A Hallelujah Wedding on Jackson Street
Salvation Army officers wed in a packed Seattle barracks, blending religious fervor with a public spectacle that drew onlookers from all social strata.
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The Salvation Army barracks on Jackson Street were packed to capacity last night for the marriage of Captain Albert Schultze and Captain Hensena Larson. The event, dubbed a 'hallelujah wedding,' featured fourteen bridesmaids in white with red, white, and blue sashes. The ceremony took place under a banner reading 'United for God,' and involved a formal marriage contract that emphasized the couple’s continued dedication to the Army’s mission. The hall was so crowded that police had to turn away hundreds. After the vows, the couple served ice cream and cake to the congregation, celebrating their union as a service to God’s glory rather than their own pleasure.
“They got married not so much for their own pleasure as for God's glory.”
This reflects the early, highly public, and often performative nature of the Salvation Army's outreach in frontier-era Seattle, serving as a reminder of the city's once-vibrant religious street culture.
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