A History of Kentucky Baptists From 1769 to 1885, Including More Than 
800 Biographical Sketches, J. H. Spencer, Manuscript Revised and 
Corrected by Mrs. Burilla B. Spencer, In Two Volumes.  Printed For the 
Author.  1886.  Republished By Church History Research & Archives 1976 
Lafayette, Tennessee. Vol. 2, pp 208-209.  [Nelson County]

JOHN MILLER, a brother of the above [David Miller], was born in the 
county, Dec. 26, 1805.  He received only a moderate common school 
education.  He obtained hope in Christ during the revival of 1828, but, 
being doubtful of the genuiness of his conversion, he did not make a 
public profession of religion, till the fall of 1829, when he was 
baptized into the fellowship of Otter Creek church, of which the family 
of his parents were members, by Johnson Graham.  He was licensed to 
preach, Nov 8, 1835.  He at once commenced the exercise of his gift, and 
his progress was so satisfactory that he was ordained to the work of the 
ministry, on the 2nd of December, of the following year, Johnson Graham, 
Horation Chandler and Wm. M. Brown, forming the presbytery.  He was a 
man of fair talent, of excellent practical judgment, and of deep, 
earnest piety.  Not far from the time of his ordination, he made the 
following entry in his private journal:  "To Thee, O Lord, I look; for 
without thee, I can do nothing. Keep me humble, and make me holy, give 
me an understanding of thy Word.  And oh, may my object be to preach 
Jesus, and not myself, that I may gloriy thy name, and win souls to 
thee, the living God.  These favors I ask for Jesus' sake, unto whose 
name be everlasting praises: Amen." A deleation of his ministerial and 
christian character could not be better portrayed, than it is in this 
simple prayer.  Every petition in it seems to have been literally 
answered.
	Mr. Miller, was, at different periods, pastor of the churches at 
Hardin's Creek, in Washington county; Stewarts Creek, in Marion; Middle 
Creek, Rolling Fork and Hodgenville, in LaRue [sic]; Brush Crek, in Green; 
Friendship, in Taylor, and Union Band in Nelson.  He was instrumental in 
raising up Middle Creek and Union Band, and was a member of the latter, 
at the time of his death.  He was a humble, pious christian, a good 
strong, plain preacher, a wise counselor, and an excellent 
disciplinarian, and doubtless, would have exerted a much more extended 
influence but for the fact of his becoming a confirmed dyspeptic, in the 
early part of his ministry.  He frequently resigned the pastor office, 
on account of ill health; but would resume that relation, as soon as his 
health was sufficiently improved.  This will account for his having been 
pastor of so many churches.  But with all his afflictions, during a 
period of about 20 yers, God wrought a good work by him.  He baptized 
over 350 converts.
	When his health became so feeble that he could no longer labor in 
the Lord's vineyard, he greatly desired "to depart and be with Christ," 
and often prayed the Lord to take him home.  The good Master, at last, 
granted his petition.  On the 15th of July, 1864, his chastened spirit 
left the worn out tenement of clay, and went joyfully to the presence of 
God who gave it.  Of his sons J. Tol. Miller is an acceptable preacher 
in Texas and Russ Miller is a licenses preacher, in Hardin county.

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