The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-10

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James F. Mackin. pastor Of the church.
assisted by the Rev. Joseph II. Foley. as
sistanJ pastor, and the Rev. Sidney Hurl-
but. The ceremony was Of the simplest
character according to the rites of the
Catholic church, and the only witnesses
besides the officiating clergymen were,
Mrs. Washington Mclean and Mrs. Lud-
low, wife of Admiral Ludlow, mother and
sister respectively, of the bride. and Lieu
tenant Caldwell, Admiral Dewey's secre-
Jary.
The arrangements for the wedding were
made with all the secrecy which has at
tended the whole affair. After procuring
the license for the wedding yesterday,
Lieutenant Caldwell called on Father
Mackin of St. Pauls, of which church
Mrs. Hazen is a communicate. and ar
ranged for the wedding this morning. As
Admiral Dewey is not a Catholic a spe-
Cial dispeusation was required for the per
formance Of the ceremony, and this was
procured by Father Mackin from Bishop
Curtis, vicar-general of the diocese Of
Baltimore, who granted it in the absence
of Cardinal Gibbons who is at present in
New Orleans Father Mackin went to
Baltimore for this purpose yesterday
afternoon.
AT q45 this morning two carriages con-
tanning the wedding party drew up before
the modest red brick rectory in the rear
Of St PauIs. The general public had no
intfmatiOn Of where the ceremony was to
take place, and not a single spectator was
present as the party alighted Admiral
Dewey and Lieutenant Caldwell quickly
stepped from their carriages and the ad-
ufral assisted the bride-elect and her
mother and sister from the other car
riage Mrs HaZen was gowned in a
pearl-gray silk, over which she wore a
long stylish black wrap trimmed with sll-
Yer fox and lined with lavendar silk. The
admiral wore a black frock coat gray
trousers and a silk hat. Upon entering
the rectory they were ushered into the
reception room, where Admiral Dewey
was presented to Father Mackin and the
two clergymen who were to assist In the
ceremony.
TTpon being presented to Father Mackln,
the admiral said that ne had heard that
Father Mackln had in his early years
been a sailor. and it gave him additional
happiness TO know that he was going TO
he married by a clergyman who had at
one time followed the sea. Father
Mackin replied happily that when he
found he could not become an admiral he
determined to become a priest. Mrs Ha-
zen removed her wrap, and she and the
admiral Immediately took their places in
the center Of the little reception room,
made them man and wife. Father Mackin
and his assistants wore simple black cas-
cocks Before the ceremony Father
Mackin addressed the contracting parties
as follows
Before pronouncing the solemn words
which will bind you forever together, 1t
NAV be well TO forget for a moment the
things that are around us and to look
inward. We are the children Of God and
We have a right to call upon Him in joy
md in sorrow. We need his help in both
extremes, and never more than now, for,
aI+bough the promises you are about to
~,ol,a are easily made and tie work of a
r-,ornent. their fulfllment is the work of
a lifetine. We call upon Coo to witness
ard 10 bless this union, of which He is
.ha author and which He has made sa-
cred No matter how generous and de-
1.oted YOU may be to each other, there
are in every life moments Of trial, when
1,,o IN our weakness need the help that
ines from above, and this help will be
given in its fullness in return Tor the
Fat+hf1l fulfllment of our obligations.
rrba higher your positions in life the more
I,,cunbent upon you is the faithful full
eIIYnent of your obligations and theimore
,taorous the accounts that will be ex-
Tod The neglect of these obligations
y,iII cast its shadow upon eternity. But
tbis bour we hope, marks the beginning
- career which will make You wiser,
be+tar and more useful to your fellpw
creatnres in this life and the life beyond,
end U[ben death at last shall break the
link which binds you, as death alone can