The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-19
WE'D AFTER THEIR OWN IDEA.
socia list T1eOsphic Marriage Of Mr. Oar
row and Miss GOOdalI

ROCHESTER,, July ls.--The ceremony by
which Fritz Sage barrow, Harvard, 'Os
and Miss May Goodall of Boston married
themselves at Windsor Beach on July ia
was arranged by themselves. 1t embodied
the Socialist-theosophic views which both
bride and bridegroom entertain.
The lotos flower was used in profusion.
The ceremony took place in the presence
Of z. J. Rupert, a lawyer OF this city, and
a notary. A large number of the college
friends of Mr.. Darrow were present.
Tho form Of marriage used was in many
respects like that adopted by the Socialists.
The couple took their places on the lawn,
and us he faced the assemblage Mr.. barrow
said:
I'VE. two. do stand. already pledged to
be hencefosh one in holy marriage. And
so, with faith in the divinity dwelling within
our hearts, in the presence OF all we rever-
ence as highest and hottest and OF these our
friends, | do take thee May, to be my
wife: trusting with the strength that comes
TO all who truly try, to he to thee a loving
and faithful husband and with thee to strive
for the divinost life We know"
Here the bridegroom placed the wedding
ring upon the brides finger, with these
words:
Let this ring be symbolic Of the eternity
Of the holy bond which unites US
Miss Goodall then said;
Accepting this ring as symbolic of the
eternity Ct the holy bond which unites IFS,
here. with faith in the divinity dwelling
within our hearts in the presence Of all We
reverence as highest and hottest, and Of
these friends, take thee, Fritz, to he my
husband, trusting with the strength that
comes 10 all who truly try to be to thee
loving and faithful wife, and with thee to
strive for the divinest love we know
Both then repeated these words;
Trusting under the guidance of our
higher selves to travel lifes paths in truest
comradeshp, before you who know and
love us we pledge each other troth.
80 help us. our higher selves.
"Oh! my divinity,
"Oh! my divinity!
Thou dost blend with the earth and
fashion for myself temples Of mighty power.
"Oh! my divinity!
Thou Invest in the heart life Of all things
and dost radiate golden light that shineth
forever and doth illumine even the darkest
corners of the earth.
-Oh! my divinity
Blend thou with me, that from the cor
ruptible | may become incompatible, that
from imperfection l may become perfec-
ton. that from darkness | may 60 forth
TO light"
The couple then repeated in unison the
declaration that they would take each
other for man and wife. and this ended
the ceremony A civil contract of mar
rage was later signed. They we're careful
TO leave all reference to "obeying" out of
both the service and tho contract.
While 10 some of the spectators the for
mula seemed a trife uncanny, il was I'M
deniably striking. The intense earnest
ness OF Mr.. barrow and his bride made
each word impressive. A reception in n
large tent set up on the lawn near the cot
tage of the bridegroom's mother followed
the ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. barrow sailed for Hamburg
to-day Their living expenses for a
year are paid by Harvard University
Mr.. Darrow in June won the Charles Eliot
Norton fellowship at Athens for the study
of Greek. He went through Harvard on
the John Harvard fellowship He wrote
a thesis on "Plato's Conception Of Art"
which received high commentator. He
JIG e. He became acquainted with Miss
Goodall at a meeting Of a theosophical
society in Boston, She is also student OF
ability, and their idens on theosophv and
socialism agree perfectly.