The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-07-09
From the Cincinnati Noupaisa
n Quaker Wedding.
Married a ihi' city Yesterday, At ihe QUAKER Messing
house, Fifth street. Mr Henry SpleY Of th1 eg n
MiN Hannah d, Taylor Of Newport.

heuse. on Fifth street Nj Henry slplsy. of m. e Is
Mia Hannah D, Taylor. Of Eewpoa.
A large company assembled at the unos.enta.
tious church Of the Society Of Friends. yesterday
at eleven o'clock, to witness SO unusual an oecur
renee as Quaker wedding. As tie spirit moved
US to be present, we propose to give description
Of the ceremony. II was regular monthly meet
ing Of the ffiends small though highly respected
society, wOrshiping regularly at the house above
mentioned. When we arrived, the church was
nearly tlled with Young ladies' who had been
attracted there by curiosity their gay dresses con
trastng strongly with the sober drab Of the three
or four rows Of Quaker ladies, occupying seats on
the opposite side Of the house, and fronting the
main audience The bread-brims slipped quietly
into the seats in the mems division Of the house,
and commenced their silent communion with their
spirits and the spirits Of the unseen world. After
a haf hours profound silence, there was some ap-
pearance Of uneasiness among the spectators. We
were amused at a whispered conversation between
country girl and her more knowing city com
panion
What do these women wear such awful look.
ing bonnets for They look Ike half hornets
nest, half eoal-scuttle"
Hush that's the Quaker fashion,"
toned.
. The epskers have no pulPits.9
Where is their minister?n p
They have no minister"
W no breaches, then?
" All Of them, or any Of them, just as they hap
Why don't the meeting begin fp
Hush up--ihe meeting has been begun this
Why nobody has said word, and those msn
opposite have got their hats on.
Never mind, somebody will speak soon BRO.
vided the spirit moves them and they alwavs
wear their hats in church,
VI l know--they are waiting FOR the bride
No, indeed; they have been here half an horr.
don't you see them sitting directly opposite thst
handsome young man with gold specs and ne
lady beside him, dressed in plain white satin.''
want to know il that's them they don't
lcok Quakersh bit. should like to know who's
going to marry them y
Nobody-they'll marry themselves
Marry themselves Well, why in the world
dom they begin2 What are they waiting fos K
Waiting for the spirit to move
Another hall hour was passed in soesnn silence
at the end Of which time the bride and bridegroom
rose iae19g the audience, the bridegroom pronoun-
cing The following words
IN the presence Of God, and Of this assem-
Ply take this woman to be my welded wife, prom
isingi with divine assistance, be to her faithful
and loving husband, as long as we both shall live p
~ ne bride, then, IN voice somewhat fatering.
5spsated similar declaration, and both sat down.
wo young men Of the society then placed before
them small table containing huge parchment
SCROLL which they opened and in presence of die
assembly the bride and groom affixed their sigma
lures. An elder Of the church then read The dozen.
ment aloud to the audience. Il set forth that the
parties had at regular monthly meeting pTeos-
ding slgnlhed their intention Of marriage that the
society had approved Of the same, and that by
their JOINT declarations and signatures they had
arrived at " full accomplishment Of their insen-
hons. he then stated that al the Friends were
invited TO sign as witnesses after the close Of tb
meeting After few minutes more Of silence the
newly married couple suddenly rose and left The
church, and were followed by the whole congrega-
ton The audience was well pleased with The
ceremony, which we think was the most sensible
we ever saw