This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 Excerpt: ... systematically, as was the habit of his life. He first visited isolated points within a radius of one hundred miles of Austin, and on the first of April began a series of visitations in the towns between Austin and Matagorda, where the Convention was to meet on the 13th. He thus visited Bastrop, La Grange, Columbus ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 Excerpt: ... systematically, as was the habit of his life. He first visited isolated points within a radius of one hundred miles of Austin, and on the first of April began a series of visitations in the towns between Austin and Matagorda, where the Convention was to meet on the 13th. He thus visited Bastrop, La Grange, Columbus and other points in that part of the state. He presided at his first Diocesan Convention in Matagorda and preached the Convention sermon from the text, "The field is the world." The reports to the Convention showed fourteen clergymen at work in Texas and four hundred and fifty-six communicants. The Convention exhibited a marked awakening and the anticipation of great progress. After returning from the Convention and visiting neighboring towns, the Bishop set out upon his first series of visitations in the most populous portion of the state, including the towns of Navasota, Anderson, Montgomery, Huntsville, Nacogdoches, San Augustine, Jefferson, and Marshall. This involved a journey of more than a thousand miles and an absence from home until July, and was named by him as his "Northeastern" circuit or section. He then laid out his series of visitations in "Northern," "Southern," and "Southeastern" sections, taking them up in that order. This systematic plan he maintained substantially until the division of the Diocese in 1874, when under the changed conditions of travel he was able to arrange his visitations by seasons, and had his "Fall," "Winter," and "Spring" visitations. The principal newspapers in the state, and especially the Galveston News, published his list of appointments in advance, and he adhered to the published list with extraordinary regularity until th...
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Add this copy of Alexander Gregg, First Bishop of Texas to cart. $38.96, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2018 by Palala Press.
Add this copy of Alexander Gregg, First Bishop of Texas to cart. $56.29, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2015 by Palala Press.
