Stubbs v. Vestry of St. John's Church
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Baltimore City (Harlan, C. J.) It is conceded that', as provided in the second chapter of the Articles of Incorporation, the “ said church or congregation, its rector and vestry, shall at all times adhere to and observe the doctrine, worship and discipline of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, as set forth in its creeds, articles, liturgy, constitution and canons,” and that under Canon 4, title 2, of…
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Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Baltimore City (Harlan, C. J.) It is conceded that', as provided in the second chapter of the Articles of Incorporation, the “ said church or congregation, its rector and vestry, shall at all times adhere to and observe the doctrine, worship and discipline of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, as set forth in its creeds, articles, liturgy, constitution and canons,” and that under Canon 4, title 2, of the Digest of the Constitution and Canons of the General Convention, wherever the same is in force, its provisions must…
1Opinion of the CourtMcSherry, C. J.
This is an application by bill in equity for an injunction to restrain the defendants, who are the appellees in this Court, from hindering the plaintiff, who is the appellant, in the exercise of his office as rector of Saint John’s Protestant Episcopal Church and from debarring him from access to said church. The injunction prayed for was refused and the bill of complaint was dismissed. From that order the appeal now before us was taken. The question is : “Does the case made by the allegations of the bill entitle the appellant to the relief which he seeks ?”
The bill avers that “the Vestry of…
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