The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-10
I|IL BUILD 4 NEN CHURCH
: STE SECURED By WEsTMIxsTEn
PREsBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Jared at Once-Rumors That This
Church II TO he Re-Unfted With
First Prexbyterfan Prove Unsrue.

7, was rUmored some time ago that
hasss Of union had been arranged het~ zen
me First Presbyterian and Westminster
Yresbyterian churches Upon inyesg.ga-
tson the runor turns out to be wholly un-
so,nded. and definite plans have now bean
made for the building OF new church
hy the Westminster congregation.
II will be remembered that these two
congregations we're originally one, their
church nome being the First Presbyterian.
Al the time OF the Alison excitement.
however, large number Of members. tn
ending same OK the most prominent peo-
MA OF the church, Withdrew and formed a
seuxfase organization, adopting the name
Westminster, and renting Prosca's hail
an Ninth avenue. which was AT once fitted
IN To serve all the practical purposes OF
: church. From the very outset there
we're many people who Cherished the hope
thai some day. when all bitterness OF feel
fng had subsidized, the two dissenting par
fies would come together again IN har-
Oouy az members Of the same fold. Over
fures were actually made by the members
If the older church, inviting the West
minister people TO return and unite with
Them. but the latter declined the invita-
ton. believing that the best interests of
10th churches would be served by remain
tnr spart They argued that ali POSSIBLE
i.y Of friction would thus be certainly
avoided, and as distinct organizations
each could develop d larger field OF church
usefuIness and each could maintain to-
ward the other fraternaI feeling.
This is practically tie situation today.
ana i, is now probably rendered perma-
pent by the negotiations which the West
minister congregation have just closed for
the purchase OF site on which to erect
building. Rather an interesting story IL
connected with this transaction. About a
year ago the CONGREGATION raised a build
Ing fund amounting to 1850 and selected
lot which they thought suitable and
desirable. II vas at the corner of Column
hia stree; and broadway. and was owned
by A. A. Denny. Unfortunately for tho
church people, Mr.. Denny's price for the
lot went far beyond the size of their fund.
They looked around for another place. ex-
aiming no less than nine locations, but
failed to find another that suited them.
A week or so ago the church. or Its tudi-
yidual members, succeeded in wiping out
the last yestige of debts which they had
ewed as members of the old church. With
this good state of affairs I'm mind they
turned their thoughts once more toward
the building project. Meanwhile the
Denny property which they had first Sc
lecsed had been turned over into other
hands. The new manager. on being APP
preached named exactly the price the
church people had set as their standard.
ard the deal was virtually closed last
week Having thus secured very eligible
jo. plans looking toward building will
at once be set On foot. and 1t Is likely
that next year will see another handsome
edInce added to Seattle's already long list
Of churches
In the meantime the work OF re-estao-
fishing a fraternal spirit between the
uetbers Of this congregation and that OF
the First Presbyterian church has pro-
eTexsed so far that today the feeling Is
Jus, as harmonious among all OF them as
Il was before the separation.