The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1879-01-09
nsTENTATIaTs FIyERALs.
The Directions which Queen Adelaide
Gave l5r Her BHrisl.

\ very decided change IN .lr!5e seu-
ti1G-lr and ---s-@ u reference 10 fun
erals Is gasar-..5se. The omission o..
costly flowers and the greater simple
Lt- IT rIfiiEs aGI czsE-ts are signs of
. this. Tie gri-rgus burden uf expense
. which IA elaborate -gIc-al entails up
o.. families often III able 10 bag & has
p Ten taken 40 with gTea. giirre bT
-:.li IL tEe clergy. ard NOTABLY hE
e.. PaUli~t Catholics AMI u:h-T- g. lh"
E"wai Catholic Church. where ;hs
4 10 .e a-g .f.e 81, IN tIafrTea-r g. e. false
/ pm 5iic oniui0I. Obliged in t.i- burial OF
friends - incur a needless and IGcba-
veIienl diminEtipn Of their ALREADY
Sc, utg means.
The last number oI the IiJlHy In"
Journal contained Yery interesting
and valuable contribution. under the
It'll" of Funeral MeditatiOns. The
article wss much pleasaItrr one than
that titic would indicate. The writer.
7 NIr. Rogers. refers to Mr.. Zimmerman,
/ an eccentric Englishmaa, who in his
viii said: No person is attend my
corpse To the grave, nor i any funeral
bell 10 be rung; and my desire IS 10 be
DGTied plainly, IN Z decent manner;
and # this be no- done l viii come
aciin-th1; IS II I can Also 70 the
old DOwager Countess, Of Sandwich.
VINO i'm her hOlegrapL Will provided
thar az her burial there were 10 be mo
undertaken. frauds or cheating. 'tD
scarfs, h3c-JIuds or NONSENSE
II ther,- s.IoUld seem TO be q tiage Of
biTtcrnes ~ these teStamentarv dlrec-
tions the rrs'ler will be glad to turn to
the following will Of Queen Adelaide,
where "a! j. sweet and gracious. The
Rev. F. ". robertson appeGdS IL 10 his
sermon Oh the ISraelite'S grave, with
these tender and appropriate words:
"Suhic.Hrd are the directions given
bv her late Majesty for her own fu-
neral. The reader viii be elld to have
them preserved in form less incOn-
yeuient than newspaper. Should lac
bc one who feels il relief 10 miss, for
once. the Worn-Out cOnyentlOnaliSmS
Of religious expression and come IN
contact with something fresh and liy-
ing. he will find more in these quiet
lines than in ten sermons; more TO
make q very happy tear start; mJ-e of
the simplicity and beauty Of the life
in God: more 10 cool the feVeriShneSs
Of his heart and still lis wOrldliness in
to silence; more of that deep rest into
which the meek and humble enter;
more that will make him long To be
simple. and inartificial, and real, as
Christ was, desiring only, in life, and
death. and judgment. 10 be found in
Him.
- de in all humility, knowing well
that We are all alike before the throne
of God. and request, therefore. that my
mortal remains be conveyed to the
grave without any pOmp or state.
They arr 90 be removed to ST. Georges
Chapel. Windsor, where / request to
have as private and quiet a funeral Us
possible.
- particularly desire not to be laid
ont in state. and the funeral To take
place by daylight; no procession, the
coffin IN b. carried ~ stilOrS 70 the
chapel.
-'AIl those of mt friends and rela-
tivcs. To 2 limited number, who wish
to attend may do so. Ny nephew.
Prince Edward OF SAKE WeimaT, Lords
Howe and Denbigh, the Hon. William
Ashley, Mr. Wood, Sir Andrew Bar
nard and Sir ID. Davies. with my dress
ers, and those of nv ladies' who may
wish to attend.
- die i'll peace, and wish 10 be car
ried to the tomb in peace, and free
from the vanities and p0mp of this
world.
- request not to be dissected nor
emJalmed; and desire II give rs little
trouble as possible.
(Signed) ADELAIDE r.
NOVEMBER, 1919.
l regard this as one of the most pre-
ciOuS pearls iii the language. Surely I
if Queen OF England could be so
rangementS for her burial, persons in !
humber stations may be encouraged, /
in spite of the tyranny of fashion, to F!
and luxury of woe +. +. NJ /
NEW YORK. December -. 1873.
y. Y. EreRiRg Post.