NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
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WEDDED IN JAPAN 
Rev. Francis Clayton Briggs, formerly of 
Manchester and now a Missionary, Married 
in far-off Land. 
On January 3, at Himeji, Japan, 
Rev. Francis Clayton Briggs, a former 
pastor of the Baptist church, Man- 
chester, who paid a visit here last fall, 
was married to Miss Harriet Marion 
Witherbee, formerly of Jamaica Plain, 
Mass. 
The many Manchester friends of 
Mr. Briggs may be interested in a 
Rev. FRANK C. BRIGGS 
brief account of the wedding. In 
Japan the wedding service has no con- 
nection with the church or religion, 
the priests having no part init. As 
this was probably the first Christian 
marriage ever seen in Himeji, the 
ceremony was performed in the little 
Baptist church, especial emphasis be- 
ing given to the religious portion of 
the service, Rev. Mr. Thompson of 
Kobe, and the native pastor, Uchida 
San, both taking part. Capt. Luke 
Bickel, of the gospel ship Fuku Maru, 
attended to the decorating of the 
church, using festoons of evergreen, 
bright red berries and bunting and 
flags from his ship. At 12.30 on the 
third of January, to the music of the 
Lohengrin wedding march, played on 
the school organ by Miss Sale, of 
Kobe, the bridal couple walked up the 
aisle and took the seats placed for 
them. 
A hymn emphasizing God’s thought 
and blessing on marriage was sung, 
then scripture reading from Eph. v: 
17-33, followed by prayer, all in the 
Japanese language. Then Rev. Mr. 
Thompson and Uchida San came 
down from the platform, and with the 
bridal couple standing before them, 
. the Methodist. Episcopal marriage ser- 
vice was read. This was followed by 
two more prayers, another hymn and 
several brief addresses of congratula- 
tion by representatives of different 
churches, societies, etc., and in conclu- 
sion Mendelssohn’s wedding march 
was played as the couple marched out 
of church. Missionaries from Kobe, 
brown velvet, with golden brown pop- 
pies. 
Their cards announce that after 
Jan. 15 they will be ‘at home,” at 47 
Shimotera Machi, Himeji, Japan. 
Osaka and Okayama were present, —_—_—_——— 
making a company of about 20 for- 
eigners besides the large audience of 
natives. An informal reception and 
lunch was held at the mission house, 
and Mr. and Mrs. Briggs left on the 
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Doubtless some of the women may y #1 New Eng- 
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land. Our 
ing the dress of the bride who is mar- 
ried in Japan. It was a brown travel- 
ing costume, with embroidered white 
front and cuffs, the design being 
chrysanthemums in white silk on 
white satin (dainty work in which the 
Japanese excel.) The hat was of Sue 
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