The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-18

viii not have much money to spend
ice cream and candy. We people In
| the Army work don't have funds for
such things, but he can, and know he
will, treat his wife well. Hallelujahi''
J song. very sweetly sung, followed,
by Captain Grove. a sister OF the bride.
| Major Wood then announced the
event of the evening. He promised to
make the ceremony as brief as posi-
bic, having been requested by the cap
! tain and the adjutant not to prolong
! the agony unnecessarily. Then Cap
tain Jensen and his best man, Mr.. J.
! Mccormick, and Adjutant Maud
! Sharpe, and the bridesmaid. Miss
! Minnie Sharpe, younger sister of the
/ bride. came forward. They took their
places on either side of the officiat-
/ ing officer. The colors of the Army
were draped behind them, and the two
repeated the following words after
Major Wood:
| l. We do solemnly declare that We
have not sought this marriage for the
sake of our own happiness and inter-
ests only, although we hope these will
be furthered thereby; but because we
! believe that the union will enable US
better to please and serve God, and
more earnestly and successfully to
/ fight and work in the Salvation Army.
| 2. We here promise that we will not
allow our marriage in any way TO less
en- our devotion to God, our affection
! for our comrade, or our faithfulness in
/ the Army.
3. We each individually promise that
we will never do anything likely to
prevent the others doing, or giving, or
suffering anything that is in his or her
| power to do, give or suffer in order to
assist the Army, believing that in SO
doing we shall best promote the glory
/ Of cd nd he sol Of
] 4. We also promise that We will use
all our influence with each other to
promote our constant and entire self
sacrifice in fighting in the ranks of the
Army for the salvation of the world
At the conclusion of this portion of
the ceremony, the groom placed a gold
ring upon the finger of the woman of
his choice, at the same time announc-
! ing that he took her 10 be his lawful,
welded wife. The bride in turn, ac-
+, knowledged the groom to be her law
full, welded husband. Major Wood
then declared them to be husband and
wife, and in a short prayer asked
Gods blessing upon them IN their new
estate.
| Captain Burgess on behalf OF the To-
cal corps, spoke a few words of well
come She was followed by Sister
Cannon, who sang, TT Is True Jesus
Died." to the air of Ben Bolt"
The best man, Mr.. J. Mccormick,
made a few happy remarks. He said
he felt so highly honored to have been
asked to act in the capacity given him
! that he could hardly express himself
for gratitude. The speaker said he
wished everybody in the house would
get married, and he could stand up
| with each and every one of them, 1t
made him feel so happy. The speaker
proceeded to tell of how, once in his
life, he came very near becoming a
benedict 1t was when he was a boy
| of fourteen, in the English navy. A
little girl of his own age was the OBJ
ject of his alteration. They concluded
that life would have no further joys
/ for either of them il they did not
plight their troth Their dreams of flu
ture happiness were sadly dispelled by
his prospective mother-in-law. big
Irish woman, who smoked pipe, and
i who used to lie in wait for him with
a broom handle. He concluded that
discretion was the better part Of yalor,
and at last reluctantly concluded not
| to marry.
At the end of his remarks. Major
Wood said that Mac" as he called
him, was very much interested in the
wedding, and all day long had been as
excited as a dog with two tails.
Joe, native soldier of the cross.
sang a song in Hawaiian, and made a
few remarks in Hawaiian, which ne
afterwards translated.
Mrs. Wood, the wife OF the Major,
spoke a few words ION behalf of the
married ladies'" After her came the
bridesmaid, Miss Winnie Sharp, who
/ told her hearers that she had come
all the way from Los Angeles to be
able to stand up with her sister on her
wedding night.
/ Ensign Larrabee, a woman with a
kind. motherly face, was next intro
duced. She, with Lieutenant Tyrbohn.
arrived on the Zealandia yesterday to