The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-10
Church Member
Always Faithful
Says His Pastor
Rev. C. w. Kerr Will Con-
duct Funeral in Pittsburgh
at Request of Family

The official board of the First
Presbyterian church. OF which Kemp
was a devoted member and in which
| he was an active worker met In
special session in Frank Barnes Of
| flee Friday afternoon, called by the
sad news OF the death of their CO.
worker. Rev. c. w. Kerr. pastor OF
the church, will go to Pittsburgh,
| upon special request OF the family
| to conduct the services Monday aft
| ernoon. IL was decided. Reverend
Kerr said following the meeting:
"Mr. Kemp was one OF the fore
| most members of our church. He
has been closely connected with its
activities for number of years
and was very active in the work
of the music committee. serving for
a long time as its head, He was a
| member of the Presbyterian Broth
erhood class and always attended
Sunday school every Sunday. He was
a faithful church attendant, coming
to the services both afternoon and
night. He was a very vital part of
the church life. identifying himself
with its activities when he first came
to the city.
Everyone respected and loved f.
Rogers Kemp. lie was the kind Of
|
his everyday life. Personally, feel
his loss, both as a member OF the
church and as friend, very KEEN
ly."
Kemp brought his church men,
bership from the Fifth Avenue Pres
byterian church of New York City
and has been identified with the
church here ever since the congre-
CATION was housed in the little build
| nf 30 n
Boston. tither, he always was one
OF the most liberal givers In the
church and one OF his gifts was the
College Hill Community House.
Generosity Commended.
Glasses in the summer school will
be dismissed Monday, the day of the
funeral. Kendall college, now the
University OF Tulsa, is an institution
in which Kemp had faith and for
; which he entertained visions and TO
which he gave largely of his fortune.
Kemp Lodge, a girls dormitory. is a
memorial to his first wife. Late in
1916 he pledged $4,000 towards the
endowment fund. A part OF the uni
versity campus is property given by
him TO the institution. He was one
OF four men who agreed four years
bFD to take care of annual indebt-
edness that might be incurred by
the university up to 100000. DIR. J.
M. Gordon. president of the univer-
sity, made this formal statement
Friday afternoon:
1T is exceedingly difficult to es-
innate the loss the University OF
Tulsa sustains in the death OF Mr..
: Kemp. He has been president of the
, board OF trustees for the past five
years and not only has given his
money but he has given himself
, without stint.
"As a regular contributor to the
current expenses fund, his COM
manding position both as a business
man and as a Christian gentleman
J made 1t easy for him to get others
to contribute their time and means
: Just few days before leaving for
New York he mentioned to some OF
, the university authorities something
! or the plan he had in mind for the
: institution.
e He was an ardent supporter OF
the proposal to change the name OF
Henry Kendall college to the Uni.
verstty of Tulsa. believing that Just
as soon as the financial depression
gave way citizens OF Tulsa, and es.
pecially the big business men, would
> become interested In larger way In
an institution bearing the nome Of
. Tulsa.
"His place will be exceedingly dif
fcult to fill and the University OF
Q Tulsa unltes with the literal host o.
friends In sorrow over his goinl
away.
THE following telegram was sen
A., to Mrs Kemp from the school:
, words failed us utterly in tn,
/. endeavor to express our great sor
row over the death of your films
!, trious husband. He was an unselfist
, contributor OF time and means. 4
. wise counsellor and devoted friend
The entire school joins me In ex,
n YOU"
Shock TO Bank Associates.
! D. j. McGraw. president of tn,
Exchange National bank and a clos,
friend OF kemp's. said yesterday aft
ernoon:
1T whs a great shock to me to b,
v advised early Friday morning b,
: II. w. Sinclair OF the death OF Z,
i Rogers Kemp. He had left only las
I week not In the best of health, bu
Q not in what we considered 10 be
: grave condition at all.
= IN kemp's death the family sus
= ierr great loss. Myself and his as
g sociates here at the bank lose /
II great friend and the, city of Tulss
!, loses citizen who cannot be re
. placed.
l. Il never knew a better man thar
j. rogers Kemp. He was a man O
n strong conviction. still I never heart
him speak iil OF any man or woman