They served a very important purpose in the Community's and where known as Prophets Chambers
Back before community's had fully established churches and full time ministers you had ministers known as Circuit Riders .
Many of the Methodist Faith they would ride from town to town providing ministry and the Prophets Chamber provided a place of rest and refreshment for the Circuit Riding Ministers after a long days ride.
As permanent full time ministers and churches became the normal in towns around the country
the Circuit Riding Minister went into obscurity with the exception of one minister in the deep south Robert E. Harris
who rode a horse and stopped at Truck stops thru North Carolina. till His Death in 2007
and Pastor Dan Boyd who calls himself the last circuit Rider.
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and Pastor Dan Boyd who calls himself the last circuit Rider.