New-York tribune., 1909-05-13
10 BUILD FOR DR.. AkED
FIFTH 4TENUE BAPTISTS
WILL SPEND 100000.
robn d. Rockefeller, Jr., One Of
Commiftee to Hire architects
and Find Tenn porGry Home.

n F2,ckefeiler's church, the Fifth Ave
psn+fst Church. will be torn down and a
structure erected in its place. The parson-
and lecture room will be razed also. The
=, sdifce will cost. it was estimated. 100000
,-,,s action. not unexpected, was taken at
..-,orate meeting held last evening In the YES
= a. which the Rev. Dr. Charles + Aked, the
- acted as moderator and Eugene Paddock
: .le-k The meeting was attended by many
--cnirent members Of the church, including
1obn d Rockefeller, jr. A building committee
- @nance committee were appointed. Edgar
: Narston was appointed chairman ex-offlcio
- s.cb committee. place was found the
s,snce committee for young Mr.. Rockefeller
r. Aked announced that already nearly
,.aa aoo had been subscribed by some of the
-,srhe-s Of the TWO committees. one name he
,a6- public-that Of Mr.. Marston, who contrib
- 81 AGO DIT Aked said that while il
:. his idea that new structure should be built
on the site Of the present edifce, which is few
.,o-s vest Of Fifth avenue in 46th street, yet
!. vas the only practical thing, as the s2.00o.oo0
necessary for a building Fifth avenue could
not he obtained from the members of his con-
cessation He thought that 100000 was as
- as could be expected, but that 100000
would do
,siss Anna : Peck. the we'll known mountain
,,i,,bsr proposed that there be one woman at
hos, on each Of the two committees appointed
Tho motion was lost A. s. Walker, who was
snnointed to the building committee. desired to
ritbdraw his name. Dr. Aked refused his con-
sent and the incident was closed.
DR.. AKED's APPEAL
DIT Aked. in his appeal for a new church.
said;
you have a great and glorious and significant
history Prophets have spoken to YOU. There
are those who will not rejoice TO its old
stones carried away. But the present church IS
altogether too small Many have been turned
srav from our doors on Sunday. and many 9TH
ers have had TO stand during the services. These
latter have been discouraged from coming again.
Moreover the church Is so constructed that only
those in the first few pews see the preacher.
Last December Mr.. Rockefeller moved at our
corporate meeting that a larger church be built.
We wanted z church Fifth avenue. and not
on our present site. but the former seems I'M
possible The price of land is the price of land.
and the extent Of the giving Of this congregation
is the extent Of the giving Of this congregation.
II would cost g 100000 to erect a church
Fifth avenue, but this was impractical
This Is our scheme. and not the scheme Of
one rich member OF this congregation II Is
not for one rich man TO contribute the Whole
amount II is for the congregation TO dc this.
The obligation IS On We discussed this
church and had sketches drawn up, but found
that the possibility Of the 100000 scheme GO
ing through very slight We can't stand
before certain rich hat in hand, and Ne
can't extend the boundaries Of Manhattan Island.
We thought Of other sites. but church further
west would be West Side church. and east
would be an East Side church so we decided
that building on the present site was the only
practical solution.
At last the board Of trustees and the deacons
recomEnended the calling Of a corporate meeting
and tie building OF church that would
140o or 150O at once, with lecture rooms. vestr.-
meeting rooms and class rooms We have had
sketches prepared showing a three-story build
ing with splendid ecclesiastical exposure
There are no dissensons in this church. We
are absolutely unanimous, despite some stories
IN the press. OF course, the building Of the
new church on the present site is not the ideal
Ihing- My conception of the ideal thing would
be q cathedral Fifth avenue.
Mr. ROCKEFELLER on COMMITTEE.
Mr. Marston then offered resolution proyid-
ing for the demolition Of the present church
parsonage and lecture room. the hiring of archi-
tects TO draw I'D plans and the appointment Of
building and financial committees to provide a
temporary meeting hall and take any steps nee
essary or expedient for the carrying out OF the
intentions Of the meeting. DR.. Aked read the
resolution Young Mr.. Rockefeller seconded II,
and II carried unanimously
At the close OF the meeting Miss Peck said
that in Boston. where she came from. women
were often named on important committees IN
church work
l did not expect anything else but what hap
pened from such conservative body as the
congregation Of this church." she added ~Of
course he women will be asked to help when it
comes TO buying carpets and giving teas"
The members Of the building committee are
Edgar L Marston, A s. Walker. E /. Ballard
colgate Hoyt, Harry Hubbard Charles T. Peel,
Charles H. Paddock, F. L. Froment E NJ Foote.
) L Thompson and William B. Conklin. The
members Of the finance committee are Edgar L.
Marston- William H Hayes John F. CorneN
sohn P Elder. E. H. Paddock DR.. L. Emmett
BOT John d Rockefeller jr., J. P. Morris Arkel
Il McMichael, William VI Crane and Horace w