The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-24
HE MARRIED THOUSANDS.
A CLERGYMAN WHOSE PATRONS
GO TO NEW JERSEY.


gelist, Who Has Married More
Couples than ANY Man in the State.
FROM tss PaiIadelDtia Inquirer.
The Rev. a. Manslip. well K own for his
eYange istic work, and VINO has probably
married more couples than any man in the
state, agy-agating many thousands, has
written the fol- wing account Of his expert
/ euce. Since the license law went into forcs
Mr.. MansAip has bsea in the plight Of 9th
clio, his occupation being gone. There is
wit, humor and pathos in the following ac-
count from his zen:
For rty-four years have more or less
been called upon 10 say 10 this couple AMI
t1at couple. JOIN Your right hands to-
gether,n and Il n said. among other things,
| "ThOse whom God hath med together iet
| no man put asuldernr Many Of the PARTIES
thus started by myself. as the Officiating
| clergyman, on the voyage Of life were
united without license and many with
/ license, having oificia,ei 10 several states
where the law differs on this subject. l
myself was thus trained in Maryland, and
in my first as well as my second marriage
We obtained the legal document from the
| clerk OF the county court, first, in Caroline
| county, sec jndly, in Ialb It county,
| both in Maryland. The fee for
license was in those days 81 80. We
| did not feel that we paid dear for the
whistle" In my case matrimonially the
| high license worked well. Now, in Mary
! land the fee is much lower since the slaves
| were maze citiz ms and all stand equal be-
fore the law. In this respect, as well as in
many other respects, they have been ele-
waited. have united them together IN the
| bonds of matnmony IN the days of aud
| lang syne, and all they had to do was to i'm
/ ha ca, coll
that go over to Camden-that is, walk to
the clergyman'S house and finish the work
| on the other side of the river that was com
menced in ''the City of Brotherly Love"
or elsewhere. There was, however, this
difference: they had to bring certificate
from their masters that their owners were
wiling.
| A MINISTER IN TROUBLE.
A minister much beloved by me per-
formed the marriage ceremony for a couple
of slaves in Accomac county, Virginia.
Accomac and Northampton counties, Vir-
| GINA, join to the eastern shore of Mary
land and form part Of the renowned pen
| iasula, and until about twenty years ago
| formed part of the territory of the Phil
| adelphia III. e. Church, now known as the
! Wilmington conference OF the NJ. e.
| Church. This minister infringed the law,
not, however, Knowingly or willfully. He
enlisted in his trouble the great statesman
and lawyer Hon. Henry A. Wise, to plead
| for him. He said to Rev, John B. Maddux,
| of pre- iOus memory: "Don'U worry. Mr.
Maddux, III carry you through. III save
you with an everlasting salvation He did
till the bill compile ely. His influence at
the bar in that region was wonderful, aud
the reverend gentleman was honorably
acquitted.
My main theater of action in this depart
| menu has been il tine city of PHILADELPHIA.
was appointed here in tle spring of 1888.
| Indeed, | was young pastor in this city
from lS47 to 1919 Ny residence here from
| 1858 till now has been continuous in the va
rlous points of ministerial labor to which l
| have been assigned. All the time for so
many years all together have had my full
share of this part of Ministerial work.
| have married white and c1lored, rich and
poor, young and Old. My fees have varied
from cents up 70 $50.
AN AGED COUPLE.
1 remember quite an old couple on a GER
tain occasion were married by myself at the
brides home. Tho gentleman was over
three score and tbs lady was only year or
two younger. knew them well and re-
spected them highly, and pleasantly re-
marked when mot them at tile place Of
marriage: at is scarcely necessary that |
should ask You if you are Of lawful age. u
the company, rather large, all seemed to
enjoy the joke, and nole more heartily
laughed than the bride and groom. He was a
rich man aud good man. and he still lives
and Is happy in his old age, married by the
death some years ago of his companion. Her
loss he deeply feels. 1t is not likely, however,
that ne will again allow history to repeal
itself in this matter. Still stranger things
on this line have happened. 1T doth not
yet appear what we shall be- or what we
shall do? He did not fail literally to re-
member in the shape of fee the officiating
clergyman. In this respect we are often
disappointed. When we expect the most
we receive the least. and vice versa.
During my administration in this city |
was engaged to marry medical genJle-
man; he stood connected with one of the
United States ships as q surgeon IN the late
war. He came in good style l was ready
to say every prospect pleases." The cers-
mony was performed. the best certificate
could procure was filed up, and arts .ically
tied with white satin ribbon. The doctor
said to me: You do not object to accept a.
present, do YOUR | replied: Certainly
not"
CANE THAT NEVER CANE.
He said: 81 have prepared for YOU a
gold-headed cane. aud the gold on it cosr
me S25. did not bring it because the lot
ters which | wanted on the cane were not
yet finished, but will be to-day; and to-
| L
sent it to you with other evidences OF obi
cations l feel chat / am under to you for
your services"
looked in vain for his coming, and |
have not had glimpse of him from that
day till this hour. never went in pursuit
of this gentleman who spread ''himself like
green bay Tree" just settled down in
the firm belief that it is not all gold that
glitters."
! A 10 CENT FEE,
was disappointed in another shining,
promising case during the war. A lieuten-
ant, With his fair lady, put in their appear
ance for union of hearts and hands as
well as of states. They were accompai lie
by quite number of their male comrades.
A sergeant was groomsman. After thew
were married and about to retire the
groomsman handed me an embossed envel-
ope, and said: open this after we are
gomez | did so. and your readers will be
surprised when | tell them this splendid en-
velope contained two new, bright, shiniag
nlckels, fresh from the mint of the United
States. | never underto k any investiga-
ton, but always had the suspicion that the
lieutenant gave his attendant two gold
pieces, aud he, like Achan, coveted tae Q Id.
"Achan took the golden badge and Baby
lonian garment and nd them in his tent. ,:
for which crime he was stoned to death. as
recorded in the Bible. So | oDiue the
groomsman coveted the gold, took the
pipcps ont and GIL stitnfa] ftbcso ,,.o,,N 3 -,