First Church of Christ Scientist in Buffalo v. Schreck
New York Supreme Court
Action for an accounting and for judgment for such sum as may be in the hands of defendant, as secretary and treasurer of the plaintiff’s 'Sunday school.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
The plaintiff is a corporation duly organized in 1888 under the Religious Corporation Law of this State. Section 3 of article 6 of the plaintiff’s by-laws provides: “A 'Sunday school shall be maintained by this Church, conducted in accordance with the instructions of Rev. Mary Baker Eddy in Christian Science Journal of October, 1895. Its management shall be delegated to first Reader of the Church. It shall have a secretary and treasurer to be elected at the annual meeting, and this officer shall, at that time, present a report of its affairs and progress, financially and otherwise. Its funds…
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