Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-29
THO REV. JUDKINS' MEMORIAL.

day evening November lltn, l9l9
marked the scene of sad and solemn
occasion when the Salem Baptist
Church held memorial service in
honor Of its late pastor, Rev. Il. G.
Judkins, ID. d., who departed this
life August 9th, 1919. Long before
the hour arrived for the opening of
the services members and friends
were vending their way to the church
to pay their last tribute of love and
respect to their much loved pastor.
AS the hour was approaching the con
grcgation sat i'll absolute silence,
while the organ pcalcd forth sad
strains Of music. cdr. ID. l.. Cosby
by EX-Prcsidcnt of the Baptist Min
listers Conference Of tho State Of N.
j. acted as Master of Ceremony.
Opening hymn: "My Days Are
Gliding Swiftly By" Scripture Lesson
The sofa Psu:ln. Dr Cosby; Prayer.
Nj. +. Mickcns and Miss FELTON,
Uhc organist) sang Duet, "Abidc
With Me-" 1t was sung with much
feeling and reached the hearts of its
hearers, AS we listened to the soft
strain; Of music, Little Miss Gerald
inc Sharp unveiled the portrait OF
The late II. G. Judliins. Mr.. Edward
Reeves, Il devoted friend Of tho pas
tor, a faithful member, n very promi-
nent business man presented the por
trait to the church. Deacon Myrick,
on behalf Of tho church, received the
same Both Of these brethren made
very timely addresses bearing on
their love for the pastor, his great
4, ,,,I ,ll l,,l n1
his activities. Mrs. e B. Thomas
with heart bowed in sorrow, and
with tear dimmed eyes delivered the
biography, closing with q short poem
dedicated to the pastor. Mr.. A. L..
Ramsey then sang n solo, ""hat Are
They Doing In Heaven Today"
which brought tears anew.
The master Of ceremonies next pre-
scented DR.. ]. b. Pharr of New Hav-
en-, Conn, who delivered a masterful
eulogistic grafton. We were ut loss
for words of Justice to render DR..
Pharr fos his most excellent eulogy
of DR.. Judkins. DR.. Pharr, being a
classmate of DR.. Judkins, followed
him in eulogy from the Virginia Un,
ion University to Fredericksburg, Va.
tICI W Hiu., Nbu poSiA
to Jersey City N. j. as pastor Of Sal
en- Baptist Church. Words fail us
when we try to express how perfect
ly he portrayed the life and charac-
ter of this Fallen Prince in Israeli
tho late r. G. Judkins. DR.. W. f.
Graham OF Philadelphia, former pas
tor OF Rev. Judliins spoke Of him as
, pastor and preacher. Dr.. Graham be
gan his remarks by saying that DR..
JudlinS was his son in the gospel
, and he always referred to him as
such even III his correspondence. He
told of his early pastorate in Fred
ericksburg, Va, Of his uni,ing the
two factions into which the church
| establishing peace, and how that
this spirit for peace grew and grew,
and was so prominent in trying to
cement the great National Baptist
j Convention factions. DR.. Whittcd
along with Dr.. Graham represented
the Philadelphia Baptist Ministers
Conference. DR.. Whittcd also deliver
cd very excellent address on the
life OF DR.. Judllins in which he com
Dincd all of his qualities.
] DR.. II. r Cooper OF Patterson, N
j., spoke Of Dr.. Judkins as friend
| to all. DR.. Cooper emphasized his be
: ing a special friend to ministers, to
, the great and small to the high and
| the lowly. Among the many true state
| ments made by DR.. Cooper was, that
. DR.. Judllins did not evadc the rank
, est expression Of his opinions, when
| he felt that a principle lay at the
| foundation of his views. Rev. p. c.
! James Of Jersey City led the two min
! ute addresses, followed by other min
listers. Mrs. r. T.. Henderson, presi
! dent Of the Woman's Auxiliary to
The New Jersey Baptist State Conver
ton, and Mrs. M. Vaughn, National
! State Directress. We're present and
: made very timely addresses on DR.
| Judkins' worth to the State Of New
Jersey. Then followed the heads OF
the church auXilarics. A solemn dig
: nifty marked the occasion. Thus, as
the women left the tomb Of the Saw
| ior in fearful sadness. so left we the
| church with a realization that il
would be well for us to contemplate
| this remarkable life and discover
| what were the elements entering ir
to it, made it so strong, so symctri
| cal, so sublime.
The services closed with the hymr
"NOw The Day Is Over" DR.. WhitteG
| pronounced the benediction.