1820 - 1888 Person Name: Rev. Elbert S. Porter, D.D. Tune Title: [A tear, a tear! a hope, a fear!] Hymnal Number: 118 Author of "Life,—A Flick'ring Taper" in Garlands of Praise 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