New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-29

Protestant churches 70 the value OF 81
500, 600 are at this moment for sale on Man
haitian Island. A late property TO be added
TO the list is Union Methodist Church. 8th
street between Seventh and Eighth avenues
There belong to 1t the Bradleys, the sub
way contractors, and the Carmichels, the
woollen merchants But beyond these famt-
lies there are said to be few people to at
tend IT or 70 pay its running expenses
The pastor is the Rev. J. Lewis Hartsock,
who is chairman OF the Monday Preachers
Meeting, and Is recognized as Methodist
leader in this conference
A Carmichael, jr one Of the responsible
supporters, admitted yesterday that there
have been several offers for the property
Of late and that he thought sale would
be 2 good thing Few OF its members live
near the church Seventeen years ago,
when Union Church was a product of con-
solidation, it's building was crowded. Now
all is changed St Andrews Methodist
Church, 10th street, near Columbus ave-
nue., now without pastor, is DESTROYS that
Union Church sell and combine with H. II
IS said TO be willing TO take the Union
pastor for IT'S own. Mr.. Carmichel, asked
about this plan yesterday, was not IN
clined TO talk. A part Of the plan. as out
lined by Union people, IS that some help be
given from the sale 10 the 35th street ana
James churches the latter IN t4th street.
, The Union Methodist Church property IS
held at $3.50. 900, or thereabouts, and can be
had u the right price is offered. There are
half Q dozen other smaller churches tof
sale worth in all another $4,000, possibly
more Then there are four big church
properties for sale, worth 100000 each.
Near these sums have been offered for some
Of them. and one would have been solo
long ago save for a restriction IN the tlte
10 q part OF its site. All Souls Unitarian
Church. Fourth avenue and 20th street, Is
particularly anxious TO sell and get out OF
a district certain TO be given over 70
warehouses. Some declare that N,5NW -
not too much for the property, but DIM
Guilty lies in the fact that twenty feet IN
its rear is constructively fronting upon
C,rsn,ercv Park That being so It cannot
hA used for business purposes. Had II not
been for this restriction IL IS said the prop
erty would have been sold long ago. Mem
ber5 or All Souls desire it TO be rebuilt
either upon upper NaplsoH e'Siiu- W
the upper West Side
The Madison Avenue Reformed Church
NJ b7th street. worth 100000, will be solo
when that hgure IS realized. Curious!y' us
members are said not 10 favor going any
where but 70 dispose Of the property ana
give the proceeds 10 some other rehglous
work There are many members who would
M, object II IS declared by them, 20 the
church ae a church going out OF existence
There have OF late been half dozen oners'
The Orthodox Meeting House in Gramercy
Park with a property worth S""'"o' u
attended by very few Quakers, indeed ana
although n IS orthodox and the meeting
b,..o IN Rutherford Place IS Hicksite'
there are members In 10Th street who favor
-oreolidation The number OF Quakers 10
attend IN Gramercy Park Is very few NOT
unlike II IS St Lukes Lutheran Church IN
tho theatre district ~ 42d street. Although
tri- church IS a Lutheran one II STANDS all
alone Officially belonging 10 no general or
,,,r,zat,ou Of Lutherans. II Is not suHer-
inc n the extent that some others are but
announces its willingness 10 sell az any
time its price IS realized.
Other churches on NdIHd't7ii i'u''
nurross 20 sell as soon as possible lncluue
ire Disciples ~ Christ, On the West SIDE
near Amsterdam avenue, that larger
church may be erected IN more centrdi
Location. central Baptist, az Amsterdam
avenue and 92d street, that much larger
and aner West side church may be bu.lt'
sixteenth Baptist, happening 10 be located
q, West lfth street. although II IS not
named for the street, and the Ne"
Presbyterian Church Harlem Inc laSt
named has long been without pastor anu
has SOUGHT 10 have other churches consoh-
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