Stewart v. Jarriel

Hawkins, Justice.

1. There being no allegation to the contrary in the petition in this case, it will be assumed that the Primitive Baptist Church therein referred to is one with a congregational form of government (Tucker v. Paulk, 148 Ga. 228, 96 S. E. 339), and that the church itself, by and through a majority of its members, is the highest tribunal with jurisdiction to pass upon and determine all differences between its members upon questions of doctrine, discipline, ecclesiastical law, rule, custom, church government, faith and practice of the church. Mack v. Kime, 129 Ga. 1, 18 (58 S. E.…