Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-03-20

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some and Ornate House OF xor-
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some and Ornate House of wor-
ship.
The congregation of OIivet Presby-
terrain Church, Orestnut and Adams
streets, has finally decided TO remove to
tho lot owned by the church, at the
southwest corner OF Fourth and Broome
Streets whore handsome and CON-
modious stone church will be erected.
The trustees Of tho ohuroh last week
accepted plans for the new ediioe, drawn
By Isaac Purcell, architect, OF Philadel-
phia.
They provide for stone building Of
tue latest and most attractive style OF
church architecture; one that will be d
credltable addition to the INTELLECTUALLY
handsome buildings OF the city and
which, from its splendid situation on the
high ground in the western section OF the
city, will overlook the Delaware river
and Jersey shore. The locality OF the
new church is "a idly building up with
houses Of the better class, and as there
is no Protestant church nearer than one
half or three quarters Of mile, it Will
have good working field before it. The
Rev. George Z. Thompson, pastor of
Olivet Church, hegins this woek to solicit
subscriptions for the new church, and it
Ia expected that work will be- commenced
this spring. This new structure will cost
ST., OU0 exclusive Of stained glass
windows, pews OF furnishing OF any kind.
This hnRl decision Of tho church to re-
move to a new locality, Ii the Outcome of
quiet agitation OF the subject for mp
ward OF two years. Over a year ago the
lot at Fourth and Brooma streets, which
has front Of lao feet on Fonrth street
and 10 feet on Broome was purchased for
~ 400, with the svo we'd purpose of
building . new church thereon at the
earliest practicable date. About year
ago a small one-story brick building
which had been built at ona corner OF the
lot was dedicated by DR.. Lafayette Marks
and others as branch Sunday school of
Olivet Church.
The matter Of removing TO the new site
was brought before the local Presbyterian
alliance, whch after giving it full and
careful consideration, approved tae step
and suggested that MIR. Thompson, pastor
OF the church, preach in this other Pres
bJterian churches of the city and present
the matter asking for any assistance the
olderand Weather churches or their men,
bers might give. Acting on this suggest
ION, MIR. Thompson preached in Central
Church yesterday morning, and at the
close of the service, the plan of the new
church was exhibited and ths ma ter
brought to the attention OF tho cougrega.
ton.
The new church will include an audi
forum that will seat 800 people, Sunday.
Bchool, infant class and l3ibls class
rooms for 600 scholars, with PASTORS
room and everything required by work
ing church. The church proper will ex-
tend 70 feet on Broome street and 60 fest
on Fourth htrset. The SUNDAY school
rooms will adjoin the church on the west
side, fronting 40 feet on Fourth street
and extending back rs feet. A lot IS by
30 feet will be left at the westwA OF the
Sunday-school room, on which parson-
age will be erected in the future. The
material has not yet been selected. Avon
dale serpentine and Brandywine granite
have been suggeIted The church will
be built 10 the building line on Fourth
street, but will set back from Broome
street Is feet.
square tower will rise directly at the
street corner, to height about so feet.
Doors on the two streets will give en-
trance to the auditorium through the
tower. The upper part OF the tower will
be pierced with long narrow windows of
stained glass. The roof will be similar
to that OF Central Church, without the
gable windows. There will be bold
gables on Broome and Fourth Streets
each with large window of stained glass.
The pulpit will be at the south or Third
street side of the auditorium, with q
space for pipe organ on one side and q
PASTORS room on the other. The seats
will be arranged in semi-oircular form,
with slight ascent from the pulpit. The
facade OF the Sunday-school room, which
will face Fourth street, will bs octaRonal
in shape. A portion OF it will be OF two
stories, in order to accommodate a large
primary class. Between the Sunday
school room and the church will be q
small gable front of two stories, giving
entrance TO vestibule opening into the
Sunday school room and church. This
portion of the blIiding will MISC contain
Blk class rooms, three ON each door. II ia
Intended to have tne partitions between
the auditorium, SundaY-sohool and GLASS;
rooms oil q movable character, 10 that all
can be thrown into one.
The building committee hope 10 raise
S2O,OOO by subscription before the work
II began, 30 thar tue shell of the church
at least can be built without debt. Over
Sl,lOO was subscribed towards the new
church some time ago by the congregg-
tion Of Olivet Charcn without special
effort being MAIDS, and $500 has been
promised in tho locality OF the new
church. The present building will be
occupied until this new churoh ID com
pleted, then it will be offered for sale.
Oiiyat Church is an outgrowth Of the
old Hanover Church. 1t started from
Sunday school which held its frst session
on August 9Th, lS49, in building on
Maryland avenue, e. L. Taylor, treas
urer OF the Artisans Savings Bank and
now an elder in Central Church, was the
arst superintendent. JOHN F. McLsar,
W. NJ. Pyle, Thomas X. Porter and other
mem geEs Ut Hanover Church were sue.
Ges3iye superintendents. lot was given
10 the mission by o generops(?) donor.
Unfortunately, it was on the two banks
OF run and the first building had to ba
built over this run. The school outgrsw
this building, and the present property
ut Chestnut and Adams streets was pur-
chased the pres mt church WIS built at
a cost of about IS COO and was dedi-
Gated in 1867, the church bsipg organ.
izea in the same year. The Roy. A. j.
s3ny der was the frat pastor. He was fol.
lowed by CHARLES p. Mallory, e. D. New
berry and George 4. Thompson, the
present pastor.
ppe present accommodations ere meagre
but the most potent reason for change
Of location is the belief that the church
will be more prosperous in now 10.
, cality. The south western section Of the
: city Is growing, but tho population is
largely Of the Roman Catholic belief
There are tWo other Protestant churches