Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-25
PAY
LOVING TRIBUTE
To DR.. ROBINS
Methodist Pastor Who Died at
EIberton Conference Buried
With Impressive Ceremony.

Beautifully impressive services
conducted from the pulpit from which
he had preached the Word Of God
marked the funeral Tuesday of he
Rev. John Bradley Robins, whose dra-
matte death at he North Georgia Con-
ference in Elberton shocked people
! throughout the State.
Persons in many lines of endeavor
gathered to pay their last tribute CT
respect to the distinguished minister
Every seat in Trinity Methodist
| Church was filed. Business men and
professional men joined with the min
listers of the State and with the sor-
rowing family in mourning his de-
parture.
Banked up back of the simple black
casket we're floral offerings of eXqui-
site composition and design, Rela-
tives of Or. Robins, attitred in deep
mourning, quietly entered the audi
torium just before the services were
begun.
Tribute to his manly, likeable quail
tiles, to his indomitable fighting splf-
! It, which was tempered with gentle
ness, was paid in eloquent words by
men associated with him many years
of his life.
Services Were Simple.
! The speakers gloried that DIR. Roh-
| ms died in harness as he always
| had expressed "a desire to do.
An impressive moment came at the
| conclusion of the heartfelt eulogics
when the great pipe organ softly
| sounded the sweet strains of Home.
| Sweet Home" and the large BODY u
mourners quietly filed from the build
| ing.
| The services were simple, in keep
| ing with the last request of DR.. Rob
| ms and as the bell in the church
tower tolled it's solmen knell over the
| departed soul. those who had known
and loved DR.. Robins in life Wept
unrestrainedly.
DR.. A. w. Quillian. pastor Of the
Inman Park Methodist Church,
| classmate at Emory College and
| lifelong friend of DR.. Roberts. lead
| the services, and in voice broken
| with sorrow he paid tribute to MS
dead friend. to the love and unWaV-
| ering devotion to duty that had char
! aCteriZed MS entire NE
Masons Take Part
"Once in a great while he SAID,
There arises among us a man whose
! sole thought is of God and Gods
! work. What more can be said of DR.
| Robins than that he was such
man?
DR.. Ouillian was assisted by the
Rev. w. P, King, of Monroe tho
Rev. G. r. CleCller. of Elberton, at
| whose home Dr. Robins died, and
Rabbi David Marx, who represented
| the Masonic bodies of the city, Music
| that DR.. Robins had loved to hear
was played by Charles A. Sheldon,
| the church organist including
Home, Sweet Home" which DR..
Robins only a week before had re-
| uuested Mr. Sheldon to play at his
| funeral.
| DR.. Robins body was buried beside
| that of his wife, who died nearly 20
| wears ago. in WestvieW Cemetery.
| The pallbearers four of whom rep
| resented the church membership and
! four the Masonic organizations, were
| Forrest Adair, J. c. Greenfield, John
+ Gilmore, w. A. Foster, the Rev. j. >.
/, Sappington. the Rev Lane Ware,
Lewis Gregg and John w. Hardwick.
Large Crowd Meets Body.
| Besides the pallbearers, there We're
| honorary escorts composed OF Meth
odist preachers stewards ana trus-
| tees OF Trinity Church, and of mem
| bers of the Masonic organizations to
| which Or. Robins belonged, and a
delegation Of 25 ministers from the
| North Georgia Conference.
The body Of DR. Robins was
brought to Atlanta Monday after
/! noon from Flberton, and was met at
| the Union Station by hundred
members OF his church and many OF
his personal friends.
FIFTY of the stewards and officials
! of the church were there and repre-
sentatives of the Knights Tempars,
the Shriners and the Scottish Rite
| Masons of which branches of Ma
| sorrv DR. Robins was n member.
The body was removed from the
| train by the stewards OF the church.
headed by John A Manset chair
man of the board, and taken TO a
| hearse The members of DR.. Robins
| family including Misses Mae and
Victorine Robins and the Rev. J. T,
| Robins, went directly to their home
at No. III Capitol avenue.
proFusion of Flowers.
\ path was cleared through the
| traffic that surrounds the station,
ana WalklnS Two ABREAST the ChurCH
| members and others who had gath
cred escorted the hearse to Trinity
Church, where the body lay in state
| all night guarded by a special watch
of a dozen members of the knights
Templars.
Another large crowd had gathered
at the church. and as the stewards
carried the body slowly to the altar
Charles A. Sheldon, Jr., the church
organist, played Home, Sweet
Home" with tears binding his eyes
and at times almost preventing his
playing.
Floral tributes in such profusiou as
| to almost hide the Casket filled the
air with their fragrance. Among
them was the cross and crown of the
Knights Tempiars.
Beautiful wreaths had been placed
on the altar by the stewards and
trustees of the church. and the moth
erS' class OF the Sunday school sent a
| beautiful design. The Shriners, the
|