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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

The Rev. Josiah Ward

The Rev. Josiah Ward , Superintendent in charge of the Cargill Road Circuit, is a son of the Rev. R. Ward, the first Primitive Methodist minister in New Zealand, and the first to cross the Equator for the Southern Hemisphere. Having entered the Primitive Methodist ministry, the Rev. J. Ward did good service for the church in founding the Timaru and Dunedin eircuits, assisting in founding the Christchurch circuit, and initiating the services which led to the formation of the Greendale, Geraldine, and Waimate circuits. In 1885 he joined the Wesleyan connection, and has since laboured in the Greytown, Gisborne, Devonport, Wellington, Oamaru, and Cargill Road circuits.