Background
Elder, Frank Ray was born on April 3, 1885 in Albia, Iowa, United States. Son of James Henry and Anna (Bay) Elder.
Elder, Frank Ray was born on April 3, 1885 in Albia, Iowa, United States. Son of James Henry and Anna (Bay) Elder.
Bachelor of Arts, Monmouth (Illinois) College, 1906, Doctor of Divinity, 1926. Bachelor of Letters, Princeton University, 1908, A.M., 1911. Student Princeton Theological Seminary, 1908-1911 (fellowships in church history and early Christian archæology, 1911), American Academy in Rome, 1911-1912.
Ordained ministry, U.P. Church, 1911. Pastor Hanover, Illinois, 1913-1916, Chicago, 1916-1918, Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, 1918-1928, Covenant-First Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati, O., 1928-1950. Interim pastorates, North Carolina, Florida, Ohio, New York, 1950-1960.
Moderator U.P. Synod of Illinois, 1915.
Member of U.P. Board Education, 1917-1928, chairman college committee, 1924-1928. Member of permanent Judicial Commission. Member of the board of trustees Pikeville College.
Member of S.A.R.; Clubs: Friars (Princeton).
Married to Frances Lanphere, August 2, 1911. Children: James Lanphere, Stanley Trowbridge, William Sloan (deceased), Robert Warfield.