Show nuptial pact stirs interest norfolk va A marriage contract so binding apon upon tile the wife that she agrees never to claim a dollar of tier husbands money and never to run up a bill of any kind without its ills written consent caused possibly tte tile widest domestic discussions in the history of virginia it emphasizes the true love of that union the llev liev thomas A smoot pastor of epworth Aleth methodist odist church who performed the wedding ceremony told the united press in discussing the marriage of mary louise baker awen ty nine year old school teacher and carl moore jordan fifty year old wealthy n lumberman who originated the contract which I 1 was signed a month before the wedding rev smoot could not say its more than 2000 words however stripped the marriage of every sus bus biclon of 0 mercenary motive and tn in effect reduced file lie wife to the status of a daughter of jordans eighty tour fau r year old mother with whom the coupie live even tile widely known words 1 anil and nith all my worldly goods I 1 thee endow were pruned out of the methodist marriage ritual by mutual consent miss baker who met jordan four years ago solemnly agreed to surrender tier lier youth to meet tile the requirements of a nuan ron n of fifty years of age in turn jordan made clear that lie he undertook only to assume the responsibilities ties and re requirements of a man of fifty years of age under t the he circumstances cum stances |