The times., 1898-05-30
HOUSE OF COD DEDICATED
Ninth Street Christian Church
Formally Opened.
WITH IMPOSING CEREMONIES
A Center of Interest for Hundreds
Witness the Interesting Program
-Description of the Handsome
New Edifice.

The handsome church at the corner of
Ninth and D Streets northeast known as
the Ninth Street Christian Church was
large number of people The house of
worship, which for ten months has been
in process of erection, was formally ded-
icated with appropriate and impressive
ceremonies.
The program was as follows:
II a m, the pastor presiding-Organ
prelude, "Berceuse" (Alex. GuilmanD
doxology; invocation; anthem, 30 Be JOY
full in the Lord Dudley Buck). church
choir; scripture reading; prayer: hymn
$50: offertory solo, Come Unto Me"
lindsay, l.. II. Ascherfeld; report of
building committee, F. NJ. Bradley, chair
man; anthem I'VE Praise Thee, God"
q. b. Dykes, church choir; sermon. Rev.
F. NJ Rains, Cincinnati, o.; hymn S25;
Opening of the Treasures" Matt. ii. Il;
anthem, God be Merciful Unto Us
CBridgewater). church choir: benediction;
organ postlude CTombelle).
The Lords Supper, p. m.-Anthem;
hymn; communion; solo; remarks, Rev.
F. D. Power, Rev. w. ]. Wright; hymn;
benediction.
Lecture Room, 6 p. m.-Subject, Whole
hearted Service" conducted by the look
out committee of the District Christian
Endeavor Union. W. W. Tuckey, chair
man, assisted by Grant Leet, president
of the District union. and others.
p. m, the pastor pres:ding-Organ pre-
| lude, Meditation" Volckmar); invoca-
ton; anthem. Jubilate Dec. 20 be JOY
full" DUDLEY Buck), church choir; scrip
ture reading: prayer; hymn 55l; anthem.
Venite, 20 Come Let Us Sing (Belcher),
church choir; dedicatory address, Rev. f.
NJ. Rains. Cincinnati, o.; invitation hymn
offertory solo, "A Dream of Paradise
CGray) Mrs. J. J. Castinett: dedication;
anthem. TIE Deum, We Praise Thee,
God" IT 5. Lloyd. church choir; bene-
diction; organ postlude, Festival Ale
gretto" JBatiste).
Tomorrow evening at S O'Clock there will
be fellowship meeting when congratu-
latory speeches will be made by various
ministers of the city
The new building is one of the hand
soonest and most commodious churches in
the city and will prove an ornament "a
this section of Capitol Hill Upon a lot
60X75 feet = three story structure has been
] Ns'lNANAA- ia Tic Bd4tsleIlLt WHICH IS part
ly below grade. there are a dining room
a Kitchen and pantry. parlors. steam
heating apparatus and toilet rooms
Occupying the second story is the Sun
day school room, bright. comfortable and
convenient. About six hundred can be
seated here. There are separate rooms
for the library and primary department
The auditorium above presents a very
handsome appearance. The floor inclines
he
! at the rear is the platform and baptistry
the latter placed directly behind the for
mer and so arranged as to admit an
/ adornment Of flowers The ladies' dress
/ ing room IS to the right and the gentle
mems dressing room 10 the left. adjoining
the DaEtor's study. a passage TO the rear
! OF the baptistry affords an exit from
/ these rooms. The gallery is circular fr
! form and extends around three sides OF
the auditorium and viii accommodate 81
! people. This with the main floor will give
/ a seating capacity Of 500 Above the pull
/ pit 10 the rear is the organ and choir gal
/ lery, with music room to the left. The
/ new organ was made by Felgemaker. OF
I Erie. Pa. and Is highly praised by those
who have heard H.
The Ninth Street Church. which re-
/ Gently celebrated its seventh anniversary
I has had a remarkable career ard now ar
I enviable reputation among the aggressive
/ Christian organizations Of the city The
! church now has a membership Of cog z
/ Sunday school of 40. and a Christian En-
/ deavor Society of 200
The Church organization is as follows
/ Board of Elders-Edward B. Bagby. pas
! tor: Joseph A Scott clerk: George w
/ Pratt, treasurer; F. NJ. Bradley. f. L
| Bugbee, A. W. Bowen, W. S McCurdy
/ Frank Morrison, J. w Van Week. P S
Steele. George H. Spire, E. A Stevens
| Charles Hayden Chase. oTganist and mu
| sical director. Trustees-George w. Pratt
| Frank Morrison, z. L. Bugbee Sunday
| School-Joseph A. Scott. superintendent
! Ladies' Aid SOciety-Mrs. ]. w Var
| Week. president. Christian Woman's
Board Of Missions-Afrs. J. H. Tibbetts
| president. Young Peoples Society o1
| Christian Endeavor-Miss TiIla Wilson
superintendent. Minute men-W. f
! Pierce, captain Christian Church Ca.
| dets-Afrs. Nellie II. Bradley. sunerin.
| tendent Young Womans Christian TEN
/ perance Union-Miss Sadie Emmons. pres
ident-
Much Of the success of the completion
| of the new building is due to the untirfns
| efforts of the building committee, consist
| ing of F. NJ Bradley, chairman; George
| w. Pratt, secretary and treasurer; Franz
| Morrison and William NJ Yager. TIL,
| plans were prepared by L. B. Walk & Son.
architects. and constructed by Angus
| GetZ, contractor.