The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-05-16
WEDDINGS


fact. bu, from general information which
memory has in her library on the subject,
We believe We ure authorized in saying,
that greater number Of unhappy marrIa-
gcs are contracted in these latter days than
formerly +; aud ,ha, in consequences more
applications are made aud granted for di-
,orcc. The principal reaSon Of this is,
that the old fashioned wedding has in n
great measure given way to modern meth
cd destitute ofform, sclcmncy and religion.
The Squirc's Office has been substituted
for the church and the altar. the statute for
the the prayer book, and the Justice Of the
distric, for the pastor. II requires no nerve
to take "a solemn VOW " for the man
who can make an affidavit to an car
mark can stand up before his Honor. and
take n woman I" fnr better or worse"
Matrimonial alliances are thus easily
made. and quite as easily broken. The
limbs Of the law have found out that the
whole matter is mere legal contract. like
the buying and selling Of produce and it
has been decided in the good old Keystone
State, 80 the papers inform Us, that we'd
ding on Sunday is not binding because con-
trary to the PROVISION Of Law in relation to
trading on the Sabbath day made and pro-
vidcd.
The life. the spirit, tho poetry Of the
allianced is dying out, and the cold, heart
less. insipid, stupid ceremonies, now so
generally in vogue, leave no trace Of moral
beauty or obligation on the mind. The re-
turn upon the writ is according to law. :"
and the "twain made one" go forth with.
out blessing ON their heads. Is it to be
wondered at, that amid the little tcmpests
which must certainly arise in the voyage Of
life, the wors,cd bands give way? Is it to
he wondered at, that where there arc SO
little to impress the mind with the sacred.
ness, the glory, the grandeur, the heaven
of the nuptual VOW the scnsibilitics soon
become dcadencd and the yoke opppress-
i've?
We are no advocate for the union Of the
!, Church and State but the union Of men
and women by regular ministers Of the
: church we 60 in for, most decidedly II
, ever we need the fervant cfIectual prayer
r Of a righteous man, it is when, standing in
r the presence Of heaven and our ft llows, We
. pledge love, fidelity protection to one
t. who has left all to share with us our care
and our joys, and the language Of who's
q heart and lips is " whittier thou gocst,
5 will 60 and whittier thou lodgcst viii
: lodge thy people shall be my people, an'
c thy God my God where thou diest will
!. die, and there will be buried"
# Reader, when you marry, grta Clergy
o man, and have the ccrcmonials pertorme
# in the good old imposing way, in a wa
It commensurate with the importance Of tn
occasion. Have a groomsmaid and bride
1t ,n,id great supper and house full
It witnesses. Pay the minister his fee, it
e by virtue Of his sacred Office, it will hcl
is him too for his regular salary il not
'e great deal. His blessing and invocatio
d will be worth il, no matter how large I'll
h amount and the registry Of your VOWS, ii
c sctad Of being written among cstray notice
o. assault and battery casrs, and commit,imcI
4. orders, and liable To le he lost and forg,
ID ten, will be KEEP, fresh and interesting
y Your mind and heart hy Him who . answe
r, eth prayer" and who has said, "wh
&c God has joined together let no man pa
ar assunder