Brooks, Ralph D

Brooks, Ralph D.

a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born at Springfield, Pennsylvania, April 11, 1825. He joined the Church at the age of thirteen; received license to exhort in 1848; and in 1850 was admitted into the East Genesee Conference, in the active ranks of which he served until his death, January 9, 1859. Mr. Brooks was characterized by his deep and, uniform piety, and was a very promising young preacher. See Minutes of Annual Conferences, 1859, page 207.