The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-04-06

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3 The Secretary thsn EeaA Tie ioIlOEi1
: preamble aud resolutions;
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4 method Of diEpotinR Of TIE bOdios On ne dsa,
tH pftiefAols 70 that Of lhham1ti0a iFun aAhl
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WHGGEu, We believe lhi Tsry nahy per,os
WOah iATOf cremation n Il were prOnsFiy or
. ,satsd V them ard Fsndsfed pFHslieAble; here
. RSSolstd. mat We iorn ourselves in,o an A
IostAsioa for the paTposs Of pF0notinF eFsESiio,
I AZ securing ~ ptlstiell EpphcaiioS
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sho PAL desire % h1Ve theft Ftmafhs dlFp6Slf
o. 70 hli method: bat that this cuFem61y GhGl
y shtll,ly OPTICAL with al member, and IA
~ P:Lsoa nay 10Th tbs Bosiety Lhd ala lts pro.
lot himself
j Nj. Ellis B. SchnAbel, after some re-
marks on the necessity Of educating the
public mind on the subject, said: Il was
wisely observed that other nations had
adopted the principle Of burning the
bodies Of their dead, and II would b well
II were adopted by Us. Supporting =
generation ceases In twenty yeari, accord.
ing 10 the estimate OF The LOnd0H Timft
recently 1900, O00, 900 or /, 400 900 COO Of
people die every year. II d not mere
question Of dollars and cents, Of funeral
expenses, the real loss IA in the WaStage Of
what . essential for future generations.
There q nothing In nature that b really
lost; II resuTects itself. Treat this matter
serioui!y, and you will make people lose
lheir morbid sentimentAlBm connected
with tho dead. He IL Ignorant Of the vast
economy involved. A man when he q
dead q no more than any other animal.
When In the living state he has no other
elements than Cour-hre, air, earth, and
water that Ia all there S Of him, and
when dead BIO Ia nothing more than any
other dead animal. Consider the WaStARe
Of 400 100000 Of people every year,
You take away the frpCtilylng element e..
SentlAl 70 the earth. Look 81 the mode oil
cultlyAtlng the soil Of Virginia. There
arc counties on the James River that year
In and year out are cultivated without
giving ituciIiying elements back 10 the
soil, until absolutely destroyed and thrown
Into common. II England had adopted
that system Bhe would now be starving
on a barren soil, but instead Of that she
gives back more than any other people.
Tie thing most essential ier The growth
Of Vegetable b carbonic acId. Il 10 &
grand mistake to urn your ashes. Let
them DO scattered over the felds. The
baby born weighs two pounds, this body
weighs $50 pounds; where did get 1t Z
by eating wheat and fruits and meat. II
| bury my body beyond qualification,
am thief You can appeal to the dne
fat fellows, the gOurmAnds. Tell them, Il |
| die, my gases arc given TO the earth, my |
ashes are scattered over the earth, and
nourlsh the seeds and plants. The OK
eats the plants and men eat the OK, and
those very elements come back and live |
again. Physical existence must be pleas
Ing 10 such persons
YOu have no right 10 rob the future.
This is matter Of legislation. The |
healthier the condition Of the people, the |
more progressive and active they are, and |
every State has right TO protect the
pnbliC health. II you begin this rightly, |
you can remove the morbid, mAWkISh |
idea Of taking care Of rotten carcass.
The error arises from false education.
Conscience lisa blind as any other faculty
IN the mind, until rightly educated. The
great battle you have 10 fight will be
against the great religious sentimental So
sieiy. You may az well begin to-day
this great economical revolution; but al
low no man to DO o member OF your So
Ciety and teach tho doctrines 10 others,
and say, you must bury me in Green
wood" move an amendment that the
clause leaving cremation optional with
members, be stricken out, and that all
members authorize the disposal Of their
remains by incrematiOn.
The Secretary wv. Carroll explained
that the idea was to secure the cooper
alton OF gentlemen who might be pre-.
vented by their wives and families from
adopting cremation.
0, A. Clnugh said This measure Is
destined TO reach the foundations OF 30
ciety. Every one to whom have spo-
ken on the subject has endorsed Il, aud
they were all people whose Influence
would have weight, and whatever they
might do would be regarded as represent
tAtive Without going into details, al
low me TO say that II this movement Is In.
auguratCd rightly, il will be most i'm
pOrtant one, and gain more adheFenS
than any other, for believe that Il arises
from tho necessities Of the human race,
and II proper stepS are carried out, II
will gain IN force and weight, and will
be the most popular, as It Is the most be.
niguAnt movement OF the times.
The Chairman then put Mr. Berg's
adding "or color" 10 the res.
and twas adopted.
Mr. Berg saii-The resolution Of Mr.,
schnAbel Is 90 eminently proper, and Il
combined 30 much science, skill, thought,
and Judgment, that have been unable 10
keep my seat. he Is right in saying that
In all movements in this world It Is pro-
per to start right. We have no relations
with the dead body at all. Letus destroy
the loathsome thing at once second the
amendment. I5FEaHE 1-tFa5.H |
The Secretary remarked that the Sol
ciety was moi yet formed, and itwould be
scarcely proper 10 bind members TO any
particular course by the votes Of the small
number Of gentlemen present, some, per
hGps, from curiosity, and who would not
sign their names. at future meeting in
three weeks they would organize and
adopt the proper resolutions. He proposed
as substitute that the second clause be
stricken out. .". ..4Ea
MIR. ClOush seconded this motion and
II was adopted.
Frederick Silk stated that q meeting Of
the Germans interested IN this subject
would be held shortly, where or when he
could not say, .
On motion, the Chairman appointed the
following committees
On Public Meedng-Dn. Sexton and
LorillArd, R, D. Francis, 9, A, Clough, E