Reflecting the 1831 vision of its founders, mount auburn commemorates the DEAD in a landscape of exceptional beauty and tranquility; providing comfort and inspiration to the bereaved and the public as a whole; protects and improves its historic landscape, monuments, architecture, horticulture and natural resources, and; provides comprehensive cemetery services of the highest standard to persons of ALL faiths in so far as such services are consistent with the protection and preservation of mount auburn.