Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-24
A STEWARDS To
BEAR BODY Of
DR.. ROBINS
1ripity's Pastor, Stricken at e.
berton Conference, to Lie in
State tuesday.
Ian, members of the Scottish Rite

,,.,y members of the Scottish Rite
dos including the Shriners ana
,,,irhts Templars, will meet the sea,
ba4Td train at the Union Depot ~ 7
p .'i,-l- Monday afternoon to form
oscort for the body of DR.. john
yZ,-,5Iav Robins, pastor of Trinity
p,s',rch who was stricken fatally
IN. preaching Sunday night In Ell
W., W. 10 200 members of the North
, pel coincidence of the Metho-
dist Church.
oil Shriners and knights Tenn
iers IN be present at the depot
pc, edition to representatives OF
- bodies. 90 stewards OF TRINITY
'.,,,,rch will also be included in the
,,.,ression. The body will be taken
~, the train to the church, Where u
I'm lie In state until the funerai
,,licb will occur at 10 O'CLOCK tues
Wv morning. The Rev. A. W: Gun
Wy , ~ inman Park Methodist
nan, - a,d Rabbi David Marx will
4aiate assisted by the Rev. X. Z.
" mia, If Elberton. and w. P. King,
~ " Attacked by indigestion.
nr Robins death was due to acute
Lt,ostion The end came at 9:4o
a',Inrk lust an hour and nan from
,ha time he began an eloquent ser
MON on Jesus Christ, the SAME
l ,,'o. erday. To-day and Forever. HIS
90 daughters, Mrs. Victorlne ana
,Irs George A. Cunningham, ap-
.i,od nv Telephone of their father3s
Eangarous illness, had just left AT
Ina when it was learned here thet
Dr. Robins was dead. "A
g far as the plans for the funeral
AVE been made, the stewards 'oi
trinity Church will bear the pody OF
their pastor to the new church ne
did SO much to build, where II VIII
lie in state until the services to-mor-
row after which the interment VIII
ne In Westview cemetery, WheIe
Mrs Robins was buried some years
ago. ., uo,,,e
5o,Iht as to whether the funeral
services would be held TUESDAY
morning or at later date.
Escort of Honor Coming.
Siv months ago, when DR.. Robins
nassed through a dangerous illness
ne requested that his funeral services
he conducted by DIR. H. S. Bradley
former pastor of Trinity, and now
castor Of a church in Worcester
Mass.
I'VE are communicating by wire
with DR., Bradley this morning SAID
John \. Manget, chairman OF the
BOARD of Stewards. ut is not yet
known definitely If DIR. Bradley can
arrange to come"
An escort of honor, composed OF
members of the conference, Will &C
company the three daughters of the
dead pastor and their charge from
ElbertOn, and probably Will take part
IN the funeral services.
As member of the North Georgia
Conference for 80 years, DR.. Robins
was from the first a man of marked
ability as a leader, and his progress
slye 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 labers in building
The new Trinity Church DR.. Robins
health failed, and six months ago he
suffered an illness that came neal
resulting fatally. Within the last few
weeks, MS most dTOuOuS IdDoTS 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 to
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 for
friends, who helped him to a seat and
called for medical aid.
Dr. j. e Johnson responded and &
hypodermc 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-
Sclousness, and soon afterward passed
away his bedside surrounded by his
Warmest friends and workers In
the conference, including Bishop Col
Inns Denny DR. J. w. Quillian, the
Rev. NJ. S Williams, DIR. w. r. Love-
1oy, DR. c. NJ. Ledbetter, II. Y. Nc
Cord and otnarS