The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-19
EAST TEXAS PRESBYTERY
Nill Convene at NacOadochcs Next
Tuesday.
FIRST ORGANIZATION IN THE STATE
From IL the other Prcsbyteries Have
Deem Eormed--Most OF It's ors""
ixsrs Have Passed Away

Nacogdoches. Texas, April ls.-rhe
Presbytery of Eastern Texas. which CON
yenes In the Presbyterian church al 'h'7
place Tuesday at 10 o'clock a. M, Is
| historic body, for within It's limits was
organized the fret Presbyterian ohureA IN
tho State OF Texas and from its bFoad
bosom have gone forth Paris, Dallas aud
Fort Worth Presbyteries and yet wunih
It's ample bounds there is still enough room
and to spare for other organizations OF al
most equal limits.
Some twenty-five or more years ago Ut.
Marshall, Rev. MIR. Becton. Dr. sharpe, NJ.
D., all of whom are now members OF the
general assembly of the first born in l!eav-
en-, used 20 constitute quorum and some
times the toGy had TO adjourn over iTeLn
day TO day waiting either Ior an el2eI Ut
q minister
Miss Nancy Polk still lives In the Gu
ioyment OF ripe old age at the family
homestead in san Augustine county, tAe
only surviving charter member OF the ilisl
churcn already mentioned. Dr. Maisnall,
who was gathered to his fathers some lew
months siuce, whose memory went back 10
the battle OF Lundy's Lane, always wished
10 NE NllUlu lle limits VI LIS DJEfI "AN 80
the recent changes OF boundaries De Mns
transferred 10 Paris presoytery.
Among the fe~ old men vino still creep
among u.s. tue venerable form anl kindly
face Of the Rev. James Knox Of henderson
will be missed His noted riding horse
Blue Dick" was as regular an attendant
on the sessions OF the body as his venerable
master. but rider and horse have about
accomplished their work on earth.
The. rot -fu ufI,s ~ Ten.
ney OF Crockett, did the writer not know
his modesty, could justly claim due ror
tion of space allotted TO this correspond
ence. II Is enough TO say that he has done
more for Presbyterianism than any man
in Eastern Texas. DR.. MarsnhN once said
of him: why, sir Tenney is composed OF
the stuff OF which martyrs are made.
The Presbytery as 1t now exists is COM
posed of seventeen Eastern Texas counties
south OF Henderson. Smith. Gregg and
Harrison. extending to the Gulf of NieNlco
on the south and the Trinity river on the
west. Within these limits are about fifty
five or fifty-slx churcnss. sclno siyty-iive
or seventy elders. fifty deacons ard some
twelve hundred members.
DIR. K. II. Crozier o, Palestine Is the
well known author Of high type Of re-
lisious literature which has '.ii a most
harry effect in Dopulari2ing both religion
and Presbyteranlsm.
Dr. S. NJ. Lucke.t, the president OF
Austin College, sherman, is also II en-
Der Of this body though residing outside
Of its geographical limits
Rev. y. a McRae. ex- molorater of the,
synod of Texas, whieh met at Houston, Is
bishop of all this country round abcu,
here.
The Alabama indians in Polk county are
connected with :his body and confidently
looked for is the farnillar face of Father"
Jones their missionary, and ono Of tie
sylistine Qndian) ruling elders.
Tuesday night is set apart FOR the cee-
bration OF the 250th anniversary Of the
meeting Of the Westminster Assembly,
when addresses appropriate % the occa-
sion may he expected
The ladies' like Eve, "aro hosnitable
thought intent" have made ample arrange
nents for the entertainment Of the mem
bors and visitors. and Colonel Milton Ev-
"rc't PROPOSES bringing the preachers and
elders on The Houston East and Yves,
Texas at reduced rates. so we are expecting
a big meeting Of Prosbytery
The PRESBYTERIAN church has recently
been rerainted inside and out. and the
choir proposes furnishing some OF the best
music in the State.
Nacogaoches is the Queen CITY" of tho
Red Lands of Eastern Texas. and Is grow.
Ing with astonishing rapidly