The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-07-06
TENTH AHHIVnSARY.
A Reception Given Rev. Van Wsg
ner and Wife By Their
Friends at the Congre-
Gationol Church.

their ~srriagv.
The congregation Vas largely rrpr
.enied AMI . great many philislinss q
non-church me@bes were present. II
pulpit vss vresih~d With nOven end
d'ral hor-e shOe swung over the bib
stand. The celebrating couple, Rev.
J. Van Wagner and Mis- Fannie E. Dot
were married ten years ago, in Kevsune
l.linois, BY Rev. Edward Beecher, bro,h'
OF Henry Ward Beecher.
The exercises tegan BY ihs singing
GOOD Bye. Ny Dear Old Cabin Home
BY Mn. DIR. Bronson. Mr.. and Mr.. WI
cox aud Mr.. Lon Van Wagner. With Mis
U. n. Norton ~ org snist, which va vel
rendered and sppiAuded BY clspping 9
hands.
Mi~ Mabel Phillips. daughter Of E. 1
Phillips. theu reci,ed the selection. BELL
Of Enderby" or High Tide 81 Lincolnshirs
Her rendition Vas 20 natural, the pictur
ing Of the pastoral scene Of calling th'
cows Vas very Lille like and hushed ih
audience to silence, that Of the rising tide IN.
breaking walls wss thrilling. and that o
the death scrne. pathetic and affecting. A
an amateur elocutionist, she deserved ans
received rounds Of appliance.
Mn DR.. Bronson next favored the au.
dience With an opers,ic selection, which
Wa highly appreciated, - shown BY the
applause It received.
Miss Minnie Fenvich reciied . poem,
she composed in honor Of the occasion, and
dedicated to the pastor and his wife, breath.
ing the purest thoughts Of domestic bliss,
drsped in elegant wording, which wss read
rejecting credit on the lady -
On elocuiionis, - veil ~ poetess.
Refreshments we're declared to be the
next thing on the programme; . superb Lap
lunch 81 zee cream. cakes of escorted s,zes.
shapes and degrees Of sweesness, and lem
Dnade VA served By the young ladies Of
The congregation to all present. Henry
Lamm then responded To the tost "rin
Wedding, Il cir use aud abuse" in hui
norous i@promplu speech which created
great merrimeni and brought down the
house. Rev. c. E. Page. responded to the
oast,' The Minister WIFE," rrfl-cling great
;redit O" the lady enjo. ing or suffering
hat official distinction and as,esting the
pesker's high appreciation Of the onerous
demands met aod the required duties per-
Ormed BY ministers wife. Rev. Van
Wagner then responded 10 the toast Nat.
imonisl "Reminiscences" He said sub
,sntiaiIy. Ten years ago tonight we we're
married. am veil sa,i-ied with that
en- yeans. I have enjoyed il. Don't know
whether my wife has or not. (LauGhler.)
II never forget that marriage. II Wa the
hottest night Of the year all the windows
'ere taken out in trying 10 decoy . breeze
4 air into the house. Edward Beecher
married. us. He vas an absent minded
nan. lie injected . sermon INTO the body
Il the wedding ceremony. Then he
'rgsn praying. AZ his legs became tired
,e shuifl-d over the noor and ve had to
move to keep him "a our toes. He finally
souLd up, by which time va profoundly
lgitai~d; hal forgotten Who I vss o.
which lady va my bride. began intro
lOcing her BY her maiden name. But
marriage il . good institution. II includes
III ih- benefits of the lecture sysieu Tree
lectures also, my unweided gentlemen
riend-. which are never stale, dull OF
'eavy. II il system . man may grow
weary Of. but he never forge;s. I have
'ad but = iew lectures, bat they have been
tremendous daughter. Mrs.. Van Wagner
'ere threw . large beautiful boquet To
lin, which caused renewed clap
ping of hands and cheers
All need nov TO convince me that my vile
= always correct is to have her mildly suy-
.est q recurrence Of those lectures. In
married men also are hindered . great
deal BY carrying secrets. BY marriage
vou secure . splendid place in which to
dispose Of all those secrets. Then there
Ire the ''mske-up-," in msrried life, after
! breeze, you know, Which are q sort Of
honey moon. But seriously, mar.
'iage brings With il the home, . place To
take your csres to, and to find there one
ghom you can trust. When . men almost
loses faith in God and In human nature he
ian 60 home and End q vile TO confide in.
Friends, ve thank you for this teslimo-
NAL Of your regard for u. The people,
The pres, and oil about Sedalis. have
treated u pleasantly since re came here,
and Ne will contin ue trying to do better,
grander work in lifting you up into the
Likeness Of Christ"
JIG. Sloan vss called on to respond Ia
the toast, "The Congregational church oi
Sedalis," but be vas not in the house.
The bride end groom sere then united
in the holy bands Of marriage By Rev. e
E. Page, and received the congratulations
Of frieods ssain - they did ten yean ego
The exerc,aes Of evening closed BY ,b,
jolly quartesse. "The old mans head j
bald" rendered By Me.,r.. Wilcox sns
Van Wagner. and Me.,iames Wilcox and
Bronson. The following we're lev Of sh
many presents:
Mn. Lon Van wsKoer, patent sp'e
box.
Mr.. and Mn. Van Wagner, tvo 6n
panel pictures.
H. l. Berry, Esq, large tin bread an
cake box.
Frank Trumbull, Erq., . tin chanbs
ct.
The ladies Of the church peeseoted
beautiful and elegantly nsds hangi1
lamp.
Mr. Milo Doty. father Of she psssos
| vile, preseoted then With coal oil TO,