The sun., 1894-05-13
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| - GREAT hfAAfON HOUgE.
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worxmen we're set to work promp, on the
FIRST OF May to tear down the double four- storJ
brovn-stone N man.ion on the north vest corner
OF Twentieth street and Fifth avenue This is
done TO prepare the site for the big Presby-
terian mission house to be erected there. The
contracts for the new building. which. it is
said. Is to be the N ost com plets oliee building
on Manhattan Island. have not been closed.
and they may not be closed until after the
meeting OF the Presbyterian General Assem-
biz. when eonveues at Saratoga May IL.
The house IL to be the home Of the two Pres-
byterisn Boards OF Home and Foreign Mis-
slons and. although these Boards have . ioint
committee which 10 charged with all business
relating to the new building. nothing will be
done until the return from abroad OF John &
Kennedy who Is the prime mover In the en-.
terprise. Mr.. Kennedy is now on the ocean
and II will rest with him TO say whether the
contracts are to be signed before or after the
meeting Of the General Assembly. Ever since
the announcement OF the plan Of erecting
new hone for the Presbyterian Boards indus
trious efforts have been made to work Up q
sentiment against the change.
The tearing down Of the old'mAn sion IL being
done by dealer In secondhand building ma
terial. and it in no way involves the Boards in
any complieatlnR contracts. as the ground will
be lust as valuable clear Of all eneumbrancss
should anything happen to check the plans
for the new building.
The old building is we'll known to New
Workers as the Stuart mansion. Ii vas once
In the centre OF the fashionable residence
quarter OF the avenue. The march Of business
has teen pressing in upon this sacred pre-
a1I ~. t.
town The stuarts uere amOn@ the last to 20
They rented their old home to furniture mer-
chants. and the fashionab!es remaining in
Twentieth street we're greatly shocked thereat
Mrs. Stusrt's will when II came TO be read .
rear or two age. made the two Presbyterian
Boards Joint benehciaries TO the extent OF .
seventh OF the residue OF her estate. This
footed up about s5Uo.0CO.
When the n msnsiou was sold By the executors
Il was bought in. after . lively contest before
the auetioneer BY the two Boards. for sGIO. .OoO.
1t was then announced that as soon as the
leases we're up in May. 1898 John :. Kennedy
would erect a tuidInz for a Presbyterian
house after the stvle Of the United Charities
buiIiing Ip, Fourth avenue but the tenants
eleeted TO renes their ease. aad the r!sns
were dropped. Before the hrst year under tho
Eew lease was out however an agreement
was reached between Herte- Brothsrs. the
sarr-nder OF the building on Nayl 1884. aud
the matter Of building was zxain taken up.
Architects Rove & Baker prepared plans Tor a
twelve--tory steeI-itaned building. loo feet
Iront on fiith avenue and loO feet deep on
OpDOs.tioa N manifestei itsslf a, ,hi. time 20 the
removal otths Boards from theiE present quar-
tiers at the northeast corner Of Twelfth stree,
aud EIth avenue. well known The LenoK
mansion. THIS Arose from the rn~Glb-rs Of the
LenoK family. who declared that the Boards
their od home 10 persons who u ght use the
SIT. for business purposes. The boards say.
on the other hand. that they paid the LenoN
estate s2jU.OoO Tor the property its iIIl yalu.
a. the 'tre. and that no agreement. written or
have these cTi,i"ism. See0ms o. e ,sat hat the he m.ao n
ters OF the Foreign aad Home Boards are pre-
wnicn ali viii sisn. ssi,ing forth tas facts oi |
the .snox purchase. AMI the reason Ehr the !
building enterprise 10 undertakes at this tlms. |
GenscsI Assembly. Il cannot bs prophesied |
exactly how the news will strike the rural |
are Ahout 10 Guild . granite palace for thei- |
head quarter. on Etith avenue In one sense |
dependent OF the General AsssmoIy They ,
are coCl Oraie oft--, with full power to man /
age I. cir ora financial affairs But no mem
ast except 10 fuu sympathy and accord with
the Gensral ASSEMBLY.
whereby that INSTITUTION. with It's heavy en-
cownents. vas estranged from tibet hureh.
interest in the constitutions OF tbe b. ard. A.
the last N Getting OF that body the hoard Of
Ntrikh SiLsslons was u4Erctrt 10 EppIJ 10 tHo
legislature to amend Its charter so as 10
bring IL, la letter as vel as ia spirit in closer
sympathy with the General Assembly. The
q bers Of both Boards understand the ten
per ot the General Assembly aud they are
preparing TO make the best possible she Wing
10 the matter o. the building pro ect-
The Arguments to be used in the pressnta-
lion TO the Assembly are business Arguments.
The present quarters oi the BOARD are n ain
iAlred AZ great eNpsasa The ptoper.y 10
worth $4,000. which At Interest would yield
sum far too great TO BE- charged W as rent 10 /
he two BoariS The new building is ca.eu- |
ated 20 yield rentals Of 500 90 a rear. which |
EoGld soon paJ for the building and give The
boards The use OF their rooms rent freeI The
DlAns eonte N plate the use o. two upper foors
By the two Boards while all the rest OF the
'pAes. nins nCors and three or four store
'oons. would be available for rslt
IL the rural delegate talks o. the sItrava-
rance Of providing such magnificent quarters
a the Mission Boards, It viii to shown in re-
sAnt than the SPACIOUS parlors OF the Lenox
iouse which the Board nov OeeuIies-
IN each OF the two nOors to he used by the
n nlssIoharY secretaries Gni their O. eEks will be
IN Asse hy room to take the place OF the
enox Hall at 53 Fifth avenue. which is nov
hrovn opsn 70 accom- modAis sVsry Kind OF
TesbytenAn gathering but in aidttion TO
hess assembly rooms hand .one chapel will
. built into the rear Il the structure b-hInd
he FIrh avenue stores. This chapel will bs
aTgs enough to seat 5Su persons ly will be
'rOytded with q yaulJ-lIke ceiling eXtsndtnR
70 into the second story. This mAY he named
he stuart Memorial hapsl and vii! be 'or
euDorArglJ In need Of home
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