The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-05
The Chaplain of the. House.

The Rev. Edward B. Bagby. who
was recently elected to be chaplain of
the house in place of the Rev. S. w.
Haddaway, who died after brief oc-
cupation of the Office, is a very young
man to occupy so conspicuous a po-
sitlon, though the Rev. w. H. Miiburn,
the blind chaplain Of the Senate, was
chosen chaplain of the House when
but p years of age. The Rev. Mr.
Bagby was born Sept. 20. 1866. in King
and Queen county, Virginia, so that he
is but little more than IS. He was
reared in Richmond, obtained his edu-
cation at Aberdeen academy the Ken
lucky university and the Yale divinity
school.
This young Virginian, enlisted in
Christian work as q representative of
the denomination of the Disciples of
Christ, found his first charge along
the line of the Chesapeake & Ohio
railroad, miniStering to the people of
Grove. From these little churches in
these towns he went to Newport News
TO preach, until he became engaged in
evangeiistic work among many
churches which he visited to conduct
revivals. In April, 1891, the Vermont
Avenue Christian church, Washington,
built a chapel on Capitol hill, and
called upon the Rev. Mr.. Bagby to
conduct a revival meeting to awaken
interest in THE undertaking. At that
meeting about 100 converts were added
~ the church. and the interest aroused
has been SO maintained under the
sniniSrrauons of the young pastor that
the Ninth Street Christian church
members, with two and one-half years
of existence, more than 400 members,
including a very large body of active
Christian Endeavcrers. Mr.. Bagby is
tall, dark, slight. and beardless He
delas not wear clothes of ministerial
cut, and he does not wear a white tie.
His voice is soft and smooth, and he
uses it with a dramatic effort in
prayers Of the simplest character, none
of which are loag.-Harper's Weekly.
Not According to Shakespeare.
The question sometimes arises
WHISTLER an actor can successfully de-
pict one emotion while feeling another.
/ once saw poor John Mccullough give
a striking exhibition of his ability to
do this. He was playing King Lear.
/ forget where, but that is inmaterial
1t happened that l occupied a seat
very near the footlights. 1t afforded
me exceptional opportunities to OBJ
serve the play of his features and catch
everything that he said. If I had been
further back | would not have had
this story to tell.
41C fcs7 ACAACA AiAS OlIE OI Inc most
pathetic passages in the play. and
tears, real tears, were trickling down
his cheeks. The orchestra was en-
deavoring to enhance the pathos Of thla
low. But McCuilough's acting did not
need any artificial aid. 1t annoyed
him exceedingly. During a pause in
his soliloquy, without SO much as a
shadow of a change taking place in the
expression Of heartrending sorrow and
misery stamped on his face, he said.
and IL seemed to me that he didn't
move his lips to say il.
Stop that ID fiddlingr"
Ills voice couldn't be heard except
by few who were Immediately in
front Of him. The leader of this or
chestra heard it, and a look of panied
surprise came into his face: bus he
stopped the ''fiddling'' at once.
The great mass of those who filled
the theatre, and soon broke forth into
Jhunders of applause, had not the
faiutest suspicion that while McCui-
Tough had touched their hearts TO the
quick by his superb portrayal Of the
old kings grief and misery he had
really been nader than a hornet
New York Herald.
so you call yourself a molder Of
public opinion, do your" asked fhe
weary-looking subscriber of the editor.
n do, replied the editor, firmly but
modestly-as editors invariably speak.
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