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Telephones are expected to hold up better than other forms of communication in a mass fatality medical disaster according to reports that I have read. My question is: Could this sort of communication as described in the article below be done now days? I am not that technical in the area of communication expertise but since land line communication is expected to be more sustainable in a mass fatality medical crisis, it would seem most practical to have this sort to communication available not only for worship services but for all kinds of meeting and even funerals since there will be a great number of and desire for funerals regularly.
Can funeral calls be done for say 50-100 families all at the same time? Could a conference funeral be done with loved ones in say 10-20 different locations / parts of country or even world? Would it be less demanding of the telephone system to have a recorded service / funeral and then have it put on tape at the worship center that individuals could call when able to listen to an inspirational message, a mini worship service or funeral? HOw expensive will all this be on a faith based center? Economics will be a consideration since most economic support will be very limited since the centers will be shut down.
I know that some faith centers have a telephone line that is dedicated for individuals to call in to receive a 'thought for the day? message. How expensive is that and what is needed in equipment using electricity to expand that for funeral conference calls?
Pandemics cause a great deal of death and thus cause unimaginable complex and compounded bereavement and grief issues for the individual families as well as for the community at large. That is a significant reason why the Spanish Flu of 1918 was not discussed very much after the incident was the unhealthy reaction to the pandemic experience. One of the ways to help people to cope with a disaster death experience that is going to be felt for an extended period of time during the pandemic and post-trauma is to have some sort of funeral or memorial service at or near the time of death. This will be especially true for those areas that will resort to having mass graves or mass cremations with no formal funeral or memorial service. There may also be no grave markers as a means of final tribute to the individual who has died since there will be bodies that will not have identification on them. Pastors are not going to have the fuel for their cars to be traveling even to everyone?s home to do a funeral outside the house like it was often done in 1918. People and pastors do not live close to the worship centers like it was back then. Does any one have any information on this? Additionally, travel can cause the spread of the flu as was noted in the actions of mail carriers in rural areas in 1918, so transportation needs to be as restricted as much as possible in sheltering ? in - place situations. If there are civil disturbances or increased theft then the pastor?s car would be subject to violence and the clergy harmed possibly meaning need for unavailable medical care.
I would certainly appreciate all the brainstorming and ideas possible.
Thanks
T Modesto
Church Service by Telephone During "Flu" Ban.
Telephony, January 4, 1919, pages 19:
Although public church services were forbidden because of influenza, this did not prevent members of the Jackson Street Christian church in Muncie, Ind., from listening to the usual Sunday sermon on the morning of December 22 by Rev. F. E. Smith, their pastor.
At 10:30 o'clock, through the co-operation of the local telephone company management, the telephones of all subscribers who wished, were connected with the telephone in the church, to which a special sounder was attached. The church organist also played a few numbers.
Can funeral calls be done for say 50-100 families all at the same time? Could a conference funeral be done with loved ones in say 10-20 different locations / parts of country or even world? Would it be less demanding of the telephone system to have a recorded service / funeral and then have it put on tape at the worship center that individuals could call when able to listen to an inspirational message, a mini worship service or funeral? HOw expensive will all this be on a faith based center? Economics will be a consideration since most economic support will be very limited since the centers will be shut down.
I know that some faith centers have a telephone line that is dedicated for individuals to call in to receive a 'thought for the day? message. How expensive is that and what is needed in equipment using electricity to expand that for funeral conference calls?
Pandemics cause a great deal of death and thus cause unimaginable complex and compounded bereavement and grief issues for the individual families as well as for the community at large. That is a significant reason why the Spanish Flu of 1918 was not discussed very much after the incident was the unhealthy reaction to the pandemic experience. One of the ways to help people to cope with a disaster death experience that is going to be felt for an extended period of time during the pandemic and post-trauma is to have some sort of funeral or memorial service at or near the time of death. This will be especially true for those areas that will resort to having mass graves or mass cremations with no formal funeral or memorial service. There may also be no grave markers as a means of final tribute to the individual who has died since there will be bodies that will not have identification on them. Pastors are not going to have the fuel for their cars to be traveling even to everyone?s home to do a funeral outside the house like it was often done in 1918. People and pastors do not live close to the worship centers like it was back then. Does any one have any information on this? Additionally, travel can cause the spread of the flu as was noted in the actions of mail carriers in rural areas in 1918, so transportation needs to be as restricted as much as possible in sheltering ? in - place situations. If there are civil disturbances or increased theft then the pastor?s car would be subject to violence and the clergy harmed possibly meaning need for unavailable medical care.
I would certainly appreciate all the brainstorming and ideas possible.
Thanks
T Modesto
Church Service by Telephone During "Flu" Ban.
Telephony, January 4, 1919, pages 19:
Although public church services were forbidden because of influenza, this did not prevent members of the Jackson Street Christian church in Muncie, Ind., from listening to the usual Sunday sermon on the morning of December 22 by Rev. F. E. Smith, their pastor.
At 10:30 o'clock, through the co-operation of the local telephone company management, the telephones of all subscribers who wished, were connected with the telephone in the church, to which a special sounder was attached. The church organist also played a few numbers.
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