The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-10
Welded TO ANGELS
MESSIAH sCHWEINFURTH AND
TWO FOLLOWERS TAKE UNTO
THEMSELVES WIVES.
SENSATION AT THE ALTAR.
THE ELIMINATION of THE ROMAN
TIC CAREER OF THE CHURCH
TRIUMPHANT.
'HAHA PEOPLE IN A FURRY
Over the RumOr That the Earthly
Heaven Is to Be Transferred
From Rockford.
'HAHA PEOPLE IN A FURRY

George Jacob Schweinfurth, the So
! called Messiah of Rockford, ILL.,, the
founder and leader of the Church Tri-
umphant. whose chief tabernacle is a
! farm house on what is known as
Mount Zion, near the above named
| city, a man whose fame has spread
throughout the length and breadth of
the land for his religious teachings
and alleged irregular practices, was
! quietly married last evening in Min
| neapolis to Mrs. Aurora /. futile, his
leading angel. The ceremony was per-
formed at the Church of the Re
deemer, Eighth street and Second ave-
nue. south, by Dr. Marion D. Shut
ter and was in every sense a solemn
/ and impressive scene.
The marriage is Of especial interest
from the fact that for the first time
the Church Triumphant recognizes in
public manner the desires of the
| flesh, and admits the authority of
state and church in the union of man
and woman. Although the Rockford
heaven has been open to repentant
| sinners for the past ten years or more,
| during which time branch heavens
! have been established in Kansas City,
! Chicago, Buena Vista, ST. Charles
| City and Minneapolis and several 9TH
! er places, in none of these has the
rite of legal marriage been celebrated,
! and Minneapolis is favored with the
distinction of the first union of saints
and apostles.
The marriage of the founder Of the
strange order is graced by the mar
! riage of two couples of his followers,
| and Rev. Marion Shutter is selected
| Of all the divine representatives in the
city to tie the knot
The auditorium Of the church was
/ lighted, and at a quarter before s
o'clock the few invited guests began
to arrive. They included the brother
of the leading character, Nicholas
! Schweinfurth, Of Jackson, Mich; Chas
C. Whitney, his wife, daughter and
son. and several friends of the con-
tracing parties, dozen in all, with
! out the brides and grooms.
At o'clock the side doors of the
church were opened, and the three
] couples entered the church, Mr.
Schweinfurth and Mrs. futile taking
the lead, Albert L. left and Miss
! A'Mari Schweinfurth following, and
! w. G. Weldon and Miss Bertha I. OIL
son bringing up the rear. They
marched slowly about the altar, and
stood facing the pastor, with the
! guests Immediately behind them
! Without loss of time the
CEREMONY WAS BEGUN.
MY friends" began Dr. Shutter.
with open prayer book, in which was
a written copy of the service which
| Mr.. Schweinfurth and composed for
| the occasion, 1--WE are met to cele-
brate the marriage of the men and
women before u.s." He paused, and
| Mr.. Schweinfurth pronounced the fol-
lowing words:
I'VE, in the name Of Emanuel, and in
the adorable presence of God and in
| the presence Of this representative of
| church and state, do promise to be
| to each other all that pure love can
| make us forever and forever and for
ever" Hhere he paused, and his voice
was joined by that of the bride in the
words:
This is our troth given and pledged
! each to the other"
The preacher then asked, DO you
make any visible pledge that you will
fulfill these vows?" and a heavy gold
band passed from the groom to the
|
up and removed the white glove from
the hand Of the bride, and the ring-was
| placed upon the fourth finger of the
left hand. I'm the name of God. and
| by virtue of the power conferred upon
me by the state, I now pronounce you
husband and wife,
The bride stood straight and ap-
| peared collected, while a hectic flush
REDEEMED the fair complexion Of the
groom, it being his first experience
The same formula was gone through
with for each of the other marriages,
except that the preacher was obliged
to dictate to them the words to be
repeated. They however, did their
parts well, and the earnestness with
which the words were spoken indicated
| that 1t was much more than mere
repetition Of words. The three knots
tied, the preacher prayed for the bless
Ing Of God upon the marriages, during
which the couples stood with low
bowed heads. They then faced about
and were congratulated by their
| friends.
Taken as a whole the service was
simple and impressive. At it's con-
clusion, the couples and their friends
repaired to the Whitney residence.
| 3l14 Fifteenth avenue south where a
reception was held in their honor to all
members of the church and their
friends In the city. As the bridal car
riages drove up to the house, carpets
were extended to the street, and they
were admitted to the house in the
! greatest splendor
4 1.-The bride of Mr.. Schweinfurth was
| dressed in gown of heavy black, with
white ruff1e and lace at the neck and
shoulders. Her hair was done up high
on her head and she stood erect in
| her place. The other two ladies were
dressed in plain white with cream
colored sashes and gloves The gentle
men were dressed in black cut-away
suits, with no attempt on the part Of
any at ostentation.
A HEAVEN FOR 'HAHA.
There are indications that Messiah
| Schweinfurth is about to make Min
neapolis his headquarters and transfer
his heaven from Rockford to this place.
The leader does not himself explicitly
| deny the rumor but is rather non-com-
initial. He has been spending the sum-
mer here. He brought a little boy