The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-04-10
HYMENEAL.

HEYMAN-RosENTHAL.-Mr.
Marx Heyman and Miss Pauline
Rosentllal were united in marriage
at $50 O'CLOCK a. III. last Wednes.
day, April 3rl 1895, at the Jewish
Synagogue i'll this city, the Rev.
DR.. Schneider officiating. The
groom is successful young mer-
chant, having been engaged i'll
business here for several years.
The bride is tue accomplished
daughter Of MIR. Moses Rasenthal,
one of the oldest, most esteemed
citizens and prominent merchants
OF Alexandria. After the ceremony
was performed, the bridal couple
and invited guests repaired to the
palatial residence OF MIR. R0senthal,
where they We're generously and
Hospitality entertained until 1910
a. IN. when the bride and groom,
amid the congratulations Of their
many friends and relatives, board
ed. the South bound Texas & Pa
citic train for New Orleans, where
they remained several days. We
reproduce, as follows, the beautiful
and impressive marriage ceremony,
which united for life or until death
dissolves the marital chain, the
happy young couple.
My friends:-As you have enter
ed this sanctuary, in order that
your marriage, already licensed by
secular authority, be now solemn
lied 10y the authority of our sa-
cred religion, you have thereby
testified to your noble sentiments.
The sacred obligations you take
upon yourselves in this ceremony
do | need to specify them! If
your resolutions have not f0restall-
ed those obligations, if they are
not already engraven upon your
hearts as familiar, well-mastered
lessons, then, the words of any
man-however eloquent-would be
powerless to inspire you with 10y.
atty to those exalted duties. But
while your hearts are breathing
with the happy thought that your
wish of all these months is now to
be fulfilled, that the contamination
of your happiness has low arriv.
ed, let me lit your souls to the SO.
lemnity and sacredness of this
present moment. The ceremony
is a brief one, it will last half a
minute and then it will have float.
ed irrevocably into the silent past:
but short as is the breath of your
lips, swift as is the movement Of
your hands, the duration Of its in
fiuence, of its binding force is al
eternity. The words that will for
ever bind the heartstrings of your
lives together, are easily spoken
half second is ample time to pro
nounce these words, but what {
world of meaning do they have
of all the actions of man this ont
is richest in possibilities. Over
your heads will surge the flood o
human experience, success ant
disappointment, gladness and sad
ness, triumph and defeat, Que will
The other will carry you away IL
their rush aud storm; whether yol
will then find it sweet to rejOic'
and suffer together, an iron shack
IL or a silken fetter, remember
f you are now forging the link tina
will make you one and inseparable
Thus, united for life, whether il
the ray Of sunshine or in the gus
of storm,-when the smallest trife
will test your patience, whe1
, weaknesses and shortcomings vii
, be discovered, from which u
human being is free, will you, then
remember this sacred ceremony
Many time you will have to fur
your thoughts to the memory ofthi
solemn moment when your heart
are cemented and consecrate
in the presence of God, who is tn
: source of all love and affection, th
l fountainhead of all happiness an
t prosperity-Religion can give 20
0 her blessings, your friends, who's
:. hearts are throbbing around yol
a can pray for your unclsuded we
0 fare, but all the deeper and NOR
T. lasting happiness, all the create
$ and nobler goods of life-it will /
in your own power to give to you
selves !; it will be for you to chez
and encourage one another, undt
all trials to be loyal to sacred dut,
in JOY or pain to look up for hel
) to him who is now ready to ~regi
ter your pledges of eternal love
=, Aud now brother Markx Heyma
u in the presence OF God and a
= (; these witnesses I ask you, do yc
u desire to take this maiden stan
$ ing by your side to be your lawf
v spouse, ct cetera
= (The same question was put
J the bride and was much long
than our reporter could reproduc
r. !: When the contracting parties a
u swered the all important eyes
IS the Minister proceeded as fl