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Early Presbyterianism in Texas
Texan killed by the Indians near San Antonio. She married
J. N. Brown, President of the Alamo National Bank, and is the
mother of Clinton Giddings Brown, Mayor of San Antonio. It
is impossible to estimate the influence of one man on education
and Presbyterianism in Texas, but when it is remembered that
J. W. Miller was the first Presbyterian minister installed in
Texas, and that over the church in Houston he preached often
to such men as General Sam Houston; that he moved to Wash-
ington County and gave the gospel many times to. lawgivers gath-
ered in Old Washington, also the capital for a time; that he con-
ducted for twenty-five years the first Presbyterian School for
girls in Texas, with a patronage from all points in the State;
that he was 'for the first twenty-five years of the original Board
of Trustees of Austin College (twice elected its President also,
but declined because of his own school); twice Moderator of the
Synod of Texas, and by request preached the silver anniversary
sermon for the Synod in 1876 at Dallas; many times a. delegate
to the General Assembly of his church,-all this gives but a faint
idea of the church's appreciation of his intellect and labors for
Presbyterianism. He was beloved far and wide, and counted such
men as John H. Reagan his firm friends. His removal to Wash-
ington County seemed to give him renewed energy, and he was
able to respond to many calls far and near to preach the gospel,
christen the infants, marry the young, and bury the dead. His
marriage ceremony was never perfunctory but embraced some ap-
propriate poetry, and his burial services were never harrowing but
always a comfort to the bereaved family. He believed that the
dead had settled their own accounts with Heaven, and salvation
for the living was the only thing to be accomplished. I fear that
he had little faith in death-bed repentance, or as my brother calls
it "Taking out Fire Insurance" just before death. He preached
often that "Today is the day of Salvation." My father was never
ascetic,-he loved to tell or listen to a good story and it did not
have to be the daintiest, and if it included hell and damnation
he put in the word. He was much interested in all farm work,
and yearly took prizes at fairs on his fruits, honey, sheep and
other animals. Hunting, fishing and "bee lining" were his great-
est diversions and it was a poor day for sport if he did not get
results for his efforts. He would hunt deer at night with a lan-
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Texas State Historical Association. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 19, July 1915 - April, 1916, periodical, 1916; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101067/m1/178/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.