Gudmundson v. Thingvalla Lutheran Church
North Dakota Supreme Court
From a decision of tbe District Court of Pembina County, Tem-pletoN, Special Judge, defendants appeal. Tbe doctrine of plenary or verbal inspiration of tbe Bible is not one of tbe fundamental doctrines of tbe Lutheran denomination, and was not sucb, or adopted as sucb, by and at tbe time of tbe organization of tbe defendant cbnrcb congregation, and sucb doctrine was at no time presupposed by sucb congregation.
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From a decision of tbe District Court of Pembina County, Tem-pletoN, Special Judge, defendants appeal. Tbe doctrine of plenary or verbal inspiration of tbe Bible is not one of tbe fundamental doctrines of tbe Lutheran denomination, and was not sucb, or adopted as sucb, by and at tbe time of tbe organization of tbe defendant cbnrcb congregation, and sucb doctrine was at no time presupposed by sucb congregation. Tbe evidence of theologians and men well versed in tbe doctrines of tbe Cbnrcb of Iceland, and with those of tbe Lutheran Church, was and is Highly valuable and competent. Young v.…
1Opinion of the CourtGoss, J.
This is an action at law for the recovery of the possession of the property and records of the Thingvalla Lutheran Church, a religious corporation. The defendant society had existed as an unincorporated religious association from its organization in 1889 until the summer of 1910. In 1909 a schism arose over different beliefs as to the inspiration of the Scriptures. In May,- 1910, plaintiffs, members of the society, withdrew from participation in congregational matters. The defendants, the majority, discharged their pastor, and over the protest of the minority withdrew the congregation from…
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- Bouldin v. AlexanderSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Smith v. PedigoIndiana Supreme Court · 1893
- Gaff v. GreerIndiana Supreme Court · 1882
- Fadness v. BraunborgWisconsin Supreme Court · 1889
- State ex rel. Watson v. FarrisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1869
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Presbytery of Bismarck v. AllenNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1946
- First English Evangelical Lutheran Church v. DysingerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1932
- Bendewald v. LeyNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1917