Bishop Bompas was the first Anglican clergyman to venture among the Indians of the Yukon. There is a somewhat unusual story about his service there.

It seems that when he discovered that no member of the tribe had ever been officially baptized or married, he immediately proceeded to do both. After the five-hour baptismal and marriage ceremony was over, he asked the tribal chief which part the people enjoyed most. "Well, Bishop," said the chief, "we liked being baptized, but most of all we loved being married." The Bishop was mildly suspicious as he asked, "Why did you prefer the marriage ceremony?" "Because we all got new wives," said the chief. (1)

No one ever said that marriage is easy. In the ongoing battle of the sexes, I doubt that any words in the Bible have drawn more controversy …