The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-24
NO CHURCH MERGER;
GRACE STREET BALKS
Westminster Presbyterian Com
gregation Favors the Union
by Vote of il to s.
Report Tabled and Committee
Discharged by Grace---Will
Proceed to Get New House
of Worship.

There will be no union OF Grace
Street Presbyterian church and Vest
minister Presbyterian church. the con-
gregatien Of Gracc-StIset church yes
terday morning having tabled inded-
nItely the report of the Joint COM
mittee from the two churches to unite.
Westminster church, by vote OF "A
to s, favored the union.
The result of the action taken by
the two churches at meeting fol-
lowing immediately the morning SER
vice is that each church will be sepa-
rateiy maintained, Westminster
church viii remain as now, with Rev.
j. 7. Fair, d, d, as pastor. Grace
Street church, whose property recent
ly was sold, and whose pastor. Rev.
ID. Clay Lilly, resigned to become field
secretary of the missionary movement
of the Presby terian church in the
South. will seek q new pastor and a
location in which to build new
house of worship.
Opposition to the union of the two
churches, yesterdays vote showed,
was slight in Westminster church,
there being but eight voices raised
against the adoption of the report of
the joint committee petitioning East
Hanover Presbytery to merge the
churches. The opposition at Grace
Street church appeared to have been
wen oisdhiNea' anu wish hioeioii aaS
fhaae ~ eapie tue report anu ~ uis-
ehafEe me committee inc vote was
unanimous.
Westminster Church Agrees.
The report OF the joint COMMITTEES
iroih the Two chuiches oii the p1o-
posed union, which committee con-
sisted oI !. Johnson, t1iaii liiail.
ana "liiiah H. Ailiisi, .epi sseAtu ~.
Grace StFeee ehuFth. ana 'ohh W
Williams LOT "esenaAhsteI caaiS va.
was shoihttteo ~ ttte hteAiipeis ~ tno
Conversations Ga the TWO chuFches
several Jays sso- r-,--x----.
a copy o. the report. Wnlch was an
as feei'ieii' pe, WEI gag eoi15A e
OF the Two chuFcnes Us 70 now .ns
Union Win ~ s4ieeteu. CIV ~ =
Wohia AFFECT Nhe t~o ehui lass va
mailed % every membeT % poln cor .ll-.
creations LOT tneiT Iaispeselo'l 49,
study. rms was gone thhe tneF Hisn.
ne 1afhitaf "lln Tag ~ upoatesuis's go 80
tnat they Hllsat VOICE themselves Ia
teiligentiy.
ne meeting at Weseiiiliissei e4'u1eA
followihg the morning. service yssss
Day had tne report lorff1ans prese i.l
py Jonh w iiilaaias' Us eol.nii AZ
/ chairman ne asreeheht "as us
cassea. several nieitiosFs VI me VeS
minister cnarch committee htahihs 70
MARKS me members OK this uoaI-
mlttee are. 1ohH ". W iliialr'ss g
| walters. EDWIN n. Lea, osoi &c p
hsiap' Heoi go 1N' a. ieAfA"' "'AN ~
Miles.
Vote on us aaoption was cai1e1'
ana the oahot reshteu'
FOR uhioh' - a6a.iiSe, Q.
Turned Down by Trace
me result III ~ ace-oe'e ee $3.50, -.
was dlHerehI Inc report hasins
| been read by all mems ers OF the con
gregation. II was not loFhiaiis pe
sented by the chairman OF tne Graeo
feharch- commits w :. n sa,-.
ihslead' MI "a'iiei "a. ~ :" -.
ton. at the suggestion or other MEM
/ bers or the committee ana % iheil-
bers OF the conversation. lhal sIs "
port pc iald on the taoie lnaehtilleis,
ana tha1 the committee ne uiseiia, So ~
The motion was seconaed ny y.
/ Wherry. ana was adop.eo Y uhani-
nous vote ehdihs Fishe ,here ln0
proposition 70 merge the churelss.
| The members Oh the Graee,s.IesI
churcn committee "sre' ~ aou.eAu -
TO Mr. Miller, John M. rice, 9
Rnodes, Rent 'rkawles' =. Seots
rish ana w A. Wltnerspooh-
EnoS IL
speaking last hisht % a,s
taken at tue iieetlhss 10y -, -
bers OF the TWO ciluIelies aee'as 81 s..e
| action or Grace-otrsel etFoten e.sus
forever 'ne proposition ~ a'Aiso '"'
TWO chutcheS -. ..tar.
/ Members OF poeh cohsresas.on
realized that onJectioi Oh wy ia. 80, y s
either OF me cHulInes 70 'i.e IS
meht "ouio mean tt.e unlo - 80. ~,
| De aceofilpiIsne"- na 60 49,. =
members OF the TWO cnurehes thal =
/ there were amy .,S at.,,,s ~ !.
| tloh' even .iipush xsnT,,s-
majority OF potn S.ia' 80 80 .s
II, fFesps 'sl .4'a,s ,arra +ba
grant the pe'i'1o"
chnrches. c s.o. .,,rch
ne ao''ua, 20 .,,.,,risa "a th~
yesterday Was ~, q sul - -
congressman "A - go.
| Lterahces % s,.,., 49, Las,
| Street CONS. s7aA'oi