New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-12
CONGREGATIONS UNITE.
A NEW METHODIST CHURCH FORMED.
THE ST. JOHNS AND BIOOMINGDALE SOCIETIES
WILL BUILD NEW EDIFICE
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WILL BUILD NEW EDIFIcE
ABOVE FORTY TIIIRD-sT.
The Union Methodist Episcopal Church in the
City of New-York is the corporate title Of new
Methodist church in this city formed by the union
of the Bloomingdale Church. better known as the
Forty-thrd Street Church, in Forty-third-st.. east
of Eighth-ave.. and 81. Johns Church. In FIFTY
thirl-st., between Broadway and Eishth-ave Each
of these congregations needed new church build
ing to do aggressive and successful work. but
neither of them had sufficient means to build one
The negotiations for union lasted year. The
official boards and the congregations of the two
churches finally agreed upon union. and determined
to build new church at some place between the
sites of the present structures.
The order OF the court establishing the new cor
poraton has been issued. and the new organiza-
ton holds both church properties. The two
congregations for the present will worship sepa-
ratey. The Rev DR.. +. J.. Wilson has been pastor
Of the Forty-third Street Church for four years.
and the Rev. r. Z. Bell has had charge Of ST.
Johns Church for nearly three years The Rev
Dr. James NJ. King is associated with the Rev
Mr. Bell as assistant pastor The pastorates of
DR. Wilson and the Rev. Mr.. Bell have both been
successful and they are greatly beloved by the
people who have followed tremendously their lead
two coneresations The Board Of Trustees of the
new organization is as follows: AIexander ar
Merritt Hook treasurer: G. Waldo Smith, John
TOtten, William c. Morgan william Wallace, Ar
thur @. Leonard and James NJ King
The trustees have secured options on seVefa
building sites within the prescribed limits, ana
committee with full powers to purchase site mas
been appointed consisting of MessIs. CarInlcHel
Lyon and Leonard. Plans for the PROPOSED new
church structure have already been submlttcl 10
the Committee Pans by different archlt,ctS.
RumOrs have recently been frequent that the 81
Marks Methodist Episcopal Church, whose huldlnS
was formerly occupied by the All Souls Protestant
Episcopal Church. the Rev Or. r. Heber Newton
pastor in Forty -eghth-st.. between sixth ana SrN-
enth ayes. is to pass into the hands OF other per
sons who looking for site for new church.
The ST. Marks Church property is owned by the
New-York City Church Extension and Missionary
Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church The
Rev. +. NJ. North, corresponding secretary OF the
Church Extension Society said to n Tribune re-
porter that negotiations had been in progress Tor
exchanging ST. Marks for 81. Johns Church IN
Fifty hirlst, but there was some dliercnce o.
opinion as to terms. he could not say whether the
arrangement would be carried out
St Marks is the only Methodist church composed
of coOred people in this city. The pastor II thc
Rev. Ernest Lyon. who was graduated from INC
New-Orleans University The Rev. Mr.. Lyon Said
TO a Tribune reporter that his church was organiZe
twenty-three years ago, and that ii took hsh rank
among the churches in the city In Christian work
He also said that account OF the admirable loca-
ton of the present church building many Whle
people had found il convenient 10 worship WIN MS
people He added that he was in favor or havlns
his church accept the offers made by 81. John
Church for an exchange OF property. as the eN-
penses of running 81. Johns church property
would be much less than were their present cX,
penses The negotiations for the exchange are sun
going on. but nothing has been actually decided