The Archbishop of Canterbury Funeral, Reform
The : Earl of Dartmouth presided over a meeting of the memb©rs ! pf, Church of England Funeral Ilef6rm Aisociatipn r iat 40, Grpsvenior, Square, Xbndon, W. A. letter was read from; the Priaiate saying : —'•The double, object of your aasociation-t-yi^.lto, simplify funeral and mourning cere-, monialand to encourage burial in perishable coffins ia the ea^th. -^-has my full concuribheb and sympathy."; iThW chairjonan, in^ jcours^ of his r^toarks, spoke %ongly .^gainst . the ; abo)ininatipn - : . t of oldrfashipired nibe abplished. ,y From a sanitary « point •of Wew.he waaof opinidathat a perf ishable coffin, that should be decent in appearance, but; at the 1 same rtimej should not be too permanent after it was placed Underground, was tto one they ou^t to s^k^ encourage and adopt. .ResplutioM, were , paired iri accordance with the objects of the motion,, tr -i -,■ ['.[.% ...ffvLs^ V, - ■•" 7 - '- \
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Feilding Star, Volume IXI, Issue 21, 4 August 1887, Page 3
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144The Archbishop of Canterbury Funeral, Reform Feilding Star, Volume IXI, Issue 21, 4 August 1887, Page 3
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