Evening journal., 1915-09-09
erect TABERNACLE At
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS
Two Months Religious
Campaign is Now
Assured
DR.. LYON TO BE
THE EVANGELIST

remission for the erection of a
tabernacle on the triangle in Wash
instou Heights Park for the revival
campaign to be held during January
and February was granted at a meet
ing of the Park Commission yester-
day afternoon. The report for the de-
sired permission was made by a com
mittee of Wilmington pastors and lay
men, the spokesman for whom was
Rev. j. Ross Stoensifer. A motion to
grant the request was made by for
mer Senator Thomas M. Monaghan
! and seconded by Samuel H. Baynard.
Z There was not a dissenting voJ..
Besides the Rev. Mr.. Stonesifer. the
committee was composed as follows.
4 William p. White. city auditor, James
4 n. Burns, r. E. Hanna. b. L. Har-
desty, General Charles Bird. the R-v.
f. F. Carpenter. /. l.. Loomis, C. H.
! Cantwell, the Rev Josiah H. Crawford
and L. A. Bower.
i The Rev. Mr.. Stonesifer said he had
heard that the Park Commission
I would meet yesterday afternoon and
! had gotten the committee together. II
was proposed. he said. to have a re-
j vival campaign here as lad been held
in other cities but the committee could
i not find a place for the tabernacle
which had as many advantages as
Washington Heights Park He said
it commanded the whole of the Ninth
Ward, was accessible to the Seventh
Ward and was within walking distance
OF thousands of east side residents.
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he thought would give better trolley
service. Because it was public ground
he thought it was Just the site for
the tabernacle, and also because\ it
was the place where the city residents
gathered on patriotic occasions.
William P. White said the commit.
tee had canvassed the town and had
decided on the triangle as the loca.
ton, provided permission could be
obtained. He thought the campaign
would materially benefit the city and
lupbuild and improve the citizenship
c. II. Cantwell said that at the
time of the year it was proposed to
hold the campaign the ground would
be frozen and there would therefore
be little damage to the park
General Bird said the tabernacle
would be similar to those erected in
other cities. The Rev. Mr. StonesifeI
said the committee would be govern
ed by the building laws
President Bancroft asked of what
material the building would be con
structed and the Rev. Mr.. Stonesifei
said that it would be built of wood
as were the tabernacles Of other cities
If E. L. Hardesty stated that it was
the desire of the committee to ereci
the tabernacle on the triangle be.
tween Washington street and the
Boulevard and Sixteenth anc
/ Eighteenth streets. II will seat from
5000 to 5000 persons and it is de.
sired to have il on a plot Of ground
24O by 100 feet with a passage way
= around it of ten feet. Mr. Hardesty
] said the selection of Washington
! Heights Park as a site for the taber
naole was almost an inspiration. as Il
was within walking distance of abou
half the population of the city.
The Rev Mr.. Carpenter said tha
four denominations were interested il
the movement but the other de
nominations would likely ioin tn,
movement. The campaign will b,
opened January and continue fo
J seven weeks. The denominations in
terested are Methodist Episcopal
Baptist. Presbyterian and Unite,
5 Presbyterian.
: l.. A. Bower said no harm would b.
done the triangle and after the taber
nacle was removed the plot would b.
put in the same condition it was be
. fore
President of Council Downwarl
e said he favored granting the permis
sion but did not think the Location
: was the best possible.
Mr.. Hardesty replied that the ser
vices would attract non-church goini
people from all over the city and MI
Baynard stated that people come owe
there now who did not 90 to church
The Rev. Mr.. Crawford said tn
evangelist who had been secured ba
his own architect, who would desig
the tabernacle
Mayor Price entered the meetin
e after the motion was made to gran
, the desired permission. He was ask
e ed II he had anything to say abou
u the matter, and merely replied:
) Il am ready to vote" He vote
S aye"
d After returning thanks the mem
9 bers OF the committee withdrew fro1
" the meeting.
e The Rev. Dr.. Milford H. Lyon. {
Is Indiana, will conduct the campaig
during January and February.
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e The Wants assist in the sale of real
~ and usable household eoods IN III