Morning journal and courier., 1893-10-16
NEW CHURCH FOR ORANGE ST.

L1kelthOO cd That a Beautiful Ep1scO"
 pal hurch Will be Erected on This
 Fine ThOroughfare-A$ $1O,OOo Lot
 Offered as . Gift by Generous
 TOwnsman to St. Johns F. E.
 Church-Parish Meeting Tonight.
 Society in that beautiful and fast grow ing portion of the city north of Bradley street and from that street to East Rock, has been stirred with vague rumors for day or two past, the main facts underlying which seem to indicate that there is strong probability that another new and beautiful church edifice will be built on Orange street within the next twelve months. It appears that one of our most esteemed townsmen, Captain John D. Wheeler, head of the noted firm of Mallory,
 Wheeler & Co.,, has most generously offered to St. Johns P. E. church, 6 gift of high ly desirable building lot for e site for
 2 new church edifce provided the church
 takes steps to erect the church within
 a year, or thereabouts. The lot is offered
 as free gift with the proviso named. It
 is situated on the southwest corner of
 Orange and Humphrey streets on the
 Wheeler property, which MT. Wheeler
 purchased few years ago from the estate of the late R. s Fellowes. The site Is one of the most desirable in the city for g church edifce. The size of the lot offered is ample for the purpose, the dimensions being in the neighborhood of 100 feet by 15O At the price land Is bringing in that locality the value of the lot offered is from
 $1O OO0> to $12,000. St. Johns church people have fora number of years been thinking of making 8 move to Orange street but for lack of funds for one thing, and because the location would be out of
 the way for part of the members, no 1 definite essps in that direction were ever
 taken. A part of the membership of
 the church have long felt that &
 change of this kind would be of great ad- vantage 10 the church, but did not sec the way clear to taking the step. Now, by the kind offer mentioned, the subject comes 1 up again and is revived with great force, and parish meeting has bssn called for . to night at the church to take under con- sideration the subject of accepting the of fer and at which the pros and cons regard 1 ing removal to Orange street will be, it Is expected, fully discussed in all their bear ings. as regards the welfare of the church and its membership as whole. It is felt that the opportunity is grand one for | making the move, if move is to be made. The church has no building fund except ing a small One, which has been
 started by the young ladies' society of the church within few months, l and to which about $60 was added 1 by the proceeds of the entertainment given
 few days ago. The church owns it's ] church edifice and the land on the corner
 of State and Eld streets, and this land is
 valuable, worth from SIG, 1000 to $15, ,OOO.
 If the edifice could be sold for church pur- l poses the amount would be increased. Having been consecrated the edifce, by the
 law of the church, must continue in use as
 8 church or be torn down. Should the 1 parish decide upon removal the addition of another fine church edifce on Orange
 street would no doubt be pleasing to the 1 nuhlic