The herald., 1893-08-11
A HALLELUJAH WEDDING
A BIG TIME AT SALVATION ARMY
HALL LAST MIGHT.
Sergeant Thomas Dalton and Sergeant
Lizzie Smith Commit Mstrimony.
A Policeman Fired Out by
Brother.

The Salvation Army hall on Soutf
Spring street was crowded to suffocatior
last night, the occasion being the cels
bration OF a halleluish wedding between
two members of the corps.
There was large gathering of the
members of the army. including repre-
sentatives from the outside towns.
Long before the army formed on
Spring street in front OF the barracks tc
take it's usual nightly march through
town people began filing into the tsll to
get seats to witness the novel wedding
ceremony. By the time the army bad
returned from its preanbulation up
Main and down Spring streets to the
barracks again every seat in the hall
has taken, while double row Of men
and women extended across the rear oi
the room, with the people still coming
in. Finally the hall could h old no
more, so the standing-room-only sign
WAS tax On down and no one else was ad-
| mitted.
The crowd was composed principally
OF women, although a number of men
also contributed their 10 cent pieces be-
fore getting in.
Facing the audience were the mem
bers of the army to the number of about
loo souls, the men being on the left
hand side and the women on the right.
The hall was decorated especially for
the occasion. In front OF the platform
form was lined with green leaves. An
roh nf x.onnars and ra1 Aouarn oposco1
the platform where the speakers stood.
A green marriage bell was suspended
from the arch. Staff Captain Mcintyre
conducted the services.
Shortly after O'Clock he arose and
said he had an excellent suggestion to
offer, and one for which the crowd
would thank him. It was very warm in
the room, 90 he thought that good
idea would be for everybody to buy
copies of the War Cry to fan themselves
with. Here the captain stopped and
waited for some expression of approba-
tion from the crowd. 1t didn't materi-
alize, however, 30 q deep-chested,
strong-lunged warrior away off in the
left end yelled "Hallelujah!"
This had a rsjuvinating effect upon
the captain, so he said, 'Now, please,
all buy the War Cry" and then some
demure looking lassies started down the
aisle selling the army paper. After the
crowd had been supplied. Captain Nc.
Intyre proposed that they Sing the first
hymn on page 16. This was done with
full lung lorce, with an occasional "hal-
lelujah" interjected by the deep chested
brother in the left hand corner.
Then followed the Sweet Bye and Bye.
after which the different members got
up and told briefly how sure they we're
they were going to be saved and how
happy they feit.
Finally the band struck up o lively
hymn and the bridal party entered.
First came the best man, sergeant major.
then the groom, Sergeant Thomas Dal.
ton then the bride, Sergeant Lizzie
Smith, and last but net least, Captain
Carr, who acted as bridesmaid. They
were received with a mighty yell and
everybody jumped up to take look at
the couple.
They were dressed in the ogdinarv
! Salvation army uniform. Sergeant
Smith being in red shirt, while the bride
wore blue dress with black bonnet.
Over the shoulders of each was "a white
scarf. The party took seats on the plat
form facing the audience. q -
| OHpLdlH OiC1utyIC tdSu dskcu all "
say Amen, the body of sound that re-
suited being terrific. Several mighty
hallelajahs were also thrown in for good
measure.
Then came expressions from the va
rious visiting comrades. A number OF
hymns and solos were also sung, but the
hit of the whole performance was the
duet of Brother and Sister Beck, the
two able, energetic colored members of
the corps and the same who invited the
police officer to leave.
About this time q little commotion
and an unusual thing occurred in small
hallway that looked into the main hall
through eeveral windows. A number of
women were standing by the windows
looking at the crowd inside the hall.
The big colored brother, who is always
quite conspicuous in the mighty parade,
was acting as doorkeeper for the small
hallway, and he would not allow any
men inside the hallway. The police Of
ficer on the night beat seeing crowd,
and becoming impressed with his dig
nifty, marched into the forbidden hall
way. Instantly the big colored brother,
whose name ia Beck, was after him and
invited him to leave. The officers pride
arose within him in righteous indigna-
ton, and he replied that he was there
on business. 'Well," rejoined Mr..
Beck, 'you amt got no mo- right here
than nobody else. SO you'll have to git
out" and the officer got. In fact, the
army reiened supreme at the ball last
night and did not take back seat for
any iuquisitive, meddlesome policeman.
In the meantime Captain Mcintyre had
been sustaining his part OF the business
in the hall, and had been calling upon
the various brothers and sisters to tell
all about it, which they did.
Mrs. Mclntrye, the captain'e wife,
also smoke, and an amusing little by.
play of words was INDUCED in between
the two. The captain next took the
platform and read the articles OF mar
riage of the Salvation Army. They were
of ordinary length, and professed cast
iron allegiance to the army by the con-
tracing parties.
Two fege were then brought upon the
platform aud draped in an arch over the
heads of the bridal party, who arose.
One of the flags Was the national coloas.
while the other was yellow, red and
blue, the Salvation Army colors. The
marriage service was then gone through
with, which included the kiss and the
ring before the two were married all
right
The groom the then spoke briefly,
while the bride sang in German and
then addressed few words in English
| to the crowd