Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-05-29

rabbi OF prosperous synagogue said
that he meets almost every day we'll
dressed young men whom he has mar
ried, and who have not paid.
Clergymen of all denominations are
unanimous in saying that n very large
percentage Of persons who marry nev.
or pay any fee at oil. Sometimes these
sins OF omission are beyond the reach
of the bridegroom. Too often the
handsome sum he has allowed for that
purpose ispocketed by theparsimonious
best man who stand up with him. A
wealthy young gentleman, the son of
merchant belonging to fashionable
congregation up town was married by
his pastor Before the ceremony the
groom confded to the keeping OF the
groomsman a richly knit silk purse
containing ten shining gold eagles, to
be handed to the clergyman at the
close Of the service. Instead of doing
this, however, tho groomsman coolly
pocketed the purse and gave the pas.
tor in It's stead s5 note. The griev-
cd and astonisbed dominic was too
proud to say anything at the time, but
when, on the next day, his butcher in
formed him that the bill was exhaus-
ted. Hcenclosed the note to the suppos-
ed offender, accompanied by few
scathing lines The prompt detection
and exposure of the offender, and the
replacement Of the original gratuity by
one equally handsome, followed as a
matter Of course. Na
Wedding fees in Protestant churches
are usually considered, the perquisites
ofthe pastors wife. Ladies pin money
from this source aggregate from $500
to 81 800 year and are TO be found
scattered over the magic parallelogram
on either side of Fifth avenue. Some
are said to enjoy as high as $1,000 or
$1,000 from this source. In the days
OF Mr.. Beecher's popularity in Brook
lyn, his wedding fees are said TO have
been over $4,000 year. If the pas
tor is unmarried he usually puts the
money into books. Many a fine libra
ry has been accumulated in this way.
One Episcopal rector with large con-
gregation contributes the amount of
wedding fees toward paying the funer-
al expenses of his more needy parish
ioners.
One of the assistant ministers of Trim.
itv church At one time used 10 average
from two to five marriages day, while
nopular rabbi mn town has officiated
at nearly 900 weddings 0
A clergyman of this city. who was
called upon to marry the son of one of
his thriftiest members, was astonished
at receiving no fee. Six months after.
ward the heart of the disappointed
pastor was pladdened by the sight of a
bag of the finest Mocha coffee, which
the member--a procer---sent as a sub.
stitute. Soon aiterward a second son
of the grocer was married and. after
waiting the same length of time. two
baps Of Mocha appeared The legend
does not relate whether the grocer had
many sons il he had his pastor would
soon have been able 10 compete with
him in business
The genial chaplain OF one OF our
crack city regiments tells the follow.
,nr ~ was once called on 10 marry A
fine, hearty youne German and his
fraulein. q pretty, blue. eyed little thing,
so sby and modest that she could hard. |
ly speak. When I got through the
husband asked mo how much Il was.
"sGiye me- | said .as much as Won
love vour wife, ~
"He looked tenderly down into the
blushipp appealinp face that nestled
alongside OF him and then diving his
big RnrIev fat into b;s nocket brongbt
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