Lowrie, Walter, 1868-1959 · New York, The Macmillan Company; London, MacMillan & Co. · leaf 86
ely accepted that it requires a presentation at some length. THE BURIAL SOCIETIES 57 In brief, however, it is simply this: that in order to obtainlegal protection in the possession of its property the Churchhad itself recognized in law as a burial society. The positionof pagan burial societies… … Fig. 14. —Decoration in stucco, ceiling of a ciypt near the via Latiiia. poorer classes, who were unable to provide a family tomb,were obliged to resort to cooperation to insure a place for theirashes and to meet the expense of the funeral. The membersof these societies paid monthly dues and were…
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