Seth Ward (Methodist Bishop)

Seth Ward (Methodist Bishop)

Seth Ward (15 November 1858 – 20 September 1909) was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, elected in 1906.

Birth and Family

He was born in a log cabin near Bryan, Texas, a son of Samuel Goode and Sara Ann Ward. His parents educated him at home. Seth married Margaret E. South of Bryan 5 January 1886. They had three children.

Ordained Ministry

Seth was ordained to the Methodist ministry in 1881. After serving as a junior preacher on the Corsicana Circuit, he was appointed successively to Centerville, Kosse, Calvert, the St. James Church of Galveston, Huntsville, the Houston Circuit, and the Shearn Church of Houston. He was Secretary of the Texas Annual Conference of the M.E. Church, South (1898-1900). He was appointed Conference Secretary of Education in 1900. As head of field work for the Twentieth Century Commission on Education, Rev. Ward succeeded in securing an average of a dollar per member for Methodist educational work. After the Galveston Hurricane of 1900, he united St. John and St. James churches into the First Methodist Church of Galveston. For four years he was also Assistant Missionary Secretary of his denomination.

Episcopal Ministry

The Rev. Seth Ward was elected to the Episcopacy by the General Conference which met in Birmingham, Alabama. He was the first native Texan to become a Bishop in the Methodist Church. As Bishop he was twice elected to preside at Missionary conferences in Japan, China, and Korea. On his second visit to the Orient, Bishop Ward died 20 September 1909 at Kobe, Japan. He was buried in Houston.

Seth Ward College in Seth Ward, Texas a suburb of Plainview, Texas, and Ward Memorial Church at Austin, Texas were named for him.

Biographies

*"Frontier Times," March 1942.
*Hotchkiss, O.T., "Memoir of Bishop Seth Ward," Journal of the Seventieth Annual Session, Texas Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 1909.
*Houston "Post," 21 September 1909.
*"History of Texas Methodism, 1900-1960," Austin, 1961.
*"Who Was Who in America," Vol. 1.

References

*"Handbook of Texas Online," s.v. "WARD, SETH," (accessed April 13, 2006). [http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/WW/fwa51.html]

ee also

* List of Bishops of the United Methodist Church

External links

*


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Seth Ward — may refer to:* Seth Ward, Texas ** Jimmy Dean (b. 1928), entertainer, mistakenly identified with the birth name of Seth Ward, which was actually the above town in Texas where he grew up * Seth Ward (bishop) (1617 ndash;1689), English astronomer… …   Wikipedia

  • Seth Ward, Texas — This article is about the town of Seth Ward, Texas. You might be looking for Jimmy Dean. Infobox Settlement official name = Seth Ward, Texas settlement type = CDP nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250px map caption =… …   Wikipedia

  • List of bishops of the United Methodist Church — Bishops of The United Methodist Church and its predecessor denominations, in order of their election to the Episcopacy, both living and dead. 1784 1807Founders *Thomas Coke 1784 *Francis Asbury 1784 *Richard Whatcoat 1800 *Philip William… …   Wikipedia

  • Miss Susan Gay's Falmouth chronology — Falmouth Church of St. Charles, view from Events Square A chronology of the town of Falmouth was described by Miss Susan E. Gay in Old Falmouth (1903), pages 230–238. Contents …   Wikipedia

  • Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; …   Universalium

  • Homosexuality and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — Part of a series on LGBT topics and Christianity Christianity and homosexuality Christianity and transgenderism History of Christianity and homosexuality The Bible and homosexuality Queer theology Blessing of same sex unions Ordination of LGBT… …   Wikipedia

  • Frome — For other uses, see Frome (disambiguation). Coordinates: 51°13′40″N 2°19′17″W / 51.2279°N 2.3215°W / 51.2279; 2.3215 …   Wikipedia

  • List of mayors of Oakland, California — This is the list of mayors of the city of Oakland, California, which was founded in 1852. It was incorporated as a city in 1854. Until the early twentieth century, all Oakland mayors served terms of only one or two years each. Contents 1 Terms 2… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Oberlin College alumni — The people listed alphabetically below studied at Oberlin College. Most are listed with a year of graduation. Those without years studied but did not graduate. AlphanumericTOC numbers= x=| y= sections=| A *Jad Abumrad, American radio host and… …   Wikipedia

  • List of cemeteries — This list of cemeteries compiles notable cemeteries, mausoleums and other places people are buried, worldwide. Reasons for notability include their design, their history and their interments.Argentina*La Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires burial… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”