The Washington times., 1906-03-30
JUSTICE HARLAN
MAY LEAVE BENCH
Deeply Interested in Pres
byterian Cathedral.
CONGREGATIONS TO JOIN
Generally Conceded That Assembly's
and New York Avenue Churches
Will Become One.

John NJ. Harlan. Associate Justice OF
the United States Supreme Court. is
said to have indicated his willingness
10 give up his future on the bench in
order 10 take up the work of creating
a big central place OF worship for the
Presbyterian Church ,ocated in -tvasf--
ington. He would d. this. II is UNDER
stood. IL il should be demonstrated TO
be the sense of the Presbyterian church
es In this city that such a union could
be brought about and shuch an edifice
constructed.
This sentiment of Justice Harlan was
given expression before the congre-
CATION OF Assembly's Presbyterian
Church last night 10 determine whether
this organization should be consolidated
with or be absorbed by the New York
Avenue Church The consolidation was
decided upon by vote of II to q. but
it will not be decided finaIIy until the
New York Avenue Church votes on the
proposition some evening next week
Last night o. b. Brown. chairman
Of the board CT church officials renort-
ed the decision of a conference held with
officials of the New York Avenue
Church at the home of Justic Harlan
-.
was appointed to report the action 10
Assembly's Church Justice Harlan will
report to the New York Avenue Church
at the meeting next week.
Resolutions Adopted.
Last nights meeting at AssembIy's
Church was presided over By the pas
tor. the Rev. George p Wilson. The
Following resolution. which was drawn
up at the Joint meeting Wednesday
night. was introduced:
Resolved. That the organic union OF
the Assembly's and New York Ayeuue
Presbyterian Churches into one ecelesi
astical organization is eminentIy desir-
able for the more efficient work of the
kingdom of Christ in this city and we
hereby instruct the Official bodies Of
this church TO take immediate steps for
such consummation."
BY provision of the resolution. the
church property Of Assembly's Church
will be turned over to the New York
Avenue Church. and the name of the
latter church will be used. Rev Wal
lace Radcliffe and Rev. George p. WI
son, pastors of the two churches will
act as co-pastors of the greater church
for the present at least. and the orfi-
cial bodies will be merged into one An
option on the property of the Assemblv,s
Church for $4,000 has already been Civ
en-, and this sum, when acquired will
be turned into the joint treasury. either
10 be used toward building a new edi.
flee for the combined churches or to 90
toward the building of the cathedraI
proposed by Justice Harlan.
II was stated last night that Justice
Harlan had expressed the determination
of entering vigorously into the mova-
ment IL it should be indorsed by the gen
eral assembly.
Favors the Union.
AS the sentiment of the New Yorlr
Avenue Church is known strongly 70
favor the union there is no doubt that II
also will pass the resolutions at NEXT
weeks meeting. The formality of the
consolidation will then follow at an
early date. The consolidation is really
matter of absorption of the smaller
church by the larger one. the As
sembly's Church giving up both its
home and its name Members of the AS
sembly's Church have been anxious for
some time that such action be taken
as il has not enjoyed a large degree Of
prosperity. The ASSembly's Church has
about go members on it's roll, while
there are about 100 on the rolls Of tie
New York AVeQI1e Church