The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-16
GENTLE AND JEW.

ludaism EspOuseu-hh ohi"rh"piS SohNei-
,Ion-A GENTLE Young Lady Marries n
Interesting Ceremonies at the Syn
agosue.
very unusual event occurred in Dallas
on Sunday afternoon, one which much
sstonished even the most intimate friends
ofboth contracting parties concerned, and
creating quite breeze in the Christian and
The Jewish circles. 1t was the marriage
Ofope of our most esteemed young ladies,
Miss Callie Stephenson, daughter of Col. G.
B. Stephenson, Gentle, to Mr.. Sol.
Wolfe, a Jew, according to the rites of the
Judaistic faith and under its requirements.
The parties, it appears, had been engaged
for some time and thus consummated their
roth. as related above. The wedding was
Intended to take place at O'Clock Sunday
evening, but upon application made for his
services for the purpose at that hour, it was
asertained that Rabbi Schulz was under
promise to 20 to Galveston ut O'Clock,
hence the necessity of immediate action.
Witnesses were speedily found, aud Messrs.
Sigmund Loeb, Joseph Baruch and Lee
Conn acted in such capacity, the for
mer being president Of the congre-
CATION Emanu.El, and whose consent under
the rules was necessary. After the
ceremony the couple drove TO the st. George
hotel where they took apartments. La err
in the evening they visited the brides par
ents, who were surprised at the event. Miss
Callie has been, As are her family, in aihli-
sliOn with the Episcopal church, but re
nunciation was necessity to the union.
and this IN due form she made. We were
not present on this occasion, and
we're unable to procure a copy
Of this, or of the confession of faith, but
give below the substance of the usual ques-
tons on such occasions requiring atlirma-
tive response "in the name of the living
tod, who searches the deepest recesses of
the heart" They are about as follows:
DO. you believe that God is an only
Being in whose glory no other shares? Do
you believe that He, the inscrutable
spirit of all spirits, can never as
sumo the form of any being that is
IN heaven or on earth? DO you believe that
he, the Father of all men, has created us
IN His image, has endowed our rational
splri. with freedom and Immortality, and
mas thus exalted man to be His son
10 you believe that man has received
lhe vocation to walk in the ways OF God,
TO make Him. the Most Holy, his mod
81 IN all his thinking and doing, and thus
losanctiiy his inner and outer life? DO you
believe tnat man, like all other beings, has
come pure and good from the hand of God,
eelng born free from the stain of sin, and
snalurally capable OF conquering sin COM
ps@elyy Doyou believe that the intimate
communion between God and man Is
brought about by no other mediation
man tina. Of the imperishable spirit
Swelllng within us, and is chiefly promoted
cyslrlct obedience to the revealed word Of
uod' and that even the sinner can find
aonement and redemption, and that exclu-
aveiy through sincere repentance and ac-
,ual return to the Most HolyY DO you be-
nmsve That God has chosen Israel to be
ms priest, and ordained him to propa.
SNe me doctrine of the Only One and of
ms molly will, among all the inhabitants of
IIc earth that through the mediation OF
Slsfaei the true knowledge and worship OF
Gcd will one day become the common good
mankind; and that the time of such
erotherly union of all nations in God will
W me true kingdom Of the Messiah Do
| a.. ~ 'hh' III VI Nhis SN
s'y member Of the lsraelitish community
specially bound to honor aud exalt God
faithful observance Of the Divine
word by a pure life In light, truth aud
.usue, and thus to contribute with all His
roSer TO the bringing about OF that prom
seu ume' Is II your solemn and firm de-
s;ilinlnation to adhere from now to this
sln with all your heart, with all your soul
r.d with all your might, and as a true Is
s;,h,e' not to deviate from its precepts,
s"a aet toward the right or toward the left,
|Sa u 10 seal II even on the Threshold of
NeT,h with the lsrac'itsh declaration
r;Lhe newly married couple have our best
is snes Tor happy, prosperous sail over
tbe sea their past merits this; each toward
w ae other ever feeling
.uo not love thee less for what Is done.
n"u cannot DO undonc. Thy very confidence
!, a',n brought thee nearer to me- and hcncefortl
~. o'e VIII have n sense of strength IN It.
~aAlhg II daily stronger thnn before"