The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-05-13

| Tyson and family removed to Baltimore last
Saturday, having sold her property here to
Mrs. Emma Pratt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph H. Gorsuch have re-
turned to their home in Baltimore after having
spent a week here with their son, Mr.. Frank
M. Gorsuch.
Mrs. Oliver Anderson is visiting relatives in
Philadelphia.
Miss Josephine Rittenhouse is confined to the
house with measles.
Mr.. Harry G. De Moss is still housed by
sickness. ~
Miss Maize Cardwell is visiting her sister,
Mrs. VIM. II. Beall, of Perry Hall. Z.
Funeral Reforms Suggested-Moref for
the Living and Less for the Dead.-At the
meeting of the Eastern Conference of the Mary
land Synod of the Lutheran Church, which
met last Monday at st. Luke's Church, Hamp-
den, Rev. DR.. L. M. Zimmerman read paper
on reform in conducting funerals. In part he
said
Long lines of hacks, long bands of crepe,
long addresses of eulogy, long lines of curiosi-
ty seekers, long lists of unnecessary expenses,
should all be abbreviated. Often money is
extravagantly expended at what we call Chris
tian burials. Let the hour be one of privacy
among the immediate members of the family,
and the closest of friends, and not mere &C.
quaintances.
II would also recommend less extravaganza
in flowers. I believe in flowers as sentiment,
which many love to have satisfied. Let there
be a few to make the mound look more like
garden in which was sepulcher wherein was
laid the body of our Lord and Master, but do
not reserve all for the dead. Rather give more
to the living, and at death instead of giving so
many for the dead, give some of that money to
the widow and children for food and clothing.
Lodges and societies might often do thereby
most charitable deed.
Again, / would recommend retiring from
the grave Immediately after the service.
Pneumonia, consumption and the like are but
the natural result of prolonged services, and
the undertaker's business is naturally increas-
ed. IWOulG recommend the burial service to be
held the night previous to the burial. This
would enable those to attend who otherwise
are often prevented.
UNLESS it is absolutely necessary, there
should be no funerals on Sundays. Consult
the minister before fixing the time for burial.
Much embarrassment would often be saved by
this. There is room for reform as regards the
family taking the last look at the dead. At
such times we want the doors closed against all
outsiders. when alone with our God and the
dead, we say Farewell, till we meet again.
1t is cruel custom forced upon the bereaved
to take this last farewell before the cold criti-
cism of the public at the close of the service.
81 do not object to touch the heart at times
at the regular services of the church, causing
perhaps the tear to flow, but it is nothing more
than stage trickery for minister to purposely
funeral. Anyone can at times cause the be-
reaved to weep, but what God wants the minis
ter to then do is to comfort His people"
Want June 18th Observed as Flag Day.
The American Flag Association, with head
quarters in New York city, has sent out an
nouncements to the mayor of each American
city, to the press, to the officers and members
of all American patriotic societies and to all
citizens, reminding them of the fact that
June 18th next has been set aside to be
observed as Flag Day. Mayors are requested
to order flags to be displayed upon the munich
pal buildings and by proclamation to invite
the citizens to do the same upon their private
buildings school officers and teachers are re-
quested to arrange for appropriate patriotic ex-
ercses in the schools to celebrate the day, and
patriotic societies and citizens are urged to as
sist in stirring unpopular enthusiasm to an OBJ
servance of the anniversary.
I'VE earnestly exhort our citizens, says the
announcement, ito join in making Flag Day
an event, and its celebration in 1905 great
event. Let us, from one end of our land to the
other fling the Stars and Stripes to the breeze
on June 14th, 1905. May it greet the rising
and salute the setting sun, and float all day
long from every church edifice, school and
building public and private and however hum
BILE. throughout the entire land.
"Since the struggle of 1861-65 the flag has be-
come the symbol of a mighty nation. 1t has
been carried to the utmost parts of the earth,
carrying liberty wherever it has been thrown
to the breeze. Americans cannot fail of feel
ing of pride and satisfaction nor restrain the
swelling of patriotism in the breast when we
contrast the meaning. in far.distant lands of
ours and other flags displayed together
1.-The Stars and Stripes within the recent
past have come to possess new beauty for
friendly eyes and new terror for the foes of
liberty"
A program of exercises for "Salute to the
Flag in Schools has been prepared by the
committee of the American Flag Association,
which may be carried out by each class of the
school on the day selected as Flag Day. These
exercises consist of uniform pledges taken by
the pupils of allegiance to the flag, with the
expression of patriotic sentences.