The Newtown bee., 1896-09-18

kJus, when, with her bridesmaid, Mrs John Lindsay, she proceeded to the place appointed for her on the left of Mrs Booth. The bride was dressed tD a light blue uniform of the Volunteers, 5nd carried in her hands two bouquets of white rose and orange blossoms. The proceedings were. opened with the singing of "Thc volun eers are march ins or, set to the time of Marching through Georgia" :" and then Col Wat kjue, responding to the invitation of uommandar Booth, camo forward atntd cheering and tne rolling of drums, and >sang colo entitled Tight Nanfuliy On. She has $ clear soprano volce. which penetrated tine turthermoat corI"rs of the big hall, and the chorus was raken up with grcat spirit by the l5g audience.
 Commander Booth made a little ad- dJc1s concerning the progress of the Volunteers since March S, when the or gau.zation began, in which he said:
 Tta Volunteers have Il5 oficerod, organ i>:G I3o-us a h-ttd, 4aItcte at Union Square embracing some Io0yn square feet, with some io1hcers ant employees connected with inc building. We print .. weekly organ ot IS pages, with circulation Of nearly 20,, +l,I known as The V0lunteal's Advance We nave over 30' 0'comuanding officers. Without the addition ot R incomplete but which would considerably add to the totals, we have registered during the past month 0t Augu 5t alone 400 conversions. We have had an aU- tondenco at our open air meetings Of over t0,O}p persons, while the attendance at our auuorics on Sundays was I27,J4G persons, aud ou week days l43.450 persons. with 8 total attendance during, the month of 270,505 persons, which Is All average ofover 3s246,ooJ persons per annQp.
 Then Capt Lindsay and Col Patty Watkins, in response to a sign from Ballington Booth} took up their position in the front of the stage. He ls fair and tall, she is dark and small; he is re- served and retiring; she self-possessed and viYacious. Mais Walton and Merrill stood one on either side of the couple, and held two American flags over them as canopy. The ceremony .Was per formed by Mr and Mrs Booth, the com mander putting the questions to Capt Lindsay, his wife putting the questions to the bride.l These were the pledges signed by Mr and Mrs Lindsay sa@ l.>%
 l. We have entered into this marriage after much thought and earnest prayer, not only feeling that it will bring true happiness to ourselves, but that it i'll help us in our work for God, making us unltedly more successful and useful than we have been dur- ing single service as Volunteers. s a u .
 ?. We have promised God that our mar riage shall not make us less earnest in our work for Him, nor less eager to seek the blessing and assistance ot others, We are determined that, if anything, we will be more unselfsh in our, efforts tor God, country, our comrades and leaders.
 B. We are determined that our influence over each other shall be such as tends to SLE6A5 Ii4Gjt our SpiElIudl IdlLn ana deepen our interest in work tor God.
 4. We have promised faithfully to love and Q stand by one another, and to pledge that our u1sUriad hteshalI be sTch as will prove to -he world that when, the love ot Sod exists, perfect sharnony and oneness Of purpose brings D union that grows stronger and mora helpful daily. '<''> 7: ~----~-~.~~
 1twas noted that in the ritual of the I
 
 Volunteers the woman Is not obliged to VOW obedience to her husband. The l ceremony was ended, after Capt Lind. say bad placed the ring yon the brides i finger, by Rev pr Ross Taylor an~ loqRcing, 'as mIn'ster of the church, P ! .hq couple to be man and wife. A col seti3h was taken up aRd handgoni8e .qn gfeaifzed. ' After payment of ext )ensea the balance will be given to MT ind Mrs Lindsay to establish them in lodsekeeping. They will start to-day ! m g Fortnight Honeymoon. In honor T his marriage the rank of major was conferred by Commahder Booth on Capt Lindsay. An address by Mrs Booth as+ Ey.s, .I4.ss A4 .za=