On Thu, 23 May 2013 20:23:54 -0400 (EDT) Bob Cooke <cookerl3@aol.com> wrote: > > > How does a Quaker funeral differ from a regular Christian funeral? >Do Friends allow dedications or eulogies for the departed or is it >silent as they are during meeting? Would the dedication or eulogy be >given by a "minister" or as in meeting, there is no "minister" and >someone would just rise and begin speaking? Is there a timeframe for >the length of a service, could they last 60 to 90 minutes or longer? >Is there a timeframe for the actual burial? Early on many Quakers >were buried in unmarked graves, so it seems they didn't want any type >of recognition. Would this lack of recognition discipline prevent >dedications and/or eulogies from being given? Could someone be >disowned for giving one? > > Thank you, > Robert Cooke > Bob, the 1806 Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Book of Discipline is available on line at http://www.qhpress.org/texts/obod/index.html. Click on the link for Births and Burials to see that section. -- Dan Treadway P. O. Box 72 Gilbert IA 50105 treadway@netins.net http://showcase.netins.net/web/treadway/