The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-18
REV. Mr.. De LARME MARRIED.
MINISTER VINO, MISS M4THER
SAM. " As ENG tGED TO HER.
The Bride Is Miss Ethel KIrltn,an, Whom
AIr. DE LarIne Put Through the Petidle
Institute-Miss Mather's BrOther.ln.
Law says she WIN Appeal to the Law.

La" says Sht WIN appeal to the Law.
PATERSON. n. j., June 1.-THE marriage
Of the Rev. A. 4, De l.arme, formerly pastor
Of The First Baptist Church here, to Miss
Ethel kirkman Of this city was announced
to-day. The ceremony was performed
in the Allegheny Avenue Ba ptst Church,
Philadelphia, by the Rev. James Steele,
pastor of the church, last Wednesday after
noon in the presence Of only the relatives
and friends Of the bride. These we're Mrs.
kirkman, the mother Of the bride. who il
prominent here in Young Women's Chris
tan Association work. Miss Mildred Bass,
bridesmaid. also of this city and Miss Wini-
fred Wade and Miss Martha Conway both
Of Philadelphia.
After the ceremony the couple left for q
short visit to relatives Of the bride in Pitts
burg, after which short trip through the
West and South will he made. The Rev
Mr. De Larme has independent means and
will probably take up his residence after
the wedding trip near his home in western
Pennsylvania.
Several weeks ago he resigned from the
passionate Of the frat Baptist Church in
this city on the plea of i'll health. While
absent in Philadelphia the parshoners were
surprised to read an advertisement in the
daily papers setting forth that Mr. De
larine was engaged to marry Miss Mary
Mather OF Fast Thirty-fifth street. who
was graduated az a nurse from the General
Hospital Training School few years ago.
The announcement was made through
the medium Of Miss Mather's sister and
trother-n-law, MIR. and Mrs. Arthur Van
dentree. The public had no more than re-
covered from the surpri,e Of the supposed
engagement than there came a Geographic
denial from Mr.. DE Iarme that he was en-
gagged to the young woman in question
Mis- Mather, through the Nandenhrees,
reiterated the published announcement and
declared that the engagement had been
made 10y the clergyman in the presence e
three persons
The clergymanS resignation at this time
was in the hands Of the governing board
OF the FIRST Baptist Church. and at a public
meeting of the congregation II was voted
To ildorso MIR, De larme's pastorate of
five years, during which he had raised
over slC0Goo for the new church edifcc
just completed, and to give him six months
vacation in which to recuperate. Last
week, apparently learning that the pastor
would return to this city no more, the
church finally accepted the resignation.
Miss MCther could not he seen when the
announcement of the clergyman ma rria ge
was made. The Nandenbrees. who have
done all the talking for her since the adver-
tisement appeared. would not say word
about the affair and unless steps re taken
by Miss Mather for breach of promise
nothing mors is likely to come of the case.
Miss Ethel kirkman the bride was en-
ployed in the large Hill cake and confec-
tionery store on Broadway when the clergy
man ca me to this city five years ago. Her
mother and she were regular attendants
at the First Baptist Church, and seeing the
young lady in the store when he called
one day on business he asked Miss Hill
to introduce him TO Miss kirkman. shortly
afterward he visited the parents and asked
permission to present TO their laughter a
scholarship in the Peddie Institute
The parents were delg GIFTED at the interest
taken in their daughter by the pastor Of the
most fashionable Baptist church in town
and readily gave their consent to their
daughters attendance at the popular New
Jersey coeducational institution Miss kirL-
man was graduated two years ago and the
pastor showed that his interest in his Young
the parents permission to further add to
their daughters well being by continuing
her studies at the Pniln ialphil Institute,
Il select school in that cty.
Late this evening Mr.. Vandcnbree said
cmphnically that the marriage vas hot
the end Of the case by any means
Until Mr.. De Larmc denied the truth
Of his enga cement with Miss Mather sup
posed him to - n man, hut now he cannot
| q called that. He has never written,
sent or come himself to treat with us n! out
this matter, when he had every reason to
make himself right with us and the people.
We still say that he was engaged to marry
Miss Mather and he cannot disprove it
Mr.. Nandenfree said the case would
certainly ! q put into the hands of an at
torney, although he said he did not know
the definite intentions Of Miss Mather. AT
the present time Miss Mather is Frustrated
over the affair.