Leighton Parks (born 1852, date of death unknown) was an American Protestant Episcopal clergyman. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Clergy is the generic term used to describe the formal religious leadership within a given Religion. He was born in New York City and graduated from the General Theological Seminary in 1876. The City of New York The General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church is located at 175 9th Avenue near 21st Street in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City Ordained a priest the next year, from 1878 to 1904 he was rector of Emmanuel Church, Boston. 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 He then became rector of St. Bartholomew's Church, New York, succeeding David H. Greer, who had been elected Bishop of the diocese. Note This article is about the church in Manhattan New York For other churches or places named St David Hummell Greer (1844 was an American Protestant Episcopal bishop Dr. Parks, who became noted for his direct and uncompromising preaching to one of the wealthiest congregations in the country, published The Winning of the Soul and Other Sermons (1893) and Moral Leadership and Other Sermons (1914).
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