The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-29
VIII MARRY THAR FATHER.
Three Preacher Sons of the Rev. b. 8.
Everett to Oniciate at His Third Wedding.

Everett to Oniciate at His Third Wedding.
Twice wdOwer and go years old the Rev.
Benjamin :. Everett, pastor OF the New Gretna.
y, j., Presbyterian church. is about 10 become
a bridegroom again AS in each OF his previous
ventures. he is to make a pretty young school
teacher his bride. The ceremony will be performed
by the aged pastors three sons, each Of them a
clergyman. Cards now out for the wedding
which is to take place al the home Of Mrs Albert
Paxton, at Rhode Hall. n. j. on the evening Of
Nov & The marriage will bring together scores
OF relatives and friends of not only the bride and
bridegroom, but also of the departed wives Of the
Rev. DR.. Everett
When il became known a few days ago the par
ishionets of DR.. Everett's church objected. The
church elders inclined to diSbelieve the rumor
but the report became general that the elders met
in consultation and decided TO call on their pastor
to see whether or not he would deny the story
The clergyman. suffering from the result of an
operation for throat troubles met the church elders
at the door Of his parsonage and ushercd them into
his study. He seemed conscious Of their mis-
sion and stood by the study table erect 10 hear
what the elders had to say Briefly he was told
Of the current gossip about the village and he was
asked II he cared 10 deny it, DR.. Everett could
scarcely speak above whisper. but he raised his
right hand above his head and answered:
Brothers | am going 10 marry Carrie Mount
whom you all know. II is not well for man TO be
alone nj my age"
The three elders gathered their hats and de
parted TO their homes. short time after the
news spread over all Middlesex county, and the
clergy men in Central New jersey. who have known
DR. Everett for years, were surprised and pleased
Following closely on this was the announcement
Of the date for the marriage and ever since letters
OF conRratulation have been arriving at the New
Miss Carrie Mount, who is to become the pas
tors third bride, was seen at the home OF her
burg, a few miles from New Grena She said
she sorry the engagement had caused
tall as she had hoped 70, 9ue wed
her intended husband. She Is well known through
on, MiddieseH county BY he, ineres, in school
devout attendant of the Jamesburg Presby terrain
Church for ten years, and II was there that she
the Jamesburg church, and attended to the pos
,orsl duties there unLl year ago, when he went
between her school and the sick woman. She
cared for the pastors wife tenderly until the end
Mrs. Everett dying Wish was tina. Miss Mount
should marry her husband and make his las!
pastor a6esbuss he had e1 The G pretty
school teachers consent 70 be his bride this falI,
DR.. Everett was first msrried' nearly forty years
a school teacher and ca nest church worker where
the then young preacher was making, his frs!
Benjamin Mrs, Everett died soon after her
youngest son was born and during her last illness
Miss Helen Bateman. school teacher. who had
succeeded Mrs Everett at the school. cared for
her 4 few years later Miss Bateman entered
the pastors home as his bride, and looked after
the three growing boys When the boys arrived
at the age 10 choose a mission in life one by one
they followed their fathers footsteps
Some years later DR. Everett called on 10
perform the marriage ceremony for his son the
Rev Frank b. Everett and Miss Lena Van Dyke
daughter Of the Rev James Van Dyke OF Stockton
y. j. This son IL now pastor OF the Fast Trenton
Presbyterian Church, and President Of the Minis
tcTs' onion, Of Trenton. y. j. He has one son
named after the grandfather little later the
next son the Rev William Everett, and Miss Mar
garet Pomnall. Of Jamesburg, were married by
Or Everett This son Is now pastor OF the Third
Presbyterian Church OF Baltimore, Md, Then
his other son the Rev. Benjamin Everett who
took as his bride another Jameeburg girl, Miss
Emma Heritage. The third son is pastor Of the
Presbyterian Church at 1itusvillc, y. j. Each
of the sons following the example OF their father.
married school teacher
Mrs Albert Paxton, of Rhode Hall, at whose
residence the wedding Of the old pastor and Miss
Mount is 10 take place, on Nov. 9Th, is a distant
relative of the bride. The ceremony will be per
formed by the eldest son, the Rev. Frank Is.
Everett, assisted by his brothers, After the
wedding the pastor and his bride will receive
the parishioners of New Gretna, and many
friends and then will accompany the Baltimore
pastor to his house. where they will remain short
time. On the way home the couple will spend
some Of their honeymoon with the son at Trenton,
and finish Al Titusville They will be absent
from New GTetna about six weeks.