Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-31

done II cremsted But this custom had no
igvor with the jews. / have sometimes
thought the smbalmcd body 81 Joseph may
still be IN existence. Who can tells
TIE INSPIRATION or THE TOM.
There Is moral power In the tonbs OF
dead men, far more than In their ashes.
even Il We knew they had been preserved
our imagination needs helps. shall never
FORGET ny emotions a. ] stood years ago al
be grave o. George Washington. Here
lies George Washington; the active hands,
the sturdy limbs. The lofty brow. are here.
Tie grand monument in the Capitol Squire
u Richmond does not 80 touch The heart.
WHIST young nan j. there who has stood
lcside the grave q WilbCriOrce. ~ Waits
or Wesley but has felt in his heart on IN
spirati0n. "Would 20 Cod /. too. could do
: meihing for mankind - But shall We
Mr.. President, surrender that wondrOus
inspired elOguence OF -. Paul. - That
which thou s0West Is not quickened except
iidle that il NAV bear grain, il may chance of
wheat or some other grain; "this cor
Tupuble shall pui.9n interruption "-'this
moral put on immortality" Thee are
isdele-s flowers placed by Divine love upon
The grave Of humanity, sud sha never be
removed by vandal hands. They are pre-
cious legacy, which, alas the savage man
cannot read. They viii also be sept green
and grow even fresher and swesier till the
great bell Of time shall strike the last hour
Of mans history.
OBJECTIONS 10 CHRISTIAN BURIAL.
First. ihst il l. more expensive than ere
nation. This . very doubtful 10 may Or
NAV not De. In the c0untry-and the great
I'D, - nj mill .IeD.rc r..-rAr ga t.
couuify-crcmatlOn 10 more expensive. and
oiten would be impossible. The urn nay
he cheap or costly, - the friends desire.
" itbout vault The Urn would be insecure,
Tor II Is hardly possible ihat. Ike the Greek,
ard Romans above referred 70. We would
agree 30 have them m our private dwell
.U-s.
SPACE FOR ErEI4L.
strange 20 ssy, intelligent minister, Of
jhf G0sp1 often make 4 great mistake 10
regard % the space necessary 20 bury mIn-
Kind. some even say there Nil not ue
stluding.rOom " in the day 81 iulmen
Tor the great mutitudcs. ALLOWING the world
io sand Ii. 900 YEAR,. " hen II school Rev.
Or. Alexander Martin NOW % Dauyiiiel
and myself made the calculation f1r the
Centr0i IrcsbV'e7i1n raper A. 10 the space
>
Prise We found that The whole race, from
: dan n the So man, could be buried in
ibe old Dominion. whose arca then va,
90. 900 square miles. TIL, Wii b. news 10
ZONE people Bui lis true Nan j. mol so
tS Al auimll q, BE- THAI, hiu~-d 90 Dee.
A 70 the burial space for large popull-
tons the large cite, have got along quite
wed 90 lar. London. Will her four and
bali millions. dispose ~ ber dead With
ut much difficulty. Ni'b t9c Chalr1e>,
I'd rail transportation cemct"~ie, may now
he i've. Tn. or twenty '-i"- from th' city.
and the expense Of trau,porUIla Mt equal
p cost 90 iCo hack AM l..T-t.
SANITARY Reasons.
There j. no proof tiai fbe he-ltt - O. city
j. damaged by tie prCNiuiy q 70 grave
YARD. hr turning n.y. o! tJe earth Do grave
Ii-s me Wry a. certain season, he Injurious,
tT tA.s j. t1o small II. ci0f i1r serious c0n-
~.Jera'icu. The di--Tu- Up OF ou, streets
ID summer Is more often c.u-. - disease.
70 3. i.rdy possible tia. any damage can
...t q tya-.1. or from body egg f..' See
~ Oh. solid earth. Th.re {, certainly 300
proof .la' such j. tbr c"-r. I hlV. f1r ar
attended families living near .lr-r c..I.-
tfric-. and have 10y found 81 .il acre -lchy
i.an ni,fr people.
Large citie,. also. have abundant m'.nsto
l-iry their poor. aud am Gid that Eev. pr.
J9ektCu, oi lhttmoDd. Aa. Gale. attention
% this subject. London with By million,
wil tnC DO greater difficulty In turTiI-
ler poor thin Will Ei-lm1-I Rlth hcf
thousands. and There T. %, ey-r-e i-T ue-
r!cc,. Millions o. dollar, ave waited .u
'rlcs yCar.v IN London and Paris.
ODD PEOPLE AND H,THE1ICs.
2; is somewhat surprising that a1y Chris
tan Man should favor cremation. All TIE
Enlightened nations Of TIE world, without
exception, bury their dead, and with ihe
growth o. Christianity ore vo-'d hardly
sxrec, 20 SEE ihi, Icatacni-b custom r.-
v.vyj. But there w p Wv. 30 pt1 poo
2 10 Tire g oTid. comics that u .ny 0i tIr-e
.dd gle .re doctors. ono O.. these ODD
VI. D., las istfy advocated me plan %.
sycTl hSdy Sleeping witl beads I1U alI la-|,
Li-1. " DON uo' even l-.u-e t.alL Tie
toLtTIv. arC doth uCi reason confirm ra-
iure teachings, B-. 'ti, htu bl, g.,
uerrE. and as A-- -i1 ~ ~ 1al bead.
ard De- thinks every other man i- s.- .a~.r
af!cfed. He Certainly u'. o. true typo oi
mankind. ] suppose there gre 500. c1u-
GATED UCr eUoU- toe p -rm1us-2 people
whose founder, few ! ear ago. WIS gu L.
rarart chiakerll.sf. There {. sometimes
uG accounting f1r ts-te. Bur lirb.r and
tottrr olas. who advocate cremation are
.rstle,icS. They don't N-e g. TAX ~ think
n ..corrupti7u. earth.aa. ,..rl..~ They
refer 70 keen ahrtc ground. 7 have
thought tha; some chemical agent might he t
PLACED Ia the ca-te' 10 prevent Or L..ay DE-. I
congestion for an indefinite time. some
Tear Icy vi PEE buried ave. ash % were
any uare terrible ;lau 90 boo hv--t alive.
Tie burning ~ living peep. b. myth.
II !. one Il the many ,.or1a, - frI-ltar
children. IA doctor and an undertaken
e.r,'t te1 dead from living man 'bav
s-e idiots. - tL- HJs arr rrt.aJ and 'lc
t.u q Inc eve /. cold. -.rs. less. and 1ry
he nan +. desd. Or Wi. Dol. In few r..,-
,utrt.. p..ar.v require. t~..ot f,- very
.urcill reasons. figf ft- r,gv -uoul3 r.
main rulrr..a ~ tveuty-ilur hours 70
lest
BUT. ~. President haze ,,.sr...I
vlur ratieprr. and be-. ID e1r..U.i.- - .
-um u9 what ! bav. ,a,l j. t5e following .
yropcs .f.ons-to wit:
J. Tor IRE great bJlV 4 .D.rs.nl Chris .
nan iula. /. more convenient ana .c..- .
l1mical. o. NAV ~ made 3d.. AMI cs- never p
-e substituted Boy cremation.
=. Iaat Il DOES not so violate th, natural .
ointment 81 hereby we cling O. tvIv V--- +
- 1i TIE body In which dwell tbe SOU %! .
De dear one. even 10 the very garments F.
De-, -,,r.