Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-10-09

ella Sherman, sisters Of tho bride, Miss
Phillips, Of Cincnnati; Miss Fanny Marcy,
daughter Of Gen. Marcy, United States Army;
Miss Alice Bortley, Of Washington; Miss
Maria Patterson, of st. Louis Miss Ella
Ewing and Miss Bessie Smith, Of Cincinnati
The groomsmen were Charles Rae, of the
Engineer Corps Lieut. Hunter, Paymaster
Cochrane, Edwin Wells, OF the Engineer
Corps; Lieut.. Wood, United States Navy;
Lieut. Russell, of the Marine Corps; Thsmas
N. Sherman, brother of the bride, and Mr.. G..
Alvin, OF Boston.
The bride Leaned upon the arm Of her
father. The groom stood within the sacristy,
kncar a door leading TO the sanctuary, and rs
the bridal party approached the altar he
passed through the sanctuary, leaning upon
the arm of Gen. Hugh Ewing, the brother of
Mrs. Sherman, and met the bride near the en-
trance to the sanctuary, where he received
her from her father.
The entire party then approached the altar
railing, and, after kneeling short time, took
the positions assigned them.
All being in readiness, the Archbishop en-
tered the sanctuary from the sacristy, and
proceeded with the marriage ceremony
The bride and groom first received the holy
communion.
AT the conclusion of mass qspecial blessing
was given, and the ceremony ended
Before the macs Archbishop Purcell read
portions OF the Scripture relating to the sacra-
ment Of matrimony and then addressed the
! congregation. He said that the marriage
ceremony had never before been performed
in the United States under more interesting
| circumstances than the present. He was told
that among those in the church was the ruler
of the great Republic-the greatest nation Of
ancient or modern times. Here also was the
| father of the bride, who had achieved such fame
| soldier n devoted nnfriOt
| There were other brave officers and Generals
present who had gained the admiration and
respect Of every nation Of the earth He
then referred to the sanetity of the marriage
| tie, and said when the marriage union was
consummated under such auspices as were
witnessed to-day there was every reason to
believe that Almighty God would bless the
couple. The Archbishop next spoke of the
family of the bride, referring to her grand
father and grandmother, Judge and Mrs.
| Ewing, and the noble traits of their chaf-
acters He again spoke of the sacrament
about to be administered, and said mar
| riage Is essentially a religious ceremony,
and not mere civil contract. 1t had been
raised to the dignity of sacrament by the
| Savior of the world. He congratulated the
vast assembly in attendance upon the good
order maintained, by which was shown re-
spect for the house OF God and for our divine
! Lord here present, as well as His Excellency
the President and the bride and groom.
The ceremony over, the bridal party returned
to Gen. Shermans residence and received
| their friends from one to four o'clock-the
| bride and groom in the back parlor, while
Gen. and Mrs. Sherman occupied the front
parlor. The bridal party received congratu-
| latiOns in the front of a niche containing a
bust of Gen. Sherman, under a canopy of
| flowers draped with smilax from which also
was suspended a marriage bell of snow-white
| flowers. During the reception ceremony the
Marine Band, stationed on the grounds west OF
the parlor, played appropriate airs.
| The newly married couple left in the even
ing for a bridal tour North and West, intending
to reach st. Louis, their future residence,
| about the 18th of October.