The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-23
ACCOMMODATIONS
SELL COVENANT CHURCH
tish Rite Masons, Acquire Build
ing at Park and Harrison.
NsIDERArIoN is sai,5oo
SoonNa SA'rOpcrty nj Fourth and Grace
Is Sold BY Consolidated Church.
Handsome New House OF Worship
Will Go Up in West End.

The building and property Of the
Church of the Covenant, at the north
east corner of Park Avenue and Har-
rison Street, have been sold by Grace
Covenant Presbyterian Church to Lii
bertas Lodge, No. 8. Scottish Rite
Masops, that lodge at a business ses-
sion last night having accepted the
proposition extended by the CONSOLE
dated Presbyterian congregations.
through its building committee. The
consideration is s41.500.
or this, $4,000 is to be paid in
cash, and the balance in notes for
$4,000. payable two or three years
after date, whenever possession is
given by the church. The church is
to ray s per cent interest to Liberals
Lodge on the cash payment of s12,-
500 as long as the congregation uses
the church.
The merged congregation, having
disposed of property of the Church
OF the Covenant, now has only to sell
the property at Fourth and Grace
Streets known as Grace-Street Pres
byterian Church. before ii will be
ready to carry on negotiations look
ing 10 the erection Of It's new house
-of worship - be one OF the hand
soonest in the South, in the West End.
Anticipate Early Sale.
It ia expected that the property at
Fourth and Grace will be disposed of
in n short time. it's location making
Il one of the most desirable of prop
critics now on the Richmond realty
market. As soon, as this property Is
sold the proceeds will be added to
those from the sale of the Covenant
Church property and the congregation
of the two churches will authorize its
committee 10 proceed with negotia :
tons that will result in the erecting
of new church
The negotiations that were consum-
mated last night were begun some
weeks ago and they reached definite
form at meeting of the building
committee OF the merged eongrega-
tons held last Wednesday. The COM
mittee at that time framed a propo-
sition that was submitted to the
Scottish Rite Masons OF Libertas
Lodge of Perfection.
Lodge Accepts Proposition.
The lodge met last night in Masonic
temple and the Grace Cove mt
Church building committees proposal
was brought before the body
The meeting was one OF the largest
held in recent months and discussion Of
the church's proposal was participated
in by a number of the members of the
lodge. There was not dissenting
voice, and when the question was sub
mitted adoption was unanimous. The
lodge, accepting the church offer au-
thorixed It's trustees to close the deal
al once by the signing of the necessary
papers. 1t is expected the contract.
making formal transfer will be signed
within the next day or two and that
the deed will shortly go TO record
The sale OF the Church OF the Cove
nant carries with II in addition TO the
real estate. the pipe organ, the heating
plant and the seating equipment in
both the church and the chapel adjoin-
ing the church building In the rear.
The building Committee.
The building committee of the con-
solidatsd churches, headed by George
Bryan. is composed OF j. Scott rafrish,
w g. Ehoads, Edgar @, tsafnnst r. F
Magtll. Z. c. Christian. Robert LsSky,
Jr.. pr. II Stuart MacEean and Mr.
Bryan, %
On and after the first sunday In
April the services OF Grace Covenant
Church will be had In tho building
of the Church OF the Covenant. al Park
Avenue and Harrison Street. the build
ing. Grace Street Church, at Fourth and
Grace STREETS, being vacated.
Rev. J. Calvin Stewart. who has been
pastor of the Church of the Covenant,
will be pastor of the merged eongre-
cation. During the last two years the
pulpit of Grace-street Presbyterian
Church has been occupied by Rev. w. l..
Lingle. of the faculty of the Theoiogi-
cal Seminary.
| The consolidation Of the two con-
/ gregations was effected by the action
taken at meeting last December, and
approval was given later by East
Hanover Presbytery.