A thumb-nail history of the city of Houston, Texas, from its founding in 1836 to the year 1912 Page: 112
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building cracked badly and was declared to be unsafe.
The building was to all intents and purposes
torn down and restored, thus making it safe. The
congregation moved into their restored building
early in 1880, the first sermon being preached by
their new pastor, Rev. E. D. Junkin, who in addition
to being a most eloquent and Christian gentleman,
had the distinction of being the brother-inlaw
of the famous Confederate General Stonewall
Jackson.
Dr. Junkin's successor was Rev. Dr. Wm. Hayne
Leavell. Dr. Leavell resigned in 1906 and was succeeded
by the Rev. Dr. Wm. States Jacobs, the
present pastor.
The Presbyterians have had fewer pastors than
any of the other churches, yet few as they have had,
they have lost two by sea tragedies. In 1858 Rev.
Mr. Ruthvan was lost at sea. He was going from
Galveston to New Orleans on the ill-fated Nautilus,
which was lost in a great storm that swept the
gulf. All the passengers and crew were lost with
the exception of a negro deck hand, who clung to
a bale of cotton and was picked up by a passing vessel
a day or two later.
In 1866, Rev. Dr. Castleton and his wife took
passage out of Galveston in a sailing vessel. From
that day to this not a word has been heard from
them, nor has a trace of the vessel ever been found.
'The Episcopal church was organized in 1889,
and had a fairly good congregation at the very
start, since there were thirty-nine adherents of that
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Young, Samuel Oliver. A thumb-nail history of the city of Houston, Texas, from its founding in 1836 to the year 1912, book, 1912; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth24649/m1/126/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.