Show THE rhe GROWTH OF CREMATION figures show the idea la le advancing in popularity gir lr henry thompson haa has just been sketching the history of cremation in kagland england he was one of the pl pioneers eners of tho the movement which began in the with the formation of 0 a cro mation society of 0 he was elected president and has occupied that mee since then it was tho the first in stul aution nf of the kind ever founded although the centi continent nent had preceded us la in burning tn dead 0 ot course the great difficulty ivas vas the prejudice that had to be met and overcome over coine the novel idea did not at first commend itself to more than the very few aa As late as 1885 there thele were only three cremations at woking boking during the whole year in 1901 the number ran up to which indicates an enormous ad tince but over the area outside the metropolis there were only altogether however signs of progress are numerous lum erous not only in a wider lder de ire sire to dispose a 0 the dead by fire but IL the erection of at new crematories in towns that hid not previously made uch such provi provision sir henry TI ompson I 1 IS justified in feeling encouragement and Is determined to continue his strenuous campaign against earth bur ibi liverpool paiit |