, 1864-07-18
BuRYlkG The DEAD.
Gfneelnnd CemeteFT-Ita Location and
k.ecQllRritfe&-Thcm monu.
mentx There.

1 t*BcUlyRF1kff&-XAG CN000e
mentS There.
| One OF the most attractive cemeteries IN las
Etates IA Graceland.' Situated juat Hithout thc
northern limits Of our own city On oeaua1ul
tract OF rsiIe ground fronting thr Green bss foao
,5xt,nce of i've miles from .hc Court Home. suE-
6ccntly near to admit Of caty access yct far enough
aT3 anin nc - uatiiude.a The cemetery coutatas one
hundred and twenty acres In the shape OF trape-
soutscsst II il silas,ed about three-qusrtsts Of
| mile from the shore OF Lake Michigan. above The
eurface Of which II lies At a varying elevation Of
act oi he LeeisiaipI Feb 1851 he 9s. Bo, "
ofDireetors consisting Of our we'll Known fellow
.9wggse9 gns9 y: B. ogdas9 a;a sbeldOn By
tcEy vas Eua is dedicated to IT. e.c,rd nnrnaso
y keg; + u: Glarkton,. b. b., Reetor 70 ot p St
In sh,In4 niseops as Church IN 1hit city som
requlsluon the services ur The most emnent land.
fcafc Eardene1s In the East and tha::rouuds were
;rrrcyd aa on neary In the:I present sh,pe
me f3pectat1ns Of taose who secured Il for burial
uses; ~ The 1p'rTc 1t will tecomr one Of the most
e'sfHtsns places ofrasoEt in Tic neishboshood Of
" be- formerly spoken Of the position being
neSer 60 p@infu1ly felt a. when suffering beseavs-
,' ..cn.- While thc morrner il taught 10 lovk BE-
there to leave signal OF lis onward prosress. 10
shsE hi. hope ,n The future union in ,he seaims ~
ah<vc, coeTa! with his trhute Of afTectlonate re-
uonal and the nrteuc thug 1ave! together in sweat
accord, ministe!5ug TO the higher feelings OF both
@ SnE natIfes-the M earthly and the divine. The Ia
eor OF The arttst ID never SO bleat as when
il II devoted to the expression Of The
eh;,st'an hepe fsith and the ntft iult-resie
ted to the basest Of uees: art has ostsn found
1ttef degraded to the handmade Of evil. The work
q mans hands hKs many times been mistaken 1or
cue to God alone But thcse abnses are met With
only a.n1ne 'bs mcrc lenosant; they whose kpowi-
edgeo =, sta h4s Tot Sept pace hi, nj
;:er that thEs taalninE perycTslon will be wrought
Nhcre the head aud heart have bean properly ed9
catet, the WGrk Of the Inner and the scu1.tor are
where divine truth sits en1lroned in light aud the
Deity is 1nndc m#nifcst TO man. Tie severity OF
satte which led the l'uritans to se every
'iln$ apprusshiue 70 artificial beauty was neces-
sat} aLiocou:6n In thfiF day, 10 the corruption
which had been ,cncrant1y allowed u las1en itsef
fic nl'csw On the u.irror Of holiness." but The
w0sk o1 pEr.tca!l0n having haeu once accomplish
I'd, tue normal uses OF art eoon brcame acknow]-
edged By I'll. believer. We worship not nov
w., IT The s1eniy sealrtulsa urn,
FLt these nns: perish In their turn
AND drop 10 dust.
But xe do 1nd In thtm au appropriate expresslo
few natures 20 gross. 90 perristeg,y earthly AZ TO
be Lnsuscrptibie Of elevation towards things above
Theee ie peculiar charm sbout Gsaocland; there
If settled calm, quiet solitude in its air which
awes The soul, Say lug ''Pcacr. bt Hiif!'' Il has
TO unch Of the pfc:urezq natural aud azt1-
ftis-as to caute The evolution OF devotional med.
nruasly regarded a. repul.iye- 1t IL well shaded
~ trees over The who e extent, and Its mcaudeI-
1Ig walks teem to invite the vietor 10 lose him
teif 10 alahyrinthine maze Of tha1,ht OF bodily
location. The grounds are divided Into lots, MI
sqnarcay as ~ Tie cnse With many Gem.
zey ho se1e i lust enoesh sse a0os' e. .Ss
absence q uniformity to avoid tat,sue the part
VI the yisitor. though he should tamole for hours
the cemetery IL especially noteworthy. 1t pro
vides that 1no brick wall Or wooden fence shall be
'sected At An inc2osnre OF lots and If m iron rail-
cceu 70 inrhes in height: II stone be Used it must
not e1e.s.d enc tout In thickness and eiehtcen
inches IL hciEt: above The surface; aud II hedge,
1t must not e1ceed uur fat ia height. Iron rail-
tIcs and. 3n1eed. I'll Enclosures Of lots, are now
being discarded By lot owne1s IN the best cemete-
riee: simple corner posts Of marble being adopted,
The lot engraved thereon"
NJ shIs II : Eiss provision: morally As vel as for
see ol he sas
mess Which sometimes obt&ins In our little social
Eorld, t1dlcat..d In the 'Stand aside. am hol,er
absurd, thes the practice fattemp1inc TO indicate
Their peIpetuation IN the tomb Arrived It the
last resting Pace of humanity, We soon reduce TO
The s!oskery stonesare and porcelain f.nctes q
Eould-be atietocrass here. Only one difference
obtatns-1hat between Tie good ana the bad. Both
how different the fruit! some shail arise 10 end.
leas glory, others to dishonor and punishment,
ing place, ouly three AMI hslf years hsyiua
elapsed since the gznntin. Of the charter; one
cannot therefore e1pess, tt i vi compare il
teries Of the East. But We hass here msny rpeci.
mems OF SURPRISING beauty Of d,sirn ana erecu,
tion. Nearly fourteen hundred laierments have
resting place marked II a noteworthy maane, . Be-.
snses sna sspS saa s se a =
b. he dead there ire many monuments Sseiss Wbiss
Firet among them ia . beautiful status of In
1norsalty'' II Italian marble md said to have bsel
sculpcd In lalT; tse figure ia 'ife eze, perfect /.
grave the other to the sk,es while her pinious ar,
. extended az about to take flight to the realms
auoyc: 10
And I,inrle wi Wj.ta % he hlsxs etst Of dsv%
:,
me nsure y lsn:uess: one can alnest zee TIE
piece Q! scripture ooes not estet IN the ststes; il
Il reared u nono: o. sy.Sestes eextoa. hear ne
entrance II hns pyiamlaal l monument TO the
memory Of .oa nea Richard ha Ely and on the same n
lot Il one efecfeQ ~ James 4 fafeons 70 ~
Esm3rJ o. h's xi.s; T. ,s huted shan WITH
Tfealatd 6ap: -Neaf shle M Il me monument o. ".
=
Eaet*a!u ., .nas ~ e.ae ~. .. .: Il Mnca1, con.
~ thx 81 .ia 4na s, n ; WIN n9Eess
m1 11r sns sumia1 " Wy nen., tan pl!ar. diFaEa
mases, sna =. satMtG it oWn s1Ee !ot contlso-
ots 20 LIE; tS p3ss 5 = ei1 o3"n o1 nope NOM.
srne,nfe0denf ~ tba s,t M yis1s s1s
psa sepss1neeosu. o. .1s temetely aas nsat lLtle
ae ~ ~ ssa ieAt ~ oaG az. erected
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Bower. can:at in. pretsv nas Wi5h - h,ra n
est ,h;a ~ - 'as nase.He ~. san.t
e1rv I:i,s ~, n.at ~ shaS enn e1m-
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o.n s.as A.. III p, pad 11u vsqs.s aG nsas ~ saas u
nnr sh3,ah ha-ecs " hn-3esd ~ Ihs W It's.
.sor Wes; ,vhn na aisa f,n,. .nn o'nsn =,
1ei!e a. 3;.t,r sbnTr W' ha sre u F,rnnr., +
, 1narted hv thsft mrmorahio as hayino cas1 ifs
lst, nn f ae,a - sa.n ~
n. " r. nunstS - eIsu FL Eonaa r. tnT
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soan H ~ naT ~ ihs ~ ~ Ia !nStnp M
wv, - ue neses - III YA4 cesfn Ne11
10 .ne noaomsat M o1 Ma3 T. SoasoeEys squa,ee,
viz e1p any suluuotu. = square malole
coaH!a na5 ~ tue 4esuuE pASe u =. Il. ftHJ
aho Ea"aIu ~ na1 onS Q! eimtlaf eaape, Wltn ap
ptouaatc caplta!. ~. byiola nAs y vaa!t u pro-
cefs OF constInclon near ms FeEy neat design
Lsav1ns MS pestaon @ Of me enclosure, and re-
tnt11Gg toward the entrance. We pass tue monu-
i vas neally aDisbed before biz Death; it hss