Reformed Presbyterian Minutes of Synod 1993

160 1993 MINUTES OF THE SYNOD OF THEloved his parents, a husband who praised and nurtured his wife, a fatwho praised and affirmed his children and grandchildren, and a lovingbrother and uncle who looked for ways to bless and encourage. As abrother in Christ, he was faithful to build up and love the family of God.In his work relationships, his co-workers know him as an honest scholar,an able and compassionate administrator, and a good friend.Don will be remembered as a man who deeply loved God and people,and who worked diligently to serve both. He was a faithful elder in theWest Lafayette congregation. He firstserved in the congregation's beginningyears and then again after his retum to West Lafayette in 1987. Don'sselfless commitment to the church, his practical wisdom, and his faithfulconcern for people were used by God to advance the work of the Kingdom.We give praise to the Lord for the good works God allowed Don to do,and the joy he found in the midst of a broken world."Precious in thesight of the Lord is the death of his saints" (Ps. 11IN MEMORIAMREV. GEORGE MACKAY ("MAC") ROBB, D.D. (1903-1992)Mr. Moderator, fathers and brethren,It is my personal privilege to remember today a member of this courtwho was called to his eternal Home on December 16,1992 at the ReformedPresbyterian Home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. MacKay Robb wasthe fourth child of the honored pioneer missionary Dr. A.I. Robb, who wason the first team to open our denominational mission in South China at TakHing on the West River in Kwangtung Province, China.Mac Robb' s sister Miss Alice E. Robb wrote in her book Hoi Moon, thehistory of the Reformed Presbyterian's South China Mission, as follows:"On March 17, 1903, A.I. Robb's fourth child was bom at Tak Hing,a son named George MacKay. His mother was very iU, he was prematureand only by God's grace secured his arrival." Mac's mother, Mrs. A. I.Robb died on November 16, 1903, and was buried in the mission compoundat Tak Hing. Her cause of death was malaria.For the better care of his motherless children, Dr. A. I. Robb returnedto America and took his family to live with relativesin Denison, Kansas.As Mac was growing up he lived with relativesin Denison and Quinterin Kansas; Moming Sun, Iowa, where he graduated from High School in1922. He graduated from the University of California in Los Angeles in1928. In 1931 he graduated from the Reformed Presbyterian Seminary inPittsburgh, Pa. He was licensed to preach in 1929.