, 1859-07-29

sl VOLUME XIII,
NJ ae naod!c ages and up to the time Of the rem
1aa otnus1on Of learning in the si1tcenti, ren7,
q. was the conservator Of art and the cuho'
.meh1 Of practical science. While tle scl,oo
Aeh were dtbating with loud SOUNDING ,rori
aao nean'nGless. propositions the abst1actinr
cnca me.apahyses. up ihe masons were studying &c
49, uaes 9na u, aops1nE It in thousand dideree
"aFs TO the arts Of life. In Britain and rnnt
Mental Europe our Masonic forcfa,hcrs crer,s =
nose grand old structures that euchaut the ~
VI tne modern Traveller, those massive and -
stn1Mctfacat fortresses TINT constituted ii
SHtrong holds of the a1clia:val baruns. and ti,a
use ola men wrinkled and furrowed and bend
= .ns oenealh tue weight Of years. vet stand -
the hill tops OF Merre England. eni a,sss. aa y =
osnks OF the rushing Rhine. A'e1s III
or t,,s ~ "ar that the c,xrct il ;udcbte,
sIosi. sIc mo..d,ng ahbcys where as The ccntur;c
ssJ pass?"i Sue has heen eatherinr. in ~
~ IN vert Eelds Of earth, The hfayc. the wise m,
itee t! good, and her lofty cathcdsxls now crumb l
nnS snioa Jnraah !he weight Of time MIL their diu
De columns and lighted by d thousand tanse
"ae1e the sturdy Northuaan and the stalwart
s'fong-ormcd Saxon knclt and listened to fh'
~on'rous story Of the Cross. ),
Uut thanks to the press, that truly uasopi,
na.n Of hndlng out new arts," knowledge i
no" everywhere diGuscd, science, with its mn
pilaneee. especially that Of arclitecture, Is Uni
versa, and We Us aa order preserre only tht
emoiems, the memorials Of our ancient oncru
LIONS, Office, and character; these We coutiuut
70 use' act Tor material purposes, but Is the re-
presentations Of moral influences aud tie eter
M! principles OF truth and Justice.
VIC arc no longer the builders Of material
temple. nor yet tue architects Of cathedral o,
!ur&ress, but sSc are still buidefs-us the coral
insect beneath the tropical seas moulds its lir.
,ns seif into forms Of beauty, until by the united
aapor OF r'yr1ada the islands Of ocean lift their
crowned heads uborc the wurcs, so are We ull
according to our Masouic fulfil the liriue atoms
ol q social aud moral temple. Here is tlis
world nc are building from our very selves. a
structure. that We trust, shall lii itself i'm
through the surg'ng bllows Of time and crowned
With teauty, battle itself in tile clear light ana
soft mir Of the islands Of the blessed.
We therefore thank you again, Mr, President.
ior thc privilege Of uniting With you in the in.
aHS4ratton oil such M enterprise rs this: VIC
thank yon also for the assurance that we see on
every side. tlat here the stern responsiveness OF
.le Grase Is 10 be chastencd that its associa-
lions, though they n,ay be sad, arc to be soft.
cned and sweetcncd By the halIowed influence
always exercised by art and nature in their
| forms Of beauty.
Is mcn and AIasous we shall take q sad p1en..
nre IN planting herc by the gruves Of those .re
/ lore, our oEn Acacia, ever blooming " n1nid tue
storm cloud and wiutry wind" to us the symbol
Of IN unending life.
To these ceremonies Of ia5ing the corner
stone succeeded the 1norc general exercises Of
the day, from rostrum beneath au awning.
and before which were temporary seats for a
very Large audience, the grove ut that part of
the grounds giving them its deepest and most
grateful shade.
The introductory address Of Dr.. Dlaney, the
President Of the Cemetery Company, VIC give
in full, cur readers will find the same an intc
resting record Of the history Of the enterprise.
its present, and the future proposed for it.
address or DR. nLAxEr.
LADIES AMI GESrLEHES.-You are assembled
to.dAy to witucss and assst in the dedication of
this beautiful spot Rural Cemetery Your
presence here in such numbers is accepted By
those who have undertaken tic work as IN earn
est Of yeur interest in their efforts to supply TO
Chicago that mourntul but necessary adjunct
\ City Of the Dead.
The custom Of burying the dead within the
limits of lat &c cities is one which was unknown
to the ancieu's and resulted from the abuse Of
privilege granted, at first only us mark or
high distinction, to martyrs mud saints, aud at.
terward claimed as right hy the ricl. aud
powerful. but ever deprecated by science and
by the Church as detrimental 10 tho public
heatth.
liz the Jews. the Greeks, snd tho Romans.
cemeteries were, by the most vigorous enact
nlents, placed without the walls of cities mud
yilares. and Ills sa,utary uroyision WI. adon,ad
in The li.c;nne If ti,e ,:alty Chr;stian f,nrc1,
It was onjy during 1hc neriod Of .!ecatlcncc
of letters in The middle uges that this custom.
injurious to the living and unwarrantcd by any
p.'us.Pis " p"onc n3essne, ~ ssaoa taste OF
:. sas q @spy evidences :: T % sts!,a j ;sSosaees
t1rg. efforts begau to be made to remedy a cns-
tom whose consequences in the more crowded
communities Of Europe had cotue to be ssrious-
" felt. To the clergy Of France, and more es.
,,ecially to the Archbisl,op OF Toulouse. il due
ihe credit Of arousinc pubtic sentiment to the
dangers Of intratnural iuiesmcnts In most
eloquent appeal, af.er rehcarsinx the abuses by
which the rrnctice had been introduced, he por-
trays wildly the evils to which it rircs rise aud
cxi,orts the SECULAR powers to assist the Efforts
Of tho Church .to recall the ancient disctp!iuc
on tbis ro;nt."
1t was not, however, until 1865 that the Par
1iasn:ut Of Paris, ey legal enactment, &, led the
way to remedy Of a., these evils the FFeash . Gov.
noble institutions. :rcre ia Chaise." "yangi.
| rard," and "Mousmartre," where The frst e.
en,pIars Of THOSE rural cemeteries WHICH, both
in Europe ara a, Amer,ea, arc at oGee shs orna; a.
EeDts and the patterns ~ horticultural tastc OF
SO 1nnnv large communities. l hare only to
1,o,nt yoa 70 A.. 1uo'.n, ~, "lsenwoea, tausel
lilll. Forest ]-awhs Mt 1i0pe, and opflnE GfoTe
ns i1nstr;nus xnfrn1es OF the disnpsitinn in our
80, ,or,~, - SATURN II 41,o cnrrort 4os+o ,ua
". So'ott3 ~ y " ~ E94' ta@ee e'.o
The eDitcnh Of Spplocles. the founder Of Gre
-: 1+
G1aa 1fabeos
~Nipd sente evergreen, to form shade
Around Tue tomb xiere sophosless : aa:
TnE h,as,tns En- GosS3 ~ aaS tic e:astc11ax VIC:
So shall thy tasting teas<< ~1th beauty hung,
ffosc III e0p'esa Oh sns 'a's ho sung
To-day lnaugurases movement IN imitation
| Of these examples, and to the citizens OF Cli-
| caso VIC look to sustain our efforts.
4 brief statement Of the history Of the enter
prise thus FAR. and Of the policy Intended to be
| pursued by the Board OF Managers ot Rose Hill
| Cemctcry, wiil not be out OF place. In the au-
tumn Of 1858 petition was presented to the
! Common Council of Chicago. demonstrating
aga,ns. the further intcrmcut Of tho dead in tic
| present Cemetery. Ou the Sth Of November,
1858, the following report was ulaue upon this
| pettion, by Alderman VAIL:
yo,r Committee On Wha,res and Public Grounds, to
vhSm wss IsferrtN The 3ctton Of o. ". Dele, t. Hub
stt W Ns*l,s1,E nad many o. tae iaEesa pr9ptf,y
ssen, ~ nf t1 .hr ia ihc ,eni ey rnan. d.
eatlnueIssinS la tie sanc under advisen.-,.t, t
a,s 10 ro w. 10 ts fhe = 1naet. esd
i II. rsni s,nons xh.eh ycu, COMMITTEE vii uay uatc
ne Important ono vi thai paees for,hc ntef,uet Of
dead within TIC In Q! css nts now s!adclsed y r.
r. e.. aa~ ean III I'D csssss H. Eusupe s 10