The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-24
CALL UPON PREsBYTERY
70 ADJUST DIFFICULTY
Move Near Westminster CUES
ton for Committees
ALSO CONSIDER AMALGANIArIoN
Purchase pf Wcst-End site Comes
Up AT Crcwc Before East Hanover
Body, Which Will adjourn to
Richmond to Settle Case

Whether tho Grace street I'rcsby-
torian Church and the Westminster
PreShNter'"n church shall amaleamatc
"r t." permitted to grow uD within
three squares of each ether and min
iStcr to two congregations. each from 4
different section of the CITY. Is a .,ucs-
tton to bG decided by the East hanover
i'rcSbytcry AT an adjourned meeting 10
be held here oCtohrr II.
lhc question. one %: long discussion
and frequent debate c:tm" up at the
session Yesterday Of the East Hanover
Z IrcSbNtcry. which is uectiu. in Cr"wc.
ana on its determination rests the set
Element Of an interchurch debate GU,
or which has grown a serious rivalry
hctwc"n he two congregations. 1t
wien an Intellectual attempt WAS made
10 amalgamatc the two congregations
Tho matter WAS brought before the two
cnurch bodies after services. and the
erort at cOnsoliSPt ton was defeated
WESTMINSTER CHUUCu
;s:si:>TH INTRUSION
Thereafter the Grace Street Church
obtained permission from the prcby =
terry to purchaS. . site and build a
new nous" OF Worship somewhere in the
I vicinity Of Lee Circle \ suitable sit.
could not b" found. and the committee
ilnally purchased - site ~ the North.
east corner Of Monument Avenue ana
,hre" squares removed from the loci,.
| ton OF Westminster Church. TIL latter
church objects To what is termed AN in.
( trusion within its own Splicr" of in.
ilucncc by - church Of the same de-
NOMINATION. and. apparently. fOr"sccjUG
conflict between the churches and "a
overlapping Of interests. has urgently
requested tho 'T"sbYtcry not to permit
Grace street Church to move to its
new site
The question was debated at some
length yesterday and, finally, on q
motion madc by Itcy. +. r. McFadcn.
pastor of thc First Presbyterian
WAS left to "a committee. got to be
appointed, that committee 10 report at
an adjourned meeting OF the I'rcsby-
/ terry In Richmond Under TIA" terms OF
! Or. McFadcn's motion The committee
! - FIRST to see whether amalga'nation
can be effected. and. ir that bc pos
siblc, TO talk" steps TO bring about cou-
/ solidation. Failing this the committee
! Is to decide upon the advisability OF
/ newly purchased site. The. committee
! is TO investigat" all questions depend
/ ing upon the inal issue.
CHAHNI;TI:RIZf:S MOVE h>
/ ECCLESIASTICAL CRIME
I Colonel John W Williams represent
ed We5,mins d GhuTGh on The 9or
/ the sister church in rivalry. y. Il.
I ilold"rby. Jr VINO also appeared in
grants permission to Grace street
/ Church TO make the proposed move. It
VIII constitute an ecclesiastical crime
which the city and Presbyterian Church
Of Richmond will regret. Now is the
time to correct the error"
-, Rev J. y Fair; D. p, pastor Of
appeal 10 the rcsbytery not to do
anything that would hjurc the church.
and the Rev. J. &. Stewart y. -, Of
fercd resolution looking To the APP
3 pointmcnt OF commission composed of
members Of the prcsbytcrN who live
outside Of Richmond. who should in
/ vestigate and decide upon the aues-
/ ton. This motion was not acted upon.
/ Rev. Russell Cecii. u. -. said that he
I could not see any reason why the two
( churches could not he now amalga-
/ mated. and added that If this could be
done strong church for growing
! presbyterianism in the West END OF
. the city would result. The argument
. was conducted i'm all spirit Of fairness
ana all EXPRESSED their determination
! TO abide by the decision Of the Pres
: bytery.
NO RIGHT no ENPEtT
INTRUSION by CHURCH
In making its plea against the pro-
posed move OF Grace street Church.
/ Westminster Church. in Il paper pre-
pared by and for the CONGREGATION and
/ presented yesterday TO the Prcsbytcry,
/ stated that overturcS were made by IL
/ TO the congregation OF Grace Street
I Church to amalgamatc the two convrc-
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