Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-24
80 STEWARDS To.
BEAR BODY Of
DR.ROb|NS
Trinity's Pastor, Stricken at e.
berton Conference, to Lie in
State tuesday.

Many members Of the Scottish Rite
bodies, including the Shriners and
knights Templars, will meet the Sea -
board train at the Union Depot at
o'clock Monday afternoon to form
an escort for the body of DR.. John
Bradley Robins, pastor of Trinity
Church, who was stricken fatally
while preaching Sunday night in FL
berton to 1000 members of the North
Georgia Coincidence of the Metho-
dist Church.
A call was sent out Monday morn
ing to all Shriners and Knights TEN
plars to be present at the depot.
In addition to representatives of
these bodies, 80 stewards Of Trinity
Church will also be included in the
procession The body will be taken
from the train to the church, where I
will lie in state until the funeral
which will occur at 10 o'clock Tues
day morning The Rev. A. w. Gull
Ian, Of lnman Park Methodist
Church. and Rabbi David Marx viii
officiate, assisted by the Rev. r. c,
Cleckler, of Elberton, and w. p. King,
of Monroe
Attacked by Indigestion.
DR.. Robins death was due 20 acute
Indigestion The end came a 9:45
o'clock. Just an hour and a half from
the time he began an eloquent ser
mon on Jesus Christ, the Same
Yesterday, To-day and Forever" His
three daughters. Mrs. ViCtorine and
Mrs. George A. Cunningham, APP
prised by telephone OF their father S
dangerous illness had just left At
lanta when ii was learned here that
DR. Robins was dead,
SO far as the plans for the funeral
have been made, the stewards of
Trinity Church will bear the body of
their pastor to the new church he
did SC much to build, where it Will
lie in state until the services to- NOR
row, after which the interment will
be in Westview cemetery, where
Mrs. Robins was buried some years
ago.
Monday morning there was some
doubt as to whether the funeral
services would be held Tuesday
morning or at a later date.
Escort Of Honor Coming.
Six months ago, when DR.. Robins
passed through a dangerous illness,
he requested that his funeral services
be conducted by DIR. II. s. Bradley
former pastor of Trinity, and now
pastor OF a church in Worcester
Mass.
we are communicating by wire
with DR. Bradley this morning" said
John A Manget, chairman of the
Board OF Stewards 1T is not yet
known definitely if DR.. Bradley can
arrange to come"
An escort uf homer. composed OF
members of the conference, will &C
company the three daughters of the
dead pastor and their charge from
Flberton, and probably will take part
in the funeral services.
AS a member of the North Georgia
Conference for 80 years, DIR. Robins
was from the first a man of marked
ability as a leader. and his progress
slve work in every advancing move
ment was felt and recognized. At va
rious times he was pastor of the
First Methodist Church. at Elberton
the First Methodist Church, at Rome
the First Methodist Church, the Park
Street Methodist Church and Trinity
Church, of Atlanta.
Receivers His Health.
In his devoted 1abors in building
the new Trinity Church DIR. Robins
health failed and six months ago he
suffered an illness that came neal
weeks, his most arduous labors com
pleted, he felt a return of strength
and went to the Elberton confer
ence in the best of spirits, expecting
to receive his usual appointment from
the bishop Tuesday, along with hun
dreds of other Methodist ministers
Almost as soon as he, began &c
speak Sunday night it was evident
that he was suffering severely. Sew
eral times he was urged to desist by
those near him on the rostrum. but
he continued to speak, leaning heav-
lily on the table before him. until he
reeled and would have fallen but fol-
friends, who helped him to seat and
called for medical aid.
DIR, ]. L. Johnson responded and d
hypodermiC injection revived the
stricken minister sufficiently to allow
him to be moved to the home of the
Rev. r. c. Cleckler. next door. There
he sank into a state of semi-con
seriousness, and soon afterward passed
away. his bedside surrounded by his
warmest friends and CO. workers in
the conference, including Bishop Col
Inns Denny. DR.. j. w. Quillian, the
Rev. NJ. s Williams, Or. W. r. Love
joy, DR. c, NJ, Ledbetter, II. Y. Nc
Cord and others.
Problem for Bishop.
The death of Or. Robins develops
a problem for the bishop and the
cabinet of presiding elders in finding
"A successor as pastor of Trinity.
The men of DIR. Robins rank in
the conference are all engaged in
work that requires their continued
application. and it is improbable that
any one of them could be removed
.
The only recourse in that event is
for Bishop Denny to transfer from
some other conference a minister
whom he deems capable of taking
charge of so important work
OFFICERS ASSAIlANT CAUGHT
ADMISSION. ALA. Nov. 24.-Lon