The Washington times., 1894-08-26
YoUNG PEOPLES CHOICE.

YOUNG PEOPLES CHOICE.
The Ninth street church seems to be a
young peoples choice. Fully three-fourths
OF the members are under twenty-five wears
Of age, and one is agreeably surprised at the
large array Of young faces TO be seen among
the wJrshipers and al ali the church gather
ings. The church has one OF the most -four
ishing and influential, and numerically one
Ofthe strongest. organizations Of the Young
Peoples Society of Christian Eudeavor 70 be
found IN the District Ii was started Septem-
ber y. 1890. at the Hillmau House. ana its
first officers were: President, C. B. Titus:
vice president, Matte Allen: recording secre-
tary, j. A. Scott; corresponding secretary
Mary Folks; treasurer Mamie Macune.
The society has a present membership Of
over 200, and il takes an active interest col
lectlyely and individually. inthe church work
eNertlug grea. influence. The present off,
GERS are A. W. Bowen, president: MrssE. Ca
hill. vice president: Miss Ida BilluIs record
ing secretary: Miss Matte Allen. correspond
ing secretary J. A. Eunyan, treasurer: Miss
Audle AletdrOW, OrCanI-t: Miss n. Cahili is
the delegate chosen TO the District convention
OF the Christian Endeavor Society. The
church work IS distributed among the follow
ing committees Look out. Suudav-school
missionary social, music, good literature
Prayer-meetlng, visiting, temperance, and
finance.
The Sabbath-school has a present member
shin OF 32G. Since the date of its ar,yaaiza-
tiOn, three years and four months ago. the
school has contributed TO lis treasury
Sl.Jl70s. of which the sum OF SaSI. 20 was
expended for missionary purposes. II has
been largely through the influence Of the
school that the church membership has so
rapidly increased. its present officers are: J.
a. kuuyan. superintendent: J. A. Scott as
s.stant superintendent; George W. Pratt, sec
retary: Mabel Br0mmel, treasurer: Clarence
H. Pratt, assistant secretary: Frank Morrison
librarian; Maud Mcknight and Frank Car
penter. assistant librarians: Jennie Sham
haugh. o-gauist; William Kretehmar, cornet-
Its, and ID. G. Arnold, chOrister.
REV. EDWARD B. BAGBY.
The pastor of-Ihe church. Rev. Edward B.
Bagby, is the present Chaplain Of the House
OF Representatives. He is a young man. be-
Ing under twenty-nine He was born in King
and Queen county, Va. was reared in Rich
mond. and is a graduate OF the Kentucky
University. He has had conferred upon him
by Yale the degree OF bachelor of divinity
Mr.. BaEhy was chosen Chaplain OF the House
OF Representatives by Democratic cnucus at
the beginning OF the session. receiving 63
votes as against 50 for Rev. FIr. Cantor His
election by the House followed as a matter of
course. BE resides Ut No 400 Ninth street
northeast. within a short distance Of the
church whore he oficiates. He is an elo-
quent pulpit orator and popular with his peo-
pie. especially with the younger element.
Under his pastOrate the Ninth street church
will not fail 70 keep pace with. Il not in ad-
vance OF, the growth OF East Washington
The new church building will be an orna-
ment to the section in which II viii be To-
Gated. an index to the progressive spirit Of
the congregation, and a monument TO the
energy OF the worthy young minister who pre-
sides al the sacred desk
The present elders OF the church are WIS. Nc