Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-18
IN THE ,mIkUM MUnLD.
series OF sermons AgHinst Cremation
Unurch Deuicsu IN Pastor instsiIru.


At the st. Stephens Lutheran church,
Rev. Emil Meisicr preached his fourth
annual sermon ut the morning services.
lie reviewed tho history Of the church
since ho became its pastor and showed that
the church WAS never moro prosperous
than at the present umo.
In the evening Rev. Meister preached
the first of n series of sermons against
cremation. lie took for his text, Genesis
ill.,, 10 Fer dust thow art and unto dust
shall thou return" He began his dis.
course 10y referring to tho crematory now
being erected in this city. The substance
Of his argument to prove that burial was
the proper way of disposirg of the
dead was scrip;ural quotations., tend
to show that burial in the grave
was the method adopted for nineteen cen.
turies. The next sermon he will cndeayor
to show that cremation IL not necessary.
from sanitary point ol view, As claimed by
its believers, and that it is not unhealthy
to community to bury the body, aud
that it is not more economical to oremate
the body. This sermon will be followed
up with another to show that If cremation
becomes the prevailing method of dispos
ing of tho dead, the scriptures will have
| to be revised to make the necessary
changes, aud the hymns of all the churches
| changed.
The Attendance at St. stephens last
evening was very large, and Rov. Meistcr
will no doubt DO greeted by large corgre
| cations every Sunday evening during this
series of sermons.
| Lutheran Ohurch Dedication at Ephrsta
The Lutheran church at Ephrata, which
was built several yeats ago but never en-
tirely finished until recently, was re dedi :
Gated with appropriate services Saturday
and Sunday. The basement has been con.
veniently divided into three compartments
with glass partitions aud fitted up with
| Sunday school furniture. a new gallery
has been built in the main auditorium,
and the entire editice has been renovated
and newly painted. The dedicatory ser
vices commenced Saturday afternoon, on
which occasion Rev. h. l.. Reed, of this
city, preached the initial sermon. The
services were continued during Sunday,
Rev. ID. NJ. Martins, of Jouestown, Lsba'
non county, preaching in the morning at
| 10 o'clock and In the evening NJ 7, and
| Rev. kohler, of MCchaucsburg, Lauc1s
ter county, preaching in the afternoon.
| The congregations were large at all these
meetings, the services highly interesting
aud the collections liberal.
a PASTOR Installed.
Rev. Ph&on p. Wiser was irstallt d
pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran church
at Mount Joy, Sunday evening, iu presence
OF very large congregation. Rev. f. l.
Reed, Of this city, presented the
charge 10 the congregation in Eng
Iish, and Rev. George Seaman the
charge to the pastor, in German
The pulpit and altar were beautifully dec
GRATED with flowers, and tho music by th,
choir WAS excellent.
Dedication OF an urgsn ut Eden.
The Union Sunday school a. Eden, o
which ID. 5. Bursk. of this city is supeIiu
tendent, having purchased a new Wilcox !
White organ, dedicated the iustrumen
yesterday with appropriate services
Prof. +. w. Haas presided at the organ
w. a. Halbach played several selection
on the cornet 4; Mr. aud Mrs. Ii. II. Luck
enbach sang solos ald duets Mr., IL. II
Haslett, leader OF tho Duke street NJ L
church choir, conducted several quartette,
and chOruses, III which the children Of ~
school participated. Mrs. Luckenbaci
presented the school with piano stOo
and was awarded vote of thanks. Mr.
Bursk, the superintendent, and the larg
congregation in attendance, were mucI
gratIhed with the success OF the entertain
ment,