Homegoing celebration for Reverend Emmett Thomas Martin, Jr., 1938-2008, Tuesday, April 1, 2008, 11:00 a.m., Historic Springfield Baptist Church, Reverend Gordon Thomas, presiding

Jfomegoing CekfJration
for
Reverend^mmett Thomas Martin, Jr.

1938

2008

(Tuesday, JlpriCl, 2008 11:00 JL.M.
"Historic SpringfieCd(Baptist Church
(Reverend(Jordan Thomas - (presiding

OSituary
l_n mmett Thomas Martin, Jr. will be remembered as one who loved God, his family, his community, and mankind. He was a compassionate and generous man who lived to serve oth ers. He was full of vigor and possessed an awesome sense of humor. He was an important part of the lives of his family and church members, never missing a graduation or wedding or any other momentous occasion. His primary focus, however, was preaching, teaching, and leading others to Christ.
Reverend Martin was born in Augusta, Georgia on July 11, 1938, to Emmett and Emma Latimore Martin. He was a graduate of Lucy C. Laney High School, Class of 1956, and received a B.A. de gree from Benedict College, Columbia, South Carolina in 1960. In addition, he received a Master of Divinity degree from Jacksonville Theological Seminary (Lahairoi Bible College) in 1997, and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Lake Charles Bible College, Louisiana, in 2002.
As a youth, he was active in the Liberty Baptist Church, Augusta and was greatly influenced by his childhood pastor and mentor, the late Reverend J. P. Murphy. He pastored St. Paul Baptist Church in Louisville, Georgia, from 1960 to 1972, when he received the invitation to lead Springfield Bap tist Church in Augusta. Reverend Martin attained the honor of being the longest serving pastor of Historic Springfield. An extensive traveller, he often spoke of the joy of preaching at Calvary Bap tist Church of Hong Kong, China in 1970. His travels carried him to forty states, Mexico, Nassau, Canada, Thailand, Japan and China.
Reverend Martin served on numerous boards and committees, including the National Baptist Con vention, USA; the General Missionary Convention of Georgia; Walker Baptist Association, serving as Dean and President; Vice President of the Springfield Village Park Foundation Board of Direc tors; Board of Directors of Way of Life Ministries International; Housing and Neighborhood Devel opment Advisory Board; and University Hospital Clergy Staff.
Reverend Martin received a number of honors and recognitions during his years of service. In March of 1996, he was inducted into the Morehouse College, Georgia Board of Reverend Preach ers. Also on December 7, 1996, the Mayor of Augusta proclaimed E. T. Martin Day in Augusta, in commemoration of the Pastors twenty-fifth year at Historic Springfield. Under Reverend Martins guidance, Springfield earned inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places.
Survivors include: his wife of forty-two years, the former Betty Ruffin; sister, Virginia (James) Barnes; brother, Alonza L. (Mildred) Martin, Sr.; sisters-in-law, Mary (Cluese) Lyons and Josephine Ruffin; nieces, Sandra Thompkins, Jacquelyn Kyler, Annette Barnes and Sandra Johnson; neph ews, Clarence Ruffin III, Arthur Ruffin, Alphonso Ruffin, Alonza Martin Jr.; Dedrick Gantt and Jean Paul Martin; godchildren, Melissa Sanford, Dr. Olivia Copeland, Allegra Johnson, Jerald Johnson, Moniqwa Jones, Glennis Holmes, Alonza Martin Jr. and Annette Barnes; special cousin, Reverend Tommie (Roosevelt) Johnson; numerous great nieces and nephews, cousins, friends and his His toric Springfield Church Family.
"I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith ..." 2 Timothy 4:7 (King James Version)

Order ofService
Reverend Gordon Thomas Pastor of Ross Grove Baptist Church - Presiding
Prelude ................................................................................................ Reverend Tommie Johnson Ms. Jacquelyn Kyler
Processsional...................................................................................... Springfield Sanctuary Choir "God of Our Fathers"
Prayer.................................................................................................... Reverend Gustave Frazier ASSOCIATE MINISTER
Old Testament Scriptures Psalm 8 ........................................................................................ Overseer Betty Anderson WAY OF LIFE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL Psalm 34 ......................................................................................... Reverend David Hunter PASTOR, LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE RESURRECTION
New Testament Scriptures John 14:16-20 ..................................................................... Reverend Hardy Bennings, III HISTORIC SPRINGFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH Pauline Epistle ............................................................................. Reverend Malcolm Martin CHURCH OF TRUTH
Words of Comfort.................................................................................. Reverend Enoch Ward, Jr. PASTOR, FIRST METROPOLITAN BAPTIST CHURCH
Selection .......................................................................................... Miss Sandra Johnson, Soloist "How Great Thou Art"
Eulogy ....................................................................................................... Reverend Clyde Hill, Sr. PASTOR, MT. CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH
Hymn of Farewell................................................................................. Dr. Deborah Austin, Soloist "In The Garden"
Recessional....................................................................................................... "Going Up Yonder"
... The Interment will follow in the church yard ...
The family will greet friends for a Repast following the Interment.

Jerry Echols David Kyler Jean Paul Martin Clarence Ruffin, III

(pattbearers
*

Dedrick Gantt Alonza L. Martin, Jr.
Arthur Ruffin George Tutt, II

Honorary (PaCCBearers

Deacons, Deaconesses and Trustees of Springfield Baptist Church

Area Ministers

Downtown Ministers Association

Walker Baptist Convention

Tenth District Missionary Convention

Georgia Missionary Baptist Convention

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority

Lucy C. Laney Class of 1956

<FCower (Bearers
Ushers Union of Georgia

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So live, that when thy summons comes to join

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The innumerable caravan which moves

To that mysterious realm, where each shall take

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His chamber in the silent halls of death,

Thou go not, like the quarry-slave at night,

Scourged to his dungeon, but, sustained and soothed

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By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave

Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch

About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.

EXCERPT FROMTHANATOPSIS BY: WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT

The family is grateful to the many friends who offered gifts, assistance, support, and prayers during the illness and death of our love done. May God bless each of you in a very special way. In addition, heartfelt gratitude goes to Sandra Thompkins, Darrell Scott and Heartland Hospice for the loving and dedicated care given to Reverend Martin during his illness.
Services Entrusted To
"Williams (FuneratHome, Inc.
2945 Old Tobacco Road - Hephzibah, Georgia 1765 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard -Augusta, Georgia
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Dr. Emmett T. Martin (AUGUSTA, Ga.) - Sunday, March 30, 2008 - The Augusta Chronicle
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Thomas Martin, Jr., of Shadowood Drive entered into at 11 :a.m. at Historic Springfield Baptist Church with

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Thursday, March 27, 2008 at his residence. Funeral service Clyde Hill, Sr., officiating. Burial will be at the church. Rev.

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From the Sunday, March 30, 2008 edition of the Augusta Chronicle

Hundreds pay final respect

to Rev. Emmett T. Martin

A few hundred people Convention, Georgia Mis reported to Historic Spring sionary Baptist Convention, field Baptist Church to pay Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, their last respects to a man Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,

known for his love of God, ffemily, and. Com munity. '
"We grew up
together, I remember as a young girl how he would pick jne up and toss me into the air and catch me. cWe all attended Liberty Baptist Church together and he

UsTiers Union of Georgia, and the "Lucy Laney Class of 1956 also par ticipated in the
services. Rev. Martin,
who has been ordained since the age bf 18, received a B.A. degree from Benedict Col

will be greatly

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missed," ! says

Martin

SC, a Master

Sandra Wirnberly, ,

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longtime ^frlSndRevl RT. from Jacksonville Theologi

Martin who entered into cal Seminary;(Lahairoi Bible

'God's rest Thursday^ March College), and a Doctor of

27, 2008. Martin was the Ministry degree from Lake

longest serving pastor of Charles Bible College, Loui-

Historic Springfield, serving .siana.

some 36 years.

In addition, he served

Family and friends packed on numerous boards and

the church 'where the Rev. committees and received a

Clyde Hill, pastor of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, de livered a soul stirring eulogy for the 1956 Lucy Laney ^graduate. -:'":

number of honors and rec ognitions during his yeaps of service. Under his guidance, Springfield earned inclusion in the National Register of

Area ministers, Down Historic. Places. town Ministers' Association, -Martin was buried in the vWalker Baptist Convention, church yard of Historic frfenth District Missionary Springfield Baptist Church.

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