New-York tribune., 1909-05-22
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
MEN 1T FUNERAL.
DR.. CoUyers Tribute to Financier6
Kindness and High Ideals.

Many Of the best known men OF this city were
present yesterday morning at the Church OF the
Messiah when Dr. Robert Conyer preached the
funeral eerTnon over the body OF Henry H. Rogers
Near the members Of the family some old
servants. who were weeping as DR.. Collyer eulo-
gized his old friend Two hundred employees OF the
Standard Oil Company were there some or them
old men who had known Mr.. Rogers ever since
he entered that business. The clubs and organiza-
tons which he belonged were all represented.
All through the time Of the services the entire
business of the Standard OIL Company In this
country stopped. Mr. Archbold gave tele-
graphic orders on Thursday afternoon TO every
plant and Office in the country to be closed COM
pleteIy during the funeral
The body was taken to the church shortly before
10 o'clock The coffin, II was borne up the steps
OF the church, entirely hidden by a great
mass Of purple orchids. about the edge OF which
Ies-of-the-vaIley and madenhair fern IN
side the porch Of the church It was met by the
pallbearers chosen by the family-William Rookie
feuer, John D. Archbold, Z. T. Bedford. James A
Moffett. Samuel L Clemens. E H. Hartman,
Raymond Du Puy, Elbert H. Gary, Melville e
Stone. John D. Ryan, James NJ Beck. General
James Jourdan. Charles A Peabody, DR.. Q. C.
Rice. George w. Perkins and Colonel A G. Paine
Immediately behind the hearse were five car
rages IN which the members Of the family
Mrs Rogers, heavily yelled. was the first TO enter
the church, leaning heavily on the arm OF her son.
H. H. Rogers. She was accompanied in the
riage also by Mrs. Rogers, tr-, the daughter OF
George H Benjamin
r.
sohn Quartet sang Lead. Kindly Light and
abide with Me- Until he to speak DR.. Coll
yer was almost hidden from sight by the flowers
banked before the pulpit In the middle OF which
the coffin could not be distinguished On either
side OF the Clergyman were tail columns OF roses
around high candelabra-
Dr.. Collyer. IN a broken voice. told Of his great
friendship for Mr.. Rogers and said that the &C
Quaintance, begun when both young men.
impressed him more and it continued
with Mr.. Rogers gentle and tender heart He
OF the purest men ever knew DR.. Coll
yer said He was always full Of the desire to do
good things. Search all my recollections carefully.
I cannot remember that Henry Rogers ever used
a coarse. profane unworthy word. He was, es-
sentiaIy a man of clean ideals"
The clergyman praised AIr. Rogers's home life,
and then spoke of OF his benefactions-the
Robert CoIIyer endowment for the training OF min
listers. which he gave: the establishment Of the
creche Of the Messiah Home, which he support
Ell, and his great gifts to the town Of Bairhaven.
which include schools. the town hall, IL
brary built in memory Of a daughter. and the
splendid Memorial Church in honor Of his mother
Following the close Of the eulogy. the quartet
sang Nearer. Ny God. to Thee
Mr. Rogers's son sat with his mother in the
church In the pews Immediately behind them
were Mr.. and Mrs Urban H Broughton. Mr.. and
Mrs William z Benjamin and Mr.. and Mrs- Will
lam r Coe. with the younger members OF their
family.
The I>otos Club of which Mr.. Rogers a
member was represented by party which in
cluded Frank R Lawrence. Chester s. Lord and
Count Jan NJ dc HorodysA Some OF the men OF
note in Wall Street and other friends Of Mr. Rog-
ers who were present were John D. Rockefeller.
tr Mrs James ". Gerard. Marcus DAILY. Alfred
R. Conkling Robert Reid. George +. Baker. Major
Leigh James A Wright. Colonel Story, Henry
Clews Paul D. Cravath. Patrick H McCarren. Her
man Fidder, Mr.. and Mrs James c. Bishop. Mr.
and Mrs Braid, 0ir. and Mrs Clarence Vose. Mrs.
Stoddard and Anthony N Brady.
A large crowd waited at the church 10 see the
coffin borne in and out, which made necessary
the appearance large body Of police, including
Central Office men and the traf1c squad At the
Grand Central Station in Vanderbilt avenue, an
other large crowd waiting. The body was
placed on a special train Of five cars which was
1uai,,ns at the extreme west end OF the station
and taken to Fairhaven at noon
The services there will be held IN the Memorial
Church by the Rev. Frank L Ehalen Mr. Rogers
win be buried in Riverside Cemetery. All day flags
will be at halfmast. and the school children will
have g. special -houu-set- aside wheD-they may~see
the body.