Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 111, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 October 1899 — Queer Jap Funeral. [ARTICLE]

Queer Jap Funeral.

Lieut. Yoshibuml Fukagawa, of this ■ ’ I. J. N., left behind a curious requeSj to his family a few days prior to Ma death, which occurred the other daj|| | his native district of Hizen. Hejdfl .served to his family that as he never had the time to Investigate relig- \ ious questions deeply enough to enabM ' him to determine which faith he should embrace, he was neither prejudice® against nor partial toward any form O' I religion. However, he himself was O opinion that his soul would perish wl|fc the cessation of his life, while his FSM mains would crumble to dust. Thffl® fore he did not wish to have any reljj ious service performed on his behaffillfJ The funeral, also, should be as as could be; and flowers and offerings be strictly declined. No nouncement should be made of death to friends of his until fourorfiwMH days after the funeral. Two or tiq£|||| weeks after his death his relatives friends should be invited to a banquej||| and they should be asked to join occasion as heartily as possible. | „ priest might be invited, if the presenefrl of such a personage was deemed da sirable. At the funeral, also, should accompany the bier; except, ii : - ■ considered necessary, one or two repm ; "V--' sentatives on behalf of the family anl relatives might follow the remains t X; the grave. The tomb was to be of-yfiß simplest description, orriy his oafflMt ing Inscribed upon it. A memorial ‘amWy let was entirely tabooed.—JapanTinriffi <