Show the jews and cremation jewish scholars of modern times have not neglected the subject and lu in the discussions which have been published from time to time opinions seem to be evenly divided it if there be any preponderance of authority in any direction it is certainly not act against cremation in the question of 0 immortality has clearly no right to be introduced into the discussion whether the body slowly crumble away into dust duat or be more quickly resolved by quicklime as was frequently the case in the days of body snatchers or be almost instantaneously turned into ashes is clearly a matter mailer of degree the real question is as to our feelings tee with regard to the various methods the practice of thousands of deais has WAti gated toe the horrors of interment while the novelty of cremation aives ivesa ive s a shock to the feelings at the suddenness sud dennes of resolving our bodies into their primordial elements cremation is a matter of feeling not of religion at the same time a matter atter of fee feelings lingis so far a matter of religion that it is to hurt any ones feelings unnecessarily if science declares emphatically in favor of creusa tion we shall learn to resign ourselves to it whether the dust returns to earth by slow decay or b by bv v the speedy action of tire fire I 1 is s not of moment fro from la a religious point of view provided we are convinced that the spirit returns unto god who gave it 1 J enoish Chran chronicle icle |