The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-12
new THOUGHT BRIDE
TAKES HARMONY VOW
Couple to Blend, Themselves
Into One, but to Keep
individuality.
NO RING USED IN SERVICE
Paul Mcneil and Miss Evaline
Smith First to BE United
by New Ritual.

young man and young woman,
Paul q. Mensel OF 2sss broadway, be-
tween 1920 and 1854 streets, and Miss
Evalne Smith OF Denver, stood on the
platform at Aeolian Hall, Forty-third
street near Sixth avenue. yesterday morn
ing and made marriage VOWS according
To the form Of the New Thought Church.
This was the first marriage under New
Thought tenets
There was no promise to love her,
comfort her. honor and keep her In sick
ness and in health and. forsaking all
others. keep only unto her as long
ye both shall i've" and no mention of
obedience or service. The New Thought
marriage service, which the minister. II.
W. Sears. says he got from the "Ashic
records In the vibrations OF the air." had
this ritual:
DO you. Evaline. take Paul for your
other self to blend yourselves together
in one harmonious whole, that while
neither one shall lose his individuality
yet neither shall be whole. complete. per.
feet. without the other?'
81 do"
DO you solemnly vow to the great God
consciousness within YOU and which per
meates the entire universe, to live under
the law OF harmony and dlsplacc all in
harmony in your life. no matter from
NtidN SpuiNt IL may toht. ds Qul'hIy dN
you recognize its presence, and that you
will renew this vow AZ often ms II may be
broken
II do"
Pledges the Ushers Also.
After repeating the same questions to
the bridegroom Mr.. Sears pledged the
| ushers and bridesmaids to place the couple
in the "harmonies of their thought world
Then. Joining the gloved hands OF the
bride and bridegroom. he said:
"Do you pledge yourselves anew TO each
other on the altar of harmony and vow
to the God consciousness within each
of YOU to teach each other. but to Keep
your hands of the others life and permit
each to grow and unfold in his own way
to the utmost limit
I'VE do"
The hall was less than half filled when
| the hour for the wedding came. but no
| spectacular detail had been overlooked.
The procession came down the left aisle
| to the strains OF the Lohengrin march
| played on the splendid organ. First was
a small girl dressed as a herald with
| white trumpet at her lips and after her
| two children in white scattering flowers.
Then came the bride. dressed in white
| satin with a long veil and her guardian.
n. l.. Stroup. Her train was held UP by
| two tiny pages In white. The brides
maids followed. They were dressed in
pink costumes with fancy hats and a
| cape. Each carried n bunch of pink roses.
| The maid OF honor wore n pink dress with
pink bonnet and had rope Of flowers
| about her neck.
| The bridegroom and his dshers were
waiting on the platform. No ring was
\ used. They did not remove their gloves
when the minister joined their hands. nor
was n kiss exchanged. After the cere-
mony the bridal party left the platform
by the right aisle and the regular sunday
morning New Thought meeting began.
! The wedding ceremony had more to II
than the promises Mr. Sears read n long
| prologue in which he outlined the nature
of the wedding obligations and explained
| the great necessity OF harmonious soul
vibrations and thought unity. Ministers
\ and priests of the orthodox faiths. he
said had heretofore CROPPED in the dark.
but now a new era has come in when
! those on the advanced planes of New
| Thought understood the laws OF har-
monious vibrations and the necessity or
harmony.
MIR Searss discourse al the regular
! meeting was on the text what God hath
/ joined together let no man put asunder"
| The words he explained. were to be taken
| In more advanced and mystical sense
| than the context appeared 10 convey. II
| IL all matter Of harmony. he went on,
| Nothing comes by accident and God has
joined in the mineral and vegetable as
well as the human world many inhar-
| monies which were better apart. The ser
vice concluded with the Healing Hymn
| the last verse Of which runs
You're healed. praise God. you're healed.
! Through Christ. the truth. you're healed.
Through God. the everlasting life.
| You're healed. praise God, you're healed
| Then. with an explanation that anybody
who wanted to get what New Thought
had To offer and was In harmony with the
teachings would be sure to get money
enough to pay his pew rent, he asked for
questions, There was one.
Mr.. Sears Is Questioned.
! Has "A married man who is not free
and IL living Illegally with another woman
| any right 10 teach harmony" asked a
woman from the gallery
| WAS the man married under the laws
| Of harmony" Mr.. Sears rejoined Were
! they inhsrmoniously mated? II they We're,
under the law 81 God they are In sin II
| they continue to live together.
But Is the man living illegally with
| another woman? What 81 the proof OF
that? Some are so filled with their own
| impurities and - spirit Of criticism that
they cannot see the harmonies OF others.
! | Applause from the congregational Man
has never been delegated by God to set
! himself up as "A Judge" More applause.
A man such ~ had been mentioned.
Mr.. Sears went on, would at most have
been guilty Of expressing the inharmoni-
| GUS side OF Gods law.
Three years ago" he went on, Il
| vowed ! would live under the laws of
| harmony. ! have never stood before the
world AS perfect There In no man who
has led "A more perfect and sweet and holy
a life than | have.
Thank you said the woman in the
| gallery
After the morning service Mr., Sears
explained that although Mr.. and Mrs.
Menzel had been civliy married by an
| Alderman In the city Hall ten days ago
IT was quite nttins that they should have
the mystic marriage according to the New
Thought tenets "a two whose soul vlbra =
lions are In perfect harmony. lie formed
the rite, which the Sons of God had pre-
served, In the vibrations Of the air, he
said.
DR.. JOHN G. WIGHT MEMORIAL