1820 - 1888 Person Name: E. S. Porter, D. D. Author of "In the Far-Better Land" in Westminster Sabbath School Hymnal, a collection of hymns and tunes for use in sabbath-schools and social meetings Porter, Elbert Stothoff, D.D. (October 23, 1820--February 26, 1888). Reformed Church of America. Editor Christian Intelligencer for 14 years. The Church Hymnary, 1891, gives his birth date as 1819.
--Robert G. McCutchan, DNAH Archives
Elbert S. Porter