On October 7, a wedding took place at the church, The bridegroom was a member of the Foster Hospital staff and the bride a Christian "teacher ina Government school, It was very interesting to note the way in which the Chinese re adopting a Christian ceremony. so-as to make it indigenous. The hymns used were sung to native tunes. The master of ceremonies gathered the parties, their relatives and friends, by a series of loud calls, At one point one was reminded of the celebrated case of Bardell Pickwick and of the diffeulty then experienced in getting Elizabeth Cluppins to answer the cally there was a little delay when bride jand bridegroom were summoned. The local pastor gave a short address. Dr. Hu played an air of Schubert's on his violin which was heartily applauded. 'The bride and groom bowed three times to one another and signified their vows by drinking from each other's wine glasses, The pastor, having read a. passage of Scripture, offered prayer, During the ceremony a statement' was made by the middleman, As bride and groom left the church they were pelted with confetti and pea the latter being more or less scrambled for by children crawling under the seats,
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