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| Title |
Periodical - Journal of Education for Upper Canada, vol 18 |
| Short Title |
Periodical - Journal of Education for Upper Canada, vol 18 |
| Publisher |
Vol 18, number 1. Published Toronto, January 1865.
Online: https://books.google.com/books?id=bAVSAQAAMAAJ&q=Richard+Flood#v=onepage&q&f=false |
| Source ID |
S818 |
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No 16 - THE REV. RICHARD FLOOD, M.A.
The Rev. Richard Flood was born in the county of Galway, Ireland, in the year 1795, at the time of his death on Wednesday last, had attained the age of 70 years. At an early age he entered Trinity College, Dublin, and received the degree of Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in regular course. He entered holy orders immediately on leaving college. Mr. Flood afterwards removed to the county of Longford where he became the friend and intimate of the Rev. Benjamin Cronyn, our present venerable Bishop. The latter emigrated to Canada in the year 1832 and was followed by the subject of this notice in the succeeding year. Since that period, with the exception of a short removal to Perth county, the deceased divine has been a resident of Delaware, where he has been a faithful minister, a devout missionary, and a zealous friend of every educational movement of the Indian or the improvement of the people of his district at large. To him the Munsee Indians are peculiarly indebted; his first care on arrival was to learn their language and in two years he had so completely mastered the Munsee and Oneida dialects, that he was enabled to preach to large congregations of the tribes each week. His next work was the establishment of a school and church. The latter was soon erected and the Episcopal Church now to be seen at Munseetown stands as attestation of his energy in the cause. With the Indians he was on terms of friendship - no bitter word was he ever heard to utter, and throughout his forty years mission the name of "Flood" may be said to be engraved deep in every Indian heart. He had long been one of the chaplains of the lord bishop. He continued his clerical duties at intervals until within the last four months. The malady, however, became much worse within the last month; he sank rapidly and expired on Wednesday last. - London Free Press |
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