On cemetery burial, or sepulture, ancient and modern / by George Milner.

  • Milner, George.
Date:
1846
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: On cemetery burial, or sepulture, ancient and modern / by George Milner. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    him in any way to have taken part in what may be considered an infringeiiient on established rites; and it is in order that due consideration should be made for those who may suffer from a change in the present system, that the aid of Parliament is rendered so desirable, that vested interests may be guarded, and a national blessing gained, without much sacrifice of personal interest. The Clergy would do well to lend a helping hand in bringing about, in the best possible manner, this change, which sooner or later appears in- evitable. As it regards the early usages of the Church, we find them most decidedly opposed to inter- ments within consecrated buildings ; God's Holy Temple was kept pure and undefiled, and only used for sacred purposes : when interments in Churches were first permitted, they were strictly confined to persons of exemplary piety, and bright ornaments to the Church, and their past lives were held up as an example, and pattern for others; in no case could this distinguished privilege be purchased by money. This con- cession, however, once made, pride and affluence waged incessant warfare against this early usage of the Church, to retain unpolluted the Temple of God—until at length ambition and gold won those favors and privileges which had formerly
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