The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-06
MARRIED FOREVER.
A Wedding of the Army of
Heaven at Hand.
General and Mrs. General Stephen
Maybell Officiate at the Little
Churcli-PecuIiar Ceremony.

The frs. marriage service performed by
General Maybel, comm ander-in-chief of
the Army OF Heaven at Hand, was when
he united himself to his wife in the pres
ence of hundreds of people at Metropolitan
Hall some months ago.
Yesterday morning General and Mrs.
Mayhell, assisted by number of soldiers
of the "a. Ii. A. H." as the Army of
Heaven at Hand is abbreviated, performed
the second marriage ceremony since the
institution of their reformation movement,
this time in the little church on Eleventh
street, where the army has its headquarters,
barracks and mission.
The high contracting parties yesterday
were James johnson. aged 81, and Mary
Mccormick, aged 10. both of ST. Helena,
and just why they chose the peculiar cere-
mony of the Army of Heaven at Hand. in
stead Of marriage before an officer of the
law, or In onelof the orthodox churches, is
not known, as neither of them is convert
to the peculiar faith of General Maybel,
and both we're strangers to MIN.
After stating their desire and being as
sured that they could be aceOmm odated
Mr.. johnson and Miss Mccormick took
seats IN the little church and waited while
Stan Captain Ihesdore Lynch Of the army
went out and hunted uD some bridesmaids
He returned with Annie and Minnie
Powers and then supported by tie staiwart
captain in full uniform as best man and the
Misses Powers as bridesmaids the couple
stood up before General Maybell and his
wife and prepared to be joined in mar
riage forever" a hymn was sung, a short
| prayer was said anu then the general ex-
planned 10 the candidates for matrimony
that he was about TO marry them forever
lie went Dr. to say that his army not only
recognized no such thing as divorce courts,
but that the sentence until death do You
part was eliminated from the marriage GER
emory and that no matter which Of the two
should survive the other the one remaining
on this side OF the grave was still married
to the one ia eternity. Both contracting
parties agreeing to the Interpretation of the
Army of Heaven Mt Hand MARI age contract
the real work of performing the ceremony
commenced.
Behind the pulpit was draped the Ameri-
car flag. over which large cross of flowers
hung, probably the remains OF EASIER deco
ratlons. 4 drum lay near by with several
military regulation caps Oh IL, giving the
scene an air of war as we'll as worship.
The following is the ceremony as per-
formed. the words both he and she, as they
occurain the dialogue following referring
10 Mr.. johnson and Miss Mccormick
After the General and Mrs. General May
bell they repeated:
Both-Bellryng in the blessed trinity of God.
He-lh the faiheIhocd that is lie wisdom,
She-In the motherhood that Is tile love,
Both-Aud IN The people, their children, we.
James ana Alay, come unto each other this day
TO be made one In The unity OF love and wisdom,
our eternal parents.
He-TheTeiore. In the name OF the falherhood
that is the wisdom, l come to thee MAY hat
the love OF the mother may be welded TO the
wisdom of the father
She-Iherefore, 10 the name of the motherhood
that i the love, come 10 thee, flames, that the
wisdom OF the father may be welded 10 the love
OF The mother.
he-IhaI my wisdom may be loving
She-Ihat my love may be WISE
Both--In the WEDDING of love aud wisdom the
everlasting oneness OF God
he-Whose unity we seek in The name of Christ
Jesus.
Botn-Amen.
He Therefore, 1, James. in the name OF the
faiherhood, now declare Thee. May, my church,
nv vile
She-Therefore. 1. May. in the name of the
motherhood now declare thee, James, my lord,
my husband.
He-And with this circle, the symbol OF eter-
MY, we seal our wedding that KNOWS neither
parting nor death (placing ring on her finger.
Both-And now, being husband and wife In
the oneness OF God, we consecraIe ourselves,
spirit, soul and body. TO that oneness forever
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
After congratulations the young people
LETT TO take look at the town aud later in
the day started for the Yosemite Valley,
where their honeYm DON Will be spent.