Knowles v. White

Wyatt, Justice.

John T. Knowles, as a member and deacon of the St. James Baptist Church, filed his petition against E. D. White, alleging in substance that on December 10, 1943, the church duly voted to declare vacant the pulpit, then occupied by E. D. White as pastor; that thereafter White refused to turn over to the petitioner and others the key to the church, but a meeting was held on the steps of the church, at which meeting -W. L. Solomon was chosen as pastor; that White refuses to allow Solomon to enter the pulpit or to perform the duties of pastor. The prayers of the petition were for…