nine o'clock
John held his own service , and the singing , and the prayer , and preaching were just a joyful accompaniment to the thanksgiving in his heart . At length the service was over , and the preacher lifted a number of slips of paper and began to read aloud the announcements made on them . Missionary meetings , tea meetings for missions , a bazaar at St. Penfer for missions , a Bible meeting , a class meeting , and the service for that evening . Then , while the congregation were still expectant , he said in a clear , pleasant voice : `` I am requested also to say that on December the 17th , on Tuesday morning at nine o'clock , I united in the holy bands of marriage Denasia , the daughter of John Penelles , fisher of St. Penfer , to Roland Tresham , gentleman of that place . The ceremony was performed by me in the Wesleyan chapel at Plymouth ; myself , my wife , and two daughters being witnesses to it . We will now sing the 444th hymn : '' ` Lord over all , if Thou hast made , Hast ransomed every soul of man . ' '' And all the congregation rose , and in the rising the conscious glance that passed through the chapel was lost in a more general purpose .