Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1908-02-15
GET WASHINGTON
HEIGHTS CHURCH
Committee Of the Methodist
Congregation will Trans
fer EdiIiCe to Hanover

Hanover Presbyterian Church will pur-
chase the property Of the Washington
Heights NJ H. Church. This was decided
upon last night at a joint meeting Of the
committees OF the two churches IN WASH
ington Heights Church. The present site
OF Hanover Church at Sixth and King
streets will accordingly be abandoned and
probably will be sold.
The majority Of members OF Hanover
Church live In the western part OF the
city and the present church at Sixth and
King streets now becoming surrounded by
business buildings, has been damper to
large attendances 10 such a degree that
the congregation felt that a new site must
OF necessity be obtained
When It became known accordingly,
that Washington Heights Church was
not only struggling under a heavy debt,
but that many Of It's congregation were
Presbyterians. the possibility OF acquiring
that property was discussed finally re-
sulting in negotiations that terminated
In the agreement last night.
The property will not be transferred
until after the conference year OF the VIII
mlngton Methodist Episcopal Conference
next month. No precise date has been ar
ranged for the transfer OF the property.
but It Is said that Il win be sometime IN
the early spring.
The negotiations carried on between the
two churches are explained at length in
the resolutions unanimously adopted at
Washington Heights church last night
by tho officials OF that church
These resolutions show that at a
meeting Of Washington Heights
Church on Monday, January ~, the
disposition Of the property was placed
without restriction in the hands Of
the board Of trustees, who at a meeun
on Thursday evening, January 20, con-
ferred with Presiding Elder A. S. Now
bray Of the NJ. q. Church and the pas
tor
On February a. committee from
each church conferred and Il was de
cioed TO effect a merger OF the two
congregations IL possible.
At the congregational meeting Of
Hanover Church last Wednesday night
the interests Of the two churches were
fully discussed and the committee en-
powered 70 effect q merger. The reso-
buttons conclude:
Whereas, The trustees Of Wash
ington Heights Church deemed a div
tded responsibility undesirable; there
fore be Il
Resolved, BY the board OF trustees
Of Washington Heights NJ r. Church
that the president and secretary Of the
board be and they are hereby author
izeo, empowered and directed 70 trans
fer the property OF the said church
with its membranes to the trustees
OF Hanover Presbyterian Church"
Details 10 be Arranged.
Several details as to the future OF
the church are yet to be arranged, o.
tleast II they have been agreed on nc
information can be had about them
One is as to the future name OF the
church and the other Is as TO the
pasotrate
The Rev. W. L. s. Murray is present
pastor Of Washington Heights Church
but II is likely that he win be assigned
70 some other church at the Whining.
ton Conference session IN March, ant
that no pastor would be appointed I,
Washington Heights. This woull
leave the church free to get whoever
It desired as pastor, as the transfer
from the Methodist to the Prosbyter
ian faith win become effective then
The Rev. r. l. Jackson IS pastor q
Hanover Presbyterian Church, and i
was said to-day that he in all prob
ability win become pastor OF the new
church.
As 10 a question Of name Il Is sal,
that the name OF Hanover WIN be be
slowed upon the Washington Height
Church, although the name Wash
ington Heights" may be retained Il
ehtitle.