Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-10-02

Rev. Father Mooney, of Brooklyn, pastor
Of the church to which Mr.. Fitch, the
groom, belongs, Rev. Father Mcguire, pas
| tor, and Rev. Father Ja;nisOn assistant
pastor of st. AlOyeins, and number OfOth-
er clergymen. The music was GiragO's
Mass in G, sung by the choir Of the
church, assisted by double quartette.
The bridesmaids
were Misses Lizzie and Ella Sherman, sis
| tiers of the bride; Miss Philips, of Cincin-
natl; Miss Fanny Marcy, daughter Of Gen.
Marcy, u. S. A.; Miss Alice Barley, Of
Washington; Miss Marie Patterson, of st.
Louis; Miss Ella Ewing ard Miss Bessie
Smith, of Cincinnati. The grOOmsmen
were Charles Roe, Of the engineer corps;
Lieut.. Hunter; Paymaster Cochran; Edwin
Wells, of the engineer corps; Lieut.. Wood,
u. S. n; Lieut. Russell, Of the marine
corps; Thomas E. Sherman, brother of the
bride, and Mr.. Calvin, of Boston. The
bridal party entered the church in the fol-
lowing order: Lieut.. Wood and Miss Ella
Sherman; 1t. Russell and Miss Bessie Smith;
Edwin Wills and Miss Ella Ewing; Thos.
Z. Sherman and Miss Marie Patterson; NJ.
Calvin and Miss Alice BARLEY; Paymaster
Cochrane and Miss Fanny Marie; Lieut..
dilU MISS Oleho- AedC eaAAu
Miss Lizzie Sherman; the bride leaning
upon the arm of her father.
The Groom
stood within the sacristy near the door
leading to the sanctuary, and as the bridal
party approached the altar, he passed
through the sanctuary leaning upon the arm
of Gen. Hugh Ewing, 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
kneeIing a short time, took the positions
assigned them
As the procession marched down the
aisle,
MendeIsOhn's wedding March
was rendered upon the organ. Preceding
the bridal party, upon entering the church,
was Mrs. Gen. Sherman, with her brother,
Judge p. b. Ewing, Gen. T. C. Ewing,
Senator Sherman, Judge BARLEY and Col.
Moulton. All being in readiness, the
Most Rev. Archbishop entered the sanctua-
~ from the sacristy and proceeded with
The Marriage Ceremony,
the bride and groom receiving the holy
communion At the conclusion of the
mass, a special blessing was given and the
ceremony was ended.
The bride wore a dress of white silk,
trimmed with white satin tulle and orange
blossoms, with pearl jewelry. The brides
maids wore dresses of white silk, trimmed
with white illusion, each alternate brides
maid having her dressed trimmed with
Pink and Blue
flowers, those wearing pink passing to the
left and those blue passing TO the right as
they entered the sanctuary. Groom and
grOOmsmen, with the exception of Thomas
Sherman and Mr.. Calvin, were
in full dress uniform. Messrs.
Sherman and Calvin were in full evening
dress. As the procession left the church
the triumphant march from
II PrOpheta
was performed. The newly married couple
leave this evening at 6 O'Clock for bridal
tour North and West, reaching st. Louis,
their future residence, on the 18th. In
Brooklyn, the bridal party will be enter
tanned by Mrs. Fitch, mother of the groom,
and in Lancaster, o., by relatives of Mrs.
Sherman residing at that place.
The sermon.
Before the mass Archbishop Purcell read
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 circum-
stances than at present. He was told that
among those in the church were the ruler
of this great country, TIE greatest nation Of
ancient or modern times. Here also was
Il. l. L..
such fame as a soldier and who was a most
devoted patriot. 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 sanctity of the
marriage tie, and said, when the marriage
union was cOnsummated under such aus
pices 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 grandfather
and grandmother, Judge and Mrs. Ewing
and the noble traits of their characters. He
again spoke Of the sacrament about to be
administered, and said marriage is essen
TALLY a religious ceremony and not a mere
civil contract. Il had been raised to the
dignity of a sacrament by the Saviour OF
the world He congratulated the vast as
semblage in attendance upon the good or
der maintained, by which was shown re-
spect for the house Of God and for our Di-
vine Lord, here present, as we'll as to His
Exeellency the President and to the bride
and groom.
Bishop Wood,
of Philadelphia, was present and occupied
dais on the right side of the altar within
the sanctuary rail. He was attended by
Rev. Father Boyle, of st. Peters Church OF
this city. The bride and groom, and at
tendants, were all within the sanctuary
rail during the entire ceremony.
The Floral Decorations
at the charch were not very elaborate, but
in excellent taste. The main altar as well
as those upon either side, dedicated to the
Blessed Virgin and st. Joseph, we've filled
with Gala lilies, and a flew plants were
distributed near them. The crowd outside
the church was so great that entrance
could not be gained for fifteen or twenty
minutes after arriving. In the church, to
the right Ofthe centre aisle, the front pews
were reserved for the family, and on the
left for the President and Cabinet. In the
rear Of the family, seats were reserved for
members of Gen. Sherman's staff. The
President having been delayed by
An Accident,
and the ceremony having been begun when
he entered the church, he passed down one
of the side aisles with Mrs. Grant, followed
by Marshal and Mrs. Sharpe, and took a
seat near the sanctuary rail. Senator SheT-
I man, who was in the centre Of the church
with the family, noticed the President at
the side and passing over to where he was,
escorted Mrs. Grant to the pew which he
left and then surrendered his seat TO the
President and took one on tie side aisle for
himself. The officers of the army and navy
present were all in full uniform, and seats
were reserved for them and their ladies up
on either side of the church. About one
| half of the church was left for the general
public 10 whom invitations had been ex-
tended, and the crowd was greatest in this
part of the ediGce. The ceremony over
the bridal party returned to Gen. Sherman's