. History of the Eel River Christian Conference, from its organization to the present time--August 15, 1902-- ; also History of all the churches of the Conference from their organization to the present time, together with biographical sketches of ministers and laymen, and much other important matter . e. He remained in active serviceand good standing until 1847, the timeof his death, which occurred at Eees-burg while engaged in prayer in be-ginning Sabbath services. REV. SAMUEL POFF Was a charter member and continuedhis services in Eel River Conferenceuntil in 1846 when his name was trans-ferr
. History of the Eel River Christian Conference, from its organization to the present time--August 15, 1902-- ; also History of all the churches of the Conference from their organization to the present time, together with biographical sketches of ministers and laymen, and much other important matter . e. He remained in active serviceand good standing until 1847, the timeof his death, which occurred at Eees-burg while engaged in prayer in be-ginning Sabbath services. REV. SAMUEL POFF Was a charter member and continuedhis services in Eel River Conferenceuntil in 1846 when his name was trans-ferred to the Tippecancoe ChristianConference. REV. GEORGE PATTON United with Eel River Conference in1861, presenting a letter from the Tip-pecanoe Conference as an ordainedminister. His name was dropped fromthe roll 1864. REV. ASA PRATT Was given an exhorters license in was faithful until his death in 1872 he requested Conference to re-lease him from further ministerialduties. REV. BENJAMIN MONTGOMERY Was a licentiate of the first session ofConference. He was dropped from therolls in 1847. REV. WILLIAM W. POOL United as a licentiate in 1872, He wasborn at Burrisville, Md. He reporteduntil 1875 after which time there is nofurther record. MINISTERS OF EEI. RIVER CHRISTIAN CONFERENCE. REV. WILLIAM GASTON PARKER Son of Ransom and Milly Parker and the sixth of ten children, was horn in Daviecounty, N. C, August 5, 1847. His father died in 1861, leaving- his mother with sixchildren. William received his education in his native state where school advant-ages were very meagre. He was converted at the age of 16 and united with theMissionary Baptist church, having had no acquaintance with other denominationsexcept the Methodist church of which his father was a member. His mother wasa Baptist and Brother Parker made this church his choice believing as he still doesthat immersion is the Apostolic mode of baptism. At the close of the civil war, with his mother and three sisters
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