Son of William Foulkes & Harriet Almira Johnson; husband of Catherine Lamb [1876-1943]

Dr. W. H. Foulkes
Retired Pastor Served Old

Smithtown, L.I. – Rev. Dr. William Hiram Foulkes, distinguished clergyman and pastor of Old First Church in Newark, N.J., for 15 years until his retirement in 1941, died yesterday of a long illness in Villa Mon Repose, where he had been a resident for four years. He was 84.

Dr. Foulkes was born in Quincy, Mich., June 28, 1877, the son of Rev. Dr. and Mrs. William Foulkes. He received his Bachelor of arts degree in 1897 from the College of Emporia in Kansas, having previously studied at Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, where he was preparing for a medical career. He decided upon the ministry when a senior in college and spent a year as home missionary in Burrton, Kan.

He entered McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago in 1898, where his scholastic standing won the Bernardine Orme Smith Fellowship. Upon being graduated in 1901, he went to New College, Edinburgh, Scotland, for his fellowship year.

Ordained in 1901

Dr. Foulkes was ordained in 1901 in the Presbyterian Church in Elmira, Ill., where he had his first pastorate, serving three years. He represented the fifth generation of preachers. When he was installed pastor at Old First Church, June 17, 1926, his father, then celebrating his 50th year in the ministry, had part in the service.

Dr. Foulkes' grandfather was Rev. Thomas Foulkes; his great-grandfather, Rev. William Foulkes, was an ordained preacher, Evan Foulkes. The family moved to this country in 1845 from Wales and settled in Utica, N.Y., but three years later went to Wisconsin as pioneer missionaries.

In addition to the Elmira pastorate, Dr. Foulkes served as pastor in Clinton, Iowa; Portland, Ore.; Rutgers Church, New York, and Old Stone Church, Cleveland. Between the New York and Ohio pastorates he was general secretary of the Presbyterian Board of Ministerial Relief and Sustention, assuming that office in 1913, and from 1918 until 1924, he was general secretary of the New Era Movement.

Varied Interests

It was characteristic of Dr. Foulkes ministry that he carried many responsibilities in addition to those of his pastorates. He was for several years president of the board of directors of the University of Dubuque. He was an organizer of the Presbyterian National Service Commission, charged with responsibility for welfare of men in Army camps. He organized the National Loyalty Commission which conducted contests throughout the country in the interests of temperance.

He was chairman of the American Executive Committee of the Central Bureau of Relief of Evangelical Churches of Europe, vice president many years of the International Union of Christian Endeavor, president of the board of church extension of Newark Presbytery, a director of Bloomfield College and Seminary, a trustee of the Presbyterian Hospital and of the New Jersey Temperance Society and a director of the New Jersey Anti-Saloon League.

Dr. Foulkes was known throughout the country through his many years of broadcasting and specially while in Newark through his weekly "Friendly Hour" and later his program known as "Homespun."

National Posts

He served as the former Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America as chairman; of the Department of Evangelism, and was chairman of the general interchurch committee of the National Preaching Mission which had interdenominational meetings of four days each in 40 cities of the United States in 1936-37. He was a member of the Commission in Spiritual Emphasis of the National YMCA.

The clergyman was a delegate to the 1910 Missionary Conference in Edinburgh. He made an unofficial visit to mission stations in Japan, China Korea and the Philippines in 1922, prior to which he was an advisory member of the National Committee on China Famine Relief.

Dr. Foulkes was for many years a member of Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions. He was elected moderator of the Presbyterian Synod of New Jersey in 1936 and in May 1937, was elected moderator of the 149th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of the U.S.A., the highest honor the denomination can bestow.

Doctorate Degrees

The clergyman was a member of the S.A.R. and of St. David's Society. He received degrees of doctor of divinity from Emporia, Whitworth and Lenox colleges and the degree of doctor of laws from Emporia.

Dr. Foulkes was the author of several books, including "Sunset by the Lakeside," "Living Bread From the Fourth Gospel," "Youth Ways to Life" and "Homespun Along Friendly Road."

He leaves two sons, William R. of Stony Brook, L.I., and Frederick R. of Port Hueneme, Calif., six grandchildren and nine great-grand children.

The funeral will be tomorrow at 8 p.m. at the Russell B. Hawkins Funeral Home, 17 Manor Road, Smithtown.

Son of William Foulkes & Harriet Almira Johnson; husband of Catherine Lamb [1876-1943]

Dr. W. H. Foulkes
Retired Pastor Served Old

Smithtown, L.I. – Rev. Dr. William Hiram Foulkes, distinguished clergyman and pastor of Old First Church in Newark, N.J., for 15 years until his retirement in 1941, died yesterday of a long illness in Villa Mon Repose, where he had been a resident for four years. He was 84.

Dr. Foulkes was born in Quincy, Mich., June 28, 1877, the son of Rev. Dr. and Mrs. William Foulkes. He received his Bachelor of arts degree in 1897 from the College of Emporia in Kansas, having previously studied at Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, where he was preparing for a medical career. He decided upon the ministry when a senior in college and spent a year as home missionary in Burrton, Kan.

He entered McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago in 1898, where his scholastic standing won the Bernardine Orme Smith Fellowship. Upon being graduated in 1901, he went to New College, Edinburgh, Scotland, for his fellowship year.

Ordained in 1901

Dr. Foulkes was ordained in 1901 in the Presbyterian Church in Elmira, Ill., where he had his first pastorate, serving three years. He represented the fifth generation of preachers. When he was installed pastor at Old First Church, June 17, 1926, his father, then celebrating his 50th year in the ministry, had part in the service.

Dr. Foulkes' grandfather was Rev. Thomas Foulkes; his great-grandfather, Rev. William Foulkes, was an ordained preacher, Evan Foulkes. The family moved to this country in 1845 from Wales and settled in Utica, N.Y., but three years later went to Wisconsin as pioneer missionaries.

In addition to the Elmira pastorate, Dr. Foulkes served as pastor in Clinton, Iowa; Portland, Ore.; Rutgers Church, New York, and Old Stone Church, Cleveland. Between the New York and Ohio pastorates he was general secretary of the Presbyterian Board of Ministerial Relief and Sustention, assuming that office in 1913, and from 1918 until 1924, he was general secretary of the New Era Movement.

Varied Interests

It was characteristic of Dr. Foulkes ministry that he carried many responsibilities in addition to those of his pastorates. He was for several years president of the board of directors of the University of Dubuque. He was an organizer of the Presbyterian National Service Commission, charged with responsibility for welfare of men in Army camps. He organized the National Loyalty Commission which conducted contests throughout the country in the interests of temperance.

He was chairman of the American Executive Committee of the Central Bureau of Relief of Evangelical Churches of Europe, vice president many years of the International Union of Christian Endeavor, president of the board of church extension of Newark Presbytery, a director of Bloomfield College and Seminary, a trustee of the Presbyterian Hospital and of the New Jersey Temperance Society and a director of the New Jersey Anti-Saloon League.

Dr. Foulkes was known throughout the country through his many years of broadcasting and specially while in Newark through his weekly "Friendly Hour" and later his program known as "Homespun."

National Posts

He served as the former Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America as chairman; of the Department of Evangelism, and was chairman of the general interchurch committee of the National Preaching Mission which had interdenominational meetings of four days each in 40 cities of the United States in 1936-37. He was a member of the Commission in Spiritual Emphasis of the National YMCA.

The clergyman was a delegate to the 1910 Missionary Conference in Edinburgh. He made an unofficial visit to mission stations in Japan, China Korea and the Philippines in 1922, prior to which he was an advisory member of the National Committee on China Famine Relief.

Dr. Foulkes was for many years a member of Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions. He was elected moderator of the Presbyterian Synod of New Jersey in 1936 and in May 1937, was elected moderator of the 149th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of the U.S.A., the highest honor the denomination can bestow.

Doctorate Degrees

The clergyman was a member of the S.A.R. and of St. David's Society. He received degrees of doctor of divinity from Emporia, Whitworth and Lenox colleges and the degree of doctor of laws from Emporia.

Dr. Foulkes was the author of several books, including "Sunset by the Lakeside," "Living Bread From the Fourth Gospel," "Youth Ways to Life" and "Homespun Along Friendly Road."

He leaves two sons, William R. of Stony Brook, L.I., and Frederick R. of Port Hueneme, Calif., six grandchildren and nine great-grand children.

The funeral will be tomorrow at 8 p.m. at the Russell B. Hawkins Funeral Home, 17 Manor Road, Smithtown.