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Show A DIG MARRIAGE 8ERVICE. American Mloolonary United Thirty ono Couples at Once. Tho Rov. A. W. PItzor sot a pretty good pace lost week when ho married Uirco couples nt co, but ho Is still twonty-olght laps behind tho record, which Is held by nn American missionary mis-sionary on the Island of Apemnna. This Strang wedding, whero thirty-3110 thirty-3110 couples wore united at onco, was solemnized In 1882. All the principals were converted heathens, and so woll wore tno marriage bonds tied that ten years later not one of the couples was divorced. Tho great redding was ono of necessity, ne-cessity, rather than choice. All tho couples had signified their Intention to bo married with Christian rites. Plans wore made for separate weddings, wed-dings, but a missionary ship was waiting wait-ing for the teacher who was to marry the converts, and an approaching storm mndo It necessary for him to rend tho ceremony with great haste. If tho natives hnd not agreod to engage en-gage In a wholesale ceremony thoy would havo been condemned In six six months more of slt.glo blessedness, so tho great party Joined right hnnds anil assumed the solemn obligations according to their now faith. Washington Wash-ington Times. |
