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Show SENATOR DEPEW'S MARRIAGE. Many Confused by Cable Reports of Religious Ceremonies. The cable dispatches about the religious re-ligious ceremonies following the civil marriage of Senator Chauncey Ml De-pew De-pew to Miss Palmer at Nice are confusing con-fusing to Catholics in New York, as thij: letter indicates: j "To the Editor of The Sun Sir: A great many Catholics dispute the cabled stories that Senator Depew was married to Miss Palmer before the Blessed Sacrament in the church of Notre Dame at Nice, the general understanding un-derstanding being that in cases of mixed marriages the- ceremony can only be performed in the sacristy." And can a Catholic and Protestant be married mar-ried in both churches? Will The Sun decide this? A Catholic. The Rev. Theophile .Wucher. rector of the French Catholic church in West Twenty-third street, said that in France the regulations are the same as in this country. In the case of mixed marriages the religious ceremony cere-mony cannot take place in the church. "In the case of Senator Depew. however," how-ever," he said, ."all- the French papers said that the marriage service took place in the sacristy. I have no doubt that was the case. The parties attended attend-ed Mass afterward. This is the rule in such cases; the parties are married I in the sacristy in accordance with the - rites of the Catholic Church and they attend Mass afterward, and the rule J appears to have been followed in the f senator's case. A marriage could take . place in the church proper if the bish- t op in the diocese granted a dispensa- t tion for it." New York Sun. I |