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FROM THE BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY OF PRIITIVE OR OLD SCHOOL BAPTIST MINISTERS BY DAVID MONTGOMERY AND MARK GREEN:
ELDER ROBERT WILSON MABE
Elder Mabe of Baltimore, Md. was born July 15, 1910.
ELDER MABE WRITES: Born, one of a family of five brothers and sistersand having eight children of our own. I joined Montcalm Church. Even havingan experience of being a son of a well known Old Baptist minister and afaithful servant, Elder Joseph (J.T.) Mabe, working in the coal mines in Southern West Virginia, experiencing many close calls with death, it was not until I saw myself as a poor sinner alone in front of a true and all powerful God, poor naturally and poor in spirit, I cried for help.
Several years later another burden was before me to stand before the House of God and publicize God's Word. My wife and I moved our membership to Fellowship Church at Baltimore, Maryland. It was at Fellowship Church I made my first attempt, and here recognized my gift and gave me liberty to stand before other Old Baptist congregations.
Upon moving our membership to a newly organized church, Shiloh Church of Washington, D.C. where I was orgained. Shiloh Church disbanded and we moved back to Montcalm. I tried to serve as pastor five churches. These churches meet once a month and many members visited the other churches when their church did not have services.
After the death of my wife, I moved back to Fellowship Church. I came back an older man to be cared for by our five wonderful daughters.
At the age of ninety years, I "Count the many blessings. Name them one by one, and see what God hath done." My feet are not as sure as they once were, my health not as good as it was, my voice not as strong as it once was. My faith in our Lord is stronger, has not failed me and grows every day.
The Following Was Written in August 2003
Brother Mabe died on August 13th, 2003. His daughter Edith died on August 17th. He is survived by daughters Dahlia, Polly, Christine, Linda and son Joseph. |
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