New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-08
DEPENDS on .u'KINLET.
If HE Is CHOSEN PRESIDENT THIS CHtR
WILL BUILD A NEW STRUCTURE.

II Mckinley is elected President on November
,se Rochester Avenue Congregational Church. of
which the Rev. II. +. Newton il pastor. VIII begin
the erection Of a handsome structure. which. when
cor,pe,ed will cost probably much as $4,000.
In case of a Popocratic triumph on that day the
enterprise Will have to he postponed and the trus-
tees of the church will have to rest on their oars.
as they doing now.
The Rochester Avenue Congregational Church
was organized thirty years ago. The building
which erected at that time is, with few re-
pairs and additions. used Today. although entirely
iradecuate 10 the growth of the church work. For
twenty years new church has been needed. and
last July. after overcoming many diihcuiiles II
vas unanimously agreed to instruct the trustees TO
sell the old property and erect new church.
Oscar Frisbee of No 1l5 Nassau-st. is president of
TIE trustees and In his absence {. H. Redhead.
real estate broker in New-York has had charge OF
furthering the plans The Rev Mr.. Newton has
been away for the summer. and returned only last
"Wednesday. He asked yesterday when the
new building would be started and what had been
done toward raising the money. He replied
You tell when this fr ee-slver craze Will sub
sid. and ] will tell you when will begin the
execution of our plans FOR building. To-day the
savings banks in Brooklyn positively refuse % lend
one cent on Brooklyn real estate. As long as this
condition exists ali building projects similar TO ours
must of necessity be suspended All We can do
nov Is to wait until after the election. As a
prudent man. would not dare 10 say just when
the money market will recover sufficiently 10 allow
us 10 start on building operations The trustees
are hopeful of raising the money just as soon as IL
t. time 10 go ahead n.y.
The present membership OF the church is ''23'
while the seating capacity of the old church IL
scarcely 800 The Sunday school. conta lining ~
members and the Boys Brigade, Sewing circle
and societies under the auspices OF the church are
badly Handicapped by the cramped quarters.
Last June q meeting vas held to consider me ex-
pediency of selling the pr sent properly ana BUY
Ing a lot Reid-ave. and Banbridge-st Ire
trustees voted 10 recommend that the church grant
70 them the right TO sell and convey the present
property and TO procure 4 ne" bulidihe On 3"l;
IL a corporate meeting of the church was held, AL
which time II was unanimously voted 20 grant 10
the trustees the privilege which had been asked
for An option has bean secured until January or
a lot at Bainbridge-st. aud Reic-ave when u ~
hoped that the present PROPERTY can be soln ai,d
enough funds secured 10 begin the new ciluicb.
The Old building would hardly l,c suitable Tor
church purposes. but the ground Il valuable Ior
the erection OF fats or stores. II Is hoped ina;
SIC 900 or So 600 can he realized from ;he sale
Although architect mss been retained many
proposed plans have been received by the Trustees
In ali probability cha )e costing. together wi,i.
the lot about SIS 900. and seating from So TO 900
will be erected on the Hack OF the lot TIC pans
FOR this will be part az those Tcr compelcu
structure $4,000 .: more.