RAY, CHARLES WAYNE: 1872-1928.
Charles Wayne Ray , son of William Riley and Hester Ann Lee Ray, was born in Riley, Ind., on Apr. 2, 1872, and graduated from De Pauw University in 1900. He was ordained to the Methodist Episcopal ministry in 1894. In 1902 he received the A.M. degree from Taylor University and in 1905 the D.D. degree from Nebraska Wesleyan. He was pastor of various churches in Nebraska for many years. In 1907 he toured Europe and Asia Minor, and he revisited Europe in 1910 and 1913. For his two poems, "No Man's Land" and "The Dead In Flanders," he was decorated by King Albert of Belgium .
The Rev. Mr. Ray married Arethusa S. Ervin in 1907 and died in April, 1928.
He wrote a number of essays and poems published in leaflet form besides the titles listed here.
Information from Who Was Who in America.
- Bible Questions Answered.
Cincinnati, 1903.
- The Radiant Life. Cincinnati,
1907.
- Heart Echoes. 1913.
- The Bright Side of Living. Lyons,
Neb., 1916.
- Ray-Poems, the Tides of Fortune. Norfolk,
Neb., 1923.
