Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-29
LAY CORNERSTONE
OF HANOVER CHURCH
At NOON TOMORROW
Continued from page I,


third In 1908 in the building on which
stood the present church project. It In
expected that the new church will be
ready for occupancy before next May.
The dedicatory exercises will he a
double event including the one hun
dredth and fiftieth anniversary of
the congregation which could not be
celebrated this year because OF the
new building project.
second Oldest Church.
Hanover Church is the second Oldest
Presbyterian Church In Wilmington,
the former First Presbyterian Church
having been organized about 1740.
Hanover congregation was organized
In 1772 as the Second Presbyterian
Church. This continued to be the
name of the church until 1887 when.
by act of General Assembly the
church received the name Christiana
Church and continued It's existence
under this name until 1881 when the
congregation was chartered under the
name Hanover Street Church. they
having removed two years previously
to Hanover and King streets, now
Sixth and King streets. The congrc-
CATION worshipped in that building
until 1908. when they purchased from
the Washington Heights Methodist
Episcopal Church the building which
has just been razed to make room for
the newe building now in course Of
erection.
Rev. Joseph Smith was the first
pastor of the church. having served
from its organization in l772 to ITS.
| Fifteen clerRymen have since held the
pastorate, as follows: Rev. William
Il. Smith. 17s0-l7s5: Rev. Thomas
Read. 17S9-lSl7: Rev. f.. w. Gilbert.
iSlS-1s34; Rev. Arthur Granger. 1885 !;
Rev. l.. s. f. w. Gilbert. 1S36-1S4l:
Rev. William Hogarth. ID. d.. 1S4l-
1876: Rev. Joel T.. Rockwell, Is47-
1851: Rev. Abram ID. Pollock. 1852
1855; Rev. w. c. Dickinson. called In
1855, but declined in 1856; Rev. Will
liam Aikman. lS51-ls6s: Rev. Lafay-
cite Marks. n. D., 1s69-lsss: Rev. c.
L. Jennings. Ises-19oo: Rev. w. NJ
Freund. I90o-l?o5: Rev. Robert l.
Jackson. 1eo6-I9l7; Rev. Charles II
Bonner. 1918. or these pastors. Mr.
Jennings. Mr.. Freund and Mr.. Jack
son are living.
With 6l9 names on the church rol
and sos on the Sunday-schcol roll
Hanover Church. always successful. L
! more prosperous than ever before
For some time there has been neeS
OF larger quarters. hence the new
church project. the plans for which
were drawn by Brown a Whlteeide
architects. and the contract let 10 vii
liam ID. Haddock 4 Co. for $4,000.
The new building will be moderi
i'm every particular and beautiful ii
its ARCHITECTURAL design. being pattern
cd after European cathedrals. II vii
seat 6oo persons on the main floor
Gallery space has been provided. al
though this added room will not b
utilized until the growth OF tn
church attendance warrants Their
wall he study for the pastor,
church Office. Sunday school roou
dining room and kitchen. recreation
hall. with a fully equipped stage 70
church entertainments of all kind:
The new building will he one OF ,h
best equipped church properties j
the east.
Already there Is a modern Sunda
School hall and a fully equipped gyn,
nas!um.
The present officers Of the churc
are:
The SesSion-Rev. Charles 7
Bohmer. moderator: Arthur c. DAVE.
clerk; \. ]. Rumford. treasurer; J.
Pyle. Fred s. Price. L. c.. Hsckett. "
:. Valentine, Leon Walker, J.
Dcakyne.
The Trustees-B. {. Grommon. pres
idert: T.. l.. Flory. secretary: Robel
i. Robinson, treasurer: Clarence
o Nost. John W. Lawson. Z. +. Me;zge
Harry Y. Jemison. Frank y. over
= deer. !. Frank Ball, s. II. Baynar
Hugo Schlatter. Charles c. Hopes
The Deacons-W. G.. Bryan. pres
dent: c. Z. Sincock. secretary ar
treasurer; c. :. Elliott and W. ]
Griffith.
The sunday School-Robt. =. Rol
. inson. superintendent: Charles
Walsh and Robert C. Hackett. assis
. ants: John Reybold. secretary; Har-
: I Y 1DuiSOu rho-sS-ar