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EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
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The growth of this denomination was so rapidi that in a few years it had a
Presbyterian Synod. The latest reports at hand give 594 cltur1hes, 26,158
members. Th1is denominaition hals a well-knowin university at Tehuacalna,
]kown Las Triiiity University, atnd other scllool property aggregating about
$600 ,000.
PRIESBYT1'EIRIANS."' -Thieie were Presbyterians in Texas as early as 1834.
The first church was organizedI i 1838, nlear Sn1 A1ugustine. The same year
chucl'hes were orgallized near Independence, ill Galveston, and in Houston.
In 1840 a Presbytery was fobrmned. Rev. Daniel Baker, after rendering (listill-
guished service as preaeher and evallgelist in several of the Atlantic States,
came to Texas. I-le was able, eloquent, and( emlinemltly successful, and num-
bered among his co(iverts somel of thCe most distilnguished l members and min-
isters of othler churches.
This church hlas 7 Presbyteries, 132 miniisters, 246 chlurches, a member-
ship of 18,1.71.
Austin College, at Shermani , is one of the mlost flourishing schools in
Texas.
The Su,lday-school work of this church is well organized. There are over
1300 teatchers and )683 pupils in the Salbbath-shlools.
EPISCOPAI CHii uI(I. t- Amlong tle earlliest pioleers of the Episcopal Churcll
iwas the Rev. Edward Fontaine, of Virginia. After graduating at West Point
lie entered thle mlinistry. lie was mlade the chaplalin of the first Congress of
the Republic of Texas, drew up the original b.ill granting pillic lands for the
cause of free puilic e(duation, adll was offered several times the missionary
episeopalte of thle l (wly flunded commionwealth, which lhe i lvariably declined.
During tlhe year 1838 1ev. Caleb Ives org;anized a parish and erected a houlse
of worship at Mat;,iorda.. Abolut this time pari;shes were organized( in Gal-
veston atnd Houlston. In 1 844 Rt. Rev. Geolrge W. FreeIman becamne miissioi,ary
Bishop of Arkanlsas and Texas. Tlhe diocese of Texas was organized il 184J3,
with six clergymen aiind six churehes. In 1854 there were sixteen churches
and fourteen clergymen. It wa s (uring the alutumnl of 1859, at the Genera,l
Convention ill Rilchmlondi, Va., tlhat Alexander Gregg, .of South Carolina, was
consecrated Bishop of Texas. In 1874 thle missionary jurisdictions of North-
erni and Westerni' Texas were organized.
Bishlop Elliott of Western Texas and Bishop Gregg of the diocese of Texas,
after years of laborious service, died enthlroned in the confidence and affec-
tion of their people. Bishop Garrett, residing ill )allas, Bishop Johnson, in
* Authority, Rev. )Dr. R. H. Crozier, Presbyterian Church, Palestine.
4 Authority- Rev. . 8- Stuart. Episcopal Church, Palestine.
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