augustine, representing the Episcopal diocese.
The interment was in the cemetery here.
Dr. Ward was born at Boonville, N.Y., April 29, 1840. He was graduated from the General Theological Seminary, New York City, in the early 60's and held a record of 60 years active service in the church. He received his holy orders from the Lord Bishop of Nassau, and served for a time in the Bahama Islands. After two years he returned to New York and a short time later became rector of Holy Cross Church, Baltimore. After some three years work in Baltimore he was induced to become associated with Bishop Hugh M. Thompson, Dr. De Koven and others and to take charge of the training school for ministers in connection with Racine (Wis.) College. Finding that his health would not stand the climate of the Great Lakes region, he went to Missouri, where he built up a strong parish church at Boonville. From there, also for reasons of health, he went to California, where he served as rector seven years before finally coming to Florida.
Dr. Ward has served parishes at Tarpon Springs, Crescent City, Leesburg and Fruitland Park, in all of which he has left a record for faithful, unselfish service, and achievement in his Master's cause. He was for 15 years rector of the church in this city before accepting a call to Leesburg, where he served for ten years and until compelled to retire some three years ago by failing health. He then purchased a home here, where amid scenes of his longest pastorate and surrounded by his family and the accumulated friendships of a generation, he passed the twilight of his years.
While eminently successful as a parish priest, it may be said that Dr. Ward's greatest success and that by which he will longest be remembered was in training young men for the work of the ministry. Few men in the church have risen to greater eminence or distinction for scholarship, particularly with reference in church history and theology. For twenty-six years, under appointment of the late Bishop Weed, Dr. Ward was examining chaplain for the Diocese of Florida, and at one time he had as many as seventeen young men studying under him for holy orders. His critical knowledge of Greek and Hebrew and his intimate knowledge of historic theology eminently fitted him for this work.
Dr. Ward is survived by his wife, one son. Mr. William G. Ward, of Pittsburgh, and two daughters, Mrs. A. W. Gautier of Crescent City, and Mrs. W. B. Clare, of Evanston, Illinois. (Times-Herald Obituary dtd Friday, 18 Jul 1924.)
Crescent City, July 16 - Dr. George Henry Ward, one of the pioneer rectors of the Episcopal church in this section of Florida, died here Sunday afternoon, following an extended illness.
The funeral was held this Wednesday morning from the Church of the Holy Comforter, of which he was for many years rector. A requiem celebration of the Holy Communion being held at 9:30 o'clock, followed by the funeral, which was conducted by Rev. C. H. Jordan, of this place; the Rev. Guy Frazer, of Palatka and the Rev. Fitz-James Hindry, of St. Augustine, representing the Episcopal diocese.
The interment was in the cemetery here.
Dr. Ward was born at Boonville, N.Y., April 29, 1840. He was graduated from the General Theological Seminary, New York City, in the early 60's and held a record of 60 years active service in the church. He received his holy orders from the Lord Bishop of Nassau, and served for a time in the Bahama Islands. After two years he returned to New York and a short time later became rector of Holy Cross Church, Baltimore. After some three years work in Baltimore he was induced to become associated with Bishop Hugh M. Thompson, Dr. De Koven and others and to take charge of the training school for ministers in connection with Racine (Wis.) College. Finding that his health would not stand the climate of the Great Lakes region, he went to Missouri, where he built up a strong parish church at Boonville. From there, also for reasons of health, he went to California, where he served as rector seven years before finally coming to Florida.
Dr. Ward has served parishes at Tarpon Springs, Crescent City, Leesburg and Fruitland Park, in all of which he has left a record for faithful, unselfish service, and achievement in his Master's cause. He was for 15 years rector of the church in this city before accepting a call to Leesburg, where he served for ten years and until compelled to retire some three years ago by failing health. He then purchased a home here, where amid scenes of his longest pastorate and surrounded by his family and the accumulated friendships of a generation, he passed the twilight of his years.
While eminently successful as a parish priest, it may be said that Dr. Ward's greatest success and that by which he will longest be remembered was in training young men for the work of the ministry. Few men in the church have risen to greater eminence or distinction for scholarship, particularly with reference in church history and theology. For twenty-six years, under appointment of the late Bishop Weed, Dr. Ward was examining chaplain for the Diocese of Florida, and at one time he had as many as seventeen young men studying under him for holy orders. His critical knowledge of Greek and Hebrew and his intimate knowledge of historic theology eminently fitted him for this work.
Dr. Ward is survived by his wife, one son. Mr. William G. Ward, of Pittsburgh, and two daughters, Mrs. A. W. Gautier of Crescent City, and Mrs. W. B. Clare, of Evanston, Illinois. (Times-Herald Obituary dtd Friday, 18 Jul 1924.)
Son of James Ward, 1796-1885, & Ann Banta, 1800-1878;
Crescent City, July 16 - Dr. George Henry Ward, one of the pioneer rectors of the Episcopal church in this section of Florida, died here Sunday afternoon, following an extended illness.
The funeral was held this Wednesday morning from the Church of the Holy Comforter, of which he was for many years rector. A requiem celebration of the Holy Communion being held at 9:30 o'clock, followed by the funeral, which was conducted by Rev. C. H. Jordan, of this place; the Rev. Guy Frazer, of Palatka and the Rev. Fitz-James Hindry, of St. Augustine, representing the Episcopal diocese.
The interment was in the cemetery here.
Dr. Ward was born at Boonville, N.Y., April 29, 1840. He was graduated from the General Theological Seminary, New York City, in the early 60's and held a record of 60 years active service in the church. He received his holy orders from the Lord Bishop of Nassau, and served for a time in the Bahama Islands. After two years he returned to New York and a short time later became rector of Holy Cross Church, Baltimore. After some three years work in Baltimore he was induced to become associated with Bishop Hugh M. Thompson, Dr. De Koven and others and to take charge of the training school for ministers in connection with Racine (Wis.) College. Finding that his health would not stand the climate of the Great Lakes region, he went to Missouri, where he built up a strong parish church at Boonville. From there, also for reasons of health, he went to California, where he served as rector seven years before finally coming to Florida.
Dr. Ward has served parishes at Tarpon Springs, Crescent City, Leesburg and Fruitland Park, in all of which he has left a record for faithful, unselfish service, and achievement in his Master's cause. He was for 15 years rector of the church in this city before accepting a call to Leesburg, where he served for ten years and until compelled to retire some three years ago by failing health. He then purchased a home here, where amid scenes of his longest pastorate and surrounded by his family and the accumulated friendships of a generation, he passed the twilight of his years.
While eminently successful as a parish priest, it may be said that Dr. Ward's greatest success and that by which he will longest be remembered was in training young men for the work of the ministry. Few men in the church have risen to greater eminence or distinction for scholarship, particularly with reference in church history and theology. For twenty-six years, under appointment of the late Bishop Weed, Dr. Ward was examining chaplain for the Diocese of Florida, and at one time he had as many as seventeen young men studying under him for holy orders. His critical knowledge of Greek and Hebrew and his intimate knowledge of historic theology eminently fitted him for this work.
Dr. Ward is survived by his wife, one son. Mr. William G. Ward, of Pittsburgh, and two daughters, Mrs. A. W. Gautier of Crescent City, and Mrs. W. B. Clare, of Evanston, Illinois. (Times-Herald Obituary dtd Friday, 18 Jul 1924.)
Crescent City, July 16 - Dr. George Henry Ward, one of the pioneer rectors of the Episcopal church in this section of Florida, died here Sunday afternoon, following an extended illness.
The funeral was held this Wednesday morning from the Church of the Holy Comforter, of which he was for many years rector. A requiem celebration of the Holy Communion being held at 9:30 o'clock, followed by the funeral, which was conducted by Rev. C. H. Jordan, of this place; the Rev. Guy Frazer, of Palatka and the Rev. Fitz-James Hindry, of St. Augustine, representing the Episcopal diocese.
The interment was in the cemetery here.
Dr. Ward was born at Boonville, N.Y., April 29, 1840. He was graduated from the General Theological Seminary, New York City, in the early 60's and held a record of 60 years active service in the church. He received his holy orders from the Lord Bishop of Nassau, and served for a time in the Bahama Islands. After two years he returned to New York and a short time later became rector of Holy Cross Church, Baltimore. After some three years work in Baltimore he was induced to become associated with Bishop Hugh M. Thompson, Dr. De Koven and others and to take charge of the training school for ministers in connection with Racine (Wis.) College. Finding that his health would not stand the climate of the Great Lakes region, he went to Missouri, where he built up a strong parish church at Boonville. From there, also for reasons of health, he went to California, where he served as rector seven years before finally coming to Florida.
Dr. Ward has served parishes at Tarpon Springs, Crescent City, Leesburg and Fruitland Park, in all of which he has left a record for faithful, unselfish service, and achievement in his Master's cause. He was for 15 years rector of the church in this city before accepting a call to Leesburg, where he served for ten years and until compelled to retire some three years ago by failing health. He then purchased a home here, where amid scenes of his longest pastorate and surrounded by his family and the accumulated friendships of a generation, he passed the twilight of his years.
While eminently successful as a parish priest, it may be said that Dr. Ward's greatest success and that by which he will longest be remembered was in training young men for the work of the ministry. Few men in the church have risen to greater eminence or distinction for scholarship, particularly with reference in church history and theology. For twenty-six years, under appointment of the late Bishop Weed, Dr. Ward was examining chaplain for the Diocese of Florida, and at one time he had as many as seventeen young men studying under him for holy orders. His critical knowledge of Greek and Hebrew and his intimate knowledge of historic theology eminently fitted him for this work.
Dr. Ward is survived by his wife, one son. Mr. William G. Ward, of Pittsburgh, and two daughters, Mrs. A. W. Gautier of Crescent City, and Mrs. W. B. Clare, of Evanston, Illinois. (Times-Herald Obituary dtd Friday, 18 Jul 1924.)
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