The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-20
" ILL TRY.
Judge Forbes
To Pass
ON WASHBURN WILL
The City Missionary Society
Wants to Sell Church.

At a meeting of the Worcester City
Missionary Society, last evening, it was
voted to empower the special commit
tee appointed to select a site for the
new Summer Street Church to make a
motion for relocation in the probate
court, with the view to getting a con-
struction on the will of the late Ichabod
Washburn. If the legal points involved
are not too complex, the union of the
Summer and Belmont street congrega-
tons will be practically assured. If it
appears that the legal obstacles are in
superable, the union will not be &C
complished unless the Belmont Church
is willing to take up quarters in the
present Summer Church, which does
not at present appear probable.
Wednesday evening at the regular
prayer meeting, the members Of the
Belmont Church will vote in favor OF
merging their organization into that Of
the Summer Street Church Friday eve
ming the church society will meet to
vote in favor of the dissolution OF the
corporation. The actual dissolution OF
the corporation will take place as soon
as possible after Friday, and then the
last obstacle in the way to motion OF
relocation in the probate court Will be
removed.
The matter Of the location of q church
site is now the principal point of diff
ference between the two churches and
some time may be consumed III reach
ms. an agreement. But the two church
es are said 10 be actuateG by the
friendliest of feelings in the controver-
sy, and the question of site is sure
to be settled amicably sooner or later.
Whatever the difficulty In reaching a
decision on this matter, the ultimate
union of the churcnes will not be inter-
fered with.
The special committee appointed to
select a site for the combined churches
offered it's report last evening at a
meeting of the Worcester City Mission
airy Society in the Y. M. G. A. building.
The committee suggested several sites,
but failed to fix upon a definite lOca-
ton. Negotiations, the report said,
were being conducted with the owners
Of the several pieces of property men
toned and the committeeman hesitated
to fix upon one lot rather than another
until it was seen for a certainty which
owner was inclined to offer the most
advantageous terms. The report OF the
committee was accepted, and the mem
bers allowed more time to select the
site.
The site mentioned in the report as
most promising is in the rear of the
old WasNburn homestead, on Arch
street, facing Fountain and about zoe
feet from Belmont street. One thou
sand square feet can be secured If ne
| oessary. The second is at the corner
| of Edward and Belmont, situated cen
trally from a geographical standpoint
and in the midst of a population OF
wage sarners. The Porter lot. corner
of aurel and Hanover, is another pos
After the report had been accepted
the committee were empowered to ac
in the matter of the petition for re
location. No other business was trans
acted by the City Missionary Society
bevond a general discussion and con
sideration of the Respective roerits .
the various sites proposed. The com
mittee on selecting a site is composed
IF DR. Mix, H G. Otis and Rev; Edward
M Chairman.
Members Of the committee denied las
evening that the Belmont Street Church
had secured an extension of it's lease o
the old church They are prepared t.
- f. tho bui'd'n~ Jon. l, as STIPULATED
They have not secured an extension o
the lease nor intend to do Sc.