Cheshire v. Giles

Prentis, P.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

*255This is an unfortunate controversy between the members, or former members, of the Martinsville Primitive Baptist Church as to the ownership of the church building. Those who profess faith in a common Lord and Master have for slight reasons prolonged an unfortunate controversy, instead of waiving their relatively inconsequential differences of opinion, and agreeing to live in peace as brethren.

This, a suit in equity, was instituted by G. A. Giles, J. W. Shumate and J. B. Wade, claiming as trustees of the Primitive Baptist Church of Martinsville,…