Milford chronicle., 1891-04-03

Verberating through tho ages. Wnue
stand at the costly tomb OF Han
del cannot forget the fact that
his fellow musicians tried to destroy him
with their discords. goa little farther in
the Poets Corner of Westminster Abbey
and l find the grave Of John Dryden, the
great poet. Costly monument, great NOR
tuary honors. but cannot forget the fact
that at seventy years of age he wrote about
the expressions of misfortune, and that he
made a contract for a thousand verses at
sixpence a line. 60 a little farther in the
Poets Corner and / find the grave Of Sam
uel Butler, the author Of "Hudibras.
Wonderful monument, costly mortuary
honors. Where did he die2 In a garnet.
l move farther on in the Poets Corner
and find the grave Of a poet of whom
Waller wrote: "An old schOolmaster by
the name of John Milton has written a
tedious volume on the fall of man. II it's
length be no virtue it has none" Igoalittle
farther on in the Poets Corner and find
the grave Of Sheridan. Alasl for Sheridan.
Poor Sheridani Magnificent mortuary
honors. What a pity it was he could not
have discounted that monument for a
mouthful of something to eatl Oh, unfilial
children, give your old parents less tomb
stones and more blankets, less funeral and
more bedrooml Five per cent. of the money
now expended at Burns banquets would
have made the great Scotch poet comfort
able and kept him from being almost har-
ried to death by the drudgery of an excise
man. Horace Greeley-Ou abused
while he lived-going out to his tomb was
followed by the president Of the United
States and the leading men of the army
and the navy. Some people could not say
bitter enough things about him while he
lived; all the world rose up to do him honor
when he died, Massachusetts, at the tomb OF
Charles Sumner tried to atone for the ig-
nominious resolutions with which her
legislature denounced the living senator.
It was too late. The costly monument at
Springfield, Ills, cannot pay for Booth 8
bullet Costly mortuary honors on the
banks of Lake Erie-honors that cost be-
tween 500. 900 and $500, ,OO0-cannot pay for
the assassination of James A. Garfield.
Do Justice to the living. All the justice
Won do YOU will have to do this side the
gates of the metropolis. The dead cannot
wake M to count the number of carriages
in the procession or see the polish on the
Aberdeen granite or to read the words OF
epitaDhal commemoration. Costly mauso-
leum of the gentleman in the suburbs OF
Jerusalem cannot atone for Bethlehem s
manger and CalYarean cross and PLATE
ruffian Judiciary.
APPROPRIATE ORNAMENTS FOR ToMBs.
Again! Standing in this place where the
Lord lay I am impressed with the fact
that floral and sculptural Ornamentation
are appropriate for the places Of the dead.
We are all glad that in the short time OF
the Saviour's inhumation he lay amid
flowers and sculpture. 1 cannot quite
understand what / see in the newspapers
where, amid the announcements and OBJ
seouies, the friends request ''send no flow
ers." Why, there is no place so appro-
pirate for flowers as the casket OF the de
parted. If your means allow-I repeat, il
vorr means allow-let there be flowers on
the casket, flowers on the hearse, flowers
on the grave. Put them on the brow; ii
means coronation. Put them in the hand
it means victory. Christ was buried in
parterre. Christ was buried in garden.
Flowers are types of resurrection. Death
is sad enough anyhow. Let conservatory
and arboretum do all they can in the way
of alleviation. Your little girl loved flow
ers while she was alive. Put them in her
hands, now that she cannot go forth and
pluck flowers for herself. On sunshiny
days twist garland for her still heart.
Brooklyn has no grander glory than heI
Greenwood, nor Boston than her Mount
Auburn, nor Philadelphia than her Laurel
Hill. nor Cincinnati than her Spring Grove,
nor San Francisco than her Lone Noun
tain. What shall say of those country
graveyards where the vines have fallen
down and the slab is aslant and the mound
is caved in and the grass is the pasture
ground for the sexton's CATTLE Are your
father and mother of so little account you
have no more respect than that for theil
bones? Some day gather together and
strtighten up the fence and lift the slat
and bank up the mound and tear out the
weeds and plant the shrubs. After q
while you yourself will want to lie down
to the last slumber. II you have no re-
gard for the bones of your ancestors, your
children will have no Difference for youl
bones. Do you say these relics are of nc
importance? You will see of how much
Importance they are when the archangel
takes out his trumpet. Turn all your
graveyards into gardens
FOUR ONLY PRESENT AT THE BURIAL.
Standing in this place where the Lord
| lay | am also impressed with the dignity
of unpretending obsequies. Joseph that
day was mOurner, sexton, hveryman-had
/ the entire charge Of all the occasion. Foul
| people only at the burial OF the King Of
! the Universe. Let this be consOlatOry tC
/ those who, through small means or lack oi
large acquaintance, have but little demon
stration Of grief at the grave Of their dead
| It is not necessary. Long line Of glitterine
| eouipages, two rows of silver handles, cas-
/ ket of costly wood, pail bearers scarfec
and gloved are not necessary.
Christ looks out from heaven at a buria
where there are six in attendance, and re
members there are two more than he hac
at his obsequies. Not recognizing this idea
how many small properties are scattered
\ in the funeral rites, and widowhood anc
! orphanage. 90 out to the cold charity Of thu
world. The departed left enough property
to have kept the family together until thel
/ could take care of themselves, but it is al
absorbed in the funeral rites. That went
for Grape which ought to have gone 70
/ bread. lArnan Of small means can hardl!
afford to die IA one Of our great cities
4 Funeral pageantry is not necessary. NJ
one was ever more lovingly and tenderll
put into the grave than Christ, but Their
were only four in the procession.
Again, standing in this place where to-
Lord lay, i am impressed with the fact tba
YOU cannot keep the dead downs The sen
Of the Sanhedrim, regiment Of soldier
from the tower or Antonio to stand guard
1 floor Of rock, roof of rock, wall Of rock
niche Of rock cannot keep Christ in th
crypt. Come out and come up he must
/ Came out and came up lie did. Prehgura
ton. The first fruits of them that sleeI
Just as certain as you aud go down int
the grave, just 50 certain we will come u
again. Though you piie up on the top o
US all the bowlders of the mountains 20
cannot keep US down Though we
buried under the coral Of the deepest cay
ern Of the Atlantic ocean we will rise
the surface.
Ahl my friends, death and the grave al
not what they used to be to us, for nov
walking around the spot where the Lor
lay, we find vines and flowers covering u
the tomb, and that which We called 4 pla'
Of skulls has become a beautiful gsrdeI
Yea, now there are four gardens instead
one-Garden of Eden, Garden Of 4
4 Worlds Sepulcher, Garden of Earth's X
generation, Garden OF Heaven. ia
WITH .TEUAiPETs AND sHouTINGs-
Various scriptural accounts say that q
III. ~ tt.iIf bauin with I'll