Heckman v. Mees
Ohio Supreme Court
This is a bill in chancery, reserved in Franklin county. The bill is filed by a portion of the congregation known as the “ German Lutheran Reformed Congregation of St. Paul’s Church, Columbus,” against the pastor and other members of the congregation. This congregation had been' connected with the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Ohio until a short time previous to the filing of the bill, when that connection was dissolved by the.vote of a .majority of the congregation.
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This is a bill in chancery, reserved in Franklin county. The bill is filed by a portion of the congregation known as the “ German Lutheran Reformed Congregation of St. Paul’s Church, Columbus,” against the pastor and other members of the congregation. This congregation had been' connected with the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Ohio until a short time previous to the filing of the bill, when that connection was dissolved by the.vote of a .majority of the congregation. It is claimed by the complainants, that by the constitution of their church the connection with this synod was unalterable ;…
1Opinion of the Court
Birchard, O. J.
This is a bill filed to enforce the execution of *491an alleged trust, and the existence of that trust being put in issue by the answer, our first duty is necessarily an investigation of the disputed matter of fact. We direct our attention, then, to the inquiry whether, by the unalterable articles of the constitution, the German United Lutheran and Reformed Congregation of St. Paul’s Church of Columbus is forever connected with the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Ohio, etc. The answers of the respondents, embracing a large majority of the congregation, and including their pastor,…
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