El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-30

II Is great thing to give a portion
of each day TO thoughts of the
life to come, and to realms which
lie ali about US. near. while invisible.
1t is fertilization Of the spiritual
nature to think of those who have
passed on, and to picture regions Of
beauty and glory immortal. But TO
90 this to the neglect of this life, and
the living people Of earth is sinful
How can a reasonable human be-
ing expect TO dwell IN heaven, in con
tlnual felicity with angels, who is
dwelling on earth in constant discOrd
with friends and relatives2
We must practice the heavenly role
right here on earth, and we must
make our homes and our gardens
beautiful before we can expect to be
given cleaning mansions and golden
streets above.
We must be tender and tolerant
and patient toward the living, or We
dead
And we must broaden our minds
on every topic which tends toward
making the earth more agreeable for
the living.
1t is a crying sin against the hosts
OF suffering human beings to give
so much valuable fertile soil to the use
Of dead bodies.
Cremation Does Quickly what Burial
Takes Years TO Do.
II all the cemeteries of New Eng
land were ploWed up and the soil
given to the poor to cultivate, there
would be no need Of aIrnshOuses. Gre
nation does cleanly. quickly and kind
y what burial requires years to ac-
complish In a disgusting, slow and
dreadful manner
Burial Of bodies pollutes the earth
and moRopolizes il.
Fortunately the progressive and sen
sible minds Of the world are all in
favor of cremation.
Recently in England the body of the
Right Reverend Charles William
Stubbs was cremated, and the urn con-
tanning the ashes was placed in the
niche or Truro cathedral
1t was an epoch of progress OF
England, as it was the first time a
bishop had been cremated-
One Of the prominent English dailies
said Of this event:
THE growth OF public opinion. es-
pecially the intellectual side of il. in
favor Of cremation as the wisest and
most sanitary means of dispoSing Of
the dead has been most striking in
recent years, and nowhere more so
than among the clergy Of the Church
of England and ministers of other
denominations themselves. Even at
Westminster Abbey il is now the rule
due to lack OF space-that only the
ashes Of the distinguished dead shall
be placed there.
The Remains OF Many Distinguished
Persons Have Been Cremated.
Since the Cremation Society of Eng
land was first formed in 1885, the re-
mains OF many distinguished people
have been cremated- To take the
names Of a few clergymen and minis
tiers we find the following;
''The Ven. ArchdeaeOn V. H. Tribe
the Ven. Archdeacon A. s. Aglen.
D. Canon Henry Shuttleworth, Canon
Robinson DuckwOrth, Canon John
Henry Coward, Canon ". H. Cooper, I
Canon G. Pattendon. the Rev Brooke /
Lambert, NJ. A; the Rev H r
Haweis, NJ A; the Rev. Norman
Macleod Ferrers. D. D.; the Rev Brook (
D. D.; the Rev J. P Hops, (
the Rev. H. c. Marriott
THE records sso contain the names |
Of many titled persons and officers /
OF the army and navy"
The ceremony OF cremation robs the /
last rites given to the dead Of more 4
than half their horrors.
The Imaginative mind. however re-
igiOus. is tortured by thoughts of the |
body OF dear one slowly rotting be-