Smyrna times., 1876-01-05
Humors Of Hymen.

We give below the last of our budget of
Wedding Anecdotes
Sometimes the united services of clergy
men of differing persuasions make the
marriage-ceremOny a trihe difficult A
Methodist minister, who was about to
marry an Episcopal lady, called upon her
minister to secure his services, and to ask
that friend, who was presiding elder in
his church, might assist in the Office of
marrying. The Episcopal brother, who
was High Anglican, replied:
81 would like to oblige you, sir, in your
wish, hut fear cannot, as 1 do not re-
cognize the validity of your ordersr'
"My orders not valid, sir ?" exclaimed
the indignant Wesleyan. al tell you, it's
purer ministry that has come down from
John Wesley than ministry that has
come down by your apostolic succession
through all their dirty popesr'
As a general rule, ministers find,' on the
principle that " a bird in the hand is worth
two in the bush," that it is always better
to take the fee at the time of the wedding
than towait for any Acknowledgement of the
matter. certain clergyman to this day
bears a grudge against New Jersey because
a Jerseyman, after his wedding, asked if
he should pay at tho time or settle when
he came for the certificate. The modest
minister said, ooh, when you come for
the certificate" And that man has never
come yet!
There seems to be strange atmosphere
of mistakes about the wedding-service.
Even the printers join in this. An English
edition of the prayer Book" " came out
some time ago with the following mis-.
, placement of a single letter: "Wilt thou
: love, honor, and cherish" ETC., etc, "and
: forsaling all others, keep thee only unto
her as long as We both shall Hke"-a change
from live" to like" well suited to the
}. changing habits of present matrimonial
' lifel
v Another very common mistake among
f ignorant people, who want the Episcopa
q service, is in the alliterative sentence, II
!. have and to hold from this day forward.
q I know & clergyman who assures me h
@ very frequently has it rendered, "To hav
v and to behold from this day forward"
!. The nervousness of the parties to b
% married very often accounts for some c
d these mistakes. A pretty well frightene
Il groom on one occasion, feeling that h
n must be brave and speak up well when tn
n officiating clergyman asked any question
h boldly replied to the question addressed
nc the father of the bride, "Who giveth tn
NJ woman to be married to this man ?' IN
n sponsors in baptism 7!
40 Another frightened youth, rememberin
n in the presence of some beautiful bride
maids the answer to one of the question
,is in the order of baptism, replied to I'll
N question, "Wilt thou have this woman
re be thy welded wife?'' 81 renounce the
IN. all, and, by Gods help, will endeavor n
NJ. to follow nor be led by themr
Readers of Thomas Hardy's story, F.
from the Madding Crowd" will rememb
the scene in which Bathsheba, on takir
-. charge Of the farm, inquiries how it can
-, to pass that Mrs. Ball ever consented
| HcI SUI Odlhs oOSSPh
"a and the others explain that the 'poi
ii woman was fustered at the time of Il
w christening, and got the Bible brothe
al mixed up in her mind, and thought at L
moment 'as how it was Abel what kill
80 Cain, and not tother way; however, tn
- tried to soften it down bit by calling hi
IrI Caapey'"
- On the same principle in England, at
90 wholesale parish wedding, where sol
~ dozen couples were to be united en- ma
ro,, on Sunday, a shy sort of man got crow
tho ed in the wrong place, next to strol
~ bustling woman, who had likewise miss
her man, and, before they knew it, til
were married, as was also the odd coul
i'o number two. Hereupon the shy m
ese made so bold as to tell the minister of |
''"' mistake, and, while he was debating in
n'y own mind what was to be done, the
'"'' woman exclaimed, Sure, and let it
isn't it fair all round, after all, and is
~ one man as good as the other? the divi
bits the difference, says Bridget McShan
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