The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-23
Golden Wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Wicker.
W. r.. PELHAM. AGENT,
NEWEEKRY, S. C,

On the 18TH Inst, MI. JACOB w ECKER
and wife, Elizabeth, of Newberry
County, S. G., celebrated the 50th ami
yersary of their marriage. The conl-
pany present was composed of children
and grandchildren, with other rela-
tives, and the near neighborS. The
living children, six; grandchildren
nineteen, all present. Three children,
and three grand children dead. For
the accommodation of all present a
sumptuous dinner was spread on long
table in the yard. At the hour of j.,
Just before the announcement for dim
ner, the guests all assembled in the
house and gave US the beautiful song.
Nearer my God to Thee" with Mrs.
Rutherford, the untiring organist, at
the organ. After the singing, Rev. w.
a. Julian, their pastor, with the aged
couple seated together pronounced the
following ceremony.
Beloved friends. aged husband and
wife, father and mother in the Lord
AS your pastor, it affords me great
pleasure to address you on this fes-
tive occasion, at period however the
solelnnity of which is second to none
save that which brought you together
as husband and wife in the days Of your
youth. A repetition of that joyful
occasion in ripper years serves the pres
ent as prima facie evidence of an undis-
turbed union for half century. Fifty
years have elapsed since you made the
marriage VOW In all Of these years this
vow has been reminder of your duty
to each other. In consunmation of your
matrimonial engagement, the home Of
your birth, with father and mother,
were forsakcn in measure. When your
lots were cast with strangers. It was a
venture. It was leap in the dark. but
the wheel of fortune has cast the die in
your favor, and the union to each one
of YOU has been Il sweet and happy
communion. The introduction Of your
matrimonial life was the launching of
your little mate boat upon times great
ocean. Since that day, you have had
high sea, and low sea. rough and smooth
sailing, sunshine and clouds, storm and
calm, wet and dry, cold and heat.
Your little boat is now we'll nigh the
shore, a few more days of faithful row.
ing and the voyage will end. You may
anchor at the diamond shore, but you
cannot tarry long, you must hurry on
to meet the grand assiZe, to attend the
marriage supper of the Lamb. Not the
golden period alone, fit emblem of pure
character and life, but an occasion
when each and every guest will be
furnished with 4 pure spotless wedding
garment, washed in the blood of the
Lamb, made white as snow. Not rings
and pins. but crowns Of the purest gold
will then and there be given thee.
With diamonds bright, and gems of
the richest hue will grace thy brow.
Let me remind you one time more OF
that solemn marriage VOW. Did you
not promise to live together after Gods
ordinance in the holy state of matri-
mony, to love, comfort, and honor each
other, to keep you each the other only
unto death; then hand in hand, you
were joined together as husband and
wife, dismissed to the world with but
little of this worlds goods to begin your
marriage life, but with character pure
as gold, you have lived to bring up
0bedient children who honor you in
declining years. And now may your
last days be the brightest and the most
peaceful days of all your life. May the
God ofalI grace perpetuate the happy
union and preserve you i'll the true
faith unto eternal life, amen.
The aged couple were united in holy
wedlcck January 10th, lS40, by Rev.
Jarob Moser, and still occupy the old
homestead in which they commenced
forty-siX years ago. They have been
worthy members and liberal supporters
Of st. Matthew's Evangelical lutheran
church for many years. They have
lived to see all of their children, and
some of their grand children active
workers in the church. While the aged
wife anr mother is still active, the aged
husband and fa;ht is IN Very feeble
health, and has brrOnl" 50 childish that
he has we'll nigil fpr9Dtten everything
he knew, but having loved his church
he still loves it 10 the end, and beg5 to
1r taken there at the dawn of each
Lrr,l'S dag. Othit aii c,tId be faith
fui - ihe end. ". \. j.