Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 3, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 April 1860 — A Negro Marriage. [ARTICLE]

A Negro Marriage.

The following form of marriage actually took place recently between two negroes, with a negro minister, at Live Creek, Ga., and is the form generally used there: “Here is a couple who have walked out to-night, wishing to be jin.-d in, and thro' love and wishing all dem dat have any ting twixen dem come forward and speak now, let them hold their peace now and forever more. I want every ear to hear and every heart to enjoy. “.Mr. Jim Thompson, whosoever stand fastly by your left side, do you take her for your dearly beloxed wife to wait on her through sickness and health, safe and be safe, holy and be hob - , loving and be loving! Do you love her mother? Do you I ve her father! Do you love her brothers? Do you love her sisters! Do you love her master! Do you love her mistress? Do you love God the best!” Answer—“l do.” “Miss Mary Thompson, whosoever stand fastly by your right side, do you take to bo your dearly beloved husband, to wait on him through health and cotiflution, safe and La safe, holy and be holy? De you -love hs mother! Do you love his father? Do you love his brother? Do you love his sister’ Do you love God the best?” Answer—“l will.” “I shall pronounce Air. Jim to hold Miss Alary fastly by the right hand; and I shall pronounce you both to be man and wife, by the Comm mdments of God. We shall/joy-t and trusting through God that you may live right, that you may die right, now and forever more. Now, Mr. Jim, slew vour bride “Let us sing a hime: “ ‘Plunged in u gulf of dark dispalr Y e wretched sinners are,’ &.c. Amen”