No marriage could have been more true, more fitting in every respect.  The solemn relation was never entered upon in more holiness of purpose or in higher resolve to hold themselves strictly to the best they were capable of.  It was a rededication of lives long consecrated to God and humanity; of souls knowing no selfish ambition, seeking before all things the glory of their Creator in the elevation of His creatures everywhere.  The entire unity of spirit in which they afterwards lived and labored, the tender affection which, through a companionship of more than forty years, knew no diminution, made a family life so perfect and beautiful that it brightened and inspired all who were favored to witness it.  No one could be with them under the most ordinary circumstances without feeling the force and influence of their characters.

Invitations were sent to about eighty persons, mostly abolitionists, of all colors, some jet black.  Nearly all came; representing Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts.  Among them were H.B.  Stanton, C.C.  Burleigh, William Lloyd Garrison, Amos Dresser, H.C.  Wright, Maria and Mary Chapman, Abby Kelly, Samuel Philbrick, Jane Smith, and Sarah Douglass of course, and Mr. Weld’s older brother, the president of the asylum for deaf mutes.  Sarah Grimke’s account of the wedding, written to a friend in England, is most interesting; and one cannot but wonder if another like it ever took place.  The letter was written while the then and ever after inseparable trio was at Manlius, New York, visiting Mr. Weld’s family.  After a slight mention of other matters, she says:—­

“I must now give thee some account of my dear sister’s marriage, which probably thou hast already heard of.  Her precious husband is emphatically a man of God, a member of the Presbyterian Church.  Of course Angelina will be disowned for forming this connection, and I shall be for attending the marriage.  We feel no regret at this circumstance, believing that the discipline which cuts us off from membership for an act so strictly in conformity with the will of God, and so sanctioned by His word as is the marriage of the righteous, must be anti-Christian, and I am thankful for an opportunity to testify against it.  The marriage was solemnized at the house of our sister, Anna R. Frost, in Philadelphia, on the 14th instant.  By the law of Pennsylvania, a marriage is legal if witnessed by twelve persons.  Neither clergyman nor magistrate is required to be present.  Angelina could not conscientiously consent to be married by a clergyman, and Theodore D. Weld cheerfully consented to have the marriage solemnized in such manner as comported with her views.  We all felt that the presence of a magistrate, a stranger, would be unpleasant to us at such a time, and we therefore concluded to invite such of our friends as we desired, and have the marriage solemnized as a religious act, in a religious and social meeting.  Neither Theodore nor Angelina