A history of Texas and Texans . Gregor. 1885-87; Rev. S. M. Luckett,1887-97; Rev. T. R. Sampson, 1897-1900; Rev. T. 1900-1914. Rev. Thomas Stone Clyce, D. O. LL. D. It is inconnection with educational work that the Eev. T. is best known to the people of Sherman, Texas,wliere for fourteen years he has been president of AustinCollege; yet he is not alone an educator, but has long beenidentified with the Presbyterian ministry, and in 1912 waselected moderator of the General Assembly of the Pres-byterian church of the United States (Southern) atBristol. Tennessee, this being the h
A history of Texas and Texans . Gregor. 1885-87; Rev. S. M. Luckett,1887-97; Rev. T. R. Sampson, 1897-1900; Rev. T. 1900-1914. Rev. Thomas Stone Clyce, D. O. LL. D. It is inconnection with educational work that the Eev. T. is best known to the people of Sherman, Texas,wliere for fourteen years he has been president of AustinCollege; yet he is not alone an educator, but has long beenidentified with the Presbyterian ministry, and in 1912 waselected moderator of the General Assembly of the Pres-byterian church of the United States (Southern) atBristol. Tennessee, this being the highest honor withinthe gift of the church. Doctor Clyce was born Septem-ber 1, 1863. at Kingsport, Tennessee, and is a son ofWilliam and Mary Elizabeth (Hagy) Clyce, the architect and contractor, born at Lexington, Virginia,and the latter at Abingdon, that state. Dr. Clyce was born and reared on a farm, and hisboyhood was spent in simple pursuits. He was a studiouslad, with a receptive mind, and after he had completed. TEXAS AND TEXANS 2139 the curriculum of the public schools he entered KingCollege, Bristol, Tennessee, where he received the degreeof bachelor of arts in 1887. He graduated from Colum-bia Theological Seminary, Columbia, South Carolina, in1890; from Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminaryin 1894, receiving the degree of Bachelor of Divinity;received the degree of Doctor of Divinity from South-western Presbyterian University of Clarksville, Tennessee,in 1900, and in 1912 was given the degree of Doctor ofLaws by King College. Entering the ministry of thePresbyterian church in the United States, his first chargewas at the First Presbyterian church of Decatur, Ala-bama, where he remained in 1890 and 1891, then becom-ing pastor of the Woodland Presbyterian church, atLouisville, Kentucky, where he continued from 1891 to1896. He then was pastor of the Presbyterian Church atJackson, Alabama, and president of the Jackson Agri-cultural College, from 1896 to 1
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