A SALVATIONIST WEDDING.

Evening Star, Issue 6724, 5 October 1885, Page 2

A SALVATIONIST WEDDING.

Major Frank Barritt and Captain Ellen M'Millan were this morning married at the Garrison Hall in " true Salvation Army style." It had been announced that the ceremony was to take place at ten o'clock, consequently at that hour the hall was well filled, and by the time the marriage did take place there must have been quite 2,000 people present. At about a quarter past ten the band took their scats and played a number of hymns until the bride and bridegroom, accompanied by Marshal Booth, Major Pollard and wife, Captain Smith, the Rev. Mr Smalley (the officiating clergyman), and several of the Army soldiers, _ entered. Without any more waste of time, the Marshal gave out a hymn, which was sung very heartily. Then Adjutant Graham and Captain Smith offered up prayer. Major Pollard and his wife followed with a duet, composed by one of the Marshal's brothers on the occasion of a wedding ; and they were succeeded by tho Rev. Mr Smalley, who read several verses of Scripture. Marshal Booth, in the course of a short speech, said he could state confidently that Major Barritt had sought in this union nothing but the will and mind of the Lord alone. He believed that the Major had been during the last few days, as was reasonably expected of him, a little excited.—(Laughter.) On behalf of the Salvation Army he (the speaker) wished God's smile and blessing on tho union. Major Barritt had looked forward to this marriage with a great joy. This was as it should be. He was (reminded as he stood there of one union: that of his father and mother. He had lived with them for a very great number of years, and.he had never heard an unkind word spoken between them.—("Hallelujah.") He trusted that these young people would have no secrets from each other.—(Laughter.) In speaking of the relative merits of the parties he said he had known Major Barritt for three years. He was in the training home in England with the speaker, and he had found him a true and loyal young man. Captain M'Millan, he had been told, had been instrumental, besides attracting many to Christ, of winning thousands of professing Christians to a higher level.—(" Praise the Lord !") He hoped that in the future they would go on working together, and when before they were instrumental in saving one, they would save ten, and hundreds in place of tens. —(" Amen !") The Marshall then read the Salvation Army articles of marriage, and then Mr Smalley conducted the religious part of the service. This being done the Marshal read several congratulatory telegrams received at that moment from officers in different parts of the Colony. Major Pollard made a few remarks, and the service was concluded. Tho bride and bridegroom were dressed simply in the Salvation Army uniform, without decorations of any kind. The orthodox orange blossom did not even find favor. Two young ladies, without any suggestion of Salvationism iu their costume, sat next the bride, but •whether they acted as bridesmaids did not appear.