El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-22

Churches in Unprecedented numbers
and unusual prominence on Manhattan
island. New York city, some Of them
lannon's throughout America and Europe,
are considering just now their own
sistence their removal or their con
solidation with other churches Al
least 100000 is involved, and some
men of national regulations as mem
bers OF official bodies Of these congre-
cations, are in counsel upon the pro
portions. The NUMBER making public
their negotiations is upwards OF
dozen. while fully 80 others are known
10 be studying their futures DuO oe-
cIfnfne as vet 10 reveal plans.
-Four Baptist six Presbyterian, Two
T,niscOpal TWO Reformed, two disciples
and one Uniterian churches are lnaLls
Stafelv involved. Two Baptist churches
nave been sold since Jan. 1, one OF
them IN the theater district near Alll mes
sousre. The Fifth avenue BaptisL the
20 DR. G +. Aked the last pastor
md the ROckefeuers as members IS
considering a sale, and posslDle 81
fsnctfon II such be brought aDOul
re proceeds win become endowment
fo- calvary church, the latter tnaI o.
s5e Rev. DIT. Robert Stuart MacArtnlr
Tor more than 40 years CalFaIg uu ,--'17
fngs In 57th street near CaEhesle ita-L-
committees on consolidation arc
-rbe Rev. DR.. Parkhurst's church on
Madison square, possessing sSAV'vov en-
dowment has just FORCED the s9--e
snofher Presbyterian church the uCtS
=, ,vhoee Dropertv il held, and has aoo-
81 the $4,000 to its endowment -
reason being that Il needed the lnCJl--9
10 nav current expenses one - p.
terrain church, attended IN Us u9s
nd
site the new New XoEk puDuc DISl ; ,
bss recently gone, and now TWO mar aaI
-. PRESBYTERIAN churches, one Win
handful Of people, are DISCUSSING 49,
soIidatlon- Still another FrSsDs -
-Frr-rh- east of Central park, IS LOT
80 snd will soon close It's doors II q
sale be not effected 20 his
tory located in the Times square - -
trict. half its members WORMS ~ -
HlpDodrome and other theateIs' 80 .,,- a..
Toosf All OF its sunday school cnlioIsI 1
numbering 200 being boys ana BIIAs u
s-fors. has Just voted TO sell ana Ge-
usrt- Two Disciples OF CHRIST Gnu - - =
Consolidated last Sunday ana t"o -
Forr,ed churches have sold their Prop-
e-fies recently. One Of them mas Ie
buFt quite near Columbia university
mi closed its doors and only reopeneo
them when It was able to DorroW 80,
900 IN instruments OF 40OOO ySaL -
o-ranfzation that should loan the S<oI
0e6 the one was chosen that could pesS
z+an5 the odium, so il was thoughS u
--eF-7sinR 10 loan more at the emo o.
Nv. vea-s under the alternative OF CLOS
5ng sItogether The Unitarian cnufcn,
az Gouis' with the Rev Dr. hehIg
n bellows as minister, was FAMOUS
+broughout America 50 years ago. II
US In If that one Of the great com
missions for relief OF Union sololeIs III
TIE civil war was organized
Asked Il these changes lnolcdle ans
failure in New York on the paLL u
p-otestant Christian effort an o11lceE
Of one Of these famous churcn LepILeu.
Not at all Ministers ana lay me- .-
IN charge Of these churches are just as
ss-1eet lust as liberal, just as wise
- ofher CHRISTIANS. All they are oolns
As to adapt the physical parts OF -
Churches to present conditions Ala-l.
hatfan island must be used Tor gfeat
business structures, great hotels great
,laces OF entertainment, not TOT ES"
Torlr alone. but for all America
churches are TO remain Some viii os
- I'D fvDe. Many VIII be new types
what We are doing is changing Lle
-hurcbes as other enterprises Protes-
fants OF New York we're never stIons
er never larger, never more llD 49,
r-ffh money, never more Wiling 70 80
themselves. and never more united Inah
Al fhe beginning OF 1872