Putnam patriot., 1908-05-08
YOUR OWN FUNERAL
Do Yoa Ever Think About He~ "
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 Every man ls bstad 10 bare his own persoHai fsnersi sgu5e day. in Fusea. boNeYer silent. b. vii play tbe part of chief actor. But bow many eFer seek tO cal ID before the minds ere fhe whole visible ssene-tbe neigh isnfs tbronging quietly in and taking their seats. fhe eaSkef with Is siles. tenant inside. the characteristics. agreed Die or obaaxi1us of the undertaken "ho s fo supaFyise the tnnre strictly bnslness functions Of the oecasl0n and. above ali. those Of tbe minister syinp7thetie Or perfuns tory who ls to take ehafst of ,hc spiritually e3Ifgtas portion!
 Indeed. poor Robert Burns Is nis- torfcaffy one ef tbe exceptional few to be recalled. as. with bls dying oreafn. he took matters into his own bands and nstheticaily cried 10 those aeouI his desfhbed. "Don't lei the awk~aro squad dre over my grave Ihoagn nothing but q poet. sttll bow s'rlcuy practical a man Of affairs he proven himself 10 be Tn thus providing against the marring effect that would surely have been exerted on the imPressife ness Of his own funeral by the ragsed and spntterlng yoleys of the awkWara squad had he not given explicit orders beforehand
 Men and women neTer act Tn go better skelter way about their wed dings as they do about their fuerais. When they are te be married b"" carefully ihe groom chooses ms pest man and selects The right kind of flower for his bnttaubaIe how careful Iy the bride her bridesmaids. Wln charming little girl 9f six 10 go el froDt and scatter ras.s and lilies along the aisle as she paces Hp i6 fhe altar
 John Wesley. the great founder of Alcoholism. probably knew more about funerals than any nm 9f his fitne. As he had q parish of at least 912ls0 souls. scattered oecr 8ll Eng md II ls safe 10 assume tl8af ae bid eel5Ae5.'1 at n small estimasp 9 tH5a5a1H i7.ff3is and found mar8 6f ffEd si47f t5-i distressing aa4lrs sd II5f t'Is srtIsi'.e man he was hr frH- T-HTi '9 fEhE ti,ae bF tbe fefeieeb md aH4 tt1e ttH lis own ~biIr stia 1=ge ia 5s'NlHz up dlz MI he fhrrelate exeiteIsik dH reete1 that six faar msa zlaaid ha1e eo ~hiBmes eaeii for alzt5 z 5is t0 tHe grave. .'f9r sH sire he said ,4liat tasza fHsE lis Hz haarse. n9 epaeh He F# ! pomp. except the uaFs q fileH Ing lowed me and ase following De Ahraham's bo4am
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