Show Presbyterian Minister Marries Divorcee to Leave His Church OAKLAND OAKLA Cal Ca Jan 2 25 pAter p- p After Ater announcIng that he had decided decided de- de to leave hIs church In order that he might wed a dIvorcee Dr Frederick R. R Kid Wedge Presbyterian Presbyterian Presby- Presby terian and former pugilist today wason was wason on a honeymoon with Mrs 1 JennIe M. M r. r ot of Oakland Dr Wedge and Mrs Holloway were marrIed here last night after the minIster Dad Imd changed his mInd about breaking the engagement Afew A few hours before the marrIage he wrote to Mrs 1 Holloway telling her that Ute the law of the Presbyterian church forbade the union as long long- longas as asher asler her ler former husband was lIving Wedge further saId that Dr Lapsey A. A ot of the First Presbyterian church ot of Berkeley had refused to perform the ceremony He had reserved reserved re- re served the bridal suite of a large hotel here for the begInning ot of the honeymoon It is better for me to remain a a. lonely PresbyterIan mInIster than to marry you yoo and break G Gods God's ds d's law lair Dr Wedge wrote The BIble is against our marriage While your husband is still living I would be breakIng Gods God's law by ln lI living with you even though though Ute the laws of Call Call- fornia sanction it A few hours later Dr Wedge and I 1 Holloway were marrIed by the I Rev nev C. C D D. Norris orris of oC the Berkeley Church of the Nazarene Asked why h lie had changed his mInd Dr Wedge said I rented a room In a san Francisco FrancIsco Fran Fran- cIsco hotel and thought the problem out and I decIded to leave the church Im I'm glad I decided as I did Dr Wedge Vede Is a a. graduate of lIar lIar- vard ard He gained recognition as a boxer while working as a lumberjack lumberjack lumber lumber- jack in the northwest lie He abandoned the prize ring for the ministry and last November led an unsuccessful fIght to repeal California's round 10 boxIng law The repeal proposal was voted down by a wIde majority I |