The Detroit times., 1912-09-24
PRIEST THINKS FLOWERS
AT FUNERALS TAKE. FUNDS
fAHMtt4t BARS THEM
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Says Many People. Denied Them
selves Necessitiesof Life
to Give Tributes
DETROIT PASTOR TALKS
Rev. T. w. Young Would Exhort
-. People To Be More Mod a
crate in Offerings
DETROIT PASTOR TALKS

DANBURY. Conn. Sept 2S.-"Be.
cause / found so many people who
could not AFFORD to buy flowers did
so, and not only denied themselves
the necessities or life. but were a.,
so going into debt, was the explana-
tion given by Rev. DR.. Walter j,
Stanley, pastor of st. Peters Roman
Catholic church today for placing q
ban on flowers for funerals held ia
the church and at the two Catholic
cemeteries. The ban first excluded
flowers from the church and then II
was extended to the cemetery.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.-Deplcr.
ing the excessive. use of flowers al
funerals, Rev. James Montgomery
pastor of the Metropolitan Methodist
church. formerly attended by Prest
dent Mckinley said today that he dis
couraged their display.
81 encourage Christian simplicity
at funerals" said Rev. Montgomery,
"Flowers-too many of them-are
neither necessary nor desirable"
CHICAGO, Sept 23.-'The church
has always opposed any profusion OF
flowers at funerals and In many in
stances flowers are barred from cas-
kets while In the church" said FIR.
r. M. O'Brien, OF Holy Name Cathed-
raj today, in commenting on FIR. Shan
Iey's declaration.
The flower custom is but relic
OF the pagan age, but personally
feel that people should be allowed
to use their own discretion. II they
see fit to deny themselves life's neces-
cities in order TO commemorate the
memory OF the departed with flowers,
all we'll and good"
MILWAUKEE, wis, Sept. 23.-"An
order isued- by Archbishop Messmer
three years ago In the diocese OF Mil
waukee bars layish display Of flowers
at funerals. In Roman Catholic
churches and bars any floral display
on the coffin, either In the church
or at the cemetery" said Rev. J. F..
Ryan, head OF st. Francis Seminary
here today commenting ON the order
CT Rev. Stanley. THE order was Is
sued because flowers at funerals had
reached the stage OF extravaganza,
rather than aid for their true mean
ing" FIR. Ryan declared.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. ga
Cleveland ministers today agreed that
extravaganza in the use of flowers at
funerals should be discouraged. For
many years flowers have been barred
from churches OF the Cleveland Catho-
tic diocese.
Rev. T. 8. Mcwilliams. pastor Of
Calvary Presbyterian church. said:
THE use of flowers at funerals is
over-done. II works hardship in
many instances. The practice should
be confined to the most inexpensive
floral offerings.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Sept 23.-'I
seldom find case where people buy
flowers when they deprive themselves
OF necessities,r declared Rev. Albert
Hurtstone OF, the Robert Park NJ. e.
church today, commenting on the
placing OF a ban on flowers at funeF-
ais by some churches.
Il have little sympathy with that
kind of a thing. | think that friend
ship and feeling can be expressed
by flowers where it could not be ex.
pressed in words"
White many people abuse the flow
er custom, at funerals by extravag.
ance," said the Rev. T. w. ounG.
rastor OF the North Baptist church.
81 would not advocate its abolish.
ment, but would exhort people TO be
more moderate. There is no more
beautiful way of expressing ones
grief or sympathy than by giving
flowers"