Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-08-16
ann, ',Ies I'm a Friends Grave Yard

Nam. ,Ies I'm q Friends Grave Yard
From thu West Chester Republican.
Ysstero ~ being the appointed tim
flor The Giro, liar Meeting, to be held a
Hookessip. d. 'aware, we set out for tn
purpose Of ats Nnding 1t. The sui
shove very bright and warm, psrticu
larly the latter, as We were M1o iniorms'
the mercury register. a s2o in tn
shade. Rvesything look "a iresh an'
green, the various corn fell along IN
road giving great promise Of d msgnih
cent yield, until within three ~ lou
miles OF our destination, or abcut sS'
state line, when 1t began to show signs
OF having been dryer weather, the
corn being considerably wilted, and IN
one 6eld it was very short. Arriving
at our destination about l p. m, we
found people already commencing to
gather, and by half past two, half an
hour before the appointed time, the
larger portion we're there, enabling the
meeting to settle promptly at the hour,
three o'clock.
Before meeting time, and while the
people were gathering, we took a walk
around the cemetery in front Of the
house, where the ancestors Of many Of
the present meeting. goers Of Hoskessin,
having faithfully fulfilled their various
duties, and filled their various stations
in their day, now lie slumbering in the
bosom Of mother earth, unconscious Of
the present gathering Of their children
and grandchildren, who have some for
ward to take their places and respon-
sibilitiss, not only in the church, but
in all the various positions in life, from
which they have, many Of them, long
been released by death. But few Of
the graves previous to 1850 were
marked, as in the early days it was not
customary to do SO but Of later years,
permission having been granted 10
those who wish to do so by the. Yearly
meeting, plain marble head and foot
stone, has generally been placed at each
grave, bearing the name and age Of the
deceased. The following is the limit
allowed by the discipline "Six inches
high above the ground, sixteen inches
vide and four inches thick" Many of
the older graves have lately been thus
marked by the children of the occu-
pants where they are certainly known.
OCCASIONALLY, however, we noticed
those that exceeded the above dimen-
sions, some with marble bases, A or 5
inches high, with head stones set there.
in, 6 or s inches, making the whole 10
to IL inches above the ground nearly
double the limit allowed. One meas
ured over 16 inches high, and this we
have occasionally observed in other
yards and we would here respectfully
call the attention Of those In charge Of
Friends cemeteries 10 the provision Of
their Discipline on the subject, on page
Is, to see that these marks Of respect
are confined to the limits therein pre-
scribed. In our rambles we observed
the resting place OF our old friend John
C. Philips, who died about thirty
years ago. He was an ardent Friend,
q regular attender Of his meeting, in
his day, and conscientious and up
rlgnt ol'isen. ne ieslaeu un nea , 0iSy
clesk, wIere No oT ,aH"a n nvia - "
ana purchased q ialse ppision a,o y. sne
around. Many Of the farmers Of Ken
nett, Rast Marlborough, Londongroye
ana view uaiIen' MH4uon4S nSuieu
'nell "ne e: " III. n,e ~. >, n,u,d WILLOW
we Eotloe1 also 1, ,na' u D"vi VIZ "ii TS
ana fnoeue q. W a,Son' t nv VIII" m;do, 1n 10
H sHNer was iof"sIy .ne ~AuvM "
oAmuei naaley, Vi tennssiose, anu m a.
eminent minister Vi sno D "%y; ~. ine
old psrs OF .ne oe%e'efy Sa"weu suS.
sacred care 'nas sncse VI she pteSen'
aay nave lor 'neiI ueUeAsou le'sn.es,
having oeen Wl'Ain . row years p9' ~
neat ana oraefly conuItion' anu az
already stated, mAEhb plhC6u W bu0