Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-11
WILL MOVE TODAY.
Work of Transferr.ng st. Pauls Church
Begins This Morning.

Work of Transfer r.ng st. Paul's Church
Begins This Morning.
The actual work of moving st. Pauls
Episcopal church from its present loca-
ton on Twenty-fifth street to the new
church property on Thirty-fourth street
Will. according to the present plan. be
commenced this morning.
Yesterday a number of the ladies of
the congregation were at the church
preparing it for the moving and taking
up the carpets and decorations. Every
thing that could be hurt by being left
IN the building was removed at once
and the men who are to transfer the
church to the uptown lots will take
charge today.
MIR. +. w. Johnson. the well known
contractor has taken the contract to
move the building on the understanding
that he will only be paid if the church is
uninjured on its trip He will not be
responsible for any damage and has
taken the contract on the conditions
mentioned. 1t is feared by some that
the building Will not stand the strain
| of being moved.
On the first of September the conSrc-
cations of two Of the churches of the
|
few weeks later other changes will be
| made.
! On the date mentioned the congrcsa-
| ton Of Trinity Lutheran church will
move into the church property Of the
| First PrcSbyterianS on TWenty-SeNcnth
| street and the Presbyterian congrcga-
| ton viii. in all probability. hold serv-
| ices in the Casino until their new
church building on Thirty second street
is completed and ready for occupancy.
| "A sale was consummatcd during the
spring months Which transferred the
Presbyterian property to the Lutherans
at the time referred to. the purchase
price being $1,000 which becomes due
when the change is made When the
sale was made the Prcsbyterians cX-
pcctcl to be in their building, but later
| it WAS found that the structure would
not be ready in time and other quarters
for the use Of the congregation during
the time that they left the old churrl
! and the completion of the new, had Il
be secured and it has been virtually de
cided to get the Casino for the purpose
if it can be secured. which is highl,
proba Bile.
AS soon as the lecture room Of tht
new Presbyterian church is complete
( l1lc ISIcSdlloI Will take pbSSCSSlol
and this room will be used to hold scrv
ices in until the completion of the Who'll,
building.
According to the terms of the sale tn,
furniture Which is nov in use in TIL,
church does not go With the building
but an effort is being made I,
arrange matters so that the pew
can be sold to the Lutheran
as we'll as the church building
The electric lights are at present al
that go With the church. the fans re
naming in possession Of the Presbyte
rians. Possibly before the time for tn
Lutherans to take charge of the build
ing it will have been arranged SO tina
they Will take everything as it nov
stands. In fact, there is every reason
to believe that this will be arranged 70
in plenty Of time. 1t will undoubtedl,
save good deal Of trouble to both O
the churches and money will be save,
for both by the adoption of the plan.
AS was announced in these column
some months ago, the congregation o
St Paurs Episcopal church has decide,
to build on their property on Thirty
fourth street and the plans for the ney
church have been prepared and accept
ed. The contract for the erection o
the building and the rectory has bee
let and the contractor has sub-let tn
various portions of the work that vii
not come directly in his line. 4 grea
deal of the material for the church ha
been ordered and it is expected tina
work on it will be commenced in tn
course Of a few days. The members o
the congregation expect to occupy tn
new church by Christmas
1t is also we'll known that st. Vim
cents Catholic and the Washington Av
cnuc Methodist churches will be in neiy
quarters inside Of a year. At least, tina
IS the present expectation, and none,
for that purpose is being raised by tn
congregations of both of the churches.
Twenty-three new members wer
taken into the First Presbyteria,
church Sunday morning. 1t was III
sunday set apart by the church for tn
celebration of the communion servic
and the names Of the candidates for ad
mission to the church were read durjn,
the service
Of the total number twenty were ad
mittcd on certificates from othn
churches throughout the country an,
the other three We're admitted mo
profession Of faith
DIED SUDDENLY.