Evening journal., 1922-11-29
HANOVER TO
LAY Stone OF
new Church
CONTINUED from First Page.)

III lSVo' III lhe buAlulnS on which
stood the present church project.
1t is expected that the new church
will be ready for occupancy before
next May. The dedicatory exercises
will be a double event. including the
one hundredth and fiftieth anniver-
sary of the congregation which
could not be celebrated this year be-
cause Of the new building project.
Hanover Church is the second
oldest Presbyterian Church in VIII
mington, the former First Presby-
terian Church having been organized
about 1870, or thirty-two years be-
fore the Hanover congregation was
organized in 1872 as the Second
Presbyterian Church. This continued
to be the name of the church until
1887 when. bysan act of General As
sembly the Church received the
name Christlana Church and CON
tinued its existence under this name
until 1881 when the congregation
was chartered under the name Han
over Street Church II having remov-
ed two years previously to Sixth and
Hanover streets, now Sixth and,
King streets. The congregation wor-
shipped in that building until 1908
when II purchased from the Wash
ington Heights Methodist Episcopal
Church the building which has just
been razed to make room for the
new building now in course of erec-
ton.
The Rev. Joseph Smith was the
first pastor of the church, having
served from its organization in 1772
TO 1878. Fifteen clergymen have
since held the pastorate, as follows:
The Rev. William r. Smith. 1880
1875: the Rev. Thomas Read, 179S-
1917; the Rev. E. w. Gilbert, 1873
1884; the Rev. Arthur Granger 1891
the Rev. E. W. Gilbert, 1S36-1S4l;
he Rev william Hogarth, d. D.
the Rev. Joel E. Rock
we'll, 1S47-1S51; the Rev. Abram ID. (
Pollock, 1S52-1S55; the Rev. W. {.
called in 1855, but de-
lined in 1856; the Rev. William
Aikman, 1S57-1S6S; the Rev. La
ayette Marks, d. D., 1s69-1S98; the
Rev. c F. Jennings, 1s9S-19OO; the /
Rev. w. NJ. Freund, 1900-1905; the
Rev. Robert L. Jackson, l9O6-l9lt;
he Rev. Charles II. Bonner, 1913
If these former pastors Mr.. Jen-
lings. Mr.. Freund and Mr.. jackson
re living.
Hanover Church has always been
ne of the foremost Wilmington
hurches in membership and infu-
nee. its membership today being
arger than at any previous year in
IS long and honored history. There
re- six hundred and nineteen names
n the church roll and five hundred
nd ninety-f1ye names on the Sunday
chool roll. Under the pastorate OF
ne Rev. Charles H. Bonner. now in
y fourth year, has been successful
I every particular. During the last
sw years several hundred new
lembers have been added and every
apartment of the church has shown
ouickening in spiritual and num-
rical progress. When the present
hurch project is finished it is the
,tention of the congregation to ex-
md its work in many new direc-
ons.
The new church project took def
ite shape early this year when It
ecane manifest that the old church
lilding was too small to accommo-
ate comfortably all who wished to
orship there.
This evident need of a new ediflce
ION crystalized into a demand for a
ew church, and accordingly plans {
ere set on foot for the carrying out /
the new program. Contract was ]
ter let to William D. Haddock and :
ompany for the erection of an edi-
e TO cost $4,000. The plans were
avn by Brown and Whiteside, ar /
litects. The building now n course f
erection will be modern in every
articular and beautiful in its ar I
litectural design. being patterned C
ter European cathedrals. II will h
at 600 persons on the main floor. Y
allery space has been provided. al v
ough this added room will not be a
ilized until the growth of the v
urch attendance warrants. There
III be a study for the pastor, a o
urch Office. Sunday school room. 7
ningroom and kitchen and recrea- Il
IN hall with a fully equipped stage t,
r church entertainments Of all Il
nds. Indeed, the new building will II
one of the most fully equipped
urch properties in the east. AL a
ady there Is a modern Sunday a
hool hall and a fully equipped W
d,
The present officers of the church
e: ~
The session-Rev. Charles H. ri
Inner, moderator; Arthur c. II
lvies. clerk: A. ]. Rumford. treas
er; J. c. Pyle, Fred somers Price, A
G. Hackett, w. S. Valentine, Leon Y
alker, J. F. Deakyne.
The Trustee-B. C. Gromnon.
z. L. Flory, secretary;
bert p. Robinson. treasurer: Clar-
ce e. Yost, John w. Lawson. r. F.
,tzger, Harry Y. Jemison, Frank N. =,
'erdeer. ]. Frank Ball, S. H. Bay q
rd, Hugo Schlatter, Charles c. Sc
'opes. az
The Deacons-W. G. Bryan. pres pl
mt: c. E. sincock. secretary and c,
asurer; c. S. Elliott and W. d. in
fifth. Sc
rhe Sunday school-Robert P. to
'binson, superintendent; Charles hC
Walsh and Robert G.. Hackett, as
ants; John Reybold. secretary; WI
rry Y. Jemison, chorister. WI
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