The record-union., 1897-03-12
SOCIAL EVENTS.

Some of the orphans whom they have
befriended call them father and mother
others uncle and aunt, but all Of them
love and honor Rev Daniel Schuck, pas
tor of the United Brethren Church, and
his wife.
Yesterday was the fiftieth anniversary
of their wedding day, and the children
whom they had adopted and the congre-
cation for whom they cared, determined
to make the day memorable, and to show
to their friends the esteem in which
they held them
| They decorated the United Brethren
Church at the corner of. K and Four
teenth streets with golden streamers
! and yellow flowers and enlisted the
services of most of the pastors of the
city and started in to give their pastor
and his wife genuine good time.
The following programme was car
ried out to the satisfaction and enjoy
ment of all present: March, song by
congregation; prayer, Rev. J. L. Ire
fren; remarks, Revs. Field and NJ. D
Buck; song, Mr. Longbottom; remarks
Rev. A. j. Sturtevant; reading, Elsie
Blodgett: duet; remarks, Rev. w. c.
Slocum; response, Rev. D. Schuck.
And then letters were read from old
| friends, some of whom had almost
passed from memory but whose kindly
remembrances We're all the more well
| come. Then came the congratulations
! from those present, and they We're
| hearty and substantial, for they in
sisted in contributing to purse of near
| ~ seventy dollars to enable the child
less couple to again be the orphans
friends. Supper followed and the gener-
Gus repast was enjoyed by all.
| Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. Schuck were mar
ried in Harrison County, Ind, on the
/ the same county Mr.. Schuclz on January
| rs, 1927, and his wife on September D.
| 1925. They first came to California in
| 1864, to engage in mission work, and
| four years later We're called back to
| their native State Twenty years ago
| they returned here and have been &C
| lively engaged in their chosen work in
Sacramento ever since.
| Rev Mr.. Bucks address last evening
was as follows:
"A golden wedding is so rare that
brother and sister Shuck have cause for
great thankfulness that they have been
granted this unusual privilege. At %
threefourths of all the people have
passed over the river. But when per
sons have been permitted to remain
| youthful 50 long as have this precious
couple there is no knowing how long
| they will continue to shed their benign
influence upon society In May,
| 1894 married couple in Hungary cele-
! brated the Tooth anniversary of their
wedding. The official records state that
| in May, 1874, Jean Szathmary and his
bride We're married. One hundred years
from that time he was 120 and she was
| 115 years of age.
These are days of long youthfulness.
| Why, in Eastport, Me-, one day re-
Gently a great-grandfathe grandfather,
father and son were all working to-
gether digging a cellar. A unique family
gathering! A woman in Brooklyn, n. Y,
a few years ago, communicated an in
teresting piece of information in these
words: Daughter, your daughter s
daughter has got a daughter
1 am sure that Bishop Schuck and his
bride have the elements of long con-
tinued usefulness. We remember that
Caleb said i am four-score and five
years old. AS yet / am as strong this
day as 1 was in the day that Moses sent
me (45 years before) for war. to go out
and come in The secret of Caleb's pro-
longed youth was this-he followed God
wholly, with heart undivided and I'M
disturbed. God gives to such people the
sweet sunshine that makes them young
at 50. Life so abundant that people
grow younger as they become older.
The very entrance into Gods kingdom
means that we are born again.. that we
become as little children, retaining the
sparkle and exhilaration of children in
spite of advancing years and increasing
cares.
John Wesley was consumptive when
young man. But at Sc he was rising
at o'clock in the morning, preaching
two or three times a day, writing books,
travelling on horseback thousands of
miles over bad roads and calling his fell
low la orers milksops.
Brother and Sister Schuck, may you
accomplish great things for God and
man between now and your next golden
wedding"
Miss Annie Lawrie gave a party last
evening in honor of her guest, Miss
Maril Collier, at her home at Sixth
and K streets. The rooms We're taste
fully decorated and about sixteen cou-
pies were present The evening was
spent in games, cards and dancing, after
which a light collation. was served, and
all present had a most enjoyable time.