The Washington herald., 1907-05-15

| DR.. Carke said to-day that the marriage
was onelOf the kind made IN heaven in
cOntradistinction 10 the man-made sort
He declared his belief that Mr.. COrey's
first marriage was Of the latter variety
He added that the amount Of the fee had
had nothing 10 do with his connection
with the wedding. THE fee was modest
one" no said, "and l don't believe that
any one has guessed anywhere near the
exact sum. It was not a remarkable fee.
1 have often received as large"
Pressed as to the exact amount Of the
| fee DR.. Clark said that all he could say
about the matter was that the fee was
not $l,OOO. as had been suggested 4 would
have been willing to take $1,000 he added.
'and would not have been shocked to
get it,"
Believes In Divorces Marrying.
Dr. Clark has his own views on the di-
yorce question. He said that he believed
that great immortality would result from
/ the refusal Of ministers TO marry divorced
persons. lie declared that it was his be-
lief, founded upon experience that few
ministers had any real repugnance 20 the
marriage of divorced persons.
Asked what he thought Of Bishop
Burgess attitude on the question Of mar
rying divorced persons, Dr. Clark replied
that although he was not very familiar
with the bishops position, he knew that
the bishop was obliged by the articles Of
his church TO take a position against
divorces.
AS to the position Of the Congregational
Church concerning divorces. and the re-
marrying of divorced persons, Dr. Clark
had this TO say:
Each Congregational church is in a way
Independent. The conference Of the church
may suggest. but unless their suggestion
is ratified by the individual church effect
ed. the suggestion is in no way binding
did not consult with trustees or board
Of deacons before performing the cere-
mony for Mr. Corey and Miss Gilman,
but I know that have the confidence of
my people. and ! do not anticipate that
they will be dlspleased with me There
will doubtless be some criticism. but / do
not expect any serious trouble"
Not yersed in Church Law.
DR.. Clarks attention was called To an
interview in an evening paper I'm which
the Rev Nehemiah Boynton, or the Clin-
ton Avenue Congregational Church. de
clared that the Congregatonalists had
law that no minister should marry di-
vorced persons. and that the Corey wed
ding was a fragrant violation OF that law
We'll" said DR.. Clark, 4 would not
care TO dispute Dr. B0ynton. He is 10
the manor born, and knows much more
than / about the laws of the church. I
have only been in the Congregational
church since April, 1906. and I am not
an authority upon the church laws. | be-
lieve, however that I was right iu acting
as I did in this matter.
And now one more word about that
fee Nothing was said 10 me about fee.
and If any large fee had been offered
prior TO the performance OF the ceremony
l should have considered that an effort
was being made't 20 bribe me. and I should
have refused to oficiate
4 believe that the Corey-Gilman match
was true love match. AMI that Mr.. and
Mrs. Corey will be very happy together"
Departure of Bridal Couple.
Welded at the very threshold Of this
cold, gray dawn Of the morning. after
the mystic 18th, William Ellis Corey.
president Of the biliion-dollar Steel Trust.
and his bride, the former MabeHe Gilman.
star Of the 'Mocking Bird" started on
their honeymoon to-day when the Kaiser
Wilhelm II steamed out Of her Hoboken
pier at 1870 O'Clock.
Three hours before sailing the bride
and bridegroom had retired to their law
ishly appointed stateroom. The deck
hands had smoked down the big. black
perfectos the wedding party had scat
tered about with joyous "whoOps'' and
"huTTahs."
There were eight in the big touring car /
that carried the bride and bridegroom /
from the Hotel Gotham TO Hoboken-six 1
men and two women. They crossed the /
river in a LaCkawanna ferryboat az 4 |
a. m, greeting the milkmen with cheers /
and making the dismal darkest hour be /
fore dawn echo with laughter The mo- /
ter splashed crimson roses and paIHd /
dogwood blossoms all along the route /
and when the ferryboat was reached 1
was still distributing garl8nds
Lavish with 81 Bills,
To each Of the deckhands on the boat /
the men in the big car gave 81 and a /
handful of long, black cigars. and when |
the auto sped up Hudson street, Hobo
ken, to the North German Lloyd pier the
wedding party was still almost hllariouslv /
merry.
But the color Of the bridegroom's emo |
ton changed suddenly at the pier when /
he found himself confronted by the fash |
light brigade and a flying squadron of !
reporters. The man who could give a /
million dollars in stocks and bonds and |
a villa in France 10 his actress bride /
turned almost purple with rage as the
snapshOtters maneuvered for a point of .
vantage
Try to take a snap shot Of my wife /
or me" he cried, and I'll smash vour
camera and smash you. 1t isssimply an
Magic of Brides Words.
Then Mrs. Corey drew him gently bac,
into the shadow of the limousine. ana
stopped the explosion of rage with a few
magic words.
Corey, beaming, then turned TO the news
paper men, saying: while we appreciate |,
the fond solcitude of you boys we have /,
nothing to talk about"
Positively nothing" chimed in Mrs |,
Corey.
Il wish you and all people in New Yorl,
the best Of good luck added the bride
groom.
And amid a general uplifting of hats
and bows and smiles Mr. and Mrs Corev
went on board and straight to the can
tains suite, all ready for their reception
md locked themselves in. TO be seen M
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