The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-11-07
A DOUBLE WEDDING.
The Story Of an Unusual and interesting
Event.
Columbia State, Nor. s.


double wedding with features of more
than usual interest. In the first place
the ceremony was by special invitation
performed by the chief executive of
the State, there being only n few
instances of this kind in the history Of
Tie state. IN the second place, the
brides were sisters, Jewesses, and the
grooms were Christians. In the third
place, q special ceremony, prepared
from those OF several denominations,
were used. and by accident the we'd
ding was rounded off with ono of the
features of the Jewish cercmony-the
breaking of glass. After completing
the ceremony Gov. McSweeney's arm
in some way knocked q goblet off a
table and it fell In the midst of the
wedding party.
The parties were Mr.. William Solo
mon Lynch and Miss Esther Benjamin
and Mr.. Hoxie Glenburn Askins and
Miss Rose Lillian Benjamin.
DR.. Lynch is one of Coward's rising
and popular young physicians, a son
OF j. G. Lynch, one Of Florence cOun-
ty's most substantial business men.
Hoxie G. Askins, Esq, is promising
young attorney of Lake City, son Of
Maj. s. Nj. Askins, n prominent mer-
chant of Lake City.
The brides are daughters of Mr. and
Airs. Louis Benjamin, who tave re-
sided many years in Kingstree. Both
are attractive and accomplished young
women, having many friends in the
society Of the town.
Both were dressed alike in white Or
candle, trimmed with embroidered
chiffon, satin ribbons, lace aigrettes,
and wore beautiful BRIDAL wells. They
carried bouquets of bridal roses and
ferns. The flower girls were Misses
Thetis Stackley, Adelaide Harper, Ada
Brockington and Florence Jacobs.
The wedding march was played by
Mrs. NJ. f. Heller and Mrs. w. ".
Brockington, Mcnlelssohn's "Midsum-
mer Nights Dream" being used.
The brides were given away by Mr.,
Louis Jacobs.
The decorations of the house were
beautiful and tasteful. The presents
were handsome and numerous.
The bridal party left for Charleston
and other points after the ceremony,
Gov. McSweeney returning to Colum-
bia.
The text of the special ceremony
used by the governor in this unique
marriage was as follows:
'It was ordained by the Creator from
the time when man dwelt in innocency
that it was not good for him to be alone.
and therefore there wns created fer
him an helpmeet. Marriage is honora-
BILE in all, but it becomes those who
would enter into this estate to duly
weigh the duties and responsibilities
which it involves as we'll as the pleas
ures and happiness which accompany
this holy union; for only by o full real
lzation of the duties and responsible
ties can the parties enjoy to their full
measure the happiness which this con-
tract into which you are about to enter
carries with 1t. You cannot always
expect to enjoy prosperity; deys of ad-
versity and of sorrow will also come;
the sunshine and the shadow chase
each other; and so will days Of glad
ness and rejoicing be followed by days
CT sorrow and weeping; but if you fear
God and keep His commandments He
will not forsake you. He will strength
en- and keep you in every time of need.
and comfort you in all of your sor-
rows.
"This is the most important epoch in
your lives, and charge you to weigh
we'll the contraoe into which you ere
about to enter. 1t involves the closest
and the tenderest of all earthly rela-
tions. I
"As no impediments have been shown
why you may not be lawfully joined to-
gether in matrimony, ask you, in the
presence of God and of these witnesses,
(mentioning nancy, do you take this
woman to be your welded wife, to live
together after Gods ordinance in the
holy estate of matrimony? Will you
love her, comfort her, honor and keep
her, as a faithful husband is bound 10
dc; in health and in sickness, in pros
perity and in adversely; and, forsaking
all others, keep you only unto her so
long as yon both shall live? (Answer:
'Yes.D (Mentioning nancy do you
take this man to be your welded hus-
band, to live together after Gods or
dinance in the holy estate of matri-
mony9 Will you love him, comfort
him, honor and keep him, as faithful
wife is bound to do, sin health and in
sickness, in prosperity and in adversi-
ty; and, forsaking all others, keep you
only unto him 80 long as you both shall
liver (Answer: 'Yes.) (These ques-
tions were given first one couple and
then the other.}
Join your right hands.
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