ation . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁n atives ▁were ▁opposed ▁to ▁taking ▁medic ation , ▁but ▁Ward ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁treat ▁around ▁ 9 0 0 ▁patients ▁and ▁save ▁around ▁ 6 0 0 ▁people ▁to ▁give ▁him ▁a ▁ 6 0 % ▁success ▁rate . ▁ ▁Return ▁ ▁After ▁th ir teen ▁years ▁of ▁working ▁in ▁C ey lon ▁under ▁the ▁A . B . C . F . M , ▁the ▁W ards ▁finally ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁states ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 8 4 6 . ▁Both ▁Nathan ▁and ▁Hann ah ▁Ward ▁had ▁experienced ▁d eter ior ations ▁in ▁their ▁health ▁and ▁decided ▁it ▁was ▁time ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Verm ont . ▁For ▁a ▁time , ▁Ward ▁continued ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁phys ician ▁in ▁Bur ling ton , ▁Verm ont . ▁Later ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 , ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁cler gy . ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Brow ington ▁Church ▁for ▁several ▁years . ▁Through out ▁his ▁membership ▁the ▁Church ▁had ▁been ▁lack ing ▁a ▁past or . ▁Therefore , ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁the ▁Church , ▁Ward ▁obtained ▁his ▁pre acher ' s ▁license ▁and ▁later ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 5 ▁was ▁ord ained ▁as ▁an ▁evangel ist . ▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁After ▁about ▁a ▁de cade ▁in ▁Verm ont , ▁Ward ▁was ▁again ▁overcome ▁by ▁the ▁calling ▁of ▁over se as ▁mission ary ▁work . ▁His ▁health ▁had ▁improved ▁since ▁he ▁left ▁and ▁so ▁on ▁October ▁