r therefore asrcecl if they rrould send. her over to me, and.
l'rhen she came s,'c. heard my request, r courd. not lielp but see
thc shoc* she got. --j-it 
"i"rofe er;"*h" r zb hours to thrn* rt
over, lf sh-e l,rould then ccme and. tell me. The next day she
can:re and told ne she d id- not ttr inri -s[e 
T,ras capa.bre of me, but
if r t'or-rght !hat-"["*-r']", then "i-,"-ri"" r"iirring" r asrted her
then to keep it q"i"t "itil 
further notice.
r then aplecl sc,.e churcrr_helpers to_ask alr gror,rn ups for
a ilrivate meeting o, iionciai' "rr"r'"".i. 
r g:lve ,. short speec'
on inLrociuc'bion,-.,nJ t;;-; Lrrcu ;i--;;;'engaseraent, iie staycd
togcther fo1 a cup of "orrru "nJ-r,"0-'irienc.l-ly talks" j,iy
altnouncemcnt hacl given a f,i""aiy""r..pri=u, anci T rras graci
After a f ew da;,rs r rtc:rb to icttrany to e.sri pastor i,iaier
it hc uct-t1d. cone cnd naL.r,y ,ri:le nrrri .r,- "{"::.."1I f::t
(*,,Lirrrrc.a,,r).-iu;;; ch;i.in,"l,,lil,.,;;nil;";:;;"li;";.i:";::r.
After coining back i;.;";;thariy,-i'rrrj-*v 
f iancc rrel.e ablc to
prepare for our me.rriage.
cn the *orning of 5th^september, pastor I,iaier arr.ived. and.
I'Ie I'Iere uarried- by-trLm at z oi"i".ru in the afternoon. rie nad.e
a good speectr ovei liomans Lz ii_le i; frcnt of a futl
ccngregat ion. 
Af ter that ;de haci a 
- iluJoing Brea.irfast in our
;x;.;:1,,x?lin,]*;j$,1ff"f;:i::: "r'ill, d,yr -r;h-;;j,beaber,
f r,ras at the age of 44, almost at once gror.rn upe a
narried man^ ,n-q rrul u""n givcn a-t,irinaay prescnt or an active
iiife and Hcus" r'io[[Jr;";il"-frcm irr""-Jn shared arr m.y ri?o*ies
in my eailing. etc. so'*rrt lvhii"-i ,.Irritu this, a.fter riving
together witl-*:,^I" r-i+"y".,.", the saviour ha,d blessed- me rn
givi-ng me the- right on6. "sh"-,i.*"i"i"ruic ancl confort to me
as welI as all tfie "ongr"gotion.
she I'ra's well and activc, at times aore active than r r.rished..
she could' herp in "i"r,n""s trore "nJ-i["rc, and_ uhich she r,ras
51ffi",i.:; 3;; urft'"'"i"i"l ," -L- ,,rito'^ir,i", r rnr,nri her ror
rn our' co'lgregir.ticn and. chureh Lif e, r,;ittr God_q s help, all
Iere fricndly ana 6ur-iloravians ,"""-rff " to ninglc rrith other
;ffi.;: Iii";f;;, "[ 
n;,.,;"?i; ;r.. -;;"";; i.":,.,, u c"ri,ils 
_rie re respe *_
Frou the Engr-isrr ministers, especia.l_,y the ticsleyan, r r,..as
asl


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