Frostburg mining journal., 1882-01-07
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Ne rnallsst fsnsral proc ssaion which
ever entered Allsgsny cemetery went
h Wednesday. The undertaken, pail.
bearers, gravs.diggs, and a very few
gentlemen and ladies we're al to wit
ltss the intsrmsnt Of the remains Of q
pssf veman. The crowd, usually SO
asxious 70 testify sympathy in the
lsst sad rits, passed by on the other
ids." Many believers in the gospel
thich cane to the psor, we're con-
spicuoss by their absence. and the
lonely sOrsegs glidsd along unhon-
srsd, almost snhsedsd.
The fact that this happens frequent
ly In this and other places does not at
Ill justify its observance. Itrathsr en-
DAssiss the dspravity Of the Chris
Naa life and usagss Of the age. It
toas the sincerity and faith of the
sAsrcAe. The world looks on and,
nsasuriAs practices By the prscspts
which are thundsrsd in the ears of
~ multitude every Sunday, weigh
ysss1issl religion in the balances and
find Il vsntisgl
Q. churches o, preashersl Christ
saill wssps ever Jerusalem ! The holy
city, the joy Of the whole earth, still
satsrtaips the triuns deity Of fash
lon. sooisty, ari'toorscyl The articles
ss faith and laws Of action Of these
Ealsss Of the human heart are still
sssypsss Of the throne Of the Meek
sal Losly onsl Men have fought,
hsa have died for the Christian
nth, but nsa have not and do not
~ for il, or up to IL.
The policy IL not winning ore.
Tie missionary spirit is not in it.
And II il b true that whoever is not
fer Christ is against Him, it mast be
equally patsat that much is done,
sfsa snvittingly it may be, within
Ne pale Of His prsfsssed kingdom to
discourage and rspsl sinners. "Alisns
- the commonwealth of Israel" re-
hsia unnstursliEsd when Christian
sennssisn il barely tolerated in =
fellowship whore money rules and
1sshisA displays ih fabrics and dis
4sas~lsSst u subjugatsd osngrsga.
lions Ssoissy holds itself above the
church, the latter inclusive, the for.
Asf exclusive It mansges to sx-
Gbit fratsrnity in religious sense,
bat No equality in the ciiolss Of So
sial being.
Can such things bss Can fratsr-
atty in the highest sense and intolsr-
anes in . far lowsr way ningle in a
s3stsm whore ssryiee of "God and
Mammon" is inponiblsf
Coming back to tho instance with
which vs started; No matter how
poor . family may Be, their dead
nust - put away out of human
sisht Under all forms Of saw
agsry and civilization this must
y done BY somebody. In high life
Ne attsntions to details are often ex-
susAbly ovsrdone in the lever walks
iaaxousably uadsrdone. Appeals TO
tAs too scanty resources of the pau
psss' fund, realised from the grudging
contributions Of taxpayers, are set up
~ arguments against benevolent effort
10 purchase burial places outside of q
1snes-sornsr, the commons, or Potters
Fisld-some place where the stricken
iAnily may rsssrt with thankfulnsss
.-sOms place whore, unlike the
ssarehsrs for the lonely grave on
Nsbo's mountain, they may look with
surety upon the resting-placs of the
peer wife and mother.
eAlss for the rarity
or ChriAtisn charity
Under the sun"
but thsnks to the bold bsnevolence
sf = Frsssburg lady, an all-suficient
SAN vss raised to secure decent
burial in the Osmstsry--a sacred spot
asv bound BY eternal ties to hun
dssds Of hearts and homes. Our
dad ere tlsra and many of US have
shartsrsd places by the side of loved
ones. Its past. its present and it's
fntpra are part of our most cherished
sstAtsi However poor the family
Who ovHs an interest thsre, ita gate
way Is vide open to every desire to
walk srsand the graves of our dead.
We are glad that numbers were
touched BY an appeal which secured
AL. h1...al pr;v;laoa IN fLa pooyaet