The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-06
TENDERLY TO REST
Funeral Services of the
Late Wiley N. Rogers.
Tributes from the Heart to the Life OF
a Noble Man at the Last Services
in Wake Forest College
Chapel.

In Wingate Memorial Hall of Wake
Forest College on Sunday afternoon,
where friends of his youth met with
his dearest ones, the last sad tributes
We're paid to the late Wiley NJ. Rogers.
The funeral party had left Raleigh
at 1850 for Wake Forest after coming
with many sympathizing friends in q
long procession from the home on Hal
flax street In this party We're: Mrs.
Wiley Rogers, four of her children,
her sister, Mrs. w. NJ. Dixon, Mr.. f.
NJ. Walters Misses Isabel Busbee and
Mamie Horton, of the News and OBJ
server, Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Ray,
Miss Mary Carter Ray, Mr.. c. w. New
comb, Mr.. n. A. Dunn, Mr.. w. K.
Crawford, Jr., Mr.. II. b. Hardy, of the
News and Observer. and the entire
body of active pall-bearers made UP
from the various departments OF the
News and Observer Office, Mr.. Rogers
having been connected with the Bust
ness Staff of this paper. From Raj
efgh there also went Rev. w. {. Iyree
and Rev. II. T. Vann, who, with other
ministers conducted the services at
Wake Forest and Mr.. John w. Brown,
who was in charge of the interment.
The active pall-bearers We're:
MessrS. w. H. Bagley e. e. Britton,
Jacques, l.. F. Afford. w. G. Huffman,
II. b. Hardy and John F. Knox. The
honorary pall-bearers from Raleigh
We're: Messrs. S. w. Brewer. John e
Ray, w. r. Crawford, Jr., II. II. Briggs,
N. A. Dunn, j. ID. Boushall; from
Wake Forest Messrs. r. f. Holding,
w w. Holding c. E. Brewer, r. e.
Royal, w. O. Riddick. and w. c.
Brewer.
Many friends of the family met the
funeral party at Wake Forest, and the
remains were taken to the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Nj. Dickson. where
many friends called during the day to
speak words of sympathy and take a
last look at their departed friend.
The funeral services were held at
half-past four o'clock and the large
Chapel of Wake Forest College was
filed. there being present besides the
residents of Wake Forest many college
students. The caSket was covered
With many handsome floral remem-
brances, and the front of the rostrum
was banked with others. Especially
handsome were those from the News
and Observer company, Mr.. and Mrs
Josephus Daniels, Mr. and Mrs. w. H.
Bagley, and the force Of the News and
Observer.
Lead Kindly Light was first sung
by the choir, whose seats We're on the
rostrum with the ministers conducting
the services, these being Rev. W. G.
Tyree, Rev r. It. Vann, of Raleigh;
Rev w. B. Royal Rev. j. w. Lynch,
of Wake Forest. Rev. DR.. G. e. Tay-
lor, who was to have taken part in
the exercises was not able to be pres
ent. because of i'll health.
Rev. w. c. Tyree first read a lesson
from the Bible and following this Rev.
j: W. Lynch led in prayer. Then Mr..
w. c. Newcomb sang beautiful solo,
Sometime Wen Understand" after
which DR.. Tyree spoke.
He paid a tribute to the life of the
deceased saying that a personality
marked all men and that in the case OF
Wiley Rogers this was love, and that
until he had been taken, his friends
knew not how great was the love they
had for him. and that all who knew
him could say, eve loved Wiley RoS-
ers," and this was because he loved
all. This he held, came from God, and
i'm this the deceased stood close to his
Maker.
DR.. w B. Royal spoke next, and he
said that upon the tablet of his heart