The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-10-23
DEATH OF DR.. ]. l. MILLER.
THE END OF AN HONORABLE AND USE.
Full LIFE.
A Loss to the County. to the Church
to the Colleges. and to Society.

James Liddell Miller, the son of Allen T
and Isabella Miller, was born six miles ives
OF Due West, November 81 1875, and died Oc
tober Is 1889.
DR.. Miller began the study of Languages un
der Henry NJ. Wmn in 1887, near his father!
home. lie entcl ed Clark and Erskine Semi
nary in 1898 which was then taught by Johr
S. Pressly. He continued In the institution
after it was organized as ErSkine College. un
derthc Presidency of Rev. +. f. Pressly. DID.
| from which College he graduated In class o
1913. composed of Washington Agnew, T. }
Bonner, j. w. Clinkscales, j: F; Lee w. A
II. +. Taylor. J. p. Weed. He then took ;
post Graduate course of six months and com
menced reading Medicine under DR.. Alexan
der Evinsat Anderson, G. H., in 1871.
! He attended course of lectures in Charles
ton Medical College In the winter of !Sl5-i
and read at his home during the reInainde
OF the year lSii. After course OF lectures II
Jefferson Medical College. Philadelphia, III
was graduated from that institution In April
1917
Returning home he practiced his profession
during that year at his fathers house ant
then took n course In the Medical University
practice of medicine ut his fathers house un
til 1855, when he removed to Due West, where
he has since lived, and been II most useful cit
izen, in all the relations OF life.
The Degree of 4. NJ was twice conferred oil
him: first. by Erskino College, and few year'
since by the Jefferson College. Penn.
Dr. Miller was Trustee in Erskine College
since October, 1868 and n Director in the Fc
male College since its organization, and foI
several years its Secretary and Treasurer.
He was Il Director In the Theological Semi
nary, q member Of the Board of Foreign Mis-
sions. and also Il member. OF the Board ufTrus
tees of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian
Synod at the time of his death.
DR.. Miller united with Upper Long Cane
Presbyterian Church during revival meet
ing which was conducted by Rev. Daniel Ba
ker, DID,, In the fall Of the year 1855. Because
of remoteness from the church and because
he lived at the very door of the Associate Re
formed Presbyterian church, he transferred
his membership to the Associate Reformed
Presbyterian church at Due West, then under
the pastorate of Rev. +. +. Pressly, ID, d. May
Ii, 1859. He was ordained m Elder in same
church, Oct. q, 1861. and served his congrega
tion rs Il delegate to the Associate Reformed
Synod in 1868, which met at Louisville. Ga.
and was ulsoa member of the same body In
1872 which met at Union church, Chester
county.
For forty.two years he was continuously
engaged In the practice of medicine, and was
n member of the Abbeville County Medica
Society, and constant subscriber to the va
rious medical journals.
AT different times he has been engaged In
mercantile enterprises, and was at his death
a member Of the firm of j. l.. Miller IL Co.
Druggists, but never at any time did he allow
the mercantile business to interfere with the
practice Of his profession. Few physicians
did more charity practice than he did, anc
during his whole career as n physician he was
never known to turn any one from his door
on account Of inability TO pay, but always re
sponded promptly to the calls of the distress
ed when physically able to go, however incle'
ment the weather.
He took a deep interest in public enterprises
and contributed literally of his means 10 cv.
erything that was for the development Of his
State, the County, the Colleges, or the church
For number Of years he was liberia! pa
Bro, NF hnf IA m tit,fr 6t1n nC
all his children at one or the other of the Due
West Colleges.
In political principles he was q thorough
and uncompromising Democrat, and always
the Tax Payers Convention which met in Co.
lumbia In 1874, being composed entirely OF
representative men OF the State;
He was married to Miss Martha Brownlee
on The 18th January, 1858, and four sons and
four daughters were born to them, one of his
sons dying in infancy. The living sons and
daughters he reared with care, giving each the
best opportunities that were afforded by the
Colleges of the town.
In all the relations of life DR.. Miller was
honorable andshightoned, kind and generous
conservative and just, and faithful In the dis.
charge of every duty.
In his conduct lie eXempltfied those princi:
Piles and traits Of character which pointed
him out as one whose life was worthy of emu
lution.
Steadfast and true to principle, he was also
true to those enterprises which looked to the
material, the moral, and the spiritual welfare
of the people with whom he lived.
The Colleges never had n more constant or O
more Jealous friend.
The church never had q moro earnest or q
more devoted member.
Due West never had more modest and On.
assuming public spirited citizen.
From the cradle TO the grave, few men ever
observed more nearly the moral law, than
did DR.. Miller
He was truly n useful and good man.
In his death Abbevillc county has sustained
u loss, and Due West will miss his presence
for many day.
s LAS the cloud is consumed and 'vanisheth
away so he that gocth down 10 the grave
shall come up no more"