The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-10-14
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ConcePning Funerals.

Editors of the Register:
There are q few thoughts / would
lik. to express in regard to funerals and
if some of the points shall attempt to
mske do not exactly coincide with the
ideas Of some people I trust there are
Others, especially the poor, who are
Obliged to work hard in order to get q
living, who will regard the sound sense
of them at least. Funerals are now
conducted on q plan that is altogether
wrong from the beginning, and is the
last place where ceremony and foolish
bride should be allowed to hold sway.
The way some funerals are conducted
at the present time is utterly disgusting
to the refined sensibilIties OF well -bred
people and would not be tolerated by
them to the degree they now are if it
we're not for custom. / would endeavor
to impress upon your minds that the
proper place for funeral services to be
conducted is in the church OF the de-
nomination OF which the deceased was
a member when it is possible to do 80.
l will give you one principle reason that
will suffice to support the assertion l
have lust made. Houses for the most
part are not large enough to accommodate
with eeats or even standing room
more than one-half of the people. who
are desirous OF attending a funeral, in
order to pay the last tribute of respect
to their departed friends, and in case it
should rain it makes it decidedly I'M
pleasant for those persons that are 30
Unfortunate as not to obtain an entrance
to the house on account OF the crowd.
Now don't you see that when houses
are small and not convenient for such
purposes it ia better to have the funeral
services in the churches where all can
easily find accommodations. Such is
the prevailing practice generally in
most of the eastern cities. Or course
It would seem a little better to us TO
have our friends conveyed to their last
resting place from our own homes, but
there are Others to think about and
consider as we'll as ourselves in such
cases. There is another matter that |
wish to speak OF, and that is the hireiug
OF hacks and carriages more than is sui.
ficient for the bereaved family to occupy.
There are some people who are mean
enough to take advantage OF all these
sad occasions to obtain a ride, when in
reality, they care nothing for the de-
ceased and it is often found out
when too late that there is no room
in any OF the carriages that have
been provided for some Of the
nearest friends Of the family, who
wish to follow the remains to the grave
1t seems to me that the beat, AMI in fac,
the only way to obviate this nuisance is
to compel every one who wishes TO join
funeral procession to engage their own
hacks or carriages. Another reason
that tends to show why every one should
furnish their own conveyanceis that the
majority OF the people are not able tc
provide for themselves, let alone for
other people. Death at any time make:
many necessary expenditures that the
poor man is hardly able to meet, and i
be is obliged to hire twenty or thirty
carriages it must necessarily plunge
him into debt that it will take a long
time to extricste himself from. The
rich are the ones we must look up tc
to commence the work Of reform ir
these matters. Whatever the rich
with their wealth and influence, com
bine to do, the poor will try to ape il
every possible manner. Hence you
will observe how important it is fol-
those who have the power to act, to get
ia good example for others to follow
When it comes to death and the grave
pomp and fashion should be cast to th'
wind. WHEELING.