Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1863-12-11
I'm. -MEMORIA a Nj,
LIEUT.. VIM. Il, ROGERS,

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1t in this life only We had hope how pun
gent, how unall"ycd womll Le our grief now
| when the fatal miSsives Of death ar. FLYING
| through tho land, cutting of the Objects o
our trus:, CT our hope nnd Of our love, aud
bidding us break off the bleeding tcndrls u
nit:c'!"n which We had 20 fondly nourisleJ
| an:- east thcul into tie gloomy VORTEX of oLiy
! ion
oh, it is fearful thing to love what DEATH
But we n, e assured that those oucc united ia
lis in th: bands Of Chris, ian faith are not dead
but E.rc hcfors = not rooted up, hut trans
| planted b.: "nr A,a"cuiy Fathers hand from,
: these s'C;.,S OF <:".c .:I ttl rncss to !lapri
rr and more conreniai soil
! In no instance have we felt this truth nor.
! s'nsihly than i'll the removal of Lieut.. W. NJ.
| ROC Ei;S, man who was prepared hv grace
fer n better lift than this. and oae whose rcu-
tie and pure sris,t must have accented VA.
and It's accomIin irmcnts only MS II ranfli and
st.rI Necessity. I1 how many who like him
srcin"l better fitted 10 the mini>, :,Lions OF ov
| than of strife, have =; ;rdcd on their arnor q,
du'v's call. and have steadily maint aiied tha.
best and most stubborn Of rrsistanc-s which is
founded upon :rincinls. a, an early period
of his conu,ry's need, the suffice, of tins notice
assisted III raising volunteer company for nc
tive sew vice. and, through all the tedious watch
ings and dreadful conflicts OF the subsequent
campaigns in Virginia and Maryland, he borc
:,Is part As becomcih patriot and Christian
/: or his nieri, us an officer we do not pretend
| TO speak but his long experience in the In iii
tary training Of his native District his rener-
Ky of character and his inherent patriotism
snow how much his country has lost in hi,
| death.
Lieut.. Rogers was of French Prot estant orr
g!i' being tho eldest son Of Capt. Paul Roger
one OF The last OF the lIuguenots of Abbeviie
District. From childhood to mature years he
| wHs stIngnislel fer his oLligng and aminble
"ePortm"nt, and for the consc icntiou. dis
charge Of every duty. His heightened princi.
| pies and generous Leuring entitled him to the
unq"ailfed respect he commanded as friend
and private citizen. Modest and unassulninr
" nature, he seldom manifestAd his feelings to
We world; and the influence he exerted Us IL
Christian was mainly the powerful one of ex-
| nml.. a singular sobrlety and purity of
conduct had early set him sign tor others !;
and for five years previous to his premature
death. he had represented the people as Ruling
Elder in the Church of his Fathers
But it was only in the dear domestic circle,
that throne whence man diapcnses the bless.
ings of wcll-ordered life that his virtues
could be properly estimated. There an af-
fectIonnte wife, two infant daughters and
fond uncle miss him only chose can is miss.
cd who have so nobly fulfilled all the higher
claims of humanity. ,.
1t was at Chick .rnauga, to which place his
regimen. had been lately ordered. that our dear
friend received his death wound From tn.
field hospital he was removed to Rome, Gu,
and after some weeks of severe suffering, he
calmly resigned hIs soul into the hands Of bic
Kcdeemer on Sabbath morning, October 1s.
His last EOnrs were soolhei by the consola-
tions of religion and by the presence ofascme
of the dear members Of his family; and his re.
mains are privileged to rest near his aged
father in the cemetry Of that church in which
lie had been nuriured
No mortal woes
Can reach The peaceful sleeper here,
While angels watch bis soft repose.
d. So Jesus slept. Gods dying son
Passed through the grave and blessed the bed:
Rest here, biest saint, till from His throne
The morning break and pierce the shade"