Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-08-02
From tie Cincinnati .Nonparea.

4 QUAKER WEDDISG.-Married in this city
Yesterday, at the Quaker meeting house on 5th st.
Mr.. Henry Shipley, ofthis city to Miss Hannah ID.
Taylor of Newport.
A large company assembled at the unostenta-
tlous church of the Society of Friends, yesterday
at II O'Clock to witness unusual an occurrence
as Quaker wedding. As the spirit moved US to
be present, we propose to give description of the
ceremony. was regular monthly meeting OF
Friends, small but highly respected society,
worshpping regularly at the house above men
toned. When we arrived the church was filled
with young ladies' who had been attracted there
by curiosity, their gay dresses contrasting 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
broad 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 half an hours profound
silence, there was some uneasiness among the spec
tators. We were amused at whispered CONVEX
sation between country girl and her more know
ing city companion
tsWhat do these women wear such awful look
ing bonnets for? They look like half hornets nest
half coal scuttle.'
Hush! that's the Quaker fashion,
toned
The Quakers have no pulpits.'
Where is there minister?'
They have no minister.
stWho breaches, them
''Al of them, or any of them just as they hap
pen to feel
s'Why don't the meeting begin?''
Hush up, the meeting has been begun this half
hour
.sAFhy nobody has said word, and those men
opposite have their hats on
-GEN ind aIod1 Il
ed the spirit moves them, and they always wear
their hats in church"
20 1 know-they are waiting for the bride
and groom
"No JUDGED, they have been here half an hour;
don't you see them sitting directly opposite; that
handsome young man with gold specs, and
the lady beside him. that is dressed in plain white
SATIN
Il want to know if that's them; they don't look
Quakerish Bit should like to know who's going
to marry them %
e.Nobody-they'l Il marry themselves
MARY themselvesi Well why in the world
don't they begin? What are they waiting for?'
Waiting for the spirit to move
Another half an hour was passed in profound
silence, at the end of which time the bride and
bride groom rose facing the audience, the bride
groom pronouncing the following words
Il, in the presence of God and this assembly,
take TINS woman to be my welded wife, promising
with divine assistance, to be her faithful and loving
husband as long as we both shall liye.''
The bride, then in voice somewhat faltering
repeated similar declaration, and both sat down.
Two young men of the society then placed before
them small table containing huge parchment
scroll, which they opened, and in presence of the
assembly the bride and groom affixed their sigma
lures. An elder of the church then read the doc
ument aloud to the audience 1t set forth that the
parties had at regular monthly meeting preced-
ing, signifed their intention of marriage that the
society had approved of the same, and that by
their Joint declarations and signatures, they had
arrived at a ''fuH accomplishment of their inten-
tons . He then stated that all the Friends were
invited to to sign as witnesses after the close of
the meeting After few minutes silence the new
ly married couple suddenly rose andleft the church
and were followed by the whole congregation
The audience was well pleased with the ceremony
which we think, was the most sensible we ever
saw.