"Dr. Victor A. Godbey
Dr. V. A. Godbey was born at Lexington MO. May 3, 1868 the son of Rev. and Mrs. W. C. Godbey. He was licensed to preach in 1887, and as a young minister preached in school houses around Morrisville, MO., where his father had founded a small college.
In March, 1888, Dr. Godbey came to Texas, and at the session of the annual Conference, which was held at Crockett, he was appointed to Sunset Circuit. His Circuit required him to preach 28 times a month, and embraced a large part of what is known as the Big Thicket section. His appointments were made on foot. His salary that first year was $230.00.
Thus began in Texas the unusual ministry of an extraordinary man. His ability and worth early became known, and he was appointed 'to the larges and most influential charges and districts in Texas. Some of these were: Marvin Church, Tyler; Travis Park, San Antonio; First Church, Austin; and First Church, Beaumont. His brethren honored him repeatedly by electing him to the General Conference of the church, and he was sent as a delegate to two Ecumenical Conferences - one in Canada and one in England.
Only the years will unfold the chronicle and spell out in imperishable letters all the story of his work and of his walk with God. Of all the men I have know, I think Dr. Godbey best exemplified a sound mind, a balanced judgment, an unswerving loyalty to his church, and an unselfish love for men. The Church was everything to this man. It was not something a man might serve or not serve, as he chose. To him, the Church was august and commanding. It was a place where God bet His people. It spoke with the voice of authority. It was sort of spiritual hospital where people with all kinds of miasmic and spiritual distempers came and were made well. Never did he doubt that the Church had the keys of heaven and hell, and he labored unflaggingly to make it a retreat for all who knew sin, and wanted to be rid of it.
Dr. Godbey was one of the greatest Gospel preachers I have ever known. He read omnivorously. He was thoroughly well informed. Christ was the center of his Gospel. He honored the Master by making Him chiefest among men. To Dr. Godbey He was not Christ, the Great: He was Christ, the Only. His was not a diluted Gospel, trimmed down to meet the superficial needs of the passing hour; it was the Apostolic Gospel, and he agonized in the proclamation of it. He believed that the Church "must guard its sensitiveness in an age when the fine perception of vital differences is blunted. He tried unflaggingly to bestir a generation which had been robbed of its Christian sense of sin.
His was a life that gave the lie to the tawdry and tarnished claims of atheism; a life that answered all the cheap little claims of the petty little politicians, both inside and outside the Church; a life that walked and talked with God, and climbed the heights with God. And now he is not - for God has taken him.
Dr. Godbey passed away at his home in Groveton, Nov. 15th, 1947. One the following day, in the church which he had served at Lufkin, the writer, assisted by the Rev. James Callaway, conducted the funeral service, and his body, followed by a large concourse of friends, was tenderly laid to rest in the Lufkin cemetery.
*Servant of God, well done! They glorious warfare's past;
The battle's fought, the race is won; And thou art crowned at last."
G. H. Wilson
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Although the above obituary states Dr. Godbey was laid to rest in the Lufkin Cemetery, his death certificate states he was interred on Nov. 16, 1947 at Glendale Cemetery, Lufkin.
Dr. V. A. Godbey was born at Lexington MO. May 3, 1868 the son of Rev. and Mrs. W. C. Godbey. He was licensed to preach in 1887, and as a young minister preached in school houses around Morrisville, MO., where his father had founded a small college.
In March, 1888, Dr. Godbey came to Texas, and at the session of the annual Conference, which was held at Crockett, he was appointed to Sunset Circuit. His Circuit required him to preach 28 times a month, and embraced a large part of what is known as the Big Thicket section. His appointments were made on foot. His salary that first year was $230.00.
Thus began in Texas the unusual ministry of an extraordinary man. His ability and worth early became known, and he was appointed 'to the larges and most influential charges and districts in Texas. Some of these were: Marvin Church, Tyler; Travis Park, San Antonio; First Church, Austin; and First Church, Beaumont. His brethren honored him repeatedly by electing him to the General Conference of the church, and he was sent as a delegate to two Ecumenical Conferences - one in Canada and one in England.
Only the years will unfold the chronicle and spell out in imperishable letters all the story of his work and of his walk with God. Of all the men I have know, I think Dr. Godbey best exemplified a sound mind, a balanced judgment, an unswerving loyalty to his church, and an unselfish love for men. The Church was everything to this man. It was not something a man might serve or not serve, as he chose. To him, the Church was august and commanding. It was a place where God bet His people. It spoke with the voice of authority. It was sort of spiritual hospital where people with all kinds of miasmic and spiritual distempers came and were made well. Never did he doubt that the Church had the keys of heaven and hell, and he labored unflaggingly to make it a retreat for all who knew sin, and wanted to be rid of it.
Dr. Godbey was one of the greatest Gospel preachers I have ever known. He read omnivorously. He was thoroughly well informed. Christ was the center of his Gospel. He honored the Master by making Him chiefest among men. To Dr. Godbey He was not Christ, the Great: He was Christ, the Only. His was not a diluted Gospel, trimmed down to meet the superficial needs of the passing hour; it was the Apostolic Gospel, and he agonized in the proclamation of it. He believed that the Church "must guard its sensitiveness in an age when the fine perception of vital differences is blunted. He tried unflaggingly to bestir a generation which had been robbed of its Christian sense of sin.
His was a life that gave the lie to the tawdry and tarnished claims of atheism; a life that answered all the cheap little claims of the petty little politicians, both inside and outside the Church; a life that walked and talked with God, and climbed the heights with God. And now he is not - for God has taken him.
Dr. Godbey passed away at his home in Groveton, Nov. 15th, 1947. One the following day, in the church which he had served at Lufkin, the writer, assisted by the Rev. James Callaway, conducted the funeral service, and his body, followed by a large concourse of friends, was tenderly laid to rest in the Lufkin cemetery.
*Servant of God, well done! They glorious warfare's past;
The battle's fought, the race is won; And thou art crowned at last."
G. H. Wilson
~~~~~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~~~~~
Although the above obituary states Dr. Godbey was laid to rest in the Lufkin Cemetery, his death certificate states he was interred on Nov. 16, 1947 at Glendale Cemetery, Lufkin.
"Dr. Victor A. Godbey
Dr. V. A. Godbey was born at Lexington MO. May 3, 1868 the son of Rev. and Mrs. W. C. Godbey. He was licensed to preach in 1887, and as a young minister preached in school houses around Morrisville, MO., where his father had founded a small college.
In March, 1888, Dr. Godbey came to Texas, and at the session of the annual Conference, which was held at Crockett, he was appointed to Sunset Circuit. His Circuit required him to preach 28 times a month, and embraced a large part of what is known as the Big Thicket section. His appointments were made on foot. His salary that first year was $230.00.
Thus began in Texas the unusual ministry of an extraordinary man. His ability and worth early became known, and he was appointed 'to the larges and most influential charges and districts in Texas. Some of these were: Marvin Church, Tyler; Travis Park, San Antonio; First Church, Austin; and First Church, Beaumont. His brethren honored him repeatedly by electing him to the General Conference of the church, and he was sent as a delegate to two Ecumenical Conferences - one in Canada and one in England.
Only the years will unfold the chronicle and spell out in imperishable letters all the story of his work and of his walk with God. Of all the men I have know, I think Dr. Godbey best exemplified a sound mind, a balanced judgment, an unswerving loyalty to his church, and an unselfish love for men. The Church was everything to this man. It was not something a man might serve or not serve, as he chose. To him, the Church was august and commanding. It was a place where God bet His people. It spoke with the voice of authority. It was sort of spiritual hospital where people with all kinds of miasmic and spiritual distempers came and were made well. Never did he doubt that the Church had the keys of heaven and hell, and he labored unflaggingly to make it a retreat for all who knew sin, and wanted to be rid of it.
Dr. Godbey was one of the greatest Gospel preachers I have ever known. He read omnivorously. He was thoroughly well informed. Christ was the center of his Gospel. He honored the Master by making Him chiefest among men. To Dr. Godbey He was not Christ, the Great: He was Christ, the Only. His was not a diluted Gospel, trimmed down to meet the superficial needs of the passing hour; it was the Apostolic Gospel, and he agonized in the proclamation of it. He believed that the Church "must guard its sensitiveness in an age when the fine perception of vital differences is blunted. He tried unflaggingly to bestir a generation which had been robbed of its Christian sense of sin.
His was a life that gave the lie to the tawdry and tarnished claims of atheism; a life that answered all the cheap little claims of the petty little politicians, both inside and outside the Church; a life that walked and talked with God, and climbed the heights with God. And now he is not - for God has taken him.
Dr. Godbey passed away at his home in Groveton, Nov. 15th, 1947. One the following day, in the church which he had served at Lufkin, the writer, assisted by the Rev. James Callaway, conducted the funeral service, and his body, followed by a large concourse of friends, was tenderly laid to rest in the Lufkin cemetery.
*Servant of God, well done! They glorious warfare's past;
The battle's fought, the race is won; And thou art crowned at last."
G. H. Wilson
~~~~~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~~~~~
Although the above obituary states Dr. Godbey was laid to rest in the Lufkin Cemetery, his death certificate states he was interred on Nov. 16, 1947 at Glendale Cemetery, Lufkin.
Dr. V. A. Godbey was born at Lexington MO. May 3, 1868 the son of Rev. and Mrs. W. C. Godbey. He was licensed to preach in 1887, and as a young minister preached in school houses around Morrisville, MO., where his father had founded a small college.
In March, 1888, Dr. Godbey came to Texas, and at the session of the annual Conference, which was held at Crockett, he was appointed to Sunset Circuit. His Circuit required him to preach 28 times a month, and embraced a large part of what is known as the Big Thicket section. His appointments were made on foot. His salary that first year was $230.00.
Thus began in Texas the unusual ministry of an extraordinary man. His ability and worth early became known, and he was appointed 'to the larges and most influential charges and districts in Texas. Some of these were: Marvin Church, Tyler; Travis Park, San Antonio; First Church, Austin; and First Church, Beaumont. His brethren honored him repeatedly by electing him to the General Conference of the church, and he was sent as a delegate to two Ecumenical Conferences - one in Canada and one in England.
Only the years will unfold the chronicle and spell out in imperishable letters all the story of his work and of his walk with God. Of all the men I have know, I think Dr. Godbey best exemplified a sound mind, a balanced judgment, an unswerving loyalty to his church, and an unselfish love for men. The Church was everything to this man. It was not something a man might serve or not serve, as he chose. To him, the Church was august and commanding. It was a place where God bet His people. It spoke with the voice of authority. It was sort of spiritual hospital where people with all kinds of miasmic and spiritual distempers came and were made well. Never did he doubt that the Church had the keys of heaven and hell, and he labored unflaggingly to make it a retreat for all who knew sin, and wanted to be rid of it.
Dr. Godbey was one of the greatest Gospel preachers I have ever known. He read omnivorously. He was thoroughly well informed. Christ was the center of his Gospel. He honored the Master by making Him chiefest among men. To Dr. Godbey He was not Christ, the Great: He was Christ, the Only. His was not a diluted Gospel, trimmed down to meet the superficial needs of the passing hour; it was the Apostolic Gospel, and he agonized in the proclamation of it. He believed that the Church "must guard its sensitiveness in an age when the fine perception of vital differences is blunted. He tried unflaggingly to bestir a generation which had been robbed of its Christian sense of sin.
His was a life that gave the lie to the tawdry and tarnished claims of atheism; a life that answered all the cheap little claims of the petty little politicians, both inside and outside the Church; a life that walked and talked with God, and climbed the heights with God. And now he is not - for God has taken him.
Dr. Godbey passed away at his home in Groveton, Nov. 15th, 1947. One the following day, in the church which he had served at Lufkin, the writer, assisted by the Rev. James Callaway, conducted the funeral service, and his body, followed by a large concourse of friends, was tenderly laid to rest in the Lufkin cemetery.
*Servant of God, well done! They glorious warfare's past;
The battle's fought, the race is won; And thou art crowned at last."
G. H. Wilson
~~~~~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~~~~~
Although the above obituary states Dr. Godbey was laid to rest in the Lufkin Cemetery, his death certificate states he was interred on Nov. 16, 1947 at Glendale Cemetery, Lufkin.
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GODBEY
Dr. VICTOR A. GODBEY
BORN MAY 3, 1868, LEXINGTON, KY.
DIED NOV. 15, 1947, GROVETON, TEX.
A life rich in Golden deeds and service of others.
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