Howard and his wife Mary also have a gravestone at Green River Cemetery in Greenfield, Mass. where Howard's parents are buried. To view his Green River memorial, click here.

son of Rev. Dr. Francis Lebaron Robbins & Lucy Morton (Hartpence) Robbins
who were m. 14 Oct 1874 in Philadelphia, Penn.
Francis was b. 2 May 1830 in Camillus, N.Y. he died 28 Jan. 1920 in Greenfield, Mass.
Lucy was dau. of Rev Alanson Hartpence

m. Mary Louise Baylis 30 Apr 1907 at Englewood, N.J.

Rev Dr Howard Robbins was dean of the cathedral of St John the Divine in N.Y. in 1920 at the time of his father's death

Rev Dr Howard Chandler Robbins was present at Heath, Mass. when Rev. Reinhold Neibur first gave the well known "Serenity Prayer." After the service Rev Robbins obtained Rev. Neibur's permission to publish the prayer in a theological journal. Robbins published the prayer in 1935 and its use spread from there.

The Reverend Howard Chandler Robbins, D.D.
(Dec. 11, 1876 - Mar. 20, 1952)
Cathedral dean, preacher, and writer, Howard C. Robbins was born in Philadelphia. Robbins received his B.A. from Yale University in 1899 and graduated from the Episcopal Theological School in 1903. He was ordained deacon on May 17, 1903, and priest on May 29, 1904.
Robbins was rector of St. Paul's Church, Englewood, New Jersey, 1904-1911. He was rector of the Church of the Incarnation, New York, from 1911 until 1917. He was the second dean of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 1917-1929. While dean, he made the Cathedral a center for Christian unity and civic activities.
From 1929 until 1941 he was Eugene Augustus Hoffman Professor of Pastoral Theology at the General Theological Seminary. Robbins was a delegate to the World Conference on Faith and Order at Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1937. He was a member of the administrative committee of the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. He was also a member of the American Bible Society and the Church Peace Union. He served on the Joint Commission that revised The Hymnal, and four of his hymns appear in The Hymnal 1982.
Robbins wrote numerous books, most notably Cathedral Sermons (1927), Charles Lewis Slattery (1931), and Preaching the Gospel (1939). Robbins died in Washington, D.C.
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Howard's death was published in the Springfield Union newspaper in Springfield, Mass. on Friday, Mar 21, 1952 stating his Robbins family was prominent in developing the West Side area of Greenfield and he had been a summer resident of Heath since 1913. Survivors were his wife Mary Louise Robbins, and two sisters Mrs. William Landen of Greenfield and Mrs. Dana Malone of Boston.
According to The Evening Star published Friday, Mar 28, 1952 in Washington, D.C. , memorial services were planned at St. Johns Episcopal church, Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C. on Friday March 28th and on the following Wednesday at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York where he was dean from 1917 to 1929.

Howard and his wife Mary also have a gravestone at Green River Cemetery in Greenfield, Mass. where Howard's parents are buried. To view his Green River memorial, click here.

son of Rev. Dr. Francis Lebaron Robbins & Lucy Morton (Hartpence) Robbins
who were m. 14 Oct 1874 in Philadelphia, Penn.
Francis was b. 2 May 1830 in Camillus, N.Y. he died 28 Jan. 1920 in Greenfield, Mass.
Lucy was dau. of Rev Alanson Hartpence

m. Mary Louise Baylis 30 Apr 1907 at Englewood, N.J.

Rev Dr Howard Robbins was dean of the cathedral of St John the Divine in N.Y. in 1920 at the time of his father's death

Rev Dr Howard Chandler Robbins was present at Heath, Mass. when Rev. Reinhold Neibur first gave the well known "Serenity Prayer." After the service Rev Robbins obtained Rev. Neibur's permission to publish the prayer in a theological journal. Robbins published the prayer in 1935 and its use spread from there.

The Reverend Howard Chandler Robbins, D.D.
(Dec. 11, 1876 - Mar. 20, 1952)
Cathedral dean, preacher, and writer, Howard C. Robbins was born in Philadelphia. Robbins received his B.A. from Yale University in 1899 and graduated from the Episcopal Theological School in 1903. He was ordained deacon on May 17, 1903, and priest on May 29, 1904.
Robbins was rector of St. Paul's Church, Englewood, New Jersey, 1904-1911. He was rector of the Church of the Incarnation, New York, from 1911 until 1917. He was the second dean of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 1917-1929. While dean, he made the Cathedral a center for Christian unity and civic activities.
From 1929 until 1941 he was Eugene Augustus Hoffman Professor of Pastoral Theology at the General Theological Seminary. Robbins was a delegate to the World Conference on Faith and Order at Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1937. He was a member of the administrative committee of the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. He was also a member of the American Bible Society and the Church Peace Union. He served on the Joint Commission that revised The Hymnal, and four of his hymns appear in The Hymnal 1982.
Robbins wrote numerous books, most notably Cathedral Sermons (1927), Charles Lewis Slattery (1931), and Preaching the Gospel (1939). Robbins died in Washington, D.C.
[available on ancestry.com family tree]

Howard's death was published in the Springfield Union newspaper in Springfield, Mass. on Friday, Mar 21, 1952 stating his Robbins family was prominent in developing the West Side area of Greenfield and he had been a summer resident of Heath since 1913. Survivors were his wife Mary Louise Robbins, and two sisters Mrs. William Landen of Greenfield and Mrs. Dana Malone of Boston.
According to The Evening Star published Friday, Mar 28, 1952 in Washington, D.C. , memorial services were planned at St. Johns Episcopal church, Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C. on Friday March 28th and on the following Wednesday at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York where he was dean from 1917 to 1929.