Hatchett v. Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church
Supreme Court of Arkansas
APPEAL from Pulaski Chancery Court. Hon. D. W. Carroll, Chancellor. First — In case of division of a religious corporation, the title to the church property will remain with those who retain their connection with and continue to conform to the usages and discipline of the organization with which they have been before connected, although they may constitute . only a minority.
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APPEAL from Pulaski Chancery Court. Hon. D. W. Carroll, Chancellor. First — In case of division of a religious corporation, the title to the church property will remain with those who retain their connection with and continue to conform to the usages and discipline of the organization with which they have been before connected, although they may constitute . only a minority. Lewis v. Watson, 4 Bush (Ky.), 888; McGinnis v. Watson, 41 Pa- St., 9; Winnerbrenner v. Cruder, 48 ib., 844; Ferrario v. Vasconcelles, 31 Ills., 1. Second — A majority of a church congregation may direct and control in…
1Opinion of the CourtBattle, J.
The Mt. Pleasant (colored) Baptist Church employed Peter Hatchett to serve as its pastor for an indefinite period of time. A portion of the members becoming dissatisfied with Hatchett, and disapproving his conduct, attempted to discharge him from the pastorage of the church and to exclude him and his co-defendants, on account of disorderly conduct, from the fellowship of the church. As to Hatchett’s discharge as pastor being the action of the majority of the church, the evidence is conflicting. Without undertaking to detail the evidence, it is sufficient to say we find it was.
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