The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-20
FOURTH Az. CHURCH TO MOVE
RVS Upper BRO 4 DWtY PI0v
FOR S3!J,O0O.


10 congregation Of the Fourth Avenue
Presbyterian Church, which has tccn
worshipping in the hall Of IN. United
Charities Building since Its church was
sold 20 Mills 4 Glib IN las, Dce.n, Der.
purchased yesterday the norrhw est cor
n"r OF Broadway and iiiih street as a
site for new church. The plot measures
in5 feet ON Broadway and i2S feot ON tho
street. and is said 10 have cost s3,5.OOO
tn" pure hesc brings to an end a move
mcnt tn consolidate with tho West End
Church ct Amsterdam avenrc end iOsth
street Since The congr-gT ton sold the,
church 20 Mills 4 Gibb last year for ssso. .
doo ohrrs Of consoiida ton havr tccn
received from soycral Presbyterian
churches in Gre upper end Of H.. city
fcs weeks ago DR. George p Lad
li-tl. Ju, ~ Charles y Tb.ntor and frank
ugPr. ihrc" loading monitors 81 tn"
Fourth Avonl" Pre- ,bytcria Church
and e'nons thusc IN favor NJ guin.: ovn-
u the Wcs, Frd Church rtimFtcd to
-" pcstor. IN" R"v br slr ~ n Pu-
.nsnLn. thai !; would - w,so for him u
--ign They wsre not cling for Tho
congregation. - DIR Buchanan r.fu> I'D
~ 20
,ns-tgl: of me congregation wn-
he'd on November ant. bv vote
- =. - e jne movement - -onsolida t..
III an7 uf the hall dozen churches
the invited them was ,le.eateL As the
trouble -r,~ o'ii e IN" fciIir. 10 get
o, new site cor IN. church the congr,-
-.''In decided to lose no more tine
\ ,,,muItree t. look tor new place was
appointed With instructions ~ tnd i site
n"ar 'oh.Gnhia University and MON
illogical Seminary Fhe COMMITTEES
elected t.;a co;aer II ErOpdS az and
tn street and y"stcrdlr aftcrnoon
= Na> decided to bay 'hr 3r"?er;r
ne sitr 10 vecart and tlHes in more
nan ha'' the Broadway frontage - the
too hstween illt and ii.rn straetg 1t
tr purchased from h'ein ; jackson
Nho roIcht : from the Ilarl estate q few
u0n're ago. On the adjoining corner
olive story APARTMENT no,.-s Is now
"purse Of conHt -Ict,nn. The congre-
.:a' on. IL y sad. mas no definite rlans
.1 the now church II il said however
"a The church viii not cost loss han
5000
TINS is the second move made by IN.
huron since II wrs orcani2ad IN 1876
yes then known 40 tho Blpecker -, rp.,
p-esbyterian Church and was in Bieecker
Roosevelt. Johr McCoo!.b. r Milford
H's'ohf9rd. John Aapinxai' and other.
In time This church heccri. TOO small
f1r ~ congregation and . ~onn:it,ee ives
arnoi9t III ~ find = new sit~ Tho corr-
10" decided On the plo; n the corner
NJ Fourth avenue and TSan-v-secopd
street and after much rersuasion he
congregation voted TO buy y IN. church
o. - ''S.0So for the plot which was then
-urrnundst by open fields MANY Or
s"''d 70 III" sIie because ia was too far
0.r ~ town and beCalIse the price was too
-. for cO,B'try lots Three wears later
IN q church MAS erected on the pI,,
inch vac nc 'clk ~ the tow, h..car,se
"' rs srea' cost III" name OF the church
W, ths7 ohs1 grd 20 the Fourth Av.n,,e
'r-.s lvteriHn Church
'.'h IN" i'rOods OF business into tho
r -:hhorhood many of she Cou Sreea.ion
""""i M town. SO tAc' duri7 q rpccnf
r"ars the church vas slulD,, d.,Serted
- property wa then put 'n tn. rnarSet
and ss. sold 10 Mills I Gihb ~ "a rrosi,
- sSi5.~0. Among the M stors ot the
'Nurch was 'hc Re, Dr Howard CROSBY.