1860–1910

Introduction

Born: Sep­tem­ber 23, 1860, Li­ber­ty, Ten­nes­see.

Died: Jan­ua­ry 12, 1910, Mc­Kin­ney, Tex­as.

Buried: Pe­can Grove Ce­me­te­ry, Mc­Kin­ney, Tex­as.

Biography

Wiley was the son of Will­iam Da­vis Gow­en Carnes and Ma­ry Jo­se­phine Vick, and hus­band of Eli­za­beth Al­len Carnes Phil­lips.

He grew up in Smith­ville, Ten­nes­see, en­tered the min­is­try in 1882, and moved to Tex­as in 1888.

He served as a Church of Christ min­is­ter at church­es in Lan­cas­ter, Wea­ther­ford, Cis­co, Abi­lene, Ter­rell, Cle­burne, Me­lis­sa, and De­ni­son, Tex­as, and did con­sid­er­able ev­an­gel­is­tic work.

Sources

Lyrics

  1. Beams of Sun­shine
  2. Cast Your Bread up­on the Wa­ters
  3. Come to the Sav­ior
  4. Happy Band of Child­ren, A
  5. Hark! I Hear a Cry As­cend­ing
  6. He Car­eth for the Li­lies White
  7. I Love to Sing of the Won­der­ful
  8. Jesus, Bless­ed Sav­ior, Guide Me
  9. Onward, Faith­ful Ser­vants
  10. Peaceful Be Thy Slum­ber Ev­er
  11. Tell Again the Sto­ry of the Lord of Glo­ry
  12. There Is Much We Can Do for the Mas­ter
  13. Weary Pil­grim, Wel­come Home
  14. We’re a Hap­py Band of Child­ren
  15. When the Mists of Dark­ness Ga­ther
  16. Will He Bid Us En­ter In?

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