Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-04
PURITAN PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH, RUMOR AYERS,
$4,000 FUND WINNER
Second and Clearfeld Streets
Congregation Awarded Pale
thorp Bequest, Report
Asserts
DECISION ON FRIDAY

The Puritan Presbyterian Church. 2d
ana Cleariield streets. will receive SI5 coo
for which 1t and the First PRESBYTERIAN
church, Olney. have been contesting for
several months. according to rumor
current in local church circles
committee of men Of the Board of
Trustees of the General Assembly of the
PRESBYTERIAN Church will recommend
that the bequests be awarded to the
Puritan Church at a meeting to he held
next Friday afternoon at ( o'clock, II is
said.
William II. Scott, chairman of the COM
mtttee named to investigate conditions
and make a recommendation as to which
church should receive the gift, would not
deny that the rumor was correct. when
asked to verify It,
us 1t true that your committee has de-
cided to recommend that the trustees Of
the General Assembly award the bcqucst
of the late Henry B. ralcthorp to the
Puritan Church, he was asked.
~ cannot confirm such a rumor. as the
committee has no authority to make an
announcement regarding the matter oX-
cept to the BOARD of Trustees. which
meets on Friday afternoon" he replied.
They will be at liberty to make the
award according to the recommendation
that the committee makes. OF TO refuse to
wv SV' N.ll'ltl lltSt circumstances llO III
formation should be given out for pubica-
tion until the board has reached a de-
Cision."
would you deny that the rumor is cor
rect, Mr. Scott" he was asked.
mo, I can neither deny nor confirm
It," said the chairman.
Prominent PRESBYTERIAN clergymon have
no doubt that the General Assembly
trustees will max, the award as rccom-
o. H.
mittec went over the ground thoroughly
before reaching a decision in order that
the money, which is to be used for tho
erection of q new church cdifcc. might
he given to the church most in need of
Il new building and equipment; also that
the Improvement might be awarded to
that section of the city where the great
est results might be obtained through
1t. Each of the contcsting churches pre-
sented arguments several weeks ago to
show why the officials thought it should
receive the beuuCst, and the members
have been waiting with some impatience,
ever since for the trustees to make an
announcement of their decision,
The will of the late Henry u. Pale
thorp bcqucathed $4,000 to the board of
trustees of the general assembly, with the
stipulation that the money was TO be used
for the erection of a church cditiC" ON
PalethOrp street to be named the Pale
thorp Memorial Presbyterian Church.
Both the Olny Church and the Puritan
Church have shown remarkable growth
in recent years, and are in need of new
buildings and improved equipment. There
fore. each has been anxious to receive
the fund, which has been increased by
more than 5000 i'm interest since Mr.
Palethorp died.
The Puritan congregations present
property extends to Palethorp street, and
it holds options on adjoining property
along Palcthorp street, with a view to
erecting institutional church buildings. If
the rumor that it is to receive the money
proves correct. it is probable that it will
carry out its plans for such a group,
The Rev. James q. Raymond is pastor
of the / .ritan Church, and the Rev. Will
liam IL. Wells leads the Olney congresa-
tion.