In 1903, he was elected Bishop Coadjutor for the New York diocese and in 1908 succeeded Bishop Potter upon the latter's decease. He was replaced as rector of St. Bartholomew's Church by Dr. Leighton Parks.
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. In 1914, Bishop Greer was appointed president of the Church Peace Union.[1]
Prior to 1917, Greer caused controversy by expressing opposition to US involvement in World War I. However, after the United States entered the war, Greer endorsed the war effort as a "great crusade against tyranny and aggression".[1]
In 1869, Greer wed Caroline Augusta Keith, with whom he had three children. David and Caroline Greer died one month apart, in May and June 1919, respectively. Following his death, the Hope Farm School in Dutchess County, New York, was renamed "Greer School".
Publicationsedit
Moral Power of History (1890)
From Things to God (1893)
The Preacher and his Place (1895)
Visions (1898)
Referencesedit
^ abSnape, Michael. A Church Militant: Anglicans and the Armed Forces from Queen Victoria to the Vietnam War. Oxford University Press, 2022; ISBN9780192664440 (pg. 147)
^"Numerous Entertainments for the Debutantes", New-York Tribune, December 20, 1914, pg. 8. Found at Library of Congress website. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
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david, greer, david, hummell, greer, march, 1844, 1919, american, protestant, episcopal, bishop, right, reverendd, bishop, yorkchurchepiscopal, churchdiocesenew, yorkin, office1908, 1919predecessorhenry, pottersuccessorcharles, sumner, burchordersordinationmay. David Hummell Greer March 20 1844 May 19 1919 was an American Protestant Episcopal bishop The Right ReverendDavid H GreerD D LL D 8th Bishop of New YorkChurchEpiscopal ChurchDioceseNew YorkIn office1908 1919PredecessorHenry C PotterSuccessorCharles Sumner BurchOrdersOrdinationMay 19 1868by John JohnsConsecrationJanuary 26 1904by Henry C PotterPersonal detailsBornMarch 20 1844Wheeling West Virginia United StatesDiedMay 19 1919 1919 05 19 aged 75 New York City New York United StatesNationalityAmericanDenominationAnglicanParentsJacob Rickard Greer and Elisabeth Yellott ArmstrongSpouseCaroline Augusta Keith November 19 1845 June 17 1919 m 1869 Children3Previous post s Coadjutor Bishop of New York 1904 1908 Signature Contents 1 Biography 2 Publications 3 References 4 External links 5 Other sourcesBiography editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources David H Greer news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2022 Learn how and when to remove this message He was born in Wheeling Virginia now West Virginia graduated from Washington College Pa in 1862 and studied at the Protestant Episcopal Seminary Gambier Ohio Ordained a priest in 1868 he was rector successively at Covington Kentucky 1868 1871 Providence Rhode Island 1871 1888 and New York City at St Bartholomew s Church 1888 1904 In 1903 he was elected Bishop Coadjutor for the New York diocese and in 1908 succeeded Bishop Potter upon the latter s decease He was replaced as rector of St Bartholomew s Church by Dr Leighton Parks 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 In 1914 Bishop Greer was appointed president of the Church Peace Union 1 Prior to 1917 Greer caused controversy by expressing opposition to US involvement in World War I However after the United States entered the war Greer endorsed the war effort as a great crusade against tyranny and aggression 1 On January 14 1915 he officiated at the society wedding of a future bishop the Rev G Ashton Oldham to debutante Emily Pierrepont Gould at the Cathedral of St John the Divine 2 In 1869 Greer wed Caroline Augusta Keith with whom he had three children David and Caroline Greer died one month apart in May and June 1919 respectively Following his death the Hope Farm School in Dutchess County New York was renamed Greer School Publications editMoral Power of History 1890 From Things to God 1893 The Preacher and his Place 1895 Visions 1898 References edit a b Snape Michael A Church Militant Anglicans and the Armed Forces from Queen Victoria to the Vietnam War Oxford University Press 2022 ISBN 9780192664440 pg 147 Numerous Entertainments for the Debutantes New York Tribune December 20 1914 pg 8 Found at Library of Congress website Retrieved July 31 2012 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to David Hummell Greer Bibliographic directory from Project CanterburyOther sources editThis article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Gilman D C Peck H T Colby F M eds 1905 New International Encyclopedia 1st ed New York Dodd Mead a href Template Cite encyclopedia html title Template Cite encyclopedia cite encyclopedia a Missing or empty title help Episcopal Church USA titles Preceded byHenry C Potter Bishop of New York1908 1919 Succeeded byCharles S Burch nbsp This article about an American Episcopal or Anglican bishop is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David H Greer amp oldid 1203124000, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
