Wiley Homer, Laney Homer, his wife, Louisa Roebuck, Martha Folsom, Amy Walton, Adaline Shoals, Rhoda Larkins.—7.
Wiley Homer was the only elder ordained at that time. A year or two later, Richard Roebuck, and in 1888 Richard D. Colbert and Wellington Bolden (died 1892) were ordained. Wiley Homer and Richard D. Colbert continued to serve as elders until they were ordained to the full work of the gospel ministry in 1895 and 1903, respectively.
| The elders in 1913 are as follows: | ||
| William Goff, ordained | 1892 | |
| Aaron Green, ordained | 1894 | |
| Wiley Brown, ordained | 1912 | |
| Walter McCulloch, ordained | 1912 | |
| Others that served as elders were: | ||
| Nick Colbert, | 1891 to 1894 | |
| Peter Nolan | 1893 to 1896 | |
| Moses Folsom | 1904 till death, 1912 | |
| The succession of pastors has been as follows: | ||
| Parson C. W. Stewart, Doaksville | 1874 to 1890, | 16 years |
| Thomas C. Ogburn, Goodland | 1890 to 1892 | 2 years |
| Wiley Homer, Grant | 1892 to 1912 | 20 years |
| Samuel J. Onque, Grant | 1912 to date 1914 |
The comfortable and spacious chapel, now occupied by the congregation, was built in 1904 during the pastorate of Wiley Homer, the God-fearing cowboy, who 30 years before had built the arbor in the timber.
NEW HOPE CHURCH AT FROGVILLE
The New Hope Presbyterian church at Frogville, Choctaw county, was organized about 1872 by Parson Charles W. Stewart, who had conducted occasional services in this neighborhood for some time previous.
The first elders were Elias Radford, who died in 1908 after 36 years of faithful service, and James Pratt, who, after 40 years of faithful official service, is still living (1914) in his own cozy cottage home near the church. In the interest of the church, which is located in the Oak forest, along Red river southeast of Hugo, and still fifteen miles from railway, he has from the first been the principal host, to receive and entertain the Frogville circuit-riders, as in the days of Stewart and Homer; and provided rooms in his own home for the resident ministers as in the days of Sleeper, Harry and Starks. When the Presbytery meets at Frogville, he generously plans to entertain about one half the people that are present from a distance. The good he has already accomplished, by his faithful, life-long service in the church and Sunday school, make him worthy to be long and gratefully remembered, as one of the noblest and most generous benefactors in the community in which he lives.
Others that have been ordained and are still serving as ruling elders in this church are Willis Buffington, ordained Sept. 7, 1902; and Garfield Pratt, son of James, April 9, 1911.
The succession of pastors of the New Hope church has been as follows:
| Charles W. Stewart, Doaksville | 1872—1889. |
| Thomas C. Ogburn, Goodland | 1889—1891. |
| Wiley Homer, Grant | 1891—1892. |
| Samuel Gladman, Atoka | 1897—1899. |
| Richard D. Colbert, Grant | 1899—1900. |
| John H. Sleeper, Frogville | 1900—1904. |
| Hugh L. Harry, Frogville | 1904—1905. |
| William J. Starks, Frogville | 1905—1912. |
| Julius W. Mallard, Frogville | since Jan. 4, 1913. |