David Hummell Greer (1844-1919) was an American Protestant Episcopal bishop. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the He was born in Wheeling, Va., (now West Virginia), graduated at Washington College (Pa. Wheeling is a city in West Virginia, in the United States. Most of the city is in Ohio County, with a small Washington & Jefferson College (W&J is a private coeducational liberal arts college located in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area in the city of Washington ) in 1862, and studied at the Protestant Episcopal Seminary, Gambier, Ohio. Gambier is a village in Knox County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1871 at the 2000 census. Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads Ordained a priest in 1868, he was rector successively at Covington, Ky. (1868-71), Providence, R. I., (1871-88), and New York City (St. Bartholomew's Church, 1888-1904). The word rector ("ruler" from the Latin regere and Rector meaning "Teacher" In Latin has a number of different meanings but all of them indicate an academic Covington is a city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. The Commonwealth of Kentucky ( is a state located in the East Central United States of America. Rhode Island ( officially named the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, is a state in the New England region of the United States The City of New York Note This article is about the church in Manhattan New York For other churches or places named St In 1903 he was elected Bishop Coadjutor for the New York diocese and in 1908 succeeded Bishop Potter upon the latter's decease. Henry Codman Potter ( May 25, 1835 - July 21, 1908) was a Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States. He was replaced as rector of St. Bartholomew's Church by Dr. Leighton Parks. Leighton Parks (born 1852 date of death unknown was an American Protestant Episcopal Clergyman He was born in New York City and graduated from the Bishop Greer made himself known as an untiring personal worker in his parishes and his diocese, and as a believer in direct and unceremonious relationship between clergy and laymen. Clergy is the generic term used to describe the formal religious leadership within a given Religion. The term " layman " originated from the use of the term Laity, but over the centuries changed definition to mean a person who is a non-expert in a given field of He wrote:
- Moral Power of History (1890)
- From Things to God (1893)
- The Preacher and his Place (1895)
- Visions (1898)
Following his death, the Hope Farm School in Dutchess County, NY, was renamed "Greer School". Founded in 1906 Hope Farm was a home and school for disadvantaged children in Dutchess County, NY Founded in 1906 Hope Farm was a home and school for disadvantaged children in Dutchess County, NY
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