Hopson v. Swansy

Prior to the 23d day of September, 1927, there had been dissension among the members of East Mount Olive Baptist Church, colored, Beaumont, Tex., growing out of the efforts of the enemies of its pastor, J. R. Swansy, to force him out of the pastorate, and of his friends to retain him. One side insisted the pulpit had been declared vacant by a lawful vote of the conference of the church, and that Rev. John Roan had been elected to fill the vacancy, while Rev. Swansy’s friends insisted that he had been retained by a lawful vote of the same conference. Roan’s friends filed a petition in the…